was glad to see little nonsex on there. jobina: yes, i love that. he is the mo good morning, america. as we start our wednesday with you, nicholas not going anywhere hammering the gulf coast. nicholas now taking aim at parts of louisiana devastated by hurricane ida. the hard-hit state preparing for more dangerous flooding as they struggle to recover. this morning, the four states under flash flood watches, ginger is in the storm zone tracking the latest. breaking overnight. recall rejected. california governor gavin newsom survives the republican-backed attempt to kick him out of office. new shot of hope for kids. when we can expect the pfizer vaccine to be ready for children as young as 6 months. this as cases climb and all of ohio's children hospitals

slammed with young covid patients in the icu. top olympians set to testify. simone biles, ali raisman and more in a blockbuster senate hearing about the fbi's hearing of the larry nassar abuse case. the fbi director in the hot seat. why the gymnasts say they were not protected. and breaking overnight. the bizarre new twist in the murdaugh mystery. what police say that prominent south carolina lawyer admitted after a man was arrested for shooting him. exclusive. two sharks caught on camera swimming through the same wave. oe biting a 16-year-old. we'll hear from the surfer who survived the frightening encounter. and the "saturday night live" star's secret cancer battle. norm macdonald beloved for his deadpan delivery. >> mr. reynolds, what are you doing? >> i found this backstage. it's funny. >> no, it's not. >> sure, it is, it's funny because it's bigger than a

normal hat. >> this morning, what we know about his long private struggle and the touching tributes. his friends and fans celebrate the comedy legend. good morning, america. it's great to be with you, robin and george this busy wednesday morning. we want to get right to that breaking news in california recall election, gavin newsom has beat back the attempt, he's keeping his job. until the past couple of weeks, newsom and his republican rival were polling neck and neck, but then the democratic machine began rolling to fight this recall. and all of that changed. in fact, last night newsom's victory was so lopsided that the race was called balyan urfter p. as gerr.tie from oicable mm andm

the millions gtel to californians that exercised their fundamental right to vote. >> reporter: the victory seemed a resounding affirmation of the covid restrictions that led to the recall in the first place. >> we said yes to science, we said yes to vaccines. we said yes to ending this pandemic. >> reporter: it was also a resounding affirmation of democratic power in california. newsom raising $70 million in the past couple of months and enlisting the party's biggest power brokers including barack obama and president biden. the republican-led effort costing california taxpayers nearly $300 million, but its lasting legacy may be the allegations of fraud before a single vote was counted. up until the past couple of weeks, conservative radio host larry elder polling neck and neck with newsom but last week, with polls showing him down, his campaign launched the stop

california fraud wsite and aid that hlo to voter fraud before election day on. late last night elder let's -- let's -- let's be gracious. let's be gracious in defeat. we may have lost the war -- the battle, but we are going to win the war. >> reporter: and they're likely to be two lasting legacies to this recall effort. the first is a possible republican playbook to cry fraud when a campaign against a democrat appears in doubt. the other is that newsom's strict covid policies have worked and that, george, they have been popular. >> that was clearly on the ballot. thanks very much. right to nicholas the storm is moving through the gulf coast this morning. bringing new flood fears to louisiana. >> the state's recovery efforts from hurricane ida are in jeopardy this morning. this is a live look at new orleans, the damage from that powerful storm. ginger starts us off with the

new threats from nicholas right now. she's in laplace, louisiana. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is what a double state of emergency looks like. just piles of debris. this was from iedy 17 days ago. we could see up to half foot of rain. la place, piles of debris. if that got picked up in more water the last thing we need is more water and we've got flash flood watches all the way through the florida panhandle. overnight, nicholas drenching the gulf coast. the slow-moving storm dropping up to 14 inches in texas and more than a half foot in southwest louisiana. lake charles setting up shelters for those needing a dry, safe place to stay. high water vehicles from the national guard on standby. heavy rain flooding some streets in baton rouge, cars underwater. the storm making landfall early tuesday south of houston near matagorda bay, texas.

>> it was just howling like the craziest howl i never heard in my entire life. it was like a tornado that lasted for seven hours. >> reporter: the powerful storm surge covering roads and carrying this rv across a river. gusts up to 95 miles per hour tearing this roof off a car wash, crashing into vehicles below. and ripping this roof off in matagorda beach. southeastern louisiana still picking up the pieces from hurricane ida. >> more garbage to come to the street and still a lot more damage to be taken care of. >> reporter: we've seen light rain so far. we got flash flood watches right through mississippi, coastal alabama and florida. inlewding southeastern louisiana. even flash flood warnings that's when you don't get in a car by the way. look at the flash flood warnings sticking around. 6 to 10 inches of rain right

along the coast possible with another 4 to 6 possible even here for louisiana, it's really hard to imagine putting more water on top of what these folks have dealt with. robin. >> hearing from a lot of family and friends. ginger, you drove to la place, many of these areas in louisiana have been hit so hard the last couple of years, what can you share with us about the situation that they're flacing? >> reporter: it's really hard as we drove from galveston to new orleans, to here, laplace, to see the fresh scars, even a year old, lake charles we passed there, this video here, that's from hurricane laura, a cat 4, that video is not old, that video is from two weeks ago, really hard for folks to get the cleanup done especially when you have storms. named storms ten of them

impacted the state of louisiana since 2019. it's so difficult and surreal to see something like that the last two years have been beyond rough.er michael. new orleans is in the crosshairs bracing for a big storm, a big hit from nicholas and victor oquendo is live near the city with the flooding concerns. good morning, victor. >> all of this left behind after hurricane ida just over two week aelg. there's serious concern that this could washed away and jam up the drainage system. take a look at these homes, both have tarps covering the roofs. residents here still don't have

