a fall menu? [laughter] ♪ te good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, the dangerous extreme weather from coast to coast. west coast inferno. a deadly wildfire exploding overnight in california burning buildings and forcing evacuations. fire alerts in effect across seven states. as the west bakes under relentless record-breaking heat and now a warning about power shortages. plus, parts of the northeast underwater overnight. flash floods stranding drivers. more than 54 million americans across 10 states on alert this morning. ginger is tracking it all. "pure and clear terrorism." that's what ukraine's president

zelenskyy says about the russian invasion speaking in an abc news exclusive with "world news tonight" anchor david muir as ukraine wages a counteroffensive against russian forces. what he says about the russian plots to kill him and what he's asking of the u.s. and president biden. the showdown over the documents seized by the fbi at mar-a-lago. what a judge ruled on former president trump's special master request and what it means for the investigation going forward. breaking developments overnight in the urgent manhunt for the suspects in the stabbing rampage in canada that left 10 people dead and 18 wounded. the former detective who was a driving force in tracking down the man suspected of killing her daughter after six years on the run telling her story only on "gma" this morning. changing of the guard. l britain's new prime minister, liz truss, meeting with the queen this morning.

as she gets set to take control, america's closest ally? this as prince harry and meghan return to the uk. meghan delivering her first speech since leaving royal life. ♪ you got me feeling emotions ♪ and all the emotions for the americans still serving up greatness at the u.s. open. the stunner overnight. >> feel it, kid. >> frances tiafoe knocking off all-time great rafael nadal. plus, the u.s. women stepping up. cco gauff and jess pegula vying for their shot at glory. ♪ i feel alive ♪ i'm telling you, the u.s. open has been so fantastic to watch. good morning, america. >> yes, i've been staying up all week sitting on the couch watching tennis. but we begin with the extreme weather on both coasts. heavy rain and flooding in the east. >> all-time record heat is pressuring the power grid in the west and a new wildfire exploded

in size overnight forcing evacuations. will carr is on the scene in california. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. the smoke and the air quality is so bad on the frontlines that we had to move just to file this report. this is a fast-moving fire that burned a handful of homes, and quickly turned tragic. overnight, a deadly fire sparking in california joining several rapidly spreading wildfires in the state amidst a record-breaking heat wave. at least 1500 households forced to evacuate after the fairview fire exploded in the city of hemet scorching more than 2,700 acres killing two civilians. >> we have a big evacuation order put in place due to extreme fire conditions that we're witnessing right now. >> reporter: the flames engulfing everything, burning homes, destroying cars, scorching structures, burning them to the ground. firefighters rushing to stop the spread fueled by dry conditions and strong winds.

the fire is only 5% contained. >> over in this direction it was just a huge black cloud of smoke coming towards us. >> reporter: to the north, the mountain fire climbing to more than 11,000 acres burning for its fifth day just 20% contained. the west reeling from a summer of dangerous heat. california state officials now urging residents to cut down on power to avoid blackouts. we're still in high fire danger and we're expecting temperatures well above 100, both here and add in the burned-out brush and it's perfect heavy rains pound the region. trevor ault is live in connecticut with the latest. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. some areas here in the northeast are pushing half a foot of rain. it's more rain than they've had in the past two months. it poured overnight and is

expected to pour several more inches today. ovenight, flash flood watches ripping through the northeast. 54 million americans under flood alerts across ten states from virginia up to new hampshire, helpless drivers under siege by an onslaught of water. katie conner, one of several stranded on i-95 in rhode island. >> it was just crazy. like i've never been in something like that before. it was just buckets of rain coming down. it was nonstop. i was stuck for like all in all three hours in my car. >> reporter: countless vehicles stalled out, submerged or swept away. >> the highway is totally shut down. that's what i'm seeing and people are going down the exit ramp the opposite way and a lot of people are wasting gas. >> reporter: this parking lot full of mail trucks underwater. this car swallowed by the strong currents. that same system dumping ten inches of rain in parts of northern georgia, washing out roads and flooding homes. and a lot of these northeastern states have been in drought conditions through the summer so

in that sense all the rainfall is welcome but the water falling on very dry ground is what is contributing to the chances for flash flood conditions. michael? >> thank you, trevor. we're going to turn to ginger with the forecast. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. i was just looking at the radar estimates and upwards of five inches coming in already and we're talking about -- that was in connecticut in one little pocket. when this thing moves this slowly it will be an issue. everybody back to school and work. so many folks trying to be on the roads. let me warn you about something. if you're in new haven or northern rhode island, just west of philadelphia, say west chester, pennsylvania, down in maryland and you're in a flash flood warning, if you can delay travel at all, this is the time to do so. flash flood warning means those streets fill up with water and that's when we see accidents, it can be dangerous if not deadly. we'll see more of this rain. it will be focussed on the tri-state and in northern new jersey, wild wood, cape may could end up seeing 5 inches.

>> all right, ginger, thank you. we're going to turn now to the latest on the war in ukraine and president zelenskyy calling on the u.s. to take a major step and classify russia as a sponsor of terrorism zelenskyy sat wnit"w ne tonht" anchr vid is still on thsc us in kyiv. good morning, david. >> reporter: robin, good morning from kyiv. there are new and very real concerns this morning over the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. the backup power which is the main power for the plant has now been shut down because of shelling in the region. they've now turned to one of the reactors to power the rest of the plant, including those significant cooling systems which are obviously so vitally important at that plant. also this morning, ukraine's counteroffensive under way here and president zelenskyy telling me he is not interested in any compromise with vladimir putin. saying to me, you cannot have dialogue with terrorists. >> what would you say to vladimir putin right now about eding this war? [ speaking in non-english ] >> translator: i don't have any words for him.

it's a question of dialogue. you cannot discuss anything with terrorists after rapes, after tortures, after murders, after we discovered a lot of dead bodies with cut limbs. it's not a war. it's pure and clear terrorism. now we ask the united states to recognize russia as sponsor of terrorism. >> have you been given any indication that the president would be willing, u.s. would be willing to name russia as a state sponsor of terror? [ speaking in non-english ] >> translator: we discussed that with president biden. we want this to happen. i understand that it's not easy. >> as we sit here, your life is still clearly in danger. the foreign minister of russia said in recent weeks he called this an unacceptable regime. what is your intelligence telling you? does russia want you dead? [ speaking in non-english ]

