good morning, america. race to escape. hurricane sally takes aim. alabama, mississippi and louisiana all under states of emergency. bracing for extreme storm surge, flash flooding. the powerful hurricane lashing the region with winds at 85 miles an hour. we're live in the storm zone with the latest on the mandatory evacuations. wildfire apocalypse. as those deadly blazes rage, toxic smoke smothers the west. portland and seattle, two of the top cities in the world with the worst air quality. president trump visits hard hit california and dismisses climate change as a problem. >> i don't think science knows actually. >> joe biden calling the president a, quote, climate arsonist. the white house under fire after a top trump appointee at the department of health and human services claims a resistance unit the cdc is trying to undermine the president.

also this morning a potential breakthrough in the middle east. israel, the uae and bahrain set for a historic signing ceremony at the white house. jared kushner who helped broker the deal joins us live. under investigation. the breakout star of the netflix hit "cheer," 21-year-old jerry harris whose popularity skyrocketed this year, now reportedly being investigated by the fbi for allegedly soliciting minors. what he is saying this morning. mask up. the eye-opening demonstration and why that important metal nose strip is crucial. plus how superstar paul rudd is teaming up with governor cuomo. >> want a challenge? how about a stop the pandemic challenge. what about that? >> for a masked message for millennials this morning. ♪ oh, wanna dance with somebody ♪ and that blockbuster return to the ballroom. >> welcome to "dancing with the stars." >> tyra's big debut, derek

dancing over to the judges' table. fans flipping out for nelly and all eyes on the tiger queen. good morning, america. it's great to be with you, robin and george, on this tuesday morning. george, you're getting ready for the big town hall tonight with president trump. >> about to head to philadelphia. that's the stage at the national constitution center in philadelphia. we've got voters who haven't finally made up their minds this year. there's a group of them, some voted for trump in the past, some for clinton, some not at all. it will be socially distanced as well. going to leave in just a little bit but right now a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on hurricane sally. take a look at the satellite image. it shows sally's fierce lightning activity offshore, and the effects of this storm are already being felt in pensacola beach, florida.

you see it right there. seven tropical systems churning in the atlantic at the same time in the most active tropical season to date ever recorded, robin. >> it certainly has been. alabama, mississippi, louisiana, all under states of emergency this morning. the big concern right now for those states, the potential for that life-threatening storm surge, possible historic deadly flash flooding. ginger is going to start us off. she's in mobile, alabama where the latest bands of sally are already being felt. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: robin, we are already in those outer band and have been soaked for a couple of hours i told my crew i hope you don't want to get dry because for the next two days we could see rain with life-threatening flash flooding possible. we have a tornado watch from here to appalachia, florida. we're going to see an incredible storm surge. the combination for at least the next two days are going to be trouble. sally's winds ripping at

pensacola beach. the gulf coast already taking on water. this drone video over dauphin island, alabama feeling the surge days in advance. water under the homes and over the roads leaving cars buried in sand. >> reporter: we're standing in someone's backyard and right behind me you can see the gulf pushing up and into the lawns already. the storm is still 24 hours away and we're already seeing this much surge. the causeway that connects this island to the mainland will be covered so we have to leave before all of this water overtakes dauphin island. stalling sally, making a painfully slow chug towards mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle. >> the longer it stays out in the gulf of mexico the higher the likelihood that it continues to grow. >> reporter: the longer it stays, it's actually weaker but also wetter. up to 30 inches of rain will bring life-threatening flash flooding. in louisiana, roads in st. bernard parish covered. >> everything is scary right now. >> reporter: so the question is, why isn't sally moving?

it's like a storm out there with nobody in the driver's seat and you've got no pedal to push and wheel that you're turning. it's all going to take a lot of time. look at landfall. remember we were talking about after midnight, early morning. now it looks like a wednesday landfall, could be a category 1. you're going to see this push of water and rain for days and that's where we're going to see the most danger. this storm then becomes a remnant low moving across northern georgia, alabama and south carolina. closer to the coast we could end up with feet, talking 30 inches possible over to pensacola and the florida panhandle. even if you don't have the rain, you have the surge which rob will talk about. there are two high pressure systems sandwiching and blocking the storm. it's not until that low comes in and kicks this thing out by thursday when it moves. >> boy, oh, boy, one to two feet

of rain. evacuations are in place up and down the coast. rob marciano joins us from biloxi, mississippi, which could take a direct hit. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, george. we are now getting the rain shield of hurricane sally, so water coming out of the clouds and obviously water splashing in not from the gulf of mexico. this is biloxi bay and with this persistent northeast wind that we're going to get from this storm that is more or less stalled, we will see a pileup of water from the gulf of mexico and any exposed area that has this sort of fetch. that would be biloxi bay and as far west as new orleans. here's where the storm surge forecast is, anywhere from 6 to 9 feet even west of where this thing makes landfall. that is unusual because of the slow moving nature of this storm. 6 to 9 feet here. lake pontchartrain we're going to see flooding issues as far west as new orleans as this storm continues to creep this way. water falling out of the clouds

and water coming in off the surface as well will be an ongoing issue for the next several days. michael? >> mother nature's testing us right now for sure, rob. thank you so much for that. now to the other major disaster. those wildfires still raging in the west. the death toll in california, oregon and washington increasing to 27. the most polluted cities in the world are now on the west coast of our country and kaylee hartung joins us now from portland, number one on that startling list. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, michael. with this n95 mask on is the only way i'm willing to be out here. the smoke in the air is nearly suffocating and you don't need to be anywhere near active flames to smell it. all across the west coast from canada to mexico the air is polluted as this historic wildfire season rages on. this morning, wildfires still ravaging the u.s. across three states at least 27 deaths reported this week. at least nine deaths in the state of oregon. as destructive flames and

