good morning, america. breaking vaccine news just moments ago, about johnson & johnson's single shot. major boost. new data reveals that the johnson & johnson vaccine booster is highly effective with another sign of hope. 6 million vaccinations have been given to americans in the last seven days. this as the cdc predicts hospitalizations could double in a month with states like arkansas now running out of icu beds and mississippi and alabama see their deadliest days of the pandemic. six days to go. the urgent race to evacuate afghanistan. president biden standing by the august 31st deadline resisting pressure to extend the u.s. presence and warning of an increased risk of a terror attack from isis. we are on the ground in kabul with the latest. mysterious health scare.

an alarming report delays vice president harris' trip to vietnam. a possible case of havana syndrome in hanoi. what we know about the frightening symptoms and what the vice president is saying this morning. scott peterson back in court. after being convicted of killing his pregnant wife lacey, this morning, the juror at the center of his request for a new trial. lucky to be alive. a teen survives a 50-foot drop from a waterfall. the harrowing helicopter rescue caught on camera. why he and his friend were unprepared for the adventure. dangerous close call. an 11-year-old girl stunned by a shark swimming just a few feet away at a summer hot spot. how she feels about going back in the water. ♪ start me up ♪ and celebrating charlie watts. the legendary rolling stones drummer. the band's passionate, poised master of percussion for more than half a century. this morning, the tributes from his bandmates, mick jagger and keith richards, as well as music

royalty, paul mccartney, elton john and more. ♪ blow my top ♪ good morning, america. we hope you are doing well and we have two big stories on this wednesday morning. that's a live look at the airport in kabul as the race to evacuate afghanistan accelerates. president biden says we will hold the august 31st deadline withdrawal and we're going to have more on that coming up. >> and the other big story, george, breaking news we're getting moments ago in the fight against the coronavirus, johnson & johnson announcing that their booster shot vastly increases protection. >> this news about boosters is coming as a cdc report shows vaccine effectiveness has dropped 25% likely fueled by the delta variant. we'll have more on these big questions with dr. ashton coming up, but first, marcus moore joins us from a hard-hit hospital there in galveston, texas, with the latest on all of this. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. like so many medical centers across the country, this

hospital here in galveston has really been feeling the pressure of the covid-19 surge and at the same time enduring a staffing shortage, but this morning there is news on that one-shot johnson & johnson vaccine. this morning, breaking news about the single-shot johnson & johnson vaccine. the company saying a new study found that antibody levels in people who got the shot and the j&j booster shot six months later increased nine-fold. prior research indicating immunity from the single-shot vaccine lasts at least six months. experts saying the data shows that boosting is safe and effective. this as an alarming forecast used by the cdc shows that by this time next month, if more preventable measures aren't taken, hospitalizations could more than double across the country and deaths could jump from 11,000 to more than 16,000 over the next two weeks. on tuesday some promising news. the white house announcing 6 million shots have gotten into arms in the last seven days. the highest seven-day total the country has seen in the last six weeks.

>> we're seeing the greatest increases in states that had been lagging on vaccinations. in alabama, arkansas, louisiana and mississippi, more people got their first shots in the past month than in the prior two months combined. >> reporter: the news comes as hospitals in several of those states are struggling. in arkansas, they're out of icu beds for covid patients. >> those beds are full right now. i know our hospitals are trying to bring some additional online, but that is a cautionary note for everyone. >> reporter: both mississippi and louisiana seeing their deadliest days since the pandemic began. inside shreveport's hospital here, first responders facing unimaginable pressure. >> if i don't show up tomorrow there's nobody here to take care of this patient. there is nobody here to hold this phone and let them talk to their family the last time before we put a tube in them. >> reporter: at least one state will be seeing more masking, oregon is bringing back its outdoor mask mandate regardless

of vax case status in areas where physical distancing is not possible. guys. >> we are seeing that more and more. marcus, thank you. of course, dr. jennifer ashton is joining us now. jen, good morning to you. let's talk about the new research from the cdc that really seems to be showing that the delta variant is having an impact on immunity even for fully vaccinated -- >> that's right. they looked at healthcare workers because remember, that was phase one of people who got their first dose in december. overall efficacy was around 91%. when delta started to come on the scene and they followed these people from april through august, it dropped to 66%. so, again, telling us that immune protection lasts but not forever and, again, it shows you how different the delta variant is. >> and the new data we're getting this morning, how important is this telling us that the booster shot will be? >> this just off embargo, this

is the johnson & johnson data about their booster shot, so what they've been looking at is how well this immune protection holds up. they find it does hold up through the eight-month mark but in their clinical trials when they gave a booster dose 6 to 8 months after their single dose they found it produced nine times higher antibody levels than 28 days after that single dose, so, remember, it's not just about antibody level but there's also the t-cell immunity, so, again, more data that suggests that a booster is safe and effective. >> and what do we know about the fda time line for authorizing the j&j -- >> george, no one has a crystal ball on that. remember, they're looking at full approval data for the j&j single dose before they give authorization to a possible booster and they're looking at moderna data as well. so, again, hopefully sometime before the end of this year. >> okay. >> dr. ashton, thank you as always. see you soon. >> you bet. we're going to turn now to the latest on the crisis in afghanistan. president biden sticking to that august 31st withdrawal date despite ruling of bipartisan and international pressure to extend that deadline to get as many out as possible.

