good morning, america. on this wednesday morning, the vaccine mandate crackdowns. united airlines fires more than 500 unvaccinated employees. as we learn more than 4,200 american airlines pilots still haven't gotten the shot. new concerns over holiday travel chaos and the possible essential worker shortage amid the vaccine mandate showdown. this morning, when pfizer expects to roll out the shot for young kids. >> and is the u.s. turning the corner? what the cdc is saying this morning. the crucial deadline less than 48 hours away. how it could impact health care and travel if congress does not reach a deal. military leaders in the hot seat. publicly acknowledging they did not support pulling all u.s. forces out of afghanistan

contradicting president biden after the president said no one told him to keep some troops on the ground. >> no, no one said that to me that i can recall. new developments in the gabby petito case. where brian laundrie was after he came home without his girlfriend and after petito was reported missing. this as gabby's parents say they hope other families find their missing loved ones. breaking with the trumps. former white house press secretary, stephanie grisham, not holding back in a tell all book. what the insiders says happened between donald trump and vladimir putin and the toxic culture behind closed doors in the white house. growing mystery in the death of jelani day. >> somebody knows something. somebody seen something and i need somebody to say something. >> why loved ones suspect foul play. this morning, the newly released surveillance video. could it help investigators? holiday shipping slowdown. with that massive logjam of cargo ships right here in

american cities, how some major retailers are taking matters into their own hands and why it's not just your packages that might be delayed. ♪ and bond, yes, james bond, back. on the big screen. the royals there for daniel craig's secret agent sendoff and so were we. we spoke to the star, the villain and the voice behind "no time to die." ♪ >> you were just there. >> i was right in front of royal albert hall a few hours before the premiere. >> but you're not james bond. you're george, george stephanopoulos. >> but i was with someone considered to be a real-life james bond. >> i'm proud of you. we are great to be with you. >> let's look at capitol hill. congress is working to prevent a government shutdown less than 48 hours away if they can't reach a deal.

this morning we'll tell you how it could impact your mortgage and flights, all this as the mandate showdowns could cause travel chaos. >> united airlines firing hundreds of employees refusing to comply with the vaccine mandate. transportation correspondent gio benitez is live at newark airport with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you. united tells us those firings are now already under way. this as pilots at other airlines now warn of a travel nightmare this holiday season. this morning, some united airlines employees are waking up without a job. the airline revealing it is firing up to 593 please who chose not to get vaccinated when the airline mandate vaccines for all employees. >> we wanted to make sure that all of our employees when they show up to work that we make the environment as safe as possible. >> reporter: at least seven employees already suing united over that vaccine mandate. >> all of our employees recognize this is not an easy decision.

they recognize that there is the potential for blowback and criticism of the company as a result but i hope that they are just as gratified as we have been that the compliments and support for this policy have far outweighed the criticism that we've received. >> reporter: now we're learning more than 4,200 american airlines pilots are still unvaccinated. pilot unions for american and southwest are asking the white house for exemptions to the president's vaccine mandate warning of holiday travel chaos. this comes as pfizer announces its vaccine is safe and effective in children 5-11 and has submitted supporting data to the fda for review. one federal official telling abc news those shots could begin rolling out before thanksgiving, a few weeks later than hoped. pediatric health care workers are anxious for the additional protection for kids. >> this year it just seems like they're so much sicker and can't breathe. i'm worried and anxious for them. >> reporter: across the country

some essential workers are protesting vaccine mandates. [ crowd chanting ] these teachers in new york city where mayor bill de blasio set a deadline of friday at 5:00 p.m. for public school staff to receive at least one shot. some worry the showdown over mandates may lead to critical shortages in essential workers. >> none of us want to be fired. we want to work. >> reporter: meanwhile, this morning cdc forecasters now expect the covid situation in america to continue improving over the next four weeks and dr. anthony fauci now says that it looks like we are turning the corner, at least just a bit. george? >> let's hope he's right. gio, thanks very much. we go to washington and the looming government shutdown. the deadline is friday, the party's at stalemate as treasure secretary janet yellen is warning about consequences of america defaulting on its

debt. our congressional correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. this is coming down to the wire. democrats are scrambling to find a way to avoid a government shutdown. it is just 48 hours away. i'm told leaders in the senate from both parties were working through the night to try and reach an agreement to fast-track a bill that would keep the government funded until december 3rd. if they do reach a deal, we could see it come to the floor as early as today. democrats are facing a string of critical deadlines on capitol hill and it could be make or break for president biden's agenda. the house is scheduled to vote on that bipartisan infrastructure package for roads and bridges in the house. the president has now canceled his trip to chicago today to focus on the negotiations. all this as the nation is on the brink of a financial collapse. janet yellen, treasury secretary, warned if congress does nothing, the government will not be able to pay its bills by october 18th. that coupled with the government shutdown in the middle of a pandemic would be catastrophic and have dire consequences for millions of americans. robin? >> we'll talk about that, rachel. thank you. so what would be the impact of

the government shutdown? our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis has that for us. good morning, rebecca. >> nice to see you, robin. good morning. this has far-reaching consequence, the most immediate are furloughs of government employees and the ripple effects those have. for example, the social security administration have authority to keep mailing checks but benefit verification, social security claims, card issuance would stop and same for the v.a., benefits handed out but new applications get delayed. and in previous shutdowns what we've seen is major processing in processing mortgages and loan requests because of furloughs at the irs. health care would be impacted. the department of health and human services could furlough roughly 43% of its staff. that can lead to delays in processing new patients, direct covid-19 response efforts would generally proceed under the department shutdown plan. national parks, monuments, other sites and previous shutdowns, they've either cse

or turned away visitors and finally our airports, during the 2018 shutdown, air travel was strained. air traffic controllers and tsa agents were working without pay and many stopped showing up for work and that led to some very big delays at airports, robin. >> the private sector is going to be impacted as well. >> yes, because any company that does business with the government is impacted here. even the stock market, we've seen the ripple effects already, that uncertainty playing out and stocks lower yesterday. >> you always say the stock market does not like uncertainty. >> yes. >> thank you, rebecca. >> thanks, robin. now to that dramatic testimony from president biden's top military advisers, grilled about the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, well, they are now facing more questions this morning on capitol hill and our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is there with the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it was an extraordinary moment here on the hill. all of the president's military advisers saying they warned him not to pull all troops out of afghanistan.

it was the first time the president's top military advisers, all of them, publicly acknowledged they did not support removing all u.s. troops out of afghanistan. >> my assessment was back in the fall of '20 and remained consistent without that we should keep a steady state of 2,500 and could bounce up to 3,500. something, something like that, to move toward a negotiated gated solution. >> did you ever present that assessment personally to president biden? >> i don't discuss exactly what my conversations are with the sitting president in the oval office but i can tell you what my personal opinion was and i was always candid. >> general mckenzie, do you share that assessment? >> senator, i do share that assessment. >> reporter: the acknowledgment contradicting what president biden told george stephanopoulos just over a month ago. >> your military advisers did not tell you, no, we should just keep 2500 troops, it's been a stable situation for the last several year, we can do that. >> no, no one said that to me

that i can recall. >> reporter: central command's general frank mckenzie also said he gave warning about what could happen. >> i also have a view that the withdrawal of those forces would lead inevitably to the collapse of the afghan military forces and eventually the afghan government. >> reporter: but the chairman of the joint chiefs admitting they were all blindsided by the speed in which afghanistan fell. >> all the intel assessment, all of us, got that wrong. there is no question about it. that was a swing and a miss on the intel assessment of 11 days in august. there is nobody that called that. >> reporter: general mark milley taking heat from republicans after admitting he talked to bob woodward for the book "peril" about the trump administration. >> making time to talk to these authors burnishing your image, kind of building that bluster, but then not putting the focus on afghanistan and what was happening there, general milley, that is really disappointing to me. >> reporter: but milley pushing

back on suggestions that in a phone call after the january 6th riots he had agreed with nancy pelosi that trump was crazy. >> i'm not qualified to evaluate the mental fitness or health of a former president, present president or anybody else in this room. that's not my job and that's not what i do and not what i did. >> reporter: one thing general milley did say with authority is this, after 20 years of war, the enemy is in charge in kabul and what we have here is a strategic failure. george? >> martha raddatz, thanks. president biden dealing with the fallout of yesterday's testimony as a new poll shows eroding support for the president. senior national correspondent terry moran is tracking that from the white house. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. the white house is in damage control mode and pushing back hard on the accusation that president biden lied in his interview with you about the military advice he received on afghanistan. press secretary jen psaki saying there were other military advisers who supported the president's decision to withdraw all u.s. forces. when i asked her who those

advisers were, she wouldn't say. she did emphasize the president was heeding other warnings about what would happen if the u.s. left a residual force of troops in afghanistan. they would inevitably come under attack from the taliban requiring more troops to be sent in and rather than ending the war it would prolong it and the mmder inuse insisting as was determined to end the war and that that was the right decision. >> there's no question, terry, this whole episode has taken a toll on the president's poll numbers. >> absolutely. it is battering his public support. our most recent abc news poll shows that 61% of the american people disapprove of his handling of afghanistan, only 38% approve. those numbers are down with democrats and independents, of course, republicans as well. and they have completely flipped since july, since before the chaotic evacuation from afghanistan. all coming at this critical moment in his presidency. this issue dragging him down. george? >> terry moran, thanks very much.

robin? we turn to the search for brian laundrie. new details this morning on what he was doing after he returned to florida and before gabby petito was reported missing. this as we hear from her parents. trevor ault has the latest for us. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. gabby petito's family is urging brian laundrie to turn himself in and we have known that brian came back from that cross-country road trip without gabby. but now we're learning in the days before someone else had to report her missing, brian and his parents went on a trip of their own. this morning, abc news has learned in the ten-day window from when brian laundrie returned to particular september 1st and gabby petito's family reported her missing september 11th, brian and his parents went camping. the laundrie family attorney confirming the three-day trip to ft. desoto park returning september 8th. it's now been more than two weeks since brian disappeared himself. his parents insisting they don't know where he went. >> the laundries did not help us

find gabby. they sure are not going to help us find brian. >> reporter: brian laundrie is still the only named person of interest in gabby petito's homicide, but he has not been named a suspect. >> does it bother the family at all that brian laundrie is still not named as a suspect in gabby's disappearance? >> the parents are 100% happy with the fbi. they've been with us at every single step of the way. >> reporter: tuesday gabby's parents unveiling tattoos designed and inspired by gabby thanking the public for their support and vowing to use the spotlight to help other families find their missing loved ones. >> social media has been amazing and very influential and to be honest, it should continue for other people too. this same type of heightened awareness should be continued for everyone. everyone. it's not just gabby that deserves that. >> reporter: and search crews say the spotlight on the gabby petito case led them to discover

the body of at least one other missing person in wyoming. teton search and rescue found 46-year-old bob lowry who hadn't been seen since august 20th thanks to new tips stirred up in the gabby petito coverage. michael? >> thank you so much for that, trevor. now to that big disruption to the nation's supply chain. that backup of container ships off the coast of california slowing things down. matt gutman is there with how this could impact your gifts this holiday season. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. this massive container ship just pulled in here about an hour ago. it had been anchored off the coast for nearly two weeks and until now, it had been mostly shipping companies and retailers that have been pulling their hair out over this backlog, but experts tell us in the coming days it's going to be consumers who bear the brunt with fewer goods and higher prices. this morning, with an onslaught of manufacturing and cargo disruptions threatening shipping

