good morning, america. the final showdown. donald trump, joe biden head-to-head overnight. the pandemic takes center stage at the critical debate. >> we have no choice. we can't lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does. >> he says we're, you know, we're learning to live with it. people are learning to die with it. >> new rules in place, muted mics. the candidates clash on health care, immigration and race. >> he pours fuel on every single racist fire, every single one. >> i am the least racist person in this room. >> the president got personal attacking biden's son hunter. biden went on offense. >> the guy who got in trouble in ukraine was this guy. the only guy that made money from china is this guy. >> both making their case to the american people with just 11

days until the final votes. sign of hope. remdesivir becoming the first fda approved treatment in the fight against covid-19. plus, the first company to test its vaccine on a child. this as the united states reports a startling 76,000 new daily cases and icus are rapidly filling up across the country. raging infernos. extreme wildfire danger in the west. >> you can see behind me here the fire is in the trees. the firefighters call this crowning and when that happens in these conditions the fire is virtually unstoppable. >> this morning we're live in the fire zone as the west coast also faces another major threat. unsealed. the testimony that ghislaine maxwell fought to keep secret now revealed. what she said under oath about jeffrey epstein's abuse of teenage girls. black friday game-changers. where to find the best deals this year without those doorbuster frenzies and how the big brands are helping keep shoppers safe this holiday season. and borat is back. sacha baron cohen joins us live.

his new movie dropping early overnight striking a chord with 11 days until the election. this morning, what he's saying about sneaking into one of mike pence's speeches and that headline-making incident with rudy giuliani, only on "gma." good morning, america. happy friday, everybody. it is great to be with you on this busy friday morning. it was a late one last night. >> late one last night? all around. >> for different reasons. but we do have that critical final showdown between president trump and joe biden. >> we certainly did. the two candidates taking the stage together for the very last time before the election. 11 days away. look at this staggering number. nearly 50 million people have already cast their ballots. that is more than 35% of the total voters in 2016. >> as for the debate, what a difference a few weeks and muted mics can make.

this was a more normal political debate, fewer interruptions. you could hear the candidates make their case, but the clashes were still stark and clear on the pandemic, health care, personal corruption and race. mary bruce is in nashville with all the highlights. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, this was a far more civil affair than their disastrous first debate, but just as contentious. without the constant interrupting, the stark contrasts between the two was laid bare and the president reined in his outbursts. it's just not clear if that's going to be enough. trump is trailing in the polls. he needed a win here last night, but joe biden didn't sit on his lead and came out swinging. right out the gate joe biden determined to make clear what is at stake in this election. >> 220,000 americans dead. you hear nothing else i say tonight, hear this, anyone that is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the united states of america. >> reporter: president trump forced to go on defense. >> i take full responsibility. it's not my fault that it came here.

it's china's fault. >> reporter: in their first face-off since trump's diagnosis with covid, the candidates with polar opposite predictions. >> we're about to go into a dark winter, a dark winter, and he has no clear plan. >> he says you have no plan. >> i don't think we're going to have a dark winter at all. we're opening up our country. >> reporter: despite cases currently rising in at least 40 states trump says the worst is behind us. >> it will go away and as i say, we're rounding the turn, we're rounding the corner. it's going away. >> reporter: he insists it's time the country get back to normal. >> we have no choice. we can't lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does. he has the -- i'd love to put myself in the basement or a beautiful room in the white house and go away for a year and a half until it disappears. >> reporter: biden says trump is not taking this crisis seriously. >> the way the president has responded to this crisis has been absolutely tragic. he says we're, you know, we're learning to live with it. people are learning to die with it. >> reporter: trump pressed on where his health care plan is. he's been promising it for over a year. >> what i would like to do is a

much better health care. much better. we'll always protect people with pre-existing. >> there's no way he can protect pre-existing conditions. none, zero. you can't do it in the ether. >> reporter: trump tried to paint biden as backing socialized medicine, linking him to the far left. >> when he says public option he's talking about socialized medicine and -- health care. bernie sanders wants it. the democrats want it. you're going to have socialized medicine. >> he's a very confused guy. he thinks he's running against somebody else. he's running against joe biden. i beat all those other people because i disagreed with them. >> reporter: as expected the president went personal attacking biden and his son hunter making unverified claims that biden improperly profited from his son's business endeavors in ukraine and china. >> he is the vice president of the united states and his son, his brother and his other brother are getting rich. they're like a vacuum cleaner. they're sucking up money. >> okay, president trump. thank you. >> reporter: biden flatly denying the claims. >> i have not taken a single

penny from any country whatsoever. there's a reason for it. he doesn't want to talk about the substantive issues. >> reporter: and he went on the offensive over the president's own foreign business dealings. >> the guy who got in trouble in ukraine was this guy. the only guy that made money from china is this guy. >> reporter: and trump's taxes. >> i have released all of my tax returns, 22 years. >> i'm going to release them as as soon as we can. i want to do it. nobody tells you that. >> reporter: biden attempting to get the conversation back on track, talking directly to the american people. >> it's not about his family and my family but your family and your family is hurting badly. >> reporter: on immigration trump forced to defend his controversial child separation policy. according to a report, advocates still can't find the parents of more than 500 children separated by the trump administration. >> children are brought here by coyotes and lots of bad people, cartels and they're brought here and they used to use them to get into our country.

