sending the balm insend ball into the neck of a lines judge. >> yeah, that is too much good morning, america. breaking overnight, state of emergency. the race to escape those out of control california wildfires scorching more than 90,000 acres. helicopters airlifting hundreds out of the danger zone at a campground over a wall of exploding flames as firefighters battle 24 major infernos across the golden state. authorities revealing a colored smoke grenade from a gender reveal party sparked the giant eldorado fire. the mass mandatory evacuations under way and the new threat this morning. turning point. this morning the new labor day celebration concerns after a weekend of partiers swarmed beaches and bars. health experts warning that lack of social distancing could mean weeks of covid consequences as colleges crack down amid rising

cases. indiana university investigating this crowded boat party and northeastern expelling 11 students for partying and not refunding their tuition. coronavirus cases now rising in 30 states tripling in just one week and topping 27 million worldwide. plus, the big questions for staying safe this fall as flu season and covid collide. top health expert dr. jha joins us live. tensions running high. overnight protesters taking to the streets in portland, oregon and rochester, new york after a violent weekend. firecrackers and gasoline bombs set off in portland. police blanketing the streets with tear gas as jacob blake speaks out from his hospital bed for the first time. september snow? this morning, the labor day winter storm watch. denver bracing for weather whiplash right after a triple-digit weekend heat wave. abc news exclusive.

the former number two at the nra speaking out. >> gun owners across america should be horrified by what i saw inside the nra. >> alleging corruption and moral failure and accusing the ceo of living a billionaire lifestyle. and out of bounds. tennis superstar novak djokovic abruptly disqualified from the u.s. open, the number one player in the world ousted after hitting a ball out of anger. that ball then hitting a line judge. what he's saying about the incident this morning. that video is crazy to watch. >> yeah. >> good morning, america. good to be with you on this labor day monday morning. we have a lot of news to get to. >> we have the weekend team sliding into monday so that is good but it is a very busy morning as you mentioned and as we get out of the weekend americans spent the holiday doing all sorts of things and this could determine what comes in the year ahead.

we will speak with dr. jha about the crucial turning point in the nation's battle against coronavirus coming up. but first, we begin with those out-of-control wildfires scorching california. overnight the governor there declaring a state of emergency. more than 2 million acres have burned so far this year. that's a record for the state and equals the size of two rhode islands or 1.5 million football fields. >> just this weekend, some 200 people had to be airlifted to safety after an explosive blaze trapped them in a popular camping area. officials warn, it could get even worse. zohreen shah is in tollhouse, california with the latest. good morning to you, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. we are at a command center where any minute hundreds of firefighters are about to hit the field and they have a long day ahead of them. overnight this fire exploded to 73,000 acres, and it's still zero percent contained. overnight a state of emergency declared in california as a trio of fires rages across the state.

earlier on sunday, more than 200 people air-lifted to safety as a wall of flames surrounded this campground near fresno. >> we are completely trapped. there's fire on all sides all around us. all the roads are burned. >> reporter: 20 were taken to nearby hospitals to be treated, some in critical condition with broken bones and severe burns. jeremy remington among the survivors seen here being airlifted out of the danger zone with his family giving the thumb's up. >> one second we were on the boat to go get ice for our ice chest. less than 30 minutes later the fire completely engulfed everything. >> reporter: as the flames drew near, many dove into the water. others driving through the flames in hopes of getting out. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: like julianna park who was on her way back from a hike with friends when they noticed ash falling from the sky, and a park ranger led them to the only road out surrounded by flames.

>> in the moment i didn't think, oh, this could be, you know, the end for us, but in hindsight when i listened to the recording of the audio, i do get a little spooked. >> reporter: throughout the weekend the raging inferno gripping the central valley. firefighters across the state battling 24 major fires like the eldorado fire near san bernardino. family and friends pumping water out of their pool to fight the field of flames as firefighters on scene raced to assist. authorities revealing overnight the fire was started by a colored smoke grenade used in a gender reveal party. across the state the valley fire spanning over 9,000 acres. 11 structures reduced to ash. this roof collapsing, winds fueling the roaring flames. over 2 million acres have burned in california in 2020. that is a record for one year and it is still only september. we still have not hit the height of fire season. janai. >> oh, zohreen, incredible images of those flames. thank you so much. and strong, gusty winds are actually making the fire danger

even worse this morning, so let's go right to rob marciano who is tracking that and more. hey, rob, good morning. >> hi, janai. yeah, the heat obviously has been the big problem but now we're going to bring in some wind with the situation and only make things worse. this fire out of colorado, they're also getting smoke from ft. collins to boulder. this fire burning over 30,000 acres and 5% contained. palm springs, 122, 121 just down the road. excessive heat warnings still up for parts of california itself but the cold fronts are going to be sliding in and that's going to crank up the winds especially across the northwest and bring in that colder air across the front range of the colorado rockies. that means we're probably going to see some snow. you want to talk about whiplash, from 101 over the weekend in denver to temperatures in the 30s tomorrow with accumulating snow in denver, potentially the earliest snowfall they've seen in ten years.

whit? >> the west can't catch a break. we'll stay on top of it, thank you. now to the coronavirus emergency. the number of confirmed cases topping 27 million. worldwide overnight. meantime, in the u.s. the last day of the critical labor day weekend could set the tone for the entire fall. take a look at these maps. just a week ago ten states were seeing an increase in cases. that number is now up to 30, tripling in just a week. stephanie ramos joins us now with the new warnings that we're hearing as millions of students head back to school this week. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. lots of people are planning to head to the beach this labor day weekend but dr. anthony fauci says states that have seen an uptick in covid-19 cases like indiana and iowa should be vigilant, warning that if americans are careless, there could be a jump in cases this fall. this morning, as millions enjoy the labor day holiday, packing onto beaches in new jersey and trying to beat the heat in

california, health experts warning if proper precautions aren't taken, a weekend of celebrations could mean weeks of covid consequences. >> there is a considerable amount of concern in the united states now about what's going to happen over the labor day weekend. following the fourth of july, following memorial day, we saw these surges coming up with cases. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci telling global news those packed indoor spaces are the perfect setup to transmit the virus. in nashville, bars easing restrictions, now allowing up to 25 people inside. >> we try to be cautious, and hand sanitizer on us right now as we speak. >> reporter: while in the ozarks, they're closing out the season with large crowds again after those packed bars, raised concerns over memorial day. experts say while they normally see 5.4 million visitors a year they've already hit nearly 10 million and it's only september. >> we had our best summer ever. it's a busier than normal labor day. >> reporter: but colleges are cracking down as cases rise.

