reggie: it's the circle of life and it rules us all. kumasi: should i try to go get one? should good morning, america. for our viewers in the west breaking overnight, new details about the operation that took out the world's most wanted man. the leader of al qaeda killed osama bin laden's right-hand man, ayman al zawahiri. >> justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more. >> hit by a drone strike at his home in afghanistan after more than two decades of hunting. national security adviser jake sullivan joins us live. fires and floods. the death toll rises and hundreds are unaccounted for from the devastation in kentucky. the search for the missing and

stories of hope. ow a 98-year-old grandmother was rescued. and the massive wildfire in northern california scorching more than 55,000 acres. 3,000 people now under evacuation orders. primary day. americans in five states heading to the polls with abortion on the ballot in kansas, a first since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade. what's at stake. rising tensions between the u.s. and china with speaker pelosi's trip to taiwan. the concern over china's possible response. murder in paradise? an ex-girlfriend of the american accused of killing his new wife on their honeymoon in fiji speaking exclusively to abc news about their relationship in college. brittney griner back in court surrounded by more armed officers. the wnba star holding up photos in her cell. when could we hear a possible verdict? breaking overnight, the white house appointing a national monkeypox coordinator. three states declaring emergencies as the administration is set to distribute more than a million vaccinations.

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sullivan will join us live in just a few moments. >> president biden addressing the nation last night, our senior white house correspondent mary bruce has all the details on the cia operation. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this was an extraordinary cia operation kept secret for many months, tracking zawahiri's every movement and culminating in a precision strike ordered by the president. this morning, new details about the cia drone strike in downtown kabul that left one of the most wanted men in the world dead on his balcony. >> justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more. >> reporter: ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al qaeda had been osma bin laden's right-hand man, a key architect behind the bombings of american embassies in kenya and tanzania, the suicide bombing of the u.s. navy ship "cole" off the coast of yemen and attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon in september of 2001 that left nearly 3,000 dead. hunted by the u.s. for more than two decades.

>> no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. >> reporter: where zawahiri was found was right in the middle of kabul in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods very near the u.s. embassy. a senior u.s. official saying the cia learned that he had moved to kabul to reunite with his wife and children. for months the cia watched the house. zawahiri never left, but was frequently seen on the balcony. the official said president biden was first briefed on the intelligence in april and as more information was confirmed gave the go ahead early last week. >> after carefully considering a clear and convincing evidence of his location, i authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield once and for all. >> reporter: days later, the time was right. saturday in kabul with the armed drone invisible overhead

zawahiri walked out on his balcony and two hellfire missiles were launched right at him, killing him immediately. but the administration says no civilians, including his family inside the house, were harmed. the operation occurs nearly a year after u.s. troops withdrew from afghanistan and the taliban quickly took over prompting security concerns over the ability of the u.s. to counter terrorist threats in afghanistan. >> i made a promise to the american people that we continue to conduct effective counterterrorism operations in afghanistan and beyond. we've done just that. >> reporter: but the fight against al qaeda and isis is far from over. administration officials say they believe senior taliban leaders knew of zawahiri's presence in the capital city and tried to cover it up after he was killed by quickly taking his family out of the house. zawahiri may have assumed that the taliban could protect him which may have emboldened him to return to kabul but that proved a deadly mistake. >> we have eliminated the amir of al qaeda.

he will never again, never again, allow afghanistan to become a terrorist safe haven. >> reporter: while there is no denying this operation is a huge success for the cia, it does show that the taliban is still harboring al qaeda terrorists and, george, we don't know how many others there may be. >> yeah, that is one of the big questions right now. meantime, tensions are rising with china ahead of speaker pelosi's touchdown in taiwan. >> reporter: yeah, george, china making it clear they would view any trip by the speaker as a major provocation because they view taiwan as their sovereign territory. china is warning they could fire missiles around taiwan potentially breaching airspace and water in the region. the trip by the speaker is still very much on the table. the president has made clear the military doesn't think this is a good idea but the white house is also stressing that the speaker has every right to go. george? >> mary bruce, thanks very much.

let's bring in national security adviser jake sullivan right now. jake, a lot to talk about. let's start with what mary was saying about speaker pelosi's trip. how worried are you about china's response? >> well, first i think it's important to note that this is the speaker's decision because congress is an independent branch of government and members of congress determine where they're going to travel. second, a speaker of the house has previously traveled to taiwan so there is precedent for this and members of congress go there all the time including many who have gone there this year. so if china chooses to try to turn a potential visit by the speaker into a crisis or tries to use it as a pretext to take aggressive action around taiwan, that's on them. the united states is not looking for escalation but, of course, we will reserve the right to ensure that we are defending our interests and we will stay vigilant to whatever china chooses to do in the coming hours and days. >> let's talk about the operation against zawahiri. long hunt, over 20 years. but what difference will it make right now and are you worried about possible retaliation? >> so first ayman al zawahiri

was the amir, the leader of al qaeda for more than a decade after the death of bin laden. he was the man who was the most inspirational figure, the strategic leader who sent guidance regularly to affiliates around the world, someone who sent out messages inspiring his followers to attack and kill americans and harm the united states. someone who tried to hold together a global network of terrorists that could continue to threaten both america and americans and taking him out has undoubtedly made the united states safer. it's also done one other thing, george. it has proven the president right when he said one year ago that we did not need to keep thousands of american troops in afghanistan fighting and dying in a 20-year war to be able to hold terrorists at risk and to defeat threats to the united states. he proved that with the order of this decisive strike over the weekend and, again, americans are safer for that. >> as you know, some of your

critics say the fact he was right there in downtown kabul, as senator james inhofe put it, reflects the total failure of president biden's policy. your response. >> ayman al zawahiri is no more. we have taken the leader of al qaeda off the battlefield. that is success. number two, we were fighting in afghanistan for two decades. american men and women were putting their lives at risk, many died, many were injured. in that entire 20-year period ayman al zawahiri was alive. we left afghanistan. there is not a single american in harm's way in that country in uniform and there was nobody on the ground in uniform when this strike occurred and yet we were able to take ayman al zawahiri off the battlefield. i would call that a successful, effective policy that protects our troops, protects our people and ensures that afghanistan will not be a safe haven for terrorists. it certainly was not a safe haven for ayman al zawahiri.

