good morning, america. as we join you on this tuesday morning, we are tracking tropical storm dorian on the move. when it could become a hurricane. trouble in the tropics. puerto rico now declaring a state of emergency as dorian moves north. the new track and timing while severe weather hits the midwest, strong storms knocking out power for 80,000 people overnight. ginger here with the latest. breakthrough judgment in the opioid epidemic. johnson & johnson ordered to pay more than half a billion dollars in a first of its kind ruling. newly obtained video, the former pharmaceutical executive under oath, right here on "gma." breaking overnight, deadly chase.

>> injury crash with a vehicle on fire. >> a suspect stealing a police cruiser crashing into a van killing two children. the investigation under way. lori loughlin and her husband heading to court hours from now facing charges in the college admissions scandal. we're live outside the courtroom. shocking rock slide. caught on camera, the 3,000-foot fall at zion national park injuring and trapping tourists below. ♪ ♪ you need to calm down no need to calm down. taylor swift ruling the stage at the vmas overnight. ♪ i'm a sucker for you >> everyone a sucker for the jonas brothers. ♪ make that money throw it in >> and missy elliott working it for that lifetime award. ♪ whoo girl ♪ kick off your shoes >> while lizzo lets loose. the throwback, the comebacks and the moments you didn't see right

here on "gma." good morning, america. hope you're doing great this tuesday morning. vmas always an amazing night. last night no exception, taylor swift, billy eilish, some of the big winners. >> missy elliott won the video vanguard award for lifetime achievement. she was always ahead of her time in her music, her videos and last night was a performance that was very hard for anybody to follow. she was amazing. >> that's being called a master class in choreography. she is a rock star. we begin with the latest on tropical storm dorian churning right now in the atlantic. it could become a hurricane before it hits puerto rico. >> here's what we know right now. dorian is hitting the windward islands this morning and puerto rico tomorrow night. cruise ships already changing their itineraries to avoid the storm and airlines are canceling flights and offering waivers. ginger starts us off with the latest track and timing. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. st. lucia is its location right

now. it is moving west and fighting dry air. so we've seen the max sustained winds inside tropical storm dorian drop overnight to 50 miles per hour. that should intensify again when it gets over open water and going into wednesday puerto rico and the dominican republic need to watch for impacts. we're talking up to 6 inches of rain, certainly gusty winds, even if it's just a strong tropical storm, a 70-mile-per-hour wind can easily take down power lines and more. beyond where saturday it's then passing the bahamas. into saturday night and sunday it makes its way to florida. remember, red line to red line. not just the center line. that is a cone of possibility. there's a lot that can go into the driving factors here and where exactly it ends up making u.s. landfall if it would even be called that at that point. that high pressure system will drive it and it's around melbourne by the time we get into sunday into monday. we'll talk about that as we get closer but we've got to go to puerto rico. in san juan we find victor oquendo this morning.

>> reporter: and good morning, ginger, the time to prepare quickly running out. we were on the same street when hurricane maria hit destroying everything in its path. it's been two years and we can still feel the damage. right across the street at that building, those balconies still in need of a lot of work. now they're bracing for another storm. across san juan people stocking up on necessary supplies ahead of dorian. puerto rico's governor declaring a state of emergency saying today they are better prepared than 2017 when maria killed nearly 3,000 people. the governor saying she's been in contact with the white house and the new fema rep on the ground leading response efforts. 2,000 firefighters from miami heading down to the caribbean to assist. tens of thousands still live under those blue tarps that act as roofs. obviously a huge concern there and whenever a storm rolls through, puerto rico's vulnerable power grid always put to the test.

cecelia? >> this could be the last thing they need. thank you, victor. we are going to turn to the bombshell judgment in the opioid crisis. an oklahoma judge ordering johnson & johnson to pay more than half a billion dollars for contributing to that state's drug epidemic. nationwide more than 130 people die after an overdose every day according to the cdc. our tom llamas is here with more. you have new reporting on another high-profile lawsuit, this one involving the sackler family. >> that's right and some new video. cecelia, good morning to you. we are talking about the mass addiction to prescription painkillers. besides that stunning decision involving johnson & johnson accused of aggressively marketing their drugs which led to opioid abuse we're about to show youew video in a separate case of the former head of purdue pharma defend their company and defend the marketing of oxycontin. >> reporter: this morning what could be a landmark decision, an oklahoma judge ordering johnson & johnson to pay his state more than half a billion dollars. the first ever court ruling holding a company responsible for their role in the opioid crisis. >> the opioid crisis is an

imminent danger and menace to oklahomans. >> reporter: this judgment following another surprise decision concerning another drug manufacturer. purdue pharma owned by members of the billionaire sackler family, best known as the developer of the painkiller oxycontin. >> do you know how much the sackler family has made off the sale of oxycontin? >> i don't know. >> but fair to say it's over a billion dollars. >> it would be fair to say that, yes. >> reporter: for the first time we're now seeing and hearing from dr. richard sackler, the former chairman and president of purdue pharma respond to questions under oath. >> do you believe that any of purdue's conduct has led to an increase in people being addicted in the commonwealth of kentucky? >> no. >> reporter: the clips part of a more than eight-hour video deposition from 2015 obtained by the investigative news organization propublica, sackler responding i don't know more than 100 times. >> do you know if it's over $10

billion? >> i don't think so. >> do you know if it's over $5 billion? >> i don't know. >> reporter: sackler questioned about the profiting and alleged aggressive marketing of the drug that's been linked to the u.s. opioid epidemic. >> these tapes represent the first time the public will see a member of the sackler family be questioned about whether or not purdue pharma played a role in spawning the national opioid crisis. >> reporter: on monday, after a 3 1/2-year legal battle brought by stat, which is part of boston globe life sciences media, the kentucky supreme court cleared the way for the release of the court records relating to purdue pharma's marketing of oxycontin. the company was accused of falsely promoting oxycontin, including failing to alert doctors that it was stronger than morphine. >> there is no way that this intended or had the effect of causing physicians to overlook the fact that it was twice as potent.