worsening air quality are pushing the state to its limits. governor kate brown imploring president trump to declare a major disaster. >> it's really hard for all of us to wrap our heads around the devastation that these fires have caused. the smoke blanketing the state is a constant reminder that this tragedy has not yet come to an end. >> reporter: and california in crisis as 28 major fires burn across that state. a new red flag warning issued for the golden state's northeast exhausting firefighters. more than 16,500 already deployed. the president visiting california between campaign stops dismissing climate change, instead blaming dry, dead wood piled up on the forest floor. >> this is one of the biggest burns we've ever seen and we have to do a lot about forest management. >> reporter: california's governor and local officials pushing back. >> we come from a perspective humbly where we submit the

science is in and observed evidence is self-evident that climate change is real. >> if we ignore that science and put our head in the sand and say it's all about vegetation management, we're not going to succeed together protecting californians. >> it will start getting cooler. you just watch. >> i wish science agreed with you. >> well, i don't think science knows actually. >> reporter: earlier in the day joe biden criticizing trump for what he describes as his disdain for science and facts. >> if you give a climate arsonist four more years in the white house, why would anyone be surprised if we have more america ablaze? >> reporter: this year an area nearly the size of new jersey has gone up in flames and creating some of the worst air pollution on the planet. portland and seattle now two of the top three cities in the world with the worst air quality. in portland where thick smoke blankets the city, officials saying no one should be outside unless absolutely necessary, as poor air quality can lead to

or exacerbate a wide range of health conditions. now, this is a personal air quality monitor and it's alerting me that we are in very hazardous air conditions and unfortunately that's expected to continue for days to come. michael? >> okay, kaylee. what can you tell us about the number of people going to the hospital because of the air quality? >> reporter: well, here in oregon, michael, they say one in ten people who are going to the emergency room are doing so for conditions related to this air quality, and when you're in the middle of a pandemic, that's a challenge because a lot of those symptoms are similar to covid-19. >> scary all the way around. thank you so much, kaylee. robin? yeah, and, michael, she mentioned the pandemic. we're going to turn now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency that we are experiencing. the w.h.o. reporting a record one-day rise in the number of new infections, nearly 308,000 worldwide. now a top trump appointee at health and human services is

claiming a resistance unit at the cdc is trying to undermine the president when it comes to covid-19. steve osunsami is at the cdc for us there in atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. this has to be described as a facebook rant and one thing this man says, scientists here at the cdc do not want america to get well until after joe biden is elected. it's a suggestion many here find offensive. he's one of the top communications officers at the department of health and human services and this morning michael caputo is being looked at sideways again, this time for making wild claims in a facebook live video he recorded sunday that he since deleted where he accuses scientists at the cdc of sedition which is a fancy way of saying they're rebelling against the trump administration. caputo is a former campaign official appointed by the president who has no background

in public health but now works in a role where he shapes messaging on the coronavirus from the government's health agencies. he confirms to us himself reports from "the new york times" that he believes there is what he calls a resistance unit at the cdc determined to undermine the president. in this podcast from earlier this year you hear him blame democrats. >> can they actually keep the coronavirus concern ball in the air enough to drive enough destruction of our economy for them to win? >> reporter: the public health community feels this kind of talk and action is dangerous. >> that kind of behavior will cost lives. >> reporter: caputo went on about violence surrounding the november election saying he believes that president trump will win, that former vice president joe biden will refuse to concede, and he shared this message with the president's supporters. if you carry guns, buy ammunition, ladies and gentlemen, because it's going to be hard to get. one of the issues here is over a weekly report the cdc puts out on the coronavirus.

that scientific report is super important to the people who work here and caputo and his team are accused of trying to adjust the details so that they stay on message with the president. george? >> okay, steve, thanks very much. we want to go to the white house now where president trump will hold a ceremony today to sign a new peace deal normalizing relations between israel and two arab states, bahrain and the united arab emirates. the president's senior adviser and son-in-law jared kushner played a key role brokering that agreement. he joins us now from the north lawn of the white house. good morning, jared. thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you, george. >> this agreement has the potential to be a truly transformational event in the middle east. even experts critical of president trump in the past like tom friedman call it a major breakthrough. can you explain what does it mean for u.s. national security? why is it happening now? >> yes, thank you, george, great to be with you. so this is the first peace agreement that happened in the middle east in the last 26 years. this is between israel and the united arab emirates. then just last week president trump announced the second peace

agreement he was able to broker in 29 days. so we have two peace agreements being signed at the white house between israel and arab countries. this really signals the end, we believe, of the arab/israeli conflict. there's still a lot more work to do but for 70 years in the region you've had the arab countries not wanting to interact with israel in a substantive way that led to a lot of people using hatred to do extremism, to -- which led to terrorism all throughout and america over the last 20 years has been very, very distracted with the middle east. we've had hundreds of thousands of troops that have been through the middle east. we've obviously had a lot of terror threats coming to america. so bringing peace to that region allows to us focus more here domestically and create less risk to america and obviously bring our troops home which is something that president trump has been doing. >> it is not the end of the conflict between the israeli and the palestinians. the palestinians are calling this a betrayal.

are their hopes for a state now dead? >> no, look, i think there is a lot of posture. in deals everyone is at no until there's a yes. i think what you're seeing is tremendous movement. they were caught by surprise by this. the arab countries want to focus on their citizens and want them to have better lives and are tired of waiting for the palestinians to not be practical and make a deal. president trump is a dealmaker. a lot of the same people that were critical of him said if he was elected president he would create wars but today at the white house you'll see he's making peace and not just historic peace but two at one time. so the palestinians have an offer on the table. at some point when they decide they want to live better lives i believe they'll engage. we can't want peace for them and for their people more than they want it for themselves and so -- >> one concern in israel is a proposed u.s. sale of f-35 fighter jets to the uae and there is a concern this could spark a new arms race in the middle east. >> well, actually making peace will hopefully create less need for arms in the middle east because you'll have more focus on business and technology and health exchange. what you have obviously is president trump has reoriented

our foreign policy in the middle east. when he got into office isis had a caliphate the size of ohio. that's now been eliminated. iran was flush with cash thanks to the terrible deal made by the previous administration. they were funding terrorists throughout the region who were causing instability all over the place. president trump got out of that deal and rolled that back. what we've done is rebuilt the alliances and strengthened the partnerships with our traditional partners in the region. president trump has brought everyone closer and now he's pushing back. what he's doing is creating a new strategic framework that needs less american intervention, less american troops and less american treasure in that region and hopefully creates more peacefulness that there's less threats of terror to america. >> one final question. you're also playing a key role in the covid response and we saw that piece about michael caputo at the department of health and human services saying he's worried about sedition by the scientists at the cdc, resistance unit inside the cdc.

