good morning, america. president trump ready to announce his supreme court nominee just hours from now. multiple sources telling abc the president's pick will be judge amy coney barrett. the battle forer confirmation as touching tributes are made at the u.s. capitol for justice ruth bader ginsburg. why this man dropped to do a pushup. state of the race, president trump stoking voting fears during a packed rally in virginia. >> now they're talking about tens of millions of these fake ballots. >> pushing unfounded claims that mail-in voting leads to widespread fraud. plus, voting deadlines and procedures in key battleground states. what you need to know. night of protests. thousands of people taking to

the streets from california to new york. [ chanting ] expressing their outrage over the grand jury'sion in the breonna taylor case. her family's anger at kentucky's attorney general. >> the system as a whole has failed her. >> and the new video from the night of the shooting coming to light. grim warning. dr. anthony fauci's fears for tough times ahead in the battle against covid-19. >> we may see another surge again. >> as florida pushes ahead with super bowl plans. >> we expect to do a full super bowl. plus, the faster, cheaper test now coming to the market. marlins. >> a three-run homer for garrett cooper. >> their improbable victory as derek jeter hands a defeat. >> for the first time in 17 years, the marlins are going to the post-season. >> to his old team.

good morning. dan is off. but we are so happy to have janai norman with us here on the desk, very bright and beautiful this morning. >> thank you. appreciate being in this seat though of course we miss dan. >> definitely. we begin this morning with the anticipated announcement of president trump's supreme court nominee. sources telling abc news the president will choose amy coney barrett in just a few hours. >> a new abc news "washington post" poll finds 57% of americans say the winner of the election and the next senate should actually replace justice ruth bader ginsberg. 54% of americans surveyed also oppose increasing the number of supreme court justices to give the winner of the upcoming election more influence over the court's make-up. >> president trump's announcement coming a day after justice ginsburg became the first woman and first jewish person to lie in state at the u.s. capitol. andrew dymburt has the latest from washington. >> reporter: good morning.

the nation still mourning the loss of this trail blazing civil rights icon, ruth bader ginsburg. the plans are already in place behind the scenes to replace the seat ruth bader ginsburg leaves behind. it appears the president does have his pick. multiple sources familiar with trump's intentions telling abc news he's expected to select judge amy coney barrett. who is barrett? she's a relative newcomer to the federal bench having just three years on the chicago-based 7th circuit court of appeals. a 48-year-old devout catholic and mother of seven she would be the youngest supreme court nominee since clarence thomas in 1991. she drew the attention of the republicans for being a protege of judge scalia. she drew err from democrats for her conservative leanings. her approval to the federal bench in 2017 was a bitter affair. her supreme court confirmation process ignites a political fight that will be scrutinized

for years to come as it's so close to a presidential election. confm rr ncbefore election day. only two gop senators say they oppose moving ahead. it would take four republicans to break ranks to stop it. janai? now to the race to white house. with 38 days until the final votes are cast, president trump holding a rally overnight in virginia despite health officials saying it would prove unsafe. abc's rachel scott is in washington with the latest on the campaign trail. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. we are just hours away from president trump announcing his suemt ck. president in an all out campaign blitz hitting six battleground states this week, continuing to dig into those unfounded claims that mail-in voting will lead to widespread voter fraud and without evidence claiming that the election could be rigged against him.

overnight, president trump packing in events. on the campaign trail in virginia. >> now they're talking about tens of millions of these fake ballots going all over the place. who's sending them? where are they being sent? who's sending them back? >> reporter: in georgia once again pushing baseless claims that mail-in voting leads to widespread fraud. >> we may end up in a dispute for a long time because that's the way they want it, but we're going to end up winning, that's for sure. >> reporter: a day earlier his hand picked fbi director said there's no evidence to support that claim. >> we have not seen historically any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election. whether it's by mail or otherwise. >> and in a rare move, the white house chief of staff fired back. >> well, with all due respect to director wray, he has a hard time finding emails in his own fbi, let alone figuring out

