reggie: that is where people where it -- we will wear it. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west on this wednesday morning, ukraine on high alert for intensifying russian attacks as that battle torn country celebrates its independence day. on edge, president zelenskyy warning ukraine's independence day celebration could bring, quote, hideous and brutal strikes as the nation braces for russia to step up attacks. overnight shelling raining down on the region. this as the war with russia hits the six-month mark as the u.s. is expected to announce the biggest aid package yet later today. flash flooding danger. 5 million americans on alert

this morning. wet weather slamming mississippi and louisiana as hard hit texas races to recover. ginger is tracking the latest flood watches right now. student loan forgiveness plan? millions of americans anxiously waiting as president biden is expected to make an announcement. i another round of relief on the way? major twitter trouble? blockbuster accusations rocking the social media giant. the former head of security claiming the company lied about bolstering security and privacy protections. what else the whistle-blower said as lawmakers vow to investigate. mystery dog illness. at least 30 dogs have reportedly died in michigan. veterinarians scrambling to figure out why. the new details this morning. which dogs are the most at risk and what pet owners should be looking out for. heating up. the "house of the dragon" premiere breaking records. >> he remembers names. >> one of the series' stars receiving big backlash.

how he's responding this morning. too early to tackle the christmas list? the hot ticket items to buy right now before labor day from tech to toys and home goods. why experts say we're in for savings we haven't seen in years. ♪ and real-life "jurassic park"? the major dinosaur discovery in texas as the waters recede. these tracks seeing daylight for the first time in more than 110 million years. we are there live only on "gma." ♪ >> i like how you said that, g-m-a. >> got to switch it up every once in a while. >> good morning, america. thanks for being with us. what a discovery. those aren't just any footprints. >> no, those are giant imprints that belong to two species of dinosaurs which roamed the earth

113 million years ago. the reason you're able to finally see them is because of the extreme drought hitting texas. we are live on the ground in dinosaur valley state park with more this morning. >> really incredible. it's a tale of two extremes in the south. while texas is drying up a monster storm is drenching the gulf states with more rain on the way. ginger is tracking where the wet weather is headed next. but first we are going to begin with the latest out of ukraine as the battle-torn country celebrates its independence day on edge for an escalation of russian attacks. our chief foreign correspondent, ian pannell, leads us off from kyiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. that's right. independence day in ukraine normally a day for celebration but, of course, it's tinged with sadness and grief. just have a look at some of the images behind me. we got this other shot set up where you can see what the center of the city looks like. it's littered with the remains of putin's army who tried to take this city. you can see the tanks, the artillery, some families

mingling among some of them even taking selfies because today isn't just independence day, it's six months since the start of this war, russia's attempt to take away ukraine's very independence. this morning, ukraine celebrates its independence day as it never has before with fears they could see increased russian attacks today. ♪ in an address to the country, president zelenskyy warning -- that the national holiday could bring hideous russian provocation and brutal strikes. seen in this video posted online, rescuers rush to put out fires and sift through the destruction. sources from the state department say the u.s. has shared declassified intelligence with ukraine saying this heightened risk on highly populated centers. the u.s. is again urging all americans still in ukraine to leave the country. this as ukraine accuses russia of renewed shelling at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, badly damaging the

infrastructure and even briefly causing the power to be disconnected. ukraine says that russia's also been intentionally shelling ash pits near the plant where nuclear waste is stored raising radioactive dust into the air. in response to the volatile situation, the united nations holding an emergency meeting. western officials calling out russia for risking a nuclear disaster. >> as we speak, ukraine, neighboring states, the entire international community are living under the threat of a nuclear catastrophe. why on earth is a nuclear facility being used as a staging ground for war by russian forces? >> reporter: today in another show of support, the u.s. to announce the largest single aid package to ukraine, $3 billion in weapons and equipment. well, despite all those warnings about what could happen today, certainly here in kyiv i'd say the atmosphere is fairly calm although we've been hearing repeated air raid sirens going

off but in other cities they've come under constant bombardment. also attacked on day one of this war and attacked again today, robin. >> ian, i remember the two of us speaking right there in the square in june. you're now six months into covering this conflict. how have things changed on the ground there, ian? >> reporter: yeah, robin, i mean this really was a city of fear and dread. this day six months ago. we'd already had russian missiles landing and russian special forces were even on the outskirts of the city. there was a real sense that we were all bracing really for putin's forces to try to sweep in and seize power. but as the wreckage of those russian tanks show, they failed and it's incredible what the ukrainians have achieved really against the odds. it's pretty much a tale of david and goliath for many people. putin's forces were roundly defeated and they withdrew but elsewhere six months on you got this grinding slow bloody battle that settled in and towns and cities are still being repeatedly hit.

if day one was the start of a fight for their very survival, i think today is only escalated into a brutal battle really with no end in sight. robin. >> well, the folks there are so resilient and, ian, our thanks to you and all of our abc colleagues for the work you've done these past six months. thank you so much, ian. michael. >> all right, thank you, robin. back here at home, 5 million americans are on alert this morning for floods with more wet weather on the way for mississippi and louisiana. trevor ault is on the ground in jackson, mississippi, with the latest. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. here in jackson we've had five inches of rain in 48 hours. that's more than they typically get in all of august and naturally a lot of it is pooling up, look at this side street here easily, up above my ankles. overnight, they had a police officer down at the end of the road to make sure nobody tried to drive through this because we saw a lot of people trying to power through the floodwaters,

they end up getting stuck, a lot of people needing rescued, needing their cars towed. beyond the flooding, these roads are so slick we have seen all sorts of crashes from people hydroplaning, talking about jackknifed semis and significant backups along the highways. and then beyond that, all of this rain really saturating the ground so that overnight there is also reports of a lot of trees that have been toppling over too in these severe conditions. now, we're not even out of the woods yet. while this morning the rain dissipated a little bit, we have more heavy rain on the way today. the storm has been moving very slowly, the flood watch continues all the way through tonight. and we have to mention that this is playing out as jackson's had some significant problems with their water supply, they're under a boil water advisory, they have been for weeks. people at home who can't drink their water safely. mike michael? >> trevor, thank you so much. we're bringing in ginger who is tracking the latest on the storm. good morning, ginger. >> that stationary front is what we can blame. just this thing barely budging

