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the university and the hazing allegations that sparked it all. the $12 million lawsuit. robert de niro sued by his former assistant accused of harassment and gender discrimination. the voice mail now released. >> how dare you. you are about to be fired. you are [ bleep ] history. >> what the hollywood legend is saying this morning. abc news exclusive. the brother of botham jean whose hug with the woman who killed his brother stunned the courtroom now live on "gma" in his first interview and also exclusive, what two of the jurors are revealing to abc. how they decided on that and a chip off the old block. braves legend chipper jones and the play in the stands that has fans begging for a comeback.

chipper jones still got it. >> he sure does. >> good morning, america. great to have you all with us on this friday morning and a busy friday morning it is. we have a lot of news to get to. >> we certainly do. first, of course, that impeachment showdown with new developments coming in at a breakneck pace. president trump seeming to dare the house to impeach him by openly calling now on china to investigate the bidens. democrats and legal experts both calling it a brand new impeachable offense. >> brazen, in your face move. and late last night on capitol hill the release of text messages from u.s. diplomats discussing how to get ukraine to do the president's bidding on investigation. this all unfolding as another key witness set to testify today. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce starts us off on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. the first eyewitness to testify in this impeachment inquiry has handed over explosive text messages. they reveal detailed conversations and show that there was an understanding that the ukrainians would not get a meeting with president trump unless they agreed with trump's demand to investigate his rivals.

overnight new text messages revealed showing senior state department officials using a potential summit between president trump and the ukrainian leader as leverage to get ukraine to investigate trump's political rivals. the former envoy to ukraine, kurt volker writing to an aide to ukrainian president zelensky, good lunch, thanks, heard from white house, assuming president z convinces trump he will investigate, quote, get to the bottom of what happened in 2016, we will nail down date for visit to washington. an apparent reference to trump's request that ukraine investigate a debunked theory that ukraine, not russia, meddled in the 2016 election. that message sent just hours before the phone call between trump and the ukrainian leader that sparked this impeachment inquiry. but two weeks later with no action taken, the u.s. ambassador to the eu, gordon

sonland, implies ukraine must announce an investigation before they agree on a date to meet writing, i think the president really wants the deliverable. the text messages appear to show the u.s. officials even drafted a statement for the ukrainians to announce their investigation into political processes of the united states with a specific link to joe biden's son. that statement is never read, though. then in early september messages seem to show the state department officials debating whether trump was withholding nearly $400 million in military aid to pressure ukraine for trump's own political benefit. the top american diplomat in ukraine, bill taylor, writing, i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. sondland responds, i believe you are inspect about president trump's intentions. the president has been crystal clear, no quid pro quos of any kind. but sondland who contributed over $1 million to trump's inaugural committee before being nominated to the job adds, i suggest we stop the back and forth by text. democrats say this is evidence trump abused his power.

>> well, it's deeply concerning. >> reporter: but republicans are demanding the full transcript of the text be released saying the messages have been taken ouftt context. >> ambassador volker has said nothing that -- nothing that coincides with what the democrats are saying with their whole impeachment narrative. >> reporter: now, george, just moments ago another breaking twist in all of this. ukraine's prosecutor general who was hand picked by ukraine's president has just announced that he is re-opening old investigations into the oil and gas company linked to biden's son. now, it is unclear if they plan to look at biden at all and previously they have said there's no evidence that biden's son did anything wrong but, george, the timing of all this is pretty remarkable. >> sure is. the ukrainian president told president trump that he was 100% my guy. meantime, big new hearing on capitol hill this morning as well. the inspector general who reviewed that whistle-blower complaint. >> reporter: yeah, george,

lawmakers are going to press him on how and why he was able to determine that the whistle-blower's complaint was, quote, credible and of urgent concern and will likely want it know who he spoke with inside the trump administration in order to draw that conclusion. george? >> another big day on capitol hill. mary bruce, thank you very much. cecelia? those text messages coming in the wake of that stunning moment at the white house. president trump publicly calling another foreign government to investigate his political rival, joe biden. this time china. and here's why this is so remarkable, federal law clearly says it is illegal to solicit, accept or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with an election. our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has this part of the story. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. president trump is so insistent that he did nothing wrong, that he did it again, calling on yet another foreign country to investigate a political rival committing yet another likely impeachable act but this time doing it before the cameras. this time you didn't need a secret transcript of a private phone call.

