kumasi: yes! jobina: i love that. reggie: good morning, america. breaking news in the fight against covid on this friday morning. breakthrough covid treatment. the drugmaker merck releasing data on their antiviral drug. the pills dramatically reducing the risk of death or being hospitalized in half. this morning, when it could be available for everyone. we hear exclusively from the company's ceo. breaking overnight. no deal. high drama on capitol hill with democratic leaders pulling votes on the infrastructure bill. can the $3.5 trillion investment package move forward? is biden's agenda in jeopardy? into the storm. the stunning images from inside a major hurricane, category 4 hurricane sam strengthening, florida to the carolinas,

bracing for life-threatening rip currents. overnight, new body camera footage from the gabby petito/brian laundrie roadside incident. >> did you get hit in the face? >> officers notice bruises on her body. this as the fbi returns to brian laundrie's home in an effort to track him down. facebook and instagram under fire. congress compares the social media giant to big tobacco for hiding research about the negative effects social media can have on kids. >> privately, facebook, researchers and experts have been ringing the alarm for years. >> and raising the alarm about so-called finstas. ballet bombshell lawsuit. a prominent former dancer and her husband accused of sexually abusing young dancers including one who was just 13 years old. "squid game" frenzy. the popular new show set to blow reigning hit "bridgerton" out of the water. >> ms. bridgerton. >> pardon me. >> why millions are watching and

how the vivid but violent series is popping up on tiktok and roblox. plus, it's a family affair. get ready for a supersized super bowl halftime show. five legendary hip-hop heavyweights teaming up on l.a.'s biggest stage. ♪ baby you're a firework ♪ and let's have a blast. it's the 50th anniversary of walt disney world. >> you ready? >> yes. >> don't miss all the new magic and the big surprises this morning. ♪ baby, you're a firework ♪ good morning, america. we all hope your friday and october is off to a good start and we cannot wait to see more of that celebration at disney. >> that's right, we are looking forward to that, but first, we do have a lot of news to get to starting with the fight against the pandemic. the u.s. now seeing its first notable decline in the covid infection rate in more than three months with hospitalization down by 27,000

patients in recent weeks. and breaking this morning, the major drugmaker merck releasing promising data on a treatment for covid saying it could cut the chances of death or being admitted to the hospital in half. whit johnson joins us with more. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. if authorized this new antiviral medication would require a prescription. patients would then take a course of pills over a five-day period. studies show it works by stopping the covid virus from replicating in a sick patient and was effective at preventing people from going to the hospital or from dying. this morning, a potential new weapon in the fight against covid. pharmaceutical company merck releasing new data about their anti-viral drug which reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by up to 50% in clinical trials. >> this is the first oral anti-viral that will be

available to combat covid-19, and why that's so important, if you think of it, if you're someone who is unfortunate enough to get the news that you've contracted covid-19, this is the pill, you can take it home and it will significantly reduce the risk that you either ultimately are hospitalized or more importantly that you would ever face the unfortunate outcome of death. >> reporter: the company says the results of their phase 3 trial were so promising they ended it early in consultation with the fda. they looked at 775 non-hospitalized adult patients with mild to moderate covid and at least one risk factor for severe illness. through 29 days, no deaths were reported in patients who received the drug, compared to 8 deaths in patients who got a placebo. the drug also effective against the delta, gamma and mu variants. >> it's an oral antiviral. you take it. it's a five-day course of therapy and by taking the pill it actually inserts into the army of the virus and stops it

from working and that really is the magic of how this works and really allows you to significantly reduce the risk of hospitalization or death. >> reporter: the drug consists of a series of pills taking within five days of positive positive for covid. merck is expected to apply for fda emergency use authorization as soon as possible. this as the battle over vaccine mandates heats up. in new york city, teachers and staff up against a deadline tonight to get their first shots or risk losing their jobs. >> i will continue to advocate against these mandates, but obviously i'm going to need to figure out how i'm going to pay my bills and support my son. >> reporter: the state's largest hospital system saying nearly 100% of its employees are now fully vaccinated, but late thursday, a federal appeals court blocked the firing of new york health care workers who claimed a religious exemption, pending the outcome of a hearing next month.

and breaking this morning, brett kavanaugh has tested positive. he's kurcurrently showing no symptoms. >> reporter: now, back to that new antiviral medication considered to be significantly less expensive and less cumbersome than things like monoclonal antibodies. merck says it's planning to have 10 million courses of the drug ready to go by the end of the year. george? >> thank you very much. we go to the latest in the white house from washington, the house delayed a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill as progressives revolt because key senators refuse to play ball in president biden's larger investment bill includes funding for child care and climate initiatives. lawmakers are working around the clock to find a compromise and congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking it all from capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. after a marathon round of late night intense negotiations, democrats still struggled to

reach a deal, forcing nancy pelosi to push that off for a second time. >> reporter: overnight, house speaker nancy pelosi forced to scrap a high-stakes vote on the president's bipartisan infrastructure plan after hours of frenzied late night negotiations on capitol hill failed to unite the party, pelosi leaving her office at midnight still insisting progress is being made. the white house releasing a statement saying we are closer to an agreement than ever but publicly the party still appears to be deeply divided. this morning, those moderate holdouts senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema standing firm. >> their lack of homework is creating instability to the process. what we are seeing from the conservative side at the small cadre of people is a fundamentally unserious pattern of negotiation. >> reporter: progressives in the house say they will vote against the trillion dollar bipartisan

