abbvie may be able to help. good morning, america. tax returns bombshell. just 36 days until the election a stunning new report in the "new york times" finds the president paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the white house and his first year in office. the investigation also finds deductions including more than $70,000 in haircuts when he was on "the apprentice," and paying no federal income tax in 11 of the 18 years examined. the response from the white house this morning. battle lines drawn over president trump's supreme court nominee. the president pushing to have amy coney barrett on the bench as soon as possible as we learn more about the woman who could fill justice ruth bader ginsburg's seat. democrats zeroing in on crucial issues from health care to abortion rights. breaking news, two new

wildfires exploding overnight in hard hit california, mandatory evacuations under way for thousands this morning. we're on the ground in the fire zone. on the brink. as the world approaches nearly 1 million covid-19 deaths, cases rising in 33 states at home. florida rolls back restrictions and new york reporting more than 1,000 cases in a day for the first time in months. the big question this morning, should the u.s. brace for more shutdowns? dr. fauci joins us this morning. nfl legend joe montana and his wife jennifer rescuing their 9-month-old grandchild from a frightening attempted kidnapping inside their own home. dax shepard's struggle. after nearly 16 years of sobriety, revealing a drug relapse. >> each encounter has gotten more shady and dangerous. >> the father of two and husband to kristen bell calling it

the worst hour of his life and asking for help. >> i'm really at that point thinking, like, this is my life on the line. and heating up -- >> the flush. >> the 2020 nba finals are set. jimmy butler and miami facing off against the best in the west, lebron and the l.a. lakers. king james hoping to retake the nba throne. good morning, america. hope you're doing well this monday morning. take a look who is back. >> robin's back. [ applause ] >> no delay. >> i know. you saw that. you stole my line, george. that was my line. thank you all for being so understanding and being so great. it's not easy to work from home. you made it so much easier. there's no place like home base where we are in a time when there's so much to discuss. >> great to have you back. >> thank you, george. >> we've been waiting for this day. we're so happy you're here with us now. we have a lot to get to

including the latest on the coronavirus emergency. dr. fauci is joining us this morning. we'll hear from him in a moment. we begin with the bombshell report about the president's taxes with just 36 days until the election. "the new york times" saying president trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and no federal income taxes at all in ten different years, george. >> it also details millions of dollars in staggering financial losses. it raises new questions about the president's business skills and staggering debts that could come due in his second term. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is at the white house with the latest. good morning, cecelia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. president trump is the first president in modern history to refuse to release his tax returns, but these documents obtained by "the new york times" provide the most detailed look yet at this business empire. they paint a starkly different story than the one the president has been telling. this morning "the new york times" reporting that president

trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the white house and the same amount his first year in office. on top of that, the paper says that of the 18 years they examined, he paid no federal income tax in 11 of them. the president denying it and repeating the claim that he can't release his taxes because he's still under audit even though his own irs commissioner said an audit would not prevent him from doing that. >> the irs does not treat me well. they treat me very badly. they're under audit. when they're not, i would be proud to share. >> reporter: abc news has not independently reviewed the two decades of documents obtained by "the times," but the investigation paints a picture of a businessman whose empire is seriously struggling despite repeated public claims like this. >> i'm really rich. >> reporter: "the times" said documents showed the president reported more than $47 million in losses in 2018 alone and faces a personal debt totaling $421 million, money that could

come due while he's in office if he's elected to a second term. according to "the times" most of the president's core businesses including his golf courses and hotel just blocks from the white house report losing millions if not tens of millions year after year. the paper also accuses the president and his companies of claiming questionable deductions on some of those businesses including at mar-a-lago when the president was in office. more than $109,000 for linens and silverware and nearly $200,000 for landscaping. he also wrote off more than $70,000 in haircuts when he was on "the apprentice," even though the irs requires business deductions be ordinary and necessary. the president who vowed to pursue no new foreign deals when he took office earned more than $73 million from overseas business dealings during his first two years in the white house, including from countries with authoritarian leaders like the philippines and turkey. according to "the new york

times," the paper says as the president was paying that $750 taxes here at home the year he took office, his companies paid more than $300,000 to countries overseas. we're now learning the reason for that audit. the "times" says it stems from a legitimacy of a nearly $73 million tax refund the president received. even as the question of how much he's paid in taxes has dogged president trump for years -- >> what is your tax rate? >> it's none of your business. you'll see it when i release. but i fight very hard to pay as little tax as possible. >> reporter: he has always maintained that paying fewer taxes makes him smart. now "the new york times" says that all the documents it obtained came from sources with legal access to them. ef as you can imagine, the biden team is bouncing this morning. they have a new video out that breaks down what the average teacher firefighter and nurse pay in taxes. it is significantly more than

that $750 trump paid. george, on that note, the fact is $750 is about what someone who earns $20,000 a year in salary would have paid. >> that's something. just a staggering piece of journalism right there. cecelia, we learned news about the president's former campaign manager, brad parscale, taken to a mental institution. >> reporter: yeah. pretty sad story. he was taken into custody overnight by ft. lauderdale police after his wife called authorities saying he was inside their home and he had access to weapons and he was threatening to harm himself. he was taken to the hospital for observation. parscale was replaced in july over questions about spending in the campaign. >> cecilia, thanks very much. let's bring in our chief legal analyst on this tax story, dan abrams. dan, this information about the tax returns probably the most sought after information in the country over the last four years. what an astonishing piece of journalism. >> everyone from the united states congress to a district attorney in manhattan has been trying to get access to documents that every other modern day president has released.

