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kincade fire is continuing to grow. we will continue to update you on that. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes on abc7. good morning, america. and as we join you this monday morning, new developments in two major stories. the isis takedown and those devastating wildfires out west. breaking news. state of emergency. those massive wildfires exploding right now ravaging california. the new threat in l.a. students evacuating as nearly 200,000 are forced to flee across the state. homes destroyed, thousands of firefighters battling on the front lines, millions without power. and the new threat as the extreme fire danger moves south. we're live on the ground this morning. inside the isis raid. new details on the daring commando operation to take out the world's most wanted terrorist. >> he died like a coward.
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the world is now a much safer place. >> the new images this morning. baghdadi's blown-out hideout. how our special forces tracked him down. the interrogation of his wife and the two-hour gun battle on the ground. now the american families whose loved ones were killed by isis speaking out and the aftermath. what this means for the future of isis and our safety. our team in the region with the latest. rising star resigns. overnight, the freshman democratic lawmaker, katie hill, accused of an inappropriate relationship with a staffer, steps down. the reaction this morning. hanging on for their lives. two window washers trapped in fierce winds. one sent flying over the edge. the incredible rescue caught on camera. on the edge of glory. the houston astros now just one win away from a world series title, and the fan going viral for this catch.
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♪ walking on sunshine and, get ready for a morning show takeover like you've never seen before. jennifer aniston and reese witherspoon are here live dishing on their brand-new show, and you never know where they'll pop up. the surprise this morning only on "gma." anything can happen with reese and jennifer and also with t.j. here. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. >> that is some trio, reese, jen and t.j. >> that's it. >> i know where i am in that order. but yes, good morning to you all. it's good to be here with you on a monday after really a remarkable weekend, george. >> what a weekend. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. two big stories, the takedown of the world's most wanted terrorist, the head of isis. abu bakr al baghdadi blew himself up as special forces closed in. we also have breaking news on those wildfires in california, a new threat right now in l.a.
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we want to take a live look at the flames closing in on the 405. families and college students ordered to evacuate. our chief national correspondent matt gutman starts us off. he's there in the area with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: robin, good morning. chaotic battle here against these fires in brentwood, one of the most affluent parts of los angeles. this house is still on fire and smoking and multiple crews are here trying to put it out. i don't mow if you can make it out, but there are skeletons of other homes. we spoke to the mayor earlier, there'sen evacuation order for this entire area. 405, one of the most trafficked roads here. the people here who live here, like lebron james tweeting, they're getting out. long lines of cars trying to leave here.
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500 firefighters here. this fire isn't contained. mayor garcetti told me they feel like a pretty good circle around it. lot of resources out here but it's going be a very tough for firefighters ahead. all this happening in southern california as the wildfire threat goes on in northern california as well. containment of the kincade fire shrinking overnight. will reeve on the ground in healdsburg with the very latest. hello to you. >> reporter: hello, t.j. yeah, 55,000 acres and counting here in sonoma county. the containment overnight cutting in half from 10% to 5%, this while hundreds of thousands of people in the area forced to evacuate, and they don't know when they're going to get to come home and what they're going to be coming home to. while firefighters fight for life and property.
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>> look at that. look at that. >> reporter: this morning, a race to escape the inferno. nearly 200,000 people ordered to evacuate as the kincade fire doubles in size. dramatic new video providing an upclose look at the desperate battle facing these firefighters. >> kincade fire remains the most stubborn challenge that we face and is immediately of top priority and focus. over 3,000 individuals are working just on the kincade fire. >> reporter: massive blazes and roaring flames engulfing homes. these blacked-out streets lined by the glowing embers of wilting, fiery structures. waves of smoke hindering vision. fire trucks lining the street. the front lawns of these deserted homes, the smattering of fiery patches and ash. firefighters seen here hosing down the remaining flames in this back yard, attempting to salvage what's left, utilizing whatever resources they can, filling their hoses with water from this pool in a backyard as they attempt to extinguish this burning house in front of them.
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multiple hoses at work as the house continues to burn down. towns evacuated as firefighters guard abandoned areas in distress. >> trees were falling on our street. there's two large trees down on our street, one on either end. now cleared up, but we barely got out. >> reporter: those unprecedented winds pushing the fire southwest towards more heavily populated areas. firefighters from around the state doing whatever they can to save the town of windsor. heroic action saving this community from destruction as the fire rages on. those historic and damaging winds that have been the driving force for this fire are expected to lessen here this morning. it's not windy here right now, but just a brief respite for the area. later this week more wind warnings will be in effect, not just for northern california but southern california as well. much of the state likely in more red flag warnings, george.
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>> boy, so much danger for that whole state. okay, will, thanks very much. we move on to the other major story this morning, the takedown of isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. president trump announced that the world's most wanted man blew himself up as u.s. special forces closed in, and we're getting new details of the daring raid this morning as questions grow about what this will mean for isis and the terror threat here at home. our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz has the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. the u.s. has been searching for baghdadi for more than five years. a senior official telling abc that it was information obtained after interrogating a courier and one of baghdadi's wives that eventually led to his secret compound. this is what's left at the hideout in syria where that daring and dangerous raid led by the army's elite delta force is believed to have happened, the mission that took down the world's most wanted terrorist leader. >> abu bakr al baghdadi is dead.
