good morning, america. as we join you this wednesday morning, we're tracking dangerous storms on the move, and heat alerts stretching from the south to the northeast. multiple twisters tearing through the midwest. destroying homes, flipping semis, heavy wind and rain hitting d.c. now, philadelphia, new york and boston bracing for flash flooding as a major summer scorcher settles in coast to coast. breaking overnight, four students shot at a block party in atlanta. this as authorities investigate a new mass shooting threat, the 15-year-old under arrest accused of plotting an attack on his school. his mother right there when police take him into custody. president trump backtracks on gun control after a phone call with the nra chief. this as he contradicts his team on the economy amid fears of a

recession, attacks democrats and antagonizes a nato ally. we're live at the white house. and lori loughlin's legal strategy. the new report, how the "full house" star is planning to fight charges in the college admissions scandal and why she's panicking behind closed doors. saved at sea. the incredible crash and rescue caught on camera, a pilot and his friend going down into the waters off california's coast. the moment they're airlifted to safety. ♪ oh i wanna dance with somebody ♪ and the ballroom is back. the brand-new cast of "dancing with the stars" revealed right here live in times square. who will tango to the top of the leaderboard and waltz their way to a mirror ball victory? we're just moments away from the big reveal only on "gma." ♪ i wanna feel the heat ♪ yeah i wanna dance with somebody ♪ can never go wrong starting with whitney houston.

big day her in times square. "dancing with the stars" cast revealed. >> they are here and live and there are some big surprises this year. athletes, actors, reality stars, and so much more. that's all coming up ahead. >> we're walking around the halls this morning and we were like is that -- >> yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] >> that's all coming up. we begin with the storms. multiple tornadoes have touched down in the midwest. heavy rains in d.c. now spreading across the northeast. ginger starts us off, good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, george. if it feels like we have had a lot of images over the last couple of days, you're right. more than 450 severe storm reports just since monday, and they're stretching from south carolina up to maine. >> reporter: severe storms drenching the nation's capital. up to three inches of rain falling really fast, flooding this entrance to the d.c. metro. in iowa, three confirmed tornadoes. an ef-2 slicing through homes

with winds up to 135 miles per hour. winds flipping semi trucks along the sbr interstate where minor injuries were reported. ferocious 65-mile-per-hour gusts strong enough to down huge trees in des moines. hammering rain blinding folks in waterloo. in illinois a brilliant shelf cloud near hillsboro. winds high enough to throw these trampolines in central illinois around these utility poles. we will see more images like that, more dots on the map in the next 24 hours, and here's where i think it's going to happen. this warm front and cold front really. this afternoon a watch will be issued. that means that the ingredients are ripe. when you see that happen, okay, you'll be weather aware. looking at this we stopped it here at 7:00 p.m. this is when things really start to spark. if you have a later flight, keep that in mind. wilmington to worcester, if you hear a warning, that's when you start to take action.

that's when you take cover. a lot of people get concerned about those watch/warnings. hopefully that helped out from bangor to philadelphia. >> all right, weather aware, we certainly have nodded our heads at that. thanks, ginger. now to that breaking news overnight, four students injured in a shooting at a back to school block party on the steps of atlanta university center library. the victims were all women ages 17 to 19. they got caught in the cross fire when a confrontation between two groups turned violent. the victims were taken to the hospital and thankfully they are all listed in stable condition. but officers are now working with witnesses and surveillance footage to find the suspects responsible. robin? >> need to find them. glad that everybody is going to be okay. now to florida and a new mass shooting threat there. this time involving a 15-year-old accused of targeting his school. police body cam captures the moment officers handcuffed him with his mother right there. victor oquendo has the latest from miami. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the sheriff in volusia county told us he decided to release the video to hammer the point home.

if you make a threat like this, you will be held accountable. >> hands behind your back. >> reporter: these florida deputies arresting a 15-year-old boy whose face has been blurred right in front of his mother for allegedly threatening to shoot up his school. in this bodycam footage, you can hear police reading that threat which they say he posted under a fake name on a video game chat platform. >> i, dalton barnhart, vow to bring my father's m-15 to school and kill seven people. >> these kids say stuff like that all the time. it is a joke to them. it is a game. >> reporter: his comment was reported to the fbi. police releasing the 15-year-old's mug shot which we've blurred because he is a minor. >> he is a little boy. he didn't do anything wrong. >> he's 15. >> yes, he's 15, but he's a little boy. he's not one of the crazy people out there doing stuff. >> well, he did what he did. >> yeah, but he shouldn't be treated as though he is a terrorist or something. i mean, he's not that person. >> do you own a gun? >> i have a gun, yeah.

>> okay, so he has hands and feet, and he can grab your gun and go do something. >> reporter: the sheriff telling abc news since parkland they've seen an uptick in cases like these. >> we probably made about 50 to 100 arrests over the years since parkland. >> reporter: the 15-year-old's arrest came on the same day as this dramatic moment also caught on bodycamera. another arrest in the same county after tristan wix allegedly texted his girlfriend his intentions to shoot as many people as he could. these cases among five high-profile arrests for alleged threats of mass shootings in less than a week including james reardon from ohio, a self-described white supremacist who allegedly threatened to shoot up a jewish community center posting this disturbing video on instagram. [ sirens ] >> there is no doubt that would have occurred here in florida, last weekend, connecticut and ohio without people coming forward. there would have been a mass shooting. >> reporter: volusia county schools say they worked with law enforcement to identify the

threat and make sure that all students were safe. they'll hold a threat assessment meeting before they decide to let that student back to school. george? >> okay, victor, thanks. we have seen so many new threats. as america faces them, the president has bowed to the nra on background checks for gun control. one of a scattering of reversals that had aides scrambling, democrats fuming and antagonized a nato ally. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega trying to get all the information. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. you're right. a lot of mixed messaging. on gun control this is not the first time the president caved to the nra. you'll remember it happened in the wake of the parkland shooting. this time after el paso the president said he made it clear background checks were on the table. that is not the case this morning. this morning, yet another reversal on background checks from president trump. >> we have very, very strong background checks right now. we're looking at different things and i have to tell you that it is a mental problem. >> reporter: sources tell abc