power after ida. robin? >> now to that possible shot of hope for children. pfizer unveiling when we can expect to see the covid vaccine for those as young as 6 months old. whit johnson has that story. >> reporter: this morning, with the school year in full swing, pfizer revealing new details on its plan to expand vaccine access to children. the company saying it expects to file safety and efficacy data for kids 5 to 11 years old in early october and for those as young as 6 months in the weeks shortly after. dr. anthony fauci predicting fda emergency authorization would soon follow. in new orleans, all three children in this family, from 14 months to 6 years old, taking part in the pfizer vaccine trial. >> we're not 100% sure that the kids got the vaccine yet, but just knowing that they have a chance and that they have that little extra layer of protection makes me much more at ease with sending them back to school. >> reporter: but with tens of millions of children back in the classroom, covid cases among

kids in the u.s. jumping 240% in the last six weeks. >> we're seeing kids who are admitted, who just need some oxygen support, all the way to kids who are requiring ventilator support and then to those kids who are even sicker than that and require heart/lung bypass. >> reporter: all six children's hospitals in the state of ohio warn they're seeing more kids in the icu with covid than ever before. >> kids are getting sick like adults are getting sick. maybe not in the same numbers, but the severity is incredible. >> reporter: but convincing parents to get their kids vaccinated remains a challenge. even among 12 to 17-year-olds who are already eligible right now less than 40% are fully vaccinated. robin. >> whit, thank you. michael. robin, now to the olympic gymnasts including simone biles set to testify at a blockbuster senate hearing on the fbi's alleged mishandling of the larry nassar case. prachel scott is in the room where that hearing will take place. good morning, rachel.

>> reporter: michael, good morning, and in just a few moments lawmakers will hear from the survivors themselves. four decorated gymnasts including simone biles, aly raisman will be seated right here, ready to testify before senators. it has been more than three years since their former doctor larry nassar was convicted of abusing female athletes. but there are still unanswered questions about how the fbi handled that investigation. simone biles has been clear that people in power failed to protect athletes like her and weeks ago an independent watchdog with the justice department found evidence to back that up. the inspector general released a report back in july that said not only did the fbi fail to urgently address those allegations, that it also tried to cover up its mistakes once the controversy became public. this morning, sources are telling us that one special agent that the inspector general did deem critical to that investigation has been fired,

but lawmakers tell me they want accountability. today they will have an opportunity to press the fbi director. christopher wray will be here. this did not happen under his watch, but the agency has made it clear the way they handled this was, quote, appalling. george? >> thank you. overseas to reports that north korea conducted its first missile launches in six months overnight amid a stalemate in negotiations over its nuclear program. martha raddatz has the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. here we go again, after a period of relative quiet this morning, north korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles traveling nearly 500 miles before landing in the waters between north korea and japan. the u.s. military saying the missiles pose no threat to u.s. personnel or to allies but said the launch shows the destabilizing impact of north korea's illicit weapons program, the tests are a violation of numerous u.n. security council resolutions and do mark the first time since march there has been a ballistic missile launch.

although just days ago north korea said it test-launched a p. and to add to the tension, just hours after north korea's ballistic missile launch overnight, south korea announced te test of its first submarine launch ballistic missile, but said the timing was purely coincidental, but things are definitely heating up with nuclear disarmament talks still stalled. george. >> not going anywhere. martha raddatz, thanks very much. now to those bombshell allegations about donald trump in a new book by "the washington post" reporters bob woodward and robert costa, they report that the top general believed trump was in mental decline and could go rogue in his final days in office. our chief washington correspondent jon karl has the story. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning. costa and woodward report the joint chiefs chairman general mark milley went to extraordinary lengths to undermine the authority of president trump because he feared trump could do something catastrophic during his final

weeks in office. woodward and costa report that in the final days of the 2020 presidential campaign, joint chiefs chairman general mark milley made an astonishing move, secretly reaching out directly to china's top general after he saw signs that china feared trump could launch a military strike. general li, i want to assure you that the american government is stable. we are not going to attack or conduct any kinetic operations against you. china's concerns stemmed from trump's combative covid rhetoric. >> and then they say there's a plague coming over from china. here it comes. what a disgrace. what a disgrace. >> reporter: according to woodward and costa, milley assured china, quote, if we're going to attack, i'm going to call you ahead of time. all this is reported in the soon to be released book "peril" by bob woodward and robert costa who say general milley never told trump about that conversation or a second one he had with china two days after the january 6th capitol riot.

the authors say milley told the chinese general, quote, we are 100% steady. everything is fine. but democracy can be sloppy sometimes. shortly after the riot, speaker of the house nancy pelosi called milley alarmed that trump was both unstable and dangerous. milley tried to reassure her saying there are, quote, a lot of checks in the system. woodward and costa say they obtained a transcript of the call saying pelosi responding, he's crazy, and what he did yesterday is further evidence of his craziness. milley replied, i agree with you on everything. milley, the authors write, was certain that trump had gone into a serious mental decline. during a meeting at the pentagon, milley who is actually not in the chain of command told the military leadership that they were not to act on any order from trump to use nuclear weapons without his signoff. no matter what you are told, you

do the procedure milley told them. you do the process. and i'm part of that procedure. according to the book, milley looked everyone in the eye and asked each one of them to say they agreed. trump has issued a lengthy response to the book saying that if it is true that general milley reached out to the chinese, as described by woodward and costa, that he should be brought up on charges of treason and he said that he never even considered a military strike on china and that china knows that. there's been no comment yet from milley on all of this, although, george, he is facing some significant blowback and not just from republicans, alexander vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who testified in trump's first impeachment trial said that if this is true that he should resign or that he must resign. george. >> jon karl, thanks. bob woodward and robert costa will be joining us live on monday for an exclusive interview about their new book, "peril." robin? now to that countdown to

