jumping in the water. have a great weekend, bye. [laughter] good morning, america. for our viewers in the west.rni attack that could cause damage on a grand scale. plus the u.s. now says that iranian troops are on the ground helping russia. hitting the trail. president biden making a rare campaign stop in pennsylvania with senate candidate john fetterman locked in one of the most important senate races in the country with dr. oz. over capacity. 71% of the nation's pediatric beds filled, the highest level in two years. an alarming surge in respiratory illness in children. playrooms turned into patient rooms. this morning, the warning from

doctors about when the situation could get worse. tiktok surveillance? the new report raising more national security concerns about the popular app. could the social media giant be used to monitor your location? teenage twins escape the home they say was a house of horrors. >> can you please help us? >> can you help us please? >> they say they were handcuffed, held captive, horribly abused. r mother and her good sit whooos in.m the the parents of tivsity student murdered in his dorm room speaking for the first time. what they're now saying about their son's roommate and the text message they got from their son shortly before his death. caught on camera. the woman gored by a bison lucky to be alive and telling her story. ♪ taylor's "midnights" madness. she drops her highly anticipated new album at, you guessed it, the stroke of midnight.

how the superstar teamed up with zoe kravitz, and if you went to sleep, the other big surprise at 3:00 a.m. ♪ and we're celebrating homecoming at jackson state university with the tigers. coach prime deion sanders and the sonic boom of the south. michael is there live in mississippi as we kick off the weekend with a whole lot of school spirit. ♪ good morning, america. cecilia, juju and i holding down the fort here in times square this morning. miaeippi for y,icha. >> hey, george, that's right. i am back in the jack. i'm here at jackson state university, home of the tigers and they're counting down to the big homecoming game and we have a great crowd. we told them, don't make too much noise because we can't keep up with listening to me and they're going to get excited. don't worry.

we got the band. we got the dancers. we got the cheerleaders. we got the king and the queen, we got the mascot and everybody here on campus. don't go anywhere because the homecoming celebration is just getting started. now let's make some noise. yeah. [ cheers and applause ] first, the latest on the war in ukraine. president zelenskyy's urgent new warning, a major dam could be in jeopardy, endangering hundreds of thousands, and this comes as the biden administration says iranian troops are now on the ground helping russia. chief foreign correspondent ian pannell is on the scene. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george. all eyes on this war is pivoting toward the southern city of kherson. it was an early major victory for vladimir putin, but now it looks in danger of falling with growing fears this morning about what putin could do if his army is force overnight, president zelenskyy delivering an ominous warning that russia may be planning to blow up a major dam, then

blaming ukraine for it. zelenskyy accusing russia of already planting mines in the hydroelectric dam in the south of ukraine saying an attack could flood 80 towns and villages along with the key town of kherson. this is the only key town they have taken in this war, and ukrainian forces are closing in on it rapidly. trying to force city residents to leave, and 50,000 have claimed to have already left after warnings of an impending battle. ukrainians regaining large portions of land in recent weeks in the south and the northeast. until a few weeks ago, this entire area was occupied by russia, today the ukrainian forces are pushing them ever closer back to their own border. for now, putin's failing to win the land war and resorting increasingly to targeting innocent civilian targets. meanwhile, the white house saying iranian troops are now in crimea, training the russians on how to use drones to attack ukraine. many have been used to attack

key infrastructure like power plants. millions across the country now facing severe electricity shortages and rolling blackouts as winter closes in. well, there have been around 300 strikes against ukraine's energy system since october the 10th, and a strange showing overnight in kyiv, plunged into near total darkness, the city trying to desperately limit electricity use. this morning, amnesty international condemning russia's attacks on these power plants as a war crime. >> putin is so desperate, who knows what he'll do next. cecilia? president biden did something we haven't seen much of so far this cycle. he made a rare campaign stop in front of the cameras joining a candidate using the battleground of pennsylvania which could very much determine who controls the senate. rachel scott joins us from the white house. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning, and you know this well. many democratic candidates have been hesitant to campaign with president biden given his low

approval ratings, but right there in pennsylvania, a rare campaign appearance. democratic candidate john fetterman going where few democrats have gone. appearing with president biden on the campaign trail at an event touting biden's infrastructure law. >> so there's laws about more than rebuilding infrastructure. it's about rebuilding the middle class, something john knows a lot about and talks a lot about. >> reporter: fetterman, pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, is locked in one of the most iorce country, ru republican opponent, tv personality dr. mehmet oz. most americans disapprove of president biden's job performance, including in battleground pennsylvania where he won by more than 80,000 votes. some democrats have made it a point to distance themselves. >> i want to be the face of this campaign. i've done this for 18 months. we've done it on our own. >> reporter: biden still projecting optimism. >> is your part party going to hold the senate?

>> i think so. it ain't over till it's over. >> reporter: donald trump held 26 rallies in october 2016. barack obama, 16. biden has been largely absent from the campaign trail, trading public campaign rallies for big dollar fundraisers behind closed doors. all right. so we are in the final stretch here, and fivethirtyeight has crunched the numbers, so take a look. right now, republicans only have about a 41% chance of flipping the senate, but take a look at how significantly this jumps if they win that pennsylvania senate race. their odds of flipping the senate go from 41% to 75%, cecilia. >> pennsylvania oh so crucial. 18 days, rachel. thank you so much. now we turn to the growing alarm over the surge in children being hospitalized for respiratory illness. across the country, 36 states and d.c. have seen a spike with hospitals running out of space and pediatric bed use at its highest in two years. erielle reshef is at a hospital, feeling the crush in queens, new york, this morning with the very

latest. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, juju. this children's hospital is part of the largest health care system in the state of new york, and they tell us they are operating at or above normal capacity. this morning, children's hospitals across the country overflowing with young patients sick with respiratory illnesses. some looking into pausing elective surgeries. 71% of the nation's roughly 40,000 pediatric beds filled to the highest in two years. >> we've never seen this many patients coming to our hospital here. >> reporter: this children's hospital in new york is over capacity. >> we're using surgical space like the pre-op areas, we're using those areas sometimes to take care of kids who need to be hospitalized. >> reporter: the national guard on-site at connecticut children's now looking at the possibility of adding a field hospital outside as the packed facility turns play rooms into patient rooms.