whether there's any kind of voter fraud. perhaps he needs to get involved on the ground and he would change his testimony on capitol hill. >> reporter: in 2016, president trump won 9 of the 16 states where the majority of voters voted by mail. this year, at least 30 states plus washington, d.c. have made changes to make it easier and more accessible to vote from home. multiple studies and election experts have found voter fraud to be extremely rare. >> elections are a very controlled and deliberate process with laws that have safeguards throughout to protect voters and to make sure that our tally is accurate, to make sure that there's integrity in our voting process. >> reporter: president trump now telling his supporters in virginia if he loses, he wants a smooth transition of power but only if it's an honest vote. his rival joe biden labeling it all a distraction. >> the american people aren't going to be shut down in this election. every vote in this country is going to be heard, and they will not be stopped. >> reporter: and we are just

days out from the first heles ential debate.ldoe bidens trump is expected to meet with his advisers this week to discuss the debate, though he will be leaning more heavily on his experience over the last four years as preparation for the big night. janai? >> rachel, looking ahead to tuesday, and we will have complete coverage of the first presidential debate tuesday night starting at 8:00 eastern here on abc. whit? >> janai, come november this is your voice, your vote, and we are helping to make it all count. each state has different rules when it comes to voting so starting today we want to break down those rules and voting deadlines in some of the key battleground states. let's start with pennsylvania here. the registration deadline is october 19th for oine, by mail

or in person. the deadline to request an absentee ballot is october 27th. ballots need to be put in a secrecy envelope before putting in a larger envelope to be signed, dated and mailed. ballots must be postmarked by election day and received by county elections offices by friday, november 6th. that means ballot counting will likely go on beyond election day. wisconsin next, the registration deadline there is october 14th for mail or online, and october 30th for in-person. the deadline to request an absentee ballot is october 29th. but you are being urged to not wait that long to make sure your ballot is counted. if it's seven days or less before the election, officials recommend not mailing it back, peon at a polling location havtns round the stat sign avide an addresflida now, obviously a very important state. the registration deadline there is october 5th. the deadline to request an absentee ballot is october 24th. but the postal service is asking you to make it in by the 19th. early in-person voting takes

place there october 24th to the 31st. some ballots have prepaid postage while others do not. so it's very important to double check. if you requested a mail-in ballot and want to vote in person, you have to bring your ballot to your polling location on election day or in the early voting period. for more information on all this, how you can vote in your state, go to fivethiryeight.com and also vote.org. now to a third night of protests following the grand jury decision in the breonna taylor shooting. people taking to the streets after taylor's family spoke out demanding the transcripts be released. trevor ault is in louisville with the latest. good morning to you, trevor. >> reporter: good morning. the activists he in uisville say they want to make the city as uncomfortable as probable. they have the support of thousands of drs acro amecaho protest and take to the streets. [ chanting ]

overnight, louisville under curfew, demonstrators on the streets for the third night, protesting the grand jury decision not to charge the officers in breonna taylor's death. police making arrests, the protests stretching coast to coast. [ chanting ] from new york city where demonstrators marched on the brooklyn bridge, hundreds taking part in a sitdown protest. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: to california where in oakland, crowds of protesters throwing bottles and cans clashed with police, and in sacramento, protesters there also demanding justice. violence in albuquerque, new mexico, too, this car driving through an intersection that was blocked by protesters. breonna's mother taking to twitter overnight saying i hope you never know the pain of your child being murdered 194 days in a row. in louisville on friday,

breonna's family speaking out with their first public comments since that grand jury decision. >> the system as a whole has failed her. >> reporter: her mother, tamika palmer too emotional to speak. instead breonna's aunt bianca making a statement wearing breonna's emt jacket. >> i was reassured why i have no faith in the system. >> reporter: the family of jacob blake, the man shot in the back by police in kenosha, wisconsin. >> we ain't go nowhere. we will not be moved. >> reporter: the family demanding the releas grand jurynscript launching a blistering critique of kentucky attorney general daniel cameron. >> how insulting was it on the indictment that kentucky attorney general daniel cameron didn't mention her name one time.

>> reporr:reonna taylor's autopsy confirms she died of multiple gunshot wounds in the police raid of her apartment back in march. the grand jury ruling the shooting was justified because taylor's boyfriend had fired first. this body camera footage posted to social media by sergeant john mattingly's lawyer shows the officer getting help outside taylor's apartment after he was shot. kentucky representative attica scott, the state's only black female legislature, has proposed breonna's law, which would ban no-knock warrants. this week scott and her daughter, among the more than 100 people arrested while protesting in downtown louisville. >> i would say to all of the officers what are you doing? stop it. you're making enemies out of the people who pay you to protect and serve them. >> reporter: and kentucky's governor andy beshear is urging the release of the grand jury transcripts.

he wants the people to have all the facts, but kentucky attorney general daniel cameron said he's not going to release the transcripts or any of the evidence at least for now because of a pending trial and an ongoing fbi investigation. janai? >> trevor, so many people calling for those transcripts to be released. thank you so much, trevor ault in louisville. now to the latest of the coronavirus pandemic. the number of u.s. cases passing 7 million, and cases are increasing in 32 states, d.c. and puerto rico. this as a faster, cheaper, covid-19 saliva test is coming to market, one that's been used by nba players. abc's ellen lopez is outside cdc headquarters in atlanta with more coronavirus headlines. good morning, ellen. >> reporter: good morning, janai. overnight, a fema memo showing some states seeing a rise in covid-19 cases following large gatherings over labor day weekend, as health officials caution over what could come in the coming months. this morning a grim warning from world health officials. the global covid-19 deat

uld doo million before prepared connectively to do what it takes to avoid that number? >> reporter: the nation's top infectious disease expert fearing a surge of coronavirus cases in the fall. >> if we don't carefully follow the guidelines, the other guidelines, the masking, the distance, the crowds, then we may see another surge again. >> reporter: this as the state of florida gives the green light to restaurants and bars lifting restrictions and suspending fines for not wearing masks. >> some of the locals may be able to -- you know, they can do reasonable regulations but you can't just say no. you can't say no after six months and just have people twisti in the wi. >> reporter: and next year's big game in tampa still on. >> we're going to host the super bowl in february. we expect to do a full super bowl. >> reporter: in miami, the mayor says he's concerned the move to fully lift restrictions could go wrong. >> i think, you know, it's risky

to open up full blown. this could be something that could backfire. we all want the economy to get going. we want it to happen safely. >> reporter: less than a week ago in volusia county, a family's heartbreaking tragedy, losing two siblings to the deadly virus. shyla pennington taught special needs children. her brother was a paramedic. they died just a day apart. and across the country in parts of wisconsin, health care workers gearing up as some hospitals are near capacity. >> i'm all geared up to go in the room. >> reporter: this week the state hits its highest number of hospitalizations since the beginning of the pandemic. >> there is no doubt that we are in a significant near crunch time in a number of regions in the state. >> reporter: a new lancet study found less than 10% of adults in the u.s. have covid-19 antibodies. that means that 90% are still vulnerable to the virus. eva? >> ellen, thank you. >> and joining us is dr. paul offit, a vaccine expert at the

children's hospital in philadelphia and a member of the fda advisory panel. we heard ellen mention that new study out of "the lancet" estimating that 90% of u.s. adults are still vulnerable to this infection. what does this mean for the state of the pandemic and for a possible vaccine? >> well, it means there's only two ways out of this pandemic. one is hygienic measures, wear masks, social distance, and two is a vaccine. we're not going to get the level of herd immunity that's going to eliminate this virus. it's not going to happen here. it didn't happen in sweden and frankly, if you look at the history of viruses, it's never happened. >> let's talk about one of the routes, the vaccine. the president this week suggesting he could bypass the fda on a vaccine and that he trusts the companies developing them. you're on the fda advisory committee. why does an fda approval really matter? >> first of all, i don't think he can do that. i mean, there's the so-called

data safety monitoring board, a group of academics and researchers and clinicians who monitor the trials. they're the only ones who knows who's gotten a vaccine. they're the only ones who know who's gotten a placebo, and they're the ones who know whether or not someone has gotten sick or not. they're the ones who can stop the trial. donald trump is not on the data safety monitoring board. so he can't stop that trial. it's important to know that the fda is the only group that stands between pharmaceutical companies and the american public. i think when president trump says, you know, i think we can trust the companies, he's really ignoring about 100 years of history. one historian said it best, the history of drug regulation is built on tombstones and that's true here. every drug regulation, the food and drug and cosmetics act, the birth of vaccine regulation has followed a major pharmaceutical tragedy in this country. we need the fda, and i think if we're getting to the point where we're ignoring the fda at some level, this country is in trouble. >> the other way you said to handle the pandemic is hygienic measures.

each state is handling this pandemic very differently. new york very strict, expanding indoor dining and enforcement while florida's governor is removing restaurant limitations and eliminating fines for not wearing a mask. it's confusing for people. how do you think this affects the efforts to control the virus? >> i think it cripples the effort. look at a state like new york where the current positivity rate of tests is less than 1%, and a state like florida where the current positivity rate is 11%. if florida chooses to open bars, restaurants and pretend that this pandemic isn't occurring, it's only going to spell trouble. it's hard. you know, the most powerful thing we can do is hygienic measures. dr. redfield has said it, dr. fauci said it. if you just wear masks and do the best you can to social distance, we can get control of the pandemic to a much greater sense as other countries have similar to ours. it's really hard to watch. >> there are simple measures

that we can all take and it's all in our hands. thank you so much, dr. offit, for being with us this morning. we appreciate you. whit? we want to shift gears and get a check of the forecast, head out to rob marciano in mamaroneck, new york. out west, i know you're watching big weather headlines, heat, fire conditions, they're back. >> reporter: they are back, unfortunately. we had a little bit of a break. we're going to look for more heat, dry conditions, and more wind. they would love to get a little bit of the fog we have here in the coastal areas of the northeast, but not the case. here's what's happening, the creek fire that's been fired up across parts of california, nearly 300,000 acres, starting to get a little bit more active even though they have nearly 40% containment. a new fire in arizona in scottsdale, this just blew up reanth're juing to get a handle on that. lleys of california, but we have red flag warnings that really exist across the inner mountain west. strong winds with the next front that's going to come through, and that will drop much cooler

air into the midsection of the country and a classic heat building, santa ana wind building pattern over the next few days, getting up to 100 degrees in burbank. that's a check of the nation's weather. time >> reporter: i feel like dan was on strike just a couple of weeks ago. is he again? >> he's meditating, rob. >> ten days of no talking for dan harris. >> meditating, he's going to come back real vicious. >> he'll be ready to chat.it>>o

and fries among those paying tribute to justice ruth bader ginsburg at the capitol friday with her long-time personal trainer showing his respect in his own personal way. brian johnson dropping down in front of her casket there doing pushups to honor his workout buddy of over 20 years. the army reservist calling justice ginsburg consistent and tough when it came to exercising. johnson saying justice ginsburg went right back to training twice a week after she was released from the hospital last november. he says she never ever said can't. quite a tribute. >> amazing that she was doing that constantly and consistently. >> the strength is very impressive. >> impressive and inspirational on so many levels. coming up, hall of famer shaquille o'neal and charles barkley taking heat for pregame comments. the backlash over what they said about breonna taylor, that shooting, and the effort to defund the police. a health scare for former texas congressman ron paul

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threw bottles at officers. we'll keep you posted on that today but now let's also get a check of the other big story. the heat wave coming this weekend and the fire danger. >> it's beautiful out there. this is walnut creek where it's 56 degrees in mountain view as well as livermore. 85 today ipsan jose, looking at 54 in napa. already warmer with the winds out of the north, the north bay today. and look for 80 in oakland. it's going to be much hotter tomorrow right on through the week. >> thanks for joining

ahead to tatum, tatum goes up, he's fouled. the celtics pouring it on with 3:24 remaining. >> crowd goes wild. audio track of the crowd, but still, welcome back to gma on this saturday morning. the boston celtics there staying alive, forcing a game six in the eastern conference finals. boston trailing the miami heat by 7 points at half time, and then going on a massive season saving run taking game five. miami now leads the series 3-2. you can watch game six tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. eastern on espn. it's not quite the same not having dan here to give us his insights. >> right, yeah. >> the basketball analysis. >> always very valuable. >> but thankfully basketball is exciting enough without dan. >> good point. let's look at some of the other big stories we're following this morning.ppinrigh

sours ll abc news, president trump will choose amy coney oru. now, barrett is a relative newcomer to the federal bench having served three years on the chicago-based 7th circuit court of appeals. the devout catholic and mother of seven would be the youngest supreme court nominee since clarence thomas in 1991. lebanon's prime minister who was appointed to the job a month ago after the massive explosion in downtown beirut has stepped down already. mustapha adib was tasked with rescuing the government from a state collapse but was unable to broker a deal to form a new cabinet. a daring rescue as dallas police officers and bystanders are sn y m footage rescuing a man from his burning car. the vehicle, as you can see there, engulfed in flames after a crash, police say involves six cars. the man was taken to the hospital with major burns. we do start this half hour,

though, with the backlash against two high profile names in the sports world for their comments on the breonna taylor case. charles barkley and shaquille o'neal drawing fire for what they said about the actions of the officers involved. abc's stephanie ramos joins us with more. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning, charles barkley and shaquille o'neal have been known for making wild comments on tv, but this time they're being criticized on social media after defending the officers who shot and killed breonna taylor. this morning, basketball legends shaquille o'neal and charles barkley taking some heat for coen t bon taylor ce. >> i feel just bad the young lady lost her life, but you know, we do have to take into account that her boyfriend did shoot at the cops and shot a cop. >> reporter: the two nba hall of famers discussing the grand jury decision that didn't charge officers in the death of breonna

taylor during the lakers/nuggets playoff pregame show on thursday. o'neal agreeing with barkley and arguing that, while no-knock warrants should be abolished, the officers were simply following orders. >> a homicide occurred, and you know, we're sorry that a homicide had to occur. you know, but when you have a warrant that's signed by the judge, you are doing your job. and if somebody fires at you, i would imagine that you would fire back. >> reporter: then barkley, taking a stance against defunding the police. >> i'm like, wait a minute, who are black people supposed to call, ghostbusters, when we have crime in our neighborhoods? we need police reform. >> reporter: reaction swift, pouring in on social media, after d.l. hughley calling barkley's comments reckless. saying taylor was innocent and sleeping in the peace of her own home. in contrast, following thursday's game, lebron james who has been outspoken on racial inequality and police brutality weighing in. woman in brenaost a beautiful long it takes.

>> reporter: and espn's malika andrews getting choked up when speaking about the players' response to the breonna taylor case. >> it is so clear that this system of objectivity in journalism is so whitewashed and doesn't account for the fact that, when i am walking up the hill, my wonderful producer melinda reminds me that breonna taylor was 26 and i am 25 and that could have been me. it is very hard to continue to go to work and that's what these players were feeling. >> reporter: former nba players and espn analysts are also reacting to this saying that they're demanding justice. they're demanding that the officers involved in the shooting be charged with breonna's death. says blacks are hurtnds , he relate it to sports, which is predominantly black, the nba, the wnba, and the nfl, players are performing with heavy hearts. janai? >> and stephanie, we know so

many athletes have been outspoken about this, and joining us is abc news contributor, lz granderson. good morning. thank you for being here to talk about this. you're friends with charles barkley. the response from critics isn't so much that he and shaq support police, but more so defended the actions of the officer who opened fire in the raid that killed breonna taylor. >> absolutely. i had an opportunity to have an exchange with charles yesterday after his comments, and i was pretty clear as to where he was coming from, and i could see where he was coming from. i just felt as if there was critical aspects of this case that he was missing and perhaps if he was more aware of these aspects, he would see there is a continuity between george floyd, ahmaud arbery, as well as brnn'sas for instance, the officer that was fired was fired in june. the incident happened in march. if he committed a crime that was worthy of him being fired in

march, why did it take protesters and national attention to actually execute his firing in june? that is something that we have seen with the ahmaud arbery case. the video that was circulating circulated many, many months before police actually took action to find the man that killed him. so time and time again, you know, minorities, you know, specifically, but the american public in general are being reminded that sometimes you need a social media push or protesters in the streets in order for law enforcement to be held accountable. that's not the way this should be. i think that when charles barkley and shaquille o'neal look at all the evidence and steps that are involved, they'll see there is continuity. whether or not she was asleep, and george floyd was in the streets, those are details that differentiate them, but what keeps them together is that law enforcement needs a push from minorities and activists, and they shouldn't. >> and there are so many calls anscpt so we kw ceasrented a wt me these comments, they

are in such stark contrast to the opinions of so many athletes in so many different sports. what do you think is the impact of those two men making the comments that they did? >> first of all, i think it's critical to be reminded that, you know, just because, you know, they're black doesn't mean that they all think alike. just because they're athletes, doesn't mean they see the world the exact same way. it is okay to have diversity of thought, even among minorities. i know that might be hard for some people to comprehend, but that's actually true. my biggest push with them is to make sure they know exactly what they're talking about so the diversity of thought isn't based upon fragmented information but all of the information, and they have a very large platform, and with that platform comes a responsibility for knowing exactly what you're talking about. lz, thank you so much for being with us. eva? let's switch gears and get a check of the weather with rob marciano.