to those who say the timing seems suspicious, you have to wonder, why did these sources decide to come forward now? well, probably because they felt it was important enough to get this information out before the election, and so this is critical information for a lot of people who have been wanting access to it. >> let's talk about the legal implications. the president is facing two financial investigations right now. one by the new york attorney general, and one by the manhattan district attorney. >> that's right. both of them will want access and have wanted access to this information. in fact, the manhattan district attorney specifically said that he is investigating possible tax fraud. that's one of the reasons that he wants access to these documents. the issues become this, did he use personal as business? did he basically intertwine the two and say that something that was clearly a personal expense was a business expense? that's not allowed. did he overstate his losses in

an effort to not pay taxes on his profits? another critical tax issue that many americans face questions about, and then of course, that huge $73 million check which may be a combination of the two. >> he's negotiating with the irs which he runs over a huge amount of money, $72 million, and then we also learned that he's facing hundreds of millions of dollars in debt obligations that could come due in a second term which could pose a huge conflict in a second term. >> can you imagine if the president of the united states owes you money? do you go and collect it? i can tell you that there are law firms out there that refuse to take cases for fear that they might oppose the president. now imagine that the president owes you cash. >> lots of questions. "the times" says more stories are coming. dan, thank you. robin? >> as you said, george, a lot of questions. now to the supreme court showdown. the president selecting amy coney barrett to replace ruth

bader ginsburg. confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin on october 12th. terry moran has those details for us. >> congratulations. >> reporter: president trump is brimming with confidence in the fight over his supreme court nomination of judge amy coney barrett, predicting a quick confirmation. >> i think we'll have it done easily before the election. >> reporter: just 36 days out from election day, full steam ahead. >> her qualifications are unsurpassed. this should be a straight forward and prompt confirmation. >> reporter: judge barrett is a former law clerk to the late justice antonin scalia, her mentor. at 48 years old she would have decades to shape the law in america. >> i clerked for justice scalia more than 20 years ago, but the lessons i learned still resonate. his judicial philosophy is mine too. a judge must apply the law as written. >> reporter: democrats are dismayed. they're arguing the vacancy should be filled by the

president the voters will choose a little more than a month from now. they're gearing up for a losing confirmation battle in the republican controlled senate. but they say it's one worth fighting because so much is on the line here. the right to choose abortion, health care coverage, and the election itself which could end up in the high court. joe biden zeroing in on the affordable care act as the court prepares to hear a case in november that could end guaranteed coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. >> this is about people's health care in the middle of a pandemic. >> reporter: while that battle brews on capitol hill, president trump and joe biden preparing for tomorrow night's debate, their first head to head matchup. joe biden has taken time off from the campaign trail to prepare. he's been debating for 50 years. he knows how to do it the way he likes. president trump has a different approach. he says he takes questions all the time. he hasn't been doing much preparing. somebody who debated him in 2016 said it's like being on the stage with a mad dog. robin? >> all right, terry. thank you.

our debate coverage begins tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. starting with an hour of analysis anchored by you, george, with our political team. >> yep. we'll have that tomorrow night. right now we turn out west where two new wildfires exploded in northern california overnight and mandatory evacuations are under way for thousands. kayna whitworth has the latest. >> reporter: overnight, fast-moving wildfires taking aim at the heart of california's wine country. more than 11,000 acres are now scorched in st. helena and other parts of napa county. flames reportedly reaching 150 feet high. the wind is quickly pushing this fire. you see behind me, that is a home completely destroyed by flames. we're hearing propane tanks exploding. firefighters waging an all out battle against the flames, multiple structures reduced to ash. mandatory evacuations issued. in st. helena patients rushed out of a hospital. >> i feel like it's the smart thing right now if you live in st. helena, which is to go now if you can. it's scary to see how strong the

winds, too like you're saying. it's picking up by the minute. that's what it feels like. i didn't realize how bad the fires were until you see it. >> reporter: a utility company cutting power to some 65,000 customers hoping to prevent new fires from starting. and in reading, the zogg fire consuming 1,000 acres an hour. a dangerous 24 hours lies ahead. we're expecting critical to extreme fire danger. are you hearing that? that sign just crashed over there. as we're standing on this bridge which is covering the napa river, so right now we're expecting critical to extreme fire danger from southern oregon all the way into los angeles. burning in the west, we have 70 major fires in ten different states, amy. >> thank you, kayna. now to the coronavirus emergency and the major and sad milestone about to be reached. we are nearing 1 million deaths worldwide from the virus. overall nearly 33 million global

cases and here in the u.s. 33 states are now reporting an increase in cases and four setting a record for hospitalizations. joining us now is dr. anthony fauci, the nation's foremost infectious disease expert and a member of the coronavirus task force. thank you for being with us. in addition to the state numbers we have other disturbing news. in august you said the u.s. needed to get to 10,000 cases per day to be -- to get some control over the virus. right now we're averaging more than 40,000 new cases a day. how would you describe where we are as a nation right now? >> well, we're not in a good place with regard to what i said back then. as we get into the fall and the winter, you really want the level of community spread to be as low as you possibly get it as more people -- as the weather gets colder here in the country and in most parts of the country, people are going to be indoors.

there are certainly parts of the country that are doing well but as you mentioned correctly, there are states showing upticks in cases and increases in hospitalizations in some states. i hope not, but we very well might see increases in deaths. that's really something that i had discussed some time ago, it's something you don't want to be in a position like that as the weather starts getting cold. we really need to intensify the public health measures that we talk about all the time. >> i'm curious with all that you just said and where we are now as a nation what you make of florida's decision to ease those restrictions, opening up bars and restaurants. >> well, that is very concerning to me. i have always said that myself, and dr. deborah birx who is the coordinator of the task force, that that is something we really need to be careful about because when you are dealing with community spread and you have the kind of congregate setting where people get together, particularly without masks,

you're really asking for trouble. now is the time to double down. i don't mean close. when i say that, people get concerned we're talking about shutting down. we're not talking about shutting anything down. we're talking common sense type of public health measures we've been talking about all along. >> we're not in great shape to be heading into the colder months. you said no one is talking about a shutdown. what would it take for you to advocate for one again? >> i would like to not go there. it causes so many collateral issues and problems, and when people see that, you know, they're exhausted from that, and they're pushing back. so i mean, obviously if things really explode, you would have to consider that, but we want to do everything we possibly can to avoid an absolute shutdown. in other words, get the cases under control by the common sense types of things that we have been talking about all along, those public health measures. >> dr. fauci, we are nearing a very grim milestone.