>> we're going to check you out and make sure we get you feeling better, okay? >> reporter: and a similarly alarming story from coast to coast. hospitals in at least 36 states telling abc news they are grappling with this early surge of the flu, rsv and other common viruses. the cleveland clinic feeling the crush. >> not only are we seeing more viruses, we are seeing them sooner than we typically see them in cold and flu season. >> i thought it was just, like, a normal cold at first. >> reporter: but when 4-month-old shiloh's breathing became labored, oklahoma mom adria mullins brought her to the emergency room where she was admitted for rsv. >> it was rapid breathing and it was her chest sinking in as she took a breath in and her stomach going out. >> reporter: in california, amanda bentley's 18-month-old son joshua has been in the hospital with rsv for more than a week. >> when i took him to the doctor and she's, like, i think i'm going to send you to the er. what? he's probably not going to come home tonight and it was just a shock. >> reporter: doctors warning the

situation could get worse as flu season kicks into high gear. >> so whatever we can do as a society to minimize the need for hospitals like flu shots and covid boosters is a really important thing. >> reporter: and doctors are urging families that if their child demonstrates a high fever, that unusually fast or labored breathing or discoloration or blueness in the face, seek medical attention. juju? >> erielle, with halloween festivities coming fast, what can parents do to keep kids healthy? >> reporter: well, juju, it is those things we've become accustomed to during the pandemic, vigorous hand washing, keeping kids out of school if they are sick, even if they test negative for covid, and masking into the holiday season. juju? >> we know you'll stay on top of the surge. thanks. we turn now to the political turmoil there in britain where prime minister liz truss has announced her resignation just

44 days after taking office. our foreign correspondent james longman is in london with more on this. the race to replace truss is heating up and now there's a familiar name back in the mix. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, cecilia. liz truss tried to cling onto power, but in the end confidence in her just crumbled away shockingly fast. she is now the shortest acting -- she's now the shortest serving prime minister in history. well, the lettuce won, and that image was beamed onto the house of parliament. behind me last night. now the very serious business to find her replacement has begun. the conservative party have expedited this process because of the seriousness of this situation, and we will have a new prime minister next week, but it is all proving very controversial because boris johnson, that name you mentioned, he is in the running. now he's still very popular here even though he was kicked out of office just six weeks ago for lying. he has huge name recognition, but he wouldn't be a unifying candidate.

the former treasury secretary, is also in the mix. it's fair to say that the two represent both sides of the very divided conservative party, but with an ethics investigation hanging over his head, can the conservative party really take a risk now on boris johnson? anything seems possible. george? >> it sure does seem right. okay, james, thanks very much. now to the teenage twins who escaped unimaginable abuse. their mother and her boyfriend now under arrest. mireya villeraeal. the good samaritan who took the teens in joins us from cypress, texas. some details are disturbing. >> reporter: george, that's absolutely right. overnight we spoke with investigators handling this case. those details are horrifying. they told investigators they were so desperate for food and water they found a way to disconct a washer and drink the water e. >> can you please help us? >> reporter: this morning, new details on the horrifying discovery in a quiet neighborhood outside houston

home by their own mother. >> i heard the little voices for help, crying for help. i knew immediately i needed to open that door. >> reporter: police say two 16-year-old twins, a brother and sister, managing to escape seen in this doorbell camera pleading for help. >> can you help us please? >> reporter: at 5:30 tuesday morning, they were taken in by this neighbor who wants to remain anonymous giving them blankets and food. the twins telling her they were handcuffed and held captive in the family's laundry room. >> their hands were so swollen. their poor hands were bigger than the rest of their body basically. you could tell they both had been struggling and pulling and tugging on those handcuffs trying to get them off. it was awful. >> reporter: later that day, law enforcement issuing an amber alert for their five siblings who have since been found and placed under child and family services. police say the alleged abuse was

at the hands of their 40-year-old mother zaikiya duncan and her 27-year-old boyfriend jova terrell. >> according to them, you know, they weren't allowed to leave the laundry roe eyer , hit th cta also electrical cords. cing preliminary chaes ult and continuous violence. behind bars in louisiana, waiting to be extradited back to houston. still a lot of unanswered questions. we understand the pair will be extradited but we don't know exactly when. once they are released the texas department of family and protective services have opened up their own case they're working very closely with law enforcement to figure out exactly what happened and how. juju? >> mireya, thank you. so disturbing those details. we're going to turn now to the new report raising more national security concerns over tiktok and the big question this

morning, could the popular app be used to monitor your location? andrew dymburt has more, and andrew, these new findings come as tiktok is still under evaluation by the federal >> reporter: that's right, juju. this morning, there are growing concerns over tiktok and potential national security risks. "forbes" magazine is presenting reporting a chinese-based team was planning to use tiktok to track the location of some americans as part of a monitoring project. a review by "forbes" was claiming they were going to use this to surveil individual american citizens, but the app claims they collect this data for ad targeting purposes only. all of this comes as tiktok, a chinese company is still trying to work out a deal with the biden administration to operate in the u.s. they are evaluating the popular social media platform and any potential risks posed by chinese ownership, like whether they could enable the chinese