>> translator: yes. the information is as it used to be. there are different groupings that are tasked with this, but the aim is the same. >> reporter: overnight, president biden returning to the white house was asked after our interview if he would support designating russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. he simply said no. robin? >> that was a simple response, no. thank you, david. safe travels back home. george? want to turn to a courtroom win for former president trump in the showdown over the mar-a-lago search. a federal judge has ruled in favor of his request for special oversight of the documents that were seized by the fbi. chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the case. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. the judge in appointing a special master to review documents is also temporarily blocking doj from further review and use of any of the materials seized from trump's residence on august 8th for criminal investigative purposes. that could significantly slow down the justice department's probe. judge aileen cannon said she was doing so in part because the

government has potentially seized legal, medical, tax and other documents in that dramatic search, suggesting a third party and not just doj should play a role in determining what the prosecutors should keep. but the judge, a trump appointee, also made clear that she's taking the step in part because trump was a former president and noted the concern about the stigma associated with the seizure, even mentioning that a future indictment might result in representational harm. this morning, critics are saying that's a deference and standard the average suspect is not afforded. >> that's right. a wide range of legal critics have said that this ruling cannot stand. but will the justice department appeal? >> reporter: we'll find out if they'll appeal in the coming days. the judge is allowing the intelligence review to move forward. what i'm looking for is what doj has to say about how much the judge's order slows down or stops that criminal investigation. >> pierre thomas, thanks. michael? >> thank you, george. now to major developments in that brutal stabbing spree in canada that left at least 10 people dead and 18 wounded. police say one of the two suspects has been found dead. the other suspect is still on

the run. marcus moore has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, residents in western canada are on high alert with one of the two men police suspect of killing ten people and injuring 19 others in the stabbing rampage still on the run. overnight, canadian police finding one of the two male suspects dead in a field. investigators said with injuries not believed to be self-inflicted. and right now, authorities are still on the hunt for damien sanderson's 30-year-old brother myles. >> myles is facing three counts of first degree murder and is wanted. we consider him armed and dangerous. >> reporter: police confirming there were no children or infants among the victims who include men and women of various ages. >> ridiculous. that's what it is, just a bad thing that happened and just to a nice guy. >> reporter: one of the victims, 77-year-old wes patterson. >> my thoughts and the thoughts of all canadians are with those who lost loved ones and with

those are injured. this kind of violence or any kind of violence has no place in our country. >> reporter: we understand that a number of the victims were targeted, but they say that many others appear to have been attacked randomly. officials are saying right ■now the suspect could be possibly injured and could need help. robin? >> hopefully he will be found soon. incredibly tragic. thank you. now we have the death of the chief financial officer of bed bath & beyond who died by suicide after a turbulent year for the company. will reeve joins us now with the latest on that. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. last week gustavo arnal announced plans for bed bath & beyond to try to avoid bankruptcy. that includes closing stores and laying off employees, and now news of his death has rocked the company and the retail world and left many questions unanswered. this morning, police are investigating the death of bed bath & beyond cfo gustavo arnal.

the executive dying by suicide plunging from this luxury high-rise in downtown manhattan friday. arnal's death coming days after the struggling retail giant announced it would close around 150 stores and lay off a fifth of its employees. >> they had about $100 million in cash and they burned through over $300 million in cash in the previous quarter and they were about to run out of cash. so they desperately needed to both cut costs and to raise more money somehow. >> reporter: this on top of the $1.2 billion stock fraud lawsuit facing bed bath & beyond. arnal named as a defendant in that class-action lawsuit, along with investor ryan cohen and others. the defendants accused of artificially inflating the company's value. when cohen bought nearly a 10% stake in the company and then sold it for a huge profit a few months later. >> they were both sued for essentially what's called a pump and dump scheme where they drive up the stock artificially so that they can sell it and make a profit. >> reporter: at the time bed bath & beyond's stock price shot

up over 350%, becoming what's known as a meme stock, when a stock gains popularity among young retail investors through social media. investor ryan cohen who rose to fame for his big bets on gamestop stock was one of the biggest names to buy a stake in it. abc reached out for comment but didn't receive one. in a statement about gustavo arnal, bed bath & beyond said he'll be remembered by all he worked with for his leadership, talent and stewardship of our company. our focus is on supporting his family and his team during this sad and difficult time. if you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, free, confidential help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. you need to call or text the national hotline at 988. george? >> okay, will, thanks very much. we have breaking news overseas now. britain's new prime minister liz truss is meeting with the queen this morning as she prepares to

take the reins from boris johnson in the middle of an economic crisis. foreign correspondent james longman is on the scene in london. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. just in the last few minutes boris johnson has officially resigned as prime minister and he and liz truss are with the queen at balmoral castle and liz truss will return to london as prime minister. now, she was elected to parliament in 2010 and thought to compare herself to margaret thatcher. often actually dressing up just like her, but not really is much known about her. her critics accuse her of poli political opportunism. she was a left wing activist in her youth and called for the abolishment of the monarchy but her views have shifted radically over time and played heavily to the right during the campaign but needs to broaden her appeal as britain faces a massive cost

of living emergency fueled by 10% inflation and climbing and actually during the campaign she dismissed providing immediate help calling them handouts, but now she might be forced to provide billions in financial aid as energy bills explode. liz truss is basically trying to present something new and different to the nation but after 12 years in government, that might be difficult because the conservatives have been in power for all of that time. george? >> okay, thanks very much. >> that's your phone going off. >> i was trying to hide it. >> mute it. >> i'm trying. >> i'm so glad that's not me. oh, man. panic. i've never seen you panic, george. all of a sudden you react. that was great. thank you. now, i'm going to turn to the major upset at the u.s. open last night. superstar rafael nadal defeated by frances tiafoe. the young american beat nadal to advance to the quarterfinals. t.j. holmes is here now with more on the huge win, t.j., and the other american tennis stars still standing.

good morning. >> good morning. i'll continue here if it's okay with george. but, yes, the headline itself is impressive, young american defeats and upsets nadal, but it's the story behind the headline that makes this all the more impressive. frances tiafoe, 24 years old, beat nadal, one of the all-time greats, three sets to one. now, his first time ever beating nadal, his first time getting this far in the u.s. open and he did it in front of a raucous arthur ashe stadium. and in that crowd, guys, his parents. his parents who immigrated from war-torn sierra leone in the '90s to the united states. his dad worked as a day laborer and maintenance man at a tennis facility where they converted an office into a home for him and his two sons to stay with him five nights a week because mom was working two jobs. it's because of th access to coaches and a facility and now here he is and this explains so much of the emotion you see. it's the story, the backstory of his family and what landed him in the spot in the first place and he has finally maybe broken

through. >> tell you what, he was not intimidated at all, t.j. i watched the entire match. what about the women's side? two americans left on the women's side. >> 18-year-old coco gauff and then, of course, jessica pegula, these two are both in the quarterfinals, on course to possibly face each other in the final. and get this, these two ladies are actually doubles partners so some intrigue there. this was supposed to be, of course, the serena slam her good-bye, but i think we're seeing american tennis is probably in pretty good hands moving forward. >> i agree with you. thank you, t.j. >> thanks, t.j. coming up, the latest on the investigation into the missing memphis teacher and mother of two who was kidnapped while jogging. there are new clues this morning. right now let's go back to ginger. >> george, we're talking all-time heat. meaning of any month, that's what happened in livermore, california, sacramento and santa rosa, both all-time september heat and they could break it again today. your local weather in just 30 seconds now.

