not leave. they have fans. drew: we love them. kumasi: good morning, america. as we start this thursday with you, the concerning covid surge among children as president biden prepares to address the nation with his new pandemic plan. this morning, a record number of infections among children with los angeles on the verge of becoming the first major school district to mandate vaccines in children over the age of 12. icu hospitalizations on the rise in the northwest and upper midwest as president biden prepares to lay out a new six-part strategy to tackle the delta variant. overnight, mindy on the move. the new tropical storm slamming into the florida panhandle, fierce winds toppling semi trucks, fallen power lines sparking fires. we're tracking the latest this morning.

also this morning, texas abortion rights battle. the doj now preparing to sue the state, challenging that restrictive new law. high-stakes recall. democrats put their full force behind california governor gavin newsom with days until the final vote. the balance of power in america's largest state at stake. stunning fall. the prominent south carolina lawyer who lost his wife and son in those unsolved murders now suspended from practicing law. abc news exclusive. the chicago woman caught on camera in a physical altercation with a police officer while out walking with her dog, speaking out for the first time this morning. why she says she felt targeted. >> i thought i was going to die. >> only on “gma.” tickets to paradise. airfares plummeting to record lows for popular destinations. how long will the price drop last? and when is the best time to book your flight? ♪ and we're saying "rise &

shine" from the sunflower state. put a little good in your morning with some signature kansas kindness. >> hey, how y'all doing? i'm ted lasso, your new coach. >> and the real inspiration for this lovable kansas character. ♪ cannot get enough of ted lasso. good morning, america. good to be with you. on this thursday morning, we'll get to kansas in just a bit, but we want to get right to our top story, yes, that fight against the pandemic. >> that's right. let's take a live look at the white house and president biden preparing to lay out a new six-part strategy to deal with the delta variant and as millions of kids return to the classroom, we could look at a vaccine mandate for los angeles students 12 and over. >> this comes as covid cases among children are surging. kaylee hartung is live now outside a hard hit hospital in boise, idaho, where they are feeling the crush. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. since the first days of the pandemic, we have talked about covid-19 as this virus that

attacks the most vulnerable among us and so we rush to protect the elderly and immunocompromised, but now this alarming new reality that children are being infected at a higher rate than any other age group. this morning a record number of covid infections among children account for one in four of all new cases. los angeles now on the verge of becoming the first major school district in the country to mandate vaccines in children 12 and older. a vote that's expected to pass set for later today. in florida wednesday a judge ruling against governor desantis and his ban on mask mandates saying school districts can require masks while the case is being appealed. the teachers union reports at least 13 employees in the miami-dade cool district have died from covid in the last three weeks, all unvaccinated. mask tensions rising across the country. in tennessee, this video going viral of a teenager being mocked by anti-maskers during a county school board meeting after he referenced his grandmother dying.

>> the former teacher at the rutherford county school system died of covid because someone wasn't wearing a mask. this is a very -- >> no. >> this is a very -- >> shut up. >> reporter: the u.s. is heading into the fall with four times more patients in hospitals than a year ago. more than 100,000 and health officials warn the surge isn't over, but it is on the move. as cases and hospitalizations stabilize in hard hit southern states like florida, alabama and mississippi, cdc documents show icu hospitalizations are on the rise in the northwest and upper midwest. >> unfortunately, what we're seeing is this virus is now moving up into west virginia, ohio and pennsylvania. it's kind of spreading laterally north, east and west. >> reporter: while in idaho one of the least vaccinated states paramedics in boise telling us nearly every patient with covid symptoms they take to the hospital is unvaccinated. >> this covid virus has been kind of like a really long mass casualty incident that just goes

on and on and on and definitely it's been tough on my people. >> reporter: and here in idaho resources are exhausted in large part because younger, unvaccinated people are overwhelming the system. but those paramedics and the hospital staff here are determined to answer these calls for help even though some tough decisions are having to be made about who receives care. george. >> okay, kaylee, thanks. let's get more now on the strategy president biden is going to roll out later today from chief white house correspondent cecilia vega. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. so the white house, the president, they're doing this today because they say they know that people are increasingly concerned about the delta variant as kids are heading back to school and folks heading back to the office but there's also the political reality of this, that the president has seen his poll numbers start to slip when it comes to his handling of the coronavirus. the president met with his covid response team yesterday. later today he's going to unveil the six-point plan. let me show you some of the big topics they'll hit in this plan. they're looking at talking about vaccinating the unvaccinated. keeping the vaccinated protected. keeping schools open and kids

safe, that's an important one. testing and mask mandates, the economic recovery in all of this and care for those who do test positive, but, look, george, you know, there are a lot of big questions heading into this address today. the reality is there's only so much the federal government can actually do when it comes to mandating vaccines in the private sector. officials here aren't saying much at this point about how the president is going to address booster shots today, and the white house, i'm told, is not expected or the president, rather, is not expected to issue any broad vaccine mandates, but, george, maybe this is a little hint of the big picture he is going to address today. the press secretary when asked whether this address will have an immediate impact on americans' lives, she says, it depends if you are vaccinated or not. >> that is the big question right now, okay, cecilia, thanks very much. robin? george, we're going to turn now to the abortion rights battle there in texas. the department of justice now preparing to sue the state challenging that restrictive new law. rachel scott has the latest, joins us from washington. good morning, rachel.

