good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. new suspicious packages discovered here in new york and in florida this morning as authorities race to find a suspected serial bombmaker. swarming this postal facility, looking for clues about what sent those packages to prominent democrats and supporters. what the wires, tape and timer may tell about the suspect as the president blames the media. on the move, the first major nor'easter of the season hitting today bringing heavy rain, wind, flooding, even snow. the carolinas to new york and boston on alert this morning. early exit. new reports about megyn kelly's future as she faces backlash for that blackface comment.

the high-stakes meeting with the highest paid nbc anchor and will she return to their air? outrage growing over this college student murdered by an ex-boyfriend while on the phone with her mother. did police properly investigate her complaints after she discovered who he really was and the innocent woman he just met on a dating site who gave him a ride after the murder. ted -- deadly flu alert. a second child dying from the virus. the fourth person so far this season. the warning signs and cdc's call to action right now. and royal air scare. the moment prince harry and duchess meghan's plane was forced to abort its landing. the near-miss and what the captain told them. our reporters right there on board. good morning, america. hope you're well this friday morning. we want to get to the latest on the serial explosives sent

through the mail. the hunt for a suspect intense. >> authorities are closing in on this postal facility in florida looking for clues. >> because they believe some of those packages may have come from there. suspected pipe bombs sent to prominent democrats including hillary clinton, barack obama and joe biden and democratic supporters like actor robert de niro and abc's eva pilgrim is there at the postal facility near miami. good morning, eva. >> reporter: robin, the number of packages growing. investigators have zeroed in on this postal sorting facility here in south florida. overnight, an 11th package found here in florida. this one, addressed to senator cory booker, the new jersey senator. this as we have also confirmed a 12th package was found at a post office in new york this morning. that one addressed to former director of national intelligence, james clapper. all of this sparking real concerns there could still be more packages out there. >> reporter: this morning, the urgent manhunt shifting to

florida as the search intensifies for the perpetrator behind the ten suspected explosive devices that were sent to high-profile targets around the country. bomb squads armed with canine units descending on this postal facility just north of miami as homeland security secretary nielsen confirms that at least some of the devices were shipped from florida. >> some of the packages went through the mail. they originated, some of them, from florida. >> reporter: officials concerned there could be more out there. >> we don't know at this time, but with the postal services that are here, we're doing our best to make sure that if there are any out there we identify them quickly. >> reporter: the fbi issuing a warning. >> these devices should be considered dangerous. do not touch. do not move. do not handle any suspicious or unknown package. >> reporter: on thursday three more bombs discovered. this time addressed to robert de niro. >> we got a level one suspicious package. >> reporter: and former vice president joe biden. >> my first instinct was to get all the employees out of the

building safely and then to, you know, just follow protocol. >> reporter: all of the packages sent to people or organizations critical of president trump. all sharing the same characteristics, six american flag postage stamps, padded yellow manila envelopes, a pipe bomb inside, and return address from south florida. mayor bill de blasio calling it terror. >> it absolutely is terror. they are using violence to make a political impact. >> reporter: now investigators say they came here to south florida following clues. forensic evidence found on at least one of those packages as well as images from the u.s. postal service showing mail being processed. now investigators have told us that while they do not have a suspect right now, they are working around the clock to try to figure out who is sending these packages. now clapper responding this morning to the fact that one of the packages was addressed to

him saying, this is definitely domestic terrorism. no question about it in my mind. going on to say that this is not going to silence the administration's critics. robin? >> i can imagine so. eva, thank you. michael? investigators are taking apart those devices and the packaging looking for every possible clue. pierre thomas is in washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: michael, good morning. that's right. think of one of those tv police shows about forensics, but with real life pressure and a race against time. this morning here at the fbi laboratory in quantico, virginia, experts are dissecting the bombs. each package and device a treasure trove of evidence. the clocks inside, the pipes used to contain the device, the tape to hold them together, the wires, the suspected explosive powder and glass used for shrapnel. there will be attempts to trace

every part of the device back to where it was purchased in hopes that identification can be made. there were fingerprints on the envelo envelope. tape has the potential for evidence, something that bombmakers don't often realize. even thousand thow the wires we may hold a clue, whether they are left or right-handed. if the bombs were not able to detonate, experts have to discover whether that is on purpose or not. >> what about dna? >> reporter: they will scan the devices for any hint of dna. i was told even the residue of a sneeze that took place while the bombs were being made could hold breakthrough evidence. >> they're doing everything possible. thank you. george? jon, the president had calls for unity immediately after the

first explosives were discovered. now he is focused on blaming the media, including my phone lit up with one of his tweets at 2:45 this morning. >> reporter: apparently the president was up and tweeting shortly before 3:00 a.m. he had gone about 40 hours without criticizing any of the targets of those pipe bombs. that came to an abrupt end with that tweet slamming cnn, but his tone start shifting even early than that, george. the president went off against what he called the mainstream media, accusing reporters and news organizations of, quote, being hateful, bad and hateful beyond description. while the president's tone had clearly softened and his rhetoric had been toned down in the immediate aftermath of those bombs being sent out, that did not last long at all. >> yeah, and it was unusual to see him up at that hour doing it. and closing in on the elections p the president trying to keep

the focus on immigration, and that caravan making its way through mexico. now the white house thwarting a new proposal to shut down the southern border to migrants? >> reporter: no final decisions have been made on this, but the president is considering a range of executive actions aimed specifically at the southern border. one of the biggest components of this would be to make it impossible for any -- anybody crossing the border between border crossings to try to seek asylum in the united states. george, this is something that would almost certainly be challenged immediately in the courts just like the president's travel ban was challenged, unclear that it would withstand any kind of judicial review, but it allows the president to bring this issue up right before the campaign saying he is going to take dramatic action and we have also heard that the defense secretary, jim mattis, is going to be sending some thousand troops to the border to help as well. >> and the president's strategy

is transparent about this. they think this helps him in the midterms. >> reporter: the president has said this. this will be the election of kavanaugh and the caravan. an essential political issue for the president. >> thank you so much, jon karl. and we have the latest on the thousands of immigrants, making their way north. president trump is considering a wide range of executive action, and marcus moore is there with the caravan in mexico. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: robin, good morning. many here are completely unaware of the president's proposal because they don't have constant access to the news. in fact, a number of people were asking me what time it is, but i want you to see what's happening behind me this morning. this is the group of people that are hoping to catch a ride to the north as they flee the north in their native countries of honduras and guatemala. many of them paying as much as $3 for the ride farther north as they try to escape the violence in their native country. we met a 48-year-old woman,

