good morning, america. overnight, president trump ramps up his rhetoric on the campaign trail promising a new crackdown on asylum seekers, threatening migrants with military fire if they throw rocks. but are those ideas lawful? will they be followed? all this as a surge of star power makes a final push. >> oh, my god. hi, oprah. >> how are you? >> just four days until the midterms. wicked weather. the storm sparking at least 16 reported tornadoes, destroying homes, causing flash floods, now moving east. the warning for millions on the road today. shuttle bus nightmare. overnight, passengers jumping out of windows, terrified they had been kidnapped. their driver going the wrong way and refusing to stop. i'm white and i'm hot so

what are you doing here? >> police search for this woman dubbed south park susan. >> is your boyfriend here? is your baby daddy here? >> now facing charges after calling 911 on two black women and threaten run? an abc news exclusive. destiny's child, michelle williams, her first live interview since being hospitalized for depression shortly after that performance with beyonce and kelly rowland at coachella. ♪ jingle bell rock and holiday shopping alert. the black friday wars already beginning from tvs to tablets to toys. the new deals out this morning and the new science on how to get the best savings ever. ♪>>too on >> too soon. good morning, america. great to have you with us on this friday morning. it's hard to believe. it's too soon. the

already getting under way. it's not going anywhere for a while. >> not for a while. go.'ln coseit ectnsus early voting is through the roof. more than 27 million votes cast so far. that's already 7 million more than in 2014, and social media is in overdrive. these are the most tweeted about midterms ever. >> enthusiasm, engagement appear to be at a record high. president trump has saided on a closing argument that echoes the beginning of his campaign. president trump trying to rally his base by raising fears about immigrants, hoping to pick up senate seats in deep red states. abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president is using words like national crisis and invasion to describe immigration that is not actually reality but this is his election strategy and by our count he's used hard-line immigration rhetoric nearly every day for the past three weeks. president trump's closing

argument, a doomsday scenario in which america is overrun by undocumented immigrants. >> if you don't want america to be overrun by masses of illegal aliens and giant caravans, you better vote republican. >> reporter: as election day nears, he is ramping up his rhetoric using fear. from the campaign trail -- >> these courageous americans did not shed their blood, sweat and tears so that we could sit at home while others try to erase their legacy, tear down our history and destroy our proud american heritage. >> reporter: -- to the roosevelt room of the white house. >> this is isn't an innocent group of people. it's a large number of people that are tough. they've injured, attacked. >> reporter: even though the migrants in that caravan, many poor and fleeing violence, are still about 900 miles from the border, and mexican officials say the number is dwindling by the day. that is not stopping the president. he's now promising a new executive order to crack down on

asylum seekers, a move sure to trigger legal challenges. he wants to potentially detain families indefinitely. >> we're putting up massive cities of tents. >> reporter: the aclu issuing this statement, quote, if he plans at some point to prohibit people from applying for asylum between the ports of entry, that plan is illegal. and those 15,000 troops the president says he'll send to the border, he now says they would fire their weapons at the caravan if migrants throw rocks. >> do you envision them firing upon any of these people? >> i hope not. it's the military. i hope there won't be that but i will tell you this. anybody throwing stones, rocks, we will consider that a firearm because there is not much difference. they want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. we're going to consider -- and i told them consider it a rifle. >> reporter: retired general martin dempsey, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, saying of that troop deployment, quote, our men and women in uniform are better trained,

better equipped and better led so they meet any threat with confidence. a wasteful deployment of overstretched soldiers and marines would be made much worse if they use force disproportional to the threat they face. they won't. here's another false claim, this one over his controversial zero tolerance policy separating families at the border. the president says it's all president obama's fault. here's the reality. families under president obama were separated because the parents were tied to serious crimes like drug trafficking. under the trump administration crossing the border was crime enough and we should say there are still 200 children in custody today. >> cecilia, as you point out the president talked about it every day for the last few weeks. he throws out new proposals every day, not clear which ones he's going to follow through on. especially on this issue, we have laws from prohibiting the military from being involved in enforcement action. the president would have to declare a national emergency. it's not even clear that the military would be in any kind of

position to fire if there was any kind of violence. >> it's not clear if the pentagon was ready for this. what the president is saying is he wants as many as 15,000 troops on the border. the pentagon says there will be up to 8,000 troops so there's daylight there. the president's scenario, firing on migrants, seems to be at odds with what the pentagon is saying. publicly they are saying -- they're emphasizing the military will be there in a support role so who knows. >> far from the border. wouldn't even -- >> building tents. >> cecilia vega, thanks very much. in this intense fight to the finish, that surge of star power that we're seeing hitting the trail. big names campaigning including oprah who even knocked on some doors in georgia. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has more. she's there on capitol hill for us. good morning, mary. >> reporter: robin, good morning. you can only imagine what voters were thinking when they opened their door to find oprah standing there, not exactly your regular campaign volunteer, but with just four days left, the campaigns are going all out bringing in those superstars and political heavy hitters.

a surprise visitor for voters in georgia. oprah knocking on doors to get out the vote. >> oh, my god. >> hi, denise. >> hi, oprah. >> reporter: in what could be a history-making race for georgia's governor. >> you get a vote and you get a vote. >> reporter: oprah is helping to help stacey abrams become the nation's first female african-american governor. making this plea with a reminder of a painful past. >> for anybody here who has an ancestor who didn't have the right to vote, and you are choosing not to vote wherever you are in this state, in this country, you are dishonoring your family. >> reporter: while across the aisle republican candidate brian kemp is about to get a boost from the president, campaigning for him this weekend. >> i'm brian kemp. i strongly support president trump, our troops and ironclad borders. >> reporter: president trump's immigration push is now part of a flood of ads targeting

vulnerable democrats in battle ground states like north dakota. >> look at the map. they're everywhere. liberals fight trump, giving criminal illegals a free pass. >> reporter: but in deep red states where democrats are locked in tough races, some candidates like west virginia senator joe manchin are supporting some of the president's harder line. >> i don't think illegals should come and be able to come here and set up shop. i really don't. i think we should do everything we can to secure the borders. >> reporter: and today both parties will continue to pull out all the stops. the president and vice president are on the trail in west virginia and indiana, and former president obama will be stumping down in florida. robin. >> mary, thank you. >> be sure to join us for full coverage election night. george will anchor it joined by our entire political team at 8:00 p.m. eastern on tuesday right here on abc. michael. >> thank you, robin. now to the worldwide walkout at google. thousands of employees protesting the way they say the company handles sexual harassment. abc's whit johnson has more at google's headquarters this morning. good morning, whit.