do you agree with that and why does someone who had those views have a job of responsibility like that at hhs? >> so obviously he works for the secretary there, secretary azar, who's done a very good job throughout this crisis. look, i think that this is an unprecedented pandemic. there is a lot of tensions that have been high with a lot of people. we've been making a lot of the right decisions. but, again, president trump has been focused on how do you make sure you get all the supplies to everyone who needs the supplies? that's been the role of the federal government and we're focused on operation warp speed which obviously we have three candidates in phase 3 trial for vaccine. the fastest vaccine ever to a phase 3 trial was 13 months. we've now done it in four months and four months and one week. so we're moving forward on everything. we have a lot of people who have different opinions on different things but that's part of what makes this a successful administration and i will just say again, president trump doesn't do things in the washington way. he does them in his own way but he's created results and that's what we're today at the white house celebrating which is again the first and second peace deal in the last 26 years in the middle east which obviously is a tremendous, tremendous breakthrough for the world.

>> jared kushner, thanks very much for your time this morning. >> thank you, george. great to be with you. >> michael? george, we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including the breakout star of the hit show "cheer" whose popularity skyrocketed this year. 21-year-old jerry harris is now under investigation for soliciting minors. his response this morning. and that exclusive demonstration to show how important fit and placement are when wearing a mask and why half maskers are not protecting anyone including themselves. first let's go back to ginger in mobile, alabama. >> reporter: waves up to 25 feet, santa rosa beach, watch for that. let's get to the tuesday trivia sponsored by planet fitness.

we have a lot more coming up this tuesday morning. we'll be right back.

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smothers portland and seattle which are now two of the top cities in the world with the worst air quality. and alexei navalny, the russian political opposition leader has posted a picture o his recovery process for the first time since he was hospitalized after being poisoned. you see him there with his family saying he was age to breathe by himself. the german government identified the putin regime as being behind the poisoning of navalny. we begin with that report about jerry harris. according to "usa today" the breakout star of "cheer" is under investigation -- under fbi investigation for allegedly soliciting sex from minors. amy joins us with more. good morning, amy. >> hey, michael, good morning. the paper is reporting that the investigation of harris stems from allegations brought by teenage twin brothers who claim the star harassed them both online and at cheer competitions. jerry harris, the 21-year-old from the popular netflix

docu-series "cheer" who became an instant fan favorite -- >> if you haven't watched "cheer" on netflix yet, you will see why everyone loves this guy. >> reporter: -- sharing his signature positive energy with ellen. >> hey, ellen, it's me jerry from netflix's "cheer" here today as your correspondent and i'm just so excited to be here. >> reporter: on the oscars red carpet. >> jerry. >> reporter: even with oprah. >> good morning! >> reporter: he's reportedly being investigated by the fbi for allegedly soliciting sex and explicit photos from minors. "usa today" reporting fbi agents executing a search warrant at the star's chicago area home following allegations made by two twin teenage brothers who described a pattern of harassment that started when they were 13 and continued for over a year. according to "the usa today" report, an official at varsity

brands, a cheerleading organization which used to employ harris, wrote to police in august that it had learned of inappropriate sexual conduct allegations against harris. >> according to our interviews with the boys and to what has been reported to law enforcement, the interactions between charlie and sam and jerry harris started in late 2018 and it continued through earlier this year. >> reporter: according to court documents now obtained by abc news, harris allegedly sent texts attempting to make plaintiffs meet harris in secluded locations at various competitions, like this one sent to the twins that read, hey, by the way, i found a place for us to do stuff. it's actually pretty good. that brother seeming to shrug off the alleged advancement telling "usa today," i just didn't want to make a deal out of anything at all. >> somebody needed to do something in order to prevent him from continuing to initiate these kinds of relationships with other boys. >> reporter: according to "usa today," after finding some of the alleged explicit exchanges between harris and one of her

sons, the boys' mother reported harris to the united states all-star federation, the governing body of all-star cheerleading, the ft. worth police department and the fbi. >> we're going to be really looking at who knew what when. >> reporter: representatives for harris said they categorically dispute the claims made against him which are alleged to have occurred when he was a teenager adding, we are confident that when the investigation is completed the true facts will be revealed. harris has not been charged with any crime and, again, his representatives are categorically disputing the claims that are against him right now, robin. >> people watching, okay. appreciate it, amy. now to that "gma" exclusive on masks and your health. we teamed up with experts for an eye-opening demonstration showing that how you wear your mask directly impacts your safety and those around you. eva pilgrim joins us with that. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin.

yeah, most of us have to wear a mask at some point in the week but some communities are taking it a step further, now requiring that your mask cover your nose and your mouth and fit snugly on the side of your face, and as you're about to see those kinds of details can make a difference. this morning, exclusive demonstrations showing how fit and placement are crucial when wearing a mask. "gma investigates" teaming up with engineers at florida atlantic university to find out where particles escape on loose fitting masks and why those who don't cover their nose, half maskers, are not protecting anyone including themselves. first up the popular blue surgical mask, using a mannequin that can simulate a cough or sneeze by releasing liquid particles, researchers loosely placing the mask on the mannequin's face. >> we noticed that there were droplets escaping primarily from the gap along the top edge of