indiana university promising possible sanctions after these images emerged of young people partying on boats. 33 of the school's fraternities and sororities are already in quarantine. nyu announcing that 20 students have been suspended for violating covid-19 policies and the university now investigating this, hundreds of young people seen partying near the nyu campus this weekend. northeastern going a step further expelling 11 students who gathered in a hotel room and refusing to refund their more than $36,000 tuition payments. and as labor day comes to a close, millions of students and teachers are now bracing themselves for in-person classes. some teachers telling us overnight they've been so careful for so many months they fear another spread. whit. >> definitely a pivotal moment as we head into the fall. stephanie, thank you. joining us now is dr. ashish jha the dean of the brown university

school of public health. dr. jha, always great to speak with you. thanks for joining us. we've seen spikes in coronavirus cases following recent holidays and you pointed out on twitter over the weekend that there are actually more daily covid cases out there right now than before memorial day. do you anticipate another surge after labor day and how will this set the tone for the fall season especially as kids head back to school? >> good morning, and thank you for having me on. i am worried about this. look, we went into memorial day with about 20,000 cases per day. we went into labor day with about 40,000 cases a day, so twice as many, and, you know, the summer was supposed to be our reprieve, right? it was supposed to be the time where we got a break from the virus. so i am very worried that if we don't take these precautions seriously, we're going to go into the fall with school and colleges opening with a lot more cases and it's going to be much more difficult to navigate and get through. >> you're making the point that people can still enjoy

themselves this labor day and you say we can still do 80% to 90% of what we would normally do. so specifically what changes do we need to make? >> yeah, so the big thing people need to avoid is large indoor gatherings. that's really the thing, so no bars, minimal indoor dining. if you're going to have a backyard barbecue keep it to the backyard. don't have everybody come inside the house. that's basically it. don't have people gathering indoors for extended periods of time unless everybody is wearing a mask. i think other than that, most things that we've done on labor day are pretty doable and pretty safe. >> you know, one of the biggest fears we've been talking about this fall is the collision between the coronavirus and the seasonal flu hitting at the same time. but with all the social distancing, the mask wearing, changes we've already made, is it possible this flu season won't be as bad as some are predicting? >> yeah, i sure hope so. first of all, i think everybody should make sure they get the flu vaccine. that's true every year but particularly this year. if everybody does that and then we do these things that we're

doing to prevent covid they will also help us with the flu. i'm hopeful -- not sure, but hopeful we'll end up having a much milder flu season. >> i want to ask you about the russian vaccine that was approved. we know they skipped critical steps in the process, but what are you learning about whether it works and whether it's safe? >> yeah, so there's some preliminary data out late last week that shows that it seems to generate an immune response. we don't know about safety. so in that way, it's catching up to where we are with the other vaccines. there is nothing special about the russian vaccine. they sort of approved it without actually studying whether it works, but they supposedly are doing the trials now so my hope is later in the fall we'll know if it works and we hope it does. it will be nice to have as many vaccines as possible. we've got to vaccinate billions of people around the world. >> that's right. we're all hoping for multiple options. dr. jha, thank you for joining us. always appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> eva, over to you. now to those new clashes between police and protesters in

portland, oregon and rochester, new york, overnight after a violent weekend this as that new video of jacob blake is released speaking out for the first time from his hospital bed after being shot seven times by wisconsin police. matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: overnight protesters skirmishing with police in portland and rochester. tensions are still running high. >> we got the power. >> reporter: in portland it was the 102nd consecutive night of unrest. protesters have lit this mattress. this one is about to go, and behind them are police officers and right behind them the north precinct. this following saturday night's spasm of violence, 59 arrested as protesters blasted fireworks at police at point-blank range. gasoline bombs lighting up the night. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: one molotov cocktail landed at the feet of a demonstrator, his legs on fire. he rolls on the pavement. protesters at first unable to put him out.

police blanketing the street with tear gas. see that cloud of yellow mustardy like smoke, the entire corner here was lit up. in rochester, a city seized by demonstrations since daniel prude died after being detained by police, the mayor making a plea for calm. >> we can't continue to go down this same road that we've been down. we can't continue to have these protests end this way. >> take a deep breath. >> reporter: the city enlisting the help of church leaders to serve as a buffer between police and demonstrators. the night starting out peacefully. ♪ we shall overcome >> reporter: and this morning we hear from jacob blake for the first time shot in the back by police in kenosha, wisconsin in late august. his message to the younger generation. >> there's a lot more life to live and life can be taken from you like this. i got staples in my back, staples in my damn stomach. you do not want to have to deal with this. every 24 hours it's pain.

it hurts to breathe. it hurts to sleep. please, i'm telling you, change your lives out there. we can stick together. >> reporter: jacob blake apparently wanted to show how precious life is and as we see, protests continue from coast to coast. there is significant concern here in portland among law enforcement that a major blm labor day march could intersect with a big pro-trump caravan and again, trigger clashes between right-wing and left-wing activists. janai? >> already so many clashes in that city, matt. thank you so much. we want to turn to that moment at the u.s. open that so many are talking about. top ranked tennis superstar novak djokovic abruptly disqualified from the tournament after he hit a ball toward the backboard and struck a line judge in the throat. adrienne bankert has the latest. >> game, carreno busta. >> reporter: he was undefeated, now he's out. the number one tennis player in the world ousted from the u.s. open. novak djokovic hit a ball out of

anger from the court frustrated after losing a point to spain's pablo carreno busta, accidentally striking a lineswoman in the neck. you can see the star player immediately running over as she collapsed to the ground to see if she was okay. medics running to the court to attend to her. >> wait, wait, wait, guys. we've got a problem here. >> reporter: within minutes judges determined she could not return to the match and neither can djokovic. the top seeded player thrown out of the tournament. he shook busta's hand and left quickly without speaking to anyone. it seem >> it was bad luck. you can note do this but, of course, i think that novak never, never wants to hit the line umpire. >> reporter: usta officials speaking point incident overnight defending their decision. >> according to the rules he had to be defaulted.

