good morning, america. man on a mission. >> this is our moment. this is our mission. >> joe biden officially becomes the democratic nominee for president. >> it's a great honor and with humility i accept this nomination for president of the united states of america. >> laying out his vision for the nation facing what he calls a perfect storm of crises, vowing to get this pandemic under control and attacking president trump's response. >> our current president's failed in his most basic duty to the nation. he's failed to protect us. >> biden calls this failure unforgivable. calls for unity, hope and light as the focus now shifts to the republicans, vice president

pence jonins us this morning. those deadly wildfires in the west just keep growing. hundreds of blazes burning out of control. we're live from the fire zone and the double tropical threat. two possible hurricanes now on track for the south. florida and texas already hit hard by the pandemic now bracing for the powerful storms. arrested. president trump's former campaign chief and top adviser steve bannon charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors to build a border wall. bannon taken into custody on 150-foot, $28 million luxury yacht. college covid crackdown. health officials warn about parties driving the spread. at least 22 states reporting outbreaks on campuses. north carolina state blames off-campus parties for moving to online classes. judgment day. actress lori loughlin and her husband just hours away from learning their fate as a judge gets ready to hand down their sentences on zoom. both about to face prison time, but for how long? and friendly competition. >> okay, you want to play? okay, let's play. >> jennifer aniston versus courteney cox in an epic game of pool but which star is the ultimate shark?

♪ hit me with your best shot ♪ fire away good morning, america. happy friday to you all. it's a big -- it was a big night for joe biden last night. >> definitely was and take a look at this. it's a real sign of the times. the end of an unconventional convention, the socially distant drive-in celebration with fireworks after the former vice president formally accepted his party's nomination for president. >> that speech more than three decades in the making. biden put the covid crisis front and center in this election, laid out the stakes in sharp terms and promised to be a president for all americans. >> mary bruce is in wilmington, delaware, with all the highlights. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. this was the most important speech of joe biden's political life. one he has waited decades to deliver. it was passionate and personal. the strongest remarks yet of his campaign. the new nominee pitching himself

as the man who can meet this moment and help heal a nation saying he can restore hope in times of darkness. joe biden overnight celebrating a moment more than 30 years in the making. accepting the nomination with a passionate promise to unite the country. >> this is our moment, this is our mission. may history be able to say that the end of this chapter of american darkness began here tonight as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation and this is a battle we will win and we'll do it together. i promise you. >> reporter: biden declaring he is the leader who can guide the country back into the light. >> the current president has cloaked american darkness for much too long. too much anger, too much fear, too much division. here and now i give you my word, if you entrust me with the presidency, i will draw on the

best of us, not the worst. i'll be an ally of the light, not the darkness. >> reporter: speaking to the nation from a virtually empty room, biden was introduced by the family members who urged him to run including his four granddaughters and even his late son, beau. >> my father, my hero, joe biden. [ applause ] >> reporter: in his address biden didn't mention donald trump's name once, but he was blunt in saying america cannot afford another four years of his presidency. >> if he's given four more years, he'll be what he's been for the last four years. the president takes no responsibility, refuses to lead, blames others. cozies up to dictators and fans the flames of hate and division. he'll wake up every day believing the job is all about him, never about you. >> reporter: instead, biden vowed to be a president for all americans. >> i'll work hard for those who didn't support me, as hard as i

do for those who did vote for me. >> reporter: attacking trump's response to the pandemic biden said his first priority, get the virus under control. >> our current president has failed in his most basic duty to the nation. he's failed to protect us. he's failed to protect america. and, my fellow americans, that is unforgivable. >> reporter: and in his moment of reconning, biden optimistic change is coming. >> history has thrust one more urgent task on us, will we be the generation that finally wipes out racism from our national character? i believe we're up to it. i believe we're ready. >> reporter: as voters make their choice, biden making clear what's at stake. >> character is on the ballot. compassion is on the ballot. decency, science, democracy, they're all on the ballot.

who we are as a nation, what we stand for, most importantly who we want to be, that's all on the ballot. and the choice could not be more clear. >> reporter: now the president once again was tweeting throughout much of the night and just as joe biden was wrapping up his remarks, trump wrote, quote, in 47 years joe did none of the things of which he now speaks. he will never change, just words. george? >> the case he'll be making at the republican convention next week and robin and david muir will sit down with joe biden and kamala harris on sunday at 8:00 p.m. michael? >> thank you, george. now to the california wildfire emergency that's taken a deadly turn. at least six people have now been killed. the flames rapidly spreading scorching more than 560,000 acres across the entire state forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. clayton sandell is in napa county with the latest this morning. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. one of the many wildfires here

came roaring through napa county overnight. you can see this garage building here behind me destroyed. a van parked inside or what used to be a van. the good news is that the house down the hill here was saved, but not by professional firefighters. it was saved by civilians who are fighting to save their community. this morning, california is fighting a losing battle as destructive and deadly new fires ignite all over the state. >> we are still sitting at zero percent containment. >> reporter: around the clock crews are battling massive flames that have already destroyed at least 175 homes, threatening 50,000 more. >> this is huge. this is almost unprecedented. >> reporter: authorities say at least six people have died and two are missing. across california, there are simply too many fires and not enough firefighters. >> some of these fires were allowed to smolder because, frankly, we didn't have the resources to get out there and put eyes on them. >> reporter: private citizens

are now taking matters into their own hands. in napa county we met residents who formed a renegade fire brigade bringing their own hoses and chainsaws. desperately racing to save a neighbor's home. >> this is a community. this isn't the first fire. so, yes, of course i know everybody pitches in. it doesn't matter whether it's your property or not. >> reporter: it was too late to save the barn. these people are making a desperate effort to try and save these structures here. you can see that one is already completely engulfed. but with an assist from helicopters above they stopped the flames just a few feet from the front door. how many homes have you been able to save? >> probably four for sure, four ranches. >> reporter: conditions getting worse for people in the fire zone with blackouts, a grueling heat wave and nearly unbreathable, unhealthy air. >> if i'm thinking about it too hard i'll just start crying. >> reporter: officials are