government to access personal information about u.s. users. a top fcc official had called on apple to remove tiktok over privacy worries. guys? >> okay, andrew, thanks very much. let's look at the baseball playoffs. astros, second straight win over the yankees. will reeve is covering it all. will, we got a big baseball weekend ahead. >> do we ever, george. we have a tall task ahead for the yankees, too, because teams down 0-2 in a bashl postseason lose about 58% of the time. the houston astros now two wins away from the world series. they beat the yankees 3-2 in houston as the two teams head back to new york for games three through five. a three-run home run there from alex bregman. that was all houston needed and another two feet was all aaron judge would have needed. the yankees superstar just missing what would have been a game-changing home run in the eighth inning. in the nlcs game three tonight in philadelphia, the phillies and padres splitting the first two in san diego. this will be the first nlcs game

in philly in 12 years. those fans, they're great. they're going to be fired up, full attention on the baseball with the undefeated eagles on a bye. so no football/baseball extravaganza, but yesterday it was the first-ever sports equinox. we have more october sports ahead. you know where to find me. >> a sports equinox. >> amazing. >> did he just make that up? >> he did. >> there may or may not have been tears in my house. last night was so painful. ouch. a lot more coming up here on "gma," including elon musk's plan to slash jobs at twitter when he becomes owner of the social media giant. let's go to ginger. this time of year i can't walk down the street without somebody saying, what's winter going to be like? i have information to share with all of you. the noaa outlook is out, and we are headed into a triple dip la nina. what does that mean? the la nina pattern being reinforced meaning that the

pacific ocean has cooler than normal temperatures and that sends this. cooler temperatures for the northern plains and great lakes, more precipitation there through parts of the interior northeast, and then average temperatures except where you see the orange, that's warmer in places where we don't need it. the desert southwest unfortunately stays very much under a ridge in that type of situation which is no good. do you know who really needs that change? seattle, and lots of spots from oregon through washington into vancouver. they have had terrible fires, incredible heat, and now we're starting to see that pattern shift happen today. so we'll start to get some rain to clear that smoke out, but there are also winter weather advisories, 6 to 12 inches. winter is coming. your local weather now.

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that. first, president zelenskyy's ominous warning to leaders who said russia could cause catastrophe on a grand scale. it could cause rapid flooding and endanger hundreds of thousands in ukraine. also, hospitals in 36 states say they're struggling with an early surge of flu and rsv. and other common respiratory illnesses in children. many hospitals overflowing. 71% of the nation's pediatric beds are filled, that's the highest number in two years. in philadelphia, a local nonprofit gave away 380,000 avocados. a massive surplus. they would have gone to waste. the event dubbed avogeddon. it was supposed to run through today but they were cleared out yesterday. >> forget it. >> can you say guacamole? coming up, elon musk's plan possibly to slash jobs at twitter when he becomes the

o owner. we'll have the very latest ahead. right now, our interview with the parents of the university student who was stabbed to death, his roommate charged with the murder. they're speaking out about their grief and now they want to honor their son. eva pilgrim has the story. >> reporter: good morning. i met his parents and one of the first things they told me was he was their miracle baby. a preemie born early and they hoped he would be average and they watched him become a brilliant young man. all of that taken from them. >> never believe it in a million years would i believe that, you know, there could be a fire, there could be an earthquake or there could be car wreck or any other kind of, you know, accident that could happen, but, yeah, never -- never something like this. >> reporter: this morning in an abc news exclusive the parents speaking out for the first time since their son was murdered allegedly by his roommate in his purdue university dorm room. >> i miss him terribly because he was my son, because he was my

friend. >> reporter: his mother sema saying everything seemed normal that morning early october, whe she drove him back to west lafayette after a normal weekend home. she texted with him before she went to bed that night. >> he had texted me, good night, mama, at 11:45, but minutes after he sent that text tragedy. >> second call. believe this you will be legit. one roommate has attacked another with a knife. >> reporter: shortly after midnight police responded to a 911 call at his dorm finding the 20-year-old data science major stabbed multiple times. how did you guys find out what happened? >> it was wednesday morning, like very early. >> reporter: now, new details emerging about that night. police confirming he was gaming online with friends when they say his roommate, 22-year-old from south korea attacked him. sa calling 911 himself.

he's now been charged with murder. >> neither one of them were asleep and i believe this was unprovoked and senseless. >> reporter: his parents telling us he was a new roommate. he started the semester living alone and sha moved in later. was there any sense there were problems with his roommate? >> no. he never even hardly ever talked about him, you know, at all. >> he started the semester as being a single person in that room. he was alone when we dropped him off. it was just him in that room. >> yeah. there was someone else that was signed up to be there and that person didn't end up showing up. >> reporter: purdue saying they can't confirm those details. meanwhile, his family is waiting for more answers, grateful for the outpouring of love for their son as they try to grieve. what do you think you'll miss the most? >> his laugh.

his -- his brilliance. >> reporter: his parents saying they want to honor their son by living as he did with compassion, kindness and a curiosity for life. >> in the time that he had he touched a lot of people in a positive way. >> reporter: his parents told me as proud as they were of how smart he was, they were most proud of who he was as a person and how he treated others, guys. >> such a sad story, eva. thank you so much. we're going to switch gears and turn to elon musk now and this possible job turmoil looming at twitter. the tesla ceo has a few days to close the deal to become the owner of the social media giant, he could be planning a major cut to the twitter staff. elwyn lopez has more on all

these new reports coming in. good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: good morning. this is another surprising development in the elon musk twitter saga. according to "the washington post," the tesla ceo plans to slash nearly 75% of twitter's employees, if and when he becomes the owner of the social media company. twitter currently employs about 7500 people and experts say a move like this could initially result in stronger cash flow and profitability but could also create issues with content moderation and data security. you might remember that musk's $44 million bid for the social media giant fell through after he backed out of a deal claiming the smeed social media platform misrepresented the number of the fake spam bot accounts. musk has until the end of next week to finalize a deal if he wants to avoid trial. guys? >> elwyn, thank you. now we're going to turn to that woman attacked by a bison. the frightening ordeal all caught on camera. this morning, she's sharing her memories of the incident after the video went viral.

