♪ good morning, america. for viewers in the west, millions of americans under flood alerts after a weekend of relentless rain. overnight, torrential downpours in texas, 7 inches of rain falling in just a few hours. and the southwest getting slammed with monsoon rains. this morning, the latest on the search for a missing hiker after floods at zion national park. ukraine on heightened alert. president zelenskyy warns of potential, quote, nasty escalation by the russians. plus, new details in the car bomb that killed the daughter of a key putin ally.

rodman to russia? dennis rodman announces he'll go overseas to seek the release of wnba star brittney griner. this morning, the warning from the white house. fall from grace. the tech ceo once hailed as a moral hero facing allegations of sexual abuse. what his ex-wife is telling "gma" about their relationship. accusations of emotional and physical abuse, and how she's reached out to several of the alleged victims. new fallout after this dramatic video of a pregnant woman handcuffed at gunpoint in front of her young children. >> make any move, ma'am, it'll be the last mistake you're going to make. >> now, ebony washington speaking out about the traffic stop. plus, what's next for the deputy and what the sheriff's department is saying. fraternity face-off. with strict new rules for greek life, at least eight frat fraternities cutting ties with one of the country's top universities following a series

of sexual allegations and misconduct. what one victim's mother has to say, only on "gma." piegflight or fight. thousands of flights cut from the fall schedule, now what travelers can expect for labor day. buzz kill. why you might have to pay even more for your morning cup of is the price set to hike even higher? road to recovery. little league easton oliverson getting stronger every day after that horrific fall, and one vip fan paying easton and his family a special visit. i do, times two. j.lo and ben affleck tying the knot for the second time. and we've got all the details this morning. ♪ marry me ♪ and we do say good morning, america. thanks for joining us on this very busy monday morning. good to have whit in for george and look who's back, michael strahan.

>> guess who's back, back again. shady strahan. >> glad you're here. we have a very busy morning, we'll begin with that flash flood alert for more than 15 million americans after a weekend of torrential rain across the south. in dallas, they're bracing for nearly 8 inches of rain which could result in catastrophic flooding. >> the texas area already getting hit hard overnight. rain falling so fast, drivers were forced to abandon their cars. >> will carr with the very latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: this area got a summer's worth of rain overnight. so much, so quickly, this is what came with us. stranded cars. you can hear that car horn going off in the background. as this storm slowly moves east, we're expecting more dangerous conditions throughout the course of the day. overnight, texas getting hammered with flash floods, 7 inches of rain falling in just 3 hours in fort worth, cars stalling out unable to make it

through intersections. drivers jumping in to help others. many forced to abandon their cars as millions of americans are now under flood alerts. relentless monsoon rains pummelling the southwest over the weekend. in new mexico, around 150 people stuck for hours in carlsbad caverns national park after roads were left impassable. >> nobody knew what time we could leave. we thought maybe a couple hours. didn't realize it could be all night. >> reporter: trees in zion national park carried away as searches are under way for jetal agnihotri. she was knocked off her feet while she was hiking. only her backpack has been found. the deluge turning roads in moab into torre ants of water. floodwaters spreading so quickly patrons helping workers salvage what they can at this restaurant.

back here in texas, the rain continues to come down. we've seen car after car drive through intersections filled with water. want to show you the exhaust on this car. it is only about 12 inches off the ground. that's all it takes to get into water and stall out. the best thing, if you see standing water, turn around. >> don't drown, turn around. thank you, will. ginger joins us now with the forecast in the flood zone. >> computer models did a fantastic job of this. we saw this last thursday. dallas would get a foot of rain, easily. in a place where they're in an exceptional drought, the highest level of drought, they had a deficit in dallas before this event more than 10 inches for the year, now they've made it up big time, 6 to 10 inches have fallen already. there's more where that came from. this is the radar estimate just northeast of dallas got the most. watch as the flood watches extend all the way through shreveport, arkansas, even

western mississippi. yazoo city being one of the places where the target of where the rain goes next will focus in on. this is not over. next couple of hours are going to be crucial in dallas. >> we're thinking about all being impacted. i know you'll stay on top of it for us, ginger. michael. now to the latest on the war in ukraine. president zelenskyy warning that russia might try something, quote, particularly nasty ahead of ukraine's independence day. we're learning more about the car bomb that killed the daughter of a putin ally. britt clennett is in ukraine for us this morning. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, new details in the suspicious car explosion near moscow that killed the daughter of a man described as putin's brain. now, russia saying the bomb was triggered remotely. this morning, video on russian television shows the aftermath of an explosion, a car seen engulfed in flames. new details emerge on the suspected car bomb that killed the daughter of a key putin ally. daria dugina, daughter of

alexander dugin, her father was an ultranationalist political supporter of the war on ukraine, often referred to as putin's brain. standing in the debris holding his head in shock moments after the detonation. dugina was driving home from a forum attended with her father outside of moscow. the vehicle belonged to dugin. russia now saying they were meant to leave the event together, but darya chose to drive alone. russian authorities say a bomb was triggered remotely and alleged ukraine may be responsible without any evidence. ukraine denying any involvement in the incident. a top aide to ukrainian president zelenskyy saying the kremlin wants to use the killing to increase idealogical pressure on the russian people. this as ukraine is on heightened alert, days away from their independence day. president zelenskyy warning of a potential escalation. saying, we should be aware that

