here. the news continues at 7:00 on the abc 7 bay area app. we good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, as we begin this wednesday morning with you, searing heat. fast-growing wildfires and the possible relief on the way for the west coast. the west on fire. record-breaking temperatures fueling wildfires that are forcing thousands from their homes. evacuations expanding as buildings burn while the extreme heat pushes energy demand to an all-time high and the hurricane on the move. could it finally end the heat wave? breaking overnight, russian president putin set to meet with chinese president xi. when the summit will take place as ukraine launches a major new front against russian forces and the new evidence the toll of

sanctions is taking on russia. on edge. authorities in canada urgently searching for the suspect in the stabbing rampage that left at least 10 people dead and 18 injured. the latest on the manhunt. massive settlement. e-cigarette maker juul agreeing to pay nearly half a billion dollars to settle claims it marketed its vaping products to kids. what the company is saying about the settlement this morning. in court. the man charged with kidnapping kindergarten teacher and mother eliza fletcher set to face a judge on murder charges after her body was discovered. deadly shark attack. an american tourist killed while snorkeling in the bahamas. what we're learning this morning. elizabeth holmes' last-ditch effort. as the convicted theranos founder awaits sentencing, she's seeking a new trial. what her lawyers are calling

newly disovered evidence. also this morning, seattle teacher strike. the city canceling classes on what would have been the first day of school with a teacher shortage around the nation. how do you like them new apples? with the tech giant set to announce pricey new iphones, the simple smartphone refresh steps you can take to give your old phone new life. ♪ i wanna fly like an eagle to the sea ♪ and bird's last flight. four-time wnba champion sue bird and her all-star stellar 21-year career coming to a close on the court overnight as fans in seattle and around the world applaud the five-time olympic gold champion. thank you, sue. that's what the crowd, it was so wonderful it was able to end there in front of the home fans.

what a career. much more on sue bird's send-off coming up. we are looking forward to that. we're going to begin with the dangerous situation in the west. multiple wildfires burning thousands of acres. right now 14 million americans are under fire weather alerts across seven states from california to south dakota. >> over 50 million people across four states in the west are under heat alerts this morning as record-breaking heat continues. the brutal temperatures leading to growing power outage fears. >> ginger is tracking what could finally bring relief and starts us off with the latest on hurricane kay. good morning. >> good morning to all of you. so breaking records within the last week is nothing new, daily records. breaking all-time september records has happened for a couple of days. now we're breaking all-time all-time hottest records. that's when you know it's a big deal. there were 75 daily records broken just yesterday. 15 of those were all-time all-times talking about heat like sacramento that has never since they started records in the 1850s been this hot. that heat dome is responsible,

we are going to erode that in part especially in southern california by parts of a hurricane. i'll explain that, but, look, a couple days left before it starts to break. close to 100 in los angeles. las vegas, same thing. it is about the moisture that comes from what is now a hurricane eventually will be a tropical storm, pretty rare to get this close to southern california. what will end up happening is not only will it end up building clouds which is a shield, and get us cooler, but you also have the potential for rain and a lot of it. you know what happens when you're really dry and drop a lot of rain especially for palm springs, flash flooding so we'll watch for that this weekend. >> all right. thank you, ginger. we go to will carr in the fire zone in hemet, california, as that severe heat in the west is threatening to fan the flames of several major wildfires. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this is where planes swept in to protect property. you can see the pink phosphate smothered on cars.

this fire burned a number of the properties up and down this street. this morning crews are confident with the fire's path, but there's still a lot of concern with the extreme heat and the possibility of fueling more fires and rolling black-outs. this morning, the west is burning under extreme heat. several rapidly spreading wildfires consuming california as officials sound the alarm on potential power outages amid an unrelenting heat wave. thousands under evacuation orders by hemet as the fairview fire scorches 4,500 acres. officials warning that number could jump to 7,000. >> had 15 minutes to grab everything and run and was on fire below my house when it was leaving. >> reporter: the fire, 5% contained and proving fatal killing two civilians and destroying multiple homes. firefighters battling more deadly flames further north. the mountain fire blazing more than 11,000 acres, only 20%

contained while in san bernardino, the radford fire is only 2% contained. evacuations under way. >> i have a lot of anxiety right now. >> reporter: the flames fueled by dry conditions and strong winds come during a time of record-breaking heat in the west. the brutal temperatures surging electric demand leading to growing fears of power outages, california seeing its highest demand ever on the power grid. overnight, california independent system operator issuing an emergency alert urging residents to conserve energy. it appears those conservation efforts worked. there were no black-outs overnight. here in hemet we're expecting temperatures over 100 degrees. michael? >> i know they cannot wait for relief.

gr george? now we go to the latest on the war in ukraine. major developments this morning, russian president putin set to meet with hinese president xi. the summit expected to take place next week in uzbekistan. this as ukraine has expanded its counteroffensive against russian forces and tom soufi burridge is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. the ukrainians now claim they've taken a small city in the northeast and add that to the villages they say they've taken elsewhere in recent days and we calculated about 15 in total, and it feels like the momentum has shifted in ukraine's favor, but the counteroffensive is risky and reports suggest ukraine is losing soldiers but the russians are too. this morning, ukraine is advancing slowly through the russian lines. video circulating online showing fallen russian soldiers in the kharkiv region in the northeast as ukraine pushes to recapture villages from the russians. this as u.s. officials claim that the russians' munition stocks are running so low they're now asking for help from north korea. >> we do have indications that russia has approached north korea to request ammunition.

>> reporter: meanwhile, new images of damage caused by shelling at that nuclear power plant near zaporizhzhia. overnight, the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog urging russia and ukraine to immediately cease all military operations in that area and establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the plant. >> we are playing with fire and something very, very catastrophic could take place. >> reporter: meanwhile, the ukrainians increasingly on the offensive. former u.s. marine issack from texas running reconnaissance missions for the ukrainians along the front line in the south. >> i have very high expectations that the ukrainian forces will be able to beat back the russians and restore their, you know, their territorial integrity. >> reporter: that u.s. fighter also telling us that it's a bold move by the ukrainians to go on the offensive.