warning civilian not to form their own fire bribrigades. they say they're putting their lives here in danger. folks we met here say they'll be out here as long as it takes. george? >> thanks very much. we turn now to the arrest of president trump's former campaign chief and top white house strategist steve bannon. taken into custody from a 150-foot yacht. bannon is the sixth closest trump associate to be indicted joining paul manafort, rick gates, roger stone, michael cohen and former national security adviser michael flynn. jon karl has the story. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. steve bannon is calling the charges against him a fiasco. he has pleaded not guilty but these are serious allegations against the president's former chief strategist accused of ripping off hundreds of thousands of people, most if not all of them almost certainly trump supporters. overnight steve bannon appeared defiant as he emerged from a new

york courthouse after pleading not guilty to charges of money laundering and fraud. bannon was arrested while aboard this $28 million luxury yacht owned by an exiled chinese billionaire off the coast of connecticut. bannon ran donald trump's presidential campaign in 2016 and went to the white house as his chief strategist. he and three others are accused of defrauding hundreds of thousands of people, allegedly profiting off a scheme to raise money to help build president trump's promised wall on the mexican border. >> build that wall. build that wall. >> reporter: with a group called we the build wall, bannon and the others raised $25 million promising to build a section of the wall themselves and offering donors a brick with their names on it. >> you're not going to last forever but your brick will. >> reporter: this is a fund-raising video of the group from february 2019. >> it's really the heart of the trump movement.

i think it's one of the reasons if not the reason that donald trump's president of the united states. >> reporter: the group was who lost three limbs in iraq. an air force vet who lost three limbs in iraq. in fund-raising pitches he insisted every penny raised would go to the wall. >> everyone who donates right now, your money goes towards this wall, 100% of your money goes towards the wall. it's not going to line someone's pocket. i'm taking zero dollars as a salary. no compensation. it's going towards the wall. >> reporter: the indictment alleges kolfage used hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for personal expenses including home renovation, payment towards a boit, a luxury suv, a golf cart, jewelry, cosmetic surgery, personal tax payments and credit card debt. the indictment alleges bannon himself used hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for his own expenses. president trump called the charges very sad and downplayed his connections to bannon who he fired three years ago. >> i feel very badly. i haven't been dealing with him for a long period of time. >> reporter: the president said he never liked the build the

wall campaign. >> when i read about it, i didn't like it. i said this is for government, this isn't for private people and it sounded to me like showboating. >> reporter: but the president's son donald trump jr. promoted the project at an event last year saying it is exactly the kind of thing the private sector should be doing. >> this is private enterprise at its finest doing it better, faster, cheaper than anything else. and what you guys are doing is pretty amazing. >> reporter: in a statement donald trump jr. said that other than the speech he never supported the project and said if the allegations are true, quote, the group deserves to be held accountable. bannon has been released on $5 million bail. his travel is restricted to the new york and d.c. areas and, cecilia, he is also not allowed to travel on private jets or yachts. >> okay, jon, thank you so much. we'll stay in washington and the postmaster general is now set to testify later today on capitol hill. this senate hearing comes after trump ally louis dejoy implemented cost-cutting initiatives that many say led to

service delays around the country. he since backtracked on those plans, but the accusations that mail-in voting would be in jeopardy for the election remain. on monday dejoy will also testify before the house oversight committee. we're going to turn to the latest on the coronavirus emergency with cases in the u.s. nearing 5.6 million. this as we see a covid-19 crackdown at colleges around the country happening now as students are returning to campuses and ignoring those health warnings. whit johnson joins us with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning to you. here at new york university you can see the large testing tent behind me here. that's because students are required to get a covid-19 test before they can go back to class and there's a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone who's coming here from hot spots, but what many colleges are learning across the country is that their safety plans only go so far if students don't listen. this morning, health officials sounding the alarm about wild college parties driving the

spread of coronavirus. this video sparking outrage and an investigation at syracuse university, a large group gathering on the quad. the vice chancellor saying it may have done damage enough to shut down campus. >> i think maybe syracuse should take this as a sign to just -- just to stop the semester and allow people to do remote and online. >> reporter: nationwide at least 22 states reporting outbreaks on college campuses. n.c. state the latest to move to online instruction blaming off-campus parties for covid clusters. purdue suspending 36 students for a party wednesday night and the university of kansas reporting 87 students tested positive linking a large majority of those cases to fraternities and sororities. >> it's irresponsible for us to return at the capacity that we are and under its current plan. >> reporter: at notre dame the football team canceling practice for a second day after five

players tested positive. that school already switching to remote learning with more than 300 cases. dr. deborah birx of the coronavirus task force urging universities to beef up their testing capabilities to process thousands of samples in a single day. >> each university not only has to do entrance testing, but what we really talked to every university about is being able to do surge testing. >> reporter: now, the chief adviser to the u.s. vaccine effort, operation warp speed, says we should know if we have a safe and effective vaccine by the end of this year but he also predicts that vaccine likely won't be widely available to most americans until as late as june of 2021. michael? >> all right, whit, thank you for that. appreciate it. now we turn to that double tropical threat. two possible hurricanes now on track for the south and, of course, ginger is tracking the latest for us this morning. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: michael, i've never

seen this and we've not seen two hurricanes in the gulf of mexico since 1933. we're going to see this from the keys all the way to texas. south eastern bahamas, puerto rico involved there. then it makes it way back into the gulf. plenty of hot water for these two potential hurricanes. this one be on alert. cecelia? >> very rough out there. thanks so much. we turn to the latest on vladimir putin's common rival in a this morning, suspected of being poisoned. ian pannell joins us with more on this, ian, there is now a push to get him out of russia

