year? [laughter] reggie: no. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, overnight ian officially a hurricane. the entire state of florida under a state of emergency. bracing for impact, ian is set to gain more strength expected to become a category 3 major hurricane by tonight. winds topping 115 miles an hour. we're tracking when and where the storm could make landfall. russian resistance. thousands of demonstrators arrested over putin's new military draft for the war in ukraine. with the shooting erupting at a military enlistment office and people race to flee the country. plus, breaking this morning, one of the deadliest school shootings in russia. at least 15 killed including

11 children. what we know so far. standing with iran. demonstrations erupt around the world after the suspicious death of a 22-year-old woman arrested by the country's morality police for an alleged dress code violation. u-turn. gas prices on the rise after falling for nearly 100 straight days. whatd it and how long it coule unde. new fallout from a growing welfare scandal in missimef s most influential people, questions surrounding the nfl hall of famer and text messages he sent. what his lawyer is saying this morning. major development in the "rust" shooting investigation. the new sign charges could be coming soon. could alec baldwin be prosecuted? and what he just turned over to authorities. terrifying kidnap scam. one mom sharing the moment she thought her son was in danger after an eerie phone call. what she heard in the background and her warning for other parents. road rage in nascar. what happened right before this fight broke out on the racetrack and what the drivers are saying this morning.

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just southwest of grand cayman but this is going to make for an extremely long week for the state of florida. i'll explain here. so this storm, again, going to rapidly intensify through tonight. should become a cat-3, eventually a cat-4. entering 85 to 90 plus degree waters and extends to tampa, st. pete, naples and a tropical storm watch. the cone is wide still. we're talking about five days from now the potential for impacts from the panhandle through the big bend all the way down to fort myers. cedar key is where it takes it right now. this is a bad situation for tampa bay and here's why. the water is going to be pushed for days toward the coast. that ends up filling the bay, filling the other waterways and adding up to big-time storm surge. storm surge watches are already in from key west up through tampa including st. pete, sarasota. t.j., five to eight feet could be terminal for some places. we'll update as we go through the week, wednesday through

friday. major impacts. >> s emphasis on tampa where our rob marcnos onound th and, robople areeid they need to be getting out of there. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. the hurricane ian seven miles away and the tract getting closer to tampa. you can feel the gears changing this morning. h they announced they're closely most of the schools for the week to prep them as storm shelters. residents have been preparing all week long, buying supplies, buying sandbags. it's been orderly, but that will ramp up today. behind me you see the city of tampa. they're very susceptible to storm surge. anything over eight, nine feet will flood the city. we'll have multiple cycles with high tides. that will include the hospital.

i talked to the mayor. they said they're prepared for anything ian will bring. it's been over 100 years since this city has seen a major hurricane. it will be put to the test this week. george? >> okay, rob, thanks. we get the latest on the war in ukraine. resistance to putin's war is growing. hundreds of people arrested in protests against the new military draft. tom soufi burridge is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. dramatic scenes of protests emerging out of russia this morning with tension over putin's new military draft boiling over. a man opening fire inside a recruitment office in siberia according to a local governor. there is a growing sense of rebellion in many russian regions and it's a problem for the kremlin. this morning, a sense of crisis brewing for the kremlin. anger spilling over towards russia's new military draft with putin's war in ukraine failing. protesters facing down the

police in the russian republic of dagestan. police officers firing warning shots in the air attempting to disperse an angry rowd. women outraged their men are being drafted questioning the police what the war is for. [ crowd chanting ] the chaos in dagestan clear in these videos circulating online, and in st. petersburg, officers seen kicking a protester in the head. human rights activists saying more than 2,300 people have been arrested in 35 cities across russia in recent days. long lines at russia's border with georgia as huge numbers of russian men flee the country to avoid the draft. and with putin increasingly in a corner, the u.s. vowing to respond if russia uses nuclear weapons in ukraine. >> we have communicated directly, privately to the russians at very high levels that there will be catastrophic consequences for russia if they use nuclear weapons in ukraine. >> reporter: meanwhile, russia preparing to annex parts of ukraine which are occupied by its troops.

staging referendum votes there. but ukrainians who fled those regions protesting in kyiv calling the referendums a sham. yana from mariupol, a city destroyed and occupied by the russians -- [ speaking in non-english ] "we are ukrainians," she says, "and we want to live on our ukrainian land in our hometown." we have reports of multiple arson attacks against recruitment offices in russia and a media outlet saying more than 250,000 men have left the country to avoid the draft. we can't confirm that figure but given all the evidence we can say the exodus from russia right now is huge. george? >> so much unrest. okay, tom, thanks very much. now to more breaking news out of russia. more than a dozen dead including several children after a rare school shooting in that country. maggie rulli has the latest. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. this is quite rare in russia. a school shooting has left at

least 15 dead, including 11 children. one of the deadliest school shootings in that country's history with authorities saying at least 21 others have been injured. the shooter died after killing himself and the police identified him as a 24-year-old man who used to attend that school. the shooter was wearing a nazi symbol on his t-shirt. george? >> maggie rulli, thanks very much. amy? well, now to the protests spreading around the globe after the suspicious death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of iran's morality police. abc chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has more now from washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the chants are growing louder. the outrage is intensifying, all

showing support for those iranian protesters fighting against a repressive government. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: this morning, demonstrations now erupting across the globe in solidarity with anti-government protesters in iran who took to the streets after the suspicious death of 22-year-old mahsa amini. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: from clashes in london to paris with demonstrators shaving their su at home protesters lining the length of the golden gate bridge and at the white house reinforcing the message the biden administration has already made clear. >> our message to the white house is to stand with the people of iran. >> reporter: this as the massive anti-regime protests across iran reach their tenth day, the most sweeping the country has seen in years. and like those clashes, met with deadly force. at least 41 people now killed since those demonstrations began.

mahsa amini was arrested by iran's morality police for not wearing her headscarf properly. dying days later. and while iranian officials say she died due to underlying health issues, her family says she did not have any and believe she was killed by the police. the death set off days of violent protests targeting not only the police, but the repressive regime itself. protesters now chasing after armored security vehicles, ripping down posters of their former supreme leader. thousands of pro-government protesters have flooded iran's capital as well. seen here burning the u.s. flag. those protests are often staged by the iranian government which is also trying to limit information coming out of iran. officials are now restricting internet access to platforms like instagram and whatsapp in hopes these protests die down.