the president did it out in the open for the world to see. >> china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with -- with ukraine. >> reporter: he even suggested he might directly ask the president of china for help. >> have you asked president xi to investigate at all? >> i haven't but something we can start thinking about. >> reporter: it comes ahead of trade talks with the chinese scheduled in washington for next week. >> i have a lot of options on china, but if they don't do what we want we have tremendous, tremendous power. >> reporter: the president's words this time are especially remarkable because he is suggesting a foreign government investigate his political rival at the very moment he is facing impeachment proceedings for doing just that. asking ukraine to investigate the bidens. it's an echo from this infamous moment from the 2016 campaign. >> russia, if you're listening,

i hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. >> reporter: back then trump aides insisted he was joking. they aren't saying that now. democrats say the president's latest comments may amount to another impeachable offense. >> it's wrong for the president of the united states to seek help from a foreign power in a presidential election. that's not okay. >> i think his actions today create another article of impeachment. >> reporter: and republicans aren't exactly running out to defend him on this one. >> i don't want to comment on something i haven't seen. >> would you ever ask china to look into somebody running against you for your congressional seat? >> you're asking a hypothetical that i would rather not get into. i don't know if i would ever be in that situation. >> reporter: and if there were any doubt that the call to investigate biden were part of a political strategy, consider this, the trump campaign plans nearly $1 million worth of commercials to air this weekend attacking biden over his son

hunter's dealings in ukraine and, george, those ads will air in all of the key democratic early primary states including new hampshire, south carolina and iowa. >> even though they contain charges that a ifae. jon karl, thanks very much. let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams here. it's hard to wrap your arms around all this but cecilia said in the intro, clearly illegal to solicit any foreign help in an election. beyond the illegality it's kind of a classic impeachable offense, one contemplated by the framers. >> we're not just talking about requesting some sort of aid from a country. we're talking about china. this comes on the heels of the president congratulating china on the 70s anniversary of communism, and this is a country where you're in the middle of trade talks, right? the allegation in ukraine is, held up funds in exchange for promises about investigation of biden. now they're involved in trade

talks with china and, again, it makes you have to ask the question, is it connected in some way, shape or form to any of the negotiations? but when you take a step back and you say, the president of the united states is requesting china and ukraine to investigate the former vice president of the united states, right, put aside the politics for a moment. the former vice president of the united states, right? he's asking china and ukraine to investigate him, not based on something where the president is saying here's the evidence we have. he's saying, please find me the evidence, please help -- please help me find something here that i can potentially use because the problem right now -- and let's it back to the bidens for a second. there is no evidence of joe biden engaging in wrongdoing in ukraine or in china. you can talk about whether hunter biden should have been on the board or shouldn't have been on the board, et cetera. that's a separate question from do they have evidence against joe biden. >> and a separate question from is it on its face an abuse of

power to invite foreign interference in our election. >> of course. look, this is what they seem to be saying wasn't true about the whistle-blower at first. now the president is effectively confirming what the whistle-blower said. you don't even need the whistle-blower once you have these texts and this statement, you've got what the whistle-blower was alleging. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. michael? >> all right, george, thank you. now the latest on senator bernie sanders. we're hearing from his wife this morning as the presidential candidate recovers from a heart procedure in the hospital. our senior washington correspondent terry moran has the details. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, michael. bernie sanders is on the mend in las vegas after that heart surgery earlier this week. doctors inserting two stents to unblock an artery but already to go. >> reporter: he's doing great. it's exciting but he's going to be out of here tomorrow or the next day. >> reporter: this morning bernie

sanders' wife, jane sanders is speaking out about the presidential hopeful's health. >> i mean, he looks more energetic than he has been. >> reporter: standing in front of the las vegas hospital where sanders is being treated for a blocked artery she says he's doing better but wouldn't comment on whether the 78-year-old senator suffered a heart attack. >> a blockage in one artery and put in two stents. it's a very common procedure. >> reporter: sanders was taken to a hospital on tuesday night after a closed door campaign event in las vegas. he was complaining of chest pains. you can see him here at the event asking for assistance from an aide. >> ari, can you do me a favor? get me a chair. it's been a long day. >> reporter: but now sanders' wife says he's on the mend and he'll be back to his intense schedule sooner rather than later. as for his campaign a potential posz positive sign, he's resuming a push in iowa

