and they might celebrate with a little good morning, america. accepts the republican nomination for president. >> i profoundly accept this nomination for president of the united states. >> the white house a partisan stage like never before. packed with nearly 2,000 supporters amid the pandemic. and right outside the white house gates, a stark contrast. protesters take to the streets of d.c. demanding change. >> black lives matter. >> the president touting his own response to the coronavirus taking aim at joe biden. >> joe biden's plan is not a solution to the virus, but rather it's a surrender to the virus. >> biden fires back overnight. catastrophic destruction. deadly hurricane laura barreling through louisiana and texas, the monstrous storm ripping homes to shreds. this morning, the new tornado

and flash flood threats. we're live from louisiana tracking the very latest. overnight, anger and unrest. of kenosha, wisconsin over the police shooting of jacob blake. and the 17-year-old suspected shooter accused of killing two people now taken into custody. this morning, the new details about that deadly shooting. new fallout for the falwells. overnight, the new allegation from an anonymous former liberty university student claiming he also had a sexual encounter with becki falwell, wife of university president and evangelical leader jerry falwell jr. this morning our abc news exclusive with the former pool attendant giancarlo granda, who says he had an affair with becki falwell, that falwell watched, meeting the couplehen he was later vacationing and even going into business with them. the falwells now accusing him of extortion. this morning giancarlo granda joins us live. taking over tiktok? the two giant american companies that could be teaming up to buy

the widely popular app as the president threatens to shut down the social media platform. what it means for its 500 million users. and taking a stand. the powerful movement rippling through the sports world, demanding justice for the police shooting of jacob blake. baseball's emotional 42 seconds of silence in honor of jackie robinson. this morning, inside the nba players' decision to now return to the court and the surprising big player at the center of it all, the g.o.a.t. himself, michael jordan. good morning, america. we hope you're doing well this morning. it's great to be here with cecilia and janai. boy, do we have a lot to deal with this morning including the fallout from hurricane laura. >> yeah, that's right. let's take a live look at lake charles, louisiana. that powerful storm tearing mo

than 800,000 people still without power this morning. >> yeah, we are going to be talking about that all morning. we want to begin with the big night at the white house. overnight, president trump officially accepting his party's nomination for a second time. >> in a way that's never been done before. the white house, the people's house, a purely partisan stage. trump made his case this is the most important election in history posing a stark choice between him and joe biden all before a packed audience on the south lawn. few wearing masks during this pandemic. mary bruce was there and starts us off. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, this was a surreal scene. the president transforming the people's house into what looked and felt very much like a campaign rally. for over an hour, the president touted his own record and he argued that he is the one that can lead the country out of these crises, and went on the attack going after joe biden in a speech that was full of misleading statements and false claims about what could happen if trump is not re-elected. overnight, president trump reveling in the moment. it was something we've never seen before, the south lawn of

the white house converted into a packed convention floor. nearly 2,000 supporters, no social distancing and very few masks. >> the fact is i'm here. what's the name of that building? but i'll say it differently, the fact is we're here and they're not. >> reporter: in a 70-minute acceptance speech, the second longest in history, the president painted a dark picture of what the country will face if he is not reelected. >> if the radical left take power they will apply their policies to every city, town and suburb in america. >> reporter: casting himself as the law and order president, he made only a passing reference to the police violence that has sparked social unrest across this country. >> when there is police misconduct, the justice system must hold wrongdoers fully and

completely accountable and it will. but when we can never have a situation -- we must never allow mob rule. we can never allow mob rule. >> reporter: going on the attack, trump called out joe biden by name 41 times, arguing his opponent is a danger to america. >> this election will decide whether we will defend the american way of life or whether we will allow a radical movement to completely dismantle and destroy it. it won't happen. >> reporter: biden tweeting throughout, fired back. remember, every example of violence donald trump decries has happened on his watch under his leadership during his presidency. just steps from the white house, a stark contrast. protesters demanding change and racial justice saying the president has divided the nation and doing their best to disrupt his remarks.

[ crowd chanting ] introducing her father -- >> tonight i stand before you as the proud daughter of the people's president. >> reporter: ivanka trump saying the president is privately racked by the toll of the pandemic. >> i've been with my father and i've seen the pain in his eyes when he receives updates on the lives that have been stolen by this plague. >> reporter: trump touted his response even as 180,000 americans have now died. >> to save as many lives as possible we are focusing on the science, the facts and the data, and together, we will crush the virus. >> reporter: but trump's messaging on the pandemic has often been at odds with the nation's scientific experts. the massive audience last night, a violation of his own administration's policies, and he went after biden for saying he would shut down the country again if health officials say it was needed to get the virus under control. >> joe biden's plan is not a solution to the virus, but rather it's a surrender to the

virus. >> reporter: trump insists he's already building back the economy. >> over the past three months we have gained over 9 million jobs and that's a record in the history of our country. >> reporter: but with over 20 million jobs lost, unemployment claims remain at record highs. trump telling supporters he is the one who can lead the country out of these crises. >> the best is yet to come. >> reporter: now overnight the biden campaign slammed the president for delivering what they called a delusional vision of the country. they say he simply doesn't grasp american values. george? >> and mary, now that we're through the conventions, both sides are getting back to campaigning and a little more active despite the pandemic. >> reporter: the president is eager to get back out there on the campaign trail headed to new hampshire today and he is expected to be visiting some key battleground states in the coming weeks. joe biden, who has been laying low, is also hoping to travel a bit more. his campaign says he will head to key states like arizona and

wisconsin after labor day, but only if they can do so in accordance with local safety guidelines. george? >> mary bruce, thanks very much. cecelia? we turn to the aftermath of hurricane laura. one of the strongest storms to ever hit the gulf coast and rob marciano rode out that storm in lake charles, louisiana where the damage is now severe. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. the damage is, yes, so extensive. we may nototten the extreme flooding, but we have these winds. this is built of bricks. substantial building. this looks like a wedding dress. that's because this is a wedding boutique. look on the second floor, bridal gowns still hanging there. the roof completely tore off. so many businesses, homes damaged and completely destroyed and we're not done with laura

yet. overnight, laura driving inland as a tropical depression. torrential rains now threatening parts of the midsouth and at least two reported tornadoes in arkansas. in jonesboro, a church and several homes ripped apart. texas and louisiana reeling from the monstrous storm devastating communities. >> there it goes. >> reporter: the hurricane making landfall as a strong category 4 storm. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: producing winds of 150 miles per hour causing catastrophic destruction. between the two states, six dead and over 850,000 residents without power. vast areas between white lake and cameron now submerged in water. in some parts of the coast, treetops and the roofs of homes are the only things visible. at this chemical plant west of lake charles, a fire igniting, filling the air with chlorine gas and clouds of smoke. this storm completely derailing a mile-long freight train. louisiana homes severely damaged. kim eagleston and her daughter carlissa thankful to be alive. >> it was a roller coaster.