antonio hernandez, who told us that if she had president trump in front of her, she would show hiwho they really are and she hopes she could get a job. there is a sense of desperation here. this caravan once included 5,000 people according to government estimates. it's now down to 3,000 are many are seeking asylum here in mexico, and they are tired, but they are also determined, robin, to reach the north despite the real danger they face on this very long journey. robin? >> marcus, thank you. michael. we'll turn to weather in that dangerous nor'easter taking aim at the east coast this morning. parts of what used to be hurricane willa are now bringing heavy wind and rain. ginger is tracking the storm and has the latest on its path. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, michael. we are starting out with that nor'easter and the alerts that are up from delaware with the coastal flood alerts up to the high wind alerts for up to 60-mile-per-hour gusts from coastal connecticut up into massachusetts. let me time it out for you. it's right now, it's raining heavily in western north carolina but it will move east with the severe storms forecast including an isolated tornado risk in coastal north carolina. some of the heaviest rain will

fall in the northeast quadrant of this. look at this, this is saturday 5:30 a.m. you wake up soaked from newark, new jersey up through long island and coastal connecticut and rhode island. this moves on and becomes more scattered through the night sunday but could come with a little mix of snow and rain and look at that. some of the wind gusts if you can't hear it in the high wind alert, up to 62 miles per hour, michael, in nantucket. >> boy, can't wait to hear about summer, ginger. >> it is not going to be pretty here this weekend. we move on to that minor air scare for the royals. the plane carrying harry and meghan w megh meghan on a flight from tonga to australia, and james longman was on the plane and joins us now. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. yeah, a bit of drama for us on the royal plane flng back into sydney this morning, harry and meghan's pilot spotting another plane taking a little too long to get off the runway so we had to go back around again. a few moments before touching down on the runway in sydney, australia, an aborted landing.

another plane sitting on the runway right in their path. fast thinking by the pilots and a sudden ascent back up after the mid-air confusion. the pilot making this announcement to everyone on board. there was an aircraft on the runway that was a little bit slow to roll. unfortunately hadn't cleared the runway. we were too close so the decision was made to abort the landing. it's what we call a missed approach. as you can imagine, there was a flurry of excitement for us, the press, getting our phones out trying to check service to get on twitter and share the news. ultimately it was all over in a flash. basically a routine maneuver in situations like these. everyone fine and enjoying the tour. george? >> that is good. james, thanks very much. now we have the latest on the murder of that 21-year-old university of utah student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend moments after speaking with her mother on the phone. school police are facing questions about how they handled

multiple reports she filed against the killer. clayton sandell has new details for us. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: many, many questions here, robin and this morning, the university says it is launching two independent investigations to look into campus safety and also to see if police properly handled the original complaints against an ex-boyfriend turned killer. >> shell casing and possible shots fired. >> reporter: lauren mccluskey was on the phone with her mom monday night headed back to her dorm at the university of utah. her mother says, suddenly i heard her yell, no, no, no. at that moment police say the 21-year-old track team standout was grabbed by her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old melvin rowland. >> he forced her into the backseat of a car. excuse me. that he had driven to campus and he shot her in the car multiple times. >> reporter: mccluskey dated rowland for a month but broke it off october 9th after discovering he had lied about

his name and age and was a registered sex offender. at a parole hearing he once said this -- >> every woman i've met or came across, i used my manipulation tactics to get what i want. >> reporter: on october 13th mccluskey told campus police he was blackmailing her for a thousand dollars threatening to post explicit pictures of her online. but police now revealing detectives didn't begin their formal investigation until nearly a week later and never contacted rowland's parole officers who could have sent him back to prison. >> i did not believe that there was enough evidence at that time to share with other law enforcement. there was no indication from lauren to us at any point in this investigation that he was threatening physical harm. >> reporter: just after mccluskey was murdered, police say rowland got a ride from campus from an innocent woman he had just met on a dating site. >> there are no words to describe the pain and loss we're feeling as a team right now. >> reporter: hours later police say as they closed in on rowland he ran into a church and killed himself. now, parole officials say they

last talked to rowland three days after mccluskey first went to police but said they had no idea he was under criminal investigation. >> michael. now to some good news. an estimated $750 million are up for grabs in the powerball drawing tomorrow night just a few days after that billion dollar jackpot. t.j. holmes is here and, t.j., these big jackpots seem like the new norm. >> reporter: the new norm, so we're going to need new rules, strahan. rule one, don't get t.j. out of bed for less than a billion dollars, okay. we just had a $1.5 billion jackpot. now $750 million, i mean, can you even live off that? look, yes, it seems like the new normal, so what's happening? what's happening is exactly what lottery officials designed to happen. saturday's powerball drawing of $750 million could potentially be the fourth biggest jackpot in

u.s. history. >> i feel lucky. >> $750 million is worth a try. >> reporter: but on the heels of the $1.5 billion mega millions jackpot just three days ago, $750 million might seem, eh. still it's plenty to purchase this palatial pad in the bel aire neighborhood, the most expensive home on the market could be yours for $245 million. a huge lottery jackpot seemed to be the new normal, and it's no fluke. >> rumor has it they changed the game, changed the rules. >> reporter: back in 2015 powerball changed the odds of winning from 1 in 175 million to 1 in 292 million and last year mega millions followed suit decreasing the odds from 1 in 259 million to 1 in 302 million. the longer odds mean jackpots get bigger and bigger and bigger, leading ticket sales to sky rocket. >> when it gets above $500

million, it's like, oh, i should -- why not. >> yeah, why not? so has this worked? mega millions changed their odds just in october. in the past 12 months three out of the largest six mega millions jackpots of all time have happened. >> i had always used that $500 million excuse. i never realized how dumb it sounds. [ laughter ] >> but here's the next problem, is now there's going to be a new threshold. now it used to be $500 million for you. now it'll be a billion for some people so now you're going to get the same fatigue but a higher number. >> what changed to make it harder? i don't understand. >> manipulated the number of jackpot balls in the bin. you take a ball out, you add one and change the numbers just a little bit and the number of combinations that are in there so it increases your odds of getting a smaller prize, but to get the jackpot -- >> it is nice you're getting more $1 million winners, like 36 or 38 in that last one. >> that is great if you want to go with some logic. >> here are two things we learned.

one, george is now going to lower his threshold. >> no. raising it. >> don't wake t.j. up for under a billion dollars. two things that we've learned. >> it's going to be the new threshold now, a billion. the third thing is ginger, she has more on the nor'easter. >> hey there. a billion, i like that you know, i'll save you money. if you have a car parked at the coast this weekend you'll want to move it inland a little if you're right at the water line. not only will you have the moderate coastal flooding but a couple of waves on top of it, up to ten feet there on the shore of long island. look at that, up to 15 feet coming on shore up to maine. all right. that's the big picture. let's get to the weekend getaways now brought to you by walmart.

