the race to rescue overnight, michael barreling up the east coast. crews saving people trapped in the water, airlifting this woman to safety as the total devastation from the storm is revealed. towns completely destroyed across the florida panhandle. entire neighborhoods wiped away. also this morning, that stunning scene in the oval office. kanye west taking center stage praising president trump. >> it was something about when i put this hat on, it made me feel like superman. >> then sounding off in an expletive-laced monologue, even leaving the president speechless. mysterious disappearance. the new recordings that may reveal what happened to that "washington post" columnist who

walked into the saudi consulate, then vanished. abc news exclusive, first lady melania trump speaking publicly about her husband's alleged affairs. >> has this put a strain on your marriage? >> the remarkably candid interview -- >> do you love your husband? >> first on "gma" this morning. baby-sitting while black. the young man caring for two white children when a woman calls the police and then follows him. and signs of hope in the devastation. the national guard rescuing cats and dogs trapped by the hurricane and the good news about what happened to those kittens we found live on our air. good morning, america. thank you guys for joining us on this friday morning. good to see you two. >> good to see you. >> great to be here with you guys. there is so much devastation out there still from hurricane michael. we are tracking it all and it's now coming into clearer view. take a look at this scene there. that's from the air, homes

completely destroyed in the town of mexico beach, florida. that's where ginger was when the hurricane made landfall. it was wiped out. the fema director is calling this spot the storm's ground zero. >> and take a look at these satellite images showing what was before the hurricane and then after. the tyndall air force base facing catastrophic damage. an f-15 flipped over. the buildings destroyed. >> the storm has killed at least 11 people and knocked out power for more than 1.6 million customers. the red cross says 8,000 people are in shelters and ginger is starting us off from santa rosa beach, florida. ginger, conditions were so bad on thursday, we couldn't even talk live with you. >> yeah, that's how isolating it was feeling there in mexico beach and for a lot of people along the panhandle. you know, we're in santa rosa this morning because it's the first place we could find that was safe to sleep. we hiked out of mexico beach, a crew brought us here where we

were at a hotel for about an hour and then they emergency evacuated us. it really hits home how unimaginable this storm was and how uninhabitable it really is. >> help is coming by air, land and sea. >> reporter: this morning the priority is saving lives. >> we are deploying a massive wave of response and those efforts are already underway. >> reporter: crews combing through the debris left behind by michael. blocks of homes obliterated. streets littered with smashed cars. this woman rescued from panama city airlifted to safety. and on the ground in mexico beach, we started our journey out. >> search and rescue. >> this is where we rode out the storm. the cement, the pylons did very well. debris still filling the streets. we're going to make the hike out because there's no other way. one of the few buildings still standing 24 hours later, the yellow condo complex where we rode out hurricane michael. just as the storm was making landfall, we reported on a balcony across from a blue

house. >> if i don't feel comfortable, i'm going to stand inside the door here. >> the flying debris and violent wind driving us inside and then that moment we'll never forget. >> i just saw something i have never seen in real life. i saw an entire home taken off its foundation and rolled down the street. again, i've never seen anything like an entire home, a well-built entire home, down the street. we just watched that happen in realtime. and i'll tell you right now it makes you shake. the reality setting in. the morning after and the smell of destruction is thick. it's very eerie. as soon as it was safe we set out on foot to see what's left. the highway covered in sand and debris. and in this wasteland we meet a husband and wife covered in scrapes and bruises. they were in their home when the water rushed in. >> you swam out? >> yes. >> out of your home? >> yes. >> to a boat? >> yes. >> and that's how you survived? >> yes. >> all three of you? >> yes. >> it just gave me chills. >> yes. >> reporter: they say life

jackets kept them alive. >> the wind is going 120 miles an hour. >> we let the current take us to the next stop and then we'd grab on to a tree and hang on. >> reporter: they asked us to try to get word out to their mother they're okay. finally we got a signal. they rode out the entire five hours of the store. >> my husband and i -- >> reporter: so many people desperate for us. then we hear from someone else, jenny caputo who tells us she watched our report and is the owner of that blue house now gone. >> hello, this is jenny. >> reporter: we reach her by phone in atlanta. >> i can't imagine if it were my home. >> i'm heartbroken. we only had the house five months. we've been coming to mexico beach for over ten years. >> wow. >> we just love it. we finally bought a place there that we were going to enjoy with our young family now. we'll be back. >> reporter: as soon as we got service, i made phone calls to

about a half dozen families. it was such an emotional day.th checks. the american red cross has a well and safety check. i know it's going to take a long time for those the listing to population. whit. >> all right, ginger, thank you. hurricane michael hit bay county the hardest where panama city beach and mexico beach are. the area is facing major power outages and a curfew is now in effect. the county's chief of emergency services, mark bowen, joins us by phone. thanks for taking the time to speak with us. >> sure thing. >> mark, what is the latest information you can give us about conditions and the scope of the devastation there? >> the issue here is the infrastructure of this county. all of it is disrupted, basically destroyed, and so the things that people depend on every day to communicate with

one another, drinking water, just, you know, all of the things, the fabric of life that we use every day to go about our business, none of that is functional, zero. >> and, mark, we've been talking a lot about mexico beach specifically which is virtually destroyed, wiped out. what is your top priority as you get resources into those hardest hit areas? >> it is urban search and rescue and this is a process where highly trained firefighters, first responders move from structure to structure, meticulously search those structures and when they leave they use a system of marking that's a nationwide system and that way other responders know that it's been searched and it's everything from looking for bodies to lookin persons. >> certainly. and we also -- we've been reporting this, widespread power outages. people told to boil water before using. what message are you sending to

those stuck in the disaster zone? >> we'll have an awful lot of people to shelter who don't have a home anymore and we're going to take care of that. we've got just an enormous amount of problems here. we do have an enormous amount of people here with no services at all. p.o.d.s, points of distribution for food and water, you know, everything you can imagine is now being brought into this area so these people will at least have, you know, some measure of food and water. just an enormous amount of 911 calls are going unresponded to because we've got this priority of search and rescue, so it's just a terrible thing. >> all right, mark bowen, our thanks to you and your team and our thoughts are with you and wishing you and everyone impacted by the storm the very best. thank you. cecelia. >> certainly are thinking of them. we want to turn to signs of hope that we're seeing this morning.

