good morning, america. it's our second hour. henri takes aim. the northeast under a hurricane warning. preparations already under way. rob is tracking the path. stuck in afghanistan. stuck in afghanistan, the americans unable to get to the kabul airport. president biden promising to help while facing tough criticism over his handling of this crisis. our team right there on the ground in kabul. also this morning, the lessons they've learned. harry and meghan ready to embark on a new chapter after a tumultuous two years. an insider's look at their

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it's always a good morning when we have food here as well and we are ready to master some brunch basics with a classic dish, one of my favorites, shakshuka made simple. it's on the menu. we'll sample it later. >> i never even heard of that. >> neither did i. >> it's my go to egg breakfast if i can have it. >> good to know. that's coming up. we're following a lot of news as mentioned this morning, including the chaos and december separation in kabul as thousands there are trying to flee afghanistan. president biden is calling the evacuations a dangerous mission while seemingly contradicting administration officials about the status of americans trapped in the country. first though we are tracking tropical storm henri, the powerful storm barreling towards the northeast coast. the region now bracing for what could be a rare direct hit. >> senior meteorologist rob marciano has been watching henri's every move. he is in new haven, connecticut, this morning, tracking it all for us. good morning, again, to you, rob.

>> reporter: hi, good morning, eva. foggy right now. should be stormy tomorrow. i worry we're at the end of summer and have a lot of other stuff in the news and people aren't prepared for this and we've been shifting the path of henri the past 36 hours dramatically to the left over some highly populated areas. so pay attention if you live anywhere in the northeast. this is the satellite imagery with lightning data as seen yesterday and a lot of types when we see lightning around the center that indicates strengthening. we haven't seen a lot of that. we're not quite at hurricane strength yet but almost there. there's the satellite picture. about 180 miles off the coast of the carolinas, 500 miles south of long island and we expect it to become a hurricane and because of that hurricane warnings are posted from where i stand east to rhode island and also much of long island. tropical storm warnings posted for all of the new york city metropolitan area. forecast track actually brings it to the west. that low over ohio will suck it in and landfall expected late in the morning tomorrow around noontime on long island right in the hamptons as -- at or near a

category 1 hurricane and then coming through new haven and into new england with heavy rainfall and certainly damaging winds. the impacts over a very densely populated area both with people and infrastructure are going to be wide ranging with winds that could take down trees and power lines, dramatic storm surge and certainly some power outages along with this. much more throughout the broadcast. over to you. >> we'll be watching very closely in the coming hours. rob, thank you. now to the situation in afghanistan. some americans reportedly beaten by the taliban while trying to leave the country. the biden administration promising to bring all americans home as the president faces criticism over how he's handled the withdrawal of u.s. troops. abc's ian pannell has more from kabul. >> reporter: this morning, pandemonium outside kabul airport as terrified afghan families and americans attempt to leave the country. president biden vowing that all americans will be evacuated from afghanistan. >> let me be clear, any american who wants to come home, we will get you home.

>> reporter: this interpreter for the u.s. was visiting his mom in afghanistan when kabul fell. he was able to make it to the airport but is now stuck outside on the tarmac with roughly 500 people. >> i'm happy that i'm safe. that is for sure, but here i didn't know that i would see all these problems. i don't know what is going to happen next. i hope they don't take us back to kabul. >> reporter: many americans still not able to make it to the airport. on thursday three chinook helicopters picking up 169 americans at a hotel just 200 yards from the airport after a large crowd prevented them from walking there. u.s. citizen david fox is stuck in kabul with his wife and child. he was turned away after reaching the airport. >> the airport is very dngerous. so the taliban enforcers have these big rubber bands. i think they're called motor fan belts. i actually got whacked with, you know, one of these like fan belts for not moving fast enough.