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with some of the very voters who could decide this election. with fewer than 50 days to go, it is a race where both candidates say everything is on the line. >> this is the most important election in the history of our country. >> this is a life-changing election. this will determine what america is going to look like for a long, long time. >> reporter: about one in four voters still haven't entirely made up their minds, and tonight for 90 minutes inside philadelphia's national constitution center, some of those uncommitted voters will take their questions directly to the president. no question off-limits. some in attendance voted for president trump in the last election. others voting for the very first time. here inside the theater before people can come in they'll be tested for covid. let me show you this over here. this is where the audience will be sitting. you can see everyone is socially distanced. everyone will be wearing masks as per state requirements. ♪ i love this land >> reporter: it will be far from the president's recent valleys where supporters have defied

social distancing requirements with many not wearing masks. here in the keystone state, president trump looking to chip away at joe biden's lead but most voters say top of mind is the economy and the pandemic. >> i think for president trump when it comes to coronavirus, it's what about your plan is superior to that of your opponent, joe biden? >> reporter: followed by race relations in america. >> actually propose a solution, you know, to the problem with systemic racism, that would be a step in the right direction for me choosing someone to vote for. >> reporter: so, again, this pennsylvania is a key swing state here and right now polls are showing that at this point anyway joe biden is ahead of president trump and, george, you know this. this is a state the president just narrowly beat hillary clinton back in 2016 but goes to show that here in these key battlegrounds, these undecided voters can make it or break it for a candidate. >> there are very few undecided

voters but there is a larger group who are sort of leaning one way or another but haven't finally made up their minds and that's the kind of group we put together tonight. >> reporter: yeah, and i think it's hard for some folks to understand how a voter might be undecided in a race like this where you have two completely different candidates but 6% are truly undecided according to polls but there is a much larger group, george, who say they're uncommitted, that they're probably leaning towards trump or probably leaning towards biden and that -- those are the voters here in the battlegrounds that really, really matter. and again, the president's allies we've heard time and again are saying he's not going after this group of voters up for grabs that he's really just too focused on that base in this re-election campaign. >> taking their questions tonight, thank you. we hope all of you will tune n special edition of "20/20," "the president and the people: a national conversation" that's at 9:00 eastern. michael. >> i'll be tuning in. i will be watching. coming up later, virtual learning struggles. big questions from parents this morning as millions transition to school on screen.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. race to escape. hurricane sally takes aim at alabama, mississippi and louisiana, all under states of emergency. bracing for extreme storm surge, flash flooding. the powerful hurricane lashing the region with winds at 85 miles per hour. we're live in the storm zone with the latest on the mandatory evacuations. "gma" consumer letter. walmart taking on amazon prime. the retail giant officially launching its new membership program. walmart plus. how it works, how much it costs and which one is better for you. bachelor bombshell. colton underwood under fire. >> i can't. >> that's it. >> his ex-girlfriend and former contestant cassie randolph filing a restraining order against him accusing him of

stalking and sending unsettling text messages. the new details this morning. school to screen struggles. as millions of families transition to virtual learning, the big question, how young is too young for remote learning? the expert advice every parent needs to know to keep your youngest kids engaged. and that blockbuster return to the ballroom. >> welcome to "dancing with the stars." >> tyra's big debut, derek dancing over to the judges' table. fans flipping out for nelly and all eyes on the tiger queen. all ahead as we say, good morning, america. and we certainly do say good morning, america. i don't know about you, george and michael but it's got the tuesday feel. you got the tuesday feels going on, guys? >> i think everybody is feeling this tuesday, robin, just a

little bit. but we do have so much going on this morning. we're going to break down who the breakout stars were in the ballroom last night after the first night of "dancing with the stars" and, of course, all eyes were on tiger queen carole baskin, even lady gaga was watching last night, george. >> that's something right there. we'll get to that in a little bit. we have a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on hurricane sally. alabama, mississippi, louisiana, all under states of emergency. those states are bracing for extreme storm surge. historic flash flooding as well is possible and back to ginger tracking the latest. good morning, ginger. >> george, we are already sopping wet here along the mobile river. can you see those boats parked ready to ride out the storm. the storm itself, sally, is nearly parked moving northwest at only two miles per hour that will be a major issue because life-threatening flash flooding plus storm surge is going to be just so dangerous and then we've also this morning just got a tornado watch.

sally's winds ripping at pensacola beach. the gulf coast already taking on water. this drone video overdauphin island, alabama, feeling the surge days in advance. water on the homes and on the roads leaving cars buried in sand. we're standing in someone's backyard. right behind me you can see the gulf pushing up and into the lawns already. the storm is still 24 hours away and already seeing this much surge. the causeway that connects this island to the mainland will be covered so we have to leave before all of this water overtakes dauphin island. stalling sally making a painfully slow chug toward mississippi, alabama, louisiana and the florida panhandle. >> the longer it tays out in the gulf of mexico the more and higher the likelihood it continues to grow. >> reporter: the longer it stay, it's actually weaker but also wetter. up to 30 inches of rain will bring life-threatening flash flooding. in louisiana, roads in st. bernard parish already covered.

>> everything is scary right now. >> reporter: at this point landfall looks like it is still 36 hours away. so late wednesday is more likely for landfall and it will turn and bring heavy rain into central alabama and even northern georgia so even atlanta could end up with a half a foot from this and, robin, i think if you can see that's my mask just from standing out here, i'm going to have to invest in a waterproof mask for the next couple of days. >> oh, my goodness. how did you phrase it earlier, ginger, about the storm, it's like nobody -- no gas on the pedal and nobody at the steering wheel, something like that? >> nobody is sitting in that driver's seat of sally so she does not have a movement until late wednesday night because of some blocking features so it's going to be tortuous here. >> it really will be. take care and everybody down that way. thank you, ginger. now we have a "gma" consumer alert. walmart taking on amazon launching its own new membership program this morning. rebecca jarvis joins us with

more about how it works and which one is best for us. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. amazon prime finally has a big competitor. it's called walmart plus and the two services are very similar but there are some big differences including the price. this morning, amazon prime officially has a megacompetitor with the launch of walmart plus. walmart's new delivery service offers unlimited free delivery on more than 160,000 items including groceries, plus in-store benefits like scan and go which lets you scan items as you shop and check out with the walmart app so there's no waiting in line. and discounts on fuel when you fill up your tank. at $98 a year or $12.9 aa month the new service is slightly cheaper than amazon prime which costs $119 yearly or $12.99 monthly. >> amazon shouldn't be worried right now that walmart plus and