we've seen natural disasters like hurricane michael bring out the best in people like this father and son team in florida, chuck and judson griffey who ventured out on their boat in st. joe beach just after the eye of the storm passed risking their own lives to rescue people who were there trapped by the floods. >> florida strong spirit already taking hold there. >> yeah. >> great to see everybody help each other. >> definitely. >> yes, and rescue crews aren't just helping people, they're also saving animals that are trapped. rob marciano is in panama city and, rob, we saw you do your part. you had your own little animal rescue thursday and you have an update for us. >> reporter: michael, they were so cold and so wet and hungry and scared. we cleaned them up, cared for them the best we could, tried to feed them but in the end they really needed professional help and a proper shelter which is not easy to find as you would imagine in a disaster zone. but, mission accomplished on that. what we also found yesterday is that there are a lot of other animals that are in need of help in the wake of hurricane michael.

>> reporter: with over 3,500 national guard members called up to help in the rescue effort here in florida, many are pitching in to save the animals who may have been left behind in the rush to get out, like these little guys who i happened to stumble upon yesterday on "gma." >> i want you to meet some storm survivors. these are four little kittens, they are -- we just discovered them in this home. we talked to the owners of this home and they told us a story of how they rode out the storm and as they were leaving because the ceiling was collapsing on them, these kittens fell out of the ceiling and into the kitchen. they didn't even know that they were alive up there. >> reporter: we wanted to make sure the kittens found a safe home right away, so we decided to take them to a humane society approved shelter out of the storm zone. >> we will find a foster home for you right away. >> reporter: as a return favor, they asked us to check on their shelter in panama city, and what we found was startling. >> are you guys stuck in there? >> reporter: that shelter still standing but hundreds of toppled trees are blocking the roads in.

>> i don't know how to get in here. >> reporter: isolating the staff and animals inside. 35 dogs and nearly 70 cats in the dark and sweltering heat waiting for help to arrive. >> the walls are sweating, the animals are hot. we can maybe get through this day but we've got to get them out of here and get them transported. >> reporter: national guard to the rescue. we called the national guard and sure enough they showed up, making a plan to clear a path and evacuate the animals and staff. a little cooler today but the staff and animals had to spend another night in that shelter. the national guard will be there this morning with engineers, chain saws and heavy equipment which you would imagine is in high demand when you see stuff like this. look at these rail cars. these have been pushed over by the wind. these can weigh anywhere from 30 to 110 tons, gives you an idea of the force that this storm brought in here. a juxtaposition when you think about how cute those little kittens were. i'm still thinking about them this morning. >> thank you so much. rob is down there covering it and making rescues.

>> i'm wondering if he's going to end up bringing one of those kittens home. i know his family and they're animal lovers. we will see happens. >> you just put a lot of pressure on him. >> sure did. we know that president trump is praising fema's response to hurricane michael. he'll head to the region next week to survey the damage but, of course, this morning it is that surreal scene in the oval office that has everyone talking. kanye west launching into a monologue about, well, frankly just about everything under the sun. even the president wasn't sure how to react. abc's terry moran has more. terry, just when we think we've seen it all -- >> yeah, good morning, cecelia. you know presidents, all presidents, love celebrities. not since richard nixon welcomed elvis presley who was high into the oval office has the country seen anything like this. >> reporter: in an unusual move during an oval office meeting on thursday, president trump ceded

the spotlight to musician kanye west. >> i love this guy right here. let me give this guy a hug right here. i love this guy right here. >> that's really nice. come on. that's really nice. and that's from the heart. i didn't want to put you in that position but that's from the heart. >> reporter: in a wide-ranging expletive-laced monologue west, wearing a make america great again hat, lauded the trump presidency. >> there was something about when i put this hat on, it made me feel like a superman. you made a super man. that's my favorite superhero and you made a superman cape for me also as a guy that looks up to you and ralph lauren, american industry guys. >> reporter: the rapper touched on more than a dozen topics. >> if he don't look good, we don't look good. this is our president. he has to be the freshest, the fliest, the fliest planes, the best factories. >> reporter: among them prison reform, the 13th amendment which

ended slavery and superfly ford cars. he even pulled out his phone to show the president a new hydrogen powered air force one. >> this right here is the iplane 1, it's a hydrogen powered airplane, and this is what our president should be flying in. look at this. >> reporter: sitting alongside football great jim brown, west talked politics. >> people expect that if you're black you have to be democrat. >> reporter: and racism. >> so when i said i like trump to like someone that's liberal they'll say, oh, but he's racist. you think racism can control me? oh, that doesn't stop me. that's an invisible wall. >> reporter: president trump for once almost seemed at a loss for words nodding along. >> i'll tell you what, that was pretty impressive. you know, i hate to say this, jim, you want to say something? what do you do after that? >> reporter: that oval office meeting capped off a busy day at the white house that included a bill signing with recording artist kid rock there, all happening against the backdrop of disaster in florida amid hurricane michael which the president says continues to be a major priority. kanye west talked openly about some of his mental health issues

and says he's happy where he is on that and he's clearly proud no matter what kind of criticism he gets to stand with president trump. cecilia. >> to quote the president, what do you do after that? thanks, terry. breaking news just in, pope francis accepted washington cardinal donald wuerl's resignation amid the sexual abuse scandal plaguing the catholic church. a grand jury report accused wuerl of protecting priests who molested children. the vatican did not name his replace yet. his office says that he's been asked to stay on temporarily until a new arch bishop has been found. whit. now to that growing mystery surrounding that disappearance of a u.s.-based journalist last seen entering the saudi consulate in turkey more than a week ago. turkish reports claim he was killed by a possible saudi hit squad. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has the latest on that and the president's response. >> reporter: this surveillance video capturing the last moment a "washington post" columnist

