good morning, america. overnight, president trump back on the campaign trail, mask-free, in the battleground state of florida in front of a jam packed mostly mask-free crowd. >> i'll kiss everyone in that audience. i'll just give you a big fat kiss. >> joe biden campaigning in ohio with his socially distanced supporters in their cars. calling the president's behavior reckless. just 21 days until the final votes and millions of americans already casting their ballots. major vaccine setback. overnight, johnson & johnson pausing their late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial when one of the participants developed an unexplained illness. the second big vaccine now on hold. this as the first case of covid re-infection in the u.s. is confirmed and dr. fauci delivers a dire warning. >> we're in a bad place now.

we've got to turn this around. >> one of the nation's leading public health experts, dr. jha is back with us live. in the hot seat. judge amy coney barrett set to be grilled by senators this morning including vp candidate kamala harris after a heated start to the hearing. >> by replacing justice ruth bader ginsburg with someone who will undo her legacy, president trump is attempting to roll back americans' rights for decades to come. an abc news exclusive. breaking her silence. india, the daughter of "dynasty" star catherine oxenberg, speaking out for the first time since breaking free from the so-called sex cult nxivm and its leader keith raniere. >> he is a predator. >> saying she was recruited in a secret society by a famous actress starved and brainwashed. how her mom rescued her. you'll see it only on "gma" this morning. a hiker's terrifying close encounter with a cougar. >> no.

i don't feel like dying today. >> the six heart-pumping minutes caught on camera of the mother mountain lion stalking and lunging at him. the man speaks out this morning about that terrifying close call. and what a night for '80s night. ♪ take on me >> dancing spinning us back to the future with breakdancing in the ballroom. and all eyes on that "flashdance" "maniac" moment. but who took their final bow? this morning, the booted couple joins us live. oh, what a night. good morning, america. good to be with george and t.j. on this tuesday morning. want to take a live look, now, capitol hill, where democrats are preparing to question judge amy coney barrett. no supreme court justice has ever been confirmed so close to election day. we're going to have much more on that coming up in just a few

minutes. but let's start with the state of this race and if it's any indication look at what happened in georgia. this was monday, people turning out in record numbers on the first day of early voting. just 21 days until the final votes. at least 10.5 million people around the country have already cast their ballots in person or by mail. george? >> t.j., that is just a staggering number on track to shatter all previous turnout records if it continues like this right now. and president trump returned to the campaign trail in florida last night for his first rally since contracting covid. senior white house correspondent cecilia vega starts us off. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. president trump wasn't wearing mask, neither were most of his sporters at that rally, even though several states are now seeing records for their highest daily coronavirus cases. president trump is now using his recovery as part of his re-election pitch. president trump fresh off his covid diagnosis throwing out masks to supporters in the battleground of florida. >> it's great to be back. >> reporter: bragging about just how great he feels. >> i feel so powerful. i'll walk into that audience.

i'll walk in there. i'll kiss everyone in that audience. i'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and -- everybody. i'll just give you a big, fat kiss. >> reporter: that audience standing shoulder to shoulder and mostly maskless including the state's own governor. [ crowd chanting "usa" ] >> reporter: and as he left the white house and boarded air force one, the president also not wearing a mask. in a new letter white house dr. sean conley says president trump is not infectious and he tested negative on consecutive days. >> hello, toledo. >> reporter: in the battleground of ohio, a different scene. joe biden's supporters socially distant in their cars honking their horns instead of applause. biden painting himself as the grown-up in the race calling the president's behavior since contracting covid unconscionable. >> the longer donald trump is president, the more reckless he seems to get. >> reporter: the nation's top infectious disease expert now says he has no plans to step down despite his dismay over the

trump campaign featuring him in a new ad. >> i can't imagine that anybody could be doing more. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci saying his words were taken out of context and he's now warning that if they do it again, there may be negative consequences for the campaign. >> in fact, that might actually come back to backfire on them. >> reporter: fauci later telling "the daily beastm" by doing this against my will they are in effect harassing me. president trump is heading to states like pennsylvania and north carolina, states he won in 2016 but where he's struggling in the polls. george, joe biden, he's also heading to florida for an event where he'll talk to seniors today. >> full steam ahead. but there's been real questions raised by colleagues who cover the white house every day. >> reporter: yeah, real the reality is it's because at least three white house correspondents who cover the president have tested positive in recent weeks.

the president not wearing mask, serious questions about whether basic safety protocols are being taken by this white house. >> cecilia vega, thanks very much. coming up thursday our town hall with joe biden. i'll be moderating starting at 8:00 eastern right here on abc. t.j.? george, we turn to the senate confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett, high stakes with her expected to get a grilling from the committee which includes vice presidential candidate kamala harris. our senior national correspondent terry moran is tracking this for us. and, terry, yesterday was just the warm up. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. this is the main event. for most americans the only time they get a good, long look for anyone who may sit on the supreme court for decades is a senate confirmation hearing. we're learning about judge amy coney barrett as she answer questions. first, friendly questions from the chairman lindsey graham.

she talked about how difficult it was for her and her family to make this decision to accept this nomination. this morning, democrats are preparing to grill judge amy coney barrett, kicking off the questioning, asking if she can put the judicial process above her personal opinion. >> gun, abortion, health care. campaign finance. does that process hold true for everything? >> yes, always --judgescan't wake up one day and say i have an agenda, i like guns, i don't like guns. you can't impose the will on the world. >> reporter: in a personal moment, judge barrett talked about how difficult it was for her and her family to decide to accept this nomination. >> i don't think it's any secret to any of you or the american

people this is really difficult, some might say excruciating process and jessie and i had a very brief moment of time to make decision with momentous consequences for our family. we had to decide whether those difficulties would be worth it. and the benefit i'm committed to the rule of law and the role of the supreme court and dispensing equal justice for all. >> reporter: democrats have been ramping up the political stakes, arguing that barrett's confirmation would mean the end of the aca and its protections for pre-existing conditions. >> they're trying to push through a justice who's been critical of upholding the affordable care act and they're doing knit the middle of a pandemic. >> reporter: but republicans are stills brimming with confidence that they've got the votes they need to confirm president trump's third supreme court pick. though they acknowledge that no supreme court justice has been