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we ready. and i'm telling you. tyler perry has done it again. >> as always. >> always does. a lot of news to get to as well including the search for the suspect behind those potential bombs sent to prominent democrats and supporters like hillary clinton, former president obama and authorities swarming this postal facility in florida looking for clues. a new development in the mysterious murder of that model in georgia. kelsey quayle crashed her car after being shot in the neck. and now police are looking for this man right here, calling him a person of interest. take a look at this. oh, my goodness,the sidewalk collapsing in turkey, swallowing two women right there. they only suffered minor injuries, thank goodness for that, expected to be okay. now to that trouble for megyn kelly. questions about her future are growing as she faces fallout for her remarks concerning blackface. abc's linsey davis is here with the latest. good morning linsey. >> reporter: she was once listed as "time" magazine's 100 most

influential people in the world and nbc news division's highest paid anchor and this morning it appears that wednesday's show where megyn kelly apologized, may have been her last, at least at nbc. >> i want to begin with two words, i'm sorry. >> reporter: just one day after delivering this tearful apology to a standing ovation from her audience, kelly remained off the air while she reportedly negotiates an early exit from nbc. on thursday, the network aired a repeat of her show. >> happy friday. >> reporter: while nbc announced they would also air a rerun today due to the current circumstances. >> i can't keep up with the number of people we're offending just by being, like, normal people. >> reporter: following her on-air apology -- >> thank you for listening and for helping me listen too. >> reporter: -- kelly fired her agents at caa and hired a top hollywood litigator to reportedly negotiate an exit package from the network. kelly has a three-year, $69 million deal with nbc where she started in june of 2017.

her fate at the network has been in question since her comments earlier this week about blackface. >> 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 who puts on whiteface at halloween. >> yes. >> when i was a kid, that was okay as long as you were dressing up as, like, a character. >> reporter: kelly even defended this outfit by "real housewfie" luann de lesseps as diana ross. >> she made her skin look darker than it really is, and people said that was racist. i felt like who doesn't love diana ross? >> reporter: according to "the hollywood reporter," that costume worn by the real housewife will be brought up in a meeting between her attorney and nbc executives where he'll allegedly argue nbc is hypocritical because the reality star wore that costume on an nbc sister network. >> you can dress up like diana ross. just don't put no damn black paint on your face. >> reporter: for years blackface

has served to demeanor humiliate. from books to movies, the lasting stereotype showing blacks as lazy, violent, stupid, violent and inferior has endured. roland martin who appeared on her show afterwards to offer a perspective hopes it serving to start a new conversation. >> we must deal with racism. we must deal with bigotry but also, we must deal with all of those things that exist between racist and not racist. that is racial perceptions and feelings and inequity and that's been one of the fundamental problems. >> reporter: now for those speculating kelly might return to fox news, fox issued this one statement last night saying, simply, we are extremely happy with our entire lineup. robin. >> that says a lot. linsey, let's bring in our chief legal analyst, dan abrams and marisa guthrie, media reporter from "the hollywood reporter."

you've been on it since it broke. it is a lucrative contract, midway through that. some will wonder if she walks away with the full amount. >> probably. it's a contract. it's a full three-year contract so nbc would have to have a specific reason to say we shouldn't have to adhere to our side of it. they may argue that there's a morals clause, for example, in the contract and that they held the network up to disrepute, that she did. tough argument to make for a couple reasons. first, kelly's team will likely cite other examples at nbc, and maybe just as importantly, remember nbc put her back on the air the next day. so, she was on tuesday, then she went on to apologize on wednesday. >> and has been off since. >> and has been on after the apology. so if the argument is this was so horrible, this was so awful, this held us up in such a negative light, then how do you allow her to go back on the next day? >> yesterday was a repeat of her show and today is expected to be a repeat as well. >> yes. >> right. >> you have been reporting from

the get go on this, marisa, and others are reporting about a meeting today between kelly's lawyer and nbc execs. what are you hearing? >> i think that this is the formality. this is -- they're going to talk about how she goes, what is said, what -- they'll talk about the money, but i think it's painfully clear that she is never going to be back on nbc news again. i mean, they signaled that by doing all these reports on their newscasts about it and airing her comments she -- racially insensitive comments she made while on fox in those reports. >> this is her own network. >> this is her own network so that's a powerful signal. they are not protecting her. >> speaking of powerful, in recent days, she hired a very powerful hollywood lawyer. what does that signal to you? >> that she doesn't want to be on the defensive here. we were talking about the arguments nbc can make. now let's talk about the arguments she can make. she's likely going to argue that this was a form of retaliation against her. she had a contract and the

reason she will say that they're ending this is because back in september, for example, she was questioning the way that nbc was handling sexual harassment allegations. >> they weren't happy with that. >> no, not at all and she will argue that's retaliation so i think you'll have both sides jockeying for position and sort of threatening the other, and in the end i think you're going to have her getting her entire contract. >> on top of that, we all know she was signed to -- the highest paid at nbc news. her show did not live up to expectations and that's being generous in saying that, and some are feeling that nbc execs are using this as a way to get rid of her. >> i think there's probably some truth to that. a lot of people predicted this going in that it was a -- the hiring her for daytime, for morning did not make sense. she is a very sharp-edged person. she developed that persona at

fox, and i think she was trying to bring some of that persona to the 9:00 a.m. hour on nbc, and it just didn't work. it didn't -- she didn't have the empathy. she's a tough person and tried to make it more of a newsy show and really dug into the me too stuff. she had a lot of accusers on. but when she offered to have matt lauer on with his accusers, i mean, the nbc executives were outraged by that. so this has been building. >> and they may find out how tough she is. it doesn't appear she will go away quietly. all right, thank you both very much. george. >> thank you guys. coming up, another child has died from the flu, the fourth person this season. we have a new warning from the cdc. ♪ carla is living with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of her body.