liftoff for those four civilians set to blast into space. it is the trip of a lifetime, they say, but it doesn't come without risks. gio benitez is at the launch site for us at the kennedy space center. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning to you from launchpad 39a. you can see the falcon 9 rocket right there behind me. the crew dragon capsule right above it ready to make history yet again. now, spacex is launching four civilians into orbit for three days farther than any other private citizen has gone before, 360 miles away from earth. that's farther than richard branson and jeff bezos went. it's even farther than the international space station. now, that's a clear risk because this is the first time the crew dragon will go that far into space. now, keep in mind, there is no professional astronaut on board. they also cannot go to the space station if there's an issue and even if they could, they cannot dock there. still, spacex firmly believes it will be a safe mission, of course, that's what we all hope for here, and that launch is expected tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, guys. >> you are right.

we are all hoping for a safe launch and a safe three-day journey for them. gio, thank you. > we certainly are. a lot more coming up here on "gma," including a stunning twist in the shooting of a prominent south carolina lawyer we've been following. a suspect is now in custody. and former "saturday night live" star norm macdonald's secret cancer battle. tributes pouring in for the beloved "weekend update" comedian. so many stars from jon stewart to adam sandler reacting this morning. but first, back to ginger. >> let's get to the rainy cities sponsored by "the eyes of tammy faye," rated pg-13.

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office. and new vaccine hope for kids as millions return to school. pfizer says it expects to file and efficacy data for kids 5 to 11 in early october and for those as young as 6 months in the weeks after. and amazon with a big announcement planning to fill 125,000 jobs nationwide, and giving workers a raise. it says the average pay will be boosted to $18 an hour. this is a plan as they open more facilities in the u.s. and we've got a lot more ahead, including the teen bitten by a shark in florida. he's going to tell his story, that's only here on "gma" coming up, robin. that is in a bit, but right now that new twist in the murder mystery involving a prominent south carolina family. a suspect is now in custody in connection with the mysterious shooting of alex murdaugh, and authorities say murdaugh arranged for the man to do it. eva pilgrim joins us with the very latest. yet another twist, eva. >> reporter: yeah, robin, morning, they're saying alex

murdaugh planned his own shooting. his lawyer overnight telling me he, at the time, believed it was his only option going on to say he's had an opioid addiction for the last 20 years and in that time many people took advantage a of that addiction including the lawyer says, this shooter who agreed to take alex's life. this morning, a south carolina man is behind bars for shooting prominent low country lawyer alex murdaugh. authorities say 61-year-old curtis edward smith is known to the embattled attorney and conspired with murdaugh to commit suicide for insurance money. according to a police affidavit, murdaugh admitted to investigators the plan was for mr. smith to murder him on september 4th leaving his son buster to collect a life insurance policy valued at approximately $10 million. mr. murdaugh provided mr. smith with a firearm and directed mr. smith to shoot him in the head. smith later allegedly confessed to disposing of the weapon, but murdaugh survived the shooting calling 911 himself. he was airlifted to a hospital

in savannah, georgia, for a superficial gunshot wound to the head. after getting out of the hospital, he checked himself into rehab, apologizing to his family and former partners. the day before the shooting murdaugh leaving the law firm his family helped build amid allegations he misappropriated funds. 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. >> my brother loved maggie, loved paul like nothing else on this earth. >> i can tell you he was willing

and still is willing to do anything that's asked of him. he wants this solved. >> reporter: as for alex murdaugh, he has not been charged in this shooting at this time. more charges are expected. his lawyers telling us alex is fully cooperating with s.l.e.d. in their investigations into his shooting, opioid use and the search to find the person or people responsible for the murder of his wife and son. alex is not without fault, but he's just one of the many whose life has been devastated by opioid addiction. >> what a story. >> wow. we are going to move on now to a shark encounter. 16-year-old surfer bitten in the arm and this morning, the teen is speaking out on "gma." will reeve has the story, good morning, will. >> reporter: it happened at the unofficial shark bite capital of the world. the surfer was out there catching waves from hurricane larry. the photographer was there to document those waves. the sharks were there because they live there.

the young surfer was bitten, treated, scarred, but planning to get back out there. this morning, a rare sighting, two sharks darting through the same wave, surfers just feet away. watch as 16-year-old doyle neilson in the blue shirt paddles out to catch a wave while on vacation in florida. one of the sharks swims up behind him taking a bite out of his right arm. >> it felt like someone on their surfboard had come full speed directly at me and hit me super hard. then after somebody yelled there is a shark, get out of there, i realized what it was. >> reporter: thankfully the shark let go and neilson made it to shore safely. a gnarly gash left shined. -- behind. sam scribner, a photographer, a passion for surfing, happened to record the frightening moments. >> doyle was right in the middle of my frame and the shark just hit him. it was over in a matter of seconds too. it was crazy how quickly it happened. >> reporter: it happened along florida's east coast at new smyrna beach known as the unofficial shark bite capital of the world. with winds from hurricane larry ing strong surf, was crowded with surfers and

>> you throw in surfers in the middle of that surf you'll have an unholy mix that almost inevitably results in a bite. >> reporter: experts say this is typical shark behavior. if you are getting in the ocean, you should assume there are sharks there too. >> i'll definitely be surfing again but i know it will affect my mindset. i'll be a little more cautious. >> reporter: shark bites like this one are extremely rare but just last month also in the sunshine state, 15-year-old lucas cruz was bitten by a bull shark while lobster fishing with his family. >> i looked in the water and all i saw was red. i didn't even see my leg. i couldn't see anything. >> reporter: his injuries so severe, lacerations to both legs, tissue and muscle damage and a severed achilles, cruz had to be airlifted to a hospital where he spent 11 days. after extensive reconstructive surgeries he's now recovering at home using a wheelchair and walker to get around. >> his wounds have healed. his prognosis is excellent.