confirmed so close to election day. and overnight, there was news outside that hearing room. joe biden finally giving a clear answer on whether he would support packing the court, adding seats to the supreme court if democrats win, he said he's in the a fan of packing court, he doesn't want to get bogged down on that issue. robin? we'll move on to more on the coronavirus emergency. this morning cases here in the u.s. surpassing 7.8 million. at least 34 states plus the district of columbia reporting an increase in cases while hospitalizations are up in 35 states. stephanie ramos has the latest on that vaccine setback and more. >> reporter: new this morning, a setback in the race for a coronavirus vaccine. johnson & johnson pausing a stage 3 trial after one of the participants developed an unexplained illness. johnson & johnson, not the first late-stage vaccine trial to be put on hold. last month astrazeneca's trials were paused in the u.s. after a volunteer became ill. according to the world health

organization, there are 42 vaccines in human trials and 151 in development. four of those are currently in stage 3 trials for use in the u.s. this as "the lancet" confirms a case of reinfection, a 25-year-old nevada man with no underlying conditions. >> it's quite possible that you could get it again and that that infection could be as serious or more serious than the first infection. >> reporter: as several states set records for their highest daily coronavirus cases, dr. anthony fauci delivering a dire warning. >> we're in a bad place now. we've got to turn this around. >> reporter: here in wisconsin, the number of hospitalized covid-19 patients nearly tripled in a month. >> we obviously hoped this day wouldn't come but unfortunately wisconsin is in a much different and more dire place today and our healthcare systems are being overwhelmed. >> reporter: governor tony evers

activating a field hospital at the state fairgrounds near milwaukee. this 350-bed facility built in april has not been needed until now. researchers finding there may be nearly 75,000 more deaths related to the pandemic than initially thought, and when compared to 18 similar countries, a new study finding more than up to half of covid-19 deaths could have been prevented if more action were taken. cassie martinez and her mother were both hospitalized for covid-19 in san diego. cassie died two weeks later. her mother remains in the icu and has yet to be told about her daughter's death. >> i know it's going to be a great deal of pain for her and we don't know how she's going to react. >> reporter: as for a covid vaccine, it's not known when johnson & johnson will resume trials but one researcher says the pause is a good thing and gives the vaccinemaker and a safety board time to review findings. george? >> okay, stephanie, thanks very

much. let's welcome back dr. ashish jha and, dr. jha, let's begin with that vaccine setback. put it in context for us and try to describe where we are now in the search for a vaccine, what our viewers can expect for wide distribution. >> yeah, good morning, george. thanks for having me on. you know, this is completely normal par for the course. this kind of stuff happens in clinical trials. part of the reason why many of us have been saying we shouldn't set a timetable for when a vaccine is going to be ready. my expectation is that they're going to sort this out, and whether it's this vaccine or a different one that we will have something approved for emergency use probably in november, maybe december, and i think i'm still kind of believing that we're on track to have widespread availability of vaccines for the american people probably in march, april or maybe may at the latest. >> how about this question of immunity? we've got the president declaring himself immune. as we learn of this case out of nevada, 25-year-old man gets a second infection. turns out to be more serious than the first. what's your takeaway from that

case? >> yeah, so i do think a majority of people, most people probably who get infected and recover have some level of protection for some period of time. but it's just a reminder that we shouldn't be cavalier. there are people who will get reinfected and some will be sicker the second time around. so we're still learning a lot about the virus and sort of assuming that you're immune is not a good idea. >> so we have to be vigilant, especially as we see new cases cropping up around the country right now. what more should we be doing right now and how do you square that with your call to be opening more schools? >> yeah, so there are two sets of issues here. i think right now i'm seeing a lot of governors opening up bars and indoor dining and seeing a lot of people hosting house parties and gatherings. sort of acting like the pandemic is over. that's where much of the spread is happening right now, in those indoor gatherings. we're not seeing a lot of spread in schools. my take, i'd rather have bars closed and schools open than the

other way around and that's basically why i'm calling for those set of actions. >> pretty good mantra right there -- bars closed, schools open. dr. jha, thanks very much. robin? >> okay, george. as you know, covid infections also rising across europe with some countries reporting daily cases similar to and sometimes above the pandemic's early peaks there. in britain, officials imposing tough, new restrictions in the hardest hit regions and facing some backlash for it. ian pannell is in london and has the latest for us. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin, that's right. coronavirus is now sweeping across europe once more with a new wave of infections, deaths and restrictions. this morning, parts of the uk taking drastic new measures to try to curb the rapidly growing spread of coronavirus cases. >> the winter is going to be a very challenging one. >> reporter: infections quadrupling in just the past three weeks. prime minister boris johnson, a covid survivor himself, unveiling a new three-tier system to try to slow the spread.

parts of the country now designated either medium, high or very high depending on how severe the outbreak. >> these figures are flashing at us like dashboard warnings in a passenger jet and we must act. >> reporter: liverpool, one of the hardest hit with nearly 600 cases per 100,000 people. the city's been put in the highest category with bars, gyms and restaurants ordered to close from tomorrow and business owners frustrated. >> people don't know what to do. >> reporter: helen alderson's a medical student and had been at school for one week before she and everyone in her dorm were infected with covid. >> we were told it was covid safe and it wasn't. so what more can you do? we all want to get our degrees. >> reporter: new controversy this morning as it emerges scientific advisers wanted a new lockdown three weeks ago with

england's chief medical officer now warning even the strictest new measures may not be enough to control the virus. and it's not just the uk. europe also now with more infections than america according to some statistics and there's also growing anger with the way governments are handling this crisis and as we head into the winter, of course, there are fears it could get even worse. >> of course. also, ian, four members of the vatican swiss guard's testing positive for covid. i would imagine raising new concerns about the pope. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. four swiss guards as you say. in effect, the pope's security detail are infected with the virus and they've been ordered to isolate. it isn't clear if they came into close contact with the pope but he's also facing criticism for appearing in public in crowds and not wearing a mask. robin? >> all right, ian, thank you. t.j.? on that point of covid and masks and whatnot, we're seeing something we haven't seen all season, fans in the stands at a major league baseball game. yes, this is the first time all season in this delayed season that fans have been allowed. this is at the nlcs between the

dodgers and braves. they let about 10,000 fans in so they didn't have to pipe in the fake noise like they've been doing all season. they actually had fans in the stands for this game, but it's the other championship series, the alcs, this is the catch -- the tampa versus houston series. watch. you see this. stay with it. yep. he makes that grab. that's manny margot. he's okay and that ball stays in that glove. >> oh, my goodness. >> that might be the play of the playoffs but -- >> fearless. >> hey, it's the playoffs now. it's been a weird season for them. they're out there and down to the final four. good to see fans in the stands, a few of them at least. >> thank you, t.j. we have a lot more coming up including an exclusive interview with the daughter of "dynasty" star catherine oxenberg speaking out about her life in that sex cult and how her mother rescued her. that's only on "gma" this morning. that terrifying close call on the trail. we'll hear from the hiker in this frightening encounter with a cougar.