it was called out in virtually every promotional piece of literature. >> now, that deposition video you just saw was from a court case that purdue pharma settled for more than $20 million. they are facing more than 2,000 other lawsuits. they maintain they are not responsible for fueling the opioid crisis. we actually just heard from dr. sackler's attorney who says oxycontin has carried a black box warning since 2001 and has an abuse deterrent formulation since 2010. as for johnson & johnson and that settlement against one of their companies, they say the company, quote, did not cause the opioid crisis in oklahoma and they will appeal that decision. >> well, there are a lot of other pending lawsuits right now in the opioid cases. thousands of them across the country. this case really could end up setting precedent for them. >> that's right, cecelia. this case in oklahoma, one legal expert told me is the canary in the coal mine. this no doubt will have an impact on thousands of other cases and we're talking about

billions of dollars in damages. but i asked two professors from indiana university, they've been studying and put money behind this issue, one local professor told me they believe johnson & johnson will lose the appeal. the other told me they think they will win. we'll have to wait and see. >> thank you, tom. >> we'll be watching that. to the white house now. president trump back from the g7 summit in france after a closing press conference where he seemed to soften his approach to trade with china and nuclear talks with iran. senior national correspondent terry moran is at the white house. terry, i said seemed because the president has put out so many confusing and contradictory statements over the last several days. >> reporter: he sure has, george. good morning. it was vintage trump this summit in a space of a few da. he made so many contradictory and head-spinning comments. he said the market is working overtime around the world. in that press conference he said that vladimir putin should be invited back to the summit and said without evidence that other world leaders agreed with him. he blamed president obama for putin's invasion of ukraine and he pitched his own golf

in florida as the scene of the next summit. as for china he was all over the map. in a space of a few days he said chinese leader xi jinping was an enemy, then a brilliant leader. president trump says there's a deal ready to be made. the chinese seemed like they are going to wait out president trump, at least through the 2020 election which could really be problems for him. as for iran he said he would meet with the iranian president. that would be a huge move. at first he said he would be willing to do so then he walked that back. the problem is no one can figure out where this president stands or whether what he says one day is what he means the next day. he says that is his negotiating style. no one can figure out the president's stand. that's the way he likes it. right now, however, i think the takeaway, the president is not driving events, he is being driven by them, george. >> terry moran, thanks very much. michael? thank you, george. now to that deadly crash in dayton, ohio, overnight. a sung a police suv

and speeding away slamming into a van killing two children and injuring several others. janai norman is here with the very latest on this tragedy, good morning, janai. >> michael, good morning. police officers were also injured in the midst of all that chaos that started out as a call for a stabbing and left behind two crash scenes and more than a dozen people hurt. >> reporter: overnight authorities say the suspect in a deadly car chase who tried to steal a police car caused a wreck that left two children dead and at least ten others injured. >> we're going to need at least two medics. we have two children. >> i seen just chaos and when i hopped out, there was a woman trying to assist getting a baby out of a car seat that was trapped between a door and a van. got her out of the van and proceeded to try to get the rest of the kids unbuckled and safely removed. >> reporter: it started around 7:00 p.m. when officers responded to a stabbing complaint in the nearby town of riverside, but the suspect had

already fled the scene. >> a short time later riverside police received a 911 call of a car accident at some point. the suspect entered a police cruiser. >> reporter: a witness captured the ensuing moments on camera. watch as the officer tries to get the suspect out of his vehicle. as back up arrives, the suspect throw it is car in reverse and speeds off down the street. >> yes, he is in a dayton cruiser right now. follow him. wherever he goes, you go. >> reporter: ending ten minutes and nearly five miles later when the suspect crashed the stolen cruiser into several vehicles including a van carrying seven children. >> our officers were on scene rather quickly. were able to take the suspect into custody and the suspect was removed. >> we're told some of those taken to the hospital had life-threatening injuries, including some of those children. that suspect is in custody. was also treated for injuries so a lot of people left hurt in the midst of all this. >> so easily unavoidable.

avoidable. more on jeffrey epstein's death. this morning there are now new questions after "the washington post" reported that footage from at least one camera outside his jail cell is unusable. diane macedo is at the federal courthouse here in manhattan with the latest on this. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. surveillance video may be critical to this probe into how epstein died while in custody at new york's manhattan correctional center, just beside us, earlier this month. but "the washington post" is now reporting this new setback. a source close to the investigation or sources close to the investigation tell the paper that footage from one of the cameras in the hallway outside epstein's cell is unusable. now, it's not clear why it's unusable or what is visible in the usable footage but this is just another failure uncovered at the prison. it was already reported that the guards were supposed to check on him every 30 minutes, yet no one had been by his cell for hours. he also wasn't supposed to be left alone and yet no cell mate was assigned. the convicted sex offender was

arrested in july on sex trafficking charges for alleged crimes dating back more than a decade. while the criminal case against epstein is over, alleged co-conspirators are still under scrutiny. >> they are, diane. it's a big day in the court behind you. epstein -- the prosecutors are formally going to dismiss their case against epstein in the wake of his death, but mnot before w hear some of his accusers. >> reporter: it is. the judge in the case is allowing accusers to say their piece here today in court and while the criminal case against epstein will be over, the legal battle, cecilia, is not. several accusers have already filed civil cases against jeffrey epstein's estate and several more say they plan to. so expect to hear much more on the case going forward, cecilia. >> still going. diane macedo, thank you. george? the latest from the amazon where thousands of wildfires continue to burn through the lungs of the world. 20% of our oxygen comes from the amazon. the fires have scorched 1.8 million acres. it's now a crisis for the global environment. but overnight brazil rejected

millions of dollars from g7 nations to fight the fires. matt gutman is on the front lines in brazil. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. overnight brazilian officials offering no reason for rejecting that offer, only saying that the money might be better served reforesting europe. but having been on the front lines yesterday seeing the terrifying speed and ferocity of those blazes, it seems brazil could use all the help it can get. that fire exploding through those palms roaring towards us. it's shocking how fast we've seen this fire march. it's moved about 200 yards in the past five minutes alone. the heat and the embers whipping by beating us back. we arrive there just minutes earlier seeing that column of smoke rising above this man's farm. the fire all around. he says his name is geronimo and he was worried he'd lose it all. there's nothing that can be done with the fire. it will consume this farm. this is just one of tens of thousands of fires burning in brazil and bolivia right now. the amazon often called the

lungs of the earth producing 20% of the world's oxygen, burning at a record rate. on monday g7 nations collectively pledged $40 million to help save the amazon. but many say it isn't nearly enough. overnight protesters across brazil begging for the world's help. but brazilian officials saying overnight they'll reject the offer. facing international criticism it hasn't done enough, brazil this week began to deploy 44,000 troops and the c-130 water tankers but in so many places more is needed. at that farm that fire whirling closer. we offered geronimo a ride out but he said he would wait for his cattle. the fire pushing us back. wow, that entire farm where we were just minutes ago seems to be gone. at one point it seemed like we were cornered by fire. keep going. geroni geronimo's ranch encased in fire

and smoke. minutes later we drove back in to see if he'd survived. now it's a hell scape and there he was. and those cows just like he said came home. and that farmer and conservationist agree on one thing only mother nature can stop fires on this scale. the rainy season still a couple of months out. last night for the first time in two months a bit of a break here, it rained. george? >> thank goodness for that. matt, thanks very much. we switch gears to an incredible showing from serena williams taking the first step toward her 24th grand slam overnight. beating maria sharapova in the first round of the u.s. open, 6-1, 6-1 in just under an hour. it was williams' first match in queens since her controversial loss in last year's final. if the 37-year-old superstar goes all the way she would be the oldest woman to win in u.s.