>> reporter: michael, good morning to you. this was one of the largest and most publicized companywide protests of the me too era. a scene repeating around the world as hundreds of employees in each individual office walked off the job, speaking out against sexual harassment and demanding change. from new york -- [ chanting ] -- to california, london, singapore, a sea of employees in different time zones blasting their own company. >> they are being harassed when they walk in the front door. >> reporter: carrying signs like time's up, tech and not okay, google. a global walkout against the tech giant's alleged handling of sexual misconduct allegations. >> i need to make sure that there are safe places that i can feel comfortable to have mentorship, sponsorship, and we need your help. >> reporter: the walkout coming just one week after "the new york times" reported there was a $90 million severance package for andy rubin, the creator of

android mobile software. the report says the 2014 payout came after google concluded a sexual misconduct allegation against him was credible. rubin denies the allegation firing back on twitter saying, quote, "the new york times" story contains numerous inaccuracies about my employment at google and wild exaggerations. google employees have specific demands that they are asking for. they want the company to end pay inequality. they want the company to also issue reports on sexual harassment and make it easier for employees to file complaints. google says they support the employees participating in the walkouts and they are listening. michael. >> thank you very much, whit. need as much support as they can get. george. we move on to that frightening incident on a bus overnight. passengers thought they were kidnapped when the driver started going the wrong way refusing to stop. noacin charges, and abc's will carr now has the story. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a fun night of terror

turning all too real. a bus full of passengers on their way to a spooky night at a haunted house say they thought they were being kidnapped when their bus driver took them in the wrong direction and refused to stop. >> he wasn't responding to anybody and i was like we're getting kidnapped? >> we were all trying to get off the bus telling us to stop, let us off. he wouldn't stop. >> reporter: what should have been a ten-minute ride stretched to half an hour, leaving the city of long beach, california. passengers pleading with the driver to let them out. >> open the door. >> open the door. >> i stood up with them and he just whipped around and nailed me in the stomach and knocked me back into a seat. >> reporter: that's when the panicked passengers started diving out the windows. >> people started opening up the windows and jumping out and clamoring out and wedging in like a panic. >> reporter: eventually the driver opened the door letting the remaining passengers out. authorities arriving and placing the driver under arrest charging him with kidnapping.

police in long beach tell us the 60-year-old driver was working for a private transport company. there were 20 to 30 passengers on board. thankfully, nobody was hurt. george. >> thank you, will. that is a strange story. >> it really is. now to a frightening trip at sea. a cruise ship tilting on its side for a full minute sending dishes, glasses, bottles sliding. as you can imagine many on board fearful of what was happening, and gio benitez has that story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. yeah, some passengers who are still on that cruise right now told us they thought this was it, that the ship was about to sink. it eventually balanced out but passengers are now showing us that terrifying moment. this morning, dramatic images from the middle of the sea, a carnival cruise ship four hours into its trip suddenly tilting, leaving a mess all across the ship. the dining room in chaos. broken dishes on the floor. even the bottles from the stores. passengers back on solid ground this morning tell us they feared the worst. >> the whole boat tilted.

we started hearing glass or whatever. we were literally holding on for our lives, dangling. >> everybody went in panic mode. it was like a scene from "the titanic." >> reporter: passengers say it happened hours after leaving the florida port. carnival cruise lines saying a technical issue caused the ship to list on sunday. that means it leaned to one side. >> in the hallway,this guy was hyperventilating and this lady was in the steakhouse and her head was cut. her foot was cut. she needed stitches. >> reporter: some passengers reportedly got off at the next dock in the dominican republic to fly back home. one passenger writing on twitter, get me off this ship. water ran out of the pools, glasses shattered. guests tell us they received a note. saying a malfunction of the ship's fin stabilizer caused the issue. it's used to smooth the ride.

carnival saying in a statement, there was never any issue with the safe operation of the ship and our officers quickly intervened to correct the situation. we are very sorry for the disruption this caused. and, again, carnival telling us the technical issue lasted for one minute and that everything is now working as it should. they say it's safe. >> that's what they're saying. gio, thank you. >> amazing they stayed on. >> i know. i would have been off. >> thank you, gio. now to something we've been talking too much about lately, safety at school bus stops. two more crashes on thursday, one of them turning deadly on the heels of that tragedy in indiana where three siblings were killed. abc's paula faris has more. good morning, paula. >> reporter: good morning. it last just been a tragic week and parents, well, you can't control every variable of the bus stop such as the reckless and distracted drivers. you can equip your children with potentially life-saving advice. this week at least five tragic thisrashn leaving adults and five children injured

and backpacks scattered on the shoulder of the road. >> there's a lady that was holding one of her -- the little boy and the little boy -- when she got hit the little boy flew out of her hand. he hit the ground and she flipped and hit her face. >> reporter: also on thursday in pennsylvania a second grader was killed waiting at his school bus stop. earlier this week in indiana three young siblings were killed as they were about to board their bus on a busy road. that bus stop now being moved to the side streets of a neighborhood and the driver has been charged with reckless homicide. close calls like these are a daily occurrence across the country. nearly plowing down children time and time again. a 2018 survey of school bus drivers in 38 states and washington, d.c. found that nearly 84,000 vehicles passed their buses illegally on a single day. that is an estimated 15 million violations during the school year alone.

alex epstein is the director of transportation safety with the national safety council and says while parents cannot control other drivers on the road, it is paramount to talk to your kids about bus stop safety. >> what a student should be taught is to stand back about six feet so that the bus can enter safely. >> reporter: also tell your children no messing around at the bus stop, try to arrive early, and if they have to walk in front of the bus, take five giant steps, make eye contact with the bus driver before walking in front. never walk in back. and parents, you have a say in the matter. if you're uncomfortable with the location of the bus stop, say something to your school district. they're always reevaluating k >>s a driver, pay attention. >> got to do that. we move on to the competition for black friday shoppers. just three weeks away retailers pulling out all the stops and new research just out reveals how to score the best savings. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis at a popular shopping center here in new york city with what you can expect.

good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: that's right, george. good morning. the decorations might not be up but the early black friday deals are up already. with retailers vying for the biggest piece of that $720 billion pie. the average consumer this holiday season expected to spend about a thousand dollars and retailers are competing both on price so you will see some good deals out there, but also on convenience. expect free shipping at most places where you shop. walmart and target rolling out a new initiative where you can check out a hand held device at their store. an employee will check you out rather than having you wait in line. plus, george, walmart is even giving out deal maps so you can pinpoint where the deals are in store. put your sneakers on this holiday season because it is a sprint, not a marathon, george. >> making it easier to spend your money. any better days to buy certain items? >> reporter: yes, so, there are some really good days to shop for certain items.

adobe analytics crunched the numbers and found that for electronics, tvs, tablets, computers, the best day to shop, black friday. for apparel, clothing, and appliances, the best day is the sunday before cyber monday and if it's toys on your wish list, that is cyber monday. george? >> thank you, rebecca. it's still three weeks away. let's go to ginger. >> or rob. ginger has the day off. we have a storm system that's moving to the east. that's where the severe weather threat is today. time now for your weekend getaways brought to you by capital one.

yes, indeed, it is rob right there. >> you honestly confused me with michael but ginger, i can see that resemblance. coming you, abc news exclusive with this woman right here. michelle williams here live for her first live interview after being treated for depression. treated for depression.