>> but how will the united states hold the taliban accountable for violating the doha agreement, harboring the leader of al qaeda? >> well, first, we have shown not just in word but in deed we're prepared to take action to defend our interests and the taliban understand we'll keep taking action to ensure that no al qaeda leader who is threatening the united states can possibly have safe haven in afghanistan or anywhere else in the world. we are in direct communication with the taliban on this and i'm not going to telegraph our next moves but the taliban well understand the united states is going to defend its interests resolutely and ensure that afghanistan cannot be used as a platform to attack our country. >> jake sullivan, thanks for your time this morning. robin? now to the historic flooding in kentucky where at least 37 people are now confirmed dead and hundreds still unaccounted for. this as storms have pummeled the eastern part of the state since last week and more heavy rain is on the way. eva pilgrim is on the scene there in kentucky for us with the latest. good morning, eva.

>> reporter: good morning, robin. they've been going door to door searching for people marking with these bright xs when they clear a building. if you look at your drone shot you can see the damage from that rushing water as it came through this town of neon. now it's literally a river of mud and debris. this morning, the death toll rising to at least 37 in the catastrophic kentucky floods. rescuers now on day six desperately searching for survivors. >> there are hundreds of unaccounted for people minimum and we just -- we just don't have a firm grasp on that. i wish we did. >> reporter: video showing the kentucky national guard lifting people to safety high above the floodwater. 12,000 still without power. roads blocked off by debris. workers clearing the way. some without water, others completely cut off and stranded. >> you've basically become an

island. >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: we made the journey to neon, the town flooded again after that second round of downpours. our team going through multiple mudslides and water to find the downtown completely destroyed. but this morning, new stories emerging of the sheer heroism, neighbors helping neighbors. this family in whitesburg posting an urgent call for help on social media. family members including their 98-year-old grandmother mae trapped inside their home surrounded by rising floodwaters. j.d. griffin rushing to rescue the family in shoulder high fast-moving water. family members say they all survived. a feeling of gratitude and community as the weight of how much has been lost and what's ahead is still unknown. the damage around here is pretty bad. >> it looks like a war zone around here. this community has come together more than anything but the work is not done here. we need the most help you've ever seen in your life.

>> reporter: there is a very long road to recovery ahead here and one person telling me that the infrastructure in a lot of these communities is so old that it's not as simple as just repairing some of these issues. they will have to be replaced and that means that it will take months, not weeks, to get basic things like water back on in some of these communities. michael? >> as the man said they need as much help as you can imagine. thank you so much, eva. we'll turn to the mckinney fire in northern california. thunderstorms hammered crews as the wildfire has now exploded to 55,000 acres and at least two people are now confirmed dead. will carr is in california with the latest. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this fire is so big it's created its own weather, smothering smoke across this weekend. it's created an inversion trapping that smoke.

it was so toxic, we had to leave the area. so far dozens of homes have burned. authorities are going property by property to look for people who may not have made it out. mckinney fire destroying more than 55,000 acres. it's now the largest fire in the state this year. 3,000 people under evacuation orders. >> this is my first time in my whole 73 years. >> they were hitting me with planes and three or four helicopters and looked like they had it under role. >> reporter: 3,000 more standing by in an area considered the fire warning zone, the fire exploding so quickly neighborhoods engulfed in flames. at least 100 structures destroyed. this home incinerated. nothing left by the skeleton of a bicycle. >> it's devastating. the recovery, there won't be the recovery -- we don't have the same resources that larger

cities do. the people won't be able to rebuild. >> reporter: firefighters don't typically see this kind of supercharged wildfire until later in the season. >> we want the public to be very aware of the conditions that are out there and the fact that we ar still expecting lightning to come in. >> reporter: these images captured from space over the weekend showing just how massive the fire is, that thick plume of smoke billowing into the air. the cause of the fire is under investigation. it's believed it's human caused. there are thunderstorms in the forecast today and with that lightning threatens more fires. george? >> okay, thanks. we go to politics. it's primary day in five states setting up some of the biggest battle ground contests this november with abortion on the ballot in kansas and donald trump's sway over the gop in play. whit johnson is tracking it from phoenix, arizona. good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. here in the battleground of arizona much like the primaries happening across the country, former president trump's fame is

not on the ballot, but his influence over the republican party will be put to the test today. key races in five states that could have significant implications but here in arizona, former president trump has launched something of a revenge campaign against multiple candidates who did not support his false election claims. he's even facing off against his former vice president mike pence, both men endorsing different candidates for governor. trump supporting former local news anchor kari lake. she calls herself ultra maga, fighting for the arizona first movement. pence is backing the gop establishment pick karrin taylor robson. trump waded into the arizona secretary of state race hoping to install a handpicked candidate who could wield significant power over future elections. robin? >> all right, whit, you're there in arizona, but in kansas, a high-stakes vote on abortion rights. the issue on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade. our congressional correspondent rachel scott is in overland park, kansas, for us. good morning, rachel.

>> reporter: robin, good morning. yes, it's the issue, not the candidates that is taking center stage in today's primary. kansas becoming the first state in the nation to put this question of abortion rights directly to voters after roe versus wade was overturned. polls are just about to open here and advocates on both sides say the stakes could not be higher. they were out canvassing door knocking, urging people to vote. on the ballot whether the state's constitution should be amended to remove protections for abortion rights. many here say this could lead to an outright ban on abortion in the state of kansas for now it is still legal. this state has become a safe haven for women traveling out of state where abortion has been severely restricted so this will have broader implications for the rest of the country. it's the first time that voters are weighing in in a post-roe america. robin? >> a lot of people will be watching. all right, thank you, rachel. michael? finally a new record in miniature golf. cole, chris, tony and bob played

2,097 holes in 24 hours and all the proceeds from the event go to help the flooding and tornado victims in kentucky. so a record for a great reason. well done, guys. >> good for them. coming up here, the white house stepping up its response to the monkeypox outbreak. dr. ashton here answering some of the most pressing questions as the outbreak spreads. breaking overnight, wnba star brittney griner back in a russian courtroom with news on when we could expect the judge to make a ruling. but first, good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you. brand-new flash flood pictures from west virginia this morning. this is from the last 24 hours rushing down the street there, a lot of places have had way too much rain. we know that and this morning, we still have flash flood warnings in place and the watches ineastern kentucky, however, for the third time in less than ten days, we've had seven to ten inches of rainfall in just the overnight hours and that's in illinois just south of mattoon. we're watching for that because

