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good morning, america. so much to cover as we start this week. we want to get right to the breaking news. tropical storm ida is now heading north. 16 states on alert for flooding this morning. >> it slammed louisiana, the coast as a powerful category 4 hurricane and that was 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina. take a live look right now at some of the destruction coming in, this is in walker, louisiana, at this moment. >> the storm making landfall with winds up to 150 miles per hour causing massive power outages. the lights going out in the entire city of new orleans. we have team coverage this morning. we're going to start with giat goodng, gi >> reporter: michael, with the light of day, the building i'm

standing in front of collapsed. this building had steel bars in it, a music store that louis not only in new orleans but at this very moment. the levees did not hold, southwest of us, there's also storm surge happening along the gulf coast, tornado watches go up and ida albeit a tropical storm doesn't stop. it will make its way through mississippi, interact with a front and bring flash flooding potentially into virginia and even new york by the end of the week, ida now ties for the strongest hurricane to make landfall in louisiana at least by wind speed,byes, lving >> we'll be talking to you a fe.

matt gutman has more on the devastation and destruction from the storm. he is in walker, louisiana, where the winds reached up to 60 miles an hour. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. anything that was high up came tumbling down. this billboard just crumpled in half. now we're hearing of widespread damage. the electrical grid suffering ic rescue teams have not been able to make those assessments of damages or casualties. this morning, hurricane ida leaving behind a trail of destruction in louisiana as this storm barrels up north. a camera capturing the wind beneath this dock. in baton rouge, transformers exploding from a distance. >> oh, something blew up. >> reporter: trees collapsing, e roadys.n

'rju eou, the rain and the wind have been fierce. first responders are here. that tractor trailer flipped over taking this curve. it gives you a sense of the wind and the rain and the power here. exactly 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina made landfall ida already taking one life. with relentless wind gusts up to 150 miles per hour the storm wreaking havoc leaving more than a million customers without power in louisiana and mississippi. >> oh. >> the roof. there it goes. >> reporter: the eye of the monster storm cutting a swath over central louisiana. we are in what's basically the eye of the storm. that's why it's so relatively calm out. all night we have been hearing things slap against the roof, the side of the buildings and you can see the windows here have been pried open. pots knocked over and over there a part of the roof just hanging down there. in houma, louisiana, this man emerging from his home after the wind ripped off part of his roof. it landed on a neighbor's house.

and in grand isle, as many as 40 people refusing to following mandatory evacuation orders. >> we've got devastated areas, missing whole camps torn down and we're out of fresh water. >> reporter: as we were interviewing louisiana's lieutenant governor billy nungesser, i got a call from shrimper dean blanchard. >> the seafood business is gone. >> it's pretty much gone. it's another katrina but i think it's worse than katrina really. >> reporter: earlier hurricane hunters flying into ida's 17-mile-wide eye. brent weathered the storm in laplace and no flooding in his neighborhood but the wind unlike anything he had ever seen or heard before. >> i'm 53 years old and been through a few small ones like isaac but never this much wind. >> reporter: outside his window gray as far as the eye can see. >> you can see the wind is bad. it's deteriorating.

i'm prepared but nothing for this. nothing for this. it's just unprecedend ty of i cae wat i >> reporter: first responders are formulating plans of action right now. they're telling them they're going to take time. roads here remain treacherous and impassable with fallen trees and power lines lines lines lins they've been telling people who hunker down in their homes and try to seek shelter in their attics to bring axes with them in case they have to hack their way through the roof. the trauma of hurricane katrina and 1,800 deaths here still so fresh, george. >> of course, it is. let's bring in cynthia lee sheng, the president of

jefferson parish. thank you for joining us this morning. can we start out with an update on where things stand in your parish right now? >> so, i'll talk about our most vulnerable areas, we have not made contact with grand isle, and that's the island that is the furthest south. that's the island right at the gulf of mexico. certainly we have lost contact with them since yesterday afternoon. it is still dark outside right now. so we are waiting for sunlight to come up. we have first responder teams that are out there. they have been planning their strategy for today, ready to go out. our next concern is with lafitte an area north of that but outside the hurricane protection system. we know there's standing water and we're hearing reports of very high water. people trapped in their attics. we could not go out last night because it was just absolute pitch dark last night. this is an area if you want to think of it like swamp land there's alligators out there. conditions, just could not go out in the dark with the downed power lines, it's very dangerous, so all of our first

responder teams are ready to go do that search and rescue effort. the other major issue we're dealing with this morning is we've had a lot of water main breaks. our water system is losing pressure and so, in order to be able to fight fires, that is a very critical element so we're trying to clear roads to do those water repairs, so i would say those are the very pressing needs that we're facing as soon as the sun comes up. >> you said you have had no contact with grand ido you have people were on the ground in grand isle? >> mayor camardelle told me two nights ago that he thought that, you know, pre-storm he thought there were 40 people still on the island including some firefighters and citizens. >> so you're going to have your rescue teams go out. what is your greatest need right now? >> well, you know, we're a broken community right now. if you talk, we have no electricity, you know, i know the sheriff wants me to call him. my calls are not going through to him so, you know, our water system is down, our electricity system is down. we have roads that are impassable because of water.