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most of us a little bit cooler this morning. hi, welcome to friday. it's already here. mid 40s to mid 60s. check out the fog. trying to sneak under the golden gate bridge this morning. that's our only issue on the roads. look what happens tonight. 1:00 in the morning through 6:00 sunday morning. high fire danger above 2000 feet. going to be warm again tomorrow. set those clocks back an hour saturday night and enjoy cooler weather on sunday. coming up, singer michelle williams sits down for her first interview since checking out of a mental health facility for depression.

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we'll get into that later. we have some headlines to get into right now. four days till the midterm elections. president trump heading to both west virginia and indianapolis to help republican candidates for the senate. former president obama making his final push for democratic candidates in florida, and where mayor andrew gillum could be the first african-american governor. a 49ers cheerleader was seen kneeling during the national anthem. this appears to be the first public protest by an nfl cheerleader. and some history last night. simone biles, olympic champ winning the all around gold in the gymnastics championship in qatar marking the fourth time she's taken that title. that is the most ever. >> golden girl and a golden smile. now our exclusive with michelle williams. the singer was newly engaged hot off her performance with destiny's child at coachella, when she surprised fans by checking into a mental health facility for depression.

we'll get into that live in just a moment, but first we want you to take a look at her journey. >> reporter: she rocketed to fame as a member of destiny's child. michelle williams along with kelly rowland and, of course, beyonce becoming one of the most successful female groups of all time. ♪ i'm a survivor >> reporter: with pop anthems like "survivor." ♪ all the honeys making money and "independent woman." but behind the scenes, michelle williams was struggling saying that for years she never knew what she was suffering from. ♪ reunion with beyce and kelly at cchella -- williams fell into a deep depression leading the singer to chel into a treatment facility. williams releasing this

instagram post at the time, thanking fans for their support adding, depression sucks but my faith in god and my commitment to doing the work to stay well is my way out. and it is wonderful to have michelle williams and her fiance chad johnson both here with us this morning. bless you for sharing this story. >> thank you. >> nobody ever really wants to talk about it and it's so incredibly important. first of all, how are you doing? >> i'm doing much better. i am just sitting here and fighting back tears because you look back. i look back over my journey. i look back over our journey. i'm here, we're here and i'm just thankful to be here to tell the story. >> you're here together and you have a story to tell together. were you aware of what she was going through, chad? >> you know what, it's interesting, robin, because during the whole process i had no idea. the relationship just seemed to be slipping out of my hands but i could see us spiraling, but i had no idea that it was depression. >> very few knew, michelle.

i remember you were here on the show in april. we had you on remote talking about coachella and new candles and all that and so when did you know something is just not right here? >> i knew about the top of the year, this y starting to feel low again and i was just like fight it. just fight it. you've been here before so great at identifying, just fight it and i just didn't do enough to not get to the bottom of the pit, so for months i was slipping and slipping and slipping. before you know it i was at the bottom of the pit looking up like, oh, my god, am i really here again? and i suffered by myself. i didn't want to tell anybody. he didn't know until i went to the hospital. i didn't want anyone to be like, oh, my gosh, here we go again. you know, i thought you were over it. you've been traveling -- >> dealing with the kind of feeling before but not to this degree?

>> this is probably the second heavy time, yeah. and that's why i didn't say anything because i didn't want people to be like, here we go again. i thought you were over it. i thought i was practically healed of it, you know, like, okay, you're doing the work then i got comfortable, oh, i feel good, you know. and just got really, really dark, dark, heavy anger, questioning my existence, but knowing i had great things but why was i questioning why am i here? >> was there anger you were feeling. >> yeah, a lot of anger and so through the process of even our marriage counseling, i had to confront what's making me so an which is a real lesson for a lot of people to know that it takes work, even though on the surface everything looks good, how can we get past the stigma? if you have cancer, you have

another illness, people talk about it and people freely accept it, but when it's something like mental illness, especially in the community, there's -- people put their hands up and don't really understand, chad. how do we get past it? >> michelle has a great perspective on it because a brain is an organ, as well. if we have a kidney problem we get it checked. if we have a heart problem, we get it checked. it's just, like, hey, you're at the doctor for, you know, an ailment, but when it comes to the brain for some reason, we label people as crazy and, you know, in the looney bin or whatever, and so, you know, her boldness to be able to say it's not abnormal, a lot of people deal with it, and you can get help for it is really courageous. >> when i was in the mental health facility, robin, i didn't see anybody that looked crazy. i didn't see anybody strapped up. i didn't see anybody doing crazy behavior like the twitching. i didn't see any of that and

literally since then i watch it. i watch my mouth. i don't call people crazy anymore. some people literally -- they just need help, and the unfortunate thing about -- i was going to talk about this one day. i didn't want to have to talk about it in this manner, i didn't want to have to release a statement, but when it got kind of leaked, and it hurt my heart because i'm like, that's what keeps people from getting treatment is because somebody might find out. i had to close my curtains. i even left the treatment facility early because i was so paranoid, i was looking at even the person serving powdered eggs, who told it? somebody -- who was it? minto close your curtains because people have long lenses. and i was, like, the sunshine that i could have coming in my room -- >> and you need that sunshine.

>> and i need the sunshine, i could no longer have it because somebody just had to tell it and it keeps people you never know, we lost so many amazing people. whether you're in the spotlight or your loved one at home couldn't go because they were worried about is someone on their job going to find out. >> because there is an unrightfully so, unrightfully so, a stigma is attached that should not be attached. i know chad was there. >> she was there -- he was there. he was there. i told him when he came to visit me in the hospital, i said, babe, i will understand if you leave. i can go to bed at night knowing that you left because you were praying for a wife but not a depressed wife. you know, not somebody but he showed me sickness and in health already before marriage. >> good man and he is a pastor. let med loves michelle."