but first, let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. hit twice, we know there were towns in southwestern louisiana including lake charles and, of course, lafayette, where i was and you could see the tree damage there. 75 to 100-mile-per-hour winds were with delta. remember, that was after they already got hit by laura weeks earlier. so this is what it looks like. this is recent video from lake charles. this is going to take so long to clean up from double hurricanes. also the remnants causing coastal flooding in ocean city, maryland. and you can see some of that going onto the shore into houses, not just maryland but all the way up the coast and that's what we're dealing with today. going to be an ugly day for much of the northeast. windy and two to three inches of rain possible. that's from new hampshire to maine. let's get the tuesday trivia sponsored by target.

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>> what? >> it was still effective watching it here without the back story but, yeah, yeah. >> he's a young man. >> he is a young man. little whippersnapper. we have a lot of news coming up, including president trump back on the campaign trail. just 21 days until the final votes. the president was mask-free in florida last night in front of a mostly mask-free crowd, his first big rally since contracting covid. joe biden is calling the president's behavior reckless. also right now, five of the men facing federal charges in that domestic terror plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer are due in court this morning. federal prosecutors say it included schemes to overthrow several state governments. and this morning, tributes pouring in for baseball hall of famer joe morgan. legendary player was a ten-time all-star, five-time golden glove second baseman cincinnati reds, integral part of their world series championship winning teams in both 1975 and 1976. also remains the team's all-time stolen base leader. the reds tweeted, there was no big red machine without joe morgan. he was 77 years old.

>> remember, he was a lefty and would -- >> yeah. >> do you remember that flap? that, you do remember. >> you know what, i remember so much of his commentary as an analyst, but i hear some of the stats now and it's like wow. >> he was amazing. >> he really was. we'll continue now with that abc news exclusive with a former member of the alleged sex cult nxivm. india oxenberg speaking out for the first time saying she was brainwashed and branded with the initials of the group's founder and how her mother, "dynasty" star catherine oxenberg, helped rescue her. they both sat down with amy. good morning, amy. >> hey, robin, good morning to you. nxivm was initially billed as a self-help group massively popular with 16,000 members promising people the tools for personal success and empowerment attracting hollywood stars and millionaires. but everything came crashing down after allegations of a secret sex cult surfaced landing its leader and several high-ranking members behind bars. actress catherine oxenberg fought for years to free her

daughter india from this group. and this morning, india is finally breaking her silence. this morning, india oxenberg, daughter of tv star and real-life royalty catherine oxenberg, is breaking her silence speaking out for the first time since breaking free from the so-called cult nxivm. >> what i thought i was learning was self-help and personal growth. what i was learning was the opposite. it was inhumane. >> i'm an interesting person. i'm a controversial person, but most importantly i'm an unconventional person. >> reporter: india joined what she thought was a self-help group run by keith raniere, a self-proclaimed guru who bragged about what he describes as his superior intellect when she was just 19 years old and looking for purpose. her mother, catherine, who starred in the hit show "dynasty," actually took india to her first meeting. you and your mom went into nxivm together initially, but then you

say almost immediately they were trying to break that connection. >> yeah, yeah, and that was all strategic, and we were unaware of why they were doing that at the time, but it's actually something that i learned later on called parental alienation. >> reporter: india spent nearly seven years in the organization paying them nearly $100,000. she says she was slowly being brainwashed but couldn't see it while it was happening. >> that's years of grooming, and when you're unaware, it's so easy to be led astray, especially by people who are masters at manipulation, and these people were that, especially keith raniere. he is a master manipulator. if there's one thing he is intelligent at, it's that. he is a predator. raniere was a conman and a predator who took advantage of women. raniere, who called himself vanguard, created a secret sorority inside the group where women were made to be his sex slaves and blackmailed with what they called collateral like

family secrets and nude photos. >> i can explain later. i did what i had to do. >> reporter: india says "smallville" actress allison mack introduced her to the society under the guise of female empowerment. >> so one would say authenticity is being as you are and expressing as you are. >> i don't know why that makes me want to cry. it's beautiful. >> it was a trap and it was a ploy for keith to enslave women for his own sexual desires. >> when did your relationship with keith become sexual? >> the relationship took a different turn and became sexual when i was commanded to do a seduction assignment. that was the beginning of continual sexual abuse and i didn't see it as that at the time. >> now that you can look back on it, how would you describe that sexual relationship? >> i would describe that sexual relationship as rape. i had given collateral which automatically removes my choice.

so i did not have the option to say no. saying no meant hurting my family or hurting my friends and i wasn't going to do that. >> reporter: in the new starz documentary "seduced," india returns to the house where she says she and others were held down and branded with raniere's initials. >> that window is where it happened. >> i was the first woman in my group of slaves to be branded. >> tell me about the night you were branded. >> it was horrible. at the time i thought i was doing this empowering bonding moment with a group of friends that i considered my nearest and dearest. >> and you had no idea that was keith's initials. i remember that. >> i mean that's the real thing is that we were told that it was a symbol of the elements and that this was going to be a bonding experience and we were sleep deprived. we were starved. we were coerced.

you don't just decide to be branded. you're coerced into being branded. >> reporter: for years catherine fought publicly and behind the scenes to free india from the group. >> how is your daughter doing? have you spoken to her? >> my daughter is still on the inside. she's not back yet. >> reporter: it took until 2018 after raniere and mac were arrested for india to come around. did you always believe, catherine, that this day would come or did you fear that it wouldn't? >> i lived in fear for probably two years, but my faith is -- has always been stronger than my fear, always. >> is there any other way to describe what was happening to your daughter other than she was being brainwashed? this is not the daughter that you knew. >> when i first confronted her at the end of may in 2017, i thought i could wake her up. i told her she was brainwashed and she was in a cult, and i said, i know about the blackmail, and i don't care if it's about me.

you know, don't let that be the reason you stay in. >> why didn't what your mom was telling you resonate with you, india, at that time? >> i was too deeply in. i was scared, and i was confused. >> what was that moment when you woke up? >> it was stages of revelations, and i started working with the deprogrammer who helped me tremendously, but you have to be open to it. like you can't force somebody to see the truth. they need to want to, and i didn't want to for a long time. >> getting somebody out of a cult is very different than a drug intervention, for instance, because their critical thinking has been taken away. the process of working with a cult defector is to reawaken and reignite their critical thinking and through a line of questioning to help them start to think for themselves. it's very gentle, very different. >> what do you want everyone to take away from your story? >> you don't have to be in a cult to be coerced.