>> kids were ripped from their arms and separated and those kids are alone. nowhere to go. nowhere to go. it's criminal. >> they are so well taken care of. they're in facilities that were so clean. >> reporter: according to a medical declaration obtained by abc news a doctor who inspected the largest immigration holding center in the country in 2019 compared conditions there to, quote, torture facilities. and when pushed on race -- >> i am the least racist person in this room. >> reporter: biden flat out labeling him a racist. >> he pours fuel on every single racist fire, every single one. this guy has a dog whistle as big as a foghorn. >> reporter: 11 days to go the debate the last best chance to make a closing argument. >> joe, i ran because of you. i ran because of barack obama. because you did a poor job. if i thought you did a good job i would have never run. >> you know who i am. you know who he is. you know his character. you know my character. you know our reputations for honor and telling the truth.

the character of the country is on the ballot. our character is on the ballot. look at us closely. >> reporter: the big question now is whether this is enough to move the needle in this race and shift the dynamic or if it's too late, especially with nearly 50 million ballots already cast. george? >> mary bruce, thanks very much. let's bring in pete buttigieg, joe biden's primary rival, now a member of his transition team. pete buttigieg, let me start with you. did joe biden close the deal last night? >> yes, he made a powerful closing argument because he was focused on the american people. he looked right into the camera, right at us and told us what he was going to do to make lives better and the president characteristically mocked him for it. you know, the tempo was a little bit slower, but the song was the same. and i think when they stepped on that stage, president trump was losing and as the sun comes up this morning, president trump is still losing because he did nothing to explain to the american people what he will do

to improve his miserable record on dealing with the pandemic, on our divided country, especially over race or any of the other areas where he just hasn't delivered. >> hillary clinton had a lead coming into the third debate four years ago. she ended up losing to donald trump. what worries you right now? >> well, you know, any democrat i think remembers the experience of 2016 and is determined to make sure this time around we turn out every vote. it's why we know that this race is going to be close, especially in these critical swing states, we're asking everyone to make a plan to vote if you haven't voted already, to vote early if you can. to go to iwillvote.com to just double check your registration, and get information about how and where to vote. make no mistake. even though joe biden is leading, it doesn't mean much if we don't actually get there and vote. it's why i have been traveling to swing states, and we're going to make sure that we ask every american who cares about the future, who cares about getting out of this pandemic, who cares about making the economy

actually work for us to make their voice heard at the ballot box. >> the president and his team seem to think they drew blood on joe biden near the end of the debate when they talked about fracking and joe biden's plan for a transition out of the oil industry. was blood drawn? >> look, we have a very simple choice. a president who is going to do something about climate change before it ruins our futures and that's joe biden or a president who says it's a hoax and won't do anything about it. joe biden acknowledged the reality that america, frankly, for the last 50 years has been evolving in our energy and in the next 30 years, we'll continue to need to do so and move eventually to a carbon-neutral society. while the president doubled down on the crazy uncle approach saying windmills kill all the birds, whatever that means. the choice couldn't be clearer. and with climate as with the pandemic, a president who doesn't believe in science puts american lives at risk. >> pete buttigieg, thanks.

let's bring in sara fagen. the president had a better debate last night but did he do enough to change the dynamic of the race? >> well, two things needed to happen for the president to have a successful night. he needed to do a good job and articulate the choice in the election and i think he accomplished that, george. on the other hand, he really needed joe biden to make a major mistake. i did not see that. i do think we're going to continue to talk about energy in the coming days. i think joe biden hurt himself in the critical state of pennsylvania. in a close race that could matter, but fundamentally i don't think this race changed a lot after last night. >> and so now 11 days to go. how does the president close the deal? what can he do now? he's not only got to get undecided votes but take votes away from joe biden. >> he does. he polls under a generic republican in many polls. it suggests he has an opportunity. so if he does the following things, he presents this as a choice, the parties could not be more far apart. the lurch to the left by the

democratic party on health care, on immigration, on energy, especially energy which we talked about last night, most americans like donald trump's policies. too many of them do not like his style. he cannot make any major gaffes in the next week. he's got to be calm on the trail. he's got to present the choice and he has to give us a little more substance about what he's going to do in the next four year. >> sara fagen, thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. the pandemic took center stage at the debate. 76,000 new cases reported in the u.s. it's one of the highest one-day totals since the pandemic began. more than 40,000 people are currently hospitalized but now there's some new hope for a treatment. our chief national correspondent matt gutman joins us now from hard hit billings, montana. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. where i'm standing was a former dialysis center. now it's a temporary triage unit

because of the massive influx of patients into hospitals like this. that's what makes the fda's approval of remdesivir so much more important. the faster patients can recover the more quickly hospitals like this can turn over beds. this morning, the fda providing a golden seal of approval for the covid treatment remdesivir. recognizing that the agency believes the drug which will be the first fda approved treatment to fight the virus is relatively safe to use and can shorten the duration of symptoms. >> you're all done. >> reporter: movement on the vaccine front as well. pfizer becoming the first company to test its vaccine on children and enrolling its youngest volunteer, 12-year-old abhinov and his father also participating in pfizer's trial for adults. >> i think that it's like pretty cool to participate in the study. i was nervous but mostly for the blood test. >> reporter: that as covid patients piling up in hospitals in the nation's heartland. they're four to a room in the icu at the university medical

center in el paso where daily covid cases have increased 450% in the past three weeks. nearly half of the hospital's entire capacity is filled with covid patients. you can see some of them turned on their stomachs to help them breathe. the mayor begging people to stay home. >> it's serious, ladies and gentlemen. it's imperative we do what we need to do and change our behaviors. >> reporter: montana also notching a record number of cases, shipments of beds going to hospitals. the e.r. at the billings clinical hospital, one of the busiest in the nation. at one point on thursday, patients stacked in the corridors. what does it mean when you have ten or a dozen people waiting for a room? >> it just puts additional stress on staff. >> reporter: e.r. manager brad van bergen's daily battle against the virus is deeply personal. in july his sister, his stepfather and then his mother became infected. >> three weeks later she passed away. she was brought into the hospital, admitted.

as a family, we decided -- to bring her home. >> let her die with dignity. >> yes, the way she wanted to go. >> reporter: that's so heart breaking. we spent the week in some of the nation's biggest covid hot spots, el paso, texas and here in billings, montana, as different as could be but the one common denominator is low mask compliance. that's what's so frustrating to frontline medical workers. they say countless lives could have been saved if people had only worn these. cecelia? >> the science is there to back that up. matt, thank you so much. we turn to the wildfires raging in colorado this morning. burning more than 400,000 acres. clayton sandell joining us from the fire zone with more on these mandatory evacuations. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. that's right. thousands of people are evacuating in the middle of an epic fire season. three of the biggest fires in colorado history happened all this year and two of them are

raging right now. overnight raging infernos making parts of colorado look like another planet. wildfires igniting hundreds of thousands of acres at an alarming rate. the east troublesome fire is now the second largest in colorado history burning 100,000 acres in a single day. second in size only to the massive cameron peak fire just 12 short miles away. >> that's really unheard of for a fire in this part of the world in timber. >> reporter: thousands have evacuated mountain towns west of denver. high winds and dry conditions creating a perfect storm. you can see behind me here the fire is in the trees. the firefighters call this crowning and when that happens in these conditions, the fire is virtually unstoppable. >> reporter: the fires now burning into rocky mountain national park. it is now closed. people are evacuating as emergency vehicles race the other way. firefighters are on the defense, resources stretched thin by a record-setting fire season. >> as of right now we know there are structures lost. to the extent, i have no idea.