infrastructure plan unless the congress can pass the president's second, much larger spending package with funding for a range of initiatives like paid family leave, subsidized child care and fighting climate change. the price tag, $3.5 trillion, but manchin wants less than half of that and to move forward they need the vote of every democrat in the senate. >> mine has been 1.5 because i believe in my heart that we can do. what we can afford to do without basically changing our whole society to an entitlement mentality. >> reporter: progressives say that's too low, refusing to downsize. senator manchin said $1.5 trillion is his top line number. could you see yourself coming down? >> look, we are in the same place we've always been, we put out an offer for $3.5 trillion, in fact, 96% of democrats in the house and the senate support that number. >> reporter: so the white house says negotiations will pick up right where they left off this morning. pelosi did not rule out trying

to hold a vote today but still has a lot of work to do to unite her party. >> she sure does, rachel, thanks. and top white house aides are huddled in the negotiations. the president working the phones, press secretary jen psaki conceded that the leive saagmaking isn't prty. >> that's how democracy should work. we're in the midst of it right now and we're not trying to paint over how messy it looks. we know that, but the good news is there's agreement that we need to do more to rebuild our roads and railways and bridges and address the climate crisis. >> biggest challenge yet for president biden, and let's go to terry moran at the white house. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning. this morning, the white house putting a brave face on what is a tough day for the biden agenda and biden presidency. aides insisting that this is just one step in what is always the long, difficult process of passing major legislation, democracy is messy they keep telling us. last night, in the final scramble to get something,

anything passed on the hill, it seemed more than messy here. no one really seemed to have a real grasp of what was going on, plans changed back and forth on whether the president would make a public statement. he hasn't spoken publicly since from giddily hopes to exhaustion and resignation. no papering over how tough it is. biden is the leader of his party. he failed to unite the party to get it done, but they're putting their shoulders to the wheel this morning. as you heard from rachel there, in a statement last night after it was all over press secretary jen psaki saying progress has been made but, quote, we will need some additional time to finish the work starting first thing this morning. george. >> okay, terry moran, thanks very much. amy. turning now to facebook and instagram, they are under fire. the company's global head of safety grilled in a senate hearing, one senator comparing the popular social media app to cigarettes saying it's meant to hook kids early.

rebecca jarvis has the latest on all of that. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy, and this was an explosive hearing. many lawmakers made comparisons between facebook and big tobacco and pressed the owner of instagram to share everything it knows about the app's impact on teens and how it engages with its young users. in the three-hour hearing facebook grilled about its attempts to target young people. >> instagram is that first childhood cigarette meant to get teens hooked early. >> reporter: accusing the company which also owns instagram of disregarding internal research which showed that its instagram app can be harmful for many teenage girls. >> while facebook publicly denies that instagram is deeply harmful for teens, privately facebook, researchers and experts have been ringing the alarm for years. >> reporter: an investigation by

"the wall street journal" revealed that facebook's own research found that more than 30% of teen girls said when they feel bad about their bodies, instagram made them feel worse and that teens blame instagram for increases in the rate of anxiety and depression. >> you've lost the trust and we do not trust you with influencing our children. >> reporter: the global head of safety for facebook insisted the company has an overall positive impact on teens' mental health. >> we work constantly on privacy protections for young people. >> reporter: but many senators accused the social network of cherry-picking its data calling the internal research a bombshell. many senators also urged facebook to abandon plans for instagram for kids service. >> thank you, rebecca. we turn to the chain of stores across the country breaking its one buck promise. dollar trees are now hiking prices and will reeve is here

with more. will, is a dollar in dollar store officially dying? >> reporter: michael, that's what seems to be the case. the premise has been simple since dollar stoes became popular after world war ii. this was your key to the kingdom. whatever you needed to buy at a dollar store would cost a dollar, but we've heard throughout the pandemic about rising costs of consumer goods associated with inflation and supply chain issues and labor and freight costs and how all those costs would be passed along to the consumer. well, those costs, this is what it looks like, being passed along to the consumer. dollar tree, which has tens of thousands of stores in north america, announcing it will be raising prices on most items by 25 or 50 cents or more. think about that as a percentage.

the dollar tree ceo telling "the wall street journal" this price hike is in part a response to those rising costs. on wall street positive reaction, investors have long been pressuring these dollar stores to raise their prices, dollar tree stopped price soaring in response to this news. on main street, a far less kind reaction. people lamenting the negative impact that these price hikes will have on its core consumer base. the store putting out a statement saying for decades our customers have enjoyed the thrill of the hunt for $1 and we remain committed to that core proposition but many are telling us they want a broader assortment when they come to shop. michael. >> i mean, 25%, 50% uptick in prices, must think money grows on trees, a dollar tree. hopefully you got my joke right there but will the consumer continue to see prices rise or raise in the store? >> yeah, michael, unfortunately, because of all those external factors that have been putting pressure not only on dollar stores but the economy writ large experts expect inflation to last through this time next year, the latter half of 2022 is

the guess as to when we can expect to see prices come back down a little bit. ig, he oved your joke by y, mich w to tpersize super bowl halftime show show. five music legends performing together for the very first time. t.j. is here with that. good morning. >> good morning. you can argue any one of these artists could headline the show on their own but getting five at the center a man who is one of the most influence, -- influential artists in the history of a genre that's going to get the halftime stage. ♪ rap's changed ♪ >> reporter: it'll be a hip-hop half time like never before. five icons will share the stage for the pepsi halftime show at super bowl lvi.