he says they're well prepared and the signs are good. but that it's early days. robin? >> all right, encouraging. thank you, tom. now to the manhunt for the remaining suspect in the horrific stabbing spree that left at least 10 dead and 18 wounded in canada. marcus moore is in saskatoon, canada, with the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: robin, good morning. police and residents here in saskatoon and across the province are still on high alert as this urgent search is now in its fourth day. there has been new movement. police surrounding a home in the james smith cree nation after a possible sighting yesterday but there is still no sign of 30-year-old myles sanderson. so police are continuing to send out emergency alert messages to cell phones across the province here warning people that they believe he is still armed and very dangerous. as you know, his brother was also a suspect but he was found dead in a field on monday. police saying his injuries were

not self-inflicted. as this search continues, we have watched as relatives of one of the elderly victims came to pay their respects at a memorial outside his home. meanwhile ten people are still in the hospital, three in critical condition. there's still no word on a motive. robin and george, there's a sense this search is expanding. the police chief in a small town where it was long believed sanderson might be, they have now come out and said they no longer believe he is in that area and he could be anywhere. george? we go to new york now where trump ally steve bannon is expected to surrender to prosecutors tomorrow. the state charges are centered around bannon's fraudulent fund-raising for a we build the wall campaign. trump ended the federal case against bannon on similar charges with a pardon. aaron katersky is tracking the case. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: and george, good morning to you. that online crowd funding campaign we build the wall

raised $25 million and donors were told it would all go toward a wall on the u.s. southern border with mexico. but prosecutors have come to believe that bannon duped them and siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay personal expenses and he's expected at this courthouse here behind me to face charges. bannon who worked in the trump white house faced similar charges by the feds over the same alleged scheme until the former president pardoned him on his way out of office. but two others charged with bannon on those same federal charges did not receive a pardon. they pleaded guilty and ever since the manhattan district attorney's office has been building its own case against bannon. he called the charges phony, part of a weaponized criminal justice system but he is expected to surrender here tomorrow and, george, this is not the only legal trouble for bannon. he has already been convicted of contempt of congress for failing to cooperate with the january 6th committee. george? >> aaron katersky, thanks.

michael? >> all right, george. thank you. we turn to the memphis kindergarten teacher and mother who was violently abducted, police discovered her body and the man charged with kidnapping will be back in court facing murder charges. mola lenghi has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, the man police say kidnapped eliza fletcher now facing murder charges. 38-year-old cleotha abston in court tuesday facing fletcher's family for the first time after an exhaustive four-day search, police finding fletcher's body in a vacant duplex apartment in memphis monday evening. it was just a few miles from where she was abducted. >> we are nonetheless pleased to remove this dangerous predator off the streets of memphis. >> reporter: police say fletcher was kidnapped while jogging around 4:00 a.m. friday. this surveillance video showing a man jumping out of a black gmc suv running towards fletcher, then forcing her into the suv. minutes later driving off with the young mom inside. sunday u.s. marshals tracked down that suv and surveilled abston for hours before taking him into custody.

>> the vehicle was key in this, okay. >> spotted the vehicle. >> spotted the vehicle. identified an apartment where he was in and then we just kind of did surveillance. >> reporter: that apartment just a half mile from where fletcher's body would be found monday. authorities have not yet alleged a motive. the district attorney describing it as a random killing. >> we have no reason to think this was anything other than an isolated attack by a stranger. >> reporter: fletcher's family releasing a statement saying we are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss. liza was such a joy to so many. well, authorities have yet to release fletcher's cause of death. meanwhile, abston will be in court later this morning. george? >> okay, thanks very much. we turn to e-cigarette industry leader juul. the company agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle claims that they marketed vaping products to children. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis has the details.

good morning, rebecca. >> good morning, george. juul has agreed to pay $438.5 million to 34 states and territories over its marketing practices while not admitting guilt. juul says it is all in the past and the company now has a new honorable mission. the two-year investigation finding juul intentionally tried to appeal to children with ads like these featuring young, trendy models. other marketing tactics including hosting launch parties for new products, offering free samples, advertising on social media and selling products in flavors attractive to children, and it worked apparently. in 2019 the same year juul says it, quote, reset the company, more than 5 million young people said they tried vaping within the past 30 days. just the year before, that number was 3.6 million. juul commenting in a statement, the terms of the agreement are aligned with our current business practices. we remain focused on the future as we work to fulfill our mission to transition adult smokers away from cigarettes, the number one cause of preventable death while combating underage use. george?

>> rebecca, thanks very much. now to the young americans at the u.s. open. overnight coco gauff falling short in her quarterfinal match and on the men's side, sensation frances tiafoe back in action after taking down rafael nadal. he is now one victory away from advancing to the first grand slam semifinals of his career. lara, you know she's all over this. she has much more on what we can expect ahead. good morning, la >> good morning, robin. with serena out of the tournament we are waiting for the next great american tennis player to emerge this u.s. open, and we are down to one man and one woman, and they both play today fighting for a spot in the semifinals. >> caroline garcia into her first ever major semifinal. >> reporter: overnight coco gauff, the 18-year-old american tennis phenom out of the u.s. open, losing in the quarterfinals to france's caroline garcia. >> overall i'm super proud of

myself on this tournament, but i'm hungry for more so maybe nxt year. >> reporter: coco's loss means one american woman remains in the running for the championship. jessica pegula, the daughter of the owner of the buffalo bills and sabres facing a tough match-up tonight against iga swiatek. on the men's side, 24-year-old frances tiafoe is the last chance for an american man to take home the trophy. >> tiafoe has the break and the lead. >> reporter: after toppling one of the greatest of all time, rafael nadal. >> frances tiafoe says, it's my time. >> when i first came on the scene i felt like, you know, a lot of people had expectations of how i would do and i wasn't ready for it mentally. i wasn't mature enough for those moments. >> reporter: tiafoe's tennis journey from sierra leone to maryland, his dad becoming the

maintenance man at the local tennis center where he obtained a scholarship at age 5. >> his story needs to be told far and wide and as loudly as possible. his talent and his work ethic is truly remarkable, and will speak to a lot of people. >> memory lane here. this really is. >> reporter: well before the biggest wing of his career thus far, this is where tiafoe would practice tennis by himself as seen in a 2017 episode of "real sports." >> this is my favorite place to hit because obviously the ball is always coming back. i mean, i thought every rep i did i got better. >> reporter: his friend showing his mental toughness growing up. >> he didn't have the equipment or the clothing. he would play tournaments where he would wear the tournament shirt they give you and he would play the whole tournament in that shirt and win it. >> reporter: one player making a less than gracious exit, nick kyrgios, who slammed his racket not once but twice after losing in the quarterfinals. his frustration so apparent there. bt as we head into the second day of the men's quarterfinals, it is all eyes on tiafoe who has the chance to become the first american man to win the u.s. open in nearly 20 years. as for coco she thanked the williams sisters for inspiring

her to play. she hopes she can do theer michael? >> i'm sure she is doing that for sure. >> watching her doubles partner, jessica, today. >> we'll be watching tiafoe tonight. that's right. coming up, new details on the shark attack on an american woman snorkeling in the bahamas. and theranos founder elizabeth holmes is asking for a new trial. we'll tell you why. first back to ginger. >> you know, we have up to nearly a foot of rain in rhode island. you saw all that rain yesterday. some places it was super detrimental. west haven, connecticut, you see the flash flooding on the roads there. many places picked up to a half foot. yes, we needed it, but it was a little much a little quick. what we'll watch atlantic-wise because we talked about kay in the pacific is mostly earl, the impacts to bermuda could be there. gratefully it is passing to the east. the worst is usually on the right side. what it will mean, though, going into this weekend it looks nice across the east coast. rip current threats so it will kick up the surf and rip currents. your local weather coming up in just 30 seconds.