news that behind the scenes the president also made it clear to nra chief wayne lapierre that he does not support universal background checks. flashback to four days after the el paso shooting, president trump sending a very different message. >> there's a great appetite and i mean a very strong appetite for background checks and i think we can bring up background checks like we've never had before. >> reporter: and now facing growing fears of an economic slowdown, this morning more mixed messaging from the white house. in the oval office the president said his administration is considering a tax cut to help american workers. >> payroll tax is something we think about and a lot of people would like to see that and that very much affects the workers of our country and we have a lot of workers. >> reporter: but just hours earlier, his aides said the opposite. >> is a payroll tax cut being considered? >> it's not being considered at this time. >> reporter: the president has promised middle class tax cuts in the past ahead of the

midterms only to abandon the idea after election day. and yet after promoting tax cuts this time around, he also said they wouldn't be happening any time soon. >> well, i'm not talking about doing anything at this moment. >> reporter: this morning, another controversy after the president spoke about the muslim-american congresswomen blocked from entering israel. >> where has the democratic party gone? where have they gone where they're defending these two people over the state of israel? and i think any jewish people that vote for a democrat -- i think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. >> reporter: that comment drew fierce backlash. the anti-defamation league saying charges of disloyalty have long been used to attack jews and, quote, it's long overdue to stop using jews as a political football. those prominent jewish organizations and many democratic lawmakers were quick to respond. but, george, so far silence from republican lawmakers this morning.

>> yes, silence this morning. meantime, cecelia, the president has been playing around with this idea of buying greenland. now it's gotten more serious and canceled a state visit to denmark because they won't talk about selling it. >> reporter: this one is getting ugly. he was supposed to be in denmark next month for a big visit. overnight though, via twitter, the president canceled the trip. he said that -- the danish prime minister, you'll remember, had publicly called the president's idea to buy greenland absurd. president trump there in that tweet thanked her for being so direct and for now this visit to a very important u.s. ally is off the table. >> side by side fighting with the u.s. in afghanistan. let's get a response now from congress. we have senior congressional correspondent mary bruce. this attack on democrats over israel clearly trying to drive a wedge in the democratic part>>y. eporter: yeah, george, the president is clearly trying to use religion to drive this partisan wedge but this kind of language about disloyalty sparks a lot of very real fear. we are seeing many democrats coming out and slamming the president's comments calling them anti-semitic and, remember,

of course, an overwhelming majority of democratic voters traditionally vote democrat. we saw congresswoman ilhan omar responding on twitter saying, the popular vote was #disloyal to trump. >> on this note of the president considering payroll taxes, any sense that will go anywhere on capitol hill? >> reporter: that is likely to face a real uphill battle. the concept of doing a payroll tax cut is unpopular with republicans in the past and especially during an election year. democrats aren't going to want to recalibrate the republican tax cuts. we are seeing the president floating some other ideas like changes to capital gains taxes to see if he can give investors a boost, but the president seems to think he can do that without congressional approval. that's not likely to go over well here. >> can't happen. mary bruce, thanks very much. robin? we move on to that rescue at sea overnight all caught on camera. a pilot and his friend going down in the water near san francisco. thankfully both surviving. kaylee hartung is here with that story for us and, kaylee, the

pilot was able -- he was the one filming this? >> he was and another plane in the sky, a friend of his who could see everything unfolding. but this really is one of those things you have to see to believe. this plane on a sightseeing tour, more than 3,000 feet in the sky when it lost power. what happened next? it's all caught on camera. >> reporter: this is the terrifying moment a plane on a sight seeing tour of san francisco falls out of the sky. >> there she goes. >> reporter: as it skips along the water 34-year-old pilot david lesh and his friend keep their cameras rolling. >> starting to get a little cold out here. >> probably didn't have much more than maybe a minute or two from the time, you know, i figured something was wrong until we hit the water. >> reporter: the two gathering anything from the plane that will float, standing on the wing as long as they can, praying for help. >> got a seat cushion here. >> reporter: over head lesh's friend attempting to contact emergency crews while also keeping eyes on the two below. >> at one point i lost them. i had been circling and couldn't

see them anymore and david called me on the phone as he was bobbing in the water and he turned me around and guided me right to where he was. >> reporter: then the miraculous moment the downed pilot captures the u.s. coast guard arriving to save the pair below. >> what was truly amazing about tonight was there was another aircraft on scene that quickly responded, contacted air traffic control who knew to contact an airborne coast guard asset and get us on scene quickly. >> reporter: the rescue crew airlifting the two up to safety. >> for as terrible as it was, it really wasn't bad. it was really a miracle. >> the two were unharmed in the crash. but of all things they were stung by jelly fish as they were treading water for the coast guard to come and rescue them. >> if they would have put down their phone they would have seen jellyfish. >> glad they're okay. >> absolutely. thank you. now to a new study raising some concerns about e-cigarettes finding they can temporarily harm normal blood flow in the body even with minimal use. abc's gio benitez is here with

more. gio, seems like there is a new story every morning about e-cigarettes. >> we just keep talking about this. amy, robin, george, good morning to you. researchers at the university of pennsylvania say one use of an e-cigarette finding it reduces blood flow and that's without nicotine. now they want to know what this means for long-term use. >> reporter: vaping, we see those e-cigarettes just about everywhere. but this morning a new study says that just vaping once even without nicotine or thc can temporarily change your cardiac function. >> i don't think there is a single study i reviewed that hasn't established that vaping poses a health risk. it's just a question of how much and whether it causes other harmful effects like we're describing here. >> reporter: the study published "recruited 31 healthy people in their 20s and 30s. they were all nonsmokers. they each took 16 three-second puffs of e-cigarette liquid

without nicotine and what they found was that it temporarily damaged that person's blood vessels. this is the artery before the e-cigarette and this is the artery after. after vaping, the blood flowed slowly, and in some cases the effects lasted for minutes. the researchers are calling for more review to see if this behavior repeated enough over time could possibly have lasting effects down the road. >> i think it's so clear there is a short-term risk that if you extrapolate a bit, it only makes sense to think that there is a long-term risk. certainly decreased circulation to the heart muscle will result in heart damage. >> reporter: and this morning, e-cigarette maker juul says the study called for vaping that is unrealistically high in volume with limited time between puffs and the president of the american vaping association says short-term changes don't necessarily say anything about long-term use but, listen, everyone agrees, more research is needed here. >> no question about that. >> gio, thank you very much.