biden warning that the risk of a terror attack at the airport grows each day. want to head to ian pannell on the ground for us in kabul with the very latest. ian, good morning. >> reporter: simply devastating scenes here at the perimeter fence where we're still seeing thousands and thousands of afghans desperately trying to get through. they've read the news and heard the news. they know that president biden seems intent on leaving by august 31st and they know the taliban don't want to let them through. people are voting with their feet crying out for help to get out of the country. this morning, many americans and thousands of afghans still trapped in kabul, but president biden standing by his august 31st deadline to withdraw all military forces now just six days away. >> we are currently on a pace to finish by august 31st. the sooner we can finish the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. >> reporter: the president resisting pressure from g7 leaders and members of his own party to officially push back

the deadline citing the increased risk of conflict with the taliban and terrorist attacks from isis in afghanistan. >> every day we're on the ground is another day we know that isis-k is seeking to target the airport and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. >> reporter: but biden admitting contingency plans have been developed to adjust the timetable if necessary, saying, meeting that deadline depends on continued taliban cooperation. meanwhile, the militants rejecting any plans for an extended u.s. troop withdrawal and this morning, blocking afghans trying to leave the country. this is how desperate people are. thousands waving their papers crying out to be saved. u.s. officials saying it'll take several more days to safely evacuate 6,000 american troops and equipment. general christopher donahue who is leading the operation to airlift americans and allies telling abc news exclusively they're working to get everyone out safely, but in the time they have. >> we're going to do everything

we can with the time available and each day we're coming up with new and innovative ways to bring people in. >> reporter: as chaos surrounds the airport the u.s. military forced to use helicopters to retrieve americans and airlift them to safety. on monday 16 americans evacuated to the airport by helicopter. days after another emergency flight where three army helicopters picked up 169 americans from a hotel nearby dropping them onto the airfield. at the airport gate less than 50 yards separate the last taliban checkpoints and u.s. forces. for some those steps could mean the difference between life and death. state department officials processing as many as they can before the deadline but in the crush, some children are being separated from their parents. >> heartbreaking because the children scared to death. it was extremely difficult to get through the gates for them and then to be separated from their families and not have the language and not know where they're going, it was extremely difficult.

>> reporter: george, the clock is now ticking loudly, only six days left to try and get everyone out and from the scenes that we have witnessed, devastating scenes of people knee-deep in sewage desperately pleading to be allowed on to the american base. i don't think everyone will be able to get out in time. george? >> ian pannell, thanks very much. let's bring in our martha raddatz. martha, we just heard ian say he doesn't think everyone will get out by august 31st but the president seems to be sticking to that deadline. >> reporter: he sure does, george, and he has gotten a lot of pushback on this. i think there is a very tiny, tiny chance that they could extend the deadline, but right now, they're very solid about that deadline and they talk about contingency plans. the president said we're going to look at contingency plans. i think the contingency plans are, if there is something extraordinary that happens, the military could possibly adjust to that and get more people out but i think at this point the plan is to go ahead and try to

get out as many as they have. they have actually done a phenomenal job getting as many out as they can in these last days, these last desperate days but there are so many trying to get out. our afghan allies, we have these informal teams of veterans who i am in touch with, trying to get people out outside of the government, and that has worked in some cases, but still so many more desperate to get out, george. >> so many will not get out. we also know for sure that billions and billions of dollars in sophisticated military equipment will be left behind into the hands of the taliban. >> reporter: exactly, george. this is not equipment that the u.s. left behind. this is equipment the u.s. gave to the afghan military forces. all of it abandoned. let me read you a few figures, $80 billion worth of equipment, 600,000 small arms, 76,000 vehicles, 208 airplanes and they have body armor. we've seen these images of the

taliban holding u.s.-made weapons, sophisticated rifles and m-4 carbines. it is horrifying to watch this because they will have all the weapons they need now, george. >> they certainly will. martha raddatz, thanks very much. we're going to turn now to the mysterious health scare that disrupted vice president harris' trip to southeast asia. a possible case of havana syndrome hit the mission in vietnam keeping harris from hanoi for several hours and stephanie ramos from the white house with the story. >> reporter: good morning. the havana syndrome has possibly sickened dozens of u.s. officials over the last few years and the white house says no one on the vice president's team was affected by what some u.s. officials are calling health attacks, but it did delay her trip. this morning, the vice president's tour of east asia overshadowed by an alarming report of a potential case of havana syndrome in hanoi. >> what's your message to the staff on havana syndrome? >> here's my message, here's my message to embassy staff, thank

you. the people who work in our embassies around the world are extraordinary public servants. >> reporter: harris not directly answering the question but continuing her visit only after the risks were carefully weighed. according to the white house -- >> there was an assessment done of the safety of the vice president and there was a decision made that she could continue travel along with her staff. it was not a person traveling in her party or anything along those lines. >> does the white house believe she was targeted or somebody on her team was targeted? >> that is not an assessment that's been made. >> reporter: havana syndrome was first documented in 2016 among embassy staffers in cuba. more than 130 possible cases now reported across the globe. victims experience a range of debilitating symptoms including headaches, nausea, vertigo, trouble seeing or hearing, and psome have even been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries. but what or who is causing the symptoms is still unknown.

>> what's scary about the havana syndrome is how little we know about it. the lingering effects are described as like a long-term concussion, so debilitating and we aren't really sure about how long the effects last. >> reporter: the white house's national security council is leading a government-wide investigation to figure out the cause. cecilia. >> okay, stephanie, thank you so much. we are going to switch gears now to celebrate the life of charlie watts, that legendary drummer who electrified audiences with the rolling stones for more than 50 years. he died tuesday at the age of 80 and amy joins us now with more on this. poised master of percussion. what a legacy, amy. >> yes, he leaves behind such a legend, in fact, cecilia, thank you, and charlie watts was not your typical rock 'n' roller, but he was a soft-spoken, suit-wearing jazz fanatic, married to the same woman for 57 years. his steady drumming didn't always steal the spotlight but it always delivered satisfaction. ♪ >> reporter: this morning,

tributes pouring in from around the globe for rolling stones legendary drummer charlie watts, described as the backbone of the band. ♪ you make a grown man cry ♪ >> reporter: mick jagger and ronnie wood posting these pictures of their drummer. keith richards posting a photo of a drum set with the sign with the word "closed." ♪ my love will last ♪ >> reporter: music royalty mourning his passing like sir paul mccartney. >> charlie was a rock and a fantastic drummer. love you, charlie. i've always loved you. beautiful man. >> reporter: and superstar elton john calling watts the ultimate drummer, the most stylish of men and such brilliant company. ♪ ♪ brown sugar how come you dance so good ♪ >> it was more of a family than a band because i had never been in a band longer than, like, three months.