>> reporter: robin, good morning. and it is the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, and the biden administration has been under immense pressure to do something about it. the attorney general said that he would be looking at all possible avenues to challenge this law, and this morning we are learning that the justice department is now preparing to sue the state of texas. much of this is still being worked out. the grounds and the timing still unclear this morning. we are told that this could happen as early as today. one possible argument the justice department could make is that the law interferes with federal interests. i can tell you i just got back from texas speaking to abortion providers, they say since this law went into effect, abortions in the state have all but stopped. democrats in congress know that they just do not have the numbers to fight this law. they're still looking for other ways to challenge it while republicans across the country are looking to copy it, robin. >> a lot of people watching. rachel, thank you. michael? we turn to that new tropical storm hitting the florida panhandle overnight and ginger

tracking the latest for us. good morning, ginger. >> michael, good morning. remember, we were talking about that group of thunderstorms that i said would become mindy. well, it did, and then hours later it made landfall just before 10:00 p.m. near st. vincent, florida, in the panhandle. you can see some of the video. wind gusts up to 44 miles per hour so just over the threshold of becoming tropical and dropped up to nearly five inches of rain in parts of florida, so that is going to be 9 -- the calling card of this storm as we see the gusty winds and now tropical depression minnesota moving along the florida/georgia line. so that's where it's at right now but as it kind of traverses just over savannah or north of there, you're going to end up seeing four to six inches in a very narrow band that could flash flooding and then by tonight it goes back out into the atlantic ocean leaving behind only a couple of clouds that we can say good-bye to our brief interlude with mindy. i'll have more coming up but for now let's head back to you all. >> okay, ginger, thanks very much. there was also severe weather overnight in the

northeast. new damage on the heels of ida. rob marciano is tracking that. good morning, rob. >> good morning, george. just a week after ida brought catastrophic flooding to the northeast, we're getting rain again. so many towns across this area look like mamaroneck where the streets are lined with indoor damage and debris. you've got walls, you've got furniture, shelving, sheetrock, appliances, you name it. there's tons of it just on this street alone but our drone halfway up shows the expanse of this. apartments and multifamily houses just gutted, residents, their lives turned upside down and here we go again with more rain. so video of franklin, central parts of pennsylvania overnight where they had not only heavy rain but they had heavy winds that brought down trees and power lines, so the headaches continue there. that rain got into new jersey, in through northern new jersey where one to two inches of rain has already fallen. lightning illuminating the skies there. the radar showing the leading edge of the next batch of heavy rain heading into the new york

metropolitan area, and it's moving really slowly, held up in part by larry out there in the ocean so going to be with us all day long. it won't be quite as bad as it was last week, but the ground is completely saturated and obviously it's going to be a big headache for those of us who are still recovering from ida's floods. robin, back over to you. >> it has been relentless. rob, thank you. breaking news in the growing security concerns on capitol hill. the fencing that surrounded the u.s. capitol after the january attack is expected to go back up. pierre thomas joins us with the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: robin, good morning. that is right. that fence is likely going back up. it's all because of a rally scheduled for september 18th incident involving support for those arrested in the january 6th insurrection. some involved in the rally are calling those arrested political prisoners. there's growing concern about the potential for violence and worry that radical groups may show up to disrupt the event and capitol police say security will be tight with all available officers on duty.

the heightened concerns come as the fbi released new video of a suspect wanted for planting potentially lethal pipe bombs at the dnc and rnc headquarters the night before the assault. a new camera angle shows the suspect sitting calmly on a bench outside the dnc. they're in search of new tips as the bomber was meticulous in concealing their identity wearing a mask, hat, glasses and gloves believed to be dangerous and they're still out there, michael. >> all right, pierre, thank you so much. we're going to turn now to the terror trial of 20 men accused in that horrific 2015 islamic state attack that left 130 people dead in paris. james longman is there tracking go mor us thisorni rorter:chl. this is the largest trial in french history, 300 lawyers, 1,800 plaintiffs and all taking place in the center of paris, it's actually taking place in a specially built court inside this building behind me, and

security is very, very tight. about a thousand police guarding this -- these proceedings especially here behind me checking people coming in and out scared there could be a copycat attack during this high-profile trial. but all this bringing up some very difficult memories, i think, for the french, those ten masked gunmen that took to the trees of paris back in november of 2015 and laid siege to a soccer match, cafes and restaurants and the bataclan theatre, 130 people killed, more than 400 injured and of those ten attackers, only one survived, salah abdeslam. he actually threw away his suicide vest and went on the run arrested five months later in belgium and he is among those on trial here. he's been causing quite a stir screaming at the judge saying he is still a soldier of isis. i think that kind of thing will be very difficult for the victims to have to listen to but at last they are going to see justice done. this whole court proceedings due to last at least nine months, george. >> okay, james, thanks very much. we're going to go to california now.

just days away from a recall election for governor gavin newsom campaigning with kamala harris and other top democrats to keep his job running america's largest state and zohreen shah is in sacramento with the latest. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, george. the stakes are high. only two governors have ever been recalled in u.s. history. voters will decide on tuesday if gavin newsom becomes the third and right now he's taking no chances. with just five days to go until california's recall election, vice president kamala harris returning to her home state, rallying support for governor gavin newsom who is at risk of losing his seat on tuesday. >> we will not give up because we know that so much is at stake. >> reporter: democrats putting their full force behind newsom with president biden heading to california next week. former president barack obama even releasing this ad. >> protect california by voting no on the republican recall. >> reporter: the stakes could include democrats losing senate control if a vacancy turns up in

california and mask and vaccine mandates being repealed. >> you have the opportunity to determine the fate and future of this state, and i would argue impact the fate and future of the united states of america. >> reporter: conservative radio host and opposition front-runner larry elder says he is running to save california from newsom's policies. >> people are angry, people are furious. >> reporter: but despite a double-digit lead over other challengers, elder does not have widespread support. during a campaign event overnight, several homeless people chasing him away and someone throwing an egg in his direction. newsom faces 46 challengers in the fourth gubernatorial recall in u.s. history. if more than 50% of californiaers vote to recall newsom he is out and then the opponent with the most number of votes no matter how many becomes the next governor. turnout is key and right now about 30% of ballots are already in, robin. >> all right, zohreen, thank you.