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surging, electric demand leading to growing fears of power outages. california seeing its highest demand ever on the power grid. major developments on the war in ukraine. russian president putin set to meet with chinese president xi. the summit expected to take place next week. xi's first foreign visit in more than two years. their last one was in beijing before russian forces invaded ukraine. plus, apple is set to announce upgrades to its iphones later today, and this morning, we'll tell you how to get the most out of your current smartphone. becky worley has simple tips and tricks to help it last longer. that's ahead. now we go to the shark attack that left an american tourist dead. the bull shark killed the woman from pennsylvania in the waters off the bahamas while she was snorkeling. victor oquendo joins us now with more. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we just heard from the tour company, seas of the day. they said this was a routine snorkeling trip along a route that they take daily. they said the attack happened in just about three feet of water. the guides and her family tried saving her life. they pulled her back onto the

boat, rushed her to the dock but she died before making it to the hospital. tis morning, the search for answers after a deadly shark attack in paradise. a 58-year-old mother was bitten by a bull shark while snorkeling with her family in the bahamas. >> family members observed a bull shark attacking a female. they rescued the female and was able to bring her on board. our local ems personnel responded to the scene and confirmed that there were no vital signs of life. >> reporter: the woman from pennsylvania traveling on royal caribbean's "harmony of the seas" cruise with her husband, daughter and son. they went snorkeling around 2:00 p.m. tuesday. the cruise line saying the accident took place on an independent shore excursion and the cruise line is providing support and assistance to the guest's loved ones during this difficult time. officials say an attack in this area, green key, is weird. >> it's not a popular place for bull sharks at all.

not a popular place at all. >> reporter: about half a mile away in the waters off rose island, 21-year-old american jordan lindsay was killed by bull sharks while snorkeling in 2019. her father michael telling "good morning america" about the horrific attack and how his wife tried to save their daughter. >> she heard jordan yell, like, mom, like, and then cami looked back and she thought dolphins were around jordan and then she realized like right away like jordan was screaming. >> reporter: experts warn while shark encounters are rare, bull sharks can be especially dangerous. >> bull sharks are one of the top three i would say most dangerous sharks to humans. they have serrated teeth that are like daggers. if they bite someone, it could be very problematic and even unfortunately fatal to humans because they just are, you know, so big. >> reporter: and the beach at green key closed till further notice and an investigation is under way.

michael? >> devastating there, victor, thank you. george? we're going to get the latest now on elizabeth holmes. the theranos founder convicted of fraud who inspired "the dropout" series is seeking a new trial saying a star witness has regrets about his testimony. rebecca jarvis is on the story from the start. how is it going? >> george, there are so many twists and turns in this story. she was convicted on four counts of criminal fraud by a federal jury in january and now in this last-ditch effort to get elizabeth holmes a new trial before she's sentenced to prison, the defense is alleging one of the government's key witnesses came to her home recently to tell her he felt guilty about his testimony. this morning, theranos founder elizabeth holmes is fighting for her freedom as her sentencing looms. >> do you think this will lead to an acquittal? >> reporter: eight months after being found guilty the convicted felon is seeking a new trial or court hearing based on what she says is newly discovered evidence. in a motion filed this week,

hlmes' legal team points to what they say was an unexpected visit to her home last month by key government witness and former theranos lab director dr. adam rosendorff who allegedly said he felt guilty and felt like he had done something wrong in connection with his testimony at the trial. that's according to holmes' partner billy evans. according to the court filings evans answered the door and later wrote a description of rosendorff as dishevelled, saying his voice slightly trembled. rosendorff who testified at the wid while at theranos allegedly told evans the thgs s worse than they were. >> his testimony was certainly important to the government in terms of putting the story together. however, a lot of the allegations, in particular, the ones that elizabeth holmes was convicted of, involved fraud that was made to the investors. >> reporter: in the court filings evans states that rosendorff also allegedly said america builds things up only to

tear them down, comparing elizabeth holmes to michael jackson. holmes once the youngest female self-made billionaire rose to fame for starting her biotech company theranos, claiming she had invented technology that could do any blood test with just a few drops of blood. >> we've made it possible to run comprehensive laboratory tests from a tiny sample or a few drops of blood. >> reporter: but everything came crashing down after 't what it appeared to be and this past january, holmes was found guilty by a federal jury for four counts of fraud. we reached out to dr. adam rosendorff and he declined to comment. holmes' sentencing is set for october. she's facing up to 20 years per count and she's currently living with billy evans and their 1-year-old son william in northern california. george? >> okay, rebecca, let's bring in chief legal analyst dan abrams for more on this right now. is she going to get a new trial?

>> you don't get a new trial because a witness comes to your house and says, gosh, i'm sort of sorry about what i said. even if this witness was saying, you know, i lied -- that's not what he's saying. but even if he said that you still probably don't get a new trial here. >> even if he said i lied? >> even if he said i lied. it's very hard to get a new trial after a jury has gone through the process of deliberating. you have to really have misconduct in a trial to get a new trial, in particular in a case like this. remember, there's already been a request for a new trial that's been denied and think about the way that this verdict came down, right? there were four counts where she was found guilty, but there were other counts where the jury said not guilty. there were other counts where the jury was hung. they deliberated for a long time. and their verdict kind of made sense. it was this idea she had defrauded the investors, but they weren't convinced that she had defrauded the patients,

right? so when you have a verdict that all kind of makes sense and one of the allegations by the defense team was that the verdict doesn't make any sense, it's very hard to get a new trial. this isn't going to do it. >> and meantime, she is set to be sentenced next month. what do you expect there? >> look, she's facing up to 20 years on each of the counts. i don't think she will get 20 years. tough to know. the sentencing guidelines even are pretty confusing in this regard. i would think somewhere in the range of, you know, four to ten years. but, look, there's a lot of discretion here on the part of the judge. >> but she's going to spend time in jail? >> for sure. i think she will spend time in prison. these are serious charges and absent something else changing and it's not going to be a witness coming forward. >> saying he feels bad. >> right, right, exactly. >> i think it's likely she will end up serving some real time. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. robin? >> thank you both. coming up on "gma," apple set to unveil a new slate of iphones. becky worley is going to show us why you don't have to get a new one to feel like you've gotten an upgrade. hey there, becky. >> reporter: hey, robin, good

