good morning, america. covid breakthroughs? the cdc director urging governors to get ready for a possible vaccine just days before the election. the timing raising new questions and concerns. is it being rushed? plus, the new covid concerns on campus. with new images like this outside a west virginia bar, the university of south carolina reporting more than a thousand cases. iia fraternity and sorority houses now under quarantine as the college containment crisis spreads. and the hollywood superstar revealing his family's battle with covid-19. >> this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family. extraordinary attack. president trump threatening to cut off federal funding to

democrat-led cities, including new york and portland, after months of protests. governor cuomo firing back at the president. >> he better have an army if he thinks he's going to walk down the street in new york. as joe biden attacks the president's law and order message and heads to kenosha, wisconsin, to meet with the family of jacob blake. labor day alert. the surprising travel hot spots for the holiday weekend as boeing tests new uv technology to kill the virus on planes. also this morning, our experiment at some of the busiest airports in the nation. how many passengers are actually wearing masks at airports? the surprising results and could you be fined if you refuse to wear one? outragov d body cam footage showing police pinning down a black man until he stopped breathing after his family called 911 for help. protesters taking to the streets clashing with officers. the latest on the investigation this morning.

hollywood royalty. from prince to producer, harry and meghan signing a multimillion dollar deal with netflix. what the couple is planning and will meghan return to the spotlight on screen? ♪ up, up and away. david blaine's record-setting stunt straight out of a movie. >> so long, boys. >> the illusionist soaring nearly 25,000 feet in the year using 52 giant filled helium filled balloons and plunging back to earth for a dangerous descent and into the record books with the most watched live youtube event of all time. >> great to be with you on this thursday morning. what a stunt from david blaine. >> yeah, do we need to start with, he's okay. the illusionist soared four miles above arizona and he broke

a youtube live record. we have a whole lot more on what he was doing and how he came down. that's coming up. >> we look forward to that. e ro 185,000 american lives taken by the virus. >> this morning, we have the latest on that possible breakthrough. the cdc director saying we could see a vaccine by november 1st. victor oquendo is in miami, florida, with the latest on all of that. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the cdc wants states to be ready to distribute a potential vaccine by november 1st and the director of the cdc insists the timeline here will not compromise the safety of the vaccine. in a letter obtained by abc news the cdc director is urging governors nationwide to get ready for a possible vaccine release by november 1st just days before the election. the timing raising questions and concerns a vaccine might be rushed.

>> it has nothing to do with november 3rd as much as it has to do with september 30th, october 30th, november 30th. >> reporter: there's encouraging new guidance from the world health organization this morning after looking at several trials published in the journal of the american medical association recommending the use of common steroids in treating severe and critically ill covid patients, the fight to contain the virus as urgent as ever. health experts still urging people to use caution and avoid large gatherings. now word of the first death traced to the south dakota motorcycle rally in sturgis last month, an event that drew a crowd of 400,000, many without masks. schools and colleges from coast to coast are struggling to open. the president of west virginia university responding to reports of images like this one circulating on social media showing a popular bar, many peo wearing masks, saying in a letter, to say that i'm

disappointed would be an understatement. the university of south carolina reporting that more than 1,000 students have covid-19 and at the university of georgia, nearly 800 students tested positive for covid-19 last week. at indiana university bloomington, 30 of the school's 40 greek houses are now under quarantine because of the virus and are being asked to halt in-person activities outside of dining and housing for the next two weeks. across the country on arizona state university's tempe campus more than 300 students are isolating following a rise in confirmed cases. >> we need to shut down campus immediately because of the rising covid cases. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci warning those colleges with outbreaks not to send students home, saying that it's the worst thing they could do because they could continue spreading it at home. overnight we learned one of hollywood's toughest stars, dwayne "the rock" johnson has covid-19, so does his entire family and thankfully says they're all recovering and, of

course, it's the rock so he said they're coming out stronger. >> much more on dwayne johnson's battle with covid in our next hour. tom? >> amy, thank you. turning now to the presidential campaign, and with the election 61 days away president trump now threatening to restrict federal funds from democratic run cities like new york city, d.c., seattle and portland claiming officials allowed lawless protests. mary bruce is in washington tracking it all and, mary, there is so much reaction to this this morning. >> reporter: tom, leaders of these cities say this is a new low. they are calling this a blatant political ploy intended to go after the president's democratic rivals and distract, they say, from the devastating pandemic. the stunning move this morning is now expected to face stiff legal opposition. a political move that is certain to be challenged in court. overnight, president trump ordering officials to find ways to cut federal funding to he claims local leaders have allowed places like new york

city, washington, d.c., seattle and portland to descend into, quote, anarchy during protests for racial justice. trump tweeting, my administration will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking federal dollars while they let anarchists harm people, burn buildings and ruin lives and businesses. we're putting them on notice today. new york governor andrew cuomo outraged calling it a political stunt. >> he better have an army if he thinks he's going to walk down the street in new york. he can't have enough bodyguards to walk through new york city. >> reporter: the move would jeopardize billions of dollars in aid that could be used to help recover from the pandemic. trailing in the polls, the president has been eager to change the subject casting himself as the law and order candidate. >> i am your president of law and order. >> reporter: but his opponent, joe biden, says trump is only making the unrest across the country worse. >> i wouldn't incite violence. i'd condemn it when it occurred. >> reporter: in his first campaign trip to the key state

of wisconsin today, biden will visit with the family of jacob back by police, something trump did not do when he was in wisconsin earlier this week. >> we got to heal. we got to put things together, bring people together and so my purpose in going will be to do just that. >> reporter: when asked if the officer involved should be charged -- >> i think we should let the judicial system work its way. i do think there's a minimum need to be charged. >> reporter: campaigning in north carolina wednesday -- the president who has been baselessly sowing doubt about mail-in voting, suggesting voters vote twice which is illegal. >> let them send it in and go vote and if their system is as good as they say it is, then obviously they won't be able to vote. if it isn't tabulated they'll be able to vote. that's the way it is. that's what they should do. >> reporter: under the battleground states' law convincing another person to vote twice is also a felony.

