julian: hiking in the east bay. drew: that's too close to home! good morning, america. as we start this wednesday, a covid surge among american kids, 250,000 cases in one week. the u.s. tops 40 million covid cases, pediatric cases now at the highest number since the pandemic began. hospitals crushed, military medical personnel deployed in three states. idaho activates crisis standards of care at ten hospitals. dr. jha weighs in live on the new variant and the trajectory of the fourth wave. breaking overnight, a powerful earthquake rocking mexico near a popular tourist spot. the 7.0 quake shaking buildings. the latest on the destruction this morning. flash flood watch. three states on alert after getting pummeled by ida, the new severe storms sweeping through

the midwest and heading for the northeast. code red. president biden surveys ida's destruction in the northeast. >> this is code red. the nation and the world are in peril. >> calling attention to the climate crisis, visiting with families whose homes were hammered by the storm. afghanistan evacuee crisis. hundreds of unaccompanied afghan children still separated from their parents while the u.s. promises to take in 95,000 refugees this year. elizabeth holmes' high-profile trial getting underway, accused of multimillion dollar fraud. will the theranos founder testify? and overnight the new text messages revealed by the prosecution. britney's big win. overnight, a major step toward freedom for the pop superstar. after 13 years, why her father jamie spears is now filing to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money. why britney's team is saying this isn't the end.

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to, starting with the latest on the pandemic, delta surging. hospitals around the country being pushed to the limit. the u.s. now surpassing 40 million covid cases during the pandemic and more than 252,000 pediatric cases reported just last week. that is the highest weekly total yet and children hospital admissions on the rise again at their highest point on average about 365 children being admitted to the hospital each day. >> more states are now calling on military personnel for help including idaho where health authorities have officially declared a crisis. kaylee hartung is in boise with the latest. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, michael. as cases skyrocket in idaho some hospitals are running out of beds. even more are running out of staff. they have had to turn to what officials are calling the last resort, rationing healthcare. this morning as millions of children start the school year, the u.s. setting an alarming new record. more than 252,000 children diagnosed with covid last week.

the highest number of pediatric cases since the pandemic began. >> we're calling this the fourth wave but it is certainly been by far the most impactful surge, really hitting children and adolescents. >> reporter: in texas where the number of children hospitalized with covid hit an all-time high, 11-year-old levi tested positive a few days after going back to school then spent four days in a hospital bed. >> just felt horrible throughout the whole time. >> he's now recovering after fighting for his life. >> i would say to take it seriously and to protect yourselves from what can be a really, really dangerous and awful disease. >> reporter: hospitals across the country are now calling for help and the department of defense is answering sending military medics to support alabama, arkansas and idaho. >> this is a war against covid. it is not over. we are very much in the middle of the battle. >> reporter: idaho's governor calls it an unprecedented point in the state's history, the

health department activating crisis standards of care for ten could face long wait times. >> when we get short on certain supplies, oxygen or ventilator equipment or what have you, that may require us to make some tough decisions about who gets what when. >> reporter: doctors say this time around, the surge feels and looks different. >> we don't have to have these patients in our icus. every single patient i've seen in the intensive care unit has been unvaccinated and also younger. >> reporter: that was the case for 31-year-old alexandra. she wanted to do more research. before getting the vaccine. >> i don't have a lot of energy for talking, so i'm going to try to make this quick. >> reporter: but she was too late. she lost her battle to the virus just days later in this final video posted on the tiktoker encouraging followers to get the

shot. >> don't wait. go get it because hopefully if you get it, then you won't end up in the hospital like me. >> reporter: the cdc has released two new studies finding that since the delta variant has become predominant these covid-19 cases in children and adolescents are increasing in number, but not in severity. that means based on what we know a child is not more likely to get severely ill or die from delta but we are seeing a rise in hospitalizations because of the sheer number of kids who are testing positive now. george? >> thanks very much. let's bring in dr. ashish jha, the dean of the brown university school of public health and dr. jha, let's sort through some of this. hearing talk of the fourth wave but dealing with two different americas, the america where people are vaccinated, the america where peope aren't. >> yeah, good morning, george. thanks for having me here. that's exactly right. for people vaccinated, they may get the infection, they may get a breakthrough but it'll be mild and won't end up in the hospital but for people not vaccinated

this is a very, very dangerous moment. people are ending up in hospitals in unprecedented numbers and kids who are not vaccinated are getting infected largely from the adults in their lives so we have a lot of work to do to protect kids as well. >> what do you make of the mu variant we've been hearing about? >> look, there are going to be more variants, as long as it is a global pandemic and the virus rages around the world we will see new variants. mu comes from colombia. lambda comes from peru. we'll see things like this. i'm not worried right now about the mu variant. i don't see it displacing delta i don't think mu will end up s,- taking a major hold in the u.s. but we have to watch the data and see where it goes. >> what do we do about the surge among children right now? >> yeah, there are two thing, certainly for kids 12 and over they should get vaccinated. there is no doubt about that. that kids will benefit from the vaccine. the question is what to do about kids under 12 and there are two parts to that. as i said earlier kids get

infected from the adults in their lives. that's the major source. if you don't want to get vaccinated for yourself get vaccinated for your kids and we have to push the fda to get kids under 12 vaccinated as soon as that is available. i don't want bureaucratic slowups on that. >> a lot of confusion about boosters as well. who should get it and when can they expect to be able to get it? >> yeah, i think we'll hear more formal guidance from the fda and cdc. i think the science on this is becoming clearer. vulnerable people, older people, frail people with chronic diseases should be undoubtedly get the third shot. the question around young healthy people getting the third shot, that is more open. we'll see where the fda and cdc land on this as well. >> dr. jha, thanks, as always for your time and information. amy. turning to that breaking news from overnight a powerful earthquake rocking mexico near a popular resort city. marcus moore joins us with more on the destruction. good morning to you, marcus. >> reporter: amy, good morning. the 7.0 magnitude quake struck

as many were getting ready for bed and we know this morning at least one person is dead. these are images of the destruction coming in this morning showing the violent shaking, walls that have crumbled and lightpoles that have collapsed into streets and on to cars. this quake was centered about ten miles outside of acapulco but the capital city, buildings swayed there in mexico city. that is 200 miles away. mexico's national civil defense said it was conducting reviews in ten states, but outside of the one fatality, we know there have been no reports of serious injuries or catastrophic damage. still, a frightening night for people in that region. many who got no sleep overnight, over fears of aftershocks. and there have been more than 90, amy. we'll continue to follow developments of this as they come in this morning. amy?