now to opening statements in the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes. once dubbed the youngest woman self-made billionaire in the world now facing accusations her blood testing company was nothing more than a scam. rebecca jarvis has been on the story from the very beginning and she was outside the courtroom there in san jose for us. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it all started with a giant line a block long coming out of the courthouse. spectators and media showing up just to get a glimpse of the infamous dropout, elizabeth. the government laid out its opening statement clear and in termle terming around how elizabeth holmes and where elizabeth holmes misled investors, patients and doctors. the defense on the other hand painted elizabeth as an ma mkele but did not commit fraud. they got into some of the allegations, touched on some of the allegations of abuse but didn't go into major depth and one thing that really captured a

lot of attention online was this picture, three young women, very closely resembling elizabeth holmes, well, as it turns out inside the courtroom i sat right across from those women. they were part of the elizabeth holmes entourage. during a break they even shared an exchange, some laughter with billy evans, elizabeth holmes' partner and some of her family members, robin. >> you saw it all and the defense indicated we will eventually hear from holmes herself? >> yes, and this is extremely rare that we would know going into a trial that someone is likely to testify. we know from court documents that elizabeth holmes very likely will take the stand in the coming weeks. her lawyers indicating that she will testify, robin. >> all right, rebecca, thank you. michael. >> rob london, let's get to some good news. >> please. >> for the u.s. men's national soccer team. the players on the road to hopefully qualify for the world cup, and it didn't look good at the beginning. they were losing 1-0 to honduras but in a glorious comeback, they

pulled out a 4-1 victory. it's a huge first win for the team and a big game for 18-year-old ricardo pepi. >> oh. >> awesome header in the 75th minute. that pretty much secured the win right there. the u.s. wins, 4-1. >> just 18 years old. >> congrats. >> needed that. they needed that. se did. a lot more coming up on "gma" including the latest developments in the case of a prominent south carolina attorney whose wife and son were gunned down. he's now suspended from practicing law. and that abc news exclusive with a chicago woman who got into a physical altercation with a police officer while walking her dog. she's speaking about it for the first time only here on "gma." but first we head back to ginger. good morning again, ging. >> robin, good morning to you. as we've got more rain coming down here in the northwest and we've had far too much after the second wettest summer in new york city's history, we look at california and so wish we could bring some there. the dixie fire had more than 922,000 acres burned now. guy, that is just a giant. the single biggest fire in california state history.

they had some rough winds out there and low humidity and unfortunately that's going to continue as the front approaches and a little disturbance passes by along the oregon state line, northern california. we're going to have those thunderstorms that don't produce rain, but do produce lightning. so that comes with gusty winds that will make erratic already fires kind of out of control and then it will start new fires with that dry lightning. unfortunately still we've got excessive heat warnings down in the southwest, parts of arizona, again las vegas up there. they've been flirting with records and breaking them for the last couple of days and now we've got to talk about hot cities sponsored by verizon.

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six-part strategy to tackle the pandemic later on this afternoon. the statue of robert e. lee was taken down in virginia, and now there are plans to remove and replace a time capsule inside the statue's base. the new time capsule will contain items reflecting the black lives matter movement. and in washington state, more murder hornets were found alive. the department of agriculture will tag and track the insects. and congratulations to the man they call the captain. derek jeter was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in cooperstown, new york, yesterday but check this out. he was just one ballot shy of a unanimous vote, but still had a good sense of humor about it. >> thank you to the baseball writers, all but one of you who voted for me. [ applause ] >> he definitely has a good sense of humor. i texted him and i said, you know what, well deserved. hard work pays off and always doing the right thing pays off as well. he goes, i learned from watching you -- >> oh. >> -- when i was growing up.

>> oh, oh. >> okay, mr. jeter, you think you're funny, huh? i got something for you when i see you in person. that was good, though. i did laugh. but, you know, michael jordan, patrick ewing, they were on hand, of course, to cheer on their friend derek who was inducted alongside ted simmons, larry walker and the late marvin miller. no one deserves it more than derek jeter. so one vote shy? >> i'm pretty sure that was a columnist out of boston. >> boston. we've got a lot more ahead including airfare expected to drop. when experts say is the best time to buy your flights coming up with gio benitez. but now to that stunning fall. the prominent south carolina lawyer, alex murdaugh now suspended from practicing law, this after checking into rehab in the wake of the unsolved murders of his wife and son. eva pilgrim joins us with the latest. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. there's been a lot of mystery and intrigue surrounding this family just because of who they are, but this was something no one, not even alex murdaugh's own family say they saw coming.

this morning, in a spectacular fall alex murdaugh once a celebrated lawyer from one of the most prominent legal families in south carolina now indefinitely suspended from practicing law. the south carolina supreme court suspending his license due to accusations of misappropriating funds from the law firm his family helped build for decades. murdaugh's family has been the focus of national attention since the brutal unsolved murders of his wife maggie and 22-year-old son paul this past june. >> 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 of them is moving. >> reporter: murdaugh calling 911 after finding their bodies, both shot multiple times near the family's hunting lodge. his brothers speaking to us at the time asking for the public's help. >> it's just hard to imagine somebody could be so sick as to do this, intentionally kill people like that. >> reporter: on friday, the law

firm where he works announced it had reported to law enforcement and the state bar that he had stolen money from the firm. his older brother randy who still works at the firm releasing this statement, i was shocked to learn of my brother's drug addiction and stealing of money. i love my law firm family and also love alex as my brother. while i will support him in his recovery, i do not support, condone or excuse his conduct in stealing by manipulating his most trusted relationships. saturday, just one day after resigning from the firm, murdaugh called 911 shortly after 1:30 in the afternoon to report that he had been shot. murdaugh's lawyer telling "the new york times" he was fixing a flat tire on the side of a rural road when a car drove past him then came back to ask if he was having car trouble before someone shot him. he was airlifted to a hospital in savannah, georgia, with what authorities say was a superficial gunshot wound to the head. and monday murdaugh released a statement before checking