was seen alive. now, more than a week later, fears he has been killed are intensifying with reports of new evidence. jamal khashoggi, a u.s.-based writer, critical of his native saudi arabian government, came to the saudi consulate in turkey last tuesday to file paperwork for his wedding. turkish officials allege he was killed, and this morning, "the washington post" is reporting those officials claim to have audio and video evidence. the turks describing to their u.s. counterparts video showing a saudi security team detaining khashoggi in the consulate, the sounds of torture ending in a murder on an audio recording, according to "the post." you can hear his voice and the voices of men speaking arabic, an unidentified individual told "the post." you can hear how he was

interrogated, tortured and then murdered. outside the consulate khashoggi's fiancee waiting for hours, saying he never came back and that she never saw him again. turkish media have released surveillance video they say shows 15 saudi nationals entering the compound on the same day, a possible hit squad according to the turkish reports. the saudis have fiercely denied any involvement, saying khashoggi left the consulate and went missing. "the washington post" was given surveillance video outside the consulate by a source familiar with the turkish investigation showing two black vehicles leaving the consulate hours after khashoggi entered and private planes that the video purports were leaving that same evening. president trump now taking a critical tone telling abc's jon karl -- >> we don't like it. jon, we don't like it and we u.y

and working with the saudis to find out what happened. trump has been very friendly with the saudi crown prince, his first overseas trip was to the oil-rich kingdom. critics have accused the white house of being slow to react to the disappearance. both republicans and democrats on the hill are now calling for an investigation that could lead to sanctions on saudi arabia. whit. >> all right, martha, remarkable story. thanks so much. michael? >> all right, thank you, whit. we go back to ginger in florida. hey, ginger. >> hey, michael, we'll have much more on michael coming up. but first the weekend getaways brought to you by capital one.

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neighborhood along the florida panhandle and knocking out power for more than 1 million customers. there are major jitters on wall street this morning after the worst two-day drop since february. the dow jones tumbling nearly 545 points. the one bright spot, the market was on an upswing yesterday at the closing bell. an update on that $1.4 million prank, auction house sotheby's says that the winning bidder for that banksy painting that self destructed the moment it was sold, that will go through, the purchase that is. the work, which had been titled "girl with balloon," has been renamed to "love is in the bin," as in the trash bin, so they're going to pay for it. they're going to keep it. >> stuck with it now. already. >> exactly. >> yeah. we've got more of our exclusive interview with the first lady, melania trump. she is now addressing allegations that her husband had

infidelities and she's talking about how she copes with having her marriage in the spotlight. she sat down with our chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas. our first lady for the most part has not commented about the sensitive time in the white house surrounding news of her husband's past alleged affairs but now for the first time she's opening up. so i asked her, has all of this hurt you? >> reporter: the first lady stepping off the plane in malawi on her first solo trip abroad. ♪ welcome welcome welcome out on her own thousands of miles away from a white house at times beset by turbulence, even scandal. and this past year a new headline that placed her marriage under the white hot scrutiny of the press. >> we're going to begin with that new scandal rocking the white house -- >> stormy daniels -- >> stormy daniels -- >> reporter: an affair the white house denied but the president later admitted he knew about a hush payment made by his lawyer to stormy daniels. there was no public response from the first lady. but in the days after, she

canceled plans to travel with her husband to the world economic forum in davos, then arrived at the state of the union address separately. all of this raising speculation about the state of the first couple's marriage. you did agree to this interview, to your credit, with no preconditions, knowing that there could be some tough questions asked. and it has been a tough year for you personally. you're not the first first lady to have to deal with her husband's alleged infidelities. has this put a strain on your marriage? >> it is not a concern and focus of mine. i'm a mother and a first lady and i have much more important things to think about and to do. i know people like to speculate and media like to speculate about our marriage and circulate the gossip, but i understand the gossip sells newspapers, magazines, getting advertisers and, unfortunately, we live in this kind of world today.

>> have you been hurt, though? >> media speculating, yeah, it's not always pleasant, of course. but i know what is right and what is wrong and what is true or not true. >> reporter: in the swirl of scandal, melania trump stayed silent but one of her husband's attorneys, rudy giuliani, went on television and seemed to speak for her. >> can you tell us how she feels these days with all the stormy daniels affairs going on in the background? >> she believes in her husband and knows it's not true. i don't even think there's a slight suspicion that it's true. >> reporter: the next day this statement from the first lady's spokesperson. i don't believe mrs. trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with mr. giuliani. >> the only time you commented publicly, your office, was when rudy giuliani came out and said your thoughts about stormy daniels' claims and said she believes in her husband, she knows it's not true. is that an accurate statement? >> i never talked to

mr. giuliani. >> why do you think he came out and said that? >> i don't know. you need to ask him. >> you mentioned you still have a good marriage. do you love your husband? >> yes, we are fine, yes. it's what media speculate and it's gossip. it's not always correct stuff. >> i also asked the first lady if the president apologized to her since they've been in the white house. her answer and much more about this personal and trying time in the white house tonight. >> it's fascinating to me, tom, that no question was off-limits for you guys in this interview. you spent probably more time with her than any reporter in the press corps, the white house press corps certainly. what's your takeaway? what surprised you most? >> i think what surprised me most was how forthcoming she was. i looked at every interview she's ever done going back to the late '90s when she first started dating donald trump. i read every transcript i could get just to make sure we were ready for the interview. i wasn't sure how much she would share. we were all surprised how open she was, how much she shared.

of course, she still has a limit, but as you mentioned, no questions were off the table, to her credit, and she answered everything i asked her. >> it will be must see tv. we'll all be watching. the abc news special "being melania: the first lady" airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. whit. coming up here on "gma," baby-sitting while black. the new 911 call just released of a woman calling the police on a young man who was baby-sitting two white children. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats moderate to severe plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla,75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss.