>> reporter: the good news is this weekend is expected to bring colder temperatures and up to a foot of snow in the fire zone and firefighters hope it stops some of these flames in their track. cecelia. >> hopefully that helps. let's head to ginger with more on the fire danger in california and colorado. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecelia. why has it been this bad? you had beetle kill, so a lot of the trees were dead. on top of that, so many fires from colorado to utah because we are in extreme or exceptional drought. 70% of the state of colorado in that type of drought. now today into this weekend there are really bad conditions ahead. they have already been fighting those 50-mile-per-hour gusts. red flag warnings are up in that exact area where the burns are happening. fire weather watches in new mexico. can i tell you something? as bad as it's been in california, sunday night into monday looks like it could be the worst wind event, george, we've seen for the entire season. >> this late in the season, thanks very much. we are following a lot of

other headlines this morning including the latest details on ghislaine maxwell accused of partnering with jeffrey epstein in a sex trafficking ring. the deposition she fought to keep secret now revealed. and we also have new developments in the breonna taylor case. the police major who oversaw the officers who executed that warrant at breonna's home is now under investigation. and "borat" star sacha baron cohen is joining us live but first let's head back to ginger. >> reporter: that snow and cold clayton was referencing already breaking records in montana. saturday morning windchills in the single digits and teens. let's get that weekend forecast now sponsored by verizon.

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this morning as well. we're also covering the latest on the supreme court showdown. so close to the election judge amy coney barrett is one step closer to the bench. the senate judiciary committee advanced her nomination unanimously 12-0. the democrats boycotted the vote, all republicans voting for her. take a look at this voter casting her ballot from the international space station. katie ruben sent her secure vote in via email. now, that's an absentee ballot. >> that is commitment. we begin with new revelations in the case against ghislaine maxwell. a judge unsealing more than 400 pages of a transcript from a 2016 deposition. in it she denies recruiting girls for her long-time associate, convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. adrienne bankert is outside the jail in brooklyn where maxwell is being held. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you too, cecilia. yes, maxwell denied a release on bond. while she sits in her cell one of her and epstein's alleged victims is celebrating this evidence going public. after months of fighting to keep depositions sealed, this morning

newly unsealed testimony gives a glimpse of what ghislaine maxwell said under oath in 2016, repeatedly denying any knowledge or participation in convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein's alleged sexual abuse of teenage girls. in a contentious deposition made public thursday under court order, maxwell, epstein's one-time girlfriend and socialite who had been accused of finding and grooming girls for him in the years before he died by suicide in jail in august 2019 has testified i never saw any inappropriate underage activities with jeffrey ever. the redacted transcript stems from a 2016 defamation case brought by virginia roberts giuffre who accuses them of directing her to have sex with prominent men including prince andrew when she was a minor, something the royal has denied and claimed he does not recall meeting her. >> do you recall any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts then or -- >> none whatsoever.

>> reporter: in the deposition maxwell repeatedly claims giuffre is lying about her. she calls giuffre an exaggerator, a fantasist and an absolutely true, terrible person. maxwell also claims not to remember this photograph appearing to show the three of them together, which giuffre says was taken in 2001 at maxwell's london home. prince andrew has previously said that he has no recollection of the picture being taken and can't be sure if it's real or fake. barry levine, author of "the spider: inside the criminal web of jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell," has been investigating the allegations at the heart of these cases and says epstein needed the help of someone like maxwell to earn the trust of his alleged victims. >> it really became a symbiotic coupling in the sense that they were able to present themselves, particularly to young women, and their families in the sense that they appeared as a loving, young

couple. >> reporter: now, giuffre's lawyers maintain that this evidence establishes maxwell's heavy and extensive involvement in epstein's alleged sex trafficking and in the recruitment of giuffre. maxwell maintains her innocence and has pled not guilty to all charges, cecilia. >> adrienne, thank you. so many questions about this so let's bring in dan abrams for more on this. dan, good morning. i was reading the transcripts and i know you've read them too. over and over repeatedly maxwell has adamantly denied she did anything wrong. why do you think they wanted to keep this secret? >> yeah, i kept reading through waiting for the big moment and it's not there because she denies it again and again and again. look, their argument was that it would improperly influence a potential jury. but i think that they were more concerned about two things, number one, they don't think that this deposition should be available, it should be public, it should be usable in the

context of the criminal case. they say this was taken with a specific agreement that it would never be made public. so i think that's number one. number two is there's another deposition that was taken after this where she was actually forced to answer some of the questions that she didn't answer in this deposition. i think that her team is concerned that now that there's been a legal ruling that this is going to be made public that the second deposition would be made public as well. >> maybe you just answered this, but to be clear, did you see a smoking gun at all anywhere in the deposition that you read? >> i didn't, but the devil is going to be in the details here, right? i mean, the prosecutors are going to try to use small inconsistencies. it's not going to be that there was a moment in this particular deposition. but again, prosecutors believe she perjured herself in this deposition, that she lied, and that they're going to be able to prove that she lied in the deposition. >> and does that then impact her

criminal case going forward? >> yeah, i mean, look, obviously that's part of her criminal case. keep in mind, this deposition was not taken as part of the criminal case. this was taken as a completely separate civil case. this is going to be part of the criminal case and, again, look out for that second deposition, which may take months of litigation to determine if and when that gets made public. >> still more to come. dan, thank you so much. michael? all right, cecilia. we're going to turn to the latest in the breonna taylor case. the louisville police major who supervised the unit that executed the warrant on breonna's home on that fatal night is now under investigation. alex perez joins with us that and more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, michael. authorities are looking into whether that officer may have improperly pressured investigators about evidence. a louisville police major is under fire for allegedly

interfering with the investigation into breonna taylor's death. police confirming major kim burbrink has been administratively reassigned pending an internal investigation into allegations she pressured investigators for sensitive information about evidence collected at the scene of taylor's killing. one calling it a cross-examination. major burbrink oversaw the unit that was serving a warrant at taylor's apartment the night she was shot and killed by police who came looking for drugs and money allegedly connected to taylor's ex-boyfriend, but found nothing. police say officers opened fire after taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker, using a legally-owned gun, fired what he called a warning shot saying he nor taylor heard the numerous times police say they announced their presence. >> i get shot. we return fire. this is not us going hunting somebody down. this is not kneeling on a neck. this is nothing like that. >> reporter: officer john mattingly who the fbi found was hit by walker's single shot telling michael he believes the mistake that cost breonna taylor her life was that they did not break down her door sooner. >> how would you have done it

differently if you could have? >> we would have either served a no-knock warrant or done the normal thing we do which is five to ten seconds to not give people time to formulate a plan because if that had happened i'm telling you if that had happened breonna taylor would be alive. >> you believe she would be alive? >> 100%. >> if you had just stormed in? >> yes. >> and not given them time? >> i do. >> reporter: only one officer was indicted by a grand jury in september with a single count of endangering three of taylor's neighbors. no one was charged directly in the young emt's death prompting outrage from the public. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: and from jurors, a second grand juror now coming forward to set the record straight saying the jury was never given the opportunity to consider stronger charges including homicide. and overnight, kentucky governor andy beshear calling on the attorney general to release all information about the grand jury proceedings in light of the

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up for them you will be eligible for additional discounts. but one piece of caution there, george, if you sign up with your work email address or one you use a lot you're going to see a lot of emails over the year about deals trying to tempt you into buying. so your best bet is to sign up for a new email, shopping only email so that all the mail goes there and doesn't tempt you beyond december 25th. >> good advice right there. how about any changes to return policies? >> reporter: so they're going to belonger this year. a lot of retailers and the experts tell us to expect longer windows and that's because people are shopping differently. they're starting earlier and might be shopping online as well, george. >> rebecca jarvis, thanks very much. michael? what do you think is coming up? >> i'm brushing up on football right now. >> our "play of the day." we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪

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>> kansas city chiefs' patrick mahomes coming to his defense on twitter writing, i can't even say anything because i would never be able to run that far either. the giants were leading by 11 points, with five minutes to go, but the eagles scored twice in that time taking the lead with 40 seconds left. the giants lost, 22-21, and i am applying for a job as a sports anchor after this. >> cecelia, hold on a second. that was the meanest thing you've ever done to michael. >> to be honest with you, i'm really hurt, and that's why -- you know what, i stayed up -- i watched the debate last night. i was -- i had to choose, football or debate. i chose the debate because it's less frustrating than me watching my giants play last night. that really hurt me. thank you so much. >> sorry. >> i don't think i can go on here today. coming up, sacha baron cohen. he's joining us live. don't cry. >> too late.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the final showdown. donald trump, joe biden, head-to-head overnight. the pandemic center stage. >> we have no choice. we can't lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does. >> he says we're, you know, we're learning to live with it. people are learning to die with it. >> new rules in place, muted mics. the candidates clashed on health care, immigration and race. >> he pours fuel on every single racist fire. every single one. >> i am the least racist person in this room. >> making their case to the american people with just 11 days to go. sign of hope. remdesivir becoming the first fda approved treatment in the fight against covid-19. this as the united states reports a startling 76,000 new daily cases. borat is back.

the brand-new movie dropping overnight. >> could i stay in your home? >> i hope quarantine never ends. >> sacha baron cohen and his co-star live on "gma" just ahead. what he's saying about the headline-making incident with rudy giuliani. sneaking into one of vice president pence's speeches and how he says he's using his outrageous character to expose racism in america. plus, we are kicking off your weekend with sofia carson performing her new song as we say, good morning, america. good morning, america. sofia carson is going to kick off our friday morning. make us happier than we already are. >> and it's a busy friday morning because we've got some big "pop news." new music from ariana grande overnight, the star-studded trailer for "the prom" and lara will tell us all about that coming up. we also have an outstanding update on gulf coast strong. robin and rob marciano went to lake charles, louisiana to visit

the area hit so hard by back to back by hurricanes and encouraged "gma" viewers to help out by donating to feeding america's hurricane disaster relief. >> you know what, they listened and they really came through with more than $290,000 in viewer donations and counting, that number combined with the amazing $500,000 donation from the health care company abbott. we have a whopping total of more than $795,000. >> that is going to go a long way. we get the latest on the race for the white house. donald trump, joe biden took the stage last night, last debate before the final votes 11 days away. it was a more normal political debate. there were fewer interruptions. you heard the candidates clash on race, the pandemic, the economy, health care. let's go back to mary bruce in nashville with the latest. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, again, george. well, this was a far more civil affair than their raucous first face-off but it was just as contentious without all the

constant interrupting, the sharp contrast between the two candidates was on full display. right out the gate joe biden determined to make clear what is at stake in this election. >> 220,000 americans dead. if you hear nothing else i say tonight, hear this. anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the united states. >> reporter: president trump forced to go on defense. >> i take full responsibility. it's not my fault that it came here. it's china's fault. >> reporter: in their first face-off since trump's diagnosis with covid, the candidates with polar opposite predictions. >> we're about to go into a dark winter, a dark winter and he has no clear plan. >> he says you have no plan. >> i don't think we'll have a dark winter at all. we're opening up our country. >> reporter: despite cases currently rising in at least 40 states, trump says the worst is behind us. >> it will go away, and as i say, we're rounding the turn. we're rounding the corner. it's going away. >> reporter: he insists it's time the country get back to normal. >> we have no choice. we can't lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does.

he has the -- >> reporter: but biden says trump's not taking this crisis seriously. >> he said we are learning to live with it. people are learning to die with it. >> reporter: as expected, the the president went personal, attacking biden and his son hunter, making unverified claims that biden improperly profited from his son's business dealings in ukraine and china. >> he is the vice president of the united states and his son, his brother and other brother are getting rich. >> reporter: biden flatly denying the claims. >> i have not taken a single penny from any country whatsoever. >> reporter: he went on the offensive over the president's own foreign business dealings. >> the guy who got in trouble in ukraine was this guy. the only guy that made money from china is this guy. >> reporter: biden attempting to get the conversation back on track talking directly to the american people. >> it's not about his family and my family. it's about your family. and your family is hurting badly. >> reporter: 11 days to go, the debate the last best chance to make a closing argument.