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he was the founder and leader of isis, the most ruthless and violent terror organization anywhere in the world. >> reporter: the secret operation beginning at 5:00 p.m. saturday night. eight chinook helicopters took off from a kurdish-controlled area in iraq, flying low and fast, taking on gunfire and returning the fire before landing in northern syria. once on the ground, the commandos blowing a hole through baghdadi's hideout. the front door had been booby trapped. once inside, troops then used a dog to track baghdadi, eventually cornering him and three young children he had taken with him in a dead-end tunnel where he set off a suicide vest, killing himself and those three children. >> his body was mutilated by the blast. the tunnel had caved in on it in addition, but test results gave certain, immediate and totally positive identification it was
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him. >> reporter: using dna obtained from baghdadi when he was a detainee in iraq in 2004, the team on the ground was able to carry out a rapid, on-site test, confirming it was baghdadi, just 15 minutes after he died. at 7:15 p.m. calling into the situation room where president trump and his national security team staff were watching it all unfold. the team saying 100% confidence, jackpot, over. the president saying it was like watching a movie. >> the thug who tried so hard to intimidate others spent his last moments in utter fear. >> reporter: the delta force was on the ground for roughly two hours in a fire fight with baghdadi's men. two of his wives were killed. they were also wearing suicide vests but they did not detonate. since declaring himself the
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leader of isis since 2014, baghdadi had become the face of evil, shocking the civilized world with social media videos showing his barbarism and the atrocities, videos that inspired countless terror attacks around the globe, and here in the u.s. among his thousands of victims were four young americans taken hostage in syria, including kayla mueller. her parents say baghdadi took her as his personal sex slave before she died in captivity. >> al baghdadi and his organization captured our daughter, kidnapped her, held her for 18 months. they -- they tortured her. >> reporter: american journalist james foley was also captured and killed. his parents telling abc affiliate wmur al baghdadi's death isn't the end. >> this will be a blow to them,
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but -- but we have got to be ready for retaliation, and they're not defeated yet in my estimation. >> as for that raid itself, before it began the u.s. informed the russians, turkey and the kurds, but president trump did not inform any democratic leaders on capitol hill as would be the usual protocol. the president said he did not trust them to keep a secret, although he did tell a few republican leaders, robin. >> all right, martha, thank you. we're going to go to our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell who's there in the region with more on what this could mean for the future of isis. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, robin. i think that's exactly what people here in iraq and across the border in syria are asking. no doubt, it's a hugely symbolic moment. it will be a blow to the morale of the group, may disrupt it and it's likely to provoke a spike in attacks. that goes to a bigger point though.
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isis is down, it isn't out. it has resurgency roots in franchises around the world. isis is also an online idea that inspires others to carry out attacks like we saw in san bernardino and sri lanka. you can kill the leader but you can't kill the idea. whether it's here in iraq or at home in the united states, isis will remain a credible and lethal threat. t.j.? >> ian, thank you so much. also, a concern this morning about how baghdadi's death could potentially affect the terror threat here at home. our chief justice correspondent, pierre thomas, tracking that for us. good morning to you, pierre. >> reporter: t.j., good morning. u.s. authorities are monitoring the reaction to al baghdadi's death closely at home. concern about isis was already heightened and authorities recognized a real potential for isis sleepers or sympathizers to respond in real time to the killing of their leader. the fbi recently released information that isis suspects were the targets in 1,000 terror investigations here at home and abroad. what that means is right now the fbi is in various stages of investigating, tracking or surveilling hundreds of suspected isis followers in virtually every state in our
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country. >> and pierre, despite what happened over the weekend, still isis very much at the top of mind for police, and in particular for an upcoming big event here in the u.s. >> reporter: that's right. just this past friday, just before al baghdadi was killed, the nypd, the fbi and homeland security officials issued a joint threat assessment for the upcoming new york city marathon which will be this weekend. the document specifically highlights isis and the assessment details how isis sympathizers have been recently posting propaganda, urging attacks in new york. the assessment emphasizes attacks, one involving an isis sympathizer allegedly planning to kill himself, another involving a man who allegedly planned to use a van to run over pedestrians at the national harbor in maryland, so there's reason for concern, t.j. >> all right, pierre, thank you so much. george? >> yeah, we're going to be on alert. we're going to move on to capitol hill now and the resignation of freshman house democrat katie hill. the congresswoman made the
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announcement overnight in the face of an ethics investigation into her relationship with a staffer amid a nasty divorce battle. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has the details. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a dramatic turn for the rising democratic star. katie hill was facing growing pressure and a house ethics investigation into these allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a member of her congressional staff which is a violation of the house rules. now, congresswoman hill denied those allegations but she did admit to and apologize for having a sexual relationship with a member of her campaign staff. now, that's not against the rules but hill did admit that it is inappropriate. hill, as you mentioned, is in the middle of a bitter, nasty divorce battle. she says her husband is abusive and is accusing him of running a, quote, smear campaign against her by leaking nude photos of her and a staffer which were circulated online without her consent. this morning, hill says that stepping down is the hardest thing she has ever had to do, but ultimately, the best thing for her constituents and the country, george. and on impeachment,
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we had blunt comments from the president's former chief of staff john kelly over the weekend. let's look. >> whatever you do, and we were still in the process of trying to find someone to take my place. i said whatever you do, don't hire a "yes man," someone that's going to tell you -- won't tell you the truth. don't do that. because if you do, i believe you'll be impeached. >> of course that is happening right now, mary, but on capitol hill this week we're seeing more roadblocks of possible testimony from current and former white house staffers. >> reporter: yeah, george. so far the white house has tried and largely failed to block many of these testimonies, but now investigators are trying to question higher ranking officials and the closer they get to the president the harder this may become and the more this impeachment inquiry may become tangled in the courts. today a key witness was slated to appear, the former deputy national security adviser, charles kupperman. he's now asking a judge to rule whether he can appear. without that ruling though, this morning, george, we do not expect him to appear here today. >> mary bruce, thanks very much.
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and also this morning, we remember congressman john conyers, the longest serving african-american in congressional history died sunday at the age of 90. conyers represented detroit for over 50 years, a founding member of the congressional black caucus. and the first african-american to serve as the chair of the house judiciary committee. he co-sponsored the voting rights act and introduced the original bill to make martin luther king jr. day a federal holiday. >> he was a titan there in d.c. we want to turn, some other news owe of d.c. much different, baseball. the houston astros went to d.c. for the world series, hadn't had a world series in d.c. for a long time. they took all three games from the washington nationals. janai norman has the latest on the world series now. >> gathers it. astros win game five. >> reporter: this morning the astros are on the brink. >> that is hit into left center field, back at the wall. it is gone! >> reporter: houston now just a win from a championship after stunning the nationals in the
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nation's capital for the third straight night to take a three games to two world series lead. >> we're in the world series. like, we played the whole season to get to this point. >> reporter: washington showing signs of struggle before the game even began. star pitcher max scherzer forced to sit out due to neck spasms and nerve irritation. his replacement, joe ross, giving a valiant effort on the mound. >> that's a strike. >> reporter: but ultimately, no match for the astros offense. >> it is gone. >> reporter: and while the nationals' star slugger juan soto did deliver a brief glimmer of hope with this solo shot, astros pitcher gerrit cole shut down the nats bat helping houston win 7-1. the nats seemingly not helped by the presence of the cheerleader in chief. president trump attending the first baseball game of his time in office greeted with a chorus
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of boos and chants by the sold-out crowd. some fans even hanging an impeach trump sign over a railing. but the mvp of the night also coming from the stands. this nationals fan was struck in the chest by a home run hit, refusing to drop the two beers he had in hand. the video instantly going viral. momentum definitely seems to be on houston's side but this has been a series for the road team. neither team has won at home and i'm sure nats fans hope that's the case tomorrow. >> yes. it could be over. it could be over tomorrow. >> thank you, janai. we're following a lot of other stories including a new lawsuit against southwest airlines. a flight attendant is claiming that pilots were using a hidden camera in a bathroom. now let's go to ginger. >> and we have to go straight to the select cities brought to you by pampers.