we'll turn to the two-time world cup champion showing a couple of super bowl champs how it's done. take a look at this. here we go. take a look. that is, boom, u.s. women's soccer superstar carli lloyd crushing a 55-yard field goal at philadelphia eagles training session and that is how it's done, people. lloyd absolutely nailed it. the new jersey native is a big fan of the nfl team and says she's very impressed with the squad and i think it's fair to say they're impressed with her. they posted on twitter and said, what did you expect? she is a world champion. pretty amazing. >> definitely respectable. a special celebration for a special woman. sister jean is turning 100 years old today. the nun who became the face of loyola-chicago's basketball team cheering them on to the epic final four run in 2018 is now celebrating a century of life, and she's as sharp as ever. her secret, she says, i eat well, i sleep well and hopefully i pray well. and she says she gets up in the morning and she's happy. she's got a lot to be happy

about. reportedly having ten birthday parties? she joked her nickname should be the party nun. [ laughter ] did you see this present that she received? a giant lego version of herself. >> i love that. >> she is living her best life. >> ten parties. >> hey, party nun. we are following a lot of other stories this morning, including new developments in that vacation nightmare for a connecticut family. the man who is heading back to the caribbean to face manslaughter charges is now speaking out. we'll bring that to you in a bit. that new report about lori loughlin's legal strategy as she prepares to head to court to face charges in the college admissions scandal. why sources say she's, quote, panicking behind closed doors. that's ahead. but first, back to ginger. >> and i know a lot of folks say in dallas -- they're saying enough with the heat. you have spent more than a month -- half of this month above 100 degrees for highs and it's all because of this ridge, and it's still in place, not just from dallas and ft. worth but up to st. louis and memphis included in the heat advisories and doesn't stop there. from wilmington, delaware, up

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philadelphia, new york, boston, bracing for some damaging wind, possible flash floods and we have a lot of heat settling in from coast to coast. and also president trump sending mixed messages on background checks for gun control. after those mass shootings, he said he was for them, not anymore. he said he's considering payroll tax cuts and that contradicts others on his team. we have big movie news for you. we now have a name and release date for the new bond movie. a big headline following "the matrix" and keanu reeves' return. that's all coming up with lara in "pop news." we begin this half hour with a connecticut father charged with killing a hotel worker while on vacation in the caribbean. scott hapgood is speaking out ahead of a court date tomorrow saying he was fighting for his family and his life and that he'd do it again. eva pilgrim here with the latest. good morning, eva. >> good morning, guys. scott hapgood says he protected

his two young daughters in the room. this morning he says he's hanging on by a thread. >> reporter: this morning the connecticut dad accused of manslaughter after killing a hotel worker at a five-star caribbean resort speaking out. >> it's been a living nightmare. >> reporter: scott hapgood was vacationing with his wife and three kids in anguilla in april when he says kenny mitchel came to the door in uniform claiming he needed to fix a sink. but hapgood says mitchel pulled a knife on him and demanded money claiming that mitchel then stabbed and bit him during a struggle. hapgood's daughters ran for help. officials say mitchel died of positional asphyxia and blunt force injuries. hapgood spending several days in custody. >> it was a terrifying experience on the island post the arrest, having spent multiple nights incarcerated. >> reporter: a toxicology report obtained by abc news states mitchel had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of his death. abc news has not independently verified the report and

authorities in anguilla would not confirm the results. this morning, with hapgood out on bond, there is uproar in anguilla that he was allowed to leave the island seen here boarding a private jet in april. his lawyer says she is concerned for his safety and the legal process ahead. >> i worry about scott's ability to get a fair trial when relevant information is withheld and a persistent narrative has been given to the potential jurors, the people of anguilla. >> reporter: hapgood expected to return to the island for a thursday hearing in accordance to his bond agreement, maintaining it was self-defense. telling cbs news, he was protecting his family. >> all i did was defend my young daughters in front of an attacker that was crazed and desperate and i have to just hold on to that fact. i would do it again. >> now hapgood says this is the first time he's had any kind of legal trouble and

he's nervous about the whole process but he says he knows he and his family were victims and he thinks the truth will come out. george? >> okay, eva, thanks. let's bring in dan abrams for more. now, he made this agreement to go back as part of his bond agreement but would have been forced to go back anyway. >> right. it was a smart move for he and his lawyers to announce that he's going to come back, that he will need him there when they need him there. he would have got extradited anyway it seems based on an extradition agreement between anguilla and the united states for this kind of crime. >> his claim, self-defense, what is he going to have to show? >> it's a tricky situation. the most important question is why was the victim in the room? if the victim came there uncalled for, if he came there without any request to be there, that's a very good fact for him in terms of showing self-defense because, again, this is his room. he's there with his girls. why would this person be there? if for any reason he knew the person was going to be there, called him to be there, et cetera, that could undermine his claim of self-defense.