the attorney general then trying to explain. >> it seems to me what he's saying is he's trying to make the point that the ability to monitor this system is not good, and if it was so good, if you tried to vote a second time, you would be caught if you voted in person. >> reporter: now, both candidates are stepping up their campaigning but in starkly different ways. take a look at this. joe biden yesterday speaking with reporters maintaining a strict social distance while the president was in north carolina greeting his supporters who were tightly packed in standing shoulder to shoulder most without masks. the president, though, kept his distance. t.j.? >> all right. mary bruce for us this morning. thank you so much. we want to turn now to the outrage over that disturbing new body cam footage. it shows police pinning down daniel prude, a black man whose family called 911 for help. .e would later die at the the new video is now prompting protesters to again take to the streets and demand justice for his death. diane macedo joins us now with the latest on this

investigation. diane, good morning. >> reporter: t.j., good morning to you. daniel prude was killed two months before george floyd. now the new york state attorney general says her office is still investigating as we see body cam footage of the incident, and i have to warn viewers this can be hard to watch. overnight outrage growing from newly released body cam video showing police officers pinning down an unarmed naked man until he stops breathing. protesters in rochester demanded the officers involved face charges. >> that was a full-fledged ongoing murder, cold blooded. >> reporter: the man in the video is daniel prude. his family says they called 911 on march 23rd to get help for the 41-year-ina ntal health crisis. in the video police approach prude who is naked on a snowy rochester street. >> are you daniel? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: prude initially appears to obey the officer's

commands and they handcuff him. he is then heard shouting at officers, at times spitting before they cover his face with a white hood. minutes later the officers pin him to the ground. video shows one officer holding prude's head down for more than two minutes as his yells become whimpers, and then he appears to stop breathing. paramedics on the scene attempted cpr and they took him to a hospital where he died seven days later. the medical examiner says prude's death was a homicide ruling he died by complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint, excited deliria and pcp. the investigation is ongoing. >> any time you have a custody in death it's serious. >> reporter: he admitted him to the hospital that very same day but he was released just hours later. he says all he wanted for his brother was help. >> all right. so sad. diane macedo, thank you. well, now to that travel alert for labor day weekend as

so many americans are set to hit the road or the skies for a final sendoff to a summer. gio benitez is at laguardia airport with more on all of that. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, amy. good morning. the pandemic is making it very hard to make any travel predictions. take a look. for the fourth of july this year, 3 million people got on a plane. memorial day weekend, you see it right there, 2 million. that is a lot less than last year, but for this holiday weekend, experts say more people will be hitting the road instead of taking to the skies, and where are they going? according to the travel planning company, tripit, florida is this year's top choice for labor day. orlando, tampa and ft. lauderdale, very popular. phoenix is also a top pick. all of this despite the covid cases in arizona and florida. the caribbean and mexico also getting a lot of attention, but if you are traveling by road this weekend, just keep in mind traffic is getting a lot busier so just be sure to give yourself some extra time, amy. >> that makes sense. taking to the skies obviously safety is a huge issue and you

showed us earlier how jetblue was testing that new technology to kill coronavirus on a plane but now boeing is testing it as well. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, amy. boeing actually sent us some video. boeing is testing uv light wands. those are to kill viruses and bacteria. this is very similar to the technology used in hospitals and now they are testing them on their planes so it is very interesting, amy. >> it certainly is. we should mention gio will be back in our next half hour with a fascinating experiment about how many people are actually wearing masks in airports. you're not going to want to miss it. tom? >> we look forward to it. overseas now and a full-blown international incident unfolding with proof from the german government that one of russian president vladimir putin's most prominent opponents was poisoned. senior foreign correspondent ian pannell tracking it from london. ian, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, tom. that's right. it was actually two weeks ago todathatusa's leading opposition activist boarded that

plane, came down with a crippling illness and has been in a coma ever since but now the germans say they know what happened to him. this morning, russian opposition leader alexei navalny in a serious condition after germany revealed he has been poisoned. according to the german government, navalny was attacked with a deadly nerve agent from the novichok group. now german chancellor angela merkel calling the poisoning an attempted murder. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: one of russian president vladimir putin's fiercest critics, navalny fell ill on a flight from siberia to moscow. passengers on the flight recording sounds of moaning. capturing this video of navalny being rushed off the plane and to the hospital. later moved to germany, doctors discovered he was attacked with the same type of military chemical weapon used in the poisoning of former russian double agent, sergei skripal in 2018.

>> we have met to find a substance that's more dangerous to the human body. there's no bulletproof vest that can protect you from it. >> reporter: widespread condemnation of the kremlin and president putin. the white house national security council saying russia's used the chemical nerve agents novichok in the past adding it'll hold those in russia accountable. >> it sends a very clear warning to whoever might criticize his regime that his long hand will reach out and grasp them. >> reporter: the kremlin's repeatedly and strongly denied any involvement as to what happened to navalny and putin's spokesman talking just moments ago saying russia had nothing to benefit from this. the kremlin is now calling for a joint investigation with the germans into what happened. t.j. >> what a story. ian pannell for us, thank you as always. we want to turn now to bubble ball, nba playoffs. i was up way past my bedtime. visine works.

it was certainly worth it. two nail biters including a deciding game seven. our will reeve here with us now. will, because of that game seven we are going to g be beard. >> reporter: yeah, we are, t.j. i still haven't slept. last night was insane. the rockets/thunder game ended in what would have been the most controversial fashion game of the evening had there not been an equally nuts finish to the heat-bucks game that preceded it. just one day off for houston as lebron james looms. >> jordan for three. >> reporter: overnight the battle in the bubble heating up with two wild down to the wire finishes. >> the latest back to double figures. >> reporter: the miami heat beating the number one seed, milwaukee bucks, who were now down 2-0 in the eastern conference semifinals. miami all-star jimmy butler fouled by defensive player of the year giannis antetokounmpo as time expired. >> jimmy butler can win at the line.