>> i do and i like to say she loves me too. >> i do. >> you'll show people about the therapy and ongoing because you're back on broadway soon. >> yes. >> all those things. but you're doing what you need to do to get help. >> the ongoing outpatient care is so important. it's so important and don't get comfortable. continue to do the work even when you feel better, check in. i don't care -- someone has to hold you accountable. how you doing today, how is your head, how is your heart? always have that person. >> thank you. we're here for you. >> i thank you. >> i won't ask you when the wedding is. it was good for you to be on the show. "chad loves michelle" on own. >> we want these for gifts. personalized coffee cups. >> you got it. >> thank you, guys. great conversation there and coming up here, why a woman dubbed south park susan seen going on a racist rant is now being charged.

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four years ago, we rejected marshall tuck and his billionaire backers for superintendent of public instruction. but they're back. the corporate billionaires and their handpicked candidate, former wall street banker marshall tuck. tuck's billionaires have spent over $25 million distorting tony thurmond's outstanding record on education. all because they know tuck shares their agenda: diverting funds from our public schools into their corporate charter schools. the same agenda as trump and betsy devos. protect our public schools. say no, again, to marshall tuck. back with the search for a woman dubbed south park susan seen in a video berating two black women calling 911. hard to watch. abc's linsey davis here with the story, and linsey, police now do want to charge her. >> reporter: they do. two black women are in the parking lot of an apartment complex in charlotte, north carolina when a white woman

starts heckling them, and brags she makes $125,000, but not anymore. >> i'm white and i'm hot. so what are you doing here? i'm still going to make $125,000 monday morning. who are you? do you live here? >> reporter: this morning police are looking for this woman dubbed south park susan. in this video gone viral. >> is your boyfriend here? is your baby daddy here? girl. girl, i'm white. i'm white. i got you, girl. >> reporter: now susan jane westwood not just losing her job but facing legal consequences too. police issued a warrant for the 51-year-old's arrest. they say she misused the 911 system when she made this 911 call to make false claims against the sisters leisa and mary garris. >> folks that are trying to break into apartments, they are people i have never seen before but they are african-american. they are trying to cause a problem. >> reporter: the sisters say at

one point westwood even threatens them. >> want me to bring out my concealed weapon. >> reporter: the two said they felt harassed and called police. >> we are so distraught and still very upset about what has taken place only because of the color of our skin. it is so upsetting to know that today we still have this overt racism that's going on in 2018. >> reporter: this is just the latest in a string of incidents for what some are calling living while black. like this woman who was fired from her job after trying to prevent a man who lived in this apartment building from entering the lobby. >> do you live here? >> reporter: this man dubbed coupon carl fired after wrongly accusing a black customer of using a counterfeit coupon. westwood is now wanted by police. her whereabouts are unknown. she faces multiple criminal charges. i don't know what to do anymore.

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25-year-old sam synstelien leaping right there onto the back of this massive humpback whale that was entangled in a fishing line off the coast of california. the whale was thrashing and diving but he manages remarkably to cut him free. his friends in the boat celebrating. synstelien telling us despite what you're seeing there it was total exhilaration freeing that whale. >> it may have been exhilarating. the whale is free. but what are wildlife officials saying about this? >> this is not a shocker. they say this not only was dangerous, it could have been deadly for the rescuer, but he tells us he knows it was risky, but felt he needed to do something. that whale took him underwater at one point so the whale and rescuer are lucky. >> you see that tail coming up. didn't think he would be there when he came back down. >> as always, amy, thank you. gwyneth paltrow, why she's revealing she's going through early menopause. that and more when we come back. "gma's" concert series sponsored by carmax. s

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hi, good morning. i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings. meteorologist mike nicco is here with our forecast. i see the sun starting to peak out. >> it is. the fog is trying to sneak in. it's going to be the biggest drop at the coast. it will be breezy and in the 60s. the rest of us enjoy 70s and 80s with a lot of sunshine. we'll be above average away from the coast. we have a high fire danger starting at 1:00 in the morning through 6:00 sunday morning. a red flag warning in our mountains and hills above 1,000 feet. checking out the roads, we have the bay bridge metering lights still on. expect some delays unless you're using the carpool lanes. a quick check of another problem there, another slow spot in the east bay, southbound 680. an earlier crash has cleared.

heavy from 680. coming up, preparing for the black friday frenzy already. how you can get ready for the holiday shopping season and where you'll find some of the best deals this year. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. intense fight to the finish. just four days until the mid-terms, both parties pulling out all the stops as a surge of star power hits the trail. oprah enters the midterms knocking on doors to get out the vote. new overnight the family of soundgarden singer chris cornell suing his doctor for malpractice saying overprescribed drugs caused his death. also new this morning, gwyneth paltrow revealing she's starting menopause at the age of 46 and how she's hoping to change the con ack friday just a few weeks away but deals already rolling out. what you should know this morning about what to buy, how to save and the best days to shop. "game of thrones."

new details this morning about what to expect in the blockbuster final season as the battle ever made for tv or film and the fight between the armies of the living and the dead. ♪ and are you ready for christmas? mariah carey is and could decorating early for the holidays really be good for your health? the science this morning as we say good morning, america. ♪ >> okay, i changed my mind. i'm ready now. >> you're ready to get ready. >> i'm ready. happy friday. hope you're doing well today. >> you just got back from a big assignment. >> i had an excused absence yesterday. i was i chicago where i had a great day with former first lady michelle obama. we spent

an abc news exclusive for her very personal, very powerful new book "becoming." see it on sunday, november 11th at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. mrs. obama will join us live on "gma" on tuesday, november 13th. i'll go back to chicago for that. that is a day her book is going to be released. she is giving 10% of all the tickets sold on her book tour to local and community organizations and she made a donation to her old high school. we visited them yesterday and surprised this class and she told them about the tickets, as well and it was just -- i can't wait for you to see that moment and you will. >> pretty rocking book tour. >> yes, it is. all across the country and people are coming out and she's excited about sharing her journey, her story. >> you said excused absence. who signed the slip? >> i got a hall pass. >> that's all you need. we have a lot of news to get to starting with heavy rain and possible flooding in the east this weekend. it's driven by those tornados in the south. rob is back and, rob, the start of the week is not looking too good.

looks like a washout for the east coast. >> the last couple of days have been tough for the south. over 130 damaging storm reports. 16 reported tornadoes, this mobile home obliterated by an ef-2 tornado. the family inside got an alert on their phones saying it was coming. they got out. phone alerts save lives. keep yours turned on. this damage across mississippi. look at the size of that tree. that's how strong the winds were. today potentially damaging wind with this slow moving front pushing to the east, baltimore, new york, boston, the heaviest rain will be there. this storm intensifies tomorrow. gusty winds, 40, 50, 60 miles an hour, that's at the least enough to take down some of that fall foliage if not tree limbs and power lines. michael, back over to you. >> raincoats and umbrellas all weekend. four days away from the midterms. a lot of stars campaigning right now like oprah. you see her going door to door in georgia. well.