>> joe, i ran because of you. i ran because of barack obama because you did a poor job. if i thought you did a good job i would have never run. >> you know who i am. you know who he is. the character of the country is on the ballot. our character is on the ballot. look at us closely. >> reporter: the big question now, of course, is whether this debate was enough to have any real impact, to move the needle or change the dynamic of this race or whether it's just simply too late, especially as nearly 50 million ballots have already been cast. >> record-breaking numbers. mary, thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency with cases surging across the country, but now there's some new hope for treatment. let's go back to our chief national correspondent matt gutman who is joining us now from hard-hit billings, montana. good morning, again, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning again, michael. while the fda's basically given its gold seal of approval for the covid treatment remdesivir which can shorten the duration of some of the symptoms from the

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and they are both joining us now. so, sacha, maria, thanks for joining us. everybody is talking about that scene referenced in your movie involving rudy giuliani and giuliani himself has been talking about it as well. we can't show the clip. it's not morning tv friendly, but basically the president's personal attorney is seen in a compromising position in a hotel room after having an interview with maria's character, but i want to say what giuliani tweeted. he said the "borat" video is a complete fabrication. i was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment. at no time was i ever inappropriate. if sacha baron cohen implies otherwise, he is a stone cold liar. sacha, how do you respond to giuliani's tweet? and feel free, maria, to chime in afterwards.

>> well, i would say that if the president's lawyer found what he did there appropriate behavior, then heaven knows what he's done with other female journalists in hotel rooms and, listen, i just urge everyone to watch the movie. it is what it is. he did what he did and make your own mind up. it was pretty clear to us. >> maria, did you want to add anything? >> i'm -- maybe i want to thank you that i was sure that you were going to save me from everything. >> well, i was actually -- i was quite concerned for her during the scene. i was in a -- we built a hideaway that i was hiding in during the entire scene. so i was monitoring it by text but, you know, it's my responsibility as a producer as well to ensure that the lead actor is looked after. >> well, maria, did you feel unsafe because it sounds like you were implying that you did?

>> no. that's what i'm saying, that i've always felt safe with our team, with our crew, with sacha in my corner. i actually never felt that i've been in danger. that's why i'm lucky because i had them. >> we do have a clip from the movie that we can show in which maria, your character, is getting a makeover. let's take a look. >> i have idea of hair. >> okay. >> this one, nice one. >> this is actually a gentleman. >> this is a male? >> yes, sir. ♪ i'm coming out ♪ i want the world to know ♪ got to let it go >> we're going to do a spray tan today. how dark does she want to go? >> what color is best for a racist family? >> i would say right here. i wouldn't go any darker than a 6 or 7. >> wow. well, this is your second time around obviously as borat.

the first time was in 2005. you said you set out to reveal america's inner racism. i know you also want to make people laugh so it's a double strategy there. but what has changed in these past 15 years? >> well, you know, at that time people were shocked that there was an underbelly of hatred and racism. now it's overt and, you know, you hear those words being projected by the president of the most powerful country in the world, and what i actually wanted to do is to reveal that underneath all the hatred and underneath all the division, we are actually not that far apart. we are good people, people who, you know, you would despise normally and from the other side and i try to get people from both sides. you know, i wanted to show the humanity. there were some -- a couple of

qanon conspiracy theorists i lived with who actually are good people who just have adopted some very negative conspiracy theories that are being propagated by social media and by the trump presidency. >> you are obviously a master at disguise, sacha. in another scene in the movie, we see you sneaking into vice president -- [ laughter ] we see you sneaking into vice president mike pence's speech. how did that play out? >> well, that was pretty difficult because i woke up at 2:00 in the morning and i had a world class prosthetics team turn my face into the president's. that took about six hours and i was wearing a fat suit and it's quite a large fat suit because of the -- i don't know how to say it. but the president's physique and obviously i had to get through a

number of layers of security including tsa security and the last thing you want is -- i knew the moment they touched the fat suit they would not allow me in. and one of them wanded me and there was a beep and they said, what is that? i said, it's a pacemaker. i was obviously doing my american accent and then they carried on with the wand and then suddenly the lower bit of the belly, it beeped again and they said, well, what is that? why is it beeping? i had no answer and the tsa officer said, hold on, it's the wire for the pacemaker, right? i was like, yeah. he goes, okay, go through. and then i essentially hid in a bathroom at c-pac for five hours listening to the ablutions of various conservative men.

then eventually we did the scene and got escorted out by about 15 security staff including secret service and local police. but interestingly enough they never got my identification. so if you're watching this, the secret service, i think next time try and ensure if somebody breaks into a political event with the vice president or president to check for their i.d. >> you exposed quite a bit in these movies on all levels. maria, i'm curious, what is an audition like for "borat"? >> the audition? the audition was incredible actually, scary. but i'm from bulgaria, and i'm extremely happy that i have the opportunity to have this part which is for european, right? so we started with self-tape. it was an open call. i sent another one and then i went to london to england a few times and we even started with real people at the first audition.

it was crazy. >> so she means in the scene she auditioned with people who thought i was a real person as borat and that she was really my daughter. >> yeah, we started with a self-tape and it was nice and then the most important part was that people should believe in me, that i'm real, that truth exist and i think i exist now. >> yeah, well, she does exist. >> you said it was important -- >> i'm sure she does exist. i mean actually maria has been staying in character since the movie and actually recently got taken on a tour of the white house about a week before the superspreader event by people who believed that she was a real journalist. i mean, she's an incredible actor. we interviewed 600 young women from all around the world and she's hilarious.