dr. dre, snoop dogg, eminem, mary j. blige kendrick lamar. each a headliner and a hitmaker in their own right, will join forces. pepsi, the nfl and roc nation put it this way, 43 grammys, 19 number one billboard albums and five legendary artists on the biggest stage in los angeles. >> this is history in the making, because these are all legendary artists who have each made a huge mark not only on the music business but have helped define the sounds of hip-hop and r&b in popular culture. ♪ y'all know me ♪ >> reporter: dr. dre wrote, the opportunity to perform at the super bowl halftime show and do it in my own backyard will be one of the biggest thrills of my career. ♪ my name is ♪ ♪ my name is slim shady ♪ >> reporter: rap star eminem

on social media said, day in february, i'm there. this will be the third straight year jay-z has had a hand in it. the previous two, the wildly popular j. lo and shakira's performance and the weeknd earlier this year. both the result of the partnership between jay-z's roc nation and the nfl in which jay serves adviser for the halftime show. dr. dre', a native of compton, california, said it would be a cultural moment as the super bowl returns to the city of los angeles for the first time in yearly 30 years. this is a departure from recent history. just have one or two headliners. but not unprecedented. back in 2004 they had six headliners. p. diddy, nelly, jessica simpson, kid rock and justin timberlake and janet jackson but nobody remembers that show. >> how long is halftime? >> still 12 minutes. >> beep, beep, beep. [ laughter ] >> thank you, t.j.

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one month, two months but an 18-month party, a long party that will come up. we're doing that, but right new details in the manhunt for brian laundrie. the fbi is back at his house looking for more clues where he might be and victor oquendo is tracking the case from miami including new bodycamera images. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. that new body camera video from a second police officer who arrived on scene that day in august and in the video gabby petito claims that brian laundrie hit her first but then she backtracked. this is another glimpse into their troubled relationship. >> is there something on your cheek here? looks like -- did you get hit in the face? >> reporter: overnight, in new body camera footage from august 12th when police pulled over brian laundrie and gabby petito, we're seeing for the first time officers respond to claims that laundrie hit petito, noticing bruises on her body. >> to be honest i definitely hit him first. >> did he hit you, though?

it's okay if you are saying you hit him, and i understand if he hit you, but we want to know the truth if he actually hit you because, you know -- >> i guess. i guess, yeah. >> reporter: petito quickly backtracked and said brian grabbed her. >> he grabbed me like with his nail. >> reporter: officers later classifying the incident as a mental/emotional health break where they decided to separate the two for the night. neither pressing charges. laundrie would return to florida without gabby roughly two weeks later. it's now been 2 1/2 weeks since brian laundrie was last seen. fbi agents returning to the laundrie home for the second time in four days, agents spending time inside the home and checking the camper parked outside. the laundrie family attorney saying they were collecting personal items to assist the k-9s in their search. >> the idea that they want to continue with a scent dog to find brian is fairly encouraging. that means that perhaps they have a location that they're focusing on that we don't know about.

>> reporter: the fbi now leading the urgent search, but newly obtained records show north port police responded to the laundrie home dozens of times in the past couple of weeks for so-called calls of service. details of each call are unknown, but the north port poepartment says the records include traffic con any there, and two of the calls were made the day before gabby petito was reported missing and three calls on september 11th. gabby petito's cause of death is still unknown, a week after officials ruled it a homicide, with gabby's father joe posting on instagram saying, gabby followed her own path to travel and see the beauty of this world. you may be gone, but you will make this world a better place. back to that body cam video, the city of moab has announced an independent investigation into how the police department handled that stop. george? >> let's bring in commander with the u.s. marshals.

you have been in a lot of searches like this, lenny. how's it been going so far? >> well, george, yes, good morning. right now law enforcement is chasing a ghost. i mean brian laundrie, he's gone dark, he's off the grid. he's not communicating but i'm sure he's sleeping with one eye open. these fugitive investigators are turning his trusted circle of friends upside down. the digital footprint is important, mom, dad, family members, they're looking at everything and hopefully this goes down without incident. >> what's the significance of this warrant that's been issued for laundrie for bank fraud? >> well, that bank fraud warrant, the fbi was able to get is a home run for law enforcement for anyone in law enforcement. they could utilize that to say -- let's say he's held up in a dwelling or a house, they can make a forced entry now. they have a legal document. they can also use it as leverage going into any conversation with a family member or trusted circle of friends. aiding and abetting or harboring a fugitive is a federal offense. you're looking at a five-year mandatory minimum sentence so you don't want to mess around

with things like that, so they could use it to their advantage. the law enforcement. >> that takes us right to the parents, do you trust them? >> do i trust -- >> the parents? >> the parents are -- i'm scratching my head about the parents. i've hunted down fugitives for three decades. if i q&a'd a mom and dad, i would say, mom, if you knew where your son was would you tell me and nine times out of ten they would say no. that tells me two things, they know where he is, and i have to take a hard look at mom and dad and their cell records and so on and to forth. so it's, you know, it's anyone's guess if mom and dad are cooperating. >> what's your gut tell you about where he is and whether he will be found? >> oh, that's the million-dollar question, he could be anywhere. they say he is a survivalist, in the appalachians, is he in the

woods somewhere, is he sitting in mexico off the coast of cuba? his photo is nationwide. social media is fired up and the streets talk so like i said, i hope this goes down without incident and they put this to bed sooner than later. >> thanks very much. >> thank you, george. next to new allegations of sexual abuse rocking the ballet world. five women filing a lawsuit accusing a former ballerina and her husband who is an instructor of victimizing young dancers. erielle reshef has more for us this morning. good morning, erielle. >> good morning to you, michael. those sweeping sexual assault allegations detailed in a 53-page complaint. five dancers coming forward accusing the ballet power couple of working together to carry out a campaign ofarassment and abuse. the lawsuit claiming young dancers are uniquely susceptible to abuse and it's plagued by

a pattern of exploitation and silence. >> reporter: this morning, ballet bombshell. five dancers now coming forward in a federal lawsuit. ♪ accusing prominent ballet star dusty button seen here dancing on her youtube page of aiding her husband, a former dance instructor, in sexually abusing them. one of the women, a minor at the time. ♪ sage humphries and gina menichino filed an initial complaint against button, but after he moved to dismiss the case, three more dancers joined the lawsuit naming his wife dusty as a co-defendant. one-time principal ballerina for the boston ballet, it alleges dusty was complicit accusing the couple of garnering the loyalty and trust of young dancers, then exploiting those relationships to coerce sexual acts by means of force or fraud.

>> you have to think about the millions of moms out there who are dropping their daughters at ballet classes, to think that there was a sexual predator of this kind for years involved in various dance studios is just terrifying. the lawsuit accuses taylor button of grooming his students saying if she trusted him and followed his direction, he would help her become a successful dancer. the complaint claiming that on two separate occasions in 2010 when gina was just 13 years old taylor sexually assaulted her when they were sharing a blanket while watching movies with other dance students. the lawsuit also alleging taylor would communicate with menichino including by sending and soliciting sexually explicit photos and videos. sage humphreys accusing the couple of manipulating and brutalizing her when she met dusty at the boston ballet in 2016. >> so it was a very effective scheme to have dusty, the famous ballerina, be the one who would

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changer for a "dancing" favorite, peloton trainer cody rigsby testing positive for covid days after pro partner cheryl burke was forced to quarantine. why he says he's super grateful and how they will still be dancing on monday night. ♪ yeah ♪ and it's a party of the year. we are kicking off the 50th anniversary of walt disney world. ginger is live from orlando, florida, for the world's most magical celebration, the new attractions, big surprises in store and outstanding performances, plus, look who is saying. >> hi ya, good morning, america. ♪ y'all having a good time ♪ i can't remember when the last time i said good morning, mickey, how are you today? kicking off a big celebration, ginger down in florida for the 50th anniversary of walt disney world resort.

>> there she is in magic kingdom with minnie mouse and daisy and she's getting a behind-the-scenes look at all that's in store for the big celebration and an exclusive look at a brand-new attraction so we're going to have a lot of fun, a couple surprises all on this friday. and we are looking forward to all that, but first, a lot of news to get to starting with that breaking news in the fight against the pandemic. the major drugmaker merck releasing promising data on a treatment for covid. whit johnson is back with more. good morning, again, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning. unlike other covid treatments which typically require patients to go into a hospital or clinic, this new antiviral medication would only need a prescription, a series of pills you take from home with a potential to save lives. this morning, a potential new weapon in the fight against covid. pharmaceutical company merck releasing new data on their new

drug molnupiravir that reduces death or hospitalization up to 50% in clinical trials. >> this is the first antiviral to be developed, and if you're someone unfortunate enough to get the news you've contracted covid-19, this is the pill, you can take it home and it will significantly reduce the risk that you either ultimately are hospitalized or more importantly that you would ever face the unfortunate outcome of death. >> reporter: the company says the results of their phase 3 trial were so promising they ended it early in consultation with the fda. they looked at 775 non-hospitalized adult patients with mild to moderate covid and at least one factor for severe illness. through 29 days no deaths were reported in patients who received the drug compared to eight deaths in patients who got a placebo. the drug also effective against the delta, gamm a&m u variants.

>> by taking it inserts into the rnna of the virus and stops it from works. that really is the magic of how this works. the confidence it should give them that it is something they can deal with. >> reporter: now merck is expected to apply for fda emergency use authorization as soon as possible. if authorized the u.s. government has already committed to buying nearly 2 million courses of the drug. george. okay, whit, thanks very much. we turn now to the breaking news from washington. the house delayed a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill as progressives revolt because key senators refuse to play ball in president biden's larger investment bill and we have more. >> reporter: after a marathon night of negotiations, democrats failing to unite, forcing house speaker nancy pelosi to push off a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package for a second time. democrats trying to show a united front this morning. the white house says they are closer than ever to reaching an agreement. but the two sides do still

appear to be far apart. house progressives say they will block that vote for the bipartisan infrastructure package unless their party agrees on a deal for a larger social economic package with funding to combat climate change and for child care. the price tag on that is $3.5 trillion and moderates in the senate say that is just too high. one key hold-out, senator joe manchin told me that his top line is 1.5 trillion. so bottom line this morning, the negotiations pick up right where they left off and democrats still trying to break the stalemate proving not to be easy. >> so much at stake. okay, rachel, thanks very much. well, george, now to the fda and cdc warning that teen vaping is an urgent danger to public health and erielle, kids now returning to the class room after a year of virtual learning. that's the fear they may

contribute to more vaping. >> a new study released by the fda found nearly 2 million high school students and more than 300,000 middle school students are using e-cigarettes. according to that report vaping was actually down 40% last year, some experts suggest that could be due to quarantine and remote learning. but it could be short-lived as kids are back in school and vaping is often a social activity and revealing flavored e-cigarettes are among the most popular with kids while many flavors have already been banned by the fda, menthol e-cigarettes have not. in september of 2020, the fda gave e-cigarette companies one years to submit applications to continue marketing their products but the fda missed its own deadline for ruling on those applications, even from some of the biggest brands, and if you suspect that your child may be vaping, look out for unusual pen organization usb drives and for any unexplained sweet smells. it is distinct. >> yes, it certainly is, and that's certainly good advice for parents everywhere, thank you.

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they play four '90s hip-hop legends who reunite in their 40s trying to recapture their fame. the song is available on all platforms today and "queens" debuts on tuesday, october 19th, right here on abc. tomorrow, travel forecast from the points guy. destinations for a perfect winter getaway. now we move to our cover story, big news from the ballroom. peloton star cody rigsby tested positive for covid-19 days after his partner cheryl burke was forced to quarantine and zohreen shah has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. imagine having to do a couples dance but in totally different rooms? this is something that's never happened in a "dancing with the stars" 30-season history but it's happening after two of its favorite stars tested positive for covid. overnight, game-changing news from "dancing with the stars" peloton instructor cody rigsby and pro partner cheryl burke.

>> this is going to go down in history. >> reporter: the pair telling abc news exclusively they will dancing in completely separate rooms after they both tested positive for covid. >> i'm feeling okay, but i'm so excited to dance on "dancing with the stars." one way or the other. >> reporter: they will each be alone in separate homes regularly monitored to ensure they can dance safely. >> we will do it from the comfort of our own home. look at that. i've turned our living room into a ballroom. >> reporter: the bombshell announcement just hours after the fitness guru breaking on instagram thursday that he had tested positive. >> hi, friends, it's me and i have news i don't want to share with you but here it is, i have tested positive for covid. >> reporter: his announcement following burke, the 24-season vet saying she felt run down and got a covid test. >> the pcr test came back and it came back positive and i just feel so bad.

i feel so bad for cody. i feel like i'm letting him down. >> reporter: both dancers fully vaccinated. rigsby saying it was his second brush in covid. >> right now i have really mild symptoms, congestion, a little bit of a headache and cough. in comparison to when i had covid earlier this year it is night and day. >> cody rigsby and cheryl are not with us in the ballroom tonight. >> reporter: this week they were allowed to compete submitting a rehearsal video. ♪ but judges cutting their salsa no slack. >> there were a few issues there, obviously there's little parts that were out of sync. >> it was a good job, lots of content. but not fantastic. >> reporter: the duo telling us regardless of the outcome they're grateful for the journey. >> the universe is crazy. sometimes it throws things in your lap and you have to go with

it and ride the wave and pivot. >> okay, so the couple's dancing future will be turned upside down as they quarantine for a minimum of ten days. there can be some advantages. you don't have to be a leader or follower. you can be both. total cakewalk, george. >> you're working hard on that. okay. thanks very much. to ginger in walt disney world resort. >> oh, i am so happy to be right here in florida, so we can celebrate the world's most magical celebration really and look who is with me. it's mickey mouse. oh, i'm so looking forward to this. we're also going to get a little special treat, all the iridescent fashions of some of his friends that are in this magical cavalcade. here at the magic kingdom. guests will see it multiple times throughout the day. we've got so many celebrations and surprises throughout the morning. you do not want to miss it. please stay with us. 50 years. can you believe it?

turning now to that explosive new documentary, "curse of the chippendales," revealing new details about the dark side of the cultural phenomenal and the infamous crime that rocked the franchise. kaylee hartung has the story. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. over the years we have seen the chippendales famously parodied and often emulated, but it turns out behind the curtains of all the dancers' fame and success was a pile of dirty secrets. and one of the most outrageous crimes in american history. ♪

it was one of the biggest male revues of all time, chippendalss, male dancers in their bow tie and signature cuffs performing in front of screaming women night after night in the '80s and '90s and at the height of its popularity bringing in $35 million a year in a show for ladies only. >> reporter: now, a new docu-series, "curse of the chippendales," is taking a closer look at the dark side of this global cultural phenomenon shedding lights on how greed and jealousy between the men running the show behind the scenes would lead to murder. >> oh, my gosh. he's been shot right through the head. >> what's the name of your place? >> this is chippendales. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: authorities say the

creator grew jealous at the attention his partner was getting and hired a hit man to kill him. >> he was all about making the buck and whatever got in his way he would try to eliminate not only his competition but people who he felt did him wrong. >> reporter: reid scott who once worked for him but left for a competing show said he was nearly a victim himself. when the fbi learned he was having him killed too. >> they said we believe someone is out to get you. we have intercepted a call that there has been a contract put on your life. they said, cyanide injection and i said, banergy. it's got to be him. >> reporter: he was eventually arrested and took a plea deal for criminal racketeering and 26-year prison sentence, he died by suicide in jail the night before sentencing.