kids with these kinds of injuries do fantastic and i anticipate a very rapid excellent recovery for him. >> reporter: as we take a look at our drone over long beach, new york, where there have been dozens of shark sightings this year, it's important to put into context how rare shark bites are. the florida county in which doyle was surfing and bitten averages nine bites per year which seems high but, remember, there are millions of people out there in the water each year, still, if you are going to go out in the water, always stay vigilant. guys. >> good advice there, will. thank you. >> sure is. coming up, norm macdonald's secret battle with cancer. what we know this morning as the tributes pour in from other comedy stars. before you go ther, ♪ or fist bump there. ♪ or... oh! i can't wait to go there! ♪

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back now on "gma" celebrating comedian norm macdonald. the former "saturday night live" star passing away after a long private battle with cancer. his friends sharing memories like adam sandler writing some of the hardest laughs of my life with this man. t.j. holmes is here with more. t.j., everyone seemed to love this comedy legend. >> reporter: yeah, legends love this legend, right? everybody keeps talking about how unique he was. he was unafraid, unapologetic and he seemed to relish making the audience uncomfortable to a certain degree. he had this prime real estate. he was the "weekend update" anchor on "snl" in the mid '90s. no shortage of headlines. it wasn't just the jokes he

told, it was his style in delivering the punchlines set him apart. >> i'm norm macdonald and now the fake news. >> reporter: norm macdonald burst onto the scene as the deadpan anchor of "snl's" "weekend update." >> christie brinkley told reporters this week that her marriage to billy joel was over long before their divorce. the key moment she said came when she realized that she was christie brinkley and that she was married to billy joel. >> reporter: known for that droll delivery and that signature cynical smile. >> well, this coming monday is oscar night, and three films, "the english patient," "secrets and lies" and "shine" are locked in a tight race in the category, best picture, there's not a chance in hell i will ever see. >> reporter: during his five years on "snl" he impersonated burt reynolds. >> mr. reynolds, what are you doing? >> i found this backstage. oversized hat.

funny. >> no, it's not. >> sure, it is, it's funny, it's funny because it's bigger than, you know, a normal hat. >> reporter: larry king. >> the more i think about it, the more i appreciate the solar system. >> reporter: and bob dole. >> bob dole, not male, not female, not even human. bob dole, beam of pure energy. how about that? never tires, never ages. >> reporter: the former senator shared this photo of the two writing, norm was a great talent and i loved laughing with him on "snl." bob dole will miss norm macdonald. macdonald was also a noted standup and writer on tv shows like "roseanne," and was even acknowledged by stars like adam sandler. aam sandler posted, most fearless, funny, original guy we knew. an incredible dad, a great friend. a legend. love you, pal. macdonald, a reliable talk show fixture. >> i have a son, yeah, a little older. he's, i want to say --

[ laughter ] he's 10 or 15. the point is this. >> reporter: david letterman once said there might be people as funny as norm, but there was no one funnier. after "snl," macdonald appeared on his own self-titled show. >> hey, wiener dog, can you bring me in some chips? >> not poker chips, potato chips. >> reporter: and made a number of cameos in films. >> so would you like to come in for some coffee? >> oh, no, no, i have to go lift weights. what? >> reporter: but it was "snl" that perhaps gave fans some of their favorite and fondest norm macdonald moments. >> the new museum dedicated to broadcast journal. ah, my farewell performance. >> reporter: the show put out a statement saying, no one was funny like norm.

and he does have a 28-year-old son, dylan, not 10 to 15 like he was saying there, but his close friend and business partner said he kept his diagnosis secret from friends and family even for the past decade. the past decade. and so first chadwick boseman comes to mind, these are public people who still have these private lives and he chose to do this, because he said he didn't want his diagnosis to change how anybody viewed him or treated him, and so norm macdonald. what a talent to remember, and again, that unique style. >> it was his right to keep it to himself. >> to keep it to himself. >> exactly. >> did you ever see him do stand-up? oh, my gosh, priceless. but i'd love to see how he would make the legends laugh. when you can make the greats laugh, you know how great you are. >> i encourage everybody to watch his espy monologue from 1998. you've never seen a room of athletes this uncomfortable. please, go watch it. worth a lot. >> all right, t.j., thank you so

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. nicholas not going anywhere stalling and now taking aim at parts of louisiana devastated by hurricane ida. the hard hit state preparing for more dangerous flooding as they struggle to recover. ginger there tracking the latest. lucky number 13. apple unveiling its faster, sleeker, brand-new iphone from improving photos to fitness. plus the new addition to ipads that will help with virtual learning. troubling new instagram alert. new reports that parent company facebook knew that instagram atoxic for some teen girls contributing to mental health and body issues. what parents can do.