nearing 1 million deaths globally from this pandemic. the world health organization says it would not be impossible to double that number before we get a vaccine. what's your take on that potential prediction? >> i've got to be careful with potential predictions. they tend to sometimes inappropriately alarm people. you have to take it very seriously. the numbers globally are very serious. if you're going to try, which you should try, to open up the economy and get things back to normal, if you do it in a prudent way, and a prudent way means focus on the things that are important, you can open up businesses. you can do things like that, but when you start congregating at bars or without masks or in congregate settings where people are crowded indoors without masks, that's asking for trouble. >> dr. anthony fauci, we appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> good to be with you. thank you for having me. >> facing so much more in this crisis. we're following other

stories this morning including a story with the nfl great joe montana and his wife saving their grandchild from an attempted kidnapping. and a disaster declared in an entire texas county after a 6-year-old boy dies from a rare infection that was found in the water supply. but first, let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, robin. napa was 101 degrees daily record yesterday. under this ridge you have read flag warnings. we're not cooling down soon. let's get the select cities now sponsored by casper.

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out west is not letting up. two new wildfires exploded in northern california overnight scorching nearly 10,000 acres. we're tracking the mandatory evacuations under way for thousands. now the women making history on the football field. for the first time ever in the same nfl game, there was a female coach on both sidelines and a woman officiating on the field. jennifer king is a four-year coaching intern for the washington football team. cali bronson is the chief of staff for the cleveland browns. cali tweeting, what a day for football, what a day for those up next. humbled. and mississippi native sarah thomas has been an nfl official since 2015. remember when she came on the program. she has been going ever since. it was a proud day. >> loved that picture. sign of the times. we begin with details about the alleged attempt to kidnap the grandchild of nfl great joe montana inside his los angeles home. kaylee hartung joins us with the

latest from malibu. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, amy. as a mother we should never underestimate the strength of a parent or grandparent when a child is in danger. right here in his home, joe montana and his wife were faced with a nightmare scenario, and they jumped into action. football legend joe montana making the greatest play of his life, he and his wife saving their 9-month-old grandchildren from an attempted kidnapping. they were in their malibu home on saturday evening when the nightmare unfolded. according to the los angeles county sheriff's department, the child was asleep in a playpen in the family's living room when a 39-year-old woman entered the home and snatched the baby. authorities say the couple confronted the woman, tried to de-escalate the situation, and asked for the suspect to give back their grandchild. a tussle ensued and mrs. montana was able to safely pry the child out of the suspect's arms.

the suspect, sodsai dalzell, fled the home. the woman was taken into custody soon after charged with kidnapping and burglary. this video from tmz sports who first reported the story shows police presence at the crime scene. the 64-year-old three-time super bowl mvp tweeting, thank you to everyone who has reached out. scary situation, but thankful that everybody is doing well. we appreciate respect for our privacy at this time. >> montana throws. touchdown. >> reporter: during his celebrated career, montana led the san francisco 49ers to four super bowl titles. his incomparable poise earning him the nickname joe cool, as he never appeared to crack under pressure. thankfully no one was injured in the fight for the baby. the suspect is expected in court later this week, and joe, well, he was spotted at a local restaurant not long after the incident picking up dinner for his family and even took time to sign a few autographs. guys? >> all in a day's work. thank goodness for that. we go to texas now where the

governor has issued a disaster declaration for one county after a 6-year-old boy died from a deadly brain-eating amoeba. clayton sandell has the story. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is that water splash park that tested positive for that brain-eating amoeba. it is also the place that 6-year-old boy came to play just a few days before he died. this morning, authorities in texas are tracking a deadly brain-eating organism that may have arrived in a tainted city water supply killing a 6-year-old boy. >> i just want my son back. >> reporter: josaiah mcintyre's mother says her son who loved the astros started complaining on september 3 that he wasn't feeling well. doctors soon discovered he had a brain-eating amoeba. in five short days he was dead. >> my baby had a headache and fever and vomiting. as a parent, for it to go from something like a headache to a brain-eating amoeba, it's a hard

pill to swallow. >> reporter: days before he got sick he played in this splash pad in lake jackson. after he died, the city shut it down using a private company to test the water. that test came back negative, but a second, more sensitive test last week recommended by the cdc, was positive. the amoeba also found in a hose at the boy's home. >> we have to keep in mind there's really no effective treatments for this. prevention is very important. >> reporter: experts say the amoeba, which is rare but almost always fatal, infects the body through the nose. >> it's not about drinking water. it's about avoiding activities where water goes into the nose so not diving head first into a lake or doing a slip and slide where the water is going back into the nasal passage. >> reporter: authorities are now

working to flush and disinfect the water supply using chlorine ordering all residents to boil water before using. >> we're working as hard as possible to get the water system back online and make sure that it's safe. >> reporter: state and federal officials working to find out how the amoeba which thrives in warmer temperatures contaminated the water. >> i'm heartbroken. >> reporter: the national guard is now here handing out bottles of water to residents. officials are warning that flushing and cleaning the entire water system could take up to 60 days, robin? >> clayton, thank you very much. certainly thinking of that little boy's family. coming up next, dax shepard revealing a recent relapse after 16 years of sobriety. dr. jen ashton is here with more on that. so come on back. so come on back. dr. jen ashton with more on that. come on back. terrifying. i felt like i was just fighting an uphill battle in my career. as a little kid i knew that i wanted to work with computers. ♪ so when i heard about the applied digital skills courses, that definitely appealed to me.