>> i don't know anybody on the planet who hasn't been manipulated. >> or fooled. >> or exploited or fooled in some way or who has been in a controlling, abusive relationship, you know. there's predation on so many different levels. >> we all have metaphorical scars. i have a physical scar but you don't have to live with that. you don't have to live with keith raniere haunting you. you can reclaim your life and you can learn from it and move on and you can heal and you can have love and i just feel so lucky that i can have that. >> and their relationship has healed and it's stronger than ever before, they say. allison mack pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy and keith raniere was convicted of sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy and now faces up to life in prison when he's sentenced later this month. india told me she will be at his sentencing and will deliver a victim impact statement as part of her closure. and as for that brand, well, she had an evil eye tattoo put over it and wrote still learning and

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once i realized it was a mountain lion and she started chasing after me -- >> no. get [ muted ] away. >> reporter: the big cat following. then lunging when burgess briefly turned his back. after several tense minutes burgess throws a rock at the cougar who dodges it and finally flees. >> yeah, get the [ muted ] away from me. >> reporter: experts say if you encounter a wild an million like a mountain lion make a lot of noise to scare the animal off. try to make yourself look bigger and the number one tip, don't turn away and walk backwards slowly. >> turn around and he backed up slowly. he tried to make himself look large. he made loud sounds, listen, cat, i'm here. >> reporter: even though the cougar looked terrifying on camera, our expert says she was not a real danger. >> go away. go away. go get your babies. >> this cougar was defending her cubs. that was it. there was a threat to her cubs.

she challenged him to back up because if she wanted to eat this guy or attack this guy, she would have. >> yeah, so that just happened. wow. >> reporter: when the cougar left, burgess wasn't out of the woods yet. literally, he waited there for 30 minutes before hiking back down. he says that the next time he's going to go hiking anywhere is today, guys. >> okay. >> good for him. >> back out there, will. but, yeah, you could tell the mama was just protecting her cubs like that and -- yeah. >> we look forward to his video tomorrow. all right. stay with us, folks. coming up a little later here, amazon prime day is here. we are tracking the best deals and the best time to buy and coming up next, our "play of the day" and a knock on the door you just have got to see to believe. ♪ wish you were here. to see how bright the human spirit can shine. to see that no matter what nature does,

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the president's supreme court nominee in hot seat. terry moran with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is the main event for most americans, the only chance they'll get to see someone who might see on the court for decades really upclose and so far, it's been fascinating. this morning, on capitol hill, senators kicked off a marathon day expected to grill judge amy coney barrett for 11 hours. senator dianne feinstein leading off for the democrats, pressing judge barrett on whether the president could lawfully delay an election, a question she refused to answer. >> does the constitution give the president of the united states the authority to unilaterally delay a general election under any circumstances? does federal law? >> i would need to hear arguments from the litigants and read briefs and consult with my law clerks and talk with my colleagues and go through the opinion-writing process, so if i give off the cuff answers i

would be basically a legal pundit and i don't think we want judges as legal pundit justice ginsburg with used this to describe how a nominee should comport herself at a hearing, no hints, no forecast. >> reporter: democrats have been ramping up the political stakes, arguing that barrett's confirmation would mean the end of the aca and its protection for pre-existing conditions. barrett also refused to say whether she would recuse herself from an upcoming a case to struck it down. in a personal moment, she acknowledged how difficult it is for her and her family to make the decision to accept this nomination. >> had to decide whether those difficulties would be worth it, because what sane person would go through that if there wasn't a benefit on the other side and the benefit i think is i'm committed to the rule of law and the role of supreme court in

dispensing equal justice for all. >> reporter: another telling moment, judge barrett was asked point-blank by senator feinstein whether under the constitution a president could delay an election, she wouldn't answer. saying i'm not a pundit. coming up our town hall with joe biden. i'll be moderating starting at 8:00 eastern. robin? now to a big day for shopping. amazon prime day delayed from the summer starts this morning. a lot of other retailers are also offering incredible deals so how will this stack up to black friday? becky worley is in san francisco and, becky, let's just say this year is really unique. i think that's an understatement. >> reporter: oh, unique, you are right, robin. good morning. this prime day is creating the most on the fly internetwide sales event i've ever seen without a lot of advertising. think of the way we normally see discounts listed in advance of black friday, researching, comparing. but the price cuts are happening and we are tracking the deals

now as they come in. >> get two days to save big. >> reporter: amazon prime day is live now with deals like 50% off ancestry testing kits and $75 off eero mesh wi-fi networks and amazon rolling out new lightning deals until tomorrow, wednesday night. but it's not just amazon. >> we are expecting transactions of into the billions with amazon prime so online retailers would be besides themselves if they weren't even attempting to take some of that market share away from amazon. >> reporter: target discounting competitively, listing 25% off beauty and makeup. 30% off kids' clothing, up to 40% off toys and graco baby gear on sale. walmart, $130 off this chromebook and bose noise canceling headphones $150 off,

and finally, macy's discounting 50,000 items and their home appliance sale compelling. this soft serve ice cream maker, $25 off plus an extra 10% off your whole purchase. yum. a quick note on phones, amazon has the samsung galaxy s10 discounted $250 off right now. but let's talk iphones. analysts predict a new iphone will be announced today. apple having an event and third party sellers like walmart, best buy, they could offer new discounts on apple products and even throw in gift cards closer to black friday to sweeten that deal, robin. >> to sweeten it, indeed. going back to that ice cream maker, when you said sweeten that deal. >> didn't even know i needed one. now -- >> becky, you should have seen t.j. when it came up on the screen. i saw you going, huh. thank you, becky. have a great one. and for tips on navigating the major sales and items to browse that are on sale visit goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, the impact of the