open history and on the other end you have 15-year-old coco gauff who was the youngest player at the u.s. open. she's going to make her big debut this afternoon. there will be a lot of eyes on the phenom and you can see all the action on espn and espn2 and if those two meet again, it has to be in the finals. >> whoa. that would be some final. >> it would be great. we are following a lot of other stories including live outside the courtroom where lori loughlin and her husband expected today to fight those charges in the college admission scandal. david ortiz out of the hospital hiring private investigators trying to find answers after that shooting that nearly killed him. plus, the powerhouse performances from the vmas and the moments you didn't see. but first got to go back to ginger. it looked like fireworks there. there was also something that looked like fireworks in oklama. this is power lines snapping and this was more man 0,000 people without power at one point. new orleans, 3 to 5 inches of flash flooding. local weather in 30 seconds. first tuesday trivia.

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the drive time from highway 85 up to the san jose airport is 35 minutes. you can see slow here as well on the right-hand si. if you're headed to cross the san mateo bridge westbound traffic slow because of earlier problems. thank you. mike nicco has a qui

good morning. welcome to tuesday. mid 50s to mid 60s outside. pretty much where we were this time yesterday. and we've got about 59 at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little less fog outside the north bay and along the coasts. cool but hot this afternoon. look at the temperatures. 80s and 90s. now, we do feel a little bit cooler the next couple days with temperatures but it's going to get muggy. watch out for that. >> mike, thank you. coming up on gma, lori loughlin and her husband are

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jonas. that could work. >> why can't they change their name to the strahan brother? >> we'll talk a lot more about thatoming up. the top headlines we're following. tropical storm dorian is on the move heading northwest hitting the windward islands right now and carving a path toward puerto rico. it is expected to hit there tomorrow night and could become a hurricane. take a look at this rock collapse in zion national park. these stones plunging 3,000 feet. a bus right there below. three people were injured and some were temporarily trapped but thankfully everyone did survive. now here's a surprise near the great smoky mountains. take a look at what a family found, yeah, that's a momma bear and her cubs caught on camera breaking into the family's van. the momma bear has no problems opening up that van door right there. the bears feasted on some pop-tarts because why not and some other snacks. the family, though, it was a happy ending. the family says this was the highlight of their vacation. we're glad for them. >> bears always seem to go for

the pop-tarts. >> is that a trend? >> they've done it before. we'll get the latest on the college admissions scandal. lori loughlin and her husband are due in federal court this afternoon. a united front in the face of serious charges that could lead to jail time. abc's eva pilgrim is outside the courthouse in boston. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, george. it could be the point of no return. lori loughlin and her husband insisting they will face these charges together. it's a move that could limit their individual defense options. this morning lori loughlin and her husband heading to court presenting a united front. >> anything to say? >> reporter: the two expected to appear before a judge this afternoon choosing to be represented by the same law firm. the court asking them to formally waive their right to separate counsel acknowledging any potential conflicts of interest before their trial starts so they can't claim they didn't get a fair trial at a later date. loughlin and her husband, fashion designer mossimo

giannulli each facing up to four decades behind bars if convicted of federal fraud and money laundering charges accused of paying half a million dollars in bribes and fees to get their two daughters into usc. >> he may have embellished, lied a bit on our application. >> reporter: a legal source close to the "full house" star telling "people" magazine loughlin is panicking behind closed doors obsessing over every detail of the case. she's not doing anything. she's just reading the files again and again. this is a full-time concern of hers. that source telling "people," the 55-year-old has been in constant communication with her legal team and is keeping track of the other defendants and their deals. she wants to knowho is getting what punishment and how their cases differ from hers. so far 23 of the defendants associated with the scandal have pleaded guilty. including "desperate housewives" actress felicity huffman.

she admitted to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. as part of her plea deal prosecutors are recommending four months behind bars. but loughlin and giannulli declining a deal maintaining they did nothing wrong. a source close to the family telling "people" magazine, lori is ready for this to be over. they 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. now, while loughlin and her husband will share some lawyers they will also each have additional separate lawyers on their individual teams. george? >> eva, thanks very much. let's bring in our senior legal correspondent sunny hostin for more on this right now. so talk about this united front strategy and the advantages and disadvantages. >> the only real advantage i think to having separate counsel if you want to cooperate with the government. if you want to take a plea deal -- >> if one is -- >> if one is going to testify against the other. you usually see that when you have married spouses with

little children. one decides to take the fall because i need you to stay at home with the children. that really is -- there's no benefit to doing that here because these are college age kids. no one really needs to be at home with them. i don't think we'll see that here. this united front common defense is actually pretty smart because in front of a jury now you have not one but you have two people saying these are baseless allegations. weidn't do it. for the jury to discount it they have to believe both people are lying. so that's pretty smart strategy. >> one of giannulli's attorneys represented a witness against him. another one of their firms worked for usc in the past. does that matter at all? >> i don't think the fact that the firm represented usc in the past necessarily matters because that case is now closed. normally that would be a conflict of interest. it does trouble me somewhat that one of the witnesses, potential witnesses against the husband, perhaps worked with this lawyer but they have an additional lawyer on their side that can then step in if that lawyer

recuses himself. so they really have covered all of their bases here. they're paying a lot of money for a lot of different lawyers to sort of, you know, have this common defense strategy, this united front strategy, but they really have put up walls that will provide them the ability to do this. >> they're still taking a big risk going to trial. >> they are taking a big, big risk. i mean, if you look at some of the evidence here, they have emails. they have things that are on wiretap. they have other people that will testify against them. they're looking at 20 years in prison each. i think it's going to be the only trial that we may see here. but, again, common defense, united front, they obviously care deeply about each other and it's going to be a pretty good strategy. >> okay, sunny hostin, thanks very much. >> sure. we'll go to baseball great david ortiz who is recovering from being shot and searching for answers. the former red sox slugger hiring boston's former police commissioner to get to the bottom of the case. abc's kaylee hartung is here

with more. good morning, kaylee. >> good morning, michael. was ortiz's brush with death the work of a hit man or case of mistaken identity. the story has changed and it's been met with wide spread skepticism. big papi is enlisting a trusted source of his own to lead a team of investigators. >> reporter: david ortiz wants answers. nearly three months after he was shot point blank in the back by a stranger his life threatened by the single bullet, big papi hiring former boston police commissioner ed davis to find out why. abc news has learned the former major league baseball all-star is not satisfied with the investigation that's led to the arrest of 14 men in his native dominican republic after he was shot in a nightclub on the aisle. ortiz who this weekend shared his first photos since the attack says he hasn't spoken to dominican police since their initial interview at a hospital flo