we want to go back to mary bruce on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. yeah, oprah winfrey not exactly your regular campaign volunteer there but with the final countdown on, the campaigns are going all out, bringing in superstars and the political heavy hitters. a surprise visitor for voters in georgia. oprah knocking on doors to get out the vote. >> hi. >> oh, my gosh. >> hi, denise. >> hi, oprah. >> reporter: in what could be a history-making race for georgia's governor. >> you get a vote. you get a vote. you get a vote. >> reporter: oprah is hoping to help stacey abrams become the nation's first female african-american governor making this plea with a reminder of a painful past. >> for anybody here who has an ancestor who didn't have the right to vote and you are choosing not to vote wherever you are in this state, in this country, you are dishonoring your family. >> reporter: republican candidate brian kemp is about to

get a boost from the president, campaigning for him this weekend. >> i'm brian kemp. i strongly support president trump, our troops and ironclad borders. >> reporter: president trump's immigration push is part of a flood of ads targeting vulnerable democrats in battleground states -- >> liberals fight trump, giving criminal illegals a free pass. >> reporter: but in deep red states where democrats are locked in tough races some candidates like west virginia joe manchin are supporting some of the president's harder line. >> i don't think illegals should be able to come here and set up shop. >> reporter: now, both parties will continue their final push today. the president is out campaigning in west virginia and in indiana and former president obama is on the stump down in florida. >> i know you'll be working all weekend and part of our special election coverage tuesday night. i'll be anchoring with our wle political team. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on abc. >> people are really engaged. >> every piece of data we have shows that people engaged and the question can will they vote who will vote and how many will vote. >> that's the question.

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[ applause ] welcome back. [ applause ] to "gma." i think y'all are happy that it is friday. [ applause ]

we are too. we'll clap to that. we're going to roll you right into the weekend and we have a big series that's coming up next week on cracking the kid code. how you can try to take back control over screen time. >> the key word is "try." >> you have to start early. >> speaking of diane, she's here for "pop news." [ applause ] >> ready to start things off with gwyneth paltrow opening up about menopause. the 46-year-old reveals she's dealing with the symptoms of peri-menopause, the early stages that a lot of women experience in their 40s. take a look. >> i think when you get into peri-menopause you notice a lot of changes. i can feel the hormonal shifts happening. the sweating, the moods, you know, you're just like all of a sudden furious for no reason. i think menopause gets a really bad rap and needs a bit of a rebranding.

>> the oscar winning actress opened up in this video for her company goop. she says she's hoping to change the conversation around the big change. so change all around. there you go. [ applause ] you can give a round of applause. i want to get to this one because it's so cute. an adorable photo of the duchess of sussex taken by her proud hubby prince harry, yep, i knew we would get that one. check it out. meghan's cradling her baby bump at the foot of a towering redwood tree in new zealand. their last stop on the royal tour before they left, harry and meghan thanked australia, fiji, tonga and new zealand of reminding them of how every single one of us can make a difference. kensington palace also posted this beautiful quote. the rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops. isn't that beautiful? >> yes. >> have you done a photo like that? >> i took maternity photos

yesterday after being pressured by a friend. none of them looked like that. >> come on. >> i think you're not supposed to wait this long to take them. now it is time to say good-bye to halloween and, hello, holly. that's right. [ applause ] our audience is ready for the holidays and you know who else is, mariah carey. mariah posted this side-by-side photo writing, me on october 31st. me on november 1st. halloween costume to her christmas album. her fans are following her lead creating their own mariah memes and if her christmas album isn't enough to get you pumped her new album "caution" dropped followed by her world tour in february. i never get sick of this song. every time of year. and finally now that we're

all in the christmas spirit i have good news for everybody. we are learning that decorating for christmas can be good for your mental health. >> okay. >> i see the skepticism on your face. >> i'm coming around. >> hear me out. according to experts decking the halls can boost your happiness because trimming the tree evokes nostalgia and reminds us of the best times, and decorating your house can make you more sociable to neighbors. let's get to decorating. who's with me? george, you want to boost your mood? >> sure. >> here you go. >> thank you. >> i like the onsies you have on, really nice touch. >> this is really something. >> i feel happier already. [ applause ] ♪ >> yes. >> instand instand mood boost. ready? >> you are the biggest elves i've ever seen.

there we go. >> definitely the cutest as well. >> don't you feel better after doing that? >> yes, i do. >> see! [ applause ] >> thank you, guys. >> there you go. we proved it. science, we're all in a better mood. >> thank you, diane. we have to switch gears to our "gma" cover story. it's from the family of soundgarden singer chris cornell, suing his doctor for malpractice saying overprescribing drugs caused his death. amy is back with that story. >> the lawsuit filed by cornell's widow and their children says prescription drugs caused erratic behavior in the singer before his death last year. ♪ he was the front man for soundgarden. ♪ black hole sun won't you come ♪ >> reporter: and a two-time grammy winning rock star. ♪ every little drop atis reduicide fng nl'li

in a new lawsuit his wife vicky cornell is suing the rock icon's doctor and his office who she says was negligent, overprescribing the recovering addict with mind-altering controlled substances which she alleges clouded his judgment and caused him to engage in dangerous impulsive behaviors that he was unable to control, costing him his life. cornell was reportedly prescribed more than 940 doses of the anti-anxiety drug lorazepam by dr. robert koblin in the 20 months leading up to his death. earlier this year, vicky told robin it's a medication that should not be given to a recovering addict. >> i didn't know anything about the medication at the time. i've learned it's not supposed to be given to anybody who is in recovery and if you have to give it, they have to be closely monitored and it should not be given for more than two to three

weeks so he relapsed. in a seven-day period, he took 20-something pills and in a nine-day period, 33. >> reporter: the suit claims that during that 20-month period his doctor did not even physically see or speak to mr. cornell. alleging all of the prescriptions were made by or through nonphysician staff unsupervised by him and alleges the doctor failed to warn cornell about the risk of suicidal ideation or any of the other known serious side effects. vicki is saying she saw some of the effects the night of chris' final show. >> he was off pitch. he forgot words. he walked off stage. chris cornell doesn't do those kind of things. he's not that kind of a rock star. >> reporter: hours later he passed away. the medical report finding seven different drugs in his system but saying drugs were not a contributing factor. vicky disagreed. >> he loved his life. he would never have ever left

this world. >> you believe it was the addiction that led him to do what he did that night in taking his life? >> i don't think that he could make any decisions because of the level of impairment. >> reporter: the attorney for dr. koblin telling us the medications he prescribed for mr. cornell were appropriate in both frequency and dosage and that his treatment was within the standard of care and not a substantial factor in causing mr. cornell to commit suicide. now, the suit also claims dr. koblin prescribed him oxycodone during that same 20-month period. in addition to negatives negligence, he's being sued also for willful misconduct.ligence, being sued also for willful misconduct. >> dr. jen ashton here and saying the doctor should have known a lot better. but what can patients do to protect themselfs? >> i want to be clear, george.