for treatment? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, and russian doctors controversially claiming that he wasn't poisoned after all and, yes, they're still refusing to let him fly to europe for treatment and this is against the wishes of his family, colleagues and his doctor. we're just hearing german doctors have been granted access to see him. the 44-year-old as you know is russia's highest profile opposition leader, vocal critic of the kremlin and vladimir putin and became ill on a flight to moscow. this video from the airport shows the activist before he boarded the plane. his spokesperson saying he was poisoned possibly in a cup of tea that he drank there. now, on the plane can you hear a painful moaning in a video recorded by passengers. others filmed as the plane makes a landing in siberia and navalny is put onto a stretcher and rushed to the hospital. navalny's team claim that they were told the substance in his system was dangerous for anyone to be around him and they accuse the kremlin of blocking his

evacuation from siberia in a deliberate attempt to cover up his poisoning. the russian government is accused of poisoning its critics in the past, of course, george? >> what a precarious situation, thanks very much. we're following judgment day for lori loughlin. "full house" star and her husband hours away from sentencing. we have new details this morning. also, the mother speaking out after being forced off a flight because her 2-year-old would not wear a face mask but first let's go over to ginger. >> reporter: you know, cecelia, the impacts of the storms will have to be fine tuning through the weekend. right now certainly preparing for rain. your local weather in 30 seconds. first the weekend forecast sponsored by caesars rewards.

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all americans and the shift to the republicans. we'll hear from vice president mike pence in our next hour. right now deadly wildfires scorching more than 560,000 acres. tens of thousands have fleed their homes. the south is bracing for a double tropical threat. two possible hurricanes now on track for florida and texas after those states have already been hit very hard by the pandemic. >> hoping for the best for them. we are going to turn to judgment day for actress lori loughlin and her fashion mogul husband. the couple agreeing to plead guilty in that college admissions cheating scandal. now set to learn their sentencing fate in a few hours and deborah roberts has more on this including, deb, some new details in the case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. yeah, this is the day that lori loughlin and her husband fought for about a year to try to avoid. but in just a few hours like the more than two dozen other parents, wealthy parents, caught up in this scheme, they're going to learn just how long they'll trade their comfortable lifestyle for prison. 17 months after her shell-shocking arrest lori loughlin is about to face prison time. the question is, how long?

the actress and husband fashion designer mossimo giannulli likely to spend months behind bars for their roles in the college admissions scandal. they'll face a judge during a zoom sentencing just hours from now. this after an about-face in may when they accepted a plea deal they previously rejected. the two accused of paying $500,000 to consultant rick singer story get their daughters into usc, one of them youtube star olivia jade. >> welcome back. >> reporter: in a memo filed monday federal prosecutors accused the couple of allowing their children to become complicit in crime and coaching their daughter olivia jade how to conceal the scheme from her high school counselor. loughlin allegedly calling the counselor a weasel and her husband using an expletive calling him nosy. experts say their daughter's alleged involvement could lead to tougher punishment for her parents. >> the judges in "varsity blues" have had little patience for

parents who involved their children. this has come back to hurt parents again and again when they come in and that's one reason why you're seeing varying sentences. >> reporter: neither daughter has been charged. other parents have already served prison time including felicity huffman who served 11 days after pleading guilty. loughlin, a first-time offender, is likely to be sentenced to stay in a similar minimum security camp. prison consultant jennifer meyers who went to jail herself prepares other first-time offenders saying it'll be a hard transition for the star. >> prison is not a comfortable place to be. it's barren. she'll be going in and living beside women that she would never and has never been around before from different backgrounds, women that are unlike her. >> reporter: loughlin and her husband pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud among other charges, something similar to another parent who was recently sentenced to nine months despite his remorse. so far no personal words from

this couple as they wait to hear what the judge will do. cecelia? >> yeah, thanks, deb. we bring that to dan abrams with more on this. hey, dan, good morning to you. let's start with what the prosecutors are recommending right now. two months in jail for loughlin, five months for her husband. based on what you've seen so far in this case, are they likely to get that much time? >> yeah, i expect that they'll get exactly that amount of time. this is a little different than some of the other cases we've seen where the judge has had a range of possible sentences that could be meeted out so a range of three to six months, 6 to 12 months. here it's pretty definitive in the amount that the prosecutors have agreed to with the defendant so i think this judge will either have to accept this as is or reject it as is and i think it's likely that the judge will accept it. >> deb just mentioned this at the end her piece, that we didn't see any letters of support filed by the couple or any letters expressing regret. it seems like usually you often

see that in cases like this. does that strike you as odd? >> it's a little odd, but i think there are two reasons. first of all because they're expecting a definitive sentence that there's not much discretion here for the judge and, secondly, i'll bet that they're worried that any of those letters would be used against them. meaning if you go into this assuming letters aren't going to make a difference, i think they were worried those letters would be taken out of context. people would use phrases from it and say, lori loughlin tries to get out of prison time by sending in a letter about what a nice person she is and so i think they did a cost benefit analysis here and determined it's not going to make a difference. the judge is either going to have to accept or reject and these letters really could almost only hurt us in the court of public opinion. >> we know that the prison sentencing was delayed because of covid. any sense of what they might be looking at in terms of the conditions once they do go in? >> right, well, that becomes a

bureau of prisons issue as opposed to something that the judge would specifically be able to deal with. and, of course, there are still questions about federal prisons around the country as to whether they are letting people out. but i would think in this case if there was any wiggle room, the bureau of prisons is going to lean towards making sure they serve time, the last thing that they want to be accused of is giving them some sort of benefit and i think that they'll certainly err on the side of caution if given a choice and certainly try and make them serve that time behind bars. >> we'll find out in a few hours. dan abrams, thank you very much. we turn to the nba playoffs. the big stars of the night, giannis antetokounmpo led the charge with a big game and anthony davis carried the lakers to a much needed win and will reeve has more on all the action on the court. >> i like that greek flare

there, george. you know you had a good night when lebron james calls you a unicorn. they lessened the danger of having their bubbles burst by evening their series at one apiece and got an all-access look at lebron's competitive fire along the way. overnight, the competition heating up in the bubble. >> to lebron. lbj, alley-oop. >> reporter: as two of the top teams rebound, the milwaukee bucks coming back in game two of the playoffs. reigning mvp giannis antetokounmpo leading them to victory after their surprising loss in game one. >> giannis with a long arm left-handed throwdown. >> reporter: the lakers bouncing back too. star anthony davis putting up more than 30 points in under 30 minutes. the lakers winning their game two against the portland trailblazers after their surprising loss in their game one. >> keep going. keep going. >> reporter: lebron james miked up for the game. >> let's go! >> reporter: giving fans an inside glimpse at the superstar. >> it's our ball, ain't it?