following his first of three surgeries. the fame of the world series champion and flashy lifestyle fueling salacious headlines in dominican tabloids suggesting the motive had to do with jealousy. claims his spokesperson denies. his spokesman telling abc news, ortiz has no enemies in the country and is interested in finding out what really happened. the investigation into what happened taking twists and turns. 72 hours after ortiz was ambushed local authorities initially saying he was the target of a hit man. the reason unknown. weeks later that framing changing with police saying he was the victim in a case of mistaken identity. his spokesman tells abc, ortiz had no basis for a long time to challenge their theory of mistaken identity. however, as new facts continue to come up, it lends some optimism there may be other conclusions drawn before it's over about why david was shot. ortiz has been told his survival all but miraculous and battled through three surgeries and the pictures he posted dropping his daughter off at college, the first time we're seeing him standing on his own two feet. very welcome news for fans of big pap pay.

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mtv vmas. taylor swift going from the top of the charts to taking home the top award and that was just one of the highlights of so many. t.j. holmes is covering it all. >> this is the vmas. this is where lady gaga famously wore a meat dress. this is where britney spears and madonna had that kiss on stage. this is where kanye west famously interrupted taylor swift with i'm gonna let you finish in a minute. nobody was wearing food and two people almost kissed which was still a big deal. ♪ uh-oh ♪ you need to calm down >> reporter: from the opening moments, taylor swift ruled the night. ♪ you need to just stop ♪ can you just not step on his gown you need to calm down ♪ >> reporter: the vma audience was worked up to calm down as the pop superstar kicked off the show with the highly anticipated performance of not one --

♪ . >> reporter: -- but two songs. ♪ >> and the vma goes to lil nas x. >> reporter: 2019's breakout star lil nas x also won big and took home his first award ever for the record-setting "old town road." and that was moments after he went futuristic on the vma stage. ♪ it's a dream ♪ wish i was the genie ♪ i got fans finally >> reporter: the crossover phenom was one of the high octane performers that had the crowd jumping all night. lizzo brought the fun. ♪ check my nails >> reporter: shawn mendez and camille cabello brought the sultriness to the stage. ♪ you keep me coming >> reporter: and miley cyrus in her first live performance since her split from husband liam hemsworth serenaded the arena with her new song "slide away." ♪ back to the ocean i'll go back to the city lights ♪ >> reporter: then the jonas

brothers had the crowd in a frenzy and brought home best pop for their hit "sucker." ♪ i'm a sucker for all the subliminal things ♪ ♪ no one knows about you ♪ make that money throw it in >> reporter: but it was missy elliott reminding us all that she can still work it as a recipient of this year's vanguard award. ♪ is it worth it let me work it put my thing down, flip it and reverse it. ♪ ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup ♪ >> i have worked diligently for over two decades and i never thought that i would be standing up here receiving this award. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and the coolest moment of the night, that young lady in the yellow, is the little girl from her videos back in the day. all grown up now and came out and was a part of that performance and also first time newark, new jersey, hosted those awards.

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good morning. meteorologist mike nicco has our forecast. hi, mike. >> hi, everybody. looking at the golden gate bridge thinking it's a normal summer day. it's warmer than arch an humid with light breezes into the afternoon hours. 70s along the coasts and san francisco. 80s around the bay and ninths inland. the humidities increase today, tomorrow, and thursday. it's gone friday. a motorcycle crash blocking the left lane for a while. here's a live shot at the scene. the drive time is over half hour. it will get worse. you may want to consider the dun barton bridge and northbound 101 a crawl all the way up to the san jose airport because of an

earlier accident. 20 minute delays. >> thank you. coming up on gma, a couple's heart breaking adoption story. the social media trick that turned their dream into a nightmare. we'll have another update in about 30 minutes and always on abc7news.com. the

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. tropical storm dorian about to become a hurricane. puerto rico now declares a state of emergency as dorian heads north. the new track and timing. adoption nightmare. as more and more couples hoping for a baby turn to social media to connect with birth mothers, the new dangers lurking. this morning, one couple tricked tells their story. their connection too good to be true and how they finally found their new baby. ♪ she works hard for the money also this morning, 17 weeks until christmas. should you start saving for the holidays right now? how to do it. the apps that can help and the method you can use starting now. ♪ i think i wanna marry you dream destination wedding. we're taking you along every

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we are going to begin with the latest on the potential hurricane churning in the caribbean. tropical storm dorian on the move. let's go back to ginger tracking it all morning. >> just got updates from the national hurricane center. it moved past st. lucia. tropical storm dorian now moving west/northwest so it's going at 13 miles an hour. what it means for puerto rico and the dominican republic, you have 24 hours before you feel the real impacts. the current track has it threading between the islands. the more land it interacts with the more that will kill out the storm. either way you could see sustained winds in the 50 to 70-mile-per-hour range and up to 6 inches of rain. that will take you through saturday. that's when the bahamas have to have interest in this and then eventually the central eastern coast of florida so say melbourne by sunday early morning we could see tropical storm conditions there. we're watching the spaghetti plots like hawks because that high pressure system will kind of drive where it makes impacts with florida.

i have to tell you guys the unfortunate part even it comes on shore as a tropical storm, you get rain and wind for late labor day it looks like it will try to cross florida and go back into the gulf for next week. michael? >> all right, ginger. tropical storm dorian could hit puerto rico tomorrow as a hurricane and we're going to go back to victor oquendo who is on the ground there. good morning again, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. puerto rico's governor declaring that state of emergency but insisting they are better prepared than in 2017 when maria devastated the island. it's been two years and this building behind me still undergoing repairs. the time to prepare quickly running out here. in san juan people stocking up on those necessary supplies, not taking any chances. the new governor saying she's been in touch with the white house and fema's representative on the island helping coordinate response efforts. this time around they have better communication equipment, stronger infrastructure, more shelters and supplies. help from the mainland already on the way. more than 200 firefighters from

miami heading down to the caribbean to assist. schools are closing this afternoon as dorian approaches. two big concerns here, puerto rico's weak power grid and the tens of thousands of people who still live under those blue tarps that act as roofs. george? >> they were hit so hard. victor, thanks. quick check in now with ruth bader ginsburg. in her first public appearance since announcing treatment for pancreatic cancer, she made a quip about becoming a pop culture icon. >> it was beyond my wildest imagination that i would one day become the notorious rbg. [ laughter ] >> ginsburg received an honorary degree from the university of buffalo. she plans to be on the bench for the new term in october. coming up here we have an alert about using social media for adoption. one family now sharing their story. our friend jess mulroney is here to show us how to pull off the perfect destination wedding. grammy winner gary clark jr. is going to rock our tuesday morning. plus, we have a great audience upstairs. cannot wait to join them.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma." welcome to our great audience. [ applause ] excited audience. big day coming up tomorrow. we'll take to you the brand-new "star wars" galaxy's edge at disney world and also going to surprise some lucky superfans who have no idea they're going to be going with us. that's all coming up tomorrow. right now sara haines with "pop news." >> i'm here. [ applause ] good morning. we begin this morning with not one but two "bachelor nation"