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has risen to at least 37 in the catastrophic floods. hundreds still unaccounted for and rescuers are searching for survivors. plus, the mckinney fire in northern california has grown to 55,000 acres, 0% contained. two confirmed fatalities. more than 3,000 are under evacuation orders. if you're looking for a new job, this one soundssweet. here's part of the description. this opportunity is work from home, paying up to $100,000 annually and you'll be the cco, chief candy officer, which includes approving all candy in inventory and deciding whether or not to award each treat with the official cco stamp of approval. you will have to taste test around 3,000 products on a monthly basis. simone said she's filling out the application for herself. >> i don't know if it will cover your dental bills. >> good point. >> looking too far ahead, george. eat the candy and enjoy it. we've got a lot more ahead

including where to look for the best bargains on groceries and what might surprise you about the dollar store. that is coming up. robin? right now, michael, growing concerns over the monkeypox outbreak. the white house appointing an official to oversee the nation's response with every state except montana and wyoming now reporting confirmed cases of the disease. stephanie ramos is at a clinic here in new york with more for us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: robin, good morning. new york city is now the epicenter of the monkeypox outbreak with a quarter of the country's nearly 5,200 cases. three states have declared a state of emergency and now the pressure is growing on the biden administration to declare a national public health emergency. this morning, president biden appointing an official team to oversee the nation's monkeypox response, naming fema official robert fenton as the white house monkeypox coordinator and the cdc's dr. demetre daskalakis as

his deputy. this as california joins illinois and new york declaring a state of emergency due to monkeypox. cases are rising across the country. more than 5,000 now confirmed in the united states and concern growing as more children test positive. two pediatric cases now reported in indiana. a total of four in the u.s. >> we need to jump all over this and i think many people would agree the response could have been more vigorous from the beginning and now we're trying to play catch-up. >> reporter: pressure growing on the white house to declare a national health emergency as they work to release more than a million doses of the vaccine which is currently only approved for people over 18. >> this is one of the most painful things i've ever dealt with in my life. >> reporter: chicago resident kyle benter contracted monkeypox in mid july. he's now in the final recovery stage waiting for his lesions to fully heal. >> akin to what i would say was medieval torture because it was so long. it was unending. >> reporter: so far infections

have been mainly among men who have sex with other men but experts stress the outbreak could affect anyone. the cdc says the virus has primarily spread through skin-to-skin contact, though it can also spread by touching fabric like clothes or towels or surfaces that have been touched by someone with monkeypox. >> typically what i've been seeing is once someone is exposed to monkeypox, symptoms can start within days. once symptoms start, patients develop that viral syndrome so the fever, the increased lymph nodes and muscle aches then the rash starts and that rash can last for anywhere from two to four weeks. >> reporter: the cdc says a person with monkeypox can spread it to others as soon as symptoms begin and until the rash has fully healed. robin? >> stephanie, we thank you so much. we'll bring in our chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton right now. there are so many questions that folks have, the first one being how transmissible is it?

>> if we put it into our virus perspective context, it is not as easy to get monkeypox as it is, let's say, to get coronavirus. you can think of this more as we heard in the piece direct skin-to-skin contact, usually prolonged contact. but the cdc and the world health organization absolutely being clear and really erring on the side of caution that contact with towels or bedding or close prolonged respiratory contact where someone infected may be shedding droplets or by bodily fluids, sexual transmission although we have to remember it is not an sti or std, per se. it's really that contact with someone who is infected. >> people are asking should they be wiping down surfaces? >> well, some people may argue we should be wiping down surfaces for many reasons. specifically for monkeypox, if you're in an area where there is a high outbreak, of course, you want to hit those hot spots because it is possible that this virus can be left on, let's say, gym equipment just like it can

be left on clothes. but hand hygiene, robin, is the most important thing, not just for monkeypox but for any infectious disease. >> we know there is a vaccine out there. is there enough to know how effective it is? >> no. so let's go through what we know about this vaccine because it seems like we just got up to speed on our covid vaccines. the monkeypox vaccine was fda approved for use in september of 2019. it's made from something called vaccinia, a nonreplicating virus that does not contain smallpox or monkeypox exactly, though. it has been tested in about 7,800 people in clinical trials. however, the efficacy is unknown. i can't tell you it's 20% effective or 80% effective and right now it is fda approved for those 18 years and older. it's two subcutaneous injection doses 28 days apart. >> you know about the cdc, the warning over the weekend about children under the age of 8 that

they could develop more severe illness if infected. so what do you tell parents? >> right now parents don't need to panic about this. they should be aware of what's going on with this as they are with any medical headline. they should know what's going on in their community and they should take the appropriate steps after discussing any concerns they have with a pediatrician, children under 8, people with compromised immune systems seem to be at risk. >> thankfully we're not talking about deaths. we're thankful about that. but what are the risk factors? > i think we have to be clear, robin and as unfortunate as this is, as the numbers grow, based on sheer math, it is not unimpossible that we will see a death here in the u.s. there have been deaths in africa associated with monkeypox. but in general this can be a mild illness. it can be a severe illess. there is a spectrum of severity and we need to be prepare ford the numbers to go up significantly. >> i know you'll discuss this again on "gma3." thanks. >> you bet.

>> george? now to the developments in the brittney griner trial. the wnba star back in a russian court this morning after being arrested in february on drug charges as the white house steps up diplomatic efforts to set her free. foreign correspondent james longman has the story. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. it was a noticeably heavier security presence around brittney griner when she appeared in that moscow court this morning. the basketball star is being held on charges of drug smuggling after cannabis oil was found in her luggage in february. physical evidence was shown in court today. a green/yellow vape cartridge and two tubes of some kind of brown liquid substance. the defense called a technician from the lab where the cartridges were tested. griner's team is trying to poke holes in the argument for how that hashish oil was tested. they called into question both the methods used to test it and the competency of the state's employee who carried those tests out. griner was in the prison cage. we've seen her in it before in the courtroom and held up once again -- she does this every

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>> fell madly in love and it was definitely intense and fast. >> reporter: but she claims dawson could sometimes be jealous and controlling and that on one occasion he pushed her. >> when i really did want to leave him, he did push me down. once on the bed and he was very verbally manipulative and threatening and jealous. >> reporter: baker says she and dawson broke up for good a year later. dawson marrying another woman in 2019. documents obtained by abc news show that marriage ended in divorce which was finalized this past january, one month before dawson married christe chen who he is now accused of killing. dawson and chen met last november marrying three months later. chen's family attorney saying the trip to fiji last month was a postponed honeymoon. according to police, a resort housekeeper discovered chen's lifeless body on the floor of her luxury hotel room on july 9th. 38-year-old dawson had allegedly

already fled the all-inclusive resort by kayak captured in the city of nadi and charged with murder. his attorney denying dawson is a murderer and says dawson had no criminal record before his arrest. chen's family attorney says she had recently graduated and was looking to begin her career as a pharmacist in memphis. dawson's next court date is august 18th. guys? >> all right, thank you, will. battle against a rare and dler'- potentially deadly virus he got from a tick bite. what all parents need to know. and next, it's our tuesday "play of the day."