>> reporeros e clock. >> got it! >> reporter: in the night cap, the houston rockets and the oklahoma city thunder gave fans a game seven thriller with the league's most prolific scorer james harden struggling and covington -- >> back to covington. it's been his night for three, and he hits another one. >> reporter: -- and russell westbrook helping houston grind out a last-minute win over the thunder in a chaotic game seven. harden delivering clutch defense in the waning seconds. the rockets now moving on to face a well-rested lebron james and the l.a. lakers in round two of the playoffs. >> for a team like the lakers to have more than three days off is not only are >> reporter: of the 13 times lebron james has been in the playoffs before this year he's advanced to at least the third round ten times. so a tall task ahead for james harden and the rockets starting friday night on espn, guys. >> friday night. don't have to work the next day. works for me.

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the timing, though, raising new questions and concerns if it's being rushed. also right now, with 61 days until the election, president trump threatening to cut off federal funding to democrat led cities as joe biden attacks the president's law and order message and heads to kenosha, wisconsin to meet with the family of jacob blake later today. this morning, we are celebrating the life of a baseball legend, tom seaver, a three-time cy young award winner who led the miracle mets to an unlikely world championship in 1969. tom terrific is a member of the exclusive 300-win club voted into the baseball hall of fame in 1992 with what was then the highest vote total. he died at age 75 from complications of dementia and coronavirus. he was a legend in this town and so many mourning the loss. >> our thoughts are with his friends and family this morning. we begin with that breathtaking stunt by illusionist david blaine soaring over four miles above the arizona desert while holding on

to 52 giant helium-filled balloons. it was his first live stunt in years with more than 6 million views and counting. abc's matt gutman joins us with more on all that. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning. and this was the stunt that david blaine says he always wanted to pull off and it's pretty much what every kid incl but this feat wasn't nearly as easy as just grabbing balloons and floating off into the sky because blaine had to become an faa certified commercial hot air balloon pilot, a skydiver and he spent the past two years perfecting what he called his most ambitious performance yet. it took 52 giant helium balloons to get him up and gravity to bring him back down to the arizona desert floor. in his first major live event in more than a decade, the illusionist soaring more than 4.5 miles in the air and hoisted ng, .l tselo was a scene lifted

>> reporter: blaine dedicating it to his own kid, 9-year-old dessa right there by his side as he took off. as he floated off into the stratosphere, the temperature dropping into the single digits. the air dangerously thin, available oxygen only at about half the amount at sea level putting him in a serious risk. >> hypoxia is when you don't get enough oxygen because you go too high. you have no idea what you're doing so you're completely foggy. it's like you're drunk. >> reporter: as he keeps climbing blaine is communicating with his ground team including dessa. >> how many feet do you think you'll go up? >> we're at 16,000 now. >> yeah. >> and we're probably going to go up to where the airplanes go. >> reporter: as he climbs to nearly a jet's cruising altitude, the oxygen shortage hits. >> can you see it? it's at 95.

>> reporter: blaine finally pulling his oxygen tank out trying to get his wits about him for the most dangerous part, coming back down. finally almost an hour after he took off, as he reaches 24,900 feet, he gets the signal, releases the safety and plummets at over 125 miles an hour. >> whoo! >> reporter: for a minute straight he freefalls towards the earth, then pulls that parachute cord and came down in a gallop almost deliriously happy. >> is he there? yes! >> wow. that was awesome! >> reporter: and for the flight back to go see his daughter dessa, this time he actually took a helicopter. >> that was actually beautiful from top to bottom. >> reporter: luke aikens who helped him prepare and talked him through it while in the air

revealing just how hard it was to get this right. >> an event that requires weather to be perfect, wind has to be perfect. everything has to line up. there's no stop and start. all live for everyone to see. >> reporter: such an incredibly complex stunt and made more so because so much could go wrong and it was complicated by the fact that originally blaine apparently wanted to try it without a parachute. but the basic idea of a human grabbing a bunch of balloons and floating right off into space, well, that just made for an uplifting story. sorry, guys, i had to do that dad joke. i've been planning it. >> thank you for that. thank you for that, matt. >> yeah. >> i don't know if t.j. is thanking you for that. >> it's fine, okay, i think i did that when i was 6. no, i'm kidding. it was incredible. we want to turn to traveling in the skies if you want to go by plane and not balloon for the labor day weekend. according to the tsa nearly a million more people flew in august than in july and with more passengers, of course, that means less space to socially distance so we conducted a little experiment gauge how many people are actually wearing masks in the airports.

let's head back to gio benitez at laguardia for us. what are the results here, gio? >> hey, t.j., i want to show you, listen, more people are sure to travel this holiday weekend but think about this. at an airport you don't really know where people are coming from so this morning experts warn be alert. scenes like this one are becoming more and more common on planes. >> i'm sorry you don't like it. but i mean, i don't like wearing a mask. >> reporter: some passengers refusing to comply with mandatory mask rules. >> i'm going to ask you to come off the aircraft. >> reporter: dr. henry wu with emory university's travel wellness center says people need to be extra vigilant when hitting the skies. >> when you're at an airport, you really don't know where people are coming from. >> absolutely. as you , people are coming from all over the world. people may be coming from areas with high rates of covid.