lisa: excessive heat morning continues today across the bay area, except at the coast. high temperatures extremely dangerous with 113, perhaps a record and livermore. temperatures mid 90's in the east bay. seven day forecast, hot through the week. coming up, ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney, they are live in times square to talk about that

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the coast guard ended its search for survivors on the plane that crashed in seattle. nine adults and one child was aboard the plane when it went down in puget sound. one body has been recovered. investigators are looking into what caused the crash. flight data suggests a sudden and rapid descent. fast food workers in al california could see their pay bumped. the governor created a fast food council that could raise the industry minimum to $20 an hour for companies with more than a hundred restaurants. over the weekend, the late great actor chadwick boseman won an emmy for his role in marvel's "what if." his wife taylor saying what a beautiful aligned moment it really is that one of the last things he worked on would not only be revisiting the character so important to him and his career into the world but also that it be an exploration of something new, diving into a new potential future. >> so fitting. >> yes, congratulations to them.

well deserved. a lot more ahead including the new warning about roblox. what parents need to know before their kids play. that is coming up. right now, the investigation into the tennessee mom who was abducted on her morning run. eliza fletcher seen by surveillance camera being forced into a vehicle friday and now a suspect has been charged. mola lenghi is in memphis with the latest. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, george. police confirming the body of eliza fletcher, mother of two, has been found dead just a few miles where she was abducted. the 38-year-old man police say abducted her has been charged. he's in court facing fletcher's family for the first time. the mother of two and kindergarten teacher was snatched while jogging near the university of memphis four days ago. the 34-year-old fletcher reported missing by her husband after not returning from an

early morning jog friday. police say around 4:00 a.m. this surveillance video captured a man jumping out of a black gmc suv running aggressively towards and struggling with fletcher. then forcing her into the suv seen four minutes later driving off with the young mother inside. she has not been heard from since. fletcher's family desperate for her return. >> we believe someone knows what happened and can help. >> reporter: sunday police locating the suv with cleotha abston inside charging him with aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. a police affidavit describing evidence investigators say they gathered. his dna on a pair of sandals found at the scene and his cell phone pinging near the scene at the time of the abduction and one witness telling police she saw him cleaning the interior of the gmc friday and washing his clo clothes. also according to the affidavit, authorities finding fletcher's water bottle and cell phone near the scene. >> it is a tremendous help to be able to link suspect to victim

as quickly as possible. >> reporter: hours after she disappeared friday police seen collecting a laptop and garden shears from fletcher's home and towing the family's white wagoneer parked out front. the married mother of two is the granddaughter of a late prominent memphis billionaire and philanthropist. fletcher's family offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her return. it was an emotional morning for fletcher's family, but not making any comments. back in 2000 the suspect was in prison for the same offense he's charged with. that was aggravated kidnapping. he was released from prison in 2021. robin? >> mola, thank you. now we have the mother and former detective who refused to

give up on finding the man suspected of killing her daughter. the former marine is now in custody caught after six years on the run and this morning, she is speaking only to "gma" about what it took to track him down. t.j. is back with that. >> and, robin, in this mom's words, we've got that monster and she's talking about the man accused of killing her daughter who has been on the run for six years, he was on the most wanted list of the u.s. marshals and the marshals credit this mom and former detective for cracking the case, but she says it's not because she's a former detective. it's because she's a mom who felt a duty and responsibility and that is what led to his capture. >> let's send up these balloons for krystal for victory right now. yay! >> reporter: a celebration six years in the making at the gravesite of krystal mitchell. six years since the 30-year-old mother of two was brutally murdered, finally a suspect has been arrested. >> i used to come here every day and cry about how i did not have justice for her. how i couldn't protect her. how i couldn't protect her children from this tragedy and today i'm celebrating the place where i was broken and

devastated to say, we got him, krystal, and other women out there will not be hurt by him. we got him. >> reporter: the years' long manhunt for the suspect is over after mitchell's boyfriend raymond mcleod, a former marine and body builder on the run since 2016 and one of the u.s. marshal's 15 most wanted fugitives, was arrested. mcleod pleaded not guilty in court where a judge ordered cameras not show his face. he was caught after investigators received a tip that mcleod was teaching english at a school in el salvador under an assumed name. >> yes, i got him. >> reporter: marshals credit mitchell's mother, josephine wentzel with helping investigators and pursuing vrious leads over the years calling the retired police detective a driving force in the arrest. >> it's not about being a former detective. it's about being a mom. it's that mama bear, that mom determination that i gave birth to this child and so help me god i'm going to take care of this child until i die. >> reporter: according to

investigators, mcleod was the last person seen with mitchell before she died. the arizona couple was visiting san diego and staying with friends in june of 2016. they were reportedly heard arguing during the night. the next day, one of the friends found mitchell strangled to death in a bedroom. mcleod nowhere to be found. u.s. marshals believe he fled through mexico to central america and over the years was reportedly seen in guatemala and belize and last year they announced a $50,000 reward for information that would lead to his capture. >> he really laid low and doesn't pop up his head a lot and has training on clandestine operations and things like that that i'm sure he referred to. >> it was years of hard work and to be honest with you, i wasn't sure -- i mean, we're talking about, you know, central america and mexico. the most important thing is to get their faces out in public. >> reporter: but wentzel says her work isn't done. >> so let's just say victory for the capture, yes. >> reporter: she now wants to remember her daughter's beauty,

humor and big heart, things she now sees in her two grandchildren who she's been raising since their mother's death. but wentzel is not finished seeking justice for her daughter. >> this is one chapter closed. now i have another chapter that i have to be involved in and that's the justice system. i told the prosecutors that i hope they do their due diligence. i'm there to help and make sure the case goes through and i do not want his feet to touch the streets again and do whatever you can to keep -- make that happen, because my family deserves that justice like that. >> mcleod is now being held without bail. but, stray, george, robin, get this, this mom actually went and took classes to educate herself better about how to use the internet and social media. she put in this work and now she's hoping anything with her story, she can have other people out there with cold cases turn your pain into power and don't give up.