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we all need it. it's about the young athlete overcoming incredible odds and he's inspiring so many. now he's getting the surprise of his life, and t.j. holmes, the man, the king of the surprises, here with the story. >> okay, nike surprised him with an endorsement deal. that's a pretty good surprise for any young athlete, but when you see this video of his reaction, you're going to know that something else is at play here. what's going on, this is a young man who signed a deal as a runner who not too long ago as a kid struggled to even walk. >> reporter: 20-year-old justin gallegos just wants to run. he won't let anything stop him. not even cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that affects muscle coordination which makes every step a challenge for him. justin's love for running has led him to partner with nike to develop a running shoe for athletes with disabilities. >> i may not feel like a shoe can change your life or impact

you, but this shoe has definitely helped my training. >> reporter: now the university of oregon sophomore is making history becoming the first athlete with cerebral palsy to sign a contract with nike. he learned the news when he crossed the finish line of what he thought was a regular training run. exhausted, this happened. he posted a photo signing the contract on instagram and wrote, growing up with a disability, the thought of becoming a professional athlete is, as i have said before, like the thought of climbing mt. everest. >> i love you. good things happen, right. >> reporter: justin wrote hard work pays off. thank you everyone for helping show the world that there is no such thing yngho needed a walker at times and wore braces as a kid. he is a professional runner now. he is a professional athlete, and his point there showing

people there's no such thing as a disability. think of every little kid going through something who can look up at this and say, oh, okay, i got something i can do. it's okay. i can be a pro athlete too if i want to. this is a great story. on a friday, it can be a rough week and there's rough news. it's good to see something like this to wrap up a week. >> all i can say is, michael jordan, move over. >> slow down now. >> you never know. all right, thank you, t.j., appreciate it. coming up, tory has a friday edition of "deals & steals." plus, prince harry, duchess meghan, kate and will celebrating a very special royal all the details coming up next. ming up next. ghan and kate and will celebrating a special wedding. take this left. if you listen real hard you can hear the whales. oop.

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and welcome back to "good morning america." we're here in the panhandle of florida after hurricane michael. it wasn't just the coast that was impacted. look at this video. you can see from inland in the panhandle that man trying to hold on to his windows and his french doors, and they get pulled out from there. and it wasn't just in florida. it moved up to the north and east and north carolina had nearly 70-mile-per-hour winds taking out trees, putting them into homes and, of course, cars. and then it was the rain that really ended up impacting not only north carolina up to 10 inches but in virginia, water rescues overnight. at least five people dead there. i want to check in with rob marciano. he is in panama city and has images from above. >> hi, ginger. we are at the crossroads of the disaster zone here in panama city along these train tracks where these rail container cars have been pushed over. we showed these to you earlier. massive things that can weigh up to 110 tons. check out the drone overhead, shows you the expanse of this. this goes behind me for a quarter mile and goes in front

of me for a quarter mile and there's a break and another line of rail cars that are tipped on their side as well. gives you the force of these winds and the trees to the right much like hurricane maria in puerto rico. the amount of trees, thousands of them, snapped like toothpicks here and across the florida panhandle. beautiful day here, we'll be covering the recovery over the weekend. ginger, glad you're safe. back to you. >> exactly, thank you, rob. and driving through, we saw so much damage, i mean, the trees snapped. it looked almost in places like tornado damage. much more coming up. sensodyne pronamel brought you this. (music throughout)

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the race to rescue overnight, michael barreling up the east coast, crews saving people trapped in the water and airlifting this woman to safety as so many scenes of devastation from the storm are revealed. towns completely destroyed across the florida panhandle and entire neighborhoods wiped away. the latest from the storm zone. new this morning, that rare polio-like illness spreading now to 16 states affecting more children. the warning signs and what parents need to know. ♪ and hold on to your hats, fascinators are flying in windy windsor this morning. the princess who just tied the knot, meghan and harry back at the chapel where they were just married. pippa pregnant in green, kate

bright in fuchsia and fergie is back. leaping from her car to greet the crowd and what a guest list, ricky martin, demi moore, liv tyler, kate moss, all the details plus george and charlotte this morning. ♪ busy philipps. mom, insta-star and loved her on "dawson's creek." she is now making headlines with her brand-new memoir and we can't wait to welcome her to times square. and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. >> yes. [ applause ] good morning, america. nothing makes you happier than have busy philipps with us and so many great images coming out of the royal wedding this morning. >> absolutely. it's the number one topic online, on twitter. quite the guest list as we were talking about, some of the big names, demi moore, liv tyler, naomi campbell, just to name a few.

notably off the list, we weren't invited. >> but you mow who was, the young bridesmaids and page boys includinprcerge and princess charlotte, not complete without them. some of them, whoa -- >> struggling against the wind. yikes. they are little royals and know what to do. >> eventually they made it in and the wedding took place. we'll have more on that ahead but first we want to get to the latest on the recovery efforts. the death toll is climbing. at least 11 people killed and 1.6 million customers without power. take a look at this video from the air. that's mexico beach, the place where ginger rode out the hurricane's landfall. and we're going to go back to ginger in santa rosa beach, florida. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we're in santa rosa because this is the first place that we could find a safe place to sleep. we had to hike out of mexico beach, get met by a crew, brought to panama city, which is shredded as well.

