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mother and her child. water pouring into this new york city bus. and now the new tropical threat brewing in the atlantic. the new twist in that murder in rome. the parentof those american teens breaking their silence. and now the social media posts uncovered raising questions about the suspects. escape in paradise. nearly 30 people forced to jump off a burning ship and plunge into shark-infested moments. then the moments their rafts won't deploy. how they were finally rescued. an abc news exclusive. "descendants" cast and director now opening up for the first time about the sudden death of cameron boyce. the emotional interview. how they're keeping his legacy alive only on "gma" this morning. and good morning, america. so great to have you with us on this thursday and we're really looking forward to sharing that

exclusive interview with "the descendants" cast ahead. >> just a powerful sit-down. also, big night last night. that debate. former vice president joe biden against the rest of the pack. we've got all the reaction and the big moments coming up. >> a lot of reaction to that. first we begin with breaking news. firefighters are racing to contain a deadly gas explosion in kentucky. flames spreading to homes forcing evacuations. abc's steve osunsami starts us off with the very latest. good morning to you, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. more than 75 people had to be moved from their homes and the families say as they drove away they could feel the flames from the fire. this was the sound and the scene early this morning south of lexington, kentucky. a massive natural gas pipeline exploded roaring flames into the sky. >> it's so bright. >> all units be advised we are receiving multiple calls of an explosion of some kind.

>> if i zoom in real close, you can see the flames perfectly. >> reporter: at least one person confirmed dead and five others left with nonlife threatening injuries. several nearby hopes caught fire. people had to run for shelterer. >> it was like an atomic bomb went off. >> just a big roar and fire going all the way up in the sky as far as you could see. our windows were shaking really bad and our doors -- the ground, you could hear the ground just moving and tumbling and rolling. and then we got to feeling the heat from the fire. and so we got in our vehicle and took out, got away from it. >> that fire created an immense amount of smoke and heat and debris. >> reporter: the fire shot up 300 feet in the sky. the fire ball was so big it showed up on the weather radar.

crews have been able to shut off the gas. this pipeline stretches thousands of miles from the mexico border to new york city. michael? >> all right, thank you so much, steve. amy? now to those severe summer storms hitting the northeast. flash floods trapping families and take a look at this. water pouring into a bus station in staten island. rob marciano has been tracking this all for us. it was quite the day yesterday. >> yeah, a couple days. we had so much humidity in the air. the rain came down heavy and hard. this is in massachusetts. look at that flash flooding there. 74-mile-per-hour wind gusts at boston logan and hundreds of flight cancellations because of that. over 100 damage reports and the last days have been rough. >> reporter: overnight torrential rains and damaging winds ripping through the northeast. and powerful lightning. this bolt over the patriots gillette stadium. while in new york heavy

downpours causing flash flooding across the metro area. watch as this bus quickly fills with water. these passengers just trying to keep their feet dry. and thunderstorms drenching new england. submerging parts of massachusetts. flash flooding trapping a pregnant mom and her small child inside their car. half an our later this tow truck pulling them to safety. >> we're thankfu i mean it's just a car. it's okay. very thankful. god is good all the time. >> reporter: in winthrop this marina bearing the brunt of 54-mile-per-hour winds. >> scariest thing i've ever seen in my life. >> reporter: residents stunned from the amount of damage done to their neighborhood. fallen trees crashing into homes knocking out power lines. >> i'm in shock. >> reporter: new hampshire recovering from similar damage. emergency crews racing to clear streets and restore electricity. and in philadelphia, storms wreaking havoc there too. winds strong enough to blow this section of metal bleachers into the middle of a football field and uproot this tree right out

of concrete, crushing the car parked next to it. such dangerous conditions across the northeast. these trees knocked over. so important to get inside to the lowest level of your home. tonight will be quieter, dryer, more comfortable. but, we're watching the tropics likely to develop in the atlantic. we've got at least a week to deal with that. that's going to be probably a tropical storm if not a hurricane and track toward the u.s. bringing rain to florida and parts of the southeast coast, saturday, two to three inches but not much in the way of tropical development. flossie now a tropical storm and another one off the coast of mexico. erick at one point was a category 4 storm. here's the track. we keep it south of hawaii later on today, then decreasing in intensity but will bring rough surf and rain and gusty winds. this is flossy, the forecast track goes for hawaii. this one hopefully goes north of it and weakening as it gets to the somewhat cooler waters around those islands.

over to you guys. >> all right. thanks, rob. busy summer for you. the race for the white house and a heated night on the debate stage. ten more democratic candidates battling it out in detroit. front-runner joe biden facing his toughest attacks yet on his record of deportations, criminal justice and much more. abc's mary bruce was right there for it all. mary, so much of this ended up being about biden and a kamala harris showdown. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, voters looking for a rematch last night certainly got it after his lack luster performance in the first debate, joe biden came prepared for round two and launched a staed fast defense of his record and came ready for a fight but so did his opponents. kicking off his rematch with senator kamala harris, joe biden had a simple request. >> go easy on me, kid. >> but harris made it clear she has no plans of easing up hammering him on health care. >> your plan does not cover everyone in america. by your staff's and your own definition. you do nothing to hold the insurance companies to task for what they have been doing to american families.

