te♪ good morning, america. breaking news for our vus viewers in the west. ian now a category 4 hurricane. bracing for impact, hurricane ian now a massive category 4 storm strengthening as it sweeps towards the florida coast. >> this thing is the real deal. it is a major, major storm. >> reporter: landfall just hours away. 2.5 million ordered to evacuate. thousands already without power. life-threatening storm surge, ferocious winds and torrential downpours with up to two feet of rain possible in some areas. tornado warnings in effect and airports shut down. the state's theme parks, including disney world, closed after the storm lashed cuba

with 125-mile-an-hour winds leaving the entire island in the dark. this morning, ginger and our team are live across the storm zone with the timing and track. mass exodus. new satellite images showing thousands fleeing putin's russia to avoid the new military mobilization as fears of escalation grow in ukraine. now will the kremlin annex those occupied territories after sham elections? sentenced. an iowa man given more than seven years after he attacked a police officer during the january 6th insurrection. what's next in the investigation? demanding justice. the woman who survived this horrific train crash. >> stay back! >> while handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser parked on train tracks now out of the hospital. what she's saying this morning. alzheimer's breakthrough? the promising new drug for the disease affecting millions of americans and the new study results overnight. we'll break it down. ♪ the greatest ♪ this morning, "gma" is live

in ghana dancing our way to beautiful west africa. ♪ how the groundbreaking and oscar winning film "black panther" -- >> "wakanda forever." >> -- is helping to shape modern africa as ghana becomes center center stage of a global renaissance. leaders even building a real-life wakanda. now from the artists to the clothing to the music. "black panther" star danai gurira is showing us around so come along for the journey and i'm saying, live from accra, ghana -- >> all: good morning, america. >> whoo! ♪ and good morning to all of you. good morning to robin in west africa. >> reporter: oh, yes, good morning from beautiful ghana, guys. a growing epicenter for tourism.

we are here to celebrate its rich history and promising future. we know back home the major concern this morning, hurricane ian. and we're thinking of all in the path of that storm. george, michael, amy? >> that's right, robin. we certainly cannot wait for your reporting from ghana but we do begin with ian now an extreme category 4 hurricane with winds now up to 155 miles per hour and taking aim at florida's west coast. >> this video showing the sheer size of the storm from space and we're already seeing its impact. take a look at key west overnight. already seeing the effect and here is the latest path with ian set to make landfall in just hours. live team coverage across the storm zone and we'll begin with our chief meteorologist ginger zee who is live in fort myers. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: michael, there are not many more serious situations than when it comes to hurricanes

than what i'm about to endure. winds of 120 to 155 miles an hour. we're getting close to the core of ian and we're going to see this landfall in the next couple hours. let's go through it. the radar shows the outer bands whipng florida. tornado warnings all the way to miami. we'll see catastrophic damage, power outages that could last months -- weeks if not months. see that tract. the worst comes over charlotte harbor. pu these are the communities we're so worried about. this morning, the strongest september hurricane in two decades, ian, is charging toward florida. a category 4 behemoth. >> this thing is the real deal. it is a major, major storm. >> reporter: the state already feeling ian's impacts. nearly 2.5 million floridians under some sort of evacuation order.

satellite images capturing that eerie spin. ian threatening almost the entire sunshine state. hurricane hunters gathering critical data and warning just how dangerous the threat is from inside the storm. >> the strength and scope of hurricane ian to me personally, professionally, is impressive. >> reporter: storm surge consuming the streets of key west. folks there wading in waist-deep water. backyards flooded. a buoy off key west recording ad heto outer ban pushing ashore and all of south florida under a tornado watch overnight. at least five tornadoes reported. one of them damaging small planes at an airport in pembroke pines and uprooting these trees. more than 30,000 customers without power in the state so far. that number will grow. ian left the entire island of cuba without electricity after it passed quickly on tuesday. debris scattered all over the

area here. the infrastructure unable to handle the 125-mile-per hour winds. families like this forced to start over. these children sitting on chairs trying to stay out of the water that flooded their home offering a glimpse of what might lie ahead for some parts of florida. the track sinking south coupled with life-threatening storm surge posing very scary threats. >> i've been here 45 years and this is the first time i left for a storm. the water just really scared me and as well as the path. it was very confusing and i didn't want to risk it. >> reporter: now we still have an east wind pushing the water away from us. when the wind switches in a couple hours it's going to push all that water towards the shore. the eye should pass just to our north. we could see that eye wall for a long time. let me take you to timing because after the noon hour is when we anticipate landfall. you can see the winds. these are sustained winds in

some places. gusts upward of 120, 130 miles an hour. this is devastating. this will cause mass power outages for a long time. if you're right at the coast, 12 i've seen it itanov cars, homes not survivable if you're near it. look at this. 15 to 25 inches of rain on top of this. interstate 4 would be a wreck if this comes to fruition. i think it will. we will see a slowing as it approaches. at last check it was moving nine miles an hour. as it approaches, it will have the brunt of storm in pun da gore da, charlotte harbor. ian is projected to have catastrophic damage, power outages for not only weeks, but months. it could be unlivable.

we'll keep an eye on this all day. let's head back to you. george? >> let's go to rob marciano. >> reporter: the rain shield has moved north of st. petersburg. even though the governor declared a state of emergency, a lot of floridians caught on their heels. yesterday was a day spent scrambling to make last-minute preparations to your home for making sandbags, fuel up your cars. a lot of gas stations covering here pumps in cellophane. you're trying to get 2.5 million people out across inland areas. traffic also an issue. for the most part it was orderly. if you are in an evacuation zone and you've not gotten out and need help, officials telling us

first responders aren't coming for you. they'll wait til the storm is over. as far as hospitals are concerned, smaller ones shutting down and evacuating patients. the bigger ones like tampa general, they're up and running. they have storm staff in place to make sure the folks who need help get there. 100% of all long-term nursing facilities have generators and power will go out. george? >> rob, thanks very much. victor oquendo is in fort myers with utility crews. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, we are at the staging area for all these bucket trucks. crews ready to respond once hurricane ian passes. there is a workforce of 16,000 men and women from 27 different states. they'll be hard at work in the coming days with widespread power outages expected. florida power and light crews are already working to restore