it is just unthinkable damage along the way. >> help is coming by air, land and sea. >> reporter: this morning, the priority is saving lives. >> we are deploying a massive wave of response and those efforts are already under way. >> reporter: crews combing through the debris left behind by michael. blocks of homes obliterated, streets littered with smashed cars. this woman rescued from panama city airlifted to safety. >> search and rescue. >> reporter: this is where we rode out the storm. the cement, the pylons did very well. debris still filling the streets. but we'll make the hike out because there's no other way. one of the few buildings still standing 24 hours later the yellow condo complex where we rode out hurricane michael. the flying debris and violent wind driving us inside and then that moment we'll never forget. i just saw something i have never seen in real life. i saw an entire home taken off its foundation and rolled down the street. we set out on foot to see what was left. in this wasteland we meet a sh in.d and wife covered in

you swam. >>es >>o boat? >> yes. >> and that's how you survived? >> yes. >> all three of you. >> yes. >> it gives me chills. >> yes. >> reporter: they say life jackets kept them alive. such wild stories that we learned from survivors along the way. this morning, here in the panhandle it is cold and that's from that front that pushed it to the east so look on the map where the leftovers of michael still impacting eastern long island all the way up the coast, the southern coast of new england. but drying out behind but that doesn't mean that the rivers don't rise. you had up to ten inches in north carolina, half a foot in virginia and flood warnings all the way up into the north and east. we're going to deal with the drying out as we go through the weekend but the damage will take weeks and months in many places here in florida. >> all right, so many of those images from the panhandle just

devastating, ginger. it shows how much recovery effort is needed. thank you so much. cecilia. let's turn to president trump who says he will head to the region next week to survey the damage there but, of course, there was that surreal scene with kanye west and his profanity-laced monologue that perplexed so many. let's go back to terry moran at the white house. good morning again, terry. >> reporter: good morning. it's hard to take the spotlight from donald trump. he's a big personality but kanye west managed to do it with a high wattage, high velocity filibuster that won't soon be forgotten. in an unusual move during an oval office meeting on thursday, president trump ceded the spotlight to kanye west. >> i love this guy right here. let me give this guy a hug right here. >> reporter: in a wide-ranging , wearing a make america great again hat lauded the trump presidency. something about when i put this hat on, it made me feel like superman. >> reporter: he touched on more than a dozen topic, among them prison reform, the 13th

amendment which ended slavery and superfly ford cars and pulled out his phone to show the president a new hydrogen powered air force one. >> this right here is the iplane 1. it's a hydrogen powered airplane and this is what our president should be flying in. look at this. >> reporter: sitting alongside football great jim brown, west talked politics. >> people expect that if you're black you have to be democrat. >> reporter: president trump for once almost seemed at a loss for words nodding along. >> i'll tell you what, that was pretty impressive. [ laughter ] >> reporter: that oval office meeting happening against the backdrop of disaster in florida amid hurricane michael, which the president says continues to be a major priority. well, there is a political point to all this, president trump is determined to try to pick up more votes next time around in the black community but i do think that jim brown's face just says it all for most of us. cecilia. >> it certainly did. thank you.

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is "harper's" daring issue so dared herself to take on a challenge. inside the magazine her interviewer none other than oprah winfrey. she talks to the oscar winner who turned 50 last year about getting allure and it's all about turing more into the person your loved ones know you to be. oprah asked about the moment when her twin daughters realized julia was america's sweetheart, and julia relates that she was spotted somewhere and the girls said, mom, are you famous? julia answered people might have seen a movie she's been in. girls thought about it and said, wait, are you more famous than taylor swift? i love that. great equalizer. >> good question. >> it's a tough hand. what would julia say. the new issue hits newsstands october 23rd. thank you, "harper's." birthday wishes for one of our favorite guys, hugh jackman, happy birthdaytor, sinr, allund

amazing dude turns 50 so what did he do to celebrate? he poked fun at himself, of course, taking the milestone in stride, posting this very candid shot on social media, writing, "when people tell you you don't look 50, parking lot -- part of you believes it until you see yourself sleeping." . he does -- he looks like he might not be breathing. there he is, he's taking a little snooze with his french dull bull -- bulldog, dolly. as for celebrating he tells australia's "who" magazine he would love to ring in his 50s with just his close friends, but his wife has something different in mind. he said she would want the whole city of toronto to come to my party while i probably want like ten people. he says they will meet somewhere in the middle, he hopes. he's still not sure. >> likes the sweater around the waist. completes the dad nap look. and then very excited to

announce -- you're going to be so excited, you didn't even it a competition. we had no idea it existed. it's in alaska at the katmai national park. the fattest bear contest, people. >> who knew? >> mr. or mrs. fat bear 2018. has been chose en. bear with me as i congratulate. there she is, taking home the title. check out the side-by-side. bead nose clearly took the competition very seriously. we do have a picture so there she is -- she looks fat in both of them. >> how much does she weigh. >> apparently she gained 400 pounds. every year during the first week in october, the park does a march madness style single elimination to crown the fattest bear. invite the public to vote online and bear in mind this is not fat-shaming. please put down your social media. i'm not fat-shaming. this is nature and bears need to gain several hundred pounds over the summer to get ready to

hibernate and sometimes they add up to four pounds a day. bead nose, congratulations. [ applause ] and ready for a wonderful winter's sleep. >> i tell you what, i'll take a page out of the bear's book. time to eat. >> i agree. >> it's about this time every year this happen. >> yes, it does. great job, lara. >> thank you. [ applause ] and now to our "gma" cover story. prince harry, duchess meghan, kate and will all out to celebrate a royal wedding. the princess -- the prince's cousin eugenie's big day and james longman is in windsor with more. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning. michael, you were here a few months ago for the wedding of meghan and harry and i was here just almost exactly the same spot just outside st. george's chapel and we've been watching the celebrities turning up battling with the wind which is pretty heavy here for this, the wedding of princess eugenie and jack brooksbank. hold on to your hats.