that app is going to take over market share but the growth rate of walmart's e-commerce is moving at such a rapid rate they should be scared for the near future. >> reporter: which service is better? experts say it depends on what you want. >> walmart plus may be more beneficial if you if you're someone that goes to walmart for groceries. with amazon prime you're going to be able to have access to their amazon prime day and probably get discounts earlier than most. >> reporter: another key difference here if you love to stream prime video you're not going to get that on walmart plus but you are going to get those big fuel savings so if you're somebody who drives a lot, george, this could make sense. the service walmart plus is only available in certain areas right now. can you go on the website at walmart.com and find out if you are in a paring area. they plan expand to the entire country soon. >> rebecca jarvis, thanks very much. trouble for colton

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good morning to you all. we're going to get right to it and begin with jennifer aniston and brad pitt. who doesn't love seeing these two together? this week they will share the screen for a very special event. sean penn's table read of "fast times at ridgemont high" was supposed to take place in august. it was delayed due to technical difficulties. it will now happen this thursday night. brad and jen will both play roles and they aren't the only famous faces headed back to high school. morgan fremont, jimmy kimmel. matthew mcconaughey, julia robert, john legend, sean penn, many, many more have all signed on. no word yet on who is playing what role. dane cook also involved telling "people." it's going to be unexpected. that sounds fun. by the way the last time we saw brad and jen in a scene together was 19 years ago. there it is, brad had a guest starring role on "friends." the fund-raiser for penn's

nonprofit benefiting covid-19 relief efforts can be seen live on facebook and tiktok pages. this thursday 9:00 p.m. eastern for a very good cause. and some eye candy as well. and now just two months into the new james bond movie finally opens and this morning, we're getting a closer look at the movie's new villain. played by rami malek, the studio releasing a featurette introducing the world to bond's new nemesis and in it he gives insight into his motives. take a look. >> his name is safin. >> what does he want? >> revenge. >> what i really wanted from safin was to make him unsettling. thinking of himself as being heroic. safin is a formidable adversary. james bond has to adapt to it. >> o 007 better watch his back.

the director of the movie calling safin frightening. ramy telling "entertainment weekly." the writer of "fleabag" had a major influence on his character. "no time to die" scheduled for november 20th. catch the whole cast right here on "gma" when they visit the week of the big premiere. we cannot wait for that. and finally this morning, after a rough day at the office, sometimes you just want to chill in front of the television. that is most definitely what this guy had in mind. want to you meet murphy, the basset hound. yeah. big cutie. doing his version of a tv dinner, not a single kernel of kibbles spilled there. murphy very talented and very popular. 10 million views on tiktok and counting since it was posted over the weekend.

i just love murphy. i like the whole vibe and so does riva. with that i shall send it -- i love that laugh. robin roberts, i hear you. >> yeah. and i'm watching. riva have a late night or something? she's very chill this morning unlike yesterday morning. what's going on there? >> no, no, no. give it time. give it time. we still have a lot of show left. oklahoma. stay tuned. thank you, lara. thank you, riva. now the "gma" cover story. trouble, trouble for former bachelor colton underwood. his ex-girlfriend and ex-contestant cassie randolph has now been granted a temporary restraining order against underwood. janai norman joins us with all the details on this one. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning. the couple went public with their breakup back in may. hard to imagine the love affair being cassie and colton taking this turn. the former bachelor contestant aching legal action detailing how she says colton stalked and

harassed her. >> i want to you know how much i care for you. i want you to know. cheers. >> cheers. >> reporter: their love story captivated bachelor nation on season 23. but this morning, documents obtained by abc news telling another story after the breakup. the court granting a temporary restraining order filed by former bachelor contestant cassie randolph against ex-boyfriend colton underwood. >> i can't do this. >> so that's it? >> reporter: according to court documents randolph details a string of allegations against the former bachelor accusing him of stalking and harassing, and sending her unsettling text messages as well as repeatedly calling her anonymously. randolph even alleging underwood placed a tracking device on her vehicle to track her whereabouts saying colton admitted to the allegations once confronted. court documents detailing messages allegedly sent to cassie and her friends using several alias phone lines. some of those text messages

reading, you like playing games, huh? let's play some game, then. let's say we used to be family friends. you'll have nothing but regrets later with how you treat people. another text saying the whole town knows all you ever wanted was to be famous. congrats. you got it. but at what cost? super fake. cassie and colton's relationship both on and off screen had no shortage of drama. their season resulting in one of the most memorable moments in bachelor history. >> he just jumped the [ bleep ] fence. >> reporter: the duo later reuniting on the season finale and professing their love on "gma." >> they've been smiling for the last 24 hours. >> my cheeks hurt. >> reporter: the pair calling it quits in mid-april after a year of dating but just weeks before the breakup, underwood revealed his battle with coronavirus describing the care cassie's family was giving him during his recovery. >> her family has been unbelievable helping me right now. i sort of for a few days was

left helpless and stranded and self-isolated on their third story floor but they've been running coffee and food up with masks and gloves and they've been so helpful and it's been so nice. >> and the temporary request granted by the court orders he stay 100 yards away from cassie pep agent court hearing on october 6th. at this point no comment from cassie or colton. michael. >> what a turn of events in that, janai, thank you so much. now to virtual learning struggles. families at home still trying to make it work but some feel younger kids are having the hardest time keeping up. erielle reshef joins us with more on what parents can do. hey, erielle. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. like so many families we have dealt with this in our household. getting kids to focus especially those under first grade can feel so hard at times and while they're virtual learning it can be a real struggle so we went to the experts for some advice. these are pictures of frustration. parents and kids trying to

navigate the new world of virtual learning. this kindergartner clearly over it already. >> he was just, you know, kind of laying there moaning like this is so boring. >> reporter: many sharing their struggles as they try to get their young children to participate in online schooling. we turn to dr. dave anderson, a clinical psychologist with the child mind institute to answer some of parents' biggest questions. first up how to keep things interesting. >> how do i keep my son engaged in the lesson. >> kids can look stressed and look bored. they may not be engaged. the key help them through that experience and say, look, you know you'll be in virtual learning for this period of time and let's figure out what you might be able to schedule the rest of the day that might help to boost your mood. >> reporter: next how much is too much when supporting your kids' remote learning? >> how much are we expected to support our children physically by being present next to them during their lessons. >> see how long the kid might

stay engaged without parental oversight and you try to intervene as minimally as you can in keeping them engaged online. >> reporter: how should we set our own expectations? >> so what should i expect pie kwgder to get out of virtual learning? >> i have a 4-year-old. what i'm expecting in the case of virtual learning is i'm expecting that there might be some engagement with peers, an opportunity to remind them of what school looks like and an awakening, sense of learning and curiosity. >> reporter: when it comes to keeping them occupied, dr. anderson says take the small moments as a win. >> for many working parents, if they can get their kids occupied in those virtual learning lessons that provides some, you know, incredibly lucky kind of breath of fresh air for them to think even for a moment. >> reporter: and as for concerns about too much screen time for your kids while they're virtual learning doctors say don't stress about this. this is essential time for them to interact with their peers and provide some structure to their

day. it's just important to balance that with exercise, art, creative play and other developmental activities. michael. >> definitely a balance. erielle, but what do the experts say about how long is too young for remote learning. >> reporter: this is so new. there is no real concrete answer. they still need to do so much more research on how much to expect kids of certain ages to focus but while virtual learn something seemingly imperfect it is essential that kids maintain that connection. michael. >> all right, erielle, thank you so much. some great advice in that piece right there. we'll have much more tomorrow on remote learning for elementary age students and now we go to ginger in alabama. hey, ginger. >> michael, we know that the storm is going to be all about the surge plus the heavy rain. we're talking about feet of rain. however, we've already seen gusts to 45 miles per hour so with two days of rain you'll have two days of gusty winds. look at the wind gusts there, 40 to 60 miles per hour from the panhandle of florida over to

bilo biloxi, mississippi, as it makes its approach late wednesday barely moving. now we want to know why. why is it barely moveing? what are you doing, sally? you have a couple of feature, jet stream way north, high pressure system sandwiching it and not until the low kicks it to the northwest we see "dancing with the stars" started off with a bang last night and it was the number one trend on twitter all night long.

lara is back to tell us what got everyone talking. hey, lara. >> hi, you guys. yeah, i mean even lady gaga tuned in posting it on her insta-story. that's a how hot the show was. it did not disappoint. new set, new host, an incredible opening number and all eyes on tiger queen carole baskin. ♪ "dancing with the stars" is back. ♪ boom, boom, boom >> reporter: 15 couples competing for the mirror ball trophy and last night all eyes were on the tiger queen, carole baskin. who catapulted to stardom after "tiger king." >> all you cool cats and kittens. >> reporter: putting on quite the show and creating a stir during a commercial break when the family of her ex-husband took center stages with one of the biggest questions left, what happened to don? >> don mysteriously disappeared

in 1997. his family deserves answers. they deserve justice. >> reporter: family filed a lawsuit seeking information from carole baskin. she's never been arrested or charged in connection with it. >> do you know who did this or if carole baskin was involved? >> i found out about it right before i went out onto the dance floor and it didn't bother me enough to have any kind of an impact. >> reporter: she danced to "eye of the tiger." ♪ it's the eye of the tiger. >> i'm excited. i'm really excited not to have gone out there and embarrassed myself and i appreciate all of the feedback from the judges and we are going to use that going forward to really kill it next week. >> reporter: receiving a combined 11 from the judges. >> carole baskin, you danced that paso, you smashed it. >> reporter: but ha smash not enough. carole's score putting her in last place. >> you didn't quite kill the

paso doble. >> i appreciated him being honest. i always want to hear what people really believe. >> reporter: well, they were honest all right and it was good tv. "dancing with the stars" is back next monday 8:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 central right here on abc. amy, we'll be watching? >> oh, we will. that was jaw dropping tv potentially. thank you so much. coming up next here on "gma," keira knightley joining us live. stay with us.

good morning, everyone. today at noon, dr. gally will provide an update on covid-19 in the state. the san francisco mayor will have a separate update on thesy's response. at 11:00 this morning. we'll stream both on our website and the news app. hey, good morning. southerly flow is bringing relief from the smoke to the north bay, but not so much to the south bay where the fire is keeping us in an unhealthy category. now when you're up around concord, san francisco and northward, it's not good for sensitive groups. one more day of spare the air and that will be 30 before

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mornings from 5:00 to 7:00. have a great tuesday. ♪ welcome back to "gma." want to thank you for being with us on this tuesday morning and you are definitely going to want to be with us on thursday because we have a very special live event with an all-star that's happening. hmm. let's take a look at this. >> reporter: for two decades she's had us falling. ♪ i keep on falling in and out of love ♪ >> reporter: there's no one like alicia keys. ♪ no one, no one >> reporter: four number one hits, 15 grammys, but don't take our word for it. ♪ 'cause i am superwoman >> reporter: the fans can't wait

for her new album "alicia" and we're celebrating with a big surprise live. >> oh, oh, oh. >> reporter: so this thursday, get ready because -- ♪ this girl is on fire >> we're already dancing here in the studio. >> cannot wait for that. >> very excited about that. >> i like what you did michael. yeah. cannot wait for that. over the years i mean she has been so special to us. she has really -- i mean there in times square, harlem, all about -- cannot wait to see what she'll do for us this week. >> she brings it each and every time so we're excited about it. you know what we're also excited about robin? bringing in our next guest, keira knightley. she's starred in everything from "atonement" to "pirates of the caribbean" now taking on beauty pageants in "misbehaviour." keira, good morning. >> thank you for having me.