some power. you should have your hurricane in place. preparation is key. another reminder to stay away from flooded areas and avoid any downed power lines. amy? >> very important advice indeed. victor oquendo, thank you so much. as the storm moves north, amusement parks could be in its path, and are already taking action. janai norman is in orlando with those details. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning. orlando's famed theme parks announced they will be closing as the area prepares for hurricane ian. you see the rain already coming down. so here at disney world, seaworld, universal, legoland will be closed today and tomorrow. i spoke with the orlando mayor who told me the biggest concerns will be flooding and wind damage. so they're expecting downed trees, potentially downed power lines. so the parks here closed out of an abundance of caution, and local officials actually lowered the levels of area lakes ahead of that anticipated rainfall. they told me that garbage collection was a big part of

preparations to limit any debris that could become projectiles in hurricane-force winds. many local school districts also canceled classes for today and tomorrow. things are expected to ramp up really quickly so the advice around here is to be where you need to be in your safe space by 9:00 a.m., less than two hours to go. michael? >> thanks so much for that. another thing, flight delays and cancellations which are mounting at florida's airports creating a ripple effect across the country. let's go to abc's transportation correspondent gio benitez in tampa with the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael. good morning, yeah, so much of the state will just come to a standstill today. here in tampa, this airport already shut down. orlando where janai was just at, that airport will be shutting down later this morning. let's look at the numbers right now because already more than 1,900 flights have been canceled. just about every airport in the region is either closed or facing issues from fort myers, of course, to the east coast and melbourne. miami international having a tough time this morning as well.

whether or not airports are open some airlines like southwest and united are preemptively canceling all flights today for airports in the storm zone, especially there in fort myers. american airlines telling us overnight it is adding last-minute reduced fares to cities affected by ian but, of course, time is ticking with this storm now moving in and even for those not in the storm zone these cancellations will have ripple effects. you will feel this at airports across the country. george? >> okay, gio, thanks. overseas to the war in ukraine. vladimir putin on the verge of violating international law by declaring parts of ukraine to be russian territory as increasing number of russian men head for the border to avoid the draft and ian pannell is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. well, it wouldn't be the first legal annexation of ukraine by russia, but likely to provoke a response by allies. meanwhile the first russians

mobilized just days ago are apparently already fighting on the front lines but it seems most of those called up to serve are instead trying to get out of the country. this morning, a mass exodus as vladimir putin drafts hundreds of thousands of men to help his struggling campaign in ukraine. 66,000 russian citizens entered the european union over the past week, nearly 100,000 in kazakhstan and 100,000 more in georgia. the crush to leave so great in parts it can be seen by satellite. abc's britt clennett is on the ground in georgia. >> all these people behind me have had a day's long journey from russia. they were checked at the border to make sure they weren't on the draft list. these guys are relieved, exhausted but say they don't have any plans, they just needed to get out. >> reporter: dmitri spent seven days trying to escape breathless from two days on foot crossing into georgia. >> i don't want to kill people and i don't want to be killed. i don't need this war.

i don't support putin. >> reporter: as discontent grows on the ground in ukraine fears russia may escalate as it concludes sham referendums in four occupied territories. putin expected to formally annex them in the coming days. unsurprisingly the kremlin now claiming over 96% of those who voted favor becoming part of russia. but ukrainian officials saying the elections were rigged with some forced to vote at gunpoint. president zelenskyy saying this farce in the occupied territories can't even be called an imitation of a referendum. meanwhile growing questions this morning around two damaged gas pipelines running from russia to germany. a swedish coast guard video showing bubbles from a reported major leak under the baltic sea. danish seismic stations recording explosions nearby. guys, well, we have breaking news, apparently the u.s. embassy in moscow just issuing

an alert telling all u.s. citizens to leave russia immediately warning that the russians may refuse to allow those with dual citizenship, basically u.s. and russian, to leave the country, preventing their departure, even conscript them into military service. the situation with this vote and the war looks set to take another dangerous turn. amy? >> it certainly does, ian pannell, thank you. now to the january 6th rioter sentenced to more than seven years in prison for assaulting a d.c. officer, michael fanone. >> during those moments, i remember thinking there was a very good chance i would be torn apart or shot to death with my own weapon. i thought of my four daughters who might lose their dad. >> our congressional correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill with more on that. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of the longest sentences to be handed down so far in what the judge called one of the most horrific attacks on officers that day. 38-year-old kyle young was sentenced to seven years in prison. he was caught on the body camera

of former d.c. officer michael fanone. as the violent mob pushed toward him, fanone was dragged down the capitol steps, beaten, tased, suffered a heart attack that day and testified in court that it was young that tried to grab his gun. the judge said she wanted that sentence to send a message declaring, what happened on january 6th and the effort to keep this spirit alive is the utter antithesis of what america stands for. it is the pure embodiment of tyranny and authoritarianism. as for michael fanone, he has since left the force. he said that january 6th cost him his career and his faith in law enforcement. george? >> what a price he paid. rachel, thanks very much. now to promising news on an alzheimer's treatment. will reeve has details. good morning, will. >> good morning, george. right now there are around 6 million americans living with alzheimer's disease, and that number is expected to more than double in the next 30 years, but this morning, hope and a potential new weapon in the fight against the disease in the form of a new injected drug

whose makers say it significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline in a large trial of about 1,800 patients with early stage alzheimer's. the trial showed the drug slowed progress of the disease by nearly 27% compared to a placebo and while the data has not yet been peer reviewed and there were recorded side effects including brain swelling and brain bleeds, the drugmaker has submitted an application to the fda for approval. a decision is expected in january. guys? >> all right, thank you so much. we're going to switch gears, you guys, remember sister jean. >> of course, we do. >> sister jean is the nun known for cheering on loyola university during march madness, and she's a big-time chicago sports fan. well, last night she threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the cubs game at 103 years young. winding up. there we go. nice little toss there to the cubs mascot clark. all while sporting her 103

jersey. custom-made, of course and she did this before when she was 99. >> 103. that's quite the windup. impressive. >> there you go, sister jean. >> congratulations. a lot more coming up including robin, of course, in ghana. she'll tell you how the country has become the center of a global renaissance coming up this morning all morning long. and also coming up, the woman who survived being left handcuffed in a police cruiser, and then this is pretty remarkable. look at that. slammed by a freight train. what she is saying this morning. remarkable she survived. first back to ginger in fort myers. >> reporter: amy, i have a terrible update for you. look at the satellite. it is wrapping up so quickly, the eye so defined and now the national hurricane center has just told us our area where i'm standing right now could see a 12- to 16-foot storm surge. that's the type that's going to start to take houses. that's the type that is not something you can be in and survive so we'll have a lot more drew: i'm abc 7 meteorologistore

with your accuweather forecast, sunshine heading your way with a fine looking autumn day on the bayshore line. at or slightly below average for this time of year. patchy fog, denson spots overnight the temperatures mainly in the 50's. your accuweather forecast, a minor warm up by the end of the weekend. the rest of the weekend will cool off we have a lot more show coming up including robin from ghana. stay right there. we'll be right back.