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up to 40, 45 miles per hour. you still have relatively low humidity and saw yesterday lightning is a problem. so a lot of times the lightning makes it to the ground but the rain does not and that can start new fires. smoke and haze through the dakotas. coming up on "gma," beyonce is under fire for a lyric in "renaissance." we'll tell you what she's saying and doing now. plus, where to look for the best bargains on groceries and

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♪ you won't break my soul ♪ beyoncé's lyric under fire. the singer facing backlash over one of the songs of her hit new album "renaissance." how the grammy winner is responding. ♪ i got bills ♪ with the price of food and fuel soaring is shopping closer to home at dollar stores the answer to slashing your grocery store? ♪ the force is strong with this new fast food employee. >> anybody ever tell you that you look like a movie star? >> i never heard that before. >> in a galaxy not that far away. mark hamill returning to an old job 50 years later. >> forgot your napkins! ♪ we're one big family ♪ >> how many stars can you spot in this throwback video? ♪ abc ♪ >> the hair alone will keep you guessing. ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ and it is "gma's" dog days of summer.

woof woof. we're celebrating pups across the country, and this morning the sweet story of a man who found his new best friend as we say good morning, america. ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ we won't play that song next week. >> we got it every day this week. let's enjoy it while we got it. good morning, america. thank you for being with us for day two. >> it's only day two. >> only day two of our series "gma's" dog days of summer. >> you know who is happy? the folks outside. them come from all over the country. locash, that's right. they're going to be performing. gt a fan out there. we have a special live performance with locash and the beach boys. so lovely for people to spend some time here in times square. i'm dragging it out so you can get some more face time there. first we will get to the news. we will start with the fall-out from the drone strike that killed the leader of al qaeda who had been living in kabul.

president biden addressed the nation last night. i want to go back to our senior white house correspondent mary bruce. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. there's no question, it is a huge success for the cia, an operation kept secret for many months, tracking zawahiri's every movement until the president himself ordere the precision strike. this morning, new details about the cia drone strike in downtown kabul that left one of the most wanted men in the world dead on his balcony. >> justice has been delivered. >> reporter: ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al qaeda, had been osama bin laden's right-hand man, a key architect behind the bombings of american embassies in kenya and tanzania, the suicide bombing of the u.s. navy ship "cole" off the coast of yemen and the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon in september of 2001 that left nearly 3,000 dead. hunted by the u.s. for more than two decades. >> no matter how long it takes,

no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people the united states will find you and take you out. >> reporter: where zawahiri was found was right in the middle of kabul in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods, very near the u.s. embassy. a senior u.s. official saying the cia learned that he had moved to kabul to reunite with his wife and children. for months the cia watched the house. zawahiri never left, but was frequently seen on the balcony. the official said president biden was first briefed on the intelligence in april and as more information was confirmed gave the go ahead early last week. days later the time was right. early sunday in kabul with the armed drone invisible overhead, zawahiri walked out on his balcony and two hellfire missiles were launched at him killing him immediately. the administration says no civilians, including his family inside the house, were harmed. while there's no question this operation was a huge success, it

revealed that the taliban is still harboring al qaeda terrorists. other breaking news this morning, house speaker nancy pelosi has just touched down in taiwan. beijing made clear they will view this trip as a provocation and a challenge to their claims on taiwan. the u.s. expects them to respond. it also puts this white house in an uncomfortable situation. the president says the u.s. military doesn't think it's a god idea, but the white house is stressing the speaker has every right to make this trip. george? >> they will keep an eye on that. thanks, mary bruce.

robin? now to primary day in five states. in kansas, a high-stakes vote on abortion rights. the issue on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. let's go back to our congressional correspondent rachel scott. she is there in overland park, kansas. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning to you again, robin. polls just opened minutes ago. the battle over abortion rights has turned to the states, and for the first time since the fall of roe voters are weighing in directly. this morning with abortion on the ballot in kansas, activists on both sides say the stakes could not be higher. >> i'm excited to see what the people of kansas decide, but the lives of all of these unborn children are at stake. >> i believe strongly women need to have this choice for themselves. >> reporter: it will be up to the voters to decide whether the state's constitution should remove protections for abortion rights. >> we want to only make abortion not only illegal but unthinkable. >> reporter: if the amendment passes, it will clear the way for republican lawmakers to restrict access to abortion or ban it outright. we sat down with brianna and kyle o'brien who made a decision to terminate their pregnancy in june after learning their child was diagnosed with rare, severe

genetic conditions causing extreme disability. >> the best decision for me would be to have my baby, to be able to hold him and cuddle him but i knew he couldn't be an infant forever. every family has -- should have that right to decide what is best for their babies. >> just quality of life, is it worth -- is it worth living? i would argue not in those circumstances. >> reporter: the couple now sharing their story ahead of today's primary. >> what is at risk this election day? >> every woman's right to freedom. >> reporter: now, activists say what happens here in kansas will send a message to the rest of the country, but it also will have broader implications because kansas has been a safe haven for out-of-state abortion patients. guys? >> thank you, rachel. coming up in our "gma" morning menu, the backlash over a lyric on beyoncé's new album, "renaissance." what the superstar is doing now. also this morning, a little boy's battle against a mystery