i want to give general kind of news that you can use for both patients and health care providers here because obviously i'm not an attorney. but i think the key for patients is that when you are seeing a physician or a health care provider, you're given a prescription for anything, it's either a short-term problem or long-term problem and has to be an end point and you need to make that provider aware if you're on a medication. now of course some people don't want to do that and it's really, i believe, the onus of responsibility on the provider to ask for that information but this is very important because a lot of people will see one doctor for one thing, another doctor for another thing and then you get into a potential situation where you can have poly pharmacy and drug interactions. >> the doctor putting on the brakes. >> i tell you what i do. patients and people watching can do it at home. can you go to drugs.com, put in any medication that you're taking and check for potential interactions. now, i will caution people,

moderate interaction is very common. what you want to look for are major interactions and if they come up you want to discuss that with the pharmacist or the health care provider but the key is responsibility on both sides. largely on the health care provider. >> in dealing with patients struggling with addiction is such a challenge. >> listen, that is huge. dealing with someone who on top of that who has psychiatric issues, chronic pain, acute pain, it becomes challenging. but we have to treat the whole person, not just one issue, one disease or one body part. and followup is critical whether you're talking about benzos or opiate, whatever medication you're talking about, it's not here's your prescription, see you in 20 months or a year. >> that was one of the most stunning facts, he hadn't seen the doctor in many months. >> there has to be follow-up. it's critical and not just good medical care. it is the hallmark of medical care. >> jen ashton, thanks very much. let's go to rob. >> and this "gma" moment we are going international, my friends. check this out. south central france. this kitty cat, let him out on the patio and it's actually been

very cold there and they had some snow at some of the higher elevations so this guy got out and chased them down. maybe his first snowstorm or she, i should say. every time i hear about a french cat i think of that cartoon pepe le pew with the skunk. anybody remember the cat's name? [ applause ] penelope was that cat that got tortured b now to our "gma" consumer alert. you know, the holiday season, shopping season is around the

corner. we already have some black friday deals and predictions before we get to all these electronics in front of me. becky worley is in san francisco with how to score big. good morning, becky. >> good morning, michael. retailers have trained us, discounts come in these big shopping weekends. we're talking black friday and in order to maximize on savings, you need to know what is coming and be prepared to jump on the deals. hold on. before you buy, you need to plan. what's on sale, how big of a discount and where should you shop? with 20 days out, here come the ads. for electronics the big players will be walmart, target and best buy with amazon trying to outprice them all. >> as for amazon they usually don't release any sort of ads or anything like that. what they do is brand their deal pages on their site. >> reporter: we have a good idea how sales will play out.

android phones look for deals on the samsung galaxy s9 models coming in at 150 off retail. iphone, walmart, best buy and others sweeten the deal with gift yards worth up to $300. >> if you're considering buying a phone or a video game system, see which one offers the best gift card or the best bundle since in those categories everyone is going to feature the same thing. >> reporter: another hot gift, smart speakers. $25 at kohl's they fall to their lowest price of the year. remember, whether it's good to get ahead of your holiday shopping. michael. >> when you come to black friday and shopping, tvs are always the most popular. what are some of the best deals on tvs. >> it's going to be an interesting year. you have a 55-inch 4k tv that f

199 bucks for a 55-inch tv. that's 180 bucks off. those prices have just come way down. >> but l.e.d. televisions -- people are happy about that. those are always really expensive. is there going to be any break on those? >> oh, big-time expensive. this is one of those times when people are actually upgrading because the technology has gotten better. oleds are very bright. they have deep, deep blacks, none of that mottled gray that seems pixelated. rich, rich picture. the ads haven't completely shaped up in this category but we're expecting to see 25% discounts or more. that's like 800 bucks off the manufacturer's price in the 65-inch tvs. big price cuts. >> what about if you're not in the mood for tv but want smaller electronics? what about the smaller electronics? >> right, we got to have something for everybody. not everybody gets a tv this

year. sorry. this isn't oprah's show. streaming sticks like the roku you have there, they'll make any tv into a smart tv, hulu. they're already advertised on black friday weekend, $48 at walmart, marked down from $69 to that's a really good gift. >> and, of course, everybody's favorite, the laptop. what are the predictions on the laptop? >> chromebooks, something like what you have there predicted to fall as low as $99 and when the specifics come out -- they're not around yet, which day we'll see the best laptop deal, that's still to be determined but i think best buy and amazon are going to hit those low prices on chromebooks for sure, michael. >> all right, thank you, becky. i'm just going to take this one. happy shopping. coming up, sarah jessica parker is here live. [ applause ]

it's friday, 8:27. governor jerry brown is in the bay area today to campaign against proposition 6. prop 6 is the gas tax repeal. governor brown has pushed for an increase in the gas tax starting last year to raise money for road and bridge repairs as well as transit improvements. up until now the governor had remained quiet on issues in the upcoming election. speaking of traffic, here's alexis. >> the bay bridge looking much better than we were earlier this morning. so that commute is actually looking pretty light. we do have about 30 smenincidenn the board. some drive times are in the green, including tracy to dublin, antioch to

wow, check out the difference. the fog finally made it to the golden gate bridge. it's been sitting on the peninsula coast all morning. that's our trouble spot if you will for the commute. everywhere else will be pretty good. we have a high fire danger starting at 1:00 in the morning through sunday at 6:00 in the morning. wow, it's going to be tough up in the hills once again, reggie

jaanoth . you can find us on our news app and ♪ [ applause ] wonderful. we welcome you back to "gma" and -- thank you all. thank you. you are simply fantastic on this friday morning. you really are. [ applause ] and we have a gift for you. our next guest is from the show "divorce" and the stylish carrie bradshaw on "sex and the city" and now she's back on the big screen in a powerful new movie. please welcome the fabulous sarah jessica parker. [ applause ] oh. [ applause ] >> i know. >> right? right?