canceled the day he was hospitalized. >> we need a fighter. >> reporter: so now the question for voters is, can bernie sanders do this job? he's determined that he can. he has a loyal base of support. he'll need more than that. he plans on attending that october 15th debate and as he says, he's a fighter. cecelia? >> okay, terry, thanks so much. now to that historic record heat in the south. a flash flooding threat and ginger tracking the latest. good morning to you. >> good morning, cecilia. raleigh, north carolina, hit 100 degrees yesterday. you say, well, that's raleigh, they do that. no. that is the latest they've ever hit 100 degrees. the last record was september 10th, so almost a month later. they are starting to feel the front but all that heat is squeezed from columbus, georgia, to columbia will feel above 100. not only is that high-pressure system responsible for the heat, but it's ushering in gulf moisture and a flood threat to the state of new mexico. the sacramento mountains, they're all going to play a part

so moisture coming in at the middle levels or lower in the atmosphere. it rolls up and we get closer into the mountains, just south and east of albuquerque and you can see what happens. the moisture rises on the topography and you can enhance those thunderstorms. so you could see this morning up to 3 inches of rain, even albuquerque has a small stream, you know, advisory in effect so that will all end then we'll get more rain this weekend, george. >> oh, boy. thanks very much. now to that major campus crackdown. ohio university suspending all fraternities after multiple hazing allegations and a death threat at one of the frats. eva pilgrim has details. >> reporter: this morning ohio university suspending all fraternities in a sweeping ban on creek activity. the university citing a growing concern after it received seven allegations of hazing this year. two fraternities have already been given cease and desist

letters. the university saying the others will receive their soon. there are 15 fraternities on campus. the school's decision coming just 11 months after the death of freshman colin wiant pledging at sigma pie. >> is he responsive? >> he was and then he's kind of like laid back started passing out. >> reporter: in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family they say he was allegedly subjected to extensive hazing including being beaten with a belt, being pelted with eggs, forced to drink a gallon of alcohol in 60 minute, being deprived of sleep and forced to take drugs that included cocaine, adderall, xanax and nitrous oxide. last spring sigma pie was expelled from the university for hazing. the university saying it hopes the suspension gives students a chance to pause to reflect and give the school and chapters a chance to come up with a plan for the future. they don't want it to keep happening going forward. >> thank you, eva.

now to those alarming new numbers in the vaping crisis. the cdc reported more than a thousand injuries linked to vaping in nearly every state in the country and 19 confirmed deaths. linsey davis is here with more on this. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning. we are now at 1,080 probable cases of lung injury across the country related to vaping and it's believed that number will continue to rise. yesterday delaware announced its first vaping-related death but doctors all over the country are surround the alarm. new numbers from the cdc this morning show an explosive rise in vaping-related illness. officials say there have been more than 1,000 probable cases of lung injury across the country in the last few months and 19 deaths in 16 states associated with the use of vaping products. >> i think it's very hard to predict without a better understanding of what may be causing the problem. >> reporter: this comes as a new study claims lung injuries and those who suffer vaping-related illness resemble the same type

of damage as those exposed to chemicals. >> it could be compared to the type of injury seen in an industrial accident. >> reporter: some health officials caution this report is just preliminary and that no single product or substance has been connected with these illnesses. still, the number of young people with disturbing symptoms is growing. 22-year-old gregory rodriguez was hospitalized for 12 days, three of those days in a medically induced coma. >> that's when i realized that the vaping wasn't has harmless as i thought. >> people should be on the lookout for these cases when they come in the er whether symptoms of stomach flu or breathing symptoms we should ask every patient about their vaping history. >> while we are seeing state after state place bans on flavored e-cigarettes the industry is fighting back. this week a new york court temporarily blocked that state's proposed ban on flavored products. a victory for the industry even if it's just temporary. >> dangerous every day. >> increases all the time. >> thank you. we're following a lot of

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a major league moment for braves legends chipper jones. he threw out the first pitch last night, but it's this moment in the stands making headlines. foul ball hit right toward the hall of famer. fans are tweeting, he's still got it. >> he sure does. >> yes, he does. great job. they lost 7-6. >> that is a great catch. we'll begin with that abc news exclusive. the brother of the man who was killed when a dallas police officer walked into the wrong apartment. we will hear from brandt jean in a few moments but first marcus moore joins us from dallas. marcus, good morning to you. you spoke with two of the jurors who convicted amber guyger of murdering her neighbor. >> reporter: yes, cecilia, these two jurors gave us a glimpse of what it was like inside the jury room as they made this difficult decision. they told me there were sleepless nights and a lot of tears. >> i think that was one of the hardest things i've ever had to do.