himself into rehab saying that he'd, quote, made a lot of decisions he regretted, apologizing to everyone he hurt including his family, friends and colleagues, guys. >> eva, like we said, you've been on this story from the very beginning, and it's just a real head scratcher in so many ways. >> there's a lot we still don't know. a lot of questions that are still unanswered, robin. >> that's true, eva, thank you. michael. to our exclusive with the woman in that altercation with a chicago police officer while walking her dog. nikkita brown believes she was targeted because of her race, and she is speaking out for the first time about the incident, which is now under investigation. t.j. holmes is here with more. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: stra, driving while black, willing while black, napping while black, working out while black, biking while black, sitting in a starbucks while black, there is a long list of incidents in which mundane nonthreatening behavior by african-americans have led to police incidents. well, this chicago woman says now add to it walking your dog while black.

it's an incident you're about to see that has now led to a police officer being taken off the street. >> i thought i was going to die. i thought he was going to kill me. i had it in my mind that i was going to be shot. >> reporter: nikkita brown describing these moments captured on cell phone video of what she calls an unprovoked assault by a chicago police officer. brown is speaking publicly now for the first time about how a routine walk with her dog late one night led to this. >> that's fine. >> now, understand this. >> reporter: brown begins recording as the officer gets out of his vehicle and approaches her. >> please respect my space. it's covid. six feet. >> respect your face? i'm about to put you -- >> reporter: brown says the unmasked officer got closer and was aggressive from the start. this video taken by bystanders shows the officer following her on the beach as she says she was headed for an exit, but then she stops, turns around, and things escalate. >> when he seen me stop and turn around, it's because this man,

big man, taller than me, larger than me is literally five feet away from me. i feel him on me. >> why did you take your phone out? >> oh, i was looking to see who i can call for help at that point. even if somebody didn't answer, at least leave a voicemail and say, hello, hi, this is where i am, this is what's happening. if you call me in the morning and you don't reach me, i'm in jail or worse. officer grab for her phone and things get physical. her phone is knocked to the ground as the altercation goes on. the officer eventually gets ahold of her before the two finally separate, and then brown walks away. she says there were other people on the beach that night but believes she was targeted. why did this happen? >> my honest answer, black woman walking -- walking after hours. i guess i looked suspicious. >> reporter: chicago authorities are now investigating. >> i saw the video. i was quite disturbed by what i saw. >> reporter: the case has been

handed over to copa, the civilian office of police accountability, a civilian-led oversight agency within the chicago police department. in a statement, copa interim chief andrea kirsten says, we have a responsibility to investigate allegations of police misconduct and determine if they are well founded, adding if violations did occur, copa will hold the officer accountable. this morning that officer who has yet to be identified publicly has been placed on desk duty but brown's attorney keenan saulter says, that's not enough. >> this officer should never be placed in a position of trust in the city of chicago again. >> this experience, the trauma is something that i never want to happen to anybody else. >> reporter: brown says she's grateful she was able to in her words survive the encounter and not become the next hashtag. >> i hope it's not going to be a say her name type of situation because i'm another person that was, you know, shot and killed

by a cop and that, you know, it's going to be written off as i'm this -- i'm this bad person that was just there. >> the park was closed. she didn't realize it. that's one thing. also she got to go home and a lot of people look at it saying, she is getting a response, let it go, the end of it. she says it's important to speak out because you can't just wait until there is a tragedy at the end. you can't just wait until there is a death -- >> good point. >> -- before you point out the incident itself. that's why she wanted to finally speak out. >> i'm glad shedid. thank you, t.j. back with an airfare alert.

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european travel to not only be lower than pre-pandemic 2019 airfares but lower than 2020 airfares even. >> domestic tickets expected to average $260 round trip. the top deals for the fall, ft. lauderdale, $169, the only 46 destination in the country still under $200 round trip. colorado springs, $243. outdoor destinations are overwhelmingly popular. d.c., st. thomas and san juan, puerto rico, also making that list. round trip prices hovering around 300 bucks. for those looking to get ahead and book holiday travel, analysts from travel app hopper say the best deals are coming soon. >> we found that the absolute cheapest prices will start appearing around mid-september or next week. make sure you're booking at least four weeks in advance, at least three weeks in advance for thanksgiving as well. >> reporter: but don't expect the deals to last. hopper predicting an 11% increase in fares by november.

>> i wouicipate a going to be and i would anticipate by the time we get to january, the plans to return to office that have now been moved from september will probably happen and that the country will be back on a path towards for normality beginning next year. >> reporter: for now the deals are there, hopper telling us next week will see the lowest prices of the season starting monday. but you'll need to act fast. the deals start disappearing by halloween. but, look, you might be asking we're still in a pandemic. what if i want to change my plans? well, that's why you might want to consider those refundable tickets, but if you don't want to pay extra for that, most major airlines are letting you cancel those flights, and then you can use that credit on a later flight. you just got to make sure to check that expiration date. george. >> that's the story on airfares. what about rental cars? >> reporter: listen, it is still tough. car companies are still dealing