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longer. good morning, becky. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we don't know what will be in the window of this apple store behind me later today, but we do expect the iphone 14 to drop and if past pricing patterns are a predictor of what's coming today, that entry price point could be $750, $800. so if that's a little bit tight for your budget, you may be looking at your old phone asking, can you hold on for just one more year? if your phone is not feeling fresh and peppy, you may be considering one of the new apple or android phones dropping this fall. but to save money, could you just give your old phone a makeover? good news -- >> there are so many things you can do to make an older phone feel new because these phones actually haven't gotten that much better over the years. >> what's the easiest thing you can do to kind of zhuzh up your old phone? >> the easiest thing you can do

is make sure you're running the current software. that's actually something everyone should be doing because it helps protect your data and makes sure the phones are more secure. so totally free. >> reporter: in settings click general, and there's the software update option. easy. >> another huge reason people want a new phone is because their battery doesn't last as long anymore. >> i hear so often i need a new phone. my phone barely lasts ten minutes on a charge. >> reporter: in settings, click battery health. it will show you the max charge your phone can take now compared to when it was new. if it's really limited but everything else is okay -- >> you don't need a new phone. you need a new battery. >> reporter: apple says the cost of replacing a battery on an iphone 10 for example is $69. on a samsung galaxy s10 a replacement shop near me charges $76. way cheaper than a new phone. finally -- >> seems like a lot of people

struggle because their phones are suddenly too full of data. >> yeah, apps can definitely eat away at your storage. mostly because they can accumulate data inside them. >> reporter: the antidote, she says delete the apps you can easily access through the internet browser. we're talking to you, yelp and twitter. another space saver open the podcast and audio book apps and delete old media. and take a look at a storage hog, messages. >> when somebody text messages you a video or a photo, those are all eating at your internal storage. you didn't take those but they are on your phone. >> reporter: delete, delete, delete. now, almost all of these refreshes will work on samsung phones too. we will be following the apple event throughout the day and give you a full update tomorrow just in case these tips and tricks did not give you that fresh phone feeling and you decide, robin, yeah, i think i actually do need a new one. >> those tips and tricks. i was on a trip with friends who still have the iphone with the button. that's how much they've been

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. searing heat and fast-growing wildfires. thousands forced from their homes. while the extreme heat pushes energy demand to an all-time high and the hurricane on the move. could it finally end the heat wave? on strike. seattle teachers set to walk off the job on the first day of school. the labor dispute coming down to the wire. ♪ i need you to hold on ♪ justin bieber putting his world tour on hold indefinitely. the pop star prioritizing his health and his message to fans this morning. ♪ with my woman ♪ abc news exclusive. ozzy and sharon osbourne in

their first tv interview since his major operation. on taking the stage again -- >> my spirit comes alive. >> plus, why sharon is done saying sorry after a split from "the talk" as they return home to england. >> good morning, america. >> we love you. >> i love you. ♪ just dance ♪ ♪ gonna be okay ♪ "dancing with the stars" revealing the first two cast members for season 31. why they're already making dancing history. they're live in times square. ♪ celebrate good times come on ♪ and we're celebrating the start of football season with nfl hall of famer, eli manning. ♪ a little respect ♪ plus, jenifer lewis is live on "gma" bringing some joy to times square. and she's saying -- >> good morning, america! can i go? i love you. ♪ all i'm asking is for a little respect ♪

that is so ruby from "black-ish" as we know her. jenifer lewis, her first book was called "the mother of black hollywood." now she's bringing the joy, it's called "walking in my joy," that's her new book, and she will talk about it here in times square. >> always love talking to her. cannot wait for that. and cannot wait for my old teammate eli manning. we finally made him get up in the morning and do something fun as the new nfl season is about to kick off. >> nice when he came in here during the commercial break and gave you a bear hug. >> scared me. >> giant hug i should say. >> there we go. >> a giant hug. >> see, he's got good friends. >> i was going to let it go. we are hearing from a lot of people about the iphone and who have the button and have lots of friends. >> i have friends who have the button and they said, so we're not friends anymore? yes, we're still friends. i'm sorry. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. we're going to start with the

dangerous situation in the west, multiple wildfires burning thousands of acres and the heat is leading to power outage fears. ginger tracking it all including what could bring relief. >> good morning. this is so serious. the fairview fire, you're looking at this saying, it's 4,500 acres but they have 2 dead in the fire, only 5% contained. and it's incredibly hot. can we all just take a moment and say death valley tied their all-time september heat, salt lake city, beat their all-time september heat. then all-time all-time records, meaning the hottest since records began in the 1850s for sacramento. they made it to 116. santa rosa, 115 and san jose at 109. that is from the heat dome. we're going to erode it slowly. deteriorates over time because especially in southern california, we have a hurricane in the pacific. that's nothing new except when you see temperatures falling pretty drastically you say, well, now, what's doing that? this hurricane in the pacific is named kay. it will eventually die out to a tropical storm. the surface temperatures there are well above average, up to 9

degrees above average. so it will sustain, it'll bring in cloud, plenty of moisture which they need but what happens when you get a wraparound ring on a hurricane or a tropical storm, you end up with a lot of rain really quickly. so if you're in palm springs or el centro, there's a possibility in turns into flash flooding so we'll watch it going into the weekend. and to note my husband, i believe, still has a 6 so i am considering, you know, it's that big a deal. >> i think we have to put a stop to this. it's taken a bad turn. >> it's actually very eco friendly. >> there you have it. >> i'm sorry i started this whole thing. i apologize. >> nothing but love. we go to seattle now. public school teachers are expected to go on strike on what was supposed to be the first day of classes. negotiations over pay, staffing and other issues are ongoing at this hour. mona kosar abdi is there in seattle for us with the latest. good morning, mona. >> reporter: robin, good morning.