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queen bey can make a mistake. ♪ they don't love you like i love you ♪ >> reporter: the 28-time grammy winner catching flack for what some are calling an offensive lyric in one of her new songs. in the song "heated" beyoncé using the word spaz which can be a short-hand term for the medical condition spasticity, which means there is an abnormal increase in muscle tone and stiffness which may interfere with movement and speech. it can also be associated with discomfort or pain. it is usually caused by damage to nerve pathways in the brain or spinal cord that control muscle movement. >> it can really impair someone's daily functioning depending on how difficult it is for them to move and get around. using the word spaz to describe someone who is just a little bit out of control in an emotional sense sort of makes light of someone's actual physical suffering. >> reporter: many finding its inclusion today to be a form of ableism or discrimination against those with a disability. one twitter user saying beyoncé

used the word spaz in her new song "heated." feels like a slap in the face to me, the disabled community and the progress we tried to make with lizzo. earlier this summer lizzo removing the same word from one of her songs but it surfaced again with beyoncé. another saying how about we stop using ablist slurs period. beyoncé telling abc news, "the word, not used intentionally in a harmful way will be replaced. the lyrical version coming after lizzo said as an influential arist she is dedicated to being part of the change she wants to see in the world. she also issued a statement at the time saying, let me make one ting clear, i never want to promote derogatory language. i have had many hurtful words used against me so i understand the power words can have, whether intentionally or in my case unintentionally.

now, dr. kroll says when celebrities with these huge platforms make a decision to change lyrics it is impactful not just to fans but to future artists as wells. guys? >> kayna, thanks very much. we move now to a parenting alert about the dangers of tick-born illnesses. the mom of a 3-year-old is sending a warning to other parents after he almost died. erielle reshef has the story. good morning, erielle. >> good morning, george. it is a rare but potential deadly disease and experts warn it may be on the rise with cases popping up in the great lakes and up the east coast. now that pennsylvania family is sharing their story after their 3-year-old spent 12 days in the hospital and it all started with a tick bite. this morning a warning for parents about ticks spreading a rare, dangerous and even potentially life-threatening illness. >> things got really, really

scary. >> reporter: as 3-year-old johnny went for a swim, his mom noticed a tick on his shoulder. >> it was a tiny tick. grabbed it with tweezers and it came right off. >> reporter: about three weeks later she got a call from his daycare. >> they called and said johnnie is not himself. he is mopey, complaining about a headache. >> reporter: and things quickly went downhill from there. jamie watched as her toddler spiked a high fever, slept all day and night and was hospitalized. >> what is outside? >> the green. >> what does daddy cut with the lawn mower? >> grass. >> he didn't want to be held. it was heartbreaking. >> reporter: doctors discovering swelling in johnny's brain and as they searched for the source they prescribed a four-hour infusion of antivirals and antibiotics. within 15 hours the little one quickly rebounded. >> my arm is very mad. >> your arm is very mad? what else hurts? >> nothing.

>> nothing? >> reporter: just days after being released, finally a diagnosis. johnnie had powassan, a tick-borne illness causing an infection of the brain. the disease is rare but increasingly diagnosed. >> people, when that happens, can be develop altered mental status, meaning they may be more sleepy than usual, having difficulty waking up. they may experience seizures, maybe some unusual behavior, severe headaches. >> reporter: johnny is now at home recovering. while he has regressed a bit cognitively and has some left-side weakness, his doctors and parents say they are hopeful he will make a full recovery. it is good to see he is doing better. doctors say early detection here is key. if your child has been bitten by a tick and begins exhibiting symptoms like headache, confusion, weakness, speech difficulty, seizures, seek medical attention immediately. robin, another example you have to be a medical health advocate for your kids.

>> you do. like you said, good thing he is doing better. thank you. now to our series inflation nation. many families are looking for ways to stretch their dollars. some people are finding dollar stores are the answer. becky worley is here. becky, you checked out the savings for us? >> i did. the story we saw in the "wall street journal" about dollar stores, it seems there's one on every corner. with gas prices so high, so can you save and shop healthy at the dollar store? as gas prices strain budgets and groceries are 12% more expensive than last year, consumers are turning to dollar stores. >> what i'm seeing is that families are going to dollar stores to buy their groceries and being more cost conscious in general. >> phoenix and his family of five have been relying on family dollar for more and more of their groceries. >> it is convenient. it is cheaper than going to a regular grocery store. not all of the food there is

great, but it is better than not having anything. >> reporter: there are over $34,000 type stores in the u.s. according to the dollar general store, 75% of americans have one within five miles of their home. so proximity and saving on gas, those are reasons why people are shopping there more. >> i think i ended up coming away with about $125 that i had saved. every little bit counts right now. >> there are a lot of good food options at the dollar stores. however, there are a lot of also processed foods and prepackaged food. packaged foods in general tend to be less healthy. >> reporter: it is not always that simple. we looked at the price of canned greens at three stores, a traditional grocery store, big box tore and dollar store. as you may expect the dollar store was cheapest. we looked at spaghetti. while the dollar store price of $1 was cheaper than the $1.33 at the grocery store the most affordable was found at the big box store at 88 cents. before you shop, do your

homework. >> take the time to crunch the numbers and evaluate how much is gas costing. if you don't have to drive somewhere and spend your time doing that and it is a comparable cost to having something delivered, that delivery option might be better. >> you know, anecdotally i went to central new york where i spent my summers working on my grandparents' farm. in our town of moravia, the modern market is now a dollar store. i notice so many dollar stores have cropped up in rural and suburban environments. that proximity saves gas and that could be a huge part of why so many are turning to the dollar store. >> it is true. you can't go a block sometimes without seeing them. >> that's right. >> what are the categories where you can save big at these stores? >> earlier in the year in march we did a comparative look at a lot of the dollar store prices. party supplies at the dollar store are a third the cost of big box stores. for food, one example we found was beans, rice, they're all cheaper at the dollar store. so pantry supplies are a good

pot for savings. because they've been criticized for a lack of healthy choices, some dollar-type stores are pushing hard for adding frozen fruit and veggies and fresh fruit and veggies. dollar general has 18,000 stores in the country, and 2,300 of them right now have fresh food and they're aiming to get that number up to 10,000 in the next few years. that would make a big difference. >> we have to rethink when we talk about dollar stores because i didn't know about the produce and other staples that were there. >> that would help a lot. >> party supplies, i knew that. >> i got the hat and balloons. >> but it is good to know. these reports truly help make a difference, becky. >> i hope so. that's my goal. >> thank you. now to ginger. >> thanks, robin. hottest july on record in san antonio. you know we are keeping you updated with the heat happening in texas. the earth cam showing the library, want to use that ac today. abilene had july being the hottest month in total, any month they've ever had on

record. san angelo on a tear of 29 straight days of 100 plus. there's more where that came from. all of these had the hottest average temperatures to date for summer. day and night, keeping them in the mid to upper 80s. that's wild. one more look at today's forecast. it is plenty hot all the way to minnea drew: are higher humidity remains for another day. we will find increasing clouds through the afternoon and the chance of an isolated showers earlier today. the 60's and 70's near the coastline. overnight tonight we will hang onto that humidity. pm shower chance today. we will warm up over the next couple of days loooo you know what, we could use some "pop news" this morning. >> let's do it. good morning to you all. we will begin with good news for justin bieber and his fans. the grammy-winning artist looking and sounding great on

sunday night. there he is in his first show since he told fans he was dealing with partial facial paralysis due to a ramsay hunt syndrome diagnosis. bieber sharing with fans how much the night meant to him. >> guys, i want to say thank you so much for having me back. first day back. so good to be here. i want to say thank you to each and every one of you guys for being a part of this tour. just enjoy the rest of the night. >> and enjoy it they did. that show was in italy and it is only just beginning. the pop sensation resuming his massive world tour which includes 75 dates all ove the globe and his rescheduled shows right here in the u.s. so good to see him. >> he's looking good. >> must be hot out there, don't need a shirt. >> you can say that. >> very warm in italy. also this morning, the force

is strong with this new promo for jack in the box. mark hamill, the star of "star wars" and the voice behind dozens of animated projects brought back to the chain to promote new products. turns out hamill worked in the drive-threw window as a teenager. he was fired for using crazy voices while taking orders. i guess it started young. 50 years later the man who played luke skywalker is back, taking orders however he pleases. >> welcome to jack in the box. may i take your order? >> can i get the french toast sticks? >> french toast sticks, yummy. please pull forward. ♪ >> here's your order. thank you for choosing jack in the box. >> oh! >> anybody ever tell you you look like a movie star? >> i never heard that before. >> you are mark hamill? you are him! >> i have seen all your movies. >> i have grown up with you. >> let's do a selfie. >> ah. >> so great. >> it is so fun. hamill says in the promo french

sticks and me, back for a limited time. he says his manager at the time when he worked at jack in the box said if he couldn't take the job seriously, he didn't belong there. well, manager, thank you. you were right. he was fired at 18 and he got the gig as a young luke skywalker six short years later. >> sometimes rejection can be protection. >> boom. thank you, robin roberts. finally this morning, a surprise throwback. check this out. abc, 1980. it is a promo for their primetime schedule, resurfacing on youtube. boy, did it kick our nostalgia into overdrive watching the stars of some of the best classics from the '70s, "the love boat," "happy days," "laverne and shirley," "three's company." there's "benson," "fantasy island." and eagle-eyed fans spotted a future oscar winner in the mix. check this out. ♪ we're one big family ♪

♪ at abc ♪ ♪ come on in ♪ ♪ sit down ♪ ♪ it is you and me and abc ♪ >> do you see him yet? there's fonzie. wow, fonzie looked good. there he is. look closely. a young tom hanks. >> ah. >> he was starring on "bosom buddies." he took to instagram to confirm, yeah, i'm in it. the hair is natural. tom was 24 years young at the time. the other story how they got all of the stars in the same place and to do that choreography. you can watch the full abc network promo for the 1980 prime time schedule on youtube. it is worth the watch. >> i say they should do it again. bring everybody back together. >> yeah, we'll see. >> okay. >> come on. coming up, a tale of two best friends and "gma's" dog days of summer special adoption event.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi with abc seven mornings. checking in now with jobina. jobina: we start with the cement suffers a --the richmond san rafael bridge. as you approach the bridge, this is a live picture from our camera for people traveling and the westbound direction. if you are going on the san mateo bridge, it is jammed because of the crash are westbound 92 at 101. we have one more crash in san jose, south on 101. your speeds will be around 30 miles per hour. not as bad there. reggie:

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>> coming up on "live with kelly and ryan," will talk with joe mikael. drew: we are coming through the 60's and 70's this morning. it is a mild morning. it is muggy with higher humidity levels. a live look outside from our east bay hills camera. we will find increasing cameras -- think you think -- increasing

clouds as the day goes on. 60's and 70's close to the ocean. 80's and 90's in our warmest spots inland. kumasi: we will have another update in about 30 minutes. ♪ who ♪ who let the ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ i love you came in and said, where is mine? >> i'm texting my family and telling them to watch because they're going to say, let's take this dog home. >> oh, really? >> yes. >> how did you know? >> i could look at him, i felt it. >> he felt it on day two. >> i tell you, who let the dogs out? that dog is fitting. day two of our week-long series dog days of summer. we have amazing dogs all across

america and helping them find forever hopes. you can't have the one george has because he -- >> might be taken. >> yeah. >> literally you walked in, you saw him and just like that, you know it when you know it. >> yeah. >> these pups are from north shore animal league, our good friends from there. all are adoptable except that one. just scan the qr code on your screen to learn more. this is maya. >> maya is gorgeous. >> oh. >> you are beautiful. maya is a handful. i wonder why they gave me this one. >> that one has big paws. it is going to be a big one. >>if you want a big dog, this is your girl. we kicked off, everybody, as you may have seen the wonderful dog days of summer event in philadelphia with our rescue runway fashion show. we saw bark jacobs being worn. so many reached out about adopting the dogs. we thank you. couldn't agree more. this morning, keep your eyes peeled. we have more furry friends for you, this time in tampa, florida. what is that you are saying? i know. i know. you're all wonderful family members. think about it.

>> "gma's" laurie bergamotto is there with another amazing story about a dog and the man that adopted him. >> hey, guys. we all heard the story a dog is man's best friend. for one man and his dog, it goes deeper than that. they have something incredibly special in common. take look. it was their disability that made the dynamic connection between the champ and dc special, meeting for the first time at a tampa animal specialist. >> translator: he came over to the edge of the cage and barked so softly. it felt like he was asking me to pick him. i think it was fate. >> reporter: a former sign language professor with hearing loss was in for a surprise, not knowing one unique trait about the catahoula mix. he was also deaf. the family surrendered him because they couldn't provide the care he needed.