>> we're so excited you're with us. we know you had your second daughter a year ago. got to ask about mom life in quarantine. how is it going? >> it's busy. yeah, no, it's going really well. if you hear squawking in the background, then it is my 1-year-old who is toddling around. it's busy. it's been good. nothing to complain about. it's been intense. we have, you know, virtual learning with my 5-year-old as well which was fascinating. and, you know, and we're all okay. so that's the main thing. >> sounds like you're surviving. boy, how time flies. it's been 15 -- it's the 15th anniversary of "pride and prejudice." you were nominated for an oscar for your role in that. what do you remember about that experience? >> oh, it was an incredibly special experience. you know, i made so many friends. one of my closest, simon woods is still my closest friend, rosamund pike who played one of my sisters lives around the corner. i made a lot of friends and it

was so much for my career. you know, it's a film that's so lf loved. i just feel fortunate to be a part of that. >> i watch it over and over and over. i love that film. i'm curious, have you watched your mr. darcy in "succession"? >> yes, he's so good. i love "succession." he's one of the nicest men in the entire world and he's so awful in that show. i mean in the best way. so, yeah, actually last time i saw him because his wife is in this film, "misbehaviour," so i saw him when we had a screening for it and all i could talk about was "succession." i was like this is the best show ever. >> now we'll talk about "misbehaviour." and it tells a true story when women's liberation activists stormed the stage at the miss world pageant. it's been 50 years since that happened. but what can we learn about it today? >> oh, gosh, i think -- i didn't know anything about it. so it was the women's liberation movement that stormed the 1970s in this world and they managed

to disrupt the show with flower bombs and things like that. at that point it was one of the largest broadcasts in the world. it was bigger than the olympics. and they managed to really put women's rights on the map, i think. i think what we can learn is what i loved about the script is that it really shows different points of view, i think that going in you think i'm just going to be 100% on the side of the feminists kind of storming this thing. then i think what i loved about it was showing the point of view of the beauty contestants and the opportunities that it was giving to those women. i love the conversation and i think it's a conversation that's important and i think it's really important to listen to different points of view particularly today and i think that's what this film does. >> i love that. and you mentioned you play real life activist sally alexander. let's take a look at "misbehaviour." we have a clip. >> i think you women libbers are a bunch of killjoys who want to deny the public of a bit of innocent fun. >> we are not attacking marjorie or any other contestant. we are protesting because this competition symbolizes our exploitation. why should marjorie have to earn her place in the world by

looking a particular way? why should i? why should any woman? you don't. he doesn't. why should we? >> very powerful and keira, i know your character is inspired by wanting to protect her daughter. we just mentioned you're the mom of two daughters yourself. can you relate? did you relate to her? >> yeah, of course. you know, i mean i think as soon as you have kids probably before you have kids you just become incredibly aware of all the things that society projects onto women. and so, yeah, i'm careful with sort of the content. i show, well mostly my oldest kid, my youngest is not interested at the moment. but i mean i used to be a lot more careful but since being in quarantine i think she's probably seen way more than i wanted her to see as far as all of the shows on various streaming channels but i do try and give her positive female role models definitely. >> you are certainly among them. we appreciate your time today.

"misbehaviour" premieres friday, september 25th on all major digital cable platforms. keira knightley, thank you as always for being with us today. >> thank you. coming up we have the author of our september book club pick talks about her best-seller when we come back. back.

back now on "gma" and our

september book club pick. it's called "fifty words for rain." it's a dazzling debut from author asha lemmie where worlds collide, brou boundaries crossed and outsiders feel like they belong. juju chang sat down with the author. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. asha is super impressive and wrote an epic novel that centers around the love child of an african-american soldier and japanese aristocrat after world war ii and touches on race and class but also a grabber. it had me from the very first pages all the way to the jaw-dropping ending. as a young literary force, asha's debut novel "fifty words for rain" taking the book world by storm. what's it like going from a 25-year-old aspiring writer to a 26-year-old best-selling author and toast of the literary town? >> i really still feel like this is a prank and someone's about

to just come along and shove me into a locker. >> you started writing this when you were 16. in some ways you and your main character came of age together. >> we definitely did. so i wrote the first three chapters when i was supposed to be paying attention in physics class. i did not do very well in physics that year, spoiler. but i felt very lucky that i got to grow into a young woman with nori by my side. >> reporter: the epic tale chronicling the life of nori, half black, half japanese girl born scandalously to a royal family. in post world war ii japan. >> i wanted to tell a story about a girl who blossoms in isolation despite the fact that she really doesn't have anywhere to grow into. and luckily when her half brother comes along he really opens up her world. >> reporter: nori is a love story about siblings deeply resonating with readers.

>> nori and akira had such a sweet and special bond that just touched my heart. >> we the readers are seeing there's more than one way to say rain in japanese and nori is learning there is more than one way to love. >> her family looked at her as worthless. but throughout the book, she showed us she had a very silent strength. >> reporter: a bookworm from an early age asha spent her weekends at the library. her passion nurtured by librarian. >> they would take me to get lunch and take me to get ice cream and they'd make sure i always had a big stack of books waiting for me. >> the book in large part is set 70 years ago in postwar japan and you confront a lot of really ugly racism and yet in some ways there are very modern themes. >> yes, definitely. human nature is human nature. so while some attitudes are thankfully outdated i still think that we as people, we cling to definitions.