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markle taking center stage and making her first public speech in the uk since stepping back from royal duties with prince harry just days after her tell-all interview. maggie rulli is in london with the reaction. and the details for us this morning. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. yeah, the couple is starting their mini tour throughout the uk and germany and while last time they were here in town for the queen's jubilee in june they kept a relatively low profile. this time around they are stepping into the spotlight. >> it is very nice to be back in the uk. >> reporter: meghan taking center stage at a youth empowerment summit in manchester. >> please welcome meghan and harry, the duke and duchess of sussex. >> reporter: the duke and duchess receiving a standing ovation before meghan gave the keynote speech to young leaders from around the world. >> you are the future, but i would like to add to that, that you are also the present. you are the ones driving the positive and necessary change needed across the globe now in this very moment and for that,

i'm so grateful to be in your company today. >> reporter: this speech, the first time the duchess has spoken publicly in england since she and harry left royal life. while in the uk the couple are staying at frogmore cottage, just a short walk from prince william's new home, adelaide cottage, but there are no plans for the brothers or their wives to meet. >> until the book that harry's penned has been published i think there's a lack of trust between the two brothers. to be fair to prince william he doesn't know what will be used

or put out in public and has responsibility as a future king to make sure the monarchy is not brought into disrepute. at the moment that's exactly what harry and meghan are doing. >> reporter: the couple's visit coming just days after meghan's tell-all interview with "the cut" magazine saying of her time as a royal, just by existing we were upsetting of dynamic of the hierarchy and she was still healing from the experience. >> a lot of people do support meghan and harry, the younger generation, i think, think they have been treated unfairly, but i do believe when you continually snipe at your own family you will lose popularity. people won't understand the point of it and why are they attacking the royal family when the best thing to do is try to extend an olive branch and build bridges and that's simply not happening. >> reporter: guys, their tour continues today. prince harry is front and center. he's launching the countdown to next year's invictus games in dusseldorf, germany, guys. >> thank you so much, maggie. coming up later, the health alert for women after a local tv reporter reveals she was suffering symptoms of a stroke while live on the air. this after a former "ncis" actress pauley perrette revealed she also had a massive stroke. and coming up next, our "play of the day." come on back. hing you want? like going for bold without going broke...

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. dangerous extreme weather coast to coast. a deadly wildfire exploding overnight in california, burning buildings and forcing evacuations. fire alerts in effect across seven states as the west bakes under relentless record-breaking heat. plus, parts of the northeast underwater overnight. more than 54 million americans across ten states on alert this morning. ginger is tracking it all. back to school in uvalde, texas.

this morning, students are returning to the classroom three months after the tragedy that took the lives of 19 students and 2 teachers. how the community is honoring the victims and how one family is finding strength in the memory of their daughter. "ncis" fan favorite pauley perrette revealing she suffered a massive stroke one year ago saying she cheated death and a news anchor's medical scare on live tv. >> something is going on with me this morning. >> both raising awareness of women's risk for strokes. dr. ashton is here with how to lower your risk. cracking the kid code. a children's watchdog group is sounding the alarm. why is sexual, racist and homophobic content showing up on roblox, the popular online gaming platform with 54 million daily users and what parents should know. ♪ how you like me now ♪ and ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney, the hollywood stars turned soccer team owners, they're here talking about their hit new docu-series, as we say, good morning, america. look at that rain. >> rain, rain, go away. >> please. >> but it's not going away

today. good morning, america. it is going to be a fun one with those two, ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney. we know them from their movies and their tv shows, but they didn't know each other that well before they bought a soccer team together. now they're sharing the story in "wmeham." 's a huge hit, and we wait to talk to them about it. the new covid boosters are rolling out all across the country. we're going to tell you what you need to know. first, that extreme weather on both coasts right now. all-time record heat is pressuring the power grid in the west and a new wildfire exploded in size overnight forcing evacuations. want to go back to will carr on the scene in hemet, california. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. the air quality and the smoke is so bad that we had to move just to file this report. the bone-dry brush coupled with the scorching temperatures sparked this fire and it was fast, destroying a number of homes and quickly turning tragic. overnight, a deadly fire sparking in california, joining several rapidly spreading wildfires in the state, amidst a record-breaking heat wave.

at least 1500 households forced to evacuate after the fairview fire exploded in the city of hemet scorching more than 2700 acres killing 2 civilians. the flames engulfing everything, burning homes, destroying cars, scorching structures fueled by dry conditions and strong winds, the fire is only 5% contained. >> it wajue blacd of smoke and it was coming towards us. >> reporter: to the north the mountain fire climbing to more than 11,000 acres burning for its fifth day just 20% contained. the west reeling from a summer of dangerous heat. california state officials now urging residents to cut down on power to avoid blackouts. the heat wave is supposed to last more than the rest of the week. add in the bone-dry brush and it's perfect fuel for this fire.

robin? >> all right, will, thank you. that's the west. now to the east, flood watches in effect across ten states from virginia to new hampshire as heavy rains pound the region. you know ginger has been tracking this for us. >> and, robin, what timing. i mean all summer we've been desperate for rain and nobody is on the road and now everybody is back on the road and we get flash flooding, and that is what happened labor day as folks were trying to get around i-95. this is just south of providence, rhode island. more than 7 inches of rain in just a couple of hours. you know the entire highway there filled up. different intersections filling up. there were water rescues and we're seeing flash flood warnings that includes new haven, connecticut, just west of philadelphia, king of prussia included in that. so if you are in a flash flood warning that's the time when you can say, hey, ifhe to delay the travel at when at thughout this afternoon we'll inchesn, so on top of d anto 3 w covibotersarting t

the updated shots thorized last week are now being distributed throughout the country and millions of doses will become available over the coming days and weeks. kayna whitworth joins us with that. good morning, kayna. >> hey, michael, good morning. this initial supply is limited. if you are interested it's recommended that you check for appointments on the government's official website. that's vaccines.gov and you can do that starting today. now this is the first major upgrade to the covid-19 vaccine. it's bivalent. the targets the omicron subvariants ba.4 and ba.5, as well as the original strain. dr. ashton says its safety was tested in mice. efficacy in humans right now is unknown. 99% of all new covid cases in the united states are those subvariants so the cdc is recommending that americans 12 and older get the booster two months after completing your prior vaccines. kids ages 12 and older can get that updated pfizer shot while

adults 18 and up can get either pfizer or moderna. if you've recently had covid the cdc says you can consider waiting three months after your infection to get that booster. and you guys, keep in mind, that doctors say immunity from both vaccination and prior infection is what provides the most protections. guys? >> all good information. good to have you here in the studio with us, kayna, appreciate it. coming up, our "gma morning menu." the "ncis" actress revealing she had a massive stroke and a local tv reporter who said she was suffering symptoms of a stroke while live on the air. dr. ashton is here with what you can do to reduce your risk. and our series "cracking the kid code" on the highly inappropriate content turning up on the popular kids gaming platfo pla platform roblox. what parents can do about it. plus, ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney. there they are, they're here talking about their new docu-series about becoming soccer team owners. and melissa clark is here