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good morning to our upper elevation winds continue to gust. and that's why our red flag warning lasts through 11:00. looking at 39-mile-an-hour winds around mt. diablo. and look at the sky. you can tell, we've got the smoke here in the city. 51 in oakland. golden gate bridge, the winds are calm at the surface, but we're getting that smoke drifting in from the north bay as the winds lighten up. just in the 30s in the north bay. today, look for 70 in oakland. 72 in fremont. we'll get an onshore push later on today. and then the winds once again shift offshore. midday tomorrow through the overnight hours into wednesday. >> thanks, lisa. coming up, the desperate search for a missing 19-year-old, the
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show called "the morning show." that looks kind of familiar. the backdrop. >> the color scheme. >> we can't wait for them to be here live. >> they can fill in. >> i'm staying. i ain't giving this chair up, okay? >> i love you. keeping it real. we have a lot of headlines we're following this morning as well including that wildfire threat that's exploding out west. new flames have erupted in los angeles this morning. they're closing in on the 405 freeway forcing families and college students to flee, and this as winds also fuel devastating wildfires in northern california. and a manhunt is under way for a gunman who open at a homecoming party, killed at least two people, injuring 16 others. gunfire erupted at a vigil for one of the victims overnight. and a couple of big sports comebacks to celebrate, one of those being tiger woods, still on a comeback trail if you will. he's now tied as the winningest golfer in pga history. he has now won his 82nd tournament. he did that this weekend in japan. it's his first tournament since knee surgery in august.
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>> what else, t.j.? >> he was injured. he played again. okay, saints quarterback drew brees, he made a roaring return -- did you write this, robin? >> uh-huh. >> -- to the field. he's recovering from a hand surgery. he led the saints to a big win. >> how did we get 31 minutes into the show before that? >> i was very good, especially with these saints fans that are here in our studio. [ cheers and applause ] cajun strong. they're fighting for a cure. i got a two-time breast cancer thriver back there who started it. it's a big fundraiser. there's so many there's some even outside. we couldn't even fit them all in here. wonderful to have them. one more time, who dat? there you go. that was a record waiting 31 minutes. we're going to turn now to that alarming allegation against southwest airlines. a flight attendant suing, claiming a camera was installed in a plane's bathroom and pilots were watching the feed while
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flying the plane, but the airline says there was never a camera there. so, paula faris, are you going to clear this up for us? >> i'm going to try to. good morning. she is suing both the pilots and the airline. her attorney says she has risked her career by making this public and has been subjected to retaliation by southwest airlines. this morning, southwest airlines is under fire after a flight attendant filed a lawsuit alleging there was an ipad hidden in the lavatory. flight attendant renee steinaker filed the complaint alleging that she made the discovery on a flight from pittsburgh to phoenix back in 2017 when she was called into the cockpit so that the captain could use the restroom. it was then that steinaker says she found an ipad mounted to the windshield near one of the co-pilot's seats, live streaming a video from the lavatory. >> and it occurred to her that she, having used the lavatory as had many of the other attendants and passengers, had likely been filmed by these two pilots while they were flying the airplane.
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>> reporter: the lawsuit also alleges that steinaker was directed by a supervisor that she was not to talk to anybody about what happened and was warned that if this went public, no one, i mean no one, would ever fly our airline again. steinaker also alleges in court documents that the co-pilot admitted that it was live streaming and that the camera was hidden so that no one would ever find it. the pilots responding to the lawsuit are denying the allegations. >> that conduct is reprehensible. that conduct is something that should have immediately been investigated by southwest airlines. >> reporter: the airline tells abc news they will vigorously defend the lawsuit and that the company looked into the report immediately, adding, we can confirm from our investigation that there was never a camera in the lavatory. the incident was an inappropriate attempt at humor which the company did not condone. and the airline will not expound on what that inappropriate
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attempt at humor exactly was. she is seeking at least $50,000 in damages, and according to the lawsuit she confronted the pilots about the video and she was told that it was all part of a new top security measure, but she remains at the airline and the pilots remain at the airline. i hope i sorted that out but i'm not sure. still, a lot of layers in that story. >> very much so. >> and who dat? >> thank you. appreciate that. we're going to turn now to the search for a missing alabama college student last heard from wednesday night. family and friends are pleading for the safe return of aniah blanchard, the stepdaughter of ufc heavyweight walt harris. linsey davis is here with the story. police found her car but no sign of aniah. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, george. thanks to a tip the car was found. it was damaged at the montgomery, alabama, apartment complex two days after she was last heard from but the 19-year-old college student is still missing and now her stepfather, ufc fighter walt harris, is pleading with social media followers writing, please help. this morning, the mystery
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deepens surrounding the disappearance of missing college student aniah haley blanchard. the 19-year-old's suv was recovered by local authorities about 50 miles from her home in the parking lot of this apartment complex in montgomery, alabama. the vehicle was found with damage. the front right side covered in scratches and dents. blanchard is the stepdaughter of ufc heavyweight walt harris. >> big kick in his back, ladies and gentlemen! >> reporter: the 36-year-old has been sending out pleas through social media, going on facebook with his wife, aniah's mother, angela harris. >> if you have any leads on where our daughter is, aniah blanchard, please, please, please go to authorities and tell someone. >> reporter: according to police, blanchard's vehicle was last seen in auburn just before midnight wednesday. she was last seen wearing duck boots, black stockings and a black dress. over the weekend, her mother told a birmingham tv station that her debit card was last
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used around 11:30 and she messaged her friend saying she was out with a guy. blanchard's friend and classmate summer watley says there were no signs anything was amiss. >> this is completely out of character for her. this isn't something that she wanted to get up and run away. this is a very serious matter and something has happened. >> and when aniah last communicated with her friend on the night of her disappearance, police say she did not identify the man that she was with. she did not show up for work the next morning which was thursday morning. police say that there's no evidence of foul play. of course they're asking for anybody who's seen anything to call police, but especially they're wondering about that car crash, anybody who may have witnessed something with a car. >> hopefully they'll come forward. we turn now to a scene that you just have to see to believe. this is a wild ride that two window washers went on. they're trapped on a scaffolding in fierce winds. one of them actually went over the side of this thing. eva pilgrim is here with the
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story. eva, wow. >> it's just insane watching that happen, those two window washers just doing their job when the wind picked them up and took them on that wild ride. >> reporter: terrifying moments. a window washing platform swinging in the wind, two workers clinging for their lives. and then one of the workers falling off the suspended platform, dangling. the platform still moving in the wind. >> boom, just the glass shattered. it was crazy. >> reporter: this all happening as the men were cleaning the tallest building in edmonton, canada, friday afternoon. a witness recording the whole thing on video. you see the platform picked up by the wind, hitting the glass building, then bouncing away, arcing to the other side, crashing. the wind knocking the platform end to end into the building before the worker falls off, the platform still swinging.