the second question is going to be even if there was no reason for him to be there, did he need to use deadly force? i think that's going to be one of the key questions. you have an eyewitness who says, i arrived on the scene. i was telling him to stop -- >> the ultimate victim couldn't breathe. >> he couldn't breathe and he could have stopped earlier. there will be two really critical questions, one is why was the victim in the room, number two, was deadly force necessary? >> how abo his girls? you mentioned them. they're witnesses as well. >> they're going to be critical witnesses. they were eye witnesses to what happened. they're going to be asked to testify. they're going to be very important in terms of what they saw. they're the ones who ran down to get help as soon as the fight begins. so they're going to be absolutely critical and, you know, you have to believe that they're going to support their dad. >> what about this toxicology report that says the victim had drugs in his system? >> very bad for him. the idea that he has cocaine and he's drunk at work undermines the claim that, hey, he's just a

guy doing his job showing up, you know, the fact that he's got that kind of drugs, that kind of alcohol does not help for the victim. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. all right, george, now to those new developments in the "varsity blues" college admissions scandal. lori loughlin and her husband are preparing to appear in court next week and now a source is telling "people" magazine loughlin is panicked, embarrassed and regretful, but the couple is determined to face this together. linsey davis is here with more on that. good morning, linsey. >> good morning, amy. the "full house" star is now hoping to avoid the big house. according to that article she's embarrassed and hurt. she knows her reputation has been ruined for life. in fact, the family was allegedly told to remove their google alerts and stop searching their names because it's not good for them to see what's being said. >> reporter: this morning lori loughlin is preparing for battle. according to a new article in "people" magazine, the "full house" star is panicking behind closed doors before heading to court next week facing federal fraud and money laundering

charges and up to 40 years behind bars. after allegedly paying half a million dollars in bribes and fees to get her two daughters into usc as purported crew team athletes. >> i know you want what's best for them. you know what, maybe the fast track isn't it. >> reporter: a legal source reportedly familiar with the 55-year-old's situation telling "people," lori is obsessing over every detail of the case. she's not working. she's not doing anything. she's just reading the files again and again. this is a full-time concern of hers. loughlin and her husband, fashion designer mossimo giannulli were indicted back in march in what's now known as "operation varsity blues." they along with 50 others accused of buying or facilitating access to enrollment at the country's most elite universities. 14 of the defendants so far have pleaded guilty including actress felicity huffman who pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and faces up to four months behind bars. loughlin and giannulli declined a plea deal. according to the source quoted

in "people" she is in constant communication with her legal team and is keeping track of the other defendants and their deals. she wants to know who is getting what punishment and how their case differs from hers. >> lori is extremely remorseful over everything that happened and she has a lot of regrets. at the same time she maintains her innocence and she didn't believe that she was doing anything different than donating money to the school for an athletic field or library or sports team. >> reporter: while her family is standing by her, the source says lori is ready for this to be over. they are all are. at this point it would be better to spend a few months in jail because she's been spending the last several months in her own prison. we reached out to her team for comment on this report, but so far have gotten no response. she and her husband will be back in court tuesday. we're told they remain a united front. the new issue of "people" hits newsstands friday. >> it's getting down to it. >> interesting to see what will happen next week. >> all right, linsey, thank you very much.

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will reeve, what say you? >> i say that a whole bunch of people are signed up on facebook to storm area 51 and the organizer of the group said he was joking and he's changed the concept for next month's big event. that's on september 20th but local officials are not taking any chances. >> reporter: nevada officials are bracing for an invasion at area 51 by humans. the military base 80 miles from las vegas has become infamous for conspiracy theories about little green men. >> they certainly appear to still be covering up what exactly goes on at area 51. >> if you and i walked in on everything that was being done, i'm sure we would be flabbergasted. >> reporter: home to an alien prisoner in "independence day" and countless encounters with the x files' agent mulder. >> it's all the proof that we suspected, but never were able to hold in our hands, that proof

is here. >> reporter: now the hub is front and center thanks to a facebook group dubbed storm area 51, they can't stop us all. attracting more than 2 million fans it quickly went from a joke to no laughing matter. >> the fbi agents showed up at 10:00 a.m. i was kind of scared at this point but they were super cool. they really just wanted to make sure i wasn't some kind of actual terrorist that's making pipe bombs. >> reporter: the air force which denies any alien visitors or ships issued a stern warning saying, quote, any attempt to illegally access military installations or military training areas is dangerous and promised to, quote, defend america and its assets. creator matty roberts stood down. >> it's insane. i just created a joke while playing video games, man, and it's taken off like a wild monster. >> reporter: now his wild monster morphed into a vision for a different invasion. up to 50,000 festival goers

dece did he sending on the hot spot of rachel, nevada. but behind the fences officials are tracking something. >> look at that thing, dude. >> reporter: the military reporting a spike in reports of unidentified flying objects of the very real variety. fighter pilots sharing their stories of close encounters in the skies. >> it's rotating. >> reporter: and officials are paying attention. according to "the washington post," the defense department is spending $22 million on a government program looking into ufos. >> look at it climb. >> that creator matty roberts has a disclaimer up on the storm area 51 page saying, hello, u.s. government, this is a joke. saying he just wanted some likes on the internet. nobody is going to storm the base. but that festival alien stock that they changed it to sounds like a lot of fun. >> you should go and tell us all about it. >> you know what, i will. next month i'll go hang out and do it live. >> sounds good. >> exactly. >> they're selling out, thousands of people going. coming up next we have an epic dance-off and it's our "play of the day." stay with us. ♪ just dance be the best time to ask yourself

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oh, yeah. that video -- >> he did that in full gear. >> there he goes. very nicely done. that video getting more than a million views and counting. third grader jaden has only been dancing for about a year. p.j. has a little more experience. look at him go. they both have skills. i hope "dancing with the stars" is watching. ♪ just dance >> whoo. >> they might find a new contestant there. much respect. >> that was something. >> wasn't expecting that, huh? coming up our big "dancing with the stars" reveal just minutes away. tom bergeron, you know he's here. what do you got upstairs, tom? >> i think we should reconsider some of our bookers after seeing that. but i cannot wait to introduce you to the new cast of "dancing with the stars." this is a clue. obviously we booked somebody named spalding. we've got some surprises this season making some changes to the show. all will be revealed right here on "good morning america." [ applause ]

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you don't want to miss. >> bigger than ever. >> this next season is going to be crazy. >> the cost is incredible. >> i can't believe they got it.. that's a secret. >> from a supreme being to the office star here for the right reasons, the basketball sensation, mr. cry guy and more. >> it's the best cast yet. >> this season is going to be outstanding. >> you won't want to miss a second. >> i can't wait to see who is going to win the next mirror ball trophy. >> the entire cast revealed right here only on "gma" and they're all here to say. >> all: good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] it is a great wednesday because we're about to reveal who is in the new "dancing with the stars" cast. >> take a look. three of them behind that curtain right there.