>> reporter: for nearly 60 years watts was the quiet one in the group, he let his drumsticks do the talking preferring jazz to rock, content to let mick jagger and keith richards have the spotlight. >> charlie watts was the heartbeat, literal and figurative of the rolling stones. he wanted to do what was right for the music. it wasn't about choosing team keith or team mick. it was about getting to what those songs needed to sound like. ♪ need someone we can dream on ♪ >> reporter: in 1994 at age 53, he opened up to "60 minutes" about his role in one of the greatest bands in history. >> i mean, i always consider myself a drummer, you know, and so that's the key at the time ad help everybody else do what they do, you know. i don't really like solo type things.

>> reporter: in 2015, watts showing off his sense of humor dressing up like his bandmates and charmingly poking fun at his own quiet demeanor. >> exhibitionism. it's all about me and i'm the star for once. >> reporter: his spokesperson announcing that watts passed away peacefully in a london hospital surrounded by his family, his longtime loyalty to the band matched by his devotion to his wife of 57 years, to shirley ann shepherd. the couple have one daughter, seraphina. charlie watts was 80 years old and he had recently bowed out of the stones' upcoming tour of the u.s. keith richards remembered in his book the time jagger kept calling watts' hotel room saying, where is my drummer. charlie apparently walked down the hallway to mick's hotel room dressed to the nines in a savile row suit and said, never call me your drummer again. you're my singer, and then he

punched jagger square in the face, so he might have been soft-spoken, but he packed a mean punch. >> and they got through that. >> they did. >> married to the same woman for 57 years, wow. >> amazing. >> thanks, amy. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning, including scott peterson, yes, back in court today, asking for a new trial nearly 20 years after being convicted of killing his pregnant wife, lacey. and check out this waterfall rescue. a teen plunged 50 feet down a utah waterfall. he's speaking out this morning. first let's go to rob. hey, good morning, george. the heat is building. heat dome over the midwest and 17 states under heat alerts right now from the central u.s. through south of chicago and into the northeast so try to stay cool out there. heat indices up and over 100. your heat index forecast now sponsored by liberty mutual insurance.

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that's coming up. george. but right now, a new twist in the notorious case of scott peterson. nearly 20 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, lacey, he's asking for a new trial and eva pilgrim has the details. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, george. scott peterson goes before a judge today determining if he will be given a new trial. the fairness of his previous trial in question amid allegations of jury misconduct. this morning, scott peterson facing a judge attempting to move forward with an appeal of his conviction in 2004 for the murder of his pregnant wife. at the center of peterson's request for a new trial, whether a juror lied. when she told the court she had never been involved in a domestic violence case. >> it's been discovered since then that during the time right before the time she served on the jury, she was involved in a domestic violence issue with an ex-boyfriend. she was also involved in a court case involving a woman who was

apparently stalking her and a lot of this occurred while she was pregnant, much as lacey peterson was pregnant. >> reporter: the judge now deciding whether that juror and others can be questioned, possibly leading to a new trial with a new jury. >> no matter what you think of scott peterson, no matter what you think of any defendant, everybody has a right to 12 independent jurors who are neutral and who are willing to listen to the evidence. >> reporter: it was nearly 20 years ago when lacey peterson disappeared on christmas eve. scott was convicted of two counts of murder while he was originally sentenced to death in 2005, the california supreme court overturning that death sentence earlier this year. the case shocking the nation. peterson claimed he had been out fishing in san francisco bay when lacey disappeared. not far from where lacey's body and unborn child were found washed ashore. but he proclaimed his innocence in an exclusive diane sawyer interview. >> i think everybody sitting at

home wants the answer to the same question. did you murder your wife? >> no, no, i did not, and i had absolutely nothing to do with her disappearance. >> did you ever hit her, injure her? >> no, no, my god no. violence towards women is unapproachable. >> and peterson's sister-in-law telling abc news our hope is that scott will be granted a new trial in the coming months. we look forward to presenting all the evidence we have that scott is innocent. t.j. >> eva, thank you so much. want to turn now to an incredible story of survival. a teenager plunging 50 feet from a waterfall during a hike in utah. his rescue caught on camera. our kaylee hartung got to speak to him about it and i imagine this young fella has a story to tell. >> reporter: he does, t.j., and i can tell you tanner perrin is in great spirits, even though he has a broken foot, some aches and pains and 12 stitches, because he knows this could have

been much worse. he knows he's lucky to be alive and now he wants other hikers to learn from his mistakes. a miracle rescue. after a horrifying plunge off a cliff in utah. >> what was going through your mind as you slipped? >> it's been a good ride. >> reporter: you can see a helicopter hovering over the treacherous terrain in provo canyon airlifting 19-year-old tanner perrin to safety after nearly two hours laying at the bottom of a 50-foot drop with a broken foot and injuries to his back. >> i was like, hallelujah. i'm about to get off this stupid mountain. i was so excited. >> reporter: the pilot braving challenging conditions in the dark of night. >> it was very technical terrain and we had a lot of down canyon winds that night and i had to take what is called a tailwind for the aircraft so it requires more power. >> reporter: perrin says he knows now he was in over his head when he and his friend

mariah miller checked out the stunning scenery of bridal veil falls. they started the climb down with what light was left. >> i realized how dangerous it was and i thought we could get off the mountain safely but there was no way. >> we didn't know how to do it, i guess. >> reporter: while crossing a creek bed, rocky and wet, perrin, losing his footing. >> it was almost like slow motion. my mind was going, oh, shoot, you're about to fall. >> i kept thinking, he'll stop, he'll stop. then he went over an edge and over another edge. >> reporter: at the bottom of the ravine using his flashlight to signal he was okay. >> i tried to stand up and i did and then i put weight on my foot and it was just mushy. >> reporter: miller carefully making her way down to perrin and calling 911. >> i immediately said page the team. let's get up there. >> reporter: the utah county sheriff's office dispatching the state's department of public safety in that chopper. >> they stopped about four feet short of tumbling off another cliff which probably would have been a fatal fall.