but right now, t.j., they are only getting bigger. t.j.? >> all right, martha raddatz for us, as always, we thank you. we want to turn to italy where voters there elected giorgia meloni to become the country's first female prime minister. she's also the leader of a far right political party whose roots go back to post-world war ii neofascists. abc's britt clennett is in rome with more. britt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. that's right. votes still being counted but meloni is on track to become the most right wing leader since italy's fascist era. she says the results send a clear message italians are in favor of right wing leadership, calling it an act of pride and redemption. her brothers of italy party will lead a coalition with two other parties that includes former prime minister, silvio berlusconi. she's campaigning and her slogan was god, country, and family, and she's courted controversy for her ultra conservative

policies and spoke out against gay rights and anti-immigration, anti-abortion. unlike other far right figures in europe, meloni is a staunch backer of ukraine, but other members of her coalition it must be said have taken a pro-russian stance. they've questioned western sanctions and berlusconi even saying putin had no choice but to invade ukraine. and although she's made attempts to soften her image lately, it must be said meloni's win will probably send alarm bells throughout europe, especially as other nationalist parties become increasingly popular. george? >> britt, thanks very much. well turn to the manhunt now for the shooter caught on camera gunning down a temple university graduate. police are calling it unprovoked murder, and trevor ault has the latest this morning. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, george. so police are offering a $20,000 reward in this case in what they say was likely a random act of violence and they've released some pretty startling surveillance footage of the incident that shows the suspect circling the block for an hour

beforehand. when he walks past 23-year-old everett beauregard he turns around quickly and fires several shots and then he ran away. beauregard was pronounced dead at the hospital. he had been coming home from a night out with his friends. he was just a couple of blocks away from his apartment when he was shot. he graduated from temple university just a couple of months ago. he previously worked as an intern for pennsylvania congressman brendan boyle and now both the congressman and university say this was a young man who had a very bright future ahead of him. and, remember, this was not a robbery, there were no words exchanged. police say this could have happened to anybody and they still don't know who the shooter is or where he is now. amy? >> well, that is frightening indeed. trevor, thank you. to the cost now of gas. it's creeping back up. transportation correspondent gio benitez joins us now with a look at what may be going on. just how high prices could go and how long it's expected to last. good morning, gio. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. the price of gas has been rising since last week after declining for almost 100 days in a row. let's take a look at the

national average right now. $3.72 a gallon for regular unleaded. that's far less, of course, than the $5.01 we saw in mid-june but in some states they're seeing a fast rise. iowa has gone up almost 16 cents over the past week. oklahoma and new mexico about 11 cents, california about 8 cents over the past week and still has the most expensive gas in the country, $5.52 a gallon. so why is this happening? aaa says refinery issues in california are a big reason for the spike. when there are issues in the west coast, we feel it across the country. aaa also saying this may not be long term but the next two to three weeks could be bumpy. t.j.? >> bumpy, all right. we appreciate your honesty there. gio benitez, thanks so much. want to turn to nfl hall of famer brett favre been making headlines because there's new fallout as he faces questions about his possible connection to an alleged $77 million welfare fraud scheme. our steve osunsami joins us now with more. steve, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, t.j.

at least three people with big roles in this scandal have pled guilty and are working with investigators. brett favre isn't one of them, but his name keeps coming up in court filings. >> favre puts it up. >> reporter: brett favre is considered one of the best nfl quarterbacks of all time and this morning, fallout over the growing welfare scandal in mississippi has moved sirius xm to put his weekly radio show on hold. state investigators allege a group of some of mississippi's most influential people spent nearly $77 million that should have gone to poor families on pet projects, like this volleyball arena at this university where the hall of famer played college football and where his daughter played volleyball. >> we've seen a ton of welfare money intended for the poorest folks in the state of mississippi going to people who simply did not need it. >> reporter: in text messages shared in court filings there are conversations in 2017 before the volleyball center opened where the former quarterback is asking former governor phil

bryant for money to build it and then more text messages two years later. this time asking the former governor to help pay for an indoor football practice facility at the same school that was never built. writing that it would give usm's football program instant credibility and usm football will become relevant again. the governor wrote back that use of these funds is tightly controlled. any improper use could result in violation of federal law. according to court filings, favre didn't give up, writing him again about the new volleyball center a few months later saying we obviously need your help big time and time is working against us. the former governor responded, but we have to follow the law. i am too old for federal prison. >> the doj is definitely closing in on others involved in this misappropriation scheme. >> reporter: this morning favre's attorney says the football legend never knew where the money he was asking for was coming from, saying he only has good intentions with every charitable endeavor he has organized. the former governor has not been

charged in this case. to underline this, george, this is about money that was meant for poor families in the poor estate. george? >> boy, that is some story. steve, thanks very much. switching gears to that home run record on the horizon, aaron judge going for his 61st home run of the season. a lot of fans wanted to see lightning strike at yankee stadium last night. it did, but not the way they hoped. will reeve has the story. >> hey, good morning, george. i see what you did there. aaron judge was the next batter due up at the bottom of the seventh inning against the rival boston red sox ready to take another swing at history. that 61st home run, 61 years after fellow yankee roger maris hit that mark against the red sox, the potential storybook symmetry sports so often delivers was overwhelming, but so was the weather. the rain was too heavy. the teams had already played enough of the game for it to officially count. so with fans waiting in that rain for another chance to see judge t,hecalled it off and judge sits on 60 for another

day. after a home stand where a sold-out yankee stadium was silent and standing at full attention every time he came to the plate, they were hoping, wishing, praying for the superstar to tie the american league home run record and of course wanted him to break it too. the yankees now head to toronto. they're next home friday. guys? >> thanks very much, will. a lot more coming up on "gma" including could alec baldwin soon face charges in the deadly on set shooting? we'll tell you what the state is sying about his involvement and what he turned over to authorities. then nascar road rage. one driver attacking another. what happened right before this and what they're both now saying this morning. first, let's go to ginger. >> impacts start south to north tuesday night through friday for the state of florida so just real quickly in a worst case scenario which follows the national hurricane center right now you have more than eight feet and this is a nine plus feet. if a cat-3 sits out there this much of tampa floods, we're talking about inland by miles.