and all of the tropical moisture moves over and butts up against it. you have flash flood warnings in places like gilbert, louiieu lo on the lookout, we'll see the rounds of rain as trevor mentioned coming up against that front. watch what happens after this, 2 to 3 inches throughout parts of texas, 3 to 5, birmingham, hoover, you flood easily. keep that in mind in the next 24 hours. here is the ugly irony or coincidence, dallas had the 7 to 15 inches of rain. they're in extreme or exceptional drought. dallas' water supply comes from their north. where they didn't get rain. so unfortunately dallas' rain is houston's gain. >> at least it is a silver lining for someone, but still a lot to follow there. ginger, thank you. another story we're following this morning, president biden expected to make an announcement later today about his plan to forgive student loans for millions of americans. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest. >> reporter: the white house isn't releasing very many details on this one yet but let

me dive in. sources are saying they're looking at forgiving up to $10,000 in loans for people who make $125,000 a year or less. they're also looking at extending this federal moratorium on student loan debt, in place throughout much of the pandemic. and it could end up meaning that millions of americans could have zero debt and millions more could have that debt reduced by half. president biden faced a lot of pressure on this one. democrats really see this as potentially galvanizing young people ahead of the midterms, republicans right now are blasting this as an unfair handout. but, still, this $10,000 forgiveness, it does fall short of then candidate biden's promise during the campaign to cast a much wider net on student debt and he really is right now facing some loud pushback on this one. the head of the naacp says, look, this can't become the latest example of a policy that leaves black people particularly black women behind and he's warning the white house publicly that this is not how you treat black voters who really came out

in record numbers for this white house back in 2020, and, robin, these numbers are important, women hold two-thirds of student debt loan in this country and black grads hold twice as much as white grads after they graduate. >> we'll see what happens there. all right. cecilia, thank you. we now have the latest on the high stakes primary races across the country. final votes are coming in this morning, our congressional correspondent rachel scott has more on the key races. good morning. >> hey, robin. good morning. the last big primary night before the midterm elections and one of the most watched races was right here in new york city. it was a rare and bitter battle over manhattan between two of the most powerful democrats in the house. carolyn maloney and jerry nadler. the congressional maps are redrawn. this forced the two long time allies to run against each other. nadler scored the victory. maloney's career has come to an end for now. and in the hudson valley, democrats were able to hang on to a key house seat, pat ryan, defying the polls, winning his

race in a key swing district. he made abortion rights a central focus of his campaign. this was a big test for democrats who are hoping this becomes a driving issue and mobilizes voters in november. >> rachel, as you know, also critical primary night in florida, we're learning which democrat will take on governor redesantis now in the fall. >> this was the big question of the night. congressman charlie crist has won the democratic nomination for governor. he's already had the job, he was elected governor of florida back in 2006. back then he was a republican, now he's running as a democrat. and florida could send one of the first members of gen z to congress. gun control activist maxwell frost won his primary in a heavily democratic district. he beat out nine challengers. guys, he just turned 25 years old, so he barely passed the age requirement to run for congress. >> he barely passed it. rachel, thanks so much. great to have you in the studio with us. >> great to have rachel in studio. thank you, rachel. now to the latest on former president trump and the fallout

from the mar-a-lago search. and what a federal judge is now asking for. our senior national correspondent terry moran has more. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this morning we're learning a lot more about the months of difficult negotiations between donald trump and the national archives over those classified materials. this letter sent by the head of the archives to trump in may shows -- opens a window on how much classified material trump had and how hard it was to get it back from him. it refers to over 100 documents with classification markings comprising more than 700 pages. some include the highest levels of classification including special access programs. now, that security designation refers to the most sensitive materials in the government's possession, restricted access for those with a need to know. trump had turned over some material back in january. and in june, "the new york

times" reporting that mr. trump looked through the boxes himself before turning them over. but even after that, trump still had not returned all that was needed by the government and now he's looking for a special master, his lawyers asked for that, the judge said what law applies here. stunning rebuke by a judge who was appointed by donald trump. >> a lot more to learn on this case. terry, thank you. now to the searing accusations rocking twitter about security and privacy protections, lawmakers now vowing to investigate. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. this is a very serious accusation. it is a whistle-blower complaint, twitter's former head of security peiter zatko claims the social media giant deceived federal regulators in the company's own board about extreme egregious deficiencies in defending against hackers and fighting spam. in the complaint, first reported by "the washington post," zatko accuses twitter of wide ranging

security lapses, he claims employees had too much access to sensitive data that led to embarrassing hacks. he calls out the company for not fully deleting user data once an account is canceled and says twitter executives are incentivized to look the other way on bots by tieing $10 million bonuses to daily user accounts. in a statement, twitter tells abc news these claims are a false narrative about our privacy and data security practices that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies. they added that zatko was fired in january for ineffective leadership and poor performance. >> so, how can this impact the elon musk twitter deal? >> this is very interesting timing, right? it is raising a lot of eyebrows because musk, you recall, is to buy twitter in part over al - concerns about bots and spam. twitter's case against musk is set to go to court in october. an attorney who is part of the law firm representing musk has said in a statement that they

have subpoenaed mr. zatko, including that they found his exit and that of other key employees curious in light of what we have been finding. so obviously not the end of this story here. >> rebecca, thank you. >> far from it. rebecca, thanks. now that incredible discovery in texas, over 100 million years in the making. marcus moore is in dinosaur valley state park in texas with the story. good morning. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we're about an hour outside of fort worth, texas. look at this, these are dinosaur tracks that scientists say are more than 100 million years old, and ordinarily under water, but this morning you can clearly see them and they go on for more than 300 yards down this riverbed here in texas. and the extreme drought conditions, not only here in the u.s., but across the globe, leading to some extraordinary discoveries. this morning, the dinosaur valley state park in glen rose, texas, announcing these giant imprints belong to two species of dinosaurs which scientists say roamed the land 113 million