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back now with a new health alert about the flu. the virus has now claimed the life of a child in new york city, the second pediatric flu death this season. abc's diane macedo has at latest. good morning, diane. good morning. just a week after an otherwise healthy child died in florida after contracting the flu, now we have a second child death in new york city, just the beginning of the flu season. >> reporter: this morning, a second child is dead from the flu. this time in new york city. >> sadly, i want to report that we have one pediatric death so far in the city. every year we see between zero and eight children die because of the flu. pediatric deaths from the flu are not unusual. they are sad reminders of the

consequences of not getting immunized. >> reporter: just last week, the florida department of health reported the season's first pediatric flu death. the unvaccinated child died after testing positive for influenza b. the center for disease control estimates last season in the united states, over 180 children died from the virus. now the cdc says everyone over 6 months old should get the flu vaccine as soon as possible, calling it the best way to protect against influenza and its potentially serious complications. health experts add that the newly released prescription pill xofluza could lessen the length and severity in adults if taken at the first sign of flu symptoms. while we know it helps defend from getting the flu, it could lessen the chance of dying from it by up to 60%. yet another reason to make sure you and your kids get vaccinated. >> so important. thanks very much. dr. jen ashton is here now, as

well. hard to fathom it's unusual for an otherwise healthy child to die from the flu. >> that's right. george, the statistics from last year, we have to repeat them because they are very important. 80% of the pediatric deaths last season occurred in unvaccinated children. so, this is not hype. this is not fear mongering. a lot of these tragic pediatric deaths from influenza are preventable. we also think that children who are otherwise healthy have such a massive immune response to this infection that it actually does damage and winds up becoming fatal. >> what are the warning signs parents should look for? >> i think this is important. if you have an infant, toddler, child, having trouble breathing, their ribs are retracting and having skin color changes around their mouth or nailbeds, they have a change in mental status, they become confused or start babbling or unresponsive or they can't take in fluids, that's a medical emergency. they need immediate medical attention. >> you can't take this for granted. >> absolutely not. >> jen ashton, thanks very much. michael.

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we love telling this story as many times as we possibly can. school janitor anthony james has a beautiful connection with the kids at hickerson elementary. he gives them high fives and helps them tie their shoes, but they are always there for big hugs. the kids were literally jumping up and down in excitement to learn a new way to show their love to one of their favorite people. ♪ happy birthday >> reporter: "happy birthday" took on a whole new meaning. custodian james anthony in tears. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: as the 60-year-old came to take out the trash, the kindergartners surprised their school janitor by not just singing but signing happy birthday. anthony is deaf and the children wanted to do something unique for his special day. >> it brought us all to tears. we were all crying. >> reporter: the teachers taught the kindergarten class how to sign "happy birthday" by watching youtube videos. the students were ecstatic. >> they were so excited because they realize we get to communicate with mr. james now. they learned it in less than

five minutes. >> reporter: despite a number of health challenges he has worked for the school district for 30 years. >> i think he's an amazing role model for our kids for that reason that there's no reason to give up on anything. you know, mr. james doesn't give up and he does want to say one last thing. >> to the both of you, you two have made my day. thank you. >> we love you. >> very, very sweet. mr. anthony said after he retires he wants to go back to school and to be able to teach children american sign language. >> wow, he's not done yet. >> no, i just love it. >> great story. >> the teachers are ecstatic the kids are being introduced to this world of sign language. >> and excited about. >> they're good at it too. five minutes? >> i was like, faster than me. >> everything on youtube these days. thank you. >> thank you. coming up, the performance bringing so much joy to the duchess. you'll find out next.

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"so that they can respond immediately when needed." vote yes on 11. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking news for our viewers in the west. new suspicious packages found this morning here in new york and in florida as authorities race to find the suspected serial bombmaker. swarming this postal sorting facilities, looking for clues about where the suspected bombs came from and who mailed them. investigators taking apart those devices. what the wires, tape and timer could tell them as the president blames the media. the first major nor'easter of the season about to drench your weekend. talking freezing rain and even snow expected in parts of the east coast. ginger with the latest just ahead. royal air scare. near-miss on the runway for harry and meghan's plane as the pilots are forced to abort the landing and then this moment

just hours after they are on the ground. meghan dazzling the crowd in this dress. all the details this morning. consumer alert. the new warning about thousands of damaged cars on the road after historic hurricanes like harvey and irma. as many as 150,000 cars that were in the disaster zone now back on the market. the before and afters you need to see, and what to know before you buy a washed up car. get the job. how to score the raise you deserve. the new research show men who ask for raises have a better success rate than women and they ask for more. barbara corcoran with the one thing you need to know before you ask for that raise. and she's ready. are you ready? tiffany haddish is back on "gma." >> good morning, america. she ready. here i come. ♪ bang bang

we definitely ready for tiffany haddish on this friday morning. great way to kick off the weekend with her. it was so interesting, it was a few months ago, she just shows up. amar'e hardwick, her co-star in the new movie she's in, called her on the phone and said, i'm here at "gma." do you want to come by? and tiffany is so cool, she said sure. she came backstage and danced in the makeup room. again, she wasn't on the show. >> marilyn in the front is a hairstylist who used to dance for whitney houston. all these groups. she always has everyone dancing, and then deandre, your stylist, he was getting it in. >> all right. >> but that just shows you the person tiffany is keeping it real and hasn't let all this new fame go to her head. fame at all. she'll be here to talk about tyler perry's new movie

"nobody's fool." >> she is here for real today. >> yes, she is. we have some news to get to as well starting with that search for the suspect behind those potential serial bombs, focused on south florida. this postal facility right here. abc's eva pilgrim is on the scene. good morning, eva. >> reporter: george, the number of packages growing. this as investigators haveso zeroed in on this postal facility as they try to figure out who is sending these devices. overnight, an 11th package discovered here in florida. this one addressed to new jersey senator cory booker. we also learned of a package in a post office in new york, that addressed to james clapper. all of this sparking real concern this morning that there could still be more packages out there. this morning, the urgent manhunt shifting to florida as the search intensifies for the perpetrator behind the ten suspected explosive devices that were sent to high-profile targets around the country as homeland security secretary nielsen confirms that at least

some of the devices were shipped from florida. >> some of the packages went through the mail. they originated, some from florida. >> reporter: officials concerned there could be more out there. the fbi issuing a warning. >> do not touch, do not move, do not handle any suspicious or unknown package. >>organizations -- >> announcer: this is an abc news special report. i'm whit johnson in new york and we have breaking news on those suspected explosive devices sent through the mail striking fear across the country over the past four days. there you see some of the locations. this happening as law enforcement officers discovered two new packages this morning. one in florida, one in new york for a total of 12 different packages. abc news is now getting word that law enforcement officers have a suspect in custody in the miami area related to these

suspected packages sent through the mail. let's go right to our justice correspondent, pierre thomas in washington for the very latest. pierre, what can you tell us? >> reporter: just as you said, we're being told that a man or a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the mailing of the suspected explosive devices. we don't yet have an identity, but we're being told that a press conference is going to be scheduled today at main justice headquarters here in washington, d.c. again, the suspect has been taken into custody for questioning. we are awaiting more details, and law enforcement officials have been working around the clock all week trying to figure out who might be behind sending out these packages. it has been a top priority at the fbi, secret service and multiple law enforcement agencies. a national manhunt under way and we're told that a significant step has been made in terms of trying to figure out what the origins of these packages were, whit. >> all right, and pierre, just a note to our viewers here. you're looking at video of the special nypd vehicle transporting one of those