>> terrifying. >> terrifying. >> reporter: this man's mobile home flipped on to its head. the wheels and the base facing upward. his family's belongings scattered across a field. >> i'm happy. it's just how much do i have to go through? >> reporter: on the water, kyle ricks riding this storm out in a towboat. >> definitely not something i would want to experience on the land. i felt a lot safer on a boat that floats and made out of steel. >> reporter: the search for survivors under way this morning. local sheriff's departments traversing battered neighborhoods conducting welfare checks. officers worried the owner of this home was missing. thankfully a neighbor relaying that they were able to evacuate. >> i think they're in texas. >> reporter: what businesses and homes that are still standing, they won't have power for weeks, if not, months. there are natural gas leaks all over the city. you can smell that, and the water is not running. the hospital has been evacuating patients to more equipped

facilities. recovery here, george, will take a long, long time. >> so much destruction there. rob, thanks very much. let's bring in ginger. ginger, the storm not done yet. >> reporter: no, and that's why i came back. we couldn't even get to cameron where it made landfall. roads are still cut off but we've seen tornadoes in arkansas overnight. now tornado warnings in western tennessee because it's still spinning in arkansas and will move east today. first threat going to be flash flooding on a widespread nature. paducah through nashville, tupelo and northern alabama. the timing of this is important because it'll move through today in western tennessee and kentucky but watch by midnight. that's when you get the heavy rains in nashville and could see spin with this and could see tornadoes still popping up from kentucky down to alabama and then as it slides east we'll add tropical moisture to new york, new jersey and connecticut by tomorrow afternoon. janai? >> all right, ginger, thank you so much. now to the latest on that deadly shooting at the protests in kenosha, wisconsin. the 17-year-old suspect set to face a judge later today is

charged with two counts of homicide. alex perez has been following the latest from kenosha all week long and joins us with more. alex, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai. that will be an extradition hearing to bring him back here to wisconsin to face charges. this morning we're learning a lot more about how exactly things unfolded on that deadly night. overnight, protesters back on the streets demanding justice for jacob blake. the national guard called in from three states, and now new details emerging about the deadly shooting that erupted during a night of unrest earlier this week. 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse, seen in this video before the shooting, now in custody charged with homicide accused of killing two people and injuring a third. the teen from antioch, illinois a former police cadet seen guarding a car repair shop tuesday night telling blaze tv he was armed with lethal ammunition. >> we're protecting it from the citizens and i just got pepper

sprayed by a person in the crowd. >> reporter: an hour and a halfc incident unfolds detailed in a new criminal complaint. at 11:48 p.m. rittenhouse can be seen running across a parking lot. he turns to face a protester, now identified as joseph rosenbaum, and shoots him. he picks up his phone then runs away. rosenbaum does not survive. one minute later, at 11:49, the shooter can be seen running down the street long gun in hand, protesters tackle him to the ground. his next victim, anthony huber tries to grab the gun, seen in these still photos attempting to disarm him with a skateboard but he is shot in the chest and killed. another protester is shot in the arm while his hands are raised. at 11:51 he approaches police arriving on the scene. as police move in, rittenhouse can be seen with his hands up, but he's not n uore than 12 thae he's turned himself in across

state lines in illinois. >> in situations that are high stress, you have such an incredible tunnel vision. >> reporter: some now raising questions about the police response in light of jacob blake's shooting. now kenosha police revealing new information identifying the officer who shot blake seven times in the back as rusten sheskey. sheskey and two other officers have been placed on administrative leave and the federal civil rights investigation has been open. the other officers involved have been identified. officer brittany marinack who joined the department in ja january. and this morning a demand for answers. jacob blake's father saying his son is handcuffed to his hospital bed while he recovers from those seven shots to his back. there had been a warrant out for blake's arrest when sunday's shooting unfolded, but no word on whether that warrant is why

blake is handcuffed to his bed. authorities scrubbing through vars you social media accounts believed to belong to the accus accused. joining us right now is wisconsin attorney general. your office is the lead on this investigation. it's an independent investigation into jacob blake's shooting. you released new information this morning. among that information that the officer who fired the shots at blake and a second officer first used their tasers. that didn't work. why did they need to use their tasers? >> the officers were attempting an arrest. they used their tasers in the course of that process. they were trying to stop mrmr. mr. blake. those tasers didn't work. mr. blake ultimately was shot. >> we also know there was a knife that was found in blake's car. did the officers that responded

to the scene know there was a knife there prior to the shooting? >> we're not commenting on that detail at this point in the investigation. mr. blake stated to investigators that he had a knife in his possession. there was one found on the driver's side floor board. >> i got to push you on that, sir. it's a question you refused to answer so far. it was your office that released this detail about the knife. many people would say that that disparages blake in this story that we know so far. why not tell the full story now? >> it's an ongoing investigation. we're not commenting on facts that may be disputed. ultimately this case will be presented after a full and thorough investigation to a prosecutor. if there is charges filed in this case, it will be tried in a court of law. it's our top priority to protect the integrity of the

investigation. >> this is something the entire country is watching right now. it's at the heart of the protests we're seeing. an officer holding blake's shirt when he opens fire and shoots him in the back. how does that happen? >> well, that's part of what the investigation is about, is conducting a full and thorough investigation of the facts of this case so we have as complete an understanding as possible of what lead to those events, so a charging decision can be made f. the case goes before a jury, so the jury has a full and complete picture of the facts. >> are the officers cooperating with the investigation? >> yes, there has been corporation with this investigation. the investigation is moving forward briskly. there have been several material witness interviews conducted. the investigation continues. >> how transparent will you be? >> we continue providing the

public with the information we can. >> attorney general, we thank you for your time this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> still very much an active investigation. so many questions this morning. >> not many answersment. we are following a lot of other stories this morning including coming up, our exclusive interview with the man at the center of the jerry falwell jr. sex scandal. the falwells' former pool attendant, giancarlo granda joins us live. leading the demand for change, but first let's head back to ginger. >> reporter: cleaning aup up from massachusetts through pennsylvania and connecticut which is the video you're seeing there. damaging wind blasted through and today another area so hard hit by that derecho in the tornado and damaging wind threat. that's cedar rapids, iowa, to northwest chicago. that's later this afternoon and through tonight. local weather in 30 seconds. first, the weekend weather forecast sponsored by caesars rewards.

