disrupt your flow. julian: i believe it. good morning, america. as we start this tuesday together, the new covid fears right now as millions head back to school. millions on the move amid the delta variant, holiday travel reaching near pre-pandemic levels. this as 52,000 texas students testing positive, and tensions erupting over covid protocols. an arizona father and two other men confronting a principal in her office, carrying zip ties threatening to make a citizen's arrest over quarantine rules. race to recovery. president biden set to visit ida's impact on the northeast. the death toll rising to at least 69 people in 8 states. the police body cam footage showing officers in the thick of

the danger as hurricane larry churns in the atlantic. the life-threatening rip currents right now. escaping afghanistan. four more americans safely leaving the country by land, while the taliban is reportedly blocking commercial planes from departing with 100 americans stranded. and two decades after 9/11, the alleged mastermind behind the attack now due in court. breaking his silence, the prominent lawyer who lost his wife and son in that south carolina double murder saying he was shot in the head over the weekend, released from the hospital and checking himself into rehab, raising new questions in the case. pumping the brakes. the car shortage driven by the chip shortage, hiking vehicle prices. why now is one of the worst times to buy a car ever. celebrating michael k. williams, the groundbreaking actor who made his mark as omar on "the wire." >> i need to remind you of who i

am? >> the tributes pouring in after the shocking loss. ♪ i feel alive ♪ and get ready to rise and shine with the resilient residents of maryland. this morning, the family we're surprising. the health care heroes who changed their lives and the great state's fabulous crab. >> both: good morning, america. it certainly is "good morning america." feels like the first day of school around here. >> it does, exactly. >> with michael and whit is in for george. george has an excused absence. he is dropping off his firstborn at college today. >> wow. >> that's a big deal. >> you know he is an emotional wreck. >> we should have sent a lot of kleenex. he is definitely crying. we wish them the best of luck at school. we cannot wait to take you to the great state of maryland and tell you the remarkable story of how the dedicated heroes at a baltimore children's hospital helped one little girl thrive. >> that is a great story. definitely looking forward to that.

first, a lot of news to get to this morning starting with the new covid concerns. fears of a surge in labor day travel could result in a similar surge of coronavirus cases as people head back to work and the school year kicks into high gear. and this coming as covid fatalities are increasing. te death toll now at the highest level in six months. our transportation correspondent gio benitez joins us now with more from newark airport. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning to you. yeah, even with that delta variant, we did not see a dramatic drop in those labor day travelers. now this morning, millions are on the move, and experts sounding the alarm. this morning the return home for millions of americans who traveled for the holiday weekend gathering at beaches on labor day and packing into football stadiums. the number of people screened at u.s. airports friday and saturday roughly matched 2019 prepandemic levels. more than 3.5 million but less

people returned home on sunday than two years ago signaling longer stays. with nearly half of the population, 47%, not fully vaccinated, some experts this morning are concerned all of the ptravel could lead to yet anothr covid surge. >> i am expecting a bump. i'm hoping we're not going to see a major spike but after every single holiday we have seen a bump in infections and hospitalizations and deaths. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci saying sunday some hospitals are perilously close to full occupancy. katherine sherman is an icu nurse in nashville and says her hospital has come very close to running out of ventilators. >> figuring out who is going to get an open icu bed has essentially been a game of human tetris. >> reporter: nearly a dozen counties including austin have reported zero staffed icu beds available. the issues extend to schools too. at least 45 school districts in texas have had to already go to

remote learning because of the rise in covid cases and reporting nearly 52,000 cases among students since the school year began. as millions of kids return to school this week, tensions erupting at one arizona school over covid protocols. >> i am going to be pressing charges and i'm going to have both of your staff arrested and you arrested as well. >> reporter: a father and two other men, one carrying zip ties, confronting a principal in her office threatening to make a citizen's arrest after a child was told to quarantine. the district says it has copied the live streams and is weighing legal action. >> i felt violated that they were in my office claiming that i was breaking the law and that they were going to arrest me in these military grade large zip ties that -- these large men in my office, two of the men weren't parents at our school, and so i felt threatened. >> reporter: and overnight that father sent us a statement

saying in part this, everything that the school is reporting is either false or twisted, and they are making me out to be the aggressor. he was arrested and later charged. he was also released charged with trespassing. michael? >> all right. gio, thank you for that. we're going to turn now to the race to recovery after hurricane ida. parts of louisiana struggling to pick up the pieces, some still without power amid scorching temperatures. elwyn lopez is in laplace, louisiana, with the latest. good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. you can see house after house here covered by these blue tarps. people trying to get ahead of any rain that might come this way. on friday president biden toured the damage here and now he's headed to hard-hit areas in the northeast. this morning as president biden makes his way to new york and new jersey to get a firstland look at what ida left behind, gripping body camera footage showing officers braving a flooded basement trying to

rescue a family including a toddler, facing locked doors and live electricity. their efforts were unsuccessful. the death toll from the storm now at 69 people across 8 states. nine days after it made landfall in louisiana, people still struggling to get their lives back. this morning in new orleans, power is on for more than two-thirds of the city, but elsewhere hundreds of thousands are still without electricity. christine tells me without it, she is forced to stay in mississippi with her three children. >> i have a 3-year-old, and she don't understand we can't come home and she keeps on every day, momma, i want to go home and it is hard. it really is. >> reporter: those communities hardest hit could be in the dark without ac until the end of the month. ida's wrath leaving grand isle uninhabitable. >> looks like a bomb went off. >> reporter: and over the weekend, new orleans evacuating hundreds of seniors from ten facilities after five were found dead amid scorching temperatures. >> what we found was

unacceptable and accountability will be across the board. >> reporter: here in laplace people were unwavering in their efforts to clean up and get things back to floralal. they know that could take months and some say they are staying in nearby states making their way here just to work on their homes. michael? >> elwyn, we hope relief is definitely on the way sooner than a few months. another hurricane is churning in the atlantic, and ginger joins us with what larry could have in store for the east coast. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, michael. we've got rip current statements talking about high risk of rip currents all the way from stuart, florida, up to the outer banks, avon, north carolina, they are going to pick up and peak around thursday so there's larry. more than 50-mile eye wide across and it is strong. it is going to slip by bermuda who will get a watch but really all the way from the georgia coast, whit, all the way up to massachusetts we're watching for dangerous waves and high risk of rip currents.