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♪ it will be okay ♪ nice shot outside of rainy new york city. we're going to welcome you back to "gma" and put on your dancing shoes, george. i know you're ready. [ laughter ] i was sitting outside your dressing room. "dancing with the stars" is back and we're going to reveal the all-new cast live on thursday morning. >> one day, michael. >> one day. [ laughter ] >> one day. keep hope alive. first, we want to switch gears though to our "gma" cover story. a local tv reporter revealing that she was suffering from symptoms of a stroke while live on the air. this after former actress -- "ncis" actress pauley perrette recently revealed she had a most tooheli at e age of 5 erielle reshef back wi t goorngyou. >> good morning. this is really scary. their stories are real reminders that women have a higher risk of stroke, and though that risk increases as we get older it can happen at any age. this morning, a news anchor's medical scare on live tv is

raising awareness of women's risk for strokes at any age. >> the tulsa -- the tulsa air and space museum -- >> reporter: julie chin was delivering a story to her viewers in tulsa, oklahoma, when she suddenly found herself unable to speak the words on the teleprompter. >> the event features live -- i'm sorry. something is going on with me this morning and i apologize to everybody. let's just go ahead and send it over to meteorologist annie brown. >> julie, we love you so much. we love you so much. >> i'm sorry. >> we have those days. >> reporter: but it was not just one of those days. chin later updating viewers on facebook saying, doctors believed she suffered the beginnings of a stroke but not a full stroke. >> i was looking for the obvious like a small detonator or some trigger wires. >> reporter: it comes after former "ncis" actress pauley perrette recently revealed she had a massive stroke last year. she says it nearly took her life at age 52. >> you guys, oh, my god. it's september 2nd.

it's the one-year anniversary since i had a stroke. >> reporter: the actress saying she almost died. her stroke coming not long after she lost her father to covid-19. stroke is the fifth leading cause of death for women and one in five women between the ages of 55 and 75 will have a stroke. perrette thankful to be on the road to recovery. >> i feel good. i've been through a lot in the last two years. things that are harder than having a stroke. but i'm still here and i'm so grateful. >> thankfully both julie and pauley are both doing well. pauley saying, i had one of the major warning signs, complete numbness on half of my body, but i was not aware of all the warning signs of stroke at the time and went on to say you can have a stroke at any age. let's all learn from this and take good care of ourselves and of others.

and this is also a good reminder, the cdc says that four in five strokes are preventable, robin. >> that is a good reminder, erielle, thank you. abc news chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton will join us now. to hear erielle say one in five women here in the u.s. between the ages of 55 and 75 will have a stroke, tell us some of the causes. hormones, is that -- >> that's a factor but i think the bottom line here and the top line, this is not your grandpa's stroke. women need to be aware of this. women of all ages need to be aware of this. this isn't just something that happens to men and older men. so, yes, we need to understand the risk factors and there are many when you talk about both a stroke caused by hemorrhage or by a blood clot. these are the big ones, hypertension or high blood pressure, high cholesterol talking about the ldl number. smoking is a huge risk factor. diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, obesity, or being overweight, and then the last one, robin, you asked about, hormones.

any hormonal state -- being pregnant, taking birth control pills, taking hormone replacement therapy. we call it a class effect that increases the risk of clotting. that doesn't mean we don't use those medications. that doesn't mean women avoid pregnancy to avoid stroke in most cases but you need to know this is not a surprise. we've known this for a long time. >> right, but it might be surprising what erielle said that the cdc says that the majority are preventable. >> that's right, and again, we talked about it before. heart disease, 80% preventable. same thing with strokes. what can you do to lower your risk. as my mom used to say, control the controllables. if you smoke, do everything in your power to quit. you want to control your blood pressure. know what both of your numbers are and maintain it in a safe range and then healthy lifestyle. moderate or no use of alcohol. exercise, eating well are massively important. >> and remember f.a.s.t. >> those are the signs. if you have anything with your speech, with your face, with

your arms, numbness, time is important. you want to get to an emergency room as soon as possible. >> we'll see you on "gma3" a little later. thanks so much, jen. michael? >> great information there. robin, thank you. now to our cracking the kid code series. roblox is a widely popular online gaming platform for kids. while its platform might seem chi childish, becky worley is here with a warning for parents about some content not for children that parents in a watchdog group say is far too easy to access. good morning, becky. >> reporter: michael, good morning. multiplayer online gaming environments like roblox are not like the arcade or console games of the past. it's a platform where users make their own games and content and everyone can join in. that creativity leads to open-ended play that many applaud but a children's watchdog group is sounding the alarm about some inappropriate content. the children's gaming platform roblox has more than 54 million daily users, almost half of whom

are under 13, but it has some dark corners. >> racist language and content, anti-semitic commentary, sexist commentary, animated porn-simulated sex acts. >> reporter: for bennett who is now 9 years old he stumbled upon just that kind of content back when he was 7. >> i found this like random game. i just heard a bad song and a bad picture. >> reporter: his dad says he came across this real-life photo, so graphic we had to blur it of a woman's rear end in a thong and the 7-year-old found it even though age restrictions were in place. >> i enabled the account restrictions which, according to roblox, meant that my son would not be able to play any games that weren't specifically curated and deemed appropriate by roblox. >> reporter: but -- >> i'll never forget how he kind of leaned over and handed me the ipad. he goes, dad, doesn't doesn't

look right. >> reporter: with the account restrictions still active brian says he saw even more. >> there was a depiction of a sexual act in the clouds that was very obviously something quite graphic. >> reporter: roblox says this content is not allowed and the image that bennett found was a result of a player exploiting a flaw in the system that has since been changed telling abc news, that this happened two years ago and we have strong systems and protocols in place to ensure these types of experiences are swiftly removed within minutes whenever bad actors attempt to circumvent our rules and the possibility children would ever come across this content remains extremely low. but commonsense media's jeff haynes says it's still happening and shows me in realtime. >> that was a naked avatar. >> right. >> on a bed. >> i was not expecting to actually wander in. >> i just saw anti-semitic speech. i saw hate speech against people of color. >> yes. >> i saw kids talking about school and tons of discussion of sexual acts. >> yes.