couples finding happily ever after this weend. first up jordan rodgers reproposing, that's a thing i guess, to jojo fletcher with a brand-new ring three years after their first engagement on "the bachelorette" in season 12. jojo saying yes again posting on instagram that, quote, the show brought us together and set us up for a truly amazing proposal the first time around. but this time it was all you, jordan, and that means everything and more to me. i can't wait to marry you. >> ah. >> i love a romantic "pop news." okay. and we've got another one. this is our favorite. "bachelorette" rachel lindsay, she came every week for us, and brian tied the knot. they met on her on season of the show in 2017 and said "i do" at a beautiful ceremony in mexico with some "bachelor" alums there to support their wedding. photos will be featured in the latest issue of "people" magazine on newsstands this friday a big congratulations to both happy couples. [ cheers and applause ]

"the bachelor" wedding is really an episode of "the bachelor" because they all end up there. i'd love to hear the stories after a weekend of those weddings. >> oh, yeah. >> you don't want to hear -- those aren't safe for our show. now to the vmas and a moment you might have missed. while the internet is still reeling from shawn mendes and camilla cabello's first live performance of their hit "senorita" turns out some felt in the same way in the audience. check out the audience cam in the final moments. that is nick jonas and sophie turner cheering them on and showing some major disappointment when they didn't seal the performance with a kiss. jonas posting that video to instagram with the caption, vmas are over but we're still waiting for that kiss, though. the audience cam also caught taylor swift and bibi rexha's reaction. shawn and camilla who are reportedly dating left everyone

hanging. later they took home the vma for best collaboration and still no kiss. the biggest teaser ever. but this is my favorite story today. we have a big brother with an interesting family tradition. every day noah tingle meets his little brother max when he's dropped off by the school bus. here's the catch. he greets him with open arms and a different costume. he has dressed up as a clown, a football player, a gorilla, santa and a sloth among others. [ cheers and applause ] and he's so dedicated that even in the pouring rain he't op. noah said he started the costumes to have fun and embarrass his little brother. but now everyone looks forward to it. even the bus driver is excited to see what he comes up with. noah is a senior in high school. he says before he heads to college next year he wants to make sure his brother has plenty of good memories. >> that's awesome. i love that. >> how adorable is that?

>> what a costume collection. >> how many costumes does he -- he got so many costumes. >> i said that to the producer and she's like, remember, school just started. i was like, he's goto be fizzling out. is he shopping in his own closet? >> yeah, it's a lot. >> you could spend all day looking for that. i love that. >> so cute. >> thank you, sara. we move on to our "gma" cover story. it's an alert about a growing trend using social media for adoption. one couple sharing their story saying they turned to social media to connect with a birth mother only to have their hearts broken and dreams shattered. it's a story we first saw on bbc news and janai norman has the latest. hi janai. >> hi, george. it's hard to imagine the emotional toll this takes on a couple desperately wanting to have a baby and it happened to multiple couples, many with similar stories, describing a devastating back and forth before they realized it was all a fake. social media is changing the landscape for adoption. allowing birth mothers to connect with potential adopters. but for one family, the unthinkable became their reality.

samantha and david stewart wanted nothing more than to have a family and after trying for years, the couple turned to adoption. >> we met with a director of our agency that we went through, she advised us to create online profiles we could use to put ourselves out there in hope that some birth mothers would come across our profiles. >> reporter: naomi palace broke the story for the bbc. >> it's increasingly common for people to adopt on social media and there's lots of benefits to it but i think it's opening up passages for people to take advantage. >> reporter: so that's what the stewarts did. they set up an instagram account @findingbabystewart and soon after a connection. >> we were ecstatic. >> i called my parents and told them, hey, you're going to be grandparents. >> reporter: but quickly their excitement faded when they realized their connection was too good to be true. >> i would receive nasty messages saying, this isn't going to work. we're going to find somebody else.

>> reporter: after more and more didn't add up, it became clear that there was no baby and they'd been tricked. >> it was grieving a child that didn't exist. it was really hard. >> it was purely emotional manipulation, emotional neediness and just very hurtful behavior with no really clear purpose. >> she's not asking for money. she's not asking for anything material. she's just doing this to be mean and flip your world upside down. >> reporter: for the stewarts there is hope. they were recently placed with a baby and are in the final stretches of finalizing their adoption. >> he is the best thing that's ever happened to us. he's a little miracle baby. we're very lucky. a lot of people's story doesn't end like this. >> many families left grieving. but for the stewarts they say as soon as parker took his first

breath, they were healed. and they say even though this type of deception is out there, they hope it does not deter other families. awful story. >> so cruel but we're so happy there seems like a happy ending almost there. >> light at the end of the tunnel for them. >> thank you, janai. more now on one of music's biggest nights, the mtv vmas. taylor swift taking home top honors and making headlines for getting political. t.j. holmes is back with that. hey, t.j. >> all right, now, stra, the vmas started at 8:00 eastern live last night. by 8:03, taylor swift had made a political statement and she made it by just flashing two words across the screen. taylor swift waded right into politics at last night's vmas. >> so you voting for this video means that you want a world where we're all treated equally under the law. [ cheers ] regardless of who we love, regaless of how we identify. >> reporter: moments after

winning for video of the year, the superstar used her air time to push for the equality act highlighting a change.org petition placed at the end of her "you need to calm down" video that asked for support of the equality act. >> basically just says we all deserve equal rights under the law. [ applause ] and i want to thank everyone who signed that petition because it now has 500,000 signatures which is five times the amount that it would need to warrant a response from the white house. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> reporter: taylor had already publicized the act earlier in the night during her opening number that jump-started the vmas. ♪ you need to calm down this is all part of the taylor transformation going from being famously apolitical to active. but that all changed in 2018 when she waded into tennessee

politics sharing to her millions of fans that "in the past, i've been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions" and saying that she changed her mind so many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. with that encouragement to her fans to register, vote.org saw more than 60,000 registrations. taylor was so previously private about politics she even tweeted and then deleted a simple message to encourage voting in 2016. so we are seeing a different taylor it seems these days. but that equality act extends lgbt discrimination protections on a federal level. passed the house in may, not expected to pass this current senate or even being brought up. but still the taylor effect we've seen before, she makes a statement in front of millions like that, we shall see. >> doing it the way she does her music, with intent and intelligence. >> absolutely. she did it again last night. >> big statement on her part. thank you so much, t.j. now over to ginger. michael, we have a "gma"