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washington, d.c. later today for the get your knee off our necks march while honoring the 57th anniversary of martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech at the lincoln memorial. we'll have much more on that in our next half hour. >> that will be tracked all day long on abc newslive. right now we're going to go the scandal rocked liberty university and its evangelical leader, jerry falwell jr. a former pool attendant, giancarlo granda, calls falwell a predator saying he engaged in sexual liaisons with falwell's wife while falwell watched. we'll talk with him in an exclusive interview. deborah roberts has the latest, and a second allegation overnight from a former student at liberty. good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a scandal that seems to grow deeper and wider by the day for a man that was once at the top of his game in christian conservative circles. now jerry falwell jr. is not only out at the world's top atis . this morning, that new

allegation about the falwells coming from a former liberty university student providing an anonymous account in politico alleging he had a sexual encounter with becki falwall, the wife of the school's former president jerry falwell jr. while he was a 22-year-old. the falwells called the allegation false and mean spirited. it is the latest in a shocking string of scandals to hit one of the most influential families in the evangelical conservative movement. >> as our friendship has grown, so has my admiration for mr. trump. >> reporter: a staunch advocate in republican politics, and for president trump, falwell resigned from the college following a series of stunning developments. first, a racy photo he posted then took down from social media with his arm around his wife's assistant. he apologized for posting it saying, it was just in good fun from a costume party. then that first jaw-dropping allegation of sexual impropriety that directly goes against the

school's strict moral code. >> we are so proud of our students here at liberty, and it's just such an honor to be able to serve alongside them, and we try to teach good family values and good morals. >> reporter: falwell accused by his 29-year-old former business partner, giancarlo granda, of being aware of and even observing granda's affair with falwell's wife, becki, though falwell denies any involvement. granda says he met them when he was a 20-year-old pool attendant in 2012 and their relationship took off from there lasting years. he provided this audio recording as proof. >> his new thing is like telling me every time he hooks up with people, like i don't have feelings or something. >> you're going to make her jealous. >> not trying to do that. >> reporter: granda says he vacationed with the falwells, even went into business with them owning a miami youth hostel. in this email shared exclusively with abc news granda says falwell offered a glowing recommendation for him to apply to georgetown university in 2018.

calling him a quick study on all business related matters, consistent, dependable and someone who has operated with the highest business ethics and integrity. but the relationship later soured. now the falwells are accusing granda of extortion, claiming he threatened to go public with the affair unless he was paid millions. but granda denies that allegation. overnight, the falwells declining to comment on granda's allegations. falwell has reached out to numerous news organizations over the last week including abc news and so has his wife becki, both vigorously denying most of granda's claim, and both say they're victims of a man who tried to take advantage of them. no word yet from the couple on this newest allegation. george? >> okay, deb, thanks very much. let's bring in giancarlo granda right now. thank you for joining us this morning. let's begin with their denial. they say that you had an affair with mrs. falwell, but jerry falwell jr. was not involved in

any way. but you say from the start they were both involved? >> first off, thank you for having me on. and jerry's lying. that was his game plan from the beginning, to st throw her under the bus, which i think speaks a lot about who he is, about his character. and he was aware from day one of our relationship, and he did, in fact, watch. >> how would that work? describe the encounters. >> so let's go back to when i first met them. i was 20 years old working at the fontainebleau hotel working my way through college. and, you know, i'm talking to some guests, and i notice this woman behind me staring at me. she was noticeably drunk, and she was just flirting with me. you know, then we started flirting back and forth. and then towards the end of my work shift, she's like, hey, do you want to go back to my hotel room? and as a single 20-year-old i'm like, yeah, of course, and then

she's like, but my husband wants to watch, and immediately i thought it was a bit strange, and i backed off. she said, oh, no, but he's not going to do anything. he's just going to sit in the corner, and he just wants to watch, and it's his thing. she mentioned that they were actually at a swingers club the night before, miami velvet, but it wasn't their thing. they said it was kind of gross because there were too many people and they wanted a more intimate session. so i had no idea who they were at the time. after my work shift, they called me through a blocked number to schedule where to meet, and we met at another hotel. and i walk into the lobby and, you know, becki is sitting there, waiting for me, and we were both nervous at the time. and then she offered me whiskey to relax, to calm my nerves. we talked for a bit. i relaxed, and then we went upstairs, and jerry was laying on the bed. he was laying on the bed. he was drunk, and he was giggling. and again i'm kind of weirded out at this moment, and i said, hey, if at any point you get jealous or want me to back off,

just let me know, and i'll walk out of here. he's like, no, no, just go for it. that's how it began. >> this would then happen on other occasions as well, and what would he be doing? >> right, i mean, he -- i don't want to go too much into the details. i don't want to go too much into the details, but he enjoyed watching. >> they say now that you're trying to extort them. why come forward now? this started seven years ago. >> so, again, so going back to that time i -- you know, after that fontainebleau or the hotel, you know, that first night, shortly after we had a weekend getaway in the florida keys. and this trip, you know, we were doing our -- you know, the nature of the relationship continued there. and, you know, i mentioned to them that when i was younger, right, when i was in high

school, i suffered with video game addiction. you know, at the time i was timid, a bit nervous, and i believe, now in hindsight, they spotted these weaknesses and made me an ideal target. i shared, you know, this passion project of mine where it's a company that would connect video gamers suffering from video game addiction to families with health coaches. and he said, oh, i think that's an excellent idea and, you know, actually you could probably partner up with liberty. you know, you should come to new york with us. we're having a business trip and we can talk more about it. and then at this trip in new york city, we stayed at a hotel on park avenue, and he said, look, i really like your idea, but before you can ever help anyone, you need to make a lot of money yourself. so -- and this is jerry saying this. he was, like, i have a background in real estate. pick a property in miami. pick a handful of properties and we'll get the best one and you'll get a 25% ownership stake in it, and that's exactly what i did. >> they suggest you targeted them and that you may have targeted other successful women. >> that's false. that's ridiculous.

that's just them trying to smear me. i think it's kind of ridiculous to think this 20-year-old with not many resources -- i don't come from a family of a lot of money -- was targeting and preying upon this power couple that have all the political connections and all the money in the world. again, i feel like i was an ideal target for them. >> president trump's former attorney, michael cohen, is claiming he had contact with your attorney about personal photos of the falwells that they didn't want released publicly. did you or your lawyers ever speak with michael cohen about the falwells? what do you know about the photos of the falwells? what do you know about their relationship with michael cohen? >> michael cohen corrected himself and said he met the attorney of a third party that was suing us. there's a demand letter where they were threatening to expose the nature of this relationship, and that's, you know, the best of my knowledge that's what went on, and i'll never forget it. winter of 2014 around november,

december, becki called me, and she's like, hey, that lawsuit in florida, you know, those guys that are suing us, don't worry about it. michael cohen is going to take care of it, something to that effect. i had no idea who he was. i didn't know him, and i'm, like, okay, great. we don't have to worry about this because again, they were trying -- they were threatening to reveal the nature of this relationship, and i lived through hell at that time. i was -- it was a nightmare. so that's all i have to say about that. >> what do you want to happen now? >> i've been wanting to cut ties. again, i have an equity stake in the company, which they offered. i have an equity stake in the company. it has value, and i want to cut ties, and within the operating agreement there's a selling mechanism. i have every right to want to sell my equity stake. i just want to cut ties. that's all i ever wanted to do. i never asked for more than what was promised to me, and jerry himself memorialized this offer

through text messages. >> one final question. you also allege jerry falwell jr. sent a compromising photo of a liberty university student to you. he said it was a friend of his daughter-in-law and not sexual in any way. what can you tell us? >> look, i don't know the context of the photo. all i know, i was with him and becki at a hotel in miami beach. we were having drinks. they ordered me drinks, and he sent me the picture, and i tried to act cool about it. i didn't want to overreact, but immediately i thought it was bizarre, you know, considering the nature of our relationship, and at that moment i'm, like, something more is going on here. i don't like this, but i didn't say anything. i didn't know what to do. but, again, i don't know the context behind it. whatever explanation you get, it's fine. the point is, it's why did he have that picture? why did he share it? and why was he joking about it? he publicly said he was joking about it. i think that should raise some questions. >> giancarlo granda, thanks for your time this morning.

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>> reporter: good morning to you, cecilia. sports is in a time of tectonic transition. we know the nba has announced the players have agreed to continue with the playoffs. gam would start this weekend. we're still not sure. meanwhile word from espn that michael jordan, the only black majority owner in the nba, has become a type of peace broker, a voice of reason between players and team ownership. he's urging other owners to listen with those players talking and having a path to move forward. meanwhile, we saw major league baseball respond with this very emotional moment on the field. a tribute to jackie robinson, 42 seconds of silence. their uniforms before walking off the field before leaving a black lives matter t-shirt on the mound, but there was this mess involving the general co fm e worlpofor otten a lot ow us. thank you so much. we'll be right back. , cecilia. >> you'll be following it for us. thank you so much. we'll be right back. climate change is the fight of our generation.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. president trump officially accepts the republican nomination for president. >> i profoundly accept this nomination for president of the united states. >> the white house a partisan stage live n seereked with almo supporters amid the pandemic. and right outside the white house gates a stark contrast. protesters take to the streets of d.c. demanding change. [ crowd chanting ] the president touts his own response to the coronavirus while taking aim at joe biden. >> joe biden's plan is not a solution to the virus, but rather it's a surrender to the virus. >> the democratic nominee fired back overnight. taking over tiktok? the two giant american companies that could be teaming up to buy the popular app as the president

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[ laughter ] >> good morning. welcome to friday. hope yours is off to a good start, and we cannot wait to meet kerith. >> it's friday. it's been a week. can you tell? but we do have a good story we want to tell you about. you'll remember this inspiring medical student we surprised in our make your monday series. we have a really great update to tell you about. >> yeah, russell ledet from lake charles, louisiana which was hit really hard by hurricane laura. how he's lending a helping hand. >> that's a great story coming up. we'll begin with president trump and that big speech last night officially accepting his party's nomination for a second time in a way that's never been done before. the white house was a purely partisan stage. trump made his case that this is the most important election in history and posed a stark choice between him and joe biden, all before a packed audience on the south lawn. you see it right there. let's go back to mary bruce who was there as well. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, we have never seen a convention like this. the people's house transformed

into what last night felt very much like a campaign rally. for over an hour, the president touted his record in the midst of these crises and used a series of misleading claims to go after joe biden. overnight, president trump reveling in the moment. it was something we've never seen before, the south lawn of the white house converted into a packed convention floor, nearly 2,000 supporters, no social distancing and very few masks. >> the fact is i'm here. the fact is we're here, and they're not. >> reporter: in a 70-minute acceptance speech, the second longest in history, the president painted a dark picture of what the country will face if he is not re-elected. >> if the radical left takes power, they will apply their disastrous policies to every city, town and suburb in america. >> reporter: casting himself aso the police violence that has sparked social unrest across

this country. >> when there is police misconduct, the justice system must hold wrongdoers fully and completely accountable and it will. we must never allow mob rule. we can never allow mob rule. >> reporter: going on the attack, trump called out joe biden by name 41 times, arguing his opponent is a danger to america. >> this election will decide whether we will defend the american way of life or whether we will allow a radical movement to completely dismantle and destroy it. it won't happen. >> reporter: biden tweeting throughout fired back. remember, every example of violenump de ppened on his watch deurg esenc a stark contrast. protesters demanding change and racial justice saying the president has divided the nation and doing their best to disrupt his remarks. now, president trump is eager to

get back out on the campaign trail. he's heading to new hampshire today, and is expected to travel to other key battleground states in the coming weeks. joe biden is also looking to get back out there. he is eyeing trips to key states like arizona and wisconsin in the coming weeks, but says only if he can do so in accordance with the local safety guidelines, george. >> mary bruce, thanks very much. now to the future of tiktok in the u.s. as president trump threatens to shut it down. walmart could be teaming up with microsoft to buy the wildly popular social media platform. rebecca jarvis is here with more on this. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. and the key question here is why would retail giant walmart want to own tiktok, the app, which is a social media app for many people where they sing and dance? well, here's the answer. tiktok has 100 million u.s. users, most of them are young and this gives walmart access to a lot of young customers. it would potentially even give them a leg up on the 800-pound

gorilla in the retail space, amazon, and, remember, this is an app owned by a chinese company, it's raised some security concerns with the u.s. government, and earlier this year, president trump gave them a handful of weeks to come to a conclusion to sell their u.s. assets to a u.s. buyer. microsoft is interested as well because it would give them access to a social media asset, and in the next handful of days we could be learning that tiktok, the u.s. portion, the new zealand portion, australia and canada has been sold for between $20 billion and $30 billion, janai. >> all right. rebecca, thank you so much. now to this morning's march on washington honoring the 57th anniversary of martin luther sparked prnd unreseechllr ngthth tt is in washington with more. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. the fight for racial justice

that moved the nation to turn out here in 1963 is the same fight that is prompting thousands to return back to the steps of the lincoln memorial to call for justice 57 years later. today's march prompted after the death of george floyd. today his family will be joined by the relatives of breonna taylor, trayvon martin, eric garner, their calls for justice gaining a new sense of urgency after the shooting of jacob blake. his family is expected to be here today as well, but the goal of today's march is to turn that outrage into long-lasting reform, to put pressure on congress to pass turnout on the national mall is expected to be lighter due to coronavirus restrictions, temperature checks and face masks will be required. organizers say they received tens of thousands of ticket requests, one group from milwaukee, wisconsin, telling us they walked here, marched thousands of miles just to take that next step and fight for racial equality, cecilia. >> rachel, you'll be part of that coverage all day with me on abc newslive so thank you very much. coming up, how classrooms

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the next trend before it flies off the shelves. but first it is time for "pop news" and lara, hey, lara, happy friday. >> hi, you guys. happy friday to you too. you both look so pretty. great to see you and all of you out there. lots going on this morning. we begin with good news for bachelor nation. mark your calendars, everybody. oh, not this tuesday, tuesday, october 13th is the new premiere date for the highly anticipated 16th season where clare crawley will look for true love and abc releasing this promo poster with clare front and center, rose in hand. ooh. it's got a little bit of a graduate feel. the tag line is, it's about time and according to reports, we might be in for quite the wild ride, everybody. the whole show shot with contestants in a quarantine bubble in palm springs. there it is. that was earlier this summer. rumors have been swirling since july about some kind of mid season shakeup.

you know what i'm talking about. no official word from abc on changes in casting, but bachelor nation is in overdrive waiting it most dramatic season s chrisa yet, right here. october 13th on abc. cannot wait. also, we have a "pop news" first look. christina aguilera's new video for "reflection," motion picture soundtrack for "mulan." take a look. ♪ who is that girl i see staring straight back at me ♪ ♪ why is my reflection someone i don't know ♪ >> gorgeous voice. that song is a new take on the song christina originally recorded more than 20 years ago.

wow, when "mulan" was originally released, christina writes on social media, quote, i'm at a place of new beginnings in my life and set out to embrace the woman i've become having grown up in this business. she sure has. she goes on to say the song represents an exciting new chapter and energy in her life. chstina, by the way, also recorded a new song for the current soundtrack called "loyal brave true" and she will sing both songs this coming monday on "good morning america." the live action remake of "mulan" comes out next friday, september 4th. looking forward to that. that's on disney plus, by the way. and break out the fashion badges, the girl scouts are getting a little style update. for the first time in over 20 years several new pieces are available for all levels of scouts. it allboti theirls express their individuality too. there you see some of them. fashion institute of technology 2020 graduates were involved creating the collection so the girls could stay comfy while

still being able to build a camp fire or design a computer program. the uniforms even come with pockets designed to hold cell phones and take a look. we got some pictures of the old school uniforms, a little flashback friday for you, wow. we have come a long, long way. those new uniforms are available for preorder right now. i love those pictures. fal, yby little friday motivation. a new survey on people who make their beds every day showing that taking a minute or two to tuck in your sheet, to straighten your pillows does, in fact, lead to a better night's sleep and another big headline. the survey found it can positively affect other areas in your life, including your love life. a little food for thought on this friday. i'll send it back to you girls in the studio. >> some good headlines there, lara. yeah. that was a great "pop news." all right, now to our "gma"

cover story. we're take a look at how several sleep-away camps successfully avoided coronavirus outbreaks an to schools to help keep students safe. trevor ault is at a camp on long island with more on that new cdc study. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. here at crestwood country day camp they had 600 campers this summer session and zero covid-19 cases. the long island camp association opened 15 camps. they only reported cases at one of them and contained it to just five positive tests. now, they credit their multiple diligent precautions and this morning the cdc says schools can learn a lot from camps like this. as the summer fun comes to an end and students head out of camp and into the classroom, it's not just the children learning lessons. >> the planning was key. i mean, obviously we wanted everybody to be safe. >> reporter: a cdc study has powerful new takeaways for mitigating covid outbreaks, citing the success of four

summer camps in maine. >> we called them layers to mitigation. it wasn't one thing that was going to keep everybody safe. >> reporter: their guide to success, a mandatory 14-day quarantine prior to the start of camp, frequent cleaning, mask protocols and maximizing outdoor space. then having campers quarantine in pods which they called neighborhoods or families for the first two weeks of camp. >> we decided to call their bunk or their cabin, their family, and when you're with your family, you don't don't need to be masked and you can talk with your family and be with your family. >> reporter: experts like dr. laura blaisdell says it can be used in schools. tip number one, diligence and consistency. >> masking everybody, it's maintaining distance all the time. >> reporter: tip two, layered safety protocols. >> it's the layering of all of these public health layers, masking, distancing,

ventilation, screenings that allows us to see the strength and the robust nature in preventing communicable disease spread. >> reporter: and tip three, create a culture of compliance. >> going to schools or camps or colleges is a privilege this year and we all need to take care of one another and do what we can. >> reporter: of course, not every summer camp was so fortunate. georgia's high harbor camp had hundreds of campers test positive despite precautions and only being open for four days. >> because the camp was mostly outdoors, i didn't understand how it could have happened based on the precautions and the space. >> reporter: a cdc report found their staff were wearing masks but campers weren't and frequent shouting and chanting didn't help. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: but others like crestwood country day camp on long island -- >> it did not spread. that's pretty awesome. >> reporter: -- are wrapping up the summer season with zero covid cases. >> it is not the same, but what

the study adds is that if one is diligent about multilayering public health interventions, covid and the spread of covid can be mitigated. >> reporter: and the owner here at crestwood says their health measures of limiting groups and aggressive hand washing before and after every activity didn't just contain coronavirus, it also led to a huge drop-off in every other illness that the campers here were far healthier this year than they've been any year before. cecilia. >> okay, trevor, thanks. we'll stick with this theme of children in the pandemic, and now millions of kids starting their studies at home, parents are trying to set up for all this remote learning. but parents are running into a difficult shortage, desks. they are now in high demand and can be very expensive. rebecca jarvis is back with our "gma" study guide series and some solutions, most importantly, hey, rebecca. >> reporter: hey again, cecilia. that's right. so we've seen this now happen with laptops and computers and now it's happening with desks. with so many families both working from home and now trying to do school from home, office furniture has seen a huge run on

supplies, but some families have learned how to get by very creatively. when cherie loveless tried to buy a desk online, the less pricey options were completely out of stock. >> i looked on amazon, walmart, wayfair, everywhere. i couldn't find anything that would fit before we started school. >> reporter: in some parts of the country desks and chairs are as hard to come by as toilet paper and clorox wipes. shoppers have discovered desks out of stock on back order and just plain sold out. from mid-july to mid-august a search rank on amazon for desks rose 600% to the number two spot just behind face masks. online marketplace etsy said over the last three weeks, they've seen more than 10,000 searches for homeschool, and their home office furniture category has seen incredible growth, up more than 300% from last year. mainly driven by desk sales. >> right now we've been seeing the more in stock and better

pricing seems to be at amazon. >> reporter: but what can you do if you can't buy a desk? cherie loveless got creative and made her daughter a desk out of an old tv stand. >> my friend posted on facebook that he had a tv stand for sale for $40. it took ten minutes to put together and it's perfect for her. >> reporter: dana created a budget-friendly study space for her daughters out of a kitchen table. >> i cut down the table on a table saw and then just put up two shelves and i believe the whole project probably cost me about $100. >> reporter: dallas-based jessica nickerson created three makeshift school spaces for her grade school daughters by repurposing this vintage combo desk and side table. >> the furniture i got still flows with the room and so it feels right in the decor and they happen to be getting their whole education in these corners.

>> reporter: and if you're not feeling particularly diy crafty, there are other options for inexpensive or free desks. the salvation army, goodwill, both places to check out and a number of churches, synagogues and mosques are currently running office supply furniture drives right now, cecilia, so check with your local community to see what they have too. cecilia. >> all really great tips. rebecca, thank you so much. more remote learning tips but now let's head back over to ginger. cecilia, it's been more than two weeks since that devastating derecho, in eastern iowa. the streets still look like this and still asking for help and now you've got another severe weather threat and it happens this afternoon and tonight so let me break it down for you. it's this low, the warm front and the cold front we're all concerned about, but cedar rapids, mason, some of those places that britney spears were hit so hard it is about dinnertime, 6:00, 7:00 p.m. when you have to watch for those damaging winds and tornadoes. chicago gets some by late night. northwest suburbs into southeastern wisconsin, i

rom dn't be surprised to see the tracks and it's not over. the severe weather threat today. plus, a covid success story. the summer camps that never saw a single case. what our schools can learn from their example. sharpshooter. the moment the coast guard opens fire on a circling shark. and the new study revealing what's different about people who make their beds every daye mpth now to the hit show "marrying millions" launching a new season on lifetime but with a new twist. the series is taking a look at couples with a big age difference to find out if it's true love or if it's all about the money. will reeve has one couple's story. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and that story is a doozy. there is a 46-year age

din dinks, difference, accusations of gold digging abound. there is a yacht involved and if you believe it, plenty of drama. >> do you have a lot of money? i don't but i have a connection. >> reporter: "marrying millions" is back on lifetime for a second season, bringing more drama with couples with vast differences in wealth and in this case age. >> i don't look at him and see someone that is older than my dad. >> reporter: there are 46 years between 23-year-old erica and 69-year-old rick sykes, the two of them meeting on social media. >> we went on a couple of dates and it moved very fast from there. >> the rest is what they call history, i guess. >> reporter: it was all aboard after that for captain rick and his first mate erica moving in together on rick's yacht in miami beach partnered now for over a year and a half saying age doesn't mean a thing. >> when i look at him, i don't notice the age gap. it's not something that we dwell on. >> reporter: but it may be overboard for erica's friends and family.

her father, 18 years younger than rick, voicing his concerns in what is sure to be drama this season. >> if we get married and settle down and get married and -- >> this is just not what i want. >> reporter: the two insist it's love and they will weather the storm. there may even be a ring on the horizon. >> i'm not supposed to tell you anything, but pretty close. but don't tell anybody. >> reporter: "marrying millions" airs wednesdays at 10:00, 9:00 central on lifetime. i am so in, janai. >> will, you had me at 46 years and accusations of gold digging, thank you. coming up, the inspiring med student helping his hometown. stay with us. ng his hometown. stay with us.

good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. as part of our efforts to build a better bay area, we are focusing on the impact that the covid-19 pandemic is having on our economy. a new study finds that e restaurant sales are down in san francisco by 91%. since the pandemic started mid march. the chamber of commerce received data from credit card companies on city businesses. it doesn't include cash sales. >> i have some unfortunate news. the smoke is spreading. we have areas of fog. we have areas of smoke. we have areas of smog and that's what you're seeing from the explore tor yum there. san francisco just went unhealthy. for everybody. while oakland is now unhe wialt

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we'll have another update in about 30 minutes. gma is next. ♪ lately, i've been thinking i want you to be happier ♪ welcome back to "gma" this morning. we have an update from a man who has an inspiring story, made our monday earlier this week. >> you probably remember dr. russell ledet, a medical student at the university where he used to be a security guard helping to make a change. he's also one of the founders of 15 white coats, a group of medical students raising money to help minority students get into med school. >> we surprised him with this virtual visit from his favorite musician, guys, this was an absolutely amazing moment but a lot can change over the course of a week. russell's hometown lake charles, louisiana, we've been talking about it all week was hit hard by hurricane laura and russell is already, of course, working to help the community get --

come back and joining us live from baton rouge, russell, good morning, we're so glad you're back with us. can i tell you, i'm not surprised. i'm not surprised. >> jumped into action. >> back out there already. we're so glad you're back but know you have family there and had a hard time tracking down your dad yesterday. how is everybody? have you been able to talk to them? >> yes, i was finally able to talk to my dad but it was only a few minutes because reception was terrible. i'm doing everything i can but losing a lot of sleep but i'm okay with that because my city needs a lot of help. >> you spoke with the mayor of lake charles. what did he tell you? >> they need tarps. ainss,ouenerthey need tarps, plant is destroyed. and so i'm going down there today but obviously i need a lot more help. >> if folks, russell, haven't been to lake charles, they're hearing about it from you for the first time, what do you want them to know about this community, your community? >> the community of lake charles

is truly a melting pot. we work together, we are a blue collar community and we do everything we can to try to help each other and this is a time where our resilience will be tested but resilience is in our dna, and i know a city like lake charles will bounce back. >> right after the hurricane hit you went on facebook live and told people how they can help. tell us what you're doing to directly help your community. >> yeah, so i reached out to the managers of the 15 white coats and said we got to do something so we got together $1,500 and raised another $,3500 and gave out all 5,000 of those dollars yesterday. with the intention of raising even more today. we need to help families in the city. i'm giving out of my personal money as well as from the 15 white coats because they need help and also i'm driving down there today. along with actually some of my

med cool classmates willing to come down there with me to cleae we can cats and dogs and just try to help in whatever way we can. >> russell, let's get specific. you got a lot of people watching. we know our "gma" audience, they like to help. they pitch in when they can. what do folks need? what are you hearing? how can people help? >> yeah, so people can help by going to the15whitecoats.org and hit the donate button and earmark them all for hurricane relief for hurricane laura and you can also just send water down there street in lake charles, louisiana, is the location i'll be at. you can drop off -- have water sent there. there's a big parking lot right next to my dad's house and he's willing to let people send whatever they can there but mostly donations can come through the 15whitecoats.org and we'll make sure that 100% of those donations goes straight to the people and city of lake charles as well as surrounding

areas because many of the surrounding areas have been affected like dequincy, louisiana, where my wife is from. >> russell, we know everybody is watching and know they'll chip in. i want to tell you one more time you are an inspiration to all of us, and i can't wait to see what you'll do in the future. thank you again so much and good luck to you guys out there. coming up, everybody, we can't wait for you to meet our pet of the week. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ (vo) i have the best job in the world. ♪ i get to remind people of their grandmother's conchitas. give the little kids cookies... and celebrate birthdays with all our neighbors. hopefully, we'll be part of this community for many, many more years.

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♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ hey, back now with our pet of the week. there it is. our wall of winners and this morning, we've got another one, a pup who has a golden soul spreading unconditional love to firefighters on the front lines. we introduced you to kerith, the golden retriever on wednesday during "pop news" and now we are celebrating the certified crisis response therapy dog by naming her our pet of the week. take a look. ♪ it's nearly california. >> say hey to kerith. >> sure, thank you. >> reporter: 2-year-old golden retriever kerith a certified crisis response therapy dog is reporting for duty at base camp. >> hi. >> it's good to see you.ove m ad irn fnt lis. th f tirften lon ueng days.

>> i think it's a good opportunity to kind of pause, and look at her. does have a way of taking your mind off what we're doing out here. >> you make me so happy. >> reporter: kerith's human heidi says her dog is providing an invaluable support system for their local heroes. >> kerith has an uncanny ability to make people feel important. they work so hard and they're so stressed especially now during covid and kerith provides for the firefighters just a sense of calm and joy. >> reporter: a simple smooch, a hug, a handshake y s'slwsoenusi you. it's just kind of nice to have a little bit of home and happiness, you know, out here out on the fire line. it gives us love. we love her. >> oh, we love her too. joining us live right now from san rafael, california, kerith and her human, heidi.

welcome to both of you. so nice to see you live. and in action to kerith, heidi, i have to ask, what is it like to see the reactions of the men and women on those front lines when they interact with kerith? >> it is so amazing to see all the love that she gives all the firefighters before she goes off -- they go off to fight these unbelievable fires. she gives them so much cuddles and just sets their day up right. it warms my heart. >> i would imagine it also really warms their heart. they're working so hard, do you see her truly making an impact beyond just the cuddles? >> absolutely. a lot of the guys are saying that they're missing home because they haven't been there for weeks and they have dogs at home that they miss so much and so seeing kerith just helps them just to feel like a little piece of home and a little bit of love. a lot of love actually.

>> i love that. i love her little spotted black tongue. she's so adorable. we ask everybody, wait for it, if kerith could speak human, how would she react to being our pet of the week? >> let's ask her. kerith says she would be so honored and grateful to be getting this award but she definitely wants america to know that she's sharing it with all of the brave men and women firefighters who are out here keeping california safe. >> kerith, amazing speech, heidi, we thank you for getting up extra early and for all of the hard work you guys both do. we have kerith's medal here. we'll send it out to california to you guys. congratulations and be well. be safe, kerith. be safe, heidi. >> thanks, everyone. we'll head over to ginger right now. >> lara, thank you so much and say it ain't so.

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for our "gma" summer consertrie. here we go. mul multi-platinum singer/song writer, lewis capaldi, he is nominated for a vma best new artist and "before you go," has over 1 billion streams worldwide. lewis, good morning. those are some numbers. wow. >> whoo! >> hands up for that. i got to ask you because i want to hear -- i want to you confirm for me whether this is true or not. i'm told that you had been staying in your childhood bedroom in scotland for months living with mom and dad. how did it go? >> it was awful. it was probably the worst thing ever. i don't enjoy it at all and neither did my parents. my mother and father are both deemed essential workers and mum's a nurse and my dad -- i don't know why he's essential

compared to my mum but they did not enjoy coming home from a long hard day at work and seeing their 23-year-old son in his underwear eating cheesy doritos covered in them on the family couch. it was definitely not a sight, and also it was a wakeup call to realize i'm deemed essential. that was a wake-up call. >> so how did that go? how did you make it work while you were at home with them? >> just tried to avoid each other at all costs. in fact, if i saw my mum in the hallway, i would run the other way, and my father, i haven't spoken to that man for three months, and you know what, i'm joking. no, it's been lovely. listen, it's been tough for everyone. of course, i have it a lot better than a lot of people and got to spend it with my family, and everyone's safe. so yeah, it's been -- it's been real. that has been real and but it's nice to get to see them and now everything over here and erhingu

ba on the four months and be, like, you know what, it was really nice to get to spend that time with my family, but also, my mother's a terrible cook so it was difficult. >> you better be nice. they're watching. you might need to go back home again. keep that invitation open. we want to talk about your music. your new single "before you go," this has really become a big hit for you. i want to make sure i get it right. made the top ten on the billboard hot 100. you call this your most personal song yet. why is that? >> so the song is about my aunt who sadly passed away when i was 4 and she sadly took her own life and, yeah, that song is just about that and kind of me growing up and learning about it as my mother's sister, so learning about, like, her reactions to it, and i was a bit worried at first because i think people thought i was going to try -- i didn't want to seem exploitative, but people seemed to really have reacted to it in a very, very nice way, and it's

doing well. so making some money. i'm joking. hear it? congratulations on that, lewis, lewis capaldi, here's the song performing his new single, "before you go." ♪ i fell by the wayside like everyone else ♪ ♪ i hate you, i hate you, i hate you, but i was just kidding myself ♪ ♪ our every moment i start to replay ♪ ♪ 'cause now that they're gone all i hear are the words that i needed to say ♪ ♪ when you hurt under the surface like troubled water running cold ♪ ♪ well, time can heal but this won't ♪ if on i'd have known you hadte

a storm to weather ♪ ♪ so before you go was there something i could have said to make it all stop hurting ♪ ♪ it kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless ♪ ♪ so before you go, would we be better off by now ♪ ♪ if i let my walls come down ♪ maybe i guess we'll never know ♪ ♪ you know, you know

♪ before you go, was there something i could have said to make your heart beat better ♪ ♪ if only i'd have known you had a storm to weather so before you go ♪ ♪ was there something i could have said to make it all stop hurting ♪ ♪ it kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless so before you go ♪

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taking us into the weekend. his breakthrough hit reached number one on the billboard charts. here he is with "someone you loved." ♪ ♪ i'm going under and this time i fear there's no one to save me ♪ ♪ this all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy ♪ ♪ i need somebody to heal somebody to know somebody to have ♪ ♪ somebody to hold it's easy to say but it's never the same ♪ ♪ i guess i kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain ♪ ♪ now the day bleeds into nightfall ♪ ♪ and you're not here to get me through it all ♪ ♪ i let my guard down and then you pulled the rug ♪ ♪ i was getting kinda used to

being someone you loved ♪ ♪ and i tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes i fall into your arms ♪ ♪ i'll be safe in your sound till i come back around ♪ ♪ for now the day bleeds into nightfall ♪ ♪ and you're not here to get me i let my gud wn a then you pulled the rug ♪ ♪ i was getting kinda used to being someone you loved ♪ ♪ but now the day bleeds into nightfall ♪ ♪ and you're not here to get me through it all ♪ ♪ i let my guard down and then you pulled the rug ♪ ♪ i was getting kinda used to being someone you loved ♪ ♪ i let my guard down and then you pulled the rug ♪

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♪ yeah, yeah, >> announcer: next friday, usher is going to ignite your holiday weekend only on "good morning america's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards. and a big thanks to lgrt peormances and before we go, tonight a special edition of "20/20" at 9:00 eastern on abc, "the march," tells the story of the 1963 march on washington which happened 57 years ago today. >> big anniversary. also want you to know a little about the timely new special called "voices magnified: policing in america". that's airing sunday night at l. >> thanks for watching. >> have a great friday. >> see you guys. >> announcer: "gma" monday -- ♪ when will my reflection >> announcer: christina aguilera, "mulan." an incredible performance. ♪ when will my reflection

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good morning, everybody. i'm kumasi aaron and we're going to check in with mike for a look at the forecast. >> have such a nice smile and you're so happy and i have such bad news. now san francisco and oakland and all the way down into the santa cruz mountains. unhealthy air for all of us and because high pressure is over top of us and we have erratic winds, we're not going to get the sea breeze push like we had the last couple of days that will clean us out. much warmer temperatures today from mid to upper 60s along the coast and san francisco and 90s into the east bay. now, the sea breeze comes back tomorrow, cleaner, cooler, but gone again sunday and look how hot it gets monday.

tuesday, september. >> can't believe already here. want to share some updates with you, but we'll be back after kelly and ryan at 11:00 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan"! today, actress regina hall, and you don't wanna miss adam scott, plus a performance from avril lavigne--all next on "live." and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> ryan: yes, here we are on this friday, august 28th. kelly ripa, you look smashing. how are you? >> kelly: i'm doing very well, ryan. how are you? you look smashing. you actually look like you're probably wearing a top and bottoms. >> ryan: i am wearing bottoms. i'm wearing bottoms, but i'm wearing these without socks. they slip on. they're so easy in the morning, first thing, just to slip 'em right on. >> kelly: what am i gonna do when i have to stop wearing sweatpants? that's the question. well, no, i just wear the same pair of sweatpants every day-- my pajama bottoms, my sweats.