good morning, america. as we join you this thursday morning, george live in houston for the debate and we're also tracking a severe weather outbreak. on the move. funnel clouds and heavy downpours slamming the midwest overnight on the heels of multiple tornadoes. the devastation now coming to light as that severe weather barrels east. ginger has the latest. also overnight, president trump's supreme court win. the big decision on his strict immigration law denying asylum to most migrants from central america, and the reaction right now. showdown countdown. just hours from now, the top ten democrats set to face off on the same stage for the very first time. how they're preparing, what to expect. our powerhouse political team

takes you behind the scenes before tonight's debate. vaping crackdown. president trump's new proposed ban targeting flavored e-cigarettes. how his wife and son influenced his decision. antonio brown backlash. the nfl star suiting up for practice as a patriot, but now what the league is considering as brown faces sexual assault allegations and how his new teammate tom brady is responding. triple crown cover-up? the new report overnight about justify, the horse that raced his way to three huge wins, now accused of failing a drug test before the kentucky derby. will justify face justice? and caught on camera. the terrifying waterfall plunge the 26-year-old dropping more than 50 feet, surviving. now telling her story right here on "gma." and we certainly do say good

morning, america. great to have you with us on this thursday morning. big day, the big democratic debate about to kick off just hoom nurs fr. >> oh, yeah, it is. about to kick off atn a place i love and i'm very familiar with, texas southern university, having a look at it. that is where the top ten democrats will take the stage tonight. >> this is the first time they will all be on the same stage at the same time and george is there getting ready for the showdown. are we expecting a showdown, george? >> that is the big question tonight, amy. hey, guys, yeah, this will be the first time joe biden and elizabeth warren face off on the same stage. the first time, as you said, all the top ten candidates are on the same stage in a single night. they've been sending a lot of signals through the media about what they want to do, how they want to conduct themselves. the questions they want to be asked as well paying attention to all that but that is the big question, how will they take each other on the first time

they're on the stage at the same some may see it as their lt chance to confront some of the front-runners. some of the front-runners may want to shy away from a direct debate. we'll find out tonight at 8:00 eastern and we have a lot more coming up from here. >> we'll find out a lot about that tonight. we will have more from houston in a moment. but first, we're going to begin with that severe weather ripping through the midwest overnight as the region tries to clean up from those destructive tornadoes. three of them tearing through sioux falls, south dakota. alex perez is there starting us off this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. those tornadoes according to officials all ef-2s and take a look. you can see the power of these storms completely ripping the side of this building to shreds. >> funnel. it's maybe about halfway to the ground. >> reporter: overnight, a funnel cloud forming in minnesota while a second night of severe weather struck the sioux falls area. where residents are waking up to this. after severe thunderstorms and strong winds tover the

region and 24 hours nearly a dozen twisters striking its largest city, at least three twisters touching down in the city, all ef-2s. tornado sirens sounding the alarm in sioux falls, 77 of them across the city, but officials saying not all of those sirens were activated blaming human error. powerful winds sending trees crashing into homes and those tornadoes leaving shopping centers in shreds. now we're hearing more from that hospital campus hit with winds up to 130 miles an hour. >> our staff was courageous. they had ten minutes to wake up 102 residents, get them to the center of the building and all are fend sound. >> reporter: another ef-2 twister quickly tearing through this shopping center complex. total devastation in just 60 seconds. kaylene's business destroyed. >> we can start over. nobody was hurt. and that's really all that counts.

>> reporter: in michigan, more than 78,000 are waking up without power after severe thunderstorms ripped through that area. and the cleanup here in south dakota is just now beginning but officials say luckily no fatalities or serious injuries have been reported. michael. >> that's what matters the most. all right. thank you so much, alex. now we go to ginger on the severe weather threat. good morning to you, ginger. >> good morning to you, michael. i want to take you straight into the map. this morning lightning and thunder waking so many up from western iowa right through minneapolis. you are going to start with storms and then the atmosphere will have a chance to stabilize and then destabilize again this afternoon and that's why flash flood threats are on, including minneapolis, southwestern minnesota, parts of iowa into wisconsin, some people could end up with close to half a foot of rain. not just the heavy rain but, of course, you could see damaging winds, northeastern iowa like waterloo or dubuque all in a tornado threat and damaging wind

threat goes all the way back through eastern kansas, robin. >> ginger, thank you. now to the new white house move to take on vaping. president trump proposing a ban on the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes following hundreds of cases of vaping-related illnesses. whit johnson is here with more on that. good morning, whit. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. the fda reports e-cigarette use jumped 78% among high school students from 2017 to 2018. that staggering trend prompting the president and the first lady to take action as health officials continue to investigate what's making people sick. >> we are looking at vaping very strongly. it's very dangerous. children have died. people have died. >> reporter: this morning, president trump is launching a new vaping crackdown encouraged by first lady melania who in a tweet called e-cigarette use a growing epidemic. >> that's how the first lady got involved. she's got a son together that is a beautiful young man and she feels very, very strongly about it. >> reporter: the president's proposal would put a ban on flavored e-cigarettes often used by teens and young people.