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[ cheers and applause ] >> now a "gma" consumer alert. it's not even officially pumpkin spice season but the countdown to christmas is on. 17 weeks away and the time to start saving is right now. rebecca jarvis is here to help, and good morning to you, rebecca. >> hey, michael. >> hey, hey, hey. so why is it so important to so many people to start saving right now and where do you begin? >> here's the thing, michael. people on average spend about a thousand dollars on gifts over the holidays. the best gift you can give yourself is a debt-free christmas, and the way that you do that is by starting now, thinking about how much money you're going to be spending, not just on gifts but on travel, on food, the whole picture so you want to put together an idea as a family of how much money you'll spend on those three items, gifts, food and travel, and then start using something like this savings calculator which you can find at

bankrate.com. so let's say you as a family on all of those items are going to spend $1,200. well, you need to start thinking about that goal today to get to that debt-free christmas. so you enter in that $1,200 here and then calculate and here's what you're going need to be setting aside right now, $399.33, about $400, michael, per month. but if you think about that on a daily basis that breaks down to about 13 bucks a day. >> so one cup of coffee. >> in new york city, for sure. >> in new york city, it's like one cup of coffee. what are the tools that you have to make saving a little easier for people outside of that? >> sure. you want to think also about where are you spending that money? where can you make the cut? >> where can i make the cuts? where can i find 400 bucks a month?

>> yourmint.com or the mint app, two great places to put together a budget of everything you're spending. your gas, your shopping, the things like your bills, your utilities, all of those areas, they put the whole thing together and take in all your spending and give you a look and snapshot of where you can save money. >> this is something i have a feeling you need to get your family in on this. >> one thing i love to get the whole family together is the envelope savings method. so here you could start this today as a family. talk about how much you'll spend and then put together on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, have the kids start putting in these little envelopes whether it's spending for the holiday dinner, holiday travel, holiday fund or holiday gifts, have everybody think about it together. >> i love that. kids like a game. they like something like that. >> exactly. >> good way to bring the family and teach financial responsibility. >> so important from an early age and make it fun. >> you made this fun. thank you so much, rebecca. cecilia, to you. >> thanks, michael. we're going to turn to our new series "home made." so we're just a few weeks away from the unofficial end of summer, oh. >> i know. >> but there's still for a little home improvement.

designer and furniture craftsman jay pickens is here with two-step diy projects that will have our home looking like a million bucks without breaking the bank. good morning. >> good morning to you. good morning, america. good morning, everybody. >> a lot of folks think diy. i'm not a crafty person. i don't know how to do this. you've got simple steps. >> yes. >> what is your best advice to get us going? >> if you're going to do stuff at home, don't get overwhelmed. just -- it's your home, your canvas, don't be afraid to make mistakes. just do it. >> keep it simple. >> keep it simple. >> question for the audience. anybody here ever tried to redo their own light fixture? >> no? yes, we have one yes over there. >> one yes over there. walk us through this. this is potentially for a kitchen. >> lighting can be expensive but these are connectors. you buy these super cheap, maybe 2 bucks probably. they connect together like this. that's it. so you can connect them and it tells you -- >> you're doing the entire light fixture. >> that's it.

>> i thought you were just painting the bulbs or something. >> are you kidding? no. this is jay pickens. we do it all the way. if you have a pendant light or something like this at home, i painted this one to make it gray to match but maybe you want to paint it a funky color. i don't know. get funky. it's time for maximalism. >> it looks gorgeous. >> thank you. >> how much will it cost? >> this thing, probably, i don't know, 25 bucks. >> wow. >> you guys like it, thumb's up? all right, we'll move down here. >> okay. >> so you say this is potentially for a bedroom. we can make our own drawer knobs and drawer knobs can be so expensive. >> yes. not anymore. we're talking pennies on this. so you need some gloves. you might have to set the mic down. okay. oh. >> oh, no. >> i'm just so manly, i just ripped through these gloves. okay, so check this out. >> safety goggles. >> safety first. this is pretty cool. a lot of people get afraid when

you're dealing with some sort of plastic. this is really simple two-part plastic. you pour it together. oh wait, i got to put on my little science on. all right. there you go. you pour one into the other and put it into -- this is an ice mold. so you can buyhis mold for like $3 or $4. >> little owls. >> owls because they're really cute. have fun, right? so we can go ahead and pour it together then you'll pour it into this mold. >> mix together. >> where am i getting this? >> it's going to get hot and start to get solid pretty fast. you're good. you can just mix it. mix it around. i feel like i'm doing a science project. >> oh, yeah, we're making -- >> pour it right in. >> pour it right in. once you get it to the top you can stop. >> this sits for how long? >> about four and a half minutes. >> wow. >> in about 4 minutes you pull it out and it looks like that. >> amazing. >> that's pretty cool. and you can add color? >> and add color. this is rub and buff which is super awesome. and might not want to touch it. i have gloves on. you can put this on and, you know, kind of make it look like metal. >> we've got a final product

down here. >> oh, yeah. this one i love. this one is super chic and super easy. right. what do you think? >> yeah. [ applause ] >> this is potentially for a bathroom towel bar. >> yeah. what do you think about this one? >> this is gorgeous. >> thank you. >> i like this. >> earthy, you know, kind of zen-like. i have the right tools. this is called a leather stripper. if you pull that thing it will cut. but if you don't have a tool -- i love my tools a lot. if you don't have it, a knife works. cut a strip. >> put it all together, hang it up? >> that's it. >> good to go. >> put a little hole in there, put it up on the wall. >> amazing. all right. >> no time. >> if i can do it, you can do it. we'll be right back. thank you. ♪

good morning, it's 8:27. new this mornng jeremy lynn is heading overseas to play basketball. chinese media reports lynn has reached a deal with the beijing ducks. details of that deal haven't opinion released. remember, lynn was a free agent in the nba after winning the championship with the raptors last season. he played nine seasons in the nba. let's look at traffic now. you do not want to head to the san mateo bridge in the westbound direction. a motorcycle crash blocking the two left lanes on the incline section. it's horrible in terms of delays. the drive time almost two hours across the bridge.

head to the dun barton bridge instead. traffic is backed up all the way into the may. san mateo bridge, avoid the westbound. that is bad. thank you.

welcome back. check out our temperatures. morning lows mid 50s to mid 60s. temperatures above average and humidity. fog this morning.