>> reporter: the u.s. evacuating some 13,000 people on military aircraft in the past week. friday the department of homeland security deploying personnel to qatar to help with processing. a cbp spokesperson telling abc news they're working around the clock to ensure tose coming to the u.s. from afghanistan are properly screened. ian pannell, abc news, kabul. >> thanks to our ian pannell for that important reporting right there on the ground in afghanistan. coming up here, harry and meghan ready to start their next chapter. new insight into what the duke and duchess have learned since stepping away from royal duties. we're thinking outside the inbox. how a world without email could reduce work burnout. plus, what had the internet jumping jumping? is there a destiny's child reunion? the details in "pop news" when we're right back. >> janai is giggling. ♪ i'm a survivor ♪

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♪ close your eyes ♪ ♪ close your eyes ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. coming up on monday grammy nominees bastille, i think this is their song. >> yeah. >> will be jamming on "gma." part of our summer concert series. it's going to be a great way to start the week. > right now, though, time for "pop news" with janai and janai is already dancing over there. >> yeah, i like that song. i'm excited for monday. time for "pop news." we begin with k-pop superstars bts have announced they're canceling their "map of the soul" tour due to the delta variant. originally scheduled to kick off back in april 2020 but postponed but that didn't slow the group down one bit. bts performing in pay-per-view concerts online and releasing "dynamite," "butter" and "permission to dance." all of those number one by the way. the band's label big hit music

released a statement saying they are, quote, working to prepare a viable schedule and performance format that can meet your expectations. so bts army, keep your fingers crossed and it's worth noting garth brooks and florida georgia line have canceled their tours as well so we'll see if this trend continues. and now major marvel mania with the announcement that anthony mackie is set to star in a fourth installment of "captain america." plus marvel released the final trailer for "eternals" giving fans another look at the mysterious group of heroes and a new villain. take a look. >> why didn't you guys help fight thanos or in any other war, all the terrible things throughout history? >> we were instructed not to interfere in human conflicts. >> by who? >> da, da, da. the all-star cast includes

angelina jolie, richard madden, directed by recent oscar winner chloe zhao. it is out november 5th. in music news, 25 years in the making, it's been a quarter century since aaliyah's album "one in a million" changed the game in 1996 spinning hits like "if your girl only knew" and "hot like fire." the late singer's work is finally available to stream after spending years out of rotation rocketing straight to the top of itunes and spotify. the release came days before the 20th anniversary of her tragic death at age 22. her legacy lives on through her timeless music and i have a story. so aaliyah passed away on august 25th. that's one of my dear friends whitney johnson's birthday and so on her birthday i always tell her, look, while you celebrate let's remember aaliyah passed on this day. last year when i texted whitney johnson, i texted whit johnson. he responded, i don't think this

text is for me. >> you have a friend named whitney johnson. >> yes. now you know how mean i am to my friend on her birthday. now all of america knows. a case of pure pandemonium. loyal devotees of the most popular girl group of all time, destiny's child, wildly speculating about a potential reunion from a tour, brand-new music. it was all over social media the past few days after the group's official facebook and twitter got a little makeover updating the cover images on both pages enough to make me lose my breath. but leave it to matthew knowles to ruin something good, bring us back to reality. beyonce's father saying, no, no, no, nothing is in the works, talk about bugaboo. put your destiny child's play list on replay this weekend. and, dan, you know i'm not going to dis you on the internet because my momma taught me better than that. they're lyrics from the song. >> google it, dan.

>> aarp members here. she was telling me she's dressed up going to diddy's white party later on. >> oh, my god. >> so shady. >> he just aged himself with that one too. >> thanks, janai. well now to our "gma" cover story. "people" magazine is pulling back the curtain on harry and meghan's new life and what they've learned on the difficult path to get here. abc's royal contributor and co-author of "finding freedom" omid scobie joins us with inside details on the power couple's next chapter. good morning. thanks so much for being with us. >> thanks for having us over here. it's great to talk about this, the book and, of course, so much going on with harry and meghan at the moment so we'll have a lot to unpack. >> there are some big lessons the power couple has learned in he cerecent months. tell us about some of those. >> you know, eva, that was what was really fun about working on