this after the cdc reported six deaths and at least 450 cases of serious respiratory illness in 33 states believed to be linked to vaping. officials have not identified a specific device or ingredient. use of both thc and nicotine products have been reported by patients with the illnesses. more than 3.6 million teens admitted to using e-cigarettes in 2018, and on wednesday, health and human services secretary alex azar said that number has now jumped to 5 million. >> remove its colored cap and insert it into your juul. >> reporter: juul, known for their flavored capsules or pods including mango, fruit, cucumber and creme trending overnight. >> don't buy a juul, don't vape. >> reporter: some users on the heavily teen populated social media app, tiktok, appearing to mock the recent health warnings with the #stopjuuling going

viral and it's now becoming an issue for law enforcement. authorities in wisconsin arresting two brothers accused of running a large-scale operation illegally manufacturing counterfeit vaping cartridges filled with thc oil. >> these two individuals had employees, they had staff. they had timecards, however, he was using it for criminal activity. with the help of parents around the united states we're not going to allow 24 behavior to go on across the nation. >> e-cigarette company juul says it will fully comply with the new fda policy, but the american vaping association argues that a flavor ban will not stop drug dealers from selling contaminated cartridges like the arrest we saw in wisconsin. >> could be a start of some sort. okay, whit, thank you very much. now, let's get back to george there in houston. george. >> good morning, robin. tonight's debate in texas southern university and the ten candidates will be on the stage. tonight, we're back behind the

scenes yesterday checking out the forum, getting ready. mary bruce is down there on the stage where the candidates are going to be and has a closer look at what they've been doing to prepare. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, right here for the first time at center stage tonight joe biden will be facing off with elizabeth warren. she has been rising in the polls and now voters will finally have a chance tcompare them side by side. now this morning the candidates are hunkered down. many of them doing some rather unconventional last-minute debate prep. ♪ this morning, the candidates are getting into debate mode in some unusual ways. beto o'rourke jamming on the drums. ♪ andrew yang shooting hoops. pete buttigieg and amy klobuchar sharing the same flight and buttigieg tweeting, very funny, united. but after last-minute rallies -- >> getting ready to say good-bye to donald trump. then i'm going to tell him, adios. >> reporter: now hours away, ten candidates and just one night to make their case. candidates stuck polling in the

single digits like cory booker are looking for a much-needed boost. >> first of all, i'm the only bald person on that stage. >> reporter: kamala harris tonight is planning to take on the president directly. in the middle of the stage the front-runners, former vice president joe biden for the first time facing off with elizabeth warren right next to him. on the other side, bernie sanders, putting the ideological divide in thdemocratic party front and center. >> we say to the corporate elites that that gravy train is ending. >> reporter: biden's team taking an early swipe at warren's i have a plan for that mantra telling abc news we need more than plans. we need a president who can deliver progress. asked about that attack warren fired back. >> i think that we start with a plan and then we get out there and fight for it. to me that's what being president is all about. >> reporter: now, george, as for the candidates who are out here on the wings they are looking for a breakthrough moment hoping

that they can upend and jump start their campaigns while back in washington the president says he may be tuning in telling reporters, there's a chance, george. >> yeah, mary, thanks very much. let's talk about that with our team right here, cecilia vega, matthew dowd. let me start with you, cecilia. you know the president comes and goes on watching the democrats. he did say even though he's having rally tonight, that he might be watching some of this. >> yeah, he says i might be watching. he said that about past ones. i imagine we can expect to see some tweets in realtime. he is going to do some counter-programming of his own in balre. you remember the history he has had in baltimore recently calling it -- >> calling it rat infested. >> exactly. we have been told the campaign will fly a banner over the houston debate hall and they're going hard after this one. this comes at a time when we've been talking about all week that poll of our that shows his approval ratings stagnant at 38%. he's not climbing and then on top of that those head-to-head match-ups with some candidates here on stage beating him by double-digit numbers.

>> that's another surprise. 5 of the 10 beating him. matthew dowd, you prepared for debates. you've covered them. looking at the ten tonight, what do you expect? where do you see the face-offs coming? >> i think people have this idea that it's going to somehow be between biden and elizabeth warren or biden or someone else. to me the most important thing to watch is if bernie sanders figures out biden isn't his main competition. that his main competition, bernie sanders is stagnating because of elizabeth warren's rise. >> so far they've have a non-aggression pact. >> if that continues it is to elizabeth warren's benefit, so i think that's what i want to watch is the warren versus sanders, and the other thing is the candidates that are in the lower tier in this who need to figure out how to finish in the top three or four in iowa or new hampshire, have to get themselves in play tonight. >> that's the tricky thing for anybody out there on the wings. on the one hand they might have to launch an attack to get notice, but sometimes that backfires.

>> i think the problem with the democrats is every leading candidate is extremely popular among democratic primary voters so you get yourself in play by attacking but also democratic primary voters react when you go after biden or warren or sanders. they have to figure out how to create conflict by using donald trump or the republican party to create conflict with the other candidates. >> the president is coming up with nicknames for almost all the democrats right now. we've had pocahontas, sleepy joe biden. when you talk to them behind the scenes, who do you think they're most worried about? >> i think you have to go with those candidates the president has targeted the most, and it's warren, biden and sanders. he says i'm willing to take on anybody. you know him, a lot of it is rhetoric and bluster, but i think he firmly believes there's no one on the stage that can beat him and the campaign says that too. >> thank you both very much. back to new york, amy. >> all right, george, thank you. now to the supreme court's decision overnight allowing the trump administration to move forward with its strict new immigration law blocking almost all central americans from applying for asylum here. tom llamas is also in houston with more on that story. tom, good morning. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you.

this is a jor decision. from the supreme court. for years, central americans fleeing violence has made the journey to the southern border to ask for asylum, the trump administration is saying not anymore. the trump administration is saying not anymore. if you come through another country like mexico, you need to stay put and now the supreme court for now is going to allow this policy that allowed some of the most vulnerable on the planet to come to the u.s. to seek safe shelter. overnight a major victory for the trump administration and a major setback for most central american immigrants seeking asylum in the united states. the supreme court allowing the white house to move forward with a policy which denies asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the u.s. the president tweeting, big united states supreme court win for the border on asylum. the rule essentially forces those fleeing life-threatening violence in el salvador, guatemala and honduras to first

seek asylum in mexico, but the aclu has said even in mexico those refugees would still face a grave danger. >> our country is full. we want mexico to stop. >> reporter: the policy one of many the president has enacted to deter immigration from latin america and one which democrats hoping to become president have blasted on the campaign trail. >> when a mama picks up her baby and flees violence and death threats, the united states listens. >> in the united states of america, is it safe, not just despite the fact that we're a place of asylum seekers and refugees, but safe because we're a place of asylum seekers and refugees. >> reporter: the legal battle continues in the lower courts. the supreme court is likely to take on this issue again. in the men time, aclu and other groups are confident they can