>> reporter: biden fired back saying harris' plan will cost too much and take too long to implement. >> this idea is a bunch of malarkey what we're talking about here. i don't know what math you do in california but i tell you, that's a lot of money and there will be a deductible. >> reporter: after her strong performance in the first debate, harris was also forced to play defense. congressman tulsi gabbard slamming her record as a prosecutor. >> in the case of those who were on death row, innocent people, you actually blocked evidence from being revealed that would have freed them until you were forced to do so. there is no excuse for that and the people who suffered under your reign as prosecutor, you owe them an apology. >> my entire career i have been personally opposed to the death penalty and that has never changed. i dare anyone who was in a position to make that possession, to face the people i have faced, to say i will not

seek the death penalty. >> reporter: it was biden's record that dominated the night under relentless assault. president obama's former housing secretary hitting the former vice president on the high rate of deportations under the obama administration. >> mr. vice president, it looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't. what we need are politicians who actually have some guts on this issue. >> i have guts enough to say his plan doesn't make sense. >> reporter: new york mayor bill de blasio piling on. >> if you're debating donald trump he's not going to let you off the hook. so did you say those deportations were a good idea or did you go to the president and say this is a mistake and we shouldn't do them? which one? >> i was vice president. i am not the president. i keep my recommendation to him in private. >> reporter: on criminal justice

reform cory booker and joe biden going head to head. >> if you want to compare records and frankly i'm shocked that you do, i'm happy to do that. >> there is nothing done for the entire eight years he was mayor. there was nothing done to deal with the police department that was corrupt? there is a saying in my community. you're dipping into kool-aid and you don't even know the flavor. you need to come to the city and see the reforms we put in place. >> reporter: the candidates spent more time attacking each other than the president but senator kirsten gillibrand getting a laugh with this shot at trump. >> the first thing that i'm going to do when i'm president is i'm going to clorox the oval office. >> reporter: by the end of the night biden was brushing off the attacks. >> well, i love your affection for me. you spent a lot of time with me. >> reporter: now, biden did have a few flubs including in the final moments where he urged his supporters to go to joe30330. now, it's not clear if he was trying to reference a phone number so supporters could get text messages about his campaign or direct them to a website but cecelia, the problem is that is not his campaign's website and it appears that a pete buttigieg

supporter scooped up that url. >> you mentioned that comment telling kamala harris go easy on me, kid, before the debate even started. that's generating some controversy this morning and harris was kind of forced to respond. >> reporter: yeah, look, joe biden certainly has his own signature folksy style but he was criticized. a lot saw it as patronizing and her campaign was quick to point out and question the former vice president calling the 54-year-old senator a kid. but harris says she was not offended by it adding nobody is going to define me. >> another thing we saw, mary, some of those lower tier candidates really trying to distinguish themselves especially ahead of this next debate qualifying for this next debate, abc's debate next month trying to gain traction. >> reporter: yeah cecelia these debates are a chance for these less have known candidates to have a break through moment. we saw tulsi gabbard having some success with that when she grabbed the spotlight and challenged kamala harris, in fact, on google she was the most searched competitor of the night but a lot of people, it seems, were simply looking to know who was up and who was down on

google at one point an over 2,000% increase over the search of who is winning this debate? cecelia? >> they want that answer. thanks so much. michael? >> thank you, cecilia. now to the search for that missing navy pilot after a fighter jet crashed during a training mission in death valley national park injuring seven people on the ground. kaylee hartung is in california outside the hospital where those victims were treated. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the canyons of death valley particularly the one known as star wars canyon are familiar training territory for military pilots. flying low is an important skill for them to have and they provide a unique opportunity to hone that skill. the navy said never before has a crash happened at this site. this morning the search under way for a navy pilot after an explosive crash in california's death valley.

>> just be advised that is in the death valley national park. >> reporter: authorities say two planes similar to the ones seen here were flying together through this certified military training route when one f-18 fighter jet went down. smoke seen billowing from the steep cliffside as debris burned. >> the pieces of the aircraft were smaller than a dinner plate and scattered over a large area. >> reporter: the pilot of that jet is still missing. search and rescue teams immediately dispatched. >> it is in star wars canyon. >> reporter: originally named rainbow canyon, the star wars nickcame comes to the likeness of tatooine featured in this saga. it's known for unbeatable views of fighter jets speeding through the colorful canyon walls. at the time of the crash seven tourists who were among those watching nearby suffered cuts and scrapes as shrapnel flew through the air. >> we were just behind and the plane come like this. >> reporter: their injuries minor but the status of the pilot remains unknown.

>> we're looking for an aviator out there and hoping for the best. >> reporter: as six of those spectators were brought to this nearby hospital yesterday, treated and discharged. another remains in a hospital in los angeles with more serious injuries. as the search for the missing pilot and the investigation into what caused that crash continue, the popular overlook is closed. cecelia? >> okay, kaylee, thank you. we turn to new developments involving osama bin laden's son believed to be killed in a takedown. u.s. officials saying he was being groomed to lead al qaeda. our foreign correspondent james longman has the latest on this. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. osama bin laden was perhaps the world's most infamous terrorist and now we know his son an apparent heir is also dead. two u.s. officials tell abc news that hamza bin laden believed to be about 30 was killed at some point over the last two years and u.s. intelligence played a role in the operation but it remains unclear where or how he died. back in february the state department offered a $1 million

reward for his capture calling him a key leader. his last public statements came last year when he threatened his native saudi arabia with violent jihad. papers found in the compound where his father was killed in 2011 show he may have been groomed for a prominent role in al qaeda, cecilia. >> he's really being, as you said, labeled as a key leader. do you have a sense of how significant this takedown was? >> reporter: well, certainly on a symbolic level the bin laden name is a powerful recruiting tool for al qaeda. they've been losing ground to isis for some time so arguably i guess they represent a greater threat now. >> amy? now to a stunning scene in pennsylvania. take a look at this. it's a debris field and it's all that remains of a home after a massive explosion injured at least four people. just moments before this house exploded firefighters responded to a call from the homeowner saying they smelled gas. the homeowner and three firefighters were injured but thankfully remarkably everyone made it out alive just in the nick of time, michael.