this piece with "people" magazine was really looking back on the lessons learned over the past 18 months for the sussexes. we saw them really take that giant leap to speak up for what was important for them. putting their family first, putting their mental health first and as we heard in that oprah interview they really went through a lot to get to that point and now they're at a point where they're able to look back and reflect and feel like it was all worth it. that's what's been fun about updating the book, drawing a line under everything that's happened in the past and looking very much forward into the future. >> during that sit-down with oprah back in march, the couple opened up about their love and respect for her majesty the queen. what's the latest on that relationship with the queen? >> well, dan, i'm so glad you asked that because, of course, we did release some details from the book this week and, of course, the british tabloids did what they did best, took a centimeter and ran a mile in the opposite direction with it. we, of course -- i spoke to sources close to the couple who spoke about their disappointment in the institution of the monarchy and sort of lack of accountability taken after some of the revelations that they

made in the oprah interview particularly when it came to the racism claims. but when it comes to that relationship with the queen it is as strong as ever. they have nothing but love for her. we saw them name their daughter after the queen's very nickname so that gives us an insight into the close relationship and it's great to be able to put that right today. >> and as you know there's been so much to be made about this, this royal rift within the family. so how are their family relationships with other royals at the moment right now? >> well, updating the book i did get to speak with sources that had spoken to us throughout the journey about those family relations and unfortunately because of the little amount of time the sussexes have really been able to spend in the uk -- you know, meghan hasn't returned since they stepped away, very little progress has been made when it comes to improving those relations with prince charles and with prince william. we know between the brothers they are keeping it cordial at the moment.

that door is still open. it's not shut. but there hasn't been much progress there. i think time still needs to do its job on that front. but, you know, there is a respect on both sides. i think when i spoke with kensington palace sources recently close to the cambridges they said they understand that the sussexes are doing their own thing now and i think that sort of resentment we saw perhaps in the past or heard about from sources has kind of started to dissipate and that leaves a platform to hopefully improve those relationships moving forward. >> so what's next for the couple? we hear they have a lot in the works. >> yeah, one of those lessons learned by the couple was it's okay to slow down. you know, we saw them jump from one big project to the next, especially when they moved over to the u.s. but they're on parental leave enjoying that important family time from home, but we are about to enter a very busy period for the couple when they do return to work. we'll see those first projects from spotify, the netflix

projects coming out and, of course, their own work with their charitable organization. that's something they want to be on the ground for. we know they're at their best when interacting with people on those special engagements. because of the pandemic we haven't seen much of them for that reason and so this is finally going to be a chance to see them showing us what they're doing in the u.s. and why that move was so important for them. >> all right, omid, thank you so much for your insight on all of this. of course, for more on this story pick up this week's edition of "people" on newsstands right now. >> omid will be back on "gma" monday, august 31st to spill the tea on the new chapter of his book, all about harry and meghan called "finding freedom." let's switch gears and check in with rob and the weather. hey, rob, how are you doing? >> reporter: hi, eva. i saw whit's post of him wakeboarding in hawaii on his trip. looked good, bud. nice work. made me think of surfing. let's go to the outer banks and show you this surfline camera. this will miss you, outer banks for a change.

the waves are up. rip currents are up as well. careful if you take the board out there or in montauk on the eastern tip of long island, this is always susceptible to seeing storms, a beautiful morning there right now and the waves rolling in. i think there are a couple surfers out there right now. get it in. it will be a rough go tomorrow. waves 15 to 20-foot swells then breaking onshore from montauk, certainly across parts of rhode island, the capeall the islands. we'll see big waves and we'll see big storm surge as well from three to five feet, not just there but here on long island sound where i stand, a lot of inlets here will be seeing water rise dramatically as henri comes in.

okay, we're back now okay, we're back now with an inbox intervention. can you imagine a world without email? speaking personally i love my work but the never-ending barrage of email and texts and messages is the worst part of my work. so this morning we're going to talk to an expert named cal newport about creating boundaries and reducing burnout. check it out. the advent of email brought a whole new way of communication. >> i go online. >> you've got mail. >> reporter: but more than two decades later the romance is gone. the constant cacophony of notifications can wreak havoc on our mental health. >> each of these have messages that requires constant checking of your inbox, constant checking and that is where the problem comes from.