years ago. >> look at this size. >> reporter: one of the species, a sauroposeidon, stood 60 feet tall and weighed nearly 100,000 pounds. >> we saw the claw marks. >> reporter: the tracks are normally found under water and usually filled with sediment, but the incredible geological discovery comes at a painful price due to a drought plaguing 90% of the state before the violent storms of the last few days. these dramatic weather swings a symptom of the climate crisis increasing the potential for more frequent periods of drought and intense rainfall. this is just the latest secret revealed as bodies of water dry up thanks to drought conditions across the u.s. and the world. several sets of human remains were discovered at lake mead when the reservoir dropped to about 27% of its full capacity. >> they've been finding bodies, i feel like, every week or so. it's been kind of crazy. >> reporter: lake mead is a vital source of water for millions of people across several states and mexico. last week the federal government issued a water shortage which

requires arizona, nevada and mexico to reduce their use of water after the levels in the colorado river reached record lows. another look at those dinosaur prints. they were able to measure them for the very first time because of the extreme drought conditions. >> remarkable discovery, just not the way they wanted to make it. marcus, thank you. we're following a lot of other headlines including an important alert about an unidentified illness that can be deadly for dogs. later what "house of the dragon" star steve toussaint has to say about viewers who questioned his casting. but first we'll go back to ginger. >> yes, michael. unfortunate update to that story from zion national bark. that hiker missing, unfortunately they found her dead. there's been more flash flooding in parts of the desert southwest because the monsoon comes in and they have been so dry. now we have flood watches from las vegas, south of them through palm springs and yuma. keep an eye on that today. do not drive through those flooded areas. your local weather now in 30 seconds.

drew: morning fog giving way to afternoon sunshine. it is a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday. upper 80's, near 90. 60's and 70's along the shoreline this afternoon. overnight, that marine layers surges across the region. the cooling trend continues tomorrow. look at the weekend. we see a fair amount o

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>> just for us. the top headlines we're following right now including the latest out of ukraine. the country on high alert for intensifying russian attacks as the war-torn country celebrates its independence day in the war with russia hits the six-month mark. also right now, the two men convicted of conspireing to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whiter in in 2020 were found guilty of conspireing to obtain a weapon of mass destruction. prosecutors say they planned to use a bomb to blow up a bridge dure, the kidnapping. they face a maximum sentence of life in prison. this morning the united states preventive services task force is doubling down on its recommendations that middle age adults with at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease take statins. you can get a sense of your risk by talking to your doctor and make sure you don't already have signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease such as chest pain and shortness of breath when walking. here is a wonderful update

from that little leaguer easton. his family writing if this picture doesn't describe how we're feeling today, i don't know what will. he got his feeding tube out. put on new shoes and walked around the hospital. easton, we want you to know that your family and the world admire your strength, my friend. keep it up. >> we sure do. >> absolutely. amazing story. we've got a lot more ahead including the summer savings under way and why some experts say we're in for savings we haven't seen in years. that's music to our ears. >> it certainly is, michael. now wehave a new alert about a mystery illness that can be fatal for dogs. so far at least 30 dogs have reportedly died in michigan from this illness that appears to mimic a known dog virus. mola lenghi joins us now with more. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, robin. officials still investigating this virus but it appears to be highly contagious, even deadly with puppies like these, the most at risk. this morning, a warning for pet

owners. a mystery illness making dogs sick like this 10-month-old labrador retriever smoky. he's among dozens of dogs in michigan who have suddenly fallen ill. >> he started getting more sick. he started taking a sharp turn down and started getting the vomiting becoming more and more and stopped eating and then wouldn't drink anything. >> reporter: so far there have been at least 30 reported deaths. veterinarians scrambling to figure out why. >> within like two days their dogs had died and then we started hearing more and more about dogs that had passed away with the same symptoms. >> reporter: state officials now investigating if it may be a new strain of canine parvovirus which is highly contagious and spread from dog to dog by direct contact. >> what is different or unique is that these cases were brought to our attention and in these specific instances they may have tested negative within their

veterinary clinic but show signs of it so could be a different strain. >> reporter: symptoms include lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea. while it can afefect all dogs, puppies younger than 4 months are most at risk. david considers himself among the lucky ones, smoky recovering after getting sick last month. >> he's doing great. knock on wood. we've been pretty lucky. he bounced back in, i would say about a week. you could tell he was starting to feel a little better and tail was wagging more. >> reporter: the good news is there is a way to keep your dogs safe and healthy. get them vaccinated. if they're showing any signs of symptoms, alert their veterinarian. you want them to be healthy and vaccinated like these puppies. >> two happy puppies with you. joining us now is veterinarian dr. hunter finn and dr. finn, we know you're in texas and not in michigan but you'll help us understand what's

going on here, so what is this canine virus and how does this illness seem similar? >> absolutely. so okay nan canine parvovirus is something that is part of every veterinarian's nightmare. we see it more than we'd like to. it lives in the environment for years, you may never even know it's there until a dog starts showing signs of it and it really mainly attacks a dog's intestinal tract cells and see signs of acute vomiting or nausea, loose stools and lethargy and as you can see, it can be pretty serious, it can be pretty fatal and that's really what we're seeing with these dogs here in michigan and raises our red flags for can this a parvovirus. >> it's terrible it's happening in michigan right now. do you know, are some breeds getting more ill than others? >> so we're not really seeing any one breed be affected more

than another. but we do seem to see that it's more like younger and unvaccinated dogs that seem to be affected. >> okay, so it does seem to be the dogs that are unvaccinated. have they been able to determine that in michigan? >> yes, yes, it does seem to be the unvaccinated dogs are having more serious signs. >> another reason to get your dog vaccinated. so is there anything else, dr. finn, that people can do to protect their precious pups? >> absolutely. so we really rely on you, you know, you know your pet better than anybody is what i tell all my clients. if you notice anything out of the ordinary, especially vomiting or loose stool that's going on for approaching 12 hours, go ahead and call your vet. you know, do any tests they recommend and just make sure that you're not missing anything because sometimes catching it early can literally be the difference between life or death. >> yeah, act quickly. dr. hunter finn, thank you so much. i sure do appreciate it. have a good day. >> thank you. >> all right, whit.