suspected explosive devices. this is the one that was discovered in midtown this morning at a mail processing area. that one was, again, supposed to go to cnn specifically to james clapper. he, of course, one of the critics of president trump. also, there was another one we mentioned in florida this morning that was supposed to go to senator booker. we want to go to florida. our eva pilgrim is there, and she has been covering this. over the past couple of days we have seen law enforcement activity pick up in the florida area. that is where we're getting word that they are taking the suspect into custody. what can you tell us about what has taken place over the last few hours? >> reporter: that's right, whit. investigators followed leads, clues here to south florida. we're told that they were actually able to find forensic evidence on at least one of those packages that had been mailed as well as images from the u.s. postal service of the mail being processed and that's

what brought them here to this packaging center. this is where those packages are sorted for most of the southern part of the state of florida, and looking at those clues we're told that -- sources are telling us that they were looking for dna evidence. anything that would give them some insight into who this person was, and where they were sending these packages out of leading to that person being in custody this morning, whit. >> all right, eva pilgrim. thanks so much. again, talking about those packages and one thing that we have heard from law enforcement sources, the fact that those packages remained intact could provide a lot of that evidence as we're seeing now leading to a potential suspect in custody in florida. once again, this is the very latest information relating to now a dozen suspected explosive devices sent through the mail. that suspect in custody. we'll have the very latest coming up this evening on will the "world news tonight" and on

abcnews.com and on the app. i'm whit johnson from new york. have a great day. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. special report from abc news.

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and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers for superintendent of public instruction. because keeping our kids safe and improving our neighborhood public schools is always tony's top priority. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] sorry, guys. you missed the whole show. go home. >> it's your outfit. what are you wearing today? >> show them. [ cheers and applause ] >> a little attention for that. >> i was wondering if you would be a little more subtle. but i appreciate it. happy friday, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]

and next week we're counting down to halloween. >> oh, boy. >> and monday we have some really great -- some decorations to turn your home into a haunted house and have folks from martha stewart living all coming in on monday because we're going to get ready for halloween, but right now, we ready. >> we ready? >> for "pop news." >> let's do it. [ cheers and applause ] but you know what, jennifer lopez, let's talk. jenny from the block has been sporting a very large rock, have you seen it? engagement rumors are in hyper drive after a-rod posted a video of himself and jennifer having a little baseball fun at game two of the world series. take a look at this. >> here we are at fenway. 2-1, dodgers. jennifer, what's the sign? >> yeah, she's calling signs. all i can see, all you can see i'm sure is that baseball-sized diamond.

[ applause ] mind you, it is on her right hand. that has not stopped the internet or us from speculating. >> it's the wrong hand. and she can buy any diamond she wants for herself, and those two, it's not as if they're keeping their romance a secret so if there's something to tell us they are up front and will tell us. that's how i feel about it. >> i have been schooled, my goodness. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> listen, this is the show where we talk about every clothing change that the royal family makes. [ laughter ] >> i'm sorry i got so animated. >> everyone was talking about this. this was the top story on social media this morning. it is my job to share, hence -- >> it was news for me. >> there you go. thank you. >> and i know you're very close with him so get him on speed dial. >> i'm not going to ask if he's engaged. >> i know.

matt damon in the news all over the internet. his career on fire and now he is too literally. the 48-year-old oscar winner caught on camera earlier this week. that's him right there fully engulfed in flames. we know he does his own stunts. this is big, though. we have learned it's for a scene from his upcoming movie "ford versus ferrari." damon wearing a fireproof suit obviously for the shoot. it took place outside of l.a. the film is based on the true story of the battle between ford and farry to werrari to win the le mans race in 1966. matt plays auto racing legend carroll shelby opposite christian bale. quite a cast. that will burn up screens next june. [ applause ] we know it well, yeah, that's cool. finally this morning, justin bieber's burritogate. let's get into it. this photo, what appears to be

the biebs eating a burrito not in the conventional fashion. instead it's sort of a corn on the cob style situation. [ applause ] sending social media into a tizzy. comments like does he not know how a burrito works? the suggestion that maybe bieber thinks it's a harmonica. for the record, chipotle got involved. known for their massive burritos they weighed in on the controversy writing, we don't have a problem with this. >> of course they don't. >> eat your burrito however you want. i will ask you, our fine audience, has anybody ever seean a burrito corn on the cob style? >> no. >> here at "gma," to each his own. >> that's right. judgment-free zone. [ applause ] all right, lara, thank you. we move to our "gma" cover story and an alert about flood cars on the roads in the wake of historic hurricanes like harvey and irma.

a new report warns 150,000 damaged cars have snuck back onto the market in just the past year alone. whit johnson is at a salvage yard in mount vernon, new york. with more on that story. good morning. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. when hurricanes strike, these cars end up in salvage yards like this one. but an estimated 500,000 of these vehicles are still out there driving around. the owners might not even know it. experts say you have to do your research to make sure you don't end up with one of these in your driveway. thousands of cars submerged in underwater disaster zones seemingly consumed by hurricanes harvey and irma last year, but this morning, driver beware. experts warning many of these washed up vehicles are hitting roads in lots across the country. >> over the past year there's been a 47% spike of cars that have returned to the road that were previously flooded. >> reporter: used car tracking service carfax says 150,000 flood cars popped up in just the past year. >> it's going to corrode the

mechanical system. it's going to short the electrical system and it's going to impact the safety system to where your air bags and even your anti-lock brakes may not work when you need them. >> reporter: and they're hard to spot. carfax shows us how after a five-hour makeover, this hurricane harvey damaged car looks shiny and new. look at these before and afters of the trunk. experts say these cars may look fine, but inside could be massive damage. >> we found out the carpet was damp. they did try to wet vac it. >> reporter: in 2015, bob says he was approached by several customers. >> you're not going to divulge that information to us because it will decrease the value of their vehicle. >> reporter: trying to trade in cleaned up, flood-damaged cars but he caught them and carfax says these cars often aren't being sold in flood zones. >> many of these cars could be moved hundreds, if not, thousands of miles away from where the flooding happened, across the country and resold anywhere, some to people who