[ applause ] >> oh, my gosh. >> i feel so rude, i have my back to you. i apologize. sorry. i can sort of turn and be all things to all people. >> no. that's what we try and do. that's what we try and do. you did that with halloween. oh, the pictures. can you imagine -- okay, your family went all out. you open the door, trick and treater and there stands sarah jessica parker. >> we were pretty lazy. my best friend was here from los angeles visiting and we sat on the stoop all night and tossed candy. toward the end we ran out so we were -- as we do every year because the neighborhood is just getting more and more populated with families which is wonderful but we just put our hand in the bag and were like, eh. there's really nothing in there. nothing in our hand. >> good acting. >> we gave one out by the end. we were just giving one out. we were trying to stretch it out.

>> i know but you're such a good soul. i watched this one, "here and now." whoo. it takes your breath. >> yeah. >> so artful. tell people about it. >> a story about -- it's a small movie. it was written by a great screenwriter and playwright named laura ines -- sorry, eason about a woman in new york who's a singer who's had a modestly successful career. and she at the beginning of the movie is diagnosed with a glioblastoma and it's just the next 24 hours of her life and it's sort of a reckoning. someone as a ghost in their own life. she's sort of recognizing regret disappointment, attempts at fixing mistakes and trying to love correctly with the time that -- >> she has left. >> -- she has left, and it's a

really beautiful movie. it was directed by a frenchman named fabien constant and produced by myself and my partner of many years and we made it in 16 days in new york city. >> wow. it is so artful. it really is. i love the close-up of your eyes. >> it's beautifully shot. >> it's beautifully shot. >> i want to play a little bit and, again, you play a singer who has received this dire diagnosis and then she has to do an interview. take a look. >> well, i'm grateful to have a life in music. to mostly be able to play my bills, play legendary clubs with musicians that i admire. i mean, sure, there are things i haven't achieved but i'm not done yet. [ applause ]

>> for someone -- you know what, y'all let it breathe. throughout the film you let it breathe. it's heavy material. you are on screen a lot. how do you get in the head space for something like this? >> i found it surprisingly -- i mean i was very worried about the emotional life -- there's so much internalized and i think we're so used to -- as actors we're used to a person opposite us to provoke feeling and incite emotion and when you're alone, when a lot of the emotional conveyance comes from your own secrets, it seems scary but i was shocked at how accessible all of it was and i think in large part because of this beautiful script because we had a director that created an environment where everybody felt just really relaxed and comfortable and, you know, i had lost a very dear, necessary person in my life from this very same diagnosis about four years

before or three years before, so it -- >> it's personal. >> it's personal, but senator mccain the week we started shooting announced his diagnosis and i think i just -- it doesn't require a lot to feel the terror, the devastation, the enormous sense of having no ballast when you hear that news. i can't imagine it, of course, but i tried. >> well, you did. you did. you did. you did. >> and we have a beautiful song by rufus wainwright. >> i know. the music and we get to hear you sing because you come from a musical family. >> yeah, yeah, but, you know, this is different. it was really amazing. it was an incredible experience. it's a beautiful song, yeah. it's flashback friday. remember annie? can we just show? can we? >> i remember it. >> look at that.

>> oh, yeah, that's the young lady that replaced me. i don't know if that was cruel of them or not. i was in the show. i was in the show for two -- i don't know. i was about -- i don't know, four or five months playing the title role of "annie" and the stage manager came to me and was like, just put this in the back of your mind, he said but you've grown like three inches since you -- and i was like i think i understand what -- he said just put in the back of your mind but we're probably going to start looking for someone to replace you because daddy warbucks, it was starting to look -- [ applause ] but i loved it. >> oh, i love the back story. would you do broadway again? >> sure, yeah. i'm thinking -- yeah, there might be something coming -- yeah, we might -- i might be -- yeah. yeah, yeah. >> you're so multitalented, multi-faceted and we love it when you come here to "good morning america."

>> thank you for having me. >> she's a real girlfriend. "here and now" in theaters and available on demand and digital next friday. it is beautiful, it is powerful. coming up, one deserving little girl's dream comes true. [ applause ]

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start the holiday season launching our sponsor macy's annual belief campaign. i love this. every year macy's raises funds for make-a-wish that makes kids' dreams come true battling life-threatening illnesses. for each letter mailed to a macy's store or online, they will donate $1, up to a million to make-a-wish. how about that? this morning we have kids right here who are writing their letters to santa up in the north pole and will mail them in a minute. first, take a look at how make-a-wish surprised kaelee with something she always wanted. ♪ >> my name is kaelee and i'm 8 years old. >> reporter: just over a year ago, kaelee was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that left the second grader too sick to go to school spending ten months in and out of the hospital. >> she had 14 rounds of chemo and 30 rounds of radiation. >> reporter: surrounded by

friends and family, her little spirit, never broken. >> ran around the hallways, danced. that was her big thing. >> reporter: kaelee's parents agreed at the end of the treatment they wanted to give her a special gift and the one thing she's always wanted since she was 4 years old, a st. bernard puppy. >> my favorite movie of all time is "beethoven." >> puppies! >> they're so cute and big and i just want one because they are adorable. >> reporter: one year to the day she started chemotherapy, make-a-wish granted her puppy dream taking kaelee on a doggie scavenger hunt that ended with their very own beethoven. >> i saw her wearing her bow. this is the same bow that missy wears on "beethoven." she likes me. >> i felt that with the year anniversary that it would be

more important to kaelee not to remember the bad but to remember puppy. >> reporter: now happy and healthy kaelee and missy are inseparable. >> good girl. >> it's amazing how much they've already bonded. with missy's help that made kaelee stronger and told me, you know what, mom, i beat it. i beat cancer. >> thank you, macy's. thank you make-a-wish. mwah. >> how about that, guys? huh? you guys watching that? i see you're writing your letter to santa. you'd like a pool and an lol doll. i ke, andou want gd it, your aunt and ye. maybe a sewing machine? >> yeah. >> got to add that on there. are you guys ready to mail your letters to santa? let's do it. right up here. there we go. listen, everybody, send your letters to santa at one of these boxes at macy's or go online and take care of it there now

through christmas eve. each letter -- go ahead, guys. put them in there. we got to get them up to the north pole. each goes to helping make life-changing wishes come true. nice work. you guys want snow for christmas? >> all: yeah. >> it's not christmas yet but let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. first things first, we turn the clocks back this weekend. an extra hour of sleep sunday morning. [ applause ] all right. yeah, well, i think the -- these kids will probably get up at the same time. if you're a parent, it doesn't always help. there you go. our last letter going in there. thanks, guys. this weather report sponsored by expedia.com. now for one of my favorite shows, "game of thrones."