tens of thousands of students set to return to the halls of schools in washington's largest school district will instead stay home as day one of a planned teacher strike begins today. the seattle education association and the school board hve been negotiating for months over the union's demands for, they say, to address teacher burnout. over the weekend educators made signs and trained picket captains in anticipation of demonstrations. the union says 95% of its members voted tuesday in favor of the strike after both sides failed to cut a deal. even rejecting a tentative deal that would have allowed schools to start on time. teachers say the last couple years have been challenging. they are pushing for pay increases, policies to cap employees' workloads and the right to take personal days when needed as well as maintaining staffing ratios for special needs and multilingual kids. the strike began at 7:30 this morning. both sides are still in talks. they say they share a common goal of getting kids back into

the classroom and will have to see how long that takes. robin? >> hopefully something can be worked out. mona, thank you so much for being there for us. michael? all right, robin, there is a new stud study that finds you could significantly reduce your risk for dementia by taking a brisk walk each day. as few as 3,800 steps a day could help and people would walked about 9,800 steps each day were 50% less likely to develop dementia. and we should note the study did not find a causal relationship but people who walk may simply be healthier. also a good reason to get out and get fresh air and move. >> a lot of good reasons for that. coming up on our "gma morning menu", justin bieber canceled his world tour to focus on his health. we'll give you his message to fans this morning. also this morning our exclusive interview with sharon and ozzy osbourne as he recovers from major surgery. what is next for the couple? and we're unveiling not just one cast member of the brand-new season of "dancing with the stars" but two and they are

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♪ the rhythm's gonna ge ♪ the rhythm's gonna get you ♪ ♪ the rhythm's gonna get you ♪ back here on "gma," "dancing with the stars" getting the ballroom ready for season 31. season 31. season 31, and tomorrow -- >> lara looks like she wants to be on it. >> i was getting my cue with will. will had the thumbs going. >> will, i don't think you're in the cast. you should be. >> i think they would take either one of them. >> you have our votes. we'll reveal the cast tomorrow. >> that was a big rookie error right there. >> what, dancing? [ laughter ] pit stop. i'm not doing the show.

>> we are going to unveil the first two stars. we'll reveal the first two stars on this season. there they are right now. they're already making history and we'll tell you who they are coming up. all right, well, we'll get to the reason will is here. we'll talk about our "gma" cover story. justin bieber announcing he is postponing the rest of his tour dates indefinitely and making his health a priority. will, you take it away. you got it. >> all right, michael. justin bieber postponed his tour in june after that diagnosis of ramsey hunt syndrome that left part of his face paralyzed but he came back recently to keep the tour going but now he's done again citing the toll performing has taken much like other superstars have done this year as well. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, justin bieber announcing he's canceling the rest of his world tour over health issues. >> as you guys know i've been on the justice tour. >> reporter: bieber posting a statement on instagram tuesday saying, i realized that i need to make my health a priority right now so i'm going to take a break from touring for the time being.

the grammy-winning platinum-selling superstar postponed his "justice" world tour in june after revealing his struggle with a medical condition known as ramsay hunt syndrome which left his face partially paralyzed. but after a hiatus he picked up the tour in europe last month but it proved too difficult. ♪ got me twisted ♪ >> reporter: bieber writing, i performed six live shows but it took a real toll on me. th ♪ all by myself ♪ >> reporter: celine dion canceled her tour due to severe muscle spasms. shawn mendes ended his early citing mental health issues and country group lady a stopped their tour to allow band member charles kelley time to focus on his sobriety. ♪ it takes time ♪ >> reporter: the "justice" tour had bieber traveling the world since march and was expected to

run through march of next year. ♪ never let go ♪ >> reporter: but now with his return to the stage postponed indefinitely, bieber reassuring followers writing, i'm going to be okay but i need time to rest and get better ending his message by thanking his fans for their ongoing prayers and support adding, i love you all passionately. the "justice" tour had already been postponed due to the pandemic before and bieber was scheduled for 70 more tour dates around the world between now and march. that's a grueling pace that the 28-year-old deemed too hazardous to his health to continue, wishing him all the best. >> 70 scheduled. wow, that was a lot. >> all over the place. >> thanks a lot, will. now our abc news exclusive with sharon and ozzy osbourne, their first tv interview since ozzy's recovery from a major operation. chris connelly sat down with them and joins us now from los angeles with more. good morning, chris. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin and as you, of course, recall in 2020 ozzy and sharon osbourne first disclosed the

details of ozzy's health issues right here on "gma." 2 1/2 years later there are challenges still ahead and a new album for ozzy, a new show for sharon and a big move for them both. ♪ >> reporter: this is what ozzy osborne does best -- ♪ >> when i get on stage, something takes over and my spiral becomes alive. >> reporter: at 73 ozzy taking that stage last month for the first time in more than two years closing the commonwealth games in his hometown of birmingham, england. >> there were 30,000 people there and as soon as ozzy came up they were all crying because they just couldn't believe he was there. >> there was no crying. >> shut up. one of those moments that you just don't forget. >> it was just my life has been incredible. >> reporter: from the prince of darkness with black sabbath and

solo rock stardom -- ♪ no more tears ♪ >> reporter: -- to reality tv og with "the osbournes." that life precious as ever, in january of 2020 ozzy and sharon revealing his health struggles to robin roberts. >> i did my last show new year's eve at the forum and then i had a bad fall. i had to have surgery on my neck which screwed all my nerves in and i found out that i have a mild form of -- >> it's parkin 2. >> reporter: it's a gene known to cause early onset parkinson's. today's ozzy's parkinson's is slowly progressing. that fall, however, and the surgery in the aftermath has been a major issue but ozzy is staying strong. >> how is your mobility these days? >> not great. but, i mean, i have to negotiate everywhere i'm going to go, you

know and i tire easily but i'm well. my family have been absolutely wonderful while i've been laid up. >> how has that been for you, sharon? >> he's a pain in the butt. i mean, everything from heartbreaking to soul destroying to joys of he's getting better.g dresexcruciang junto >> these metal plates were working their way out. the debris was rubbing on his spinal cord. he would literally be crying in pain some days. >> before i would be talking to you and after surgery i can hold my neck up, but i couldn't do it before. since i had the surgery i've improved quite considerably. ♪ i'm not getting out, no, i'm not getting out alive ♪ >> reporter: it's a new chapter for the osbournes. his new album "patient number 9" drops this week. ozzy in full roar.

>> what do you want your fans to know about how you are now and what you imagine going forward? >> don't give up. when i retire, i'll hear the sound of soil going over. you ain't seen the last of me yet. >> reporter: sharon the upcoming docu-series that will chronicle her eventful life, including her march 2021 split from "the talk" after exchanges with cheryl underwood while sharon was defending piers morgan. >> everybody goes, if you support him, then you must be racist because he's racist. >> as you look back on that time now what comes to mind? >> an education and no regrets. no more saying sorry because i'. >> reporter: now after two decades plus in the american spotlight, they're returning to england. >> i read, ozzy, you wanted to leave los angeles because you were upset about all the shootings that have been taking place.

>> the amount of school shootings and mass -- >> do i feel safe living here without security? no. no way. >> is that why you're moving back to the uk? >> one of the reasons and, two -- i can't speak for ozzy, but i want to go home. epti ts fall, it mseu later tha they head to the uk and sell this house. god we're going. >> reporter: sharon telling us the bbc will be doing a tv series on the osbournes' return to the uk said to be a ten-parter called "home to roost" and ozzy will be on stage again tomorrow night at sofi stadium here in los angeles. he's the halftime entertainment as the new nfl season kicks off. robin? >> we have not seen the last of the osbournes. we wish them all the best. hey, chris, thank you. we want everybody to know they

can watch the full interview with ozzy and sharon osbourne tonight on "nightline." let's go back now to ginger. ging? >> thank you, robin. i want to bring you this map of the daily records, we are talking about 75 of them. from nebraska to california and oregon we have them. now, what happens when you heat things up, you dry them out which makes the fires exacerbated. so we do have heat advisories all from nevada all the way up to montana and excessive heat warnings that go from las vegas down to escondido. from the tetons to yellowstone, lisa:lisa: good wednesday morning. excessive heat warning today through thursday. today we get a bit of a break in the heat. 105. that is better than 115 yesterday. 99 in santa rosa. looking at 98 in san jose. certainly better than yesterday's 109. upper 70's and san francisco. the accuweather 7 day forecast,

a few more days of our excessive now to our book club september pick, "the fortunes of jaded women" by carolyn huynh. now to our "gma" book club september pick, it's "the fortunes of jaded women" by carolyn huynh. here she is to tell us about it. >> the story is about strange vietnamese american family who believe they have been cursed by a witch, unable to know love or happiness. the family coming together when the famous isaac predicts there will be a marriage, death and pregnancy all within a span of a year. the predictions reunites mothers, daughters, cousins and aunties for better or for worse. it's a story about mother/daughter relationships, and most of all vietnamese american joy. thank you so much. [ speaking in non-english ] and happy reading. >> thank you. "the fortunes of jaded women" is out now. we'll talk to the author later this month. if you want a free copy we teamed up with little free library. you can go to our website and find one near you and read along with instagram @gmabookclub.

lara? >> thank you, george. time for the return of "deals & steals." tory is back now helping us step into september with big savings. this time for your kitchen and home. these are small businesses from all across the country. just point your cell phone camera to the qr code on your screen and you can go straight to the deals as we're talking about it and there's a lot to talk about. you have nailed it today. starting with these beautiful, beautiful steak knives. >> they are. this company is called the french farm. that's are steak knives and they're named after the region in france -- the little village in france where they were first made over 200 years ago, and still to this day made handmade. they are super sharp. you can see -- take a look at the blade. super sharp blade. >> chosen thought to handle one.

>> that's a good idea. you get six of them, beautiful acrylic handles. they're rust resistant, dishwasher safe and look gorgeous with this block to store them nicely or just look really beautiful on the counter. >> great on a table setting. they would make a great gift. >> good gift. these start today at $49 for the set. >> they look very expensive. >> you will use them every day. >> absolutely. >> this is really cool. to keep your sink and area around your sink organized, it's just this little piece right here. two different options, it expands depending -- so that one has more pieces that are built in to use for couples, bottles, glasses and then anything that you want to dry so whether it's a lid, a plate, to be able to put your rags or tea towels in there to dry. >> great idea. >> such a smart organizer. keeps everything -- it's a smart thing, plus, also rust resistant. these are fabulous and start at $10. >> awesome. love that. >> my big question on greenpan is for the reserve collection up front would you choose eggplant or twilight? the colors -- >> i love the twilight. >> colors are spectacular. we have frying pan sets as well as this big 18-piece cookware set.

every single thing from them is great because it has the nonstick ceramic surface and easy to use, easy to clean. also you use a lot less oil, if any, when cooking and what i love is that the bottoms are warp and wobble proof. they will not warp and wobble from heat. these are fabulous. we've got lots of options today from greenpan. >> lots of sets. >> good sets. all 50% off starting at $65. >> all right. now to the towels. >> the towels. this is rockflowerpaper. they've outdone themselves with brand-new fall patterns. you know, paper towels are expensive so for a year of paper towels you can switch instead to rusable dishcloths, a tea towel. these are -- the patterns are beautiful. >> i'm loving this one. >> also made from recycled plastic bottles so there's another eco element and this company does a lot of support with ocean conservancy and have donated $165,000 just from the sale of their kitchen products.

these are beautiful. today they are $9. >> tory. all right, straight ahead here -- >> fresh wave. this is all about removing odors instead of masking them. so whether it's in the kitchen, instead of spraying, you know, lots of sort of fake fragrance this will instantly whether you use the packets, the gels, yes, what's great about those -- smell the lemon. the lemon is my favorite. it's kind of new. we have candles. it's so nice. what it does is absorb the odor. think about using it in the kitchen, garage, basement. any place, for example, if there's going to be stinky sports equipment, this is what you want in the house from fresh wave. these start at $4. you can relate to that. >> where do you put the pouch? >> you could put this in the bottom, for example, of a garbage can or on a shelf. >> it stays there? >> yes, exactly. >> finally. >> gelpro. what i love about these, this is a set from gelpro.

it is their washable never move rug set and it never moves because it has these grippy gel grippers on the bottom so that when you're vacuuming or walking it won't move away. you could toss these in the washing machine. you get a set of two so you get the rug as well as an accent runner with it. we've got six different patterns to choose from. these are pretty amazing and what i also like they're soft to step on. this is kind of a premium chenille textured material here, but they're soft to the touch when you step on them but they're going to stay in place which you want your area rug to do. these are 50% off. the set is $50. >> amazing. tory, you have nailed it. kitchen is covered here and you guys can get all of these. we want to thank our partners. find the deals on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, the wonderful jenifer lewis is with us.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc seven news. kumasi: we will check in now with a look at traffic. >> it's busy on bay area rose with note stalls or accidents on the san mateo bridge but it's slow and go from 882 100 one. -- two 101. nor 280 near montgomery, there is an accident near monterey. we go back to the east bay, north 600 80, accidents slowing things both directions of 680 stuff -- 680.