so don't just head up there with no gear on your own with no knowledge of what you are doing up there. >> reporter: tanner and mariah were admittedly unprepared for this adventure. tanner was just wearing sneakers, and mariah, sandals. they have learned and authorities warn, you need good hiking boots, hiking gear and rope climbing skill for this area in utah. guys. >> lesson learned. all right, kaylee, thank you so much. okay, we're going to turn to those wildfires raging out west and the growing concern now over the air quality from those relentless blazes. the air quality in reno, nevada, listen to this, is the worst ever recorded. matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, those california wildfires roaring relentlessly towards pristine lake tahoe and casting a blanket of smoke for hundreds of smiles. -- miles. overnight, president biden approving a major disaster declaration. >> we asked him for access to pentagon technology for satellite. we asked for more u.s. forest

service personnel and more dc-10s for suppression. >> reporter: an army of 13,500 firefighters battling a dozen blazes. the bulldozer behind me is trying to cut a line to prevent the fire from jumping to the other side and all of this fire is propelling that black smoke skyward and it's breathed in hundreds of miles away from here. the smoke blotting out the sun. the sky, an orange beige. in reno, air quality the worst ever recorded. 67,000 students in reno ordered to stay home. >> we are used to seeing the beautiful mountains. when you are in reno right now, you cannot see them. the visibility is so low, you step outside and it smells like you're right next to a campfire. >> just so dangerous to breathe that air every day and thanks to matt gutman for that story. coming up here, what happened when an 11-year-old girl spotted a shark swimming very close to her near the shore at a popular beach? you see it right there. we'll be right back. or optimum power in her favorite toy?

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back now with a young girl's close encounter with a shark at a popular beach. take a look at the video right there. you can see that fin so close and victor oquendo joins us with reasons this could be happening. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning. when we spoke with that 11-year-old girl she told us before she got into the water, she was actually afraid of jellyfish. she got a little bit more than she bargained for. let's take you right up to our drone. this happened while she was right along the shoreline in myrtle beach and now she has quite the story to tell. watch this.

a dangerous close call. this morning, video showing the moment a young tourist spots a shark swimming nearby close to shore. 11-year-old sara oister and her family were enjoying a day at myrtle beach when the unexpected happened. >> i was shocked that that happened. >> my daughter was out on the ocean boogie boarding and i was taking video of her and all of a sudden she starts running out of the water. she said she saw a fin coming up out of the water towards her. i looked back on the video to see if i had captured it and i did. >> even though i know we're in their habitat i didn't go into that day thinking i was going to be right next to a shark. >> reporter: myrtle beach is a summer hot spot located in south carolina along the atlantic coast. it's also home to nearly 40 species of sharks. sara's close encounter similar to what happened in hawaii. a 6-year-old girl coming within

inches of contact with a shark, escaping just in time. >> we're not seeing anything unusual here in terms of interactions between humans and sharks. what we are seeing, of course, is an increase of population, of humans that are in the water every year so the density of humans in the water is higher than ever. we're engaging in aquatic activities that put us at risk. >> reporter: although sightings are up, attacks still rare. only one shark attack was recorded on south carolina beaches all year. >> now she has the coolest story to share with her friends. >> i'll go back in the water because it's not something that happens every day and i'll just have to be aware of my surroundings. >> reporter: back out to our drone. experts will tell you the same thing by the way. always be aware of your surroundings at the beach. these shallow areas can serve as nurseries for sharks so here's some tips. try to swim in groups. avoid erratic movements in the water and maybe leave the shiny jewelry behind because sharks

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>> yeah. can't wait. well, we actually can wait to see what's happening in times square right outside the window. we have the cast of "chicago." they are joining us live. the show is re-opening in a couple of weeks. a special preview, a live performance right here in times square for us this morning. >> that i have been practicing my jazz hands. we are ready and excited for them but first a lot of news to get to starting with that breaking vaccine news, johnson & johnson announcing their booster shot vastly increases protection but this is happening as some states are seeing their deadliest days of the pandemic so let's go back to marcus moore at a hard-hit hospital in galveston, texas, with the latest. good morning again, marcus. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. we are still here in galveston where they're feeling the pressure of this covid-19 surge. of the roughly 700 patients they're treating right now, 190 of them are covid patients, but at the same time this morning, there is news on that johnson & johnson vaccine.

this morning, breaking news about the single shot johnson & johnson vaccine. the company saying a new study found that antibody levels in people who got the shot and a j&j booster shot six months ago -- later, increased nine-fold. prior research showing immunity from the single shot vaccine lasts at least ix months and experts saying the data shows that boosting is safe and effective. this as an alarming forecast used by the cdc shows that by this time next month if more preventable measures aren't more than double across the - country and deaths could jump from 11,000 to more than 16,000 over the next two weeks. on tuesday some promising news. the white house announcing 6 million shots have gotten into arms in the last seven days, the highest seven-day total the country has seen in the last six week. >> we're seeing the greatest increases in states that had been lagging on vaccinations. more people got their first shots in the past month than in the prior two months combined. >> reporter: and back here at this hospital in galveston, they

have not turned any patients away, but the situation is dire enough that people are having to wait in the er much longer, and in some cases, in the hallways. they're waiting there to make room in the hospital, and so this is far from over, and the staff here hoping for some relief, george. >> i'll bet they are. thanks, marcus. we turn to the latest on the crisis in afghanistan. president biden is sticking to his august 31st withdrawal deadline despite growing bipartisan and international pressure to extend it to get as many americans and allies out as possible. ian pannell has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, many americans and thousands of afghans still trapped in kabul but president biden's standing by his august 31st deadline to withdraw all military forces now just six days away. >> we are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooner we can finish the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. >> reporter: the president resisting pressure from g7 leaders and members of his own party to officially push back the deadline citing the

increased risk of conflict with the taliban and terrorist attacks from isis in afghanistan. >> every day we're on the ground is another day we know that isis-k is seeking to target the airport and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. >> reporter: but biden admitting contingency plans have been developed to adjust the timetable if necessary, saying meeting that deadline depends on continued taliban cooperation, and the militants rejecting any plans for an extended troop withdrawal. this morning, blocking afghans trying to leave the country. this is how desperate people are. thousands waving their papers crying out to be saved. george, the clock is now ticking loudly, only six days left to try to get everyone out and from the scenes that we have witnessed, devastating scenes of desperately pleading to be - allowed onto the american base. i don't think everyone is going to be able to get out in time.

george? >> such a desperate situation, ian pannell, thanks. t.j. we have some big news and some disappointing news about serena williams now. the tennis superstar has announced just moments ago she is withdrawing from the u.s. open due to injury. a torn hamstring. this is now going to be the first time in about 25 years that there will not be serena, nadal or federer in a grand slam tournament. serena did write on instagram that she just simply needs time for her body to heal. she's listening to her doctors, and she's going to miss seeing the fans. everybody still will be cheering them on from afar. won it six time, the energy at the u.s. open here in new york when she plays is unbelievable. it is set to start in five days and no serena. >> hard to imagine it without her. we wish her a speedy recovery. peloton is getting ready to release its redesigned treadmill after that massive recall following an accidental death. we'll tell you about the latest on these new safety features.

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>> that will be a lot of fun. we turn now to our "gma" cover story after reports of injuries and even the death of one child. peloton is announcing a redesign of its treadmill. erielle reshef joins us with more about these changes and a recall nor that -- for that older design. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: hey. good morning, cecilia. it has been a bumpy ride for peloton since recalling its popular treadmills but it says that its new tread was created with safety experts and safety as top priority. >> let's get this workout started. >> reporter: this morning, peloton gearing up for the release of its redesigned tread months after the at-home workout giant recalled more than 125,000 tread and tread plus machines. over major safety concerns. in march a 6-year-old child died after being sucked under a tread plus. the consumer products safety commission receiving multiple reports of children and pets injured from that machine. >> children should not be sucked

under a conveyer belt that can kill them, period. >> reporter: at the time, safety experts issuing a warning, urging users with small children to stop using the product immediately. peloton initially calling that warning inaccurate and misleading, but later issuing a recall. >> when those recalls occurred the stock went down 15% in one day. that's a huge chunk. it rebounded quickly. >> reporter: the ceo and co-founder john foley apologizing right here on "gma." >> we did make a mistake by not engaging with the consumer product safety commission in a more productive dialogue. >> reporter: the tread plus still out of production but peloton saying it worked with the consumer product safety commission to develop the new tread which is due to hit the u.s. market on august the 30th. the tread retails for nearly $2,500 and includes several added safety features like tweaks to keep the touch screen from loosening or falling off. software updates that allowed

tread lock which requires a four-digit code to begin a workout and physical key to prevent unintended use. regarding the release of the updated tread, foley saying, we've worked hard to make sure the new tread truly earns its spot in members' homes. we'll always continue to innate -- innovate our hardware, software, and safety features to live up to our commitment to member safety and improving the full experience. >> they got the positive boost they were probably hoping for. the less we hear about it the better it will be for the business. >> reporter: no word on whether peloton plans to relaunch the tread plus, but if you have one of those machines in your home, you can return it for a full refund through november, 2022. cecilia? >> thanks so much. t.j. let's turn now to a consumer alert. those supermarket shortages affecting back to school grocery shopping. what does this mean for parents trying to get school lunches and snacks together? rebecca jarvis here with that. do tell, rebecca. good morning. >> reporter: hi, t.j. good morning, yeah, we're seeing it at grocery stores across country.

like this one, major supply shortages. some receiving as little as 40% of the items they're ordering for stock, the struggle is real for parents but look at it this way. this may be the year your kid becomes a little less of a picky eater because they have to. if you're thinking of keeping your favorite foods in supply like they do in netflix's "the chair" -- >> she doesn't cook. >> i guess i'm making you eggs. >> reporter: think again. the fight to keep store shelves filled with many popular brands is on. according to "the wall street journal," some grocers are struggling to keep some items in stock from kid favorite frozen waffles to certain beverages to lunchtime staple lunchables. >> 50 years i've been in the business right now. we've never seen the markets like they are today. they're wild. >> reporter: kraft heinz says it is seeing an all time high demand for our brands including lunchables which is seeing double-digit growth for the first time in five years telling abc news it has increased production to full demand and is working fast and furiously to

get more product into the hands of consumers as soon as possible. in the meantime, as demand outpaces supply, the ceo of stew leonard's saying they're coming up with their own solution. >> lobster is probably at a record high right now as far as price, and lobster rolls are a big hit. we've done a shrimp roll. >> reporter: according to a national trade association for the food industry, they say demand pressure has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, telling abc news, a combination of factors including shortages of materials and ingredients, labor and transportation will continue to be disruptive and will create an uneven supply chain recovery but we ask that shoppers hold on as we continue to recalibrate and according to market versace firm iri, monthly sales up 3% from a year ago and nearly 14% from august 2019. they say the changes consumers dining in more and eating out less.

>> so many behaviors changed during the pandemic and that's kind of what we're experiencing. there is a lot more confidence in the kitchen. we have a whole new generation of cooks out there who like it. they get more of exactly what they want and take great pride in it. >> reporter: but before you start panic shopping, stocking up on supplies like meat, milk and toilet paper as you may have last year, remember this. >> people are able to go and fulfill their list. i don't think we'll go back to that big stock up panic shopping that we experienced in the spring of 2020. >> reporter: let's hope not and one way you can also make sure you cover everything on your list is just shopping around a lot of stores now have apps, a lot of the big retailers do so you can check what's in stock before you head out and there is a great app called basket where you can put your grocery list together and it will tell you the cheapest place where you can cover the whole list or, guy, you can try my family's method. tell your daughter that frozen peas are her favorite popsicle.

didn't go over so well. >> that worked? >> but we tried. not so much. >> good try, though. >> thanks, rebecca. we turn to our series back to school, healthy minds, healthy family. our recent study found that one in five kids have experienced anxiety during the pandemic, both kids and parents feeling the strain. will reeve checked out some strategies to help. hey, will. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning. parents are feeling sort of a double whammy has parents return to the office at the same time their kids head back to school. so we talked to families of elementary school kids about the stress they're facing and we connected with the child mind institute to talk about the changes they're facing. this family has been socially isolating with their young daughters and pandemic puppy the past 18 months in newton, pennsylvania. >> we've been in this protective bubble up until now and now we're sending them out into the world.

>> reporter: as dad sunil starts to return to office, the girls getting ready to go back to school. >> i'm excited they can get back to school but doesn't come without the anxiety component. >> there's this two-headed months fer facing families right now. kids going back to school, parents back to work. what challenges lie there? how do you cope with them? >> the first and most important piece of advice, take a deep breath. >> reporter: the child mind institute, an organization dedicated to mental health work with children and families has a list of resources for families with back to school and back to work anxiety. what are the specific issues facing families with younger children and what's your advice to them? >> we need to make space for the fact that kids may be experiencing very new things. transitioning into elementary school and it's important to say, look, what do i need to support you? >> reporter: they worry about their younger daughter and socialization. it's been a real big adjustment for her. she's used to being at home with her sister as her playmate. >> reporter: seeking advice from dr. dave anderson.

>> i find myself very anxious about sending my girls back to school. how do i project a sense of calm and not transfer that anxiety to them? >> the answer is always something in moderation. we don't want a parent to fully suppress everything that they're feeling and so a lot of the ways that we see parents dealing with their anxiety are to make sure to review the kinds of procedures that the school has put in place to keep kids safe. >> reporter: about separation anxiety. >> we've bonded so much, having them at home. >> we can say to kids even as i go back to the office and there may be days where you see me less know that i have valued this time when we've been able to see each other and there will still be days where that rhythm is there and i think kids get comforted by that. >> reporter: the family lives in a district where masks will be optional in school. >> now as my 10-year-old was asking what if i'm the only one that has a mask on? >> look, we've made the decision you'll wear a mask.

we'll find awe good fitting one, and the reality is any child who is in a sort of mixed mask environment is going to feel comfortable fairly quickly with that norm likely more quickly even than adults. >> reporter: for both parents and kids going through changes, we just say -- >> we know you'll have feelings, those feelings are very valid. let's focus on the things that you might be optimistic about about this particular change and then, you know, beyond that we're just going to take it as it comes. >> reporter: the child mind institute has more tips for talking to your child about how to deal with back to school and back to work anxiety. number one it's important to validate their feelings about being anxious when you speak with them, try to set a positive tone and talk about the positive aspects of these changes. they get to go back to school. practicing separating before school starts can also help, and tomorrow, we will have more on how to help older kids and what schools are doing to help students cope with anxiety. that's part two coming up tomorrow. >> all right, we'll look forward to that. more mental health tips and guide for parents on thousand to

transition back to school. that's on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. let's go to rob. hey, good morning, again, george. to the sunshine state of florida. panama city where we were recently covering fred, a little waterspout off the coast, no damage but certainly interesting and sometimes scary to look at. this is this map sometimes scary to look at in the peak of hurricane season. three disturbances, most concerned with the one in the caribbean which has an 80% of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next five days and takes its way toward the gulf of mexico. some of our longer term models do bring it into texas, louisiana, somewhere along the gulf coast as we get towards the beginning of next week. this as we are entering the anniversary. the four-year

tell me, really, how do you react when i say pumpkin spice? well, some of you might roll your eyes. some of you might think, fall already and some of you might go, oh, yeah. it's that season. well, yes, a lot of brands now are getting a rush on pumpkin spice season. our ashan singh has more on this. ashan, it's still summertime. it's 90 degrees. i don't want to hear about pumpkin spice. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. that's right. it's only august and the craze is already here. i just stopped this morning for coffee and the fall items were crazed on the menu but let's look at fall's latest and earliest craze.

it's that time of year. around every corner, it's there. pumpkin spice everything. from the starbucks latte that started the trend to cheerios, it's still 28 days away but fall is already upon us, retailers rolling out their seasonal products now earlier than ever as consumers crave the cozy comfort fall brings. the seasonal favorites are now more popular than ever. annual sales of pumpkin spice flavored products totaled over half a billion dollars in 2019. >> despite the fact that this is a seasonal product offering, people want their pumpkin spice. so retailers aren't dumb. they want to make sure they're capitalizing on that so if they roll out the products earlier that means extra dollars for them. >> reporter: but it's not all pumpkin spice. companies like mrs. meyers

creating a limited edition of scented cleaning supplies including apple cider and acorn spice that are flying off the shelves. and the fall coffee wars, also heating up. starbucks expanding its seasonal menu to include an apple crisp macchiato. dunkin' a new cold brew to its autumn array. >> the idea of rallying around pumpkin spice started almost 20 years ago and it doesn't look like it's stopping any time soon. if anything, product manufacturers and retailers are just going to get even more innovative. >> reporter: all right, guys, i brought you some morning coffee. it's starbucks' new apple crisp macchiato. they say it's actually like an apple pie mixed with your latte. curious to think what you think. i already got to have a sip on the way over. >> look at his outfit. >> dressed like fall. >> dressed for fall. >> check him out. >> no socks thing, everything, ashan. way to come to the studio. >> what's your verdict?

>> you liked it? you tried it. >> i got a sweet tooth so i'm ready. >> george. >> better than i thought. pretty good. >> it's not bad, right? i feel like my whole life i resisted the fall drink trend but i think it's time to lean all the way in. >> t.j.? >> i'll keep resisting. okay. >> thank you, though, we appreciate the coffee. >> thank you so much. coming up here we got billie eilish on her new concert movie "happier than ever." stay with us here on abc. ♪ >> announcer: friday on "gma," wake up to the one, the only the killers. ♪ hey ♪ >> announcer: fire up your summer weekend friday the killers only on "good morning america's" summer concert pseries. sponsored by caesars rewards.

>> building it better bay area. >> wildfire smoke smoke smoke se into the lake tahoe basin making life miserable for locals and visitors there. many tourists are canceling travel plans to tahoe. >> good morning. checking on traffic. look how backed up it is on walnut creek on southbound 680. we had an earlier crash just before 24 that jammed things up. it will be like that through the morning. lights are still out at the babe bridge toll plaza. they turn on at 6:04.

train 102 struck a passenger on the tracks inside tunnel number three in san francisco. delays will be over an hour. >> i get it, maybe you can see just fine. but as a vsp® premier program doctor, let me tell you, everyone needs an annual comprehensive eye exam- like a vsp wellvision exam®. i see things you wouldn't expect to see in an eye exam, like the early signs of serious health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. it's about more than seeing well, it's about being well. schedule your comprehensive eye exam with a vsp premier program doctor.

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today. temperatures are on the rise. >> we will have another ♪ welcome back. it's time for billie eilish at 19, she's won seven grammys and she has a brand-new concert film "happier than ever: a love letter to los angeles." will reeve had the chance to talk to her all about it. you were working triple time today. >> reporter: hey, i'm loving it though. get to talk to billie eilish. she's fantastic and she is global but los angeles is everything to her. it's where she famously recorded her debut record obliterating album and how she grew up and it's where she lives. it's home, and a character and muse in her latest boundary pushing project. ♪ i'm the bad guy ♪ ♪ duh ♪ >> reporter: the artist on everyone's playlist. ♪ i'm the bad guy ♪ >> reporter: billie eilish, the

superstar with smash hits including "bad guy" and "therefore i am." ♪ >> reporter: with over 89 million followers on instagram and already an armful of grammys she's an icon in the making and starting september 3rd you can bring billie's newest project right your living room. ♪ >> reporter: a concert film streaming on disney plus titled "happier than ever: a love letter to los angeles." ♪ >> reporter: she says it's a creative depiction of her journey. >> it's a concert film of my entire album from front to back. you know, it's funny because i thought it was just going to be like me singing all my songs and it would just be like me -- a live video, but it's really more than that. it's like it tells a story. >> i definitely have fantasies about l.a. >> reporter: eilish's personal and professional story begins in los angeles. the 19-year-old wanted to celebrate the place that means

so much to her. why did you specifically want to write this love letter to your hometown? >> for me, you know, it made me who i am and gave me the opportunities that i got. i don't think i'd have any of the same anything if it wasn't for my hometown. i think i just -- i owed los angeles some love. >> how do you hope your fans experience this and feel once they've seen it? >> just satisfied and taken to kind of another dimension and just like transported like the way that it is to watch a movie. >> reporter: her sophomore album "happier than ever" is a critical and commercial hit debuting at number one. early next year she'll be taking it on the road for a global tour. the arena tour, what are we going to expect to see? >> i mean all i can say is it's going to be crazy. i mean, the energy is going to be through the roof. hopefully it all happens the way it's supposed to happen and i can't wait. it's going to be the most fun in the world. ♪ was i stupid to love you ♪

>> reporter: with the long awaited and highly anticipated james bond film "no time to die" scheduled to finally come out in october, we know where we want to see billie perform the title track. we got to get to back to "gma" to sing "no time to die." >> it'll be soon. it's coming soon. ♪ >> reporter: billie, i will play the isosceles triangle if you come here to play "no time to die." can't wait for that. can't wait to see on september 3rd streaming on disney plus "happier than ever," a love letter to los angeles. >> i would love to see that. [ laughter ] >> a medley of billie eilish and the isosceles triangle. thank you, will. we'll be right back.

>> announcer: friday on "gma," wake up to the one, the only, the killers. ♪ hey ♪ >> announcer: fire up your summer weekend friday, the killers only on "good morning america's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards. welcome back to "gma" and we are so excited to welcome our next guest, you know her from "lady bird" and "book smart" now portraying monica lewinsky in the highly anticipated miniseries, "impeachment: american crime story." everybody, say hello to miss beanie feldstein. beanie, i was just talking to a producer during the break, said

in my ear, hey, she's ready and she's wonderful. that was the compliment they just gave you. how are you doing this morning? >> good morning. it's so early in los angeles but i'm so excited to be talking to you and thank you so much for having me. >> we appreciate you being here, but what was it like that moment ryan murphy, the producer said, hey, i want you to play monica lewinsky? what was your first reaction to that? >> i was in london actually and i got a call from an american number that i didn't know and i answered it and it was, beanie, it's ryan murphy and i was like, oh, my god. what is happening? and he explained that the third season of "american crime story" was going to be about bill clinton and linda tripp and monica lewinsky, paula jones, and did i want to play monica lewinsky. it was a life-changing moment. it was sort of surreal. i couldn't believe what i was hearing. i couldn't believe he was extending me this huge opportunity and asked me if i would be a producer on the series as well so he really

changed my life in so many ways. >> you call it an opportunity but did you also think there would be some challenges, maybe unique to portraying this particular individual that was in such a high-profile drama for this country? >> absolutely, you know, i think that for me personally as an actor i've never been given such a dramatic task before so i was really nervous and excited to sort of enter that space for the first time. but also, of course, when you're dealing with something historical there are a lot of unique challenges and obstacles but also you have the opportunity to sort of peel back the curtain and really examine this story that we all think that we know but from a completely different perspective which is through the women's eyes, through the women at the center of the story. so i was really, really honored and excited to be a part of that retelling of this narrative. >> you say through the women -- the women who were at the center of this story being told through their eyes of the let's take a quick look at a clip here and it's you as monica talking with linda tripp.