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♪ where have you been ♪ welcome back to "gma." that is, of course, rihanna, with "where have you been." well, we know where she's going to be on super bowl sunday taking center stage for the halftime show. we'll tell you what we know. we'll get into that. >> first time ever my daughters asked me for tickets to the super bowl. >> wow. only took rihanna. >> that's what it took. following a lot of headlines this morning, including hurricane ian taking aim at florida. a state of emergency there. expected to become a category 3 major hurricane by tonight, winds topping 115 miles an hour. north korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea sunday.

as vice president kamala harris heads to seoul, south korea, this week. also the january 6th committee could hold its final hearing this wednesday. members are not disclosing what the focus will be, but vice chair liz cheney says they believe they will move forward unanimously. the number one movie at the worldwide box office this weekend came out 13 years ago, we are talking about "avatar." yes, the movie took in more than $30 million globally adding to its worldwide box office record as the highest grossing film of all time. this is leading up to "avatar: the way of water," might be a new trend to re-release old movies to get people back in the theater. this certainly worked in the case of "avatar" and sigourney weaver is going to be here live and can't wait to talk to her about the sequel. >> looking forward to that. right now new developments in the fatal onset shooting involving alec baldwin. new mexico agreed to fund the igation and prosecutors now say four people, including

baldwin, could be charged. mola lenghi has the details. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, george. it looks like prosecutors in new mexico are ready to decide on who, if anyone, will be criminally charged in the case with potential charges ranging from gun law violations to homicide. this morning, prosecutors preparing for potential charges in the "rust" shooting investigation involving actor alec baldwin. this as a source close to the investigation tells abc news one of the final pieces of evidence they've been waiting for, baldwin's cell phone has been turned over. the santa fe district attorney filing new documents in the case saying she's ready to make decisions of what individuals will be criminally charged, adding, one of the possible defendants is well known movie actor alec baldwin. the d.a. also stating she anticipates prosecuting up to four individuals in the shooting death of cinematogrpaher halyna hutchins killed on the set of "rust" last october when baldwin fatally shot hutchins and injured joel souza. in an interview last december baldwin saying he was told the gun had blanks, dummy bullets

ad that he followed hutchins' instructions. >> just cheat it down and tilt it down a little and i let go of the hammer and it goes off. i let go of the hammer and the gun goes off. >> reporter: baldwin adamant he did not pull the trigger. >> it wasn't in the script for the trigger to be pulled. >> well, the trigger wasn't pulled. i didn't pull the trigger. >> you never pulled the trigger? >> no, i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger, never. >> reporter: in a previous interview, the d.a. spoke with abc about the potential for charges in the case. >> if the circumstances warrant it, absolutely. we will do our best to get justice for halyna hutchins and joel souza. >> reporter: contrary to baldwin's claims, the fbi revealing in an august report the gun used in the fatal shooting functioned normally and could not have fired without pulling the trigger. in a rare move, prosecutors asking the state for more than $600,000 to help go up against well paid and experienced defense lawyers. in response the state green-lighting more than $317,000 for prosecution expenses. well, it's a busy time for the actor.

he and his wife just welcomed their seventh child. it is worth noting the medical examiner's office in new mexico ruled hutchins' death an accident. baldwin maintains he had no reason to believe there were any live rounds in the gun, george. >> okay. mola, thanks very much. let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams. how worried should alec baldwin be? >> i think he should definitely be concerned. i think everyone who was involved in this should be concerned at this point. i mean, look, there was a lot of talk about civil lawsuits. there have been a lot of civil lawsuits, but now we're talking about the possibility of people here you're not just talking about a prosecutor who is saying, i need more money to you're saying -- a saying, i need more moneosble p this case and she said, let me quote, in each of those charges we will probably include some variation of our homicide statute. so, of course, they should be concerned. >> what would prosecutors have

to prove? >> i think that it would have to be a level of recklessness, right? no one is suggesting that this was done on purpose. the question is, how reckless or negligent were different people in allowing this to happen to the point where it might raise to that level of possible criminality. we've already heard from a new mexico safety agency that they believe that there were serious lapses, that there were warnings that were failed to have been paid attention to, but this would rise to that next level. >> yeah, are those other onset incidents enough? >> not necessarily for criminal. two different evaluations as to whether it violates the safety agency's requirements versus possible criminality. criminality is next level and a different group investigating as well. >> dan abrams, thanks very much.

amy? well, george, now to a terrifying kidnap scam and one mom's warning for other parents after she received a phone call that made her think her son was in serious danger. abc's stephanie ramos has that story. good morning, stephanie. >> amy, good morning. phone scammers are getting more and more creative. this call wasn't about an extended warranty expiring. it was about someone's child. this morning, one california mom recounting the terrifying moment she thought her son was kidnapped after she received an eerie phone call. that call turned out to be a common scam. >> i got a phone call and i picked up the phone and i heard a crying person. >> reporter: the mother of two fearing one of her children could be in danger. >> this crying person said, mom, and continued to sob. >> reporter: speaking to our los angeles station kabc going only by kirsti for her safety she recalls how real that crying voice and potential danger felt. >> i heard him cry before and it was similar to him.

>> reporter: when she screamed her son's name, max, the man on the phone made threats. >> started asking me for money, that he had my child and he was going to hurt him. >> reporter: k toe and how do you like this and hung up the phone. >> reporter: then calling her discover that he was there, safe and sound. then calling the suspect's number on her computer through zoom. >> why did you hang up on me? >> because you don't want to help max. >> so frightening. here's something to keep in mind, experts say these calls will usually have voices in the background so if you get one they urge people don't act right away. the more that people slow down, the less likely it is to fall for these scams. t.j.? >> all right. stephanie, thank you so much. we want to turn to road rage

on the racetrack. tempers flaring after an accident. that's what i mean by tempers flaring. one driver repeatedly punching another through the car window. will reeve is back. and, will, what in the world is going on here? >> did you see that? that's wild, shocking video. a driver unleashing a flurry of furious punches to get through that window. what happened to get to that point? we asked the guy on the inside. >> we got trouble. >> whoa. >> we got a major fight going on down here. >> reporter: this morning, road rage at a nascar race. fellow racer's car. grady said davey callihan made an obscene gesture at him during the race at martinsville racetrack. >> i wanted to talk to him and he flipped me off so i started mike tyson'ing his head. you're in a big boy sport.

cal >> reporter: callihan telling "gma" he did nothing of the sort. >> i never flipped anybody off. he started throwing his fists inside the race car. >> reporter: watch as grady keeps raining down punches and finally a group of people pull him away and calm things down. callihan believes his bold moves on the track sparked the confrontation. >> i've never had an altercation where somebody doesn't speak one word to you, not one word, and just starts throwing punches at you. >> callihan was still wearing his helmet inside that car and told "gma" he wasn't entirely blameless. there was aggressive racing from both of them. no announcement yet from nascar about any possible punishment for either driver, guys. >> they're the opposite of big boys. sorry. >> you said it. >> he said it. >> we all agree with it. all right. >> thank you, will. coming up next, rihanna's announcement about the super bowl halftime show. we'll tell you what we know. ♪ work, work, work ♪