>> reporter: cal newport is a "new york times" best-selling author whose latest work imagines a world without email. can you envision a world without email? what does that even look like? >> what i'm arguing for we need way more structured way of collaborating than this, i'll shoot you a message. i'll jump on slack and shoot you an email. i don't want the tool of email to go away. >> reporter: he says it's time for a much needed inbox intervention and hitting unsubscribe from what he calls the hyperactive hive mind. >> an approach to collaboration which we work most things out with back and forth ad hoc unscheduled messaging. it's how most of us get work done today. it's also i think a productivity disaster. >> a productivity disaster because your brain, your mind is pulled in a thousand different directions. >> if you interrupt work to look at a message, it's going to make you a lot more fatigued and reduce your cognitive output so this sequential nature is what we should be aiming for.

one thing at a time. let me get to a stopping point on this memo before i check my inbox. >> reporter: as for office hours -- >> set times on set days where everyone knows that you are available for realtime communication. just wait till my next office hours to ask me that quick question. it can have large impacts. >> this strikes me as an empowering time for workers. there's so much flux, so many people leaving work. they call it the great resignation. if you're working at a place and you don't like the work flow that's imposed on you, maybe now is the time to think about leaving. >> i think if you leave -- if you go somewhere different, don't just be looking at what is the remote work policy. don't just be looking at what is the benefit or salary. have a conversation about how your work will actually unfold. >> great chatting with cal. another tip, no zoom before take your mornings to do focused work so you can make progress and push all the meetings back until later in the day. and to learn more about how to manage your workplace anxiety

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the calfire has burned nearly -- the fire has burned thousands of acres. it is closed between both directions of pollock pines and myers. it is likely to last through the weekend. let's get a check of the forecast with francis. >> another air-quality advisor in effect for today. hazy conditions all around the bay. low 70's like in san mateo and san jose. low 80's for inland areas. the sea breeze will pick up this afternoon and evening making for better air quality tomorrow. >> the you for joining us. the news continues right now with "good morning america."

it's not just me. it's not just me. >> everything will be fine. >> when burke gets here, everything will be fine. he will know what to do. >> about burke? >> what? >> he's been shot. >> oh, back with that heart-pounding moment at seattle grace. the season two finale of "grey's anatomy" aired back in 2006. 15 years and three emmy nominations for her role in "killing eve" later, sandra oh is back on the small screen and weaver all the details in "binge this." >> is that what you were saying when i was on vacation, when he gets back, everything will be fine? >> yes. >> whit will know what to do. my kids say the same thing, it's weird. just kidding, of course. that's ahead.

first the top headlines we're following. the u.s. now experiencing its steepest and most significant jump in covid-19 hospitalizations since last winter. more than 93,000 patients nationwide, five states now with statewide icu capacity of more than 90% including alabama, arkansas, florida, georgia, mississippi and texas. a rise in cases and hospitalizations fueling the push for people to get the vaccine. chadwick boseman will be honored tonight at the stand-up to cancer fund-raising telecast and streaming event. his wife and host anthony anderson expected to pay tribute to the late actor who passed away at the age of 43. you can watch all of the stan-up to cancer's telecast right here on abc tonight. a doorbell camera in cripple creek, colorado, capturing a roaming bear making its way to the front door of someone's home. this is a real bear. fortunately the bear decided there was nothing of interest, just turned around and left.