cool to hot on mass transit. light breezes on the bay. our range upper 60s at the coasts. mid 80s in the inland. the humidity rises. it leaves us in time for the ♪ welcome back to "gma." and that's a look at the video for "one thing right" by kane brown and marshmello. they'll be here for our final summer concert this friday. yes. make sure you check it out. [ cheers and applause ] final one already. for those watching from home there's a way you can get closer to the action than ever before. t.j. is back to explain how you can virtually be there. hey, t.j. >> this is my last segment of the day, guys, i promise. sorry, george. okay. look, we can get about 5,000 people in the park for our concerts. we've had several of these during this summer season. but we want more people in that

concert. we want all of you and we have a way now through technology to get you to that concert. you don't even have to get out of your pajamas. ♪ players gonna that play >> reporter: you too could can be on stage at a live "gma" concert but you don't have to leave your couch. ♪ i'm just gonna shake shake shake ♪ >> reporter: you can do this now with a pioneering platform melodyvr. ♪ ♪ hands on your waist >> repter: which harnesses the power of virtual reality to get users closer than ever to the music they love. ♪ make some noise >> you can be right there on the stage with the artist, a couple of feet away, and see exactly what they're seeing as they're performing. >> reporter: it's technology already helped fans get up close and personal with imagine dragons. ♪

party with wiz khalifa. ♪ you know what it is black and yellow ♪ >> and rock with kelly clarkson all without requiring a headset. ♪ since you been gone >> reporter: we can move the device and drag it with your finger. if you want to jump to a different location, a different jump spot. you simply press it here and it will take you to the other location on the other side of the stage. >> reporter: when marshmello and kane brown take over central park this friday, users will be able to choose from four different jump spots. >> this will be the first time we've ever seen a broadcast tv performance and vr taking place simultaneously in realtime which for us is incredibly exciting. >> all right, george, something i've always wanted to do is go to a kelly clarkson concert with you so we're about to do that. >> here we are. >> here we are. no, check it out, melodyvr is the app. download it for free and our concert on friday will be free but this is kelly clarkson's concert but, look, you have the ability to move around -- we do. we're at this concert. >> like you're the artist.

>> you can go all around. now, this particular concert had eight cameras set up so you can change your camera angle and check out the band. look at my man rocking right there and go around. wow, it's great going to this concert with you. you just take right over there. >> george likes the audience shot but this is going to be cool for people who can't be at our concert. look, we have -- if you have a headset, it will enhance your experience, the whole virtual reality experience, but you don't need the headset to still be able to do all this and be able to have your access to our concert on friday, kane brown, marshmello. it's going to be great. [ cheers and applause ] it is available at the app store and on android. download it for free and the concert on friday is free. >> melodyvr. >> melodyvr. we got to go to more concerts. >> you're off now. all right, guys. [ applause ]

now we are celebrating tying the knot. a few months ago you'll probably remember this, we surprised one lucky couple with the dream wedding all styled and designed by our own "gma" style contributor jessica mulroney and followed along as she treated them to a day of prewedding shopping and pampering. ♪ >> reporter: a few months ago we announced the surprise of a lifetime for one military couple, bobby and alonzo. >> you are our winners. you are both getting a wedding of your dreams. >> reporter: a dream destination wedding to punta cana designed by our own jessica mulroney. >> first things first, i have an appointment at kleinfeld for you. we are going to go to say yes to your dress right now. are you excited? [ applause ] ♪ >> reporter: wasting no time jess and bobbie head to the ultimate bridal mecca, kleinfeld in new york city. >> this is going to be our playground.

>> our playground, okay. >> for the next two hours. >> i'm ready to get started. ♪ >> this is a combination of lace. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's an a-line dress, strapless, so great in hot weather and this fabric at the bottom will just kind of flow into the wind. beac, easy, breezy. >> i love it, especially the top. i like all the detail. >> reporter: on bobbie's bridal checklist she wants a strapless flowy dress with lace. >> how do you feel? >> i love this. >> going for a pnina tornai design, a perfect fit for her tropical nuptials. >> i wanted to add one touch. >> the veil makes it real. >> are you saying yes. >> i'm saying yes. >> reporter: next tux time with jess and alonzo and custom-made suits in indochino. >> the beauty of customization is that we have all of these fabrics to choose from. >> the guys decide on two different shades of blue.

>> want to measure your neck, alonzo. >> reporter: they get sized up. >> we'll round down your fit so we can cut it, sew it, send it to you and make you a perfect suit for your wedding. >> reporter: with the guys in good hands, the ladies head to elizabeth arden at the red door spa for prewedding ppering. >> to the wedding. >> reporter: facials, massages and a special bridal treat for bobby, a one-on-one with celebrity dermatologist, dr. denby engelman. >> i feel like i have dryness on my face especially around my t-zone. >> this will be your secret weapon, bobbie. these are retinol capsules. what i love about these are that they're formulated with ceramides so the way you do it, you'll put a small amount, one, two, three, four, five on your skin and rub it in at night, okay. this is going to accelerate cell turnover and help your skin look radiant for the big day. >> reporter: getting that wedding day glow for any bride, dr. denby says hydration is key. >> the retinol is a big workhorse.

i think we need to protect our skin daily with sunscreen and you can't be too young ever for eye cream. >> reporter: for bobbie she says this experience and getting her dream wedding is the chance of a lifetime. >> jess is literally an angel. she's absolutely amazing and to think she's planning my whole wedding, i'm so lucky. [ cheers and applause ] >> our friend jessica mulroney is here with us now. this looked like so much fun. >> it was. i normally do this throughout the course of a year with an engaged couple. we did it within one weekend. it was a little crazy. >> the end result, did he have a good time? >> they had the best time. you know what, they've been through so much so it was such an honor to give them their dream wedding which you are going to see really soon. >> yes. >> i have to thank our partners, weddings vacations by vacations expressions, indochino, kleinfeld's bridal and elizabeth arden. >> so many big names and we'll hear more about this when we come back. we'll show everyone just how beautiful their wedding was and you've also got tips for people

thinking about destination weddings. [ applause ]

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welcome back to "good morning america." i have a little update. all my new friends from new orleans, right. you know a thing or two about hurricanes. >> yes, we do. >> let's talk about tropical storm dorian. they just sent aircraft up. they had a hard time finding circulation. you to what will hurt its development, a lot of dry air. it has a lot to fight through the next couple of days but

[ applause ] >> that was that water vapor satellite. i know you all know that. cecilia, let's get upstairs to you. >> back to our tying the knot story. we showed you our lucky couple getting ready for their wedding with the help of our friend, "gma" contributor jessica mulroney and now it is time to see how it all came together on their big day on the beach. ♪ >> welcome to punta cana. >> hi. come on in. >> reporter: we catch up with

bobby, alonzo and their adorable son lucas during their dream wedding getaway. >> we've never been on vacation. this is like our first vacation. it's like a movie. magical and the water is crystal clear. this is like our life. we get to experience all of it. >> reporter: jess and her team are hard at work with all the last-minute preparations for their tropical i dos. >> the most special thing to do for a couple is to figure out little things that they love. >> reporter: she meets with the couple to go over special touches. >> i know you want the bohemian vibe and like a wilder flower. kind of put this wild bouquet together. of course, this won't be the color because i know you love your purple. >> purple is my color. >> we have this floral that is going to be kind of the main focus color. >> okay. >> for the wedding. what do you think? >> i love it. we're on the same page. >> we're on the same page. >> reporter: the reception. >> i know you love gold accents so i thought that what we could do was something like this which is simple. >> oh, wow.