>> that was just in the last 30 seconds of the chat, not to mention what we've seen in the room. >> that's just one experience. there are millions upon millions of experiences uploaded to roblox every single day. >> reporter: these types of experiences aren't listed or promoted by roblox. a user creates them and then shares links using third-party sites like discord or tiktok or even posting them in their user profile. the other things we saw are too graphic to show or describe. and while roblox moderators are constantly removing rooms like this, haynes says the sheer size of the platform means they can't keep up with the content. he says it's a game of whack-a-mole. >> a lot gets pulled down when it's found but can be easily reuploaded within a matter of seconds. >> reporter: leaving parents and kids wondering how to enjoy this wildly popular platform. commonsense rates roblox as

appropriate for kids age 13 and over citing continuing challenges with problematic content but they add it's potentially okay for kids younger than that if account restrictions are turned on and parents pay close attention to their kids' activities. dad brian from our piece said the gameware his son found is now unavailable and he has parental controls on. listen, games like roblox are complicated and they can be wonderfully creative and open-ended content can mean it's a little like the wild west if kids search online looking for inappropriate content. what's a parent to do? >> you know you said it best in your piece. parents need to make sure they watch or know what their kids are watching. becky, thanks as always for the information. we appreciate it. george? okay, michael, we're going to turn now to uvalde, texas. today marks the first day of classes for the district over three months after the shooting that claimed 21 lives. mireya villarreal has a look at how the community is finding

strength ahead of the new school year. >> reporter: this morning, on the first day back to school in uvalde, the road to healing is lined with posters and makeshift memorials reminding families how strong this city is. buildings now serving as canvases for the 21 larger than life murals honoring the victims. >> before we go to work every morning we drive this way. we'll say good morning. >> it's just like she's smiling at us. >> reporter: this is tess mata, a cat-loving astros fan that wanted to be a tiktok star. the couple and their older daughter faith sitting down with us less than two days after the shooting. >> for those people who watch this and say, that will never happen in my town -- >> how many times did we say that? >> reporter: three months after losing their daughter, the family is finding strength in tessa's memory. veronica is a teacher within the district and plans to be back in

the classroom this year. >> i imagine the question on not everybody's mind but the people who live here, the families, the parents, do you feel safe going back and working? >> i do. it's slow, but i know that they're coming along. >> did you really have to wrestle with yourself about going back? >> no. >> it was never a question? >> it was a question of whether i was going to be ready but not to go back -- teaching was always something i've wanted to do and i know that tess would have wanted me to go back. >> reporter: and here in uvalde, on the first day of school, drop-off has already started at flores elementary. this is a school that is taking in a lot of the robb elementary students. there are 30 state troopers that are stationed at this school and in and around the entire community to make sure parents feel safe if they drop their kids off on the first day and also around the state we are seeing support from all sorts of

school districts encouraging their students to wear maroon in support of uvalde. george? >> mireya, thanks very much. let's go to ginger. >> george, phoenix, las vegas, much of california in excessive heat warnings. sacramento could break its all-time september heat record that they just set yesterday. so this really epic heat wave and what could help start to bring things to a close, cloud cover if not rain from hurricane kay. it'll be just west of cabo in about 24, 36 hours as a cat 2 but then it'll lose steam, at least have a little moisture in the air. lisa: excessive heat morning continues today across the bay area, except at the coast. high temperatures extremely dangerous with 113, perhaps a record and livermore. temperatures mid 90's in the east bay. seven day forecast, hot through the week.

we're going to switch gears and take a look at "wheel of fortune." it's been four decades since pat sajak and vanna white started on the game show and it's now getting a face-lift and veronica miracle got a spin around the set. >> we have a million-dollar winner. >> reporter: america's game "wheel of fortune" is celebrating 40 years. >> when you started 40 years ago, did you actually think you'd be here right now? >> you mean on earth? >> well -- >> vanna and i used to sit around after ten years and go, how long do you think this can go on, five years, how long do you -- well, we stopped asking about 20 years ago. it just -- seems to keep motoring along. >> so, looking back on the 40 years, do you have a favorite moment? >> the million-dollar winners are just outstanding. you know, i just love the reaction. [ screaming ] >> during christmas we had

presents at the end of both -- at the puzzle board and one of the presents got stuck on my gown. and i'm going back and forth and back and forth. >> reporter: "wheel of fortune" now revealing to us an updated puzzle board and it is high tech. when pat sajak took over the show vanna had to manually turn the puzzle pieces. >> before this i would touch the edge of the letter because it was a tv monitor. now it's a flat screen. ooh. see, it works, there's a laser and i can run my hand over it. i don't even have to touch it. you want to try?

>> i do. >> just run your -- see if you can do it. >> oh. >> and look at that. >> i love that there's technology used on the mars rover also used here at "wheel of fortune." >> it's true. so the way vanna interacts with the screen now is something called light arm. it was what was used on the mars rover to circumnavigate mars. >> reporter: after i got a behind-the-scenes look, i had to test out my skills. rise and shine. oh, wait, i hit the button first. for "good morning america," veronica miracle, abc news, los angeles. >> she was having a good time. >> she did have fun. before the season of "wheel of fortune" premieres monday september 12th. coming up, ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney are here live.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: gold-mining gold-mining good morning. sue: we have a major bart delay. earlier problems that southbound cleared on the cap accident and still slow down the path. earlier at out of the marines. earlier at out of the marines. kumasi: lisa as the what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26? not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness.

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what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26 is a money grab that doesn't guarantee a cent for non-gaming tribes. 27 requires 15% of all state revenues go to non-gaming tribes. the choice is clear. yes, on 27. lisa: good morning. already warm, but look at the upper 70's. you heard about 116 yesterday. 102 freemont. peaking and will see a bit of relief tomorrow. 90 oakland. 90's san francisco and then it gets beter.

kumasi:you can always find the lat ♪ back here on "gma," and they always and already have us in stitches here in the commercial break. we are joined now on our "gma" soccer field, give it up for our crew, come on, come on. it's like we're on a field. >> great job, crew. >> hell of a backdrop. i'll feel guilty leaving with this. >> actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney who are the new owners of welsh football club wrexham afc and they're going to share the whole experience. it's a new docu-series called "wrexham." you own a soccer club. >> we have to call it football. >> we call it football. >> football, excuse me. >> let me ask you, mr. tstrahan

with multiple years as a football star. why the hell do they call it football in the united states? no one touches the ball with their foot. >> whoa. >> and a kicker -- >> two people. >> we just decided to take it. >> yeah. >> just took it. >> so rude. >> it was easy to say. >> think about it, how did this happen? >> this guy is the reason it happened. he called me and said, let's do this absolutely insane thing. >> you hadn't met before? >> no. >> what? >> no, we hadn't met. >> we were friends via text. he slid into my dms one day. >> sure did. >> ooh. >> ooh. >> you're next. [ laughter ] >> okay? >> the old sliding into the dms. >> i got a pitch for stephanopoulos later this afternoon. >> yeah, right. yeah. used to be an elevator pitch. now it's a dm. >> i'm just curious, rob, for you, what was your family's reaction when you said, i bought a soccer team?