have no idea that that car was flooded. >> reporter: with a busy hurricane season they're expecting more. >> as long as we continue to see severe storms and historic hurricanes like we've had over the last several years, we're only going to see these cars increase. >> reporter: and with thousands of these damaged vehicles out there in circulation, here's what you need to do to make sure you don't end up with a piece of junk. check under the hood for any signs of rust. get the vehicle inspected by a reputable mechanic. you can get a vehicle history report. carfax is a simple app. you take the vin number, you can plug it in right there on your smartphone. robin? >> all great suggestions, whit. thanks so much. george? now to our series "get the job." we focus on getting a raise. a recent study found that men who asked for raises have a better success rate than women. our chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis, here with tips on how to increase your odds. >> good morning to you. yeah, that's right. according to this new report on women in the workplace by mckenzie and company and leanin.org women are less likely

to be promoted than their male peers and "shark tank's" barbara corcoran is now working to change that as both the boss and an investor. >> reporter: it's an issue "shark tank's" barbara corcoran says she's seen far too often in her career. >> one of the biggest things that stands in the way of a young or established woman is they wait to ask for credit long after it's due. >> reporter: as the boss and now an adviser, she's working to change that, investing in companies like cousin's maine lobster. >> now you're going to go ahead and turn on your equipment. >> reporter: erica and sandy both work at management at cousins's maine lobster, and they say the company treats men and women equally. >> the sky's the limit from here. and as a woman especially now, like this is a really cool time. >> i felt like i could just be me and that was it. i wasn't labeled. i was just sandy. >> reporter: that culture a breath of fresh air. both women saying they felt undervalued in the past.

>> i always felt like my role was maybe secondary. >> i felt like i had to go even like the extra mile to even think of asking for a raise. >> reporter: according to a recent study, while men and women might ask for raises at the same rate, men are more likely to be successful. erica and sandy both say they had to ask their former employers for raises numerous times before finally getting what they thought they deserved. >> i've always been like very timid for those reasons just because i had already put in the work. >> reporter: cousin's maine lobster owners say employee empowerment is baked into their company culture. >> building an amazing team with men and women and empowering them to have the autonomy to feel supported. >> some people are just more vocal than others so i think for us, i think learning the differences between our staff, the differences between people and making them feel reassured,

kft confident, happy, supported, all those things, it's essential. >> reporter: women have to be proactive too. >> so what can women do to distinguish themselves? >> you have to act as though you believe yourself and communicate that very strongly. men will use language like i want. i expect. here's what i do. here's what i want. women will say i wonder if you notice that i have been -- i believe i can. it's all future tense. men use present tense before it even exists. >> is there an appropriate time to ask for a promotion or a raise? >> you should be asking for the raise or promotion before it's due. i think what you can do is ask for feedback frequently. you're not asking for a raise but reminding them what you're doing and making them accountable to acknowledge what you're doing. >> reporter: clearly there's responsibility on both the company and employees but barbara says because of what she's seen in her career, she makes an effort to get ahead of

it with women and she'll promote them in many cases before they ask. i said i'd like to work for you barbara. that would be great. >> we saw her and you have to act like you believe it's happening. how do those stand out with meetings with the bosses? >> it's really key to first off make the meetings with the boss. set those priorities in the meetings. talk about the fact there have been wins. it's a great thing to say i'm so happy you trust me with this responsibility. so putting that out there, the responsibilities that you're taking on, make lists and constantly use those lists as reminders inside of the meeting and then set an outline, a timeline of when that raise or promotion could come in the future. >> all makes sense. we also have audience questions. yanny is here. what do you got? >> hi, yes, i wanted to know -- i'm really terrible at negotiating. what can i say to my boss when he says no to the promotion? what can i say to change his mind? >> we can all be better negotiators, yanny, absolutely, every single one of us. walk into that meeting with a list of your responsibilities, let them know how are you going above and beyond. how are you doing things that

are making you an exemplary employee? don't focus though on the other employees. this is a mistake people often make. they think too much in terms of what other people are doing. the only way you want to do that is if you're going above and beyond in any way, and make it known this is important to you. you can use an outside offer as leverage. >> good advice. rebecca, thanks very much. let's go to ginger. actually, you're right over there. >> i'm right over here. i'm thinking about it like what can i do? i do "gma" moments and stand in hurricanes. is that going to be good? let's do your "gma" moment. i have an 8-month-old and he's not even close to talking. he's making noises and stuff. what about a 3 1/2-month-old. take a listen. >> hello. can you say i love you. >> i love you. >> good job. >> i mean it could be a coincidence but i don't care. it is so sweet. i love it so much. please send your "gma" moments -- that's william, by the way from charlotte, north carolina.

[ applause ] now to the royal tour. harry and meghan wrapping up their two-day visit to tonga and enjoying a lot of laughs and facing a minor air scare as they head back to australia for the invictus games. abc's james longman was on the plane with them when they had that scare. good morning to you, again, james. >> reporter: good morning, michael. happy friday. there was a fair bit of drama with a missed landing for the royal plane this morning. but as you can see, i'm still

very much on tonga time. it was a day full of music and song and for meghan quite a few costume changes. a bit of drama for meghan and harry's flight to sydney this morning. the royal plane aborted the initial landing because of another plane on the runway but no reason to worry, it just meant a second chance to enjoy the views as it came around again, all following their last day on the island nation of tonga. music and song the themes of the day. their visit to a local trade fair, a chance to experience the culture. meghan in another martin grant creation with a little extra help from her happy hosts. ♪ the royal couple haven't had long in tonga but the time they've had has been filled with music and song. later at a school, the musical theme continued. ♪ the royal couple's spirits lifted high by the tongan

performance. one boy seemingly worn out by the day's activities. the prince came to spread his message of conservation on this lush island. >> tonga is leading by example and understands deeply the impact of environmental changes, because they directly affect these islands. >> reporter: meghan in a blue dress from veronica beard for a final good-bye from tonga's princess anjelica. tongans seemed to be singing all day. the duchess thankful for their welcome. meghan finishing the day in her third look wowing at a sydney gala in a shimmering black and white gown designed by oscar de la renta, pairing it with her black pumps. some calling it her best look yet. it sure was a fun day, michael. >> all right, thank you so much. coming up, get ready. tiffany haddish is here live. here live.

good morning, it's 8:27. happening tonight, the san francisco gay men's chorus is going to perform at st. ignatius church for the first time. the catholic church canceled the group's concert back in 1981 because the archbishop didn't approve of homosexiality. times have changed the gay men's chorus will perform tonight at 8:00. let's talk about the commute into work. >> look at the golden gate bridge, it's shrouded in fog and it's down heavy on the give yourself yourself extra time this morning. a lot of slow traffic this morning. we'll take a quick look at san

francisco. we had earlier problems there, cleared out of lanes. but the bay bridge looks slow coming into the city. "look what she's accomplished... she authored the ban on assault weapons... pushed the desert protection act through congress, and steered billions of federal dollars to california projects such as subway construction and wildfire restoration." "she... played an important role in fighting off ...trump's efforts to kill the affordable care act."