>> reporter: to find out if passengers are bearing face coverings at airports while traveling we did an experiment. producers visiting the tickets areas at miami international airport, new york's laguardia and atlanta's hartsfield jackson. in one hour in a single spot we counted to see how many people were wearing masks correctly, incorrectly or not at all. what did we find? at miami international airport we counted 302 passengers wearing face coverings, 8 not wearing one properly covering their nose and 9 not wearing one at all. at new york's laguardia we saw 207 passengers wearing masks, 27 wearing one incorrectly and 16 with no mask. and at atlanta's hartsfield jackson, the busiest airport in mo people were wearing masks we but some just weren't wearing them correctly. >> it's very important to cover that nose, isn't it? >> absolutely. we inhale through our noses and

touch our noses so keeping them both covered is very important. >> reporter: a recent study at the university of north carolina mapped locations in the respiratory tract to see where covid-19 most likely infiltrates the body. theyound that e e athey be more virus than the throat or lungs. all three airports we visited had signs indicating masks are required. this sign at laguardia even makes it clear that the mask must be over your nose. so we spoke with officials at all three of those airports and all say that face masks are mandatory in public spaces. in fact, in miami if you refuse to put one on you could face a fine of $100, t.j. >> but, gio, if you see someone not wearing a mask in the airport, what are you supposed to do? >> reporter: so, look, in the airport, you should go ahead and talk to a customer service agent right there. if you're at the terminal, at

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back now with harry and meghan going from british to hollywood royalty. the couple signed that huge blockbuster deal to produce documentaries and children's programming for netflix. james longman is at buckingham palace with more on their new roles and if meghan will return to the spotlight for an on screen role. james, good morning. >> reporter: hi, tom. yeah, well, we had megxit when harry and meghan left the united kingdom and now we've got a long way from the original life they subscribed to here in the uk. from prince to producer this akg on new roles and duchs signing a mega multi-year deal with netflix.

meghan and harry have officially gone hollywood. they're now set to produce scripted series, documentaries and children's specials for the streaming giant. the deal has drawn comparisons to the obamas and shonda rhimes who reportedly signed on for a five-year netflix package worth $150 million. >> this is them kind of planting their flag in terms of what they're going to do now. i would imagine it's a pretty tidy sum. >> reporter: the couple saying in a statement to "the new york times," our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope as new parents making inspirational family programming is also important to us. abc news learning that meghan who starred in the hit series "suits" is not planning on returning to acting. >> makes the call to leave. >> reporter: but she's shined on screen in other ways. >> social life is like oxygen these elephants. >> reporter: narrating "elephant" a documentary from abc's parent company. and just last month appearing as an interview hinting at what

some of what their passion projects might cover. >> it's not new to see this undercurrent of racism and certainly unconscious bias but i think to see the changes that are being made right now is really -- it's something that i look forward to being a part of. >> reporter: and home is a new life in month cito where they life in montecito where they bought a $14.7 million property north of los angeles with neighbors oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres nearby. recently appearing in public planting forget-me-nots in honor of princess diana. >> it doesn't seem like they're looking back. >> reporter: harry once a central figure in uk public life. for the palace and his family, this deal shows he really is leaving it all behind. >> i do think the royal family will be hoping they do what they said they would do which is uphold the queen's values in any work they undertake. >> reporter: so what does this mean for their status as royals? that really does feel like a

distant memory now. remember, they are no longer officially working members of the royal family but that doesn't mean the palace here won't be keeping a close rye on just about everything they do. tom. >> we are sure of that. all right, james, thank you so much. coming up later, the newlyweds who paid off $75,000 in debt in less than a year and during the pandemic. how they did it. coming up next, our "play of the day." (vo) 2020 has been the year of the unthinkable. and millions of americans are struggling to put food on the table. so wells fargo is helping our neighbors feed their loved ones. using some of our locations as drive-up food banks. and helping provide 50 million meals for americans in need. the unthinkable has happened. now it's time to rethink how to make a difference. wells fargo.

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the new 007. we're shaken and stirred as we say, good morning, america. ♪ and good morning, america. great to be with you on this thursday morning. a/k/a friday eve. >> sounds better when you put it that way, robach, and tory johnson will be along in just a bit. she's getting you ready for the labor day weekend. she has a supersize edition of "deals & steals" for you. yeah, also liam payne is joining us this morning, the newly engaged singer bringing us his new single. we can't wait to hear that. >> that's right. first, we have a lot of news to get to this morning starting with the latest on the coronavirus emergency and the possible breakthrough. the cdc director saying we could see a va nber 1st.acto vicr uen. s stat to beea to distribute a potential vaccine by november 1st. that is just two months away, so close to election day. the director says that the

timeline here will not compromise the safety of that vaccine. in a letter obtained by abc news the cdc director is urging governors nationwide to get ready for a possible vaccine release by november 1st. just days before the election, the timing raising questions and concerns a vaccine might be rushed. >> it has nothing to do with november 3rd as much as it has to do with september 30th, october 30th, november 30th. >> reporter: this morning, the fight to contain the virus as urgent as ever. schools and colleges from coast to coast are struggling to open. the university of south carolina reporting that more than 1,000 students have covid-19 and at the university of georgia, nearly 800 students tested blto30f the hool's ti bau of ths arke ht for the two weeks.