>> sure. i mean, i spoke with my wife about it before we really made the decision to move forward and she was very excited. she knew it was my dream. i mean, i'm a sports fanatic and i think any sports fanatic's dream, especially if you couldn't play sports, i didn't have your size or your size and your talent. [ laughter ] and i just -- it was always something that i was -- that i dreamt of doing and then i saw this tremendous opportunity. >> but you didn't know ryan. you didn't even know soccer that well. >> no. >> no, we didn't know anything about the sport. now, we're obsessed with it. it is a living, breathing, screaming nightmare for me. [ laughter ] all the live long day. >> we're going to call it football. >> yes, thank you. >> but, ryan, what was your reaction at home when you told your family, i just bought a

football team? >> well, first off, let's back the truck up. i would not just buy a team and then tell my wife. [ laughter ] i don't make unilateral decisions on milk. so, no, we talked about it. she saw some of the things that the blind spots that i didn't see and i saw some of the other blind spots and, you know, we sort of gamed it out. to a certain degree it's a gambit. a huge part of this thing, a, it's one of the greatest things that's ever happened to me and genuinely one of the worst. i love -- i now love this sport so much that i hate it. [ laughter ] >> well, that was one of the things that's most important to us is that, you know, as a sports fan -- i've been watching american football, hockey, basketball. i'm from philadelphia and those are my teams and i've always tried to indoctrinate more and more people who think watching sports is not for them. what you learn early own and try to teach the people that's not about what happens on the field

but that you get invested in the players and invested in the people of the community who you're sharing those experiences with. and that's why i believe sports are for everybody because it's just storytelling. >> it's context. the context is everything. there's so much of the sports we watch in america are about what has this person overcome to get to the place that they're in and that's what draws us in. it's like rob saying all of that storytelling and our show focuses on the wrexham community as much as it does on the club and our experience trying or attempting to run this club having no previous experience. >> it is often said that sport is a microcosm of society. >> yeah. >> and it truly is. >> let's give everybody a look. >> i lost my patience so long ago and i had to check out of it. >> he wanted to see your angry scrunched up sad little face, rob, blossom into a smile. >> having the oldest international football stadium on the planet under our stewardship is like both elation and weirdly i can feel an ulcer growing.

>> ryan, what have you learned about rob from this experience? >> i think rob and i balance each other out really well. you know, rob has -- rob is extremely passionate. he gets fired up and i tend to be very kind of always canadian about it. very diplomatic, very -- let's just -- let's have a sober second thought about this, guys. so he's kind of shown -- i think what i've learned from him, i can be -- canadians have a tendency to be so nice they make ice cream look like capital murder. my challenge is to be a little bit more aggressive with this. rob has taught me to sort of embrace that side of myself and that's really helped the club move forward, i think, for me at least. >> rob, what about you with ryan? >> oh, i learned that as promised he's exactly who you want him to be and i was a fan of his for 20 years and he just seems like the kindest, most honest and full of integrity person. he truly is and just a great friend and a great business partner.

>> you say so much is about wrexham, the community. how are they taking you in? >> well, it's -- [ laughter ] >> it's the terrifying part of it. >> we've been so respectful all the way through the process, recognizing exactly what our place is, you know. as an american and a canadian coming into their community, we recognize that we had to tread very lightly and the history is insane. the stadium which we just purchased was originally built when thomas jefferson was the president of the united states. >> oh, wow. >> to give you an idea, it's the oldest international football stadium. >> the ole oldest international football stadium on the planet. so having stewardship of that is a serious responsibility. i mean, you know, and the thing that i think has been our secret to this is just being brutally honest with the entire -- with the community and the whole process. that community has forgotten more about football in the last ten minutes than we will ever know and we recognize that going in and we love building and building businesses and part of it is saying i don't know when it counts and being able to turn

over and surrender power and authority to people who have a better and stronger perspective on that. so that's been the secret sauce. >> bless your heart. >> that's the key to ownership. stay out of the locker room. hire people who know what they're doing and get out of the way. >> oh, your passion is so evident and also thank you for sharing your vulnerability. >> yeah. >> about it as well. appreciate that. >> thank you for calling ryan an athlete. >> yeah. >> we've been doing rocking jocks for over 20 years. >> i've known strahan for over 20 years now. >> rocking jocks? >> he helped us win. at the super bowl, celebrities. we play together. >> michael hit me once and i actually spat out my whole rib cage. which is crazy because i didn't know that you could do that. i didn't know the jaw could unhinge that way and i honestly haven't missed it. >> everything rob said about ryan is true. everything you think he is is what he is and always appreciate

the friendship and i have so much respect for both of you and what you're doing. >> thank you. >> thank you, gentlemen. thank you so much. new episodes of fx's "welcome to wrexham" air wednesdays, 10:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on fx and stream the next day on hulu. coming up, justin long is here live. the stars are out. come on back. meet leon the third... leon the second... and leon... the first of them all. three generations, who all bank differently with chase. leon's saving up for his first set of wheels... nice try. really? this leon's paying for his paint job on the spot... and this leon, as a chase private client, he's in the south of france, taking out cash with no atm fees. that's because this family of leons has chase. actually, it's león. ooh la la!

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we are back now with a talented actor you know from movies like "dodgeball," "going the distance" and "he's just not that into you." now, justin long is starring in the new horror film, "barbarian." good morning, justin. you got a laugh out of that one. >> what is that line from? >> try to figure it out. [ laughter ] >> but, justin, welcome. we're going to talk about your new film "barbarian." we know the director of "barbarian" zach cregger said that when he wrote it he was looking for this age's tom hanks and he came up with you. >> wow. >> how does that make you feel for that comparison? >> a lot of people in america are shaking their heads, really? that's our -- that doesn't bode well for our generation. doesn't get more flattering. my girlfriend saw "big" the other night. i hadn't seen it in so long. good, he is so -- he just

embodies that child -- i don't think -- you have to be pure of heart, i think, to be a kid that well. you know, to pretend to be a kid. he's just the best. there's no more flattering comparison. >> is "barbarian" for the pure of heart? >> no. [ laughter ] it's for, you know, if you want -- it's a really fun ride. it is scary and, yeah, i know everyone comes on the show, oh, watch my thing and i've done it myself. it's really good and but -- [ laughter ] we just saw ryan and rob do it. with no conviction -- no. but this is so scary, so fun. i can't wait for people to see it. it's exciting. >> let's give everybody a look. >> oh, wow. >> i like to let my baby determine how long he likes to nurse. >> oh, god.