>> wow, my goodness. we know you will. thank you for that. we turn to the severe weather that is on the move sweeping through the midwest and now heading for the northeast. those were the areas just hammered by ida now on alert for flash floods. ginger is tracking that for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, amy. let me show you what this front is capable of. take a listen first. so that's hail in illinois. they were just getting blasted but up to softball-size hail in wisconsin. that same line of storms bringing up to 72-mile-per-hour winds so we're not even talking 60 which is the threshold for severe but this is the type that rips trees out of the ground and takes down power lines and did so in muskegon, the trees all over roads in the city and now we'll have to deal with this moving east and started up in far western new york and pennsylvania along that cold front, the severe storms will blow into, say, arlington, virginia, up through scranton to burlington, vermont, and even

tornadoes but the flash flooding with everybody so tender after ida is so concerning. one to three inches falling quickly from new york city, trenton back to scranton and down to philly needs to be on the lookout. that happens tonight. >> definitely need to be on the lookout. thank you so much for that, ginger. now we turn to the latest on afghanistan. secretary of state blinken touring the evacuation operations at the u.s. air base in ramstein, germany, moments ago. thousands of afghans are there and martha raddatz joins us from washington with the latest on the taliban's new government raising more concerns. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning. the taliban had promised an inclusive government, but there are no women, all are members of the taliban and many with a very worrisome past. this morning, afghans are waking up to a new taliban government that sounds very much like the old. filled with taliban commanders

and terrorism suspects including sirajuddin haggani with a $5 million bounty on the fbi most wanted list, accused of brutal acts of terrorism and ties to al qaeda and his uncle khalil named minister of refugees designated a global terrorist and a $5 million reward on his head and the new intelligence chief, mullah abdul haq wasiq. a former gitmo detainee. in their first statement the newly appointed leaders say they will take steps to protect human rights, but they have already disbanded the ministry of women's affairs, the lead agency for promoting women's rights. this as thousands desperately fled the country during that chaotic and dangerous evacuation, many families separated in the process. aid groups now identifying 300

unaccompanied afghan children who evacuated, still not reunited with their parents. but for thousands more who have escaped, a glimmer of hope. u.s. officials announcing up to 95,000 afghan evacuees will be accepted in the u.s. over the next year. and after they have been in the country for 12 months, they will be eligible to apply for a green card on a fast track to permanent legal status. of course, there are thousands including about 100 americans who are still trying to leave the country. michael. >> and, martha, there is a new poll that shows many americans feel less safe than before the 9/11 terrorist attacks nearly 20 years ago. >> reporter: exactly, michael. the new abc/"washington post" poll shows less than half the country, 49% sees the u.s. as safer from terrorism than it was before 9/11. that's down from 64% a decade ago and among the weakest ratings of u.s. anti-terrorism

efforts in any abc news/"washington post" polls all likely reflecting the partisan divide in the country and tumultuous withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan. michael? >> martha, thank you as always. george. the latest now on the texas abortion ban. it includes no exception for rape victims and governor greg abbott is under fire for his comments on that and cecilia vega has the story. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. once again the second's largest state is ground zero for these restrictive republican-led laws that carry sweeping consequences. and this morning, there are even some democrats who are calling on the biden administration to do more to fight them. this morning, growing outrage over governor greg abbott's stunning response to a question about why texas' new abortion law lacks an exception for rape or incest. the republican governor's answer, his state will eliminate the crime of rape altogether. >> texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all

rapists from the streets of texas by aggressively going out and arresting them and prosecuting them and getting them off the streets so goal number one in the state of texas is to eliminate rape so that no woman, no person will be a victim of rape. >> reporter: the reality abbott has not required the legislature to take up any rape prevention legislation. the backlash fierce. >> the majority of people who are raped and who are sexually assaulted are assaulted by someone they know and these aren't just predators that are walking around the streets at night. it's not just ignorance but it's ignorance that it's hurting people across this country. >> reporter: now the biden administration is facing growing calls from within its own party to take a more aggressive stand. 22 house democrats writing a letter to attorney general merrick garland saying we urge you to take legal action up to and including the criminal ppro vigilantes attempting to use the private right of action established by that blatantly

unconstitutional law. the attorney general has said the justice department is urgently exploring options but the white house concedes they he state of texa >> reporter: this after abbott signed into law one of the most restrictive voting measures in the country. >> we must have trust and confidence in our elections. >> reporter: despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, in texas or anywhere else, the new law now bans drive-through voting and 24-hour polling locations which have increased turnout among minorities. it also no longer allows election officials to send mail-in ballot applications to voters who haven't formally requested one. in addition to those two things the governor added another special session. the republican majority there is going to take on more politically charged issues, george, including trans youth sports, redistricting and vaccine mandates.

>>nother front,he epr:e d and tiedtk ida there to climate change and used a phrase like code red to signal this dire warning for the situation in the future. he also tied what he saw there to congress urging them to pass this multitrillion dollar infrastructure plan. you know the combined price tag more than $4 trillion, but even that plan, that price tag is facing stiff opposition among democrats right now. >> sure is. senator joe manchin in west virginia. cecilia, thank you very much. amy. we turn to good news for the movies and the marvel blockbuster helping amc theatres set a new labor day weekend attendance record. more than 2 million americans watching movies at amc theatres, the vast majority powering "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" to a labor day record haul of $90 million. that is almost triple the former record set by "halloween" back in 2007. >> nice.