what you got?ou andine. weave new details about the final season of "game of thrones". some big plot twists coming and in case you're still binge-watching we should give a spoiler alert for this. take a look. >> reporter: it's the season that ended on the mother of all cliff hangers, with the mother of dragons. jon snow and khaleesi forming a new kind of union. saoirse and brother jamie splitting apart and this unforgettamoment, an ice dragon rose from the dead. here's what we know now about the final season after exclusive details were released in the brand-new issue of "ew." season eight will open at the home of the starks, with an episode that will harken back to the show's pilot, only instead of the arrival of king robert it's daenerys and her army. co-executive producer brian cogman revealing it's all about these disparate characters coming together to face a common enemy, dealing with their own past and defining the person they want to be in the face of certain death.

and it's all building towards the biggest battle ever filmed on the production, the living versus the dead. a battle that will outdo even this famous episode that pitted jon snow against ramsey and their armies. >> you! >> reporter: "ew" revealing this new confrontation with the army of the dead is expected to be the most sustained action sequence ever made for tv or film. actor peter dinklage who plays one of the show's most memorable characters telling "ew" it's brutal. it makes the battle of the bastards look like a theme park. here's what else is just revealed about the finale. the "ew" writer james hibbard allowed on set for the end of the series said i'm stunned. there are characters in the finale that i did not expect. i gradually begin to piece together what has happened and try not to look like i'm freaking out. the end of filming as bittersweet for many of the actors as the series finale may be for all the fans.

kit harington, aka jon snow, revealing he cried not once but twice, first weeping during the table read. >> the shadow tower. >> reporter: then crying again saying the second time was the very end. every season you read at the end of the last script, end of season one or end of season two, this read end of "game of thrones." >> is it over? >> okay. >> i'm about a half a season behind so i don't want to be spoiled. >> take your ear out. you can't watch this. for many people catching up, we did not spoil it for you but i'm going to rewatch it. that's how excited i am. >> you have to. >> next year, baby, next year. coming up next, miranda lamberanes performing live. [ applause ]

california's public schools rank 44th in the nation. 44th. i'm marshall tuck, i'm a public-school parent, and i know we can do better. in the public schools i led, we got more funding into our classrooms, supported our teachers, and we raised graduation rates by 60%. that's why president obama's education secretary endorses me. we've done it before. now, let's do it for every public-school student in california. i'm marshall tuck. i'm running for state superintendent. here are the facts.leading attacks against prop c. the city's chief economist says prop c will "reduce homelessness" by creating affordable housing, expanding mental-health services, and providing clean restrooms and safe shelters with independent oversight, open books, and strict tability measures to make sure every penny goes to solving our homeless crisis. vote yes on c. endorsed by the democratic party, nancy pelosi, and dianne feinstein.

some great music to kick off the weekend. back now with miranda lambert's supergroup, the pistol annies,

the country music trio featuring miranda lambert, ashley monroe and angaleena presley. their brand-new album "interstate gospel" is out today and here they are with their single "i got my name changed back." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ it takes a judge to get married takes a judge to get divorced ♪ ♪ well the last couple years spent a lotta time in court ♪ ♪ got my name changed back ♪ yeah yeah ♪ i got my name changed back ♪ yeah yeah ♪ well i wanted something new then i wanted what i had ♪ ♪ i got my name changed back ♪ yeah yeah ♪ well i've got me an ex that i adored but he got along good with a couple road girls ♪ ♪ got my name changed back ♪ yeah yeah ♪ i got my name changed back ♪ yeah yeah ♪ now who i was ain't who i be i got my name changed back ♪ ♪ yeah yeah ♪ here we go

♪ ♪ i done let a man get the best of me spent an afternoon at the dmv ♪ ♪ got my name changed back ♪ yeah yeah ♪ i got my name changed back ♪ yeah yeah ♪ i don't want to be a mrs. no more, i got my name changed back ♪ ♪ yeah yeah ♪ that's right ♪ ♪ well now to win when you play the fool ♪ ♪ that's something they don't teach in school ♪ ♪ i played to win looking back it's funny ♪ ♪ i broke his heart and i took his money ♪ ♪ got my name changed back yeah yeah ♪ ♪ i got my name changed back yeah yeah ♪ ♪ well i don't wanna be a missus on paper no more ♪ ♪ i got my name changed back yeah yeah ♪ ♪ here we go ♪

♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ i got my name changed back i got my name changed back ♪ ♪ i got my name changed back i got my name changed back ♪ ♪ i got my name changed back i got my name changed back ♪ ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba dum d b ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ ba ba dum dum ba ♪ yeah yeah [ applause ]

proposition 11 solves two issues. first, it continues to pay paramedics while we're on break. second, it ensures the closest ambulance can respond if you call 9-1-1. vote yes on 11.

proposition 11 "a common sense solution" to protect public safety. it ensures the closest ambulance remains on-call during paid breaks "so that they can respond immediately when needed." vote yes on 11. "so that they can respond immediately when needed." >> announcer: next week new jersey housewife teresa guidice in her first live interview since learning her husband may be deported to italy. she's faced time in prison away from her family and the people she loves. now how is she dealing with this? don't miss the live interview on "gma." [ applause ]

>> thanks. just so precious. before we go we're celebrating 90 years of mickey mouse and we'll do this on sunday. he'll be the mouse of the hour. it's a star-studded mickey's 90th spectacular. it is a party honoring one of disney's most beloved characters and you'll definitely want to tune in because i'll make a very special announcement. here's a clue. it has to do with these ears and you. find out sunday on abc, 8:00, 7:00 central. thank you very much. have a great weekend. [ cheers and applause ]

good morning, it's 8:59. it's a friday, mike, give me some good news. >> we do have some warm weather, but not quite as warm today. you can see the sea breeze is back and it will be clearer this afternoon. we have a fire danger starting at 1:00 tomorrow morning through 6:00 sunday morning. look at these temperatures, we're in the 70s and 80s except for the coast. tomorrow will be warm like it was yesterday. and next week we have autumn likeworthy. once again, we're heavy now, even in the carpool lanes. we have a new issue reported in lane nine. it sounds like we've got one lane blocked. we have a new problem in oakland. we have a collision blocking one lane on 880. onlooker delay on the southbound

side, too. time now for live with kelly and ryan and >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, film and television star sarah jessica parker. and from the new film "a private war" ," rosamund pik. plus, learn the benefits of running when you check out are running 101 course. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning, how are you doing? hi, how are you?