>> oh. >> don't hurt yourself. >> some of the pros also warming up with our audience upstairs. >> and speaking of surprises we have a lot of them today and we have one for three superfans. these girls do not know they're about to meet the entire new cast and that is juice the beginning of just an action-packed morning. a lot of news as well. we begin with powerful summer storms and now some severe storms are moving through the northeast and ginger tracking it all. >> good morning. you can see some of the images from our nation's capital. yes, this was happening within the last 24 hour, people struggling through the streets there damaging winds in excess of 60 miles per hour, three inches of rain falling very fast and flooding some areas. wanted to bring you to iowa where in lacona they had an ef-2. winds up to 135 miles per hour. semi trucks were flipped and that stretched into illinois with shelf clouds.

really stunning images that i think we'll see more of today. look at how many. 450 plus severe storm reports in the last 48 hours. we're about to add to the map. anywhere along the warm or cold front, that's the power behind it. you will pop storms. after 4:00 p.m., they start popping, in scranton or poughkeepsie, certainly worcester up through maine have the potential to seeage daing wind. when it's issued, take cover. >> what were you saying earlier, be weather aware. >> weather aware today now and then you got to take action the second that warning is issued. >> we got it. now the new headline about your heart. new research is challenging what we thought we knew about heart attack symptoms. according to a new study, women actually have classic heart attack symptoms a little more often than men including chest pain, pain that radiates to the left averagrm, jaw or back.

a big reminder, heart disease, we have to keep it in mind, the number one kle among both men and women. heart disease. >> symptoms can be life-saving if you recognize them. >> very true. coming up next we have a special "pop news." wait till you see who is popping in, plus ow "dancing with the stars" cast reveal. just minutes away. can't you tell who that is? lara is upstairs. >> we're having so much fun up here. you can feel the excitement, i'm sure. we cannot wait to see who will be on the dance floor next season for "dancing with the stars." >> right. >> you will find out who the pros are, who they'll be dancing with. >> everything she said. everything she said. >> and more. coming up on "gma." [ applause ] you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? most pills don't finish the job because they don't relieve nasal congestion. flonase sensimist is different.

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♪ ain't my fault that i'm out here getting loose blame it on the goose got to blame it on my juice baby ♪ ♪ ain't my fault that i'm out here making news ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ blame it on the juice ♪ blame it on my juice, blame it, blame it on my juice ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> wow! >> good job. [ cheers and applause ] >> we do not say this enough, you are incredible dancers. [ cheers and applause ] love you, val. that's my boy. wonderful performance from the sdafrntsing pros and just getting started.

tomorrow, taylor swift. taking on central park and "pop news" and lara spencer and bonus guest. we get tom bergeron here. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> i know you're always excited for the new season. i hear there will be some changes. >> we've been off for awhile. some changes are coming. for example, you're not going to find out -- as a matter of fact, most of our pros don't know who they'll be dancing with. >> ooh, i love that. >> nor are we going to tell you at home who they're dancing with until the first show. >> oh, wow. >> so -- >> so today we're announcing who is dancing but the partnerships -- >> yeah. >> wow. >> a little twist there. >> i will still be with erin but other than that we're not telling you. >> fair enough, fair enough. would you like to assist? >> yes. i have these. >> "pop news" story number one, we begin with some movie news, everybody. and it is no time to die for james bond.

that is the official name of the upcopping 25th installment of the franchise. did i say that? >> spy franchise. >> franchise. >> franchise. >> franchise, daniel craig returning as 007 for the fifth time which he says will be the last but perhaps life will imitate art because in the new film we hear james is done with the spy biz and retired to island life but is sucked back into the world of espionage. >> it's like "godfather 3." >> correct. and he takes on a new villain played by oscar winner rami malek. we love rami. >> that's good. >> it's going to be a good one and "no time to die" hits theaters april 2020. next story please, thomas. thank you. >> here you go. >> we present to you music news, everybody. this news will have you feeling cool for the summer. pop star demi lovato confirming on instagram she is, in fact, working on a new album, everybody. >> oh, good.

[ cheers and applause ] she gave us a hint in june that she was back in the studio but now it is official. >> that's a pretty good hint, headphones on and there is a microphone. >> tom, i'm an investigative journalist. [ laughter ] no word yet on a release date but she has said that she wants her new music to be, quote, as honest as possible. as you know it was just over a year ago that she nearly died of a drug overdoze. she is very honest about that and admitted herself into rehab back then. demi just celebrated her 27th birthday yesterday. happy birthday, demi and happy birthday to us. [ applause ] thank you, thomas. get ready to re-enter the matrix. >> oh. okay. >> keanu reeves and carrie anne moss have just resigned to play neoand trinity in an upcoming fourth installment of the billion dollar franchise. wonder why they decided to do it

again. >> just like "godfather 3." >> i wonder. the news comes on the heels of the 20th anniversary of the first "matrix." this next one goes into preproduction early next year, a lot of "matrix" fans, keanu in a ton of films. >> "john wick." >> come on to "gma." >> one more? >> yeah. are you exhausted? this has not been easy. >> i got three paper cuts so i'm not too happy. finally, everybody, the most popular man on tinder who couldn't seem to find a match has finally found one. stefan-pierre tomblin, the 29-year-old model who earned the title mr. tinder after he received a whopping 14,000 matches in two years. well, this morning we are happy to report when he finally stopped swiping and looked up from his phone, he found true love, everybody. [ applause ] there she is. a good old blind date finally did the trick.