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name is melissa. so, the scene, this hot blonde russian, she is this mysterious director of a health and wellness resort. nine strangers are coming to find peace and tranquility. however, i feel like finding peace is the last thing these people are going to find. and, hello, can we talk about david e. kelly producing it? "ali mcbeal," "doogie howser." it's so good. "nine perfect strangers" out on hulu. you can't miss it. >> "nine perfect strangers," next another limited series, this one pulled back the curtain on higher education. what can you tell us about that? >> "the chair" and it's sandra oh as in, oh, yeah, baby. sandra oh golden globe winner for that little show "grey's anatomy," she is back. so the show takes place at a major university. sandra oh is not only the first

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♪ we are back on "gma." before the kids head back to class we have the go-to items that you need and get this, everything here, $50 or under and here to school us is amy brightfield, the health and features director at "better homes and gardens." amy, good morning to you. great to have you. first off here, any parent knows things can get messy. let's start with organization. what have we got here? >> so you have the clear accordion file folder on the end there and what's genius about that is that you can see everything, you can do your homework, put the folders in, collapse it and put it in your backpack and it stands up on your desk and collapses to go in the backpack so they can't say i lost my homework. you're not rummaging around on your desk to find folders or anything like that. next you have this wall organizing system so these things, the pencil cup and erase board, you can attach those to the wall, those are from pop in

and that clears desk clutter. you can have everything up in sight. again, not rummaging around in drawers to look for a pencil or a piece of tape or anything. an all of your supplies right there. magnets, staplers, notepads, everything right at your disposal. you're not looking around for it. then you also have a mini version of that in the front there. >> these are the tiniest little scissors i've ever seen. amazing. >> genius of it is a first aid kit. you can have all your supplies in your backpack and isn't it cute? it's genius it's that small. never looking for scissors. they can toss that in the backpack and you're never asking to borrow a stapler or tape or anything. >> all right, okay, that's for organizing. now for the teens heading back to class, tech on the go for us. walk us through it. >> so you need to be flexible and take notes wherever you are. so this is all wireless. the wireless mouse cuts down on

cord clutter and you've got the wireless bluetooth keyboard which you can attach to an ipad or wherever you are. you can use it so kids can start taking notes wherever they are and you just want to be tech ready wherever you are and got the laptop sleeves because you're lugging around your laptop, kids and adults alike and look how cute these are and they're super soft and cushion, you don't want the laptop banging around in your backpack. it helps with all that and keeps your tech safe. we busted a lot of laptops in our house so it's got to be heavily padded. lunchtime here. how do you keep the school lunch prep ready to go for the school year? >> so these things make lunch easy and fun. so you've got the totes, that's made from recycled cotton from vera bradley and kate spade. look how cute they are, you can use them for more than lunch. you can open it. the inside is wipable. you'll want to use it for

everything, makeup, lunch. then you've got just reusable straws. you know, we want to use straws. we don't want to use plastic or paper and you can use them and you've got the collapsible bowl here showing the bowls are genius, toss a salad in them then when you store them they collapse down to store. they are reusable and spillproof and that's what's great about those. put them in the dishwasher, microwave and condiment containers so your sandwich doesn't get soggy. you can put ketchup and mustard and dips so they don't spill. what's great about the bowls, you can collapse them down and they store anywhere really easily. >> love it. all great stuff and, again, all under 50 bucks, amy, thank you so much. we truly appreciate it as always. and now we're going to head over to rob. rob, good morning once again. >> reporter: good morning, whit.

i love the anchor man voice. you brought that back from vacation. good to see you again, my friend. henri, want to talk about grace, remember grace impacting haiti and puerto rico as a tropical storm and tropical depression. it a hurricanbut a tegory 3 storm that made landfall just a few hours ago along the caribbean coast of mexico and there you see it. well-defined center and just got all the aspects of a hurricane an they're going to deal with impacts over the next 12 hours. we will deal with the impacts of henri over the next 24 to 48 hours as it makes landfall across long island tomorrow around noon and here in connecticut as a potentially category 1 storm and all the hazards that come with that in a densely populated area. if you live in this area it is

>> reporter: by prepare, dan, now that you are a suburbanite that means taking care of the rubber ducky, the floating pegasus and all those things that you have in the backyard. are you capable of doing that today? >> i don't want to pull a hammy or anything like that. might get my 6-year-old to do it. >> reporter: you know, it's interesting that you use the sports analogy. i was going through my inbox of pictures and came across one from five years ago. check this out. it's when we were celebrating i think the super bowl and there's dan with his patriots hat on there. and he points to the camera with this just confidence of knowing the game so much and that's what i've always admired about you, the amount of confidence and authority you have on topics you know nothing about is really part of your charm. now that we're -- >> i was just pointing because i was trying to figure out if that was an upgraded iphone that they

were taking a picture with. >> reporter: and the materialism that you always embrace so wholeheartedly. we'll miss that too. >> that's for sure. >> reporter: just wanted to tease you. i know we only have a couple weeks with you so the fun has just begun. >> well, janai is already on that so -- [ laughter ] >> all over it. >> not letting you go lightly. that's for sure. >> thank you, robert. appreciate it. coming up we're mastering brunch basics with shakshuka made simple. we'll be right back. why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis under control? hide our skin? not us. because dupixent targets a root cause of eczema, it helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of it. and for kids ages 6 and up, that means clearer skin, and noticeably less itch. hide my skin? not me.

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these guys earlier. i want to hear about your recipe. >> so how are you doing? so basically our recipe, it's a tomato stew, right, that gets spiked with a lot of spices and k r a tn we garlic and you let crack some eggs into it, nice runny eggs and it's just a really spicy comforting breakfast dish. so let me show you guys what is going on here. chili flake, we have some tomato paste, we have fresh chilies with the seeds. if you don't like it too spicy, remove the seeds, i like it spicy. a lot of sliced garlic, our house made harissa, a moroccan chili paste we make here. basically toasted chilies, toasted spices, garlic and olive oil and that's the key ingredient that makes the shakshuka unique and kind of --

it's a staple sauce that we use a lot. we have a little tomato juice and we have some pureed fresh overripe tomatoes. you could easily use canned tomatoes if you didn't have fresh. i would just make sure to go for the good quality stuff. so the first thing we'll do, we'll get cooking here, this is looking to be a little hot so we'll turn that down. we'll get a little olive oil and we're going to take the garlic and we're basically going to make a chili garlic oil and once things start to get fragrant and it's permeating the air, that's kind of a sign to move on to the next step. we're basically layering flavors is essentially what we're doing. it's not one of those recipes where you throw everything in the pot, walk away and it's done. you kind of have to baby-sit it a little bit. this is making me feel a little short right now.

we'll move them around and let them sweat. the next thing we'll do, again, we're building a foundation of flavor for the tomato and add the paste. and we're going to toast that a little bit. and, again, getting everything nice and caramelized. then we'll go in with our harissa. getting pretty spicy in here. so we'll cook that down a little bit. and, you know, you basically want everything to be nicely sweated, smells good and then that's when you know that you're ready for the tomato product. so we'll take our tomato juice. >> if you could show us the finished product. we're starting to run out of time. we want to know how you stick those eggs in there as well. that's kind of the key to this. >> for sure. so what we have is -- we're going to cook it in this pan and we'll also serve it in the pan

and what i like to do is like to make like little pockets so that the egg -- so that the white desn't run all over the place and we'll just start cracking and it should just go right into the hole and we'll get those guys in there and then we'll cover it and we'll bake it for about seven minutes. if you like the egg cooked a little more than that you can cook it a little more. i highly recommend to cook it for about seven minutes. i like a runny egg. >> all right. >> so we'll takeit like that. >> ari, we are out of time. you can get the whole recipe on our website,

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