california news papers endorse dianne feinstein for us senate. california values senator dianne feinstein as sue showed you where all that fog is s look at the rest of the bay. a quiet commute otherwise. cool this morning, ferry rides it's going to be quiet all day today on the water. temperatures in the mid40s, while the rest of us are in the

50s. on our way to warm weather this afternoon and halloween. thanks, mike. another update in about 30 minutes. and always on our news app. ♪ welcome back to "gma" and i got to say we have a great, excited friday audience with us. thank you, guys, for sharing your friday with us. but we got a real treat for everybody. our next guest is one of our all-time favorites, we loved her in "girls trip" now starring in the new movie "nobody's fool." last time she was here she showed us skill as an energy producer and gave george some energy. i loved that. we can't wait to see what she has in store this morning. please welcome, tiffany haddish. [ applause ]

>> let's go. yeah. it's a celebration. get up, get up. get up. hey. ♪ [ applause ] >> hey! we celebrate. we woke up today. whoo. [ applause ] >> yeah, yeah. >> just look at you. >> i didn't even touch him this time. >> he loves you. >> no, he don't. >> we all do. >> we go together. >> he almost went without a tie after that. >> hey, welcome back.

you know we love seeing you. we love it. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> but it's been a while since you were on the show and last time you were here, amar'e ca called you and you showed up backstage and you were dancing. what was exactly going on? >> well, you know, that song had just came out and i was like let's do the challenge because that's how i like to wake up. like dance, first thing i do is dance a little bit and i love to dance to this song and get the whole body activated ready for success. >> ready for success. [ applause ] >> and you have had it lately and we are so happy for you. >> yes. >> thank you. >> so incredibly happy. this new one, whoopi goldberg is your mother. >> she's my mom. >> what was it like playing with her. >> it was so much fun. tyler perry is amazing, okay. he wrote this part for me and we shot the whole movie in like ten days and whoopi came in one day

and she shot like eight scenes and the scenes we did together we had so much fun we were laughing so hard but tyler don't play, he's like, move it on. i want to enjoy it a little bit longer. >> what is it like when tyler perry says, i wrote this for you? >> i'm like, thank you. [ applause ] >> but he did. >> as he should. >> i mean he specifically said he wrote this for you. >> specifically. he called me and told me i wrote this for you and i was dying laughing. have you been meeting my family members? do you know people. who has been telling you my business? so it was super fun to do it and super fun to play the character because i know so many people like this character. >> oh, goodness. >> yes, i'm from south central los angeles. yes, the character i play, she fresh out of jail. she meets up -- she try to move in with her mom. so she moves in with her sister and her sister is internet

dating and getting catfished. we ain't having that. >> what if somebody is on the internet trying to date, what kind of tips do you have for them not to get duped? >> my first tip is i'm not the biggest fan of internet dating because you never know what you're getting. i prefer to do it like they did it in bible time. show up in the location, you know. let us meet somewhere, you know. [ applause ] >> at the bar. >> tiffany, where do you go to meet up on location? >> i like to go to the library because i want to make sure i meet a man who know how to read. >> that's nice. >> libraries. i know that becoming extinct but it's important to go to the library. you meet a man in the library, you're like, okay, he knows how to return things. this is good. i like to go to -- funerals are a really great place to meet. men are so vulnerable at the funeral. perfect place to meet a man and usually they got an inheritance.

[ laughter ] i like auctions. any kind of like birthday party, celebrations, now, christening, bris. >> the list goes on and on. >> public places. there's a guy for me. >> you guys want to see some of this movie? >> please, please. >> this is nice. girl! this is you right here. okay. they don't smell like roachs in here or nothing. and look at this. girl, how you get sparkles in the back of an animal? what is this, a care bear? >> that's when you just got out of jail. [ applause ] oh, you know what, it is a great cast. a wonderful cast that you're working with. >> tika sumper in, omari hart --

omari, whoo. oh. you have some too. you too. >> look, the chemistry of you two. how you all work together. >> we had so much fun together. yeah, we did a lot of improving. what i love about tyler, he let us play. >> you got to stay through the credits because they have the outtakes and you can hear tyler in the outtakes. >> playing with us. throwing out lines and stuff, i'm, like, tyler, you're a comedian. you funny, okay. >> i'm sorry. go, after you. >> please, please. >> fighting over me. [ laughter ] i'll never beat her in a fight. >> saying the movie is based on your sister has -- she thinks she has to have a list to find a man and she has to have particular things on the list and if the person doesn't fit everything on that list. >> yeah, he don't qualify. >> he don't qualify. you got a list. >> oh, yeah, you know i do. [ applause ] >> what's on your list?

what's on your list? >> first off, he has to have excellent credit. i need to know that. >> okay, okay. >> this is a house. all right. can't let everybody in there. [ laughter ] >> i'm sorry. there's a little girl in here. listen up, honey. y'all can have a family discussion about this later. also, also, no kids, so you out. [ laughter ] >> my kids are almost grown and almost got the house. >> huh-uh. no kids. what else? he has to have a career of his own. you know what i'm saying, likes to travel. he has to have survival techniques in case the apocalypse comes. [ laughter ] >> you writing this all down? >> yes. >> he needs to be handsome.

good hygiene. hygiene is super important to me. >> yes, it is. >> super important. i would prefer he have all his own teeth. [ laughter ] but if he a little older, that's okay. in the back. >> okay. that's it. >> i could keep going. >> no, no, no. if you didn't write that list at home i'll put it on our website on "gma." [ applause ] >> if you qualify, if you qualify with just some of those factors if you qualify you can come and see me. i'm getting ready to go on tour. yes, i'm about to go on tour. >> where? >> all over. i'm starting in miami for new year's. >> nice. >> you can go to tiffanyh tiffanyhaddish.com and put in a special code, unicorn and we'll be on the west coast, east

coast, down south. everywhere. looking for a future husband. [ laughter ] >> that fits this criteria. >> that's fun. >> we're going to go to break now. a lot more with tiffany haddish when we come back. ♪ california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rateby 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it before. now, let's do it for every public-school student in california. i'm marshall tuck. i'm running for state superintendent.