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back now with actor dax shepard revealing a relapse after marking 16 years of sobriety. shepard disclosed his struggle with painkillers and becoming sober again during his podcast. t.j. holmes has more on this deeply personal revelation. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you there, robin. dax shepard had recently what his wife called a sobriety birthday, celebrating 16 years of being sober. he was high, he says, at that birthday celebration. he has been open over the years about sobriety, about addiction. now he's being open about a relapse that not even those closest to him knew about. dax shepard, candid, opening up to reveal his recent relapse in

his battle with addiction. >> i've known intellectually that things are going to get worse, that each encounter with it has gotten more shady and more dangerous. >> reporter: in a deeply personal conversation on his podcast, "arm chair expert," the "parenthood" and "bless this mess" actor -- >> i know exactly how you feel and i can help. >> reporter: -- tells his co-host he had been abusing pain killers following several motorcycle and atv accidents. he said he convinced himself he had everything under control. >> for the last eight weeks i'm on them all day. in my addict-y brain i'm like i'm doing the dishes and being a dad and it's feeling manageable. then i start lying to you pretty regularly. >> reporter: shepard with the support of his wife, actress kristen bell, has been very public about his struggles with

alcohol and cocaine. >> i'm gaslighting you. i know i am. i'm making you feel crazy and kristen feel crazy. then i tell you guys everything and give you the remaining stuff i have and i say, please help me because i'm not doing this well. >> reporter: he said he first relapsed abusing painkillers eight years ago following a motorcycle accident while he was also dealing with his late father's cancer diagnosis. >> eight years into sobriety, i had not done a single shady thing. there was no -- nothing gray. i hadn't done anything gray. >> reporter: he says he got clean and didn't have another incident until this year. he says he was recently high earlier this month as he was celebrating 16 years sober. bell sharing this post at the time reading, thank you for dedicating your life to the hard and wonderful work of sobriety so that we can share it with you. shepard called his celebration the worst hour of his life.

>> i was high at the meeting having people tell me that they admire my sobriety. i said it was the worst thing in the world. i'm really at that point thinking like this is my life on the line. >> reporter: speaking out now he says hoping he can help others with his experience. >> the only thing i would hope people would hear is that, at least in my case, the outcome wasn't anything like i feared it would be and the secrets are so much more painful than the fallout from owning my secrets. >> reporter: a lot of people will hear this message. he has a wildly popular podcast listened to by millions. even "forbes" named him one of the top five earners who are podcasters. robin, he says he's restarting his sobriety so as of today it would be 14 days sober for dax shepard. >> so raw and so real. hey, t.j. thank you. we bring in dr. jen ashton with

more on what we need to know about addiction, relapse and recovery. jen, i still can't get over how revealing and transparent dax was and that's going to be helpful to so many people. if someone is suffering from addiction like dax, what do doctors need to take into consideration when treating them? >> well, robin, that's a really important question. i think it really needs to become like asking a patient if they have any allergies to foods or medications. it's important to remember that someone who is living with addiction and is in sobriety, the roots of the addiction are still there. so patients who are sober still have accidents, still have elective surgery and they need pain medication, but in a lot of cases there can be safer options. absolutely doctors need to ask about it. >> what role also does medication play when dealing with addiction, treating

addiction? >> well, i think it's important to remember that it's not one size fits all. this requires an aggressive therapeutic and management approach that is life long, but there are a lot of options. number one, medication should be considered a first line treatment. i spoke to a top addiction therapy and physician in the country and he said this is grossly underutilized. medications that are fda approved for addiction can help to focus the person and prevent cravings that are really biochemical initially in nature, and then it should be combined with behavioral therapy and counseling and again, this is a lifelong approach like someone with diabetes or high blood pressure. >> lifelong, all right, jen, thank you so very much. when he was talking about how he admitted at his anniversary for 16 years that he was high, to admit that -- >> so painful. >> it will help a lot of people. >> i believe it when he said

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live breaking news. hey, good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. we are watching these fires burning out of control in napa and sonoma county. sky 7 is live above the fires. this is the silverado trail in napa county. the largest is the glass fire, that is what you are watching here. calfire says it is about 11,000 acres and growing. there is no containment right now. we wafd this fire burn through neighbors, wineries and vineyards overnight. lisa, what are you saying about the forecast? >> so sorry to report that today is not the day that the weather will be in the firefighters' pfeiffer. you can see the sky here doesn't look too bad, but it will deteriorate. 60s and 70s, temperatures in the 80s where the fires are burning. you can see the current aquality

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. tax returns bombshell. a stunning new report in the "new york times" finds president trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the white house and his first year in office. the investigation finds deductions including more than $70,000 in haircuts when he was on "the apprentice" and paying in federal income in 11 of the 18 years examined. the latest this morning. supreme court nominee showdown. the president pushing to have judge amy coney barrett on the bench as soon as possible as we learn more about the woman who could fill justice ruth bader ginsburg's seat. democrats zeroing in on crucial issues from health care to

abortion rights. "gma" consumer alert. major grocery chains across the country are pandemic stockpiling right now. what you should buy now and what you can wait on. bracing for the ballroom. behind the scenes with kaitlyn bristowe after being sidelined on "dancing" by an ankle injury. will the former bachelorette be back in time for disney night? one on one with lili reinhart. the "riverdale" star gets candid about her struggle with depression and body dysmorphia. >> it took me a long time to be vulnerable. >> how the actress is stepping up to help others and revealing what it was like to finally get back onset. mariah carey's secret album. fans freaking out over the s superstar singer's stunning reveal, and mariah herself saying she will not stop until we find it. all ahead as we say good morning, america. ♪ you got me feeling emotions little monday motivation for you. good morning, america, on this monday morning. glad you're with us. glad to be back in the studio. it's just like riding a bike.