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>> yes. >> you said there's no shame in my game with that caption. why was it so important for you to do that? >> i think we are as sick as our secrets. why would i hide that? it happened to me right before covid. i fell asleep on a massager that i use on my neck and i fell asleep on it. bad news, i woke up, my mouth was like, boom. i went, aaagh. you know, my face is my career. i was like, lord, let them fix this and they did. they fixed me. i was so happy. i cussed out all of the nurses and doctors. somebody brought some applesauce to my room. miss lewis, you want some applesauce? i said, what am i, 93 years old? you take this pitcher of water and bring me back a fifth of bourbon. so funny. when she laughed she said, miss lewis, we thought you were leaving tomorrow. i said, i'm getting away from that applesauce. my gosh.

>> you wanted people to see you real. >> yes, of course. i am honest. i believe we're sick as our secrets. i don't have any. ain't no shame in my game. i want these kids to know that there is no fire too big you can't go through. you've got to dream and, please, kids, be patient. you know, just be patient. at the hollywood walk of fame ceremony i told everybody it was my work off camera. it was the work i did offstage. i found out i was bipolar and i went and got help and that's what i want everybody to do. go get help if you know somebody, you know, that's in trouble. come on. we got to help each other. especially after covid. >> you started writing this book in 2018. then you scrapped it. you started all over again. why did you do that? >> you know, i looked at that narrative. i said, jenny, are you walking the walk? how dare you write a book, "walking in my joy."

but i do. i love people. i mess with everybody. dogs, cats, babies. climb up mountains, talk to god and carry on. you know, i love life. i love nature. i love traveling. i was just going to go to rwanda and sit with the silver-backed apes in the jungle. bet that would have torn off my face. but the only thing i think about when that kind of stuff happens when i'm in the serengeti and there is a cape buffalo there, i just stand there and go, what a headline. [ laughter ] my life is in danger. no, there was a cape buffalo. the story is in the book. i fainted at the white house. the story is in the book. i woke up, there was a medical marine, the white house doctor, i said, get out of here and go check on obama. what are you doing? i woke up. they gave me three christmas cookies. this was the last obama christmas party. they gave me three cookies and

some water. i said, wait a minute. i know there's some chicken in that kitchen. [ laughter ] baby, they put me in a wheelchair, said, get this woman out of here! >> you talked about your walk of fame speech, but you said in that speech you weren't ready. you seem ready for anything. >> you know, it was a long dream coming. i've had this gift since i was, you know, since i was born. i sang my first solo in church. i saw the reaction of the congregation and stood there with my thumb in my mouth and i said, oh, this is life and i never looked back. it's a gift i've tried to honor. i'm a natural. everybody knows that. i'm honest. baby, i keep it moving. >> you got that. >> i'm like morpheus in "the matrix." bring it. all that therapy i had, bring it.

i got something for you. [ laughter ] >> well, you're going to bring it for us right now because you, an original song for your book, "walking in my joy" and you're going to do a little rendition. >> oh, i'm so shy and demure. these fools. ♪ so i got that tap for my book, hey ♪ ♪ red lips for my book ♪ ♪ happy and hips for my book ♪ ♪ ha, i hit a high note for my book, hey ♪ ♪ and now you woke for my book hmm ♪ ♪ ra pa pum pum for my book y'all better run for my book ♪ [ applause ] >> okay, that's it. >> you didn't get the kick. >> oh, the kick. i wore this at the hollywood walk of fame. i wanted to feel like a bird. here it is, ready. hey, boom, boom. boom, boom. one more. boom.

[ applause ] you got to love me. >> what is not to love? what is not to love? thank you for always keeping it real. your book, boy, you go there. you just share so much. >> yes, i did. give it all. give it all to the world. i got everything i wanted. come on, i got a star on the hollywood walk of fame. everybody knew i was a star before that. [ laughter ] >> it's official now. >> it was a dream and i honored the gift. here i am. >> thank you for sharing your gift. >> thank you so much. y'all get the book because it's funny. i knew we had to laugh after covid. >> yep. >> and it's serious too and it's some little wisdom in there. >> "walking in my joy," it is out now. coming up, our first two big "dancing with the stars" reveal. it's been quite a morning. quite a morning. come on back, folks. [ applause ]

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yes on 27. ♪ oh, i wanna dance with somebody ♪ welcome back to "gma" and we're gearing up for season 31 of "dancing with the stars" and this morning, we are revealing the first two contestants and the first ever mother/daughter duo on this show. they are the stars of the d'amelio show on hulu, tiktok sensation, charli d'amelio and her mom, heidi d'amelio.

come on out, ladies. welcome. welcome. welcome. have a seat. have a seat. have a seat. thank you for being here. >> oh, thanks for having us. >> this is something. this is history. so i'm curious for both of you. tell us when you got the call from "dancing with the stars." what's the first thing that went through your mind? >> we were filming our hulu show, "the d'amelio show" at the time and all of a sudden they're like pr wants us all, charli and i on the phone on a zoom right now and so we thought we were getting canceled and they were calling to tell us, like, what did we do? i don't even remember doing anything and we sat down at the zoom and they told us, i was in shock for myself. i was like, it's more of like, . i didn't think they were being real. i thought it was a prank but when they were like, no, this is

real, both of us. especially to do this together. >> yeah. >> how does your family feel about you both going on the show together as competitors? >> oh, my goodness. we do ask, you know, my dad who are you going to pick? i think my sister is definitely on my side. she is my roommate. >> she's not. she's on my side. >> she has to live with me. she better be on my side. >> i still cook for her sometimes. >> that's true. >> so how is it going to be? competing against your mom on the show, is there going to be a little smack talking here and there or are you going to be encouraging? how will it work out? >> i was thinking about that. it would be nice to have some smack talk but she still also is my mother and i mean i'm 18 but she can still, you know, she can ground me if she really wants to so i can't be too harsh. i do have to remember she is my mom and i have to respect her. >> we know you do have some background in competitive dance. will we see any tiktok moves ou? will you bring that into the show?