across the country on arizona state university's tempe campus more than 300 students isolating following a rise in confirmed cases. the president of west virginia university responding to reports of images like this circulating on social media showing a large crowd outside of a popular bar. many people not wearing masks saying in a letter, to say that i'm disappointed would be an understatement. >> i can tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family. >> reporter: and this morning one of hollywood's toughest stars sending a new warning about covid-19. >> you guys are having family and friends over to your house, you still never know. >> reporter: dwayne "the rock" johnson revealing his family caught covid-19 from close family friends. he, his wife and two young daughters have been battling the virus for weeks. >> you always want to protect your family and your babies and i wish it was only me who tested positive. >> reporter: the action superstar urging fans to stay

vigilant in the midst of this pandemic. >> wear your mask, it is a fact and the right thing to do and the responsible thing to do, not only for yourself but for your family and loved ones but for your fellow human beings. >> reporter: of course, it's the rock. he says his family is coming out of this even stronger. here on beautiful miami beach we're expecting a big turnout over labor day weekend. the guidance from health experts, avoid those large crowds, t.j. >> we shall see. victor, thank you as always. we want to turn now to the election. 61 days away, and president trump is now threatening to restrict federal funds from cities run by democrats. that includes new york city and portland. he claims officials allowed lawless protests. want to head back to mary bruce in washington. hello again to you, mary. >> reporter: hey, t.j. critics are calling it a new low saying it is a blatant political stunt intended to go after the president's political rivals and try to distract from the pandemic. overnight the president directing officials to try to find ways to cut federal funding from democrat-led cities like

new york, washington, d.c., portland and seattle. the president claims that local leaders in these cities have allowed them to descend into, quote, anarchy during protests for racial justice. the president tweeting, quote, my administration will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking federal dollars while they let anarchists harm people, burn buildings and ruin lives and businesses. now as his poll numbers have been plummeting, the president has been eager to change the subject, pass the pandemic, but if successful this move could jeopardize billions of dollars in federal aid that cities need to help recover from the pandemic. but it does not appear this move is going anywhere fast. it is certain to face legal challenges. amy. >> all right, mary bruce, thank you for that. coming up next, superstar singer selena gomez getting candid about her mental health journey. why she is speaking out now as so many are struggling with depression during this pandemic. also this morning how one newlywed couple paid off $75,000 in debt in less than a year and they did it during this pandemic.

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to that. >> very exciting. now though to our "gma" cover story and selena gomez getting candid about her struggle with mental health. the revelations come as a new study published in the journal of the american medical association finds that depression symptoms have tripled during this pandemic. adrienne bankert has those details for us, good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, too, amy. yes, it's been an emotional time. no one is immune to the challenges of mental health. selena gomez out with a new single. she has a new show and a new makeup line, hoping to help others who are struggling, sharing the challenges she faced before being diagnosed. ♪ >> reporter: this morning selena gomez is on top again with hundreds of millions of views for the candy-colored collaboration with k-pop sensation blackpink but the star admits this moment might have been different without the help she received for her mental health, saying, while her first question was, what would people think, her first answer was this

is my truth. i'm not a stigma. i'm a person that walks their life. it was a journey. gomez admits to feelings of frustration and isolation before getting a professional diagnosis. in an interview with "people" magazine, she gets honest admitting in the beginning it seemed hopeless, sometimes it was a challenge for me to get out of bed. the 28-year-old now says she didn't know anyone else felt the way she did but that she's stronger after seeking help. over the years i finally found my rhythm, but it took me time. >> you're not defined by a photo, a like or a comment. >> reporter: the rising mogul realizing the priority that she and many others have placed on mental health, especially during the lockdowns during the pandemic. telling people, if i need a friend, i call a friend. if i need my therapist, i call my therapist. on top of the heavy stuff it's important to take time for yourself and be gentle. psychologists say when you notice friends, family or

co-workers struggling, don't hesitate to reach out. >> don't be afraid to open up the conversation, ask them how are you really feeling? let them know that you will be by their side to help them get the help that they need and that they deserve that help. >> reporter: and selena says she has never stopped asking for help. her rare impact fund is poised to serve underserved communities getting mental health treatment there. amy? >> such an important message during these times. adrienne, thank you so much for that. it is time to turn to "pop news" and our lara spencer. hey, lara. >> hi, guys, good morning. we'll begin with james bond today and we have your very first look at the brand-new trailer for "no time to die." take a look. ♪ >> james, fate draws us back together. now your enemy is my enemy. >> h >> what does he want?

>> revenge, me. >> when her secret finds its way out, it'll be the death of you. >> you can imagine why i've come back to play. >> that is just a snippet of the highly anticipated movie starring daniel craig, oscar winner rami malek as the villain and mysterious new 00 agent. the movie as we all know was supposed to be out in april. we could not wait, and we had the cast on. it was delayed due to the pandemic. now we can officially say "no time to die" will hit theaters this november. it will sadly be daniel craig's fifth and final turn as 007. catch him and the rest of the cast right here on "gma" when they visit the week of the big premiere. looking forward to that. and if you guys are tennis fans, you know i am, the u.s. open looks a little different this year.

no fans cheering at artur ashe stadium. see you later, riva. except this guy, 48-year-old florida resident and flight attendant david chen, a major fan of the sport. he became great friends with 25-year-old player sasha vickery after meeting her at the australian open last year. such good friends that vickery and her mom chose him to be one of the three people she can bring to the u.s. open as her support team. david was also with her, there they are, at the western & southern open last week where his solo dance moves in the stands went viral on twitter. there he is. one person writing, wow, someone is really happy tennis is back. sasha's mom says david has a wonderful, positive energy and that she loves having him around her daughter during these critical times and incredible experiences. david having a ball and posted this video showing his point of view from the stands this week writing, and the crowd goes wild. we can expect that crowd of one, david, will again go wild today

when 100th ranked sasha plays at 3:00 p.m. let's go, sasha. he also had the opportunity, you guys, to be ball boy for vickery while she warmed up earlier this week with none other than serena williams. this guy is living my dream. thank you, david. we will be watching the u.s. open. then finally we wanted to switch gears to a story that made us laugh this morning. a man with a serious bone to pick at a city council meeting in lincoln, nebraska. yep, ander christianson went to the city council asking them to please remove the term boneless chicken wings from all restaurant menus. here he is presenting his argument. >> boneless chicken wings are just chicken tenders which are already boneless. i don't go to order boneless tacos. i don't go and order boneless club sandwiches. i don't ask for boneless auto repair. it's just what's expected. >> i agree. and he did not come to that