>> important information, robin, thank you. turning now to the new hit show "house of the dragon," days after the record-breaking premiere of the "game of thrones" prequel one of the stars, steve toussaint, is addressing racist comments made by some viewers about his casting. chris connelly has more. chris, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. you know, it's far from the first time this has happened but it's still shocking to learn about. racist comments aimed at a black performer. and he's speaking out about the abuse and its effects on him. all those fire breathing, hair raising moments on "house of the dragon." delighting millions of viewers. its first episode a mix of the old, the even older and the new. >> those shipping lanes should fall. it will beggar our ports. >> reporter: like corlys velaryon, a lead character played by steve toussaint whose casting has put the audience on tilt appalled at scenes of a black actor front and center in a fantasy drama. >> this is fiction.

this is a made up world. this is a made up family. this is not rooted in reality, so characters can actually be black, white, asian, latinx. they can be all types of people. >> reporter: the british acting standout speaking out about the invective that's targeted him telling "the hollywood reporter" he didn't feel like his being cast was a bigger deal until i was racially abused on social media and then i thought, okay, this means a lot to some people. but i can't allow that to bother me. >> i swear this, by the old gods and the new. >> reporter: earlier this year more of the same racist claptrap aimed at moses ingram as she was featured in "obi-wan kenobi." ewan mcgregor who played the show's title character posing support for his co-star. >> we stand with moses. we love moses and if you're sending her bullying messages you're no "star wars" fan in my mind. there's no place for racism in this world. >> reporter: "star wars" feature

film principals like john boyega and kelly marie tran also found themselves own the receiving end of this. "house of the dragon's" toussaint underscoring the absurdity. it seems hard for people to swallow. they are happy with a dragon flying but a rich black guy, that's beyond the pale. >> when it comes to looking at pieces of entertainment content and all of a sudden you're seeing people who look like your neighbors or your colleagues or your co-workers in spaces where you're not accustomed to seeing them, that's a good thing because it wasn't happening before but t's happening now and that should be embraced, not cast aside and not disrespected. >> reporter: clearly the 10 million viewers of "house of the dragon" very much enjoying what they've seen so far. its new bold diverse characters are a big part of that. guys. >> they really are, he said it best. you can believe in flying dragons and magic, but you can't believe he should be a rich black man. >> it makes me think what is

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♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. student loan forgiveness plan? millions of americans anxiously waiting as president biden is expected to make an announcement. is another round of relief on the way? teacher strike in columbus, ohio. hundreds of educators hitting the picket lines demanding better wages as the first day of school starts remotely. meghan markle revealing the terrifying nursery fire she never talked about before. >> there's been a fire in the baby's room. what? >> what she said in an emotional conversation with serena williams about the royal tour with prince harry. >> everyone is in tears.

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and we are celebrating national waffle day with a mother/daughter duo whipping up their award-winning chicken and waffles, donna richardson and mama laverne are here in times square and they're saying -- >> both: good morning, america. ♪ i need hot stuff i want some hot stuff ♪ boy, that does look good. >> it does. >> oh, and we always want to thank folks that come here to times square and spend a little time with us. we go out during the commercial breaks. there was a big group from texas and also a family from new hampshire. oh, there they are. there they are. there they are because that's a sign that we have here in the studio. i said that i'd bring it in so it could be seen. spent a lot of time on that because it is national waffle day. >> absolutely. >> that's right. but it is nice when everyone comes from out of town and outside the window and make our mornings bright and give us energy when we're up here.

>> we'll need some energy because we're going to eat good. we got national waffle day, the terrific mother/daughter team of mama laverne and donna richardson. there they are. they're ready. they're getting that mix ready. >> we're ready too. >> their famous waffles. >> famous. >> chicken and waffles. >> chicken and waffles. take a look at this. holding one of their engagement photos, this couple, they look like they're at a beautiful italian villa but they're at an olive garden in tennessee but, you know, the pictures they posted online making the rounds. people are doing a double take and they're live with us this morning. we have a big surprise for them and, whit, we heard you were a member of the olive garden family. >> yeah. bona festa, i was a waiter at the olive garden back in the day. i was all over the endless soup and bread sticks. when you're here, you're family, guys. [ laughter ] before we get to that, we're going to start with news,

because we have a lot of it to cover. starting with president biden expected to make an announcement later today about his plan to forgive student loans for millions of americans. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega is back with the details. good morning, again, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning again. we could be just hours away from hearing this announcement from president biden but at this point the white house is releasing very few details on this one so let me show you at this point what we do know. sources are telling us that the white house is looking at forgiving up to $10,000 in loans. we're talking about people who make $115,000 a year or less and also looking at extending the federal moratorium on student loan debt that's been in place throughout much of the pandemic and means in the end of this millions of americans could have zero student debt and millions more could have that debt reduced by half. now, look, president biden has faced a lot of pressure to act on this one. when democrats really see this issue as a potentially galvanizing one for young people, ahead of the midterms, not too far away. republicans are blasting this as an unfair handout but still this $10,000 forgiveness, it really does fall short of what president biden campaigned on

the campaign trail to cast a much wider net over student loan debt and he is really already facing a lot of loud pushback from many, frankly the head of the naacp right now not holding back saying that this issue of student loan debt cannot become a policy that leaves black people particularly black women behind, robin, because this is really important. women hold nearly two-thirds of student loan debt in this country, and black graduates hold almost two times as much as student debt as white students. so big issue we're following here today. >> almost twice as much. yes, i know. you'll be on it. thank you. now to that teacher strike in columbus, ohio. the first day of school gets under way remotely and will reeve has the latest. good morning. >> good morning, robin, teachers in columbus, the largest school district in ohio are picketing this week. a school district they call dilapidated schools seeking a wage increase which the district has said it has offered but teachers say, they won't return to the classroom until conditions are improved. they want guaranteed smaller class sizes, full time art, music and p.e. teachers in school and cap on the number of

class periods in a day. but their primary complaint and a major sticking point is that some classrooms throughout the district lack proper heating and cooling systems. 94% of the teachers union voted to strike this week after rejecting the columbus school board's latest offer. time is of the essence here, classes, they're scheduled to start today. with no deal struck, students will begin their school year online in pandemic-style remote learning, a federal mediator has called the union and the school board back to the table today. that pressure-packed meeting scheduled for this afternoon, guys. >> hopefully they can work something out. >> absolutely. school started. >> absolutely. coming up here in our "gma morning menu," j. lo revealing new pictures of her three custom gowns she wore to tie the knot with ben affleck. and we're remembering the inspiration behind "friday night lights," coach gary gaines. plus, the tennessee couple whose engagement photos tricked everyone. instead of italy they went to olive garden.