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>> this city, this country is so cosmopolitan, so modern and the people are just mad friendly and it's just fun and like my father said when i told him i was coming here, ghana is a good place. just a good place. >> it is. you have been so kind and you've been here showing us around. we appreciate it because we know that you're here for global citizen festival and you stayed for us. we appreciate that very much. >> reporter: so much more with danai and we should say that we are going to talk about food, fashion and so much more about the expanding tourism and the growing number of americans that are moving to the country all coming up. but we do know hurricane ian, we know that it's making some changes there, amy. >> it certainly is, robin. i know that our ginger zee is there in the thick of it right we're pecting a re looks like y getting a lot of wind and rain already. >> reporter: amy, the eye wall is getting close to us. looks like it will pass just to our north. we moved up because we

anticipate the winds to shift. they're pushing back towards us as this approaches landfall. ian has a 12 to 16-foot storm surge warning. i would be concerned about water around the charlotte harbor. captiva could see incredible storm damage from the surge alone. the wind will be whipping up to venice, sarasota, bradenton. we're expecting ian to land as a cat-4. if it does, it will be one of five storms in recorded history that have been at 155 plus at landfall. we'll be watching ian throughout the day. amy? >> ginger, we know you are a veteran at covering these storms and know you will be staying safe and we'll check in with you and the rest of the team all morning long from florida. george? we'll get the latest on a

young woman seriously injured when police handcuffed her inside a cruiser parked on railroad tracks and we saw that disturbing video when the train slams into the vehicle. t.j. here with details. good morning, t.j. >> george, you see this video. it's terrifying for us to just watch. imagine how terrifying it was to be in that vehicle. more terrifying still to be in, screaming. the train is coming towards you and you can do nothing about it. that's the position she was in. she survived but now investigations are under way. lawsuits being filed, and officers on leave. the question being asked, how in the world could this happen? the woman who survived this horrific train crash while handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser is now demanding justice. >> get us medical. the suspect was in the vehicle hit by the train. >> reporter: authorities say 20-year-old yareni rios-gonzalez was being detained for an alleged road rage incident and the police cruiser she was placed in was parked on active

train tracks. the police cruiser is smashed and thrown upon impact. >> it's incredibly dangerous to park on train tracks. that should have just never happened. >> reporter: according to her attorney the september 16th incident left her with numerous injuries. >> she woke up in the hospital. she has a fractured tibia, a broken arm. she had nine broken ribs. >> reporter: the edited eight-minute video released by police begins at 7:4avinthe pol. tut ur up hier. reporter: 7:51 with guns drawn police order her out of the vehicle. >> reporter: a minute later she's handcuffed. >> where are you taking me? >> we're taking you to the car. >> reporter: she's put in the back of that police cruiser that the officer parked on the tracks during the stop. >> ma'am, what's going on? >> i'll tell you in a second. >> i'm so confused.

>> reporter: while rios-gonzalez waits in the back, the officers returned to search her vehicle. the train can be heard approaching. >> so she could have tossed something -- >> tossed it out the window? >> she could have. >> reporter: the train horn eventually catches the officer's attention. one officer looks back and runs. >> train tracks. >> stay back! >> reporter: the cruiser is hit. rios-gonzalez still handcuffed inside. the officers then call for help and rush to the car. >> she noticed the train horn and the train whistle and started to struggle. she tried frantically to get the officers' attention. >> reporter: the colorado bureau of investigation tells abc news it is looking into the actions of police. one platteville police officer is now on administrative leave. >> when police take someone, we call that into custody, you're charged to make sure they are safe and they failed. >> reporter: her attorney says she is out of the hospital and she is in the bed recovering at home. now, with more use of police body cams we're able to see videos now and go back and

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♪ ♪ welcome back, everybody. let's go back to robin live in ghana. more than 33 million people live in that country and just recently, an influx of americans have moved there. hey, robin. don't tell us you're moving. not accepting that. >> reporter: michael, you know, many people are coming here to connect with their history. 65 years ago ghana gained independence from colonial rule. ever since it has been leading the charge in innovation and development. ♪ ♪

reporter: ghana with its echoing drum beats, rich rain forest, expansive beaches and deep rooted history -- ♪ >> reporter: -- is now ready to take center stage. >> tonight the global citizen festival comes to ghana for the very first time. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: host danai gurira welcoming 20,000 fans in person. audiences tuning in worldwide. >> ghana! ♪ >> the global citizen festival. why was it important for you to take part? >> it's always been about celebrating activists doing amazing things across the globe, the gathering of even the talent that was here. there's been so much amazing attention to african artists. >> could it be something to do with "black panther"? why do you feel it had such an impact? >> the world was ready to really take in africa in a whole new

way, in a way that shows our specificity, our excellence, our diversity, our coolness, you know, it really gave an esteem to the continent and attention from the world that i think it was ready for. >> reporter: it's ghana's mission to thrive as a cultural hub and tourist destination but also as a place to call home. >> i'm happy here. i feel a sense of alignment. i feel a sense of fulfillment. i think just as a black american coming to ghana, it's a return home. >> reporter: an estimated 5,000 black americans have relocated to ghana over the past two years. >> to ghana. >> reporter: including podcast host demetria l. lucas who sees the excitement. >> there are cranes in the sky building the city and for me as an artist i can feel the energy. living in the middle of a renaissance. >> reporter: and a renaissance is exactly what african leaders on cape coast hope to create.

>> we are looking at africa. it's happening. the future is africa. >> this never gets old. >> reporter: influenced in part by the success of marvel's "black panther," proposals like wakanda one envisioning bustling futuristic cities that honor the history and embrace what's to come. >> we want to make it futuristic as a sustainable energy city, we have to teach our children to use technology. >> reporter: that innovation is something artist david is also exploring. >> it's really cool to look. >> reporter: two artists sharing their love for culture. >> tell me about this. >> i was thinking about how can i reinterpret classic tarot cards from an african perspective. i had to put the black panther in because they have been a massive inspiration for me. >> reporter: here at the newly built freedom skate park, creativity flows through the space, designed to connect the young people to the arts.

>> talk to me about this wall. >> this wall includes all the names of everybody who has helped create this place from virgil abloh, may he rest in peace, we had kendrick lamar and obviously you here, it inspires us. >> oh, my goodness, back now with danai. i love how you were trained on the monitor watched that piece with such pride because you know that people are seeing africa now in a different light. >> yeah, i mean, that is really as i was telling you yesterday, my whole adult life, when i moved to the united states

in '19 i always wanted to turn the camera a little bit towards the continent because there's so many brilliant people. every time i come here i get blown away by people like david and it really is so exciting to just have that happening and, you know, the aspect of how the film might make people look more to the continent and how it's what was already here. it actually -- the movie is inspired by the real. >> not the other way around and we saw wakanda one, the futuristic city. what is your hope for the future of africa? >> oh, gosh, that's almost an emotional question. i mean, there's so much that i just want -- i want to see the continent and its people allowed to fully realize their potential and it's happening. it's happening more and more, and the more it happens the more powerful the continent becomes and the world cannot ignore it. >> thank you so much. as i said you'll be with us throughout the morning. we'll talk about food, fashion because that is from a local designer. so much more from ghana. here we are in the capital. amy? >> oh, robin, we are looking forward to it. more robin in ghana all morning long when we come back. stay with us here on "good morning america." ♪

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each color has a meaning, and we visited miss weaver here putting the final touches on one that is very special for us. first of all, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for being with us. >> you're welcome. >> tell us the significance of the colors you have chosen the blue and yellow. >> thank you very much. we have two colors here, blue and a yellow. so the blue signifies or represents skies as the sun shines in ghana as a whole and yellow also signifies our wealth. so the yellow represents our golden tools and how proud we are of our rich minerals. >> what is the feeling when you put on a kente cloth? >> thank you very much. kente isn't just any cloth.

so it has dignity, it has respect. it holds power and kente holds authority so i feel so glorious, very heavy. i feel like my ancestors in the whole world and the whole of ghana is behind me so that is a feeling you get. >> on your shoulders, you can feel it. miss kente, keep working. can't wait to see the rest of your work throughout the morning. we have much more from ghana. we have the art, the fashion, the food. we have the music. that is all coming up. stay with us. ♪ (snorting) (clattering) (frustrated grunt) i need some sleep. (groaning) (growling) (silence) (sigh, chuckle) if you struggle with cpap, you should check out inspire. inspire. sleep apnea innovation.

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barbara, mark and robert, tell us all about their fin-tastic season, and reveal what happens behind the scenes of their first-ever live show. ♪ the greatest ♪ "gma" live in ghana. we're making the 5,000-mile journey to one of the most beautiful places in the world. how the ground-breaking franchise "black panther" is bringing a whole new generation to west africa. >> wakanda forever. >> "black panther" star danai gurira is showing us around. >> our home. >> welcome to ghana. >> get ready to dance as we take in the fashion, the food and the culture of west africa and we're saying from stunning accra, ghana -- >> both: good morning, america! ♪ good morning, america. we are live in times square and we are live also from the west african nation of ghana this morning.

robin is there in the capital city of accra. hey, robin, good morning, again. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you as well, michael, again. we're at the sky bar 25 on top of the tallest building in ghana with a fantastic band playing for us. we traveled 5,000 miles across the atlantic to explore all this gorgeous country has to offer, and we've gotten such a warm welcome. glad to have back our "black panther" star danai gurira. i'm talking softly now because of how the music is playing but we're celebrating the incredible impact of the movie right here in ghana. >> i know you have roots too in zimbabwe. tell folks what brought you back this time here. >> this time i was here for the global citizen concert, which was an amazing event. it raised $2.4 billion for global issues that do affect the continent very much like climate change, girls and women and

development of gender equality. so it was -- of course, extreme poverty and was important to -- for me to be a part of this. the biggest event they've had here and showed the world what ghana can hold. the infrastructure was built that will remain, astounding local vendors were given opportunities to shine. so to be a part of that was deeply special. >> that was this weekend and you stayed in town for us. i appreciate that. >> no problem. >> reporter: we have toured all over ghana. taking in the food, the fashion, art and all that and we will share a bit more of that coming up. george? >> robin, we are loving all of this. right now we will get more on that extreme category 4 hurricane, ian, it's now approaching category 5 strength winds up to 155 miles an hour. we have team coverage across the storm zone beginning with chief meteorologist ginger zee in fort myers. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: george, we have moved up in elevation since we began the show because we need to be in a safe place. this water, when it switches in

the next couple hours, will be a potential of 12 to 18 feet of surge. in fort myers, around the charlotte harbor, this is going to be a massive hurricane. i don't use that word often. it could be catastrophic and leave places without power for weeks if not months. the areas i'm most concerned about are circled here. venice, even on the north side, you can see wind gusts of over 100. wind damage will be a problem with this storm. we'll have major surge and a lot of vulnerables slits of land on the outside of the islands, wow, will they take the brunt. as it passes orlando, still could see hurricane force winds tomorrow morning. it's about the rain. 15 to 25 inches and the flash flooding as well. amy? >> ginger, you have been warning about this all week long.