the lineham prior was clearly hurt. he hit the ball recklessly, angrily and that was the right decision, i believe. >> reporter: djokovic saying this whole situation has left me really sad and empty. i'm extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. so unintended. so wrong. he added that he needs to turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being. an abrupt ending to djokovic's quest for a fourth u.s. open title after an already difficult summer. djokovic apologized in june after he, his wife and three other players tested positive for covid-19 at a charity tennis tournament he hosted. with fans in the stands, no social distancing, the star and other players seen partying up close and personal. he admitted they were wrong. now the lineswoman is expected to be okay. she's resting comfortably, though she does have a bruise to her throat. djokovic faces a $10,000 penalty, plus additional fines and his being expelled from the game allows for a first time grand slam men's singles champion that hasn't happened since 2014. guys. >> it'll be interesting to watch. adrienne bankert for us, thanks so much. imagine the odds, though, a

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an intense series. t the bucks losing their superstar to an injury. giannis was unable to return to the game after hurting his ankle. no word on if the former mvp will return for game five. but we do begin with that incredible video of a jet engine bursting into flames just after takeoff in hawaii. take a look. the plane forced to make an emergency landing. gio benitez is at laguardia airport with more on the investigation now. gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning to you. yeah, aviation experts tell us the pilots did everything right to land this plane safely. but no doubt for the passengers on board that plane, a very scary situation. this morning, terrifying moments captured on camera aboard a military charter flight shortly after takeoff in honolulu. >> an emergency, giant 8585 engine failure. returning to the field. >> reporter: it stars off as a pitch black cabin and flash. flames outside the plane.

if we slow it down you can see that flash clearly. >> oh, my god, that's so scary. >> reporter: those on the ground watching the scene in horror. 212 people on that plane. >> did you just see the fire come out of it? >> reporter: richard estrada shot this video. >> sounded like a little explosion. we were looking around. that's when i noticed the plane was flying directly by us and there seemed to be what -- there seemed to be fire coming out of the engine. >> reporter: the plane was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing. >> the right engine that has damage? >> the pilot from the emergency aircraft just called. >> reporter: the flight's operator, atlas air, reporting mechanical failure in one of the jet's engines. >> what we had here in this 767 is a compressor stall which has puffs of orange flame which are very impressive at night but in fact it's not really a dangerous situation as long as the crew does what this one did and that is bring the airplane back to the airport. >> reporter: earlier this year a similar incident when a engine seemingly backfired.

it was on a united jet from newark to l.a. back in november passengers on this triple 7 flight thought they heard gunshots, but instead -- >> we were in the air and it was shooting fireballs. >> reporter: flames spitting out from an engine. and this morning, atlas says it is investigating that mechanical issue but thankfully, whit, no one was hurt. >> absolutely. thankfully. gio, while we have you here, you're also keeping an eye on labor day travel for us. very different this year but what's it looking like? >> reporter: well, you know what, whit. travel during this pandemic is incredibly unpredictable but here's what i can tell you. on friday the tsa screened the most passengers since mid-march talking about nearly 1 million people. whit. >> all right. gio benitez for us, thank you. eva. now to an abc news exclusive. one-on-one with the former second in command at the national rifle association, now turning against the organization in an explosive new book and even embracing some gun control measures.

abc's pierre thomas is in washington with more. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: eva, good morning. today a former top official at the nra is calling out the lobbying giant claiming fraud and moral corruption. and he's offering to cooperate with a new york state investigation that seeks to dissolve the organization as we know it. >> the nra has blood all over its hands. >> reporter: joshua powell the former number two in command at the nra knows he's committing sacrilege against the gun lobby and even embracing some popular gun control ideas like universal background checks for all gun purchases. >> the united states needs to have an association that represents not just the fringe right but hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country. >> you realize you will be called the judas. >> 100%. they will attack me in the press

and call me judas. >> reporter: powell now in a war with the gun lobby. >> gun owners should be horrified by what i saw inside of the nra. >> reporter: and recalls being in the room with other nra leaders when the horrific parkland high school massacre and other mass shootings happened. there was a checklist that guys would go through. >> all i really thought about was that checklist. how many people were shot, what was the gun? if it's an ar-15, that will be a bigger problem. >> reporter: in his new book "inside the nra" powell claims nra leaders had little desire to offer solutions to the nation's gun violence -- >> thank you very much. >> reporter: -- and specifically targets the most influential best-known lobbyist wayne lapierre, the man who hired him. >> the nra is truly answering to the fringes of the second amendment rights folks that believe hell no to everything. if you pour gas on the fire and you tell people enough that the jack booted thugs are coming and they'll confiscate your guns it's easy to raise money off

them. >> reporter: powell is also accusing nra leaders of decades' worth of mismanagement and fraud. >> it is an abomination. it's to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in wastage. >> reporter: he describes a house being rented by the nra for $1.8 million and not being able to find out what for. >> how is that even possible? >> that is the $100,000 question. >> reporter: powell claims wayne lapierre led a billionaire lifestyle. a pr firm representing the nra buying lapierre more than $200,000 worth of zegna suits and the nra spending hundreds of thousands more to fly him on private jets. at one point allegedly helping lapierre buy a $6.5 million house near dallas, which ultimately didn't happen. >> at the bare minimum the optics were a nightmare outside of the fact that it's not possibly within the rules of a not for profit. >> reporter: he describes longtime vendors securing contracts with automatic renewals for services never

competitively bid for or assessed for return on investment. nra officials also working for companies doing business with the nra went without proper board oversight. >> possible crimes were committed, is what you're saying? >> fraud is a crime, that's correct. >> reporter: an investigation by the new york attorney general accuses powell and other nra execs of the very alleged malfeasance he says he's trying to expose. >> your father was paid about $90,000. your wife had work associated with the nra as well s that a conflict of interest? >> i really can't comment on litigation with the ag as you know. i would say that for appearances sake maybe i would have handled that differently. >> reporter: according to the lawsuit, powell's salary nearly tripled to $800,000 less than three years into the job despite complaints of abusive behavior including two allegations of sexual harassment and evidence of illegal conduct

and inappropriate spending for which the nra says he was ultimately fired. he denies all those allegations. the allegations do make you seem like part of the problem. >> i understand that. i don't believe that's the case. >> reporter: the nra calls powell's accusations pure fiction and says before he was fired for allegedly misusing funds he endorsed everything the nra was doing. the nra claims membership is strong and the organization is financially sound. but make no mistake, this is an all-out grudge match involving nra insiders and it's unheard of, eva. >> i doubt that it is over quite yet. "inside the nra" is available tomorrow. coming up, the most surprising labor day savings you can find at the last minute. that's next. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief.

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we're back with your last chance to take advantage of labor day deals. becky worley joins us now with where to look for the best bargains this year and which stores are offering up big discounts due to the pandemic. becky, good morning. >> good morning to you. that's right, i'm going to help you find the best deals today by asking you to think like an economist. it sounds boring, right? wrong. this is how you track down the biggest price cuts. to find the best deals you need to know which brands are motivated to sell their excess inventory. one way to figure that out, financial reports. target, amazon and walmart all

reporting higher earnings. so the deals this labor day not compelling. ditto anything home related. furniture, remodeling, home office, all hot sellers during covid so they're not heavily discounting right now. so where are the sales? the companies reporting losses, think mall retailer, the gap, 40% off everything. old navy, tons of markdowns plus an extra 20% off your whole order. abercrombie, 40% to 60% off. vineyard vines, 40 to 80% off. shoes, work zoom calls do not mandate three-inch heels for 40% off at kenneth cole and lands' end and nordstrom rack is aggressive.

i saw cole haans as low as $23. last, think like an economist point, any holiday weekend, it's worth asking what big ticket items you'll need between now and the next holiday sales weekend which is thanksgiving, the biggie, so mattresses on sale in store and online from 20% to 50% off. tech, yes, if you need it, now. i saw best buy had $50 to $100 off ipads. dell.com had laptops averaging 15%, 20% off but you know those discounts will get better if you can wait until black friday. >> right. becky, what about appliances? we just got an air fryer at my house. i know those have been big pandemic purchases that led to shortages. >> yeah, from small appliances all the way up to big home appliances, covid issues and factories and delivery pipelines have caused shortages. i have seen shortages on refrigerators, but there are appliance deals out there. we're talking lowe's. best buy, home depot, they all have sales on appliances, i checked on the washing machine that we were forced to replace at the beginning of covid. ours broke.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, state of emergency. the race to escape those out-of-control california wildfires. helicopters airlifting hundreds out of the danger zone at a campground over a wall of exploding flames. authorities revealing a colored smoke grenade from a gender reveal party sparked the giant eldorado fire. the mass mandatory evacuations under way and the new threats this morning. september snow? this morning the labor day winter storm watch. denver bracing for weather whiplash right after a triple digit weekend heat wave. also this morning, chrissy teigen revealing she uses botox to treat her painful pregnancy headaches. how common is it? what are the risks and what to ask your doctor?

tiktok trouble. the new controversy, and increased bullying. and the question now, are tiktok influencers responsible for the behavior of their followers? ♪ bring me a higher love bachelor sneak peek. it's juan pablo's super season tonight. what clare is saying in prime time before she starts her bachelorette journey. >> i have prepared so much for this moment. meeting the man of my dreams like i could not be more ready for this. ♪ i had a dream so big and loud ♪ who let these dogs out? the puppy play date we can't stop laughing about and the moment walter met copper. all ahead as we say, good morning, america. ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh such a fun play date. good morning, america. good to be with you on this labor day monday morning. all of our dogs got to play together socially distant.

>> yep, the "gma" weekend team. things got out of hand. but some real fun connections, yes. >> best friends, though. >> depending on how long they run the video you'll see my dog get trampled. >> oh, that was rob marciano's dog coming. >> a whole gang of them. we do have a lot coming up including some great guests this morning from the legendary john cleese, to the singer lauren alaina. can't wait to catch up with them. first though we want to get to the latest on those out-of-control wildfires scorching california. overnight the governor declaring a state of emergency there. more than 2 million acres have burned so far this year. that's a record for the state and now officials are warning it could get even worse. let's go back to zohreen shah in tollhouse, california, with more. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. there are dozens of fire trucks behind me here at this command center. they are about to hit the field any second now and they are up against a lot.

73,000 acres of flames, still zero percent contained. overnight a state of emergency declared in california. firefighters across the state battling 24 major fires like the eldorado fire near san bernardino. authorities revealing overnight the fire was started by a colored smoke grenade used in a gender reveal party. earlier on sunday, more than 200 people airlifted to safety as a wall of flames surrounded this campground near fresno. >> we are completely trapped. there's fire on all sides all around us and all the roads are burnt. >> reporter: jeremy remington among the survivors seen here being airlifted out of the danger zone with his family giving the thumb's up. >> one second we were on the boat to go get ice for our ice chest. less than 30 minutes later the fire completely engulfed everything. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: julianna park on her way back from a hike with friends when they noticed ash falling from the sky. a park ranger led them to the

only road out surrounded by flames. >> in the moment i didn't think, oh, this could be, you know, the end for us, but in hindsight when i listened to the recording of the audio, i do get a little spooked. >> reporter: 20 were taken to nearby hospitals to be treated. some in critical condition with broken bones and severe burns. over 2 million acres have burned here in california just in 2020. this is a record for one year and it is still september. we still have not hit the height of fire season. eva. >> zohreen shah there for us, thank you so much. turning now to the race for the white house. we are just 57 days away from the election. president trump blasting that story in "the atlantic" magazine alleging he made disparaging remarks about fallen american soldiers. kyra phillips is in washington with the very latest. good morning, kyra. >> reporter: good morning, eva. well, the president continues to face fallout from that bombshell report alleging that he made offensive comments about the military including calling our

war dead suckers and losers. abc news has not confirmed the claims, however, and the article solely relies on unnamed sources and now both critics and allies of the president are calling on them to come forward and tell their account so they can be verified. trump fiercely denies the report and overnight he pushed back again, eva, on twitter saying, quote, the article is part of a massive disinformation campaign. well, it's unclear how this might impact the crucial military vote now. now, tomorrow trump hits the trail in florida and north carolina, two key battlegrounds, and as the race heats up after labor day, joe biden also picking up the pace. he's ramping up travel after spending most of the time, as you know, during the spring and summer virtually campaigning, but promising to follow all health guidelines of course, eva. >> kyra, i want to ask about another report making waves, the postmaster general, louis dejoy

has come under fire for making cost-cutting measures but now facing allegations that he ran an illegal campaign finance scheme. >> reporter: right, as you know, dejoy's prolific fund-raising for the republican candidates actually helped pave his way to head the u.s. postal service. but there are now reports that for more than a decade he was actually pushing his former employees at a private company based in north carolina to write checks to gop candidates, then later reimbursing them through bonuses which as you know is against the law. so now the state's attorney general has already vowed to investigate. we'll follow it, eva. >> we'll have to keep a watch on that story, thank you, kyra. coming up, chrissy teigen revealing she is taking botox for headaches during her pregnancy. but what are the risks and the questions to ask your doctor? also this morning, tiktok harassment on the rise and the new big question, are influencers responsible for their followers' behavior? plus, country star lauren alaina joins us live, all that and much more coming up right