trevor ault joins us with that this morning. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, juju. this video is very scary and this is incredibly painful, but the woman who was attacked posted the video herself. she says she wants to raise awareness about risky encounters in nature and respecting wildlife because she knows she put herself in danger too. this morning this texas woman grateful to be alive after an encounter with bison took a sudden violent turn. rebecca clark said she was hiking by herself at caprock canyon state park. >> there you go. keep going. >> reporter: she started recording as she tried to slip past this group of bison at a distance even she admits was too close. >> i just want to get by, okay? thank you. i appreciate it. >> reporter: it looks like she's in the clear but watch as one of the bison takes notice, turns toward her and charges. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> he rammed my back, gored me

and flipped me in the air, face-first in the mesquite bush. >> she waited for an hour before being air lifted to a hospital where she stayed for six days. >> it could have been my spine, its could have been my organs and it literally was just the skin on my back that he gorged up. a pretty big hole in me but, yeah, i'll be okay. >> reporter: wildlife experts says she is lucky to survive at all. >> she needs to keep 75 feet, i would say 100 feet away from a mighty powerful creature like a >> reporter: they can weig up to bison. >> reporter: they can weig up to a ton and they can run three times faster than humans. this state park has a lot of signs warning hikers to give them space. she now knows those signs are there for a reason. wildlife experts say people are getting too confident because of social media. >> hard way to learn a lesson. >> that's for sure. coming you, taylor swift has dropped her new album.

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>> george, it is taylor swift day, i've got my red tie and some red eyes. are they from crying to her songs or just from staying up past midnight to hear them? who knows. millions of swift fans around the world were burning the midnight oil for "midnights," her new album, but in typical taylor fashion, it's not just an album, it's a whole experience. ♪ meet me at midnight ♪ >> reporter: she asked and swifties answered. overnight, taylor swift dropping her tenth album "midnights" at the stroke of 12. the reaction, mayhem. "rolling stone" calling it an instant classic. swift telling "gma" -- >> it's 13 stories of 13 sleepless nights throughout my life. i hope you enjoy it. >> reporter: those 13 sleepless nights keeping fans up late as taylor dropped not just this album but seven more songs overnight sharing on twitter, there were other songs we wrote on our journey to find that magic 13. i'm calling them 3:00 a.m. tracks. so it's 3:00 a.m., and i'm giving them to you now.

♪ what if i told you i'm the mastermind ♪ >> reporter: and if that wasn't enough, the mastermind dropped this teaser trail for "midnights" saying it will be a visual album. the 11-time grammy winner teaming up with jack antanof on the tracks and bringing back boyfriend joe alwyn under a pseudonym on "sweet nothing." lana del rey featured on "snow on the beach," and "big little lies" star zoe kravitz co-writing "lavender haze," song about falling in love and protecting it, something swift says she's doing with alwyn. >> my relationship for six years we've had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff and we just ignore it, and so this song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff. ♪

>> what's different about this album, it's the most we've seen taylor look at the relationship with herself, which i think is really cool, especially for an artist who's arguably the biggest pop star in the whole world, to just show how human she is. >> reporter: a lot more to come from taylor. it's a whole immersive experience. she's announced music video drops, and more. it's the swift equinox, guys. >> between baseball and taylor swift, you got no sleep last night. >> no, not at all. now i'm about to crash. you guys have a great weekend. >> you're not alone. your daughters, our producers. coming up everybody, special "play of the day" as we celebrate homecoming with michael at jackson state university. stay with us. ♪ michael at jackson state university. stay with us. ♪ this thing, it's making me get an ice bath again. what do you mean? these straps are mind-blowing! they collect hundreds of data points like hrv and rem sleep,

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i want you to welcome naomi harris and joshua edwardson. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> a little chilly out here. i do have a question for you, naomi, i know you're a member of a lot of organizations on the campus and you're also a cadet in the jsu rotc program. have you decided what you want to do when you graduate? >> yes, after graduating i will commission in the united states army as a second lieutenant. while i'm serving, i will plan to continue my education by mastering in higher education and post-service, i plan to come back to a university, maybe jsu, and work in student affairs and hoping to become university president. >> that's awesome. give it up. give it up for naomi. joshua, i know that you're majoring in journalism and media studies. >> yes. >> what are your plans after you graduate? >> my plans after i graduate, i want to attend columbia university to get my masters in broadcast journalism. just to get experience because i know this industry is very heavy on experience. that's something i want to gain

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. over capacity. 71% of the nation's pediatric beds filled. the highest level in two years. an alarming surge in respiratory illness in children. the national guard on site in connecticut. play rooms turned into patient rooms. this morning the warning from doctors about when the situation could get worse. "gma" health alert. battling obesity. the new guidelines for people who are overweight recommending the first line of treatment for weight loss and what you need to know about the first major update on weight loss surgery in three decades. ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ thriving in pink, as breast cancer survival rates

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what a time they're having down at jackson state already early this morning. michael is down there. how's it going, michael? >> george, it is amazing. i'm missing college. i might not even come back to new york. i may stay here at jackson state. you can feel the school spirit here across the campus this morning from the band to the cheerleaders. everyone is celebrating all things jsu. we're joining in on the fun. coming up, we're going to speak with coach prime, also known as deion sanders. football team is feeling about the big game tomorrow. football a very important part of my life. i played on another great hbcu, texas southern. i used to come here at jackson state and play these guys. they didn't boo me. i'm glad. they're happy i'm here. i'm happy we're here.

"gma" is happy to be here to celebrate with jsu. a lot coming up, george. >> michael with that tough face. that's coming up. we're going to start with the news including the surge in children being hospitalized for respiratory illness. across the country, 36 states and d.c. have seen a spike with hospitals running out of space. let's go back to erielle reshef at a hospital feeling the crush in queens. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, george. this hospital is part of the largest health care system in the state of new york and one of the doctors tells us that he has never seen volumes like this, and it's a similar situation at children's hospitals in at least 36 states. more than 70% of pediatric beds across the country are full. that is the highest level in two years. doctors telling us that they are feeling an early crush of children coming in with those respiratory viruses like the flu and rsv. in connecticut, at connecticut children's, they are converting their play rooms into patient rooms and working with the national guard to potentially set up a tent for extra overflow

of patients outside of their facility. doctors say families should seek immediate care if a child demonstrates high fever mixed with that fast or labored breathing and any discoloration on the face, and as for the preventive measures here, it is the hand hygiene. washing hands regularly. making sure to keep sick kids out of school. making sure your family is fully vaccinated for the flu and for covid-19 and potentially masking in large public gatherings. >> great advice, erielle. thanks to you. now to the new report raising more national security concerns over tiktok. let's go back to andrew dymburt with more on the popular app. good morning, andrew. >> reporter: good morning, juju. does tiktok pose a national security risk? this morning there are growing worries after "forbes" magazine reports a chinese-based team within the app's parent company was planning to use tiktok to track the location of some americans as part of a monitoring project. material reviewed by "forbes"

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that is for preventing excessive weight gain as well as for people trying to lose weight, but i want to be crystal clear. for people who are overweight or obese, medication, fda approved medications really should be the first line and this is, of course, to complement lifestyle changes. in particular, this leading group of physicians calling out the use of four fda approved weight loss medications. these are the brand names. these have been out for years. they are very safe and effective. many doctors do not know about them so they are under utilized and of course cost is a big factor. unfortunately, so many insurance companies not covering this. >> i thought it was interesting how they said oobesity is a biological disease. often exercise and diet don't work. >> there's so much myth and misconception. people think it's about will power, commitment and dedication. this is a chronic medical condition. no different than diabetes and high blood pressure. that's why medication really

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going to celebrate college football. getting us all in the school spirit. cold out there, michael? >> can't feel my fingers. cannot feel my hands. i have a little more on than half the kids out here, cheerleaders, but they're bringing the school spirit regardless of what the temperature is here in mississippi. i'm here with jsu head coach prime, also known as deion sanders. we are counting down to the big homecoming game. deion, always good to see you. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, sir. >> ever since you've come to jackson state, it's been very important for you to become part of the community. >> yes. >> i know they had a big massive water crisis here in jackson, so i want you to tell me about the resilience of your players and the resilience of the people. >> forget the players for a minute, the city is resilient. the city are a group of individuals who collectively band together and say, you know what, we've been through worse than this. we've been through the ice storm, this type of crisis, this water thing can hold up.

they just want to understand the resolution of it and the solution of it. this city is unbelievable and we love it here. >> yeah, you love it here. you're doing a great job here. we've been chronicling your time here at jsu. new docuseries produced by smack entertainment. you tell parents when you go to recruit these young men, you send me a boy, i'm going to send you home a man. >> a man. >> what do you mean by that? >> because oftentimes these young men, speaking of this one, this is my son, these young men come in with all type of histories and a lot of them are unfathered and we've got to build them and mold them and shape them so they're men. so you may send me a boy, but through the trials and tribulations and the teachings we're going to send you back a man. >> we have travis hunter and son, as he said as he said earlier, his son.

you are one of the top recruits in this country. you chose to come to jsu. you said you did it because you looked up to this man here, deion. >> yes, sir. >> what is it like playing for someone who you looked up to growing up. >> it's amazing looking up to him and just playing with him. it's amazing to me. i look back, i made sure i got everything i need to be when i come here. when i come here, i focus every day. focus on the ins and outs. i have to be on time everywhere. i normally didn't do that. coming here, i had to step up my game. >> and playing the position that he played, there are no excuses. he can cover. shadore, i don't know but i think most kids came to college to get away from their parents in a small way. you actually are playing for your dad. >> yeah. >> how is it playing for your father? >> it's real fun. couple months ago i understand why he used to get on me and yell at me and stuff like that, but the more i grew up, matured, the more i know he wants the best for me.

it's a good situation. >> good situation. and you could have gone anywhere. >> yes, sir. >> you had other job offers. you decided to come here to jsu in 2020 and you said you got a call from god. >> yes, i did. >> how does that work? >> collect call. >> direct line. >> collect call. >> okay. >> going to cost me something, going to cost me some sleepless nights, some heartache, but i wouldn't trade it for the world. i needed to come here to promote change and that's exactly what we've don, promote change. have we? >> yes. >> so now we don't just have expectation to go out there and play the game, we have an expectation to dominate, and these young men and women go to the next level. >> i love this, your motto, i believe. everybody here at jackson state has bought into that and i've got to say, it's an honor. i said to deion yesterday when i saw him for a little bit, when i went to texas southern. we played on tv once in my entire four years in college. we flew drove a bus from texas florida to play football games, and now to see how far it's come, to see hbcus on national

television every week. >> every week. >> how special that is. i know for these young men and also for me. i want to again say thank you for all the attention that you've brought to jackson state and hbcus. >> we've got something for you. >> you keep mentioning texas southern. when you come to the game we want you to wear this. >> what i got to wear? >> swac. >> i am swac. that's right. hey, we're swac. that's right! i cannot wait for the docu series. >> airing in december. >> looking forward to it. prime, great to see you. you know i love you. travis, shadore, good luck tomorrow in the big game. you guys, we have so much more ahead from jsu homecoming. coming up. back to you guys. >> cannot wait for that. let's go to ginger. thank you, george. i just spoke with the army corps of engineers that are working on the mississippi river dredging. we are at historic lows along many of the gauges in the mississippi. you can walk out in the middle of it. this is the time to do it. we are seeing a bit of a pattern