we have roads that whole electrical poles are down, trees are down, so the first level of business is trying to get through to communications, so we can work as efficiently as possible and then also being able to move around this parish so we can do what we need to do in terms of first lifesaving measures and then, second, putting the critical infrastructure needs like i say, water, putting those starting to get those repaired so that is our first line of action and it's going to take up all of today, i'm sure. >> we heard matt gutman say the memories of my father was the sheriff during katrina so i have stories, he fought katrina, and i'm with a lot of people who worked with him and with katrina. many are saying, you know, in terms of the weather this is worse. katrina, we were underground -- we were underwater but we are better able to deal with this. you know, we're here at the emergency operations center, the building i stayed in last night even though we were in the heart of things was solid. we just couldn't feel anything.

in terms of our levee protection system we were so much better with that. we did not have levee failures. there were some levees that overtopped in lafitte but no levee failures, we were able to pump water. we had pumping stations, we have safehouses where operators can stay at the pumping stations so we approached this storm with a much stronger foothold to be able to defend ourselves but, yes, of course, very reminiscent of katrina and it might be a very long recovery as katrina was for us. >> we are thinking of you and all the members of your community. i know it's going to be a rough day. thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> michael. george, you know, all of new orleans is without power this morning. catastrophic transmission damage knocking out power for the entire city. victor oquendo is there with the latest for us this morning. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. here in new orleans people are waking up in the dark and there's no telling when power

will be restored. i don't see a single light on any in these buildings. the main plant that provides power to the entire city was compromised as ida rolled through. even the 911 system went down. more than a 1 million customers are without power right now in louisiana. 105,000 in mississippi. energy one of the largest providers in the region saying typically those in the path of a category 4 can be without power up to three weeks. there are crews coming in from multiple states as well to help restore power but there's no doubt this is going to take some time. cecilia? >> it certainly is. victor, thank you so much. ida is still on the move. let's go back to ginger with a look at what's coming next. we had a major hurricane, meaning cat 3 or 4 over land for

more than 8 hours, you don't understand how hard that is to, how powerful this storm was, you can see why it was able to do damage like this behind me, we had 80 to 100 miles per hour winds. there will be power out for weeks in some places. as we see ida move on, we'll see more impacts. already in mississippi and alabama. that means that people 30, 40 miles from us that are trapped don't have cell service and have no way to get rescued. that is one thing hanging heavy on our hearts. >> we heard about that whole grand isle cut off from communications as well. stay safe. we'll have much more on hurricane ida throughout the morning. now we turn to theri afghanistan. overnight, multiple rockets were fired on the kabul airport ahead of the deadline for the withdrawal of all troops and ian

pannell joins us from doha, qatar, with the latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. this latest attack and the attacks before that just underscore quite how dangerous and difficult this mission is and as the clock ticks down so those risks continue to increase. and for americans and our afghan allies who were stuck outside the base, they know time is now running out. overnight, as many as five rockets fired toward u.s. troops at kabul airport. the u.s. military launching an anti-projectile defense system. but officials saying it's unclear if any of the rockets were intercepted. there are no reports of casualties in the airport remains operational. with america's longest war almost over and all troops set to leave, the final few hours remain the most dangerous. vely0 americto getn a 24-hour k. at least 250 who say they want to leave still remain. >> this is the most dangerous time in an already extraordinarily dangerous mission, these last couple of days, and so we will do

everything possible to keep people safe but the risk is very high. >> reporter: despite warnings and other terrorist attacks could be imminent, hundreds of afghans still crowding the gates to the airport. pawana who worked for the airport and has siv status was told to go to the airport almost two weeks ago but can't get through. she says she feels as if she's been abandoned and left for dead. >> our life are destroy, our future are destroy. we have no jobs, no future in here. >> reporter: earlier sunday, less than five miles from the airport, an unmanned american drone strikingatinent isis-k threat, the vehicle believed to be carrying a substantial amount of explosive material that caused powerful subsequent explosions. an afghan official telling abc news six civilians were killed, four of them children in that u.s. strike. this came just a day after

another u.s. drone strike in nangarhar province took out two isis-k members, and u.s. officials characterizing it as counterterrorism and retaliation for the kabul airport bombing that killed 13 u.s. service members. on sunday, the president and first lady watching the flag draped coffins of the fallen returning home to u.s. soil. well, we heard from pawana overnight. she tried to get through. she got a call from the u.s. embassy saying, make your way to the traffic circle right outside the airport. she went down there and she and her brother were stopped by the taliban and wanted to see their papers and know what they've done with the americans and had to retreat back home. so many of our allies feeling abandoned and afraid, george. >> just a horrible situation. okay, ian, thanks. let's bring in martha raddatz for more on this. mrtha, the deadline approaching fast. these last few hours are critical. >> reporter: they sure are, george. the priority right now is protecting u.s. forces in kabul as those final military flights evacuate american citizens, afghan allies and, of course, the service members themselves.