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♪ born to be wild this is the perfect song. welcome back to "gma." quite a weekend for our dogs here. take a look. all three of us, we've got dogs and did our first weekend "gma" puppy play date. check it out there. you see walter and copper. oh, oh, oh. >> copper think he's tough. he's not. >> walter was like joe pesci from "goodfellas." you calling me a clown?

do i amuse you? and then of course, janai, nala was out there. sonny. >> sonny is so chill. >> the puppies were a little too much. >> sonny was the fun police running in right there. in this weird time we're all in it was nice to socially distanced and get the puppies together. >> a quaran-team. >> we were all outside. >> of course, fun. well now to our "gma" cover story and chrissy teigen revealing she is using botox to help her struggles with headaches while pregnant with baby number three. erielle reshef joins us with more. good morning to you, erielle. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eva. teigen has built a brand with her bold honesty often opening up about all aspects of her life including her struggles with infertility and postpartum depression. now she's letting fans in on her decision to use botox to help treat her painful pregnancy headaches. she's the superstar mom, mogul and successful author who's known for being an open book. >> there's nobody else here. >> reporter: now less than a month after chrissy teigen and

john legend revealed they're expecting their third child in legend's latest music video "wild." ♪ wild, wild, wild >> reporter: the 34-year-old getting candid about her pregnancy pain and the eyebrow-raising treatment she's using, tweeting, i get really, really bad pregnancy headaches, was thrilled to be cleared to do neck muscle botox. teigen telling her 13 million twitter followers she's also using beta blocker shots to help with the headaches which she says she struggled with during her second pregnancy as well. i love being pregnant. i like it more than not being pregnant, but the headaches, my god, the headaches. someone, please help. don't say water or tylenol or iron or magnesium. i need witchcraft. while headaches can be pretty common in pregnancy, experts say one of the main concerns is the medication used to treat them. some of which may be harmful to the developing fetus. according to the fda, when it comes to botox there are no

adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women and should be used only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus. the mom to 4-year-old luna and 2-year-old miles calling botox life changing for treating her regular headaches caused by jaw grinding and she said she even used it behind her eyebrows for migraines. despite a painful start to her pregnancy, teigen now says, i see the light finally. and teigen says it is optimal to see a neurologist who can assess your personal situation and coordinate the appropriate treatments with your ob and, of course, it's an important reminder as always to consult with your doctor before seeking any new medical treatment. eva. >> erielle, thank you. dr. jessica shepherd joins us from dallas. dr. shepherd, first let's just talk about how common are severe headaches and migraines during pregnancy? >> now, what you would see is that actually headaches are very common in pregnancy, and usually when we think of migraines,

women are three times more likely to suffer from them than men, and they usually appear during their childbearing years which is what you see here in chrissy teigen. when we think of migraines, they'll actually peak during the first trimester and usually decrease throughout the rest of the coming pregnancy. now, it is important when you go to your doctor to make sure that if you are a migraine sufferer, that you let them know. >> us women start to really be concerned about what we're putting in our bodies when we're pregnant. chrissy teigen turned to botox for her headaches during the pregnancy. how safe is that and what do doctors typically recommend? >> now when we think of migraines and in pregnancy, i myself am a migraine sufferer, we typically will start with over-the-counter medication such as tylenol, but there are certain medications that are used for migraines that we typically try to use sparingly throughout the pregnancy. now, when we think of an alternative treatment such as

botox, i think that is groundbreaking. you mentioned before it is not fda approved but there are studies as recent as this year, 2020, that show that botox use in pregnancy for migraines is actually relatively safe. so the important part is to make sure that you talk to a doctor who is very comfortable with using botox for the treatment of migraines. >> now, for a pregnant woman suffering from headaches who says she's tried everything, how would you recommend they go about approaching their doctor on the potential use of botox? >> now, it's very important that you discuss the history of headaches that you've had prior to pregnancy and also making sure that you discuss your migraines and what those triggers are for your actual migraines. going through actual treatments that you've used in the past and discussing how that might lead into therapies that you may fail and also the possible use of botox and making sure that you think of that as an alternative and talk to an ob/gyn and

neurologist that are comfortable with using botox for the treatment of migraines in pregnancy. >> some good advice this morning. dr. shepherd, thank you, as always, for being with us. whit, over to you. eva, we're turning now to how to deal with social media harassment. the issue spreading across multiple social media platforms including the popular app, tiktok. it's a story we first saw in "the new york times" and kaylee hartung joins us with the new big question people are asking, are influencers responsible for their followers' behavior? it's a big debate. kaylee, good morning. >> reporter: it is. good morning, whit. some of these tiktok influencers have massive followings. we are talking about millions of fans who want to join in the conversation that's created in the comment section of each post but when those conversations turn ugly, it's a new form of bullying online. tiktok's known for singing and dancing. ♪ but this morning a controversy is trending on the popular app. lgbtq users say they're experiencing a wave of bullying

against them after chris singled them out in a duet. >> i was getting tons of dms of people, like, calling me slurs saying that they wanted to kill me. >> reporter: the duet feature allows one user to react to another user's content. seth and madeline both say they experienced hatred online when chris started sharing his reactions to their posts with his more than 2.5 million followers. ♪ in the videos chris doesn't speak. the harassment happening in the comment section by his fans. >> his comments have been filled with death threats, negative message, hateful comments. even if he doesn't say anything, he's still allowing for his huge platform to breed transphobia and homophobia and hate on tiktok. >> reporter: madeline is transgender, and seth who doesn't believe in labels is

usually seen wearing gender nonconforming clothes. >> it's harmful growing up as a kid when you finally just found a way to express yourself to just kind of be beaten down completely. >> reporter: tiktok has since shut down at least three of chris' accounts, but at just 17 he says he meant no harm, distancing himself from his followers' words and asking them to stop the attacks. >> in no way did i intend to be homophobic nor transphobic nor am i either of those two. i did not target lgbt and i want people to understand that i cannot control my followers and what they do. >> reporter: madeline and seth are choosing to focus on the healthy communities they built within the app. >> it sounds really cheesy and kind of stupid, but just kind of focus on the positive comments. >> people need to see people living their lives and being who they are for it to be normalized so i'm happy i'm able to make that impact. >> reporter: in a statement tiktok telling "the new york times," in part, we are committed to promoting a safe and positive app environment for our users and that they offer a number of features to help users control their online experience