>> you're back in action and we're so happy you're here too including members behind the camera. they set up something special for you today. >> i have my mirror. i'm looking at it. i was like this doesn't -- this is what they had. thank you, eddie. thank you, crew. thank you for thinking that. >> welcome back. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. we start with the bombshell report about the president's taxes just five days from the final votes. "the new york times" details how the president paid just $750 in federal income tax in his first year in the white house entering the campaign. it also raises questions about the president's business skills. we go to cecilia vega with the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning again. no president in modern history has refused to release his tax returns until president trump. needless to say, they're the most sought after documents in washington. this morning "the new york times" reporting that president

trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the white house and the same amount his first year in office. on top of that, the paper said that of the 18 years they examined he paid no federal income tax in 11 of them. the president denying it and repeating the claim that he cannot release his taxes because he's still under audit even though his own irs commissioner said an audit would not prevent him from doing that. >> the irs does not treat me well. they treat me very, very badly. they're under audit. when they're not, i would be proud to show you. >> reporter: abc news has not independently reviewed the two decades of documents obtained by "the times," but the investigation paints the picture of a businessman whose empire is seriously struggling despite repeated public claims like this. >> i'm really rich. >> reporter: "the times" said the president reported $47 million in losses in 2018 alone, and he faces a personal debt of $421 million, money that could come due while he's in office if

he's elected to a second term. according to the "times," most of the president's core businesses, including his golf courses and hotel blocks from the white house loses millions a year if not tens of millions year after year. the paper also accuses the president and his company of claiming questionable deductions on some of those businesses including at mar-a-lago when the president was in office. more than $109,000 for linens and silverware and nearly $200,000 for landscaping. he wrote off more than $70,000 in haircuts when he was on "the apprentice" even though the irs requires business deductions be ordinary and necessary. now for perspective, $750 is about what someone who earns $20,000 would pay in taxes. >> more stories to come from the "new york times." tomorrow night is the debate. i'll be anchoring our coverage starting at 8:00. the debate at 9:00 on abc. >> the supreme court will

probability come up in that debate and we have the supreme court showdown right now. the president selecting amy coney barrett to replace justice ruth bader ginsburg. confirmation hearings scheduled to begin on october 12th. terry moran is back with more on this. good morning again, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the republicans and president trump are pushing hard to get judge amy coney barrett confirmed and on the court by election day. they've got the votes to do it. if there's one thing that unites pretty much every republican, it's confirming conservative supreme court justices, and judge barrett is certainly that. at 48, she would shape american law for decades. she's a former law clerk to justice antonin scalia, and she says scalia's philosophy is her philosophy. republicans love that, of course, but democrats aren't going down without a fight. they plan to use these hearings to highlight the position of judge barrett and her extensive record that could cause republicans trouble in the election. she's been sharply critical of roe v. wade and the affordable

care act km comes before the court just after the election. all of its protections for the more than 100 million americans with pre-existing conditions are on the line. we expect democrats to go after her hard on that. amy? >> all right, terry moran. thank you for that. we turn now to those wildfires out west in this record-breaking season. two new fires exploding overnight in northern california and then record heat and dangerous winds making those conditions even worse. a utility company cutting power to some 65,000 customers hoping to prevent new fires from starting. mandatory evacuations are under way for thousands. this is a continuing tragedy out west. >> it really is, amy. coming up, how grocery chains are pandemic stockpiling in case there's a second wave of the virus and how you can prepare. also this morning, stars gearing up for the ballroom tonight. will former bachelorette kaitlyn bristowe have to say good-bye?

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♪ good morning welcome back to "gma" this morning. tomorrow we're going to bring you reality star kristin can have larry. she's going to join us live. now it's time for "pop news" with lara and riva. good morning, lara. >> a special hello to you from coco. robin, it's so good to see you back in the studio. you look gorgeous.

hi, everybody and hello to you across america. we begin with this. we have news this morning that mariah carry has a lost album. yeah, i am just reading this. the singer taking to twitter to reveal she had a grunge side in the '90s, writing, i did an alternative album while i was making "daydream" just for laughs, but it got me through some dark days. until now she's never talked about that band called chick or the album she helped write, produce and sing background vocals for. she went uncredited for the band's solo album which by the way was called "someone's ugly daughter." here's one of the songs mariah produced called "hermit." ♪ i am locked inside a puzzle ♪ i am twisting >> that's chicks' lead singer clarissa singing the lead.

if you listen closely, you could hear mariah as backup vocals. carey sharing the news of her secret album along with an excerpt from memoire saying i wanted to break free, let loose and express my misery. i look forward to doing alter ego band sessions. just this morning, mariah revealing there's a version of the album where she sings the lead. she says i can tell you that i'm on a request to unearth that version of my album. i will not stop until we find it. there could be mariah carey alt music coming to you in 2020. the memoir set to be released tomorrow. i guarantee an interesting read. thank you, mariah. also this morning, yara shahidi is in the news

landing a very special role. the "black-ish" and "grown-ish" star set to play tinker bell in "peter pan and wendy." this casting news marking the first time a person of color has portrayed any of the renditions of this iconic character in film. there have been seven by the way including the 1953 animated original. yara writing about the news on instagram saying thank you for all the love. it means so much to me. i'm excited for this next adventure. so are we, yara. she joins jude law who will play captain hook. i love that. no word on when the film starts production. that one is coming from our parent company, disney. finally gwyneth paltrow suiting up appropriately for her birthday over the weekend. this is why i say that. the goop creator showing that 48 looking pretty good on instagram. her friend katy perry -- there you go. lots of ribbons. but yep, she's in her birthday suit. katy perry commented nice low key way to celebrate. so many comments.

one of them was not quite as happy about the photo. that was her daughter apple writing one word in all caps -- mom. gwyneth taking the bait replying to her daughter's judgment with a few laughing emojis. apple though finally admitting in the comments again, okay, you are killing it. it's true gwyneth, you are killing it. happy 48th birthday from all of us at "good morning america." robin, i send it back to you in the studio. >> we kept that picture up for a long time. >> we sure did. >> just saying. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday. good to see you, lara. thank you. we turn to our "gma" cover story, pandemic stockpiling. grocery stores are preparing so that they don't get caught short again if there's another wave of the coronavirus. it's a story we first saw in "the wall street journal." becky worley joins us with more on this. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning to you