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creating three gorgeous gowns for the superstar bride, lauren calling them modern heirlooms for a timeless romance. ♪ ralph lauren sharing behind-the-scenes images of the dresses saying they were created with love, care and consideration woven into every detail of the silhouettes. ♪ i was on my way to you ♪ >> reporter: drawing inspiration from archival ralph lauren pieces, one of the gowns was made with more than 1,000 hand-cut handkerchiefs and 1500 feet of fabric out of ruffles and attached by hand. the chandelier pearl gown showcasing thousands of cascading strings of pearls. 30 artisans working an astonishing 700 hours to hand embroider the gown and the third dress, a sleek mermaid silhouette embellished with swarovski crystals. >> look what we have here. >> reporter: and while we've

seen the pop icon in a wedding dress on the big screen, her gowns creating a scene of a true romance at the glamorous affair. ♪ whoa, oh, i wish you were my first love ♪ >> reporter: tying the knot at an 87-acre georgian estate saturday captured arm in arm walking down a white aisle. all five of their children on hand to celebrate. so pretty and as you just saw there, jen and ben did ask all of their guests to wear white for their second ceremony and continued that all white theme when she was spotted enjoying their second honeymoon in italy. guys. >> wish them all the best. >> yes, we do. thank you for that, lara. now to meghan markle and serena williams, the revealing conversation between the two friends launching meghan's new podcast. markle sharing a scary incident while on tour with her son archie. james longman is in london with the details for us, good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. the misconception of ambition. that's the name of theers episode of meghan markle's new podcast series. it has to be said this has been a bit of a long time coming

harry and meghan signed an $18 million deal with spotify two years ago. nevertheless, the first episode has a very special guest, serena williams. >> people should expect the real me in this and probably the me that they've never gotten to know, certainly not in the past few years. >> reporter: meghan markle looking to change perceptions as she launches her new podcast, "archetypes," part of a multimillion dollar deal with spotify. >> i'm just excited to be myself and talk and be unfiltered and, yeah, it's fun. >> reporter: the duchess left the uk of royal duties with prince harry in 2020, and revealed the pressures she says she felt to keep calm and carry on, during a scary close call. she spoke all about it to serena williams. >> i'm giving this speech to women and girls and we finish the engagement and get in the car and they say there's been a fire at the residence. what? there's been a fire in the baby's room. what? >> stop. >> i can't believe we haven't talked about this. >> no.

>> reporter: markle on tour in south africa with prince harry and archie in 2019 when she says the heater in archie's nursery caught fire. >> he was supposed to be sleeping in there. and we came back and, of course, as a mother you go, oh, my god, what? everyone's in tears, everyone's shaken. and what did we have to do? go out and do another official engagement. i said this doesn't make any sense. can you just -- >> how did you not bring him. >> can you just tell people what happened and so much i think optically, the focus ends up being on how it looks instead of how it feels. >> reporter: that trip was the same one markle told itv news. >> not many people have asked if i'm okay but it's a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes. >> this podcast is an opportunity to speak not just unfiltered but also in a way that we haven't heard from her before. this is meghan not as a duchess of sussex, it's another step away from her life as a working royal and one that she's clearly

enjoying. >> reporter: now i've listened to the first episode. the thing that really strikes you is how good meghan's voice is for podcasting. it's so smooth and rich. brilliant to listen to. it's likely this podcast will attract a lot of big names. mariah carey lined upnext. i'm a massive fan so i'll definitely be watching out for that. >> he's excited. >> very excited. >> all right. this morning, we are remembering the high school football coach who inspired "friday night lights." gary gaines coached in texas for some 30 years. the football culture he helped cultivate captured in the book, film and tv show. will reeve takes a look back. >> blood, sweat and tears all stays right here on this field right now. >> reporter: gary gaines, the inspiration for kyle chandler's iconic coach taylor on the hit series "friday night lights" has died of complications from alzheimer's disease at age 73. before the tv show was a 2004 movie of the same name.

billy bob thornton's coach gaines a more grounded portrayal of the man who reached the pinnacle of texas high school football. >> it's not about winning. it's about you and your relationship to yourself and your family and your friends. >> reporter: it all began with a book, though, a nonfiction best-seller by buzz bissinger who followed the real-life gary gaines and his odesa panthers in their pursuit of perfection in 1988. and gaines said he never read the book and felt betrayed by bissinger. they didn't win the championship that year but they were perfect in 1989, winning the title before gaines moved on, all part of a 30-year coaching career full of heart. >> clear eyes, full hearts can't lose. >> all: can't lose. >> reporter: gaines went on to coach in college and at other high schools before returning in 2009 but it's that four-year stint from 1986 to '89 that will live in the minds and hearts of many. he lost six games in that stretch. he wasn't perfect, but perfect isn't about the scoreboard.

it's not about winning. texas high school football a slice of american culture, gaines' team became a cultural phenomenon. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much for that, will. now to those engagement photos going viral. fiances from tennessee, carlsey and caden wanted to add a bit of amore to their photo shoot, but a trip to tuscany wasn't in the cards so they went to olive garden. and now, they are joining us live. good morning, guys. this is -- good morning to you both. this is not your typical photo shoot. we heard that the idea stemmed from your photographer shea craven and carlesy, what did you think when she pitched the idea to you? >> i was a little hesitant at first. we've never been to italy so didn't know what to expect from the pictures but when we got them back we loved them. better than we could have imagined. >> and i know the secret has been spoiled now.