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i'm going to let her speak for herself and tell you what it is that she's been dealing with. >> that is coming up. we start with the covid crisis. cases among children surging in the states. record number of infections. let's go out to kaylee hartung outside a hard hit hospital in boise, idaho. good morning, kayee. >> reporter: good morning again, george. we are still at war with this virus as the white house has acknowledged ahead of this six-point plan that president biden is expected to unveil later today. and here in idaho, they are in the trenches. now across the country so much of the concern is focused on figuring out how to help protect children as they head back to school. this morning, a record number of covid infections among children. they now account for one in four of all new cases. los angeles now on the verge of becoming the first major school district in the country to mandate vaccines in children 12 and older. a vote that's expected to pass set for later today. in florida, wednesday, a judge ruling against governor desantis and his ban on mask mandates

saying school districts can require masks while the case is being appealed. the teachers union reports at least 13 school employees in the miami-dade school district have died from covid in the last three weeks. all of them were unvaccinated. as cases and hospitalizations stabilize in hard-hit southern states like florida, alabama and mississippi, cdc documents show icu hospitalizations on the rise in the northwest and upper midwest. >> unfortunately, what we're seeing is this virus is now moving up into west virginia, ohio and pennsylvania. >> reporter: while in idaho, one of the least vaccinated states, paramedics in boise telling me nearly every patient with covid symptoms they take to the hospital is unvaccinated. >> this covid virus has been kind of like a really long mass casualty incident. >> reporter: we visited the busiest ems station in the state of idaho there and we weren't there 90 seconds before the ambulance was sent out again. they are getting crushed and so

are the hospitals here in large part they say because younger unvaccinated people are of whelming the system. michael? >> the system is definitely stressed. kaylee, thank you so much. now we turn to a "gma" exclusive. a surge in employment scams as people try to take advantage of those who lost their jobs during the pandemic and trevor ault joins us with more on the scams and how you can spot them. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. these have been difficult economic times. a lot of people looking for work and sadly this is one of the results. the fbi data shows that in 2020, americans lost more than $62 million in employment scams and the better business bureau says frequently the target of these scams were younger people, two-thirds were under 45 and a lot of them said that they had recently been applying for a lot of jobs. now these scammers almost always found their marks online and frequently go as far as conducting bogus online interviews where they would almost never show their face and it's in these interviews a lot of the time when they were able to secure a person's personal or

financial information. things like asking for a person's bank account because they said they needed it in order to get them their paycheck. now, the better business bureau has tips you can use in order to avoid falling prey to these scams. make sure you're double-checking the job listing. go to the company's website, call the company if you have to and double-check the email of the person you're corresponding with. it should match exactly with the protocol of the company. it shouldn't be slightly different. it shouldn't be something generic like gmail and make sure you are never clicking on any links that are being sent from a phone number or email that you don't recognize and also just in general, a good tip is if you have to pay a person or a company in order to start working for them, it's probably a scam. guys? >> all great to keep in mind, trevor, thank you. coming up, our exclusive live interview with senator amy klobuchar speaking for the first time about an issue with her health. that's just ahead. plus, live from the great state of kansas this morning

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what is it that you would like -- breathe. what is it that you would like to share with us? >> well, thank you, thanks, robin and that is that earlier this year i found out i had breast cancer. routine mammogram. something i put off during the pandemic like so many others and i found out that i had cancer and it was stage 1 and they were able to remove it. i had radiation in may and now they tell me that my chances of getting cancer again are the same as any average person, which is great. but i learned a lot through this year as i know you know, about the importance of getting those exams and also the gratitude for all those that surrounded me and my family, my husband. it's something that no one wants to hear and no one wants to experience, but it's really renewed my faith in the people around me and in my purpose. >> and your purpose and it is, it's nothing that anybody can

ever understand when you hear those words that you have cancer. and so how are you -- you look great. how are you feeling these days? >> i'm feeling much better. you know, for me, i had to be juggling a lot just like a lot of americans right now that have toddlers on their knees and laptops op their desks, their health, their job, their family. for me i had a bunch of hearings that i was chairing. we had the big america rescue plan. we got through it. i had radiation two days after my dad died and i thought -- you know, his was a long good-bye. he had alzheimer's and so that was going on at the same time. and it really -- my husband taking me to radiation, these are my memories. i'm sure you have yours when you were battling this. but my husband getting up early taking me to radiation. my daughters' phone calls, the nurses at the mayo clinic giving me a red, white and blue mask

when i got done with radiation. the perfect strangers -- because ihad to keep lugging my suitcase back and forth between minneapolis and washington -- who would not knowing i had cancer, you know, we're all wearing masks not knowing who i was saying can i put that suitcase up for you because you're not supposed to lift things after surgery. a lot of people helped me get through this and i learned every day is a gift. >> it is a gift and as you said about purpose and the understanding of why something was placed in your path and what you're supposed to learn and share, like you're doing now. as you admitted like so many, like so many during the pandemic, put off a screening, this is part of the reason why because you did that and part of the reason that you wanted to share with people. and what is your advice to folks? >> you know, right now, thousands of women have undetected breast cancer. one in three americans have put off going to any kind of routine

examination or procedure. and so doctors over and over are telling me that they're seeing people with much bigger problems than if they had gone in early. that's my first practical advice. get those screenings. go in, get a mammogram. get whatever health check-up you should be getting because we know there are so many better safety controls now in doctors' offices than at the beginning of this pandemic and the second is, you know, just be grateful for the people around you. >> yeah. >> it really puts things in perspective. >> how were you able to balance? as you admitted to like we all do the best that we can. you were chairing some very important investigations while going through the treatment, while going through the surgery, the loss of your father. how were you able to balance all of that with your work? >> it's never easy and i would -- part of it it is just remembering the purpose of the work. i would always think, well, so many people have it harder. so many people found out about it later or had a more difficult situation with their cancer and were in chemo like you were or

have much more difficult prognosis. so that keeps you going. some of my colleagues who had battled cancer before, that gave me an inspiration. they didn't know i had it but i was like, yes. the idea that there's a purpose larger than yourself as my friend john mccain used to say. that helped me get through it and so in the end, i am just -- have this unbounding gratitude for the people that were there for me and including these incredible doctors and nurses. >> i'm glad to give a shoutout to the nurses too. sometimes they don't get the credit that they so richly deserve. >> exactly. >> lastly, let me just ask you this -- and first of all, condolences about your father. i know you said it was a long good-bye. to go through what you were going through dealing with his illness and then his passing, people are going through the pandemic, your diagnosis, all of this.

what's your advice? what do you say to people who are going through -- you don't compare your despair. you shouldn't compare despair. but what do you say to folks who have challenges placed in front of them, what to do? >> i would say reach out to those that you love and people will surprise you in how they will help you. i'd say know that people have your back as much as going on right now in our country there's still people who want to help who want to be there and i know i'm going back to washington next week and we are debating major legislation about health care to bring down the cost of prescription drugs and the like, and continue to follow your dreams and purpose, but know that people have your back. to me that's what my job is about right now and just getting that information out there for people to get exams and if even ten more people get exams because they watched you on this interview today, robin, will make this all worth it.