good morning to you, rob. >> reporter: good morning to you, eva. we're going to go back down to, well, where you're from, myrtle beach, south carolina. i don't know if you're from myrtle beach, but i know you're from south carolina. this water spout came on shore, and this is why when people ask me, hey, these water spouts look really cool, can you drive a boat into them and it's no problem because they're so pristine on the water? once they come on shore and pick up beach chairs and sand, they look like this. it's a dangerous situation. nobody hurt, but obviously beach umbrellas being thrown around there, people trying to get a last gasp of summer. enjoy your last gasp of summer in the east. it feels like it today. we have a big cool down comingto ans esy, n r mingow of the week, and this gets all the way down to the gulf coast. that's a check on the nation's weather.

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welcome back to "gma" and how chadwick boseman is being remembered after his untimely death. a mural unveiled at disneyland. the artist explaining what inspired him. zohreen shah has the details. >> wakanda forever! >> reporter: powerful words now forever immortalized. disneyland unveiling a new mural honoring the late chadwick boseman who passed away last month of colon cancer at the age of 43. the painting showing a young fan donning a "black panther" mask. the artist, nicholas smith, said creating the installation entitled king chad was a dream come true. >> i needed to create something that i feel like encapsulates chadwick's vision, his heart, his forward-thinking mentality. >> reporter: the former disney

imaginee said long live the king. >> i'm the king of wakanda. >> reporter: he said this was a not just a nod to chadwick's fabulous career, but his private battle with cancer. the young boy represents the patients going through cancer battles of their own who boseman regularly visited. the public response overwhelming. >> what is so heart felt is i'm getting all these messages now from parents who have children or have had children caer. yoainted my kid.d art.res vemitang smith said he had to hold back tears watching kids run up to the mural and do the wakanda forever salute. part of his work and part of chadwick's work is the powerful

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100 games or more. marlins owner derek jeter savoring the win. >> that hurts for the yankees fans. >> oh yeah. >> the marlins had an outbreak of the coronavirus and were able to come back. >> you're right. >> "gma" is two hours. we'll be right back. back. >> you're right. >> "gma" is two hours. we'll be right back. good morning, everybody. i'm liz kreutz. happening today the final weekend o the month long california coastal cleanup for families to beautify their neighborhood happy places. this has gone every saturday in september. the families and households can take some time picking up trash around their streets and local parks. it really does make a difference

in protecting our local creeks, rives and bay from trash runoff. >> childrens fairyland in oakland has been struggling to survive since the pandemic started, but it is getting some help from local film makers. they're holding a fund-raiser today. the duo made the film "blind spotting" which is attributed to oakland. they're going to host story time to raise money and celebrate the anniversary. donations are encouraged. it will be streamed on the fairyland website starting at 6:30 tonight. also cable cars are coming back in san francisco. they aren't running for passengers because of the pandemic, but bell ringers will be available for socially d distant pictures and answer any questions. and of course we're tracking a heat wave coming in and fire danger. >> good morning to you. 5 to 10 degrees of warming here.

this is santa cruz at 56 degrees. we'll see about 80 today. the surf has been huge and slowly subsiding throughout the weekend, 64 in oakland. it is 60 in san jose, and from our east bay hills camera notice the haze here. 58 by the delta. in the low 90s today inland, and already warmer up in the north bay. >> all right, lisa, thank you. up next the department of justice says san francisco may be violating the constitution with its rules around indoor worship. we'll have reaction from religious communi

a fall heat wave, fire danger and smoke all making a dangerous combination this weekend. it's raising the risk across the bay area as crews gear up to respond to potential fires. good morning, everybody. it is saturday, september 26th. thank you for joining us. we are joining you now instead of good morning america because we're bringing you college football on abc at 9:00 a.m. anyway, a lot to get to this morning with that heat wave we're tracking. let's get over to meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> good morning, liz. if could just stay like this. we have a little fog, sea breeze today. 5 to 10 degrees warmer inland,id