this week that russia might try to do something particularly nasty, particularly cruel. such is our enemy. wednesday marks independence day and it also happens to be exactly six months to the day since russia invaded ukraine. gatherings are banned here, and state employees are being told to stay away from central kyiv as a precaution. whit. dennis rodman is planning to travel to russia to help secure the release of wnba star brittney griner, but the biden administration openly discouraging him from going. foreign correspondent james longman has more. james, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. dennis rodman said he's been given permission to go to russia to help secure the release of basketball star brittney griner, and it is not clear who has given him this permission. it's not the white house. they're actively discouraging this trip. in a statement senior administration official has told abc news, it's public information that the administration has made a significant offer to the

russians, other than negotiation is likely to complicate and hinder release efforts. the state department has a warning on russia, not to go there. it is at level four. dennis rodman has been to north korea before to speak to kim jong-un. he says he knows vladimir putin. he's been to russia and knows the leader. brittney griner has been in jail for six months, found guilty on those drugs charges. faces nine years in jail, whit. >> that's the sentence. where do things stand now on the efforts to bring her home? >> reporter: well the united states has offered to exchange a convicted arms dealer viktor bout, he's in u.s. custody, for griner and paul whelan. that was rejected, so we are at a bit of a stalemate right now, whit. >> james, thank you. >> work continues. thanks. now the latest in the primary showdown as voters gear up to head to the polls in many states tomorrow.

our correspondent rachel scott has the latest on the key races especially in the battleground state of florida. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning. the last major primary day ahead of the primary elections kicks off in 24 hours. it'll be a consequential day for democrats. let's start in the battleground state of florida. tuesday's primary will determine which democratic candidate will face off against the state's governor, desantis, in november. it is a two-person race, between the state's commission of agriculture, nikki fried, and charlie crist, once the republican governor of the state. now, he is vying for the democratic nomination. in the race for senate, tuesday's primary is also expected to solidify a highly watched matchup between republican marco rubio and val d demings with control of the senate on the line. there is messy primaries. the congressional maps were redrawn earlier this map, two top-ranking democrats, chair

jerry nadler and karencarolyn maloney, they're facing off. most democrats have stayed out of this race, but senate majority leader schumer has endorsed nadler. >> thanks. going to turn now to those new developments in the search for the teenage girl missing for more than two weeks. 16-year-old kiely rodni. matt gutman has more. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, michael. that new group is called adventures with purpose. they specialize in underwater recovery. two days after joining the search, they claim that they found kiely rodni's car under 14 feet of water. they say it was flipped upside down and that her remains were found inside, not far from where she went missing in northern california. now authorities confirm a car was found, but they've not confirmed that rodni's body was inside. she was last seen august 6th at a party near truckee, california. hundreds of other teenagers there. there was drinking there. she was seen on surveillance

video earlier that day. her mom said she got a text from rodni saying she would be home right away. an hour later, 12:30 a.m., her cell phone pinged for the last time. then she vanished. multiple agencies got involved, including the fbi. right now, authorities are proceeding with caution because of how sensitive identifying the remains of missing people can be. there is a press conference later today in which we expect to learn a lot more. >> still a lot of questions about the case. matt, thank you. now to the chaos in the skies, about to get worse. major airlines cutting thousands of flights per day in the fall, and if you do manage to snag a seat, it'll cost you. transportation correspondent gio benitez is at laguardia with more. >> reporter: after a summer of travel chaos, thousands of flights are being cut from the schedule across the major airlines this fall. take a look in october alone, american has nearly 1200 fewer flights per day than 2019. delta and united just under a

1,000 a day. fewer flights will cost you. >> it's going to mean slightly higher prices, unfortunately, for the traveling public, because fewer seats, increased demand. its a supply and demand model. >> reporter: this as the department of transportation warns the biggest airlines that something must change. in a letter sent to the major carriers, transportation secretary pete buttigieg saying the level of disruption americans have experienced this summer is unacceptable. with 24% of domestic flights delayed and 3% canceled in the first half of the year. the department also promising a new website before labor day to show each traveler what they're owed if an airline cancels their flight. the concern is travelers will only become more frustrated if something doesn't change. >> definitely a bummer, especially now that everyone is kind of trying to get back out there, visit friends and family, go on vacation. >> reporter: the airlines' lobbying group pushing back on some of the claims, saying the airlines already comply with

federal guidelines and a majority of the problems were caused by bad weather. saying the airlines look forward to working with the d.o.t. to continue providingtraveling pub. best thing you can do is know your rights. that's the point of the d.o.t. website. yes, you'll be able to use it to know exactly what you are owed if your flight is canceled, but you'll use it before you buy the ticket to compare the airline policies. then you can choose the one that works for you. >> that could be extremely helpful. thank you so much, gio. now to the new concern about the cost of your morning cup of coffee. "the wall street journal" reporting extreme weather conditions are affecting the crop in the top-producing countries. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis has the latest for us. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you. yeah, this one hits really hard, especially if you're among the millions of americans who rely on the cup of coffee to get them going every morning.

get ready for the price to go up. brazil is the leader in coffee production, and bad weather, including drought and frost, left farmers with much less crop than usual. analysts estimate brazil will produce 35.7 million bags of coffee in the 12 months starting in july. by contrast, two years ago, a record 48.7 million bags were produced. coffee prices shot up last year after remaining steady several years. like other industries, coffee has been hit with supply chain and pandemic-related issues. a number of coffee shops, large and small, upped their prices. no now, they're set to climb even higher. the average price for a pound of coffee today is $6.11. a year ago, it was $4.56. that means the lattes are going to cost you a lot more. of course if you want to save money, skip the coffee shop and make it at home. you'll pay more for coffee at the supermarket, but it is still cheaper than drinking out.