>> they're watching you, senator amy klobuchar. it's your story. thank you so very much. it means so much you wanted to come on and share so much. i know you're going to make a difference. all the best to you and your family. be well. >> thank you. >> take care. >> thanks, robin. back now to ginger. ginger? >> reporter: robin, you've inspired me. i have to get to that mammogram. i know i was not putting it off necessarily but that inspired me. thank you. one down. you know what, i know a lot of other parents are feeling like me. not just nervous but so full of pride because it's adrian's first day of kindergarten. are you so excited? he woke up this morning like it's going to be a great day. let's go out the door with that attitude but not only the first day of kindergarten and got nerves or i do, but it's the first day on the bus, and that's the part that i wanted to share with all of you because you talk about covid in schools and talk about what's going to happen in the classroom. what about the bus? we will get into that and thanks for bringing in a staged bus.

that's not his real one. look who is here right now. >> hi, georg look who is here right now. >> hi, george. >> welcome back, lara. >> hi. hi, you guys. welcome back, robin. >> we were just sharing our adventures. >> la la land. >> planes, trains and automobiles. >> it was

"dancing with the stars." great job by the team. so much to discuss and let's get to it. we begin with great news from bob odenkirk. the "better call saul" actor is back on the set of his show, yes, after suffering a small heart attack in july and tweeted this photo of himself in the makeup chair writing so happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. adding a shoutout to his makeup artist, this is makeup artist cheri montesanto making me not ugly for shooting. so great to see him back in action. the sixth and final season of "better call saw" due in early 2022. more good news. congratulations in order for jennifer lawrence. news breaking overnight that j. law and her husband are expecting their first child together. the oscar winner's rep confirming the baby news to "people" magazine. the couple tied the knot in october of 2019 in newport, rhode island. congratulations. >> congratulations. >> remember she was like a little kid and she used to come here? she's all grown up as you say.

speaking of jennifer lawrence, she and leo dicaprio will star in "don't look up," playing astronomers trying to warn the world about a comet headed straight for earth, but no one is taking them seriously. take a look. >> your breathing is stressing me out. >> it's going to affect the entire planet. >> i know but it's like so stressful. >> there is a comet headed directly towards earth. >> do you know how many the world is ending meetings we've had over the last few years? >> drought, famine, so boring. >> yep. it's a comedy about a comet hitting the earth and as you just saw amazing cast -- meryl streep, jonah hill, cate blanchett, timothee chalamet. tyler perry, ariana grande, and it's being directed by adam mckay. i mean, home run. dicaprio describing it as incredibly unique saying, it's, quote, an incredibly timely message about society, how we communicate and our current priorities while still being an absurdly funny movie.

"don't look up" hits select theaters on december 10 and releases on netflix december 24th. finally, i was excited to share this with you guys. do you all remember steve from "blue's clues"? i'm looking at you, george. we grew up with him. our kids really grew up with him. he left the show in 2002. we never forgot him. neither did our kids. this morning steve is back with a message for the now young adults who grew up with him and blue acknowledging that his exit was a little abrupt but worthwhile. listen up. >> i wanted to tell you that i really couldn't have done all of that without your help. and, in fact, all the help that you helped me with when we were younger is still helping me today right now. and that's super cool. i guess i just wanted to say that after all of these years, i never forgot you. ever. >> isn't that sweet? in character speaking to camera, thanks for the message, steve.

in honor of the 25th anniversary of the show "blue's clues." great way to wrap it up. >> so heartfelt. what he said. >> absolutely. thank you, lara. and now it is time to head to kansas. the sunflower state is the next stop in our tour across america. becky worley is in the heart of the midwest. wait. becky, did you make it to kansas yet? >> reporter: oh, good morning. yeah, kansas, right. we're not in kansas. but good news, i know how to get there real quick. there's no place like kansas. there's no place like kansas. there's no place like kansas. whew. did i wear the right shoes today or what? we're off. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: from the tall grass prairies of the flint hills to the iconic rock formations of little jerusalem badlands state park, kansas is smack dab in the middle of our country, but maybe

you have not thought much beyond the wheat fields and the great plains. maybe your only point of reference for this state is "the wizard of oz." so, okay, also's start here at the oz museum in kansas. welcome to oz museum. we're open. closed for months during covid they're welcoming guests again to see their collection of oz artifacts and memorabilia that rekindled the childlike wonder we all felt watching dorothy's journey out of kansas to the mythical land of oz. and about that journey, the tornado depicted in the movie wasn't half as terrifying as the one storm chaser brandon ivy documents. kansas averaging more than 80 tornadoes a year. >> when it comes to big weather, kansas has documented more than any other state in the country. >> reporter: brandon takes people out on tours to see supercells, hailstorms evidenced

by all the dents on the hood of his van and sometimes he gets scary close to tornadoes. >> kind of pushing the envelope and trying to learn but also getting some scary situations as well. >> reporter: but excitement in kansas isn't all focused on twisters. ♪ ♪ bill coaches kansas says it lights up kansas on game night. what does kansas basketball mean to the community? >> well, it's a generational thing. i think it's an element of pride, it's something that people look forward to every year. >> reporter: there's no nba team in all of kansas, yet here on campus, the game has a lot of history. >> our first basketball coach at kansas was dr. james naismith, inventor of the game. so people here take a lot of ownership in believing that basketball was actually started right here in lawrence, kansas. >> talk about covid. what a crazy year. >> it was a hard year because we weren't able to give it our best shot. >> reporter: the pandemic had a ripple effect all through this college town. it hosts over 28,000 students.