meeting unprepared. he had some suggestions for the council. he'd like to name them instead buffalo style chicken tenders or wet tenders or perhaps saucy nugs. anything he says but boneless wings saying, people, we have been living a lie for far too long. ander's passionate plea has gone viral. that video getting 5 million views, guys. no word on whether or not the city council plans to take up the issue. >> with all the problems in the world that's what he is focusing on. >> but it's a legit problem. like, if you like wings and you're a purist you can't do the boneless chicken wings. it's a real thing. i'm just -- i talked to a lot of people about this. >> don't sign off on this, everybody. >> i talked to a lot of people about this. i'm passionate and i believe him. if he's running, i am voting for him. >> thank you for your passion. thank you for your passion. >> we have to explain. the guy's dad is on the city council so he's there kind of playing a joke on his dad. he's not completely serious. talking about running for

president. >> tom is serious. >> i feel robbed. >> now you don't like it. >> no, no, no. it's a serious wing topic. >> his father is on city council but -- >> this is a serious discussion. >> all right, listen, listen, he means it. he feels wronged. good-bye. bye. we turn to rob marciano. >> i'm with you. i feel strongly about that. i'm a duff's guy, out of buffalo, and i feel strongly about the wing situation as well. i want to show you fire video coming out of colville. evacuations have been lifted but going at it with all the air power including the dc-10 and heat building across the west right in through the weeke and be we've never seen beforof jacob . what biden is promising. rocked by covid. >> my wife lauren as well as my two baby girls and myself, we have all tested positive. >> the new warning from dwayne johnson as he

reveals he and his family have tested positive plus the new outbreaks on college all right. we thank rob for that. now to our smart money series, and the newlyweds who paid off $75,000 in debt during the pandemic in less than a year. deirdre bolton joins us with their secret to success. deirdre, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom. this couple made some small changes and some big ones to meet their goals. this morning, barkley and george liles are sharing their newfound superpower, how they became debt-free. >> i was ashamed. i knew we were in so much debt. >> reporter: first, a huge move. they sold both of their fancy cars. >> roughly the average payment on a car is about $400 and a lot

of people are paying $500, $550. you take $550 a month, that's $6,000 a year. >> reporter: the lyles ended up buying a used car from a family member. for cash for under $10,000. they also embraced a strategy known as debt snowball paying off their smallest debt first. financial expert chris hogan guided them. >> if have you those two credit cards, one that was $2,000 and one that was $5,000, you would make the minimum payment on the $5,000, but all extra money coming in is going toward that $2,000 credit card. and once you pay that off, you're going to take what you were paying toward the $2,000 credit card and now pay all of that toward the next credit card of 5,000. >> reporter: to do it, they said good-bye to credit. >> we cut those credit cards up and it was like -- >> made me want to vomit. >> made me want to throw up. >> it was terrible.

>> reporter: they paid off all your debts in less than one year. >> people will tell me i'm going to make this and then i'm going to get serious. no, you won't. if you won't get serious right where you are right now, when you start making more, all you're going to do is spend more. >> reporter: in addition to being disciplined and having long-term focus they say it's important to have some flexibility. >> we still went out and enjoyed time with our friends. we budgeted for a puppy and people thought we were crazy, but we did it smart. we budgeted because you still have to enjoy your life and you still have to budget for things that will bring you fulfillment in life. >> reporter: most of all, have hope. >> you've got to believe that you'll do it. >> one final tip from the lyles, everybody makes mistakes. if you do, forgive yourself and get back on track. tom. >> great advice. deirdre, before you go, we know

this is your first time joining us on weekday "gma." we know you from "world news tonight" but welcome to "gma." >> thank you. thank you so much. delighted to be here. >> all right. whoo. [ applause ] >> welcome, deirdre. hope to see more of you. nice to have you in the family. we turn now for day two of our "deals & steals," labor day weekend edition. you can get some great bargains by pointing your cell phone camera at that qr code on your screen, and lara is back with all the deals. >> i sure am, everybody. we could all use a little help prepping for labor day gatherings and so we're going to get right to it. so many great "deals & steals" thanks to tory. tory, i want to start with the gripstics. we love these, so great. this product that you can store, you can microwave in.is hayold big bags like dog food bangs. tell us about them, and what the deal is. >> so gripstic is awesome because it keeps food fresh longer. whether it is a bag of cereal, snacks and you just need to seal that before you eat your next round or you want to use their

bags that are awesome for, as you said, steaming, storing, they're dishwasher and microwave safe 50% off today so the sets start at $8. then, lara, another really great one called packit. i know you have lunch boxes there. what's awesome about the lunch boxes is that the freezable gel is built right into the wall of the product. you pop it in your freezer overnight, and then in the morning when you are ready to pack that lunch, great f a ages, yoalready have a cold bag that will keep that food cold all day long. >> so smart. >> and they've got good bento boxes. they're fun. really fun and super smart is the deal, 50% off. $7 to $16.50. >> then you and i had a little fun with this. >> smells so good. i was just going to say the same thing, tory. we love good smells.

>> freshwave is a plant based odor eliminator. what makes this different is most odor eliminators are fake and just mask the smell but with this, there's all kinds of options that will eliminate it. so there's gels, candles, sprays, pouches. put them in any room or even into a trash can and they will get to work doing their thing. today they are 50% off. safe for people and pets, $4 to $7.50. then skura style, speaking of no smell, these are anti-microbial sponges so absolutely no odor in these and i know that you were telling me you bought them because you never know when to change your sponge so the monogram fades when it's time to change. the e brilli they're made in america. an eight-pack is $12 and free shipping from skura. then, lara, you do have the hampton forge set there?