>> reporter: two of the jurors who found former dallas police officer amber guyger guilty of murdering botham jean are speaking out. >> there's no way we could ever know what he would want, but i think we all had to make a decision that we could live with and that our conscience could be sound with. >> reporter: the diverse jury made up of eight women and four men all of varying ethnicities sentenced amber guyger to ten years behind bars. these jurors telling us the decision was not an easy one. >> there was a lot of crying. >> a lot of crying. >> when we were told to decide between five and life that was like we didn't have words. >> reporter: prosecutors were asking for 28 years. >> they were. >> you all landed at 10. >> after hearing about how his family talked about him, he seemed like just the light in their lives and he was kind and -- >> giving? >> caring and forgiving and i

said, i told everyone -- i was like, i'm really having a hard time with this because we all agree that it was a mistake and i don't think -- i don't think bo would want to take harsh vengeance. i think he would want to forgive her and i didn't feel like i had any right to speak for him and he isn't there to talk for himself. but listening to how people talked about him i felt like he would forgive her. >> they asked for 28 years. i'll be honest and true and i was like, i can't give her 28 years. i know a lot of people are not happy about the ten years but i felt like, you know, for -- this case was not like any other case. you can't compare this case to any of those other officers killing unarmed black men. those officers that killed unarmed black men, when they got out, they went back to living their lives. amber guyger, ever since she killed that man, she has not been the same. she showed remorse and that she's going to have to deal with that for the rest of her life.

>> can i give her a hug, please? please? >> reporter: it was this moment of grace and forgiveness to guyger from jean's brother brant that has the jurors convinced that they made the right decision. >> we found out this morning about what his brother did and it kind of helped us feel like we ended up with the right decision. >> one thing that botham can teach us all, we should all love each other instead of hate each other and i honestly think that if botham would have just got shot and not killed, i think he would have forgiven amber guyger. >> reporter: and there was such a strong reaction to what bo's brother did on the stand. in fact, jean's sister released a moving statement online saying in part, what brandt did, i truly admire. i pray every day to get to the point of forgiveness and he is already there. michael? >> thank you so much, marcus.

now botham jean's brother brandt joins us along with his attorney lee merritt from dallas. thanks for joining us. brandt, we're sorry for the loss your family had to endure. want to start with that moment. you were on the stand. you're talking about the impact of your brother's death. his killer is right across from you and you wanted to give her a hug. what made you make that decision to ask for a hug? >> i knew that -- i just told her that i forgave her and with usual instances the words only -- they don't -- they mean something but i felt like that wasn't enough. and that was just my gesture, my decision of saying, my decision to make, my decision of letting her know that i truly forgive her and that was just my way. no one else's way.

it was my decision. it was my way of letting her know that she is truly forgiven. we don't know if she may commit suicide in the future. we don't know what's going to happen. i just felt like i had to get that point across to her. >> and you said that your brother was a kind and compassionate man. so what do you think he would have thought of that moment? >> i honestly think he was for it. nothing else. >> and when you two were embracing it looked as if you were speaking quietly to each other. can you tell us what was said? >> kind words. i can't say. >> and we can respect that and so many -- there's some people who are not ready to forgive her. so what can you say to those who are not ready to forgive amber guyger? >> just like each and everyone

has steps to get towards actual forgiving. i probably went through those faster. some people went through it faster than me. if you are trying to forgive her, understand that she is a human being. she still deserves love. she made a mistake that she probably truly regrets. so if you want to forgive her, just understand that god forgave you and i know that every time i ask god for forgiveness, he forgives me. who am i to not forgive? i waited one year to hear i'm sorry and i'm grateful for that and it's -- that's why i forgive her. >> and what do you hope others learn from that moment in court? you know, a lot -- everyone has

been talking about this moment in court. i think there's something there for everyone to take from it and what do you hope that people learn from that moment? >> this is what you have to do to set yourself free. you know, i didn't really plan on living the rest of my life hating this woman. i know that there's something called peace of mind and that's the type of stuff you need to do to have peace of mind. that is why i wake up happy in the morning. that is why i want to live happy later on in my life. >> and i want to bring in your family attorney, lee. lee, you represent the family and were there some mixed emotions about the hug? >> yeah, there are and, you know, there's mixed emotions within the family itself. as brandt explained it to me this morning it really hit home this morning. he wanted not only to forgive her in words but he wanted her