let's take a look. >> tell me about him. >> it's -- it's just he's unavailable. >> someone long distance. someone from work? someone important. is that why they sent you here? >> we should get back, right? >> and people didn't recognize that was sarah paulson there. you tell me, you said you considered yourself a protector, a bodyguard if you will for monica lewinsky. what do you mean by that? >> you know, i had about a year and a half to do my research on monica because of the pandemic it extended that time and during that time i just became deeply protective of her and her story. i think so many people don't understand what she was really going through at that time because she was actively silenced by her immunity deal with the office of

independent counsel so she was not allowed to speak for herself so so many people don't understand the true emotionality of what she was going through when the world learned her name, and it was really doing my research i started to feel deeply protective of her, and because she's also a producer on the project and i had the great fortune of getting to know her, and before we started filming i said to her, i couldn't think of the word -- how i felt about her and finally it came to me. i'm your bodyguard. i'm your 5'1" little jewish girl bodyguard. i will protect you, i will protect what you went through, i will protect your story and i hope to give your story back to the world in a brand-new way, in a way that people have never seen before. they might think that they know who she is or who linda tripp is or paula jones is but we hope with "impeachment: american crime story" to really peel back the curtain and examine it from a different perspective. >> yeah, the last thing quickly, that relationship, she is working on -- she was a part of the show. you have a relationship with her now. what's that like to be with her and how is she approaching this

project as well? >> yes, so monica is a producer on the project. ryan said he didn't want to do the project without her. one of the reasons to make the show in the first place is to reclaim her narrative and truly give her story back to the world in a completely different light, and of course, he wanted her to be part of that, and it's been an extremely beautiful working relationship for me. you know, i call her the voice inside my head. i'm like, i am never not thinking about you. i brush my teeth thinking about you so it's a unique relationship for sure. i'm sure for her she's like, okay, stop it. >> oh, beanie, that is fantastic. that is really fantastic. well, good having you here. congratulations on everything. we'll see you down the road. we want folks to know "impeachment: american crime story" premieres tuesday, september 7th on fx at 10:00 p.m. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> let's head over to rob now. time to head for the beach.g up-

here's virginia beach, our surfline camera. tidewater, hampton roads, might be heading there today, the east and central u.s. continues to heat up with humidity and will feel like up and over 90 degrees for the next three days and cooling off somewhat over the weekend. time for a look at your local foreca a few weeks from now we will all be commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and robin is sharing a powerful special "the women of 9/11" highlighting the women whose lives changed forever that day including the last survivor pulled from the rubble. here's the premiere of the trailer. >> it was like one of those last summer days that you had with just, just the hint of fall on the wind. >> everything was perfect until that moment.

>> we couldn't see and everything was just quiet. >> it was like a monster. like a monster coming over you. >> it just seems like the whole world stopped and that's where i thought am i alive? >> now, 20 years after the day our world forever changed. >> they said we got you. and they did. and they kept me alive. >> the women who put their lives on the line. >> she said, i can't go any further so i told her get on my back. he and i locked eyes but we just wouldn't give up. >> the women of 9/11 tell their whole stories for the very first time. >> this peace came over me. >> we were just like, whatevr it takes to get all the people out. >> he says, i can't move. you have to leave me here and i said, no, i refuse to leave you.

>> the women, first on the scene. >> in that moment i'm like, i didn't tell my family i loved them. so please don't let me die. >> and now the last survivor pulled from the rubble shares her story. >> wow. the last survivor. what is that feeling like? >> i was just praying and asking god to show me a sign, show me a miracle. >> what did you say to god? >> please give me a second chance. >> the bravery. >> it was my privilege to do as much as i could. >> the strength. >> i was not going to let myself be knocked down in the prime of my life. >> the resilience. >> the life that i'm living now, i'm forever grateful. >> it's everything. it's everything. >> the powerful stories that unite these women. >> and i wouldn't trade it for anything else. >> are the things miracles are made of.

>> sorry. >> sorry, i just got like chills. >> robin roberts, "20 years later: the women of 9/11," the powerful and inspiring all new event special wednesday night, september 8th on abc. and stream on hulu. >> a lot of strength right there. you can watch "the women of 9/11" on wednesday, september 8th.

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and we are back and listen to this, we are so excited to say this is broadway, broadway is back. one of the shows coming back on september 14th, the one and only everybody the tony award winning musical "chicago" and look at this. we've got some of the cast here to help us celebrate with a live performance but first let's chat with one of the major stars of the show, bianca marroquin. so good to have you. >> thank you. >> i was watching you guys rehearse. i could not take my eyes off you. it must feel so good to be back.

>> we are so excited, so thrilled. we've been waiting for this for a long time. broadway is back and it's happening. >> broadway is back and it is happening and you are back. you have been in this show on and off for 20 years, i cannot believe that. congratulations. >> thank you. >> the show is about to hit a huge milestone, 25 years. >> exactly. >> on broadway in november. you guys are such a part of an institution in the theater in this city. >> for sure. i am so lucky to have a long relationship with the longest running american musical in broadway history and so special to be here specifically this year, 25 years, it's huge. >> we cannot wait to see you guys get to it. get on that stage because broadway is back performing live here in times square. here they are, everybody, the cast of "chicago" with that song you know it, the iconic song "all that jazz." [ applause ] ♪ five, six, seven, eight ♪ ♪

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>> announcer: friday on "gma," wake up to the one, the only, the killers. ♪ hey ♪ >> announcer: fire up your summer weekend friday, the killers only on "good morning america's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards. oh, we want to thank that incredible cast of "chicago." that was so much fun. >> we have great news from the "gma" family. producer sabrina and steve just welcomed their baby boy cooper ray kohlberg to the world. hope you're doing great. big sister violet can't wait till they get home so she can meet them. >> congrats to them. welcome to the family and you have a good day. we'll see you back here tomorrow.

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>> building a better bay area. this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. i look at traffic. >> our biggest issue through the morning commute has been caltrain. there is an issue on train 102. you will face delays over an hour because the train struck a trespasser on the tracks in the title in number three in san francisco. traffic on walnut creek has not let up. >> neither has the cloud cover. today, temperatures are below average. by friday, well above average. from 73 in san francisco to 103 in inland east bay neighborhoods. air-quality will remain healthy for us, but not in tahoe. pete above average starting

tomorrow. -- heat above average starting tomorrow. >> have a good morning. >> have a good morning. deja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan. today, actress uzo aduba and from ncis, wilmer valderrama. plus, helpful home hacks you'll definitely want to try and anthony ramos from in the heights. all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [rain on me by lady gaga & ariana grande plays] just deja's smile gets me going. it's a good smile. it's a good smile. it is wednesday, august 25th. good morning, everybody. nice to see you. yes, your spirit is contagious deja. thank you for that. thank you. -no, thank you. -thank you. deja, where did you grow up? i grew up in portsmouth, virginia and jacksonville, florida. so you, like ryan, you guys would already be back in school by now, right?