>> good news for movies right there. following a lot of headlines including the stunning turn in britney spears' conservatorship battle. what her team is saying. then the high-profile elizabeth holmes trial is about to begin. will the founder and former ceo of theranos take the stand. big question there. first back to ginger. >> peak of hurricane season happens friday so you know that the atlantic and gulf have to be boiling and they are. look at this, thunderstorms here. this could become mindy late tonight into tomorrow. what it will means is from cross city over to, say, apalachicola all in flash flood watches. a lot of rain. it could re-emerge. three to seven inches.

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lara. give them a little taste. a little secret. >> all right, i will a tell you what you want, what you really, really want, yep, it's true, one of the spice girls is in the cast. which one? that will have to wait. first we need to send it back to you in new york. >> all right, thank you. season 30. can you believe it? >> our beauties, i couldn't see lara because it was so far away. she has on a black outfit. i couldn't see you there. >> couldn't hear them either but all is well. following a lot of headlines including the u.s. which topped 40 million covid cases that are crushing hospitals and the department of defense is sending medics to states as pediatric cases are at the highest since the pandemic began. as millions of kids return to school. the latest on the powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked mexico. it shook buildings and caused power poles to collapse. leylah fernandez now

advancing to the semis at the u.s. open. the rising star just turned 19 on monday and after her latest victory when asked what is it that they're feeding you up in north canada that's fueling such inspiring tennis, leylah said i would say it's the maple syrup. >> i watched it last night. fantastic match. she plays so well. >> can't wait to see her keep going. opening arguments set to begin in the fraud trial of elizabeth holmes all coming up in just a bit. right now to that major news overnight about britney spears. she had a huge win as her father asked the court to end the conservatorship. eva pilgrim is here with that. >> reporter: good morning. britney spears' lawyer calling it vindication for britney. her dad, jamie spears filing to end the conservatorship saying if she believes that she can handle her own life he believes that she should get that chance. overnight a huge victory for britney spears in her fight to end her conservatorship.

♪ britney's father, jamisp filing a petition through his attorney to formally ask the court to end the conservatorship. the filing reviewed by abc news states, she wants to live her life as she chooses adding that he believes britney is entitled to have this court now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required. ♪ my life has been so overprotected ♪ >> reporter: the 39-year-old pop star broke her silence about it back in june addressing the court for more than 20 minutes calling the court ordered conservatorship which is controlled in part by jamie spears abusive. in june britney told the court she says she's not allowed to ride in a car driven by her boyfriend or make her own decisions about birth control, imagine or having more children and jamie spears agreed to step down as britney's conservator of estate

but not until now he said it should end. ♪ stronger than yesterday ♪ >> britney's legal team has shown absolute brilliance in how they've moved this case forward on a very fast time line. >> reporter: it's a goal britney's ardent fans and the free britney movement have long fought for. [ crowd chanting ] >> now that jamie spears is leaving the case, there's very few roadblocks to having the entire conservatorship removed. >> reporter: but her attorney, mathew rosengart, saying if the judge does agree to dissolve it, it won't be the end of britney's search for justice and accountability telling abc news having exposed his misconduct and plan to hold his daughter hostage by trying to extract a multimillion dollar settlement, mr. spears has now effectively surrendered adding that he intends to depose jamie spears as part of an investigation into financial mismanagement. so the big question, what's next?

ultimately the decision to end the conservatorship now rests with the judge who has been overseeing the case. she would have to approve the request, guys. >> thanks very much. let's bring in chief legal analyst dan abrams. here with us right now. what a twist this is. why now? >> if you read the petition and you read what jamie spears is saying, he would say it seems that she now wants this to end. it seems that she's able to make more decisions for herself, but what you read through the lines on this is jamie spears' petition is pushing it on everyone else and saying the judge determined she can hire her own lawyer and she says that she wants to end the conservatorship and she says that she can make decisions for herself. so if that's the case, then you should end the conservatorship so in a way he's not even taking responsibility for his -- for this decision. he's saying you guys all seem to have decided that the conservatorship should end, so

if that's the case, then i'm going to join as well and say it should end? >> we heard eva say the judge has to approve this. any reason to think a judge won't approve it? >> we don't know still exactly what led to this conservatorship being put in place. so we can't answer that question definitively without knowing exactly why this has been in place for this long but it certainly seems that all indicators are that at least the conservatorship over the person, remember, there are two conservatorships over the person where she gets who makes medical decisions, who she associates with, that one is pretty clearly going to end. does the one on her finances end as well, i don't know. we'll have to say. >> how long would this take? >> look, it's been 13 years so i don't think it will happen tomorrow or today. but there is a hearing at the end of the month. it could happen as soon as then. so i'd say at the soonest it would be a few weeks, but it could certainly extend beyond that.

>> if the judge agrees is that it or is britney spears under any kind of legal threat to have this reimposed at any point? >> sure. remember, in theory this is to protect her, right? this isn't supposed to be a punishment or say if you misbehave, you go back to conservatorship jail. it's supposed to be, do you need this? are things that bad such that we would need to do this again and so there's always that possibility but one would have to think if they do lift this, that there's enough indicators and enough people around her to protect her to ensure that we don't get into this situation again. >> all right, dan, thank you. i'm sure you'll be back soon to talk about it more. coming up, elizabeth holmes' trial getting under way. will the disgraced theranos founder testify? if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture,

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back now with the highly anticipated trial of elizabeth holmes, opening statements set to be delivered today as the former billionaire and founder of theranos faces fraud charges. rebecca jarvis has been following this closely for us and she is at the courthouse in san jose, california. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, michael. she was supposed to be the next steve jobs, elizabeth holmes stands accused of criminal fraud. we now have a jury.