to believe him. so just saying it, she may not be convinced so he asked to give a physical display of that forgiveness so that she would be free and so that he could authentically be free. everyone in that family is hurting desperately because they loved botham and they won't be able to get past that hurt if they can't forgive their killer -- his killer. they believe that. i believe that and so it was an important first step and i mean it was -- i'm exceptionally proud of him. he taught me something in that moment. >> lee, does the family feel that justice was served in this case? >> we believe in the legal system. we believe in the domain of the jurors. we hoped -- we agreed with the district attorney it should have been on the upper end of the spectrum, that the sentence should have been closer to 28 years than 10 years. that would be closer to justice but that is a whole separate conversation from the spiritual release of forgiveness.

>> i want to thank you both for joining us in the midst of a tough time. brandt, we know you're following in your brother's foot steps and going to his alma mater, harding university. want to wish you and your family well, young man, and, lee, thank you so much. thank you so much. and what an incredible lesson in forgiveness and as he said, i'm at this point. i understand other people are not at this point and that's a teenager basically who has that process of life and -- >> showing real emotional maturity. an important point to distinguish between justice and mercy. >> we have a lot to learn from him. >> a whole bunch. we'll be right back, everybody. the surface is a tool that helps me realize beautiful ideas.

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back back now with that new trouble for robert de niro. he is being sued by his former assistant for $12 million. amy has the details. >> that's right guys. de niro's former assistant is fighting back after de niro's company filed a $6 million lawsuit against her in august alleging she stole money and binge-watched episodes of "friends" while she was on the clock. >> you talking to me? >> reporter: he's been one of hollywood's most acclaimed actors for decades. >> never rat an your friends and always keep your mouth shut. >> reporter: back in theaters this weekend in "joker." >> there's something special about you, arthur. i can tell. >> reporter: but this morning he

is at the center of another controversy embroil in a contentious battle of he said/she said with his former assistant, in a lawsuit filed thursday, de niro's former assistant, graham chase robinson accuses the award winning actor of harassment and gender discrimination claiming that over the course of the 11 years she worked for him de niro communicated in a hostile, abusive and intimidating manner often while he was intoxicated in which he denigrated. berated, bullied and hurled expletives at her. her attorney sharing this voice mail from 2012. >> you tell me how nice -- how dare you. you are about to be [ bleep ] fired. how dare you disrespect me. how much you did. you got to be [ bleep ] kidding me you spoiled brat. [ bleep ] you. >> mr. de niro made numerous comments to miss robinson that were vulgar or inappropriate. he joked to her about his viagra prescription. >> reporter: she claims the film star treated her as an office

wife subjecting her to unwanted physical contact, forcing her to perform domestic tasks like scratching his back and buttoning his shirts. robinson's suit comes after r laing thnopany first sued h hundreds of thousands of dollars of company funds. millions of frequent flier miles for her personal use and loafed during work hours binge-watching astounding hours of tv shows on netflix. now, robinson's team denies all the claims in de niro's company's lawsuit alleging it was meant to intimidate her after her attorney warned de niro's lawyer that she was going to be making legal claims including discrimination. de niro calls all of her allegations beyond absurd. but, anyway, all the dirty laundry being aired publicly. >> literally. all right, thank you, amy. coming up, everybody, "play of the day." this friday. ♪ hey, ma, look, i made it fight for first dances

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. outrage and alarm as there may be new impeachment charges as the president publicly calls on china to investigate joe biden. this as newly released text messages are out overnight revealing further evidence that american diplomats were pushing to have ukraine investigate biden and his son. all unfolding as the man who turned over the whistle-blower complaint is set to testify on capitol hill this morning. flu season is here. the first adult deaths now reported. we're headed into the peak season. dr. ashton here with what you need to know and when you should get that flu shot. shocking true story. the first interview with the woman raised by the brother of a serial killer who murdered her mother. the moment she found out her true identity and her journey now.

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the countdown is officially on. look at this. our own taco throwdown is coming up. we have three chefs cooking up tacos three very different ways. they're going to show you how to do it at home. >> that's going to be a lot of fun. we have a lot of news this morning. we're going to begin with the battle over impeachment. president trump is courting new charges publicly calling on china to investigate joe biden as we now see text messages revealing u.s. diplomats pushed to have ukraine investigate biden and his son. senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. these new text messages reveal detailed conversations and appeared to show u.s. officials using a meeting with the president as leverage to get the ukrainians to investigate trump's rivals. overnight new text messages revealing senior state department officials used a potential meeting with the president to pressure ukraine to investigate trump's political rivals. the former envoy to ukraine, kurt volker, writing to an aide

to president zelensky -- assuming president z convinces trump he will investigate, quote, get to the bottom of what happened in 2016, we will nail down date for visit to washington, an apparent reference to trump's request to investigate, that ukraine, not russia meddled in the 2016 investigation. later as the white house was withholding millions of military aid, the top diplomat in ukraine write, i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. the u.s. ambassador to the eu replying, i believe you are incorrect about president trump's intentions. the president has been crystal clear, no quid pro quos of any kind. but then he adds, i suggest we stop the back and forth by text. trump this morning, defiant and again urging a foreign country to investigate his rival. this time it's china. >> china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with -- with ukraine. >> reporter: the president clearly thinks there is nothing

wrong with asking a foreign country for this kind of help but he is potentially committing another impeachable act and this time, george, it was not a private phone call. it was out in the open with the cameras rolling. >> on camera, okay, mary bruce, michael? we move to a "gma" health alert with the flu season now here, the first adult death has been reported. dr. jennifer ashton is here, has the details on how you and your family can prepare. >> yep. >> good morning. >> good morning, michael. so here's what we know about this death. this occurred in a 90-year-old woman in new mexico. it was the first of five flu cases reported in the state and it is a reminder that complications of the flu can be fatal, especially in the elderly, the very young and those with weakened immune systems but also with previously healthy people, as well. >> what else do we know? >> there's a lot of controversy about timing. people are confused. the cd recommends that people get their flu shot by the end of october. it does take two weeks to get full protection -- or maximum

protection rather from the vaccine. but there is some theory maybe the immunity tends to wane by the end of the season but if you get it now you will be protected by the peak and it's better to get it than not get it at all, so really less about when than if. >> early in the season, make sure you get your flu shot. >> i will give you yours if you would like. >> oh, yes. can we sign up? >> yes, please. >> you're welcome. we got a good one, the latest death-defying walk by nik wallenda, walking 150 in the air in tampa, walking with his mom. delilah wallenda, this was the final walk of her career and he stepped over his mom while she sits there on the tightrope. next up for nik he's going to walk over a high-wire over a volcano. >> they are not tethered either. >> like mother like son. >> yes. runs in the family. all right, coming up how to put a major dent in your debt,

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tell everybody is excited because it is national taco day, everybody, and we are having tacos for breakfast. you can do that on a friday. have tacos whenever you want. and we've got three chefs here getting ready for the ultimate taco take down and they have great recipes you can try at home. but before we get to that it's time for "pop news" with sara haines. hey, sara. >> what makes it a breakfast taco? the fact we're eating it in the morning? >> yes. >> >> how many foods does that constitute as that in the morning? so many. we begin with justin bieber, he's had a busy week. on monday he got married to hailey baldwin for a second time and today dropping new music. "10,000 hours" a collaboration with dan + shay, take a listen. ♪ i spent 10,000 hours and 10,000 more oh if that's what it

takes ♪ >> he makes good music. >> yeah. >> george just endorsed it so we're good. [ applause ] it seems like the biebs was inspired by his nuptials. describing the song as wedding music. this is justin's first country collaboration. maybe there will be more where that came from. for now "10,000 hours," the first single off dan + shay's next album. just in case you were wondering about 10,000 hours, 416 1/2 days. >> okay. >> so if you were to think about someone nonstop for that many hours, which is a lot so i feel like most people would treat love more like a gym workout. so that's 27 years if you just do an hour a day. >> 27 years. >> don't say i never taught you anything. and now to a pop music exclusive. listen up, "hunger game" fans, we have your very first look at the highly anticipated new book in the best-selling series.