but how many people actually believed that you two went to italy? >> not really. tons of people on social media, they thought it was actually italy and myself honestly i would have believed it was italy too but other than that. >> it looks fantastic. >> you had us fooled too. we'll be honest. all of us were fooled as well and carlsey, how is the wedding planning coming along? >> it's going great. so we just got engaged in july, last month, and we're getting married in october, so we've had three months to do everything. >> wow. >> we have just about everything done now. still trying to plan a honeymoon, small things like that. >> i tell you right now you two are not wasting any time and caden, anything special planned for the honeymoon you're working on? >> we haven't got there yet. we've been pretty busy with everything else so we're just waiting around trying to see the best time for everything for both of us so that's where we're

at right now. >> well, let me tell you what, carlsey and caden, we want to help make some memories in actual italy. not just an italian restaurant. we love the olive garden and we love them so much and they love you so much that they're sending you on an all expenses paid trip to italy for your honeymoon. that's right. [ applause ] >> that's awesome. that's awesome. thank you so much. >> and the great thing is you two, it's one less thing that you have to plan. congratulations to you both. we really, really appreciate you coming on "gma" this morning. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> great talking to you guys. >> enjoy italy, you two. now we will go to ginger. >> that's amore. >> that's so beautiful. i'm glad they're not going to the caribbean. we will start to see it heat up as far as hurricanes and tropical storms. but right now we are at our third longest gap between named storms. we've been very quiet. but we are watching a couple of

areas of interest. some of the models are trying to do something with this one closer to us. you know we're going to be all on top of it and bring you the very latest. drew: morning fog giving way to afternoon sunshine. it is a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday. upper 80's, near 90. 60's and 70's along the shoreline this afternoon. overnight, that marine layers surges across the region. the cooling trend continues tomorrow. look at the weekend. we see a fair amount o she was not like that 30 seconds ago. she spilled all over and she was running around but look at her now. you'd never know. >> epitome of -- >> for "pop news." >> good morning, robin and all

of you. we will begin this morning with some big music news. we are getting closer to that huge pop star collaboration between britney spears and sir elton john. yep, "hold me closer." a remix of his '71 classic "tiny dancer" is expected to drop this friday and ahead of its release the rocketman has done a good job building anticipation giving fans a real taste of the song and surprised everyone at a restaurant in cannes, france, when he got behind the deejay booth and played the track. thankfully for us he live streamed it. listen to this. ♪ hold me closer tiny dancer ♪ ♪ count the headlights on the highway ♪ >> come on. let's go, everybody. the song incorporates his original lyrics as well as some other lyrics from his song "the one" but this time with that dance pop beat that we love. "hold me closer" drops this

friday. we are all over it. so good. >> we also have movie news. this movie news 30 years in the making. tyler perry so talented, he dropped the trailer for his new film "a jazzman's blues" and get this, it was his first screenplay he ever wrote, perry put pen to paper in 1995. he held on to that script all these years and here now is a look at the trailer. >> i need you to be happy because we can't be sad together, you hear me? you are the only person that makes me feel safe. >> we could run away. we'll be all right. >> i love you too. but my mother, she's coming to get me. >> you will not ruin this life for us. >> don't go. don't go! >> written, directed and produced by perry, the film follows two star-crossed lovers playing by joshua boone and

solea pfeiffer unspooling 40 years of secrets and lies in the deep south during the 1940s. tyler perry's "a jazzman's blues" hits netflix september 23rd. i hope he comes talk to us about it. he said he was young. he was i think homeless. he had no money. he was working on his first play and he said this script poured out of him one night. >> hanging on to it all these years waiting for the right time. really exciting. congratulations, tyler. and after the season 2 finale of "only murders in the building," we've got an update on the third season. hulu announcing paul rudd will join the cast alongside martin short, selena gomez and steve martin. "only murders" co-creator telling "deadline" paul has a close relationship with martin short and made a slim with selena.

she adores him. he's revered steve martin since he was a little kid and it has 17 emmy nominations expected to be back sometime next year. you can stream seasons 1 and if you need to catch up and i highly recommend it on hulu right now. a real quickie because we love our dogs. a new study does conclude dogs cry tears of joy when you come home. they get so emotionally excited that they actually cry. >> i believe it. >> current biology found they create real tears after reuniting with their owners and shows their heart rates increase by 46% when their owners say, i love you. and they have an increase in the oxytocin in their system. te oxytocin is in their systems. that, of course, also known as the love drug. i know. >> i cry too. it's like, i'm not crying, you're crying. we're in the moment together when we come home. >> i think about george going next thing you know they'll tell us dogs can talk. >> i know. i know. >> thinking of that. >> see, george. that's "pop news."

>> i agree. i love my dog. he loves me back. we all love our pets. they love us back. that's how it should be. coming up, mama laverne and donna richardson are whipping up their specialties for national waffles day and chicken. nation waffles day and chicken.

>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this abc 7 news. >> good. jobina has a look at traffic. >> we begin>> with a look at the san mateo bridge. traffic has essentially stopped in the westbound direction because we have a stalled car on the foster city side of the bridge. expect delays. also a crash moved out of the way on northbound 880 at 23rd. you can see traffic improving, so hopefully speed will pick up there. 35 minutes at the maze commute. san jose airport, 19 minutes. typically seven minutes, so it is slow out there.

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>> taking a look at visibility, you can see half-moon day is the loan trouble spot. visibility at two miles down the coast. as we look at temperatures, we are warming into the 60's for most of us despite having the fog this morning. sfo, you can see the fog pulling back to the coastline. as the fog to use too thin as

the morning goes on, today, cooler afternoon compared to yesterday. >> another abc 7 update in about 30 minutes. ♪ whether you're ♪ whether you're high or low, whether you're high or low ♪ we do welcome you back to "gma" and we are in for a treat this morning because we are celebrating national waffle day with donna richardson and her mom, mama laverne. they're going to show us how to make their award-winning, award-wicked winning chicken and waffles. before we get to cooking what does this dish mean to your family? >> this dish means to my family is after church, we would go past my mom and dad's home and when we went past my mom and dad's home, mom cooked breakfast for us, brunch and our favorite dish from my mom was chicken and waffles.

and then over the 30 years, i have perfected her chicken and waffle recipe and i have cooked for my family, my friends and celebrities. >> oh, my goodness. what does it mean to you, donna? >> i just think this is so special to see my mom at 82 starting a business, right? >> yes. >> to know that, you know, this is our grandmother and legacy being passed on from my grandmother to my mom to me and i know that my grandmother is looking down on us. >> yes, she is. >> she's proud of us. >> she's proud of us. >> we're proud of you too and so glad you're here. >> we can package this and now it's like i'm wrapping my mom putting her in a bag and you can take her home with you and make homemade chicken and waffles. >> thank you for bringing her to us this morning. it is national waffle day so

we'll start with the waffles. how do you get yours so light and fluffy? >> the light and fluffy comes from after me mix the liquid and the flour mix, you fold in the egg white. >> okay. >> and the egg white is what makes your waffles light and fluffy. >> ooh, the egg white. >> egg white. so you can pour this light buttermilk and you want to whisk. >> i will. >> come on, get to whisking. >> whisk it real good. >> yeah. >> real good. >> uh-huh. >> you want to put in your melted butter. >> melted butter. whisk. >> whisk that real good, okay then you put in -- >> then your flour. little -- yeah. okay. >> there you go. >> and that is -- it looks like my shirt. that is the end result? >> this is the end result. after that you got to -- yeah, after that you got to mix it. >> all right. that keeps it light and fluffy. >> yes, it does. >> go ahead. >> fold it in. >> uh-huh.