in the studio, robin. great to see that. you heard the saying fool me once shame on you, fool me twice. well, grocery chains are vowing not to be caught off guard if another covid scare sends consumers scrambling for supplies again. this is what preparing for a second wave of covid-19 looks like, at least for grocery chains like associated food stores. >> we put together these pallets that were going to hold all of those items that we were using currently but saving them in case this were to happen again so that we would be better prepared and not caught the way we were in february and march scrambling. >> reporter: these pandemic pallets are a hedge on the possibility of a winter return to lockdown orders. it's also a business shift from the just in time inventory management systems that grocery chains have honed over the past decades. >> it was changing so fast that it was hard to keep up with and we were meeting every single day

to discuss how we needed to adapt to it. >> reporter: now many chains are stockpiling canned goods, paper products and cleaning supplies. midwestern grocery supplier spartan ceo says this spring was a wakeup call. >> we learned a great deal in that regard about certain products we have to keep in higher stock, as well as the overall flow of goods through our system. >> reporter: when it comes to traditional holiday patterns for grocery buying, one outcome of the topsy-turvy covid economy, the current meat surplus, is actually helping retailers. >> we're working to ensure that we provide the highest quality items, along with a center store of products for our customers. for the holidays specifically we're focusing on those traditional items, vegetables, baking categories. >> reporter: good advice for those of us trying to predict an unpredictable future.

i take these preparations from grocery stores as good practices for our families. there's no need to rush out, stockpile goods. storing a little extra in our pantries over the next few months, that, robin, is probably smart. >> i think you're right there. we've been talking about the items that aren't just available like they once were. and it's not really surprising. desks for your homes are hard to find. >> reporter: i know, right. i'm digging into this desk shortage. we've seen a lack of furniture coupled with a mass shift to working from home. it has folks getting crazy with their work spaces. computers on ironing boards and dog crates. we're asking viewers to send a picture in. we want to see how you're managing without a desk. you can tweet us @"gma" or dm us on instagram at "good morning

america". use #gmadeskhacks. we want to see how everybody is making do. >> thanks so much. amy? >> my daughters are using their windowsills. i'm not even kidding, so in case anyone wants to try that. now the battle in the ballroom continues. all eyes are on early favorite, kaitlyn bristowe. the former bachelorette is unsure if she'll make it back for disney night. will reeve has the latest. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, amy. how about some disney night drama? kaitlyn's partner said this week has been the craziest week he's had in his entire history on "dancing with the stars," and they are hoping for a disney night miracle. this morning former bachelorette kaitlyn bristowe bracing for her return to the ballroom after an ankle injury. the 35-year-old revealing she's portraying moana for disney night despite what she called a tough week, posting on instagram, ankle is still so sore which has really put a

damper on rehearsing. >> luckily moana is a dancing wonder and she can dance in bare feet. that helps me ankle. >> reporter: bristowe hoping to dance tonight saying she still hasn't gotten the the results from the mri she got last week. >> we're waiting patiently for the mri results. nothing has come back yet. i'm assuming i'll have them today. >> reporter: her right ankle pain flaring up just before show time in week two. >> i've been doing a lot of physical therapy. i have been doing certain stretches. we do icing, taping. we do stim. we're doing everything possible and elevating it when i'm not dancing. rehearsal time has been cut a little short because of it. >> sayings it's short means rehearsal isn't normally this long. >> yeah, so we're really nervous for tonight. >> reporter: telling "gma" she worries how the injury might affect her moving forward in the season. >> it was week two when it happened.

that's -- if i'm thinking positively and long-term being here for awhile, it's a little scary to think i might have to nurse this thing the whole way through, but i'm trying to stay positive and go day by day, but it's definitely worrying me a little bit. >> reporter: disney night is usually a safe night for everyone. this season it's a whole new world, an elimination night on disney night. what sort of miracles might be in store for those sticking around? you have to stick around to watch. >> we certainly will, will. thank you so much, and "dancing with the stars" a whole new world -- we saw what you did there with that. nice, nice. "dancing with the stars" live tonight at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central right here on abc. let's head to ginger. >> i love disney night. okay, how about we talk about something a little more difficult in california. that would be the fires. wildfires burning over the last 24 hours. it's been very difficult in napa county. you're seeing video from the glass fire. even if the wildfire doesn't burn the vineyards itself it

smokes all over the grapes. they already had smoke damage. i also want to share with you the red flag warning -- hi, miles. this hasn't happened in a long time. apologies. no school today. from oregon to southern california and air quality alerts in the middle. the heat has been on and it will stay on as we go through the next three to four days. that's going to be making it re now to "riverdale" star lili reinhart revealing her struggles with mental health and body

dysmorphia in a new book called "swimming lessons." she spoke about it with erielle reshef. >> reporter: she rocketed to fame in her role as betty cooper on the hit show "riverdale." >> can you keep a secret? >> reporter: 24-year-old actress lili reinhart known for being candid about her struggle with depression and body dysmorphia. >> it took me a long time to be outwardly vulnerable. i'm a romantic and express my emotions easily. i think that's something to be proud of. that's where the book stems from. >> reporter: now she's sharing her emotional outlet, her passion for poetry, in her new book "swimming lessons." >> what gave you the courage to come out and speak about it, and do you feel like your platform is helping to demystify, destigmatize mental health? >> i heal myself and find catharsis through speaking and talking about it.

i wrote these poems in moments i was feeling a specific emotion and helped release that emotion almost and helped get it out of my body. i'm not someone who can hide. i can't pretend to be happy or fake. i do that for my job. when i have the opportunity to be real and authentic and tell people about my actual life, i take advantage of that opportunity. >> has it been tough to deal with mental health and mental illness in the limelight? >> i think when it comes to body image specifically i've faced more backlash than any other aspect, whether depression, anxiety. body image is something that people find it hard to understand how if you look a certain way, how you could possibly campaign abo possibly complain about your body. >> several of your poems in this book deal with the concept of missing someone or longing for someone.