robin, i'm a four cup of coffee girl. it's a tough one for me. >> you're trying to help us out. >> yes. >> do it at home. you got it. >> enjoy it. >> enjoy every sip. thank you. now to the little league world series and the road to recovery for that young player whose story we've been following, the 12-year-old suffering a severe head injury just before the series started. will reeve joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: positive news for easton oliverson from utah. he added a vvip to his corner. easton is still in the hospital. his father tells "gma" doctors are encouraged. it's two steps forward, one step back, but that adds up to steps forward. little league baseball player easton oliverson is recovering and getting stronger every day, his family speaking to "gma" overnight. >> the doctors are just stunned by his progression in this short amount of time. with where he was. >> reporter: easton's family posting these photos of the

12-year-old in the hospital after the utah native suffered a epidural hematoma from a fractured skull after falling from a bunk bed in the little league world series dormitories on the eve of the tournament. >> really hard times. you got to overcome those hard times and just keep pushing forward. >> reporter: in the aftermath of the accident, little league announcing the removal of all of its bunk beds. while the beds do not have g guardrail, little leek is unaware of any serious injuries occurring during that time. the weekend in williamsport was spectacl big aguers fuaring off overnight. one vip fan paying the oliversons a special visit. >> i sat with president bush and the first thing we said to me was, we've been praying for your son easton. >> reporter: easton is out of the intensive care unit, walking with the help of nurses. his brother replaced him on the team, which was eliminated from

the tournament on sunday. >> he watched the game today. he was bummed. he was super proud of the kids. >> next up on the list of milestones for easton removing his feeding tube and being able to leave the hospital. he's going to go to a yrehab stint in salt lake, then hopefully return home after that. his father's hopeful that process can start in a few days. >> he is a fighter. >> he is. coming up here on "gma" some fraternities cutting ties with usc amid strict new rules for greek life there. plus, the exclusive with a mother of one young woman who claimed she was assaulted. and a woman handcuffed at gunpoint when her children watched from the backseat. first, let's go back to ginger. >> our own heavy rain through the northeast this morning. new york city, that low-lying cloud from the earth cam, we wanted to show you that because you got more rounds of showers in the next couple of days. hopefully helps in the drought

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in dallas, they're bracing for even more rain, which could result in catastrophic flooding. also right now, new details about the car bomb that killed the daughter of a key putin ally. according to russian state media, she was driving home from a festival she attended with her father. they were meant to leave the event together, but she chose to drive home alone. investigators believe her father could have been the intended target. also right now, wendy's no longer usinglettuce in several states as the cdc looks at an e. coli outbreak. it made nearly three dozen people sick. michigan, ohio, and pennsylvania are the state s affected. and brady is back. expected to return to tampa bay buccaneers this week, he's been away from training camp since august 11th. dealing with what the team calls personal things. their head coach would not specify a date. it'd be early in the week. we have a lot more ahead, including the off-labeled drug

that's bringing new hope for hair growth. that is coming up. but right now, several fraternity houses at usc severing their official relationship with the university over new safety rules. this after sexual assault allegations rocked the school last fall. a mother of one accuser is speaking exclusively with abc news. veronica miracle joins us with more. good morning, veronica. >> reporte eight fraternities at usc have disaffiliated severing ties with the university. now one mom is speaking out, saying her daughter was raped at one of the universities. greek life crackdown is under way. eight fraternities now cutting ties with the university over strict rules requiring security guards at party entry points and in hallways and stairwells leading to bedrooms. a ban on kegs. no fall recruiting of freshmen.

after sexual assault and drugging allegations rocked the school last fall. >> it's very upsetting to me as a student. as a woman, i safety is a priority at the moment. >> reporter: greek life temporarily suspended before permanent new rules went into place. the fraternities now separating from the university say it's not the rules that are the problem but the blanket punishment. writing in a statement, over the past several years, our partnership with usc has significantly deteriorated and became largely unworkable. but for those who say their lives have been unended by a night at a fraternity party, precautions could have been all the difference. >> her innocence was loss. we're never going to get that back. >> reporter: this woman's daughter was allegedly raped at a usc fraternity party. she's now telling her story.

filmed in shadow to protect her daughter's identity. >> people drinking beer and it was not her element. >> reporter: according to the lawsuit she and her daughter filed, her daughter was under age when she visited usc in january 2020 and went to a party at sigma alpha mu. and despite being visibly intoxicated she says she was served drinks, became separated from her friends and taken to an unattended room. >> what did she say that happened? >> she says i don't know, i was unconscious and i woke up to a person i don't even know assaulting me. >> reporter: according to the complaint, after a title ix investigation, her alleged assailant was dismissed from the school. he denies wrongdoing, and charges were never filed against him. his lawyer said he passed an independent polygraph examination. the mother and daughter now filing a civil suit against him and the fraternity alleging that more could have been done to prevent her alleged rape. two years later they're still

dealing with the emotional trauma. >> this is certainly top five of every parent's worst nightmare. >> reporter: a civil trial is set for next summer. the fraternity has advised their local chapter to fully cooperate with the investigation. the local chapter has been in good standing with usc since that time and since disaffiliating. the aollleged victim wanted to say, in part, check in on your friends. keep your friends safe. never leave anyone alone. michael.eadve. nowe're goinurthfaout fr a pregn npointt traffiste ilch. theepysied t.j.s j about what happened and how the sheriff is responding. >> we have talked, right here, plenty of times, countless videos of police interactions