>> a blind date. >> a blind date after all of that tindering. >> and he went from gene simmons to elvis with the mouth there. >> well, he is very talented. no swiping. no matching. just a friend who thought he might like one of her friends and stefan says he and his girlfriend would never have met otherwise because she has never used a dating app. now that he has met his match he has been helping his buddies find love the old-fashioned way and says he has helped ten love connections happen. just saying maybe we better put down the phones and start talking again. [ applause ] >> like we did it in the old days. come on. that's right. all right. we're going to ginger, i think. >> let's do it. >> thomas, thank you. >> you're so welcome. a "gma" moment to give the new cast of "dancing with the stars" my only advice, that's just don't hold back like chloe. ♪ yes.

chloe is getting it. she goes on for the entire song, loving life, dropping low. yeah, she's got it all. so that's a a little advice for them. i feel like we've had our own "gma" moment. did you know if you knock on this wall, j our "gma" cover story. something new on "bachelor in paradise." the first same-sex couple in the

history of the show. kaylee hartung is back with the details. hey, kaylee. >> we've seen love triangles on "bachelor in paradise" before. but not like this. a fan favorite, am i right, demi, a fan favorite? [ cheers ] revealing her very conflicted emotions in a vulnerable and honest way. overnight "bachelor in paradise" with a twist. >> hey, guys. >> chris harrison pulling aside fan favorite demi. >> dem, can i steal you for a sec after she revealed she was conflicted about her feelings for derek and a woman she had been dating back home. >> before i came to paradise i have been dating this woman and she's amazing. >> okay. >> and i care so much about her. >> what's her name. >> kristian. >> reporter: it all led to this moment. >> why don't you head upstairs. >> romantic and widely applauded by fans as demi followed her heart. >> oh, my. >> reporter: kristian invited to paradise by chris harrison to see if she and demi could move

forward. >> oh, my god. >> but amid the romance and celebration -- >> i'm going to pursue my relationship with her. >> reporter: heartbreak for derek. >> reporter: but the show all about demi following her heart. >> i feel like i did have doubts just because i was scared but i don't want to run from it anymore. and i want to commit to you. and i like never wanted to commit to someone like this before. >> it was an emotional episode for sure. one many fans were celebrating and we'll hear from demi herself tomorrow right here on "gma." robin. >> all right. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, kaylee. [ applause ] the moment we have been waiting for, ginger, ginger, are you ready to reveal the cast? take it away, ging. >> i'm beyond ready to get the party started. cue that music and let's get it

going. first up, karamo brown from "queer eye." [ applause ] ♪ it's the bachelorette, hannah brown. ♪ good morning >> and now country superstar lauren alaina. [ applause ] a personal favorite here, from "dawson's creek," james van der beek. the nfl legend ray lewis. and from "the offense" it is kate flannery. she is a pop sensation, a friend of the show, miss ally brooke. and are you ready for nba royalty, yeah, that's lamar odom. all of us remembering

kel mitchell. from the briefing room, it's sean spicer. and lastly she's a supermodel and uptown girl, christie brinkley, my friends. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow! >> hi. >> coming at you from all angles. all angles coming at us. wonderful. >> well, i have to ask, now that everybody is assembled, honestly and ignore the fact we're on live television how many of you are having second thoughts already? [ laughter ] oh, come on. >> no, no, no. great-looking cast. christie brinkley. [ cheers and applause ] saw you in chicago so does that give you a little leg up? >> no, no.

no, not at all. you know, a leg up, i think of the real dancers like they could knock their own teeth out with their knee. you know, i can barely get my leg up and believe me, what i learned in "chicago" doing the honey rag, you cannot do -- dance to beyonce doing the honey rag so i need some moves. >> all right. >> got the moves. [ applause ] >> also dancing, we saw her a couple weeks ago, hannah b. is back. >> and she's back. [ cheers and applause ] >> exciting, sliding right into this. you have a lot of fans out there, number one, of course, mom and your aunt are somewhere in the audience. >> hi. [ applause ] >> so cute. are you ready for this? i mean, from one to the next. >> can't stop, won't stop. >> can't stop, won't stop. i'm so excited. i want a fresh start, something that i can, you know, go all in

with emotionally, physically, spiritually and i think dancing is something that i can do that with. >> oh. [ applause ] >> i feel like you mentioned emotionally, spiritually before but -- >> just like that it ends a little different right there. >> oh, that's right. >> mirror ball. >> this is her dream, right? >> this is my mom's dream for me to be in sparkle costumes. she is all about this. >> oh, my goodness. >> hey, kel, when you came out, you had the moves already. we remember you from nickelod n nickelodeon. >> yes. >> and "keenan and kel." want some orange soda. you remember that. >> that's right. >> i understand that your wife has been helping you prepare for the dance floor. >> oh, yeah, that's my teammate for life, you know, and when we got the call, she's like let me see some moves. let's go. we're dancing every day in the house just hitting it.

[ cheers ] >> wait a minute. that was without music because we hear -- when you hear the music, you can't stand still. >> everybody calls me a dance machine. i got to like dance around the house. what? oh, no. ♪ [ applause ] >> oh, you know what, yeah, no, no. len is going to have a field day with you, i can tell you. >> one to watch. where is james? great to see you, james? >> great to see you. look at that. >> my favorite actor from the show. you're a dad. how many kid skwoos. >> i got five. >> wow. >> congratulations. >> so you guys dance at home. >> we dance all the time at home. constantly. that's how we baby-sit towards the end of the day, just put on music. >> there we go.