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love seeing all these smiling faces up here with us. >> what a great story, cecelia. thank you. it's time now for our favorite, "deals & steals." and it's day five of our fall festival. this morning tory is here and she's got deals and steals all under 20 bucks. they're all from small businesses, right? you guys know the drill. you take your cell phone camera up to the qr code and you get to see the screen, right, tory? >> perfect. we're starting with nifty. what i love is, kitchen solutions for the last 30 years, they make things with why didn't i think of that? their very first product was this one right here. it's not the turkey but the turkey lifter. >> i see. >> just in time for thanksgiving. >> exactly. >> and it allows you to move your turkey or chicken from the pan to the plate with no mess in a flash. also, three-rack cooling rack. >> i love this. >> it's so smart. >> you're eyeing a purchase of one of those. >> absolutely. >> and then also these, which

are their appliance rolling racks. this would be on the back of your counter. >> love it. >> when you need to use it you move it forward. what it prevents is the need to constantly be tugging and moving. >> and have this fall over or have something burn you. >> exactly. >> i love that actually. >> it's so smart whether you're using it for a blender, any kind of appliances, your coffee maker, it just allows you to access it when you need to. all these slashed in half, $9 from $20. fancy sprinkles. they call it easy candy. all of the chocolate is right in this bag. you would just snip this little tip here. pop it in the microwave and then you can just from this bag without needing to transfer like melted chocolate. >> that's brilliant. >> difficult to deal with. then you can create all kinds of fancy things because, quite frankly, any moment could be fancy. >> and it comes in different colors. >> it comes in different colors. >> you can dip. >> you can make so many amazing things, we've got three different sets. three bags for $20.

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a mood lifter. 50% off these today are $12.50. >> that's amazing. >> they're really fun. >> i love that all of these are under 20 bucks. >> all from small businesses. >> absolutely. >> and stuff that you can start using immediately. >> and we have partnered with these companies so you can get them at goodmorningamerica.com and tory will be back tomorrow for more "deals & steals" for the fall festival. >> thank you. >> great seeing you. >> always good to see you. coming up, we'll go back to michael at jackson state for the big homecoming surprise.

reggie: good morning. what is going on in traffic? >> we are following breaking news in san jose. san jose police have confirmed a deadly crash on south 10th street involving a school bus. 14 students were on board. no students were injured. unfortunately, the bus did collide with someone on a scooter. the person on the scooter died. they are still investigating the crash right now. we will wrap up with a sigalert update. all lanes are still blocked. reggie: thank you.

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spencer: we are ending this week on a sunny note with temperatures in the 60's at the coast to upper 70's and low 80's in the warmest inland areas. overnight, an increase in clouds with low temperatures in the mid-50's. chillier in the north bay. accuweather forecast shows blustery conditions tomorrow with sprinkles. breezy and dry on sunday. maybe rain midweek next week. reggie: thank you. another update in about 30 minutes.

you can noise catch us on abc7news.com. here is more "gma." and welcome back, everybody, to "gma." there has been so much energy and excitement this morning at jackson state university watching michael hooting and hollering. dancing it up, right. >> yeah, we're not done yet. michael, you've got the band with you. >> yes, i do, cecelia. hey, guys. you know what, there's so much to celebrate here this morning at jsu. you can feel the school spirit all around the campus and, you know, a big part of that is the school's marching band. the sonic boom of the south. they are amazing. and for five decades this band, they've been inspiring crowds with their routines. right now i want to introduce you to one member of the band,

the drum major himself marvin. come up here, my friend. i know that you think we're just here going to celebrate sonic boom. >> yes. >> we're going to turn the spotlight on you right now. >> okay. >> because we want to celebrate everything that you do for this group and everything that you do for this school i know you're a little shell shocked right now. take a look, my friend. >> yeah. >> the sonic boom is about to get on the field. >> reporter: jackson state university sonic boom of the south is not just any band. >> we are the best band. >> reporter: for over 50 years, fans have loved the boom for their show-stopping routines and their undeniable swagger. but for 21-year-old head drum major marvin garcia meda, having swag is not the only reason to brag. >> i am a first generation college student.

i am honored to be the first hispanic head drum major. >> reporter: and it's a big job. leading 300 students, supervising 20 hours of band practice every week. >> i've seen marvin grow throughout the years. he's a very caring person. persistent, resilient. he's a burst of energy. you see someone like marvin get up there, there's nothing else to do but just match his energy. >> even if you do have work to do, make sure you have everything down pat. >> reporter: marvin attributing his success to his mom and his twin brother. >> my village is my mother and my brother. they're the ones that have helped me achieve my goal. >> the whole family rallied together behind his dream to go to jsu. >> i knew it was my brother's dream. my brother's doing what he loves. i'm proud of him.

[ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: it was marvin's high school music teacher, a sonic boom alum, that first noticed his ability to command the crowd. >> you have to perform. you do your best. he has exhibited it and seeing how marvin was passionate about the band, not just his own section but the whole band. that's what sort of put our eyes on him as being leadership material. >> reporter: here at jackson state, marvin found more than his calling. >> i do consider my band mates brothers and sisters. knowing that i have a full team behind me motivates me. ♪ >> reporter: and it's this big, booming family that marvin calls home. >> marvin is an outstanding student. he has been met with a number of challenges but he has definitely met those challenges head on in

stride and the future's very bright for that young man. >> yes. it's -- i love your reaction when we looked at that piece and you saw your family, you saw the friends talking about you. how does it feel to you to have these people talking about you in this way celebrating you? >> it's an honor. it's a pleasure to have people that love me for who i am and i love them for who they are because they're my friends at the end of the day but more than that, they're my family. >> we saw your mom and your brother in there and your high school band teacher. i know you don't get a chance to really see them much since you've been at jsu so we decided that we're going to bring them to you. >> what? >> yeah. look to your left, my friend. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. shoot, bro.

you all right? >> i love you. >> oh, man. >> i love you so much. >> i love you, too. >> kevin, great to meet you. >> great to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. okay. kevin and blanca, how proud are you of your twin brother and son? >> oh, man. proud. really proud. i have no words. look at him. he's the head drum major of jsu. come on, who's not going to be proud of a head drum major, the first, make history. come on now. >> i saw the way he reacted when he saw you two. i'm glad we could make this happen. it's hard not to cry when you see that. carlton, i know you've been the teacher since high school. >> oh, yeah. >> how proud are you to see what marvin has done. >> marvin's a true reflection of

that and he embodies that. isaiah hays, we instill that in him. he's just a wonderful reflection of that and we're so proud of him. >> how are you feeling, marvin? >> i'm very surprised. i never expected this. being away from them for almost a couple months has been hard so i'm really glad to be next to my twin brother and my mom and i hope they enjoy homecoming. >> i'm sure they will and we're so happy to celebrate you, man. >> thank you. thank you. >> you really do deserve it. also, we're celebrating two leaders with us of jsu who help make it all happen behind the scenes here. rachel james terry and alonda thomas. good morning to you as well. >> good morning. >> we know that almost 80% of all students at jsu rely on financial aid. to help them make ends meet, jsu offer the gap fund. we have a special surprise for your community. are you ready for this? we learned that the president of

mars and snickers is a jackson native and his parents also taught at jsu for decades so when they heard we were coming to jsu, they stepped up. and i need the band to give me a drumroll please. can i get a drumroll please -- so they are donating $100,000. here we go! [ cheers and applause ] to help support the jsu gap fund. what do you two think and how much is this going to help? >> this is going to help immensely. this is phenomenal. i'm almost at a loss for words. this is rare for me. i'm just excited. i'm excited for marvin. thank you all for the contribution. this is going to help a lot of students reach their educational goals. >> and as you said, there are a lot of students who have financial need. just a little bit of money can really help them make sure they stay in school and that's what this money's going to go towards. thank you so much. >> a little bit goes a long way.

this is a lot of it to go a long way or even longer way. you know, it's just an incredible donation that will help so many students in need. all of you out there you can also donate to hbcus or any school to help out kids who may be in need. we're feeling the love here at jsu. i'm feeling the love with marvin and his family. feeling the love. are you feeling the love? >> we're sending it to you. >> we sure are, michael. that was really something. >> we couldn't take our eyes off of it. that was so great, michael. everybody out there, we're going to be right back. stay with us. re going to be right back. stay with us.

first look at this week's episode of "power trip." abc news is in constant contact with our embed reporters, and in this clip explains what a shadow campaign is, and why many are planning for their next campaign. >> on the republican side, mike pence has a slate of candidates that he has been very active for. >> glenn youngkin from virginia, he's been traveling pretty extensively. people talk about kari lake, if she wins in arizona, someone to talk about for her national ambitions. >> i'm hoping i'll get a heads up. >> ron desantis in florida, looking to run up the score as a big statement. do we know anything about any official press conferences or anything else he's doing? of course for them, donald trump

run or not, that changes some decisions. the democrats, kamala harris is out there. in a non-biden running world, she probably runs. then you got senator booker trying to help deliver a senate majority for democrats but also reminding people they're still in the game. >> all right, everyone, have a great day out there. >> and there's an unspoken element to a lot of that travel. none of those candidates will actually admit what they're doing. >> i'm excited to be here. >> that's why we call it the travel camp. it goes on with kind of a wink and a nod. >> the new episodes drop every sunday. this week we'll be in arizona. >> you had me at rick klein. you know he has a baseball in his hand when he's giving you his marching orders. >> thanks, guys. you know those frost and freeze warnings we were talking about all week? they're verified. at least there in london, kentucky, but don't worry, that's going to melt real quick. it's the time of year when the jet stream is playing around.

we're going to warm things up to the upper 70s in chicago. new york, we go to mid to upper 60s tomorrow. sunday, a coastal storm will i don't know if you notice this. travel is back. more people are getting back on the road and in the air, and many folks are focused on how to travel and make less impact on the environment. this segment is sponsored by booking.com, and they are trying to help make it easier than ever to select sustainable choices for your next vacation. >> reporter: travel lovers are once again getting out and exploring, but it's important to be conscious of our impact on the earth. >> travel is one of the most wonderful things in the world.

>> reporter: ceo glen fogel from our sponsor booking.com says they want to find accommodations better for the environment. >> more than 100,000 properties do the right thing. >> i go to booking.com, i see a badge, it's a little symbol. >> it's a leaf. check, travel sustainable. all you're going to see is properties that are sustainable because they've gotten the badge. >> reporter: after going through a certification process, the badge highlights properties that use less water, reduce waste, cut energy, protect nature and support local communities. the company celebrating one year of having that badge on their website. donating a home built out of recycled materials. >> this really is to be a symbolic way to show that people can build things and you can have a place to stay that is really sustainable. >> reporter: serving as a place of respite for park rangers and firefighters in new mexico's lincoln national forest.