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clearly making peace with the nfl for tv's biggest night. ♪ make me feel like i'm the only girl in the world ♪ >> reporter: the bad gal herself about to take over football's biggest night. music superstar and beauty mogul rihanna dropping a hint seen around the world on instagram. her hand holding an nfl football, sparking a million likes in just one hour. ♪ please don't stop, please don't stop the music ♪ >> the news is almost more exciting for rihanna fans than super bowl fans necessarily because it's been six years since she put out any music at all. >> reporter: the nfl confirming rihanna's halftime show which will be sponsored by apple music and produced by roc nation. roc nation's founder jay-z posting, rihanna's a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. a person born on the small island of barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. ♪ work, work, work, work, work, work ♪ >> reporter: it's a long

anticipated return for the music icon who for years has focused on building her multibillion dollar fenty beauty empire and being a mom to her 4-month-old son with rapper a$ap rocky. rihanna's last project "anti" in 2016, and it's been four years since her last live performance at the grammys ment ♪ my umbrella ♪ >> reporter: the halftime announcement a major shift for the pop star who previously turned down the role, speaking out against the nfl about the perceived blacklisting of colin kaepernick that sparked backlash telling "vogue" i couldn't dare do that, for what? who gains from that? not my people. i just couldn't be a sellout. i couldn't be an enabler. there's things within that organization that i do not agree with at all and i was not about to go and be of service to them in any way. >> the nfl at least outwardly in terms of entertainment has

changed its tune quite a bit and in the years since roc nation took over, it's been a very concerted effort to have people of color on the show. >> there's no word yet on whether rihanna will have somebody else share the stage with her on the super bowl february 12th but she's already getting a little bit of advice from dr. dre who headlined last year's event and says she should surround herself with good people and she will blow us away. an understatement, of course. the first time by the way apple has sponsored the event so i think we can expect to hear on social media little dribs and drabs over the next four months, guy. >> this is pretty early for an announcement for a super bowl performance. >> indeed. >> deb, thank you so much. well, coming up when a player talks about kicking butt on a football field this isn't probably what he had in mind. it's our "play of the day," folks. stay with us. ♪ heroic music ♪ ♪ hey, craig... hey, guys... this is just my workout stuff.

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♪ all your life ♪ selma blair opens up about her inspirational "dancing with the stars" debut. how she prepared. what was going through her mind when she did this and how sasha has been there for her every step of the way. ♪ i'm free to be the greatest ♪ from alien to "avatar" and everything in between, sigourney weaver is live in times square on coming back to the groundbreaking franchise. how her drama teachers weren't supportive, and her message for young actors. ♪ i'll tell you what i want ♪ and we'll tell you what we really, really want. sporty spice, a/k/a mel c., talking life as a spice girl, the highs and lows and the rise to super stardom and this moment with now king charles and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. >> wake up, america. it's sporty spice. ♪ now don't go wasting my precious time ♪ ♪ get your act together and we'll be just fine ♪

that must have been a fun room to be in. >> yes. >> good morning, america. hope you're doing well this monday morning. as you saw, maggie rulli had a lot of fun with mel c. looking forward to that. >> maggie rulli has fun pretty much with everything. we should point that out but it was a little extra m. about websites using tricks to take your money and to take your personal information. >> and they're called dark patterns. it could be anything from prechecked boxes to confusing cancellation policies. coming up, what to look out for and how to stay safe online. we'll start with the latest on hurricane ian. florida bracing for impact. it's expected to become a major category 3 hurricane by tonight. ginger tracking the latest. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, george. even in the last hour the satellite has blown up as we expected it to. the convection pouring up just close to grand cayman but let me say that in the last hour also we're getting updates from the hurricane hunters. they have just flown over this. we still have it as a category 1 but we'll see rapid intensification. it is going right into those

waters that are 85 to 90 plus degrees and it will see cat-4 by the time it reaches back outside of western cuba. look at the timing. this is a wednesday through friday event for most of florida. wednesday it'll start piling the water toward the southwest coast. you'll see impacts like this. the arrow i'll put on the map here ends up showing you how the water piles for days. when you have a cat-4 that's extremely strong. it creates this bubble of water and it just pushes and pushes and pushes. so storm surge at the coast is our main concern. that's where you lose most life and property. from key west all the way up to clearwater, tampa, sarasota, you're included and look at this. i want to tell you about other key impacts because if you're not at the coast you're not out of the woods. we're going to see outer bands rotating through the entire state of florida so we could see tornadoes, inland flooding, 15 plus inches. it will be a problem because it t sart.w down and get trapped we'll big impacts throughout the entire week. >> and we know you will be following it for us throughout the week. we turn to rob marciano on

the ground in tampa with more. and, rob, people are already being evacuated this morning? >> reporter: hey, good morning, amy. a beautiful morning to start the day here in tampa, but anxiety levels certainly coming up with hurricane ian now less than 700 miles away. officials started to shut down schools for the week. many of those schools will be used as storm shelters. some will be opened as soon as tonight. residents have been preparing all weekend long buying the typical supplies -- plywood, food, water, pretty orderly filling their cars, filling sandbags. i think the urgency will ramp up today. storm surge huge issue in tampa. obviously we have the river, a massive bay that spans 30 miles. very shallow, all that water could very well be pushed up with the right wind and flood the city so evacuation orders may be coming pretty soon here. talked to the mayor. she says they're ready but it's been over 100 years since they've seen a direct hit. regardless of the path they're going to feel it here.

t.j.? >> all right, rob, thank you, as always. we want to turn now to a new warning about websites designed to trick consumers into giving up money and personal information. gio benitez is back with the details and, gio, even the name sounds ominous. >> absolutely, yeah. this new warning coming from the federal trade commission, t.j., because it says more and more companies are turo and udprecheck box, esigns dark hard to ures and re wt the ftc says you policies. should look for online. ads that look like editorial content, hidden fees that don't appear until late in the buying process, a free trial that leads to a subscription charge, processes that make cancellation difficult and asking for personal information that isn't really needed. so now more than ever, make sure you know the company you're buying from and if you get one of those fine print pages, make sure you actually read it before you hit that agree button. guys? >> all have that bad habit. >> ooh, i do not do that. thank you so much, gio. coming up next in our morning menu my interview with

ukraine's first lady olena zelenska and her warning for all americans. also this morning, what amazon just announced as the holiday shopping season gets started earlier than ever. then mel c., a/k/a sporty spice, opening up in a new tell-all about life as a spice girl. and then we have jenny mollen here with fun lunches for your kids no matter how picky your kid might be as eaters. stay with us here on "gma." we're right back. ♪ minu was one of the first students in the verizon innovative learning program. it totally changed the culture of learning, and it allowed students to become leaders. (minu) how many of you women are interested in a tech career? i always had that curious mind, bunevebroke shell. today, i'm a seniort i always had that curious mind, majong isciencchlogy. ♪♪

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♪ welcome back to "gma," everybody. we are counting down to something pretty special. robin is now here today because she has been traveling and she's making her way to ghana. she's going to be live on wednesday morning from there and "black panther: wakanda forever" star danai gurira is meeting her there. check this out. >> hey, robin. [ speaking non-english ] which means, i greet you in one of the languages of this astounding nation. >> robin and danai will be traveling all around ghana. look at that. exploring its cultural and its natural beauty. they're also going to look at how it inspired wakanda and how

"black panther" has impacted the country in so many ways. that it's all coming up wednesday on "gma." we are looking forward to that. >> that is something special. >> it really is. we turn to our "gma" cover story and the war in ukraine and my one-on-one with first lady olena zelenska. she was in new york for the united nations general assembly and we spoke about the latest developments in the war, what she's doing to help her country heal and her message for the american people. >> first lady olena zelenska, thank you so much for being here. when we last spoke with you, just short of four months ago, you expressed your hopes that this war would end. but now we're hearing from president vladimir putin he's mobilizing more russian forces, 300,000 troops. what's your reaction to that? [ speaking in non-english ] >> translator: it's true. i cannot say this is an easy period for us. we can say that we got used to this war, but we are getting used to the illogical actions of

the russian federation. when the whole world wants this to be over, they continue to recruit soldiers for their army. of course, we are concerned about this. we have worried and this is a bad sign for the whole world. >> with this new move by president putin, how has that impacted the morale of ukrainian troops and the ukrainian people? [ speaking in non-english ] >> translator: and the main difference between our army and the russian army is that we are really knowing what we are fighting for. >> u.n. experts have found that war crimes have been committed in ukraine by russian troops specifically saying that russian soldiers have raped and tortured children in ukraine and they have appointed a panel of independent legal experts making this statement. your reaction? [ speaking in non-english ] >> translator: on the one hand it's horrible news, but it's the

news that we knew about already. on the other hand it's great news that the whole world can finally see that this is a heinous crime, that this war is against humanity and humankind. now ukrainian efforts at the international level are focused on creating an international tribunal for all responsible for crimes that still unfortunately continue to occur in ukraine during this war. >> i decided to -- >> you recently announced you're creating a new foundation to help ukrainians recover from the devastating effects of this war. what do you need? what help do you need? [ speaking in non-english ] >> translator: our foundation works in three main areas. education, medicine and general humanitarian aid. our main goal is to help as many people as possible to return home. for them to be able to return, we need to restore hospitals, schools so they would feel home in their country. we need to rebuild their homes. >> when we asked you back in

june, you pleaded with americans, you said, please do not get used to this war. i don't know if you'd be willing to say anything in english to the american people now. what would your message be to them? we are listening. >> a few words. please never stop your support. it's crucial and important for us. it's vital. we feel it and we're extremely grateful for aid and i'm sure it's not far between ukraine and russia. it's war for all areas of the world, war for freedom, for human rights, for all that we love. all the people of the world, we love our children. we love our homes. we love our homelands and that's exactly what ukrainians are

fighting for now. so don't stop your support. it's very important for us. >> thank you very much, first lady zelenska. >> thank you very much for your time, for this interview. thank you. >> she was so gracious and has to move around the world with so much security and we talked about just her fears for her own husband's security but she said he will never stop fighting. he will never back down and she has to trust that, you know, the world has supported them and will continue to do so. >> boy, it is clear they're not going to back down. her english is better than i expected. >> it certainly is. she was timid about doing it. once she started speaking in eng english, i told her, you know this language. >> that was great, amy. thank you. we turn to a new big sales event in amazon coming in october. is this the first time we've had two prime events in the same year? >> reporter: hey, george, yes, kind of. we had prime day in october of 2020 because of covid.

but then amazon reverted back to its normal schedule. two days in july, right? well, the company late last night announcing a sales event on october 11th and 12th of this year. they're calling it the prime early access sale but it sounds like fall prime day. so it's for their members only, prime members, but good news, other retailers are joining in, target with their deal days october 6th through 8th. walmart, they haven't released details yet but indicated they're planning something similar. if best buy mirrors last year's black friday in october sale, that will round out all the big retail players. they're kicking off holiday sales way in advance of that traditional thanksgiving timeline, george. >> what's driving this? connected to inflation? >> reporter: oh, yeah, it is absolutely connected to that. you know, first by starting earlier, retailers are giving holiday shoppers longer durations of time to stretch those paychecks that are already tight. and as you shop for gifts, we

expect your standard electronics, kindles, small kitchen type appliances to be on sale. a few other categories to note, though. because of inflation, consumers are buying fewer discretionary items like clothing so expect sales there. then the whiplash effect with inventory. if it was scarce during covid, in many cases now there's too much stock. so i'm talking about furniture, athleisure attire, bikes. they're now taking up space in warehouses and companies want them moved. look for deals in those categories. it's going to be a big lead-up to black friday, george. >> we can see that. becky worley, thanks. let's go to ginger. >> thank you, george. why we are so worried about tampa specifically is in a worst case scenario the european model which has been pretty consistent takes it right up next to st. pete and hugs there as a cat-3 or cat-2. that is going to be pushing water for days into the waterways. what ends up happening and noaa has these maps for flood exposure, what would happen if a

cat 1 had, you know, right off the coast, 6 to 9 feet of surge. it's mostly coastal here. i was there for a tropical storm and saw flooding, water rescue, doesn't take a lot. say there is a cat-3 and you get eight, nine, ten feet of surge now it goes well inland through the city, the hospitals, all the things we care so much about because this is a very flat city that is so exposed. that's the big picture. lisa: good monday morning, waking up to low clouds, fog, drizzle on the coast. mild to warm inland but with him for most of you that got underway yesterday continues with mid-seventies in oakland, upper 70's on the peninsula, low 80's for you in the south bay, well, you know her as sporty spice, of course, from the spice girls, '90s super group and she is now opening up and maggie, i guess this is a proper title.