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>> we said, somebody call 911, and they called in and we just stood there watching the guy's feet dangle from underneath. >> reporter: emergency crews quickly responding, sending a bucket truck to rescue the man who was hanging on thanks to his security harness. this morning both men are okay. authorities say just about an hour before this happened a high wind warning was issued. the question a lot of people have, why were those guys up there. that's being investigated this morning. it is very possible that they were up there cleaning those windows before the warning came out about the wind. >> just glad they're okay. >> they both are okay. >> eva, thank you. coming up, the surprising discovery in a couple's front yard. the satellite crash and what it had to do with selfies. come on back. come on back.
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now to a surprising find in a family's front yard. a satellite crash landing on a couple's lawn in michigan. it was part of a so-called -- wait for this -- space selfie craft from samsung. whit johnson is here with that story. >> reporter: haven't you always wanted to beam your selfie into space? be honest. samsung thinks you do but don't know it. they've come together to make that dream a reality.
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but merrill, michigan, we have a problem. >> we were stunned. >> reporter: it's the wreckage of a selfie space stunt, now an easily identified formerly flying object. >> this baby fell out of the sky and landed in our yard. >> reporter: nancy welke and her husband in merrill, michigan, rattled by a loud noise as this heap of space debris made its earthly plummet right into the couple's yard. >> thank god there's no horses out or it didn't hit the house. >> reporter: but the four-legged pseudosatellite complete with solar panels came with a clue, the words space selfie and samsung, a reminder of samsung's attempt to launch the first selfie into space as seen here in this ad campaign starring actress cara delevigne. >> space, a place only for the brave. >> reporter: the goal was to allow customers to send their selfie into the stratosphere and then beam it back with an out of world backdrop. >> i think it's foolish myself to spend that kind of money so somebody could have their
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picture taken up in the sky. >> reporter: samsung maintains the balloon was scheduled to come down but weather conditions resulted in an early soft landing in a selected rural area. the attempt to show off the latest cellphone technology looking more like a giant leap in selfie fails. on average up to 400 space objects enter earth's atmosphere every year. that's more than one per day, so the odds that you could actually be hit by a piece of falling space junk, they range but you're looking at about one in several trillion. >> so you're saying duck? >> there's a chance. keep playing the lottery. >> whit, thanks. coming up, our "play of the day." we're going to be out of this world for a halloween surprise as well. stay with us. >> this man's out of this world. of this world for a halloween surprise as well. stay with us. >> this man's out of this world.
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♪ oh, you know what that means. we're going to be talking "star wars" for our "play of the day." the big finale coming up this christmas. christmas came a little early for a couple of kids, came around halloween time. check these two boys out from the cincinnati area. you can figure this out. all the "star wars" movies, i do not remember han solo flossing. but these two little boys just got hooked up by their dad for halloween. the costumes are one thing but that thing works. >> wow. >> come on. >> he built them a millennium falcon, yes. >> built it?
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>> built it. it took him about a month. they are going to be rolling for halloween. on this test run here they spotted something that got their attention. check them out. >> okay. >> okay, well, they stopped because they saw a dog. >> oh, okay. >> they're still kids, all right. but yeah, this is pretty cool. the "star wars" mania is going right now and it will be going through the holidays but that's a pretty cool gift. >> i'm impressed. >> dad, he could go to disney world. >> that's true. coming up, we have secrets from the queen's right-hand woman. what she's revealing about this moment with james bond. and prescription-free ways to fight pain. what you should know about cbd. dr. ashton is going to be here with that so come on back. sever, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage.
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what's in your wallet? welcome back to "gma." it is the week of halloween so you know what that means? it means dress up your pets. oh, no, different video. i don't know what this is, but -- there it is. there it is. that's hurley. 10-month-old dog. yep. or, a guitarist. ♪ i love when he starts moving. thank you for sending that. coming up on "gma," we've got the queen's secrets from her right-hand woman who has literally walked in her shoes. and then reese witherspoon and jennifer aniston taking over "gma." "the morning show" stars are here. this segment sponsored
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>> announcer: good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. i'm kumasia with abc 7 mo >> upper elevation winds continue to gust. that's why we have a red flag warning for the next couple of hours. mt. diablo, 38-mile-an-hour winds and a spare the air alert. you can see the flag blowing here from the golden gate bridge for poor air quality. it's 55 downtown. and from the exploratoatory aquarium, we get a wind shift. more moisture in the atmosphere is a good thing later on. but it will switch around by midday tomorrow. sue? >> we still have 101 wide open in the santa rosa and sonoma county area. the fire has not affected the closure of the freeway, but there are some off-ramps that are closed. exits, that is. north 101 before hillier,
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the holidays begin here at the disneyland resort. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. state of emergency. massive wildfires in the west exploding in size. almost 200,000 people forced to flee. homes destroyed, thousands of firefighters battle on the front lines. millions now without power. and the new threat as the extreme fire danger moves south. we're live on the ground this morning. inside the isis raid. new details on the daring commando operation to take out the most wanted terrorist in the world. >> he died like a coward. the world is now a much safer place. >> how our special forces tracked him down and what this means for the future of isis and our safety. secrets of the queen. the monarch's right hand woman revealing what life is like behind the palace doors, from walking in her majesty's footsteps to what really led to
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why? >> because you're in a good mood. >> good monday. good to be here with you guys. a very busy monday. >> a very, very busy morning. we're going to start off with a little bit of what's going on. >> we are following two big stories right now, the takedown of the world's most wanted terrorist that was the head of isis, announced yesterday by president trump. we also have breaking news on those wildfires in california. new flames have erupted in los angeles this morning. >> a dangerous threat that's forcing evacuations. we want to get back to matt gutman on the ground in brentwood. hello again to you, matt. >> reporter: t.j., you can see the smoke is still overwhelming. house burned down just this morning. the flames are still taking over here. firefighters have moved on because there are so many other homes to try to save right now. a over here is the getty museum home to priceless art. this entire area under mandatory evacuation orders. and some of the priciest homes
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in all of los angeles here, among the people evacuating lebron james and so many other celebrities. now the mayor told me earlier today that this is an enormous fear for them come true. the winds is fueling these fires in the valleys, an area that has new brush growth and this morning, we saw firefighters simply unable to get their hands around a fire moving quickly this way. from the 405 to the pacific ocean. firefighters really struggling here. in terms of acerage it's not huge but densely populated with the thousands of people living here. a very intense firefight for firefighters ahead. robin?