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but we don't have to wait to talk to lara spencer with "pop news." good morning, lara. >> good morning. time for a little fireside chat, robin. we'll begin with our lovely pal sandra bullock returning to the big screen. one of america's favorite actresses took a two-year hiatus to focus on family. she's ready, sandy set to star in and produce a new romantic comedy, sounds so great "the loss city of d" potentially teaming up with ryan reynolds for the film who reports say is loosely attached. it'll mark more than a decade since the duo last appeared in the hugely popular comedy "the proposal." this new film has bullock playing a romance author who discovers that a fictional city she made up is actually real, sending her on a risky journey to find said lost city. bullock telling "entertainment weekly," quote, we all need action, escapism and love right now and if i have to humiliate myself on screen to do it, then so be it. "the lost city of d" is expected

to hit theaters sometime next year. also popping this morning, "black-ish" star tracee ellis ross is "shape" magazine's cover story. revealing during the pandemic she turned her entire house into a meditation space filling it with items that only bring her joy. ross saying changing her mind-set about the bigger picture was a turning point for her own happiness emphasizing that it's not realistic to be perfect and accepting that was a game-changer. she also dishes on relationships. she's open to someone being in her life but she says she is happily single and learning, quote, to have an intensely juicily relationship with my joyful solitude. i really enjoy my own company and that is a good thing. the november issue of "shape" is available on newsstands on amazon and for digital download october 16th. finally, even the rocketman can fail to lift off sometimes.

elton john has an oscar, grammy, tony award but as this behind-the-scenes clip shows recording his new audio book chapter just kept breaking his heart. take a look. >> it wasn't just the sheer preposterousness -- it wasn't just the -- oh, preposterousness -- preposterousness. preposterousness. it wasn't just -- oh, [ bleep ]. it wasn't just the sheer preposterousness, prepost -- i can't say it. >> sounds like -- i guess trying -- you have to admit saying preposterousness three times fast is probably just that, preposterous. elton sharing his pronunciation situation on twitter writing, i'd love to say i read it all in one take but even i don't get it right first time. the new paperback edition of his book "me" out today with a

new chapter and all that preposterousness included. >> nailed it. >> with that, i send it back to you. >> well done. [ applause ] thank you, lara, as always. and now we have our cover story. working women and the pandemic. new research shows that 25% are considering downsizing their careers or leaving their jobs. as they juggle them with parenting, homeschooling and housework rebecca jarvis joins us now with how some women are managing the stress. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. that's right. it was tough enough prepandemic but now we're witnessing this troubling trend of burnout among working moms who are juggling it all, the homeschool, the child care and the demanding jobs, but we have spoken to moms who have found new options to manage the struggle. >> good morning. just got up for the day. it's just after 5:30. >> reporter: holly has been working from home since march

balancing her demanding full-time job in portland, oregon. >> mom? >> yes, sweetheart. >> can you come make me lunch? >> is it lunchtime already? >> yeah. >> okay, all right. >> reporter: and the brunt of the child care helping her two kids with their remote learning. >> i usually get about an hour or so of uninterrupted work time. so -- ♪ >> there is also the fun fact that my son is in band and they have to do it virtually. >> good morning. it's 7:30 a.m. we're getting a really late start this morning. >> reporter: across the country, erica is also working from home out of her one-bedroom new york city apartment with son teddy doing virtual school just feet away. >> my son's headphones are not working right now. so i'm spending my day working while hearing his schooling in the background. >> reporter: erica and holly are like many working women in the u.s., trying to navigate this new normal and it's taking its toll.

>> i don't know how to sustain this. >> reporter: new research finding at least one in four women are considering downsizing their careers or leaving the workforce due to the challenges created by the covid-19 pandemic. >> we don't know when this is going to end and that's incredibly stressful. not only that, we're doing it all and we're running on empty. >> reporter: helene lerner is a career coach and founder of womenworking.com working with 18 million followers and shares tools to reduce everyday stress. >> often we help everyone else but we don't help ourselves and when you ask for help, you're coming from a position of strength, not a position of weakness. >> reporter: helene recommends setting realistic boundaries at the office and at home. taking a pause between activities and exercising the power of no.

>> if we don't take care of ourselves, we're not really helping our families, because what happens when a woman gets sick is that the whole family suffers. >> reporter: helene says prioritize time for self-care. for holly and erica, that's enjoying time outdoors with family. >> we got the apple. >> reporter: and at the end of the day try to find some peace in letting it be. >> it ain't going to be perfect, but you know what, your best is good enough. >> reporter: ain't that the truth. so one other thing experts recommend is, if you do have a partner, talk about dividing up those responsibilities. a lot of people have formed pandemic pods. their quaran-team talking to neighbors so that we can divide and conquer and share responsibilities with a small

group of families and finally, if you have an employer that is understanding at this time, it is a good idea to have a conversation with them, robin, about expectations right now and how to manage through this highly unusual time. robin? >> great suggestions from you and from helene as well. are there some tech resources people should be aware of, rebecca? >> reporter: yes, so, there's some really great stuff out there that's been formed. for example, google has an entire page of apps in its store that are teacher-recommended apps so you know that they're educational. also, if you have an alexa device at home, there are some very useful resources there. you can just say, alexa, please open bamboo books, maybe some people's alexas are going off when i said that, but this is going to open some teacher educational programs for your kids, robin, and just make the best of it. do your best, that's good enough. robin. >> you are the best because she won an edward r. murrow award, her podcast for "the dropout." rebecca jarvis, got it all going

on. >> thank you so much, robin. >> thank you for your reporting. let's go over now to ginger. yeah, alexa -- i'm kidding. i'm not going to start them up too. i do want to start you with a forecast you need. this one for the wild horse fire. this is one of those fires there in colorado, 580 acres burned, 10% contained. there are mandatory evacuations. so even though we're getting into some snowy times, it's windy too in the northern rockies. all the way from the cascades really, washington state over to south dakota. but look at this heat advisories in place, riverside today going to go to 100. then it will be breezy there, a bit of an offshore or slight offshore flow because that big high pressure system that rotates clockwise and sends those winds off california. warms you up. redding and sacramento into the 90s. good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. hope you liked yesterday. today about the same as we put the warming trend on a holding pattern for just one day.