with citizens that escalate to the point even with deadly consequences. in the video you're about to see of this interaction, it's the citizen, the pregnant mother having to de-escalate a situation. she's doing this while a screaming officer has his gun pointed at her. >> you make any movement, that will be the last mistake you make. >> reporter: a florida sheriff deputy has resigned after body cam video released over the weekend shows him draw his gun on a pregnant mom during a traffic stop. jacob desue handcuffed ebony washington, her three young kids watching from inside the car. washington tells them to keep recording. this all started friday evening when desue blared his sirens on a dark rural road, signaling washington to pull over. driving a mile to the next gas station, she tried to explain she'd done so to be in a better

lit area. the video shows her exiting with hands up. >> the reason i didn't stop because i'm in the middle of nowhere. because my husband -- >> i don't care about why. just shut up. i don't care about the why. >> i let him know, i'm four months pregnant. how hard he threw me, i thought he'd throw me to the ground. >> reporter: in an abc exclusive washington said she knew her decisions in that moment were critical. >> i didn't give him a reason to harm me in front of my children, so my calmness really came in because i was afraid for my life. >> i was really scared for my mom, and i didn't know what they were going to do to her. >> reporter: washington's husband believes the officer's reaction went well beyond what was necessary. >> she was treated as though a you know, she was a terrorist, for simply not pulling over within the timeframe the officer

believed she would have. >> reporter: gordon smith tells abc news he's disappointed this happened. we don't deal with black and white, we are with right and wrong. the sheriff says washington did exactly the right thing. >> she explains to him, you know, she's flashing lights on to get to a lit area. okay, that's what my wife to do. my daughter to do if you feel unsafe. >> reporter: now vows to pursue any avenue to prevent this kind of thing from happening to others. >> how law enforcement is supposed to react on a speeding ticket, but we see it more and more. usually, it involves stereotype. usually, it involves, you know, racial injustice. >> reporter: though she was terrified, this mom wanted to send a message. >> i'm an educated woman, i felt like i needed to, like, loosen that stereotype that may have been in their head. >> we have reached out to that deputy desue, we didn't hear back. no shortage of stories out there of people impersonating police

officers, pulling people over, leading to assaults and death. this is what people might ones pull over somewhere safe. police themselves recommend you do this for the sheriff's dsafey and the citizen's safety. she put the hazards on, wasn't speeding, giving the indication she was not fleeing. >> kept calm. it was the officer, she said, who was escalating the situation. >> we don't know what was going on. as soon as he put the lights on, you could hear him screaming through the loud speaker, "pull over or i will put you down. "that was one of the first things he said to this citizen. before she had a chance to do anything to upset him, he approached with that type of demeanor. maybe a lesson for us all, but a training lesson for officers, as well. >> t.j., thanks. coming up here on "gma," the tech ceo once hailed as a hero, forced to step down after facing allegations of sexual abuse. what his ex-wife is telling "gma" this morning.

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saying he was different in public and this she was always relieved when people were around. once hailed as a hero, the moral ceo dan price now facing allegations of sexual abuse including rape, forced to step down as the head of gravity payments. in 2015 price made national headlines when he cut his salary by $1 million to raise his workers' minimum salary >> i realized that if i'm page people less than i'm actually unintentionally taken away a certain amount of happiness from them. >> reporter: now price now resigning, coming on the heels of an explosive article detailing alleged sexual misconduct, the paper reporting it's spoke to a number of people who described predatory encounters with price. alleged victims speaking out. >> there was a pattern of him reaching out to women who were supporters and then went on to

hurt them. emotional and physical ways. >> reporter: one of those women, a model and artist who met price on social media. she saw price several times over three months. she alleges following an argument, price raped her, saying they had non-con acceaccnon non-conconsensual sex after she'd taken a sleeping aid. price has had to be charged and denies the allegation telling the times he never physically or sexually abused anyone and that the other accusations of inappropriate behavior toward women in this story are simply false. price facing charges of assault and reckless driving during an incident in seattle. according to police report, price grabbed hanes' neck, attempting to kiss her in his car, and she pushed away his advances. >> i saw his eyes and whole expression completely change. it really terrified me.

>> reporter: he's pleaded not guilty to those charges. meanwhile, price's ex-wife is also speaking out, kristie colon was married to price for nearly seven years, the couple divorced in 2012. she says he was both physically and emotionally abusive. >> he threw me on the ground, punched me, got on top of me, strangled me, all of those things. >> reporter: according to colon, price presented a different version of himself when others were around. >> it was always extremely less stressful for me if other people were there because i knew he wouldn't be as brutal to me as he was in private. >> reporter: she's been in touch with several of price's alleged victims and understands why some were reluctant to speak out earlier. >> i think people were terrified of what dan would potentially do. it is hard to go up against a well curated persona. >> abc news has reached out to dan price through his attorney, we have not heard back.