>> tire them out and put them to bed. >> these are james' dance coaches. not fair you get five coaches? speaking of kids and such now, nfl all pro ray lewis, great to have you as well. [ cheers and applause ] i understand you've been taking -- you've been taking some dance lessons but your kids didn't know why. >> yeah, my kids didn't know why and i hit my daughter, i was like, hey, daddy is going to try something new. she's like, dad, please don't embarrass me. [ laughter ] >> oh. >> how old is she. >> she's 21 and she's in alabama. >> here we go. >> but also can we -- we saw your moves on the football field. something that was called the squirrel, i think you used to do. something like that. >> everybody remembers. >> the squirrel. we got a video. the squirrel. >> oh, that was it. oh! [ applause ]

yeah, you did it. you did it. you know, we have a mutual friend, a hall of famer, michael strahan. >> yeah. >> he couldn't be here but he left you a little message. take a look. >> oh, boy. >> okay. >> i know you're going to bring some swagger to the ballroom because you brute it ones feel and intimidated therunning backs and revved up the crowd with that dance, all that crazy stuff but now we're going to see if you still have those moves. [ cheers and applause ] >> go ahead, challenge him. >> michael says show us the squirrel. >> because we saw kel's moves. so can you show us the squirrel? >> no, no, no. no, i can't. i can't do all that -- you slide. hey, hey. [ applause ] ♪ >> it's on now. it's on. >> by the way your daughter is on the line already.

[ laughter ] all the way from alabama. cheryl, what you think, not that you're necessarily partnered with him. we're not -- what did you think in like eight seconds. >> i give him like a 5. room for improvement. >> ooh. >> definitely got potential. definitely got potential. >> we are going to thank -- good to see you, cheryl. we'll have much more because there's one person that is missing. >> yes. >> and we will reveal all. she's a supreme surprise. we'll have that and talk to the other cast members. >> announcer: it's going to be hard to calm down over this. >> good morning, america. it's taylor swift and i can't wait to perform in central park on august 22nd. >> announcer: tomorrow morning. taylor swift in concert. tomorrow on -- >> "good morning america." >> announcer: presented by capital one.

good morning. it's 8:27. the suspect of an attack in san francisco remains in jail this morning. he appeared in court yesterday in a separate case. in that case he's accused of attacking a woman on her friends while they waited for a ride share in sew ma. that happened in february. the new allegations are what led the judge to keep him in jail. a look at traffic now. summertime traffic is over. it's busy everywhere around the bay area with numerous accidents out there. and traffic is crawling through san jose. there's a crash southbound 880.

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good morning. most of us in the low to mid 60s right now. we have upper 50s and upper 60s

already. that's generally where we are. you can see the commute day is pretty good. no drizzle. a little hot this afternoon. in fact, our temperatures away from the coast are above average. ♪ >> oh, my gosh. ♪ come on. all right, every >> oh, my gosh. ♪ come on. all right, everybody. welcome back to "gma." pros are always warming us up with their moves. that is daniella, one of the newest pros with pasha. joining the cast for the first time, so excited we are. we have just revealed the new cast of "dancing with the stars." oh, helling low. ohhello. help yourself. so we got a chance to chat with a few of them.

now we'll get to now the rest of them starting with lamar odom. [ cheers and applause ] a man with many nicknames. i'm going to name -- tell everybody, nba superstar as we know, the candyman, lamb-lamb, the goods, even dancing machine, that one caught my attention. >> yeah. >> because that might come in handy. >> it might come in handy. >> do tell us why you got that nickname. >> i was playing basketball, of course. >> oh, really? >> yeah. [ laughter ] for a famous rapper, his name is jay-z. >> oh, that guy. >> yeah and i was playing for him in a rutger tournament and i guess that's the impression i left on his guy ta-ta just called me dancing machine. >> i got to ask you because as we were coming back from commercial, you pointed to the dancers and said, it's pretty intimidating. i imagine even more intimidating than that is most of our guests have sparkles on at some point. >> yeah. >> ready for that? >> i don't know if i can do sparkles. looking good but i don't know if i can do sparkles.

>> who is into wearing sequins? >> yep. >> oh, look at that. >> put me in sequins all day. >> kate, i want to ask you, of course, we loved you in all the seasons. >> oh, yes. >> "the office." meredith. had a lot of wardrobe malfunctions i recall watching the show. >> thanks for mentioning that on morning television. i appreciate that. >> that is your plan to avoid those on the dance floor? >> this is the deal. i had nine seasons of the most unglamorous character on tv. so we're going in a different direction. [ laughter ] so bring on the spanx and the spray tan, whatever you got. bring it on. [ applause ] >> now, lauren, it seems like there's nice chemistry between the two of you already. how do you feel about having kate as a competitor? >> security, security. >> i wanted to win until she

walked in and then i was like, oh, no, i'm going to vote for her. i did this thing like when you see someone and you think you know them and i saw her and trying to figure it out. then i was, like, that's meredith. it's meredith, and then i, like, i literally freaked out. the only person i remember doing that for is dolly parton, so, pretty intense. >> good company. >> i had that same moment when i saw sean spicer, i was like, i know him. it's totally out of -- [ laughter ] >> the nice thing, sean will be in charge of assessing audience size throughout the entire -- >> oh! >> that's what i thought. >> no, he did not. >> wait. we hear your mother-in-law is quite the dancer. >> yes, she is. >> but you are not. >> no. no. >> you have a middle school story. >> i was kicked out of band in sixth grade and the quote was you have the sense of beat of a

steamroller. >> oh, wow. >> this should be fun to watch. >> so watch out, i'm coming for you. >> what's your strategy? >> work really, really, really hard every day. >> i can't wait to watch. karamo is also with us. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> not afraid to bust a move. >> not at all. that's what we do. i want the sequins, i want the moves, i want its all. >> sparkles. i saw you raise your hand. >> i wear a sparkly bomber. that's me and my babies right there. we do a lot of dancing and as you can tell, i'm the only one rhythm. >> do you have a secret weapon move? >> usually i twerk and we were about to twerk together. that's my twerking partner but i just was watching so i'm making sure that toes are pointed. >> that's right. >> very good. >> quick study. >> love it. >> whoa!