clear tonight and last cool and calm night and then for wednesday, thursday and friday high fire danger before it all tapers this weekend. 81 in san francisco to nearly 90s. 50s and a few 60s tonight. my accuweather ♪ bring me a higher love robin, we are about to turn now to the highly anticipated premiere of "the bachelorette" happening tonight. >> let's do it! >> drama before the cameras even started rolling and there are rumors of a possible departure of "the bachelorette" star, clare crawley, herself. hope she doesn't disappear on us before we talk to her live. but first, let's take a look at her story. let's get a sneak peek. the most dramatic and most delayed season of "the bachelorette" kicking off tonight amidst a pandemic after production halted back in march. with contestants sequestered in a bubble, filming resumed over the summer and the competition -- well, you know what to expect.

america first fell in love with clare crawley in season 18 when she shut down then-bachelor juan pablo. >> i would never want my children having a father like you. >> reporter: she later would go on to make nice with a raccoon on "bachelor in paradise." >> this whole [ bleep ] is drama. >> reporter: and had a brief engagement to canadian benoit from "the bachelor winter games" in 2018. though her engagement ended, a new chapter awaits tonight, as she gets ready to start her journey to love tonight. joining us now for this highly anticipated season, the star of "the bachelorette," clare crawley. clare, good to see you. i have to start by you just tell me, are you currently in love? >> ah, i am in love with life right now. things are really good. it's good not being in quarantine. i'll tell you that. >> you know that's not what i meant, clare. i find that people oftentimes when they are in love, they have a hard time hiding it. it's usually, robin, just written all over their faces. >> that's right. that's right. >> so are you having a difficult time hiding anything from us

this morning? >> no. you know what, everybody keeps asking me are you happy? are you happy? and i keep telling everybody, like i was happy going into this, so whatever came about it, i'm happy now, so things are -- things are well on my end. >> oh, yeah, reading that face there, clare. look, i'm giving you a hard time here, but talking about the -- i guess the rose carrying elephant in the room is that you have reportedly left. you left the show early and they had to replace you with another bachelorette because, though, you had fallen for somebody so early on in the process that it wasn't even a point of moving on. now, i'm not going to ask you to confirm those rumors. but i am going to ask you to deny them. [ laughter ] did that happen or not, clare? >> you know what, a lot of stuff happened on this season and i feel like it would not be doing it any justice if i was to give

any of it away to you. >> okay, a lot of stuff. okay. >> she's not giving anything up. just leave her alone. she's not giving up the goods. okay, t.j., you're trying. it's not going to happen. way to go, clare. >> robin actually told me to leave you alone in the middle of an interview. you want to take this now, robin? >> thank you, robin. >> clare, in all seriousness a lot have been looking for love during a pandemic and found it difficult. you, of course, had to go into this i guess bachelorette bubble. do you actually feel kind of blessed that you had this opportunity to actually find love in this environment? we followed your journey for a long time. but did it feel like a blessing to have this? >> it was 100% a blessing. there was no guarantee for anything, even in the pandemic. going into that being the bachelorette, there was no security going this is when we're going to do it. this is what we're going to do this is what we're going to do,

this is how we're going to do it. there was no security on any of that because with the pandemic it was so -- there was so much unknown. so it was definitely scary, definitely scary. >> look -- >> thankful that we were able to do it. >> we saw your ups and downs throughout the past several years as part of bachelor nation. were you worried this season might not even happen? >> of course, especially because of the pandemic, but i was always guaranteed by producers and everybody that it was not if it was going to happen, it was just when and how it was going to happen. >> all right. so last thing here, we have to let you go on this. how impressive was the group? did you have more disappointments than highlights in the group you had to choose from? >> no. these men really stepped up and i think having that long-awaited time in between, i believe it was almost six months, they really did an excellent job of recasting men that would suit me and that were my type. so these guys that showed up really brought their "a" game. it was an exceptional group of men. >> clare, you only met four of them anyway.

the season got cut short. i'm just kidding, clare. i'm kidding. i'm kidding. clare crawley, "the bachelorette," season 16 premieres tonight at 8:00 right here on abc. what? >> announcer: tomorrow, "gma" will be sensational because melody gardot and sting have a little something for you. ♪ we could be a little something ♪ >> announcer: when they perform together on "good morning america's" concert series sponsored by carmax. >> announcer: after their debate, after the president tested positive for covid, with so much on the line, now real voters put their questions directly to joe biden. the "20/20" town hall event with george stephanopoulos, the vice president and the people. thursday night, live on abc.

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we'll have another update in 30 m ♪ want to shout welcome back to meet a new generation of superstars conquering social media. >> from food to finance, fashion, we are about to talk to some of the most popular influencers that are out there, t.j. >> their advice inspiring millions, literally millions every day. let's take a look. across the country people are turning to their phones for advice. >> four ways to stop texting them. >> you'll learn a little about the culture and a lot about the food. >> put your phone to bed a couple hours before you're going to bed. try to go to bed at the same time every night. get that full eight hours of sleep. >> reporter: there are more than 500,000 influencers working on instagram alone, and they're using their platforms to build a $9 billion a year industry from self-care with alex elle with

almost a million followers to jen reed who is all about teaching her followers about affordable fashion. social media influencers give tips to inspire, guide and connect with their followers. >> what's the etiquette for the appropriate size and cost of wedding gifts? >> reporter: with more than 5 million followers combined, we have six of the hottest influencers here to answer your questions right now. and those six, here they are, let's say hello to fashion guru, the sister studio ig also dating expert we met at acme and have mother and ob/gyn momma dr. jones and self-care author alex elle and we have the foodie chef kwame onwuachi with us and joshua and ryan of "the minimalist." hello to you all. we have questions for them. robin, let's start with the fashion. all right, jen reed of the sister studio instagram and blog focus on affordable style with her motto, you don't have to spend a lot of money to look like a million bucks. robin, what do you have for her?

>> that's right, because jen, you have a question from one of your many, many, many followers. here's a question from holly. >> hey, jen, what are the four must-have items we all need in our wardrobe, and if i'm going to splurge on just one thing, what should it be? >> four items, okay, i would say a good pair of black nondistressed jeans, a classic blazer that can be worn multiple ways, good versatile basics like a good white tee and some camis and a denim jacket and then splurge, i would say quality, a good pair of jeans that fit you like a glove. they hold you in and hug you in all the right places and make you feel like a million bucks. >> that's what i'm talking about. jeans that hold you in and hug you in the right spots. next up here, some dating advice. dating influencer extraordinaire

lindsey metselaar, host of the popular podcast we met at acme giving relationship advice to her over 125,000 followers and fans. george, what do you have? >> we have a tweet from one of your followers. she wants to know what's the perfect opening line for a dating app? >> honestly, you just have to be silly. if everyone started the conversation with a joke or a funny question, they'd have much more success. so instead of the whole, hey, what's up or, hey, how was your day, ask something like, how do you like your hamburger cooked, or if we're on a road trip and stop at a gas station, what are the three items that you'd pick up? that way you know if they get an almond joy, it's over right then and there. >> oh, my goodness. we're talking about burgers, those will help you fit into the jeans real well. let's go up next to momma dr. jones, a/k/a dr. danielle jones, ob/gyn, mother of four, nearly 600,000 subscribers on youtube. >> we have a submission from gianna. take a look.