>> something else we'll be watching. all right, ginger, thank you. president biden is heading to new york and new jersey today to survey the damage from ida as the administration faces a variety of challenges and some americans are losing confidence according to a new abc news poll. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega joins us now. and, cecilia, this comes as pandemic unemployment benefits run out for millions. >> reporter: yeah, whit, good morning. and this is a really big deal because it's going to impact a lot of folks. these are benefits that have been in place for a year and a half as part of the covid recovery plan and a lot of debate here at the white house, but even with that debate they decided not to extend the benefits. they're hoping other states around the country really pick up some of the slack here, repurpose other funding but no indication at this point that states are going to do this, so let me jump in and show you who we're talking about that will be affected. more than 7.5 million americans at this point are going to lose these benefits. we're talking about give workers self-employed folks and 3 million more folks will lose an additional $300 in federal unemployment aid. you know this, republicans have

been arguing that benefits like are -- like this are keeping people at home stopping them from seeking jobs. there have been several studies that found that's not necessarily overwhelmingly the case. that this -- these unemployment benefits really play a small role in the job shortages, but given the tough economic times we're in right now, an abrupt cut of money like this could hurt real folks around this country. >> cecilia, all of this happening as the new abc news poll shows president biden is really taking a hit in his approval rating on a number of issues. >> reporter: yeah, in fact, only two presidents in modern history have had lower approval ratings at this stage. take a look. you see it right there. 44% approve of the job he's doing. 51% disapprove. two big factors in this, the handling of covid is certainly playing into that. 52% approve of his handling of that. and afghanistan, you know his pullout of the troops in that country right there, 60%, whit, disapprove of how he handled that situation. >> so much at stake there. cecilia vega, thank you so much, robin?

>> and, whit, speaking of afghanistan, two top biden administration officials are in the region this morning meeting with afghan evacuees as the state department says it has helped the first americans leave the country since the u.s. military withdrawal. james longman is tracking the latest developments for us. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. four more americans are now safely out of afghanistan. it's understood to be a family of four, and they got out over land this time. the u.s. officials saying that they got out into an unspecified neighboring country and they say they are in a good condition. the state department also says they facilitated this operation, and that provoked a furious response from a republican congressman, ronny jackson, who said the state department didn't help and he says it was a private group of veterans that helped the family to escape. either way the taliban was said to be aware of this departure and did not impede their transit in any way and other -- over in qatar this

morning, secretary of state antony blinken is there and said around 100 americans are still in afghanistan trying to get out. he said there are more u.s. families at an airport in the north of the country but because some people don't have the right documentation, some of these planes are being blocked from leaving. meanwhile, in kabul, we're seeing big protests in the streets. , women bravely marching for rights right up against armed taliban fighters. a lot of people concerned about the kind of country that afghanistan is going to become now the taliban says they are fully in control, michael. >> thank you, james. two decades after 9/11, the alleged mastermind behind the attack and four accused conspirators are due in court today. terry moran joins us now with more on the pretrial hearing in guantanamo bay. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it's been 20 years and still no justice in this case, but today in guantanamo bay khalid shaikh mohammed described as the architect of these attacks, he came up with the attack and four other men described as financial organizers, hijacking trainers and other planners, they will appear in a special

military court in guantanamo bay to face charges including terrorism, violation of the laws of war and conspiracy. they face the death penalty. and a group of family members of 9/11 victims, they're also in guantanamo bay, cuba, some spending this 20-year anniversary of the attacks witnessing these proceedings. but even after all these years as you say, this case is still stuck in pretrial motions. the actual trial with witnesses and evidence, that's not expected to start even this year. these defendants were brutally tortured at cia black site prisons around the world for years before they were transferred to guantanamo bay in 2006. khalid shaikh mohammed was waterboarded 183 times. so can the statements of these defendants and other evidence that were obtained after they got to guantanamo bay be used against them, or has torture tainted this whole case? that's the main legal question. jury selection begins later this year. the wheels of justice grinding very slowly in this case. whit? the making.le, two decades in -

all right, terry moran, thank you. we do turn now to that huge car shortage fueled by a chip shortage. general motors temporarily shutting down more than half its plants in north america. alex perez is outside one of those plants in ft. wayne, indiana, with why now is one of the worst times to buy a car ever. alex, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. this plant is one of several that will be temporarily shut down as gm and other automakers wait for semiconductor chips they need to build vehicles. gm announced it will temporarily shut down eight of its 15 north american assembly plants beginning today because of a microchip shortage. the chips are crucial for thousands of computer controlled systems in new cars and also used in laptops and other small electronics. the coronavirus pandemic has impacted production of those. the shortage also means car inventory is down and consumer

prices are higher, which means buying a new or used car will cost you a lot more right now, but there is some relief in sight. chip-producing factories in asia have already said they're increasing production so that they can meet demand. robin? >> all right. alex, thank you. we are now going to remember michael k. williams, that actor best known for his work as omar in "the wire" found dead in his apartment in brooklyn. t.j. holmes is here with more. this one hit hard. it really hit hard, t.j. >> it did, robin, because we realize that "the wire," the last season of "the wire" was 13 years ago and still today all you have to say is omar and people know who you're talking about. one of his co-stars said what made him special was he gave voice and flesh and humanity to characters, men that many in society don't know, that are just passed by on the street. that made him not just a good actor or a great actor, it made him iconic. >> omar, isn't it? >> reporter: he was the

emmy-nominated star best known for his role as omar little on the hit show "the wire." >> just like you. >> the culture of drugs. >> excuse me? >> what? >> i got the shotgun. i got the briefcase. it's all a game, though, right? >> reporter: police say they found williams dead in his brooklyn home on monday. the death is being investigated as a possible drug overdose. overnight "the wire" creator wrote on twitter that he was too gutted right now to say all that ought to be said. michael was a fine man and rare talent and on our journey together he always deserved the best words, and today those words won't come. wlliams has long been open about his struggles with sobriety speaking to tamron hall earlier this year. >> a lot of people often think that when a person puts down the drug or the alcohol that all the problems go away. that couldn't be further from the truth. drugs and alcohol aren't the problem. they're merely symptoms of the problem. >> reporter: his own struggles often reflected in a storied career spanning more than 25 years of work in television and film. >> omar come back tomorrow.