fascinators are flying in windsor this morning as gusts of winds batter the celebrities as they arrive at the year's second royal wedding. over 800 guests this morning at st. george's chapel at windsor castle. a guest list including demi moore, ricky martin, naomi campbell, kate in fuchsia and pippa nine months pregnant in forest green and harry and meghan just married here months ago. fergie disembarking right in front of the chapel arriving with her daughter princess beatrice who is made of honor. >> beatrice was with sarah, duchess of york throughout and this is a family event. all families join together in celebration for a marriage of anybody within their number. >> reporter: as eugenie is tying the knot with her longtime boyfriend, jack brooksbank. >> to my wedded wife. >> to my wedded wife. >> reporter: the princess who is ninth in line for the throne arriving at st. george's wearing

a press by british designer peter pilotto, accompanied by her father prince andrew. the groom mouthing you look perfect to his beautiful bride as they tied the knot before kissing on the chapel steps. now, for generations of royals in attendance from the queen right down to prince george and princess charlotte who looked adorable leads the bridesmaids and page boys. after the wedding here was finished, princess eugenie did a little tour in a horse-drawn carriage around windsor town like meghan and harry did but a lot smaller because this couple is less high profile. and tonight and tomorrow big parties, the duke of york and his wife are known for their parties so everyone i'm sure will have a great time. >> what a family event. >> it sure was. >> some celebrities, as well. just a few. down to that "gma" health alert. we are seeing more cases of that rare illness with polio-like symptoms called afm. there are cases in more than a dozen states and erielle reshef has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. doctors say they are working to

figure out what's causing this rare illness to spread and how to treat it. it's still a mystery why cases of afm are reported in at least 16 state, mostly in children. this morning, concern mounting over the spread of that baffling illness primarily affecting children. >> our best evidence so far since 2014 has shown that every other year there are outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis that tend to get recognized in the larger metropolitan areas. >> reporter: more than three dozen reported cases of acute flaccid myelitis or afm in at least 16 states. some still awaiting cdc confirmation. georgia, new jersey, texas and arizona joining the states already reporting the condition. the cdc says afm presents like polio or west nile and may look like a common cold or strep, but according to doctors, it can quickly attack the spinal cord, causing paralysis in the arms and legs, facial drooping and

trouble swallowing. >> right now my son is unable to walk. >> reporter: 5-year-old joshua was diagnosed earlier this year. >> it got to the point where he was unable to lift his head. >> reporter: and braden scott's mother said at first she thought he had strep or mono when he came down with afm two years ago. >> the paralysis had reached his diaphragm and he stopped breathing altogether. he has a feeding tube and a vent. >> reporter: the cause of the disease progression and reason for the recent uptick still unknown but doctors stress afm is extremely rare. >> every time my kids get a common cold i have to remind myself that it's just a cold and most likely nothing bad is going to happen. >> reporter: while there's no cure, joshua's mother is holding out hope her son will beat the odds. >> i'm hopeful. i'm hopeful. i feel like if we get any type of funding to do a lot more research in acute flaccid myelitis, i think we'll be saving a lot of kids down the line. >> reporter: and experts are urging parents to get help

quickly if you notice symptoms like sudden weakness of limb, headaches or trouble breathing, doctors are testing different treatments and they tell us, whit, with physical therapy they may be able to regain some full mobility. >> good information for parents. erielle, thank you. back to ginger in florida. ginger. >> yeah, whit, we got picked up at mexico beach and then driven up to panama city. along the way i took this video and wanted to share with you. miles of trees that are snapped from that hurricane, so even near tyndall air force base, which took on huge damage as well, it wasn't just homes. it was, of course, all of the

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d rning, happy friday. it's 8:27. the company lime plans to ask a court to stop san francisco's plan for e-scooters today. they will request a temporary restraining order in san francisco court to stop the city from rolling out its scooter plan. the city chose to get skip and scoot instead. lime has been critical about the city's selection process claiming it was biassed. let's talk about actual cars. >> yeah. there are plenty of them out there on the roads this morning, reggie. i wanted to show you a couple areas that are looking good. southbound 680, we were

congested but i think we're back to friday-like volumes. it's starting to thin out again. westbound 580, tracy to dublin under 30 minutes. 680, 19 minutes. highway 101 is at

yes, the warm weather begins today and it stays above average

about all seven days of my seven-day forecast. there could be a heightened fire danger saturday night into sunday when it gets breezy ♪unday when it gets breezy welcome back to "gma." and, you know, we have a wonderful audience. you deserve a wonderful guest. we're excited for our next guest. you know her from shows like "cougar town," "dawson's creek" and "freaks and geeks" and from her insanely popular instagram stories, as well the now she's got a new talk show and a new book, please welcome busy philipps. [ applause ] >> good morning. hi, guys. how are you? >> thank you so much. [ applause ] thank you. >> before you came out lara said she is so great. >> i was going to say i feel like -- >> if we were closer -- >> we would be friends.

>> a lot of people feel that way about me in the world which is why, you know, we're going to do a talk show. >> so great. >> you are busy. i mean, the talk show, your book, "this will only hurt a little." >> "this will only hurt a little." i promise it will only hurt a little to read it. [ applause ] you know, i found the process to be incredibly cathartic, somebody said to me that writing a memoir is like doing ten years of therapy in a year, which i found to be true. >> really. >> yeah, so but, yeah, i went deep in the book and then there's also -- i've been an actress since i was 19 professionally and so there's a lot of, you know, stories from hollywood and my friendship with michelle williams and, you know, other -- >> you don't hold back i i wish we had a lot of time but

you even go back to being a 2-year-old kid and you were you even at 2 according to the one story of you deciding to go off on your own. >> yeah, well, i talk a little in the book about how i feel like everyone has sort of one defining story that sums up who they are and mine is the one that my mom tells all the time about how i was a little kid who was so headstrong and determined and she always would say about me, oh, busy would just ace out in her nudes which i thought was an expression that people used. i didn't know that my mom, that was my mom had made that up. and so i own it as kind of my nevertheless she persisted and got it tattooed on my arm. >> there's the tattoo. >> you went out and took a walk and she had to call the cops. >> i was fine. i was just living my life. >> yeah. >> but now you have two da beck. of your n. are they as head strong as you were? >> yes.