including options to report inappropriate content, limit and filter comments and block users. chris confirms to us he's now back online with a new profile, new user name on tiktok and in a matter of hours hundreds of thousands of his followers have already found him. in his latest video he asks fans to stay positive. whit. >> hopefully they will. at least some of them. kaylee hartung for us, thank you. we are joined by tech expert and "gma" contributor, stephanie humphrey. stephanie, thanks so much for joining us. it's a fascinating debate here because obviously harassment is nothing new on social media. we see it across multiple platforms, but tiktok appears to have some specific features that are contributing to this, right? >> yeah, it's that duet feature. first of all, good morning. the duet feature allows you to respond directly to someone else's content and now there is a new feature called stitch which also allows you to add your own video to the end of someone else's video content so those two features are a bit

unique on the tiktok platform and sort of allow for different kinds of harassment. >> so what can tiktok users do to try to stop or at least limit some of this harassment we're seeing? >> well, you can disable those two features specifically. so if you head to your tiktok profile, right in the upper right corner those three dots take you to your settings, head into privacy and once you scroll down you'll see duet and stitch. you can enable them or disable them and i would highly recommend you disable those two features. >> great tips. stephanie, thank you so much. we do appreciate it. >> thank you. >> janai, over to you. returning to our "gma investigates" and a new warning about hand sanitizer after a texas mother suffered serious burns from trying to light a candle right after she says she used hand sanitizer. stephanie ramos is back with that. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: this is a time where we're carrying a whole lot of hand sanitizer. so when this mom in texas rubbed

it on her hands, she had no idea it would cause the destruction it did. >> the explosion happened that in a matter of two seconds lit my entire body on fire. >> reporter: mother of three kate wise is recovering this morning after her home went up in flames when she says she used an off brand hand sanitizer before lighting a candle at her austin, texas, home. >> and i heard my daughter screaming mom's on fire. mom's on fire. >> reporter: the explosion leaving 18% of her body burned. miraculously, her two youngest daughters ages 6 and 7 years old surviving, managing to escape while kate fought off the flames to save her teenage daughter who has cerebral palsy. >> i knew even in the chaos of things that she wasn't going to be able to save herself. >> reporter: she spent several days in the icu suffering from second and third-degree burns to her face, arms and legs. hand sanitizers have become a household staple since the

beginning of the pandemic. according to the cdc, fire incidents related to alcohol-based hand sanitizers are very low but the national fire protection agency considers them a flammable liquid. >> if you're to read the warning label, the active ingredients are ethyl alcohol and it will say it is very flammable. >> reporter: when dealing with hand sanitizer, experts recommend make sure your hands are completely dry before handling anything that might ignite a flame like lighters, gas stoves and heaters. >> i don't think anybody would think consciously that this household item we commonly use especially nowadays would cause a fire. >> fire safety experts say even though hand sanitizer evaporates quickly, it is so potent it lingerers in the air so after using it wait a few minutes before getting near anything with an open flame like a candle. janai. >> really good reminder, especially since we're using so much hand sanitizer right now. thanks, stephanie. now let's go over to rob for a check of the weather. hey, rob.

>> good morning again. we're dealing with the heat in the west. there's going to be a significant cooldown. let's go over the numbers over the weekend. some of this all-time records, at the very least historic, woodland hills in l.a. county, 121. napa, california, 110. denver, colorado, 101 and salt lake city 100 as well. look at these advisories in colorado, red flag warnings and winter storm warnings butted right up against each other with the front coming through that brings in the cold there. that exacerbates the wind in the fire zone. high wind warnings for parts of high wind warnings for parts of portland. you're keeping your family safe. and by being brave... you're helping us all be brave. we know it's not easy... but helping will make everything go back to normal again as soon as possible. you're part of a big family of helpers around the world. and you're making a big difference. find ways to help children feel safe at unicefusa.org/covid19.

that's unicefusa.org/covid19. all right. now to a sneak peek of tonight's series finale of "the bachelor: now to a sneak peek of tonight's series finale of "the bachelor: the greatest seasons ever" starring juan pablo and our current bachelorette, clare crawley, who's opening up about what she learned from her experience. >> i need answers from juan pablo. if i don't know how he's feeling, if i'm unsure if he even wants me here, i'll book my ticket home from st. lucia. >> overall as you look back, what did you learn? what did you really take away? >> realizing just how capable i am of great things just as a woman, as an adult and as somebody who has gone through a lot and learned to just love herself. >> how does it prepare you for what you're about to do as you're sitting there in quarantine ready to become the bachelorette under extraordinary

circumstances, no less? >> you know what, i'm not anxious at all about this time. i'm excited for this time because i know from where i was to where i am now and the work i've done i have prepared so much for this moment meeting the man of my dreams, like i could not be more ready for this. >> when you leave this bubble, you will have a ring on your finger most likely. you're going to probably be engaged. is that wild to think? >> whoo. wild to think? "the bachelor: the greatest seasons ever" series finale airs tonight right here on abc at 8:00, 7:00 central. >> got to put a ring on it. >> got to. coming up, the legendary john cleese joins us live. you don't want to miss it. john cleese joins us live. you don't want to miss it. coming up live. you don't want to miss this.

>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. the parking lot at ocean beach in san francisco will be closed until tomorrow, after a massive crowd of about 1,000 people showed up over the weekend to escape the heat and celebrate burning man. not only are officials concerned about social distancing, they say a man was shot last night on the great highway. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police are investigating this morning after a deadly shooting at a sideshow in san francisco. it happened in the area of mission street and ocean. one witness says he heard at least ten gunshots before everyone took off. the sideshow moved around the city with cars