>> reporter: his famed character omar, a notorious stickup man running the streets of baltimore. the role gained him attention from even president barack obama who called williams' portrayal fascinating. after "the wire" williams hit big again with another tough guy role, chalky white on the mob series "boardwalk empire." >> let's go, buck. >> reporter: williams racked up five emmy nominations in his career. >> you'll respect me! >> reporter: including for his role as montrose freeman in the period sci-fi show "lovecraft country" and the central park five depiction, "when they see us." >> when the police want what they want, they will do anything. do you hear me? anything. >> reporter: "when they see us" creator ava duvernay wrote on instagram, dear brother, be certain you were a flash of love now gone but never forgotten. "the wire" co-star wendell pierce said williams was an immensely talented man with the ability to give voice

to the human condition portraying the lives of those whose humanity is seldom elevated until he sings their truth. michael k. williams was 54 years old. and, robin, that scar on his face, he got at a bar fight when he was 25 but he said it changed the course of his life and career because tupac shakur cast him in his first role after seeing a picture of him. thought he looked thugged out enough. and he got the role, and it changed the course of his life and career. >> so powerful. we didn't even talk about his dance moves. >> he was a dancer back in the day. >> so loved in the community. >> such a loss. t.j., thank you. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including that lawyer now saying he was shot in the head after his wife and son were both murdered, and he's checking himself into rehab. and the investigation into a tragic amusement park accident. but first let's go back to ginger. >> and we have the tuesday trivia now sponsored by amazon.

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52,000 texas students testing positive. also right now, the weather disasters on both oasts. president biden set to visit the devastation in the northeast after ida's record-breaking floods and that red flag warning in the west with more than 80 wildfires burning in california, extremely dry conditions there and the winds fueling the flames as more evacuations are under way right now. also, two decades after 9/11, the alleged mastermind behind the attack, khalid shaikh mohammed, and four accused co-conspirators are due in court today for a pretrial hearing in guantanamo bay. the men were scheduled to stand trial this year, but proceedings were delayed by the pandemic. and turning now to the u.s. open without a lot of the familiar faces we're used to seeing on the court. it is time for the teens to take over the tournament, and they have. 18-year-old carlos alcaraz and 18-year-old emma raducanu, both advancing to the quarterfinals

and defeating some big players and we all know it is a dream come true for the young rising stars and i''m sure just this is just the beginning of when we're going to say their name on tv. >> anything can happen at the u.s. open. >> my favorite to go to. we've got a lot more ahead, everybody. get ready to "rise & shine" in the great state of maryland and we got a big surprise for one family. that is coming up, robin. >> it is. but right now new developments in the murder mystery surrounding a prominent south carolina family. the mother and son gunned down over the summer. now the father is speaking about it after he says he was shot in the head over the weekend. eva pilgrim has been on the story from the start and joins us now with the latest. good morning, eva. >> good morning, robin. this was really unexpected. and overnight a new bombshell. abc news has learned alex murdaugh resigned from his family's law firm amid accusations of misappropriating funds just the day before he says someone shot him.

this morning the husband in a south carolina double murder mystery breaking his silence for the first time. alex murdaugh whose wife and son were brutally murdered in june putting out a statement saying someone shot him this week the murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. i have made a lot of decisions that i truly regret. i'm resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle that has been exacerbated by these murders. i'm immensely sorry to everyone i've hurt including my family, friends and colleagues. authorities say murdaugh himself called 911 shortly after 1:30 this saturday afternoon to report that he had been shot after he says he pulled over on the side of the road to change a tire. he was airlifted to a hospital with what authorities say was a superficial gunshot wound to the head. this morning he is out of the hospital. abc news has learned he checked himself into rehab monday.

back in june murdaugh called 911 saying he found his wife maggie and their 22-year-old son paul shot multiple times at their family's hunting lodge. >> are they breathing? >> no, ma'am, my wife and my son. >> and what is your name? >> my name is alex murdaugh. please hurry, neither one is moving. >> reporter: no suspects have been named and no arrests have been made. murdaugh's brother sitting down with us over the summer asking for the public's help. >> do you think they will find who did this? >> i would certainly hope so. >> i hope so. >> and the family is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest in that double murder, guys. >> all right. thank you, eva. dan abrams, our chief legal analyst, joins us now. and, dan, we heard alex murdaugh released an interesting statement mentioning decisions he regrets. what could he be alluding to? >> well, look, this sort of shifts the focus a little bit. up to this point i think a lot

of people were looking at the son in particular. remember, he was shot along with his mother. he had a pending criminal trial. he had a pending civil trial. there were questions about whether he was involved in a 2015 case. and so there were a lot of questions about was he targeted? but now the dad comes forward and announces that he regrets decisions that he made, and he's going to go into rehab. and so it makes you wonder, okay, is this alleged shooting that happened this weekend connected in some way to the death of his son and his wife? and that's something we just don't know the answer to. >> and this is someone who came from a long line of prominent attorneys in that community and now the allegations that he took money from his law firm. where could that lead? >> i think that's going to lead to this unraveling. i mean i think for the first time there's something concrete here which is saying there was an issue, there was a problem. and i think it's going to lead

us down the road to at the very least understanding what happened with his alleged shooting. we'll see if that's connected again to the death of the son and the mother. >> it has -- >> this is so bizarre. this is so bizarre. >> it is so bizarre. it's been months since the murders of his wife and his son, and no arrests have been made. >> yeah. >> where do you think that -- >> that becomes the question. right? question a is, is that connected to dad? if it's connected to dad, i think we're going to see this solved quickly. if it's not connected to dad in any way, we may be back at, you know, at point one again. but, remember, when the son and the wife were shot, the police came out and said to the community, you don't need to worry. clearly they knew that this was a targeted shooting. they were telling people in the community, you know, you don't need to be concerned, et cetera. so that right there tells you

they knew something about it, at least enough to be convinced that this wasn't some random killing. >> you said bizarre. >> yeah. >> eva and i were talking about it back and forth right before we went on. both of us were asking each other questions. what do you think? there are so many questions involved still. >> and no answers. >> yep. >> no concrete answers. >> yes. dan, thank you. >> layers of investigation. all right. thank you so much, guys. appreciate it. we do turn now to an awful story. the holiday weekend tragedy at a colorado amusement park. a 6-year-old girl dying on a ride that is supposed to plunge 110 feet in seconds and now major questions as the investigation gets under way. kaylee hartung joins us now with the latest. kaylee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. like so many families across the country, one in colorado chose a trip to an amusement park as a way to try to enjoy the long weekend, but now authorities in this tight-knit community of glenwood springs need to figure out what went tragically wrong.

>> dispatch, patient will be a 6-year-old female and she fell approximately 110 feet. >> reporter: this morning authorities investigating how a 6-year-old girl died while riding this attraction at a colorado amusement park. >> glenwood caverns, a party that fell out of the shaft ride. the party is at the bottom of the shaft now. >> reporter: on vacation with her family, the little girl was riding the haunted mine drop. a ride the park promotes as the world's first drop ride to go underground dropping riders 110 feet and reaching 4gs of acceleration. >> i believe the ride was in operation when the child fell from it. >> reporter: park employees began administering first aid until paramedics arrived. >> they are doing cpr right now. >> reporter: but it was too late. >> we are calling the coroner now. >> reporter: the park confirming the ongoing investigation saying in a statement, we are deeply saddened and ask that you please keep the family of the deceased in your thoughts and prayers. >> a lot of very distraught people. >> reporter: the thrill ride

opened four years ago bringing national attention to this fall family owned park. glenwood caverns posting this video at that time. "usa today" readers voting it the country's best new theme park attraction of 2017. there is a height requirement for this ride, and the park even makes visitors sign a liability waiver before going on this and other thrill rides there. in colorado, state regulations require annual inspections for amusement park attractions like this and daily safety checks. you know investigators will be looking closely into that. whit? >> absolutely. kaylee hartung with those developments. thank you. >> robin? >> so tragic. we'll be right back. lopments. thank you. >> robin? >> so tragic. we'll be right back.

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single studio was watching very closely, and "shang-chi" is sort of a proof of concept that you can actually do quite well at the box office with this strategy right now. >> reporter: it's the mightiest labor day weekend opening for a film since 2007. but the significance of "shang-chi's" triumph goes way beyond dollars and cent. >> asian-americans have never been able to see a superhero who looks like them on the big screen, somebody who is heroic and now we have a superhero film of our own. >> reporter: fans echoing that theme of long overdue representation at last on screen in a hollywood blockbuster. >> i was really excited about this film and to show her the representation is really important to us and we're really excited. >> i like him doing the move. >> reporter: showing off a move of his own sunday "shang chi" himself, simu liu, who punctuated his first pitch

with a backflip saying on twitter that pitch was like 500% faster in my head and co-star fala chen telling "gma" the cast was doing chartwheels as they kept track of the big news about the box office bonanza. >> they were like tracking the number and have a group chat together. we were so thrilled. suddenly we have this film and people now feel empowered and they feel seen and valued. >> reporter: and reverberations already being felt across hollywood. sony moving up the date of "venom: let there be carnage" to october 1st, a week before the bond movie, sensing box office opportunities with the success of "shang chi." robin? >> all right. our thanks to chris connelly. who knows maybe people are going back to the theaters. >> it's been fun having all the stars from the movie right here in the studio as well too. >> i've been back to three or four and i'll be back to see "shang-chi." >> there you go. >> without a doubt. >> okay. everybody stay there, when we come back, we have our tuesday "play of the day." everybody stay there, when we come back we have our tuesday "play of the day." if you can help heal your skin from within.

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good morning, america. it's 8:0 good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. as millions of children head back to school, experts fearing an end of summer surge. millions on the move amid the delta variant. holiday travel reaching near prepandemic levels. this as 52,000 texas students testing positive and tensions erupting over covid protocols. an arizona father and two other men confronting a principal in her office carrying zip ties, threatening to make a citizen's arrest over quarantine rules. race to recovery. ida's death toll rising to at least 69 people in 8 states. parts of new orleans still struggling without power in scorching temperatures as hurricane larry churns in the atlantic. the life-threatening rip currents right now.

the women of 9/11 from the first responders to the survivors and now 20 years later the last woman to be pulled from the rubble after almost 30 hours sharing her story of survival. >> please give me a second chance. if you pull me from this rubble, i promise i will do your will and change my life. >> only on "gma." ♪ i feel alive ♪ and "rise & shine" and good morning from maryland. from the famous crabs -- >> both: good morning, america. >> -- to the majestic waterways. we are setting sail and wait until you see the surprise we have in store for one deserving family and the health care heroes that went above and beyond to care for their little girl. it's all ahead as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. it is "gma" on this tuesday morning. glad to be here with michael and

we said whit is in for george. you have a little time, that first, you know, firstborn going off to college which george has. >> i know, yeah. my girls aren't quite there yet. emotional day for george sending his daughter off to college. >> absolutely. >> yeah. you'll get there before i do. >> i was trying not to get involved in the conversation because i know i'm not too far away from it. >> that's why i looked this way. softy. >> oh, boy. we are in maryland this morning. janai norman is on the maryland state boat, and she also learned -- listen to this -- how to crack a crab for the first time ever. >> first time? >> so it's an emotional day for janai as well. >> absolutely. got a lot going on. also ike ejiochi is out there in baltimore with a group of health care heros from mt. washington pediatric hospital. we're going to tell you about a story how they pulled together to help a little girl that will surely touch your heart. >> ike and janai have it all covered for us in maryland this morning. first, a lot of news

starting with covid concerns. new fears that a surge in labor day travel could result in a similar surge of covid cases. this as people head back to work and the school year kicks into high gear. let's go back to our transportation correspondent gio benitez still there at newark airport for us. good morning, again, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. yeah, the numbers just came in from the tsa. more than 7.3 million people were screened at u.s. airports since friday. and that doesn't even include all of the people who will be screened today. this morning, the return home for millions of americans who traveled for the holiday weekend gathering at beaches on labor day and packing into football stadiums. the number of people screened at u.s. airports friday and saturday roughly matched 2019 prepandemic levels, more than 3.5 million. but less people returned home on sunday than two years ago, signaling longer stays. with nearly half of the

population, 47%, not fully vaccinated, some experts this morning are concerned all of the travel could lead to yet another covid surge. >> i am expecting a bump. i'm hoping we're not going to see a major spike, but after every single holiday we have seen a bump in infections and hospitalizations and deaths. >> reporter: dr. fauci saying sunday some hospitals are perilously close to full occupancy. katherine sherman is an icu nurse in nashville and says her hospital has come very close to running out of ventilators. >> figuring out who is going to get an open icu bed has essentially been a game of human tetris. >> reporter: in texas state officials saying nearly a dozen counties including austin have reported zero staffed icu beds available and the issues extend to schools too. at least 45 school districts in texas have already had to go to remote learning because of that rise in covid cases. the state reporting nearly 52,000 cases among students since the school year began.

and all eyes are on that this morning as millions of kids return to school this week. michael? >> all right, thank you, gio. we turn to the race to recovery after ida and the new hurricane churning in the atlantic. ginger's tracking it all for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, michael. i have to start you out with new pictures from houma, louisiana, that was one of the areas that got shredded by the eye wall. help has come in. it continues to come this from firefighters volunteers there from georgia. and then this terrifying video recently released of the nypd trying to save a family who was in one of those flooded basements, illegal flooded basements in queens during ida. unfortunately that rescue unsuccessful. the family including a toddler died. so now we want to share with you the picture of larry. a lot of people are very worried when they see any hurricane out in the atlantic. the good news is larry doesn't come to us in the form of a hurricane. it comes to us in the form of high surf. more than a thousand miles away. but if you are headed to the

beach, high rip current risk. i mean daytona up through the outer banks and eventually up through the northeast and i know a lot of folks still have plans. thursday and friday it will still be with us. finally, one of the monumental fires here. we've got a decent -- a lot they've gotten containment on. this had some outbreaks and a few more evacuations. high winds and fresno, the most 100-degree days ever in recorded history. they're going to be hot again today, robin. >> all right. ginger, thank you. coming up, a special look at the women of 9/11. the extraordinary stories from that day including the woman right there, the last pulled from the rubble. plus, whoopi goldberg, the one and only, joins us live right here in times square this morning. >> always looking forward to that. and cardi b's baby boy. the rapper welcoming a new addition to her family. we have the new pictures this morning, all that is coming up right here on "gma."

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tomorrow morning and reveal the entire celebrity cast of the new season of "dancing with the stars." >> in fact, i was already at the airport this morning. >> not on purpose, though. >> it was a bit of a rough start as we got back to times square. i was in the lincoln tunnel this morning, but i'm here and ready to do "pop news." >> do it! >> let's do it. >> excellent. a lot to share with everybody and begin with baby news for cardi b. the rapper just welcomed her second child with her husband offset. taking to instagram to share a family photo revealing their son born over labor day weekend, saturday, september 4th, ah. offset also shared a photo from the hospital. there he is spending some quality time with their newest addition. the couple also parents to 3-year-old daughter kulture. no word on a name for the little guy, but so glad to hear that everybody is happy and healthy. congratulations, guys. also this morning in "pop news," nothing nasty about this project. miss janet jackson ready to share her life story in a new documentary featuring interviews

from music stars who know her best, even a few members of her famous family. here's your first look at the trailer for the two-part documentary called "janet." >> this is what a superstar looks like. >> she's an empowered woman. >> she is a force to be reckoned with. >> she comes from a whole family of legends. >> she will always be my baby sister. >> this is my story told by me, not through someone else's eyes. ♪ control ♪ >> truth, take it or leave it. love it or hate it. this is me. ♪ i wanna be the one in control ♪ >> miss jackson. >> all right. >> i mean, it's good. that is a sneak peek of the teaser, cameos, guys, and interviews from missy elliott, mariah carey, paula abdul, tito jackson, just to name a few. a lot of never before seen family footage. the documentary follows janet as she deals with the loss of family patriarch joe

jackson in 2018 and also hits on some of the biggest moments and controversies in her life like the 2004 super bowl with justin timberlake all in janet's own words. "janet" debuts on lifetime and a&e january 2022 celebrating the 40th anniversary of ms. jackson's debut album. >> 40th? >> 40th anniversary. timeless music from a true music legend. looking forward to that. and who is ready for a little more of momoa? good news for the fans of the "aquaman" star as jason shares his costumes for the "aquaman" sequel. he also gives fans a sneak peek at a new look the superhero will be sporting in the upcoming film. it's an '80s comic book inspired blue suit that will go along with his superhero wardrobe. momoa writing, second round, new suit, more action. momoa currently filming it in

london. i just love saying momoa. we love you, jason. look for "aquaman and the lost kingdom" in theaters december 2022. '22 is going to be a good year. so much good stuff coming. finally i'm happy to share a mystery has been solved. a top mcdonald's manager is spilling the tea or should i say the milk shake on the grimace. for years i know we here on the set have wondered what is grimace? i mean, ronald is clearly a clown. mayor mccheese obviously is a cheeseburger. hamburglar, clearly we know what his name is and then there's the lovable purple blob. he made his debut in 1972. you did not know this, i bet. he was evil -- he was called evil grimace and stole cups so no one could get milkshakes. mcdonald's said he was scaring children so they made him nice. now it can be told, brian bates just named mcdonald's top manager in canada, says in a new interview grimace is a giant taste bud. >> what?

>> no. >> he's not a milk shake. he is a taste bud. michael, close-up of michael, please. yes. grimace is a giant taste bud. >> see the grimace on his face right there. >> exactly. mystery solved, boom. >> okay. >> it was right there in front of us the whole time. >> at all times. >> how did we not know that? >> how is he not a taste bud? >> we'll talk more about that story than anything else in the show this morning. >> thank you, lara. let's go to ginger now. ginger. >> we want to run to the mirror and say like what does my taste bud look like again? does it look like grimace? that's all i want to see. i guess i need an anatomy lesson. thanks, lara. great to have you back. i do want to share that big bright yellow you are wearing comes up on the map but not good. not as beautiful. this afternoon and evening, chicago over to nearly detroit, grand rapids included damaging winds and tomorrow by the time that front gets here, the areas hit hardest by ida could see one to two inches of rain.

now to the "gma" cover story. strength and courage from women whose lives were changed forever. 20 years ago at ground zero of the september 11th attacks, we spoke with some of them for the special for my production company rockin' robin in partnership airing wednesday here on abc. take a look at how they face some of the worst experiences imaginable but came out stronger from the other side.

>> my name is nina pineda. i'm a reporter at wabc tv in new york, and i was a reporter covering ground zero on 9/11. we had never gone back and just kind of looked at that day or -- we were just off and running for years. i reported on the eight-year anniversary and the ten-year anniversary. i couldn't even turn around and look at ground zero. it wasn't until year 15 that we felt like we could breathe. >> my name is regina wilson. i'm a new york city firefighter, and on 9/11 i was working at engine company 219 in brooklyn, new york. i think 9/11 has shaken me so much to know that the unknown can alter my life so dramatically. it's unpredictable.

>> my name is judith castro. i was an nypd officer on the scene on 9/11. as time gets closer to 9/11, we recall it like it was yesterday. >> over the past 20 years these women have rebuilt their lives in a most remarkable and inspirational way. one of these extraordinary stories is that of genelle guzman-mcmillan, the very last survivor pulled from the rubble of the world trade center. i had the opportunity to sit down with genelle to hear her story firsthand. >> oh, hi. >> bless you. you are blessed. what a blessing. you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> wow, it's hard to believe it's been 20 years. >> 20 years, wow, it's like unbelievable.

i'm still here. >> reporter: 31-year-old genelle had taken a job with the port authority located on the 64th floor of the north tower. as the north tower collapsed, genelle was still inside buried under tons of concrete and rubble. >> it was dead silence, and i just laid there, and i was awake, but i knew i was pinned under there, and i knew that i'm just going to see myself slowly dying under here. it's going to take forever to dig over that rubble just to find me, and 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. if you pull me out from this rubble, i promise i will do your will, and i will change my life. >> and she's done just that.

she was under the rubble for 27 hours, and you're going to hear so much more from these powerful women including colonel marilyn wills, who was at the pentagon and helped save lives when that building was struck by the american airlines plane. the special "twenty years later: the women of 9/11" airs tomorrow on abc and stream it on hulu the next day and find out how to make sure lessons of 9/11 are not forgotten and check out the 9/11 memorial and museum's never forget fund. and we cannot and we will not. >> we cannot, will not, and that is a must see. thank you, robin, for that. now we are going to make a turn to the great state of maryland. this morning, janai norman is on the state boat with a look at how the community there stuck together during unchartered territory. hey, janai. >> hey, michael. good morning to all of you from maryland.

i am here with stoney whitelock, his daughter and her children, three generations on this restored skipjack. this boat has been on the water since 1901. yesterday was stoney's 62nd skipjack race here on the chesapeake bay, a labor day tradition an deal island in the state of maryland. it's the state they call america in miniature. maryland offering every landscape imaginable from its farmlands to its waterways and its bustling cities like baltimore. we are in the tallest building at the inner harbor getting a 360 view look out over baltimore or as the locals would say, bal-more, hon. known for its unique accent and die-hard sports fans, the city center home to two-time super bowl champs the baltimore ravens. >> good morning, america. >> reporter: and three-time world series winners the orioles. the famed camden yards, home of

babe ruth and cal ripken jr., and check this out, guys, this morning a great big orioles welcome to us. downtown you can also find the national aquarium. during the shutdown dedicated staff like dr. stephanie allard were forced to remain resilient. >> unlike a lot of other places we couldn't just turn the lights off and go home, right? we had to come in every single day and make sure the animals were well cared for. having that teamwork is what makes this place so special. >> small fashion boutique different regard a few blocks away kept threading the needle and giving back to their community. owners steven white and dominick davis got to work donating nearly 20,000 masks and ppe. what was it like in the midst of a global pandemic to realize the skills that you guys can offer can help your community? >> we had to learn how to produce and manufacture on a larger scale. >> we were just going to make as many as we can how fast as we can. i think that's what the mission was and just to help protect and save as many people as we could. >> reporter: for school music

teacher sumayyah, the pandemic helped her whip up another passion, launching her own bakery and a bake shop now a thriving baltimore small business. >> i could no longer do the parts of my job that made it fulfilling to me. it was really, really difficult to leave my teaching job. it was my dream job. i really just wanted to bake as a stress relieving activity, and i was like, you got to sell it. i can't just eat it all. >> reporter: down in the state's capital we met up with annapolis' person of the year, owner of bread and butter kitchen monica alvarado who has helped out nearly 200,000 meals. >> food insecurity was an issue before the pandemic. it was only exacerbated by it. the core mission for the restaurant was always to be a central hub for the community. >> reporter: the historic district of annapolis considered the sailing capital of the world is also home to the u.s. naval academy. >> all: "rise & shine," maryland. >> reporter: then we had to set sail to maryland's eastern shore

to check out the state boat. there you have it. oldest boat on the bay. won the skipjack race. >> i feel great today. i had a good boat. i had a good crew. >> reporter: and you can't leave maryland without getting your claws on what the state does best, the bulk of the state's business lies in crabs. >> that's what the whole thing represents. right there, the hard crab. >> reporter: bringing in almost $60 million annually and the town of chrisfield a crustaceous extravaganza. celebrating its 72nd national hard crab derby festival, which was canceled last year, and we paid a visit to charm city's famous family owned restaurant jimmy's seafood known for their delectable crab dishes. >> crab-quitos. oh, my goodness. >> crab is king in maryland. that's as simple as you can say it. >> reporter: when the food industry pressed s u ca ro sustggng

>> balmore is a rylue collar town, and we take care of our own. it's just in our dna and we took a lot of pride in that and we knew it was time to step up. >> reporter: and you're only a true marylander once you've learned how to crack a crab. >> going to get a little messy. while you pull off the top, there you go. right? >> it is good. >> good morning, america! >> reporter: so crab is king here in maryland. there's actually a blue crab shortage. prices are sky high but i am now the queen of cracking crabs. i may have oversold that, but, guys, if you can get your hands on one, we sent you some personalized malletts from our friends at the spice company to help you crack into them. >> all right, janai. we'll use it and appreciate it. we'll be right back. we'll be right back.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, ev m a cluster of small scorched the north bay. several locations burned. firefighters put the fires out but they are asking everyone to be on the lookout for suspicious activity. jobina: thank you, morning. we will start with a live look at the toll plaza. lights came on at 5:56 and we are seeing a backup. a crash in concord as blocking one lane on northbound 242 at grant street. speeds are down to 24 and 22 miles an hour.

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lisa: happy tuesday, the heat is sticking around in the air quality is good except into the east bay. we have the spare the air alert in the fog at 700 feet. golden gate bridge and the towers, 67, san jose and the hays, smog, and fog. 55, santa rosa and near 70 by the delta. another day of heat above 100 degrees inland with upper 70's. kumasi: we will have another

update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest owner app and abc7news.com. ♪ ♪ walk through fire for you ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this tuesday morning. >> you see, whoopi, whoopi. actor, producer, egot winner, co-host of "the view," ahead of this morning's season 25 premiere. >> yeah. >> good to see you. >> nice to be seen, i must say. i was very concerned about what i was going to be wearing below here because i'm not used to wearing anything. >> really? >> yeah. and it was lots of fun for me, very interesting for hair and makeup and everybody else who walked past and went do you want

some pants with those? with those thongs you're wearing? oh, yeah, sure. >> good thing because you're going to have an in-studio audience. >> they didn't really mention that part but it's exciting. you know, it's exciting, yeah. i mean, if they trust us, i trust them. you know, we got our masks and everybody is trying to get through this, man, you know. i keep watching people going, well, why aren't you -- you know, you're not. you're not doing it -- i'm not going to argue with you. you just can't come to my house. [ laughter ] you're just not coming to my house. i understand your point of view. it's all good but you cannot come in because we could have been passed all this by now, you know, but we are a nation full of hard heads and soft back sides. >> my momma used to say that. hard head makes a soft behind. >> that's right. so now we'll take another year to figure out how to do this and hopefully make it easy for the little kids. you know, i got a 7-year-old

great granddaughter who can't get vaccinated. >> yeah. >> so i'm trying to make sure that she's good. but, listen, life is good. we are lucky. we have jobs. we are able to talk to people and tell folks what's happening in the world and this is a privilege to be able to do what we do. we are really lucky so take that. >> yeah. speaking of job, i saw the promo for your job, "the view," of course. and it was the first time that you and the ladies have been together in a long time. so what was it like to get back together? was it emotional? >> you see everybody is hugging on me. >> it takes a little getting used to. >> i'm not a fan. i like an elbow. hey, you know. but they were like and then -- you had to just hug everybody and it was like, okay, whatever it is. andit was nice to see everybody, you know. a year and a half is a long time as we -- once we left, we stayed gone and i think we did it

really well and maybe, maybe now we'll be able to sort of redo it again. >> you did it really well. you're number one. i think you did it really well. >> see, that's the other funny thing about us. nobody ever tells us that. we always hear a rumor. everybody else is like, well, you know, you got no money. can't go anywhere. says you know you're number one. really? okay. but y'all are number one. i mean, listen, you know, we saw this -- i've been -- i was overseas recently. and you're there and there's nothing better than being able to turn on and see people you know when you in a place where you don't know what you're saying. >> absolutely. >> what you're eating, who you are. it was not -- personally but i'm just saying, people, food and stuff. anyway, so it's really nice, you know, because you're in the world. you're in the whole big world. >> let's talk about the new

season. obviously it's very exciting. you're coming back into the stud >> that's your water. we're just confirming. the show -- i can help you. >> thank you. >> here we go. the show obviously created, you know, is a platform for women to share different variety of points of view and there's a lot to talk about right now. how do you hope to carry on that legacy into the new season? >> well, i mean, you know, the thing about "the view" is that it is "the view" and everyone has one, you know. and as long as people who are watching the show remember that everyone is entitled to their opinion, you cannot like what i say, you don't have the right to attack me physically or get in my face physically.

this is -- these are the things that we share as americans. i like this. you don't like this. they've done this. how do we fix it so it works for everybody? >> you know, there's lots of stuff to talk about from all that's going on in texas to all the voting laws and trying to figure out how did we get here. is it because we don't teach civics and people don't know what it means to really vote? is it because we have forgotten that this country, in spite of everything that everybody says, was based on your ability to talk to the god that you are represented by, not that i tell you you have to be represented by? so that it may be good for me. it may not be good for you. but now we're sort of in the midst of do as i say and not as

i do. and, you know, when it comes to people talking about gun, it's like if you feel like this about guns why don't you feel like this about masks? this is people's lives. how do we -- it's a lot of conversation that we have to have an i know people are scared. critical race thinking but we're an entire race of human beings. we have to talk race thinking. it's just like dopey stuff which we should not have to retalk about again because we've grown but apparently not. >> there are a lot of topics. >> wow. >> you just threw a lot out there. you're going to get whoopi's take on this because season 25 of "the view" premieres this morning because you're going to run over there right after you get done here at 11:00 a.m. eastern on abc. make sure you tune in. coming up, a big surprise in maryland. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪

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we'll head back to maryland. ike ejiochi is outside the mt. washington pediatric hospital in baltimore with one very special family and the health care heroes that helped them through a challenging time. so what is going on, ike? good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you know, when the pandemic hit it caused a ripple effect for so many families. for tiffany and michael hayes, it meant finding a new way to

find that special care for their daughter london. we're going to take to the hays family in just a moment, but for right now take a look at their story. since the moment she was born, tiffany and michael hayes have watched and wondered as their daughter london grew and changed before their eyes. but around 10 months old as london was beginning to eat solid foods she choked on some sweet potato triggering anxiety around eating. >> she vomited very bad. from there on it became worse where she didn't want to eat anything. >> reporter: in august of 2019 her pediatrician recommended she visit mt. washington pediatric hospital in baltimore where health care workers helped the hayes understand what was happening to their daughter. >> this was unchartered territory and eating is how you live. so as first time parents, we were very worried that she wasn't getting what she needed. >> reporter: mt. washington pairs children like london with

licensed clinicians who create individualized feeding programs focusing not just meal time, but play time. they diagnosed her with feeding difficulties and started her on a strict occupational therapy regimen. >> she was still drinking from bottles. usually only drinking high calorie liquids at that point. so got her to kind of work on some of those chewing skills and getting her more towards a typical diet. >> reporter: just as london was making progress, the pandemic hit. >> what was going through your mind when the lockdown started going on and knew the level of care she was getting at the time was going to have to change? >> we were right back at square one again. we were scared, fearful. >> sit down while you eat. >> reporter: london transitioned from in-person therapy to telehealth visits. >> we didn't really know like how long we were going to be pivoting to a different type of treatment. >> take a big bite. >> reporter: once we started to implement the plan of having tiffany lead the sessions. >> there you go. >> i was like, oh, my gosh, this is like the london that i've been missing. >> what was that like for you having to take charge of

london's care? >> it became a job. me making sure that she still gets what she needs through the computer. it became natural. she knew what to expect, come to the dinner table. coming to the lunch table and the snack table. >> all by yourself? that's amazing. >> reporter: these health care workers were relentless doing everything they could to keep their doors open making sure kids like london were still getting help. >> yes, it was scary. yes, it was stressful but everybody knew what we had to do to make sure that the children we serve and their families had the best possible care during the pandemic. >> we had children who still were here who had needs who needed to be seen on a daily basis and we can't just shut that down. it helped you forget about the pandemic almost for a little bit and focus on making these kids better. >> reporter: now 3 years old she is thriving eating more foods than ever before. >> now she's eating mac and cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches.

she eats her carrots. >> it was a miracle. i feel she can be successful because she no longer has that eating problem holding her back. >> mm-mm. >> reporter: now i am here with the hayes family and, of course, just a handful of those wonderful health care heroes here that did everything they can to keep these doors open. michael, you said it was a miracle that your daughter, london, is here with you here today. >> absolutely. >> we also heard that she is a bit of a fan of minnie mouse. >> she is. > we just wanted to do something for her because she's been so brave this past year. london, got a little surprise for you. >> oh, wow. >> take a look. >> wow! >> how about that? my goodness. go ahead and get in. now, tiffany, michael, we know how hard this entire year has been for you. we know how difficult it's been. disney, they heard your story and they wanted to do something a little to brighten your mood. guess what, guys, you are going

to disney world. >> wow! >> there you go. [ cheers ] >> how do you feel? >> this is great. we truly appreciate it and were not expecting this. >> reporter: we al wand to do something for these wonderful health care heros. everyone here did everything they could to keep the doors open, offering that special care for children like london and so many others. guys, we got something for you. come on up. let's see what's going on in that truck right now. all of this is for you. thousands upon thousands of toys right here all for you. it's from the children's starlight foundation. disney, they go on a tour of hospitals and offer toys, books, games, everything from all of disney's beloved, beloved brand. now, inside that truck is also 500 uniforms or should i say

toon-iforms they will wear on the floor and disney is offering $5,000 worth of merchandise credit to spend at disney.com. how about that, guys? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: we are rising and shining right here in baltimore. let me tell you something, guys, it's a magical moment. >> it is. thank you, ike. i love that booming voice. wait, there's more from ike. >> i want ike to be my hype man. >> i know. >> london is like, bye, everybody. >> meet you there. >> so well deserving, all of them. ginger? >> thank you, robin. we love to see that, the smiles. this will give you a smile remembering a legend. we lost willard scott this weekend who was the weatherman on "the today show" for 35 years. can't forget him. he started doing 100-year-old birthdays and did it till he

retired in 2015. he certainly will be missed. in his honor we'll do a little willard scott weather forecast. scott, louisiana, looks like a nice place to be, 91 and century, florida, right there with a couple of thunderstorms. and now to the countdown to halloween just 54 days away. a great way to get ready with a trip to the haunted mansion holiday at disneyland resort in southern california and our kayna whitworth is out there. kayna, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. so we are ready for halloween and these happy hauntings are

long overdue. so you can find all of your fall favorites and some magical mischief right here. ♪ grab your halloween mickey ears and say hi to your favorite pals in costume. say hi to mickey and minnie. it's the scariest time of year at the happiest place on earth. ooh, ready for halloween. with me are my two sons conway and wylder. >> who is excited to go see it? >> me. >> me! >> reporter: they are so excited to ride the haunted mansion holiday. celebrating its 20th time transforming into tim burton's "the nightmare before christmas" featuring jack skellington, sally, ghost dog zero and the 999 happy haunts lurking inside. looking down into the ballroom there stands the 10-foot-tall mansion made with 30 pounds of gingerbread, 120 pounds of frosting and icing, 75 pounds of confectioners' sugar and 140 sn a par "" are t.

beautiful in their costumes at carland. first up, it's mater'smater'smas next luigi's honking halloween. >> looks like you're ready to ride. >> ready. >> all right. they're ready. >> reporter: inside disneyland resort it smells yummy everywhere you go and i wanted to get a taste of these eerie treats like those crunchy churros. >> just decided to take it up a notch and rolled in fruit cereal and top them with a green and purple cream cheese icing. >> it's hard to make a churro better. you did it. >> reporter: before we say good-bye me and the boys take a walk down main street usa's pumpkin festival complete with 300 hand carved pumpkins. now, you have time to get out here. disney's halloween time runs through, you get guessed it,

october 31st.

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♪ back now with hayley mills' new memoir called "forever young" and chris connelly got to talk to her about the book and her memories from her time as a child star of the '60s. >> what's so good about sunday? >> well, there's always something. >> hayley mills, your name alone makes people smile when people say it. >> it is one of the great gifts of my extraordinary life. >> reporter: untrained at 13 hayley mills would be signed to a deal by walt disney. >> he was a darling. i loved him. >> what do you think you had that people spotted in you? >> my father always said i was weird. i was still very much into my imaginary childhood, games and it was the easiest thing in the

world to step in front of the camera and be somebody else. >> reporter: her memoir "forever young" takes readers back to her hits like when she played twins in the original version of "the parent trap." ♪ let's get together right away ♪ ♪ we'll be having twice the fun ♪ >> it was fun. it was enormous fun. but it did get quite confusing. i know my accent wandered a bit from time to time. >> reporter: at the academy awards in 1961 her performance in "polyanna" earned her a juvenile oscar presented by shirley temple. but where was hayley? >> i was at school asleep in bed. i didn't know anything about it. >> reporter: perhaps her parents she muses were just being protective of her. >> i think they -- they were always very careful that things didn't -- you know, they thought

it's all a bit too much really. for goodness sake, an oscar, she's only 14. >> reporter: now 75 and still a working actress her performances still delight audiences just as they always delighted the man who first signed her. at the end of your time with disney, walt disney sent you a letter. >> he said, losing you is like losing a daughter, but i don't have a son-in-law to make it worthwhile or words to that effect and when i even think about it now it makes me want to cry. >> what does that mean to you, all these years later? >> i suppose it's taken me my entire life, chris, really to be able to make sense of it and by making sense of it, i feel i've kind of taken ownership of it. maybe for the first time. >> reporter: okay. mother of two, grandmother of five and utterly delightful.

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