feast your eyes on this called "the ballad of songbirds and snakes." it's a prequel from author suzanne collins that will visit panam 64 years before the events of the hunger games. it hits bookshelves around the world on may 19th of next year. doesn't it sound like a "game of thrones" episode? >> yeah. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> did you guys read "the hunger games"? >> the first one. >> i saw the movie. >> you're cheating and you're rhodes scholar. >> i said -- no, i didn't read it. i watched the movie gu le couch surfing to a ol seniwho vehioned a friend some wheels and a paramotor. thheuge onack. legal but they seem to be using it anyway and didn't stop them from taking a little couch

cruise. where do you go when you can take your sofa for a spin? mcdonald's, of course. >> they went through the drive-through. that contraption clocks in at 32 miles per hour. the guys said that they may have gotten -- even been able to go faster but the tires kept blowing out. >> a good video out of it. >> i'm curious about the friendship. when you hang out with your friends is that what you think about? >> mcdonald's? >> no. george, you seem hungry right now. no, i meant have you ever constructed anything? >> no. no. >> i have lazy friends. [ laughter ] >> my friends aren't that smart. thank you, guys. >> thank you, sara. we'll shift gears now to our "gma" cover story this morning. a "20/20" exclusive. idtity yfter

he biological mother. amy is back. you sat down with this woman. this is an incredible story in >> yeah, this is the first time that she's been willing to talk about this incredibly traumatic event. now, nearly 20 years after heather tiffany robinson learned her actual real identity, she is finally ready to break her silence and share her story. >> reporter: it was a disappearance that baffled investigators. >> a mother and child who vanished without a trace 15 years ago. >> reporter: in 1985, 19-year-old lisa stacy and her 4-month-old daughter tiffany vanishing. >> the body of lisa stacy has never been found. >> reporter: after 15 years a break in the case, baby tiffany is found. >> tiffany stacy was purportedly adopted by a midwestern family in january of 1985 where she remains today. >> reporter: the young girl now known as heather adopted into a loving family, but how she ended up there, shocking. heather's adoption was arranged by uncle john, serial killer

john robinson, convicted of killing eight women including her mother lisa stacy. now, for the first time ever, heather is telling her story. >> no one knows exactly what happened obviously in that motel room but it's highly likely that you were right there in that room when john murdered your mother. >> if not murdered at least taken from her. no one seems to know the details of what actually happened. i probably witnessed her murder. >> i still remember that picture. >> yeah. >> on the day he brought you there with your folks and you're bouncing on his knee. >> uh-huh. >> you know, every time i look at that picture, i'm thinking what is he thinking? was it an hour before he killed your mom? four hours before? the day before? and there he is grinning like a cheshire cat for that picture. >> yep. >> reporter: heather's adoptive parents were unaware john killed heather's mother. >> what were your first memories of uncle john? >> i don't remember the younger years.

i just remember the feelings. he always gave me this really weird off-putting feeling in the pit of my stomach. it's like walking down a dark alley in the middle of the night while you know someone is behind you approaching you closer and closer. >> reporter: heather now devoted to finding her mother's remains and finally laying her to rest. >> i will never stop trying to find her. >> reporter: john robinson was convicted and sentenced to the death penalty. he is still behind bars where he will live out the rest of his life there but heather wants so desperately to talk to him and wants to know what happened to her mother and where she is. >> so chilling. okay, amy. you can see "sole survivor" the two hour "20/20" event tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >> that will be something. we move to debt-free america. americans owe a staggering $1.48 trillion in student loan debt. that burden has sparked a debate for solutions and rebecca jarvis is here with the story of one

couple who managed to pay off their six-figure debt in under three year. hey, rebecca. >> huge amount of debt, george. there are a lot of different ways to get out of it but some could save you money while others might work better for your morale and psychology and here's how one family paid down $120,000 in debt in 2 1/2 yearss with college debt, quinton and marshel ross wanted to pay it off. >> it was a huge burden. we wanted to make sure it wasn't attached to our lives forever. >> reporter: so they did something most only dream of, they managed to pay down their combined debt of $120,000 in just 2 1/2 years. but how? >> the two biggest things we did was to cut back the wasteful spending. so the going out to eat, the buying unnecessary grocery, the buying hypothetical outfits, the shoes i may wear one day and we were intentional about having to put a short-term sacrifice on time. >> the couple earns about

$150,000 from their jobs. to tackle the debt, they adopted the snow ball method where they paid off theebt first. they were careful with their finances. the first check of the month would go toward necessities like mortgage, food and utilities.d . right down to every cent spent on groceries. >> marchelle only paid two to four days out instead of two weeks worth of groceries. >> reporter: to help them along quinton put in extra time at work. sometimes up to 75 hours a week and when the final debt was paid off. >> when we made the last payment it's a feeling, you can't describe. when we got that last knockout punch it was -- it was just like the ali moment where you felt like you were the champion over that situation. >> and they definitely earned that feeling, congratulations to them. the snowball method by the way often works best psychologically because you pay down the smallest debts first.