>> whether it be grief or heartache, the two go hand in hand. my goal for "swimming lessons" was to really create poems that were more universal in the sense that the reader could put themselves in the narrator's position and basically just take each poem and interpret it however they wanted to. i think the whole book is basically open to interpretation. >> reporter: and as for "riverdale" -- >> i'll tell you everything, but we really, really need your help, please. >> reporter: -- she's finally back on set for a fifth season after a six-month pandemic pause. >> we do a seven-year time jump. we're kind of just jumping ahead in time and seeing these characteristics in their mid-20s. it's definitely not what you expect. i think people will be very surprised. >> reporter: for "good morning america" erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> thanks for that. "swimming lessons" is out tomorrow. coming up here, luke wilson is going to join us live.

now from abc 7, live breaking news. good morning. let's take a live look from sky 7, which is over the glass fire, burning in napa county. you can see just all of that smoke billows into the air right now. it's blanketing the entire region. calfire has put the size at 11,000 acres, with no containments. the glass fire is one of three destructive fires to break out in the area. one of the hardest-hit areas has been the skyhawk neighborhood in east santa rosa. the shady fire pushed its way into the subdivision overnight, countless homes have burned. flames have jumped highway 12. mandatory evacuation orders are in place for parts of santa rosa. fire officials are hoping to keep the fire out of the aanadel state

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our news app and on abc7news.com. ♪ how you like me now we are live in times square. looking outside, now inside. we cannot wait to chat with our next guest. >> you know luke wilson and he's hosting the brand new show "emergency call." luke, how's it going? >> good morning. got to see you. >> it's good to see you as always, luke. first of all, happy belated birthday. we know you celebrated in l.a., but the real party got started when you hit your hometown in dallas and you got to see your mom. so what's it been like being back at home? >> it was great to go back to texas. i hadn't, since the pandemic hit in march, seen my mom. i hadn't seen her since november

when i was last in texas working. so it was nice to get the chance to see her, and saw a couple other friends. always nice to come back home and it's cooled off a little. >> it's been nearly 20 years since "legally blonde." we heard there was a zoom reunion of the cast. can you confirm those rumors? if so, when can we see it? >> that is true. yeah, a couple weeks ago reese put together a zoom reunion. it was really funny because i hadn't seen everybody since we worked on the movie. always been such a big fan of reese's. yeah, it was really funny to see jennifer coolidge and selma blair and everybody else. i think they're in the process of -- i don't know anymore than anybody else that's on the internet. i don't know what they're plan is. i think they're writing another movie. yeah, i always thought that character of reese's was so funny.

i know people would love to see it again. >> a third installment is on the way. we heard the same thing. any chance that emmett will be making a return appearance? >> i don't know. i definitely would be up for working on it. i'll have to wait and see. >> let's talk about "emergency call." it's set inside a 911 call center. is this something you wondered about as a kid? >> yeah. i was saying growing up in dallas my favorite section of the paper was the metro section and reading about different crimes. you read these little paragraphs where it would be somebody's name, the location, the age of the person and what time of night it happened, and i found myself wondering, okay. well, what's the story behind

that? what was the fight about or what caused the argument? as an actor, i've been around police officers and did some ride alongs and got to meet firemen and emts. never had a chance to speak to any call takers are go to any call centers. that was the much interesting research i've done being around those people. they're incredible. they're just kind of so sharp and how skilled they are at multitasking, but also very thoughtful because they do have to, you know, talk to kids and people that are, you know, scared or worried, and, you know, as they said to me that, you know, you're not calling 911 because you're having a good day, and they said that, you know, most people only ever call 911 once or maybe twice in their life, and so they try and treat each call with the importance that it has for the person making the call.

>> we've seen so many of those operators save lives. let's give everybody a look at the show. >> you call 911. now your phone's location, it determines the call center you're routed to. >> what is the location of your emergency? >> as you explain the emergency, everything you tell the call taker is logged in a report. >> there's a guy walking around with a sword on his back. >> say that one more time? >> luke, you talked about how you went to the call centers. what did you learn? was there anything you were not expecting that happened? >> i just kind of thought the person answers the phone. they write down an address. they give the information to the first responders, whether it's police officers or firemen or emts. as i said, it was the multi-tasking that really surprised me and how skilled they were. they're talking to you if you're making the call. they're talking to other people in the call center.

they have multiple banks of computers where they can track where the first responders are. yeah, just how they have to switch gears because, like i said, they get people that are angry. they get people that are scared. you know, there was one call taker that was talking to an older woman who called in and had, i think, alzheimer's and the call taker was so thoughtful. you would have thought she was talking to a family member, just how kind she was to this person. also, they have to get as much information as quickly as they can and be calm for the people making the call. they have to remain calm as they give the information out to the first responders. yeah, i would go in there and, you know, be with them for three or four hours and i would walk out feeling overwhelmed

thinking, you know, how do they do these 12-hour shifts where they're taking dozens and dozens of calls. like i said, it was about the most interesting research i've ever done. >> sounds like a fascinating show. thanks a lot for joining us. "emergency call" premiers tonight at 10:00 on abc. coming up, motivational

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back now with how cleo wade is helping people stay positive throughout this pandemic with her new book "hard talk: the journal," and kaylee hartung sat down with her. good morning again, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, amy. she's been called the millennial opr oprah. cleo wade takes that as a compliment. she has a voice, vibe and mission all her own. in a time where we could use positivity and encouragement, she is serving up positivity and giving us the tools to take care of our ourselves. i want to start with the first question you ask your readers, which is how are you doing? >> it is a really difficult time. anyone who is telling you i'm okay or i'm doing pretty good, i don't know they're really answering the question. >> reporter: that honesty is what makes cleo wade so

relatable to her fans. the author, poet, artist and activist following up her book "heart talk," asking her readers to go on a journey of self-discovery. >> there's a whole world that needs us. there's a whole world inside of you that needs you. >> reporter: wade's voice amplified by her massive following online including reese witherspoon and katy perry. they come for the inspirational messages and the self-affirmations that can r resonate across generations. people credit you with helping them through breakups, through anxiety, through difficult times. what inspires you? >> those people. you think of a social media platform as a way to put out things. it's an amazing way to take in things from your community. i think it's a most beautiful two-way street. >> when you see your words on