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still looking for one hiker who's missing because of the flash flooding in zion national park. from moab to new mexico, big headlines. but this morning, it's all about dallas, a summer's worth of rain in just a couple hours overnight. so you have flash flooding there even as this police car goes in and gets stalled. there are water rescues happening as we speak. officially, dallas has had more than 9 inches of rain and it's still falling so here's the issue. you have 6 to 10 inches that's already fallen, the heaviest just northeast of dallas, and then the flood alerts still on the flash flood warnings mean don't drive, if you can delay your travel this morning and you're in a flash flood warning please do that. flood watches, though, extend all the way to western mississippi including jacks son yazu city. because in the coming 48 hours, those round of heavy rain, a fire hose into louisiana and most as well. >> thank you so much for that. now to a new study about sugar substitutes like those

found in diet sodas. candy and more and an impact on your gut health. they have more impact on your body than previously thought. abc chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here with us. tell us about this study. >> basically the banner headline here is it's about more than just the number of calories in these ingredients, this study being called, quote, a strong and rigorous work whose results are important. basically what they did they looked at all of the sugar substitutes things like aspartame, sack california lows, st. stevia. it increased the blood glucose, stevia increased our insulin level. so bottom line here, these are not harmless or so-called inert substances. and, again, it's about more than just whether or not they have calories like regular sugar. >> so, what can you do, if you have a diet that relies on

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pop. elton posted a teaser. let's take a listen. ♪ hold me close tiny dancer ♪ count the headlights on the highway ♪ >> this will be brittany's first new album since 1990 it drops on friday. "gma" will be counting down before it dropped on friday. >> i like that. >> it's good. >> yeah. right. >> we're going to turn now to our "gma" cover story, the ben affleck and jennifer lopez, they tied the knot in another gorgeous ceremony. this time at ben's estate in georgia. erielle reshef has all the details. good morning. >> good morning, you guys. we're not in vegas anymore, from jennifer's costume gown to the all-white dress code for guests, this was the glamorous affair we all came to expect from this couple.

the 45-minute ceremony rounding out a romantic weekend of celebration. this morning, jennifer lopez and ben affleck making it official for a second time. tying the knot at affleck's 87-acre georgia estate on saturday, capping off a weekend of festivities. jay sheddy a former monk turned motivational speaker and podcast officiating. >> this is an opportunity to celebrate with friends and family. having their kids around them and in a very private way, on the georgian estate that ben affleck happened to buy when he was dating jennifer way back 20 years ago. so the place had special meaning for them as well. >> reporter: celebrating their union in front of family and famous friends like matt damon and director kevin smith. but casey spotted in l.a. that morning he was missing the wedding due to parental obligations. jennifer dawning a white ralph lauren gown with flowing train

and romantic veil while ben wore a traditional white tuxedo and jacket. >> all of the guests were head to toe white. we understand that ralph lauren home helped design the spaces of the wedding. they were surrounded by greenery and white flowers, there was a riverfront dock and also a white piano. it was very elegant and classic. >> reporter: the couple captured arm in arm, walking down a white aisle, all of their children on hand to celebrate. the newlyweds also spotted sharing an embrace. the couple surprised the world last month secretly tying the knot in vegas, jetting off to paris for a romantic honeymoon, seen strolling in city of lights hand in hand. >> this was her dream wedding their dream wedding and their dream wedding weekend. it capped off what's really a bautiful love story. the honeymoon plans have yet to be revealed. but i have a feeling that these

two are going to have a lifetime honeymoon ahead of themselves. >> it did look dreamy, the two reporting jennifer's birthday at the eiffel tower on that trip after their vegas wedding. and as you heard there, no word yet on whether they're planning a second honeymoon to top off the first one. congratulations. >> they did say a lifetime honeymoon ahead. >> it looks like it. now to hair growth hope for so many, some doctors are turning to a popular older drug to help those affected by hair loss. it's a story we first saw in "the new york times" and mola leng us. gd mornn. somethinpeopleav compla aboutere's ce rwe, emmet creasingsc well-known blood pressure medication in an effort to keep looking like this. erica began losing her hair in

high school. >> it's just awful. for my mental health i didn't want to leave the house. >> reporter: the 24-year-old said she tried everything to cover up her receding hairline. until one doctor prescribed a medication designed for high blood pressure, her results were life-changing. >> it's been a year now and i feel like a different person. i feel like myself again. it just feels amazing to have my hair back. >> reporter: dr. brett king is erica's dermatologist. >> it's hugely important to, again, the way other people see us, but also how we see ourselves. and that ultimately influences how we feel.monodil is not new. even for hair loss, it had been used as a topical ointment but as dr. king points out with underwhelming results. as the success stories have spread doctors have been

increasingly prescribing it orally in low doses. >> oral can be given to achieve hair rate growth far below of what we think of the proper dose for the treatment of high blood pressure. >> reporter: dr. king says potential side effects may include fatigue, dizziness and it may lower your blood pressure, what it's designed for. he said taking it orally in low doses helps in the early stages of hair loss. it has not been studied in a randomized trial. the drug has been approved by the fda but only as a blood pressure medicine. >> what's the magic, what's the mechanism. if we can harness that and target that mechanism, we might be able to do even better. >> here's the wild thing. despite years of research, countless treatments, despite the anecdotal evidence. the jokes. dermatologists say we're no closer to know what causes male or female baldness.

or why the so-called treatmented like this works. they think it works they just don't know why or how. >> good to have you here in the studio with us. appreciate that. well, robin, now to baby series "baby safe essentials." baby proofing your home properly could save your baby's life. a quiz of spotting potential hazards around the home. eva pilgrim is back with more. we both have little ones. this is critical stuff. >> it's critical. and if you feel like you've seen a lot more babies, it's because you have. the summer months have the highest birth rates. so that means there are a lot of new parents, or parents to-be, who need to baby proof their homes. we've brought in the experts to get you the safety tips you need to know. brit and josh hill know they're having a baby girl -- >> -- but as to baby proofing your home, how are you ready? >> we don't have all the stuff.