delays and epic shortages for in demand products, retail experts urging consumers to start their holiday shopping now. >> we're witnessing a pandemic induced buying surge by the american consumer, the likes of which we've never seen. >> reporter: a spiraling global crisis began with covid-19 shutdowns in asia which drove shipping and production delays. that created shortages in shipping containers and was compounded by limited warehouse space, trucking issues and especially labor shortages. >> there are shortages across a number of industries, perhaps nowhere more acutely so than in front line workers such as port workers and truck drivers. >> reporter: now retailers such as costco, walmart and home depot taking matters into their own hands. the retail giants renting out their own shipping containers and looking for different ports of entry. >> you see more container freights going to oakland and vancouver or savannah and houston. so they're looking for ways around this shortage in order to get the consumers the goods that

they're demanding. >> reporter: now, it's going to take months to untangle the global mess. port officials are saying they're going to extend hours and work weekends. a lot of this is driven by massive consume demand. experts say if you're hoping to get what you're looking for this holiday season, you might consider shopping very soon. guys? >> it's a mess. a real mess. >> matt, thanks very much. a lot more coming up including a new insider account of the white house former press secretary stephanie grisham's new book. what she says happened between trump and vladimir putin behind closed doors. it is decision day for britney spears. why the pop superstar may get one step closer to the end of that 13-year conservatorship. first, good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you all and to you. i have to tell you about the ptarmigan fire that has at least 300 homes evacuated in silverthorne, colorado. southwest of denver. you can see them fight that in

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this as pfizer expects to roll out the shot for young kids in november. looming government shutdown could impact health care, travel and mortgages. the deadline is friday. the parties are at a stalemate. if they reach a deal it could come to the floor as early as today. new images of the volcano at a popular tourist spot spewing lava and after the first eruption ten days ago it finally reached the ocean. emergency managers saying around 600 buildings destroyed. take a look at this remarkable rescue in california. a rookie san jose police officer pulling a man from a burning car, getting him out. you can see there just in time before that car went up in flames. the officer said he was in the right place at the right time. >> oh, my. >> definitely a hero. we've got a lot more ahead including the growing mystery over the death of aspiring dr. jelani day. we'll hear from his family this morning coming up. but now the new bombshell book from the inner circle of donald trump. stephanie grisham served as press secretary and chief of

staff to melania trump and not holding back in this book talking about a toxic culture inside the white house. jon karl has the story. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. when donald trump first ran for president, he promised he would hire only the best people. now yet another one of the people that he hired and put in a top position in his administration has turned on him, portraying trump as hot-tempered, abusive and dishonest. she's best known as the white house press secretary who never held a single press briefing. but stephanie grisham is breaking her silence and breaking with the trumps. in a tell all book entitled "i'll take your questions now." it's a salacious insider account of the former president's alleged misconduct behind the closed doors of the white house where she writes casual dishonesty spread as if it were in the air-conditioning system. his actions on the world stage, grisham sheds new light under the secretive 90-minute conversation between donald

trump and vladimir putin at the g20 summit in 2019. shortly before the press was brought in for a photo-op with the two leaders, grisham says trump told putin, quote, i'm going to act a little tougher with you for a few minutes, but it's for the cameras and after they leave, we'll talk. you understand. once the press left, grisham writes putin appeared to be trying to throw trump off his game, bringing in an attractive translator designed to distract him, coughing and clearing his throat, potentially trying to play into trump's reputation as a germophobe. ♪ grisham also details trump's meeting with queen elizabeth claiming that ivanka and jared kushner tried to elbow their way into the visit, a blatant breach of protocol and stopped only when there wasn't enough space in the helicopter to take them to buckingham palace. i finally figured out what was

going on, grisham writes, jared and ivanka thought they were the royal family of the united states. in her most explosive allegation, grisham claims trump became obswith a y female press aide repeatedly inviting her into his air force one cabin. once she said trump said, let's bring her up here and look at her butt using a crude term for butt. she also says trump told her to promote the young woman and, quote, keep her happy. instead grisham tried to keep her away from the president and considered telling melania about his inappropriate behavior towards her. grisham also served as melania trump's press secretary and chief of staff. according to grisham, the first lady was hesitant to leave the white house earning her the nickname rapunzel from secret service agents. a trump spokesperson calls

grisham another disgruntled former employee. melania trump says this is a reflection of a poor employee from the white house. this is someone melania trump hired. >> she worked through the campaign, all but the last several days of the trump presidency. what changed? >> reporter: you have to understand stephanie grisham worked for donald trump longer than anyone else, in the early days of the campaign. she resigned on january 6th of this year. she resigned she said because she asked melania trump if she wanted to put out a statement condemning the violence during the insurrection and that the first lady refused.

that was the last straw. >> jon karl, thank you very much. stephanie grisham will join us live on monday for to the inves into the disappearance of jelani day. >> reporter: the family of jelani day says they want to know what happened to him. they say he would have never disappeared without saying anything. >> i'm very upset because i can't even look at my son's body. i can't say a proper good-bye. >> reporter: day was living and going to school in bloomington, illinois, last seen on campus

august 24th. two days later his car found an hour north in the town of peru. a week after that his body found floating in the illinois river. peru police investigators are now working to identify this man. captured on security cameras knocking on a home not far from where day's remains were located. the video taken the day after day was last seen. the fbi now working with local investigators as they try to figure out if this unknown subject is connected to day's case. the day family attorney says loved ones suspect foul play. >> the wallet was found in a different area. the lanyard was not found with the wallet. it was found in a different area. >> reporter: authorities so far only calling the circumstances surrounding the disappearance unusual. >> the way his vehicle was, it was off a parking lot. that's very unusual to just find a car like that. >> reporter: investigators now

working to retrace day's final movements. >> jelani did not just disappear into thin air. somebody knows something, somebody seen something and i need somebody to say something. >> reporter: the 25-year-old's death has garnered the attention of viola davis, lizzo and other celebrities. and authorities at this point have not named any suspects, the community will have a special memorial for day on october 9th. guys? >> hope that somebody will step up and say something. >> i sure do hope so. coming up, decision day for britney spears. a crucial fight to end her conservatorship. why her legal team says the pop star's father is trying to deflect attention from the new documentary. serena williams... wonder woman. serena... wonder woman... serena... wonder woman... ♪ ♪ ace. advantage! you cannot be serious!

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♪ now i'm stronger than yesterday ♪ this morning, decision day for britney spears. the 13-year conservatorship possibly one step closer to ending. this afternoon, the los angeles judge expected to decide whether to remove her father, jamie spears, as conservator of her estimated $60 million estate or end the conservatorship altogether. the singer pleading with the court to suspend her father on september 29th followed by the prompt termination of the conservatorship this fall. but jamie contends there's no adequate basis for his removal, instead asking the court to dismantle the conservatorship in its entirety immediately. his petition stating, if ms. spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes she can handle her own life, mr. spears believes she should get that chance. if the judge rules in his favor, that would make many other pending petitions moot and create an incentive for the parties to settle things outside of mediation. britney's legal team saying this

is a desperate effort to deflect attention from his egregious incompetence, gross misconduct including dissipation of funds and "the new york times" bombshell expose. [ crowd chanting ] that bombshell coming from the documentary "the new york times" presents "controlling britney spears" where a former employee of black box security claims the firm jamie hired put an audio recording device in her bedroom and monitored her iphone. >> when i took step back and i looked at everything, it really reminded me of somebody that was in prison and security was put in a position to be the prison guards essentially. >> reporter: an attorney for the security firm telling abc news in part, black box have always conducted themselves within professional, ethical and legal bounds. meanwhile jamie spears maintains his actions were always done with britney's best interests at

heart and well within the parameters of the authority conferred upon him by the court. deadline looking into the claims for a possible criminal probe. [ crowd chanting ] this morning, britney's fight extending beyond the courtroom and possibly into legislation. leaders of the free britney movement rallying to pass laws to protect others in similar positions of their beloved icon. >> people under conservatorship have fewer rights than prisoners. the free britney movement has given us a moment in time that is allowing us to shine a light on a system that we have been concerned about for many, many years. >> reporter: and in just a few hours this plaza will be packed with fervent supporters of the free britney movement even though we only expect britney to appear here today virtually. now, experts say it's highly unlikely the judge goes so far as to terminate the conservatorship completely today but say it is possible that britney gets what she wants most, freedom from her father. guys? >> the next step.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. vaccine mandate showdown. united airlines fires more than 500 unvaccinated employees as we learn that more than 4200 american airlines pilots still haven't gotten the shot. this morning, the new concerns over holiday travel chaos and the possible essential worker shortage. a "gma" exclusive. veteran journalist christiane amanpour speaking about her ovarian cancer diagnosis. what her treatment has been like so far. and her urgent message for women everywhere. ♪ american woman ♪ also this morning, paging dr. bailey. we're counting down to the premiere of "grey's anatomy" with star chandra wilson. >> rule number five, when i move you move. >> behind the scenes of the 18th season and the big return of one of her co-stars.

plus, bond, james bond is back. "gma" is taking you to the world premiere of "no time to die." daniel craig's final take as 007. rami malek, the royals and the fabulous bond women stunning the red carpet and look who is saying. >> good morning, america. i like how you say bond. >> bond. >> i could see you being james bond. i could see this. couldn't you see this, george. >> i can see it. >> bond, black bond. all right. [ laughter ] i'm just saying. billie eilish, i like the way she said good morning, america. we want to say good morning to america. bond, it's finally almost here. >> i love it. >> we have all the stars on the red carpet. can't not wait to hear what they will have to say about it.

and we showed you what former president obama's center will look like. well, they have now officially broken ground. they did this yesterday on the south side. he was there as well as michelle obama. they both have been extremely hands on in the planning of the center and as president obama told -- former president obama told me he really hopes that the center will inspire future generations. a lot of news to and the vaccine mandate showdowns. united airlines have fired hundreds of employees for refusing to comply with the mandate. gio benitez is there. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning, again. those firings have already started and now more workers will be fired today and tomorrow. that showdown over mandates is really heating up. this morning, some united airlines employees are waking up without a job. the airline revealing it is firing up to 593 employees who chose not to get vaccinated when the airline mandated vaccines

for all employees. >> we wanted to make sure that all of our employees when they show up to work would make that environment as safe as possible. >> reporter: at least seven employees are already suing united over the vaccine mandate. >> all of our employees recognize this is not an easy decision. >> reporter: and now we're learning more than 4200 american airlines pilots are still unvaccinated. pilot unions for american and southwest are asking the white house for exemptions to the president's vaccine mandate warning of holiday travel chaos. this comes as pfizer announces its vaccine is safe and effective in children 5 to 11 and has submitted supporting data to the fda for review. pediatric health care workers are anxious for the additional protection for kids. >> this year it just seems liker i'm worried and anxious for them. >> reporter: across the country some essential workers are protesting vaccine mandates. [ crowd chanting ]