>> get it on in there. >> all right. >> oh. >> coming on around for brunch after watching this. >> okay. >> then you pure it in and you're ready. >> so now we've taken care of the waffles. >> yes. >> pour it in and you can do pancakes or waffles with it. they all come out fluffy and light. >> you have the prepackaged mix. >> yes. it's ready-made homemade. >> ready-made homemade. >> yes. >> we got that. >> a taste of love. >> we'll make the fried chicken so walk us through the family recipe which includes an extra kick of spice. >> okay, so you want to mix it up, michael? >> i'll mix it up. >> you have the egg whites. put in the hot sauce, a little bit of salt, a little bit of cayenne, kick it with a little bit of that. >> a little cayenne. >> whisk that up. the chicken and as a health expert and some people know me from buns of steel but i got buns of aarp, wanted to make sure it was healthy so you can bake it, air fry it or fry it.

three different kinds and i like when you're not just using it for chicken, tofu, vegetables, seafood. everything. here we go. so you're going to dip it in here. >> chicken seasoning. >> and dip it in there and fry it. dip, dip, fry. when you dip, you dip just like that. >> u-oh. >> there you go. >> all right, peanut gallery back there. >> that's done and this is the end result? >> right. you want to place that on top of the waffles. this is just such a beautiful journey for us. this is great. >> we have lara, whit and ginger and you're trying it. lara is on her second waffle already. >> thank you. >> we want to thank our family and friends and pastor who's been so supportive of us. >> if this gives us buns of aarp -- >> how is it? >> fantastic. >> so good. i can't stop.

>> okay. but i do have one thing, though or i know -- >> what is that? >> mama laverne, you're active in the kitchen so i heard when you -- you're known to bust into some dance moves in the kitchen but they say you don't drop it like it's hot. you dip it for the lord. >> dip it for the lord. >> all right. so we got a little music we're going to play for us. >> oh-oh. >> do it, mama. ♪ >> and blessings come down. blessings come down. hallelujah. ♪ >> come on. come on. it's a party. >> praises go up. >> and blessings come down. yeah, that's right. ♪ ooh, baby, baby ♪ >> go down, yes. >> let's go. ♪ push it real good ♪ >> mama laverne, thank you, donna, thank you. >> we appreciate you all. >> mama laverne's waffle mix is available.

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we are back now with our new we are back now with our new series "simply the best" and i love this series. "gma" lifestyle contributor lori bergamotto has really, really

done some hard work to find us her best beauty picks, ones that you can splurge on or that you can save a little on. these are amazing alternatives to get a little more bang for your buck. you can get all the products that you see on camera by pointing your cell phone at the screen or just going to our website. lori, i want to something we need still, sun block. you were telling me off camera, i mean, this is really worth listening to, everybody. >> okay, so this is a dermatologist darling and it's amazing. i've used it. it's incredible. it blends in, zinc oxide mineral blocker with a heftier price tag, around $35 but you can get this sheer mineral face sun drops. i'll show you on my hand. you will blend it in. this takes maybe an extra, i don't know, two, three seconds to blend in. it's a little bit white but you can see how it's clear now. i'll blend it all the way in and have sun protection on my hands but that's the main difference.

this is 15 bucks. >> two seconds and this is $15 versus a lot more. >> a lot more, right. so they're both amazing. we need sunscreen every single day. love that from cetaphil. >> hair care. i love this. this is a great splurge and really great product. >> it's an amazing product, one of the first to do that bond repair you may have heard of. this means repairing hair on a molecular level. if you color your hair or go in the pool, this is what you want. this is $30 just for the shampoo. l'oreal makes a shampoo and conditioner that uses that same bond tecnology, bond repair. so, lara, you can get the shampoo and conditioner together for $16. >> is it one products that -- >> no, they're separate. they're $8 each. >> amazing. >> and i'll open this up. i know a lot make their hair care purchases based on how it smells. don't you wish we had smell-o-vision. >> that's incredible. qr code on your screen.

i am going to be zapping away. >> let's get into make-up. you probably have seen this a million times when you're getting your make-up done. the dior show. >> every makeup artist has it. we love it as well. $30. this one, i'm going to let you hold one too. i'll take the wand out. it's similar to the dior show wand. >> may i? >> you sure may and it's $5. now -- >> did you give it a test? >> i gave it a test but let me tell you i'm wearing all of the makeup and used all of the products today so i'm wearing it but this has its own dedicated reddit thread. it has 19,000 positive reviews on amazon. >> i've never heard of this. >> 5,000 positive reviews on alta where we picked it up. 5 bucks. they're all amazing. if you need -- >> "simply the best," girl. a red lip. >> i'm wearing this right now. i actually asked the makeup

artist, the professional who did my makeup this morning to use this and honestly looked a little wary. we'll use the $8 brand. >> i'm right here. it's gorg. >> this is the over $40 chanel brand. we love their signature red lip. the makeup artist was so impressed she didn't believe it. >> may i? >> you may and i'll put some on my hand so we'll see it too. >> sorry, guys, i took the wrong one. >> that's all right. you can use this one if you want. what we love about it also, it's infused with vitamin e. when buying a drugstore lipstick, the complete is usually that it's drying and that the color looks inexpensive. this uses right ming e so you'll get moisturized -- >> i don't like that little bleed that happens. >> you won't get that with this and it's a blue red so a true red. >> makes your teeth whiter. that's what our makeup artist taught me. >> that's $8. >> finally, eye shadows. >> i'm is sure you've seen this

as well. >> or. >> this is the urban deway naked pal palette. at one point these were selling out one every six seconds. billions of dollars people are spending on these. this one whole -- >> can i ask what was it? is it the palette colors. >> the palette colors. >> universally flattering and at the forefront of that no makeup/makeup look. you know how hard you have to work. those shades are incredible. we love urban decay, but elf has shades that stand up for $10. for the whole palette so you're getting ten shades. it's pearls, shimmers, mattes. but when you blend them all together that's what makes your eyes pop and we use this on me again today and you can see it's long lasting, it didn't flake all over my face. and i'm going to show you this color here. these will be beautiful in any season. >> yes. >> in any season. on any -- yeah, that goldish color. >> that's great looking.