>> i do. >> yeah, whether you need to upgrade your kitchen cutlery or table flatware, huge assortment. i know you've got the cool gray that that particular block set comes in five different colors, 20 options from this company. all of it is up to 75% off. big discount so $24 to $112 and then finally, hot logic. if you need a warm meal on the go, this one is for you. it will heat up your food when there is no oven or microwave, 50% off, 20 bucks. >> tory, this is just the beginning, right? we have a lot more deals coming up. thank you so much and so we'll get back to those. coming up, we will -- we have so much more. i'm -- i don't know. have so much more. i'm -- i don't know.

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about 30 minutes. but you can find the latest on ♪ hot, hot, hot and welcome back to "gma." labor day weekend is nearly here and we're celebrating our hard working "gma" audience with a special edition of "deals & steals." >> yes, we have some great kitchen bargains a few minutes ago, now we are bringing you body care. lara is back and you have some guests even with you this time. >> i do, t.j. so nice to celebrate these people. the past few months haven't been easy for any of us especially those of us hard working teachers heading back to school and there they are, five teachers from new york, new jersey, connecticut and delaware. hi, you guys. so happy to have you with us as we begin this labor day weekend and have really nice deals. all about taking care of you. tory, i'll start with a brand-new that we both love. this is the butter nail care

line. tell us about it. >> so, butter london is awesome to enable you to bring the salon, the nail salon home. many of us have not been able to go out and have our nails done so all kinds of good for you nail polishes, gels, peeloffs, depending on your preference but also for the first time we're featuring this really great, it's called their jelly preserve treatment and it's a strengthening treatment so that if you've got dry, brittle nails because you've abused them with not such great products this will help to restore them back to health. huge assortment. all 50% to 60% off so singles and sets start from $5 to $27.60. >> pamper yourself this labor day weekend. you can have fabulous hair with the mane choice. another product you love. i have tried the masks,

unbelievable for healthy, strong hair. tell us about the brand and deal, tor. >> and that's exactly right. it's all about beautiful healthy hair combining both the health and science to deliver that healthy hair so all of the products are infused with great vitamins and nutrient, collections for all hair types. you and i do tend to favor the masks but really it's such an accessibly priced option line you can't go wrong with any of their products. i love all the collections we have today and love the fact that it's 50% off and starts at $6.50. >> oh, well done. i love the price point. i also love this beauty blender. we've had these on before. i'm a new fan of the actual makeup. i'm trying it right now on my skin, super moisturizing which i appreciate and tone/shade for every skin tone. tell us about it. >> 40 different shades of their

bounce foundation. we know beauty blender mainly from the pink iconic edgeless sponge, the one that kind of every makeup artist and now so many at home use to get a flawless application on their makeup. it's on awesome sponges but as you said, 40 shades of foundation, primers, mist, a lot of great things from beauty blender all 00% off so a great day to try the brand or to indulge in you're a fan, $10 to $34. >> well done. next up, skinkick. this replaces harmful man-made chemicals with sustainably sourced plant powered ingredients. backed by science. all i know is it smells really good and it feels really good, tory. >> it does. this is all about clean skin care i think universally everybody loves to have clear skin. and so some of us have suffered from maskne, you know, you get a

little sweat and little acne from wearing a mask all day or when you're out and about and so there's really great product, lots of things line. all 50% off. singles and sets start at $8. >> nicely done. next up we've got rinse bath and body. again, all about keeping it healthy and natural with ingredients like cocoa butter, olive oil. coconut oil. all about soft, supple skin. riva is a huge fan as well. three cheers for these. >> this one is all small batches made in georgia and essential oils are also an important base here so we have essential oil, shower balms, loofah soaps. amazing options, all 00% off, 3 to $13 then ending on one of my favorites called herban essentials. this is the easiest way to keep your hands clean on the go and boost your mood at the same

time. i gave you a tip to open the orange. it is my favorite towelette. you instantly improve your mood. cleaning the hands for me is secondary. it's an incredible line of towelettes. these are 50% off. so you get a 20-bapack for $8. >> you should see my mood. i'm in a great mood thanks to your towelette, tory. they're great. thank you, tory. all of these are amazing and we've got these teachers who not only we're giving a shoutout to but giving you all a huge bunch of these products. you deserve it for all you do for us. thank you so much to the companies, as well. go to goodmorningamerica.com for the deals. coming up on "good morning america," the stars of the new blockbuster movie "tenet" are joining us live. don't go anywhere.

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♪ seems nice. i invited him to the dinner. >> good for a diplomat. >> welcome back, everybody. that's a look at "tenet," the first big movie opening in

theaters. a aion blockbusters have been raking in millions at the box office overseas. two of the dhars are with us, sir kenneth branagh and elizabeth debicki. both joining us live. thanks for being here. let's start with, if you read a lot of reviews a lot are scratching their head because of the plot of the movie. i'll give you a chance, elizabeth. you explain exactly what is this movie about? >> it's the million dollar question. i would say this film, the way i describe it is i say we follow the protagonist who is played by john david washington, brill plantly and we follow him on a mission to save the world and the nature of the mission is to do with tim the concept of time and who can manipulate it and control it and that's sort of the center of the film.

if that classifies. >> actually does make sense. >> i'm following it. so if john david washington is the protagonist might be safe to say, kenneth, you're the antagonist and christopher nolan told you your character was bhavengly unredeemable. what was that like to play? >> it was -- well, it was great. it was very releasing. he's fantastically flayful. it is a big espionage movie. you get a badder than "breaking bad"die. he said i want you not to look for anything good. i don't want you to fine the humidity. he needs to be bad all the way through so the threat the audience get excited about is there all the way through to the end of the movie. that's what i tried to do. >> the movie looks great but also looks very intense and, elizabeth, i know you and kenneth had intense scenes and had this sort of funny game you would play to keep things light. it involved singing? >> yeah, well, ken and i, our

character gas to some dark places, i would say, and we invented a game that happened, i believe during an action sequence move in a class together for a long time and ken and i -- the crux of it is, you pick a song that up until that point you've always song the lyrics like half song never quite known the words then you kind of try to desperately figure out like that slightly obscure elton john track you never knew liriano ups to and a lot of musical theater and turned everything into a musical and ken worked so hard on the side of the road that i actually split a seam in my skirt. >> if i can say that the skirt was split by a phrase from miserables." >> i love lis mis."