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>>. >> let's go to rob. >> reporter: these concrete stairs, look at this beautiful home, multimillion dollars now smoldering and still burning rubble. you see the pool back there. 3,000 firefighters working this blaze, losing containment to 5%. a new fire started yesterday just north of berkeley, california, likely jumping the baby about an eighth or a quarter of a the winds drive n fire now in southern california and extremely critical fire danger risk there.
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dangerous nonetheless. robin? >> we want every to take care. right now, new details on the takedown of the of isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. the president announced that the world's most wanted man blew himself up as american commandos were closing in. we want to go back to martha raddatz with the latest. >> reporter: baghdadi led one of the most barbaric and violent islamic extremist groups on the planet, responsible for thousands of deaths, but the u.s. army's elite delta force with the help of the cia and others launching that daring raid that led to his death, landing at baghdadi's secret hideout. as the delta team approached, baghdadi ran into a tunnel and detonated a suicide vest he was wearing, killing himself. a senior u.s. official telling abc that information after the capture of one of baghdadi's wives and a courier some time ago eventually led them to the hideout, but officials are warning that despite baghdadi's
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death, isis still poses a threat, george. >> they certainly do. okay, martha, thanks very much. coming up here, life of the queen, stories and secrets from one of her closest confidantes. and as more people turn to cbd for pain relief, dr. ashton is here with a look at the risks and benefits. and the stars of "the morning show" are taking over our morning show. there they are, jennifer aniston and reese witherspoon are taking over "good morning america." plus, we've got a great audience that we will see in just a moment. stay with us, folks.
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hello to all of you at home. i'm jennifer aniston. >> and i'm reese witherspoon. [ cheers and applause ] ahead this morning, the right hand woman to the queen speaks out. >> also ahead, prince in his own words, the superstar singer revealed in a new autobiography. before all that, let's give a big welcome to the "gma" anchors, robin roberts and george stephanopoulos. [ cheers and applause ] >> nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> so we can retire, right? we'll take the rest of the morning off. you guys take it away. >> george and i are back there saying they're too good. wait a minute.
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>> we got you. >> all right. >> you need a day off, we got you. >> we'll take you up on that, jen. don't worry, don't worry about that. so "pop news" time. >> oh, "pop news." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] yes -- oh, i see. they say every dog has its day but this day was not this dog's. check out what happens when walter, the french bulldog, discovers his doggy park has been shut down for maintenance. >> this is not good, y'all. look, i know, we can go ahead and call the manager or we could go on yelp because you are definitely a five-star dog living in this twotar world and it's not fair. i know it, i know it. >> oh. [ cheers and applause ] i couldn't have said it better myself. that video going viral, getting well over a million views. >> wow.
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>> the home of talking dogs. >> so, reese, you're up. >> all right. also, i brought a dog story because it's a little bit different. check out this fourth grader, jake arsenal. his school i.d., now take a closer look. yes, he is wearing a hot dog costume in his official school photo. now, you might think this would come as a surprise to his parents. no, they were in on it. jake's dad craig posting a picture of jake's i.d. on facebook writing, quote, my wife and i dared our son to wear a hot dog costume to school for pictures and the school let him do it. candid couldn't be happier. now they're all just relishing the whole thing. >> oh, nicely done. [ applause ] relish, relish. well done. >> that double dog dare worked out. that photo will also be memorialized in jake's yearbook
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and at his wedding probably. >> a little ad-lib there, nice. [ applause ] >> you guys will be back in just a little bit. we're going to move on now to our "gma" cover story about the queen's secrets. a new book from her personal assistant and senior dresser offers a brand-new look inside the palace. maggie rulli in london with the details. hey, maggie. >> reporter: normally the palace staff is banned from discussing anything related to the royal family so this new book is really unprecedented and it just goes to show you what a special connection the two women have. this morning, the queen's right hand woman is spilling it all, revealing rare intimate secrets of queen elizabeth's life behind the scenes. angela kelly, the queen's senior dresser and personal adviser, got her majesty's blessing to write her new book, the other side of the coin, with excerpts appearing in "hello" magazine.
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>> it's pretty much unprecedented for a server of the staff to be given permission to talk about life behind closed doors and talk about the queen personally. angela kelly, her official responsibility, is for the queen's wardrobe. however, she is also described as the queen's right-hand woman, her gatekeeper, and clearly they have this incredibly close relationship. >> reporter: for 25 years kelly's been by the queen's side and sometimes quite literally in her shoes. in her new book revealing that she's responsible for breaking in her majesty's footwear before engagements. kelly also discloses how this now-iconic moment from the 2012 olympic games came about, saying the queen was amused by the request and her one stipulation was that she got to deliver this line. >> good evening, mr. bond. >> reporter: the book also sets the record straight on this hug seen around the world. former first lady michelle obama putting her arm around the queen, something many royal etiquette experts say is against the rules. but kelly says that an instant and mutual warmth was shared between these two remarkable women and protocol was seemingly abandoned as they stood closely with their arms around each
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other's backs. kelly's book is going to be released tomorrow. in it, there's supposed to be special never-before-seen photographs of the queen, many from kelly's personal connection. >> maggie, thanks very much. now to our new series, prescription free pain relief. one in five ericans suffer from chronic pain and many are now using cbd for relief. google reports 6.5 million as -- searches for information in just one month. becky worley visited a dispensary to take a closer look. >> reporter: melissa mccarthy reportedly uses it on her feet. gronk says it's changed his life. >> for the first time in more than a decade, i am pain free. >> reporter: cbd lotions you rub on your skin to reduce pain. the idea is that by rubbing it on it's absorbed through the skin and could affect muscle pain. >> i played rugby for 15 years. i play soccer now. i got a lot of pain.