with that information, you can imagine the evacuations are under way. 2.5 million people in florida have been ordered to leave. our senior meteorologist rob marciano is in st. petersburg with all of the latest on that. good morning again to you, rob. >> reporter: hi, good morning, amy. things have ramped up in st. petersburg. it's packed with winds that extend far from the center. we're getting a piece of that. the southern part of tampa, this is what it looks like. we have waves crashing here. this sea wall will be tested once the high tides come in and the surge gets more intense. the evacuations, most happened in the last two days. if you try to get out now, it's not happening. there are a lot of high bridges in high florida. they shut down with tropical storm force winds. we're seeing that now. people were packing up and boarding up yesterday, all the

last minute preps, that's now done. now it's time to hunker down. if you didn't get out, they're not coming to get you today or tomorrow if you run into problems. the main hospital is open. they're keeping patients inside and the team of doctors until this passes. power is going out for sure in some spots. michael? >> it is definitely wide reaching. you continue to be safe out there. now to the final emergency preparations in place as the storm closes in. victor oquendo is live in fort myers wth the latest. good morning, again, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this is a staging area for all of these bucket trucks, crews that will be ready to respond once hurricane ian passes. there's a workforce of some 16,000 men and women from 27 different states. they're already in place here and they will no doubt be very busy in the coming days with widespread power outages expected. at last check nearly 100,000 customers were already without power. crews from florida power and

light are working to restore power in some areas in miami-dade county caused by the outer bands. look, by now you should have the hurricane plan in place. it's so important during a powerful storm like this as we feel one of those outer bands, the gusts coming our way right now. another reminder to avoid any flooded areas and stay away from downed power lines. george? >> okay, victor, thanks. thhaea f disy o rlanthe state's other amusement parks. good morning, janai. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. orlando's famed theme parks announced they're closing as the area prepares for hurricane ian. disney world, seaworld, legoland, universal all announced they are closing today and tomorrow. i spoke with the orlando mayor who told me the biggest concerns locally are wind damage and flooding. so local officials lowered the levels of area lakes ahead of that -- all of that anticipated rainfall. they told me garbage collection was a big part of preparation so that there was limited debris that could become projectiles in those hurricane-force winds. not only are local school districts closing classes today

and tomorrow, you would be hard-pressed on a wednesday to see these roads this empty. theword around here, be where you need to be in your safe space so they're hoping the roads are even more empty. amy? >> janai, thank you for that. with florida's airports shuttered we are seeing flight delays and cancellations all across the country and gio benitez is in tampa with those details for us. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, amy, good morning again. just about every airport in this region is either closed down or planes just aren't flying and we will feel the impact for days. just take a look. already today more than 1,900 flights have been canceled, but look at tomorrow. already more than 1,500 canceled tomorrow and once the storm clears, it won't be smooth sailing. airports that have closed, they will have to get the evacuated staff back in place and once airports re-open, they will likely have limited flights. now, some airlines like southwest and united, they've already canceled all flights in much of the storm zone and those

cancellations don't just affect florida because, remember, the planes are not where they usually are. they have been moved out so we will feel this across the country for days now. guys? >> all right, gio, we'll keep tracking hurricane ian this morning. but first our "gma morning menu." grammy winning rapper megan thee stallion putting the spotlight on mental health. how she's helping people get the support they need. also this morning, the sharks are swimming in times square. robert herjavec, barbara corcoran and mark cuban are here. we'll find out what went on behind the scenes at the first ever live "shark tank" episode. wow, we're getting a little sneak peek there. robin is live in ghana. hey, robin. >> reporter: hey, george. much more to show you from here. >> you always travel with your own house band, danai? we hit the town. we have traditional african food, african fashion. all coming up on "gma" live from ghana. ♪

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view from above kakum national park. one of ghana's most visited natural attractions and this morning robin is live along with "black panther" star danai gurira in the capital of accra. we'll have much more from there coming up in just a few minutes. now we'll turn to our "gma" cover story, superstar rapper megan thee stallion putting the spotlight on mental health with a new website for her fans and mona kosar abdi joins us with more. good morning, mona. >> reporter: michael, good morning. for the last few years megan thee stallion has been candid about her mental health following some difficult life experiences and now she's helping her fans connect to help when they need it the most. >> all right, you better get lit for this one. >> reporter: she's one of the biggest names in rap music and now award winning artist megan thee stallion is getting real with her fans. ♪ body ♪ >> reporter: the "body" singer launching a new website that

compiles platforms for mental health, links to substance abuse hotlines and lgbtq and black mental wellness resources. ♪ they keep telling me to get help ♪ ♪ i don't even know what i need ♪ >> reporter: named after a lyric from "anxiety" from her second album. >> i never talk about my real feelings and to know that y'all are rocking with me like this [ cheers and applause ] and i can be myself and it makes me feel good. >> reporter: appearing on "gma" in august opening up about her songwriting. >> on this album i wrote my feelings accordingly. like i was sad and i wrote a sad song. i was angry and i wrote a more aggressive song. like i feel like i was just really confronting my real feelings. >> reporter: and last year the 27-year-old revealing coming to terms with the death of her parents to taraji p. henson on her facebook watch series "peace of mind with taraji."

>> i lost both my parents. now, who do i talk to? what do i do? and i just started learning that it's okay to ask for help and it's okay to want to go get therapy. as a black person and when you think of therapy, you think of oh, my gosh, i'm weak. you think of medication, you think the worst. >> reporter: megan part of a growing group of public figures in movies, music and sports opening up about their mental health. justin bieber, jonah hill and naomi osaka recently suspended tours to focus on their own well-being. at the bottom of the website it redirects you to a directory to find someone from the american psychology association. george? >> mona, thanks very much. let's go back to ginger in fort myers. >> reporter: thank you, george. the max sustained winds, 155 miles per hour. a strong category 4 hurricane

will make landfall in the next couple hours. i want you to look at the maps. this will give you an idea of what's about to happen. we are right in the path here at fort myers. we've already seen 60-plus-mile-per-hour gusts. see all the cities on the map, punta gorda, captiva, sanibel. they're going to take the brunt of this storm. venice could see incredible winds. now, i think the wording is devastating. in these warnings they're saying it is expected to cause catastrophic storm surge and flooding. we've already heard that punta gorda is not sending first responders out. the winds have begun and ian is here. drew: i'm abc 7 meteorologist with your accuweather forecast, sunshine heading your way with a fine looking autumn day on the bayshore line. at or slightly below average for this time of year. patchy fog, denson spots overnight the temperatures mainly in the 50's.

your accuweather forecast, a minor warm up by the end of the weekend. the rest of the weekend will cool off back to robin in west africa and she's in ghana's capital city of accra, there with danai gurira taking in the sights. how is it going, robin? >> reporter: oh, george, there is so much to see and do here. tourism, one of the most important parts of ghana's economy, so many from around the world, especially black americans travel here looking to connect with their roots and explore their culture so what did we do? >> we set out on a journey. >> reporter: you heard her. ♪ >> ah, hey, daniel. how are you? >> fine. how are you? >> how are you?