get this overturned. the white house also confident, we heard that in the president's tweet, this policy will stick. we're likely to hear more about this at the debate tonight, mike. >> i'm sure we will. thank you so much. now to those accusations of a triple crown cover-up. a new report overnight claiming that justify, the horse that won all three major races in 2018, actually failed a drug test a month before the kentucky derby but still got to compete. matt gutman is on the santa anita track in california with all the details. good morning, matt. >> reporter: michael, good morning. at that track behind me that justify failed that doping test just three weeks before the kentucky derby in april. the drug, scopolamine, it helps with horses' breathing efficiency during a race. now this should have

disqualified justify from the kentucky derby and the triple crown but the horse's hall of fame trainer asked for and received a second test. now, the california horse racing board did not meet to discuss this matter until late august after justify won the triple crown at the belmont stakes. then, it only dropped the case instead of filing a complaint. the california horse racing board says that it's committed to the integrity of horse racing in the state, but the horse racing board and this racetrack under investigation by the district attorney of los angeles after 30 racehorses died here just since last year. guys. >> wow. still so many questions. matt, thank you. going to turn to a really special tribute on the baseball field last night. the mets honoring the heroes and victims of 9/11, marking the 18th anniversary with these custom-made cleats. they featured designs honoring first responders. first baseman pete alonso buying them for the team saying, i wanted to show support not just

for the victims but the families as well. it's for all the people that lost their lives and all the people that did so much to help. beautiful. and listen to this. you know what the mets -- they won 9-0 on 11 hits, 9/11. >> no. >> really? >> wow, incredible. >> yes, it was. coming up, we have new developments in the antonio brown case. the nfl star fighting back. how the league and his new teammate, tom brady, are all responding. and caught on camera. did you see this? a 26-year-old falling a terrifying 50 feet. she's okay. she's okay. she fell down a waterfall. she survived. we'll tell you about the hero hikers who saved her life. and i've got to show you one thing you do not want to see is a tropical cyclone that could bring heavy rain to the bahamas the next couple of days. let's get to the hot cities brought to you by amazon.

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30 minutes. as you can see the cash lanes on the right-hand side are moving right along the medium lanes or the middle lanes, and those are the fast-track lanes and not so much. also, reports of an accident south 101 at

now, the accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> ready to head outsides or shuffling the kids out. we will end up a 70 at the coast, and mid-90s inland. hopefully, you will have ac, because you will need it. also, hazy because of poor air quality and spare the air day, and right now it is good. but later, we could develop later on. monday, 60s and 70s with a slight chance of showers. >> thank you, mike. coming up on "gma," the

woman caught on camera tumbling 50 feet from the top of a waterfall and what she is saying about the terrifying moment this morning. we will also have another

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maker purdue pharma has agreed to a tentative deal with 20 states over its role in creating the crisis. it could be worth up to $12 billion. the family also agreeing to dissolve the company, but the settlement does not include an admission of wrongdoing. some good news right now for actor kevin hart, finally discharged from the hospital after that car accident where he suffered serious back injuries. he's now heading to a live-in rehab facility for intense physical therapy, and we, of course, wish him the best. >> yes. >> continue to wish him the best, yes. now to that new fallout for nfl star antonio brown. the league looking at taking action as the patriots wide receiver faces sexual assault allegations in a new civil lawsuit. paula faris is in foxborough, massachusetts, with the latest. good morning, paula. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. the patriots allowed antonio brown to work out here with his team for the first time yesterday. his status for sunday's game in miami is still uncertain and while the team says they're going to allow this civil investigation to play out day by

day, the nfl could intervene and bench him and the league has the final say. this morning, more fallout from the shocking allegations of sexual assault against antonio brown, the nfl superstar who was at one point the highest paid wide receiver in the league. >> brown caught it for the touchdown. >> reporter: the nfl is now reportedly considering putting the new england patriots wide receiver on the commissioner's exempt list. that would mean brown would be ineligible to play but would still get paid. the news coming just hours after brown suited up for his first practice with his new team and new coach. >> we've looked into the situation, and we're taking it very seriously all the way through the organization. >> reporter: patriots quarterback tom brady even more tight-lipped. >> do you have any comment at all on the antonio brown allegations that are out there? >> no. >> you've been through stuff like this before, i guess, so how do you put it aside? >> i'm just trying to show up

and play football and try to prepare. miami's a good team. i'm going to get ready for them, and things that don't involve me don't involve me. >> reporter: on monday, brown signed a one-year $15 million deal with new england, but just a day later, brown's accuser, identifying herself as 28-year-old britney taylor, a former lsu gymnast, filed a bombshell civil lawsuit accusing the 31-year-old star of rape and sexual assault. according to the lawsuit. taylor met brown back in college and years later in 2017 began working with the football star as his fitness trainer. she claims brown used manipulation and false promises to lure her into his world. accusing the seven-time pro bowler of assaulting her on at least three separate occasions. police reports were never filed for any of the allegations. brown's lawyer meantime, releasing a statement saying the player denies each and every allegation in the lawsuit and that any sexual interaction with

mr. brown was entirely consensual. and brown's power agent drew rosenhaus taking to the airwaves to defend his star client. >> i wouldn't be doing this interview if i didn't believe antonio. these allegations are false. he denies every one of them. this is a money grab. in my opinion this is a money grab. >> reporter: and abc news has learned that antonio brown's reps are working on a countersuit for the alleged victim, britney taylor. she plans on meeting with the league next week as the league is conducting its own independent investigation. now, amy, we know the patriots have a reputation for fixing players. whether attitude or aptitude but just a couple of days into his tenure as a new england patriot, antonio brown might be coming too large of a distraction, amy. >> all right, we will see what happens. paula faris, thank you. and now to new developments in this college admissions cheating scandal. felicity huffman arriving there in boston with her husband william h. macy for sentencing tomorrow as she pleads for no prison time. eva pilgrim has the latest on that. good morning, eva. >> reporter: amy, felicity