she is one of the most courageous actors in history. if she doesn't get nominated for an oscar, then that's a travesty. she is hilarious and she has the capacity to deliver a scene and make you cry which is what finally got her the part. when we did the breakup scene in the movie and i had to stop it because i felt myself getting quite emotional. she's one of a kind. you know, imagine coming to america for the first time. she barely had been out of bulgaria and suddenly she's playing a role with real people in some terrifying situations and she got through it all. i don't know how, but she is a revelation. >> now you're making me cry. >> we'll end that on that beautiful note. maria bakalova, sacha baron cohen, thank you both so much for being with us. we appreciate it.

and "borat subsequent moviefilm" is available now on amazon prime video. we'll head over to ginger now. >> reporter: thank you, amy and i want to catch up on the fire so you know you have that east troublesome fire in colorado. that one is just northwest of denver. you see people evacuating in estes park. there are so many fires burning. that one now is the second largest in colorado state history. three of the largest of all time by the way have happened in 2020. one big part of the problem, very little monsoon, lots of drought, exceptional to severe in colorado. 70% of the state and also have winds, red flag warnings in northern california, some of the worst winds of the season yet to good morning. welcome to friday. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. seasonal weather today through sunday morning and then the extreme fire threat begins sunday afternoon through tuesday morning. then past that, chilly, lows in the 30s and 40s. highs in the 70s and 80s next

week. 60s and mainly 70s today with a few clouds along the coast. 40s and 50s, cooler tonight. now it is time for "pop news" with lara and riva. hey, lara and riva. how are you doing? >> hi, you guys. happy friday. we're going to get right into it. we're going to begin with ariana grande releasing brand-new music overnight. the single is called "positions" and grande is in a position of power if you will in the music video playing the president. take a look. ♪ i'll meet your mama on sunday and make love on monday ♪ ♪ i'll be >> wow. that video already has over 6

million views since midnight, guys. the singer teasing her new album earlier this week with a cryptic slo-mo video typing out the word "positions" and posing the cover art for the single and did it wednesday afternoon. it is set to drop by the end of next week. fans cannot wait. this will be ariana's first album since "thank u, next" topped the charts in 2019. time to break out the corsage, tux and limo. we're headed to the prom. ryan murphy taking the hit broadway musical to the big screen with meryl streep in a starring role. take a look. >> what is going on? who are you people? >> oh, my god. that's -- >> surely you know who i am. where is my suite? >> we don't have a suite. >> now do you have a suite? ♪ something universal >> you're not alone.

♪ life's no dress rehearsal >> and you do have friends and we are ride or die. >> where are they? >> okay, well, let's get this going, prom. >> so great. streep, nicole kidman teaming up with, as you saw, kerry washington, james corden, keegan-michael key to name a few in this adaptation of the tony nominated musical about a group of, well, washed up broadway actors who unwittingly end up in a small indiana town fighting to help a high schooler who is banned from bringing her girlfriend to the prom. i saw this on broadway. it is the most heartwarming story. murphy saw the show as well, and immediately got the ball rolling to make it a movie. the cast as i mentioned, his first choice, dream cast all signed on immediately because of the plot. "the prom" hits select theaters and streams on netflix starting

december 11th. such a beautiful story. and finally, guys, get ready for rocket barbie. elton john has teamed up with the toy company mattel to create an elton inspired barbie doll commemorating the 45th anniversary of his legendary record-breaking concert at dodger stadium back in 1975. the newest barbie wears a sparkly top and flared denim jeans with elton's initials on them. elton even personally selected the iconic sunglasses that barbie is wearing right there. elton john telling "rolling stone" barbie is an icon in her own right so her paying tribute to my work and personal style, that is a real honor. looking good, barbie and looking good, guys, back in the studio. i'll send it your way. i'll see new a little bit. >> you know you made it when you got your own barbie. >> definitely. >> great job, lara. >> thanks, lara. coming up, vanessa williams and lena waithe are joining us live.

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." some tense moments in oakland when a grass fire broke out in windy red flag conditions so the flames could be seen burning along the 580 freeway near 35th avenue from sky 7 kweed evening. when the winds pushed them towards some apartment buildings the oakland fire department called in more help. one building ended up being damaged. oakland fire says it started in a homeless encampment. i hope we don't see that come sunday into monday. that's when our worst conditions of the season. hi, everybody, i'm going to tak a look at that fire danger. 48 hours later the reason it's so critical historically dry fuel and winds gusting 50 to 70

miles per hour, kumasi.

hey, bay area. >> anthony anderson joins us and we'll talk to gloria steinem. >> coming up at 9. >> you can always find the late latest on our news app. the news continues with "good morning america."

welcome back, everybody. we have not one, but two fantastic guests who are joining us now. they are the stars of the new horror satire movie "bad hair." good morning to vanessa williams and lena waithe. good morning to you two. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. and we know this movie is set at a music television network in 1989. so, vanessa, we want to go back a little bit. a little flashback friday for you for your music video for "the right stuff." there you go. get it. look at those moves. so what are your favorite memories about shooting this video? >> we shot that video in downtown pasadena and jeffrey daniels was the choreographer and he was really hot. he had worked with michael

jackson. he was one of the members of shalamar. so the record company wanted me to work with him to show off my dancing skills and rebecca blake was the director. >> lena, full disclosure, '80s probably my favorite decade ever. loved the music, loved pretty much everything about it. what would you like to see make a comeback from that era? >> you know, i love the pop stars of that era not unlike what we just saw. there was like a freedom. there was a style. there was a swag. it was all over the top. you know, and that was an amazing time and, you know, i was a young tiger on that time. pop stars like vanessa williams included, they were gods to us because there was a select few that we could look at and emulate and look up to and, yeah, man, that's why it's an

honor to do this. she's an icon. >> she certainly is. vanessa, you play this new boss in the kind of new music network and you're really shaking things up. so we want to take a look at a clip and show everybody what you're up to. >> here's where i'm at. no more cooking shows. no more hair shows. no more endless blocks of anita baker. she gave us "good love" and we've had enough of it. >> what's wrong with anita baker? >> look, "hair beat" got mad ratings. >> that share would make me mad as well. brooke, you are better than a hair beat. you got personality. with clothes that fit you could be a star. >> ha! >> vanessa, we got to say your hair in the movie looks nice but that's really some bad hair. so without giving -- i can't give up too much away but how would you describe what's going on with the women's hair in this movie? >> well, the genre is one that we have not seen in the united states and there is a genre of films that came from japan about