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>> reporter: ali, a cannabis health and wellness consultant, says she prefers cbd to over the counter painkillers. >> i wait a couple of minutes and literally it just kind of eases away. >> reporter: but amidst the endorsements and hype, what are you actually buying, and where? you can buy cbd creams online but to be honest it's confusing. the dosages are all over the place. so i head to the have a heart dispensary in oakland, california, where they can explain what's being offered. plus, whether it's intentional or just ironic, this legal marijuana dispensary is directly across the street from the okland police department. co-owner josh chase sells me the products they sell. >> we offer every type of cbd that one could find in any form. >> reporter: what's really interesting to me is how few claims these products make and that maybe because the fda forbids medical claims where rigorous studies haven't been done.
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>> it's really up to the consumers, up to the patients to educate themselves and make sure that the products they're purchasing are of safe quality and from a reputable source. >> reporter: but keep in mind, if you do shop in a dispenary -- do you take credit cards? >> we make sure we do everything by the book, by the city and state's law and everything is cash transactions. >> reporter: this is something you want to try, do your homework, and bring cash. becky worley, oakland, california. >> thank you, becky. dr. jen ashton is here. we're going to do viewer questions. the first is from audrey from california. let's take a look. >> hi, dr. ashton. i've heard a lot of people using cbd for things like stress, anxiety, muscle soreness, but i'm wondering how does it actually work? could they be making it up? thanks. >> great question. >> that is a great question. and right now, it's really about what we know and what we don't know. the bulk of the pain literature in peer reviewed data comes out of israel and canada but everyone is researching this and
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i think it's based on this understanding, george, of this endocanbinoid system. we have at least two receptors. one heavily concentrated in the brain that's related to the perception of brain. the confusion here with respect to pain is that thc, which is the psychoactive component of cannabis, cbd also fits in, does not give you a psychoactive effect. that is really important. but there's data that it can help. >> that's where you see a lot of the products that say no thc. >> exactly.>> we have another question on twitter from susan. she says i've seen 300, 600, 1200 and 200 milligram bottles. how do i know what to try? >> wild, wild west, george. and here's the thing, in terms of official recommendations, so far the only group that has guidelines out is the arthritis foundation.
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their recommendation is to start with as few milligrams as possible under the tongue twice a day. if you're not seeing an effect over days and weeks, increase it slowly. and if you're noticing any unwanted side effects, obviously stop and talk to your provider. the concept here is start low and go slow. it's a lot of trial and error. it's not one size fits all. >> and this is my question, is there any concern about dependency? >> not as much dependency but you always have to take into account risks. when you talk about pharmacology. if you're getting a good effect, you have to be on the lookout of unwanted negative effects. right now those risks are low but as always talk to your provider if you're using any of these products. >> thanks very much. let's go to ginger. >> let's do a "gma" moment from hammond, indiana. let's start with chloe who's 7 years old and her mom nicole said i want to see that dance you do because she had a little surprise for her. >> the fortnite dance? >> don't worry, she's laughing
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and thinks it's funny afterwards. that was her dad david. she said good one, dad, good one. we love seeing that. please take a moment and go to my -- it's halloween week. go ahead monday morning. i'm leisa argen. waking up to some hazy conditions. you can smell the smoke in the area. a red flag morning until 11:00, a spare the air alert. we get a break, the winds turn onshore and by midday tomorrow, some very gusty winds again through wednesday, for another red flag event. 74 today in concord. 68 in san francisco. the accuweather seven-day forecast stays dry and warmer r now to our "gma" goes pink series for breast cancer awareness month. looking at ways people are finding peace facing cancer. it's estimated that nearly 40% of the world's population will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lifetime and
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the side effects of aggressive cancer treatments like chemo, radiation and surgery can have a serious effect on your body. one yoga method is helping cancer warriors find their strength and breath once again. >> go ahead and close your eyes. feel the strength in your body. feel the strength of your legs holding you up. feel your spine. come back again to focus on your breath. >> reporter: for terry gandhi richardson, it was her breast cancer diagnosis in 2016 that took her breath away. >> you heard the words that no one expects to hear, you have cancer. >> right. >> how did you react when you were told that? >> i didn't believe it. i thought they were looking somebody else's chart, it must be a mistake. the doctors had said once you go through the treatment and surgeries you're not going to have your practice back for at least a year.
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i was just like, that's not really going to work for me. >> reporter: determined to find a solution, terry came across yoga4cancer, a supportive practice designed to help with the side effects of cancer treatment. it became her lifeline. >> can you help people understand the difference because some people are like, i do yoga. >> right. >> how is that compared to yoga4cancer? >> we do not do downward facing dog. if you have had surgery you don't want to be upside down. we use four blocks which is more than in a typical yoga class so people don't have to get down so low in their forward folds so we make a lot of accommodations. >> was yoga different for you after cancer? >> it caused me to meditate a little bit more, really focus my breath. you know, when you're waiting for doctors' appointments, even like in the mri machine, it was my breath that helped keep me calm. we're working range of motion, here, reaching up, chris-cross the wrists. >> reporter: today terry is one of 600 teachers certified to
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teach yoga4cancer. she leads weekly classes at her brooklyn, new york yoga studio where i stopped by to join a class. >> we're working to encourage the lymphatic fluid. >> reporter: thisi woman founded it after experiencing the benefits, spiritual and physical, during her cancer journey. what is your hope? >> having hope is not a plan but doing yoga is a plan. it's a plan that can actually give you confidence, give you strength and help you manage the long-term side effects. my hope is to see yoga integrated into a treatment plan that your oncologist writes you a prescription to do yoga and to do the right and proper kind of yoga that is there with knowledgeable teachers. >> reporter: and for students and cancer thrivers like jennifer and raquel, the impact goes beyond the mat.
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>> it's nice to have a place where people know where you're going through and have that community and support and consistency throughout treatment and then after. >> it's also really wonderful to come to a place where the baseline is, oh, i know, you've been here. i don't need to say anything unless i want to say something. >> what would you say to someone who is walking that path that we have walked and is saying to themselves i just don't know if this is something i can do? >> the body is still strong. you're still strong and it's different. it sucks that this is the ticket you were handed but this will teach you that you were absolutely stronger than you ever thought you were. >> what is it that you say at the end? >> i say on and off our mats. let us live to respect others and to find love and kindness for ourselves as well. namaste. >> love and kindness for
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ourselves as well. one thing i appreciated during the class was that feeling of understanding you have for being in a room full of people who had gone through what you were going through or are going through what you went through. it's almost like a form of group therapy. for more information on yoga4cancer and other treatment options like this, you can go to our website, and as always, make sure you discuss your doctors -- go to your doctor before starting any kind of new practice or exercise. coming up, more with reese witherspoon and jennifer aniston taking over. reese witherspoon and jennifer aniston taking over.
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good morning, north bay. >> good morning. i'm jobina fortson from abc 7 mornings. here's the latest update on the kincade fire. it's burning more than 66,000 acres in sonoma county since starting on wednesday. its containment remains at just 5%. cal fire says 96 structures have been destroyed. we aren't sure how many are homes right now. 80,000 structures are threatened at this moment. 185,000 people have been evacuated in sonoma county. >> and jobina, good morning, everyone. we've got 101 open through healdsburg and windsor. highway 128 from geyserville to calistoga does remain closed in both directions until further
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is settling into the bay area. an air quality alert today, we get a wind shift, a westerly component. that's going to allow for is that smoke to push into the ready? >> yeah, i'm ready. >> great. >> we're going to have you sit right here. >> okay, thanks. >> okay. >> hey. >> hi. >> i'm so sorry. >> what about? >> yesterday, that must have been so difficult for you. because you worked together for so long. >> i'm fine. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> back here with the stars of
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the new series "the morning show," jennifer aniston and reese witherspoon. [ cheers and applause ] who's that in the front row? anybody you all know? >> this is a glorious front row. that's our brilliant cast. >> oh, my gosh. we're going to talk to them. >> we've been playing the name game off camera trying to figure out who's playing who. >> we'll get to all that in just a little bit. first i want to talk to you two. you all have kept us waiting. you've kept us waiting for this and it is worth the wait. i have seen parts of it and it is -- but also, 20 years ago is when you first met on the set of "friends." you were just a mama. >> yeah. >> you had your baby girl. >> yeah. >> what is that experience like? what do you remember? >> i remember i just had a baby so i was watching "friends" all the time. i was sitting nursing my baby on the couch thinking i wish i could be on "friends." then one day my publicist said do you want to be jen aniston's
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sister and i said yes. then i got there and jen was so sweet. i was so nervous. she was like, don't worry, they like when you mess up. >> but she didn't. >> well, i kind of did. but it was really fun. it was really fun. then i got a little picture of my baby on the couch at central perk. she was three months old. now she's in college. >> scary. >> she's 20 which gives you a sense of how long time has passed. then we finally got to work -- we've been talking over the years we wanted to do something and then this project came along and i called you or you called me and we were like, this is it. >> it's perfect watching you guys on instagram talking about it and things like that but there was a third green sister, wasn't there, christina applegate. >> right. >> any chance she or other stars are going to be popping up on the show? >> anything is possible, robin. we're in the works a lot behind the scenes so who knows. >> she's already good about -- >> teasing it. >> not giving away too much. >> you guys made this happen as executive producers and you did your homework as well.
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you came and visited several months ago. you've both been on morning shows a gazillion times. when you did your research what surprised you about what was happening back here? >> oh gosh, just the insanity that takes place from 5:00 in the morning until 7:00. it's a very quiet, still, you know the halls are kind of just slowly starting to buzz and then this engine that just starts to go, go, go. i don't know how anything actually gets happening at 7:00 when you go -- >> it just has to. >> it has to because -- it's brilliant. lots of respect to y'all. >> we call it controlled chaos basically. >> yes. >> it's chaotic but we have it under control. >> and then it just kind of all falls into place. >> i know. we shoot out of a cannon. >> or not. >> what i really respect and george alluded to this, you all have been working on this for a while and you kind of put a pin in it and came back to it because of the me too movement. you wanted to incorporate that.
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why was that so important for the show, do you think? >> well, it would be completely irresponsible if we hadn't incorporated it into the show because it was -- it's what our show was about, was just this world and that's what was happening in the world. so we took pause and figured out how to, you know, incorporate it into the perfect tone that we wanted to which was sort of not black and white, allowing people to have a perspective because everyone was trying to figure out what is this new normal. so we really kind of focused on that, you know, sort of peeking behind the curtain and allowing people to say the unthinkable and the unsayable politically correct things to say. so it just added a whole other level -- layer to the show. >> you can see all the layers on steve carell's face, at least in the trailer we've seen so far. >> yes, you can. >> he gives the most beautiful human performance because he's a human being. things are happening to him but he has a wife, children.
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he has to figure out his career. i think our writer did a great job. >> your character has a nickname we can't say on morning television. you can try to say it and we can beep it out. >> my character went on air once and accidentally -- >> they're telling me now my invitation was inappropriate. i'm sorry. >> we don't have those in our ears. >> you will, you will. >> did it ever cross your mind to get into broadcast news a million years ago or never? >> i wanted to be a country music singer. >> well, you kind of -- >> it didn't work out but i'm fine. don't worry about it, i'm okay. other things happened. >> and you still have a lot more time. >> that's true. >> you have no idea. >> who knows what can happen. >> it's been fun learning so much about journalism and the way it's evolving so much. >> and how you have to kind of -- first of all, the fact that you have to digest all of this information on a daily
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basis, it's not like you can say, i can't, i'm not, i'm just going to turn this off today. you can't do that. that takes a lot. then you have to also come in and do segments like this. >> which we love doing. also, we really appreciate about the show strong women, strong women we see -- [ applause ] we appreciate that. women in power, women in power. your character has a teenage daughter and there's something that you told her. you said sometimes women can't ask for control so they have to take it. >> mm-hmm. >> have any of you -- i know you have a great production company and all but were there time in your careers where you're like, i'm going to take control? >> yes. >> yeah. >> i think they're doing it right now. >> i think it's an interesting time where women are really stepping into leadership positions that they never expected to be in before. the world didn't tell us that we were supposed to be leaders. we never thought those opportunities would come and now here we are and i think a lot of women are stepping up or being asked to step up and i think
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it's fantastic. >> mm-hmm. >> both of you being executive producers, you have a fabulous production company that you're able to do some of the programming that you want to do? >> thank you, yeah. it's been great and it's been -- jen and i talk about it. even seven years ago the idea of us being producers was sort of thought of as cute, you know. >> oh, aren't they sweet. you'd like to produce? aw. >> it's been amazing because we go into big rooms with lots of important, creative executives and they listen to what we have to say. it's a big moment in time for us. >> the voices have always been there. it's just now that they're being allowed to use them. >> and being heard. >> yeah. >> we've got to take a quick break. we were on a break! no, sorry. commercial break. when we come back, we'll hear more from "the morning show" cast here.
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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ we're with jennifer aniston, reese witherspoon and the cast of "the morning show." we were playing the name game earlier. who's playing who in our world. i got to call out mark duplass because you actually -- you probably know this. you play the character who has definitely the hardest possible job, the executive producer of
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the show. did it feel like that? did you know anything about that? >> yeah, look, i did a little bit of research and shadowed some people and it's a lot like being this sort of stressed out captain kirk trying to keep the whole thing from crashing, you know. the thing that really struck me is like i think it feels like you are at a holiday with your family where as long as you're in the kitchen you got to be smiling. as soon as you leave the kitchen, all bets are off. you guys don't know this, like, as soon as the camera stops, they're throwing mugs. >> don't go in that control room. >> billy, okay, you're the top executive, exuberant i would say. >> yeah, definitely. he's happy to be the king. >> kind of like to stir things up a little bit. >> i think he recognizes that there's a state of disorder going on at the moment and he's an opportunist so when there's chaos he's looking for the weakest link. he's going to get them out of there and looking for the most
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powerful and going to take them over. so for him it's an exciting period of time. >> you smile as you talk about wielding all that power. >> he loves those ideas. it's nice to play somebody with that level of confidence bus becau because i certainly don't that have in why you own life. >> i can't believe that. kar karen, you're her producer and gave us something on instagram. you said going to need a little more whiskey in your this one. >> yes. that's the title of reese's book. we talked about how bradley jackson, reese's character, is a fish out of water and she's strong and an opinionated woman and how she gets to be the lead anchor on the morning show, there's a couple tricks to it and my character helps her figure that out. >> where's bel. you play a pa.
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>> no, i play the head of the network. >> that's a pa with attitude right there. >> spoiler. >> that is going to happen one day. >> maybe by season three, right? >> yes. i am a pa, lowest of the low. >> that means you get in at like 11:00 p.m. and stay the night. >> get like one hour sleep a night. yeah, i feel bad for those pas. >> our pas right here. >> okay, janina and sean, you know we were going to come for you two. >> we're ready. >> you guys are like work spouses up there. >> a little work husband and wife, yeah. >> we do the pop show. we do the pop version of the show. >> it's called "the twist." it's like our "pop news." >> my character is definitely very ambitious. we want your jobs. >> yes, yes. allison is not worried at all. she has plans to monetize her instagram following. she's not worried about your show. >> nicely done there.
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nicely done. >> so you actually had the chance -- diane sawyer visited the set. >> diane visited. you're welcome to come any time. >> it looks like our set. >> it really does. it's incredible. >> it was so great to work with apple. this is their first show on their new platform and we're so excited. >> they're incredible partners. >> yeah. >> incredible partners, so generous. our creative freedom, great collaborators, so we're excited about our apple family. >> november 1 it's coming out. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right, thank y'all. >> jen, they want you to talk on that thing-a-ma-body. >> okay, "the morning show" premieres november 1st on apple tv plus. ginger? >> thank you, jennifer aniston. how nice. let's talk about the heat in florida.
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anybody know anybody in florida or maybe some of you are from there. they've been real hot. yesterday even had tied or record highs. this pig found a way to cool off. that's their indoor pet. we thought he was too cute. just wanted to bring you a picture of what is to come, the next six to ten-day outlook. still warm in good monday morning. i'm leea argen. a spare the air alert. you can see why. air quality poor in san francisco as the strong upper level winds will diminish today. [ cheers and applause ]sh today. now to rock and roll hall of famer prince. it has been more than three years since his passing but we are about to see him in a whole new light with the release of his memoir, "the beautiful ones." chris connelly takes a look at this intimate account of prince's childhood and the evolution of his creativity. >> reporter: paisley park in minnesota where prince lived,
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where he created so much spectacular music. ♪ >> reporter: and where after his death in april of 2016 those working on his memoir made an amazing discovery. >> well, there was a sheath of handwritten lyrics that we found in this beautiful white carp carpeted bedroom that had the words everything you think is true painted on the words. it had those crossouts and redoes and you can see him working out the ideas to "little red corvette". >> reporter: now the autobiography prince never lived to complete is in stores. "the beautiful ones" featuring lyrics and rare photos. >> why do you think he wanted to do a memoir? >> i think in part to correct the record. >> reporter: while on a solo tour in australia, prince would give him a 28-page manuscript, rich in detail about his
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parents. >> what were his feelings about his mother? >> i think he loved her sense of mischief. she would often wink at home as if she had secrets. his father was the musician that made prince want to try his hand at music. >> reporter: his parents' split reshaped the life of the boy his mother called skipper. >> he had this very raw memory of his mother calling his father and begging his father to stay together. that gave him such a kind of early and full view of heartache that he said that he could write breakup songs that would make the flowers die. >> reporter: as he notes in the memoirs, prince wouldn't just sing along to the funk hits of his youth, he would write down their lyrics. ♪ i feel for you >> he loved shaka khan and rufus. i think he was listening to them all the time and went on to write "i feel for you" which she covered most famously. ♪ feel for you >> reporter: i think we're just now getting to hear for the first time his original demo for
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"i feel for you". >> that's right. the state just released it and it's beautiful. >> reporter: like the museum that paisley park has become, prince's post muscle memoir finds ways to shed new life on the light and the music of his royal badness. >> the one that sticks out most that he demanded i write down is, music is healing, and that to him was one of the fundamental messages of this book, that music is healing. >> do you think that music healed him? >> absolutely, yeah. >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, paisley park, minnesota. >> "the beautiful ones" is available tomorrow and prince's iconic 1999 album will be remastered and rereleased on november 29. coming
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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. i'm jobina fortson from abc 7 mornings. here's lisa argen with a look at your forecast. hi, lisa. >> hey, jobina. critical fire weather continues until about 8:00. gusty upper level winds over 30 miles an hour above a thousand feet. here at sfo, we're looking at some hazy conditions, a spare the air alert. 43 in redwood city. look at tam, smoky and that smoke will drift south throughout the day today. only 37 in santa rosa. another round of offshore winds tomorrow. sue? >> all right. we have an accident, the bay bridge between the toll plaza and the metering lights, blocking lane number #. you are still stacked up in the westbound direction towards the macarthur maze. cash-paying folks and carpoolers are getting by relatively easy. and we still have 101 in healdsburg to windsor open with
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some exits closed between airport boulevard skand shiloh road. >> thank you, sue. time now for >> ryan: it's "live with kelly and ryan"! today from "the little mermaid live," queen latifah. plus do-it-yourself halloween decor courtesy of the crafty lumberjacks. all next on "live"! and now, here are me, ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ good morning!
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