>> reporter: here to help is chairman of the consumer products safety commission. baby proofing your home, why is it so difficult? >> there are so many hazards in your home. >> reporter: a spot the hazard quiz in the hills' home, setting up hazards in various rooms to test their knowledge. >> okay, we got it. >> reporter: we start in the family room where the hills spend most of their time. >> we have the electrical sockets that need to be covered. >> if she's playing in it, i get the toys, if she's sleeping in it we need to removed. >> that's correct, outlets should be covered. and according to cpsc, bare is best where the baby sleeps. no pillows, blankets, padded bumpers or toys. but the hills have questions about major parts of their living room. the fireplace. >> maybe we need a grate to cover -- or we just turn it on. >> reporter: and the coffee table. >> those are pointy. >> reporter: time to bring in the chairman. how did they do? >> they did very well. >> reporter: his advice for the

coffee table. >> cover all the edges. all the way around. the fireplace shouldn't be this close. the fireplace can get super hot, be careful, either not using them or making sure you have another screen up there. >> reporter: the chairman pointing out another potential hazard safely averted. you do have a tv in this room. >> yes. >> we do. >> it's way up there. >> that is great. now, we see actually televisions tip over as being one of the largest tip-over injuries. >> reporter: major takeaway, all furniture and tvs should be anchored to the wall. in the nursery, new hazards. >> i think cords are a no-no. >> reporter: cords have been a strangulation hazard. the cpac advises using cordless or inaccessible cords. out of reach and cannot form dangerous loops. >> the cords you have down here

should be no closer to 10 feet away from sleeping area. >> and, whit, you know this, they get into everything. there's no way to know what they're going to get into. >> talk about anchoring the furniture, my younger daughter would climb the ladder. >> already to the gency pediatrician once, it happened. tomorrow, our "baby safe essentials" series takes a look at baby proofing your kitchen. >> you're forgiven. >> it wasn't me, it was ed. >> blame the husband. >> eva, thank you. let's head over to ginger. >> that was smooth, eva. nice work. i have to go down the shore where we're having rounds of rain, a bit of a rainy one, we need it, the round of shores that come through, 1 to 2 inch drew: i am drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. fog to sunshine today, it is the warmest day we have all week. we go to the 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline, well into the 90's and the hottest spots away from the coast.

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"i just need you" and exuberant concerts, tobymac a longtime chart-topping star of contemporary christian music. >> the reason i got into music from day one was my hope that this music would turn people's eyes to god. >> reporter: october 17th, 2019, in franklin, tennessee, tobymac was not on stage, but in the audience, cheering on the first-ever live performance by his son. aspiring artist, making toby a proud dad. >> i mean, he crushed it, knocked out of the park. i said, i love you son, i'm proud of you man, and i walked away. the last time i saw him was in front of the theater. >> reporter: days later on object 23rd, he was found dead at his residence in nashville after a accidental overdose of fentanyl and amamphetamines. he was 21 years old.

he was art. you knew his heart his artistry and also knew his struggles. what kind of conversations did you have? >> it wasn't like he had gone to rehab. this was maybe a little bit of a secret life struggle. this was his first time that i know of buying something from the streets. but it feels like one fatal mistake to me. >> how did you find out what happened here? >> i found out when i was on a tour bus in canada and i just fell to my knees. i asked 25 times that day, are you sure? are you sure? are they sure? i couldn't believe my amazing son was gone. >> people wonder, how do you get through the first days of something like that? >> i can't give you the answer, chris, of how you get through it. i know how i did. and it was music. >> reporter: tobymac's new album

"life after death" reveals his personal journey from raw ache of 21 years. and his sister marley poignantly missing everything about you. 2 1/2 years leading to the reborn spirit of the goodness. ♪ you are the goodness in my life ♪ >> you've always been a reliable chronicler of your faith and the way it's uplifted millions of people from the beginning of your career. how did the loss of your son affect that faith? >> it rocked it, for a while. i kind of -- i didn't walk away. i just kind of made a deal with god, i go, i'm going to trust you through this, i'm going to try, i gave him a chance is how i say it, it might be a little dishonoring, i don't mean it to be, but i gave him a chance, but in that time he was kind. >> you spoke of the last conversation you had with your

son but you didn't mention his last text to you. >> yeah, he said, dad, you've always made me feel like a superhero. yeah. you know, you couldn't ask for more than that. i'm so grateful that he knew i loved him. i had no doubt about him walking with god. i have no doubt and that brings me such beautiful assurance. >> along with faith and music it was community that uplifted tobymac and his family in their time of need. a uit when he truitt, he often quote his wife amanda, truitt's mom. she said god loves the wild ones. michael. >> amazing story. >> such a beautiful interview, chris. >> thank you so much, chris. we'll be right back.ig back.

