good morning, america. breaking news, act of terror. more suspicious devices overnight. one addressed to robert de niro's restaurant. the scene of a major investigation right now. packages sent to more top democrats on the heels of those pipe bombs sent to the obamas, the clintons and john brennan at cnn. all targets of president trump on the campaign trail. his new message in the wake of the bomb scare. >> in these times we have to unify. we have to come together. >> the urgent hunt for the suspect and the new clues inside those devices with wires and shards of glass built to maim and kill. the investigation right now. bracing for a nor'easter. the first major storm of the season about to hit the northeast with dangerous winds and heavy rain.

ginger with the timing and track. school plot foiled. police arresting two young girls they say brought these knives and this pizza cutter to middle school and were moments away from launching an attack. were they inspired by horror films? new trouble for megyn kelly. is her future in jeopardy as she faces backlash for her comments defending blackface? how she apologized and what her boss is saying now. flu medicine breakthrough the brand new drug just approved by the fda that could help you get better faster after the deadliest flu season in decades. feeling lucky? no powerball winner overnight. more than 700 million still up for grabs, plus, the small town holding a big secret. do they know who won that billion dollar jackpot? good morning, america.

want to get right to that breaking news, another suspicious package has been discovered here in new york city this morning. that is the scene in tribeca. it was addressed to robert de niro. not sure if it was his home or restaurant in downtown new york city, but you saw the device being taken away in a total containment vessel and an investigation under way. >> this comes on the heels of those pipe bombs sent to the clintons, obamas and cnn, the package there addressed to former cia director john brennan. >> packages addressed to former attorney general eric holder, congresswoman maxine waters and billionaire george soros, all vocal critics of president trump. now, thankfully all the devices were intercepted. no one has been injured, but officials say that the intent to maim or kill was clear. so let's go right to gio benitez who is outside in new york city. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. we're in tribecca.

this is where that package was received at that restaurant. the package has been removed. it was taken in a special containment vessel. investigators are desperately trying to figure out who is sending these packages. this package discovered. police an bomb squads swarming the tribecca area of manhattan as they removed the package from the building transporting it to a facility where it will be examined. an hour later this post office in new county, delaware evacuated. no word whether there is a connection to an eighth package that might have been sent to joe biden's home in delaware. among the other target, former president barack obama, hillary

clinton, maxine waters and former cia director john brennan at new york's cnn headquarters, moments unfolding across the country yesterday live on the air. >> had projectiles -- excuse me. that sounds like a fire alarm here. we will keep you posted. >> reporter: behind the anchors employees racing out of the news room. >> we are outside safely. all of our colleagues are outside right now. everyone is safe. >> reporter: the suspicious package ending up in the mailroom. cnn reporting a courier hand delivered it and law enforcement locking down the area. the bomb squad arrives and enters the building in full gear. this is what they find, a pipe bomb and white powder inside this package brimming with american flag stamps addressed to john brennan. the secret service revealing it had also intercepted two other packages, one addressed to president obama and the other to former secretary of state clinton. the package addressed to president obama was intercepted late wednesday morning before it got to his d.c. home. the package addressed to hillary clinton was found at her home in chappaqua.

former president bill clinton was at the residence at the time. the nypd coming out to say all three of those devices contained explosive material. the mayor and governor issuing strong words. >> what we saw here today was an effort to terrorize. this clearly is an act of terror. >> what is not good is overheated rhetoric, extremism that pushes people to violence. >> reporter: in all, at least nine suspicious packages sent to different targets, people or organizations with one common thread, all critics of president trump and all frequent subjects of verbal attacks by the president and other republicans. i want to go back to delaware and show you what's happening there. multiple sources have told abc news that the package sent to joe biden bears similarities to the other packages we've been

seeing. another big question is who the courier was who delivered the package to cnn. that's going to be a big clue, robin. >> still so many questions. michael. officials are now analyzing each of those devices in detail looking for any clues that could lead to the perpetrator. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the latest on the investigation. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: michael, good morning. today the devices are being carefully studied and dissected at the fbi lab in quantico and there's still concern there's more devices out there. this morning, the fbi calling it an urgent investigation. releasing these images and asking for the public's help. those devices all shipped in manila envelopes with six american flag stamps. the return address, congresswoman and former dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz. authorities do not believe she's involved. these x-ray photographs exclusively obtained by abc news illustrating the critical leads investigators are now pursuing.

sources telling abc news each device contained a digital clock, suspected explosive powder, a battery as a power source and wiring to channel a spark for detonation. the devices also included glass as potential shrapnel. the devices which did not go off with the potential to maim or kill. and this warning, the fbi, secret service and atf fanning out across the country working to determine where each item connected to the devices was purchased. the hope, potential clues to who is responsible. the packages are also being examined for fingerprints and dna. the big concern this morning, a prolific bombmaker out there with the capacity to make more, george. >> that is a concern, pierre. thank you very much. as we said all these targets have been verbal targets of president trump and yesterday he condemned the attacks. hours later back on the campaign trail a bit more subdued than normal calling for unity but also criticizing the media for the current political climate without taking any responsibility himself.

our chief white house correspondent jon karl covering that part of the story. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning. at his rally in wisconsin he toned down his attacks on democrats and vowed an aggressive investigation to capture whoever sent those bombs yesterday declaring that his most important job as president is to keep america safe. in a most unusual start to a trump campaign rally, the president called for all sides to, quote, come together in peace and harmony. >> any acts or threats of political violence are an attack on our democracy itself. no nation can succeed that tolerates violence or the threat of violence as a method of political intimidation, coercion or control. >> reporter: and the president known for taunting and vilifying his opponents made an uncharacteristic plea for civility. >> there is one way to settle our disagreements.

it's called peacefully at the ballot box. that's what we want. as part of a larger national effort to bridge our divides and bring people together -- >> reporter: it's been president trump who has been relentlessly attacking the very targets of the bombs sent yesterday. >> fake news, cnn. very dishonest person, crooked hillary clinton. good old maxine. low i.q. individual. >> reporter: those lines have whipped up his supporters. back in june the president tweeted a warning to maxine waters after she called for trump administration officials to be publicly harassed. she has called for harm to supporters of which there are many of the make america great again movement. be careful what you wish for, max. shortly after the bombs were sent the president condemned the attacks. >> in these times we have to unify. we have to come together.