it's our ball. hey, it's our ball. >> reporter: lebron not the only player making news on the sideline. russell restbrook injured but not just sitting the game out. >> he's been a coach, a teammate, a cheerleader, so active. >> reporter: coaching his houston rockets teammates from the bench. >> what type of impact did he have in your huddle? >> better be enough. russell is a leader. he's our leader. so his communication and voice matters to us. >> reporter: as they secured their second playoff victory against the oklahoma city thunder. >> from downtown. >> reporter: for the lakers lebron's ten points were the fewest he's ever scored in a win in his playoff career. helps to have another all-star by your side like anthony davis. he had 31 points. more action today. the raptors start things off and the clippers looking to regain their series lead over dallas in the nightcap. guys? >> cannot wait for that. a lot of good basketball coming up this weekend. thank you so much. coming up later, budget-friendly back-to-school

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on one hand have you a strict face covering policy and on the other you have a mother who says she can't force a 2-year-old to wear a mask. now this dilemma playing out right on video. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: cameras rolling wednesday as a mom is being told to get off a jetblue flight from orlando to newark because her 2-year-old daughter would not wear a mask. >> she's 2 years old. it's on your website. >> i was so taken aback. i said what did i do? why? >> reporter: chaya bruck was traveling with her six kids when her youngest just wouldn't wear that mask. >> and she started crying she didn't want to wear one. they said she has to do it. it has to cover her nose and mouth. i said what am i supposed to do? should i tie her hands and feet? how am i supposed to force her? >> reporter: other passengers

joaning joining in to support her. >> i stuck up for her. >> reporter: this woman says when she did her family was also kicked off the flight. jetblue says she and others became uncooperative and they were issued a full refund and escorted from the gate. >> they're trying to make it seem about my son because he was eating french fries boarding the plane and didn't have a mask on. >> reporter: jetblue says it sends customers this email before the flight that reads all travellers 2 years of age and older must wear a face covering and that the policy was updated two weeks ago. but bruck says the jetblue website said this on wednesday, children who are not able to maintain a face covering are exempt from the requirements. if you had to do it all over again, would you travel now during the pandemic after this experience? >> absolutely not. it was extremely traumatizing for me and my family. >> reporter: and jetblue says that -- sorry. the mother says that a jetblue executive did call her to apologize. by the way, most major airlines

do have similar policies in place and the cdc says that children 2 and up should be wearing a face covering. michael? >> it's hard with a 2-year-old. they call it terrible 2s for a reason. the navy s.e.a.l. who says he killed osama bin laden, he's making headlines for a picture he posted. >> reporter: oh, he sure is. let's show you that picture, michael. he posted it on twitter on a delta flight. you can see him right there and he was seen on that flight not wearing a mask. he says his wife later deleted the photo from his account. now he says delta has banned him. clearly the airlines are taking this very, very seriously. >> all right. thank you, gio. you can delete the picture but you cannot delete the fact he didn't have a mask on on the plane. coming up later we have the one, the only, the hilarious ali wentworth joining us live. >> get ready, george. >> get ready. >> i haven't seen her in a week. it's good. i'm glad she's coming on. >> i have a lot material. trust me, you're in trouble. our "play of the day" is next. ♪ come on, you don't fight fair ♪ ♪ come on you don't fight fair

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cal fire says the szu lightning complex fires have grown to 50,000 acres with zero containment. officials say 50 homes in the santa cruz mountains and san matteo are destroyed. they expect that number to go into the triple digits. more than 60,000 people have been evacuated. some huge numbers. lisa argen has a look at the forecast this morning. >> good morning to you. somewhat of a welcome sight with low clouds and fog, but also smoke. so it's another spare the air alert. cooler this morning for some, but 60s in san jose with the haze and look iing at our camer you can see all the horrible air out there. 66 in concord. 60 in santa rosa. poor air quality with our spare

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stakes in stark terms and drew a sharp contrast with president trump as he promised to be a president for all americans. mary bruce is in wilmington, delaware with all the highlights. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, this was a passionate and personal speech. the strongest remarks yet of biden's campaign. the new nominee pitching himself as the man who can meet this moment saying he can heal the nation. joe biden overnight celebrating a moment more than 30 years in the making. accepting the nomination with a passionate promise to unite the country. >> this is our moment. this is our mission. may history be able to say that the end of this chapter of american darkness began here tonight as love and hope and light join in the battle for the soul of the nation. and this is a battle we will win and we'll do it together. i promise you.

>> reporter: biden declaring he is the leader who can guide the country back into the light. >> if you entrust me with the presidency, i will draw on the best of us, not the worst. i will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. >> reporter: speaking to the nation from a virtually empty room, biden was introduced by the family members who urged him to run, including his four granddaughters and even his late son, beau. >> my father, my hero, joe biden. [ applause ] >> reporter: in his address biden didn't mention donald trump's name once, but he was blunt in saying america cannot afford another four years of his presidency. >> if he's given four more years, he'll be what he's been for the last four years. the president takes no responsibility, refuses to lead, blames others, cozies up to dictators and fans the flames of hate and division. >> reporter: instead, biden vowed to be a president for all americans. >> i'll work hard for those who didn't support me, as hard for

them as i did for those who did vote for me. >> reporter: and just as biden was wrapping up his remarks the president tweeting, quote, in 47 years joe did none of the things of which he now speaks. he will never change, just words. michael, perhaps a preview of the message to come at next week's republican convention. >> i'm sure it is a preview for sure. mary, thank you so much for that. turning now to that deadly wildfire emergency in california, the flames scorching more than 560,000 acres across the entire state forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. let's go back to clayton sandell who is in the fire zone for us this morning in napa county. good morning again, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we are seeing new evacuations and new wildfires overnight. it's the biggest worry here. too many fires and not enough firefighters. this morning, california is fighting a losing battle as destructive and deadly new fires ignite all over the state. >> we are still sitting at 0% containment.