>> thank goodness for that, amy. now to a wild rescue in iowa. police racing to save a pair of rafters struggling in a raging river holding on for dear life after their raft went over a dam and flipped. will reeve has the story. >> hold the light. >> reporter: watch as police officers scramble to save a couple trapped in the turbulent waters of an iowa dam after their raft capsized in a river. >> don't let go. >> what happens with the dam, that water and backwash starts to spin and it's almost like a washing machine as it just churns and churns. if you get caught in that and it's at least once or twice a year somebody does, very rarely will you make it out alive. >> reporter: the rescue all caught on police body cameras. using a rope to pull the couple in, listen as the officers struggle to hold on. >> get your head up. give me some room. don't pull me. >> reporter: at times the powerful current dragging them beneath the surface. >> she's under. stop.

stop! >> reporter: at last the officers get the couple to safety. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> i think the video tells the story pretty well. those officers took a lot of physical effort, teamwork and a little bit of time too. >> the couple was treated at a hospital and released. the des moines police deptment said the officers dried off and went to work. they were helped in this rescue by a good samaritan so hats off to everyone involved. >> you can see how exhausted the ones who were rescued. imagine the rescuers. >> everyone just putting everything on the line. glad it turned out well. >> thanks, will. now another thing perhaps you have to see to believe. take a look. yep. that's a herd of goats on the loose parading through a neighborhood just outside of seattle, washington. so the community actually hires these goats to keep the weeds in check between the houses, wow, but you could say they were a little overzealous.

they burst out of the enclosure they were in. the community had to band together to round them up. as you can imagine this process took several hours but the weeds are gone, guys. >> it's great. >> win/win. >> almost did a joke. it was too easy. i'll leave it alone. in some nongoat related news we're following new developments -- and this is a serious turn -- in that murder case in rome. the social media post photos of the teen suspects now raising questions and what their parents are saying this morning. then the american tourist forced to jump off a burning ship into shark-infested waters, the moment they're rescued. a powerful interview with "the descendants" cast about the loss of their co-star cameron boyce. but first let's go back to rob. >> we talked hawaii and east coast. let's talk the eastern part of kansas, ten inches of rain already, training thunderstorms, could see storms east of denver as well. stormy cities now sponsored by progressive.

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kentucky, at least one person was killed. others injured. crews now searching for survivors this morning. also those severe storms rocking the northeast overnight from pennsylvania to d.c. and here in new york and now a new tropical threat is brewing in the atlantic. we want to show you a very impressive rescue. look at this. these good samaritans in newport beach, california, saving three people trapped in that suv after it crashed in a tree. together they stabilized that vehicle, look at that, until firefighters eventually got there and were able to pull everyone out. but that just brings me joy this morning. >> how awesome. without a doubt. now we're going to turn to the latest on those two american teens arrested after the murder of an italian police officer. their parents are now in rome speaking out as the teens' social media posts face new scrutiny. whit johnson has the latest. good morning, whit. >> michael, good morning to you.

the mother of that 19-year-old finnegan elder says there must be some explanation as to why her son acted the way authorities say he did. allegedly stabbing that officer 11 times with a seven-inch blade. >> reporter: this morning parents of the two american teenagers accused of murdering an italian police officer speaking out. in an interview with the italian newspaper "la stampa," the mother of finnegan elder who is accused of stabbing the man claiming her son is a thoughtful boy. the only explanation that i can give myself, it means he was terrorized and so he reacted in this way. elder's father arriving in rome wednesday with the family's attorney to see his son now spending his seventh day in jail. police accuse elder and 18-year-old gabriel natale of stabbing of the officer after a drug deal went wrong allegedly elder stabbed the officer

times. new instagram photos emerge now being broadcast on italian television showing him in san francisco holding a large knife. this photo in front of the pantheon possibly taken hours before the incident. italian police now looking at these images as part of their investigation. >> the kid had a knife. at least in san francisco certainly in america that's not a super surprising thing. people carry it for protection. >> reporter: elder's uncle was asked if he collected knives, replying his mother says she had seen a knife similar to those other teens in his circle had. in a statement the father of the other teenager gabriel natale claiming his son is innocent and distraught by what's happened saying his son didn't know his friend was armed and only became away of what actually happened after his arrest. however that contradicts what natale had reportedly told police earlier. so many questions still about this case. >> a lot of questions still to be answered. thank you so much, whit. now to that terrifying

escape for american tourists traveling on a small cruise ship when it suddenly caught fire forcing them to jump into shark-infested waters. the entire thing caught on camera and gio benitez has this story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, amy, good morning. yeah, those passengers had seen the sharks earlier in the day and now they were faced with an excruciating decision, stay on that burning boat or jump into the shark-infested waters. they jumped. >> stick together. grab each other's arms. >> reporter: you're watching nearly 30 people forced to jump off their burning ship in the middle of the night and into shark-infested waters in the galapagos islands. >> are you guys holding on? >> reporter: 16 vacationers and 11 crew members vacating after their boat filled with smoke. >> hold your breath. >> reporter: frightened passengers grabbing life jackets fearing for their safety. >> whistle is right here.

>> reporter: whistle bartley from kabc was on board and immediately started filming. >> it was a perfect trip until the last night when the boat caught on fire. >> reporter: she was traveling with her friend dana, a nurse from california. >> all hell broke loose and got chaotic. >> smoke filled the boat. they told us there was a fire in the engine room. >> reporter: barely able to breathe the passengers were left with no other option but to evacuate even though they had seen sharks in the water earlier that day. >> we then did have to jump off from the back of the boat. >> we have to jump in. >> next. >> reporter: once in the water another problem, their two life rafts wouldn't deploy. their guide calling out everyone's name to ensure everyone was safe. >> naomi, austin, valerie, dana. >> reporter: all were accounted for, the terrified passengers bobbing in those shark-infested waters for an hour. >> they're coming. >> reporter: the life raft finally deploying.