>> it has all the elements, sex, drugs. definitely one of the most bizarre murder plots in the history of the fbi. >> reporter: there are unbelievable but true stories case for years, "curse of the chippendales" is streaming now on discovery plus. this docu-series bears it all. michael. >> fascinating. thank you so much for that, kaylee. now we go to amy. >> hey, michael, we'll switch gears because it is breast cancer awareness month and we stand together in pink with thrivers and survivors, some of whom you are looking at right now, and we'd like to thank the susan g. komen foundation for the photos and all the support they continue to provide women and we have dr. kristi funk, the medical director of the pink lotus breast center here to tell us about new discoveries in the treatment of breast cancer, and the first one is the field of immunotherapy and early stage breast cancer. what can you tell us?

>> okay, so, immunotherapy helps chemo and your own immune system better identify and destroy cancer cells so the fda just approved keytruda, an immunotherapy drug for use in early stage triple negative stage, this is the most aggressive subtype we have to treat, young women, black women and a phase 3 trial and almost 1,200 stages 2 and 3 just reported that everybody got chemo, half got keytruda, everyone got surgery and the keytruda group got nine more cycles, and we're seeing a 37% drop in fatal stage 4 events in the keytruda group, that's huge. >> i got chills. you have exciting news for women over 50 with estrogen positive breast cancer. >> i do. so the standard for decades with that is everybody gets endocrine therapy for five or ten years and some are for how long now,

hot flashes -- >> i'm on year seven by the way. >> this is interesting although you're under 50. it's a test looks at the inherent biology to determine its recurrence potential. we've been using it since '07 as doctors to determine chemotherapy benefit but new data shows that same result can help doctors determine endocrine benefit. so mammaprint is, low risk, the lucky ultra low. that is so genetically lazy especially if you're miserable on meds you can probably stop short of five years and be fine, high risk you need chemotherapy and endocrine therapy for five years, but then stop. this group plods along, and if it recurs, it recurs 10 or 15 years from now so they need to think about that for ten years. >> and so if you can explain how

endocrine therapy actually works and also this isn't just about the meds. food can help as well. >> it can. so endocrine therapy, 80% of breast cancers have receptors so you can take tamoxifen, so it blocks the receptor. aromatase inhibitor, fat cells converts steroids in estrogen. don't replace pills with plants with plants but they but they work synergistically so do both. >> you've got some of those. i was looking. it's remarkable. you can actually prevent breast cancer? >> no, so no science has ever shown any specific food to prevent cancer. you should always check with your doctor before changing your diet but these ten foods have been show to work anti-estrogenically in your body. >> they reduce the risk of

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you are about to kick off your cancer kicking summit. >> indeed i am. the cancer kicking summit. go to pinklotus.com and sign up for the online version right now or join me in person at ocean front resort in two weeks, october 16, 17, i distill all this medical advice into ten habits that transform your life all backed by science. >> i love that and love having you on the show as always. thank you for being with us. we appreciate >> it thanks, amy. coming up next, we'll head back to walt disney world resort and we're getting the party started on this friday.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: vaccine mandate has approved for west contra costa unified school district. the school board voted to require students, employees, volunteers, vendors, and contractors to be vaccinated. eligible people will the required to have one shot by november 15 and the other by december 15. jobina: we have a lot of slowing, but not major blocking. highway four will take you 26 minutes traveling westbound. highway 85 to the san jose airport, 11 minutes. the busiest spot as the bay bridge toll plaza.

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and that continues to the weekend. kumasi: thank you. we will have another news update in 30 minutes. ♪ welcome back to ♪ welcome back to "gma." live from times square. look at cinderella's castle all decked out for the 50th anniversary celebration of walt disney resort. we're lucky to have bob, the ceo of the walt disney company to kick it off. bob, thanks for joining us. tell us about the celebration. >> boy, i got to tell you we have a lot of excitement here at walt disney world for the 50th anniversary. you know, we started off last night with a big bang. we had disney legend christina aguilera come out and do a musical performance that was phenomenal, and then we launched our new nighttime castle show called "enchantment."

i've seen a lot of these castle shows, but this one is really spectacular, so it's a fitting kickoff to what is going to be a monumental celebration. >> bob, as you celebrate 50 years, what can guests expect? >> well, guests are going to expect a lot of new things, we've got new attractions. like our ratatouille attraction, and on the water, we have something for everybody. and on the water, and we have >> after all these years, disney world is really a special place for so many people around the globe. what is the secret? >> well, the secret is our cast. we've been able to entertain 1.6 billion people since opening up the gate. but our cast are the element that makes those magical memories that last a lifetime

and it really is about the memories that you take home and relive with your family, friends and loved ones, and our cast, we appreciate them every day for what they do for our 1.6 billion guests. >> they do do an amazing. you're also honoring inspiring people all across the country with the magic makers campaign. tell us about that. >> well, the magic makers campaign is a way for to us sort of give back and recognize people that do great things in their own local communities. and in celebration of the 50th anniversary we're bringing 50 of those special magic makers to our parks for the 50th anniversary celebration and, you know, it's our way of recognizing what people do in the fabric of their communities and think it's important for us to do that and really take the magic and the energy that happens at the park and continue to disseminate it across the country. >> bob, i know you're also here

with some news, so may i help you in announcing some big news, yeah, this morning. i'm going to start. walt disney world has been a part of the central florida community for many years and now we know that you are honoring commitment to the community with charitable grants of $3 million. tell us all about it. >> well, our local community here is really something that we feel very much a part of. orlando is walt disney world and walt disney world is orlando. they're pretty much inextrictable and thought a nice way to commemorate the 50th would be to recognize people doing things for families and kids in the local community and it's our way of, again, giving back and making the celebration again go beyond the boundaries of the park and really into the fabric of the community. >> that is great news, bob, thank you so much. congratulations on the 50th. we're going to be celebrating

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♪ hey ya ♪ welcome back. it is an exciting morning here as we kick off the 50th anniversary of walt disney world resort and ginger is right there in florida taking us behind the scenes of the world's most magical celebration. hey, ginger.

>> oh, makes you want to twirl and skip. yes, we're here at the magic kingdom, but this is not the only park that's been transformed for the 50th anniversary. all four parks are more enchanting, more special, and we got a behind-the-scenes look at all the surprises coming on this milestone 50th. ♪ it's walt disney world's most magical celebration. a new dazzling iridescent glow on icons transforming at night into beacons of magic. take a selfie with these new golden sculptures popping up in all four parks. the all-new kite tails taking some of our favorite characters to new heights. i've got adrian and miles, my boys with me. you ready? first stop, epcot at the reimagined france pavilion. inspired by the flavorful world

of the movie favorite "ratatouille." >> one, two, three. let's go see what chef remy has cooked up. come on. let's go. let's go. >> mommy, wait for me. >> reporter: we're off to remy's ratatouille's adventure. >> wait. that's it. >> whoo! >> felt like i was flying. >> reporter: now it's time to eat a local favorite at the new restaurant la creperie de paris. >> it's so important to bring them a little taste of france. >> behind this door is one of the most highly anticipated attractions, guardians of the galaxy.

cameras weren't allowed in here until now. something extra special about this specific attraction, starts backward. >> it does, this is disney's first reverse launch coaster and then another piece of it is that we can now rotate you to any direction, want to really meet the excitement and the energy and the scale of these guardians in the galaxy movies and hopefully doing that here for all of our guest. >> that was awesome. ♪ >> reporter: powerhouse christina aguilera kicking off the 50th festivities. the disney magic comes to life with two never-before-seen ni nighttime extravaganzas. ♪ "harmonious," epcot's largest nighttime spectacular ever. ♪ i will search the world ♪ >> reporter: the breathtaking show featuring disney songs in

more than a dozen languages from 240 artists all over the world. ♪ remember me ♪ >> reporter: including a favorite from the movie "coco." this is "remember me" reimagined. >> i got to sing with a dear friend, joy, who is an amazing artist from mexico, and to be a part of something that's going to be here for hopefully for a very long time. it's one for the record books for me. >> reporter: the all-new disney enchantment illuminating over the magic kingdom. ♪ here's to 50 years. watching that disney enchantment show you really got the feeling here we are celebrating the idea of one man, one park, 50 years but that 50 years is really just the beginning. michael and amy. >> oh, yes, it is. i love you there with your boys. i know they're having a great time but you're there for the start of the celebration but this is just the beginning, right? >> oh, my goodness.

you know how we like to have not just a birthday, a week, a month. disney world is celebrating for 18 months so you have a little time to get here and enjoy the surprises but they just announced that that ride that i showed you, the attraction of guardians of the galaxy cosmic rewind will debut in 2022 in epcot. exciting things and truly just the beginning. >> just the beginning. just getting started. all right, ginger, thank you. you can celebrate the 50th anniversary tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern with "20/20's" "the most magical story on earth: 50 years of walt disney world." hosted by whoopi goldberg. >> that's followed by another new episode of "20/20" 10:00 p.m. eastern all right here on abc. right now we'll go back to ginger who is there with a friend now. >> i added a co-host. it's goofy, everyone. i even have my goofy earrings to celebrate you. i know you are celebrating with your ear-idescent fashion.

as you'll see on almost everyone here at the park. on top of that, goofy helping me tell you when you come you have to check out the disney fab 50 character collection. it is a group of golden sculptures all over all four parks, you can take selfies with them. so cute, too, the mickey and minnie mouse sculptures are dedicated to the dedicated cast members, they make every moment at disney special so we are celebrating them and so much else. thank you, goofy. coming up, celebrating the 50th anniversary of walt disney world with the surprise of a lifetime for one community hero. stay right there because we will be right back. there because wel

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♪ we are back now with the 50th anniversary of walt disney world resort. disney is celebrating with a nationwide contest to reward 50 magic makers. they are local heroes who uplift their communities. you are there with those details. >> oh, yes, i am. since they started the program they've had more than 28,000 nominations and counting, so it's big. we know there are a lot of special people helping their communities in this country. they can be anybody really doing anything as long it is improving the world around them. as we love to make magic here at walt disney world. so there are so many to get to. we've got to celebrate those disney magic makers. ♪ it's the sounds of pure joy. >> yes.

>> reporter: these are just some of the winners. >> we call them heroes, good neighbors and such. >> they are makers of magic in all that they touch. >> reporter: honoring their good deeds in the community with a free trip to walt disney world over the next 18 months as the resort celebrates its 50th anniversary. >> i'm going to disney world. >> reporter: deserving people like chef ashley keys who started out as a culinary intern at disney world in 2012. taking her skills home to atlanta, serving as executive chef for the nonprofit program, choices, started by her mother nearly 20 years ago. >> as a child i struggled with my weight. we are trying to educate and help families to have a healthier lifestyle. >> reporter: hosting mobile food banks each month providing 20,000 pounds of food to 500 families. >> have a great day. >> ashley is forever trying to think of new ways and new opportunities that we can reach families in need. >> reporter: and this

15-year-old who has always loved to read. >> here's our books that we collected. from the book drive. >> reporter: at the age of 8 she noticed a literacy gap in her community. >> i started my first book drive and it was a huge success and realized i can impact millions. >> reporter: she started a nonprofit called page by page book drives in her hometown of miami, florida, and now eight years later they've collected more than 350,000 books distributed them to more than 2 million children. >> it truly feels magical to see the look on the kids' faces when they realize, wow, i can take a book home. >> lauren has astounded us in so many different ways, even at a young age you can make a difference. >> we're changing the world one student, one day, one moment, one second at a time. >> and there's principal james gordon iii. >> boys and girls, remember --

>> reporter: whose energy floods the hall of the oak grove bellemeade. >> see you in class. >> reporter: he credits his mother as his inspiration. >> my mom actually wanted to become a teacher, she shared with me, son, you are fulfilling a part of a dream i had so resonated with me. >> reporter: encouraging excellence for all students. >> he helped us achieve our goals. >> he helps the community and loves everyone. >> our students are champions. we have a lot of college banners and pennants to promote them to be enlisted, employed or enrolled. >> james has been working with kids since he was 13 years old. it's very, very important the african-american community when you have somebody that can tell you that you can accomplish things in life regardless what society says that you can be successful. >> reporter: last spring coming

together with the teachers, community and virginia union et free trip >> this helps our parents to say that it is possible, that it is an achievement dream. >> so the magic makers get a free trip to disney. one-year subscription to disney plus. we are so happy to have you with your whole family. >> good morning, america. >> oh. >> good morning. >> you are ready and i have to say, we are so inspired by your work. seriously and we know, vivian, also, it is your birthday. >> happy birthday, mom, yes. >> oh, my goodness. we love mom, we love vivian, but we also want to know, we heard from vivian and got intel that principal gordon, this is your first time back since you were a child. >> yes, many, many years ago. >> we have a picture. >> we are so grateful for this opportunity -- oh, yes. back in the day. >> how does it feel? it's the 50th anniversary but you're coming back not just to visit but you're a magic maker. >> this feels great and this is for every student, every teacher, every faculty member. this is for you all.

>> plus, i know when we said it's vivian's birthday we are so glad that you are doing that. we got a little something because i know you're here to talk about your work but know you're a fan of mickey mouse. mickey is a fan of yours, too. mickey, please, come on out. >> oh, wow. >> yes, mickey. so celebrating there and i know we also have a big gift basket for vivian for your birthday. >> thank you so much. >> we didn't leave anybody out. there's stuff in there for everybody. >> oh, wow >> and that's not all. because this is "gma" we got to go big. are you ready for this? >> sure. >> okay, our friends at disney parks love you, love your work and community, so inspired they have secured a $50,000 donation, yes, to send more kids to college. >> oh, my. >> thank you so much. oh, my goodness. >> i heard you during the piece say, wow.

how are you feeling? how are you feeling? >> thank you all so much for helping our students, our community. this is for every student, for every teacher and this is for rps. we are believers. thank you all so much. thank you all so much. >> thank you, thank you. >> oh, my goodness. >> thank you. >> i guess there's only one thing left to do. you ready for this? >> sure. >> walt disney world, happy 50th anniversary. >> whoa. >> that's for you. >> that's the way to celebrate and we'll be right back.

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celebrities. there he is with me, now he is following his dream of becoming a park ranger. scott is one of the best, i am wishing him so much success in his career as a park ranger, perfectly fitted for an amazing man in every way. >> i love that. i absolutely love that. tomorrow, what's happening, t.j., tomorrow? >> tomorrow, big game. this is when our friendship gets tested. >> if you're wondering why he's wearing the arkansas razorback sweater they're playing the georgia bulldogs, it all starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow. >> i just would like to say this is a big showdown. an s.e.c. showdown, two teams who are undefeated -- >> top ten? >> top ten we happen to be two. >> we're eight. this is a big deal for us. we've been struggling for the past couple of years. >> do you legitimately have a chance? >> oh, absolutely. we have a very good chance of winning this game. >> i want you to take a picture and send it to me every quarter of the look on your face. >> oh, a progression. a progression.

>> fourth quarter. >> stra. t.j. is going to between the hedges, to athens, so he gets to experience the magic that i did for four years there at u-g-a. go, dogs. >> go, hogs. ♪

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