>> reporter: around the clock crews are battling massive flames that have already destroyed at least 175 homes, threatening 50,000 more. authorities say at least six people have died and two are missing. private citizens are now taking matters into their own hands. in napa county overnight we met residents who formed a renegade fire brigade. desperately racing to save a neighbor's home. >> how many homes have you been able to save? >> probably four for sure, four ranches. >> reporter: as the days drag on, things are getting worse. grully heat waves, black out and nearly unbreathable, unhealthy air. george? >> okay, thanks very much. coming up, vice president mike pence with the trump administration's response to joe biden's speech at the democratic convention. also this morning, angelina jolie revealing who inspired her to be in the star-studded new movie, "the one and only ivan." and get ready. ali wentworth joins us live to

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welcome back to "gma." we want to get to the race for the white house. now that the democratic convention wrapped up it's the republicans' turn. president trump, vice president pence will accept their nominations for re-election next week and earlier this morning i spoke with the vice president about joe biden's big night. mr. vice president, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning, george. >> joe biden put the covid crisis at the center of his speech last night. he promised getting control of the virus will be his top

priority, and said president trump, quote, failed in his most basic duty to the nation, failed to protect us when the virus hit. your response? >> i couldn't be more proud of the leadership president trump has provided from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. remember, when president trump took the unprecedented step of suspending all travel from china before we had a single person to person transmission of the coronavirus in this country, joe biden condemned it. he called it xenophobic and literally for months and months was critical of the president's response. and frankly, if we had done what joe biden wanted to do, the losses would have been much, much more. >> he said he supported that move. the president said many times -- >> he said he supported it months and months later. it was literally after probably everybody in the country recognized the difference that president trump's leadership made. but, you know, it's remarkable when you looked at that speech

last night, literally everything that joe biden said that we should be doing on the coronavirus, president trump has been doing from very early on. in early february we started a march toward a vaccine in record time and while joe biden said last night that there will be no miracle cure, we actually believe that it's very likely before the end of this year that we'll have one or more vaccines for the american people and. in fact, we're producing tens of millions of those vaccines right now. as soon as the fda determines one is safe and effective, we're going to have literally millions of doses. >> one of the things the vice president said is he said he wants mask mandates all over the country. the president did not support that. the president also said many times it would never get this bad. back in april you said we'll largely have this epidemic behind us by memorial day, more than 75,000 americans have died since then. at a minimum haven't you and the president underestimated the severity of this crisis and is there anything more you could have done? >> well, look, i think it's

important for all of us to recognize, as i think most americans, do that we've all been learning all along the way. you know, on your network in late february and early march there was a minimizing of the threat of the coronavirus. we were listening to our scientists along the way. and, frankly, by memorial day, the massive increases in cases and losses in places like new york and new jersey and connecticut and elsewhere were largely behind us. and many of our best experts thought we might be going into a summer respite like a seasonal flu which abates in the summertime. we called on american industry to produce supplies and ventilators, to develop a vaccine, to reinvent testing. where today we've done more than 70 million tests in this country. i truly do believe that the way you're seeing cases declining now, the way that we believe

will continue to see losses decline in the days ahead, it's a great tribute to the american people. it's a great tribute to our health care workers. but we're going to stay focused on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. but in the days between now and election day, we'll take the case of the american response to this pandemic to the american people. >> if that's all true, why is the sustained death rate in the united states so much higher than other developing countries especially the european countries as joe biden has pointed out in his speech? we have 5% of the world's population and about 25% of the world's deaths. >> well, george, look, the reality is that our mortality rate now with more than 5.5 million cases identified is among the lowest in the world and we're going to continue to work every day to provide the kind of medicines and treatments that reduce that. i'm absolutely convinced in my heart of hearts that we will

have lost hundreds of thousands of more americans but for the strong leadership of president donald trump and the cooperation of the american people. >> president trump said this week, the only way we'll lose the election is if the election is rigged. is that what you believe? >> look, we're going to take a strong stand for ballot integrity. and, when you see democrat politicians and governors around the country advancing what's called universal mail-in balloting, we're going to fight efforts to compromise the integrity of this election with universal -- >> even senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said voting by mail is a, quote, nonexistent problem. let me ask you the question again. do you agree with the president when he says the only way you'll lose this election is if the election is rigged? >> i don't think there's any question that if we have widespread voter fraud, which i think universal mail-in voting invites -- i mean, i didn't see

the majority leader's comment, but i want to agree that absentee balloting is not a problem in america. look at nevada and other states around the country, george, they're literally wanting to mail ballots out to every household in the state without the kind of accountability that's existed in our time honored absentee balloting system. >> by definition if joe biden wins, it's not a fair election? >> well, look, we're going to make sure it's a fair election. the american people are going to have a choice between a president who's rebuilt our military, revived our economy, appointed conservatives to our courts and stood strong with the men and women of law enforcement versus joe biden, the democratic party, overtaken by the radical left that want higher taxes, socialized medicine, open borders, abortion on demand and spoke not one word in their entire convention about the violence that's claiming lives in the streets of cities across this country. we're going to lay that choice out and i know the american people are going to choose four

more years of president donald trump in the white house. >> we will be watching that convention next week. mr. vice president, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you, george. >> prime time coverage here all next week and now to ginger. >> reporter: george, two hurricanes in the gulf of mexico at the same time. that is a real possibility going into early next week, so really monday is when you'll start to see impacts but tuesday through thursday we'll be talking about what will likely be laura and marco, both that will drop significant rain. some places could see upwards of close to a foot but impacts will be fine tuned as we get closer. please pay attention this weekend. let's go ahead and get a check

now time for a friday edition of "pop news" with lara spencer and riva and cocoa. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning and happy friday. we're going to begin this morning with the band queen, and new music. yep, 28 years after the death of the incredible freddie mercury, the band now with adam lambert as lead singer will release a new album called "queen and adam live around the world." brian may said it seems the perfect time for us to create a collection of hand-picked live highlights from our queen shows over the last seven years with our brother adam lambert. the album will have highlights from the over 200 shows they have performed together since lambert joined the band in 2011. they have had to cancel almost 30 shows this year due to the pandemic.