>> are you okay? >> awesome. >> i'm doing good. a bit chilly. >> once we got in the life raft i knew we were going to be safe. the crew was so amazing. one of them actually took off his sweatshirt and gave it to dana and the other girls who were really cold. >> reporter: finally after 2 1/2 hours a ship answering their sos. >> one by one, be careful. >> reporter: just incredible video right there especially when you consider that some of those passengers didn't even know how to swim when they jumped into those shark-infested waters. they are okay. they are safe and as you can imagine, this morning they are incredibly grateful. guys? >> what a story. >> i can only imagine. what a story is right. coming up our powerful interview with "the descendants" cast and director. they're speaking out about cameron boyce after his sudden death. for mild-to-moderate eczema, eucrisa can be...

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we are back with "the de we are back with "the descendants" cast and director speaking out about cameron boyce after the disney star's sudden death at just 20 years old. t.j. holmes spoke with him. t.j., it seems like cameron is really leaving a real impact on them and so many more. >> people say nice things about people who pass. but still i have never in my life seen anything like this. to a person they describe cameron boyce as somehow other worldly, how extraordinary of an individual he was.

as difficult as it was for them to talk, cameron would want -- we're not going to focus on what we lost but how incredible his 20 years were. >> we're a family too. we've been through a lot together. >> cameron, even when he was around, is the hardest person to put into words, you know. sorry. >> when he walked into the room, the light changed and the energy shifted. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: director kenny ortega and dove cameron and booboo stewart still struggle to find words to describe how special their friend and co-star cameron boyce was. >> that's hard because he is such a wonderful like -- he was just cameron. like literally just cameron. like he was the person you would always ask for if you needed to talk to someone. he was always there. he was that person for everybody. >> even when he was standing still, right, he was bioluminescent.

he was lit from the inside out. >> reporter: the 20-year-old was best known for his roles in "jessie" and the ongoing franchise "descendants" where he starred as the fun-loving son of cruella de vil. boyce died from an epileptic seizure. this is the first time his co-stars are sitting down together. >> i'm 69 years old. been alive long enough to have witnessed some pretty tough stuff. this was as tough as it gets. i didn't realize that i had as deep a place for pain to come from that the shock and awe of this unfathomable idea of losing this beautiful soul with such promise to this world could possibly be real. >> this was the first time i ever dealt with anything like this and something that you might have said it -- someone said it. just to be okay with any thoughts that you have. it's fine. like because when you're

grieving, you think things -- i thought things i've never thought before. >> do you remember the last conversations you individually had with him? >> uh-huh. >> what were those? >> i mean it was pretty normal, you know, we -- we all expected to see each other a lot more. >> oh, we were expecting to see each other a lot. >> we were expecting to see each other a lot. >> for a lot more. you know, because we had a lot of press coming up that we were meant to be doing and we always did it together. >> booboo, you remember? >> yeah. the last time i saw him we were actually just -- we were at the radio disney music awards which was very recent and we were just planning to hang out and like make videos and we just liked creating stuff together. >> they were like two puppy brothers together. >> oh, yeah. >> he was like my little brother. >> reporter: their other "descendants" co-star sofia carson talked to us from toronto where she is currently filming. >> if you could bottle up happiness, that was cam. he was pure happiness and pure

joy. there really will never be any words to describe the pain and how much we miss him and not much helps except knowing that he lived life with more happiness than anyone i've ever known. >> reporter: the final installment in "the descendants" franchise set for release friday will be dedicated to boyce and followed by a tribute video. >> i think that as absolutely heartbreaking as this one is, it is a personal loss for so many young people who watched disney. i truly think the best thing we can do for them is to remember cameron exactly as he was in the most positive light, but not to avoid it. >> reporter: their five-year "descendants" journey is coming to an end without one of their

brightest stars whose all too short life they're sure leaves a long legacy. >> cameron said something. he said we all go. he said -- >> what you leave should be bigger than you. >> what you leave here has to be bigger than you and i think it's important for us all to make every beat count. every moment count. >> and, look, there were more smiles than tears in that interview. as they got going, they couldn't stop. they couldn't help but light up. he was described by one of his co-stars as sunshine in shoes. you just don't hear that kind of stuff and on one note their plan now, they have to have a pool party because the last conversation that ortega had with boyce, he knocked on his window, his car window and said, hey, you're behind on planning our pool party so me and booboo are going to do it ourselves. that was the last time he talked to them. they're going to have a pool party. so more smiles than tears, but that hit them hard. >> what a legacy for someone so young. >> definitely had an impact. thank you, t.j.

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>> he's still going. >> oh. >> how many basketballs do they have in that house? >> they got a lot. >> five in a row. that's right. he asked for five. watch out, steph curry. calvin shannon from columbus, ohio, is coming for you. that's right. that video racked up more than 5,000 views and counting. about 1,000 views per basket, of course. it wasn't a fluke. according to his twitter account he practices a lot of trick shots and he's not just boxing himself into basketball. he's a multisport athlete. he can do it all. >> what an arm. >> the kid's got a future. >> wow, all right. >> hopefully doesn't start practicing tv. he'll take all our jobs. great job, kid. get ready, "the bachelorette" fans, jed is here live after that finale shocker. he is about to tell his side of the story. bachelorette fans. jed is here live after that finale shocker. he is about to tell his side of the story. erate to severe ulcerative colitis, are you okay? even when i was there,

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the deadly gas explosion rocking kentucky. a massive fireball lighting up the sky. the flames spreading to homes, people racing to evacuate as firefighters scramble to contain the blaze. the search for survivors at this hour. out of money? equifax promising up to $125 per person if you were one of the almost 150 million americans who had data stolen but why the ftc is actually saying you'll get nowhere near that amount. selma's fight. the star revealing the latest in her emotional medical journey and her painful battle with ms. the new treatment she's just had to reboot her immune system.