>> warm, beautiful as you're heading back from summer to fall transition for $10 i have to say it's just simply the best. >> simply the best. you've done it again, lori. i'm looking at all these products. and you guys can, too. check out the qr code on your screen or you can just go to goodmorningamerica.com and i mean click away. these are amazing. >> so good. >> thank you so much. we have more tomorrow. >> yes, more tomorrow. ginger, let's shop. >> lara, thank you. we have to also shop and then give you a report and this one is tough to gather but does make sense with that epic drought that we've been seeing the pictures of. now we know at least the worst drought in at least 500 years for europe. so, that was the stonehenge of spain that showed up. then there's this, the world war ii ship in serbia, and one of the lakes in italy that is drying up and so many rivers with issues. so here's the map. more than 60% of europe is in drought and so much of it at the warning level. that means big-time issues for agriculture, for vegetation and soil. that's the big

drew: fog to sunshine today. it is a cooler afternoon today, compared to yesterday. 60's and 70's along the shoreline. the cooling trend d now to your first look at a now to your first look at a new three-part investigative docu-series exploring an unsolved triple murder mystery that rocked the quiet boston suburb in 2011 and it's possibly linked to the infamous boston marathon bombing. here's the trailer for "the murders before the marathon." >> i had never heard of a homicide like this. >> the three were found covered in marijuana and cash. >> described as a bloodbath. >> the three victims had been murdered, execution style. sharp force injuries to the neck. guns are business.

stabbing is personal. the police did not pursue leads that appearcrucial to understanding the murders. and then in april of 2013. >> those two brothers could be linked to a triple murder on the anniversary of september 11th. >> the most immediate question, if police investigated this case thoroughly, would they have prevented the boston marathon bombing? >> i just want to scream. >> "the murders before the marathon" streams on hulu on monday, september 5th. we'll be right back.

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this segment sponsored by expedia and its spokesperson courtney scott is here with me on a couple of benches with tips on how we can make the most of the fall. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> welcome to, i don't now, it looks very much like central park in fall. we just fast forwarded it a bit. tell me about the trends you're seeing in fall travel. >> you know, fall is right around the corner and we're already starting to see pumpkin spice treats and sweaters in stores, but the big trend is, this fall, it's not about the things, it's about the experiences and one of the best experiences this fall is getting out into the gait outdoors. trending big time places like jackson hole, wyoming, stowe, vermont and summit county, colorado. stilill have miler temperaturesn the fall and these are some of the places with the most beautiful fall foliage in all of the world. jackson hole, wyoming, world class ski location, but i recommend getting there before the fall. >> before the snow starts

flying. >> they have a vast network of trails for hiking and cycling that takes you up close and personal to the fall color and you'll be there for the jackson hole fall arts festival, a family friendly experience, art, food, wine, lots of outdoor recreation. really a great pick for fall. >> i have friends paragliders that do that there too. let me ask, so if we want to get inspired then want to book something where do we go? >> well, i recommend starting your planning on the expedia app to find not only the best deals, but trips for every type of traveler. i really like using their seasonal filter which helps you discover all kinds of fun fall activities for you and your family like haunted pub crawls. or fall river cruise or even a local oktoberfest celebration close to you in your own town. not to mention that expedia has exclusive deals that are only found on the app and double rewards points when booking on the app so it's a great place not only for great savings but also a lot of travel inspiration. >> so there will be savings, tell us about the deals that are out there.

i heard prices for airlines or air tickets are going down? >> exactly, yeah. some of the great news those soaring summer prices we saw for airfare really coming down because we're entering into the season called shoulder season. it's that season between high and low season and industry insiders love to travel during this time. you have less crowds. beautiful weather still and great deals. so my pick for fall is a trip to rome. really exciting news, 15% cheaper on airfares in fall than what we saw in summertime. for example, even bigger savings we saw, for example, a $1500 flight during summer is now only $600 in the fall. that's from new york to rome. so these are really significant savings. >> right. >> and with -- >> half off. >> exactly. not to mention the favorable exchange rate happening for u.s. so another perk to travel to europe this fall. of course, rome is, you know, utterly beautiful during this time. the eternal city is majestic and wonderful and you'll get to experience some of the most magnificent sights without the

crowds, so the trevi fountain, the spanish steps, all the piazzas just full of culture and life and it's just an unforgettable trip at any time of year but especially during fall. >> thank you very much. this was very helpful. i believe we are inspired. i still want to hold on to a touch of summer but planning for fall for sure. if you want those ideas and a fall getaway you know where to go now. we'll be right back. ♪ this is what i live for baby you're my open road ♪ "gma's" autumn adventure is sponsored by expedia. sponsored by expedia. what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26? not one dime to get people off the streets and ousing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness. the choice is clear yes on prop 27.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. reggie: good morning. jobina has a look at traffic. jobina: we are in oakland where we have a brush fire along northbound 880, speeds will be tracking around 26 miles per hour. a crash in the south bay, northbound 85 before el camino. that car is out of the way in the westbound direction. >> looking at visibility right now, some issues along the coast. the fog is thick around the coast this morning. some cracks in that fog. 50's and 60's right now. camera showing you the cracks in the cloud cover.

the fog continues within. 70's and 80's later on today. reggie: time now for live with reggie: time now for live with kelly and brian, we see you atth kelly and ryan. today, straight from the big screen, mike myers. and academy award winner, laura dern. plus, we're cooking up a delicious dish of stuffed plantains. all next on live. and now here are ryan seacrest and ali wentworth. ♪ i don't know about you but i feel good ♪ -[audience applause] -wow. i mean-- -wow. -ali, here. -morning deja vu. -good morning. ♪ i don't know about you but i feel good ♪ -come on, in. -thank you. -hi, deja vu. -there she is. thank you. thank you. welcome to a casual denim wednesday, august 24th. -is this denim? -no, you're wearing denim. this is so cool and casual for me. like i never look this cool.