but you can get your fix when queen and adam live around the world comes out october 2nd. really looking forward to that. also popping this morning, little flashback friday. i remember when we all at "gma" were told we were switching to the iphone. george, i know you remember as well, how sad we were. we loved the feel of the blackberry. well, good news for all of us dinosaurs. the blackberry is back. that famous keyboard is getting a new life thanks to texas-based company onward mobility who licensed the blackberry logo for a new smartphone. the company says it will run on 5g networks with an android operating system. the new phone hitting stores in the first half of 2021. i just love the sound and feel of that thing. so we'll see how that goes. and then finally, we want you to meet dorothy pollack. 103 years young. she had been struggling with isolation during the pandemic. we relate. so she moved out of her nursing home in michigan and back in with her grandson.

isn't she cute? well, then a light bulb went off and she tells "the washington post" it was time to start living and time to start ticking things off of her bucket list. so her first stop was, of course, a tattoo parlor. dorothy chose a frog because she says, well, she just likes them. there it is. the former bartender and drugstore salesclerk -- there it is -- then checked another dream off her list when she got her first ride on a harley-davidson the day that she left the tattoo parlor. next up she says skydiving. you're welcome. i found that in "the washington post," george. that's "pop news." happy friday, everybody. >> well, dorothy has everybody smiling and laughing here. >> going for it. >> get that tattoo. do what you need to do. thank you so much, lara, for that. now we have a very special guest with us this morning, george's wife, ali wentworth. the best-selling author and comedian giving us all the guidance we need in her brand-new podcast, "go ask ali." good morning to you.

welcome to the show. of course, you're home. your husband is home. he's waving at you. >> hi, honey. >> i got to say, you look a lot different than george does when he's doing this show from home. how is that? >> you mean because i don't have the abc news logo behind me. [ laughter ] >> you've got the beach. >> the waves are not moving in this. and you know what is behind the screen, george's laundry. >> i thought you were going to say daisy or cooper. >> no. i've given them like huge lamb bones so they'll be quiet and we have two teenage girls asleep upstairs. >> a couple of toddlers in the house as well. so good luck getting through this next five minutes. tell everybody how the podcast came about. it was kind of inspired in some ways by the pandemic and you have a great partner in shonda rhimes. >> yes, i had been talking to shonda rhimes' company about

doing a podcast. and when i got covid and i was isolated up in my room for three weeks, i could hear our two teenage girls downstairs and i thought, you know, it's hard enough to be a teenager right now in the world, imagine being a teenager in a pandemic. so i started thinking that's an interesting conversation to have with people, you know, how they're dealing with fomo or anxiety or social media and so that's really what the first half of the podcast is. how to grow a teenager in a pandemic. >> ali, i know george was home with you at the very beginning for awhile. and i'm assuming you'll sit down for this podcast at some point. if not, at some point, call me. we'll help you book him. anything you've learned about george that you didn't know before since you guys were locked down together for so long? >> i didn't know that he works out to "hamilton." >> ah. >> yeah, no, i caught him a few times with the kettlebells listening to the musical.

and let me tell you something because i'm going to be super sweet and saccharin right now. george stephanopoulos stepped up in such a big way when i was sick. he was doing "gma" from where i'm sitting which is our tiny little dining room. we had two teenage girls he was feeding and raising. monstrous incontinent dogs. he was doing it all by himself. i mean it was incredible. now, i did say when i came down after three weeks, the house looked like a frat house during hazing. but george was -- you don't know what your partner is capable of unless you're in sort of a dire situation and he was every -- just the greatest partner. >> wow, i should be away for a week more often. >> but, george -- none of us, ali, none of us are surprised by that, that george stepped up because he always steps up. >> i am. >> you are. so i have a question.

you have the two teenage girls at home. you have george at home. do you have any favorite memory from this time of kind of being locked down together? >> well, first of all, i always say i have two girls and a boy. i guess my favorite moment was -- here's what happens during, you know, any kind of situation like this pandemic when people are forced to sort of live and love in small quarters. granted, it's been a horrific time in the world, but we tried to give our daughters a little levity and, you know, things -- we lost ahold of the reins at one point. so the girls got us involved in "love island australia." not george's usual kind of show and we got so invested in it that one night we had a "love island australia" dinner party and we all wore bathing suits and high heeled shoes. >> do have you pictures?

>> i have a photo of it that if i showed you, he would file for divorce. but it's in a special little lockbox that when i write my tell-all in my 100s it'll be in it. >> that was such a weird, weird time. we would really cut dinner short three nights a week to make sure we got the latest episode. >> and by we, you mean you. >> a little pathetic. >> so, george, when does the next season start? >> you got me. tell us more about your guests on the podcast. >> okay. by the way, michael, our next series is "below deck." okay. so -- >> seeing a theme they are. >> the podcast is basically i'm talking to doctors and experts, i talk to harold popowitz who runs the child mind institute about anxiety with teenagers right now. i talked to my friend brooke shields about the sexualization of girls on social media. you know, she was sexualized at

a young age and played a prostitute at age 12 and she's very active on social media. now, she has two teenage girls and i want to know how do you chart those waters? what's okay? what's not okay? and especially during a pandemic, you know, teenagers are getting more insular. boys are gaming more. girls are on social media more. you know, i worry about, do they lose empathy? are they losing kind of a normal considered teenage life where they're out and about and making friends? >> honey, you gotten seconds. >> we have a hard out. we got to take it. i got to plug your podcast. "go ask ali." >> i'll take this all. >> anywhere you get your podcast, we'll be right back. ali wentworth, everybody. >> i'll take this all. >> anywhere you get your podcast, we'll be right back. ali wentworth, everybody.

good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. the fire that's burni ining is causing more destruction overnight. this new video shows a home in flames on wallace creek road near mill creek road. it's burned 20,000 acres and power has been cut just outside hillsburg. right now, the entire city is under an evacuation warning. good morning, everyone. here's a look at our visible picture where we're looking at the fog and smoke and haze over the bay area. this is our east bay hills camera. where you can't see much a at all. 63 in oakland. 59 in half moon bay. fog and low clouds here at the golden gate so for the early part of day, we have the cooler air, the higher humidity, smoky conditions for the afternoon

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and we'll have another update in about 30 minutes, but in the meantime, gma continues now. ♪ ♪ that's right. welcome back, everybody. great to have you with us on this friday morning. >> it is a great friday and it is time for our "gma" study guide series with more than 4.3 million students starting the school year virtually. tech items are at the top of the back-to-school supply list, but as we all know, they can be very expensive. >> so joining us now with budget-friendly solutions is stephanie humphrey, tech expert and author of "don't let your digital footprint kick you in the butt." hey, good morning, stephanie. i love the title of your book, by the way. we know some schools, they are able to provide students with tools that they need to learn remotely but some schools just can't and students have to buy their own laptop, all these tablets and everything else.

so you have options that run for under $200. what do we have? >> under $200, yes, good morning to both of you. first up we have the amazon fire hd8 tablet. this will be great for the little ones. it's only $89.99, and the latest version has 30% more performance because of the new two gigahertz processor inside so a good option and then for the older kids, a chromebook is always a good choice. this is the chromebook from hp. it is super lightweight, and chromebooks are actually designed to live in the cloud basically, so they're designed for working online, so uploading all of those assignment, doing that distance learning. those are going to be perfect for that. this gets up to an eight-hour battery life and in store at staples right now this is $199.99. >> under 200 bucks. wow. >> you have alternatives to these types of electronics you're talking about right now. >> yeah, yeah, so secondipity

sources returns and overstock electronic devices and they have access to more than half of the top 30 consumer brands so you'll get a high-end device at a big discount, so right now there's lots of headphones and computers and laptops and things there and so it's going to make that setting up your home school a little easier and a little easier on your budget and then notebooks for students is a great nonprofit that sells like new refurbished computers and laptops and they come with a free four-year warranty and some free preloaded software. it applies to any student, so high school, college, trade or vocational schools as well, and they offer a lot of support to get you set up at home. >> so many families right now are just starting to get these setups if they haven't done it already in place for when school starts. you've also got lower cost gadget options on the list there. >> yeah, lots of stuff you can get. the one thing you have to get is

headphones because you're going to have a bunch of folks zooming all over the house and for the little ones especially you want to make sure they get good sound but hearing protection. so the ones have you in the studio are only $15.99 at target right now. give everybody a sense of privacy and allow them to concentrate with headphones on and then i love this actually. it's a digital timer but it's that visual cue to let kids know when it's time to take a break from so much screen time. you know, stand up and stretch, divert your eyes from the computer to avoid eye strain. so really easy to, you know, get going and not a whole lot of money, but not a get out of zoom free card either. so make sure they know that school's not done when they hear it. then this final one is really, really cool. this is the rocket book fusion notebook. you can see it comes in a few different sizes. use the special pen that comes with it. you fill it up for the day, and

use the smartphone app to upload the notes to your favorite cloud servers, google drive, you know, dropbox or whatever, and then you take the rag and wipe it down and fill it up the next day. you start over. so this one is $35 on the website, but you're saving a ton of money in the long run because you're not buying notebooks all year long and not buying new paper and, you know, they say writing things down helps you remember it better. >> all things we didn't have to worry about when we were in school. we're that old. >> yes, we are. >> stephanie, thanks for being our tech guru. we always appreciate it. for a full list of gadgets visit goodmorningamerica.com. michael. >> that's right. now we'll go to a heartfelt and star-studded new movie, "the one and only ivan" based on at -- the award winning book of the same title. we've heard in some of the a-list cast members like danny devito and bryan cranston

earlier this week. >> how hearing from angelina jolie. amy robach spoke with the oscar winner as well as the author of the book and movie's director about the inspiring film. >> at the b & i shopping center and its cash registers and shopping carts, there was a 400-pound silverback gorilla named ivan. >> reporter: the story of ivan took the nation by storm in the early '90s kept in a shopping mall with a special talent for drawing. >> oh, ivan. bull's-eye. look at that. >> reporter: eventually inspiring the hit children's book "the one and only ivan." >> a gorilla who draws? >> reporter: now a major motion picture heading exclusively to disney plus. >> it's a lonely haystack. >> it's a beetle. >> reporter: we sat down with the author, director and one of its stars, angelina jolie. so tell us what inspired you, angelina, to get involved with this movie. >> my daughter shiloh read the book and she loved it and she loved ivan and then i just inquired if it was -- if anybody was making it, what was happening with it. >> reporter: jolie playing the role of stella, an elephant

mother who offers wisdom to her animal friends. >> would you like to hear another story? >> oh, yes, please. >> reporter: stella is a mom. >> yeah. >> she's really worried when she dies, she will not leave her child in a safe place, and she needs to find way to empower others to protect her child. that's very different than playing an elephant in a kid's movie. >> humans did that? >> uh-huh. >> i don't believe it. >> not all humans are bad. they can surprise you. >> it's a very thought-provoking movie. what was it like watching your book be transformed into a movie and to see it play out on the big screen? >> to see it go from this little book to this absolutely beautiful movie with this gorgeous heart at the center of it has been just so breathtaking. >> it is the perfect movie at the perfect time. we're all in a form of

quarantine right now and maybe what we're watching in the animals is resonating in a way it wouldn't have. >> two of the things i held in my heart throughout having read the book and throughout working on the movie, friendship is probably the most precious thing we all have and that as ivan says in the movie, kindness will always be there when you need it. >> you're not terrifying. >> reporter: at the heart of the film a message to walk away with. >> there should be discussions in the home, what is best for animals and what is good and bad about a zoo situation and what is a sanctuary and all of these questions that they must ask. >> "the one and only ivan" is now streaming on disney plus. and coming up, everyone, our