>> can't wait to see this city. ♪ >> where we are currently is the information center, our starting point. from there we are driving straight. you will enjoy this trip. >> i can't wait. let's go. ♪ >> reporter: so much to see. ♪ sthoet ♪ >> boy, this has been wonderful. i got to find some gifts. got to find some gifts for some friends. can you help me? >> i'm nicholas. >> i'm robin. oh, wow. wow. wow! everything is so beautiful and unique. my friends are going to be very happy. this is a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, everything, every

piece. i wish i could bring it all back for all my friends so thank you for your time. ♪ ♪ >> on the road again. daniel, the market was beautiful. >> all right. >> where are we heading next? >> so right now heading toward independence square. if you want everyone to know you came to ghana then you have to go there. >> you have to go there. >> definitely. >> must see. >> must see. >> if you come to ghana you must see. >> you must see. >> let's go. ♪ ♪ >> look at you both. oh, wow. i'm home. [ speaking non-english ] >> as they say here. i'm still learning. welcome to ghana. >> the best way to introduce you is with the second lady herself. >> such an honor. >> welcome to ghana. such a pleasure to meet you. >> this is not your first time. what is it that draws you back again and again? >> i adore this nation and it's so hopeful. the fact that it was the first

nation to gain independence from the british and the whole continent. other than that, love the food, i love the people. >> the fashion. >> i love the fashion. i love the culture. >> if you were talking to somebody back in the united states, what would be your reason? >> where do i start? the people, people make a nation and ghana has the warmest people. ghana is really the star of africa. >> so grateful for your invitation and for your hospitality. ♪ ♪ >> daniel, gideon, look who is here. >> wow. >> i know. danai, she's going to hop on the bus with us now. i always see these tour buses in new york city. never been on one. took me to get to ghana to get on a tour bus. i'm loving it. now i know why people get on these double deckers. you can get a perspective from up here. >> yeah. ♪ ♪ >> oh, my gosh.

>> oh. >> sometimes people forget this is a coastal city. >> yes. >> and majestic coastal city. so what has been your favorite part of today, what we've seen, what we experienced? >> it's been about the idea of showing modern africa and showing off modern africa from the modern african perspective. >> thank you for going along the tour with me. it has been memorable. cheers. >> thank you. cheers. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: you know, you can't visit any country without trying its local food. so danai and i are grateful to have world renowned chef fatmata binta dining on a mat because that is the name of her restaurant, dine on a mat where she serves modern west african cuisine. lovely to see danai and i get on the mats. we had a lot of help to get us down here. >> thank you. you know what, this rice, every country says theirs is the best.

what sets ghana's apart? >> it's the rice. the rice is different because different countries use different rice and also the spices. the spices we use in ghana is totally different from other countries other. also the side, most countries will use sauce for it on the side and in ghana we just do something called -- [ speaking non-english ] it is a small peppery thing. i'll have you try. >> tell us about the spices that sets it apart. >> yes. so this here, we have african nutmeg which is in it and the peppers. and then also we have sun dried spices like cayenne pepper. we have one that hails from the north of ghana. it's a mixture of all the goodness. that's the secret. i'm giving the secrets. >> oh, goodness. >> and so i mean firstly congratulations. this year you won the bosk culinary world award. >> thank you. >> for your astounding work in

culinary arts and the question i have is about the astounding work you're doing with your community. i know you have an actual foundation called the kitchen foundation. we want to know more about what you do with that. it's so incredible. >> thank you. i have the kitchen foundation which i started three years ago and the reason was because i was struggling a lot across africa for the dine on the mat concept. i usually go into the community, spend time with the women, the keepers of the authentic recipes. so they would teach me authentic recipes, i would document and come back to ghana but also while i was spending time with them i realized there are so many issues these women are facing on a day-to-day basis and wanted to -- it didn't feel right to go in every time, take inspiration, come back and ignore their challenges. so i wanted to collaborate with them in a moment and that's how we started the foundation so our focus is to grow more food in ghana, in africa actually especially like sustainable grains.

so we process, package, and distribute locally and internationally and also want to support them economically, and also we are building a center which is going to serve as a safe space for them to talk about issues we care about like fmg, all the things we go through so i'm happy. >> always giving. always thinking, always thinking of others. well, should we dine? we've had a lot of jollof. >> let's add a little bit of spice. >> a little bit of spice? hey, george, michael, amy, we have some back there in new york? >> really good. delicious. >> it is really good, you guys. >> you don't have this extra spice. >> yeah. >> we don't have the extra spice but it's still nice, robin. >> okay. okay. how can you be eating as much as

you've already had since you've been here this weekend? you've been talking about all you've had. >> i'm filling up so i can remember it all when i go back. >> it's all good. >> i had jollof rice, a kind of risotto bowl of it. it is a lot of things. >> so good here. >> it can do a lot of things. >> we still have fashion. fashion that -- i'm so sorry. this is so rude. [ laughter ] i'm also going to use this to hide my ashy feet. much more when we come back. keeping it real. ♪

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reggie: we will have another update in about 30 minutes. catch us on abc7news.com. ♪ good morning, america. we are live from ghana. ♪ >> looks like they're having a good time there in ghana. welcome back to "gma." that is miss kente. she won the crown at the kente festival where the cloth has originated weaving a special "gma" kente cloth for us this morning. >> back to robin in the capital city of accra. hey, again, robin. >> reporter: hey, amy.