it's called "the sporty one." >> reporter: hey, t.j., good morning. yeah, i hope you're ready to dance along to the hits this morning because this monday we are bringing back spice mania. i'm excited. mel c. is taking us behind the scenes in her new memoir sharing all of the highs and some of the lows of being a spice girl. ♪ yo, i'll tell you what i want what i really, really want ♪ >> reporter: mel c. is giving spice girl fans what they really, really want in her new memoir "the sporty one," taking us back to the days before spice mania, before sporty spice, when she was just melanie chisholm, a girl from northern england. >> you drew a melanie c superstar into your high school notebooks. >> yeah. >> how did you have that sense

of i'm going to do this? >> i became single-minded quickly and i was on that mission. ♪ if you want to be my lover, you got to get with my friends ♪ >> reporter: that first single "wanna be" reaching number one in 37 countries. >> when we look back at the video for "wanna be" that was very much how we operated. go into publishing companies and i was jumping on the table and doing a backflip and we were playing our songs and just causing like mayhem wherever we went. >> that mayhem turning into chart topping hit after chart topping hit. ♪ shake it to the left ♪ ♪ shake it to the right ♪ >> reporter: becoming the most successful british pop act since the beatles. their debut album "spice" still the best-selling by a female group in history. >> i tnkd tt s ro t lea"stop." excellent, okay. so we go. ♪ stop right now, thank you very much ♪ ♪ i need somebody with a human touch ♪ ♪ hey, you, always on the run got to slow it down, baby got to have some fun ♪ >> how did i do? >> you were great.

>> reporter: the spice girls introduced the world to girl power. >> it was really the making of us and i think our individuality which we really celebrated was something else that appealed to people. >> reporter: it wasn't until after she went solo in 1999 with hits like "i turn to you" off her first album that mel finally addressed her anorexia and depression. she had been struggling with it through the spice mania years. >> i was embarrassed. i was ashamed. i was isolated and i know sadly there are many people out there who suffer with similar things and i want this book to, you know, to be of comfort to people. >> reporter: but through it all and always by her side, her spice girls. >> we were back on stage just before the pandemic. victoria sadly wasn't with us, but she's still very much part of the band. it's very important with us that she's a part of the creative and she's always there in spirit if she's not physically there. we're still working on her for the next round of shows.

>> i love a tease. will there be a next round of shows? >> i really hope so and i'm sure it will happen at some point. ♪ if you wanna be my lover, lover, lover ♪ >> girl power! >> reporter: guys, i am -- fingers crossed for those shows. well, mel c. writes that spice mania really was such a wild ride where she got to meet everyone from prince -- then prince charles and she said they always did it in their own spice girls way. look at this photo. one of my favorites from when the five girls met then prince charles and tells us all royal protocol was broken and plenty of spice girl kisses given to prince charles' cheeks. if you want more stories like that and plenty of girl power, make sure to check out her memoir, "the sporty one" out tomorrow. how fun is that, guys? >> you're the perfect person to do this assignment. >> so great. >> i'm excited just watching it through your eyes. >> spice girls kisses given to prince charles' cheeks, the

sentence of the morning. thank you, maggie. >> thank you. we'll turn to selma blair back in the ballroom tonight after her inspirational debut on "dancing with the stars." we spoke to her about how she prepared and the challenges ahead. zohreen shah is in los angeles with the story. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, george. selma blair's dance had the audience in tears. it was a stunning performance and she's opening up now about that moment, what it means for her and others with ms. ♪ this is the time of my life ♪ >> reporter: it was a viennese waltz that brought the ballroom to tears. >> selma, you danced like a true artist. that was so powerful. >> thank you. >> selma, you are a perfect example of somebody that doesn't let their illness define you. >> it burst my heart open which was a whole opening of hope. >> reporter: selma blair and

partner sasha's powerful dance reminding her to never stop living. >> i've come through so much and i've been really vulnerable and i see how it affects people. part of it really was about i can build some strength and maybe i can change some of the remnants of ms. >> reporter: diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 her balance paid a factor in if she'd be ever able to dance. >> i use a cane often. i can. i do have mobility but it's not that precise or out and about with things on show days when the lights and things, you know, i need the balance. things shift and so i was just always really scared to do it. >> reporter: her body challenged during rehearsals. >> i'll freeze as i'm being taught something because i just have no idea, like where the leg could be in moments of stress. i realize the more i get it down and learn with my foot on the ground my leg will be finding it.

>> reporter: selma relied on sasha to guide her through. >> i realized he can choreograph things to help me, to hold me, to make sure there's a shoulder or a hand. >> reporter: it was the moment selma stepped away from her cane that showed the world what she is capable of. >> it just felt so real and right once i could kind of settle into the music and realize, you know, sasha, sasha never let me go yet and it was just symbolic, let me step out of that comfort zone, security, into this one and have some fluidity in my movement. >> reporter: so powerful. selma received an outpouring of support on social media. others say they have ms too and maybe they don't have to give up dancing. selma's hope is they don't stop moving either and we will all be moving with her tonight. selma is doing a jive to "jailhouse rock" for elvis night and an all new episode of "dancing with the stars" is on

diz disney+ tonight at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific. >> looking forward to it. thanks very much.

reggie: good morning. how is traffic? jobina: a couple of issues and we will go to the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a stall on the upper deck of the bridge into san francisco. we doing lights came on. we have a fog advisory in effect at the golden gate bridge. i want to address drive times. they are starting to improve. antioch to concord, 28. reggie:

>> we will chat with kim kardashian plus how to make the perfect brisket at 9:00. lisa: monday morning, we are looking at mount diablo, 59 in oakland. the marine layer firmly entrenched. it is sunny, inland and conquered. clouds of the golden. we will get more son on the others of the city with breeze picking up in the afternoon. highs from the mid 60's. 75 in oakland.

reggie: another abc 7 update in about 30 minutes. you can catch us on our news app and abc 7.com. i can't turn back. >> ready for election night. ready for debate nig i can't turn back. >> ready for election night. ready for debate night. i'm ready for it all. >> this is really important. it will definitely shape the 2024 presidential election. >> boom. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, senator. >> we ain't going to take no for an answer. >> hi, everyone. we're going to run you ragged. >> what would george do? george would ask the next question. we're working on it, george. we're going to make you proud. >> what's the point of being an embed if you aren't all in? >> those kids are terrific. they're seven embeds covering the midterm elections.

our first episode of "power trip" dropped sunday on hulu. you can stream it right now. it takes you behind the scenes of the midterm elections through their eyes and a new episode premieres next sunday. .> we all ask what would george >> i bet you do. >> it's a constant question. but we'll turn now to sigourney weaver. she is here on "gma." the three-time oscar nominee starring in a new romantic drama called "the good house." welcome back. >> thank you. >> one of four movies you have coming out. what can you tell us about it? >> well, "the good house" is about an older woman told from her point of view who is very funny. i mean, how often does that happen right there? and hildy good has been at the top of her game and suddenly everything is slipping away from her. her husband dumped her for a guy. her kids have sent her to rehab and she's losing her business. >> wow. >> and hildy is not very happy about that. so she turns to two old friends, one is kevin kline. that's my high school boyfriend playing a hunky garbage man. [ laughter ] and the other for better or

worse is pinot noir. [ laughter ] so hildy takes us into her confidence. that's what really intrigued me about it because she's -- you see hildy putting on her brave front like many working women and then she turns the camera and lets her hair down. she tells you n b th. so it was that dichotomy between the public face and the very private face that i felt was so charming and also to be with kevin. >> you said you can't believe should su are in your career.in but four movies. but you say some of these -- sometimes a woman that's been around as long as you have in the business, you get reduced to playing a mother-in-law. you get reduced to playing a grandma but you get to play strong women characters even that have sex lives according to you now. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> according to you. >> t.j., just keep on talking.

>> let me land my plane here, george. [ laughter ] >> how rare is that? honestly in the old days i think that you would not even playing a mother-in-law but a caricature of a mother-in-law. so i think that somehow and i think tv has helped this long stories where you really get to know characters. the audience has changed and have an appreciation for what people of all ages can bring and how complex all people are, especially older women. so i'm experiencing a kind of bonanza of good fortune and i'm very grateful. >> i know you're so excited to be back together with kevin kline so let's take a look at you in action. >> you've had her all this time? >> yeah. well, she was in rough shape. i took care of her, fixed her up. why throw her away? do what you need to do, hildy. i'm not going anywhere. i'll be right here. i waited this long.

>> aww. >> how nice to share the screen with an old friend. >> oh, it was. it was such a delight because, well, first of all, kevin has played everything, kings and princes. in this he does play a garbage man, but the cutest garbage man you've ever seen. you know, it's very much hildy's story but kevin just brings -- he brings such humor to it. he's so eccentric and he's also, i think, because we're such old friends, there's so much warmth between us that you totally buy that we used to go out or what have you and it makes a lot of sense. >> how is it possible your drama professors didn't encourage you when you were starting? >> i'd like to know the answer to that. you know, i think that -- i'm sure that i have a big responsibility in that. i think that i did much more

work other places like the williamstown theatre festival than i ever got to do at drama school. so they didn't really know what i could do. i loved weird black comedy. i did a lot of stuff at the yale cabaret and they began to take back their very harsh evaluation of me. but, you know, i feel like there are a lot of people in my class who were asked to leave who never got a chance to show what they could do and i don't think our school n hdsard enough. >> and success is the best revenge. >> there you go. >> did it have an impact on you early on? did it motivate you or kind of upset you and hold you back? >> i'm sure it very much upset me because, of course, they're your teachers and you believe what they say, but i think it also motivated me. mostly i'm so grateful for all the support i got from my peers, from christopher durang and wendy wasserstein who always championed me, always believed

in me. and certainly once i hit the ground running in new york, it was still challenging, but at least i was free to audition, you know, to look at backstage. and my first job was with sir john gielgud so it's a democracy once you get to new york. [ laughter ] >> four films in the fall and among them, the "avatar" sequel, much anticipated and you're playing a teenager. >> i play a 14-year-old girl named kiri, who feels more at home in the forest with the animals and plants than she does with people and i must say it was a very exciting job that jim cameron cooked up for me. although he does say i'm very mature and i really am 14 anyway so it wasn't that hard. but anyway, it's a great film. all four of my films are so good, so different and i don't mean to sound conceited but it's not that i think they're so great but i just feel so

fortunate that sort of all this hopscotching i've always tried to do between genres and suddenly i have like this bouquet of things coming out that are all so different and i'm just sort of amazed. >> fortunate for all of us who watch as well. thank you for coming in. "the good house" hits theaters this friday. coming up "pinocchio" star luke evans.

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stars of disney's new "pinocchio" live action film, luke evans sat down with janai norman to talk playing the villain and revisiting a childhood favorite. >> now i have just the name for you. pinocchio. >> reporter: he delighted audiences in the 1940 disney animated classic. >> i'm a real boy. >> reporter: now over 80 years later, "pinocchio" is back and the tale of the wooden puppet and his quest to become a real boy now a live action remake. >> i want to be real. >> reporter: and making his return to the disney live action universe, luke evans who previously played gaston in the remake of "beauty and the beast." ♪ here in town there's only she who is as beautiful as he ♪ >> reporter: transforming into the villainous coachman. >> he won't be a puppet anymore. that's for sure. >> really? >> cross my heart and hope to die. >> what are your childhood

memories of "pinocchio," this story we all grew up with? >> it was one of the first disney films i think i remember seeing and it traumatized me a little bit, i have to say. >> really? >> like "bambi" traumatized me when his mum died. as a kid, you just worry for the character. i remember worrying for pinocchio. it's a story of hope and doing good and surviving. >> what made it special for you to play? >> just being in a disney live action remake of something so loved and such a part of the legacy of disney, the messages it delivers to children and life messages, life stories that help children understand certain things, you know, ethical, moral dilemmas. >> what's happening, jiminy? >> looks like fairy magic. kind of on the nose if you ask

me, but the point is a lie can change a person. >> that's the magic of a fairy tale. they never really lose their magic. they may be adapted because we're move ago long but the messages are timeless. >> reporter: for "good morning america," janai norman, abc news, new york. >> and the live action movie "pinocchio" is streaming now on dis disney+. let's head over to ginger. >> we can't wait to watch, thank you amy. be sure also to tune in to monday night football tonight. the giants facing the cowboys, 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific right here on abc and espn and it will be a great night but in the next seven days things will change because tonight we got perfect fall weather but then the remnants of what will be left of ian will make it to the southeast and look at the rainfall. joblisa: good morning to you. grab a jacket. upper 50's to near 60 to start out, mid and upper 70's around the bay with mid 80's inland.