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>> live with kelly and ryan is next. ginger from she-hulk, next. drew: improvements in the north bay. quarter-mile the visibility. we are in the 50's and low 60's. some sunshine over the city. brighter skies as the day goes

on to read today's the warmest day of the week. jobina: we will have another abc 7 update in 30 minutes. you can find us on the app and ♪ oh joy when you call me ♪ welcome back to "gma."h y e♪ weomck t h rkg everdafor a solution in his community. >> norman cottrell confirmed he formed the virginia all-star band to help make a difference in the lives of young people there in the hometown of richmond and all across the state of virginia through music. we'll hear from norman and the band is going to play for us in just a minute. but first, here's their story. ♪ >> reporter: the mighty sound of the virginia all-star band is made up of heart. color. instrument provides -

>> reporter: discipline. and purpose. using instruments as a pathway for young people to elevate their education. >> music actually helped me with going to college, things like band scholarships have been rolling out on the regular, you pick up a horn, you play a part. the only thing on your mind is that music. >> reporter: at the same time it's an outlet to escape and help them to stay off the streets. >> it helped me be a better person. they're not just mentoring music. they're mentoring people. >> when o king ce far this year.s .hihoto omo rr,mayt -- s you just yr you're not fortunate. so they come here.

they have fun, they can be themselves, they can come here and express themselves through music. >> reporter: in middle school, norman picked up the sax, finding refuge in music. he's now inspiring others to do the same. >> i was always in trouble. i was always doing something but music saved me. helped me get out of trouble. >> one, two, ready. >> reporter: the group helping transform lives one note at a time. although the challenges of limited resources and instruments weigh heavy. >> we like to buy the used or broken instruments. i can pretty much fix them by hand most of the time. we started using our donations. to give people gas money. it's been really tough. we're not going to give up on them. >> it's a good feeling not only to teach and help kids get through their day-to-day but also help them in the next step, it's deeper than just hearing the music. it's hearing the success stories that i get from my students, that's what i love about it.an t

and we're al ndthey're liveith norfu all erthwo a doi. there is a certain virginia native who is also present. but first of all, i just want to find out from you what it means to you, norm. what this means to you helping students like this? >> well, robin, i know these fellas since the beginning when we started and it means the world to me to just be able to see them not only grow as musicians but to be able to find their god-given talent and use it in the community and the band programs which they serve. i just can't put into words how much joy it brings to me to see them grow and prosper and give back to the community through music. >> and, norman, what are your goals for the band going forward? >> well, we want to grow beyond the numbers in which we've seen

in the past. and we as want to battle bands outside of our state. but most importantly, we want to help serve the community through music. >> and, joe, you're the band director, what it's like to work with this band with limited resources, what would be most helpful for you right now. >> well, right now, we really need a lot more exposure for the students and the band, they can get that experience, get some more support from important people in the band community and also we're trying to get some more instruments to help these kids, they don't have enough money to get instruments, they're pretty expensive. we just need the support and you shoulding that v.a. culture is still alive. >> the v.a. culture is still alive. i like the battle of the bands. i can see you all doing that. i know you'd bring it home. we love the work you're doing. a certain virginia native who's also impressed and she has message for you. >> hi, norman and the virginia all-star band.

this is missy elliott here live and direct. i just want to say thank you for all that you do for the great state of virginia. we surely appreciate you and continue to inspire because you're inspuring so many people and helping so many people. and i just want to say love you. all right. mwah. >> what do you think, a grammy award winner, missy elliott, giving you a big shoutout like that. but we have more surprises for you this morning. our friends at guitar center music foundation. they heard about all that you're doing for your community through music. so this morning, they want to give all member virtual or in-person guitar center lessons so they can continue to grow and develop their music skills. all right. so either in-person or virtual. but, wait, wait, there's more the foundation is also giving you 50 brand-new woodwind, brass

and percussion instruments. and they have them here in the studio and they're all heading down your way. >> we cannot -- they're so not playing right now. >> the air saxophone -- >> joe, joe, what will this mean for the future of the band, joe? >> we can get a lot more kids out here. a lot more people that have been trying to come even the past couple seasons. it's really just a blessing i really appreciate everybody >> well, we are just so proud of you guys. everything that you've done. it was fun watching them react, all the different surprises. now the moment we've been waiting for, time for some music this morning, you're going to play to the break with the song "all these bands." virginia all-star band, thank you for joining us this morning. now's your moment. take it away.

>> one, two, and ready and breathe. ♪ all the bands want to be like us ♪ ♪ but it's okay ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ back now with our "simply the best" seri back now with our simply the best series rounding up the best products for a wardrobe refresh for the office this fall, "gma" lifestyle contributor lori bergamotto joins us with her favorite bags to kick off the week. and you can see and shop all these products using the qr code on the bottom of your screen. lori, first of all, welcome. >> thank you. >> tell us why you consider bag purchasing such an important part of wardrobe refresh sflg a remote situation or hybrid, right to so the work bag has become so important, the key

variable in that is devices. we're bringing either our laptop or ipad, or keyboard or have a long commute. so those things all in consideration. we scoured the marketplace, kept prices in our mind here, everything is super affordable. >> let's take a look at them, the best back to work bag. >> so, this is if you're looking for a purse. amy, if you would like to model this. >> sure. >> so, this is from walmart. it's under $25. >> wow. >> it's vegan leather and you can fit a 13-inch laptop. i believe you have your device in there, amy. an ipad in there, it can fit all the essentials. and that's really something you want to keep in mind is that just because you have a bag that's big enough to carry everything, doesn't mean you should. you want to look like you're styling not schlepping. >> it's a midsize bag, you can put the straps right over your shoulder. >> under 25 bucks. we love it goes with everything

in the cognac or the black. and that's at walmart. >> what if you do need a little more room, what you're schlepping back and forth? >> no schlepping, just styling, right. so this is from land's end. and this tote has become the secret darling of the fashion girl set. and the reason for that, especially with the black on black, if you already have your purse but you have want to have a tote for everything, your running shoes, your water bottle, things like that this has four interior pockets, exterior pocket, a place for your key ring a waterproof trim and bottom and it holds up. a bag that you put down and it all slouchs. >> oh, yeah. >> this will keep to keep you organized. looking polished and not bedraggled. that's from lands' end. $45, and you can get those mon 0

gram monogrammed as well. >> and i love the way these look. >> let me show you, i'm going stand over here and show this to you, so this bag, amy, turns into this bag. this is three bags for the price of one available at nordstrom for under $50. because get this tote, this tote and a little wristlet. where did my wristlet go -- here. it's inside. tah-dah. so that your able to transition from season to season, it comes in a really soft faux leather. stands up, and this fits everything. if you want to buy one bag for the season you're basically getting three for under 50 bucks. >> and what i like about it, it's big enough where you're going to put a lot of stuff in it and it's so lightweight. >> you want to wear the bag, amy, not the other way around. >> so true. now you got your laptop. this is from a danish brand. it's sleek but functional. you can get this at bloomingdale's, it's under $100.

as the name suggests, rain, it's waterpr waterproof. a rain boot material. it's great. >> really soft. >> the other thing that we love about this, see how the straps are kind of thin and that's because, and this is another key element, you don't want to be the commuter that has packed your bag to climb mt. kilimanjaro. right. you don't want to be hitting people on the train. don't be that person, america. it's thin but it's smartly designed. it has zippers for where you need to hold different items just for your essentials, and it can fit a lot of electronics. so it's a great thing to wear and wildly functional. and it looks great. >> i love this, because it feels safe, it's on back, someone couldn't go in and take something. i love that. >> it allows you to have easy access to what you need.oue not searching. we really thought about these. they really are simply the best. i hope you love them. >> great price points all of them. shop all of these products using the qr code on the bottom of

your screen or heading to goodmorningamerica.com. lori, thank you so much. appreciate it. ginger, over to you. >> thanks lori b. and amy. happy world princess week, everybody, we're celebrating our favorite disney princesses for the courage and kindness they inspire in fans around the world. kicking off the celebration is the release of a special music video by brandy who played cinderella, a new take on her song "starting now." check out the entire music video on goodmorningamerica.com. and happy princess week. now a check a little closer to home. ck now a little closer to home. drew: i am drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. today is the warmest day of the week, 70's and 80's around the shoreline, 90's inland. we cool off as the week goes on, thisis

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coal mine. i mean, these are places that we have made extra effort to protect. >> reporter: but nonetheless, climate change is changing our parks. and while nature is adapting, so, too, are the park's managers. yellowstone, america's first national park, this summer evacuated during record-breaking flooding. ravaged for now, but flood events can be regenerative in the long term. >> it moves s sediment in the river around. changes what fish can eat. all of these things aren't inherently bad. >> reporter: in alaska's denali national park, collapsing the only road to north mechanic's tallest peak. >> we're going to have a tipping point. we're going to see some pretty significant changes in wildlife. we'll seed species making their

way out here, changing the dynamics. nature's not going to go extinct. it will just be different. >> reporter: in california's most visited park, joshua tree, recod heat and the western megadrought is driving out the namesake trees. scientists say in an attempt to survive, joshua trees are moving to higher elevations, but in their namesake park, they've already reach third peak, leaving them nowhere to go. >> in the next century it will be one of the worst places to go see joshua trees and at one time it was the best. >> reporter: efforts now under way to collect the seeds and relocate joshua trees outside of the park to save the species. >> there will be joshua trees. somewhere for our future generation and i sure hope so. i feel positive. >> yeah. in yosemite fires burning hot and moving faster than ever before threatening even the most fire-adaptive trees in the

world. first national park in south floriday the drying everglades are more susceptible than ever. >> those are alligator highways and they create fire breaks. >> if you weren't doing prescribed burns in the everglades you could be looking at wildfires that were out of control? >> most definitely. most definitely. >> reporter: currently, more than 60 products are under way to bring more back to the wetlands. >> if we get it, it will bounce back. the plants, the animals, lit all bounce back. >> reporter: now, it took some 20 years to get the water level to where it's at now and they hope if it comes a little bit more. and plants and animals will return here to historical abundance. and, you guys, there are projects happening like this across the country.

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californians have a choice between two initiatives on sports betting. prop 27 generates hundreds of millions every year to permanently fund getting people off the streets a prop 26? not a dime to solve homelessness

prop 27 has strong protections to prevent minors from betting. prop 26? no protections for minors. prop 27 helps every tribe, including disadvantaged tribes. prop 26? nothing for disadvantaged tribes vote yes on 27.

area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. jobina: good morning. i am jobina fortson. here is sue hall with the traffic. sue: we have an issue that has been out there for a while. the left lane with a sig alert on the altamont pass west 580 at north flynn. we are seeing a bit of an improvement. drew: the fog is improving. still an issue around santa rosa, quarter-mile, but elsewhere it is lifting quickly. numbers warming out of the 50's into the 60's. live look outside. you can see the fog broke down pretty quick. we already have a lot of sunshine. today the warmest day of the week. by lunchtime 70's and 80's. the hottest spot today into the 90's. jobina: time for live with kelly

and ryan. we will be back at 11:00. today, one of the stars of me time, mark wahlberg. plus from the new disney series, she-hulk: attorney at law, ginger gonzaga. also, keeping your kids happy and healthy with better back to school lunches. all next on live! and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. hey, here we are. glad we got the cue. deja, good morning. ["light switch" by charlie puth] ♪ when you're movin' your body around and around ♪ ♪ you got me in a tight grip ♪ ♪ you know how to just make me want you, baby ♪ [cheering] come on, come on. thank you. it's the reason we get out of bed. thank you. you know who that was announcing us, day-glo deja.