japanese hair killing movies, so this is a new twist. justin simien who wrote and directed it did a brilliant job is taking something that's fascinating and not done here in the states. so it's a great marriage of taking something that was done in the '80s and shot it on film to make it look more like the time and added a new twist. so my hair and a lot of people's hair in the movie does have some evil intentions. >> okay, lena, we're talking about hair. i know this is a horror movie but it sounds like there's an underlying message in it but black women's relationship with hair particularly. >> yes, absolutely. i mean i think for a lot of black women particularly in corporate america they have been forced to conform and to look palletable for their white

co-workers. and i think that we've had this image of european beauty and what we're supposed to look like and so i think there's a lot of pressure on black women to straighten their hair or even if they don't want to, you know, it's definitely not a film that's anti-straight hair or natural hair. it's more about having the freedom to wear your hair however you choose and things like the c.r.o.w.n. act are a prime example of that. i think the movie is really all about not conforming to fit in but more about doing what makes sense for you and standing out actually. >> i love the message behind the movie. we love talking to both of you every time we get a chance. thank you, both. we really appreciate it. the movie "bad hair" is streaming now on hulu so make sure you check it out. coming up how to make the famous magnolia bakery's banana pudding. bakery's banana pudding. ♪ i love some

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celebrating one year of the "gma" book club. will reeve sat down with the best-selling author of our october pick, "the midnight library." and, will, i love how this book is all about life's endless possibilities, isn't it? >> reporter: yeah, lara, good morning. this book really resonates with people, myself included. i marked up all the stuff that spoke to me. it's a story about regret, second chances and answering the question, what could have been.

life is full of endless possibilities. but what if you had the opportunity to try them all out? that's the question author matt haig asks and tries to answer in his "the new york times" best-seller "the midnight library," a poignant journey towards self-acceptance. >> every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. to see how things would be if you had made other choices. would you have done anything different if you had the chance to undo your regrets? >> think in a way that's what libraries are, places we go to, portals to other worlds. >> reporter: 35-year-old nora seed struggling with depression and regret finds herself in the midnight library, a metaphysical space after she loses the will to live. it's here she gets the chance to see what could have been if she had become a rock star, an olympic swimmer, the infinite

number of lives she could have live fundamental she made different choices. every time nora goes to a new life, she comes back to the midnight library once she starts to experience disappointment. what's the lesson you were trying to impart through that? >> on one level it was about the grass not being as green as we think it is when we imagine other lives for ourselves. and also if you think about it, if a life is full of regret, you're not really living in the present. you're living in the past. >> reporter: for haig writing became a form of therapy. a way to channel his emotions and for his fans an outlet to process and reflect on their own lives. >> it really made me think about my own life, second chances, and finding the will to not only survive, but to truly live. >> this is a book that will touch your soul, sit there and grow in you. >> reporter: this is a line that stuck out to me the lonely mind in the busy city yearns for connection because it thinks human-to-human connection is the point of everything. seven months into this pandemic how do you judge that statement?

>> it still holds and i think we've been feeling that more than ever. we kind of really value human-to-human connection more than ever before. >> what are you doing in some of your parallel lives? >> so i stopped the piano at a young age and i was quite good at it and i sometimes wonder, ooh, is there a life where i'm elton john somewhere? ♪ and i think it's gonna be a long, long time ♪ >> i've tried to pick it up a bit again in lockdown. i wonder about if i would have stuck with a musical instrument but i don't really do regrets now. >> reporter: "the midnight library" is a great thought-provoking read. it had me thinking about my possible alternative lives. could i have been a hockey player, a writer, maybe a teacher? ultimately though -- and is this a lesson the book imparts -- i'm pretty happy with the life i'm living right now. >> very cool. will, i'm actually halfway through it and i think it's such a good read and so thought provoking.

thank you, will. "the midnight library" out now. you can read an excerpt on our website at goodmorningamerica.com and as always keep reading along with us on our instagram @gmabookclub. >> looking forward to that. we turn to the extraordinary new exhibit, sharks, predators of the deep. kristen holloway from our affiliate in atlanta is right there. hey, kristen, good morning to you. i see the sharks behind you. tell us about the exhibit. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the sharks are behind me. this new shark exhibit is fascinating. you're literally standing inches away from some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet and they have it really dark to create the fear factor. but this tank behind me, 1.2 gallons of water, 20 feet deep and took about three days to fill up. >> what's this i'm hearing you actually got in the tank? tell me more. >> reporter: it's a little

emersion pool where you get to play with the sharks and the stingrays. it's pretty cool. they felt really rubbery and bottoms were soft but the cool part about it, not just me, everyone gets to do this if you visit the georgia aquarium. two interactive opportunities to play with the animals. if you're really brave you get to get inside the cage and go all the way down to the habitat while they swim around you. >> i caught a shot of my face. i need to pull my chin up here because i am looking at you go, agh. would you do it again? >> reporter: absolutely. i'm trying to convince my mom to do it with me next time. >> all right. good luck. we'll be watching. take video of that. kristen, thank you so much. we'll head back to ginger now. guys. >> reporter: that's the same aquarium, cecilia, that i did the giant whale sharks with. you can get down in there. pretty outstanding. i wanted to share with you maybe not as scary but certainly as playful that would be a bunch of puppies playing in that fresh record-breaking snow in

minnesota. we just thought why not leave good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. on this friday, seasonal temperatures, 60s and 70s after chilly temperatures this morning in the 40s and 50s. close to average i said it earlier. i don't know that i've ever been more excited about a segment. something sweet magnolia bakery's world famous banana pudding to celebrate 25 years they are sharing their beloved recipes with "the magnolia bakery handbook." take a look at some of the pictures our viewers have sent us. so gorgeous. i might make it this weekend. one of the most talked about desserts in the book. >> one of the most eaten in my house. this morning, chief baking officer bobbie lloyd is showing us how to make it at home. bobbie, good morning to you. magnolia's banana pudding has become such a sensation, and with the holidays around the corner, you say it's not that difficult to make at home.