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♪ bang bang great pictures. >> i tell you what, welcome back, everybody. we're here with the more than hilarious and credity talented tiffany haddish. >> thank you. >> these pictures with your new girlfriend. >> yes, that's my boo. [ applause ] >> where do you keep it? >> in the bed with me. we sleep together. yes. this is my first female relationship. she coal. she get cold, boy. she cold. but she warm up after a while. she's a little sharp too. >> it must be amazing, you know, your career just skyrocketed and now you're winning emmys and on the top of everybody's list. is it a little overwhelming at times? >> no, i planned this. i planned this. not overwhelming. only part -- like i do get sleepy. i do get really sleepy but nothing a little energy drink can't fix. a nap. >> i want you to remind people

of the line you said. "girls trip." a lot of people got to know her. we knew her beforehand but many saw you for the first time on that. there's a good cast on "girls trip" and trying to cast this last person and your agent goes and they said they're looking for a name and what did you say? >> i said, i've had a name since 1979 and it's tiffany haddish. -- >> i love that. >> let them know she ready and i had to audition four times but finally i got the job. >> yeah. >> i can't picture anybody else in the role. >> now "nobody's fool." >> uh-huh. >> you got a little advice for people because as you were talking about your sister's character and tries to find a guy online. you do something on your instagram because she wants to help you all out. it's a public service from tiffany. she's going to help you with a fake number if somebody comes up to you who maybe not somebody you want to get with.

>> their breath stank. the dude is not your type. you don't want to be rude. >> this is what you can do. >> hey there, i'm tiffany haddish. and i'm gonna keep it real with you right now, uh-huh. you're talking to me because whoever gave you this number don't want you. it's all good, though. at least you got to talk to me, right? [ applause ] >> so they call that number. have you ever given out a fake number? >> yes, girl, yes. i usually give out my grandma phone number then that way she got somebody to talk to. >> ah. that's so sweet. >> she not here right now, baby, but what's your name? oh, you go to school? [ laughter ] you go to the library? >> i'm good. >> you sure? >> you are turning red every time i look at you. >> i think you have george shook. he's afraid to say anything to you because you might grab him.

you have so many things in the work even working on a rap album. >> yes. >> your name rap name. >> tiffany city because i'm full of tenacity and i'm trying to win this. ♪ ahhh >> you got something for everything. i love it. >> i've been preparing. >> you were ready for -- >> took classes and everything, studying, all that i can read now, everything. >> i tell you right now everybody here loves you truly. you brighten up the whole day, the whole room. >> so happy for you. >> you are perfect to go into the weekend giving up energy for the weekend. the movie "nobody's fool" is in theaters next friday, november the 2nd. go out and support and see this, tiffany haddish, everybody. we're going to go with ginger. what you got? >> i'm inspired. tiffnicity. good or bad news first. >> good. >> beautiful colors have popped

all over new york city. you can see the fall foliage. looks so pretty in central park. how about we rip them off this weekend with the wind? i know. i told you it was good and bad. gusts, 40 to 60 >> they're all behind me yelling hey. trying to get a picture. coming up we'll fall into fall with our great pumpkin bake-off. go nowhere.

so excited for this. it's our fall bake-off. we have two sisters from georgetown cupcake here.

love your cupcakes so much. they're going head to head with don from breads bakery. audience, what are we cooking up this morning? yesterday we worked out with them. today we're eating them and the winner is taking home the coveted golden pumpkin here. [ applause ] i'll start with you guys. sophie and katherine, what are you bringing to the table? >> so today we are making our pumpkin s'more cupcake parfait. it's the combination of our two favorite fall dessert, pumpkin spice cupcakes and s'mores. >> that sounds incredible. how are you going to top that? >> i think our products speak for itself. we have a pumpkin cheesecake strudel. >> i mean. >> it's out of this world. >> so i am dreaming of that. let's start making this and you say we can make this. >> these are very easy to make at home. so simple -- >> we have tasters.

our audience members. >> yes. >> thank you. [ applause ] you guys are in charge of decide who is taking home the golden pumpkin. important role today. continue. >> to add fun fall festive flair we'll take our glasses and dip them in maple frosting and dip them in some jimmys, fall. >> thank you very much. i'm contributing. >> and we've done the first half so you'll add a tablespoon -- >> graham crumbles and start repeating the layers. graham crumbles. >> i love that. >> hot chocolate sauce. >> more great -- >> hot chocolate ganache. >> and we have some maple frosting. >> yes, go big on that. >> and then we'll add the top half of our pumpkin, it's already in there and we've got some marshmallow cream and a dollop of whipped cream on the top. >> for the fun part we have a blowtorch and you get to toast the marshmallow.

you get to toast the marshmallow as much as you'd like. give it a nice brown and tastes like a delicious camfire pumpkin s'more. >> do you want to try it? >> i'm not going to burn myself? mm-mm. >> do you like it? [ cheers and applause ] >> can we have two winners? i'm just saying that was incredible. you tasted don's. what are they tasteing? >> we're about to make pumpkin cheesecake strudel. grab this knife and we'll star scoring just like this. >> the hook side down. >> yes. >> score sideways. >> there you go. >> very nice. >> just like that. flip that over and grab this pumpkin cheesecake filling and try not to eat it before and pipe a little bit and keep going. all right. >> okay. >> very nice. >> can we buy premade dough if -- >> come to breads bakery and get

some premade. i'll make you some pumpkin cheesecake strudel. >> close that up. >> tiffany's got me in the mood. >> close that up just like that. whatever way you prefer. >> you're making me nervous. >> you should be nervous. >> now we'll grab a brush with some egg and just going to -- >> audience, is this incredible? [ cheers ] >> and then -- >> we get this beautiful, amazing pumpkin strudel once we bake that. [ applause ] yep. >> i believe it is now time for me to ask, should we vote for the georgetown cupcake parfait situation? [ cheers and applause ] if you want the cupcake to win say cupcake. if you want strudel to win scream strudel. okay. it sounds like you ran away with

the golden pumpkin. >> thank you very much. >> lady, i want to say i love this personally. don, we got two recipes. guys, that was tasty. both on our website. they're not hard. please try them. so good. we'll be right back on "gma."

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"so that they can respond immediately when needed." vote yes on 11. tgif, good morning, it's 8:59. here's mike nicco with a look at the forecast. >> thank you very much. we'll start with a beautiful shot of santa cruz this morning. it's going to be sunny and 78 there. warmest day at the coast, as it gets cooler ask cloudier during the weekend. mid to upper 70s there. even low to mid 80s inland and upper 60s at the coast. check out sunday and monday, a slight chance of sprinkle in the north bay on sunday morning. i can barely see the illuminated spider web, all decorated for halloween at the bay bridge. metering lights very slow, reggie? the timing is interesting with that spider web. time for live with kelly and

ia ryan. we'll see you at 11:00 a.m. for the midday news. have a great and safe weekend. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the series "house of cards," robin wright. and star of "the conners," sara gilbert. plus, get ready for some extreme pumpkin carving. also, a performance from "american idol" winner maddie poppe. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: hello, hello, hi, guys.