♪ jed's side of the story. just hours after that jaw-dropping bachelorette finale jed and chabad hannah with tha h emotional conversation. he's joining us one on one. ♪ i will give the world to you >> it's dogust 1st an we're headed to texas to introduce you to the little puppy making big headlines for this mustache. meet salvador dolly, the rescue dog. ♪ bang bang into the room and right here in times square, vanessa kirby live as we say good morning, america. good morning, america. we have a great crowd outside our window here in times square and we also have a great crowd

upstairs. take a look. they are all excited for global k-pop sensation monsta x. they're here live and they've been selling out stadiums around the world and making their u.s. television debut live right here this morning and they are performing one of their biggest hits. >> yeah, their fans are no joke. they were out there well before the sun came up this morning lining up. >> they had music playing dancing into the room this morning. >> that will be a lot of fun. just days after that blockbuster bachelorette finale with hannah b., it's time to hear jed's side of the story. he is here live ready to take all the questions. >> can't wait. >> a lot to look forward to coming up. first a lot of news to get to starting with the latest often that gas explosion in kentucky forcing evacuations. let's go back to abc's steve osunsami with the latest on that. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. at least one person is dead. a number of other people are injured. crews have been able to shut off the gas to this fire. 75 people had to be moved from

their homes and as they were driving away, they report they could feel the flames, the flames shot up 300 feet into the air. the fireball was so large, you could see it on the weather radar. police have had to search for missing people. this was a 30-inch natural gas pipeline that ruptured which if you're not familiar with is quite wide. it stretches for thousands of miles from texas at the mexico border all the way to new york city. amy. >> wow. what incredibly stunning images. thanks for that, steve. turning to new details on that overwhelming response to consumer credit reporting company exercise's nearly $700 million settlement with the federal trade commission and others, if you thought the $125 cash payout option was a no-brainer, well, the ftc now says you might be disappointed because you probably won't be receiving anywhere near that amount. the nationwide data breach back in 2017, you'll remember, exposed the private information

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♪ welcome back to "gma" and, boy, do we have an exciting audience with us on this thursday morning. yes, we do. [ applause ] and tomorrow we're excited because we're taking this party to the park. mr. worldwide himself, pitbull is performing live. it's going to be a great day in the park tomorrow but now it is time for a great "pop news" with lara spencer. >> thank you very much. i have to correct you, though, michael, today it's "pup news." let's do this. if you are wondering why we have these furry friends with us, it is to celebrate one of our favorite days of the year, dogust 1st, august 1st is recognized as the universal birthday of all shelter and rescue dogs because obviously we can't be sure of their actual days and they sure do deserve to be celebrated created by our friends the north shore animal league america, the largest no kill shelter in the country. they brought in some special birthday boys and girls. summer, blossom, murphy, monty

is with us. am i boring you? rosalita is here. adoption event happening at petsmart in farmingdale. go to animalleague.org on more information. we highly recommend adopt, don't shop. [ applause ] >> murphy. say hi to your if you family. these dogs are amazing. s in in "pup news." salvador dolly. that, no that is not drawn on her face. d-o-l-l-y. celebrating her distinguished markings giving her the female twist on the namous artist's name. we well cam salvador dolly and her trainer megan.

welcome, guys. >> hi. >> we are so happy you could be with us. tell us about that little work of art, shall we say? how did she come to you, to your shelter in dallas? >> yeah, absolutely. so the mom came in as a stray with her 11 puppies, they were at the shelter for a few weeks and were fortunate to have a very brave foster to foster the whole family which let us save them. she was a surprise bonus in there. >> so funny. you cannot make it up. the poor lady with the big mustache. what is her personality like? can you tell? she's still so little. >> oh, well, she's definitely leading the charge within the 11. she's definitely the adventurous and sassy one so she definitely has a lot of personality. she's not shy but she's a really, really good snuggler. she's not happy i woke her up from her nap but she's great. >> we get that. all these guys available for

adoption at the hearts and bones rescue agency. you have a place in new york city also in dallas. i think the pups will be ready for adoption pretty soon, is that right? >> yes, they'll be making their way up to new york at the end of this month when it's safe for everybody to travel and then they'll be ready for all the adoptions. >> well, we love to see salvador dolly. another dog story for you, we love a good dog shot. look at tiny tim who uses his big brother ben -- don't cry. there is tiny tim. he uses ben, his big brother as a personal surfboard. we thank you to their parents who say that the fast friends love swimming and surfing together on their lake home. near illinois. hang in there. finally, let's hear it for the kitties ies too. we know there are cat lovers out. there here's juno in honor of

all of you. juno is a mixed breed with almost 200,000 followers on instagram because of his permanently cranky puss. oh, juno. his owner says he's far from ferocious and is a love muffin that looks crabby. there are t-shirts that say mood with his face selling around the world. juno, you wipe that puss right off your face as my mom would say. check out north shore. they have have named cattober 9 as the universal birthdayfor all rescue cats. we'll have a link on ours and that is "pup news." >> yes. [ applause ] >> i really want to. >> oh. are you -- >> i'm close. >> you're close. >> i'm close. i need to get some clearance. everybody does before rescuing. >> definitely, rescue,

everybody. "gma" cover story, jed from "the bachelorette" is here live to tell his side of the story after that shocking finale, hannah breaking off their engagement after discovering his big secret. we're going to talk to jed in a moment but first here's a look at his "bachelorette" journey ♪ roll on over with me honey >> reporter: his guitar and voice made him fall hard. >> i'm falling in love with you. >> reporter: jed fighting for her heart from the start. pulling off a power move straight from the big screen. his say anything window serenade tricking hannah. ♪ i'll be your mister right girl ♪ >> reporter: the thing is he wasn't mr. right. right after the ring, a bombshell. hannah finding out jed had a girlfriend all along. >> i don't love you like that anymore. >> so this is over. >> yes. >> reporter: we heard from hannah. >> it's hard to watch it back

but, you know, it just made me stronger. >> reporter: now it's time to hear from jed. and jed is joining us now. jed, thank you so much for joining us, man. >> thanks for having me. >> what a wild ride this season was especially for you. and a lot of people wondering why were you not honest with hannah from the beginning? >> you know, i was really overwhelmed with how much i actually did fall in love with her and i was fearful to lose her and i was acting really more out of fear than my actual love for her and, you know, that's my mistake but that's kind of what happened. >> and i'm sure you knew you were busted when hannah sent you the article but did anybody give you a heads-up? did you anticipate that that was comeing? >> you know, we had discussed that situation prior to the article and then we discussed it, you know, the day before the article actually came out so we had touched a lot of bases on it

but still, you know, i was fearful and held out on some of the details that in turn caused us to end. >> and you were very apologetic on tuesday night. seemed very sincere about it. did you have to do some soul searching to get to that point? >> you know, it was one of those things that i knew how sorry i was, i knew how much i loved her and how her happiness was in my best interest and, you know, would have been easy to turn away and not even show up to "after the final rose" and i just wanted to be there for her so that she could have her closure and so that not only in her eyes but in the eyes of everyone else, you know, let everyone know that i am sorry, especially her. >> did you get your closure out of all this? >> it's -- i do have closure now knowing, you know, that she has moved on, but it still hurts because i love her and i do want the best for her but ultimately

i have to just move on. >> now we saw the finale and when you guys got back together but have you talked to her since? >> i have not. no. >> any plans or intentions to reach out at any point? >> i'm sure we'll reconnect on some -- in some way. we're on decent terms with each other and we can, you know, still be friends, i hope, and that's all i could ask for. >> we saw the end of your engagement but saw something unexpected from hannah. she asked tyler out on a date. >> right. >> how did you feel about that? >> you know, i had a feeling something was up and i couldn't really put a finger on it when i was there that day. i know there was a lot of nerves and a lot of tension, but, you know, her happiness is my best interest. i want her to be happy and tyler is one of my friends. he's a great guy and, you know, if that's what is supposed to be then i support that.

>> the thing about you -- you're on a show like this. all your business is out there and everybody finds everything about you. everybody is going, there goes that jed guy singing his way down the street. [ laughter ] so how have you -- how have you and your family faced some of the backlash that has come your way. >> i think that's been one of the hardest parts of all this is kind of seeing how it affected my family and knowing it's not their fault. they didn't sign up for this. all the family, the other guy, hannah's family, no one really signs up for this and it's been hard to see them, you know, try to work through everything and to try to, you know, help them get through all this because it's hard for everyone and -- but, you know, time will carry us through this and with god and everything, i'm praying that, you know, this will all pass and that it's healing for them. >> i'm just curious, what would you have done differently and

does this change your approach to new relationships? >> oh, absolutely. i really -- all my actions towards hannah, all my emotions were as authentic and real as it could be but i wish i had been more dailed and open to her earlier on and absolutely will affect how i am as a person, you know, this whole show really opened my eyes to a lot 6 things and changed me in a lot of ways and with my newfound perspective i hope to move forward and be a better man. >> we'll keep our eyes open for what you got next. thanks for coming here and answering these questions. thanks for doing that. cecilia, we go over to you. >> thanks. the latest on selma blair's health battle. the actress revealing the new way that she's treating her multiple sclerosis trying to reboot her immune system. whit johnson has the details. >> reporter: actress selma blair opening up about the new stage

in her painful battle with multiple sclerosis. her latest instagram post showing her bare legs, the caption reading the beginning is hard. i have to remember, ##hsct. it has long been used to treat cancers of the what and bone marrow. now doctors are using it to attempt to reboot the immune system hoping to stop the attack on the brain and spinal cord. dr. katz-sands not treating selma blair says most medical centers this transplant is still in clinical trials. >> the newer therapies are are e promising and makes us want to continue working on this. >> reporter: the transplant is a long and painful process. first stem cells are harvested then the patient is given chemotherapy for over a week to suppress immune cells, the stem cells initially harvested from the patient are infused back

into the body. the risk of infection is high and doctors may monitor patients in the hospital for months while the immune system rebuilds itself. 49-year-old alison carr battled undiagnosed ms for years and when there were no more medications for her to try in 2014 she had a stem cell transplant. >> my whole life i felt so sick. >> reporter: two months after the transplant the mother of four says she felt better than she had in 26 years. >> i woke up one morning and the first thought in my mind was, is this what healthy people feel like? >> reporter: while this transplant needs more study and is not yet considered a cure many doctors are hopeful. >> the idea here where you could actually just reset or reboot the immune system and that people could potentially even be cured of the disease is very appealing. it's just going to take us a while to find that out. >> our abc news medical team tells us this transplant

treatment is likely most effective at preventing further damage from ms and slowing the progression of the disease. it's a grueling process, cecilia, but really selma's honesty and strength has been inspiring a lot of people. >> sharing that story helps a lot too. okay, whit, thank you. rob, we head to you. >> cool fm moment. sported-related odell beckham jr. taking off his shoes and giving them to a young fan in cleveland. i tell you what, nice work. that's good pr and the

now to one of the biggest music event, cma fest, the ultimate fan experience and maggie rulli was there and caught up with some of the hottest stars in country ahead of sunday's prime time special. ♪ >> reporter: it's the one show every country superstar returns to again and again. >> cma fest is unlike any other -- like no other genre of music has this. the stadium crowd at cma fest is absolutely insane. everybody just shows up wanting to have a great time. >> this is one gig you can't miss. if you're a fan of country music you come here this weekend it's like disneyland. >> reporter: the annual cma fest, thousands of fan, four days of music and nearly a dozen country legends. >> really? >> everyone was excited. >> legend, does that mean you're done? '91, '92 when i first put my first single out, nobody asked

for my autograph. you know, i ended up cleaning up and tearing down the booth. so to see where cma fest has become is special to me. >> reporter: only here where we could see a moment like this. ♪ ride till i can't no more ♪ i'm gonna take my horse to the ole town road ♪ >> this was a magic moment. this song is just -- it's been such a fun ride. it's the funnest thing i never got to be a part of. >> 100%. >> reporter: what is it about "old town road"? >> what is it about "old town road"? "old town road" somehow manages to hit every demographic and they love it and it's like magic somehow. >> so you're learning from -- >> i really am. >> what did you learn tonight. >> what i learned tonight with keith urban joining us in this magic moment and the fans being what this week is really all about and i've seen it since it was fanfare. >> yeah, it was crazy. i love the song so much.

>> reporter: this weekend bringing people together. >> my first time back on the stage with my band and i feel like that's just -- it creates a fire and energy that elevates the performance. ♪ i want you on my -- >> reporter: the epic party taking over nashville. >> it's just amazing to be able to see all your favorite art cysts in one spot. >> reporter: on the bus with some singalongs runaway june. ♪ at the end of the night when they turn on the lights ♪ >> we're all coming back. >> reporter: for "good morning america," maggie rulli, abc news, new york. [ cheers and applause ] >> you can catch cma fest hosted by thomas rhett and kelsea ballerini on sunday night at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc. coming up next, tory is back with great "deals & steals." [ applause ]

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. good morning. the group abolish i.c.e. says about 18 people were arrested after an overnight protest in san francisco. all but one have been released. protests are expected in front of i.c.e. every day this month. we have a crash on the bay bridge. things are backed up at the toll plaza. once you get across the span, there's a motorcycle crash in san francisco south 101 before 280 blocking a lane. another motorcycle injury accident in san jose causing slowing on north 101 before alum rock.

now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> minimal jump in our temperatures so far because of the sentenced cloud cover. mid-50s to a few low 60s out there. in fact, look how thick the clouds are. still a little bit of fog this morning. going to breezy on the bay this afternoon. especially north of the bay bridge. a little cooler today. warm this weekend, but not hot like last weekend.

>> we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes. as always, you can check it out on our news app or abc7news.com. the news continuous with "good morning america." ♪ did you remember welcome back to "gma" live from times square. >> welcome back to "gma," everybody. and thank you for being with us on tthursday morning. >> thursday, dogust 1st. tory johnson back with us with more "deals & steals." we're all about turning the clock back, right? >> yes. >> yes, about beauty, right? so tory has beauty bargains that start at 50% off. tory, 50%. i don't know how you do it. >> so the fastest way to make your air look thicker, more volume, healthier is with this color wow root filler so it's this powder that's right here that -- i think we have a little shot to show you. it just fills in any gaps and

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and you may recognize her from her role as princess margaret on contract the crown." now teaming up with johnson and idris elba in "hobbs & shaw." welcome. you play jason statham's sister but you're not a damsel in distress. you're kicking a lot of butt in this movie. >> yes? how was that experience for you, fun? >> yeah, i mean it was like really crucial. it was like my big mission going into it, i just -- i never want to be saved by the guys. you can't -- that can't happen. >> you got to save the guys. >> i do save them a couple times actually, yeah, from serious sticky situations. >> with all these fight scenes that requires a lot of practice, coordination, how was that? >> a nightmare. yeah, i'm not naturally very sporty at all and i remember the first day there was like ten stunt guys behind me and this big mirror so you do it in front of mirrors which is horrible at the best of times and then like

these amazing world's best stunt guys and me terrible in the front desperately trying to remember the moves. so embarrassing. as weeks of feeling really embarrassed. >> you're great at it because you're great at everything you do. [ applause ] without a doubt. but was it intimidating to work with jason or dwayne and idris, guys used to more of the action roles. >> yeah, well, it was scary. but luckily the stunt team did atomic blond with charlize theron. >> some of the best fight scenes. >> if i can be 5% of what she is i'll be okay. >> oh, please, mission accomplished. mission accomplished. [ applause ] >> she was great. >> we're going to tick a look at a clip. y'all want to see a clip. [ applause ] vanessa kirby in action.

>> i bet you wish you didn't take it easy now. >> i wish a lot of things right now. >> you are going to go to sleep now and it's all going to seem like a bad dream. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love it. any time i see dwayne getting beat up, i love it. it's just so good. >> very satisfying. >> very satisfying. dame helen mirren is in the movie. now, she won an oscar for playing queen elizabeth. did you bond over playing royalty. >> yes, we did. we talked about it because we feel like the same family but she's also in the movie called queenie in the series and i thought that maybe she was -- but it wasn't. it was actually her -- was that maybe like her trying to remind everybody she played the queen but, yeah, we talked about it a

lot. >> we know for you to play princess margaret, you put pictures around your room. >> i did. >> are they still up? >> only one over my toilet remains. i just need it everywhere i am because i was so nervous about taking on -- i need to absorb, maybe by osmosis slowly over time i'll feel like becoming her. >> and before we let you go, we have to ask you one last question, there's some rumor out there you could be playing catwoman in the new "batman" movie. [ applause ] can you elaborate. >> no, i have literally no idea where that rumor came from. [ laughter ] >> well, i just started a rumor. [ applause ] hey, remember me when you're out there kicking more butt as catwoman. virgin vanessa, thank you so much for being here. everybody, "hobbs & shaw," you don't want to miss it and it hits theaters tomorrow. make sure you go check it out. we'll have more with vanessa

coming up later on my other show, "strahan & sara" so we'll be back with that later on. rob, over to you. >> we love that other show. a big crowd. a lot of folks trying to get home got stuck because of the storms yesterday. my friends from memphis. your flight got canceled. >> we ran out of clothes. >> i love that you love new york. stay all week. cool with me. this handsome man, look at the hat. the halt is the shark and that brings us to our next topic. one of the most ferocious predators may be terrifying but also endlessly fascinating. here's your chance to what might be the biggest great whites ever filmed on shark fest. see world's biggest great white tomorrow night on natgeo. i think i hear a shark. ♪ da, da, da, da

>> all right, amy. i know you think this is a gator from florida but these are my sharks. back to you. >> all right, rob, thank you. our next guest has appeared in more than two dozen films. she's an oscar winner, a golden globe winner and emmy winner and her new drama "after the wedding" already getting oscar buzz. please welcome the one and only julianne moore. [ applause ] so i love after reading all your accomplishments here's my first question. you weren't just an answer but had a category on "jeopardy." >> it was amazing. >> what is that like. >> i was shocked. i was absolutely shocked. i never thought -- i mean category, who is a category? >> double "jeopardy" i see. >> assuming you knew all the answers. >> i did. i was in all those movies. [ laughter ]

>> well, "after the wedding" is actually quite ay famil affair. not only did your husband direct the film but your daughter liv was on set as well. tell me about her role and what was that like. >> she was a p.a. and shooting in the summertime and she was 16. >> getting you coffee. >> yeah, getting people water and holding umbrellas over actors and generally -- it was a pretty tough job. she was great. then we'd go home to the hotel and like watch "the bachelor" and eat potato chip. >> keeping it in the abc family. in the movie you play a wealthy benefactor who inves a woman after seeking funding forer orphanage to a family wedding but things aren't quite what they seem initially so let's take a look. >> okay. all right, good. >> hi. good, you made it. >> i was a little bit late. i missed the first part. the traffic. >> it's okay. you're here now. you met my husband. isabelle runs an orphanage in

india i'm thinking of buying. >> oh. so i thought it would be nice for her to come. >> ooh. as i mentioned, already getting oscar buzz for your performance. how does that feel? >> that feels great. are you kidding? and we're thrilled. i mean obviously this movie means a lot to my husband and to me. it's something we produced together. he wrote it and directed it so we want people to come and see it so whenever you hear that kind of stuff you get excited because people will maybe see the movie. >> i can't wait. i know the rest of america can't either. you're also talking about and i love this, the role that you played, this boss lady. not the traditional boss lady we hear. >> so often in movies and tv you see women who have a lot of authority, a lot of power and they're presented as the mean lady or a caricature. this person is someone who's built a big life. has a big career and a company this she's built but has a family she's equally invested in so see someone who's been able

to do it all and very fully representative. that i love. >> that's important for us all to see. i cannot wait. >> billy crudup and abbey quinn who is wonderful and a moved about family dynamics and really emotional. >> oh, well, that is definitely a sell. i think everyone in the audience is waiting to see "after the wedding." [ applause ] won't have to wait long. it's in theaters august 9th. julianne moore, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. [ applause ] very exciting in here. a lot of excitement. k-pop sensation monsta x is with us. this band is having quite a year. fans all over the globe and it is your first time on "gma." i want to talk to you, honey. what a year it's been. you're touring and collaborating with the likes of french montana. how has it been? >> how do you feel?

>> you can do the interviewing. >> it's just awesome. just good. >> just good. >> yeah, french montana. he's so good. >> and monsta x, that's what's happening to you guys. it's been really fun to watch you grow. so thrilled you guys came to "good morning america." are you the cameraman? keep on having seven brothers together and we're going to get to see you in action coming up on "good morning america" when we get back, monsta x performing live on "gma" so don't go anywhere. [ applause ] "gma" cafe sponsored by keur shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less.

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♪ who do you love, is it him or me ♪ ♪ who do you love who do you love ♪ ♪ who's the one that takes you higher than, than you've ever been ♪ ♪ who's the one you think of night and day ♪ ♪ ain't no time to waste, i'm just tryna say ♪ ♪ who do you love is it him or me ♪ ♪ 'cause i can't take this pressure anymore ♪ ♪ who do you love girl, it's killing me ♪ ♪ if you can't say that i'm the one for sure then i'm walking out the door ♪

♪ yeah ♪ who do you love who do you love ♪ ♪ i said who do you love who do you love ♪ ♪ who do you love who do you love ♪ ♪ baby ♪ who do you love who, who do you love ♪ ♪ who do you love who do you love ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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. good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> good morning. we are starting with mike nicco with our forecast this morning. >> hi, everybody. here it is, fog in full at least along the golden gate bridge. breezy at our beaches. temperatures pretty close to average. here they are. mid-60s at the coast and san francisco to mid-80s inland. now, slow warming trend will take us above average as we head through the weekend. frances? >> a crash on the upper deck of the bay area, but you can see it's moving well as you move into san francisco. however, the damage has been done and that means at the bay bridge things are backed up into the maze right now. it's also sluggish westbound across the san mateo bridge.

but eastbound is looking good and we have normal delays and just a few minor accidents elsewhere. >> tim for live with kelly and ryan. we'll be back at 1 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, from "fast & furious presents: hobbs & shaw," dwayne johnson. and the woodchips will fly when the cohost challenge the lumberjacks. learn how to grow the perfect steak. also, maria menounos returns for another day with ryan. all next on "live." and now, here are ryan seacrest and maria menounos! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: over her