i have miss kente here with me again as you said working hard all morning on this traditional weave cloth and thank you so much. thank you so much for making it for us. it's our "gma" colors. i know the significance, you told us earlier, the significance of the colors, thank you so much. we appreciate it. the future of fashion, we should say, as well, is just as colorful as what she made for us today. the kente cloth is a symbol recognized worldwide, woven into the very fabric of ghana. >> it is our pride. it is what we live on. this is how we survive. if you like, your ancestors are with you, our forefathers are behind you. >> reporter: first crafted for african royalty, the cloth an essential part of the cultural dna of the ashanti people. its origin beginning here in the city of kumassi. the bold and bright colors woven together stitch by stitch. with each thread having its own special meaning. >> so like the red in it is the blood in which our forefathers fought for this nation and the yellow in it means our land is

rich of minerals. >> reporter: the kente cloth and other staples of african heritage kept alive by cutting-edge thinkers like baboa, the founder and ceo of balmlabs. >> it's sustainability and how the fashion design process can be faster and just less expensive, less wasteful. >> reporter: baboa's passion for passion, a mutual interest shared with "black panther" actress danai gurira. >> do you think that is still a problem? >> yes. >> of not being more sustainable in the fashion industry. >> yes, it's a problem everywhere. >> reporter: her goal now to reduce the waste in the fashion industry by using digital technology that she hopes will spark a change starting here in her homeland of ghana. >> if more companies use this software they reduce the number of bad products they make because you get to visualize

your garments before you actually make the first physical sample. you can see any problems that will come up. any fit issues, draping issues. you get to see how the fabric moves. >> reporter: her company able to shorten the production process from what can normally take up to two weeks, now done in just five days. she showed danai how it's done. >> i like the metallic. oh, that's beautiful. >> reporter: one company balmlabs has worked with luxury boutique by christie brown. >> thank you. >> what was your inspiration for this beautiful boutique? >> my mom was a seamstress all her life. she never had anything glamorous. in 2008 i decided to launch this fashion brand that demonstrated the africa i knew. it wasn't pictures of poverty or strife. it was really the feminine

african woman, well traveled, well read. she's, you know, successful in her field and she's looking for something. she's looking for pieces that still carried her culture but fit into her modern lifestyle. that's how it happened. >> is that why you're a big fan? >> that's why i'm a big fan. right there. i can't say anything more than that. that says it all right there. >> show us your collection. >> show us around. >> we want to see. ♪ ♪ >> oh, wow. >> your african outfit. >> ooh. >> jumpsuit. >> i love what you're wearing. >> i know, i know. >> i see you with that on. >> reporter: and with women like these leading the way, there is no limit to what fashion in africa can achieve. >> when a woman feels a sense of confidence from within, there's nothing she can't achieve. >> you help people not to show up but show out. oh, once again, i love how you're trained on the monitor

watching those pieces with such pride. and baboa, what she is doing is so forward thinking. >> yes, i mean, that is what is so exciting. there's such innovators here. she's a young woman, and she has come back from her education in the united states. she located a problem nd figured out a solution. now people are coming. she had a young woman from france came here to intern under her and learn what she was doing to go do it herself. that type of female connection and entrepreneurship and innovation is what i see when i come to the continent. i love that. >> you also do some shopping because you picked that up. who are you wearing? >> i'm wearing christie brown and visited ayesha yesterday. such an innovator, an astounding artist and it gives me great joy to be an ambassador of her work right here on "gma" today. i mean, i love this. >> it's beautiful. i'm going to pick up some pieces. gabrielle union in new york if people are asking. the fashion from "black

the fashion from "black panther," can we talk about this? winning the oscar for the first time. >> first black woman to win that award. >> for kcostumes. >> for costume design. the beauty is she was really pulling from the continent, and that's what makes the continent proud of this movie as well because they saw themselves in there, and she brought so much authenticity to what she put on our characters and allowed us to shine, allowed africa to sand t in that award. >> it sure did. a little later i'll ask you about "wakanda forever." could you hold these for me? we have some gifts. many -- i have gifts for -- >> are we shopping? >> you have already done shopping. amy, this is for you. i brought you a little something. a little purse. >> oh, it's beautiful. i love that. thank you. >> i love that. okay. and then for you, george, this

symbolizes wisdom. wisdom. >> thank you. >> george stephanopoulos, come on. so this is coming back to your office. >> very kind. >> that's all the time we have, folks. >> what? >> can't forget about michael strahan. this, excuse me, signifies unity and there's no better unifier than michael strahan. >> nice. >> on "good morning america." >> i was wondering how you would follow up wisdom. that's a good one. [ laughter ] >> and the bowl is yours. the bowl is yours. much more. >> that is beautiful. >> reporter: much more from ghana is just a bit. >> all right. we cannot wait to have robin back here along with those gifts and we'll go back to robin a little later in our show. up next, the sharks, they are swimming here in times square. the stars of "shark tank" are telling us about the new season. cannot wait to talk to those three. back with more "gma."

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♪ we are back with the sharks, "shark tank" is back for its 14th season. barbara corcoran, mark cuban, robert herjavec here to tell us all about it. good morning, guys. welcome back. >> thanks for having us. >> mark, you did a live "shark tank" in front of an audience. no editing. no safety net.

a five-second delay. how much did you have to censor yourself? >> a whole lot. i lost two deals. i never lose deals. when we're edited we can curse. it was a bad habit i had to break. >> you know what was great about the live show, i got my deal because of it because the whole audience started chanting for me, take her deal. take her deal. i wouldn't have had the deal. >> barbara didn't know what she offered. we did it together and afterwards she came up and goes, what did we pay again? >> i paid by accident. >> you got caught up in it too. >> it was fun. >> but this season you will hit 300 episodes. barbara, what keeps you coming back? is it the other sharks? >> no. >> we're actually bored with each other and we pretend to like each other. what keeps me coming back is all the entrepreneurs this year were very young and said they had been watching us since third grade, which was depressing, of course, but found the courage to be their own person, to start their own business on our show. that's what keeps me coming back. you feel like you could really >> we do.ffere i mean you really send a message that the american dream is still

alive and well and that anybody from anywhere in the country can be on that carpet in front of us. one second you have a small company, next second, you're growing -- >> it's amazing how much kids love the show. >> it's crazy. >> speaking of kids, robert, your twins are 4. do they watch the show now? what do they think of dad? >> they don't watch because they're bored of me. what they don't understand is, when we're out in public why people want to get a photo with me because they're always like, dad, why do they want a photo? >> robert, nobody understands that. [ laughter ] >> you all have been on the air for 13 years, more than 13 years. we want to test your memory with a little quiz, calling it "shark tank" trivia. the answers are going to spell out the word shark. so the first one would be an "s," the second an "h." you got it. the first person to ring in gets to answer. >> we have to buzz? >> yes. the winner gets this trophy. all right. everyone needs a buzzer, barbara. everyone needs a buzzer.