>> how would you recommend parents and health care providers talk to their daughters about healthy versus nonhealthy relationships? >> you know, that's a really great question. i think teaching kids healthy relationships always comes down to modeling. that old adage monkey see, monkey do is so applicable. kids grow up thinking relationships should be as they are presented to them so we have a responsibility as parents to model healthy positive relationships and that's not just romantic relationships, it's friends and family and with your kids themselves, so luckily, because if you've been a parent more than five minutes you know it's impossible we aren't tasked with controlling all of their choices, we just need to give them a little toolbox with hopefully all the tools they need to make good decisions for themselves and hope that they use them. >> some great advice here so far. so let's keep it going. self-care is what we're talking about. a lot of emphasis on that during the pandemic. everybody taking care of

yourselves the best you can. alex elle's mantra is practice, robin, creates a ritual in my life. what question do we have? >> that's right. remember in our last half hour we had the piece with rebecca jarvis talking about self-care. so alex, first of all, nicole, my morning producer, big fan of yours, very excited you're joining us this morning and we were talking about self-care and i often say self-care is not being selfish, what advice do you have for those who are struggling right now? >> that's a really good question. it's so nice to be here. i talk a little bit more about this in my new book "after the rain" that's out today but in short self-care is an act of community care. so i think for me as a writer, asking ourselves why am i feeling this way? how is it manifesting in my body? and where is it showing up in my life is a really good way to start and especially on the page, i would also say to greet our negative emotions with compassion, we're not always going to get it right and we should also greet them with curiosity. just get curious about what is going on.

and have your support system. that is so, so important. >> oh, my goodness. she's going to get a message from me later on social media with that advice. we also, during the pandemic a lot trying to do what, cook at home and they need a little help with this so let's bring in now kwame onwuachi. this is a james beard award winning chef. major instagram following. just got picked to be a judge on the upcoming season of "top chef." you know what means, we'll have a hard time booking him after this. >> we got him now. while we still have him we'll ask you this because, first of all, congratulations on all of your success. you are known for exploring black history through your dishes. we have a question from a follower, nick, here's his question. >> so i wanted to know what are the key distinctions between african and caribbean cuisines. >> that's a great question. caribbean food is pretty much west african food with different

cultural influences due to colonization, ingredients, the local people there and migration. in the caribbean you'll see lots of warm spices like allspice, toasted curry powder and clove. aromatics like green onion, coconut and thyme and other indigenous protein. >> oh, my goodness gracious. >> i'm hungry. i don't know about you. >> he will get a message from me later as well. finally a lot of folks are looking for ways to cut back. certain have to with the budget but get excess out of your life. ryan and joshua are the minimalists and have an audience of over 20 million that includes book, podcasts. they are inspiring us to get rid of excess, george. what are you trying to get rid of? >> a whole bunch. we have a question from nate crenshaw. what is minimalism and where do i start? >> well, minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things so we can make room for life's most

important things which actually aren't things at all. and the best place to start, well, it's with a question, ask yourself this, how might your life be better with less? >> i think if you ask that question you're able to identify what the benefits of simplifying are. i don't know about you but with me decluttering is kind of boring so we came up with something we call the 30-day minimalism game. you can find it on our website, but here's how it works, at the beginning of a month, you partner with a friend, family member, co-worker and decide to get rid of some stuff. first day, one thing, second day of the month, two things, third day, three things, so forth and so on, whoever goes the longest wins. if you both make it to the end of the month, then you've both won and gotten rid of 500 items and we think that's a good start. a bunch more tips in our new book called "love people, use things because the opposite never works." it'll be out next year. >> okay, george, you want to be my decluttering partner.

what are you getting rid of today? >> you. >> oh. i knew that was coming. you walked into that one, t.j. [ laughter ] >> well, i can't wait to get to day two. all right, that's just a little taste this morning. we have a lot more influencers each week in our new series, we have bonus tips and life hacks from them on our website, goodmorningamerica.com right now. thank you to the influencers, we hope to see you again. you clearly won't see me again this is my last day according to george stephanopoulos. so really appreciate you all. hope to see you again down the road. robin, take it easy. >> nice knowing you, t.j. coming up, the couple who said good-bye just like t.j. but to the ballroom on "dancing's" '80s night, jesse and sharna joining us live. come on back. t.j., you're going to do that (garage door opening) it is my father's love... it is his passion- it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. don't even think about it!

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♪ show up welcome back to "gma." still here. "dancing with the stars" took us back to the future for '80s night. one unlucky couple had to say good-bye. we'll talk to them in just a minute. but first, lara back with what happened last night. what happened last night, lara? >> what didn't happen last night, t.j. it was a blast from the past with performances to classic songs by some of our favorite bands. we're talking bon jovi, journey, new kids on the block. take a look at the totally awesome night in the ballroom.

♪ maniac >> reporter: it was a throwback '80s night filled with epic comebacks. ♪ rhythm of the night >> this is live tv reading my cards. >> reporter: a technical error leading tyra banks to falsely tell monica and val they were safe when really they were in the bottom two. >> we went into this week like we have every other week and worked hard. i learn to do the best i can possibly do and hope the scores validated that and they did so it's a good feeling. ♪ run away i have got to get away ♪ >> reporter: but this week they catapulted from the bottom to the top. >> nobody wants to be in the bottom two. that doesn't feel good. that is scary. if you want to talk about redemption look at monica aldama who was in the bottom two last week and scored incredible scores tonight. >> reporter: but leaving the dance floor for good heartthrob

jesse metcalfe and his partner sharna. >> it's never fun to, you know, to get voted off, but i had an incredible experience. i mean i really did. i had so much fun. >> sorry to see jesse and sharna exit the dance floor. but at the top of the leaderboard johnny weir got the first pair of 10s for his contemporary dance to "total eclipse of the heart" and former bachelorette kaitlyn bristow pulled off an epic breakdance moment to tiffany's "i think we're alone now." it was quite a show, t.j. >> it was quite a show but the show is over for jesse and sharna and they're joining us now. hey, good morning, guys. breakdancing. breakdancing is back. you were beat out by some breakdancers. i know you didn't want to leave but any part of you think you were robbed? >> i feel like i had more to give. yeah, i feel like i have a lot of potential.