i have >> mini-yous. >> i have two mini-mes. my girls, my girls. >> dreamy. >> yes, they are. i'm having -- you must -- i'm having such a hard time leaving them now. i just love them. >> i think it gets harder. >> it gets harder. >> they become friends. >> pretty soon they want to leave you. that's the problem. >> oh, no. don't say it. don't say it. >> i have older kids. i can say it. >> talk to us about halloween. i know it's one of your favorites. >> we love it. >> you last year went for best costume ever. she was you. >> she was me. >> look at her. she nailed it. >> wait, so this year i said what do you want to be? she said i think i'll be a different version, you in workout clothes dripping with sweat and taking pictures of myself sweaty with my chlorophyll water so every year halloween for her is just roasting her mom. >> that's fabulous. >> okay. >> love that. she's for real. >> it is what it is.

flashback friday and a picture of you. >> you do? >> yes. >> at halloween. >> there i am. >> what are you going as? >> well, i was like a little girl that loved little girl stuff. that's what cricket is like so i think i was a princess bride. >> who was the guy in the fabulous -- >> that's a girl. she was a rocker. it was the '80s, lara so short rocker hairdo. >> well, she nailed it. >> she nailed it. she looks like a rocker. >> can we talk about the instagram stories? have you ever seen them? you lay it out there. they're so fun. >> yes. >> when you set out to do it was it just something that you thought was fun. you were a bit of a pioneer. >> i was an out of work actress and that coincided with instagram stories and i always loved reality shows and confessionals and so i sort of at the end of the night was like, why don't i just make this my own reality show and didn't care if anyone watched it. and then people started watching it. yeah. then it became really fun.

[ applause ] so which is basically how i got a book deal and late night talk show so, you know. >> speaking of the talk show, you were at merv griffin's estate and said he gave you a sign that you should have a talk show. >> so, i've been at a little bit -- >> the late merv griffin. >> so i've been at a little bit of a career crossroads doing different things, sometimes co-hosting and trying to figure out -- i did another pilot for nbc that didn't get picked up. i didn't know what i wanted to do. i've been acting for 20 years and went to this party at the merv griffin estate in palm springs, and, you know, we had some cocktails. we were having a nice time and i was sitting looking out at the stars and turned to my husband and was like i'm supposed to be a late night talk show -- the spirit of merv griffin is telling me right now. my husband was like, okay. okay. i'm going to go with you on this

one. >> was it merv or mr. patron? >> probably a little bit of both. >> i love the name of the show, "busy tonight." i see what you did there. >> with a name like busy you have to work it into the title. we're saying it's a great excuse. you can tell people you're busy tonight and tune in to my show. >> busy's talk show, "busy tonight" premieres october 28th on e! check that out and her book, "this will only hurt a little," it is out today and everyone in our audience, you're going home with your own copy. [ applause ] busy, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back, everybody. [ applause ] little" is out today and everyone in an emergency, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks

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all right. we are back now on "gma" with a mom, what did you do story? one mom's tweet had her son's dating woes put their family at the center of an online firestorm. her post, the #himtoo going viral and her son said for all the wrong reasons. it's the ultimate mom fail. earlier this week pieter hanson was taking an exam when his phone started blowing up. friends and family trying to reach him because he had suddenly gong viral for all the wrong reasons. on the same day brett kavanaugh was sworn into the supreme court. >> i, brett m. kavanaugh.

>> pieter's mother posted his photo on twitter, writing, this is my son. he graduated number one in boot camp. he is a gentleman who respects women. he won't go on solo dates due to the current climate of false sexual accusations by radical feminists with an axe to grind. i vote #himtoo. a tweet that seemed like mom trying to protect her son quickly took on a life of its own. fueling a firestorm of retweeting and memes replacing the photo with images like hockey mascot gritty and satirizing her words like this one pretending to be written by the mom of '80s pop star rick astley. he won't go on solo dates even though he never gave up, let you down, run around or deserted you, make you cry, say good-bye, tell a lie or hurt you and it's been used by activists who believe men are in danger of being falsely accused of sexual assault. >> him toot i certainly controversial, not only because it undermines the me too

movement, which is this global movement. it's promoting the idea that false accusations are prevalent which in reality they're not. >> reporter: but now this navy vet has found himself inadvertently at the center of the him too movement all thanks to mom. to clear the air pieter quickly created his own twitter account to let everyone know that he and his mom are not on the same page. saying, that was my mom. sometimes the people we love do things that hurt us without realizing it. let's turn this around. i respect and #believewomen. i never have and never will support #himtoo. his mom apologizing saying i learned a valuable lesson about the internet and hope to move on with the great relationship we've always had. all right. let's get to this. pieter hanson and his brother john join us now. [ applause ] we were all laughing in here during that story. you guys are laughing. we were laughing now, but mom's not here, all's forgiven. everything is good. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah. >> you guys hashed it out. how did the conversation go?

>> well, after a whirlwind of things played out after that i gave her a call and said, hey, mom, i love you, you're still my mom. this was a mulligan, you know. >> she got you. >> you did it this time, mom. >> i think just deep down she just meant really well and everyone -- >> what was she thinking? you were the first to talk to her. >> so she was having a political debate with someone on twitter. she just started being active a few weeks ago and thought it was kind of a private conversation, didn't realize that it was going to be something that went out to the world. she didn't really understand direct messaging. >> her first week on twitter. >> she figured that out. and you say you think it's because -- at the baseline she wants grandkids one day. >> oh, yeah. she's looking at the clock. >> every time. >> you felt like you had to clarify, though. this is a heated debate. >> yes, it is, yeah, i just wanted -- i figured in the

moment i was -- my brother, my best friend encouraged me, pieter, be yourself, be that positive ridiculous loving person you are but make your clarification, do what you have to do and come out as who you are so i felt really, you know, this is what i need to do. >> so mom is new to twitter and you didn't even have a twitter account when all this started. >> i had no idea how to tweet her. and now you've got 40,000 -- >> 43,000 followers. >> what do you do with this? >> well, obviously when you get 43,000 followers, you start posting pictures of your cat, so, yeah, that's exactly what i did. i went on there and i was like, all right, i have a lot of cat photos, you're welcome, america. and then -- >> there have been some good reactions. you guys have had fun with it. >> i had in the neighborhood of 10,000 cat photos sent to me in my in box which was the best thing ever. >> but the most important