>> see what i put up with. >> the "s," one of the sharks has played the president of the united states in a movie. name that movie. >> "sharknado 3." >> you got it. >> easy breezy. that was good acting too. >> it was mark. >> yeah. >> wanted an oscar for that. >> i was this close. >> for the "h" which shark invested in a product that keeps you warm and laughing on christmas. >> robert. >> there you go. >> all right. >> your buzzer is broken. >> for the letter "a," name the celebrity shark who invested in the baby bottle holder the beebo. >> ashton kutcher. >> you're right. >> whoa! >> all right. >> for the "r" in 2013 all the sharks passed on this product. now this wi-fi security doorbell has become -- >> robert? >> ring. >> yes.

>> you passed on the ring? >> i would pass again. >> for the "k." which shark made the biggest dollar investment in the show's history? >> me. >> he's got the most bucks. >> no, kevin o'leary, they tell me. >> hell, no. no. no chance ever. no chance ever. no, no. >> oh, boy, mr. wonderful. all right, the winner of our chompion trophy is robert. >> send it here, baby. >> robert. there you go, robert. [ applause ] >> i would like to thank the academy. i would like to thank all the sharks. >> thank you, guys. always so much fun to have you. you can see "shark tank" on friday at 8:00 eastern. let's go back to ginger in florida. >> reporter: yes, george, we just watched the end of a waterspout whipping up over the ocean.

you can see on the radar hurricane ian making a very close approach. so we've just got a couple of hours before we see a landfall. those outer bands are whipping we've seen at least nine reported tornadoes. that one close to vero beach but orlando down to ft. lauderdale, even naples, you are in a tornado watch. look at the satellite right now. the eye has wrapped up, and we will see hurricane-force winds at this 40 miles from the center, extending far. so see how that makes it to bradenton and sarasota. fort myers included that whole time. then by tomorrow morning, thursday, 3:00 a.m. it's getting close to orlando. you can still see hurricane-force winds. i think flash flooding will be a bigger problem as it moves north because it will slow down and we will see anywhere from 15 to 25 inches of rain. look at the fuel this thing has got. it is eating, 85 to 90 plus degree water highlighted there in pink. it's

drew: i'm meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. temperatures in the 70's and 80's. a minor warm-up by the end of the week, cooling off to the weekend. coming up, we go back to ghana to check in with robin and danai gurira. we'll be right back. well well well, what have we here? a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! (laugh) (laughter) halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! prop 27 sends 90% of profits from online sports betting halloween time is back in disneyland to out-of-state corporations in places like new york and boston. no wonder it's so popular... out there. yeah!

i can't believe those idiots are going to fall for this. 90%! hey mark, did you know california is sending us all their money? suckers. -those idiots! [ laughter ] imagine that, a whole state made up of suckers. vote no on 27. it's a terrible deal for california. we win. you lose.

♪ welcome back. ♪ welcome back. we have been celebrating ghana and african culture in anticipation of "black panther: wakanda forever" and robin is there live. robin, you're, of course there with danai gurira, one of the stars of "black panther." come on, you must have gotten something out of her about the movie. >> reporter: oh, amy, it's marvel. you know they're not giving up anything.

>> so what i will ask you, >>t. this n too muc. intoo three words? you will love. >> oh, come -- you, you, you see, that's it? >> that's all i got. >> you truly are excited. you are excited about this. >> yeah, i am and i'm really excited for the world to experience wakanda again. it was very, you know, rich, an emotional journey for us as well with the loss of chadwick. we were deeply trying to honor him with this work. but it was very much about bringing wakanda back to the world. bringing these characters back, african characters we don't often get to see on screen, so it's important that they continue a complex narrative. >> i'm so glad you brought up chadwick and the way and i remember how you described him, how on screen and off screen how he personified representation and power. >> yes. >> just talk a little more about

chadwick. >> yeah, he was our king. he was our leader and, you know, we are -- we've been devastated but we've been so inspired by him as well. his presence with us in our hearts and in -- was really was a what would chadwick do guidance we had throughout creating this and working through the story line and bringing out the story and all i can tell you, it was to honor him and we definitely gave it all we had. >> i'm sure that you did and i know ryan coogler is still working on it. >> he is still working on it litill workiavheer thank you, danai. a great friend, tour host. she was in town this weekend and stayed around for us. thank you to sky bar 25. it's the tallest building here in west africa and how about the kentos band all the way from ghana. ♪ ♪ yes, yes, thank you, guys. back to george. >> robin, thank you so much. just bringing the joy, the sights, the sounds from ghana,

it was incredible and we want to mention, i know you've been having some fun but we're going to have fun in times square too coming up. we'll have a wakanda takeover week right here on "gma." it's happening the week of october 31st before the movie comes out so a lot to look forward to here. we'll be right back. ♪

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going to love this because tell them, kane. ♪ i love you like i love country music ♪ >> announcer: yes, it's kane brown, friday lighting up "good morning america's" concert series. sponsored by carmax. big thank you to robin, danai gurira and our team in ghana for such a fun and amazing morning. >> it was great and before we go revealing the new cover of the latest book in the percy jackson universe called "the sun and the star." the book is set to hit bookshelves next may. all right, everyone, have a wonderful wednesday here from times square in new york and ghana. ♪ ♪

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: good morning. i am reggie aqui with abc 7 morning news. jobina, i know you were tracking something that was a problem. jobina: yes, reggie, we have a major issue. i want to start with the graphics. a hard closure in brentwood has been a problem for several hours, unfortunately, a deadly crash on state route 4 closed in both directions. we will wrap up with a look at our drive time, which is improving from a crash at southbound drew? 680. drew: hi, jobina. disability issues in the north bay still, santa rosa impacted by dense fog this morning. temperature wise, climbing in the 50's, low 60's at this hour. the cam certainly seeing fog across the bay, sunshine elsewhere. increasing sensing today, 70's

and 80's away from the coast. reggie? reggie: thank you, drew. now time for "live with kelly ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, host of "jimmy kimmel live!," jimmy kimmel. plus, producer, entrepreneur, and shark, mark cuban. also, ryan was with lionel richie and more backstage at the iheartradio music festival. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: good morning! good morning, deja vu. good morning! >> kelly: hello. high there.

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