i didn't get the opportunity to live up to my full potential. >> sharna. >> definitely have more to give. >> do you feel that as well? you're trying to get stuff out of him. a guy who doesn't have a background in dancing. how much more was there that this guy had to give? >> i mean, there was so much more. we were improving week to week. we had great momentum. he came into this with zero dance background or tal -- ability and next to people who have a lot of it so i thought he was doing an amazing job and i'm so sad that we got cut -- i feel like we got cut really short. >> jesse, you told us when we first announced the new cast for the season, you said, look, this is something you've been asked to do several times over the years and you finally said yes so how does the experience now stack up now that it's over for you after all those years of really waiting to say yes to it? >> yeah, the experience exceeded my expectations. it was incredibly challenging. a lot more challenging than i thought it would be but it was also incredibly rewarding. it was a stellar cast this season.

one that i was really proud to be a part of. >> and, sharna, i know you would never blame an injury but you got a pretty bad sprained ankle there. how did you power through that? >> i did. we were trying to keep it secret but i actually sprained it before the first show. it was a really bad sprain. it's still healing. the first few weeks were kind of shaky. a lot of strapping and braces and the painkillers but it's on the mend, sadly now i have time to rest it. i would rather be working through an injury right now. >> she's a tough cookie. >> jesse, when are we going to see you dancing again? >> when will you see me dancing? hopefully soon. maybe i'll get a role that requires some dance now that i feel like i have a lot of, you know, movement in me. maybe a new skill set. >> yes. >> but you also, of course, everybody is talking about the pounds people put on during quarantine and you said this was good for you. you dropped how much weight doing this? >> oh, yeah, this was great for me.

i dropped ten pounds. >> yeah, amazing. >> ten pounds. sharna, you have to tell me the couples that are left, who you got your money on? >> ooh, i really, really, really want sasha and justina to win and sasha to get his first mirror ball. >> who do you have, jesse? >> i concur. i really agree. >> really glad to see you all this morning. not under these circumstances, but good to see you. >> no. >> take care of that ankle, sharna. jesse, we'll see you dancing somewhere down the road. you take care. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. next monday night six-time mirror ball champ derek hough will be dancing in the ballroom once again. "dancing with the stars" on at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc. hey there, ginger. >> hey, t.j. i loved last night's episode. never wanted to be more on the dance floor again than the '80s. now i've got some news from our friends at national geographic. they are launching a new issue of their magazine taking an

in-depth look at how the novel coronavirus is reshaping our world. it is full of powerful images and stores. check it out at natgeo.com, good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. look at that warmth already average by noon with 60s, 70s and 80s this afternoon and even warmer temperatures and criticar up next we have a world icar famous chef showing us a one-pan wonder you can make for dinner tonight. ♪if you're gone for

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we're excited to welcome yotam ottolenghi, a world renown chef. "the new york times" food columnist. best-selling author out with a new book called "flavor." great to have him joining us from london with some one-pan meals. good morning, yotam. thank you for joining us this morning and tell us all about

this one. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you very much. >> it's great to have you this morning. you'll make a vegetarian dish this morning and one of the secret ingredients is, you fry chickpeas to go with it. >> delicious. >> yeah, so i've got some chickpeas here that have been fried with paprika, cumin, olive oil, garlic, really lots of flavor here, and the trick here is that to get -- you get the nice and crispy and i'm just going to use, keep some of those for later to garnish to give us a little crispy crunch on top and then i'm going to start adding other things so i've got here in this bowl, i've got green olive, sicilian olive, lemon zest and capers and i'm going to mix that together and that's a lovely, fresh thing to have towards the end. but i'm also going to cook some of it. so like with the chickpeas, i'll use some for cooking and

some of it for garnishing later. that's a really nice thing so the olives cook and get the flavors of the olives cooking and capers cooking. it's going to add flavor to the dish. >> you like to do it in stages. >> i've got some nice tomatoes here. a bit of sugar and some carraway seeds for really lovely, lovely flavor. this is -- i'll cook that for a minute or so, just stirring it. getting everything together. and i don't know -- you couldn't smell it across the atlantic but it does smell really, really good from the spices, from the chickpeas, and now for the lovely thing, i take all these orecchiette pasta with a bit of salt and add it to the dish. there we go. >> so you're actually cooking the pasta in the sauce? >> yeah, so i'm going to cook the pasta in the sauce. i'm going to create the sauce

while the pasta is cooking, which is slightly unusual but a really cool way, so i'm adding some stock and a bit of water, just vegetable stock and what happens now when this comes to the boil, the sauce will thicken from the starch in the pasta so you get a nice thick sauce. you don't need to cook the pasta before you say to yourself you're going to wash the pan and you also get the pasta absorbing all the sauce. so -- >> robin will tell you she's got a big thumb's up this morning. >> it will cook for 12 minutes. >> delicious, delicious, delicious. thank you, chef, so much. >> thanks for coming to "gma." we appreciate your debut here and all of you at home can get the recipe on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. he will be back tomorrow talking about spices. we'll be right b

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good morning, everyone. nearly 23,000 bay area customers could lose power this week due to potential public safety power shut offs. pg&e is keeping an eye on dangerous wind conditions tomorrow night through friday morning. napa could see the most homes and businesses impacted. now, let's check in with mike for more on that. >> hi, everybody. we're still under a fire weather watch, which will be upgraded to a fire weather warning. goes to 11:00 friday morning due to the fast winds, the dry a the dry vegetation and eck treem temperatures. today, it's going to be warmer than average, but air quality is good. drier than normal. temperatures in the 80s to near 90, but look how hot it gets thursday and friday.

>> now it's time for live with kelly and ryan and we'll be back at >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, new york state governor, andrew cuomo. and the new bachelorette, clare crawley. plus, science bob takes us back to the future as we continue our "virtual science week." all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning. >> kelly: oh, yes. >> ryan: thank you so much. >> kelly: calm down, everybody. it is tuesday, and you know how you get on a tuesday. >> ryan: on a tuesday. >> kelly: you know what i like? i like our in-house all producer audience on a tuesday.