>> reporter: and there are signs of hope. cdc forecasters now believe that we will keep seeing a decline in hospitalizations and deaths over the next four weeks. michael. >> we sure hope so, gio. thank you so much. now, a "gma" consumer alert. a warning about traditional ceramic ware that so many of us may have in our kitchen. the items from certain countries sometimes used for food and drinks now the subject of lead poisoning warnings by new york city officials. erielle reshef joins us with more. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. these products are really common. you might even have them at home yourself. the new york city department of health saying there have been 15 recent cases of lead poisoning in children and adults associated with the use of traditional ceramic wear. we're talking about handmade or decorative ceramic from some countries around the world including mexico, ecuador, turkey, morocco and uzbekistan. some have found to contain lead

levels thousands of times higher than the allowable limit. health experts warn these type should not be used for preparing food or drink and though people with elevated blood lead levels may not seem sick exposure to lead can cause serious health problems, experts say if you're not sure if your ceramic products are safe, better to err on the side of caution and stop using them altogether and consider getting a blood test for lead. officials say remember, no amount of washing or boiling or other process can remove lead from ceramic ware that may be affected. >> that's good to know. >> we need to keep that in mind. erielle, thank you so much for that. coming up. christiane amanpour going to join us live to talk about her ovarian cancer diagnosis and her message for all women only on "gma" this morning. plus, we are live from london this morning after the star-studded world premiere of "no time to die" and we will hear from james bond himself. and one of our favorite tv doctor, chandra wilson will join us to talk about season 18 of "grey's anatomy."

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important "gma" cover story we want to share with you. september is ovarian cancer awareness month, and earlier this year beloved journalist christiane amanpour became the center of her own story when she revealed her ovarian cancer diagnosis. we're going to talk to her live in just a moment about how she's doing, but first more of her story. >> i'm christiane amanpour, back in the seat from london. >> reporter: veteran journalist christiane amanpour announcing her ovarian cancer diagnosis back in june. >> i've been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. i've had successful major surgery to remove it and i'm now undergoing several months of chemotherapy for the very best possible long-term prognosis. >> reporter: the longtime international anchor and host receiving an immediate outpouring of support across social media. using her platform, christiane urging women to pay attention to their health. >> i'm telling you in the interest of transparency but in truth really mostly as a shoutout to early diagnosis. >> reporter: and to take action. >> to always listen to your

bodies and, of course, to ensure that your legitimate medical concerns are not dismissed or diminished. >> not dismissed nor diminished. remember that. we are joined now by christiane amanpour, cnn's chief international anchor of the network's award-winning flagship global affairs program "amanpour," which also airs on pbs, and covered some of the biggest stories for decades. i'm just looking at you right now. as my momma used to say i just want to lay my eyes on you and see you and thank you so much. i know we've been communicating but to actually see you like this. can you tell us how you are doing today? >> well, robin, i'm so glad that we can be together like this because it's now the end of my chemotherapy that i announced back in june. tomorrow is my last session after 18 weeks of what you know because you've been through a

similar struggle, is grueling, fatiguing, tiring and emotionally wearing as well not to mention physically and can be scary. i have to tell you, and i would like to tell all the women and all the viewers out there that i have been so lucky, i've been here at one of the top three cancer specialist centers in the area. two unbelievable women, a surgeon and oncologist looked after me, the incredible support of my friends, my family, my colleagues, bosses and that carried me through but most especially and this is so important, it was early detection on my part and on my doctor's part. i would not be swayed when i felt a pain that was unusual and i pursued it to the very end of getting my very first ultrasound which is the benchmark for then having a baseline to know whether you've caught it early in time and therefore cure it, and i use that word advisedly or not. and whether then you're left to manage it and try to deal with it in the best way possible. i was in the first case.

>> yes, you were, and i know from the very beginning you didn't want to be the story, but you knew that you could be a message here and you're making your mess your message and really getting the word out and so glad that you listened to yourself. what should women be telling their doctors because there's no screening for ovarian cancer. >> well, you're right. it's very difficult to detect and that's what i want women to understand and unfortunately, this ovarian cancer is known as the silent killer. in general some shocking 80% of cases are caught late, i.e. stage 3 and 4 in which case there is no real at least now hope for a cure. only 20%, and i'm in that percentage are caught early, one or two and that is so important. ovarian cancer mimics some other issues, whether it's a uti in a woman, whether it's irritable

bowl syndrome, whether it's just bloating and many women sadly but it's true are often and too often kind of fobbed off as being hypochondriacs. ovarian doesn't have the same funding or awareness as breast cancer does, thank god breast cancer does but ovarian doesn't and really hard to get to that first ultrasound. that first test that can tell you sometimes if things are amiss, also, blood tests are very important. the so-called cancer tumor marker blood tests are very important to get so what i really want to say, and this is the only reason why i went public, robin, is because i want women to understand they must pay attention to their bodies or whatever feels abnormal to them in terms of what they know to be their body normal state, they need to pursue it and if show, the hope is there that you can actually get through this and i said cure. i don't know the full, you know, result yet for myself. i will have the final tests and

then, of course, as you know there are many, many years of tests before you can be told you're in remission. but i have a very good prognosis u' got to keep focussingn u'oved everyen i e fright. said earlier for our generation, you've been on literally on the front lines. what have you learned about yourself during this time? >> well, i would tell you that for one minute i said to my surgeon, why me and i think everybody says that and i'm going to be very honest. it wasn't a very noble moment. i just felt that, you know, i had put my life at risk as you mentioned on those front lines and i've touched wood and survived that, so many of my colleagues and your colleagues haven't but why now then i immediately stopped and i said i'm not going to tap into my warrior queen, sometime i tapped very deeply, it was discovered