it's natural behavior to a certain extent that we have to actively work to overcome so that we're not judging people for things over which they have no control. >> there's controversy about people who write from a different perspective. how do you feel about crossing over ethnicity and writing from the perspective of a japanese character? >> i think that ultimately nori's perspective is that of an outsider. someone who doesn't feel like she fits neatly into the world around her and i really think that's something everyone can relate to. >> nori goes through a lot of pain. >> she does. >> suffering and hardship. it's so searing her family tried to bleach her skin and it was so painful. why bring that into the narrative? >> well, i think if i was going to tell this story, based off the personalities of all these characters, i wanted to tell it true which meant that i couldn't water it down. i think what nori goes through makes her strong, but i also

think it makes her deeply empathetic towards other people and i think that's her super power. >> reporter: classically trained in piano and violin asha weaves music throughout the novel cure rating this spotify playlist with shubert's "ave maria." >> each song goes with a chapter and each one of the songs has a special significance to me. a lot i listened to while writing the book. >> reporter: because asha know everyone needs inspiration. what would you say to all the bookworms out there? >> keep reading. if you find a story that you want to read and you can't find it, write it yourself. >> reporter: and now the book is already a best-seller landing on a bunch of recommended reading lists. asha told me her cinderella moment was finding out that she was a "gma" book club pick but i'm telling you she does not need a prince charming. there are no pumpkins. she has taken herself to the ball. robin? >> yes, she certainly has, juju and, boy, is she enormously

talented. thank you for sharing that. it looked like had you a good time doing that. thank you, juju. >> reporter: absolutely. >> take care. looking good. and you can read an excerpt from "fifty words for rain" on goodmorningamerica.com and as always keep reading along with us on her instagram at "gma" book club. ginger, didn't you just wrap up writing another book of yours? >> reporter: i did. i turned it into actually last week when i was at the wildfires i was out there standing there, yep, i got to get that first draft in. so, yes, it's coming. hopefully next year. but until then, i unfortunately will be standing in many more natural disasters as my book title is including this one and you can see the winds and the clouds kicking, that fountain behind me, unfortunately, will not be needing more water. look at navar beach, florida.

the panhandle getting slammed right now. you've got tornado watches from there to here in mobile and also mississippi starting to get into that cloud shelf. yo there is a lot to learn for first-time parents including the important task of installing a car seat. this segment is sponsored by target. they're making it a little easier to make sure you've got what you need for parenting journeys. take a look. ♪ bringing home a new baby, a monumental moment with no instruction manual. one of the first tests, installing a car seat. >> we are clueless. >> reporter: first-time parents alex and colleen are expecting a baby girl this december. >> definitely during a pandemic there is not much we can really

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in the middle of the backseat which i think is great because it's the furthest from any point of impact. >> reporter: but when it came to the base, they made a critical misstep. >> it had quite a bit of movement so we want the base to not move more than one inch in any direction. >> reporter: once baby macintosh outgrows this infant seat the next tip, upgrade to a convertible car seat. >> when you're ready to transition, there are trade-in programs you can turn the car seat in, it will be recycled then they give you a coupon to purchase your next stage car seat. >> reporter: over the past four years target has recycled almost 14.5 million pounds of car seats through their trade-in program. these simple tips giving parents car seat confidence. target's car seat trade-in program is going on now through september 26th where you can turn in your old car seats for 20% off towards a variety of other baby equipment. it's all part of baby month at target with lots of other great savings. coming up, move over, "jurassic park," the new dinosaur images giving hollywood a run for their money.

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and a lot of ways to go-- text a friend, call a cab, share a ride. whatever you choose to do, go safely, california. >> we're back with a new look at dinosaurs and, amy, i'm telling you, forget what you've seen on the big screen. the october issue of "national geographic" has some amazing images of what scientists think dinosaurs really look like. will reeve has the details. good morning, will. please surprise us. >> reporter: good morning, michael. for a group of reptiles that went extinct 65 million years ago dinosaurs are good at staying in the news. with good reason this time. a group of researchers have made some groundbreaking discoveries. a lot of what they have found has redefined a lot of what we know about dinosaurs. they're ferocious and shockingly beautiful.

but get ready, because the dinosaurs in movies like "jurassic park" and its sequels are about to get a face-lift. new science is changing everything we thought we now about these ancient creatures, all seen in the october issue of "national geographic" magazine. >> we're learning incredible new things about how these animals lived and behaved and evolved. >> timmy, what is it? >> it's a velosoraptor. >> reporter: this hair-raising "jurassic park" scene starred the velociraptor that they now believe may not have hunted in packs. plus its closest living relative, birds. >> velociraptor would have been feathered. brilliant plumage like all over their heads, bodies all the way down to their tails which would look really cool. >> reporter: their eggs are colored more like birds and less like reptiles. researchers know the dinosaur

from this iconic "jurassic park" seen looks less threatening than this guy. >> it's such a cool movie monster. unfortunately there's no evidence for the venom, the neck frill, any of that. >> reporter: but he says that dino was much bigger than depicted in the film maxing out at 20 feet long and 1,500 pounds and this beast in "jurassic spark 3" is the spinosaurus. >> researchers announced the tail of it is this sort of 17-foot-long paddle and this is without precedent among dinosaurs. >> reporter: so this dinosaur was adapted to living in water, expanding the territory of the world's largest group of predators. the re-imagined dinosaurs from the issue of "national geographic" magazine, it's fantastic and fascinating. one in there that looks like the bird from "up" mixed with a peacock and penguin.

who knew? >> it looked like they have to go back and reshoot all those "jurassic park" movies. thank you, will. that was eye opening. everybody, stay right there. we'll be right back.

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good morning, everybody. the deyoung museum in san francisco will finally reopen next week and there's a new exhibition. it features frida calo. the mu semiput a bunch of her artwork up before it shut down. members can check it out next tuesday then it will reopen to everyone next friday. let's get a check of the weather with mike. hey, mike. >> hi, everybody. thanks. it's nice to see this up in the north bay and hearing a lot of people happy they're seeing blue skies. we have healthy air up there, so open the windows. but as we head south, the dolan fire is making things much worse. 70s and 80s for most of us today and tomorrow. cleaner and cool er thursday an

friday before smoke and warmth again this weekend. >> thank you. time for live with kelly >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, host of "jimmy kimmel live," jimmy kimmel. and knife skills 101 taught by a chef michael symon as we continue "live's cooking school @home." plus, you will meet a family that's been preparing for years. all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning. hi, everybody. >> kelly: hey. good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, september 15, 2020. yes, i am wearing a new dress. [laughs] [cheers and applause] hanging right there. right there, it