this is much better than what we brought to talk about. kenneth, one thing, though, back to acting, we did have john david washington on earlier this week. he said one of the finest pieces of acting he's ever seen when you were having to do lines backwards with a russian accent. how did you pull that off? >> with great difficulty, but it's fun. you know, it's very entertaining living life backwards and spill a lot of coffee but you do get to save the world. >> we are such fans. i know you both have big roles coming up and, elizabeth, you'll play princess diana in the final two seasons of "the crown." how daunting was that? >> when peter morgan asked me to do it i was quite overwhelmed but i've had a little bit of time to process it now and i think that i'm actually just incredibly excited to do it and she's such an incredibly important figure. she was such a remarkable human

being and so the idea of stepping into it is dauping but very exciting. >> yeah, kenneth, we know you have another movie coming up as well. poirot, "death on the nile." you have to wear facial hair and it gets you in the character. >> when you have a galactic size facial furniture it feels like you're set behind the wheel of a very expensive car. so poirot's mustache had to be one of the most magnificent in england. this time going to the desert but all the murder, mayhem and whodunit is still there including the mustache >> that's great. looking forward to the movie, elizabeth debicki, we appreciate you clarifying what the movie is about and sir kenneth, we appreciate you sharing what your game s we'll have you back and play the game. see how many, i guess, skirts and dresses and pants we can

split having a good time. good luck with the movie. >> thank you. >> all right, "tenet" is in theaters today wherever theaters are open. want to head back out to rob. >> hey, t.j., good morning again. let's show you some of the action from central america. honduras getting a licking from nana. a hurricane that came on shore as a category 1 last night and a lot of flooding there and also in belize, hurricane hunters flying through it and our activity season heading into and a good thursday morning, everyone. i'm will reeve in for kenneth. >> and i'm mona kosar abdi. we begin with the new move by now to a new book that takes you inside decorating the white house. in his book, "designing history," the extraordinary art

of the obama white house, revealing what it was like to update the people's house with the former first couple's spirit. he spoke with george and told him the inside story. >>ma paid you quite a compliment in the foreword saying you were the perfect person to balance out paying homage to the historic importance of the white house, making it a real home for the obama family but also sending the right message about the first black family in the white house. so how did you do it? >> the white house is sort of seeped in so much history. they brought wonderful stuff with them but the big initiatives were really to bring a lot of contemporary art and voices of artisans and people who haven't been in the white house before. it was about really trying to highlight the best of america. >> you got to fill us in about this. you and president obama went head-to-head on something very important. curtains in the oval office. >> yes. curtains in the oval office.

it was not foreign policy. it wasn't trade. head-to-head is a little bit of an exaggeration. everyone had a different idea, different color idea and i had a strong sense that red was important. it's basically there's a piece of red cloth or something red behind every famous presidential portrait. lincoln, washington and the white house and it had a sense of kind of imagine industry and of tradition but it also felt that it was just about a certain kind of fashion and vitality that is essential for leadership. he allowed me my choice. >> this is a book coming out during the middle of a campaign season but not a political book. what do you hope people take away from it. >> you look at the white house from, you know, george bush, from clinton from the obamas and now into this presidency, you think it's the same. the white house is static and n unchanging and the reality isdo. it does aestheticalin of at kind of beyond policy, beyond

politics. it was really functioning in the way that i think everyone intended it to function when it was built which is to really be open to the american people. >> the book is "designing history," michael smith, thanks very much. >> thank you, george. thanks for having me. and "designing history" is available now. coming up next liam payne with a special performance of his new hit song. ♪ - ( phone ringing )es offers - big button,alized phones... and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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to say congratulations are in order. you are newly engaged. congratulations, my man. how does that feel these days? thank you. well, year's just really happy. over the last week i just had a birthdie. my son has gone to school for the first time. seems like a lot of firsts which is great. >> let's continue the celebration. it's been ten years of one direction. i know your fans have been celebrating a huge milestone. tell us what that feels like and the bigger question, any chance for a reunion or maybe, you know, getting the band back together? >> yeah, i mean it feels amazing to be doing ten years of anything really, especially to have the success level we've had. i'm grateful the fans have stuck around and still each have a career which is the most amazing thing out of all of it really. as far as reunions go, i don't know too much but i got wonderful lovely birthday messages from everyone which was nice. >> you know what, time to hear it, liam. the single that has over 100

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good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. the people of san francisco will take to the streets for a rally calling on the city to defund the police department. this is video from a march last month. the group defund pd now is outrage d the board of supervisors ted last week to cut only 6% from the department's budget. their ruling came four days after the shooting of jacob blake by police in wisconsin. tracking a spare the air day today and then temperatures weekend. air quality today, worse in the north bay and santa clara valley. in between moderate and poor. here's the excessive heat watch. this will begin as 11:00 a.m. on saturday.

>> now it's time for live with kelly and ryan. have a great morning. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, from the flick "fatal affair," nia long, and she's a real housewife of beverly hills, lisa rinna, plus a performance from natasha bedingfield and a fun and functional workout you won't want to miss, all next on "live." now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> kelly: [laughing] you know, good morning everybody. it is thursday, got to llousothing veryun. fothe first time, i in ever, i've looked at the opening of our show. it popped up here... >> ryan: oh, right. >> kelly: on my computer screen. >> ryan: yeah. >> kelly: and i realized that i don't think i'm gonna be able to walk in high heels ever again, because i've gone for such a long period of time