this weekend tens of thousands of fans headed to central park right here in new york city for the tenth annual global citizens festival. it's a nine-hour-long fund-raising concert aimed at ending extreme poverty. "gma" contributor megan ryte has more on some incredible students who took the main stage to share their story. how fun. good morning. >> yes, good morning, ginger. that's right. this segment sponsored by verizon and student alumni from the verizon innovative learning schools program got up in front of thousands of people at global citizen festival sharing how to access to technology has impacted their lives. inside this classroom at horton elementary school in newark, new jersey, we find innovation. from 3d design and printing -- >> you can create anything you want. >> reporter: -- to coding and robotics. even using vr to explore far off wonders. >> you have 750 students come

into school. they are looking forward to come and explore and discover what they don't know. >> reporter: this hands-on curriculum made possible by our sponsor, verizon. their labs aiming to fill a digital divide that finds a quarter of school-aged children living in households without broadband access or web enabled devices. >> our research showed kids as early as middle school were beginning to change their dreams and visions of what they could be because they did not have access to technology. our goal was to change that. we launched 50 new verizon innovative learning labs in title 1 schools this fall bringing our total to 107. >> reporter: since the program's inception ten years ago, verizon has committed a billion dollars to support digital equity, reaching more than 1.5 million students including alumna 21-year-old manu patel a senior. she says the lab helped shape her into the confident woman she is today. >> before verizon innovative learning, i would be just quiet. it broke me out of my shell and

taught me problem-solving skills and given me an opportunity to find myself and what i want to be in the future. >> reporter: studying sports technology working with her school's football team on how science can influence the game. >> there's a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to calculate the velocity of how fast the player ran from a digital perspective. >> reporter: she now hopes these students will discover passions of their own. >> they're not scared to fail and try new things. they're using this technology in their day-to-day lives and hopefully their future careers. >> and, ginger, we have some great news. it was just announced that this year's global citizen festival which saw performances from stars like mariah carey, the jonas brothers and metallica raised $2.4 billion during their six-week campaign, all to help

defeat extreme poverty. >> thank you so much. that is so inspiring to see. appreciate you. we appreciate what's coming up on "gma." jenny mollen is here with creative and fun lunch ideas. boy, this is a problem this time of year. perfect for picky kids. i wouldn't know from experience,

♪ yeah, you got that yummy ♪ ♪ yeah, you got that yummy yummy ♪ welcome back to "gma." we're back can actress and best-selling author jenny mollen. she has a new cookbook out full of recipes and tips for packing a lunch that will please even the pickiest of eaters in your house and it's called, jenny, "dictator lunches." now, how do you explain to your -- how do you explain to your 4 and 8-year-old that you named a book "dictator lunches"? >> my children are dictators. at 4 years old my son said to

me, mommy, is it okay if you call me king. >> oh, wow, okay. >> so we're living in a dictatorship, jason and i and feeding them is war so that's why the book obviously had to be called "dictator lunches." >> now explain what we're talking about. you have a blueprint for what kids should have. five things, a main, a veggie, a fruit, a snack, the last one i'm interested in. a bribe. tell me what you're talking about. >> i brought you some bribes. >> tell me. >> the bribe is just so they stay the course. if you break them down by this paint by numbers process, it makes it a lot easier for you as a mom when you're hustling around trying to get people dressed in the morn and out of your house and out of your life. if you have the main, the fruit, the veg, the snack and bribe. >> which is the bribe? >> the bribe today we'll do a tort. this is my austro-hungarian -- >> you said it's good to mix it up. we're going through different regions. >> this is a grain-free schnitzel. everybody in my life is always

trying to ply my kids with sugar. my job as a mother is try to cut that down. so i do a cassava flour on my schnitzel. this is extra crispy. you cannot tell. it is so yummy and, yeah, the kids love that. then we have over here, i have some pumpkin sides and then i like to put berries having their apres ski -- >> will a kid go for this? >> are you kidding me? this is a giant nugget. what kid doesn't love that? >> all right. we go from there but you say this is a new york city -- >> this is a new york themed dictator. so the tuna salad in this is based on -- i grew up in phoenix, arizona, and a famous lunch spot what they did is included water chestnuts. it's sort of -- it's nice because instead of having that celery taste to it, it's crunchy but just milder.

i throw some apples in so that we have our little empire -- well, there's apples in this as well. empire state apples over here. some subway lines, you know, i don't like to hide the veg. i like to make it more compelling so sometimes i'll cut it into different shapes. sometimes i will, you know, tell a story with it. let's add some pretzels. they're going to share a little studio apartment. they're new yorkers. put together up here. >> now you're talking to us. >> look, i have one for you and one for the dictator. cid dictators? i feel so weird. >> wait a minute. do you have kids? >> yes. >> and do you not talk about her behind her back? >> well, yeah, i guess so. >> come on. get on board with me here. all moms out there understand what i'm talking about. >> okay, now we're going to france, i assume. >> this is france. my summer abroad in france, the parts that i can tell my children about anyway. >> oh, my goodness. >> we have a little brie and apricot sandwich baguette and nicoise salad, and here are my

cucumber -- these are basically the barstools are -- that i would sit on and, you know, read gertrude stein and feel very advanced for my age. >> you made chairs out of -- >> this is easy. >> you just take a knife and cut it twice and you have a chair. hold on. >> i'm sorry. yes. >> i mean, i must have gained 15 pounds on these guys when i was in college. this is my nutella and banana crepe. >> that's the bribe? >> that's the bribe and, look, for you later. you don't need lunch today. >> chairs and nutella. i'm doing great. tell us about the last. >> here we have the indian dictator and this i love because i make this for dinner all the time. take a rotisserie chicken. i shred it with my hands and put half in my mouth. the rest i simmer on the stove with some coconut milk and some

onions and some seasoning and i have this curry for dinner. you know, i throw it in the next day with roasted peas, a little jalebi, this is amazing. nonbread. >> i have to tell folks her book, it's called "dictator lunches" is out now. you can scan the qr code on screen to get these recipes on goodmorningamerica.com. jason, is she always like this? >> i'm scared. >> we'll be right back, folks. kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day. this is a crisis. we need more firefighters, more equipment, better forest management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. and we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving changes to our climate. that's why cal fire firefighters, the american lung association,

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>> moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: good morning. jobina: good morning everyone. we have some issues out there what we want to stick with the bay bridge toll plaza. this is our busiest spot. the richmond-san rafael bridge has cleared up a bit for a westbound commuters. that some good news spread we can see it is crowded especially if you don't get a chance to hop in the carpool lane. the drivetime is improving. lisa: we have clouds around parts of the bay and certainly parts of the coast are clear. so that fog bank beginning to scatter out. 63 in san jose looking at a cloudy santa cruz at 59. we see numbers in the 60's by

the delta. reggie: time for "live with kelly and ryan." kelly and ryan." you can find us on with kelly and ryan. today, entrepreneur and media superstar, kim kardashian. plus, a delicious dish for all, tips for making the perfect brisket. all next on live! and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. this song. [ "big energy" by latto] ♪ got that real big energy ♪ -good morning, deja vu. -morning! thank you, i like your dress. ♪ three, two, one, i'm on it ♪ well, there's a little latto. since it's monday, september 26th, 2022, why not a little latto and mariah? i love that mix where they do "fantasy" and that song--

oh, it's so good. so good. how are we supposed to focus with the aroma