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warning tonight. we will have another update in about 30 minutes. montana. inutes. >> blue skies. >> vast mountains. >> friendly neighbors. >> close-knit families. ♪ life could be a dream >> broken families. >> broken hearts. >> cheating husbands. >> jealous wives. >> bitter girlfriends. >> abduction. >> corruption, deception, desperation. >> wicked. >> wicked. >> wicked people. >> doing -- >> unspeakable things. >> yeah, montana. it's a lot to get lost in. ♪ life could be a dream >> oh, welcome back to "gma." you're ready for that? that was your exclusive look at "big sky," the newest drama from the creator of "big little lies" starring ryan phillippe. that premieres this fall on abc. looks like it's going to be good. >> yeah, looks really good. we are so excited. we've been talking about it all morning. he is a legendary writer, actor

and comedian best known for monty python and the holy grail and "a fish called wanda." >> his new book "creativity: a short and cheerful guide" is encouraging people to find their creative selves. john cleese is joining us now. good morning to you. we've been singing "always look on the bright side of life." but for this moment in the pandemic as well, how are you using human story help people through their anxiety? >> i think it always helps to laugh. i was in sarajevo three years for a film festival and they me during the time the four years when the serbs were lobbing shells into their town at all times. day and night they used to go to underground garages that they

had converted into a cinema and used to watch monty python stuff and, of course, nothing changed. nothing got better but came out feeling better so there's no question that laughing just makes us feel better. that's a good thing. >> it absolutely does make us feel better. okay, the ultimate comedic relief, monty python, it's been over 50 years. you've had reunions and remakes. any plans to bring it back? >> not really because two of us are dead so -- at least two of the others no longer are good to me. i don't think gilliam and idle will be with us very long and that leaves me. my hope is that michael dies first so i can tour the country as the one surviving monty python and i can call my film monty python because i'll have no competitors. that's my aim. >> i feel like we shouldn't laugh at that. >> that would be his holy grail. >> his holy grail. >> my holy grail is to get rid of them all, yes.

>> you talk in your new book about creativity and how you come up with new ideas, saying it's less about work and more about play. explain that to us. >> well, it's a very simple subject but the best research ever done on it showed the creative people were the ones who could play and it didn't matter how intelligent and well educated and smart and intellectual people were, if they didn't know how to play they couldn't come up with anything new. and so i began to think they described -- these researchers described the players childlike. the nice thing about being a child is you can play because your parents are looking after the shop as we say in england. in other words, children don't have responsibilities and adults do and what's so much harder as

we get up, grow older is that we have all these responsibilities and duties and you can't be playful when you're surrounded by the tasks you have to do and things you have to carry in your mind so you have to learn as an adult to be able to play again and that means creating a space for yourself, no interruptions, absolutely uninterrupted for about an hour and a quarter, an hour and a half and then just let the mind play around whatever subject you're trying to solve, you know. so that way you can play but only if you get rid of real life for a period. >> so a lot of adults have forgotten how to play and you just gave gave us some tips on how to do that but how do we incorporate it into our daily lives? is it something we do multiple times per day? a part of our regular schedule and routine? >> well, i don't think we could do that because one of the things that happens when you first stop is if the first 15 minutes you're worrying about

all the things you should be doing like calling tom and buying a birthday present for the hamster and forgetting your wife's birthday, all that stuff but it's like meditation because after about 15 minutes that stuff begins to settle and then you can really start playing with ideas. but, look, in the way we live now, it's terribly, terribly difficult to create a space like that, particularly if at work your boss doesn't agree with what i'm saying because when albert einstein at princeton used to sit at his desk with his feet on his desk, everyone knew he was working. do you see what i mean? because what he was doing was thinking. but if your boss doesn't understand this, he's not going to take it very well if you sit in a room for an hour on your own just with a smile on your face having fun with ideas. he's going to think that's slacking. >> and real quick before we're out of time, you talk about waiting until the last minute to make a decision.

that sounds a little frustrating like you're being indecisive but that helps with creativity. how? >> well, i tell you exactly why because when you have to make a decision it's a real world decision, you might have to make a decision by 2:00 this afternoon. you might have to make a decision in october. but the point is when you know when the decision has to be made, that's when you make the decision. why make it before? first of all, because you might get new information. well, everybody knows that. but more importantly you want to have more time to get better ideas, so people who act very, very quickly and take decisions before they need, it's out of an embarrassment that they might look indecisive when it's a lot better to be decisive at the right time with better thoughts and better information than to rush the decision before you've really had a chance to see if you can come up with a better decision. >> that is some good advice, john cleese, "creativity: a short and cheerful guide" is out tomorrow.

thank you so much for being with us and coming up, lamorne morris joins us to talk more about his new show. stay with us. about his new show. stay with us.

lamorne morris, he made us laugh as winston on "new girl" for seven seasons and now starring in a brand-new series "woke." >> he plays a black cartoonist on the brink of stardom when an unexpected event changes

everything and it's already being called hilarious, relevant and insanely clever. thanks for being with us. >> good morning! >> okay, so before we start talking about "woke" which we're so excited to hear about let's talk about quarantine. how's it been for you? have you developed any new hobbies? >> new hobbies? let's see. i've become a master at making brisket and i challenge anybody for that and also i've developed a love for red wine. >> oh. >> some might call it an obsession. i don't want to say i'm an alcoholic or anything like that but i will say that it's noon somewhere. >> wow. >> i call it studying. you are learning a lot about red wine. i think a lot of people have done that as well. a lot of people know you from "new girl." they've discovered it in quarantine because we're all watching more on television right now. people are calling for a reboot. is that something you would consider? >> absolutely.

absolutely. i mean, especially now during the time of quarantine people love our, you know, being careful on set so we're a small cast. i would definitely love to do a reboot for the fans. it would be fun as long as there's no jake johnson there, then i'm good, you know. the rest of the cast is fine with me. >> we have a super fan who has a special message for you. i want you to take a look. >> hey, lamorne, it's zooey. i miss you so much and so does your cat ferguson. i know how much you miss him. >> oh, my gosh. that ain't ferguson. >> you recognize zooey. that's an inside joke you'll have to tell us about. >> so my character on the show was obsessed with his cat. he did everything with his cat. he treated his cat like his brother, like his son. he showered with the cat. nothing strange there. that's perfectly normal. yeah, and everywhere i go people ask me about the cat ferguson. it's crazy.

>> okay, and so let's talk about your new show "woke." you play a black cartoonist who has an aggressive encounter with police that changes everything. this is such a timely topic. inanimate objects start talking to the character about racial equality. taking on really complex issues. what do you hope people take away from your new show after watching it? >> more than anything, just to keep the conversation going. i think now more than ever in the country that we live in we are faced with the harsh realities of our past, a lot of people are talking about it. but until -- there's a baldwin quote that says not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced. i remember reading that and thinking about this show going, well, if we keep showing these images and we keep letting people know that this is a real

thing, this is a real issue, this is something that we're faced with, then i think the conversation will keep going and i think that will definitely help bring towards some sort of change? >> okay, and so in "woke" your character keith, his career is about to take off. his cartoon is about to be syndicated. he's all excited then he notices something is off in his author photo. it's in the clip you're about to see. >> okay. >> you okay? >> does this photo look right? >> yes. >> did you lighten my photo? i look like sammy sosa. >> that's just a mock-up for publicity. >> am i too black for my own comic strip. >> no. trust me, no one is ever going to accuse you of being too black. >> what? >> hmm? >> what did you say? >> you're really taking on some serious issues but with humor. tell us about it. >> i think that's the best way to get information to people. you know what i mean? i think sometimes we hear the message often and we become jaded to it when we see it in drama and things like that.

although the message may be very clear but i think when you affect something you're more open to hearing the ideas of other people. we're a country of many different cultures and i think laughter is one of those things that definitely ties us all together and humanizes us. a lot of times with us, we have this stigma on us. another thing at the show that definitely talks about black can be this spectrum, you know what i mean? we're more than just one particular thing and i think sometimes that can cause a lot of fear when people place new a corner and label you as one thing and that can cause people to stereotype you, you know, that's kind of what breeds racism. so i definitely -- yeah, yeah, i just definitely think this is something that we should carry the conversation forward with. >> i love what you said there laughter ties us all together and humanizes us. i think a lot of people can get behind that. lamorne, congratulations on the show. business of luck with everything

and thank you so much for speaking with us. "woke" premieres this wednesday, september 9th on hulu. for now, though, let's head over to rob. rob, good morning. >> all right, whit. good morning again, buddy. we got a beautiful day shaping up across the northeast. it if it's labor day and your plan is to go to the beach live shots for you from our friends at surf line. virginia beach, the surfers are out. be careful. there are rip currents, so swim and surfing on the dangerous side. cape may, new jersey, always a popular spot. now to get a jump start on

giving back there's a new app for that debuting that matches prospective voluntary volunteers with some much needed nonprofits right in your own community. take a look. this morning, a new nationwide initiative to spark volunteerism. the global service institute partnering with long island university to connect charities in need with people who want to give back. >> the mission of the global service institute is to really create generations of greater good. so many nonprofits are absolutely devastated economically and desperately need volunteers and need help and deserve our help. >> reporter: rita cosby is serving as the chair of the organization backed by a star-studded honorary advisory board. >> we saw a void in education and we saw a need to teach generations about the important values of giving back, of volunteerism. >> today the organization is launching a way to make it easy for people to connect with the

global service app. one you open the app you can search by organization or just see what's needed in your area. each service event has a description of the work you'll be doing along with details and a direct link if you want to sign up. >> to hear the reaction from charities who know that they will now get immediately help but also get hopefully help for years and decades to come as a result of this notion. >> and you can find more ways to volunteer on our website. coming up, singer lauren alaina joins us live. that's next. ♪ life's already good

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>> good. we want to talk about your music. you wrote all the songs on this new ep and you say that the new music feels more confident and bold. why is that? >> well, i've been in the public eye since i was 15 years old and i had two really public breakups in my personal life and became my public life as well. it was really bad. the last breakup was really bad and ripped me all the way down to the core of myself and i feel like writing this music really helped me heal and learn a lot about myself and my last album was about learning to love myself and now this new music is about loving myself when someone else doesn't. so i'm really proud of that and how far i've come and i'm thankful he broke my heart. i got some great music out of it. >> there you go. >> yes, girl. >> silver lining. >> so excited to hear. lauren will be streaming a live concert saturday so be sure to check it out but now to a special performance of her new single. here's lauren alaina with "run."

♪ run, daddy said the truck's all yours if you make it ♪ ♪ run, so you spend your 16th summer under that small town sun ♪ ♪ just to make it ♪ run, when it's all on the line and the ball's on 4th and one ♪ ♪ and your momma's in the stands saying, hey, y'all, that's my son ♪ ♪ and we raised him up to run like the blood in our veins ♪ ♪ yeah, we're all the same, we run, living life like it's a highway and we're all stuck in drive ♪ ♪ like a preacher on a sunday always going overtime ♪ ♪ like the muddy water rushing in the river outside of town ♪ ♪ yeah, the clock just keeps on running and we can't slow down ♪ ♪ no matter where we're going no

matter where we're from ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh we're all born to run ♪ ♪ like mascara on your face 'cause you thought he was the one ♪ ♪ but he called you out of the blue and he said we're done ♪ ♪ he said, i gotta run, living life like it's a highway and we're all stuck in drive ♪ ♪ like a preacher on a sunday always going overtime ♪ ♪ like the muddy water rushing in the river outside of town ♪ ♪ yeah, the clock just keeps on running and we can't slow down ♪ ♪ no matter where we're going no matter where we're from ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh we're all born to run ♪ ♪ through red lights and stop signs we're racing ourselves ♪ ♪ we're tryna get to heaven

while we run like hell, we run ♪ ♪ living life like it's a highway and we're all stuck in drive ♪ ♪ like a preacher on a sunday always going overtime ♪ ♪ like the muddy water rushing in the river outside of town ♪ ♪ yeah, the clock just keeps on running and we can't slow down ♪ ♪ no matter where we're going no matter where we're from ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh we're all born to run ♪

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>> announcer: building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. good morning. i'm julian glover from abc 7 mornings. this morning a statewide flex alert is in effect for today. the extreme heat could be straining statistic state's power grid. we're being asked to conserve energy as much as possible. peak hours will be from 3:00 this afternoon until 9:00 tonight. avoid uses the large appliances, close drapes and blintsds to block out the sun, use fans and set the thermostat to 78 degrees. here's lisa argen to tell us how hot it will be. almost as hot as yesterday. a nice shot of san francisco, 80 in san jose form the heat advisory along the shore did not line, the 21st spare the air alert. 109 inland, 80 tess beach.

now it's time for "live with kelly and ryan." >> announcer: put on your apron and grab your tongs. you're invited to kelly and ryan's labor day cookout! today, an al fresco chat with the star of the new series "away," hilary swank, and an open air performance from country star brett eldredge, plus mark consuelos joins kelly in the yard to cook up a delish fish dish. also, ryan is out back, flipping burgers--his special turkey burgers--and michael gelman is grilling his crowd-pleasing lamb chops, all next on "live." and now, here are your holiday hosts, kelly ripa and and ryan seacrest. >> ryan: i mean, happy monday, labor day. leave it to gelman to brag about his lamb, right? i'm doing burgers, mark's helping you, and then gelman has lamb, of course. >> kelly: well, first of all, gelman is making his norowd-pleasing" lamb chops.