why is that? >> it's super easy because it's a refrigerator dessert. so you let the refrigerator do the baking for you, and everything can be done ahead of time. >> we start by whisk together water and condensed milk. >> yeah. >> but when you're doing that what should we be looking for? >> so you want to look to just make sure it's completely combined before you start adding it to the pudding mixture and it's very quick and easy. this is a first step. you make it all ahead of time. add it slowly, make sure it's completely combined before you add more. and what you end up with is this mixture that goes in the fridge for a minimum 30 minutes and do it overnight and make it a day ahead. super, super simple. >> you can't have banana pudding without whipped cream and you've got a trick to get the perfect texture in just a couple of seconds? >> so whipped cream, super important. takes about five minutes to whip three cups.

make sure you go low and slow, chilled ingredient, cold bowl, cold whisk and whip it until it's about stiff peaks. that's a stiff peak. >> cold, bold. >> if you go too far, you will have butter. >> we don't want the butter. we don't need the butter on this one. now it's time for the assembly of the pudding, the cookies and the bananas. how do we know when the pud something actually ready to eat? >> well, the pudding is ready when you take a sharp knife and stick it into the bowl and there should be no resistance. it'll go right through the cookies easily. that tells you it sat for enough time. takes about six hours all in but to assemble your pudding you have your finished stuff. you can do all of this ahead of time. that's why it makes such a great dessert for the holidays. couple more scoops. put bananas in and layer wafers and bananas and put a couple of scoops to layer it up thickly and swirl it around.

>> michael has his mouth full. >> bobbie said do it ahead of time. i'm glad they did so i can eat it. >> bobby, that's the classic version. >> absolutely. >> you got a tip. you can mix it up a little for people watching at home. >> absolutely. make it fun. have a little fun with this. the kids can get involved. guests can get involved. i love pudding with crunch. you could do oreo cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate chips or fun confetti to make it colorful. whatever works for your family and for the holiday season. it's beautiful. >> i am going to take this giant big bowl in front of me home later. sorry, guys, it's mine. >> no, no. >> bobby, thank you so much. we'll fight over this soon coming up. >> amy, are you going to have your pudding? >> i got one right here. >> i guess i just have to --

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we are back now on "gma" with one of the stars of the disney phenomenon "descendants," chart topping singer and activist sofia carson. she is here to perform her brand-new single. we're excited about that but first she has a special announcement. it's exclusive to "gma." sofia, you have the floor. >> good morning. thank you so much. i am so deeply honored to be unicef's newest ambassador and i have never struggled more to find the words to express my gratitude to unicef. >> congratulations to you and i know you'll do so much great work. you'll perform your new single as we were mentioning called "guess i'm a liar." tell us about its empowering message. >> absolutely. i am so excited to perform my single "guess i'm a liar" for

the very first time on "good morning america." this song is an anthem of heartbreak survival and tells the story of the triumph of self-love when we believed that we couldn't live without him or her and then we realize that we're alive and we can love ourselves better than they ever did. so i guess i'm a liar. >> well, we can't wait to hear it. in fact, we don't have to wait any longer, sofia. here is sofia carson with "guess i'm a liar." ♪ i told you i'd never give up i don't know if i knew ♪ ♪ what a few words could do i bought into the dream of us ♪ ♪ yeah, i believed in it too so i looked straight at you ♪ ♪ and i promised i would love you till the day i die, but i'm still alive ♪ ♪ swore that if i ever lost you i would sit and cry, but my eyes

are dry ♪ ♪ so i guess i'm a liar now 'cause you ain't out here tonight ♪ ♪ and i never had such a good time, ooh, i guess i'm a liar now ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm loving myself real good in a way that you never could, ooh ♪ ♪ i guess i'm a liar ♪ you were the best i ever had i said it loud, said it clear ♪ ♪ what you wanted to hear maybe i trusted you too much ♪ ♪ 'cause every time i see just you and i wanna see ♪ ♪ and i promised i would love you till the day i die, but i'm still alive ♪ ♪ swore that if i ever lost you i would sit and cry but my eyes are dry ♪ ♪ so i guess i'm a liar now 'cause you ain't out here tonight ♪ ♪ and i never had such a good

time, ooh ♪ ♪ i guess i'm a liar now 'cause i'm loving myself real good ♪ ♪ in a way that you never could, ooh, i guess i'm a liar ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ promised i would love you till the day i die, but i'm still alive ♪ ♪ so i guess i'm a liar now, uh, uh, oh ♪ ♪ 'cause you ain't out here tonight ♪ ♪ and i never had such a good time, ooh, i guess i'm a liar now ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm loving myself real good ♪ ♪ in a way that you never could, ooh ♪ ♪ i guess i'm a liar "gma's" concert series is

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. good morning, everyone. it is a big day for kids in san jose. the city re-opening 300 playgrounds closed for seven months because ofcovid-19. amenities like basketball courts and picnic areas will re-open in the coming weeks. you are required to wear masks and the city is also asking everyone to sanitize their hands and equipment before and after use. to make sure that everybody gets a chance to play officials ask that you limit your visits to 30 minutes. what a comfortable day to be outside with temperatures in the 60s and 70s for highs. we get a couple of days of break before this happens. yep, the most dangerous situation of the season. we've got 11:00 sunday till 11:00 tuesday, morning to morning, 48 hours of critical fire conditions and the greatest wind threat, sunday afternoon through monday morning. >> all right, thank you, mike.

now it's time for "live with kelly and ryan"est we'll >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, star of "black-ish," anthony anderson, plus author, journalist, and icon gloria steinem. and we check in with one of our favorite 12-year-old reporters. also, dr. pimple popper herself--dr. sandra lee--all next on "live." and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheers and applause] >> ryan: good morning. >> kelly: hi. good morning. >> ryan: hello. [sighs] it is friday. we have made it. october 23rd--just about a week away from our halloween extravaganza, which we've been building every afternoon here. >> kelly: do you know what's so funny? you just said the word "23rd," and it didn't sound right to me. >> ryan: why? 23rd? >> kelly: have you ever had that, where you've spelled a word that you've spelled 100,000 times, and you're like, "wait, that's not right"? >> rya