>> with gold accent utensils. >> reporter: the cake they bring in the littlest taste testers, lucas. >> which wedding cake do you like? the vanilla? yeah? >> the boss has spoken. lucas wants vanilla so it will be vanilla. >> reporter: and jess showed them their picture perfect ceremony backdrop. >> there is one incredibly special place by the ocean where there is like a beautiful altar. once we dress it up with the perfect florals and all of her friends and family, it's going to be one of the most special moments. >> it was a beautiful site. the ocean background and one thing i'm looking forward to is seeing my wife walk down the island in her beautiful dress. >> reporter: with the big day finally here, all of jess' planning is coming together in a beautiful beach bohemian style bobbie dreamed of from the band to the tiniest details that will wow guests. bobby and her matron of honor

head to the spa for prewedding pamper while alonzo gets ready with best man brian. after the finishing touches from jess it was time to say "i do." >> you may kiss your beautiful wife. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: surrounded by family and friends, their wedding wishes finally coming true, a day that will last a lifetime. >> everything that i hoped and wished for came true. jess, i feel like we're friends. she's an amazing person and i'm so happy and we're so blessed to have this experience. [ cheers and applause ] >> that was so gorgeous. jess is here. you've got tips for people who might think about a destination wedding. i love a destination wedding. i had a destination wedding. i love them so much. the first one has to do with scheduling. >> yes, of course, plan ahead because that's when you will find the best travel deals, the best resort deals and it's a courteous thing to do for your guests because they will ultimately be taking time off

work and you want them there. maybe not all of them. most of them. >> i asked you for a secret tip while we were watching the piece, whether destination weddings can be cheaper than a wedding if you have one at home. you say -- >> absolutely. >> particularly when it comes to package deal. >> so package deals, all inclusive resorts that are very expensive like alcohol, wedding planning. i know for mine the alcohol was a huge expense which probably says a lot about my friends but -- >> my wedding, as well. >> also the wedding planners, that all comes included in your package so you don't have to worry about drink for drink or any of those little details. it's actually way more affordable. >> and those all really add up. you have quick tips on decor from flowers to even photos. >> right. okay, so flowers, i worked with many brides. they want to import their favorite flower. you know what, there are so many beautiful tropical flowers. it's less expensive, and also they can withstand the climate.

so when you bring in flowers, sometimes we've seen, yeah, bad things happen so just stick to the tropical ones. >> those flowers are gorgeous there. >> they were. >> really pretty. [ applause ] and for photos, photography is so expensive also. >> so photography can be really expensive. what i suggest is have a photographer do your ceremony and then for the reception you have these disposable cameras all over the place and you make your guests, well, you give them a job. they are the ones that are going to photograph everything and it's actually kind of fun. you see all of these different perspectives. >> i love it. putting you guys to work. >> these are some tips. >> thank you. they're great tips. always love having you. we've got a lot more of jess' wedding tips and trends plus all the details about bobby and alonzo's wedding on our website. michael, what's coming up on your show? >> "strahan & sara and keke," that's what's coming up and we're talking relationships on

the show. >> with america's favorite sex therapist dr. ruth is here. >> and, boy, do we have questions for her. >> you have questions. okay. can't wait for that. oh, yeah, we'll see you guys at lunchtime for that so make sure you tune in and up next, grammy winner gary clark jr. performs live right here on "gma." we'll be right back.

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we are backow we are back now with gary clark jr. his third album, "this land" is the grammy winner's fastest selling ever, top ten on the billboard charts. here's his new single "pearl cadillac." [ applause ] ♪ you say i owe you nothing but if i could i'd give you the world ♪ ♪ you made something from nothing ♪ ♪ i thank god for such a

beautiful girl he brought in th world, yeah ♪ ♪ i remember when i left home in that pearl cadillac ♪ ♪ i was searching for some kind of way to pay you back ♪ ♪ for your love, your love, your love, your love, your love, your love ♪ ♪ your love, your love, your love ♪ ♪ yeah, i won't let you down i will make you proud ♪ ♪ you say money ain't everything you could've made it on your own ♪ ♪ and now i understand your sacrifice late nights fussing

and fighting at home ♪ ♪ i'm sorry for the things i did wrong ♪ ♪ and i remember when i left home in that pearl cadillac i was searching for some kinda way to pay you back ♪ ♪ for your love, your love, your love, your love, your love, your love ♪ ♪ your love, your love, your love, yeah, well, i won't let you down i'ma make you proud ♪ ♪ i don't wanna let you down no, oh, i only wanna make you proud ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ you say i owe you nothing but if i could i'd give you the world ♪ ♪ you made something from nothing ♪ ♪ and i thank god for such a beautiful girl he brought in this world, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

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good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui. mike nicco has a look at the forecast. >> hi. we'll start with the activity. cleaner air today. light breeze at the beaches with mild temperatures near 70 and a light chop out on the bay. no small craft advisory. 70s coasts into san francisco. eighty at santa cruz. 80s around the bay. 90s inland. we'll stir in humidity wednesday and thursday before everything turns back seasonal for the holiday weekend. >> and traffic is finally moving westbound across the san mateo bridge. an earlier motorcycle crash cleared. the drive time is much improved. an hour 17 minutes. there's still an accident on the

upper deck of the bay bridge. traffic backed up through the maze. >> a lot of people are going to be late this morning. time now for live with kelly and ryan. we'll see you again at >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today actor anthony anderson. and from "the handmaid's tale," yvonne strahovski. plus a visit from actress molly shannon. and we take on an amazing kids' bowling champ. plus tune in to win a luxurious trip to mexico. all next on "live." and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> ♪ i love you like that ♪ i love you like that ♪ i love you like that [cheers and applause] ♪ when nothing else matters ♪ i love you like that ♪ i love you like that ♪ i love you like that... ♪ i love you like that ♪ i love you like that >> ryan: good morning. [cheers and applause continue] >> ♪ you want somethin