at the eldridge hotel they managed to stay open but barely. >> it was hard for us because we had to furlough all of our employees. when we did that, we had to close the hotel down for 60 days. >> reporter: now with kids back on campus this hoops crazy college town is bouncing back. no trip to kansas would be properly celebrated without eating a little bit of barbecue. >> joe's barbecue is an icon. we celebrated our 25th anniversary. >> reporter: joe's was founded in 1996 at the gas station. >> word of mouth has been tremendous. >> reporter: quickly becoming one of the most recognizable places to get the finest smoked meats in town. >> mac and cheese. >> reporter: did you have outdoor dining before covid? >> no. >> this is new? >> oh, yeah. >> this is a gas station. >> correct. we knew kind of that we needed to keep operating to serve people and this was one of the ways that we were able to do it safely. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: all i know, salty, sweet, savory.

so as the sun shines on the sunflower state, the grinter sunflower farm is celebrating their flower season for those wanting an epic nature moment, and let's be honest, an epic instagram post in a state filled with good food, good basketball and great people. standing in this field, i am feeling my roots. my grandparents were from kansas and used to say worsh the clothes and set a spell. this whole state, i'm feeling the warmth and kindnes. when we come back, michael, we'll profile someone that embodies that. you'll have to guess who it is, a cultural phenomenon. believe the fuzzy mustache. you got goldfish? you know who that is? >> sounds like ted lasso to me, becky. all right more kansas coming up when we come back. >> you got it.

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news update in a minute, but you can find the latest on our app and abc news.com. even the best of us get scared. something kind of magical happened when i stepped up to the podium. so much has changed in the blink of an eye. i have felt like i've been shot out of a cannon. >> she rocked the inauguration and inspired millions across the country and the world. now finally for the first time, the amanda gorman you don't know and how does amanda answer this? >> i wouldn't be here where i am today if i hadn't been so -- >> announcer: brave enough, amanda gorman, the all new robin roberts exclusive event wednesday night at 10:00, 9:00 central and stream on hulu.

>> i am so looking forward to sitting down with that young woman, 23 years old. can you imagine all that has come her way in such a short amount of time. >> she grabbed it, didn't she? >> so graceful. >> intentional too. i'm going to speak with her later today and there's so much i want to talk to her about but i understand there have been many people who have reached out to her and wanting to work with her and wanting to pay her a lot of money. and she said, no. and so to be in that mindset at that age to go, no, no, no she, as i said, is very intentional. >> very special and intentional. >> talented. you'll talk to her later today and it is amanda gorman brave enough with robin roberts. special edition of "20/20" that airs wednesday at 10:00 p.m. that airs here on abc. >> we all are just brave enough. we think we have to be more. >> can be and -- we can be brave enough, just need to do it. >> yes, that's it. now we have more from the sunflower state, kansas known for its midwestern charm and kindness and that signature spirit.

the hit show we've been talking about "ted lasso" nominated -- 20 emmys. 20 emmys, becky is back with more and, becky, you got to meet the real kansas coach who inspired ted lasso? >> i did, robin. kansas kindness, it's a thing, you know, plain-spoken friendliness and belief in human decency, what a concept. we know that ted lasso has brought that to the fore and maybe the coolest thing about this trip was, indeed, meeting the real-life ted lasso. >> hey, how y'all doing? i'm ted lasso. your new coach. >> reporter: it was the surprising breakout comedy hit of 2020. ted lasso, a division 2 college football coach from the midwest ends up coaching a cynical bunch of british soccer players. >> i got a feeling i'm not in kansas anymore. >> reporter: andonvertm

to his eknothos of kindness, positivity and not taking yourself too seriously in thanks, roy. >> reporter: jason sudeikis who plays ted lasso created and co-wrote it and said he based ted lasso in part on this man, donnie campbell. his basketball coach. right away i see the ted lasso similarity, the catchphrases, the kansas kindness, metaphors, dare i say ted-aphors. >> one thing as a coach, you use the sandwich principle. you say something positive, do constructive criticism and end with something positive. >> we want to play a few clips from the show and see if you recognize things you might have said, okay? >> taking all the challenges is a lot like riding a horse. if you're comfortable while you're doing it you're probably doing it wrong. >> i probably got that from my dad but i did that. >> the happiest animal on earth is a goldfish. you know why? >> no. >> got a ten-second memory. be a goldfish, sam. >> i didn't say that but i loved that.

>> reporter: the "ted lasso" jason sudeikis roots continue to run through kansas. >> this is some of the best barbecue sauce in kansas city. >> reporter: his parents still live here. i meet them at the home of the major league soccer team supporting k.c. he shows off some of his kindness by bringing grumpy boss rebecca biscuits in a bid to win her over. >> i brought you biscuits. what is kansas about? >> so many of us are transplants. all the generosity goes back and forth. >> reporter: when dad dan points to an example of that, he says it's embodied by the ted lasso line -- >> be curious. >> from one ted in kansas to another ted in kansas this is ted grinter who owns this beautiful sunflower farm where we are right now and this kansas kindness, is this legit?

is this real? >> yes, it is. we've been doing it for several years, people come out and take pictures of sunflowers, we're coming up on our 75th year of the farm. we open it up for everybody to come out and it's free. >> everybody has a good time. >> everybody has a good time. >> it's been amazing. the people are so friendly and to come see the beauty nature, incredible. and these will go down real fast, right? this is peak sunflower. >> peak sunflower. got two weeks and it's been going a week. another week and they'll start tipping their heads down. >> all right. well, embodiment of the kansas kindness and what a great state. we've really enjoyed our time here, so, guys, this is a dream assignment, i tell you. >> oh, ted is a big name there in kansas. are you really there? because that looks like a movie set. picture perfect. >> isn't it? it's incredible, you guys. i mean it's like i can't even believe i'm standing here and it's gotten more beautiful as we've been here all morning.

>> just spectacular. >> it is. thank you and thank ted and ted and ted for us. there in kansas. coming up, a made in america edition of "deals & steals." come on back. i may not be as pretty. i'm not a cable tv personality or an entertainer like larry. i'm the businessman, the only cpa running for gov ernor. california is a mismanaged mess. taxes, cost of living, water, wildfires, homelessness. these aren't political issues; they're readily fixable management issues. career politicians? celebrities? i've solved problems all my life.

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all you need to do is go to our website. do it, ladies, do it, gentlemen, hey, george, back to you. back to school is in full swing and a lot of kids getting ready to board the school bus for the first time raising concerns among parents about safety from seat belts to covid protocols and ginger getting ready to send adrian off on his first day of kindergarten. how is it going, ginger? >> it's going well, thank you, george. i think, yes, like they were telling me a lot of parents have been calling about the bus because we talk about classrooms but what are the guidelines for buses because you can't social distance? well, every kid has to have a mask on. go on up, ad. the bus driver has to wear a mask and will have masks for any kids that show up without one. that will be available. then the windows when possible, we know circulation helps to prevent coronavirus so that gave me a little settling. >> setting that aside how safe are school buses right now? >> that's the other thing, i've

never had him in a vehicle with somebody i don't know so that was really tough. but we found out that sending a child on a school bus because they are one of the most regulated vehicles on the road is 70 times safer than me or you taking our kids to schools. >> what about the rules of seat belts. >> we didn't have them. sitting on the top. it was terrible back then, look, we have seat belts come across, you can go ahead and put it on, ad. these help but so do the seats made for impact. considered -- here's the little one, slide it right into here. we'll work on that part but this is why we get the practice. >> you got it. >> the dry run. we're so grateful we get to do this and hopefully put a couple of your fears at rest.

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you'll say yes for less! we're back now on "gma" with the new book "baby, unplugged," one mother's search for balance, reason and sanity in the digital age, sophie brickman joins us. it's great for parents to know, you say children come into the world with enough. they don't need external devices or taping to develop. keep it simple. what is your message you hope parents get. >> so i have three kids now, my oldest is 5. when she was born we got tons of toys and they were smart toys and plugged into the wall and would beep and squawk and she loved them all but we were doing a lot of laundry and would join me doing laundry and take socks out of the hamper and seemed to be having as much fun as playing with these toys.

i spoke to all these experts and said that's what she needs at this stage. kids will find the magic in the world around them. you don't need to add it to them. >> you buy all the toys and they play with the box. >> cardboard boxes are the best. >> viewer question from devan. >> should screen time be limited when it's being used for educational purposes because i've noticed that he really enjoys watching tv when it comes to learning alphabet, colors, shapes? >> yeah, it's a great question. i think, you know, something my grandpa used to say is what i heard from all these researchers, which is everything in moderation, you know, a little screen time is fine. make sure the kids are playing outside. make sure they're reading a lot. if you're interested in education, there are a lot of false claims out there and it's hard to sift out what's really educational from what isn't. two takeaways. one, watch with your kid, try to talk to them about what's going on afterwards and the second is

try to make sure the shows you're watching are slow paced. fast paced shows can get them jangled. something you don't want. >> as an adult you felt that way. only imagine a kid watching something like that. in the book you write let kids play. let them explore and stop trying to push them beyond their developmental stage. why is free play so important? >> i mean like what you said about the cardboard box, you know, like you give the kid a cardboard box, they will turn it into a spaceship or use gross motor skill, their imagination, creativity. that's important. one mantra i learned when researching the book was, you know, busy babies, passive toys, by that it's like the more active the toy the less the kid has to do, the worse it is for their development. >> one from raishada. i have a 3-year-old who loves her ipad. what are tips when it's time to unplug? so many parents want to hear this. >> totally the first thing you have to unplug yourself. kids constantly mimic what

you're doing. put your phone away. take your shoes off, put your phone away for an hour as or much as you can and remember that boredom is okay. your kids will learn a lot if they're not constantly being enriched by screens. and the second or the third thing, i guess, is, you know, read to them. books are just wonderful. so if you can reach for a book instead of reaching for a screen you're doing wonders for your quid. >> put your phone down during dinner, when you walk into the door, don't let devices raise your kids. read "baby, unplugged" out now. sophie, thanks for joining us. stay right there. we will be right back. ♪

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>> announcer: now with so much hope for a brighter tomorrow filled with sunshine it's time to -- >> "rise & shine." >> announcer: and we're celebrating traveling all across the country. >> "rise & shine." >> "rise & shine." >> announcer: so celebrate with abc's "good morning america's" great "rise & shine" tour. and speaking of that, thanks to our "rise & shine" crew there in kansas this morning. great job, everybody. >> yes, great job and before we go we want to wish a happy retirement to a special member of our "gma" family, howard pugh. howard has been working here for 23 years and now he and his wife, beautiful wife, susan are moving to vegas. oddly enough for peace and quiet. but we love you, thank you so much. >> look at the smiles. thank you, howard.

>> congratulations. >> love you too. going to miss you. going to miss you. great pleasure. great, great pleasure. >> you truly are a one and only, my friend. we'll see you.

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kelly and ryan." we will be back for midday >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actress amanda peet. and we will see what is cooking with padma lakshmi. plus, "live loves new york week" continues with the taste of the big apple. today on "live," all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: will love these extras, by the way. >> ryan: because we don't know when we are on. good morning. i love that. >> kelly: first day of schooly.