>> we are so excited. we're going to have a beautiful, comfortable place to stay after they've spent a long, hard day out in the forest working to protect our natural environment in our country. >> reporter: along with picking the right spot to sleep, there are also simple tips that can help you make eco-friendly choices on your next vacation. first, choose a hotel that's done away with plastic like the one hotel here in new york. make sure to fill up whenever you can. >> see if they have filtered water out of the tap. then you can use your reusable instead of plastic. i don't go anywhere without this. i also don't go anywhere without these, my own fork, knife and spoon. that way i can say bye-bye plastic. then don't be afraid to reuse. i don't know about you, but i do not wash my towels and my sheets every day like sometimes you would do at a hotel. instead of dropping it on the ground, hang it up. super simple way to save water and energy. >> and finally, explore without emissions. >> when you get out of the hotel, don't stop being sustainable.

run, walk. while you're sightseeing, take a bike. >> i don't know about you, juju, but every time i walk in especially in a warm place, and the temperature is so cold in the room, all i think is, oh, my gosh, the energy. you can make a difference and make your vacation more green, too. wherever you're staying adjust the thermostat. even a little when you leave the room, nobody needs it to be down to 68. put it back up. the heat, the same thing. in fact, if everybody in the united states take their thermostat by one degree in the right direction it would be like erasing the carbon emissions of 1.4 million people. >> that's incredible. everybody can do a little. i'm obsessed with the sustainability tips. you have travel tips for foodies. >> yes, this is both good for you, find places serving local food, because that's going to reduce the carbon emission of the food itself and let you travel and see the places for real. >> farm to table, that's yummy. >> yeah, like the chains, they don't work in times square.

go somewhere else. anyway, we've got so much more. our sponsor, booking.com, they say you can head to the gma youtube page and there you'll find more information on how you can make your next vacation a whole lot more sustainable. absolutely. back to jackson state is where we're going with a big performance from the j sets. stay with us. performance from the j sets. coming up next.

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ikea ♪ welcome back to times square. all morning we've been celebrating jsu's homecoming checking out michael dancing along with the j sets. >> they're coming up. he's in mississippi with more. tell us how it's going, michael. >> it is fantastic, you guys. been a fun morning here at jsu. taking in the hbcu culture that i missed so much. we have more in store because a huge part of the jsu school spirit is the university's famed

dance team, the prancing j sets are lined up right here with me. they're going to show us some of their best, most beloved moves but first, take a look. >> being a j set is prideful. black excellence and trendsetting. >> the prancing j-settes. the iconic 12-member dance team, part of jackson university's sonic boom of the south with a five decades long tradition. >> we have a very good system. girls come travel from miami, california, a lot of places trying out to be a prancing j sette. >> you change as a dancer, and a woman, and it becomes worth it in the end. >> we go to other people's school and we bring the hype because we just have that energy. >> now dance troupes around the globe adopting their unique style dubbed j-setting. >> it's a unique style of dance that started in 1971.

we're imitated all over the world. we're known for our cohesive dancing, for our energy, acrobats and our shows. >> reporter: the j-settes famed skyrcketing even beyonce has taken inspiration from j-setting for videos like "single ladies" and that jaw-dropping performance at coachella. for j-sette captain kyla jones, seeing others imitate their style is rewarding. >> i love that for us. looking and not only dancing and smile, academics, we have great majors. >> reporter: and when it's time to take the field, they give it all they've got. >> i am in go mode. i know there are a million people around me but i'm still tunnel visioned. when people watch the prancing j-settes, i want them to feel the confidence and energy and they take some of that home for their lifetime. >> it's time to set the scene.

>> and you have kyla, you are the captain of the j-settes. how long did it take to choreograph these routines. >> it takes about an hour to choreograph it. i turn the music on and it's time to go. >> it flows. a big part of j-setteing is stepping. >> this is you going to do three steps forward, three steps back. front, front, side, side. you got it. >> okay. i got t. y'all ready to go? all right, dj. come on. give me a little something. ♪ ♪ >> oh, yes. ♪

>> i don't know the rest of it, you guys. i'm having fun out here. what a great dance. they know what they're doing out here at jackson state. a big thank you to the jet-settes. >> oh, my god, that's amazing. >> whew! >> oh, my god. that's really great.

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we've had so much fun this morning. thanks to everybody at jackson state. michael, deion sanders, that whole crew. michael, you're working your way into that end of the reel as we speak. >> no kidding. >> have a good morning, everybody. >> that's a friday feel. ing, everybody. >> that's a friday feel.

announcer this is abc 7 news. reggie: jobina has some trouble spots. jobina: we are following crash involving a school bus and someone on a scooter at south 10th street. the school bus had 14 students on board. they are not injured. unfortunately, the person on the scooter was hit and killed. the investigation is still underway. we will wrap up with the sigalert still in effect at 84. spencer: we have a nice friday shaping up. high temperatures in the low 80's. it gets cooler closer to the bay and the coast. overnight, lots of clouds and low temperatures in the 50's. the weekend will bring us windy conditions. gusts tomorrow, possible sprinkles and clouds but warming up after that.

reggie: time for "live with kelly and ryan." kelly and ryan." we come on deja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan. today, creator and star of abbott elementary, quinta brunson. plus, they're fun, tasty and spooky. trendy treats for halloween. also, a performance from the band, train. all next on live. ♪ but if you close your eyes ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [audience applause] hi. good morning. deja. good morning. come on in. thank you. hey. it's friday. friday, october 21st 2022. good to be at the end of the week. excited for the weekend. [audience cheers] so, there i was walking down the hudson and this little spot, brand new pops up