there has been detailed intelligence about the threats there at the airport in these last few days which no doubt saved lives, at least one of those planned attacks aimed at the airport, thwarted by the drone strike on that suspected suicide car bomb yesterday, but this emphasis on so-called "force protection" does seem to be limiting the number of evacuees getting onto the airport grounds. these unofficial groups trying to rescue americans and afghans say many have been unable to get into the airport, even those flashing american passports, the u.s. ambassador in kabul denies that, but the latest abc/ipsos poll shows that a huge majority of americans here at home wish the u.s. would stay to help them. 84% say they think u.s. troops should stay until all americans are evacuated. 71% believe we should stay until afghan allies are evacuated as well. the same poll showing 59% disapprove of the way president

biden has handled this, but despite that, george, he is not extending the withdrawal date. george? >> okay, martha, thanks. as the deadline draws closer we want to honor those who sacrificed. the image of the 13 u.s. service members killed returned home on sunday. the caskets were the hold of a c-17. president biden and the first lady were there for the dignified transfer. we'll have much more on that in our next hour. we are following a lot of headlines this morning including much more on hurricane ida. the storm colliding with the coronavirus emergency. how hospitals already pushed to the brink are coping but first let's go back to ginger in new orleans. ginger. michael, let's get those select cities sponsored by amazon alexa.

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the debris was flying through the streets, incredible destruction and trees down, but look at that, roofs ripped off, power lines snapped, more than a million customers in this state alone without power i think it's going to take weeks not if months in some of these communities that were so hard hit. mississippi, yesterday, this morning from gulfport over to alabama, this push of water as this storm tries to pull away and pulls the gulf up. three major hurricanes hit the state of louisiana now in just the last year. laura, zeta and ida. an unfortunate reality and we're not at the peak of hurricane season. michael? >> devastating images there. we know hospitals in louisiana and across the gulf coast were straining under a covid surge but now they are slammed by the devastation of the storm. trevor ault is in lafayette, louisiana, with much more. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning,

michael. there are thousands of louisiana healthcare workers who have been locked down inside their hospitals because even in a hurricane they don't get a break from ths pandemic. university hospital here in lafayette is one of the few that has the capacity to prepare spare beds for any transfer patients or evacuees from the hospitals hit hard by ida where emergency generators are the only thing keeping them up and running right now. hospitals battlingwoata once. >> it's a gut punch followed by a gut punch. >> reporter: hurricane ida hammering the region as healthcare workers already have their hands full with surging covid cases and more pediatric admissions than ever before. >> inside the power has been flickering. but we have good backup generators. >> reporter: children's hospital new orleans relying on those emergency generators after city power shut off. dr. emily masumi and her husband dr. mohamed masumi evacuated

their three young children to atlanta and then returned to their patients. >> as we always do in new orleans, we will weather the storm and take good care of these children. >> reporter: overnight, ochsner health system set to evacuate 66 patients from two of their facilities after high winds shattered windows, blew off roofs and allowed water to get into patient rooms, first they have to wait for safe conditions on the road. >> we can't travel until wind speeds are below 40 miles an hour and then the state will go through and make sure that the roads are passable before we send any ambulance teams or transport teams out to move patients. >> reporter: with louisiana's vaccination rate among the lowest in the country, at only 41.4% vaccinated, the delta variant has driven the state into a fourth covid wave averaging 4,200 new cases and 63 deaths each day. louisiana seeing the second most cases per capita in the country.

and now what's further driving concern is the fact so many families forced from their homes will likely have no choice but to stay in crowded shelter that's could have superspreader potential not to mention the fact that so many fled elsewhere and that could fuel the spread of this virus around the country. michael. >> joining us now is fema administrator deanne criswell. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> good morning, michael. thanks for having me. >> this is one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the u.s. what is the extent of the devastation and possible loss of life? >> this is certainly, michael, one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to make landfall. i've talked to my regional administrator last night and this morning who is on the ground in baton rouge embedded with the state emergency management office. some of the initial reports that we're hearing are some building collapses across the area, significant structural damage to

many buildings, we're seeing some barges and some vessels that may have been broken loose and we're also, you know, experiencing over a million power outages right at the moment. we have some people that i've heard need some rescue and so there are teams, the state has search and rescue teams either in place right now rescuing or ready to go out at first light. this is significant. there is major damage, we've got a lot of resources in place to support the state and they'll be going out as soon as it's safe to do so. >> with everything that's going on and everything that you said there, what is your biggest concern at this hour and what is your biggest priority? >> my biggest concern is still the fragility of our health care system, right? it has been stressed from covid-19 and the occupancy has been full. we have put plans in place to support that. they all have generator backup. some are already on generator backup. we have resources to go in and augment that if we need to but we're also prepared to move

patients out of state. >> what kind of resources do you have out there to deal with this disaster and are there any areas where you're being pushed to the limit? >> you know, we're still trying to assess the damage. as soon as daybreak hits we'll be able to go out and see what those damages are. you know, one of our concerns was always whether the levees would hold. i'm told right now that the levee around new orleans did but we knew there would be some in the southern parts of louisiana that would overtop and those are areas that did have a mandatory evacuation order in place. but we brought in search and rescue assets, power restoration teams, food and water to support the shelter operations. >> and this storm is being mentioned in the same breath as katrina which, of course, we know was catastrophic for new orleans. are in a very different place e- than they were 16 years ago. is the disaster response holding up? > absolutely. the federal, state and local emergency management structure is in a very different place than it was 16 years ago and

we've never had a better relationship with our state and local partners in louisiana. >> and we are in the middle of a covid surge which has complicated a lot of things and the states being hit the hardest or near the bottom for vaccination rates so how is the pandemic complicating your efforts and what precautions are you taking? >> it is certainly adding a level of complexity that's making our response even that much more challenging. you know, one of our biggest concerns is making sure that we're not spreading covid-19 unnecessarily, and so some of the things that we're able to do is, we have some pandemic shelter kits that can help support social distancing in the shelters, but we're also prepared to immediately move people into hotels so we can keep them separated and try to avoid any additional spread of this virus. >> well, deanne criswell, thank you so much for joining us and taking time out of what we know is a very, very busy time for you right now to update everybody here on "gma." thank you. >> thank you, michael.

okay, michael, thanks. we're going to have a lot more coming up on the storm all morning long and coming up next we will celebrate ed asner, you all remember him from "the mary tyler moore show."