>> when it comes to the actual choreography, i would love to maybe do a little nod to why i am even here and what got me here but i think i'm really going to work on the technical parts of ballroom dance. >> heidi, do you have any technical competitive dance background to fall back on or you just going to go out and show charli where she got it from? >> well, it's been a long time but i was also a competition dancer when i was in high school and i would dance on my high school dance team. but that's been a very long time and we'll see if it's like riding a bike and if i can like pick up choreography. so we'll see, but i'm excited. >> my last question, with the family who is going to be watching and calling in and voting are you lobbying to see whose vote, who will get whose vote in the family? >> 100%. i think there's definitely going to be a little side-eye if my own father or sister don't vote for me.

but i guess we're going to have to see what they -- who they like better. >> we're checking phones. i want to know who they're voting for. >> we will see and we're so excited you two are here kicking off season 31 of "dancing with the stars" and i'm so glad you're both enjoying, the combination mother/daughter. heidi, charli, thank you so much for being here and we'll see a lot of you on "gma." believe me. we cannot wait. tomorrow live on "gma" we'll reveal the full list of stars competing on "dancing with the stars." ginger, you were there. you know how it all goes. all of our focus has been on that colorado to california heat. but it's been super hot in southwest florida too. naples, florida, looking beautiful on our earth cam but fort myers had three days in a road breaking daily records. the heat indices up around 100 to 105 easily today and end up at gainesville at 100. even the panhandle quite warm as we're heading into this. and this weekend from florida all the way up the east coast the rip current risk is going to

be high thanks to earl way east closer to bermuda. that's the big picture. let's get a check now a little closer to home. closer to bermuda. that's the big picture. a check a little closer to home. and right now we have a "gma" exclusive. pop star shawn mendes is making his feature film debut in "lyle, lyle crocodile." this segment is sponsored by sony pictures and based on the best-selling children's series and voices the role of a singing crocodile who live in a family's attic and helps one little boy find his voice opening october 7th and here's your first look at "lyle, lyle crocodile." >> what was that? >> that is an ambulance. >> what was that? >> that was a car tire. >> what was that? >> i have no idea what that was.

>> new york city. >> you think josh is going to be okay? >> this is my crocodile lyle. please take good care of him. >> ooh. >> josh, time to wake up. come on. aaaghh! >> he's not dangerous. >> he's a crocodile. >> he can't talk but he can sing. ♪ at the top of the world tonight ♪ >> everybody, get out of here. ooh. ♪ you can find ♪ >> this cannot be happening. we have a crocodile living in our attic. >> that was totally awesome. >> the city must do something. >> do you realize how different things have been since i met him? ♪ we lost our minds ♪ ♪ we took things too far ♪ >> he changed everything for me. not just for me, for you too. >> whoo!

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♪ feeling good ♪ we are back now with "gma's" football face-off. football season under way. nfl season about to kick off tomorrow. so excited as you can tell. this segment is sponsored by verizon and joining us now is their spokesperson and hall of famer, two-time super bowl champ our friend eli manning in the house. so happy to see you. so are you nostalgic as the football season kicks off? >> i think i'm like everybody. you're excited. you're nervous. it's kind of like that first day of school. it's that first week. i know what the guys are going through with practices and getting ready for the first game and now as a fan you're excited about your team.

i'm excited about the giants and rooting for them and want them to have a big season this year. >> me too. as a new yorker, me too. it's not only the first day of nfl season tomorrow, it's also the start of verizon's small business days. will you tell us about it? >> verizon's small business days, september 8th through the 14th. great opportunity for business owners to talk with a verizon business expert to really learn about all the great offers and different ways and tools to digitize your business. so it's a great partnership between verizon business and all business owners, just because they can help you get from those tough times into growth by nurturing relationships and really being kind of that tech solution, you know, to help you with all your tech solutions for your business. >> they're there for you. that starts tomorrow along with the nfl's big season. we have four small business owners with us right now who are huge football fans. their businesses are supported by verizon's technology.

they're about to go head-to-head in "gma's" football face-off. they are competing for a chance to win an invitation to an nfl vip experience with their favorite team including tickets to the game, field passes. it's amazing. we have got first off brothers chad and tyler peterman of peterman hvac. their favorite team, earmuffs for you, indianapolis colts. so peyton fans over there. then myra wattnick and tina gilberti and own rehabilitation associates in connecticut and you guys are patriots fans, right? all right. so here's how the game will work. it's pretty in-depth so bear with me here. so you've got a relay race, four stops. it's an obstacle course. you've got to match the football helmet with the mascot. then you got to go to this pool of footballs and find the penalty flag in the pool. then you need to go through this

agility course right here. don't miss a box, guys. we're watching you and go outside and you have to toss the football. first team that gets it wins the vip experience. advice? >> go fast. >> go fast. are you ready? there's a lot on the line, ready, set. [ whistle ] all right. here we go. here we go. >> get in there. he found the flag. >> eli, what are you thinking? blue team is looking good. >> they're going through the ladder. >> wow. >> they reminding you of the glory days of the giants? >> oh, yeah. >> let's follow the action. let's go. let's go, myra. let's go. oh, my. wait a minute. >> made it. >> we missed the action? we got to say congratulations. ladies, the blue team was quick. >> oh. >> wow, what do you think? >> the patriots lost again. [ laughter ] >> congratulations, you guys are the winners of our vip experience.

i believe we have something for you. >> all right. >> that is fantastic. >> look at that. >> that is the wrong one. we have the right one for you but guess what, you guys, everyone is a winner in this one. verizon says all of you small businesses are winners. listen, you guys, you didn't miss one of the boxes in that agility. w appreciate your patience going through that. i've never seen speed like that. >> are you sweating already? >> did you like that? >> yeah, that was impressive. i didn't see the throw but the first throw, go right in. it's a small target there. >> it's impressive. the teams are watching. all right, guys, congratulations. verizon, we thank you, verizon small businesses and our friend eli manning, we thank you so much for being here to witness this finesse on the football course. we'll be right back on "good morning america." "gma's" football face-off is sponsored by verizon. the network america relies on. ♪ everyone falls down sometime ♪

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what??? ♪♪ (...it folds in half.) you see i love my phone. i would never switch to samsuuu... (gasping) ♪♪ ♪ well, we got to say a big thank you to eli manning not for being on the show but winning me a super bowl. thank you. [ applause ]

>> giant royalty here. we also can't wait for the new season of "dancing with the stars." it's going to be on disney+ this year. the whole cast will be revealed here live tomorrow on "gma." >> with some pretty great surprises in it. >> some surprises today we had. >> yes, we did. have a good day, everyone. >> look at that. aww.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward and finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning. i'm kumasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. sue: we go to the bay bridge toll plaza, earlier accident has been cleared off near the toll plaza west on but a big backup remaining. the metering lights are still on, and over one hercules to san francisco. chp is having a hard time locating the accident, but last check at westbound 37 coming off of 80 at the fairgrounds. lisa: six records yesterday and not expecting any today but excessively hot inland with that extreme heat. san jose 77 right now. you were 109 yesterday. you can see fog and clouds at the golden gate bridge with 70's downtown. look for 96 in fremont.

10 six livermore. more relief on the way for the weekend. kumasi: time for live with kelly and ryan. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, academy award winner susan sarandon and "the bachelorettes" host, jesse palmer. and "live's favorite firsts week" continues, look back at the hosts' first flying adventure!ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: oh, boy. >> kelly: hi, deja! >> ryan: morning, morning, morning.

everything hurts. >> kelly: why does it hurt? >> ryan: