good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, breaking news on the railway strike with just hours to go after 20 hours of talks, the huge sigh of relief. strike averted. with the deal down to the wire and before upending the economy, president biden this morning announces a tentative railway agreement has been reached. now what this means for those canceled amtrak routes between major cities, commuters and the supply chain. high stakes face-to-face summit. this morning vladimir putin meeting with china's leader. what it means for the u.s. as president zelenskyy celebrates the success of ukraine's stunning advance, making a surprise visit to the liberated region. overnight, russia firing back. we're live on the ground.

tropical storm fiona strengthening in the atlantic. could it take aim at the u.s.? ginger is tracking it all. plus, the dangerous wildfire situation in the west. how the smoke will impact the east coast and the new flood watch this morning. final farewell. lines stretched for miles with thousands of people hoping to pay their last respects to the queen. after the royal family's solemn service, now, what's next and how the royal women are stepping up this morning. abortion rights fight. the new national ban proposed by senate republicans dividing the party. now former vice president mike pence is weighing in. how it could impact the midterms in just over 50 days. plea to the judge. the california mom who faked her abduction, then lied about it ti pini's fate. why her lawyers say she shou new serial twist. the convicted murderer who was the subject of the hit podcast now with new evidence and suspects. why prosecutors say he should be

released from prison and get a new trial. amazon sued. the new lawsuit accusing them of price gouging consumers and stifling competition. what it could mean for shoppers. billionaire no more. the founder of patagonia with a huge announcement. how the popular brand is giving back by giving away the company. ♪ get ready for our hispanic heritage month celebration with our abc news family. the "gma" fiesta right here in times square. ♪ we do say good morning, america. it's going to be an exciting kickoff to hispanic month. >> can't play selena on the intro and have empanadas and not have me here and have a good day. we're ready for it. >> we are ready for it. we start by telling you about the thousands lining up,

and we can see them there, to honor queen elizabeth to say farewell to the monarch at westminster hall. amy and t.j. are live there in london with more on that just ahead. breaking news first. the rail strike appears to have been averted with the deal down to the wire and tens of thousands almost set to walk off the job and president biden announced a tentative agreement has been reached. our transportation is standing by with what that means, but mary bruce starts us off. good morning, mary. >> reporter: after round the clock talks, the president just announcing a short while ago the railway companies and unions have reached a tentative deal that could prevent what would likely have been an economically and political disastrous strike. now talks i'm told lasted 20 hours. the president himself calling in around 9:00 p.m. last night to stress that any shutdown would have been catastrophic for the economy. the president in a statement is hailing the tentative agreement as an important win for our economy and the american people. talks had stalled over workers' demands for improved conditions including scheduling sick time, but the president says that the

deal reached is a win for thousands of workers saying they will get better pay, improved working conditions and peace of mind around their health care costs describing it as hard earned. but the president is also describing this as a victory for the railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers. george? >> the president had a lot at stake politically as well. >> reporter: the president had a lot at stake. he was walking a very tight rope here. biden prides himself as being a champion of labor. he often describes himself as being the most pro-union president ever and he likes the nickname amtrak joe for his love of trains. with the midterms looming, the president had to find a solution and avoid a shutdown. there is no question this is a win for this white house and there's definitely a sense of a huge sigh of relief at the white house. >> mary, thanks very much. let's get more from our transportation correspondent gio benitez. gio, the disruptions had already

been starting to take place. what is this going to mean? >> reporter: that's right, george, a strike almost certainly would have led to major standstills, not just for fragtd freight, but for travellers and commuters who rely on trains. amtrak had canceled all long-distance trips and local routes too. they were preparing for the worst. commuter lines were at risk. now that the strike has been averted amtrak telling us it is quickly working to restore canceled trains. the unions and company agreed to a 14% wage increase and five annual thousand-dollar lump sum payments. farmers rely on the rail system this is also big news for farmers who rely on the rail system. many were turning to trucks, but there's also a trucker shortage in this country. simply put, all of the industries that have been affected by this should feel some relief very soon as this scare is put behind us. robin? >> oh, what a relief. okay, gio, thanks so much. now the latest on the war in ukraine. president zelenskyy visiting a city liberated just days ago by

ukrainian forces and promising more victories to come. but the russians are still targeting ukrainian cities and vital infrastructure. tom soufi burridge is on the scene for us in ukraine. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. have a look at this residential building. there's destruction like this dotted all around the center of ukrainian forces recapturing . - this region, but overnight russia hitting a major civilian target in central ukraine. this morning, russia stepping up strikes on critical infrastructure in ukraine. in video circulating online, this the aftermath of a missile attack on a dam in president zelenskyy's hometown. ukrainian officials claiming the russians were trying to cause major flooding. [ speaking in non-english ] overnight, president zelenskyy saying the dam has no military value at all, calling it an attack on civilians and a reason why russia will be the loser in the war and in history.

that attack as ukrainian forces re-establish control here in the northeast. president zelenskyy triumphantly walking into the city of izyum on a surprise visit meeting with soldiers and posing for pictures. the president singing ukraine's national anthem. his flag flying again overhead. zelenskyy comparing the evidence of atrocities here to the horrors revealed in the key suburb of bucha earlier in the war. >> the view is very shocking but it's not shock for me because we began to see the same pictures from bucha. >> reporter: ukraine already linking those newly recaptured cities to the rest of the country again. well, this is the first train service into here, kharkiv city from newly liberated areas. it's remarkable that just days after ukraine won back these territories, it's reconnecting them again.

after speaking with vladimir putin over the phone, the u.n. secretary general warning, he sees no end in sight for the war in ukraine. >> i have no illusions that at the present moment the chances of a peace deal are minimal. >> reporter: well, western officials telling us that ukraine's offensive here in the northeast is over for now with ukrainian forces working to consolidate those huge gains, which have led to increasing levels of dissent in russia against the war. cecelia? >> okay, tom, we'll stay on this. as russia loses ground, vladimir putin and china's xi jinping are coming face to face for a high-stakes summit today. let's bring in chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz. ukraine at the top of this agenda, but what does russia hope to get out of this? >> reporter: cecilia, vladimir putin wants whatever he can get from china to help his war effort in ukraine. this is the first meeting between putin and xi since the beijing olympics early february where china declared a friendship with no limits.

then putin invaded ukraine and china has tried to walk a tightrope ever since and hasn't given any military aid to russia but have not condemned the war either and china is buying more oil from russia than ever which offsets the reduction of oil sales to europe. it's exporting far more goods to russia since the war began but given what happened in ukraine with russia losing territory and its forces exposed as weak and hapless, china will definitely have the power position in these meetings. but even if russia gets nothing else, the meeting will signal an anti-western bond which is significant. robin? >> it is. all right, martha, thank you. now to the final farewell to queen elizabeth. she's lying in state at westminster hall with lines stretching for miles, people waiting for the chance to walk past her coffin and pay her respects. t.j. and amy live there. good morning to you both. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yes, that line now is

approximately 3.8 miles long, but people are happy to wait in it to finally pass the queen's coffin, and it certainly has been a momentous past 24 hours. most of them saying farewell to the only monarch in their lifetime. many understandably are emotionally grieving not only the queen herself but it's an end of an era. >> reporter: what we saw yesterday, the royal family taking part of the somber service before the public was allowed into the hall. king charles alongside his siblings and sons with their wives and all the women when they did step up they did curtsy to the queen. meghan markle paid her respects with a deep curtsey. she told actually in an interview when she first met the queen she had to learn quickly how to curtsy and maybe did it a little too too deep and on the first full day she's lying in state, king charles getting his

first day off as king, of course he's been going nonstop since his mother's death. william and kate left for s sandringham. robin, we can tell you as we walked over flowers are popping up and little makeshift memorials all over the place. it's kind of a quiet london. people are being respectful but seemed a little quiet. >> reporter: yeah, people walking around with flowers and still wiping tears from their faces. it's a very emotional time here in london. robin? >> i'm sure it is. we'll check back in a little bit later with you both. james longman is there along the line of people waiting to see the queen. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. this is close to the front of the line to see queen elizabeth lying in state. nearly four miles as you heard there. some of them waiting all night just to be here. some a shorter wait than others. i've heard four, five hours, others up to ten hours. when they arrive here to westminster palace, you can see

it behind me, there is security. you may be able to see the white tent where people aren't allowed to take anything besides a small bag. certainly can't take phones inside. when it reaches inside that thousand-year-old hall the line splits around the coffin and each person gets a few moments, a couple seconds, all this time waiting in line just for a couple of seconds. tens of thousands feel powerfully they have to be here and you may see them with vests, faith teams. this is a religious experience for a lot of people. they're in mourning, and they have had religious advice as they've passed on here. it's an extraordinarily moving thing to see them all here. robin? >> i'm sure it is.mes, t > get the latest onon rights. mike pence voiced support for a ban brought by lindsey graham. this is creating new controversy as candidates compete in these midterm elections. congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking it all. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning.

i can tell you that abortion is the last thing that many republicans want to be talking about heading into these very critical midterm elections but republican senator lindsey graham put this issue front and center, introducing a bill that would impose a nationwide ban on abortion at 15 weeks. one republican in his corner, former vice president mike pence says he supports the ban calling it profoundly more important than any short-term politics. other republicans though say that decision needs to be left up to the states and with just under two months to go until the midterms, they say the focus needs to be on the economy, inflation, securing the border. republicans also saw what happened in the conservative state of kansas, overwhelmingly voting to protect access to abortion. since then, we have seen many republican candidates across the country backtrack on their stances on this issue. some even going as far as scrubbing their campaign websites to remove their positions. democrats clearly see an opening here, and they are hoping that this galvanizes their base.

cecelia? >> they certainly do. thanks so much, rachel. we turn to this major lawsuit against amazon. the state of california is suing the online retail giant accusing it of inflating prices by quashing competition and andrew dymburt has more. this accusation, they're saying consumers have been forced to pay more. >> good morning, cecelia. yeah, the big question this morning is is amazon price gouging customers by stifling competition? that's what california's attorney general is alleging in this new antitrust lawsuit. according to the suit for years the company required sellers to enter into contracts that penalize them if their products are offered somewhere else at a lower price. without this competition, without different online sites trying to outdo each other with lower prices, the cost of some products are pushed higher and in the end its customers are forced to overpay for products. one way amazon accomplishes this is by removing buttons like buy now, add to cart from product pages if the retail giant finds a third-party seller is offering that on a competitor's site for

less. amazon responding saying it has the right not to highlight offers to customers not priced competitively and the relief the attorney general seeks would force amazon to offer higher prices to amazon, obviously going against core objectives of higher price costs. >> what does it mean for customers? >> they're asking amazon to pay damage and stop entering into contracts that might harm price competition. >> we'll see. andrew, thanks so much. robin? now to the stunning announcement from the founder of patagonia. sharing that he's giving away the $3 billion company to fight climate change. rebecca jarvis is here with that. good morning, rebecca. >> good morning, robin. it's extraordinary not only because of what he's doing but how he's doing it. most billionaires donate tiny slivers of their wealth while still living but not the founder of patagonia. he says his two adult children don't want the money and he and his wife don't need it. so they're giving away the $3

billion company he founded a half century ago. with their signature jackets, vests and pullovers, patagonia has become one of the biggest apparel brands in the world. the active wear company worth $3 billion. but this morning, patagonia's founder yvon chouinard making a landmark decision to give away all the company's profits, estimated at $100 million a year to help mother earth. >> a lot of people don't understand how serious we are about saving the planet. i'm dead serious. >> reporter: deciding to transfer ownership to a trust in a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating climate change and protecting undeveloped land all around the world. >> the job of the nonprofits is to invest this money into environmental friendly initiatives and political candidates. >> reporter: also saying earth is now our only shareholder.

>> even those we call generous, think of big philanthropists, they don't give away a huge fraction of their wealth. this is very different. this is much more dramatic than we usually see in philanthropy. >> reporter: the 83-year-old founder saying what patagonia has been doing, donating 1% of their earnings to climate change efforts wasn't enough and we needed to find a way to put more money into fighting the crisis while keeping the company's values intact and he could have sold the company and given away the money or taken it public which would have given him a lot of money to fund climate causes but believes that would have given up too much control. his kids will continue to work at the company but the family will no longer take profits. the big question is do others follow? it's a fascinating experiment, so extraordinary. >> so fascinating. >> sure is. thank you, rebecca. a lot more coming up on "gma" including the latest on sherri papini, the mother who faked her own kidnapping and

lied about it. her sentencing is days away. now saying the judge should be lenient. the working women of the monarchy. after spending years of supporting the queen, how their royal role will change under sing charles. first, good morning, ginger. >> tropical storm fiona is formed. we've got a storm and this will impact parts of the eastern caribbean by this weekend, the major impacts and it looks like it just slides south of puerto rico and then east of the dominican republic. the worst side, most rain and surge comes on the right side. puerto rico is where i have concern saturday and sunday, mostly because of rainfall. remember, puerto rico is not flat as an island. it has more than 4,000 foot peaks so when you get 6 to 10 duchesses, you can get flash flooding. as you get back to the atlantic, the models are taking it all over the place. your weather in 30 seconds.

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president biden announced earlier this morning an agreement had been reached and says it's tentative. the president describing it as a win for thousands of workers saying they'll get better pay, improved working conditions, peace of mind around their health care, all hard earned. also breaking overnight, the battle over the search of migrants at the southern border. florida's governor ron desantis flew dozens of migrants to martha's vineyard. local government officials said they had no advance notice and spent the night in beds at a local church after receiving food at a school cafeteria. the wnba finals could be over tonight with las vegas just one win away from their first title after game one, league mvp a'ja wilson said, get it together. she welcomed it, kelsey did, had a stellar game two. las vegas has a chance to take the crown tonight against the connecticut suns. you can see it at 9:00 p.m. eastern on espn. here on "gma," a lot more ahead including the new twist in the "serial" podcast case. that is coming up, cecilia. george? right now we have the latest on sherri papini. the california mom who pleaded guilty to lying about faking an

abduction set to be sentenced. the hoax sparked a nationwide search and cost tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars, but her defense team is arguing for almost no jail time. kayna whitworth has the story. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: her legal team is saying her day of reckoning has arrived and also say her name is now synonymous with that hoax and there's no escaping it. yet they're hoping she can avoid an eight-month prison sentence and they're looking into her past to try to explain her manipulative behavior. just days before california mom sherri papini is set to learn her fate from a judge for faking and lying about her own kidnapping, her legal team asking for leniency. papini's attorney releasing a memo requesting the 40-year-old only spend one month behind bars and the rest under house arrest, calling papini unschooled and unskilled in honest communication and saying, she lost her way early on, adding, she's outwardly sweet and

loving, yet capable of intense deceit. federal prosecutors asking for an eight-month prison sentence saying her hoax was deliberate, well-planned and sophisticated claiming papini continues to maintain the story that she was kidnapped. >> even an eight-month sentence seems relatively low given there was over $300,000 in loss here that she collected as benefits. >> reporter: back in april, papini pleading guilty in the 11th hour to lying to federal agents and mail fraud avoiding a jury trial. >> it is never too late to do the right thing. >> reporter: the mother of two was first reported missing november 2nd of 2016, but papini then miraculously returned thanksgiving day telling police, two hispanic women kidnapped her at gunpoint, tortured her and starved her. detectives later discovering she was staying with an ex-boyfriend for the entire 22 days as her family was pleading for her

return. her husband keith speaking with our matt gutman just days after she was found. >> and her poor face, i got nauseated looking at her. the bruises were just intense, the bumps from, you know, being hit and kicked and whatever else. >> reporter: he has since filed for divorce and sole custody of their two children. following her return papini not only accepted sympathy but money as well, including more than $127,000 in disability benefits after seeking treatment from a therapist for anxiety and ptsd according to court filings. >> this whole case has been about her lying and manipulating and so why all of a sudden are we supposed to believe magically now she's remorseful? i don't buy that one bit. >> reporter: and so right now papini's current therapist is trying to provide the court with an explanation to her criminal conduct trying to mitigate her culpability, but the state

warning that those opinions should be weighed carefully. the state also noting that papini misled her previous therapist for more than four years. you guys, she is set to be sentenced on monday. >> okay, kayna, thanks very much. let's bring in dan abrams our chief legal analyst. is this going to work? >> probably not. but, look, remember, the best argument she has is that her request for a sentence is consistent with the probation office which is this one month behind bars, seven months of very highly-monitored home confinement. whether the judge is going to accept that, we shall see. eight months is already on the lower end of the sentencing guidelines. the defense counting on the fact that the judge will accept the probation office, but you read this document from the defense and it's filled with this flowery language that looks more like a romance novel than it does a defense document. >> it sure does. >> prosecutors claim that she still is lying about the abduction. >> that's a critical question, right. because part of a plea deal like

this is you accept responsibility for what you did. if she is literally still saying it didn't happen, that could weigh into the judge's decision here. it's unclear exactly who she's saying this to and in what context but if the judge believes she's not accepting responsibility, expect it to be on the high end of the sentencing range. >> crystal ball. there's a sentencing on monday. what happens? >> i think it will be the eight-month sentence. the question is how much does she serve behind bars? how much of it is in home confinement? i think it's likely that more of it is going to be behind bars, but we shall see. we'll see exactly what happens with the question robin was asking, which i think is critical. is there definitely an acceptance of responsibility here or not? >> as you said, we shall see. all right, dan, thanks so much. now to the farewell to queen elizabeth. thousands lining up to pay their final respects in westminster hall as king charles takes on the role he has been preparing for his entire life.

the women in the royal family are stepping up. so let's go back to t.j. and amy there in london. good morning to you, both again. >> reporter: good morning, robin. as king charles is mourning the loss of his mother, he is also taking on this new title. the king is taking a day, by the way, to collect and reflect but some powerful women as you mentioned are now stepping into the spotlight. king charles' younger sister, anne, we've been talking about her over the past few days. the princess royal is known to be the hardest working member of the family and she's very connected at the women's royal naval service. here's a statistic for you. in 2021 charles carried out 385 official royal engagements while anne managed two more on behalf of the crown coming in at 387. now, camilla, of course, his wife of 17 years, now queen consort, also working with so many causes including violence against women and girls. she has helped lift her public image in recent years by some of that charity work. >> reporter: then someone we maybe not focus on a whole lot,

people maybe not that familiar with. sophie is married to queen elizabeth's youngest son edward and has grown close to the queen after the loss of her own mother in 2005 and she is expected to take on a more prominent role and then, of course, there is kate. kate, of course, now taking on that title, the princess of wales, the first time that title has been used since princess diana. but a picture you're seeing, she and her husband, the king and queen in waiting, i guess you could say taking a look at the tributes at sandringham and the princess of wales has been front and center more than ever this week. talking about some of the women st stepping up, it's been something to see, just the family. a lot of talk here about seeing the family and how now the queen's death may be seeing some unity for the country but for this family in a way many had hoped for. >> it was a week ago today that we learned of her passing and so collect and reflect, i'm sure they can use that time. thank you both so much.

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new evidence. whit johnson is here with more at major shi ithe se cecelia, gnger in the baltimore state'clr they'rr innocent but insist he deserves a new trial and it would be unjust to keep him behind bars. >> this is a prepaid call from -- >> adnan syed. >> reporter: it's a story that captivated millions in the hit 2014 podcast "serial." adnan syed, convicted for the 1999 murder of his high school ex-girlfriend, hae min lee sentenced to life behind bars at 17 years old. syed in jail for 22 years, always maintaining his innocence but in new court documents, the baltimore state's attorney's office filing a motion to vacate

his conviction, also releasing the now 41-year-old. >> i have no control over it. >> reporter: the motion revealing a new investigation found a lack of dna evidence against syed and alternative suspects known to police but were not properly ruled out. one of them allegedly had a motive to kill lee and one unnamed suspect is connected to the house where lee's car was found apparently. >> it's not every day the prosecutor's office is the one that files the motion in the interest of justice, and i tip my hat to them for pursuing re. ice rather than a conviction >>r: aa hoorsa lee was killed. >> he didn't seem to be disturbed or angry with her. >> reporter: now in a case that gripped the nation for years, prosecutors writing in their filing that, the state no longer has confidence in the integrity of the conviction. the state's attorney's office says they have spoken with the victim's family and fully understand the person responsible for this heinous crime must be held accountable. a judge will now determine the

next steps in this case. guys? >> okay, whit. so many questions so let's bring dan back in. prosecutors are arguing -- not saying he's innocent but the conviction, there's no confidence in the conviction. there were so many appeals on this. maryland's highest court said no way. what gives? >> remember, he had already been granted a new trial by a lower court that was ultimately overturned by the maryland supreme court. what the prosecutors seem to be saying here is they believe there's new evidence. that's really the best argument typically for a prosecutor to say we need to vacate this. we found something new. this is fundamentally different than what was available at the trial, and that's going to be the critical question for court in deciding whether to accept the prosecution's recommendation that this conviction be vacated. but the odd thing is the prosecutors are saying, well, again, we're not sure. we want to continue our testing and do some dna. i mean, this has been going on for a very long time. it seems odd that the prosecutors say we need more time to continue our

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this abc 7 news. reggie: good morning. hi, sue. sue: let's take a look at a thursday morning commute with traffic along the richmond-san rafael bridge. we had an earlier problem that has been cleared, but you have a significant backup all the way to cutting boulevard, back to the san mateo bridge. not as bad as yesterday. we had an earlier problem eastbound that's been cleared. westbound is very slow. about a 25-minute drive from hayward over to 880. drew: tracking dense fog in the north bay. santa rosa at a quarter mile visibility. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. sfo showing cloud cover above. increasing sunshine, comfortable today. we are going into the 60's and

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. strike averted. with a deal down to the wire and before potentially upending the economy, president biden announcing a tentative railway agreement has been reached. now what this means for those canceled amtrak routes between major cities, commuters and the supply chain. when they'll be back on track. final farewell. lines stretched for miles with thousands of people hoping to pay their last respects to the queen after the royal family's solemn service. "gma" health alert. the new push by some states to ban diet pills for minors. why they're going further than the fda and what parents should know. dr. ashton is here. ♪ celebrate good times come on ♪

tory johnson's birthday extravaganza is back. we're celebrating the queen of savings and all the small businesses she has helped. >> happy birthday tory. >> happy birthday. >> she has more "deals & steals" at least half off. ♪ i'm the man, i'm the man, i'm the man ♪ from "the office" to "the patient," steve carell is here talking about his new thriller. ♪ one, two, three, four ♪ we're just going to keep on counting down until our hispanic heritage month celebration. this morning, how some of hollywood's biggest stars are making sure latino representation is authentic and an opportunity. plus, we are firing up a "gma" fiesta and taking an empanada tour across latin america to show you how to make them at home. it's all ahead as we say, buenos dias, america. >> i can't match cecilia's lovely accent. good morning, america. we put the call out to our

latino colleagues across abc news to help us kick off our month-long celebration of hispanic culture. >> alexander s and stephanie th. we can't have a party without all those guys. we have a lot of incredible food and chefs here to share how they are making empanadas, a classic twist eaten in many countries across latin america. we'll try a few different versions. can you tell i'm hungry? >> y'velking abo it morning lony s so. cecelia, thank you. first we have a lot of news this morning. starting with that breaking news, the rail strike has possibly been averted. with the deal down to the wire, tens of thousands of workers almost set to walk off the job. president biden announced a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached. let's go back to our transportation correspondent gio benitez with the very latest. good morning, again, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. this is a major win for the country because a strike would have led to chaos in the supply chain and for travelers. amtrak is telling us that right

now they are quickly trying to restore those canceled trains, so all long distance trips, even some local routes. now, in a statement this morning, president biden is hailing the tentative agreement as an important win for our economy and the american people. he himself called in around 9:00 p.m. last night to help seal that deal. now, as part of this agreement, the workers would get an immediate 14% wage increase and time off for medical leave without penalty. this is big news, of course, for the supply chain, especially farmers who were desperately trying to find trucks to keep those businesses running. now, the union members will now vote on this agreement. but for now this strike has been averted. robin? >> thank you so much, gio. george? we turn to more from london. queen elizabeth lying in state at westminster hall. lines stretching for miles and people waiting for the chance to walk past her coffin, pay their respects. back to amy and t.j. on the scene, good morning, guys. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. yes, we're just outside

westminster hall and it is open to the public for the queen's official lying in state. it lasts four full days until her state funeral monday. people have been warned they may have to wait as long as 30 hours to see their queen one final time. that line is about four miles long right now and many people saying they're willing to do it. this is just a small thing, small amount of time to do for a woman who dedicated her entire life in service to their country. so we understand that the line continues to grow and there you can see people in -- queueing up. that's what they say here in london, queueing up and standing in line in good spirits. we spoke to people last night and said their experience viewing the coffin was moving and beautiful and how deeply loved their monarch was and still is in the united kingdom. >> reporter: we say it's about four miles. they actually have a website you can check and they have been updating so you know how long that line is. it started.

we got up and it was about 3.1 miles. it is, as you said, up 4.2. they're letting people know how long that line is. we saw the extended royal family here at westminster hall after the procession down the mile from buckingham palace paying their respects, taking part in a prayer service and on our way over as we walked over to westminster we walked across st. james' park and laying out flowers and a lot of memorials and one of our staffers, look at this flower arrangement. this did just what people have done. a heart and those are flowers, just popped up in one park here, green park, not too far from where we are. that's all over town. >> reporter: we've also been hearing the bells of westminster toll in queen elizabeth's honor. robin, you mentioned this, the queen died exactly one week ago today. so many remembrances in her honor today. >> so many. all right, you two, thank you so much. i know you'll have so much more on "gma3" later today. coming up in our "gma" morning menu, millions of teens struggling with eating disorders. now the new push to ban selling over-the-counter diet pills to kids under 18. also this morning as we're celebrating hispanic heritage month we're looking at

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we welcome you back to "gma." we want to get right to our cover story. new bills in california and new york could restrict the sale of diet pills to minors going further than the fda to protect kids from unregulated weight loss drugs. our chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here. break it on down. tell us about these bills. >> so, robin, first, let me give you the background. this is based on at least one study that has shown an association between eating disorders in young women and the purchase of these dietary supplements. this one particular study looked at over 10,000 women starting in their teenage years going to their mid-30s and found those who took a diet pill like a supplement were more than five

times more likely than those who didn't to develop an eating disorder in one to three years. you heard me say it before, observation and association does not prove cause and effect. so we don't know whether the eating disorder caused the dietary supplement or pill use or vice versa and doctors don't normally write prescriptions for over-the-counter supplements, but the intention here is a good one, which is to try to protect this vulnerable population. >> tell us more about what products we're talking about here. >> over-the-counter supplements that are promoted to accelerate or lead to weight loss tend to be not regulated with the same scrutiny by the fda as, let's say, a prescription medication. some studies have shown them to be either tainted or contain contaminants and can be dangerous like anything. just because you don't need a prescription doesn't mean it's totally safe. >> when it comes to eating disorders and these supplements, what can parents do to be

looking out? >> i'm glad you put them together. i think parents need to be on the lookout for both, obviously, and not just in girls but boys as well. so i think they need to pay attention to what their children and teens are saying and doing. talk to them. keep that dialogue and line of communication open and emphasize that health is really just as much internal as it is if not more than what you can see and you want to encourage them to stay physically active, mentally sound and to get enough sleep. >> all great advice there. can we give a shoutout to your medical team? >> thank you. >> four young women. >> thank you. >> let's turn the camera around on them. >> this is our abc medical unit. these are all our doctors who help with the entire medical platform at the network. >> wonderful. thank you so much. thank you to you. >> thank you, robin. >> cecelia? we turn to our celebration of hispanic heritage month and how some of the biggest names in hollywood right now are pushing for change when it comes to who is cast for latino roles to make sure there's representation that is authentic and at the highest levels in show business. >> we want answers.

>> reporter: for decades hollywood called on non-latina actors to play latino characters. >> what? oh, my god. i'm so sorry. >> reporter: some going as far as performing in brown face, using makeup to darken their skin. >> danny did not come home last night. >> reporter: representation advocate julissa says it has to stop. >> you're telling me you're browning yourself up for a role that millions of brown people already have that skin color and could did it. >> reporter: the lack of latinos on the big screen recently highlighted after james franco was cast as fidel castro. actors like john leguizamo sounding the alarm. >> it should be an equal playing field. we should all be able to play whatever role but that's not the way it works. it only goes one way. >> reporter: he wrote on instagram, latin exclusion in hollywood is real. don't get it twisted. long, long history of it and appropriation of our stories even longer.

why can't latinxers play latin roles? the issue on full display in some of the most famous movies made. >> ready, ladies? >> come in. is it not beautiful? >> reporter: from natalie wood playing puerto rican siblings in "west side story" to al pacino as cuban refugee tony montano in "scarface." some even winning oscars for their performances. latinos make up 18% of the u.s. population but research shows latino actors had only 5% of speaking roles in 2019's top 100 movies. many in hollywood hopeful for a change. >> we're figuring it out. we're not sitting quiet. we're in the room, and figuring it out and we have to continue to have these conversations so we move the needle forward. >> i mean, you saw the numbers there. they're really telling. >> shocking. >> 18% and 19% of latinos make up the u.s. population, but 5%

of speaking roles a few years ago, and people say we've come a long way, but there's a long way to go, and i think the discussion is really -- look, people want parity, but especially when it comes to latino characters, we want to see latino actors. >> that's not asking too much. that's a no-brainer. >> welcome to 2022 is the conversation. >> you still think it's 2020. >> i'm in a constant state of 2020. that's another segment. >> george? i'm excited to tell you about a new series from my production company. it's going to take you behind the scenes of political campaigns in a way we've never done before called "power trip" and it follows our young campaign reporters, we call them embeds that hit the road to bring that news to you. >> got to go. go get that. >> oh. >> go get that old camera. >> i can't turn back. >> ready for election night and debate night. i'm ready for it all. >> let's get it. >> this is really important.

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♪ >> what would george do? that's good. ask the next question. so, yeah, we're working on it, george. we're going to make you proud. >> what's the point of being an embed if you don't go all the way in? >> these kids are fantastic and had a few zooms with them out on the trail already. they all have great, great energy. great passion. not so much experience yet. that's what they're getting right now, but that's going to be one of the great things about it. we'll follow the campaigns through fresh eyes. >> how has covering campaigns changed over the years? >> so much. i think back when i was their age i was working on the other side obviously but basically there was one, maybe two news cycles a day. now it is truly 24/7. so no one is going to be working harder than all of these reporters out there. this is the first time we've done this for the midterms. first time we made a show about it and i'm excited about it. >> rightfully so. >> can't wait to watch. going to be so great. >> follow our embeds in "power

trip" that premieres sunday, september 25th on hulu. let's go to ginger. >> i can't wait to see that and learn right along with them. thank you, george. i want to update you on the mosquito fire. this thing is still blowing up day by day. only 20% contained trying to keep it away from the town of forest hill. huge plumes of smoke and flames. this is again el dorado county in california. northeast of sacramento. there's the placement, where it's burning but the smoke is not just an issue over the fire. but smoke from all the wildfires through idaho has actually made its way into the high atmosphere over chicago from the earth cam. see the hazy skies and we will get some of that smoke and you may see it in the sunset and sunrise tomorrow on the east coast. coast. drew: afternoon sunshine on your thursday. temperatures below average. mainly in the 60's and 70's later today. overnight tonight, we'll find that cloud cover moving in from the coastline. around the bay shoreline.

temperatures generally falling into the 50's. look what's on the horizon. sunday into monday, we are tracking a storm that will bring showers. right now, it is a level 1 on the storm impact scale. all right. it's that time we've all been waiting for. day two of tory johnson's "deals & steals" birthday extravaganza. before we get to the deals, we wanted to recognize you. you have helped so many folks over the years and they wanted to say thank you. so many small businesses throughout the years. take a look. >> not today. they're 50% off. $3.25. >> reporter: for more than ten years tory johnson has been doing "deals & steals" every week and helping so many small businesses along the way. >> seven years ago you changed my life. >> my small business would not be where it is today if it wasn't for you, tory. >> i like that. >> what tory johnson has done for peepers and my entire

family, honestly it's immeasurable. >> so grateful for the lasting partnership. >> reporter: a champion for women business owners. >> without you our small business would not be here. >> reporter: tory also striving to help those small business owners during the pandemic. >> you helped save over 50 jobs. you were our guiding light through that dark time. >> she helped save roughly 20 jobs almost immediately. >> tory, you are the secret sauce to our success and i'm forever grateful. >> we feel so honored to be part of your show. >> happy birthday, tory. happy birthday. >> all: happy birthday, tory! >> oh, my gosh. [ cheers and applause ] >> i thought you couldn't top yesterday. >> oh. >> that -- that means so much to me because these people are truly the backbone of our economy. they are hustling against all odds every single day to create really great products at really great prices to keep their

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these leggings, they call them squat proof, stay put and that's because right in the top here, robin -- i don't know if i could show you. >> i have them. >> you see the grippers in here. they keep them high on the waist. >> but it's still comfortable. >> exactly. there's no -- it's not going to suffocate you, which you don't want. so they stay put. we have a huge variety of styles including capri styles. the pockets, though, the pockets -- you're a legging aficionado you know. they're all 50% off and start at $34, so we got our birthday fun here. >> yes. >> that montage, though, you made my day. >> i'm telling you -- >> you made my birthday, really, thank you. thank you. >> you have meant so much to so many people. thank you, tory. >> thank you. >> we partnered with all these companies and you can get them on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, we're celebrating hispanic heritage month. a lot of celebration. there you see our colleagues, they're getting it. come on back. thankful thursday, happy friday eve, y'all.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: i'm kumasi aaron with abc seven mornings. let's check in with sue for a look at traffic. sue: metering lights turned on and still a look at your drive from hercules into san francisco , over an hour now. problems on the san mateo bridge in the eastbound direction, then we had problems on the westbound. it is jampacked, in fact. the san mateo bridge, bay bridge, all jammed. including the richmond-san rafael bridge. if you are heading over

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and 70's. kumasi? kumasi: we will have another abc7news update in about 30 minutes. you can always ♪ ♪ we certainly do welcome you back to "gma" and we're kicking off our month-long celebration of hispanic heritage month kicking off this morning. >> cecilia and gio are ready. >> hey, guys, good morning to you. [ speaking non-english ] >> i love this time of year, always one of my favorites, what a better way to show off all the amazing things we love about our culture. i don't know where to start. >> we can start with food, friends, family, music. it's all part of -- [ speaking non-english ] >> our culture. >> speaking of music, let's get this party started. >> all right. let's do it. [ speaking non-english ] >> got to call in our crew.

>> yes. [ singing in non-english ] >> gio, what's up? >> victor, kicking off heritage month with a bang. are you ready? >> come on, man. you know i was born ready. >> can you call the others? >> let's do it. [ speaking non-english ] >> oh, right now. that's a great idea. [ speaking non-english ] >> oh, yes, somebody say -- [ speaking non-english ] it's go time. i'm in. elwyn, are you coming? [ speaking non-english ] >> uh-huh. oh, that's incredible. yeah, right there. don't forget to call. >> oh, absolutely. [ speaking non-english ] bye. >> of course, i'm ready to celebrate. is it too early for tacos? >> not a party without the one and only, the g.o.a.t. [ speaking non-english ] >> i'm in san antonio and look at this beautiful mural of famous latinos. guess who's at the top? let's get this party started.

[ speaking non-english ] >> all right. are you guys ready now for a fiesta? let's get it going. [ cheers ] >> we brought some friends, guys, yes. >> oh, look at the confetti. >> all over my hair. >> this is good. this is perfect. >> these are the incredible dancers from salsa here in new york city right down in midtown. we're having a party. >> thought you were going to be -- >> you thought we were going to dance? >> we thought you were going to dance. >> you knew that wasn't going to happen. there's a better chance over here. >> oh, my gosh. you know, guys, look, we always have fun with these heritage months and history months but this is a serious time for us to sare our culture, very excited about this and also talk about serious things.

we talked about representation. we're going to be talking about health care and how people are giving back to their communities so you're stuck with us for the month. john quinones is headlining a mural there in texas. >> this is so exciting. latinos are such a part of the fabric of our country and so glad we get to celebrate. >> yes. this is the quietest these dancers have ever been in their lives. come on. you're being so quiet. do you feel it? >> all right, guys, we're next. our chefs here in times square making three kinds of empanadas, different twists from latin america. we're really excited about that. we got to go outside and eat. >> let's do it. [ speaking non-english ] [ cheers ] ♪ kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day.

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welc this is an empanada feast. every culture has its own verse of this dish. we have four chefs here to show us three different ones. starting right here with illyanna maisonet making empanadas from puerto rico. so excited to have you here. veronica garza with some from mexico and mariana velasquez with a colombian version. ladies, i am so ready to eat. hey, columbia.

a lot of flag waving out here. i want to start with you, elena, your cookbook is coming out "diasporican" next month. i learned in puerto rico you don't call them empanadas. tell me what you call them and you use ground beef. > we do so i'm using ground bison. we call them -- [ speaking non-english ] so today we'll make -- [ speaking non-english ] i'll tell you the difference between the two. >> walk me through what you're doing here. you make your own dough. >> so i make my own dough but these are premade. shortcut. >> saving us. >> saving us. >> yes, exactly. can be bought at any latin supermarket and in my pan i have the potatoes and onions going, what i'll have you do -- >> i'm ready. >> this is ground bison. >> you prefer bison over beef? >> i do. just because it's a lot leaner. >> mixing it in. spices? >> what i want you to do is drop in a little bit of this -- [ speaking non-english ] everybody has their different recipe. this has cumin, onions, garlic. a little bit of this chopped -- >> olive, okay. >> and --

[ speaking non-english ] can be brought premade. chopped capers. >> oh, capers. >> if you don't like olives and capers you can dump in the olive brine. >> you need the taste. >> you need the acidity. do a little bit of the tomato sauce. >> i'll jump in a little faster, salt, pepper. >> teeny bit of salt because it already has salt. a little bit of tomato sauce. >> coming down to you next. get ready. >> mix it. a little bit of sofrito, cilantro, garlic, onions. >> got to have sofrito. >> mix it. mix it. >> we'll come back and try these. gio? >> that smells so good. >> we've got veronica here.

the cookbook, it is out next month. we'll talk about apple empanadas. [ speaking non-english ]ato e f? >> they're grain-free, gluten-free and vegan because we like to be inclusive of multiple dietary preferences and have almond, tapioca and casaba flour and we use that same dough from multiple recipes throughout this cookbook. >> and you actually have to use this. what is this? >> right. so we start with dough rounds and to press them out we can use either tortilla press or a rolling pin if you don't have one of these so you just take the dough around and place it between -- >> did you just ask what a tortilla press is? >> no, no. >> explain it to the audience. why are you calling me out? why are you calling me out? >> use a rolling pin. >> anyway --

>> you can use a rolling pin. >> what's the filling like? >> honeycrisp apple, syrup, cinnamon. >> i like using the syrup. >> salt and one whole clove and we'll just mix these around for 15 minute, five minutes on medium and then ten minutes on medium low and let them simmer. this is a super special recipe to us because it's actually our mom's favorite and it exemplifies our hyphenated mexico american culture and reminiscent of growing up on the border in laredo, texas. >> that is so good. thank you so much. ginger. e s he has to toss it over here. mariana velasquez with us, the author of "colombiana," the cookbook and our pantry, a line of sauces we will utilize. you're making us a spicy chicken empanada. >> indeed. >> it's a smaller one. >> a smaller one. >> a little party bite. >> exactly. it's the perfect --

[ speaking in non-english ] i always keep them frozen so when people show up unexpected i pop them in the oven and ready to go. >> the chicken is so finally shredded. is this something i can cut the corner and use a rotisserie? >> i love using rotisserie chicken, choosing one that is juicy and season it with turmeric, coriander, some cumin. >> right. that is going to taste good. >> and add so many -- [ speaking non-english ] a backbone of colombian cooking, tomato, onions, spices and a taste for all of our cuisine and a salsa i developed for our pantry. >> salt and pepper. is this meant to go in there? >> after. once it cools off you fold in the sour cream and the cilantro and you get this mixture. >> so we'll do that quickly. is there a proper way once we get these cut you're supposed to eat an empanada? >> yes, so you take a bite. you squeeze a little bit of lime in it. so take first a bite then a

little bit of lime to fill the filling with citrus deliciousness and take a second bite. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i'm a big lime fan so that is good. once you fill it you put in the little fork mark. >> exactly. the key is to not overfill it too much. otherwise the filling will ooze out. >> then egg wash it and how long -- >> about 15 to 20 minutes at 400. >> all right. >> if you want these recipes, because i know you do, you just scan that qr code right there on the screen. thank you to all the chefs. >> thank you. [ applause ] i do have the weather for everyone. quick little weather that is specific for the kickoff of hispanic heritage month. mexico beach, florida, madrid, new york, santiago, minnesota and san jose, california. a little for for all of you. thank you so much. we have a lot of

drew: sunday into monday, we're tracking rain, a level 1 on the we'll be right back with steve carell.

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we are back with steve carell. you know him from "the big short," "the office" and "the morning show" and now stars in a fthrilling new series called "the patient." welcome back. >> thanks. good to see you. >> ali and i watched episode four last night, and it was so good. >> oh, thanks. >> tell me what drew you to the role. >> well, the creators they created "the americans" and my

wife and i found it during the pandemic and we were a little late to the show but loved it then i found out they might have been interested in me for this and talked to them and kind of signed on without reading it. >> you play a therapist who is basically kidnapped by a serial killer. >> yes. >> and you really are kidnapped. you were ball and chain. >> right. >> for all the shooting? >> the whole thing. they asked whether i wanted a plastic chain, fake lock, something i could open easily and i opted for a real chain, a real lock, a real key. >> as a treat you asked for extra keys. >> they had one key first day and i thought if there's a fire or an earthquake or something, i might be in trouble. like if everyone is just splitting, i'm just lying there. so i asked for a few extra keys like scattered around the set that i could get to. >> just in case. you say you signed on without asking too many questions. is it true you did not know the end of the show? >> yes. they had a potential ending for the show but they didn't know exactly -- it changed a couple of times while we were shooting. so i still don't know the ending. i shot it. i don't even know. i'm kidding. [ laughter ]

>> let's take a look at a clip. >> i want you to make me a promise that while we are in therapy together that you will not commit any acts of physical violence against me or anyone else unless you talk to me first. >> you mean you want me to talk to you before i -- >> yes. >> this is a guy talking for his life? >> yeah. it's interesting that way because the stakes are obviously really high and it's kind of a cat and mouse thing because he's a good therapist and truly cares. there's an empathy to him as there is with therapists. but at the same time his life is in danger so he's trying to both help this man, but at the same time trying to stay alive and potentially get out. >> we were talking last night as we were watching it. one of the most fascinating things, you can tell these become true therapy sessions. >> yeah, they do.

i mean, it's -- and there was a lot involved. the writing of it is very specific and sharp and concise and, you know, i give everything to the writers on the show because they created these characters with such depth to begin with, all we needed to do was say the words. >> i had never seen your co-star before. his name is domhnall gleeson. >> yeah. >> he's amazing. >> he's incredible. terrible person, though. [ laughter ] he's exactly what registers there. no. you know, he's one of those guys that he -- he takes the work really seriously but not himself seriously and it was intense. you know, the two of us together for such long stretches of time but great guy. great partner. >> i went through the pandemic because my daughter harper was binge-watching "the office," so that was on all the time in our house. i realized you're ten years out and think we have a picture to show.

there's now a lego model of -- there you go. >> wow, it was only a matter of time. now, i want them to do a lego set of that -- of the basement in "the patient" with me chained to the floor. i think that would be fun. >> what a contrast. >> kids would enjoy playing, you know, serial killer and therapist. no, that's amazing. it's amazing that that endures and people continue to like it. >> it's so much fun. steve, thank you for coming in. >> thanks. >> "the patient" available now only on hulu. when we come back, louis tomlinson is here live performing his new solo hit. tomlinson is here live performing his new solo hi

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♪ ♪ "good morning america" is sponsored by astrazeneca. before we go, cecilia with a special guest, very special finale to today's show. >> i'm so excited. look who i am here with, the 15-time platinum-selling guinness world record holder, former one direction singer, louis tomlinson. your new album, "faith and future." 2 1/2 years coming out after you started your first -- your solo career. you said you sort of felt pressure making this one. >> i actually felt less pressure making this record. i think obviously there's a natural pressure with every album but felt like i had a better understanding as an artist with this album definitely. >> so i -- we had to go down a little flashback down memory lane. the last time you were here in

the studio was seven years ago. >> crazy. >> crazy, right. >> i'm assuming. yes, right there. we got the footage to prove it. you were with one direction then. what's it feel like to be out as a solo artist. >> it's amazing. everything feels very different. but i'm looking at it and excited about the next chapter. >> we're excited to hear you perform and hear you perform, everybody, his second solo album "faith and the future" debuts november 11th. here to perform "bigger than me" it's louis tomlinson. take it away. ♪ ♪ when somebody told me i would change, i used to hide behind a smile body t i would change, i was afraid, i don't know why ♪ ♪ 'cause so does the world

outside, i realized ♪ ♪ i didn't read the signs walking different lines ♪ ♪ i know i took a left tryna make it right ♪ ♪ all of these voices all of these choices ♪ ♪ i don't hear them anymore hear them anymore ♪ ♪ when somebody told me i would change, i used to hide behind a smile ♪ ♪ when somebody told me i would change, i was afraid, i don't know why ♪

♪ 'cause so does the world outside, i realized ♪ ♪ a er tha♪ ♪ i've woken up from my sleep it's bigger than me ♪ ♪ it's bigger than me ♪ ♪ did you ever ask why it's the black and white ♪ ♪ how you sleep at night when you're just like me ♪ ♪ 'cause i feel alive now i realize that the world outside ♪ ♪ it's bigger than me it's bigger than me ♪ ♪ i've woken up from my sleep it's bigger than me ♪ ♪ it's bigger than me ♪

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc seven mornings. here's sue hall with a look at traffic. sue: we have a lot of slow traffic and we are hoping our thursday morning winds down here. south one 01 leaving the city at silver, two left lanes are slow westbound across the bay bridge and merging onto 10 one southbound. drew? drew: climbing from the 50's into the 60's this morning. showing you partly to mostly cloudy skies right now and increasing sunshine you a comfortable day in the 60's and 70's later on this afternoon. the are attracting rain for part of your weekend. the impact scale for sunday

and monday. kumasi: and ryan. today, actor, topher grace. also mountain climber and adventurist, jimmy chin. plus, kelly and ryan get in on the action as record breaker week continues. all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ["how will i know" by whitney houston] you're a little-- you should be nervous. you know. deja, good morning. [audience cheering] thank you, ryan. thursday september 15th, 2022. we've got a big day around here. ryan and i have been in rehearsal all morning. [audience cheering] that's why my dress is a little wrinkled.