>> translator: if you have a dog with a disability, there's no reason to abandon a dog. when i was 4, i lost my hearing overnight. my parents didn't abandon me. >> reporter: apollo, the champ, picking up new skills, communicating in american sign language, lifting the spirits at the household. >> at the dog park when all other dogs are in a chill mood he gets them wound up and he gets everyone in the park to chase him. >> reporter: the deaf dog was adopted from the humane society of tampa bay. around for more than 100 years, the shelter's dedicated to ending animal homelessness. >> nice, perfect match for, you know, an animal who is deaf to find a family that understands him and can live in a forever home. >> guys, fun fact. apollo, the champ, wasn't always

his name. he was originally just champ, but dc is from greece, super proud of his greek heritage. he told us he is a big fan of yours, george, and he wanted to make sure his pet had a greek name. guys? >> i like that. >> that's sweet. >> thank you, lori. all of the dogs you saw in tampa are up for adoption. so are these pups from north shore animal league of america. more are up for adoption on our website, goodmorningamerica.com, or you can scan that qr code on the screen. tomorrow the dog days of summer heads to dallas. you don't want to miss it. coming up, best-selling author marianne wiggins. >> but wait. >> there's more? >> there's more. there's more. lori, lori, we can't go right now because we know all of the work and love that goes into having a shelter like that. don't you have a surprise for our friends there? >> so we do, robin. first i want to introduce you to haiti acuna. come on in.

haiti acuna founded with her husband nash merciful project which is the shelter we are at right now. they are committed to finding homes, foster homes while animals wait for their adoptive forever homes. haiti, thank you for having us here. >> hi. thank you. thank you for coming to merciful project and welcome to tampa. >> thank you. tell everybody what you want people to know about fostering. >> here we believe all dogs deserve a home at all times. fostering gives them an opportunity, a temporary place until they are adopted or until our fosters end up keeping them. so fostering is free. i like to emphasize that. the most important thing is that we provide everything that they need. so we hope that everybody considers giving these helpless animals in need a place to stay. >> you are doing amazing work here. >> thank you. >> we want to meet some of the eligible dogs. >> yes, let's do this. >> let's meet some of the rescue's most eligible dogs that are looking for their forever homes.

they're dressed to impress, ready to meet their match and they even brought roses. first up is maria. this lovely lady is a 2-year-old american pitbull terrier whose sense of humor is as big as her heart. same, girl. she loves long walks, bones and posing on the couch for photo shoots. maria's perfect match is an active family with a backyard and older kids. she has been here for two years and would love to find her forever home today. you guys, let's hear it for maria. all right, marie! she's escorted by nash. thank you. next up, oh, my goodness, cherokee. getting a little stage fright here, but we love cherokee. she is a little lady who is just about a year and a half old and she is looking for her partner in play. she loves to collect toys, and if she does say so herself she is a favorite at this rescue. cherokee's perfect match would

be an active and playful family. she has been here for six months and she is hoping to go home soon. guys, give it up for cherokee. okay. finally, last but certainly not least, we have our next eligible pup who is truly out of this world. >> yes, he is. >> meet pluto. he is a fun and adventurous bulldog terror/put bill mix who is just under a year old. pluto is looking for an adventure boy to explore, you guessed it, guys, infinity and beyond. pluto's perfect match would be someone with an active lifestyle and has patience while he perfects his manner. pluto has been here six months and is ready to find his forever home. let's hear it for pluto. these are just a few of the beautiful dogs that are available here at the merciful project. haiti actually told me they have

over 60, right? >> 60, yes. >> 60 eligible dogs waiting to be fostered or adopted, waiting for their forever homes. you guys, isn't it such an incredible place? >> it really is, lori. thank you so much. >> okay. let's bring the -- let's bring the surprise in. >> oh, wow. >> so because we know you guys do such important work, here's $5,000. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, my god. thank you! thank you, thank you, thank you. >> you do a great job. thank you so much, you guys. >> thank you so much for everything. thank you. >> thank y'all so very much. >> thank you. >> that's really great. >> i'm sure the money will go a long way. >> yes. >> don't forget the dog days of summer heads to dallas. don't miss it. coming up, we have best-selling author marianne wiggins. plus, we reveal "gma's" august book club pick.

we'll be right back. book club pick. we'll be right back.

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"gma" august book club pick. juju chang here to do the honors. >> i feel honored. whether you are a mother or a daughter or someone who has ever kept a serious secret, this month's pick is going to make you laugh and think, and root for a heroine far from perfect

but pretending to be so. kind of like we all do. let's see what it is. it is "mika in real life" by "new york times" best-selling author, emiko jean. here she is with more. >> good morning, america. i'm emiko jean, author of "mika in real life." this book is about mika whose life is a mess. when she reunites with a daughter she gave for adoption 16 years ago, she tells a tiny lie which quickly snowballs. i'm happy to share this funny and heart warming story about love and second chances. it is for anyone out there who has felt loved. happy reading. >> a little imposter syndrome. i have to say i loved our conversation around siidentity d mother/daughter conflicts. "mika in real life" is out now. check out a little free library

near you on our website. read along with us on instagram @gmabookclub. >> thank you, juju. read, read, read. let's go to ginger. >> thanks, george. look at the numbers as we go into tomorrow when a lot of folks will start to heat into the mid 90s, then even, look, drew: it stays humid today. we will find increasing clouds on the chance of an isolated showers. we warm up the next couple of days. and now to and now to the new highly anticipated novel by award-winning author marianne wiggins. her first book in 15 years and why her daughter stepped in and helped her finish it. >> reporter: it is a story that almost wasn't finished.