>> thank you. >> i can't do that. >> he's pretty flexible. yeah, so i love that they're already teaching like straighten the legs, sorry, sorry. i'll do better next time. [ laughter ] >> get ready for a lot of that. >> i'm excited. >> you will be judged in every way, shape and form. >> it's okay. >> ally, i undstand u're doing this show for a number of reasons. >> yes. >> you were a big fan growing up but also you say you want to stop the haters. >> yeah, so i kind of, you know, i was in fifth harmony and i -- there was a lot of dancing and i feel like sometimes some of the dance moves were a little harder and some people would leave not so nice comments and it wouldn't feel good so this is an opportunity for me to not only prove them but to myself that i can really tackle this and i want to be able to help those people who felt like that too,

like anything that they might feel that they are insecure about or they feel like uncomfortable with, that they can go and they can do it. >> i love that. [ applause ] way to go. >> going to take two seconds to look at -- can you hold up your hands? mini mirror ball trophies. >> i was prepared. mirror balls. i'm excited. of course, i have dance and i can do some moves, you all, but ballroom and the cha-cha and the jive and rumba, i'm like, i've never done that in my life so i'm ready to do it. i'm excited for a challenge and to grow and just be part of the show is so amazing, i'm so excited. [ cheers and applause ] >> do you have any words of wisdom? >> really the key is just have fun. i mean, it really is. it's -- i think you'll find that what you're already doing, you're kind of bonding already that in the midst of a competition over the 27 seasons we've had already, it's been hell.

no, i mean -- [ laughter ] it's been great. i think you'll find that. >> we have a final contestant. we want to bring in -- let's have a song first. ♪ i need you oh i need you >> oh, my goodness. >> okay. well, the reason why we're playing this is because living legend mary wilson is joining us. live from across the pond. mary, obviously you performed -- if she can hear me. can you hear me? >> yes. >> we know you performed for decades obviously with the supremes and as a solo artist and your daughter traveled the world right by your side. what does she think right now? i'm curious, of you doing the show. >> tell you what, my daughter and my son and 11 grandchildren are so thrilled that i'm on "dancing with the stars" because for years, they have never even allowed me to have my gold records in the house.

so now that they have watched "dancing with the stars," i'm, like, hey. grandma is cool. [ applause ] okay. hey! >> i love it. >> go, mary. >> mary's got the moves. this is going to be quite a season. we're so excited and we have more coming up with the cast and the pros of "dancing with the stars." [ cheers and applause ] [ applause ] here'sshow me making it. like. oh! i got one.

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all right. we have a super fan surprise for three young dancers. they were born to be in the ballroom. ginger is upstairs with them right now. ginger, take it away. >> oh, lara, they are right behind this door. i have val and lindsay with me to help with the surprise, but first, we could get to know the girls. ♪ because i'm happy >> reporter: lola and milan the ultimate dancing tweens and best friends. their friendship beginning before they could even walk and now they live to ballroom dance. ♪ along with lola's sister sophie the girls are "dancing with the stars'" biggest fans. inspired by their favorite pros they love to compete. >> cha, cha, cha, two, three. >> reporter: and cha-cha their

hearts out. and this morning, the tiny dancers are in for a big surprise. all right. val, lindsay, are you ready to do this? >> yes. >> all right. >> oh, hey, girls. >> hey. >> come here. >> hi. >> lola. >> come on. >> let's go. >> come on. >> it's showtime. showtime. >> all right, you all are in for a huge surprise here on "gma." it is happening right now. [ cheers and applause ] they did not expect this, guys. emma and sasha, they're going to cry. they're at that point. they're going to cry. come on, come on. they have no idea. this is about to get even better. all right, friends. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> you are a part. so now look at them. they're all crying. it's so beautiful.

>> well, guy look, it's tom bergeron. >> hello. how are you? >> there we go. >> tom bergeron is just the icing on the cake. are you ready for the biggest surprise? >> hi, sweetheart. >> peta, please bring it out. >> there she is. >> there's more. >> ah. do you know what that is? >> that is a vip ticket to the premiere of "dancing with the stars." [ cheers and applause ] >> yay. >> it's going to be good. i mean, they already know how they're going to be acting. that ballroom will make you sparking. the tears are rolling. we're also excited. we got much more coming up but first a little something with you. re renee zellweger playing judy garland. we can't wait. here's a little preview. >> she mattered so much to so many people and she touched the lives of so many people. we want to show her the love

that she shared with all of us. and, boy, what a special experience that was. ♪ and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> "judy" hits theaters september 27th. all right, ladies, now it's time to have fun. we are going to play a game with our new "dancing with the stars" cast. it is called guess that groove. >> so here's the deal. we divided you guys into two different groups. one person from each of your teams will have 20 seconds to guess the dance moves that their

teammates are performing. whoever gets the most points wins. are you guys all warmed up, ready to go? >> seems simple enough. >> i believe we have james -- james is going to -- >> designated. [ applause ] >> all right. >> you got it. >> you got it. >> ready. >> okay. >> set, the move is coming up on the board. do not look at the move. you look at your dancers and try to guess. go. >> tap-dance. the macarena. >> you guys can help. >> third one. >> the salsa, cha-cha. >> running man. >> yes. >> conga line. >> wow. >> flossing. >> you got it. you got that last one. that was good. how many was that? >> lauren alaina.

lauren, you got to beat that. are you ready? >> turn around and they will tell you. >> don't pick me. >> go. >> go. >> oh, i don't know what it's called. pass. >> you got it. >> ballet. >> i don't know. oh, my god. disco. >> that's two. >> i'd say it's safe to say that james van der beek's team wins. right? lauren, great job. james, congratulations. team dawson. [ applause ] guys. >> the only mirror ball you're going to get. >> lauren has the face. >> let the trash-talking begin, everybody. >> congratulations to all and you will see all of these faces very soon because "dancing with

the stars" premieres on monday, september 16th at 8:00 p.m., 7:00 central right here on abc and don't go anywhere. we have a special performance. bj the chicago kid playing for us. [ applause ]

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minutes as well. >> time for live with kelly and ryan. you can find us on our news app and abc7news.com. until then, hope y >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, actor and comedian kevin hart, plus, from "aladdin," actress naomi scott, and we'll show you some of the hottest new fashion trends, all next on "live." and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> ryan: ho! wait a minute. wait a minute. i like it. [cheers and applause] >> kelly: hi. >> ryan: is this shawn mendes? shawn mendes. "if i can't have you."