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"roots" and "up." chris connelly, what a remarkable man. >> truly. a lot to celebrate. good morning. you know, he gave memorable performances in two of this century's best loved family films, he was great on episodic tv in the 1960s, but it was playing lou grant on "the mary tyler moore show" that made ed asner both adored and admired. before his seven emmys made him the most honored male tv actor ever and before new generations would delight in his big screen work -- >> well, perhaps law doesn't quite see it my way. >> reporter: ed asner was 40 years old when, on the debut episode of "the mary tyler moore show" in 1970, he spoke the line that would transform his career. >> you know what, you've got spunk. >> well -- >> i hate spunk. >> reporter: as lou grant, the irascible beloved boss of mary richards running the newsroom at a minneapolis tv station, ed asner made millions laugh,

whether jousting with narcissistic anchorman ted baxter. >> i got to talk to you. >> i'm busy, ted. >> what if i told you it was a matter of life or death. >> mine or yours? >> mine. >> i'm busy. >> reporter: squirming under the affections of betty white's sue ann nivens. >> what's that expression? a great meal is the prelude to the symphony of love. >> who said that? >> i did. >> reporter: or just in his dream team comedic partnership with the late mary tyler moore. >> what happened here? >> reporter: set at a big city newspaper, the spin-off "lou grant" saw asner showcasing his signature character. >> is that the question, or is that the problem? either way it's a hell of a story.

>> reporter: he'd also be honored for his performance in "roots." more success would come in 2003 as he played santa claus prepping will ferrell for his trip to new york city in the hollywood classic "elf." >> you see gum on the street, leave it there. it's not free candy. >> reporter: six years later in pixar's "up" asner would provide the voice and what a voice. >> take a bath, hippie. >> reporter: for karl frederickson, the grumpy grieving senior who forms an unlikely connection with a young wilderness explorer. >> kid. >> are you in need of -- >> thank you but i don't need any help. >> reporter: a longtime activist former president of the screen actors guild, on social media he was a compassionate chronicler marking the passings of his cohorts, after gavin macleod's death, asner wrote, i will see you in a bit, gavin. ed asner died sunday at the age of 91 leaving behind four children and ten grandchildren, on and off screen remembered by colleagues and fans alike as one of hollywood's most respected individuals.

and what a career, among those offering tributes on social media, mark hamill who first met him in the 1970s well before his luke skywalker days, a great man, a great actor, a great life. thank you, mr. asner. wise words. >> beautiful, chris, thanks. >> good to see you here. coming up, much more on hurricane ida. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ...and your drink? ummm...whaaaaat

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morning. >> yeah, we've got a live look to show you as some of the destruction coming in from walker, louisiana, of the results of this powerful hurricane. >> just starting to see the destruction. straight to ginger in new orleans. the city has been dark all pnig. the light is coming now and ginger is tracking what ida has caused. ginger. >> you know, george, tied for the strongest hurricane to hit louisiana by wind speed and you can see the damage now even more clearly, that steel beam, a collapse of a building, cars smashed by all the bricks and so much around us and then you look around and not a building in new orleans has any light. power out, cell service out and so much worse to our south and west. that's what we're concerned about, the folks trapped in places not protected by levees and where they are breached. the circulation over mississippi right now. it is pulling water onto the shore in mississippi and alabama so still going to see storm surge even though this has dropped to tropical storm status, it will do plenty of damage.

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destruction in louisiana as the storm barrels up north from the gulf coast. a camera in port fourchon capturing the wind underneath this dock and transformers exploding from a distance. >> something blew up. >> reporter: trees collapsing, telephone poles leaning over roadways. ida making landfall at noon sunday. we're just east of baton rouge, the rain and wind fierce, first responders there. that tractor trailer flipped over taking this curve. it gives you a sense of the wind and the rain and the power here. exactly 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina made landfall, ida already taking one life. with relentless wind gusts up to 150 miles per hour the storm wreaking havoc leaving more than a million customers without power in louisiana and mississippi. >> oh. >> there goes the roof. >> reporter: the eye of the monster storm cutting a swath

over central louisiana. in houma, louisiana, this man emerging from his home after the wind ripped off part of his roof. it landed on a neighbor's house. and in grand isle as many as 40 peefintoollow mandatory ac >> we've got devastated areas, roofs missing, whole camps torn down and out of fresh water. >> reporter: i've been talking to rescuers this morning. they say they are now formulating plans of action but they're already getting texts from people all over just saying help us, come get us telling them it will take some time. the roads remain treacherous and impassable and tell me there are so many places to get to. cecilia. >> frightening prospect. thank you. earlier i spoke with louisiana's lieutenant governor billy nungesser for the latest on the condition there. can you start by giving us the latest on where things stand this morning and what your biggest worry is as the sun is coming up. >> as the sun is coming up

obviously getting out and rescuing people but overnight in plaquemines parish south of new orleans that's an area they didn't expect to flood but the water was pushing up the highway and all night they were on phones calling people, knocking on doors to get those people out. >> i know it was too dangerous for crews to go out overnight as the storm was hitting. do you have a sense of how many people need rescued right now? >> no, we don't. i know there were many 911 calls and some of the systems went down. much flooding inland in laplace devastating flooding that we know there's going to be people there needing rescue as well as the coastal communities that flooded. >> it is just a frightening prospect to think of and makes me think of hurricane katrina 16 years ago, you mentioned plaquemines parish. what more can you tell us? >> federal levees, over $2 billion are under construction now in that parish and i've got to believe that much of those new levees without vegetation

may have failed that may be causing some of that flooding. the nursing home did evacuate that area early on in the day. >> we are so hopeful that everyone did get out. exactly what you're saying. just so i have a sense of what you're saying do you know how many levees were breached, if any, and what the damage is as a result of that? >> we do not. it happened in the dark of night and we just saw the water running up highway 23 and that's when people went into evacuation mode for that area. >> there has been great concern for the state of your hospitals. they were already stressed because of covid. what can you tell us about the status of hospitals in your state and evacuations of any hospitals? >> those first responders in those hospital workers are champions to go through what they've gone through with covid over the last year and then to hunker down to take care of those patients. we're hopeful that we don't have too many people that need

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the is in afghanistan ahead rowe overnighiple rockets fired in the kabul airport in a new attack. back to ian pannell in doha, qatar, with the latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. that's right. at the risk of just growing as the clock starts to tick down these attacks underline that and also the enduring threat of terrorism inside the country and for americans and afghans stuck outside the base, they know that time is almost out. overnight as many as five rockets fired toward u.s. troops at kabul airport, the u.s. military launching an anti-projectile defense system. but officials saying it's unclear if any of the rockets were intercepted. there are no reports of casualties in the airport remaining operational.

the urgency to evacuate greater than ever. only 50 american citizens able to get out in a 24-hour period over the weekend, 250 who say they want to leave still remain. >> this is the most dangerous time in an already extraordinarily dangerous mission, these last couple of days and so we will do everything possible to keep peafe but the risk is very high. >> reporter: despite warnings and other terrorist attacks could be imminent hundreds of afghans still crowding the gates to the airport. earlier sunday less than five miles from the airport an unmanned american drone striking a vehicle, eliminating an imminent isis-k threat. the vehicle believed to be carrying a substantial amount of explosive material that caused powerful subsequent explosions. an afghan official telling abc news six civilians were killed, four of them children in that u.s. strike. well, abc news is hearing from americans still stuck outside the base still unable to get

through. the american ambassador tweeting that no one has been turned away by u.s. officials or troops, but we know that the main sticking point all along throughout this evacuation mission has been the taliban. george. >> ian pannell, thanks. michael. >> thank you. now to more on the 13 young americans who gave their lives to protect others in afghanistan. martha raddatz is back with that. good morning, again, martha. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the ages of those 13 service members is so striking, all of those killed in kabul were just children, some just infants when the war in afghanistan began. their remains now back on u.s. soil. a solemn heartbreaking day at dover air force base in delaware, sunday president biden attending the dignified transfer of the flag draped remains of 13 u.s. service members killed in the suicide attack at kabul airport while helping evacuate more than 100,000 afghan allies

and american citizens. the fallen include 11 marines, a navy hospital corpsman an an army soldier, all of them so young. the country pausing to mourn to honor their sacrifce. marine lance corporal david espinoza just 20 years old. marine sergeant nicole gee, 23 years old, days before her death, she was featured in this photo cradling an afghan baby at the kabul airport writing on instagram, i love my job. marine staff sergeant darin taylor hoover from salt lake city at 31, the oldest. his father calling him one heck of a leader. army staff sergeant ryan knauss, 23, marine corporal hunter lopez, 22. marine lance corporal rylee mccollum, 20, of jackson, wyoming was just weeks away from becoming a father. marine lance corporal dylan merola, 20.

marine lance corporal kareem nikoui, 20 from california, his father saying he did not hesitate to be called to duty. marine corporal daegan william tyler page, 23, marine sergeant johanny rosario, 20, humberto sanchez, 22 and jared schmitz, 20, maxton soviak, his mother told him to be safe and he said, don't worry, mom. my guys got me. they won't let anything happen to me. she now realizes that they all just went together. all together, all doing heroic work trying to save the lives of others, michael. >> so young, it's heartbreaking, thank you. thank you so much for that. let's go back to ginger.

>> michael, as the light comes up in new orleans we're able to see the bed -- breadth of damage. the drone that you see above me here, that is a music store collapsed. it's actually called the carnoski music store and has chilling history. it was a historic landmark. why? muc store.uis armstrong worked his work and the money they lent him helped him buy his first clarinet. they would allow him and his friends to jam here. the heart of jazz began in the building that is now collapsed behind me thanks to ida and i think that is the type of story we're going to start hearing more and more about from new orleans but the really frightening thing is that there are rescues that are happening as we speak just to our southwest where levees breached and it wasn't just wind, it was water. there are flash flood warnings that extend all the way through the gulf states and also the potential for flash flooding that goes into maryland,

virginia and even delaware by the end of the week. so much more coming up here on now to our insta parent series. this year going back to school is more stressful than ever. this morning janai norman is here with how parents and kids can take on the challenge together. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning. it's a challenge i'm gearing upo

go back to school. between working from home and remote learning one silver lining is the time many families spent together in the last year and a half and for so many that will change as the new school year starts. ♪ the first day of school isn't always picture perfect. and for many kids the start of this school year means saying good-bye to mom and dad for the first time in 18 months, cue the separation anxiety. >> separation only can happen smoothly when kids feel like they can trust their environment. >> reporter: meet dr. becky, a clinical psychologist, and mom of three, who shares practical 700,000 instagram followers work through the deep thoughts that plague both parents and kids. >> you'll end every post or every video with that feeling of, oh, i can do this today. i know exactly what to do. >> reporter: dr. becky also offering workshops on her website, good inside. her new back to school workshop giving tips on how to ease the summer to fall transition.

she says the key to getting off on the right foot starts with parents first checking in with themself. >> write a few sentences today. make the title, how do i feel going into that first day of school? then just give yourself credit for everything you write and then after that we can ask ourselves what are some of the things i can do to cope? i want to talk to my friend. do i have a therapist? do i want to get my exercise routine back into shape before my kid goes back to school? because i know that always helps me feel sturdier myself. i think that's always step one. >> reporter: next she suggests talking to your child about the wide range of feelings they might have. >> i'll have to say bye and go to work. >> mommy, that makes me so sad. >> reporter: here's the language that is so powerful, parts language. it's okay if part of you feels excited and part of you feels a little nervous. once our kids can name the range

of feelings they have, those feelings don't explode out of their body as often. >> reporter: finally develop and practice a separation routine in the days leading up to school. >> i should be short and sweet. some version of i'm going to say see you later, alligator, practice it in your house. practice it right outside the school building. you're actually generating familiarity in your kids' bodies before this experience. that's going to help your child so much. >> so if you miss mommy what can you do? >> look at this. >> if some tears are shed dr. becky says try not to beat yourself up. how your child feels isn't a reflection of your parenting, sometimes they cry, sometimes they don't and neither says anything about how good a job you're doing as a parent even if you cry. >> does that hold up if they're going to college too? >> you read my mind, george. you have read my mind. >> right there with you. >> we have the tissue ready for all of you guys. thanks, janai.

we'll turn to early labor day deals from outdoor gear to back-to-school essentials, becky worley has the scoop on all the sales before one of the biggest shopping weekends begins. hey, becky. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. holiday sales have become week-long buildups to some of the only price cuts we're seeing in this weird consumer world. so what should you snap up now, and what items will see even deeper discounts if you wait? as summer starts to move into fall, labor day marks the transition between shopping seasons too. the biggest deals we see are on outdoor furniture and grills, warm weather clothing and camping gear. >> retailers are still trying to play catch-up with the inventory that didn't sell because of the pandemic. >> reporter: grills, both lowe's and home depot have sales. this stainless steel one is $100 off at home depot. normally $349, now $249.

lowe's has a smoker/grill combo, it was $439, now $389. camping/outdoor gear slashed. a headlamp from back country, $10 off and this vest from rei, $25 off. other categories seeing price drops, laptops. >> a lot of these students were turning back to their classrooms for the first time in 18 months. so you're seeing a demand for laptops go up and retailers want to meet the demand at price points that customers want to purchase those laptops at. >> reporter: walmart offering an hp 15-inch windows laptop for $249. that's $130 off the suggested price of $379, and this microsoft surface pro tablet at best buy went from $959 down to $699. that's 260 bucks off. while we've been conditioned to expect free shipping on many of these holiday weekends, experts say the transportation issues

and inventory shortages we've seen all year long may make them a little harder to find. one notable free shipping deal, though, overstock clearing out summer and outdoor decor with free shipping on everything until september 13th. now, clothing and shoes do traditionally see big discounts over labor day. adidas offering 33% off with the code "all access." i'm obsessed with this chunky sneaker look and got free shipping and $28 off, and while you may see good prices now on other clothing sales, i have a feeling we're going to see slightly bigger discounts, 30%, 40% off your entire purchase as we hit next friday and over the actual labor day weekend, cec cecilia. maybe shop now a little. shop then a little. >> don't have to twist my arm. you know that. thanks, becky. you can find more labor day deals on our website, goodmorningamerica.com.

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>> good morning. caltrans increasing service today and cutting fares for september. the agency offering more than 100 trains every week take in anticipation of people returning to the office and in person classes. take a look at traffic. >> we have our drive times right now and i am looking at a slowdown between antioch and concord, about 39 minutes. tracy to dublin improving with 37 minutes. a crash and following right on state route 242 to the southbound 680 connector is slowing things down. traffic will come toward wannacry. wannacry. --

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san jose. looking cooler through the week. >> we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. ♪ welcome back to "gma." it is great to have you with us this monday morning and we are very excited to this gentleman, the star of the new marvel movie "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings," simu liu. welcome to "gma," my friend. this is your first time here so, you know, first time guest, we got to bring you a gift? we got a little swag for you. >> i appreciate that, michael. >> welcome. i love swag. all right. what have i -- listen, can i go through it? >> later, later. >> all right, all right.

i'm really excited for the mug. thank you. it's very sweet of you. >> your first big tour. i know you took your parents to the premiere. think? >> i think they were very relieved that i didn't suck. [ laughter ] you know, i think they have a very immigrant parent mentality of, like, you know, always being anxious and expecting the worst and hoping for the best but throughout my career they've never let being an electrical engineer get in the way of giving acting notes. like after every episode aired they would always send me a text saying your fat looked fat or, you know -- >> was it okay for them to be an actor. >> no, not so much. not so much. it didn't go well initially and understandably so. they're very academic people and when i told them i was giving up

a career in finance and accounting they little bit upset. and it took a few years to kind of get them to come around but i feel like now with the superhero movie -- >> kind of does it. >> i made my point, right? >> i love the story about -- that goes back a few years that you kind of manifested this. in 2014 you tweeted at marvel, hey, what's up. how about an asian-american superhero and the movie comes out, hey, marvel, let's talk. you put this out there. there's something to be said about putting it out. there -- >> i'm willing to bet they did not. i had 14 or 15 followers at the time. i don't know. i just -- you know, like nobody is listening to you you just starti start shouting stuff. i remember watching "civil war" it must have been and boog a huge mcu fan, what about an shan

superhero and tweeted about it and forgot about it until i got announced as the new shang-chi and somebody said do you remember you tweeted this? i was like, no, i had no idea but i think it does -- you know, even though nobody read it on the other side i feel like it's important to know you can manifest it -- you can give yourself permission to pursue your passions. i feel like so many of us have dreams inside us before we kill before we say it out loud or imagine it just because we think there's no chance or, you know, it's not possible. >> now your dream is a reality. you are a rhouto you feel pressure? >> yeah, i think i'm feeling it a lot now just being the first asian lead hero in the mcu. we have obviously it's a special moment for our community. i feel like when we were aching the movie, though, i mean our director did such an amazing job of keeping us focused on doing

good work and sometimes when you go to work with the pressure and you keep thinking about it and it makes you anxious t. tightens up and i feel like the best on set environment for, you know, good work and creativity is one that's loose because you have to be willing to take risks and do things that don't work, you k know, in order to find that special something so we tried to keep it loose and he did an amazing job of that. >> let's show you taking some risks. [ speaking foreign language ] >> you have the wrong guy. does he look like he can fight? come on, bro. >> you okay? >> packed on that bus. >> stay tuned, yeah. not your typical bus ride to

work. all of a sudden everyone is moving little miniature me. >> with every good superhero comes an action figure so we got yours. did you go out and buy them up in bulk? >> i did. i did. i heard the day they were coming out and i unfortunately drove to many targets in my area asking for them and i kind of sent pictures my friends and they got excited and starting driving out to targets and it was just like this one big text chain of now i'm at the target at jefferson. now i'm at the beverly center acon fes tte ve wi.t so you guys want any extra? >> we're keeping these. >> we saved ourselves a ride. don't have to go to the store for it. one of our favorites is here, your co-star, awkwafina, anything we should ask her. >> ask her about her pole work in this movie. fantastic.

i promise you it'll make sense once you -- once she tells the story but, yeah, her work on the pole was absolutely unmatched. am i allowed to even say -- >> i have a follow-up but i'm not going to ask that. >> i will make sure i preface the question by saying you asked me to ask it. we appreciate you coming in. we know it's been a whirlwind tour for you. so happy, we cannot wait for everyone to see this film, "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" in theaters on friday. coming up, steve martin, martin coming up, steve martin, martin short and selena gomez will tell ♪ ♪ ♪

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we are back with the unlikely trio taking on hulu's new mystery, "only murders in the buidling," steve martin, martin short, selena gomez connecting generations with charming comedy. chris connelly had a chance to talk to them about it. >> hello again, george. it's been a minute since selena gomez could be seen on a tv series. now for "only murders in the buidling" she's bringing her fresh energy alongside steve martin and martin short, a trio dedicated to solving a murder and making all of us laugh in the process. the intrigue of "only murders in the buidling" begins with an department complex on mbl's upper west side where mysteries abound. >> i live in one of those

buildings in new york and i've always thought of it as it could be a character because there's so many varieties of people who live there. you always have elegant entrances then it starts to deteriorate. >> hey. >> reporter: with that gesture the longtime partnership between steve martin and martin short welcomes into its comic mix selena gomez. >> and it had been a while since i had done tv and really anything in the acting field so i was looking for something and this was just such a wonderful surprise. i also am a huge fan of true crimes so it was a no-brainer. >> this doesn't make sense. >> reporter: in this hulu ten-episode series the three star as new york city neighbors and true crime buffs who get their own case to crack and own podcast to produce. >> why is true crime so fascinating to so many of us now? >> well, i have a couple of

theories. one is that true crime usually has a beginning, a middle andand end and a lot of stories don't end satisfyingly and i have longed to do in my movie career a crime story like that where you're just compelled by it, you want to know who did it but the blending of comedy was difficult and this kind of blends it perfectly. >> that is a very good line. badly delivered but a good line you. > don't know how many types i said to marty, that's what you're going to do? >> it's true, steve has always talked about wishing he could do something that was perceived as a crime as opposed to what the critics had called some of his work. >> that was good. >> i saw it coming a mile away. >> reporter: close friends for years these two first joined their superpowers in 1986's "three amigos". ♪ my little buttercup has the sweetest smile ♪

>> reporter: more recently firing zingers at each for a two-man netflix special honing the on scream chemistry now on vivid display. >> great chemistry stipes is natural and organic and but it is aided and abetted by time and working with someone, you get looser and looser and looser with each other and more trusting. >> you look like anderson cooper froze to death on new year's eve. >> steve and i have tremendous trust when we work with each other. you should say this line. it's better for you. >> selena, how did you fit in so well with these two that have 30 plus years of history together? >> i was a little nervous in the beginning, so the first day of shooting i remember i called my mom and i was like, i'm so nervous, i'm excited and it was with steve. >> oh, you fancy. >> honestly by the end of the first take i felt so welcome and so comfortable and whenre not s are kind of, you know, we were at a safe distance but we were

always three, you know, the three hanging out together. >> there's a scene in the first show which i love which is i'm speaking to selena about i say to her, as you know, i am a director by day and cuts to her face and she has no idea who i am. >> kind of like real life. >> yeah. >> thank you so much. >> there's a very strong chance the killer is musical superstar sting. >> the guy from u2. >> oh! >> do these guys talk in a language that you have to learn, selena? is that how it works? >> sometimes there's a few moments where it's like, goes right over my head. but it's okay. i found it comforting. >> gomez -- -- -- -- >> i love satirizing people in show business who feel that their worth is way more than it is. that's always right away makes me laugh. >> reporter: and steve martin's

lonely fellow actor, a one-hit tv series actor. >> the character is quite a stretch for me because it's about an actor who was popular in the '80s. >> wow. that's so -- did you relate to that at all? >> no, i couldn't. you know. >> hold on. >> reporter: the story's twists, turns and torrents of possible suspects leave plenty of room for them to connect with each other just as they did on set welcoming a new member to the team. >> selena was right there trying to figure us out. >> i still am. >> reporter: and selena telling us it didn't even feel like work yndetimengor w "only murders in the buidling" premieres on hulu tomorrow. they do entertain, guys. >> sure looks like theery much. to ginger. >> and, george, the entergy power company says it will take days to access let alone fix the power outages which are counting more than a million customers. the building was an historic

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now to an all new season of the "more than an athlete" docu-series on espn plus and this time you'll get to know someone we feel like we know pretty well, michael strahan a little better. >> i don't know if that's a good or bad thing but it takes you through my story and here's a look at the trailer. check it out. >> i think people don't understand where i came from. i get kind of pissed about that. >> what was scary, going from germany to america or going to new york. >> new york. >> people say stay in your lane, no, he's going to bust out of that lane. he wants to win. >> michael didn't go from player to sports broadcaster, he went from player to media personality. >> anything is possible. >> and it was kind of weird to watch something about yourself but i will say i do appreciate you, george, robin, as well.

you both were in it and everyone else who contributed to it and it made me realize how full my life has been and all the people who contributed. >> fun to be a part of it. >> great to have you in it as well. "more than an athlete," season 2 premieres september 9th on espn plus. so make sure you check it out if you want to learn more about me. coming up, broadway is back, everybody. we have an inside look at the musicals that are about to re-open.

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every time a show starts. ♪ passionately waiting smashing every expectation ♪ ♪ i'm laughing in the face of casualties ♪ ♪ i'm thinking the past tomorrow ♪ ♪ not going away ♪ ♪ turn your face ♪ >> reporter: this is the return ♪f something truly spectacular.- ♪ light the lights you've got nothing ♪ >> reporter: and live is more alive than ever. >> well, how did i get ♪ oh, here i am ♪ >> think of the show and the thrill, pleasure it could give to millions. think of broadway, damn it. ♪ the path of glory ♪

♪ it's the circle, the circle of life ♪ >> reporter: this is broadway and we can't wait to welcome you home. ♪ circle of life ♪ >> oprah said it. we can't wait. make sure you stay tuned to "gma" and the upcoming weeks as we showcase the best and brightest broadway has to offer including 14 special musical performances from the cast of "aladdin," "come from away," the brand-new musical "six," "the lion king," so many more all right here in our backyard. stay with us. visit goodmorningamerica.com for more on the new initiative and for more info on where all your shows will be open. we'll be right back.

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>> good morning. here's a look at traffic. >> we're going to start in walnut creek. 680 has been a busy spot since about 8:00. a live look at the golden gate bridge with a fog advisory officially issued by chp. walnut creek come a crash a northbound 680 afford main -- before main street. >> we have fog along the coast. you can see the haze. 56 in santa rosa and san francisco. palo alto, you're going to get a sea breeze. east bay valleys, another warmar 60's. upper 90's, inland. >>

we will be back at 11:00. ja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan. today, movie man, mark wahlberg plus from the flick "f9," tyrese gibson, and we'll check out all the hottest new toys. all next, on live. and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheering] hello, good morning. you're going to get sick. you're going to throw up your brain. i just i just spun in a circle. yeah. i didn't find a, didn't find a point to focus on. happy monday, august 30th. good morning, everybody. nice to see you, kelly. morning.