question, any prospects come out of this. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> yes, i am single. >> still single. >> yes, i am. >> he does go on solo dates. >> yes, i do. >> all right. next time, mom, he's on his open. >> so i have a lot of offers already. people asking if i will fly anywhere around the world even. i've had as far as australia, hey, come on out. i'll take you down under. >> there you go. >> well, good luck with the dating. >> that sounded terrible. oh, no. oh, no. oh, my chagrin. >> i'll save you, ginger, back to ginger. >> thank you, cecilia. i am sitting here clutching this hot coffee, the first hot anything we've had in 72 hours and we're here in santa rosa beach. the first area with electricity that has very little damage and

the walton county tourism director just stopped by and let us know they're going to be taking people in from those affected areas and i think it's to important to note. look how gorgeous this beach is. i think it's very confusing when a storm like this comes through that not the entire panhandle is ruined and tourism is such a critical part of their businesses here. you still have to know there is a lot of places that can still take you in and they'll need the business because they'll need to support their friends just to the east so keeping that in mind as i clutch my coffee, let's get >> such a stunning morning here along the panhandle of florida knowing what's just to our east, cecilia will be covering it all weekend. >> you've done excellent work down there, ginger, to you and your team, thank you. coming up, mira sorvino is here live.

>> a >> announcer: monday. >> it is going to be a good time. >> melissa mccarthy takes over morning tv. >> delicious. >> announcer: then tuesday, on the morning of the most anticipated premiere of the television season, john goodman and sara gilbert are live. as you know, it is breast cancer awareness month. our sponsor has launched the lily thriver movement, supporting those with metastatic breast cancer. mira sorvino, oscar winner, fitness expert anna kaiser from akt studio are both here again. they're here to continue our conversation. let's get to it. we were so blessed to kick off the campaign yesterday. right here on "gma," mira. what did that mean to you? >> it meant an enormous amount

because i have lost two people very dear to me to this terrible disease. metastatic breast cancer is the form of breast cancer that has moved from the original site in the breast to other parts of the body. it is the only kind of breast cancer that kills you yet gets a tiny percent of the attention and the research dollars, only 7% of all money raised for breast cancer goes to trying to find a cure for metastatic breast cancer. 40,000 people die a year from it. that number hasn't changed in 40 years. whatever we're doing isn't enough. 113 people a day including two of my dearest friends. >> i feel your passion. i really do. >> we have to bring attention to metastatic breast cancer, to the community and have to bring the money. we have to find a cure. >> anna, how do we do that? n thi lilamign. we talk about breast cancer all the time. it's the "m" that is so important to talk about. the metastatic. >> yes, so i've partnered with lilly to create the thriver pose and flow to support the men and women who are affected by metastatic breast cancer.

and to help them thrive. >> and you say men, it's real. >> both. so they conducted a nationwide more for mbc campaign and the results showed that nine out of ten people affected by this disease found yoga to be very helpful in managing the everyday impact and stress that the disease has on their lives. >> so this thriver pose serves as the symbol for the movement, hopefully it will raise funds and awareness. >> there it is, there you are. >> i was going to make you do it live but we have that beautiful video of you. that is a thriver pose. >> yes. >> that's what it's all about, a message. how did it feel when we did the call to action and said, everybody get out there, put on social media a picture of you doing the thriver pose and with the #moreformbc. anyone who does that lilly will donate $100 to one of three metastatic breast cancer charities. >> $100. [ applause ] >> in the middle of times square, it felt so good to do. an easy way to really help make

a difference.almetastatic patie. >> should we do it, you guys? should we get a group shot? make lilly give us $100 for everyone in the audience. >> everybody, pose. everybody pose. >> all right. >> let's stand up. so you're going to put your feet together. you can also do it seated. i want to make sure as many people as possible can do this pose so ground your feet in the earth, raise your palms, as you lift your arms and your gaze to the sky, you're going to raise your heart center, hit that thriver pose as we thrive as one. >> oh, that feels good. >> it does feel good. >> everybody post and tag. >> post and tag. >> more for mbc. >> #moreformbc. >> thank you for your passion. >> thank you. >> you know, robin calls those who have dealt with breast

cancer not survivors, thrivers and i love that and i love this pose. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for having us back. >> guy, we need you to go to goodmorningamerica.com for more information on lilly's thriver movement. we'll be right back. [ applause ] "gma's" thriver sponsored by lilly.

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>> announcer: monday. >> it is going to be a good time. >> melissa mccarthy takes over morning tv. >> delicious. >> announcer: then tuesday on the morning of the most anticipated premiere of the television season, john goodman and sara gilbert are live. what will they reveal about "the conners"? don't miss "gma." ♪ we thank you so much for watching. we thank you so much for watching. don't forget to post. >> have a great weekend. [ applause ]

good morning, it's 8:59. here's mike nicco with a look at your day. >> satemperatures 78 today and the upper 70s and low 80s throughout most of the weekend. it's going to be great to be outside. look out for the strong sunshine. 67 at half moon bay. mid to upper 70s around the bay. look at the low to mid 80s inland. our hottest afternoons will be sunday and monday. take a look at the bay bridge commute. seeing a little bit of slowing into san francisco. we have the continued closure of sales force center. there you go, about 30 minutes westbound 80. highway 4 to the maze and 20 across the bay bridge. it's time for live with

kelly and ryan. we're back at 11:00 a.m. for our abmi >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, academy award-winning actor jeff bridges. and star of "crazy ex-girlfriend," rachel bloom. plus, a performance from singer-songwriter alice martin. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning, kelly ripa. >> kelly: hello