that i have a humble gene somewhere and i felt -- i felt the humility of not being able to be in control, not feeling that i needed to be in control, but knowing that this is bigger than me, it's bigger than anyone who has these kinds of illnesses and to give myself over to the care of the experts. and that's what i did and i think that was incredibly important for me to understand and i hope everybody -- i never employed the sort of combative language of i'm going to fight, i'm going to, you know, kick butt or whatever it is. although i was doing it in internally, i had a very positive mental attitude. i knew i had to rely on the experts and it was up to them. >> as i told you this is your own journey. it's not comparing to how other people have faced it. this is your road and this is your path and so incredibly appreciative of you for speaking out as you have and i'm so happy that you're at the end of your chemotherapy, that is huge. >> thank you, robin, for having me.

>> ringing the bell on that last chemo treatment. you take care, christiane, looking great. >> thank you, robin. i'm going to bring you to virginia, golf ball size hail and in massachusetts, that front at now brings us the fall feels had some hail wit. withit. look at this one from new jersey. yep, all over the roof and the grill there. now, behind that front, it will not just be chillier today, but way chillier going into the weekend. we're talking about temperatures dipping into the 40s, now, that is certainly officially fall. that's the big picture, a check

>> we enjoyed that. >> she's great. >> she's fantastic and wish her well. so good to see you. >> it certainly was. good to see lara. >> thank you are, george. good morning, everybody. we'll begin with a beautiful tribute this morning. thrive cosmetics announcing they are kick-starting the breonna taylor memorial endowment at the university of louisiana with a $100,000 donation. >> wow. >> thrive hoping their gift inspires more major donors to step up and help raise the $2 million needed for a full endowment. ceo carissa bodner stating we are comforted in know her legacy will live on in the beneficiaries who receive this scholarship and lives changed

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good luck, ladies. they'll do great. and switching gears, a viral moment turning into a real-life love story that started back in 2011. blogger chloe angel watched a speech given by then-19-year-old zach wahls, he gave that speech to the iowa house judiciary committee in defense of his mom's same-sex marriage. here's a clip of that speech. >> not really so different than any of your children. my family really isn't so different from yours. after all your family doesn't derive its sense of worth from being told by the state you're married, congratulations. no. the sense of family comes from the commitment we make to each other to work through the hard times so we can enjoy the good ones, it comes from the love that binds us. that's what makes a family. >> amen. and after watching that video angel was so moved she wrote a blog post called marry me, zach wahls, and it happened. the duo started dating three years later, this past weekend and did just that. and the icing on top of that wedding cake, zach has returned

to that same statehouse this time as a senator in his home district. >> great story. >> i thought that was a real feel gooder for this morning. >> a lot of people are writing letters now. >> yes. just speak from your heart. yor authenticity always wins. and we want to give a shoutout to someone we know pretty well. everybody, "the bachelor" has a new host, jesse palmer. in case you forgot, jesse does know a thing or two about how it all works considering he was a bachelor himself in season 5. now jesse's ready to share with -- >> that's him? >> yes. that's jesse. he's ready to share what he knows and posted this from the mansion on instagram writing bachelor nation, i couldn't be more thrilled to be home with my bachelor family. word on the street is that it's pretty amazing around here. he even added a red rose emoji

for good measure, he's really going all in. jesse, we love you and will watch season 26 slated to air in 2022. >> that's what he played with the giants and came to the locker room like you're the bachelor. we made fun of him but who did you get? he got us all into it, so congratulations to my guy, jesse palmer, and look forward to him hosting "the bachelor." now we move on to bond, james, bond. because he's back. "no time to die" is finally hitting theaters after an 18-month delay, daniel craig, rami malek and the stars taking to the red carpet along with special guests and maggie rulli was there in london with all the details. there you go, maggie. good morning. >> reporter: it looks good, right? good morning, guys. how is it going? james bond fever has absolutely taken over london. already presales here in the uk are through the roof. so obviously we had to get in on the action. now, you must recognize this scene, right now we are on the thames, we are on the boat that was used in the last bond flick

"spectre," but that came out six years ago. we have been waiting so long for this premiere and last night, we were in the middle of it. it was the biggest party london has seen in nearly two years. ♪ >> reporter: the glitz, the glamour and, of course, all the 007 action. ♪ at the world premiere of "no time to die." ♪ the pandemic delaying this night since march 2020. finally the red carpet at the royal albert hall sparkling with two generations of royalties, golden girl kate almost outshining the star-studded cast. >> we've had 18 months of a world that's turned upside down and so we have to keep everything in perspective but i've wanted this movie to be in the cinemas. >> history isn't kind to men who play god. >> reporter: daniel craig. >> name. >> bond, james bond. >> reporter: is bond.

after a 15-year run as the world's most famous secret agent, he's sporting the black tuxedo for the fifth and final time.iss more tn mo this is something that, you know, people cherish. >> i've known that since day one and you don't step into something like this without kind of thinking that through a little bit. the wait of expectation, of people's passions and how close to people's hearts this is. >> reporter: rami malek plays a dark take on the classic bond villain. >> willing to kill the person you love most. >> what daniel has done for me, he's my bond, so to be able to go toe to toe with that man is a unique experience that i'll never forget. >> reporter: the film's stars like jeffrey wright and phoebe waller bridge all dazzling in their bond best, and fresh off her met gala red carpet debut, billie eilish who co-wrote the title bond theme. ♪ you're no longer my concern ♪ >> reporter: she says the opportunity was a dream come true. >> definitely scary and

definitely like feels unworthy want icndbritish. be outside of the box of the usual, i guess, and still be chosen and it's still to this day like insane to me. >> reporter: well, "no time to die" hits theaters friday, october 8th. we don't know who the next bond is going to be but i got the show's producers to promise me they would at least consider an american woman, so i don't know, maybe there's some hope. >> we got two right here, maggie. >> three. >> maybe you. maybe you. >> she's auditioning. >> we're in. >> maggie's already ready and got a jump-start on everybody. we can't wait for it. we'll be right back.

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heart, with humor, even on the toughest days just gives you some hope and just makes you think that maybe i can make the world a little bit better and during the pandemic i was starting morning message and prayer at home then when i came back to the studio my glam fam, we're sharing a message with people and they become my tribe and have said, how do you know what's going through my mind and i'm like, i don't. i'm just a reminder, so this book is how i find my hope and dreams and how i can hopefully help you do the same. >> looking forward to that. >> i'm goiso much free time. >> i'll read your book and then brighten up the morning as well. cannot wait to check it out march of 2022 so make sure you look out for it. >> we are looking forward to that and to the return of "grey's anatomy." number one show is back for its 18th season, chandra wilson has

been there from the start and thank you for coming back. >> good morning, good morning. see, i'm doing the yellow too. >> we like the yellow and we love the fact almost can't believe it, 18 seasons, how does it feel? sorry. ooh. >> we lost her there. >> lost for words just thinking about the 18 seasons. we're vamping right now. hoping it will unfreeze. >> it's been 18 seasons, and but hopefully we'll get her back in a second but it doesn't mean we can't show people the exclusive clip we have of "grey's anatomy." am i right? let's see it. let's check out the exclusive clip. >> pierce is going to join us for today's round of interviews. we still haven't found permanent replacements for ka rassic, avery, wilson. >> i wanted to ask if you would come over to my place for

dinner. >> what? >> yeah that, would never happen in the operating room but happened here on "gma." we just showed the clip from this season. >> was it good? >> it was good. >> great. >> good. >> what does it feel like, 18 season, 18 seasons, chandra. >> 18 of them. blessed, hey, i'm -- it just amazes me that we are still able to tell these amazing stories even coming out of the season that we came out of last year, our covid season, and then our fan base has been so amazing, all of these years, so it's a joy and a blessing and a pleasure season after season to be able to bring dr. bailey to life. >> and your fan base is my daughter who watches it while she does home work. i'm not quite sure how she accomplishes that but she does but your character dr. miranda

bailey once said i hear everything, i know everything. i'm watching each and every one of you and i will return. does this still ring true? >> oh. >> froze again. oh, we feel so badly about this, chandra, we're sorry this is happening to you today. >> we'll go to break and try to get y dear ms, from day one you've tried to define me. but i never invited you in.

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we tried again but couldn't connect with chandra so we'll bring her back another day because she has a lot to talk about about the 18th season of "grey's anatomy." right now they call her america's mom, internet sensation tabitha brown is joining us to tell us all about her new book called "feeding the soul." finding our way to love, joy, freedom. can't resist throwing in one of your favorite catchphrases, tabitha. hello, how are you doing this morning? >> hello there. i am doing well, honey, how are you? >> i'm great. you're known for your vegan recipes which are in the book along with heartfelt stories and advice. some are calling it a friend and book form. you say your fans help the inspire it? >> oh, absolutely, honey, i like to feel like i'm everybody's friends, right? everybody can use a friend sometime. and they definitely inspired me

to write this book, share my stories that have helped me, you know, find my way to freedom and happiness and joy and with the hopes to help somebody else. >> that's it. that's it. it's something about the tribe, the tribe just, you know, determines your vibe and vice versa. your book is so full of your famous catchphrases. which one is your favorite. >> ooh, honey, because that's my business. i always tell people, honey, life is our business and if you don't handle it, honey, you can go out of business so that's my business. >> ooh. i like the meaning behind that. this is probably why you have 10 million followers on social media. i did say 10 million with an "m." i'm sure folks -- they must get excited when they cross paths with you, tabitha. >> oh, my goodness. we get so excited because i feel like i built a family, right, and so, honey, we holler when we see each other, sometimes we cry and laugh and in the pandemic as much as i can i like to hug my

family that i have made so it's an exciting time and i'm very grateful for it and so blessed by it. >> what is your number one advice, top advice for people going through some tough times? >> you know, the thing that always remind people is that tough times are temporarily. they will pass, right? but stay true to yourself even in the process. >> how do you do that for yourself? how are you able to when you -- do you have a mantra or something you go to when you're having that dark moment and you got to find the light? >> well, you know, i have been through some really dark times in my life, right. and so because of that i always focus on the light. and i remind myself every day, you know, when things are not all the way perfect or well, girl, this is temporary. honey, you been through worse and it's going to be all right but i really do try to focus on the good. the world is hard enough so got to focus on joy and focus on the

good. >> find that joy. >> we have a tweet, a treat, a tweet, a tweet from one of your super fans. her name is barbara kelly and she says she loves sing, come on in the room. can you sing a little bit for us, tabitha. give us a little taste. >> ooh. honey, i always used to sing this when i cook live. ♪ come on in the room ♪ ♪, come on in the room ♪ ♪ hey, hey, jesus is my d d d d and he writes out all of my prescriptions ♪ >> oo. ♪ and he brings me all of my medicine in my room ♪

>> thank you. well, you even had lara doing the church clap and swing over there. >> it's old school, honey. >> it's right on time as you are. every time. thank you so much. thank you, thank you for sharing your joy and your happiness with us. we needed that and "feeding the soul," i got to tell people, it is available in stores and online right now, don't have to wait. right now. >> i was clapping. i could feel it. okay, how about i take you feeling good down to cocoa beach, florida, this is where we're starting to see the waves kick up. by the end of the week because on our surfline camera you can see the rain back there. nothing to do with sam way out there in the atlantic but, boy, a strong hurricane that will stay away from and just east of bermuda. they'll have giant surf. we could see along the east coast waves five to ten feet. make sure if you have plans to get to the beach even with the fall feel you

and a note this morning, monday we reported that dolly parton joined tiktok on a personal account. this was an unverified account and regret the error. lara. turning now to how to keep your mind healthy. our lives busier than ever as we get older, our memory can suffer. this segment is suffered by aarp which is committed to helping people live rewarding lives keeping our brains and bodies active so we don't forget what's most important. take a look. 56-year-old danielle herd lives a busy life. >> going to school. my daughter is a mother of four. i help her with her, getting them ready for school and sometimes can be overwhelming especially with my job because

i'm on call 24 hours. eta a lot but i get it done. >> reporter: while keeping up with her never ending responsibilities it's easy to forget the simple things. >> sometimes i do not want to rely on my own memory. i have to write it down. when i'm walking in my own home i just open the fridge and what was i looking for? >> danielle is not alone. in fact, one in nine adults 45 and older report confusion or memory loss. >> it does concern me because it makes me feel i'm moving too fast, you know, our age, age factor. >> reporter: sara, a spokesperson for aarp says it's normal for the brain to change with age and there are simple daily activities like good sleep, physical exercise and a healthy diet that can keep your brain sharp. another tip, take advantage of technology and stay connected. >> simply being able to get online and feel connected to your family and friends even if you physically can't be

together, it's amazing what benefits you can get when you can see that person over the computer or on your phone. >> reporter: keep your brain active. >> finding things that you love to challenge your brain like painting or gardening, learning new things like pottery. >> reporter: there are specialized tools online that can help too. >> aarp created staying sharp. the program that helps people implement the pillars of brain health into their daily life. >> reporter: like a brain health assessment. >> it combines questions about your cognitive function with lifestyle questions so that it can help give you personalized results and then it can create a plan to make a difference in your life. >> give me a hug. >> so important to keep that brain sharp and next week we'll explore how to protect our older parents from scams.

coming up. katheryn winnick the star of "big sky" joining us live on "good morning america." ♪ while chasing the clouds away ♪ >> "gma's" better with age sponsored by aarp. the younger you are, the

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good morning, good morning. >> and good morning. we're going to start with your character jenny and from that clip it looks like we could expect some major changes for her this season. >> i know. we got jennie 2.0. she had a near-death experience at the end of episode or season 1 and we pick her up in season 2 really starting off just moments after she got shot and she now has a new perspective on life and things are going to be different. things are definitely going to be different this year. >> when you look at the trailer, the trailer looks wild. you have a mysterious car accident, you have teens in hot water so what kind of new story lines can we expect? >> oh, gosh, we have a whole new story right now, new castmates. we're actually moving the entire show to new mexico so new la landscape even though it's big sky, also you see jenny in a different life now becoming a sheriff so wants to take back control and she's now going to be trying to be more effective

and in order to be more effective she needs that badge. you'll see new love interests for jenny, lots of fun things to play with. >> a lot going on. we know the show breaks a lot of barrier, two women run the detective agency, also it's the first high-profile nonbinary character on network tv so for you how does it feel to be part of something that is groundbreaking? >> very exciting. very proud of abc for really taking the risk and disney, just we have incredible castmates and it's really a show about these fierce, strong women and coming together and trying to solve the case and crime and also just behind the scene, we have some great female directors and we have some great, you know, writers and it's going to really -- the show is going to be in a new -- it feels like it's a new show this year weitha whole new outlook.

>> me and all the other fans are looking forward to it and excited about this next thing here. we hear your parents are celebrating a big milestone soon. you want to congratulate them on national tv. >> oh, my gosh. okay, momma -- [ speaking foreign language ] that's in uk thang. mom and dad, congratulations on your 50th wedding anniversary. 5-0. [ applause ] four kids later and i couldn't be so blessed to be part of such an incredible family. >> 50 years, four kids later, everybody here at "gma" is clapping. we want to wish your parents a happy anniversary as well and congratulations to you on another great season of "big sky." cannot wait to see it, okay? >> thank you. thank you, i'm so seasexcited. >> it premieres tomorrow night at 10:00, 9:00 central right

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>> announcer: hurricane after hurricane has taken its toll but can't break the spirit of louisiana strong. robin robs journeys back to the gulf coast, her home with amazing surprises. this is what it means to be "america strong committee tomorrow on "gma." >> that's tomorrow morning. tomorrow night don't forget to watch "grey's anatomy" at 9:00 eastern on abc. >> before we go, one more look. one more look at maggie rulli living her best bond >>

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>> good morning, everyonood let's get a look at traffic. >> as you can see on the shot behind you, it was very slow on the bridge. we had an earlier accident that has been pushed off. the toll plaza looks good. now in accident eastbound 580 near foothill boulevard. >> critical fire conditions are likely from 11:00 this morning until 6:00 tomorrow evening, so a wide span of heightened fire danger, especially in the never county mountains -- napa county mountains. air quality is going to be good. >> we will be back at 11:00 for

midday life. -- today live. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the hit series "grey's anatomy," chandra wils wilson. and performing his new single, "butterflies," max. and if you have kids, you need to check out today's health check up aside. plus, mark consuelos returns for another day of cohosting. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: what? oh, my gosh. is this♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]