>> reporter: the devices were sent to top democrats including former secretary of state hillary clinton and former cia director john brennan who says he hes the president will tone down his rhetoric. >> what he said today is what the president should be doing but follow-up on those words with actions and with his future comments. i'm hoping that maybe this is a turning point. >> it is a troubling time, isn't it? and it's a time of deep divisions and we have to do everything we can to bring our country together. >> reporter: meanwhile at last night's rally, the president joked about his own change in tone. >> do you see how nice i'm behaving tonight? this is like -- have you ever seen this? we're all behaving very well. and hopefully we can keep it that way. >> reporter: amid his plea for civility he also suggested the media is to blame. >> the media also has a responsibility to set a civil

tone and to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and oftentimes false attacks and stories. >> reporter: also notable about last night's rally is what the president did not say. he made no mention whatsoever of hillary clinton, maxine waters, or any of the others targeted yesterday. just minutes ago the president tweeted blame at the media saying mainstream media must clean up its act fast. >> that is a change. let's bring in brad garrett and robert boyce from the nypd. welcome to you both. big concern what we just saw this morning, more bombs out there. >> right. and the real key, george, is they have a lot to work with. you have maybe a half a dozen bombs that could give you forensic information, dna, fingerprints, sophistication or lack thereof the bomb and how did it get into the mail stream?

did he actually mail them? and that will give you a location and postal inspectors will track that down. a lot to work with including the envelopes. >> so many possible targets. how do you narrow it down? >> it's difficult to do so, but they're popping up and the nypd will have a busy day running all over the city. they already started at robert de niro's place so busy day. that's actually the same device. >> looks like the same -- >> number eight the way i count. >> we have a picture up on t screen right now. you know, you got the clock wrapped around it. what does it tell you about the sophistication. >> low sophisticated bomb, excuse me, device and looks like right now from the bomb techs i spoke to, mostly retired, they don't feel the electrical charge was enough to ignite. that's why they're carefully calling it a potential ied because the material is there no question, but they don't know if it could have exploded or not is the issue. >> well, that's my sense too that you've got a guy -- so then

it goes to motive. what is he trying to do? is he really trying just to scare people to think a particular way? these guys are driven by revenge. and what they want is us to think a particular way, it appears. >> you said guy. i mean do you think this could be done by one person? >> i think it's likely this is done by one person. this sort of fits a profile of people who want to get attention. and i mean look at the misspelled words. was that intentional? probably not. he just sort of leaves this open trail. almost naive about this crime. and i think is this about getting us to take a look at, you know, you democrats shouldn't be thinking this way? i don't know but -- >> that gets the question. the only common thread we know about the list is that they were all critics of president trump and also targets of president trump but that doesn't tell you who did this. >> it doesn't and you're hoping it's more than one because your chances go up of finding them. more people talking. you're hoping it's more than

one. it probably is just one person and it's the same -- he has a lot of information or she has a lot of information. it's two former presidents. it's an extraordinary case. >> robert boyce, brad garrett, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. now to that alleged school attack plot foiled juice in time. police say two girls were about to carry out a deadly assault stabbing students at their middle school before they were stopped. abc's victor oquendo is on the scene in bartow, florida, this morning. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the details from police are chilling. these girls in just sixth and seventh grade allegedly told them they wanted to kill at least 15 of their classmates at this middle school and then commit suicide. this morning, police say two girls, just 11 and 12 years old, brought these knives and this pizza cutter to school and were just moments away from carrying out a plot to attack and kill their middle school classmates tuesday. >> how can this happen, you know? we're afraid and she's afraid.

>> reporter: according to police, the girls were discovered together in a bathroom after first period allegedly planning to overpower and stab other students who came inside. >> both of these girls went to the bathroom to carry out this plot that they had designed on the previous weekend. >> reporter: according to investigators, the plan was hatched while watching scary movies during a sleepover. police also say their investigation revealed disturbing communication between the girls. childlike drawings of the school and this handwritten note that says go to kill in bathroom. overnight police crediting fellow students for reporting rumors about a possible school attack. >> we had other students that heard a rumor and reported that information. got it to us quick enough where we could prevent a catastrophe in our community. >> the pair being held on several charges allegedly told police they were satan worshippers. one of their last texts to each other, we shouldn't have met each other lol. now death is cheer. the chief of police saying the girls didn't seem worried as they were questioned by investigators.

>> there was essentially no reaction from either of these two girls. i would describe them as carefree and nonchalant about the process. >> reporter: and police also say one of these girls' mothers received a robocall that her daughter wasn't in her second period class. she called the school and let her know she should be there. they immediately started searching and were able to find them before anyone was hurt. >> 11 and 12, thank you very much. robin. now to a big breakthrough just in time for flu season. a single dose pill called xofluza was just approved by the fda. now, it could reduce the length and severity of your symptoms and also shorten the time you're contagious if it's taken within the first 48 hours of showing symptoms. it could be a real game changer and dr. jen ashton will have more on the benefits and possible side effects in our next hour. michael. now to the world series. we'll turn to good news. well, that's if you're a boston

fan. the good times have never seemed so good. the red sox are just two wins away from a world series title beating the dodgers again last night, 4-2. and the sox scored all four of their runs with two outs. their starter, david price, ruled the mound but his son ruled the postgame presser. there mr. price pitching. there's his son and check it out. trying to get him to sit still but he quickly -- it's impossible. every father has had that feeling and it was a cold one up in fenway. at least the kid is entertained. it was 47 degrees but a real feel of 30 degrees. it is the coldest game the dodgers have played all year long and the temperature should be more to their liking because they're going back to l.a. tomorrow night where the temperature should be in the 60s. >> that will be welcome for them. >> i'm sure they'll be happy. let's go back to ginger right now tracking that nor'easter. >> yeah, they'll want to get away from this. let me link this up for you.

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welcome back to "gma." you're looking at the scene outside of robert de niro's restaurant in manhattan this morning. a bomb squad there investigating this suspicious package addressed to de niro. it was taken to the bronx in a total containment vessel just moments ago and it matches the description of the other devices sent to the clintons, obamas and to cnn. an investigation is underway and we are tracking all the latest this morning. >> yeah, sharp-eyed worker there alerted the bomb squad and they took it away this morning. the stock market, dow plunged 608 points yesterday wiping out all the gains wall street has made this year. keeping a close eye on it today. a seventh child has died

from that virus outbreak at a medical center in new jersey. the adenovirus is currently contained to that facility and usually causes mild sickness but can become more serious with those with compromised immune systems. no powerball winner overnight. that worth an estimated $750 million. the next drawing saturday and the search is still on for whoever bought that mega millions ticket worth nearly $1.6 billion in south carolina. since it's south carolina, you may never know. >> there was somebody in our audience who said they were from that small town and they called their daughter to see -- >> just in case. >> just in case. >> it wasn't. what are the chances they would be in our audience? we'll go to that growing backlash for megyn kelly over her comments about blackface and her apology. now there are new questions about her future at nbc. linsey davis is here with the latest. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning. megyn kelly's comments surrounding halloween still haunting her this morning from guests canceling appearances on her show to perhaps the very

cancellation of her show. the blackface backlash continues. this morning megyn kelly's role at nbc news may be in jeopardy. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly and i want to begin with two words. i'm sorry. >> reporter: nbc news reporting she fired her agents at caa after she issued this apology on wednesday's show. >> i believe this is a time for more understanding, more love, more sensitivity and honor and i want to be part of that. thank you for listening and for helping me listen too. >> reporter: that moment led to a standing ovation from the audience. but her comments about blackface the day before led to a public outcry. >> what is racist because you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface on halloween or a black person that puts on whiteface for halloween. like that --

>> yeah. >> when i was a kid that was okay. she made her skin look darker than it was and people said that was racist and i felt like who doesn't love diana ross? not like she's walking around in general -- i can't keep up with the people we're offending. >> the cast of "house of cards" set to appear canceled their appearance and andrew lack condemned those remarks during a staff town hall according to "variety" saying there is no place on our air or in this workplace for them. as we go forward my highest priority remains and as we sort through this with megyn, let there be no doubt that this is a workplace in which you need to be proud and in which we respect each other in all the ways we know is fundamental to who we are. >> while she apologized to the staff she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country. >> her colleagues also critical of her comments. >> in addition to her being a colleague, she is a friend. she said something stupid. she said something indefensible. >> and melissa rivers who was part of that roundtable

discussion reacted to kelly's apology on tmz. >> i certainly hope that it's genuine. it was an uncomfortable situation being there. >> yeah. >> but, you know, everyone has to take responsibility for what they say and what they do. >> reporter: according to "variety," kelly and nbc news have been holding conversations for some time about a new role for her, but this morning there is some speculation that time will come. kelly's show set to air reruns today and tomorrow. the comment by melissa rivers that she was uncomfortable as kelly made those statements brings us to the other pink elephant in the room, social media. certainly not pulling any punches stating that an all white panel talking about race is a mistake and also pointing out that had you had even one black person on the panel this whole conversation would have ended much differently. >> it would have been a different conversation. >> it would have been. >> the people on the panel there was that one gentleman from msnbc who did say when she was alluding to the real housewife who dressed like diana ross that

he said, well, i didn't see it but it did seem a little -- does sound a little racist to me but even he is regretting and others on the panel for -- >> that they didn't say more. >> wow. all right. thank you, linsey. >> thanks, michael. coming up we have that first look at dr. phil's exclusive interview with the yoga instructor accused of killing her twin by driving off a 200-foot cliff. now breaking her silence after being acquitted and dr. phil is he live. >> what's happening inside the car? the car? for the good. and not so good. for the mundane. the awe-inspiring. the heart racing. the heart breaking. that's what life is all about... showing up. unless migraine steals your chance to say "i am here."

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back now with that first back now with that first look at dr. phil's exclusive interview with the twin yoga teacher acquitted of intentionally driving her sister off the cliff. alexandria duval is speaking out for the first time and dr. phil will join us in a moment after paula faris brings us the background of this high-profile case. good morning, paula. >> good morning. it has been a mystery what happened in the moments before their car plunged off that cliff. alexandria duval now speaking out telling dr. phil she had no idea her twin sister had died until days after that accident. it was the murder trial that gripped the nation, alexandria duval, one-half of the so-called twins of yoga -- >> feel the outer rim of your back foot. >> reporter: -- accused of intentionally murdering her twin sister by deliberately driving them off this cliff in hawaii in

2016. witnesses said the sisters were screaming and fighting as the car careened towards the cliff's edge. and now after being found not guilty -- >> whatever happened happened. she wasn't responsible. >> reporter: duval who has always maintained her innocence and that the crash was an accident is breaking her silence. >> the whole thing was like a tragic, horrible, awful situation. >> reporter: speaking out for the first time to dr. phil. >> tell me what happened the day of the crash. >> it's really hard for me to like put it completely together. >> what's happening inside the car? >> the whole thing was like a tragic, horrible, awful situation. >> reporter: reliving what she says were the final moments right before and after the death of her twin. >> take me through the moment that you realized we're going over the side. >> i played it so many times in my mind having that wheel go out, hitting the dirt berm, going over.

i don't -- i don't -- >> when you woke up at the bottom of the ravine, what do you recall? >> i don't remember. i mean, i just remember being like airlifted. >> did you know she was dead? >> huh-uh. >> when did you learn that? >> way after. >> when you were in the hospital? >> yeah. >> reporter: witnesses testified in court that they saw the twins fighting in the car right before the fatal crash and that anastasia seated in the passenger seat was viciously yanking alexandria's hair. >> are you just not wanting to say anything negative about your sister? you were either being attacked or you weren't. >> did she pull my hair? i don't -- like i can't say that everything -- >> that is what happened, isn't it? >> now, alexandria duval has never spoken publicly about the crash or her sister's death, in fact, at her trial she didn't

even take the stand. so this interview with dr. phil, the first time that we hear from her. michael. >> paula, we're joined by dr. phil right now and, doc, thanks for joining us this morning. alexandria didn't testify at the trial. >> she did not. >> this is her first time speaking up. why do you think she's doing it now? >> i think this was really beginning to eat at her. she didn't talk at trial. in fact, she chose a judge, not a jury. so she did not have a jury trial and this was starting to really unravel on her. it was starting to really eat at her and i feel like she started to self-medicate. she was taking drugs. she was taking alcohol and her life was really unraveling and i think she felt like people were judging her and she finally wanted to tell her story. she didn't feel like she could tell it at trial. her attorneys told her you need to not speak but she finally wanted to tell her story. >> you studied up on the case. what do you find most disturbing? >> these girls -- and i say girls because this started at a very young age.

they were very combative, very volatile, but sisters are oftentimes that way. but these girls would get into arguments and destroy an entire apartment and you heard me ask her, were you or were you not fighting in the car? they were on a very treacherous highway, the haunted highway which is very narrow and winding on a mountain road and they were -- they found a patch of hair torn from her head and it was in her sister's hair and witnesses said that they were fighting in the car at the time and i asked were you two fighting in the car. did you lose control because you were being attacked? and at first she told me no and this happened over two days and the first day i sent her home. i said, look, you're not ready to talk. when you are, come back. she finally said, that was happening. i do recall that happening and there are big blank spots in her memory, legitimately. but she was clearly under attack by her sister and lost control of that car. and she felt like it was a betrayal on her part if she

spoke ill of her sister because she's dead. >> this interview, did it change your opinion of the case? >> well, it certainly did because we had this image of these sisters that were all about health and meditation and all this. but the fact is, they were very edgy in their lives. they supposedly had left florida under a cloud, left people hanging. they changed their name. they went into utah. they left there under a cloud, went into hawaii. one of them showed up at a homeless shelter demanding things and when they got to drinking, they became very, very different people. so they had one public image and then a very different sort of persona once they started drinking and surely that had a big factor here because they had just left a liquor store where they had picked up quite a bit of alcohol on this camping trip before this happened. >> i know we'll get a lot more in your interview. congratulations, by the way, 17 years on the air. you signed up for four more. >> five. >> five more.

>> well, who's counting but counting what we are, we are going to 2023. >> 2023. we're all better for it. >> thank you. >> thank you, doc. you can see more of the interview today on dr. phil, check your local listings, george. >> thank you, michael. coming up here who has the winning ticket for that billion dollar jackpot? the small town holding a big secret. do they know who won?

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that small town in south carolina where the tiguan was sold think they may know who bought it and steve osunsami is >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a small town and many people we talk with say they know who this family is but are trying to protect them because there are various serious safety concerns here about revealing their identity. the winning ticket was sold at this mini mart directly behind me. but this is one of a few states where the winner doesn't have to publicly come forward. it's the talk of this rural town. who here is now rich beyond their wildest dreams? >> everybody calling me, texted me, is it you, sorry, no. >> reporter: we knocked on doors and discovered it's an open secret. pauletta anderson heard who won. >> i'm happy for him. >> reporter: and so is the mayor and says her sister works at the same company as the winner and says the person is planning to claim the money anonymously as

state law allows and everyone is respecting that. >> our entire community is absolutely thrilled for these people so, yeah, yeah. we rally around you when you're having bad days and we celebrate you when you're having great days. >> reporter: we may never know the confirmed identity of the winner who could claim nearly $878 million before taxes in one single payment. the state's lottery chief says the winner has six months to come get the money. >> we just want to let you know that if you want to remain anonymous in south carolina, you can remain anonymous in south carolina. if you give us a call, let us know ahead of time how you would want to claim your funds. >> reporter: the story we're hearing is that the winner showed up at work yesterday morning hoping to play it cool, but that didn't last long. >> how do you play it call when you become a billionaire, steve? thanks for being there for us. >> it's a lot of people keeping a secret. >> it's a small town. i love that. coming up, the duke and duchess taking their royal road trip on the road to tonga.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. act of terror. more suspicious devices overnight, the did he -- device whisked away in a containment vessel on the heels of the packages sent to the obamas, the clintons and john brennan at cnn, all targets of president trump on the campaign trail. the hunt at this hour for the suspect as the fbi calls this an urgent investigation and asks for the public's help. major flu breakthrough. the new pill just approved by the fda that could help you get better in 48 hours after one of the deadliest flu seasons this decades. touching down in tonga. meghan and harry emerge to a blockbuster welcome. thousands of school kids cheering them on at the airport, the woman who jumped out in the road to show off her dance

moves, as the duke and duchess follow in the queen's footsteps this morning. incredible reunion decades in the making, this man finding his birth parents years after they gave him up for adoption. his birth mother keeping his baby picture on her dresser for so long. his biological siblings growing up knowing they had a brother out there somewhere. this morning what happened when he met his birth family for the first time, and the letter his birth mother wrote him 37 years ago. ♪ let it go don't let this go. we're taking you behind the scenes of the most magical musical on broadway. carla hall backstage with a cameo in the show that will melt your heart. so get ready to get frozen as we say, good morning, america. ♪ here i stand and here i'll stay ♪ ♪ let the storm rage on that song will put new a good mood. >> it sure does. >> hope you're well this thursday morning.

you know who is having a great thursday, yes, prince harry and duchess meghan. take a look. that's video right there shot from harry's point of view as they drove through tonga welcomed by all the people there and wait till you see who they had a chance to meet when they were there. >> they are loved around the globe. but first we'll begin with that breaking news, more suspicious packages discovered. one sent to actor robert de niro here in new york. others to prominent democrats including former cia director john brennan at cnn, all outspoken critics and targets of president trump and he has targeted them in his speeches so let's go back to gio benitez in noksd -- new york. >> reporter: good morning to you. yeah, police are now telling us that that package to de niro is very vma to da-- similar to the

other packages. this morning, the massive search under way for the person responsible for these pipe bomb packages, and breaking now authorities are now removing a package sent to an address connected to robert de niro in new york's tribeca, and overnight a possible package was sent to former vice president joe biden. among the other targets, former president barack obama, hillary clinton, maxine waters and former cia director john brennan at cnn's new york headquarters. those moments unfolding across the country yesterday live on the air. >> had projectiles -- i mean that's -- excuse me. that sounds like a fire alarm here. we'll keep you posted on that. >> reporter: behind the anchors employees racing out of the newsroom. the bomb squad arrives and enters the building in full gear. this is what they find. a pipe bomb and white powder inside of this yellow package brimming with american flag stamps, addressed to former cia director under president obama john brennan. the nypd coming out to say all three of those devices contained explosive material. the mayor and governor issuing strong words. >> what we saw here today was an effort to terrorize. this clearly is an act of

terror. >> reporter: the suspicious packages sent to different targets, people or organizations with one common thread, all critics of president trump and all frequent subjects of verbal attacks by the president and other republicans. the president condemning these attempted attacks. >> any acts or threats of political violence are an attack on our democracy itself. >> reporter: multiple sources now telling us that package sent to joe biden is just like the others. now investigators are looking very closely at this to figure out who is sending these packages across the country. robin. >> hopefully we'll get some answers very soon. gio, thank you. we're going to move to wall street. rocky day yesterday. the dow plunged 608 points wiping out all the gains for the year. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis here with the details. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. it was a brutal day. it's been a rough month for stocks. stocks so far in october have taken a beating, down nearly 9%, and for the year the market is

now negative meaning that nest egg if you were watching it climb throughout the summer and into september is now back to where it was at the end of 2017. one of the big drivers behind this plunge are tech companies. some of the year's highest flyers have now become some of the hardest hit stocks in the month of october with investors selling the likes of amazon, alphabet, that's google's parent company, facebook, twitter, apple and netflix, george. >> more earnings from big companies going forward. >> that's right. you want to think of these as the report card for our economy. all of america's biggest corporations talk about jobs in these reports, the sales, the economic outlook and we're going to hear from at least a third of them this week, the biggest companies in the united states, and that will give us an indication of where that retirement savings account is going as well. >> rebecca jarvis, thanks very much. coming up we have dr. jen ashton here with more on that major flu breakthrough. the pill that could help you recover fast but are there any side effects? plus, the royal road trip, meghan and harry heading to

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welcome back, friday eve. we have this great audience with us here this morning. glad they're here. [ cheers and applause ] if you can, you really want to come back tomorrow as well because tiffany haddish will be here. [ applause ] you never know what happens with her here live. george, you may not want to wear a tie tomorrow. based upon what she did last time. but we look forward to that and we look forward to "pop news" right now. [ cheers and applause ] we'll begin with some painful news for justin timberlake fans. so we have video of him monday performing at msg, madison square garden, and two days later on wednesday the ten-time grammy winner was forced to call off his show here in new york city. timberlake feeling terrible letting down his fans and posted this apology on instagram writing, i'm sorry to announce i have to postpone the show at msg tonight. that was last night. on doctor's orders, my vocal chords are severely bruised.

no word on how it happened. the good news for his cords at least timberlake has four days to rest before his next show in buffalo, new york, and a silver lining for his new york city fans, if you were supposed to go to the show that has been canceled, it has been rescheduled for january 31st, 2019 which is justin's birthday. [ applause ] >> and i have friends who came like four hours away to be -- they were in line when they found that it was canceled. they're here this morning so they made up for it. but the idea -- >> we better deliver. >> j.t. gives so much in his performance. >> oh yeah. >> takes so much out of him. >> it's a serious thing. if they are bruised and you don't rest them, you sound like me. moving on. with halloween season upon us, comedians billy eichner and tiffany haddish decided to have a little fun with a classic halloween movie "hocus pocus." you remember that, starring bette midler, sarah jessica

parker and kathy najimy. the two taking on the streets of new york looking for a third witch to make a more inclusive version of the movie. listen. >> so we're looking for someone to play the third witch. >> oh, no. >> yes. >> i'm not even from this country. >> where are you from? that's better. where are you from? >> diversity. that's perfect. >> where are you from? >> brazil. >> a brazilian witch. >> look at that. >> ra ta ra ta! >> yes. yes. >> that is a little sneak peek of what our friend tiffany will be bringing tomorrow. george stephanopoulos, take off the tie and get ready. [ applause ] >> if you didn't see -- >> you guys are having too much fun with this. >> if you didn't see the show when tiffany was on last time, she loves to dance. she has great moves. george not a dancer, and she grabbed him by the tie and fun ensued for us. >> my me too moment. >> oh. [ cheers and applause ]

>> okay. >> next. i've just been told move on. >> please. >> this is important. we have an update on the alleged beer thief in england that i told you about on wednesday in "pop news." caught on surveillance, there he is looking a lot like david schwimmer. well now david schwimmer himself is speaking out. he saw our story. he sent this video. he posted it on twitter. [ applause ] recreating that scene. >> that's great. >> also wrote, officers, i swear it wasn't me. as you can see i am in new york and to the hard working blackpool police, good luck with the investigation. #itwasntme. so if that wasn't enough, the

blackpool police department where the crime took place actually responded to david with a "friends" joke writing, thanks for being there for us, david schwimmer. we appreciate your support, and still no update actually on the suspect. he is probably at large drinking the stolen beer, laughing that we are talking about this whole thing. >> wow. >> that was great. >> thank you, lara. thank you very much. [ applause ] we move on now to our "gma" cover story and we're going to have more on that breakthrough treatment of flu that we were talking about in our first half hour. it is a new pill meant to reduce the length of symptoms. it was just approved by the fda and dr. jen ashton is here with that. >> good morning. >> we remember how deadly this flu season was last year. >> that's right. >> what's the news? >> we're just getting into this year's flu season. we'll be covering it and watching that very closely. let me tell you about this new drug called xofluza. what is different about it, it is one oral single dose regimen so that's one pill. it's approved for people of age 12 and up and it could

potentially reduce not just the symptoms and the duration of symptoms by one day on average, but how contagious someone is. we don't know totally that data yet but it looks promising. >> so we know about the symptoms. what about the possible side effects? >> listen, you always have to balance risks versus benefits when you talk about any treatment, any medication, and like tamiflu or that class of antivirals there are side effects here. the common ones, headache, a little g.i. distress, upset stomach. there have been some reports of some mood disturbances and psychiatric issues that will be being followed for sure. but, again, we have to remember the flu, flu-related deaths, over 80,000 in the u.s. last year. >> 80,000? >> absolutely. so it is big news we have a new drug in our arsenal. this works differently than tamiflu so that's generating some excitement. >> so when will it be available and how much? >> those are the big questions. it will be available in the u.s. in the next couple of weeks. it comes with a big price tag.

its wholesale cost to pharmacies is $150. for people with insurance it could be as low as a $30 co-pay and for people without insurance there is a coupon available that can help them with costs but it all comes down to whether your insurance will cover it. >> it always does. >> that's right. >> so when people hear this, they're going to think should i get the flu shot, this in lieu of? >> this is not an either/or. so, robin, the cdc, we have to be crystal clear, is recommending that everyone six months of age and up get their flu vaccine by the end of this month. it takes about two weeks to get the protection. this is not a substitute. that is to reduce symptoms and severity by about a day and may help reduce complications but do not under any circumstances think that because there are treatments out there that you can just roll the dice and forgo the vaccine. that is not the case. >> we have to keep in mind what happened last year. >> and you're going to be hearing a lot about it. we'll call it flu and you. >> thanks so much, jen. >> you bet, robin. >> michael. >> thank you, robin. now to the next stop on the royal tour.

tonga, prince harry and duchess meghan receiving an official welcome at the airport and attended dinner with tonga's king and queen. james longman has all the latest. ♪ >> reporter: a festive fiji finale for meghan and harry this morning as the island nation bid them farewell. >> the duchess and i are leaving with special memories of your beautiful country and look forward to returning in the future. >> reporter: their stay in fiji rounded off with a mini moon at this exclusive resort, an oasis of calm for mom-to-be meghan and then it was country number three for the jet-set duo. island hopping on this tour. that's good-bye fiji and welcome to tonga. meghan emerging from the plane in a dress by self-portrait, tongan red for her royal hosts. the welcome like no other. pacific island melodies accompanying the kingdom's princess anjelica and cheers of thousands of schoolchildren.

they were lining the route from the airport. this one woman jumping in front of our bus to show us her tongan moves. like so much of the tour history is everywhere. meghan and harry tracing the footsteps of his grandmother, the queen. at the evening reception, royalty reigned. the king and queen of tonga hosting the duke and duchess, meghan in a white gown with a givenchy clutch and an aquamarine ring from princess diana's collection. >> a big thank you to james longman from tonga. now over to ginger. take it away, ginger. your "gma" moment today from martinez, georgia. i know when my kids were little, about 1 year old, you have a tough time seeing other people. you always think somebody's mommy or daddy. well, look what madison who is 2 years old did in the grocery store. >> who did you say it was? >> daddy. >> daddy? that's daddy? let's see what it is. okay.

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good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. a potentially hazardous situation got avoided in the south bay. this morning, firefighters found a big rig on fire on northbound 168 near berryessa avenue. they say the fire began underneath the truck and burned a hole into the tanker car. they say this would have been much worse if that tanker had actually been carrying a flammable substance. no one was hurt, so, phew, on that one. >> yeah. and fortunately, it was early enough that it didn't affect your commute either. but affecting your commute here on the san mateo bridge, no stalls or accidents, just a lot of folks headed westbound on the causeway there and a lot of

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hey. we're going to give you a quick update on the fog and the low visibility, as it oozes, continues to do that throughout the bay area. it will be around through at

least 10:00. you can see what it's doing to the san mateo bridge. you just drive into the abyss. temperatures this afternoon through saturday, warmer than average, reggie. >> thank you, mike. another abc 7 news update in ♪ we are family ws update in [ applause ] ♪ i got all my sisters and me welcome back to "gma" and we're very thankful because we have an incredible audience with us here on this thursday morning. [ applause ] and it is a thankful thursday and we have a family reunion that is decades in the making and a man finally meeting his birth parents with the help of an at-home dna kit and we'll meet him live in a moment. t.j. holmes has the story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning. you know there are a lot of these companies, very popular doing dna ancestry tests and it's helped people connect with long-lost relatives.

sometimes it their biological parents and the mom is over here with his family and half brother here, what's different about this, the mom, dad, sister and brother all under one roof, the family was intact and they had just been waiting on him to come home. >> we're going to be able to see the mountains from the plane. >> reporter: mitch yurkovich is getting his family ready for the trip of a lifetime. >> growing up knowing i was adopted, i was always curious who my birth parents were, where they were. >> reporter: the married father of four applied for a dna test kit through my heritage. they have a program called dna quest, the company says it teamed with experts to donate kits to connect thousands of adoptees with their biological relatives. in july mitch received the results leading him to discover his birth father. >> i saw his picture for the very first time. the resemblance was kind of striking. i was very nervous about, you know, contacting him. >> reporter: mitch sent an email

from his home in bad axe, michigan, to scott shaffer. he lived in angel fire, new mexico. >> it was beyond my wildest dreams. >> his question was if you know anything about my mother, would you please share it with me. and so i emailed him back that -- >> she's right here. >> your mom and i are still together and you have a brother and sister. >> reporter: high school sweethearts scott and mary shaffer were just teenagers when they discovered mary was pregnant. how soon after you found out you were pregnant did you make the decision that you were going to give the child -- >> almost right away i decided. the baby needed a family. i was adopted myself and knew he would go somewhere decent. >> reporter: it was a closed adoption. they didn't know where the baby would go. mary wrote mitch a letter. what was in that letter? >> why we gave him up and just hoped that he would have a great life. come and look for us someday. >> reporter: scott and mary eventually married and they had two more children.

mary kept mitch's baby picture on her dresser along with the other kids who grew up knowing they had a brother out there somewhere. did it always feel like there was something missing from this house, if you will? >> it did kind of feel like we were missing out on something. we always knew about it. >> now we're finally getting to meet him. it's still not sunken in yet. >> lots of hiking trails they said. >> reporter: now mitch and his family are making the journey across country to meet his birth family. >> ready? >> yeah. >> i can't wait to see them face-to-face, give them a hug, get to know them. >> reporter: this is 37 years in the making. what are you feeling? >> excitement. >> excited. >> very happy. >> yeah. >> am i at the right house? >> yeah. >> you got the right house. >> hi. >> oh, man. >> so good to finally just be able to hold you guys. >> reporter: mitch's children now playing in the tree house

scott built for mitch's brother and sister. >> you're standing here together now. what does that feel like? does it feel -- >> closure. >> closure. >> a start to a real happy time and closure of missing. >> seeing them face-to-face was just -- i stopped, i was like where did the mirror come from? just seeing little things that you don't get in the pictures. >> reporter: scott and mary take mitch through the home to show him the birth photo that's always been on their dresser. >> right here. >> i kept that like that always. >> reporter: mitch showed mary the letter she'd written him 37 years ago. >> i hope we can see your when you're older. take care and be happy. >> i took care and i'm happy. >> that's all we wanted. all we ever wanted. >> wow, what a story. >> yes. [ applause ] >> mitch is joining us now live. mitch, welcome to the show. and it's such a beautiful story

but i want to focus on after the cameras stopped rolling. you spent the weekend with your family. >> yeah. >> how did that go? >> that was amazing. it was just reconnecting with them. it was comfortable. i mean, it was amazing how comfortable we were just sitting in their home catching up, relaxing, unpacking, everything like that. it was incredible to me how much you can miss someone you never even met and it was -- it's unforgettable. >> you say it was comfortable. any little moments where things sort of broke through and said, of course, we're related? >> yeah, there were a few that i noticed just little things, but my brother, mike, actually noticed one. we were around the table and i like set back stretched and kind of itched my head or something like that. scott did the same thing. he sat back, scratched and mike just went, whoa. >> i mean, the fact that the family is intact. t.j., you're there watching this moment.

what was that like for you? >> just staying out of the way. really this is their life. they let us have our -- i stayed in the house while it happened. i was peeking through the window. we didn't want to get in the way of them having the moment. guys, we have done stories like this. sometimes the biological parents don't want anything to do with the child. i had people call the birth mom. don't call me again. i got a new life, new family, click. this is not necessarily rare but doesn't always have this happy ending. but you want to stay out of the way and this is their lives. they let us film. >> mitch, your birth mother kept that photo of you on her nightstand. how did that make you feel? >> that was -- that just put a smile on my face. just -- i never knew where they were, if -- i mean i knew they gave me up. they cared about me. they wanted the best for me but just to see that, that told me they actually cared about me and loved me and thought about me every day.

>> your adopted parents are about this as well. >> they have been supportive and have been from the get-go. they're excited to meet them. everybody is excited to get together and meet up. >> what's next? >> we're just going to keep going day by day. we're going to chat, we're going to text. we're going to call on the phone, stuff like that and if we can get together again sometime, great. but i mean new mexico and michigan, they're kind of far apart. >> but you're a family. >> we're a family, yeah. >> they said closesure too. they wanted to know he was okay. they said did he become an ax murderer? right? [ applause ] right? they very nervous and almost didn't want to know to a certain degree. what if it didn't go well and we put him with someone that didn't take care of him. it was a relief to see that he's fairly normal. i said fairly. we're like family too now. >> we got to say, it went well, indeed. you found your family. we've so happy you let us into the home to share this with everybody out there.

showing the love, back now ♪ [ cheers and applause ] showing the love, back now with a behind-the-scenes look at "frozen on broadway." carla hall got to go backstage and then she got the chance to take a turn on stage.