posters at protests, what does it mean to you to know that your words have that power? >> it makes me emotional just to think about it. i think the most proud i ever feel about my work is when i see it on protest signs. i feel so lucky that people allow anything i've written to be apart of what they're saying. >> reporter: she admits her ideas aren't new. there's a growing audience eager to listen. >> in what's going on in the world, we have different ears. i think all of this healing that we are looking for in our communities, in this country and around the world is only possible if we have the desire and tools to dive within and do the healing that we so desperatedesperat desperately need inside of ourselves and in our own lives. >> reporter: now count me among the people guilty of making excuses for why i can't find time to journal. cleo is a new mom and she makes the time. she says self-care isn't

something you have. it's something you have to claim. amy. >> my good friend gave me her book. it sits on my night stand. "heart talk, the journal" is out tomorrow. let's go to ginger. >> all that fall color starting to pop from the great lakes to new england and in utah. you can see this video. let's take a little mountain bike ride to get you going. all the leaves falling. you have a lot of green left. so can you enjoy them and will it feel like fall? it servely -- certainly didn't here this weekend. that trough is going to dip down and settle into the northeast.

we are going to turn to the multi-talented misty copeland, principle dancer of the american ballet theater and "new york times" best selling author. she's written a new book called "bunheads." good morning to misty, good to see you. >> so good to see you. >> does my heart good to lay my eyes on you. really does. i was a little concerned about you. you had a nasty injury right before all this happened. how are you doing? i know as always you turned it into a positive. >> yeah. it's hard not to try and see the silver lining in bumps in the road and things that happen. yes, i was preparing for performances with the american ballet theater at the kennedy center and had to pull out the

day before i was to be on stage with a back injury. i had a small procedure. luckily i got that in a couple days before we went into quarantine. i've been taking this time to heal in every way, physically, emotionally, psychologically and try to use my voice and platform to help dancers around the world. >> you're doing that with swans for relief. you helped to co-found that. tell people about that. >> yeah. it's -- you know, it was really heart breaking to know that so many dancers -- this isn't just an issue in america. globally with theaters being shut down and no way for us to make a living, dancers are finding it hard to keep a roof over their head and keep food on the table. i called on all my ballerina

forces and all my friends from all over the world and we ended up with 32 ballerinas from 42 professional companies and 14 countries. we came together and performed this iconic variation to raise funds for each respective dancer's covid relief funds for their company. we are more than halfway to our goal. you can go to go fund me and find swans for relief there. >> i'm sure people will do that. you really want people to understand what it means to be a dancer and is that part of the inspiration behind the series "bunheads"? >> yes, absolutely. there's so many negative connotations and tropes that are connected to ballet when you think about film and television and the way it's depicted in media. that's not been my experience as

a young girl training in ballet school and as a professional. everything i do i try and show the authenticity and the real life relationships that are formed in the dance world. we spend more time with our fellow co-workers than our own family. with "bunheads" i wanted to show these beautiful relationships. it's this group of misfit characters that are actual people that have been in my life. they're the bunheads. that's the term of endearment we use for young dancers who can't take that bun out because they love ballet so much. these relationships -- that you can find strength in people's relationships. in their differences and really support one another. that's what young misty found in the book in her best friend cat which was really my best friend

growing up. >> it really is beautiful, misty. >> thank you. >> the illustrations jump off the page. i couldn't help but notice the point shoes were different colors. it's so important to you as are the different dancers. that's something you really want to get across, especially in ballet. diversity is so important to you, isn't it? >> yes. it's something that's not even some superficial thing that -- it's like, oh, we'll give them brown shoes. the psychological and emotional scars that it leaves on -- has left on generations of dancers because it's these small ways of saying that we don't belong. if they don't have tights our skin color, if they don't have shoes our skin color, it's another way to exclude us. so, you know, i think it's powerful that we're slowly getting to that point where there are some companies offering different shades of point shoes and ballet slippers. we still have so far to go.

>> you write to all my little bunheads, dance your dance, live your dreams. what do you tell those little girls and little boys who are a little frustrated right now because of the situation we're in and they're not able to dance? what is your message to them to be together? >> when i chose setor fiadzigbey, the illustrator for "bunheads," i selected him because he draws super heros. though he had never drawn a dancer and never did a book, let alone a children's book, i thought dancers are super heros and he was the perfect person for this. i think that's how young ones watching right now, our frustrations and feeling isolated and alone, just know dancers are super heros. i think they're the strongest people in the world. if we can get through this, we can get through anything.

i think in the end we're going to all come back together and be stronger and have learned so much from this time and really just appreciate how much we mean to each other and how much that support system is such a huge part of being a dancer. just to be patient. enjoy this time of getting to go on youtube and see professional dancers in their home and take ballet classes from them and all the things that are so special i think about this time and the silver lining. >> you are so special as always. your grace, just so happy for you, misty. "bunheads" it is beautiful. it's a series. it's coming out tomorrow. >> thank you. >> take care, mist

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now from abc 7, live breaking news. good morning. we want to get right now to live pictures from over the north bay, where you can see we do have active fire burning in the area. there's lots of smoke that's making its way up, as the sky7 camera gets adjusted there. lots of smoke making its way into the air, burning in napa and sonoma counties. smoke is blanketing a large part of that. calfire says 11,000 acres have burned in the glass fire. homes and businesses have been destroyed. there is no containment right now. mandatory evacuations are in effect. let's get over to lisa argen for the conditions out there. >> hey, jo vina. good morning. here's our picture all this is smoke. this is fog. we will get some cooling along the coast, but near 100 inland. the winds will dial back later today.

thank you, lisa. time now for "live with kelly >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new series, "utopia," rainn wilson. plus, a performance from singer-songwriter, sara bareilles. find out what's inside the first aid kit for parents as we kick off "live @home: house calls." all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning. >> kelly: hi. good morning. >> ryan: good morning. thank you. we rushed at. >> kelly: but i often feel so ridiculous coming in -- no offense, you guys. but coming in and like making a big entrance. you know what i mean?