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different from each other. they still love each other. they care for each other. they trust each other. >> reporter: their humans are lea and her husband eric. but he wasn't always a dog lover. >> i convinced him to get one dog and got calvin and he fell in love and two years later we got samson. he's always been a cat person and then we got cleo who is 4 months old. samson took to cleo immediately. carter calvin is a certified therapy dog volunteering the aschools, hospitals and nursing homes while sam song is a trained service guard safeguarding lea who suffers from a medical condition. >> samson has been trained to help with some of the medical episodes that i have, and so he helps prevent them. >> reporter: calvin and they're known online, share pet friendly travel spots complete with fur-tastic snapshots. >> they make us laugh every day. we love to have our whole family together and enjoy like what the world has to offer. >> and we will be sending cleo,

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it is time now for our "gma" summer concert series with the killers. this morning, the multiplatinum rock band celebrating the release of their highly anticipated new album "imploding the mirage." the lead single earning more than 53 million global streams and this is the killers with "caution." >> hello, good morning, america. we're the killers. hope you enjoy. >> one, two, one, two, three, four. ♪ ♪ let me introduce you to the featherweight queen she's got

hollywood eyes ♪ ♪ but you can't shoot what she's seen ♪ ♪ her momma was a dancer and that's all that she knew ♪ ♪ 'cause when you live in the desert, it's what pretty girls do ♪ ♪ i'm throwing caution, what's it gonna be ♪ ♪ tonight the winds of change are blowing wild and free ♪ ♪ if i don't get out, out of this town ♪ ♪ i just might be the one who finally burns it down ♪ ♪ i'm throwing caution i'm throwing caution ♪ ♪

♪ never had a diamond on the sole of her shoes ♪ ♪ just blacktop white trash straight out of the news ♪ ♪ doesn't like birthdays they remind her of why ♪ ♪ she can go straight from zero to the fourth of july ♪ ♪ i'm throwing caution, what's it gonna be ♪ ♪ tonight the winds of change are coming over me ♪ ♪ if i don't get out, out of this town ♪ ♪ i just might be the one who finally burns it down ♪ ♪ i'm throwing caution i'm throwing caution ♪

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♪ all right, we are back with our summer concert series with the killers with more than 25 million albums sold worldwide, their brand-new album "imploding the mirage" is finally here and this morning they are taking us into the weekend with their massive breakout hit, "mr. brightside." ♪ ♪ coming out of my cage and i've been doing just fine ♪ ♪ gotta, gotta be down because i want it all ♪ ♪ it started out with a kiss how did it end up like this ♪ ♪ it was only a kiss it was only a kiss ♪ ♪ now i'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab ♪ ♪ while he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag ♪ ♪ and they're going to bed and my stomach is sick ♪ ♪ and it's all in my head but she's touching his chest now ♪

[ muted ] ♪ now let me go ♪ i just can't look, it's killing me and it's taking control ♪ ♪ jealousy turning saints into the sea, swimming through sick lullabies ♪ ♪ choking on your alibis but it's just the price i pay ♪ ♪ destiny is calling me, open up my eager eyes, 'cause i'm mr. brightside ♪ ♪

♪ i'm coming out of my cage and i've been doing just fine ♪ ♪ gotta, gotta be down because i want it all ♪ ♪ it started out with a kiss how did it end up like this ♪ ♪ it was only a kiss it was only a kiss ♪ ♪ now i'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab ♪ ♪ while he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag ♪ ♪ and they're going to bed and my stomach is sick ♪ ♪ and it's all in my head but she's touching his chest now ♪ [ muted ] ♪ now let me go ♪ i just can't look, it's killing me, and it's taking control ♪ ♪ jealousy turning saints into the sea, swimming through sick

lullabies ♪ ♪ choking on your alibi but it's just the price i pay ♪ ♪ destiny is calling me, open up my eager eyes ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm mr. brightside ♪ ♪ i never, well i never ♪ i never i never

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>> before you go. >> reporter: as grammy nominated sensation lewis capaldi performs for you live sponsored by caesars rewards. big thank to you the killers for rocking us into the weekend. >> thank you for watching, everybody. have a good weekend. >> bye. >> announcer: and now a "gma" "dancing with the stars" popup quiz. which pro dancer will be revealed on "gma" monday? here's a clue. he just had a baby with the love of his life and she knows how to kick some [ bleep ]. think you know who it is? watch "gma" monday and find out, live. . watch monday and find out live.

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good morning, i'm reggie aq aqui. the czu lightning complex fire is burning and santa cruz and san matteo counties have now torched 50,000 acres. this video shows homes in boulder creek engulfed in flames. humidity and moisture kept it from growing rapid hi overly overnilgt, but still no containment. 64,000 people have been evacuated. >> hey, reggie. good morning to you. we're looking at the le clouds, also haze out there. 59 downtown. 67 with hazy conditions in san jose and for mt. tam, we have that particlat matter at the surface so another spare the air alert today with moderate air quality right now in san jose and poor air quality in our inland east bay. >> thank you. now it's time for live with

kelly, live with kelly and ryan, excuse me. we'll be back at 11:00 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, from "black-ish," tracee ellis ross, and josh duhamel tells us how to think like a dog, plus tips on how to host a guilt-free barbecue. and we'll catch up with carson kressley. all next on "live." and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> ryan: and good friday! it says "friday morning, august 21st." good to have you with us. how are you, kel? >> kelly: we did it. we did it. we made it. how are you? >> ryan: we made it. i'm doing great. thank you. you know, there's so much going on and so many complexities in everyone's lives all the time, but there is just a little more pep in a step at the end of the week, on a friday. and so what is--now, just for a second, go with me on this. >> kelly: okay. >> ryan: what is the best part