overnight, the government released explosive new text messages written by elizabeth. beginning today, in just hours, we'll hear opening statements in the criminal trial of elizabeth holmes, right inside that courthouse. >> do you have anything to say to us? >> reporter: this morning it's just hours away from opening statements in the criminal trial of disgraced theranos founder elizabeth holmes. a jury of seven men and five women will hear the government's case for the very first time. the jury which ranges in age from 19 to approximately 60 includes a recent high school graduate, a witness who witnessed abuse growing up and two who identified english as their second language. >> what would be your ideal juror if you were representing elizabeth holmes? >> to hopefully see that there were some jurors who could identify with her as a victim and would be persuaded by her story that she was manipulated and abused by her partner. >> reporter: only days ago a

bombshell, holmes' defense revealing she will allege she was the victim of a decade of emotional, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her former boyfriend and theranos coo sunny balwani. balwani denies these allegations. >> seems like this is going to be the main focus of this trial. >> reporter: overnight prosecutors revealing new text exchanges between the pair during the time of the alleged abuse including these where elizabeth writes to sunny, madly in love with you and your strength. you are a breeze in the desert for me, my water, and ocean and feel like luckiest person in world because i have you. >> we will change our lives and our world. >> reporter: holmes, once the youngest female self-made billionaire, known for her distinctive voice. >> first they think you're crazy. then they fight you. >> reporter: and black turtlenecks set out to change health care with her blood testing technology. >> we've made it possible to run comprehensive laboratory tests from a tiny sample.

>> reporter: but now she stands accused of multimillion dollar fraud. the department of justice alleging holmes misled patients, doctors and investors. >> i know that we made so many mistakes. >> prosecutors have to prove her state of mind and that she had a criminal intent to deceive and that's pretty difficult in cases like this. >> reporter: it is rare to see defendants take the stand in criminal cases like these, but we know elizabeth holmes almost certainly will. her lawyers have already filed documents with the court indicate she will. elizabeth holmes continues, after all these years, to maintain her innocence. guys? >> rebecca, we know you've been following all aspects of this trial. season two of rebecca's podcast "the dropout" is out now. >> so fascinating and we will all be watching the trial. coming up next, there is a spice girl joining the new cast of "dancing with the stars."

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reveal the entire season 30 cast. guys, how is it going? setng s,0f "dancing with the stars ." let's not let people wait any longer. our first celebrity is going to take the ballroom and tell us, tell us what you want, what you really, really want. come on, now. >> she's right here. drop the flag, please! >> melanie c. >> good to see you. >> it is so good to be here. >> i'm so excited. >> you came to us as sporty spice. are you going to bring that competitiveness to the ballroom? >> you know, i'm not going to lie, there is still a real competitive edge here. but, you know, i'm just so excited. it is such a great show. and i'm honored to be part of it. season 30 is a big one. >> we're so excited to have you. so many fans, 25th anniversary

of your guys' album and you are not the first spice girl to hit the dance fl s incredible, you have to just enjoy every minute and every moment of it. and we were here in l.a., we were rehearsing for a tour in 2007, she was rehearsing for the show, rehearsing for "dancing with the stars." it was a crazy time. we're so proud of her. so, yeah, i got big shoes to fill. >> are you going to do it to some of your music? will you dance to your music? >> we'll have to wait and see. >> love it. oh, we cannot wait to see you hit the -- look at her. she's ready to go. >> sporty is ready. >> we're going to reveal, this is just the beginning. >> yeah. >> we're going to reveal the entire cast for season 30 of "dancing with the stars" live from the disneyland resort in southern california. we'll be back. y kind.

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it's 8:00 a.m. as millions return to school, 250,000 u.s. children diagnosed with covid in one week as the u.s. tops 40 million cases. breaking overnight, a powerful earthquake rocking mexico near a popular tourist spot, the latest on the destruction this morning. natalia bryant, kobe bryant's oldest daughter, opening up since her dad's passing. the 18-year-old starting college and how she's keeping his memory alive for her sisters. with somebody ♪ plus, get your glitter ready and polish off the mirror ball. >> season 30, are you ready? >> because "dancing with the stars" is back. it's season 30 and we are going

all in. >> dance! >> "gma" is on the road. >> lara and i flying across the country taking us to disneyland for the big reveal live. >> it's a 10. >> for the wwe, to the nba, the peach pit, to the peach state, meet the entire cast only on "gma." good morning, america. we're glad you're with us. get your dancing shoes ready. >> i'm ready. >> always ready, always ready. robin and lara, they're on the west coast for our huge "dancing with the stars" event. robin, i know you guys said you were on the "gma" express but you didn't have high speed travel getting there. >> we're burying the lead. did i hear george say he's ready to dance? >> your hearing is not great. i said i'm ready to watch. >> oh, okay.

>> a girl can dream. yes, you can tell we're having a great time over here and, yes, what you were saying there, amy, lara, she got the dance party started early on the flight over here to l.a. she was actually dancing on the plane. i kid you not. had a couple of her friends with her and that but you know what -- >> the flight attendant, thank you. >> thank you for not waking me up but we also have a couple of our dear, dear friends we're at disneyland with mickey and minnie, all dressed up for halloween. the celebration at disney resort in southern california. thank you, thank you for allowing us -- i think i'm stepping on some glue or something. we are -- must be the glitter. we're adding a whole lot of glitter and stars in the mix as we reveal the new cast of "dancing with the stars," right? >> we know we'll see these three ladies in the ballroom. the rest of the cast will be

revealed in just a few moments right here, george. >> that is all coming up. looking forward to that. we start with news though and start with the pandemic. there's a surge right now as kids head back to school, more than 252,000 children diagnosed with covid last week, the highest weekly total yet. and more states are calling on military personnel for help including idaho and kaylee hartung is in boise, good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: yeah, good morning again, george. doctors say they are very much in the middle of a war against covid. one they believe at this point could have been prevented if more people had gotten vaccinated. so many hospitals in this state overwhelmed, now pushing officials to what they call the last resort. this morning, as millions of children start the school year, the u.s. setting an alarming new record. more than 252,000 children diagnosed with covid last week. the highest number of pediatric cases since the pandemic began. >> we're calling this the fourth

wave but it is certainly been by far the most impactful surge. really hitting at children and adolescents. >> in texas where the number of children hospitalized with covid hit an all-time high 11-year-old levi tested positive a few days after going back to school. then spent four days in a hospital bed. >> just felt horrible throughout the whole time. >> reporter: he's now recovering after fighting for his life. >> i would say to take it seriously and protect yourselves from what can be a really dangerous and awful disease. >> reporter: hospitals across the country are now calling for help and the department of defense is answering sending military medics to support alabama, arkansas and idaho. idaho's governor calls it an unprecedented point. the health department activating crisis standards of care for at least ten hospitals and george spoke to dr. jha about why it feels and looks different this time around. >> for people not vaccinated

this is a very, very dangerous moment. people are ending up in hospitals in unprecedented numbers and kids who are not vaccinated are getting infected largely from the adults in their lives. so we have a lot of work to do to protect kids as well. >> reporter: in idaho they have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the entire country. officials here are begging people to get their shots but if you zoom out bigger picture there is good news, now about 75% of adults in the u.s. have received at least one dose of the vaccine. amy. >> that is some promising news there, kaylee, thank you for that. we turn now to the very latest on the breaking news from overnight. a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocking mexico. look at that video right there. this is all near a popular resort city that left one person dead unfortunately but shook buildings and caused power lines and poles to collapse. certainly a frightening night for so many in that region.pi k with aftershocks. we heard from marcus moore earlier but wishing them the best. >> absolutely. we are. coming up here on "gma,"

robin and lara have our exclusive "dancing with the stars" cast reveal live from disneyland resort. ♪ >> that's right shirley and laverne with you. you won't want to miss it, who will join suni, jojo and melanie c. moments away from announcing the entire cast. >> we're just hanging at disney. oh, and the dancing pros showing us their stuff. we got them permission to dance. all over disney. it's all coming up on "good morning america."

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magical of all. ♪ ♪ ♪ i wanna dance the music's got me going ♪ ♪ nothing will stop me move ♪ ♪ let's make a plan and we're dancing fools ♪ ♪ let me show you that we can keep the fire alive ♪ ♪ 'cause it's not over till we say one more time ♪ ♪ i wanna dance the music's got me going ♪ ♪ nothing that can stop how we move ♪ ♪ hey ♪ ♪ let's break our bets and leave like we're golden and dancing fools ♪ ♪ like we're dancing fools ♪

♪ we don't need to worry ♪ ♪ when we know how to dance ♪ ♪ 'cause we don't need permission to dance ♪ so good. >> back live at disneyland resorts in southern california, which the "dancing with the stars" pros turned into one giant dance floor. that amazing number was choreographed by jenna johnson. we are moments away from revealing the celebrities that will be dancing with "dancing with the stars," season 30. that is coming up in just a little bit. back to you guys in new york. >> that was really good. we were all just staring at the screen watching that, robin. they are fantastic. we'll shift gears and turn to our "gma" cover story. natalia bryant is opening up for the first time about the passing

of her father kobe bryant and her sister gianna and juju chang joins us with how she's keeping kobe's memory alive. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. you know better than most that kobe bryant wasn't just a basketball legend, he was a legendary girl dad. and now his oldest daughter natalia is all grown up and paying tribute to him in the best way by chasing her own dreams landing on the cover of "teen vogue." she's the oldest daughter of the late nba great. lakers legend kobe bryant and mom vanessa. and now she's landed on a coveted cover for "teen vogue". hi, i'm natalia bryant. welcome to my shoot. >> reporter: speaking out about the tragic passing of her father and little sister gigi in that crash in 2020. natalia looking back on her father's legacy exclusively telling "teen vogue," i love

talking about my dad, it's bittersweet, but i enjoy talking about him more than it's sad for me. and how they're coping saying, you do the best you can. for my little sisters we're trying to keep that memory for them and just trying to live out every day the way they would. >> she's going through a tough time but you can just tell she has a lot of support around her. i think it does her heart good to speak about her father kobe bryant. >> reporter: the teen no stranger to fame crediting her parents for providing her own identity apart from her father's. natalia recalling growing up, my parents made it as normal as possible. thank god they did. it's not, oh, she's natalia bryant. she's kobe bryant's daughter. a lot of times they saw me as just nani. now 18, she shared her prom dress reveal and about signing with img models and at thing out

on her own as a cover girl. >> she's 18 on the precipice of everything. she just graduated from high school. she's on her way to usc as a freshman. she's ready to step out and that's a wrap.is. >> reporter: and natalia is fulfilling that other dream by attending usc this fall. mom is vanessa and posting about how painful the drop-off was but added that daddy would be so proud about all that she's doing and, you know, michael, even though she's a grown woman there's got to be a part of natalia that will forever be daddy's little girl. we can all check out the full feature on teenvogue.com. >> absolutely. he was the ultimate girl dad and we all know he's very proud of his daughter natalia. thank you, george. now is the moment we've been waiting for all morning switching gears again to reveal the full "dancing with the stars" cast. >> robin and lara live at disneyland resort in california. hey, robin. >> we are here, hey, guys. so far we have got suni, jojo,

oohechting i up. when you saw the pros dancing, you were like what have we gotten ourselves into? >> so exciting? >> mel's face staring at the monitor. melanie, you'll be great and so are these folks, time to see who will be dancing, competing for that mirror ball trophy in season 30. take a look. ♪ "dancing with the stars" is bigger than ever. season 30, are you ready? >> wrestling royalty. >> the mis! >> next title i'm after, mirror ball winner. >> get pumped for wwe champ the miz. >> let's dance. >> next he's not handing out the rose this time. but he is ready to show he has moves on the dance floor, the

bachelor, matt james. >> are you ready for this, america? >> next up she's bringing bows to the ballroom. ♪ yep, it's jojo siwa. >> you have no idea how excited i am to get to the ballroom. let's dance. ♪ if you wanna be my lover ♪ >> i'll tell you what i want. ♪ that's the way it is ♪ >> this fort sporty brit who is ready to spice up this season. >> get ready, america. i'm going to spice up the dance floor. >> spice girl melanie c. ♪ if you wanna ♪ >> this next dancer can't wait to mambo for the mirror ball. say hello to olivia jade. >> america, are you ready to see my moves? as you can see, milo is also very excited. >> who is riding into the ballroom next? >> knees up.

>> turn up the resistance because it's peloton instructor cody rigsby. >> let's ramp up those heart rates. time to sweat. >> we're just getting started. and this next dancer's new office is the dance floor. ♪ >> get ready for "the office's," melora hardin. >> my next role, boss in the ballroom. >> hey. >> and you'll flip for this outstanding olympian now after the mirror ball trophy, gymnast suni lee and next up time to swap his jersey for dance shoes, who is that dribbling his way to the dance floor? >> hi, mom. good morning, america. >> put your hands together for basketball champ iman shumpert and she's bringing the heat. fitness influencer and talk show host amanda kloots.

>> let's dance. >> already shared the secrets of the "cobra kai." >> sweep the leg. you have a problem with that? >> now this teacher turned student, it's "karate kid's" martin kove. >> i'll see you on the dance floor. >> she's the reality star looking to add some new sparkle to her collection. it's "bling empire's" christine chiu. >> hey, what's up, jimmie allen here and i'm definitely wearing dancing shoes. >> he's ready to turn up the volume on season 30. and things are about to get real juicy because this georgia peach. >> if you don't like my shade step out of my shadow. >> "the real housewife of atlanta" kenya moore. >> i'm going to twirl for that mirror ball. >> from georgia all the way to l.a. -- ♪

this hollywood heartthrob made his name in beverly hills but now he's cha chaing into the ballroom. say hello to brian austin green. >> who will win the mirror ball? >> ready to dance? here they are, the cast of season 30. come on! >> yes. >> the trash-talking has begun. everybody, what a lineup. suni lee, jojo siwa, melanie c, we've got them all here along with amanda kloots, matt james, good morning to you all. yes, rise and shine. thanks for getting up with us. >> always. >> amanda, we were next-door neighbors last night and got a preview of the disney halloween parade rehearsing so you got a little bit of sleep but you say you are ready. we all know you obviously had a huge loss, your husband, nick, passed away, both of you performers, nick cordero, of

course. you say it was incredibly important for you to do this. there was never a consideration not to do it. tell everybody why? yeah, you know, i think first of all i think the best way to honor somebody's life is to keep living your life and i know nick would want me to do that and i feel like being back dancing, i haven't danced like this in seven years so it's kind of like finding that part of myself again, you know, and so much has changed and i'm excited. i'm excited to find that part of myself again and i know that in doing this, i'll feel -- i'll feel him with me every single day and have already started in rehearsals having the best time ever. >> you have the broadway community behind you, nick broadway star lost his life to covid. you have your beautiful elvis. does he understand what mommy is getting herself into? >> i mean, i don't know, he's 2. i mean, we dance all over the house, play music all the time

so, you know, he has his dad's energy. he's so chill, go with the flow and fun. i'm so blessed to have a little boy in my life. he's just the best. >> yousmnfectious. you're excited and got the moves. all of you guys have got skills. matt james, let's talk. >> oh, come on, matt. we know you from "the bachelor." you're not the first on the ballroom. kaitlyn won it last year, so any advice that she gave you? >> i feel like kaitlyn's like quiet. she got the ring for canada. hannah came to l.a. i got to step up. >> oh, boy, i was wondering -- >> i got to get the mirror ball trophy. >> you'll have fun doing it. these two young'uns behind you, suni and jojo. you have been rehearsing. >> yes. >> how has it been going? >> pretty good. i mean matt saw the other day. he came into the -- he came in

there and they were shocked how i could move. it's been going pretty good and really excited. >> it's good. it's a lot harder than i was expecting it to be. a lot more tiring? >> jojo, you've danced your whole life, really. >> it's -- i explain it as a football player trying to play baseball. >> it's -- that's the best analogy i could come up with. even though i'm a trained dancer from the time i was little to about 13, it's so different and it's using different muscles and it's almost the opposite of what i've been trained to do so it's a challenge definitely but my partner is amazing. she has been so awesome getting me to right where i need to be. it's just been a blast every single day. >> we're not going to put anybody on the spot except matt. matt, what is the move that will seal the deal and get you not the final rose but the mirror ball trophy? >> let's see it. >> right now? >> come on.

>> you said you're game for anything. ♪ >> you good? >> a little bit of this. hey. oh. let it all hang out, people. >> all right. i love it. >> we are just getting started but you know who is our "dancing with the stars" champion, ginger zee. she did so well when she was on the show and let's go back to her in new york. thinking of you, ging. >> tell everybody i said hello. after i heard cody rigsby from peloton it's a wrap for me. i think it's won. i got to say that. can't wait to hear more from him. heating up off the dance floor in southern california, heat advisories outside of los angeles. we could see breaking records by the dozens in the southwest, excessive heat warnings, vegas culd tie a record again. yesterday they were 108 going to 110.

we figured why not. have a couple of dancing cities. dance bay, north carolina, in case you're hanging there, mix of sun and clouds. charleston, south carolina, showers and 86. coming up, we'll talk with more of the "dancing with the stars" cast live from disneyland. >> yeah, we are.

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news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find elitist on our app. our app. ♪ i wanna dance the music's got me going ♪ a lot of energy there in disney resort. hope your wednesday is off to a great start as well. >> as we see the pro dancers, they're moving and grooving to celebrate our "dancing with the stars" takeover this morning. robin and lara are there. oh, it's beautiful with disneyland resort in the background. you two got it going on. >> let's go. >> we're having a good time. >> here we go. >> all right, guys, what we did, we told the first group so so lively and they're trying to bring it as well. we said no pressure whatsoever. >> we didn't bring our mirror ball jackets.

the ponytails and bows but we're ready to go. >> how exciting. >> the miz, everybody. >> how excited are you guys really? >> so, so excited. >> yeah. >> yeah? >> this is -- >> my momma going to see it. i'm happy. >> momma is happy. you're happy. >> i just want to dance. all i want to do is dance. i just don't want to hurt myself. that's all. that's my goal this season is not hurting myself. >> let's start with you. "90210." you didn't have any professional dance background but sharna your girl, do you dance at home? >> no, no, no, no. no, because i have -- i'm -- no. [ laughter ] >> hard no. >> that's it, no dancing at home. watching television, raising kids. >> you may want to change that. >> okay. >> you got some work to do. >> all right, fine. >> you said you're in. you're all in. >> i'm all in.

just trying to keep the bar as low as possible so there's no expectations so then i have nowhere to go but up. >> i have a lot of expectations for you, just saying. i mean, nothing bigger than "90210" in fifth grade and david and donna. >> right on. >> all right. can we talk to michael? >> please do. >> if you're not going to, i'll just interrupt. let's go. >> for those who don't know your persona in wwe, would you describe the miz? >> oh, it's the most egotistical arrogant jerk, the biggest villain you could think of, he will cheat to win so and now i want people to vote for me so this is fatastic. i've been playing a villain in wwe for 16 years. >> brought me coffee this morning. total sweetheart. >> will you channel some of that miz energy on the dance floor? >> the miz is aggressive,

dialed up to 100 but honestly i hope for people to see mike, you know, just a dad, a husband and out here to really have a good time and just harness everything i can. >> christine, do you see what you signed up for? >> i'm super intimidated already >> y.o not in a speedo. i apologize. >> from bling bling you do know about fashion. will you bring a little bit of that to the dance floor? >> oh, absolutely. i think fashion and dance are like food and wine. they complement each other. they bray the flavor and spice out so i hope we see also a little couture on the floor. >> nicely done. iman, you said your mom was excited you were doing this. from your basketball -- you're such an amazing basketball player. does that give you an advantage or make it tougher? >> i have to focus on footwork a lot for basketball. it's not the same footwork but --

[ laughter ] i'm gonna -- not at all. so i'll lean on my ability to take direction from basketball so hopefully my partner can just make sure that, you know, when the lights are on, we look good. >> you'll bring it. you're very coachable. >> are your teammates excited to watch you or giving you the business? >> well, i been trying to keep a low profile about it but now that they know, i'm sure they'll have their jokes until, you know, i go out here to compete because, guys, i'm not going to lie, being a basketball player, i came here to win. >> yes. there we go. there we go. >> that's what i'm here for. my mom is watching. my daughter is watching because jojo is here, so i got to be impressive. >> already working those -- for those votes. >> i got to be impressive. >> that's not a vote. that's my daughter's vote. that's my daughter's vote. >> all right. of course, we fell in love with

you, "the office" as jan and the dance moves at the dinner party. epic. epic. >> crazy. crazy. >> will you channel a little of that? >> i'll bring a little jan. jan -- come on, jan is hot, right? so i got to bring a little bit -- a little heat to this so, yeah, she's going to be on the dance floor with me. we'll be there together. >> if you don't by hunter song out at one of these dances, i don't know what i'm going to do. i want serenity candles lit all over the place. >> so funny. >> this group seems to have amazing chemistry. >> way better than the first group, right? >> we'll be competing against each other but you can tell we all hate each other already so it's going to be interesting. >> it's a love fest until it gets started then we'll see the moves. >> all right, all right. >> it is special. this is season 30, y'all. >> it's a big one. it's a big one. it's exciting. >> i feel like that's why they brought out all the stars. >> ooh. >> the big guns.

>> for this bad boy so let's get it started. >> how many of us were at season 1 in the audience watching? >> oh, yeah. >> that would be me. >> wow. >> the silent one over there. watching. that's it. >> asian, overachieving, silent dancer. >> everybody brings something to the table. coming up, more with the new cast of "dancing with the stars" live here from disneyland resort here in southern california. ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ let me take you dancing ♪ we are here now with the new cast of "dancing with the stars," season 30. robin and i at disneyland resort in southern california with even more of the celebrities getting ready to show us their stuff. good morning to you all. "rise & shine." so happy to see you. kenya, your smile is lighting up the room. >> i'm so elated. this is a great opportunity. >> you have been on "the real housewives." >> yes. >> since 2012? >> yes. >> atlanta. >> yes. >> of course, where is the peach? kenya, it's the ultimate -- this might be the ultimate reality show. >> yes. >> i mean, you are famous for a signature swirl. >> well, i twirl all the time. this is a great opportunity. it's live. you know, you can't mess up.

you're on the dance floor, you have to remember your moves and just have to give it all you got. you have one shot. >> have your fellow housewives of atlanta given you any advice or has your experience with them given you anything you can take away and bring to the dance floor? >> yeah, i say i twirl on my haters. >> i knew that was coming. >> in the words of beyonce. >> rrr. i love that. >> hey, y'all, don't be scared. cody. >> not at all. >> hey, boo. how you doing? >> aim great. excited to be here. >> i take some of your rides on peloton. i should have known your moves on the bike, you were a background dancer back in the day. >> you can't tell them that. you can't give away the secret. >> tell us about it. >> in my former life i was a professional dancer and danced for katy perry, nicki minaj so used to busting a move. >> uh-huh. uh-huh.

so you ready? >> i'm ready. >> it's a little different. >> it's a lot different. usually this is -- i usually do a lot of booty shaking. >> we know. >> right. >> and body rolls, so there's a lot of technique. we've already been in rehearsal and back is a little sore but we're good. i'm ready to hit it. >> you're a fitness instructor. how does this compare for all of the seasons always talks about what an amazing workout this is. how does it compare with a ride with you? >> i'm definitely using muscles i haven't used. i've built up the endurance so i'm ready. >> all right. olivia jade, i'm looking -- you look -- you look shy. are you scared? are you ready? >> yes. so excited to be here. i'm very grateful. >> before we got on camera you said please don't make me dance. >> he looked great doing it too. can't follow up after that. >> do you have a little something you want to share with us? >> well, i could share a little

something from what i've been learning in the last week. it's not great but i learned how to do a salsa step but i'm no dancer, but i can try. listen -- >> go ahead of let's see it. >> my partner is watching this he'll be like, what the heck, olivia. you totally did not do that right, but. back step, forward. back step forward. >> i love that. >> very good form. >> building the foundation. >> 10. >> and martin, how are you doing? >> am i seeing you on your t-shirt there? is that you? >> oh, yeah, this is a new line of clothing. it's called -- yeah, i never have worn a t-shirt with my face on it except i was paid money to do it, but it's called king cobra. it's a whole line of clothing. it's kind of fun. a goofy thing. >> we now you from "the karate kid" franchise and ralph did well on "dancing with the stars."

i hear he gave you a little advice. >> we spoke on the phone for about an hour and he had just a ball. i think -- when he left he was in tears, he told me. he just really had such a good time and, you know, he says -- the conditioning is what i look forward to and to see if i can do some of those splits that i used to do in the '60s. i don't know if i can do it ananymore. >> you still got it. >> but i still have the energy but do i have -- the muscles still in the same places. you know. >> but you got the look. you got the look. wearing yourself. who are you wearing? martin. >> thank you. >> martin by martin. >> it's john kreese. it's two different people. >> wonderful to have you all here. it's going to be so much fun. >> we love this cast. it's so great to see you all. but, wait, there's more. coming up, "dancing with the stars," we have one more, one

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welcome back to "gma." it has been such an incredible morning. taking over with the entire cast of "dancing with the stars." we have revealed the entire cast. >> it's been an amazing morning and we're not done yet as robin promised. there is one more performer that we are about to introduce, everybody. the man, the myth, the country legend, had the pleasure of meeting him at the cmas, everybody, jimmie allen. jimmie allen in the house. there you go.

>> you got a gold mine. wow. >> look at that. here we go. >> jimmie, we all know you from your country music but a major disney fan so how does it feel to have this announcement made in the most magical place? >> it feels great. you know, i proposed to my wife at disney. >> ah. >> had our baby reveal at disney. yeah, i've gone like 70 times. there's worse things to be addicted to so why not give all my money to the mouse. >> why not. >> and we're both such country music fans. you worked with so many artists, too many to list, i'm just not even going to but we've seen many of them perform on the show. we've seen some of them compete on the show. any advice that anyone has given you, you will share from the country music community? >> i talked to chuck wicks. he did it. lauren alaina and a.j., bobby bones, i know nelly did it last season. they said it's going to be difficult, but it's fun and they're not lying.

you know, these rehearsals, listen here, i have never ballroom danced a day in my life. yeah, i just know -- it's rough. >> i know. >> but my tights are a lot looser than these jeans, you know what i mean so i do a ttle bit - >> eh, eh, eh. >> got the moves. >> more of that. >> when in doubt shake your hips, that's what luke bryan would do. >> the cast, we thank you all so very much. all the energy you bring. >> i'm excited. >> we cannot wait to see everyone on the ballroom floor for season 30 and to celebrate, jimmie, you going to sing a little something-something. >> there you go, the mic with "good times roll." ♪

♪ ♪ brand-new laces fresh pair of jays, pocket full of blue faces ♪ bases ♪ ♪ nothing basic vanilla rollii on my wrist, i be ice, ice, baby ♪ ♪ good time, good vibes, somewhere where i can go crazy ♪ ♪ i need a good ride with some good tires, yeah, and i ain't talking mercedes ♪ ♪ yeah, crank that truck up, load it up a few folks in my 4x4 ♪ ♪ seat way back window cracked i got the good fire rolled ♪ ♪ tennessee to atlanta, cross the street to alabama yelling out the window roll tide roll ♪ ♪ cutting through to mississippi, got a lot of people with me through the swamps of the 504 ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, let the good times roll ♪

♪ ooh, ooh, let the good times roll ♪ ♪ still kinda hazy we still in the truck going down, down baby ♪ ♪ we're gettingma tea it up a few folks in my 4x4 ♪ ♪ seat way back window cracked i got the good fire rolled ♪ ♪ tennessee to atlanta, cross the street to alabama yelling out the window, roll tide roll ♪ ♪ cutting through to mississippi got a lot of people with me through the watches of the 504 ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, let the good times roll ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, let the good times roll ♪ ♪ yeah, crank that truck up, load it up a few folks in my 4x4 ♪ ♪ seat laid back i'm in that window cracked i got the good fire rolled ♪

♪ tennessee to atlanta cross the street to alabama yelling out the window roll tide roll ♪ ♪ cutting through to mississippi got a lot of people with me ♪ ♪ through the swamps of the 504 ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, yell it out, let the good times roll ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, let it out, let the good times roll ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, going down, down baby ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, let the good times roll ♪ >> thank you, jimmie.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning. here is jobina with a look at traffic. jobina: we are going to start with the maps and sun pablo. -- in san pablo. we have a residual delays in the area of westbound 80. these are down to around 12 miles per hour. we will wrap up with a live look of the bay bridge toll plaza. mike: let's take a look at the -- drew: let's take a look at the camera. hot day for a lot of us this afternoon. numbers right now in the 60's and 70's, morning near 80. 80's, even 90's around the bay shoreline. san francisco, a high of 72 degrees. kumasi: thank you.

now it is time for live kelly and ryan. w at 11:00 for midday live. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the serious, "nine perfect strangers," regina hall. and performance from the legendary blue man group. plus the cohosts "live loves new york week." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: i did yoga last night. that's the most mobility i've had all year. >> kelly: very good. >> ryan: hey, good morning. oh. oh.