here she is. yes. ♪ let it go let it go >> 2013 disney animated film frozen is now on broadway. >> for the first time -- >> chilling, icy spells of love, laughter and, of course, a little disney magic to fans from new york's legendary st. james theater. >> princess anna. >> yeah. >> i couldn't wait to hit the frozen stage of arendelle. inside it is frozen and magical and i can't wait to see how they did the magic and the amazing performance of "froe frozen." >> i got it ready. >> first up, i met with the show's producer, thomas schumacher. >> i can't wait to meet everyone and get ready for my big debut. >> i was here for the opening of "frozen." i always thought of "frozen" as a play or musical for kids. >> oh, yeah. >> i was blown away. >> well, that's the surprise of it, i think. the idea of these two women who have been separated from each

other and how they experience this story for me is thrilling. >> then it was time to experience the magic. >> now we'll put you through several things so -- >> first up, elsa's magic cape. >> wow! you nailed it. >> then just like queen elsa, i brought the ice to arendelle and i even got a chance to meet sven. look at you. you look beautiful. oh, and look at those eyes. are you winking at me? puppeteered by the incredible adam jephson. you can't sneak up on anybody. >> and i'd be a little tall if i did. >> after a quick rehearsal. ♪ let it go >> i'm home. >> it was almost time for me to hit the stage but i couldn't go on without a little luck from queen elsa and princess anna. >> break a leg. >> see you out there. >> break a leg. >> see you on the ice. >> your hair.

>> see you on the ice. >> literally. >> i'll be on the ice. what? then it was time. >> you are looking familiar to me. >> ya? i'm a chef and i'm on "gma." >> ah, good morning, arendelle, yeah? >> no, "good morning, america." >> well, carla, i need to speak to my customers now so please pack your knives and go. >> before i knew it, it was time to let it go. ♪ by the time the snow began to fall from the sky during curtain call, "frozen" and its cast had melted my heart. >> you were amazing! >> reporter: for "good morning america," carla hall, abc news, new york. >> carla can do it all. she is amazing and you can see "frozen" on broadway right now. couldn't you see ginger zee in

that role? come on. >> next time. next time, robin. i'm doing it. >> a little dance move. nothing for us? ♪ let it go >> you asked. you know what, i do feel a little like elsa. here's what i'll do. snow over new hampshire. oh, look at that. 17 inches of snow. hermit lake. i didn't do that. don't blame me. although everybody is pretty happy up there except for the folks on the road in maine. first big snowstorm. they've had some dustings but first big one. look at that what it feels like in mt. washington. 14 below. we love checking in there. feels like about freezing here along the east coast. we're not going anywhere with those temperatures. look at that. oh, my goodness. windchills staying spicy as we get into the weekend. all right.

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all right. we are back now on "gma" and we're falling into fitness, actually we're falling into fall fitness with josey greenwell. he's going to show us how to enjoy our favorite holiday treat, halloween, thanksgiving and use them to also get in shape. i think this is ingenious. ultimate multitasking. we all love a pumpkin latte. >> we all love it. >> however, the calorie count, boom. >> they start to add up. >> what did we say? 200 calories. so how can we burn some of those? >> we all love a pumpkin spice latte. we want to burn it off. little things to do at home in the kitchen, in your living room.

first move we have a squat with a press. get a fresh pumpkin. make sure it's fresh and drop down into the squat and press it to the ceiling. this gets your legs, shoulders. totally. chest out. shoulders back. nice form. >> you feel the burn? are you pumping iron? yes, people. okay. so now we move on to pumpkin pie. delicious and, yes, filled with calories. >> right. >> oh, 315. however, it takes 40 minutes to bake. so during that 40 minutes, josey, what can we do? >> make your time useful. >> grab a bag of sugar. >> get the bag of sugar. you can keep the squat, add a little twist to work your obliques and will help you eat the pie feeling less guilty. >> that's right. that's what it's all about. have fun in your kitchen while making holiday treats. come on. here we go. candy apples. one of my personal favorites. >> this is mine too. >> me too. >> are you ready? there you go. 215 calories. okay. so 215 calories, what is your idea of working out with apples? you use them almost as a cone.

>> it takes about 20 minutes to get the bubbling on the coating. so we have your apples set up side to side. get two apples. we do a skater jump from here. >> those are great. >> this is some good agility drills. different than the others and gets your heart rate up. so during that 20 minutes -- >> the other two were glutes and abs and core. this one is about getting your heart rate up. you have two other moves. >> we have two other moves. you stand on one side of an apple. you keep your feet together and you'll hop over and back. over and back, light on the toes. really good for the heart rate. gets it up. >> audience, raise your hands. can you see yourself in the kitchen throwing on sneakers and doing this? it's kind of fun. right? guilt free holiday cooking and eating. >> make sure your floor is clean. >> i got you, josey. third move. >> you pick up the apple. so now it's in your hands and we'll work your legs.

so go right into what we call the workout, flying lunges so flunges. >> flunges. if you want to trick it up, add a little apple toss with it. work the agility, hand/eye coordination. >> i somehow forgot to include one of my favorites which is using evaporated milk for my workouts. we got to the sugar and did not talk about the evaporated milk. you need that for baking. >> right. you get a can. take your elbows and put them beside the ribs and will work the backs of your arm. >> five-pound weight. evaporated milk. whatever you choose. that's all you need. >> while the pie is baking, right? >> the whole idea is to get moving this fall. there's a lot of good food to be had obviously so burn a little calories. josey, thanks so much. great idea. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> you guys can get a full body pumpkin workout on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. next week, flutes with gourds. [ applause ]

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. it's 8:59 and mike nicco has a look at your forecast. lots of fog. >> it is definitely foggy out there, reggie. good call. and the clock is ticking. by about 10:00 in the afternoon, we'll wait for this to start lifting and by noon, most of it's gone and we'll be left with hazy sunshine and warmer than average weather. two days of my seven-day forecast are average, that's sunday and monday when we're in the 60s and 70s. here's sue. >> a rough commute all around the bay area. a couple of real bad spots. 101 on the peninsula continues to be bad and we don't have any help from an accident near sfo. you're stacked up to belmont.

520 westbound is jammed too. >> time now for "live with kelly & ryan." we're always here every morning for you from 4:30 to 7:00. enjoy the rest of