author marianne wiggins latest novel "properties of thirst" explores the complicated dynamics of love, land and the american dream." >> there's a love story over this political story, two stories combined. >> reporter: i sat down with the acclaimed author at her home in venice, california, to talk about her latest novel. i'm curious about your process a little bit. when you start to write a book, do you write it from the beginning, do you pick somewhere in the middle? >> oh, i don't start until i know the end. >> reporter: her latest november set in california during the middle of world war ii just after pearl harbor, the idea sparked on a road trip that hook took her by the japanese internment camp. >> i knew nothing about that, nothing. nothing about the incarceration or sequestering of japanese americans during world war ii. and so i was like, how could i have -- how could i consider myself an educated american

without knowing that we did this to our own citizens? so i started to research it, and i realized, there was a fire in my brain, there's a novel here. >> reporter: but this book took 15 years to finish. six years ago marianne had a stroke. the story while nearly complete wasn't done. her daughter and caregiver, laura, read her mother the story over and over again and helped her complete the novel. >> how did you guys together finish that? >> well, i stayed up late at night reading mom's notebooks nonstop, looking for the ending. i didn't find it. so it became a lot of discussion, a lot of talk of where -- where would this go? i never -- i did believe this would happen, that this book would be coming out. i didn't see the pathway, the way to get here to this seat right now. so it is overwhelmingly

beautiful that we're here. >> reporter: a novel about unbreakable bonds possible thanks to this special bond. i heard you say multiple times today how proud you are of your mom. >> that would usually mean you say it again. i'm trying not to cry. i'm trying not to cry. i'm so proud of you. i am. it is incredible. i'm really proud of you. >> i'm proud of you. >> oh, i get one? >> reporter: for "good morning america," eva pilgrim, abc news, los angeles. >> we certainly needed that this morning. thank you, eva, for bringing that to us. "properties of thirst" is out today. coming up, get ready. locash and the beach boys perform live here on "gma." come on back.

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we have some good vibrations going here this morning. the beach boys, mike love and bruce johnston, here with locash together, and they will perform their summer smash hit "beach boys" for us in a few minutes. first, i want to catch up and start with my friend mike love. nice to see you again. >> so nice to be here. >> hard to believe. the 60th anniversary of the beach boys. >> it is miraculous. >> it is miraculous. >> it is. >> amazing. >> it is amazing. >> sounding so great. you are going to celebrate a major tour, international. >> yeah, we just got back to europe but we're going all over the united states, west coast, midwest, east coast. >> i feel like isn't that a lyric in a song? >> probably. >> i'm starting to get something

going here. and then greatest hits album, right? >> yes. >> i'm going to sell it for it, "sound of summer." >> 60 years and "the sound of summer" and our record company would appreciate it if you buy it. >> i believe mmm of us will. i want to talk to preston. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to talk about the moment you guys get the actual beach boys to collaborate on this smash hit. i know it has been heard by 4.5 million streams. that's the number, bragging on you. >> it is crazy. >> but to actually have the guys, the one and only. >> i mean it is surreal. we wrote a strong called "beach boys" and next thing you know i get a phone call from mike lover. he says, man, i just heard this song you guys wrote. maybe we should sing it together. >> yeah. >> here we are, "good morning america." this is surreal with the beach boys. >> it is. >> i have chills. >> summertime. >> dreams come true. it is awesome. >> dreams come true for all of us. you will get to listen to it right now for the first time ever on tv. here are the beach boys singing "beach boys" with locash.

let's do it, everybody. ♪ i get around, round, get around, i get around ♪ ♪ i get around ♪ ♪ ♪ let's leave the john deere here, take the cj ♪ ♪ let's roll this back road into a freeway ♪ ♪ gonna drive until the map turns blue ♪ ♪ where they say we talk a little funny ♪ ♪ let's take the country to the beach boys ♪ ♪ trade that red dirt in for sand ♪ ♪ show 'em how we tennessee boys ♪ ♪ catch a jon boat buzz on a catamaran ♪ ♪ and get a little bit of red on my red neck ♪ ♪ drop a lime in the bottom of a long neck ♪ ♪ find a boat that floats and get shipwrecked ♪ ♪ with some local honey ♪ ♪ let's take the country to the beach boys ♪ ♪ i get around, round, get around, i get around ♪ ♪ we'll drink 'em down, down, drink 'em down, we'll drink 'em down ♪ ♪ i get around, round, get around, i get around ♪ ♪ we'll drink 'em down, down, drink 'em down, we'll drink 'em down ♪

>> come on, chris. ♪ i'm talking way down south where the sun hits ♪ ♪ all them girls looking good gettin' sun kissed ♪ ♪ trying hard to catch a peek of where the sun missed ♪ ♪ turn 'em on to brooks and done ♪ ♪ we gotta take the country to the beach boys ♪ ♪ trade that red dirt in for sand ♪ ♪ show 'em how we tennessee boys catch a jon boat buzz on a catamaran ♪ ♪ and get a little bit of red on my red neck ♪ ♪ drop a lime in the bottom of a long neck ♪ ♪ find a boat that floats and get shipwrecked ♪ ♪ with some local honey ♪ ♪ let's take the country to the beach boys ♪ ♪ i get around, round, get around ♪ ♪ i get around ♪ ♪ we'll drink 'em down, down, drink 'em down, we'll drink 'em down ♪ ♪ let's trade our ball caps in for sombreros ♪ ♪ instead of jd, shoot some cuervo ♪

♪ mix up some rum with kokomo ♪ ♪ blow all our money ♪ ♪ let's take the country to the beach boys ♪ ♪ trade that red dirt in for sand ♪ ♪ show 'em how we tennessee boys catch a jon boat buzz on a catamaran ♪ ♪ and get a little bit of red on my red neck ♪ ♪ drop a lime in the bottom of a long neck ♪ ♪ find a boat that floats and get shipwrecked ♪ ♪ with some local honey ♪ ♪ let's take the country to the beach boys ♪ ♪ i get around, round, get around, i get around ♪ ♪ we'll drink 'em down, down, drink 'em down, we'll drink 'em down ♪ ♪ i get around, round, get around, i get around ♪ ♪ we'll drink 'em down, down, drink 'em down, we'll drink 'em down ♪ ♪ gimme the beach boys ♪

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here is a jobina with traffic. jobina: they bridge toll plaza, crash on westbound 580 that will slow you down. it got much better towards the bridge. neither lights on. it remains packed. there was a crash before the richmond san rafael bridge. that has cleared. drew: warming through the 60's and 70's right now. without that fog, we are warmer compared to yesterday whisper of funk on the golden gate this morning. increasing clouds as the day

goes on. chance of isolated showers, human day. 80's and 90's away from the coast. kumasi: back at 11:00 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today actor host and stand-up comedy, joel mchale and plus author of "smells like tween spirit," laurie gelman. also courtesy of chef gaby dalkin, as we continue lives cooked to perfection series. and carson presley is rand's cohost for the hour, all next on "live." and now here are ryan seacrest and carson presley. ♪ ♪ >> ryan: i like that song. look at that. of very nice.