it feels like a win but it's important to remember that you also need to make minimum payments on larger debts too, so that you don't incur additional fees. >> there's apps that can help people. >> to figure out what the right method is for you there is the debt payoff planner and the debt tracker and both of these apps allow you to create a step-by-step plan for paying off your debt. the plan includes the exact amount that you need to pay on every debt each month to help you stay on schedule, plus they're going to show you when you'll be completely debt-free, what you owe, how much interest that you'll pay and over how many payments and, george, what's important here that people choose the plan that's right for them and their family. >> they can go through it. rebecca, thanks very much. over to ginger. >> oh, i cannot tell you the tacos smell so good. i don't know how to concentrate on my "gma" moment, but i will. it's less than a month to halloween. do you have your costume in order? angus does.

yes, yes, that is in slo-mo so you get an even more cute effect. thank you from asheville, north carolina, for sharing that with us. it's time. whether it's dumbo or whatever. my son has been wearing his spider-man costume since we bought it last weekend. oh, boy. i can't believe i'm going to say this but now we're getting jiggy with the "gemini man."

♪ na na na na na >> exactly. he stars in an action film about an aging hitman who faces off against a younger clone of himself. adrienne bankert had a chance to sit down with will and the director ang lee in budapest. >> it was so much fun. i got to tell you, lee, one of the most revered directors of all time and, again, will smith, there's nobody like him. funny, action hero, multiplatinum grammy winner. for the man who's done it all he did something very new, playing two leading roles. >> they chose me because there's never been anybody like me. >> reporter: a dramatic double take. will smith stars in "gemini man" as not one but two assassins. director ang lee combines cutting-edge cgi technology with the power of 4k 3d. >> of all the people in the world to come after me, why would he send you? >> reporter: we traveled to

budapest, hungary where some of the most intense combat scenes in the movie were filmed. now, the last time you were here i think somebody was trying to kill you, will. >> people have tried to kill me before. i'm okay with it. >> reporter: i met smith and lee here, a backdrop in the movie and one of the most well-known bath houses in europe. >> did you try this when you were in budapest? >> no, hungarian thermal water. >> to budapest. >> the hot threw me off. it's more like budapestian tea. it's like -- what do you call that? >> sulfur. very pungent. >> uh-huh. >> do you feel younger? >> i feel -- no. >> we need some of that 3d technology. >> i just put on four years. >> reporter: smith shot every scene twice, images of the superstar in his 20s were used to create his powerful clone. special effects aside, the 51-year-old looks like he may the forever fresh prince still

exciting fans and the world. ♪ how i became prince of a town called bel air ♪ >> is "get jiggy with it" your favorite? >> i think that'll last forever. >> i'm a "summertime" girl. >> ah. >> i thought we would have a gift for to you relax. we'll get a chair massage right now because you have earned it. >> ah. >> you have earned it. >> got to let yourself be free, ang. vocalize it. aaagh! >> reporter: lee who has defied reality in other movies says he was nervous about directing this project. it's something else. quite scary and especially a younger me that people feel like they saw, they know. >> my dream people say i'm in that movie. i believe in it. i go along with it. it's not only a storytelling but it's an experience. >> they are both some of the nicest guys i have ever met. you know. you know.

well, the european premiere was held on will smith's 51st birthday. so we got to sing him happy birthday and be part of the concert. he had a hydrog huge concert in budapest at st. steven's basilica. "gemini man" is in theaters october 11th. >> were you getting jiggy wit it? >> i was. >> we'll throw it over to ginger. come on, ginger. >> we're still jiggy with it. it's also, by the way, "frozen" fan fest. that's why i'm here with elsa and anna visiting from arendelle. well, "frozen 2" premieres november 22nd but the new batch of toys and books go on sale today. that's right. it includes the singing elsa and anna dolls, also, by the way, not just "frozen." it is triple force friday so princess leia and a sith trooper with us. we have the latest toys

and collectibles inspired by "star wars" including these screen safers. i know my boys will want these. the new "star wars" toys on sale now before the movie comes out december 20th. it's not just that, it's also 82 days until christmas everyone. i'm forecasting a white christmas. because here comes the snow. yes. not just snow, b