>> we're in. we're in. >> tape measure. you love tape measures. >> music and darkness. and all that. >> it's fun. >> you also, my friend, have a podcast. >> yes. >> and our dear ali wentworth was on and didn't -- ask george a couple of questions because she said some things about our george. >> first of all, she's one of the funniest human beings i ever met. she is so quick. i love -- >> how scared should i be right now? >> well, i just want some fact checking. she said, first of all, that you're not -- she said you're not funny. which i said -- i said i beg to differ. i have seen the show. i've seen "good morning america." by the way, good morning, america. >> the thing is i am not allowed to be funny in our house. >> oh, i wondered that. if she's dominant funny and that

kind of makes you and the kids take a backseat. >> she is much funnier than me. >> that's fine, but i'm sure she likes to participate in fun. she's funnier than most people. she also said she has never drank coffee before. >> never. >> really? >> not one cup. >> she hasn't? >> that's true. >> in her life. >> in her life. >> you drink it all the time. >> yeah, in the morning. >> or, well, she made it sound like you drink gallons of it. [ laughter ] i think she even went like this. she described it as sludge. >> part of the comedy is hyperbole. >> okay, okay. i get it. you say hyperbole. i say maybe not. [ laughter ] but she said she was really turned off by your -- this might be too much. we can cut this, right? it isn't live. she was turned off by your coffee breath, do you know this? >> for a minute i thought i was going to be getting off easy, but then no. no. >> well, for someone who's never had coffee, i imagine it might be a little shocking to be around. >> wow. >> don't stop. [ laughter ]

>> george became silent over here. >> george is no longer seeing "barbarian." no, but she's -- >> i got off easy. >> you did. >> see, we see the funny george here. >> i argued in your defense. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> and we know the other thing, "clerks," "clerks iii," actually. you reunited with kevin smith and you play a nurse. >> i play a nurse. kevin is so -- it's so fun to work with him because he just says, what do you want to do character-wise? i said, oh, i have this idea. he said, you used to do a really good impression of buffalo bill in "silence of the lambs." hey, you sure. you got a phone. it's awful to do on a morning -- i don't want to put that in people's heads. you all remember buffalo bill and coffee in the morning. so i just -- well not enjoying your coffee in some cases and so i just did that. i did my buffalo bill voice for kevin in "clerks," but it's a fun movie.

>> that was very tom hanks-esque. >> thank you. he might beg to differ. that's so flattering. thank you. tom hanks doesn't always make fun of -- disparage the hosts of the shows he's on. >> we actually kind of like george on the hot seat. thank you very much, justin. >> you're welcome. >> we appreciate you, man. thank you. >> so nice to see you. thank you for having me. >> thank you. >> justin's movie "barbarian," it is in theaters on friday. make sure you go check it out and get your heart rate up. all right. let's go to ginger. >> i'm grateful to have a heads-up up next time i see ali, a little breath check. lisa: good morning, pretty start with 60's and 70's. i knew him, over 100 inland. 70's of the coast, midnight is in east bay. we'll be right back. what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27?

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welcome back. wand the new school year under way, we're all looking for quick, easy and delicious dinner ideas in a new cookbook. dinner in one-pot meals by melissa clark full of those things we just mentioned. welcome back to "gma." >> thank you so much. >> i was just saying how i get home and the dishes everywhere. every home, everyone loves a one-pot recipe because they're easy, a lot less cleanup and why have you become a fan as a food writer? >> as much as i love to cook who loves doing dishes? nobody loves doing dishes. >> agreed. >> so i wanted to do food that tasted great but was really easy, really fast and did not leave you with a sink full of dishes at the end. >> i'm a fan myself right now. start with one of the most popular one-pot recipes, baked sausage with tomato and ricotta. you start by browning the

sausage. you can make this vegetarian as well. >> if you don't want to use sausage although if you do i highly recommend it. use portobello mushrooms, they add tons of flavor, so i'll add garlic because you always need garlic when doing a red sauce, it is the law. you put your garlic in there. >> get your breath right. >> exactly. i have some oregano and this is crushed fennel seed. i know it's like an unusual thing. i have it in my pantry. if you don't leave it out. it's going to be just as good. it adds a little extra something. >> if you don't have it, you can always go buy some. >> buy some, leave it out. whatever you like. and then this is important. a little bit of red pepper, just for the spice. >> a little kick. >> a little kick. >> now, this is interesting. i'm adding two kinds of tomatoes here. i have my whole peeled tomatoes

and they're going to add texture to the sauce and then crushed tomato that's going to make it saucy. yeah. you just let that sit. let that simmer. let that simmer. ten minutes. >> but the pasta, there's pasta in this, but you don't cook the pasta beforehand. >> this is what is so great about this recipe. it cooks down after ten minutes and looks like this. nice and saucy, then you put the dried pasta directly in here. and it cooks in the sauce, and what's so great about this -- add that water too. a little water. you can throw that right in. thank you. and so the pasta, you don't dirty another pot but the pasta takes on more flavor of the sauce because it really gets in there. >> ah, makes sense. >> you want to do that for me? adding some bay leaves, more flavor. leave them out, but if you have them throw them in. why not. a little bit of pepper and some salt, you need a lot of salt for this because this -- you're salting the pasta and you're seasoning it as we go. >> i'm telling you, once that cooks, that pasta takes in all that flavor. mm-mm. >> exactly. let it cook for a couple of

minutes and then add some -- we'll add mozzarella twice because you love cheese. >> i'm not complaining. >> more cheese. >> mozzarella twice, the more cheese the better. >> throw the mozzarella in and that's it. throw it in the oven, 20 minutes, 425. >> we got that. >> we got that and we add our ricotta, more mozzarella. you want to just throw that in. >> and -- >> and parmesan cheese. >> get out of there. there we go. >> parmesan right on top. >> parmesan right on top. mix all that up. that's what we have there. >> that is what we'll garnish with a little bit of basil. >> i mean, that looks delicious. >> all right. >> i'll try at the end. we got to speed through this. showing us the easiest rice and beans that you can make before what kind of beans are using? >> i'm using black beans, use whatever beans you like, i love black beans and they have an earthy rich flavor. this is so great, because you do

the beans and rice at the same time so a little -- >> running out of time. >> oil, garlic, tomato paste. this is important. throw it all in. >> throw it all in. >> let's go. let's go. let's go. jalapeno. >> jalapeno. can't forget that and that. >> then, spices. chili powder, cumin, oregano. >> give it a kick. >> rice and beans go in there with the stock. can we do it? can we do it? get the rice. >> and then at the end you add in some jalapeno and you got yourself a nice dinner, evrybody. here it is. the finished product. we got to say meliss

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