huffman is just a day away from learning her fate. a lot of eyes will be watching as she is the firsof the parents to be sentenced. this morning, with her sentencing set for tomorrow, actress felicity huffman who pled guilty to paying $15,000 to alter her daughter's s.a.t. scores, is seeking probation and community service while prosecutors are asking for a month behind bars. a source telling "people" magazine, huffman's main focus going forward is repairing her relationship with her daughters. >> according to william h. macy, felicity's relationship with her daughters exploded the day these charges came down. the daughters lost all trust in their mother. >> reporter: earlier this week, huffman penning a passionate letter to the judge saying this decision was out of desperation to be a good mother, believing all i was doing is giving my daughter a fair shot. >> she thought her daughter was a good actress and she deserved a chance to audition

for a good abouting program program and she didn't want to be held back because of her math scores. >> reporter: the judge exercised leniency when reviewing this case. her lawyer saying, the prosecution is drawing unfair comparisons between her and other cases presented. the defendants in the cases the government cites were also typically the masterminds of the schemes adding that individuals like ms. huffman, retail customers of the school ringleader were not prosecuted at all. >> the probation officer siding with huffman recommending zero to four months. questioning what degree of responsibility lies with the schools and the testing agencies. guys, this could get really interesting. >> a lot of people will be watching what this verdict is today and the sentencing tomorrow. thank you so much, eva. now to frightening moments on a canadian airlines jet. passengers looking out the window seeing flames from the engine after a bird strike and david kerley has the story.

good morning, david. >> reporter: michael, bird strikes are a big concern and passengers on this jet heard, saw and felt something very quickly and none of it was good. at takeoff passengers saw this. >> i just started yelling, you know, there's fire, fire on the right engine. >> reporter: and felt this. >> bang, bang, the lights would go off and come back on. and it was, like, this is strange. >> reporter: the 737 taking off from abbottsford, canada, hit up to four geese at high speed on its takeoff. seeing flames, passengers wondered if they'd make it back. >> i started texting my mom, i was like, hey, something is wrong with the airplane, i love you. >> when a jet engine hits a goose, the resulting banging noises and flames can be very, very scary, but actually in the end it's just a compressor stall. >> reporter: a compressor stall in which the damaged engine keeps operating. but like a car backfiring the engine is igniting excess fuel. the ultra low-cost carrier jet owned by swoop,

landed safely, but bird strikes like this can be dangerous. the miracle on the hudson, the u.s. airways jet landing on the hudson river was caused by a bird strike at laguardia. >> the bottom line is the birds like airports and keeping them away from our flying machines is an internal struggle. >> reporter: one company created a drone, but not a drone that you are used to. a drone that looks like a falcon, a bird of prey which can fly over the airport frightening away other birds to keep the flocks away from aircraft. it's called robird that drone and there is a lot of other technology being tested, lasers and flashing lights on aircraft. this is a continual battle to fight birds here at airports. guys, back to you. >> scary stuff. david kerley, glad everybody's okay. coming up next, speaking of that, the 50-foot plunge caught on camera. this woman thankfully okay after a terrifying drop down a waterfall. how she survived when we come back. as a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get.

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we are back with that amazing survival story. caught on camera, a woman falling 50 feet down a waterfall in hawaii and remarkably making it out alive. abc's gio benitez is here with all of the details. gio, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. just incredible. she was hiking a popular trail in honolulu when she got too close to that edge of the waterfall and slipped. the video is difficult to watch but, remember, she's now okay and this morning, she's sharing her story right here. this was the moment that could

have changed everything for heather friesen. the 26-year-old falling more than 50 feet down a hawaiian waterfall. if you look again, you can see her body careen off nearly every rock on her way down struggling to get her head above water submerged for about 20 seconds you can hear heather clearly in pain. >> i couldn't breathe very well and so i knew that something had to be wrong. >> reporter: now, after recovering from a collapsed lung, ten broken ribs and a fractured scapula, heather sits down with "gma." >> it's kind of that whole cliche, time slows down as you're falling kind of thing. >> reporter: luckily she says two hikers showed up to help at the bottom of that waterfall. >> i remember my vision getting a little blurry but i just kept telling myself to take deep breaths and just saying i was going to be okay. there were actually two random

hikers that came out of nowhere. >> reporter: one of the hikers happened to know an air evacuation crew. >> there was a random hiker who was on the hike who was best friends with the air evacuation crew, and they were able to text the air evacuation crew our exact location so they could get there quicker. >> a life-saving text right there. heather says even as she was falling she knew she wasn't going to die and she was actually more worried about her friends and family who watched her fall, but thankfully she didn't hit her head because that's what could have killed her. >> there's a lot of thankfulness in that one. >> wow. >> hikers being there with the right number. everything. >> that text. >> incredible story. >> thank you so much. coming up, the firefighters with a special dance. we'll all enjoy this one. it's our "play of the day." we'll be right back. s happen? i now pronounce you husband and wife. you may kiss the bride. awwww. oh, get your birdseed ready. ♪ [seagull squawk] oooh! [falling thud]

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we are back now with a very special "play of the day." yesterday marked 18 years since the 9/11 attacks. people across the globe were paying tribute including these guys. they're firefighters on the other side of the world in new zealand performing a traditional haka dance on wednesday in remembrance of those who lost their lives. ♪

>> after the performance more than 200 firefighters climbed the stairs of the sky tower in their honor. >> all over the world people were paying tribute. >> and here in new york city i went for a run around the lower tip of manhattan and we just -- to pay homage to the towers and just to see the crowds of people from all around the world speaking so many different languages there to pay their respects, it was beautiful. >> that was beautiful right there too, those firefighters. we have a lot coming up, the fertility clinic mix-up. a father's shocking discovery. plus, it's thursday so you know what that means. "deals & steals." tory johnson is here with big savings on fall beauty. come on back.

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good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is ab"abc7 mornings." >> i'm kumasi aaron, and meteorologist mike nicco is here with the forecast. >> thank you, kumasi. look at the golden sunshine there on the golden gate. temperatures today mid-70s, and it is going to be coolest and cleanest in the air this morning, because we have a spare the air this afternoon. and upper 90s inland and tomorrow is hotter than today. check out the autumn's triumphant return monday with a chance of showers. sue? >> we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza where we had an accident and the traffic is stacked up to the maze. there is the drive time from 80 to hercules to san francisco. and earlier reports of 101 near 280 in san jose and a lot of red

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. high stakes in houston. just hours from now, the top ten democrats set to face off on the same stage for the first time. how they're prepping. what to expect. george and our powerhouse political team live from houston. also this morning, nightmare fertility mix-up. a judge ordering a new jersey clinic to hand over its list of donors after a white couple had an asian baby. tests revealing she was not biologically related to her father and had a rare blood disorder. this morning, the couple speaks out. ♪ this morning, what's really organic? and what do all those labels mean on your food? what to look for on your next trip to the grocery store.

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texas southern university where the abc democratic debate is getting under way just a few hours from now. >> they'll be dancing their way to the debate in a little bit and texas southern university, their health and pe center. i know it well. top ten democrats taking the stage for that big debate. >> you know who is very happy right now? this is his wheelhouse. george is right there in the hall. good morning again. >> it is. good morning, guys. michael, i have to say they know you well too. a lot of people saying hello to you and remember you so well here at texas southern university. just hours away from the debate. the candidates have been getting ready. they are all here now. they went behind stage last nit to take a look at the podiums and what they'd be seeing. tonight we've gun getting ready. president trump is paying attention. we could not be doing it here without the help of so many great students at texas southern university. nt to show you down on the stage right now, several of the runners helping us out all week long to build the set to get everything ready for us tonight and rich harris, i know you're right there in the middle with a

big smile. how is it going for you guys. >> man, everything has been great, mr. george. we're enjoying our time here. you guys have sent your best down to meet us and we've been able to network and rub shoulders with some of the greatest that abc has to offer so we definitely thank you guys for being here and thank texas southern university for putting this all together. >> it's going to be so exciting tonight. we could not have done it without all of you. is there anything you guys are worried about? >> not necessarily worried about. i'm just kind of excited that today is the day that we kind of finally see all of the hard work pay off so all of the hard work for three hours of tv time, it will be a great night. >> it will be a great night. thank you for everything you've done. we'll be 3500 strong in the arena tonight and right now we'll go back up to you guys in new york. >> mr. george, thank you for that. what an opportunity. >> yeah. >> for these young students and it is a big deal for your alma mater. >> absolutely it is a big deal for tsu. i mean, everybody there from what i hear is charged up for

tonight's debates and more than 9200 students that go to tsu. home of the tsu tigers. belief i was a giant i was one of them. i was a tiger and so many of them want to be at the debate and for those who can't get inside there is a free watch party at sawyer auditorium which i expect will be completely packed as well. my favorite thing about tsu it's a historically black university but when you're there it is so inclusive of everyone and it is just -- it was a great place for me to grow and learn and they treated me with the utmost respect and love and made me a man so i'm indebted to texas southern for that. tonight those tsu runners, get ready. you'll have quite a ride tonight and, george, we'll see you at 8:00 p.m. eastern. all the top contenders there tonight for abc's democratic debate. they'll share the same stage for the first time and, george, we'll go back to you. >> yeah, we'll talk a little bit more about what's going to be happening up there on the stage. right now with mary bruce, cecilia vega and, mary, let me

begin with you. i know you've been spending some time with the candidates. this is a big one for them as well, because this is the first time, as we've said, they will be on stage for a single night and a lot of people who are taking a shot at the top tier trying to break into that. >> yeah, george, if you are one of those candidates, especially on the wing, one of those candidates who are polling less than single digits you have to have a breakthrough moment and try to up end your campaign but there is risk to that. we've seen some of those moments if you go too hard that can backfire too and all eyes will be front and center, the first time you're seeing elizabeth warren and joe biden side by side. >> that is sea exactly right. president trump suggesting he might be watching. >> he says he might be watching. they're already paying attention, their campaign. i brought it with me. a full page ad talking about bashing democrats in "the houston chronicle" flying a banner over the arena tonight. i think the big question, what role will he play often the stage? are these candidates going to go

after donald trump or turn their attention and go on each other? >> one thing they complained about in the past they felt they didn't have enough chance to take on donald trump. but some of that is on them in it is entirely and will come down to the match-ups. we've had this poll that shows five of these candidates in a head-to-head match-up if the election happened today, they would beat donald trump. his approval ratings stagnant right now so there is a lot on the line for both sides. >> cecilia and mary, thanks very much. less than 12 hours to go. back to you in new york. >> let everybody else know who will join you as a moderator. >> right, david muir will be here, "world news" anchor and linsey davis, national correspondent for us here at abc, of course, we see here on "gma" and jorge ramos from our partner network, univision. >> >> quite a are you ready for some football? our chefs getting their tailgate

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welcome back. [ applause ] i got to say this little one right here, you are so excited. i know. thank you. everybody is but you are just -- it's fantastic to have each and every one of you with us. >> yes, it is. [ applause ] >> and tomorrow we'll show you how to find the perfect jeans for your body. part of the series "the right fit." it is hard to get the right fit. >> it is and that series has been really helpful all week. looking forward to it. >> have a little "pop news." let's do it, baby. [ cheers and applause ] i better deliver. we begin with tv news. we are a few days away from the 71st annual primetime emmy awards and learning this year's presenters. go ahead, scream. [ cheers and applause ] she was like -- i haven't even

said one of them yet. are you ready? nominees angela bassett, stephen colbert, viola davis, michael douglas, jimmy kimmel, seth meyers all set to present and the cast of "game of thrones" will take the stage. i knew you would be thrilled to get one last glimpse of your favorite cast ever. the stars of "empire" will also be there, taraji p. henson just to name a few. now, this may seem like a lot of stars to fit in but the presenters will be carrying the show as the emmys will go hostless this year following the oscars. yeah, the producers say they want to save time to properly salute a number of shows that have wrapped including "game of thrones," "veep" and "the big bang theory." >> three great shows. >> yes, absolutely, the 71st primetime emmy awards airing next sunday. give a big scream.

[ cheers and applause ] also, this morning, who here watched "downton abbey"? i was a giant fan. >> me. >> robin and i look at each other, huh. >> sam champion also a huge fan. we are excited for the movie. we're still a few weeks away from the opening of the highly anticipated movie version of the hit show. those who attended the london premiere say fans are in for a major treat. it got great reviews, everybody. >> yay. >> the movie takes place 15 years after the story first started. it follows as the crowley family prepares for a visit from the royal family and a critic writes, life is hard. "downton abbey" is easy. say no more. the popular series wrapped back in 2015, but writer julian fellowes says he still has more in him. if it does as well as expected,

everyone is on board to do more. "downton abbey" hitting theaters next friday, september 20th. robin is going online right now. >> i'll go with you. finally always happy to deliver on an update for you here in "pop news." last week we introduced you to waffles and hemingway and an unlikely duo w needea home but could only be adopted together because they are so bonded. well, this morning, we are so happy to report they won't ever have to be separated. more than 150 people applied to adopt the miniature horse and goose duo after we did the story and as promised the bucks county spca in pennsylvania let us know they have vetted all of them and found waffles and hemingway the perfect home. the owner did not wish to be identified but we wish them all a long and happy life together and, no, i did not adopt them. >> it wasn't you. >> it wasn't me. >> are you sure? >> our director said, tell the truth.

>> you know what, i love that the owner did not want to be identified. that lets you know they're doing it for the right reason. >> absolutely. they said this is the perfect fit. they vetted them very carefully. >> good, good, good. >> happy ending i'm happy to bring to you and that is "pop news." >> great job. [ cheers and applause ] we're going to turn now to our "gma" cover story and that fertility clinic mix-up for a new jersey couple. the father discovering his baby's biological dad was not him. well, now a judge is ordering the clinic to turn over its list of donors and stephanie ramos is here with the story. hey, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, michael. the fertility industry in the u.s. is a billion dollar business, but experts say as an increasing number of people use fertility services, the industry with life in its hands has no regulated oversight. allegations of mix-ups are happening too often and one couple in new jersey is now demanding answers. >> i actually didn't believe it could be possible. >> reporter: kristina koedderich and drew wasilewski say it was a

nightmare they weren't expecting claiming in a lawsuit that a fertility clinic mix-up has rocked their world. >> when she was about 2, she started to get more asian features. >> yeah, about 2 1/2 is when we finally decided to do something about it and look into it and have a dna done on her. i just did the test and just went through the motions thinking that everything is going to be fine and then when the results came, i was in disbelief. >> reporter: they say the 2015 test revealed not only was wasilewski not the child's biological father, but their daughter has a rare blood disorder. >> i was devastated, hysterical crying. >> reporter: the now divorced pair suing the clinic and demanding a list of possible donors of asian descent. wasilewski is even concerned his sperm may have fathered other children. in the lawsuit, the couple alleges the facility failed to properly train employees and failed to supervise them while handling specimens along with failure to maintain a proper

database of patient and specimen sample genetic traits. >> we're looking for this never ever happen again to another couple. we want not only this center but the industry to take charge of what it's doing. >> reporter: the clinic releasing this statement, this matter involves a private group in litigation. rwjbh does not comment on matters in litigation. kristina and drew are co-parenting their two kids successfully and say they are focused on finding answers. >> my daughter, she's going to have the questions. it's upsetting and i don't know how she's going to take it. if she's going to be upset, not and i want to be able to say i did everything in my power or our power to find out who your father really is. >> reporter: the couple says they will continue to search for those answers to find out who their little girl's biological family is. they say she has a life of her own and deserves to know. >> definitely. that's really a tough, tough story. >> it is. there are so many families across the country suing

fertility clinics right now because of the same alleged mix-up. >> thank you so much. stephanie. robin, what you got? , michael. a "gma" exclusive, that's what we have now. when we go food shopping, we see so many food labels, but it's not always clear what they mean. now for the first time ever, consumer reports is releasing a statement to help us understand them and make better digs and maya feller is here to help explain. it is overwhelming. how did "consumer reports" go about doing it? >> what "consumer reports" found was thathere was so much confusion about the claims that sometimes they didn't actually mean what they said. so they looked at criteria in five specific areas, everything from pesticide use to animal welfare, and they asked, is this meaningful? for example, a claim that says chicken is raised without hormones is not meaningful because the government has banned the use of hormones in

all chickens. >> oh, okay. >> i know. right? so they really went in and took a deep dive look at what these claims meant and aimed to clear it up for consumers. >> some did better than others. >> absolutely. >> so let's start with the excellence. >> okay, super, let's start with american grass fed. it scored excellent because the cattle was raised and it was grass fed, grass finished, pastured without hormones. >> okay, so if we see that. >> exactly. >> usda organic. >> you see this a lot. >> this is quite similar to american grass fed. you want to see that label organic when you're using organic foods. the next was nongmo verified. this one is incredibly good because it means there's less than 9.9% gmos in the food you're eating. another one that i think is quite important is the animal welfa welfare approved. >> i haven't seen this. >> it means that the animals have been humanely raised so you're going to look at all of these as excellent.

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commuting today, because you will need it it. it is a hazy spare the air alert as well. and shower [ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma." we have a great audience with us and not only is it throwback thursday, it is also -- did you know this -- this is national school picture day. >> yeah. [ applause ] i know. you guys remember waking up and you having your favorite outfit picked out taking our school photo. maybe it didn't turn out exactly as cool as you thought it was going to look. this morning we've been celebrating and our audience and guests have been in and out of our "gma" picture booth and i went back. i found your old school yearbooks so we can take a little walk down memory lane

with you two. let's see what i found. okay? i'll be the first. i'll embarrass myself. >> ah, look at you. >> when i was on the baseball diamond back in the day. the good old days. >> multisport athlete. >> multisport athlete. still had the gap. nix, i love this one. amy in fifth grade. amy. >> do you like the little wispy bangs and lace collar, circa 1985. >> took that down too quick. there we go and then there's robin. in high school. >> you look the same, robin. >> yeah. >> you do. >> that's all right. that's okay. i had hair for days. >> you had a lot of hair. >> whoo. >> you know what, it's time to make some new memories, we're like a year or so out of high school now. we'll make new memories. everybody pick up a prop of some type and take a school picture.

i'm not taking salutatorian. i know that. >> i'll take the expected. ready for our school picture? >> okay. [ applause ] >> robin, you're up. >> i'm up? [ applause ] ah. [ applause ] >> i know. >> that was a shy but misunderstood look. that was funny. >> you know me so well, michael. look who else is celebrating national school picture day over there. james mcavoy. [ applause ] "it chapter 2." come on over. come on over, james. [ applause ] >> hey, man. >> you're a good sport. [ applause ]

>> love having you back. >> am i supposed to switch? >> switch-a-roo. you're a good sport as always. we love when you're hear. >> thank you very much. >> do we have a throwback picture of yours -- look at that smile. >> it's like i haven't learned to smile yet. >> ageless. what's your secret? >> what is my secret? hemorrhoid cream on my face. [ laughter ] >> had to ask. thank you for sharing. >> you asked. he gave it to us. hey, man, we got to say -- [ cheers and applause ] "it chapter 2" had an amazing opening weekend so congratulations. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> and i hear you came across

"it" when you were 15 years old. it didn't scare you but did that change as an adult when you read it? >> yeah, a little bit. i remember finding it an incredible book as a kid. as an adult, yeah, i started to have nightmares in preparation for the film and i never had that as a kid so i remember waking up, i had the same nightmare twice and it was bill as pennywise lying in bed beside me stroking my neck and stroking my back saying, james, time to wake up, james. time to wake up and me lying there pretending to be asleep going, don't move. just don't move. it was horrible. >> that is. just thinking about that. well, we'll show a clip here because you go to kill pennywise and you think you can do it all on your own. >> headstrong mcavoy. >> that's right but your friends had something else in mind. here's a look. >> it is my fault that you're all here. this curse, it's inside you all. it started growing the day i made you go down in the barrens because all i cared about was

trying to find georgy. i'm going to go in there and i don't know what's going to happen but i can't ask you to do this. >> well, we're not asking you either. [ applause ] >> yeah. thank you. thank you. no, just seeing that scene, quite funny when people show that scene out of context, the character of bill has a stutter and but it's not really present in that scene that much but it's there just a little bit so people are always like, why, why are you seeing it, why are you elongating your answers, the answer is he has a stutter. >> i have to say full disclosure, it gave me a total fear of clowns to the point where i have never been to the circus because of it. i was so scared when i read the book, watched the first movie then watched these remakes and i am so excited i'm seeing it next week. >> i don't think it'll do

anything in terms of getting you over your fear. i feel bad for clowns. >> to that point exactly. there are clowns only screenings of this. >> oh, oh. >> would you sit in the theater? i would not. >> oh. >> see, look at that. >> oh. >> i feel bad there are good clowns, i'm sure 1 in 50 doesn't try to murder children, i'm sure. >> i'm sure. i'm sure. so speaking of scary we actually have this picture that you all posted on -- you and your co-star jessica chastain posted on your instagram account, very scary, scary, not scary at all. can you tell us behind the doors? >> very scary, brexit under boar sis johnson. scary, soft brexit under boris johnson and not scary at all, a cup of tea. >> nicely put. [ applause ]

>> you know what, man, you're always a delight. you're always so much fun to have here on the show. >> thanks, pal. >> you're welcome back any time. >> thank you very much. >> on high school, school picture day. you're always welcome to come back. those pictures will live in infamy and hemorrhoid cream will as well. "it chapter 2" is in theaters right now. make sure you check it out. coming up, our ultimate tailgate sandwiches and our audience is in our "gma" photo booth. keep those pictures coming.

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♪ go big or all right, everybody, we are back and things are about to get cook here. football season, it is here and one of the biggest and best parts of football season is being a fan and being out there tailgating. that's right so all season long we're going to showcase some of the top tailgate food with the help of all-star chefs. we're calling it "mvp your meal." >> i love it. round one we are kicking things off with the ultimate tailgate sandwiches so let's meet our chefs. we have chef adam richman from the cooking channel with robin. we have rocco dispirito cooking

with ali wentworth who is standing in for her hubby george. >> i'm standing in for george stephanopoulos, the title of my next book. >> we have michelle bernstein cooking with michael and gerry garvin cooking with lara and we have our taste testers, ginger and eager audience members. are you guys ready for this? >> yes. >> all righty, then let's get started with adam and robin. take it away. >> what are we preparing here? >> most people think of pulled pork as something you have to make in a smoker. you could make it at home so if you wouldn't mind combining all these spices we have brown sugar, salt, some pepper and garlic, paprika and like just like you would with a smoker, we cook it low and slow. yeah, that's the right reaction. so basically we're going to mix all these things together, rub it, cook it low and slow and

pull it apart and while hot heat up barbecue sauce, heat up maple syrup and actually going to put it in a skillet and combine it. then when it's done instead of a bun we are going to use waffles. come on. so while you're combining that i'll top the slices with some extra sharp cheddar and a little bit more of this delicious pulled pork. while you're mixing that, once the pork is actually treated, we put a little bit on right now, we'll put a little bit of the maple and barbecue on. >> smell it. >> isn't that lovely. we go sweet and savory and take a little of this mixture and put a little on there and once it comes out of the skillet we'll top it with a little more of the hot syrup, hot barbecue. >> wow. >> here's the actual hot one. i'll make you one, you tell me if it's delicious or not. >> i mean, how could that not be. >> so spur of the moment. >> this is in the infield made

for the daytona 500 in the infield and i wanted to go crunchy, melty. >> come on, robin. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. >> okay. all right. all right. rocco. >> that looks good. >> rocco and ali. >> you're up next. >> these are fun to eat while you're watching the game, right? >> you need to help me. you have to wrap this. >> a lot of pork and some bacon -- i figured -- >> why they gave me these, i don't know. >> yeah, yeah. wrap it in bacon. put these little flags in it that says touchdown is very important. >> touchdown. that's tennis, right? >> deep fry the whole thing. >> of course. >> you have this beautiful deep fried hot dog. >> yeah. good, good, good. >> and it goes in a foot long bun. >> look at that. here's the other thing if i threw this for a pass, michael,

you'd be able to catch it. football. i won't do it. i won't do it. >> i may have to drop that one, rocco. >> listen, wn you have bacon, hot dog and a bun you need a cheese sauce so lots of cheese sauce. this is cheddar, gruyere. >> totally nonfat which is amazing. yeah. >> now putting pickled onions on top. >> yes, we are. jalapenos. >> i love those. >> all right. and the spicier the better. cilantro. >> okay. >> michelle and michael, you're up next. >> i have one thing to ask of everybody here. how does everybody feel about fried chicken? >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. not just regular, this has a human flair to it.

>> so we are going a little latina on this one. all right, so we have some shredded cabbage. michael, if you don't mind you'll add cilantro, jalapeno, a little lime, not too much. too much. >> it's ruined. >> the avocado. >> i'll fix it. all of it, not the juice in there. that oil, throw it all in there. pickled onions. >> bam. >> and a little bit of salt and -- >> not all of it. >> another pinch. >> so i've got buttermilk fried chicken right here with all kinds of delicious spices. but how do you like your hot wings? >> hot. >> spicy. >> so i've got hot sauce mixed with a little bit of melted butter and some of the fat from the fried chicken. >> yum. >> we'll just douse the fried chicken. >> oh. [ applause ] >> a little sauce on there. >> then we have a little bit of my own mayonnaise with all kinds of fun spices and get that fried chicken right on top of that. >> beautiful bun. yum.

>> i think my buns are pretty nice as well. all right. a little bit of the latina slaw right on top. a little bit -- mas, mas. and then as a topping, we have crunchy garlic. >> michael, you take a bite of that. [ cheers and applause ] >> share with you, as well, last but certainly not least, mr. g. >> here we go. five hour smoked brisket, season, salt, pepper, garlic salt, brown sugar, baby. put it in the oven. let it smoke, let it smoke and then we complete it with -- >> super easy. >> super easy, slice it, mustard, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and toast it, mix it. >> the sauerkraut. >> let's put a little sauerkraut on top. >> real easy, amazing, smoky,

savory, you're going to love it. it's going down. >> wow. that was good. [ cheers and applause ] >> look at you. >> all right. >> we have to say, tasting. >> we got to taste test it. >> ginger and all of the audience members, what do you think? >> mary, angel? yeah. serena, you feeling good? they are all loving every single -- lara, should we do penn state this weekend, some tailgating. >> absolutely. all right, just one more bite. one more bite. sara, keke, what are you guys doing, michael, you got a show later.

>> i want to say you can get all those recipes on our website. no losers. all winners. you can eat that if you make it at home. >> they're just going to leave us. >> we have a good "strahan, sara & keke" today. our girl, j-lo and hanging out with us for the whole show. she is dishing on motherhood, her new movie, "hustlers" and her upcoming wedding to a-rod and she's also, you know, going to give some pole dancing tips. i may want to take note to that. and we'll see you at lunchtime. she'll enjoy their food. i had to read everybody's tease. the new way to get kids ready for school with some hel

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characters are teaching your kids something good but the sesame workshop has a book meant to teach parents a little something and went to montclair children's school to speak with some of the parents who may be a little stressed before their kids start kindergarten. ♪ sunny days >> reporter: for 50 years "sesame street" and our favorite friends have been teaching the building blocks of learning through fun and play. >> with my little eye, pepper. >> reporter: now in the first ever parenting book from sesame work shop "ready for school: a parent's guide to playful learning for children aged 2 to 5." it aims to give parents the tools to master back to school season with sesame's fundamentals and curriculum right at home. >> children are filled with curiosity so they're always asking those why questions. it's okay not to always know the answer.

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." it is 8:59 and i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." we have a forecast from mike nicco. it is going to be a warm one. >> you know what is gone, and so we get to look at the gorgeous look here from sutro towers. mid-80s to san francisco and the interior bay areas, and hotter tomorrow with the temperatures back to average sunday and rain chances on monday. >> and you are all right from concord to walnut creek and 20 minutes. we had an earlier accident at monument which is out of the view of the camera, but expect the delays from pleasant hill and walnut creek at this hour.

earlier accident just noweing cleared north 85 before 87 in san jose. >> thank you, sue. time now for "live with kelly and ryan" and >> ryan: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today on "live," from the hit horror film, "it chapter two," james mcavoy. and a cooking lesson from "queer eye"'s antoni porowski. plus a performance from the legendary rock band goo goo dolls. at "cake boss" buddy valastro goes head-to-head with kelly and i. all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪ [cheers and applause]