amanda gorman one-on-one in an abc news exclusive from her early days as a young poet to her rise to fame after the inauguration opening up about the challenges she's faced paying it forward and her big plans for the future. countdown to a very funny christmas. ♪ i could be brown, i could be blue ♪ >> ryan reynolds and will ferrell's hilarious tiktok. what are these two up to? ♪ walking on sunshine ♪ plus, we're walking on sunshine with reese witherspoon talking everything from season 2 of "morning show" to the return of "legally blonde" and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ all right now and don't it feel good ♪ katrina and the waves. >> yes. >> i love this song. >> good morning, america. we love reese witherspoon. how could you not be happy when you see that face and she's getting ready to get back behind

the anchor desk on "morning show." cannot way for that. >> gives us a run for our money. >> both she and jen. tory johnson here with "deals & steals" and we know you'll love them. why do we know that? because they are all viewer favorites. >> that is all coming up. we start with the news including the concerns about nicholas as it's moving through the gulf coast. it's brought flooding fears to some badly hit parts of louisiana and back to laplace, louisiana, where ginger is tracking the latest. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: george, the scars of ida are so blatant, piles of debris as tall as the homes they came out of when ida washed through here and now we're in a flash wad catch. can you imagine on the drone can you see as far as the eye can go and these streets of laplace and beyond, they're getting that double hit. overnight nicholas drenching the gulf coast. the slow-moving storm dropping up inches in texas and more than a half foot in southwest louisiana.

lake charles setting up shelters for those needing a dry, safe place to stay. high water vehicles from the national guard on standby. heavy rain flooding some streets in baton rouge. cars underwater. the storm making landfall early tuesday south of houston near matagorda bay, texas. >> it was just howling like the craziest howl i never heard in my entire life. it was like a tornado that lasted for seven hours. >> reporter: the sturridge covering roads and carrying this rv across a river. southeastern louisiana still picking up the pieces from hurricane ida. >> there mo dage to be taken care of. >> reporter: so some good news is that one of the neighbors down there just said and we heard their joy that they got power back for the first time in 17 days but unfortunately that flash flood warnings and watches extend all the way through coastal mississippi, alabama and florida from louisiana on. this thing is only moving three miles per hour. it is going to be a long 36

hours. >> it will be. we so appreciate you being there for us, thank you. now to that new iphone apple unveiling. the 13. becky worley joins us and, becky, you have one of the phones with you. what are the changes? >> reporter: that's right, robin. good morning. this is it. lucky 13. the first revelation in change is ha apple named it iphone 13. no fear of bad luck and says it has a new chip set for faster performance and has longer battery life, more storage and a 20% smaller notch at the top of the screen for more screen real estate. the camera has lots of improvements notably video in something they call cinematic no mode from up close and shift it to further back deeper in the shot. think of the fun your kids, they're movie makers now, will have with this feature. one human their didn't materialize, a clam shell mod that will folds in half like this samsung offers but, nope, not this time. the iphone is one solid unit. >> okay. so how does this compare to the

most recent iphone? >> yeah, i mean this is a pretty modest upgrade. it's iterative next steps not particularly innovative in terms of gee-whiz new features, through the ecosystem the on demand fitness classes saw a new addition. pilates and tai chi. that's cool and we also saw upgrades to the ipad that bring that center stage feature to their camera. it widens and follows you on video call, apple is pushing the ipad and the mini as devices for learning. these upgrades, robin, happened near the holiday season for a reason. >> really? thank you. thanks so much as always. becky, good to see you. even if you have a phone that works i always get the new one for some reason. coming up, the alarming new report this morning about teens and social media. new documents reveal instagram's parent company knows the app can be toxic for young girls. also this morning a bit of my one-on-one with amanda gorman. she captured the world's

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♪ i see trees of green ♪ without talking to your doctor. ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ ♪ ♪ when you fall ♪ welcome back to intelligence on broadway and we cannot wait to talk to reese witherspoon coming up and tomorrow on "gma," her co-star on "the morning show," jennifer aniston is going to join us. >> we don't have to wait long. sorry. just a minute. >> have a sip. there we go.

>> good morning. >> lara spencer and "pop news." >> got you. >> oh, my gosh. let's take it away. we begin with "time" magazine and its list of the most influential people in the world. 18th issue will have seven different covers and this morning they're giving us the first look at three of those choices. the first up, music sensation billie eilish who just dazzled at the met gala. channeling marilyn monroe. also on the cover oscar winning act stress kate winslet and olympic champion gymnast simone biles who stopped by just yesterday for a nice chat with robin and for the second year in a row "time" will celebrate the annual list in an hour long broadcast special that airs on september 20th right here on abc. time's ceo and editor in chief says the 100 people chosen, 54 of whom are women, are, quote, disrupters, fixers, doers,

problem solvers, in a year of crisis they have leapt into the fray and it hits newsstands this friday. pretty inspirational. >> absolutely. looking forward to that. also steve martin, martin short and selena gomez coming backor hit show "only murders in the buidling." the exciting news comes just two weeks after the show made its debut on hulu. they're residents of a new york city building. check it out. it is so fun. they work together to solve the murder of one of their other residents in the building, martin celebrating the news on twitter as only he can saying we've been picked up for a second season. that means negotiate year of dieting, weight lifting and memory pills for steve. "only murders in the buidling" streaming right now on hulu. get ready for what is being billed as the most immersive observatory experience. on the 91st to 93rd floor of the

one vanderbilt building, a transparent glass elevator whisks you, yep, get ready, buckle up. >> nope. >> one-fifth of a mile above the streets below. the skyboxes on the nd floor jut out 1200 feet above madison avenue. can i get a dramamine? the developer says there are mirrors, reflective panels and floor cutouts that play with your sense of location and height and if you can still eat after that there is a car a-- br and cafe. it does look gorgeous. speaking of gorgeous, ryan reynolds taking on a new tiktok trend, the funny actor showing off his singing skills by trying out the grace kelly challenge singing the various parts of the song and harmonizing with himself. but when he gets to the high part, he does get a little help from a friend. ♪ i could be proud i could be blue i could be violent sky i

could be hurtful i could be purple i could be anything you like i could be brown i could be blue i could be violet sky i could be purple i could be anything you like ♪ ♪ i could be brown i could be blue, i could be violet sky, i could be purple, i could b anything you like ♪ > pretty good, right? >> wow. >> will ferrell hitting the high notes. their real voices. >> really. >> that's them singing. they will show off singing skills shooting a holiday music called "spirited." i asked the producers and said that's really them. they are in an upcoming musical we can all enjoy, two funny guy. >> thank you. we move to our "gma" cover story and troubling report putting parents on alert about instagram. the company documents obtained by "the wall street journal" demonstrate facebook knows the app can be toxic for teen girls and rebecca jarvis has the story.

good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is the talk among parents i know. this alarming report raises questions about instagram's safety with teens and how much facebook really knows about its potentially harmful impact on young people. this morning, documents on tanked by "the wall street journal" revealing some details from three years of internal research from facebook, the parent company of instagram, about the effects of the app on teenage mental health. according to a slide from a march 2020 presentation, 32% of teen girls said when they feel bad about their bodies, instagram made them feel worse. another slide stating, we make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls who experience these issues and teens blame instagram for increases in the rate of anxiety and depression. >> it really is just so stressfufufu to pick one pictur that has to be perfect. >> reporter: we heard from two teens who say instagram

standards make them feel repeatedly judged. >> we would kind of see our own lives and then we would see instagram which is a world of a bunch of cool, exciting influencers living their best lives and we look in the mirror and it was more of like, ouch. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" alleging facebook publicly downplays this information as teens are an important demographic for the app. with the documents stating, 40% of users are aged 22 and younger. >> a lot of girls are defining themselves by the number of likes that they get. and that sends the message you are not enough as you are. >> reporter: in response to this story, instagram's ceo adam mosseri tweeting "the wall street journal" story today on research we're doing to understand young people's experiences on instagram cast our findings in a negative light but speaks to important issues. we stand by this work and believe more companies should be doing the same. instagram also stating in a blog post, based on our research and feedback from experts, we've developed features so people can

protect themselves from bullying. and we're increasingly focused on addressing negative social comparison and negative body image. in light of some of this new information, what can parents do to keep their kids safe? >> i think it's important for parents to teach their girls how to use social media wisely. it doesn't work to tell them to pretend it doesn't exist. encourage your daughter to think carefully and critically about what she's seeing and talk with her about it. >> reporter: overnight senators richard blumenthal and marsha blackburn said they would launch a probe into facebook's impact on young users and the potential harms there but this story clearly far from over. there needs to be an investigation into these very, very serious claims. guys. >> very serious. >> no question. thank you. now we turn to the young woman who captivated the nation with her poetry at president biden's inauguration. and, robin, you had a chance to

sit down with amanda gorman for a new special. >> a lot are ask who is this young woman? well, you'll find out more tonight. our cameras followed the poet and activist for an inside look at her life from her writing process to her work overcoming a speech impediment to her role as co-chair at this year's met gala. ♪ amanda gorman, like you've never seen her before. >> i love having tea when i write. i have to make sure that i take care of my voice. >> reporter: the young woman who captivated the world at president joe biden's inauguration seems to do it all. >> for there was always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it. >> reporter: from stunning crowds on the runway to gracing the cover of "vogue" magazine and performing at the super bowl. >> let us walk with these warriors, charge on with these champions and carry forth the call of our captains. >> reporter: amanda is now

pulling back the curtain for our cameras giving us exclusive access inside her life. we go behind the scenes at high fashion's biggest night. >> hi, everybody. >> reporter: she takes us back to her early days as a young poet. >> oh, my gosh. this was the first anthology that was ever published in. >> reporter: she talks about her sudden rise to fame. you're making poetry cool. how did that young child come up and want your autograph s. that part of your purpose. >> it's everything for me, poetry has always been cool, electric, wonderful. >> reporter: and the public speaker shares the intimate challenges she faced growing up. >> resident. resident. >> i had a speech impediment from the moment i could remember and i had to work really hard for years and years and years and years until i was able to say those sounds. >> reporter: how she's paying it forward with the next generation of young poets.

>> i'm about to surprise some students at harlem academy. hi. >> reporter: and amanda is far from finished. she still has big plans for the future. are you going to be brave enough in 2036? >> oh, absolutely. and for those who don't know by the way 2036 is the year that i plan to run for president when i use poetry it's not to get you to believe in me or vote for me in the future, it's about getting you to believe in yourself as a member of this country we call home. if i can do that, that's the most extraordinary form of governing that there is. >> what do you think, george? >> for president, wow, she's not shy. not coy. >> no, she's unapologetic. i love that about her and, you know, a lot of people -- remember how you felt on january 20th when you saw her on that stage delivering that.

so bring yourself back to that moment and part of it was not just her words, the hill we climb which was fantastic but it was her presentation, and we even in the special there's something to her hand gestures and she listens to music to help her with that and she kind of demonstrates to us because it is to her it is an art form. it is, you know, it is something that -- i can't tell you guys -- >> you knew in that moment that she was what you were going to remember from that day. >> exactly. and the thing that is so different, though, george, how a lot of times you're the it girl for the moment. there's so much more to her. there are things -- she's a harvard grad. there are things she had going on in her life. yes, she's been shot out of a cannon and often want to know what is that like? but she does not hold back but i'm going to tell you my jaw was dropped several times in that interview w people will tune in tonight. >> i wish her well. >> we'll learn a little more about her. we're sure there's a lot more to

learn about her. "amanda gorman: brave enough with robin roberts" which airs at 10:00 p.m. eastern on abc and will be available on hulu. >> yeah, it's right after that little show -- >> oh, "$100,000 pyramid" where we give away a lot of abc's money. shake sure you watch that too. now we go to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey there, michael. tropical rain and bands are fueling in here to laplace and beyond in southeastern louisiana. i told you it would be a long couple of days, let me show you the timing, the heaviest rain will be today and becomes more scattered. i take this all the way through friday to show you you could see scattered moisture

we turn to a "gma" world exclusive. oscar winning director steven spielberg is reimagining "west side story" for the big screen. this time starring ansel elgort. "west side story" hits theaters december 10th. here is your first look at the new trailer. ♪ tonight, tonight ♪ ♪ the world is full of light ♪ >> this is my first time in new york city.

i want to be happy here. i want to make a life, a home. ♪ tonight, tonight ♪ >> are you ready? tonight is about family. the first gringo boy who smiles at you. >> i never seen you before. you're not puerto rican. >> is that okay? >> do you want to start world war iii? >> you know, i wake up to everything i know either getting sold or wrecked or being taken over by people that i don't like. >> you keep away from him. as long as you're in my house. >> i'm a grown-up now. i'm going to think for myself. >> tony. >> we need you if we're going to war.

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jobina: good morning everyone. we have a lot of slow traffic and our drive times are really a point -- are pointing to. highway 85 to the san jose airport is 11 minutes. we had an earlier crash at walnut creek on southbound 680 that was blocking a lane. speeds are beginning to pick up but still under the limit. our traditional backup around the bay bridge toll plaza, i will let you know when things get moving there. kumasi:

>> check out our current temperatures peered most was in the 50's and 60's. cooler temperatures, the heat is easy -- easing especially inland. not as much heat on our mass transit. look at these temperatures well

below average thursday through monday. high fire danger monday and tuesday. kumasi: we will have another news update in about 30 minutes. ♪ hey ya ♪ i bake a banana bread that i sell to a coffee shop. because why, i've been in quarantine. >> a lot of people can relate. that's michael hosting tonight's episode of the "$100,000 pyramid." comedian and actor mario cantone correctly guessing a bake-related word and he really knows his way around the kitchen. >> he can really cook. he is a great cook but most of all he's funny. he makes you laugh. >> looks like he's pretty good at the game. >> really good. very good. it's a season finale. >> season finale all coming to an end, unfortunately, for this ln. n so it will be >> it will. see it tonight, 9:00, 8:00 central on abc.

now we're happy to bring in our next guest powerhouse producer, oscar winning actress now back starring in season two of "the morning show." welcome back to "gma," reese witherspoon. >> thank you, george. good to see y'all. >> good to see you. y'all. i love that. started off just melting my heart with y'all. reese, this is a big year, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of "legally blonde" and, of course, elle woods is loved universally by everyone and mindy kaling is writing "legally blond 3." what can you tell us about that? >> well, i mean, i really hope it happens just as much as everybody else. i'm so -- it's been so fun just revisiting -- look, i'm wearing today and so is robin. >> we're channeling one another. >> i didn't know we were going to talk about "legally blonde" but i always love elle wood, such an incredible character to play and would love to do it

again and just see where she's at now. >> let's talk about "the morning show," you and jen aniston go at it and she was laughing about your fight scenes in the upcoming season. >> she and i have some incredible scenes together where we just go at each other which is so funny because we're really good friends but it's just kind of fun to fake fight with your friend. >> in the first season, why did you make us wait so long for season two? okay, because you had that great cliffhanger. so there were a lot of -- a lot of stuff that happened live, live on the show, so tell us where are we going to pick up in season 2? >> well, at the very end of season 1, it's the entire network is shut down. everything is rearranged and you pick up right there at the beginning of season 2. so you'll see exactly who got hired, who got fired. there is a whole new cast of characters. we're joined by julianna margulies and greta lee and so we have a lot of new, fun face. >> ooh. okay. well, that's a great setup to

this little clip from season 2. let's take a look. >> you told me all the singing and dancing and playing along was going to buy me freedom from around this place. i dyed my hair and hosted their celebrity bowling show. i did stupid tiktok dances on tv. >> you got to do most of the stories you wanted to do. >> if we stay the course, people will catch up. >> i hope you're right. >> doesn't think so, though. >> well, your character -- >> have you done tiktok dances? >> we know your character doesn't like to dance on tiktok but you actually do dance on tiktok. you have 7 million followers and posted this little dancing video. >> yeah, girl. >> celebrating a quiet house after the kids went back to school so what did the kids think about this? >> they couldn't believe i was shoving cake in my face and i was like, that's exactly what moms do after they drop off their kids. drink coffee and shove cake in

their face. >> you know, before we let you go we have to congratulate you. you recently sold hello, sunshine. very successful sale and started this back in 2016 to help change the way women are seen in media. did you imagine this kind of success? >> you know, i hoped. i really hoped people would invest in storytelling about women that's done by incredible female filmmakers and it's just been enormously encouraging that there's a real audience out there and there's real value in telling stories that center women and highlighting female creators and authors and i just wake up every day, i love what i do. it's my mission in life and it's just so great when your purpose in life aligns with your work and then it just doesn't feeeeee like work. >> it really shows on your face. congratulations. "the morning show" returns friday on apple tv plus.

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we are back with a great guest, she is an academy award nominated actress that you know from films like "let him go," "unfaithful," "the outsiders" and now stars in "y: the last man." diane lane, welcome to "gma." >> good to see you, michael.

>> great to see you face-to-face. >> thank you. so good to be in person with you. >> we want to talk about your new show. >> okay, "y: the last man." >> "y: the last man" and your character, you become president when some sort of plague wipes out everything living with a y chromosome. >> all the mammals. >> all the mammals. you're in a pandemic shooting a show about a pandemic. >> that is true. it was a little -- >> talking about life imitating art. >> chose to home at that point. yeah, well, we had -- we had the delays that a lot of shows had. the whole conveyer belt of the entertainment industry was just interrupted so we went back home, got it together and six months later reapproached then we went to canada and instead of shooting in the summer in canada we shot in winter. >> how was it shooting in toronto for the winter months? >> well, toronto is like the miami of canada so you can't really complain because you're sort of on the same, you know, as detroit just across the lake there.

but it was really -- i haven't been through a proper winter in a lot of years, but when spring comes, it's a religious experience. i mean, the birds sing and you just start crying. it doesn't take much after being in quarantine in aa few times t become emotional about things like birds. >> the birds are singing because the birds are happy it's not cold anymore. >> the birds survived the pandemic in our show, i just want to say that, avian makes it. >> makes it. we'll take a look at clip of "y: the last man." let's check it out. >> we don't need politicians right now. we need people like you, people who went to work every day where they were the only, only woman in the room. i know you miss them. i miss my kids every single day, but there are still a lot of people who need what only you can give. >> i'm coaching her through. >> that's emotional. very emotional moment.

>> i'm coaching her through -- getting a nuclear plant to not melt down. it's very hard to convince people to come back to work when you've lost on the scale of loss that all the women are mourning their men. >> and almost the entire cast was entirely women. >> uh-huh. >> and also behind the scenes -- >> that's true. >> also women as well. >> that's true. >> did that help set the tone? >> it was a different energy to -- i mean i love men. i miss them in the show and then on our show, so it was, again, it was in service to the piece that we were filming, but, yeah, it was -- it was impactful and also very empowering to see the women cross the line and get more involved in production and writing and all of the different jobs on the crew. it's wonderful to have women out there doing their thing. >> i tell you, i think all of us men know it's a woman's world and we just happen to sprinkle a

little something here or there when needed and our stage manager is shaking her head, yes, michael, you're right. diane, thank you so much for joining us. always great to see you and "y: the last man" is available exclusively on fx on hulu. make sure you check it out. ginger, over to you. >> reporter: and, michael, we got to talk about the severe weather. you'll remember yesterday i was warning you and even said lapeer, michigan, got damaging winds, the video intense there. outside of detroit also picking up the damaging winds and today we have that threat from west virginia and maryland into new england. not just damaging wind but actually parts of vermont, new hampshire, even maine could see tornadoes isolated and, again, timingwise most folks get it in the afternoon and evening. i-95 corridor will see everything after 9:00, 10:00 p.m.

now to one of fashion's now to one of fashion's rising stars, sergio hudson, an american designer who's caught the attention of michelle obama and beyonce. he just made his mark on the met gala red carpet, unveiled his latest collection at new york fashion week and deborah roberts caught up with him backstage. >> reporter: he's become a darling of the fashion world. sergio hudson. >> these. >> yeah, i just love a great trouser. >> reporter: many didn't even know his name until january when former first lady michelle obama dazzled in his creation at president biden's inauguration. now eight months later 37-year-old hudson joining the biggest names of design, his recent new york fashion runway show opening with drummer sheila e. >> is is this your moment, do

you think? >> it feels like the moment. not just for me but for my team, for my family, everybody that believed in me. >> reporter: hudson's luxury wear inspired he says by glamour icons of the past. >> this collection started with a picture of diahann carroll. she's sitting on her sofa with a white sweater and a white pair of trousers. this woman who is at this time the top of her game, the descendent of slaves, but she is the american woman. she has hips. she has bust which is great for my clothes. >> reporter: he's got plenty of celebrity clients like beyonce and our new vice president. but hudson says he's just as committed to real everyday women. >> i design for everyone. i don't see it in any other way. there's no age, no size. >> reporter: with his collection now heading to major department

stores, hudson says real success is about paving the path for other designers of color. >> i feel like what we have the responsibility to do now as black designers is to translate to the industry that we're not just black designers, we're just designers. and i think that's the next place we have to go. >> reporter: deborah roberts, abc news, new york. ♪ >> our thanks to deb and congratulations, sergio. coming up, you won't want to miss this. tory johnson has viewer favorite "deals & steals." yeah, real fan favorites with we come back. ♪ eal fan favorites with we co

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or losing them. just a really beautiful assortment based on all of the current hottest trends, so there's tennis bracelet, hoop earrings, all kinds of layering as well as single necklaces this, is my $16 splurge right here from daniela swaebe. there's colorful stones, genuine pearls. so many different options from this line so what's great is that you create the look that works for you whether from day to night, so many options and the entire assortment ranges from $14 to $29. >> well done, tory. this skin care line, we know it, we love it. the whole thing is made from algae. can you explain how that works? >> yes, so that is true. this skin care is based on the science of algae, it's one of the oldest most nutrient dense plants on the planet so all vegan formulations designed to deliver visible results.

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>> this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning everyone. here is a look at traffic. jobina: we areticking with our walnut creek camera showing off 680. thaverage speeds around 30 miles per hour. westbound 80 in emeryville is pretty jammed. further in walnut creek. if you're making your way towards the toll plaza, your lights are still on. mike: temperatures today easing back on the heat throttle. 80's inland and the southbay. 60's at the coast. you do have an advisory for some smoke but for the most part our

air quality is going to be healthy. kumasi: now it is time for live with kelly and ryan. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actress diane lane. and where whipping up a holiday noodle -- four "dinner on a dime week." plus, we will open up the "inbox" to hear from you, our viewers. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: we may have to throw this out to the "inbox." [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ morning! [cheers and applause] >> kelly: