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up to 120 miles per hour, taking aim at the west coast of florida. residents there rushing to get supplies, with as many as 300,000 evacuations. this as hurricane franklin impacts the east coast. we are tracking it all. shooting at the university of north carolina. a gun man killing faculty member. police swarming the school. the suspect apprehended. what we know this morning. deadly jacksonville rampage. new video of the moment officers entered the dollar store where a gun man opened fire, killing three people in an act of racially motivated violence. the security guard who stopped the shooter from getting on campus grounds. former president trump has a court date to be tried for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election and it's right in the heart of the 2024 campaign for president. caught on camera. a helicopter bursting into flames and dropping out of the sky.

two killed, but two other miraculously surviving the fall. >> stung by a sting ray. the woman wading on a florida beach feeling a sharp stab in her back. how her husband and paramedics saved her. breaking as we come on the air. the new recommendation about flu shots, as kids head back to school. countdown to labor day sales. the big bargains to look out for now, and what to resist until black friday. plus, how amazon is raising the bar on free shipping. ♪ and the u.s. open kicks off with americans dominating day one. coco gauff pulling off a big win after tensions on the court. >> how is that fair? >> this morning lara is there live with all the action. >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> we do say good morning america. great to be here with gio and rebecca.

oh what an opening night at the u.s. open. >> it is always great to be here with you, robin. it was quite a night to kick off the u.s. open. this morning lara is there live with all the high lights including that powerful tribute to billie jean king. celebrities, fellow sports stars. everyone showed up to pay her tribute. we will have all the details. >> we can't wait for that, but it is a busy morning here. we are going to begin with the latest on idalia. overnight it officially became a hurricane, charging towards florida's gulf coast and expected to become a major category 3 storm. >> millions of people, gio, in florida, as you know, rushing to prepare with just one day until the forecasted landfall. our weather team standing by live. ginger is gonna start us off in treasure island with the latest on the track and timing. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: morning, robin. we are in zone a. this is evacuation zone. after this show, we are outta here, as everyone should be. now, look down the beach. we just came over the hump of high tide. they have big time erosion issues here all the time.

so you add a hurricane, which will pass and go landfall north of us. it is going to be a problem. that hurricane is more than 300 miles to my southwest. let's look at where it is headed. you've got all of this population around the tampa bay. the zone that will have 4 to 7 feet of surge. but the actual cone and the actual landfall will likely be up in the big bend of florida. that's a great place for it to make landfall a category 3 major hurricane because it's not as populated. but a place like cedar key, we're talking about unsurvivable storm surge. big time issues well beyond the cone. i mean, take a look at that. you've got down to naples on alert, charleston, even savannah. quick look at the storm surge which is the number one loss of life and property. you add seven feet with a full moon tomorrow morning and evenen here in tampa bay we are concerned some of the gusts could be up to 110 miles per hour. >> which is why it's so important to heed those warnings.

mean time millions are under hurricane alert in florida, with many in low lying areas already under mandatory evacuation orders. rob marciano joins us from tampa with the layest. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. here we are in one of america's most vulnerable cities to hurricanes, hoping for another miss. but direct hit or not, the water in this bay will be up and over the sea wall, into parts of downtown. there is the hospital right there. this is one of the evacuation areas. hurricane idalia sets its sights on florida. this morning hurricane idalia intensifying into the gulf of mexico, taking aim on the west coast of florida. a state of emergency declared in 46 florida counties. some under mandatory evacuations. with as many as 300,000 residents vacating their homes. >> you don't wait. you just have to go. >> reporter: heavy rain and the storm surge up to 7 feet has tampa residents scrambling for sandbags. >> we start preparing, bringing in anything out there that's

loose and can fly away. >> reporter: in cedar key, everything is boarded up. duct tape boarding these condos, letting officials know they're not occupied. long lines for gas an empty store shelves. duke energy florida say they've mobilized 4500 power line teches, vegetation workers and support personnel to respond to outages. tampa electric are bringing in 1,000 workers and supplies from other states. >> we currently have 400,000 gallons of fuel staged and ready to deploy. >> reporter: it's like deja vu all over again. it was around this time last year they were prestaging crews for hurricane ian. they were shutting down schools like they are now an using those school buses to evacuate people out of this zone. the airport just closed last night. we talked to a lot of people that are downplaying this hurricane. that is certainly worrisome. even if it misses to the northed, the impacts could be far worse this year in tampa. gio? >> that storm surge so concerning there, rob. thank you very much. idalia is not the on big storm out there.

hurricane franklin is already kicking up surf and causing rip currents along the east coast. let's go back to ginger. what's the connection to climate change here? >> it's not often you get to see two hurricanes that will be major likely at the same time in the same basin. doesn't happen, but every five plus years. looking at that, franklin itself is out there east of the atlantic. it will cause rip currents, high surf. as far as water temperatures go, we've been talking about two to four degrees above average. that's a huge deal. it super fuels storms. and these storms would be here no matter what. they're part of nature. but with human cause and amplified climate change, we have given them extra fuel. i do want to mention idalia, an i named storm. 14 i named storms in history have been retired, robin. unfortunately, this one looks like it could do the same, especially north of here.

>> don't like the sound of that. ginger, thank you. now to the fatal shooting on a college campus. faculty member at north carolina chapel hill killed. the school was under lockdown for three hours as police searched and eventually arrested the suspected gun man. alex perez is live at the school with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this is only the second week of school but students scrambled to get somewhere safe. >> law enforcement, possible active shooter on campus. >> reporter: this morning an urgent investigation after a deadly shooting at the university of north carolina. >> this is truly a tragic day for our campus community. >> reporter: authorities say a gun man shot and killed a university faculty member in a campus building monday afternoon. >> it's a day we train for, but we hope it never comes. >> reporter: campus alerts were blasted out just after 1 p.m., warning students to shelter in place, as armed officers raced to the campus.

>> hey, guys. you're all fine. >> thank you. >> take a deep breath. >> reporter: our abc station wtbd 11, obtaining cell phone video of students sheltering in lecture halls. >> you could feel in the room the more and more we realized how real it was. we went from sitting there on our social media to barricading doors. >> reporter: this photo saying, if you see this person, keep your distance, put your safety first and call 911. the same photo on the university's website identifies the man as a grad student. >> suspect is in custody. suspect is in custody. >> reporter: about an hour an a half after the first report of shots fired, police say a suspect was arrested. >> i have only been here a week. you come to college looking for something new, not for a tragedy like this to happen. >> reporter: and classes have been cancelled here today.

the fbi is assisting with the investigaion but they're working to pinpoint an exact motive here. rebecca? >> such a tragic start to the school year. alex, thank you. we turn to the latest on that deadly racially motivated mass shooting in florida. new surveillance video has been released. we're hearing from the hero school security guard who diverted the gun man off campus. alex presha is live in jacksonville this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: police say hate marched into this dollar general and killed three people just because they were black. this morning authorities piecing together more about what led that gun man here. overnight investigators releasing new surveillance video capturing the moment police entered this dollar general where a self-proclaimed white supremacist opened fire, killing three black people with no regard. >> you notice the reaction. a gun shot rang out. they were taking cover. that's when we believe the

suspect took his own life. >> reporter: during saturday's shooting, the gun man's father contacting the clay county sheriff's office worried after finding a treasure trove of writings left behind by the suspect at home. >> has any done anything like this before or said anything like this before? >> when he was 15 he left a note, a suicide note and got on his bike and was headed downtown to jump off a building. >> okay. >> you all responded to that. >> reporter: just before the shooting the suspect stopped at edward waters university, a nearby historically black college. he was seen putting on a tactical vest and blue latex gloves. students reporting him to campus security. >> it was the act of students that came forward as to why i was able to do what i did today. i'm no hero. >> reporter: that officer moved in, the suspect hopped a curb and sped away. lieutenant antonio bailey

tailing until he could read the license plate. >> i was not able to see a weapon at that time. >> reporter: minutes later the suspect, armed with an ar-15 style rifle and handgun arrived to the dollar general, opening fire and taking the lives of three people. >> she was alone. she died alone. i don't care what we ever been through, that's my mom. my mom is gone. >> reporter: officers say that shooter saturday first stopped at a family dollar. they believe it could have been a possible target. this shooting has shaken this community. residents telling me that just like with the buffalo tops shooting, this is a food desert and there are many people here dependent on this dollar general to buy necessities. gio? >> it is so heart breaking. thank you for your reporting. we're going to turn to the high stakes hearing in the georgia case. donald trump's former chief of staff mark meadows taking the stand as he tried to convince a judge to prove his trial to federal court.

this as a court date is set for the former president. senior investigative correspond aaron katersky tracking the latest in atlanta. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: gio, good morning. former president trump and his co-defendants in the sprawling racketeering case are due back here in fulton county next week. mark meadows is hoping he does not have to show up. this morning mark meadows is waiting for an answer, hoping a judge will prove his case from fulton county into federal court, where he believes a jury may be more favorable to his case. more than three hours of testimony, meadows telling a federal judge he did nothing that wasn't part of his job as former president trump's chief of staff. >> mr. president, everybody is on the line, and just so this is mark meadows chief of staff. >> reporter: that includes arranged this phone call for trump with georgia's secretary of state. >> what are we going to do here? i only need 11,000 votes. i need 11,000 votes. gimme a break. >> reporter: prosecutors

questioned whether meadows had a reason for arranged the call other than trump's re-election campaign, saying federal employees aren't supposed to engage in political activities. meadows insisted i saw it as part of my role but later on the witness stand, rafensperger testified he thought it was a campaign call. >> the only thing that matters is what role was mark meadows playing when he placed that phone call? and when he did the things he's accused of in this case. >> reporter: in a different courtroom, a federal judge set a date for trump's first trial over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. it's right in the heart of the 2024 presidential campaign. march 4th. one day before the super tuesday primaries. on social media, trump blasting the decision by what he called a bias trump hating judge and referred to the special counsel as deranged jack smith. trump wanted the trial to start long after the election in april 2026, but prosecutors argue trump's own behavior require a speedy trial so the jury pool would not be tainted.

now, before any trial, trump and his co-defendants in the georgia case are due back here to be arraigned in fulton county september 6th. those arraignments are going to take all day. trump will enter his plea first 9:30 a.m., followed by the others every 15 minutes. robin, all of that is going to unfold on camera. robin? >> lot to keep up with there, aaron. thank you. now to that deadly helicopter crash caught on camera. a fire rescue chopper in florida spinning out of control, plunging into an apartment building. two people were killed while two aboard survived. victor oquendo is in pompono beach with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that helicopter crashed just behind us about half mile from the runway they were trying to reach as the ntsb and faa investigate this morning we're hearing from the fallen fire captain's family who call him a hero.

this morning the investigation into what led to this terrifying moment seen here. a helicopter catching fire before falling out of the sky, killing two people in florida. the broward sheriff's fire rescue chopper responding to an emergency call monday. watch the flames and smoke. the pilot calling for help within minutes of takeoff. >> we just had an engine failure. we're going to require priority for a runway. >> the pilot had a problem. he radioed a may day. he knew he had an engine fire. what he didn't know was just how serious it was. >> reporter: the chopper crashing into this apartment building sparking a fire and leaving a gaping hole. a woman inside killed. >> it sounded like a bomb. an explosion went off. there was debris everywhere. we thought it was a car on fire. things were exploding. >> reporter: there were three crew members on board the aircraft. two of them miraculously emerging from the smoke. the third fire rescue captain jackson did not survive.

>> he was a rock star. he is one of the best. one of the brightest. >> reporter: his family honoring the memory of the 50-year-old father of two. >> he loved his kids tremendously. >> he was there for his family. he wanted to serve people. he died serving people. he is a hero to me. he's my big brother. it hurts. >> reporter: clearly loved and respected by so many. his family also told us that before getting in that helicopter he just dropped off his daughter at school. captain jackson just turned 50 years old. instead of a celebration, he wanted to work. rebecca. >> my goodness. captain jackson, a true hero. victor, thank you for telling us that story, sharing that with us. okay. we turn to amazon. the company is raising its free shipping minimum for some customers. trevor ault has the details. they're just pushing it up, right? >> a little bit and only for some people. everybody's ears perk up when we talk about amazon free shipping. what amazon said, it is testing out this higher threshold for free shipping. now the minimum is $35 up from

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tribute to billie jean king, honoring five decades of equal prize money. lara will join us later. first top headlines we're following. idalia officially becoming a hurricane overnight targeting florida's gulf coast. it's expected to become a major category 3. thousands are evacuating. new data from the cdc shows covid hospitalizations are up almost 19%. that is still about two times lower than this time last year. the number of people diagnosed with covid also remains at historic lows. american airlines has been fined $4.1 million for violating federal rules about keeping passengers stuck in planes on the tarmac for hours. department of transportation said the airline has done this dozens of times in recent years. this is the biggest fine the dot has ever given out for tarmac delays. this morning here we just love this story.

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arthur ashe. a late night. unbelievable. novak djokovic finished his match nearly 1:30 a.m. in the morning winning in straight sets. that's after coco gauff endured a mental and physically challenging match that must have felt endless to her but she prevailed, wowing the crowd with a wild three set victory. overnight coco gauff pulling out a big win under the bright lights of arthur ashe. >> errors coming quickly in that game. >> reporter: the first round match filled with drama after the 19-year-old american phenom dropped the first set. >> there's a break for gauff. >> reporter: before coming back to win an epic 25 minute game in the second set to turn the tide of the match. >> that was an awfully long time. >> reporter: then in the decisive third set, the tensions

boiling over. >> she went over the time. she went over four times. how is this fair? >> reporter: coco taking objection to siegmund using delay tactics, repeatedly going over the time limb when she served. coco having enough. >> she's 100% right. >> it's two balls. >> i'm going at normal speed. >> she's running out of time. she's gonna get a warning at some point. >> reporter: the umpire finally calling a time violation giving coco a free point to go up 5-1 in the final set. sigemund objecting to the call. and she would not go down without a fight winning three more games in a row. >> things getting a little tense now. >> reporter: but coco pulling away winning the set 6-4. >> nice play from gauff!

>> reporter: taking the match and advancing to the second round. >> describe what it was like to play. >> slow. [ crowd reacts ] slow. it was a tough match. i wasn't playing my best tennis. laura is not an easy opponent. she fights until the end. that's what she did today. >> wow. that was really something to watch. despite all the drama, coco still managed to have the presence of mind in her post-game interview to thank the one and only billie jean king for her fight for equal pay for men and women at the u.s. open. the open celebrating 50 years of equal pay. i will have more on that from arthur ashe coming up on good morning america. very special celebration was had for her very late last night. >> billie jean king getting flowers before that match with coco. but she's on to the second round. >> on to the next round. lara, thank you.

robin, i know we're looking forward to the rest of it. i know you wished you were there last night. >> yeah. little busy these days. i will be there next year. >> we have a florida woman speaking out after being impaled by a sting ray in knee deep water. the poisonous barb nearly missing her lung. erielle reshef has the story. this is scary. >> it is. new fear unlocked. christie said she still is in shock but is now recovering. doctors worked carefully to surgically remove that poisonous rod from her back. she may have some nerve damage, but she said if it had struck just centimeters over, it would have been worse. >> it was quite terrifying. >> reporter: this morning a warning after a woman was impaled by a venomous sting ray off the coast of florida. she said she was relaxing in knee deep water when she decided to lean back to cool off.

she suddenly felt a sharp stab through her back. the terrifying after math shown on her go fund me page set up by her husband. two barbs from the sting ray's tail penetrating three inches into her upper back muscle, narrowly missing her lung by only three centimeters. her husband immediately calling 911. paramedics rushing to the scene snipping off the sting ray's spine at the base of its tail. >> i started becoming hysterical just knowing that it was not alive on me but the barb was still in me. >> reporter: experts say fatalities from sting ray are extremely rare and are largely due to the puncture of the sting itself and not from the venom. >> it's really only when you have sting ray barb hit a major organ and cause a massive injury that they can be deadly. >> reporter: that was the case in 2006 when australian crock crocodile hunter and renowned conservationist steve irwin was killed by a sting ray while

filming in the great barrier reef. >> steve irwin actually died from being impaled in the heart by a sting ray when he was hovering over it where the sting ray felt threatened by him. >> reporter: sting rays tend to congregate in shallow water during the summer but can be present through the fall. experts say the best way to avoid a sting ray encounter is by shuffling your feet in the sand. they often get scared from that, and they rest at the bottom. it can help scare them away. if you do get stung, the best thing you can do is submerge the injury in hot water. it can help diffuse some of the toxins. it can give you some relief. after being stung by a jelly fish this weekend, i don't recommend it. >> thank goodness she's okay. >> and you're okay as well. >> i'm fine. i'm fine. >> thank you, erielle. coming up next, we are counting down to the labor day sales. becky worley has been scouting the savings. hey, becky. >> gio, good morning. i'm going to tell you the four w's of labor day shopping. what's on sale, where to buy, when to buy and what to hold off on. that's all when gma comes back.

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>> back now with our play of the day celebrating billie jean king. let's go back to lara in flushing. are we all gonna do it? are we all gonna put the shades on? put the shades on, lara. tell us what it's all about. >> i love it. i love it. i thought that was going to be our grand finale, but i like it. [ laughter ] it is all about billie jean king. you're right. there was plenty of drama at arthur ashe stadium but there was a lot of celebration as the tennis world honors the woman this building is named for. the one and only billie jean king. and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the u.s. open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to male and female competitors.

king took center stage, cheered on by the sold out crowd. and thanked by a who's who of today's top tennis stars in a video tribute. also in attendance, former first lady michelle obama introduced the legend with some truly inspiring words of her own. listen to this. >> billie jean teaches us that when we -- things lie in the balance, we all have a choice to make. we can either wait around and accept what we're given. we can sit silently and hope someone else fights our battles. or we can make our own stand. >> while we celebrate today, our work is far from done. i leave you with one of my all-time favorite quotes from coretta scott king. struggle is a never-ending process. freedom is never really won.

you earn it and win it in every generation. >> billie jean king. the night came to a close with a serenade of the song "brave." at the end of the song, sara and the whole crowd put on those shades which we showed you a moment ago. they matched the ones billie jean king wears in this year's u.s. open theme art. we sent some back to the studio. let's put them on to pay homage to the wonderful, the great billie jean king, shall we? >> thank you, lara. we'll be right back. king, charlie? >> thank you, we will be right back. (vo) now you can with once-weekly mounjaro. mounjaro helps your body... ...regulate blood sugar... ...and mounjaro... ...can help decrease how much food you eat.

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shine in dallas. we're live in the lone star state with the latest in fashion. our united states of taco showdown. and the young entrepreneurs whose booming businesses are taking over texas. as we say -- >> good morning america! [ cheers ] >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> we can't get enough of dallas this morning. we are excited for round 2 of our united states of tacos competition there in the big d. >> will reeve is there with two chefs making breakfast tacos with a twist. our judges will decide which one will come to new york to compete for our biggest grand prize ever. >> can't wait for that. also this morning, lara is live at the u.s. nope new york. she's going to introduce us to the american players to watch. this is all coming up. >> you know she's in her happy place. we do have the latest on idalia. overnight, it officially became a hurricane charging towards florida's gulf coast and

expected to become a major category 3. ginger is in treasure island with the latest on the track and timing. good morning again, ginger. >> morning to you, robin. right here at treasure island, they've got major erosion problems. even with high tide and a full moon, like we had this morning. by tomorrow morning, even though this hurricane, which is more than 300 miles to my southwest, will make landfall tomorrow north of us and well north of us, the piling of water on these susceptible beaches you can see so clearly from our drone is really the problem. that's why this zone, zone a in pinellas county. lot of people live here. they've been asked to evacuate. four to seven feet of surge. look at the path as it takes it tomorrow right into the big bend. i'd say anyone from st. marks to cedar key are in the heart of who should watch out for that 8 to 12 feet of storm surge. storm surge is where we lose the most life and most property and that immediate part where we see landfall.

looks like that happens again tomorrow morning. don't forget the reaches of a hurricane are extensive. we're talking about 110 mile per hour winds anywhere in that hot pink. 74 plus mile per hour winds could include a place like gainesville. tornados and heavy rain all the way up to charleston and savannah. keep an eye on this wednesday through thursday. we will, of course, be here for you, too. >> we know that you will. we appreciate it very much. thank you, ginger. rebecca. >> all right. thank you, robin. we turn to the fatal shooting on a college campus. a faculty member at north carolina university chapel hill was killed. alex perez is live at the school with the very latest. good morning again, alex. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. the fbi is assisting with this investigation but there are still a lot of unanswered questions. now, a wave of panic hitting the university of north carolina chapel hill monday afternoon after a shooting in a campus building that killed a faculty member. investigators are sending alerts to students as this all

unfolded, many scrambling to get somewhere safe. some even barricading themselves in their dorms. now, about an hour and a half after the first reports of shots fired, authorities announced a suspect was in custody. the shooting rattling this campus. classes have been cancelled here today. authorities say an exact motive at this point remains unclear. rebecca? >> to think about all of that on the first day. okay, alex. thank you. gio? >> all right, rebecca. we're going to switch gears to amazon raising its free shipping minimum for some customers. trevor ault has been following it this morning and you've got the latest. >> following so closely, gio. we want to specify, this is not for people who have an amazon prime subscription. this is everybody else, just about everybody. in order to qualify for free shipping from amazon, you're now going to have to spend $35. a $10 increase. up from $25. not all that much of an increase, but it is a 40% jump. as we know that can add up these days. amazon said it's testing out the change.

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they were in the mid 50s, 55%. that's down from 62% the year before. so, again, we know that particularly amongst young children under the age of 5, the flu can be very serious. unfortunately, we see tragic flu deaths every year. we are encouraging those children to get vaccinated any time starting now to the end of october. >> beyond the flu, covid. numbers are up but still much, much lower than we have seen in recent years. so what's the recommendation there for kids and the booster? >> first of all, covid is here to stay. it's not going anywhere. we have to learn to live with us and manage our behavior in response to what covid is doing. it's not just covid. it's rsv, other circulating respiratory viruses. again, your job as a parent is not to try to figure out what it is. the symptoms can overlap.

again, the recommendation is get vaccinated and if your child is manifesting any symptoms of viral upper respiratory infection, get them tested because that can actually help guide treatment and management, particularly amongst more vulnerable children. >> what is the suggestion, because some parents want to know, when should they seek medical attention for their child? >> again, it's your job to be your child's doctor. if you are concerned, you should seek medical attention. signs and symptoms are shortness of breath, flaring nostrils, ribs pulling in with each breath, a blueish discoloration around the nail beds. obviously if your child is unresponsive. those are signs and symptoms of a medical emergency and you should have your child evaluated. >> i know you're going to have much more on gma3. >> yes, ma'am, we will. >> let's get back to lara at the u.s. open. lara. >> hey, robin. good morning again. we are gearing up for day 2 of the u.s. open. this morning we want to take a look at some of the very strong

american contenders this year including a wimbeldon darling and a former champ who continues to prove that age is just a number. it's the biggest, not to mention the loudest, grand slam. this year the whole crowd has a whole lot to cheer for. from 25-year-old frances tiafoe, who fought his way to the semifinals last year and told us just last week on gma. >> it will be totally different experience for me coming in top ten in the world. so i'm just taking it day by day and going to have a lot of fun out there. >> he's the biggest of winners there! >> reporter: and the man tiafoe calls the mayor, christopher eubanks. just a few months ago he was more famous for being a commentator on the tennis channel. >> i jumped at the opportunity. i reached out and said i wanted to do tennis channel. >> but then he stunned the world at

this year's wimbeldon, making it farther than any other american. >> good for you, christopher eubanks. >> on the women's side, coco gauff is coming in with a lot of heat. the dear friends each winning important warm-up tournaments. and tonight the return of a fan favorite, venus williams, back here at arthur ashe center court. at the age of 43, could she take home her third u.s. open trophy? >> she's dealt with a lot over the last few years. her body hasn't said it's over yet, so she keeps showing up. the tennis world is thrilled to see her. you can imagine what that ovation is going to be on tuesday night when she hits the court. >> venus hits the court tonight at 7:00 p.m., followed by carlos alcaraz. you can see all the action starting at 12 noon eastern on espn. for now though back to you. >> lara, we say play hooky.

stay there. watch a little bit. [ laughter ] you have our permission. >> i need to be out there. >> we got the glasses. thank you, lara. you covered us. we turn now to robin and amber's road to the ring. the big day. it's been going on. this morning we're going to take you along as their event planner gives you a sneak peek at the wedding decor and the flowers. ♪ >> how are you? welcome. >> thank you so much. wow. >> what you are seeing over here, this is what will be when they enter the door way of the venue. that's obviously your monogram right there. this beautiful cascade of flowers here. this is just the beginning. the journey will continue. >> wow. >> into the other room. >> oh my goodness.

this is a great start. >> come on in to your big reveal, ladies. >> hello. >> this is a little snippet of what the overall room is going to look like. >> wow. >> when we came to you back in january, we were just talking about where it was going to take place and what the vision was. kept using key words, romantic, midsummers night dream. that is the catapult which takes you from the actual concept to then the creation. that's the most amazing thing you can possibly do to capture the two of them, the love that they have for each other. when all of the guests walk in and feel they are enveloped in the magical world. ladies, actually, this bar has been created for the wedding. designed for you all. >> okay. >> so beautiful. this is what you wanted. >> yes. >> these round tables with the tree in the middle will anchor the dance floor left and right.

♪ >> when people think of wedding planning and putting together this, it takes a village, doesn't it? >> i just feel as if we have assembled the most amazing group of people to be able to deliver your dream day for a time that you've waited so long. we're so honored to be part of it. >> we help people celebrate mile stones. this is what it is. we are creating memories. >> when you express what you want or what you feel and what you have in your mind to walk in and actually see it beyond what you imagined, it just takes your breath away. >> wow. >> wow's the word, isn't it? you just hope that when you express what it is that you are hoping that special day, not just for ourselves, but for our family and friends who are going to be there. we want not just to be a joyous occasion for us, but for them as well. it makes your dream come true. i mean, i'm a southerner at

heart. i wish i could invite everybody. i just wanted to be able to give you a glimpse into it. as my mama used to say, you can not put a limit on gratitude. immensely grateful. you are leaning too much. [ laughter ] >> i was looking at everything. >> i know you both are going to be there. we didn't spoil anything for you. >> a and r. >> did you think it would be ra? no. >> i see that tree. i just think, wow, that represents how you've grown together. >> thank you. >> beautiful. really beautiful. >> i really appreciate that. >> i have nothing nice to say. [ laughter ] no, i'm kidding. [ laughter ] it looks absolutely magical. thanks for taking us inside. i'm so excited to celebrate. >> can't wait. can't wait. >> okay. let's go to ginger in florida this morning. hey, ginge. >> thanks, rebecca. many here could do without this surge and erosion, but they do desperately need rain on the west coast of florida.

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right? >> how it works is the motor pulls on these strings which are attached to the fingers opening and closing the arms. >> amazing. thank you. i love it. >> thank you. to learn more you can visit www.stem-it.tech. thank you. >> this kid is a marketer. i love it. olivia, you started rocket belly and combined cats, space and boba tea. boba tea is hot. was that the impetus that made you want to do it? >> i wanted to invest my money that i saved from modelling and acting. i like boba tea, so it was an easy choice. i also like space, which i want to inspire open like rockefeller's all over the world so i can spread happiness and joy. >> oh, you are spreading happiness and joy. i love it. good stuff, olivia. now, morgan, you won your first lemonade contest when you were four years

old. what was that like? >> yes, i was four years old when i started. and i was the youngest to ever compete. and i won second place. >> amazing. you are impressive. what do you like most about about lemonade. >> the thing i like most about lemonade is making money and seeing the happy faces on my customers when they taste my lemonade. >> well, happy faces. and i'm hoping for happy faces. you guys like surprises because we have some surprises for you. okay here's the first one. start up kids club is going to offer a mentorship ship to each of you. they are really into getting kids to empower and build life skills through entrepreneurship and then not only do you get that mentorship target evolution, which helps teens earn money, is giving each one of you $1,000. $3,000 total. but a thousand dollars to help build your businesses. and we are just so proud of you in dallas. is proud of you. so way to go, you

kids. awesome stuff here in dallas. back to you guys. >> that was amazing. all three of them. thank you so, so very much. and we've got more from dallas coming up as well. we've got our united states of tacos competition, breakfast tacos as king lebron would say, taco tuesday. generate on abc and stream on hulu star shefs. >> i'm pranking my cousin. we want to steal his trucks. little dream of me. >> okay. are y'all going to help dream a little dream building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. >> this is abc seven news. good morning everyone. >> i'm kumasi aaron from abc seven morning. going to check in now with jobina for a look at traffic. hi jobina. >> hi kumasi. thank you. good morning, everyone. we are following heavy traffic in emeryville right now in the

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marcus coming up, we'll chat with christian siriano from project runway. >> plus back to school week continues. >> that's at 9:00 on abc seven. >> we'll see you in a half hour. looking at temperatures, we're climbing out of the 50s into the 60s this morning and we're on our way to another warm afternoon. in fact, warmer than we were yesterday from the tam cam. it is quite hazy out there. a live look. we do have moderate air quality, so we'll keep that hazy sunshine. we'll start to warm pretty quickly this morning. 70s and 80s away from the coast by noon and later on this afternoon, we'll go 80s and 90s for most of the area. >> thanks, drew. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our news app and at abc seven news.com. the news continues now. a good news continues now. a good >> announcer: welcome back to gma live from times square. >> you know we love to give you something to talk about on gma. this morning united states of tacos takes us to dallas.

>> yeah. we are visiting four cities in our competition. the winners of each round will advance to our finale and come to new york where they will compete for the title of gma's ultimate taco spot. it's our biggest cash prize ever. >> it's a very important title. let's not forget about that. the taco tuesday battle is going down right now. will reeve is there to do the honors. hey, will. >> reporter: hey, rebecca. good morning. i am here at the at&t discovery district in downtown dallas. let's meet our competitors in the battle of the breakfast tacos with a twist. we have jesus carmona. [ applause ] are you ready? >> i was born ready! >> reporter: he was born ready. okay. cool. then is gustavo de los rioc from miami coco. [ applause ] he looks ready as well. of course we have our judges who will decide who gets our taco prize and this trophy.

we have top chef star, evelyn garcia. [ applause ] we have one of the newest stars of the dallas mavericks, grant williams and one of our anchors judging. [ applause ] let's give a hand for the judges. [ applause ] are you ready to dig in? >> we're ready. >> reporter: before we get to the tasting, let's get to know our competitors a little bit. take a look. it's taco tuesday, breakfast tacos. gustavo is fired up for traditional mexican cooking. >> this is like an expression of art. it will wake up something on you. >> reporter: he's putting his spin on a morning classic. the barbacoa taco. >> you get like a shredded type of beef, very soft, very tender. very juicy. it's an explosion of flavors. >> these are the best tacos in america.

>> buenos diaz, america! >> reporter: tacos are made with passion. chef and owner jesus carmona said his customers are like family. >> makes me emotional. when you have passion, you work hard, everything else will come along. >> doesn't get better than here. >> reporter: say good-bye to the bagel. here it's smoked salmon on a tortilla. >> tortilla with a little cheese. smoked salmon. then we wrap it up with sliced avocado. very tasty. [ applause ] >> it is time now to start tasting and judging these tacos. we're going to start with milagro taco cocina. judges, you get going on your first taco while i speak to jesus, who tells me all about the smoked salmon taco.

what's going on? >> this is an award winning taco. we have the tortilla, the salmon with the cheese, sliced avocado. now we're gonna finish it with habernaro salsa and garnish with microgreen. >> very nice. oops. sorry. we're not done? >> there we go. >> now it's plated. looks great. guys, what do you think? evelyn, we'll star with you. you are the chef so your opinion carries a bit more weight. what do you have? >> i think it's super delicious. i really like the sweetness of the mango sauce. really good. that cheese really has a nice crisp to it. really enjoy it. >> okay, great. your take. you're halfway done already. [ laughter ] >> let's just say i really enjoyed it. the avocado really balances it out. the queso fresco does a great job. it's the sweet that gives at

this time flavor. >> mark, finally with you. what do you think? >> it all starts for me with the tortilla, the corn tortilla. the salmon is a surprise. doesn't taste like you'd expect salmon to taste. the spicy sweetness rounds it out. >> awesome. let's get a hand for jesus here. [ applause ] that's our first taco. we'll move over here now to mami coco. we've got gustavo here. start tasting that taco while gustavo tells us all about it. anything can be a breakfast taco if you have the right attitude. this is actually a breakfast taco. explain that. >> barbacoa is cooked overnight to be ready fresh early morning. >> okay. >> pretty much you top it off with cilantro and onions. then you have to mix it with a little bit of the salsa. fresh made. i think old fashion sweetness brings out the flavor.

we have the spicy one. we have a coffee ground salsa. >> okay. >> and the mild one. that way, whoever likes spicy, whoever -- >> i like a little bit of lime so throw that on there. [ applause ] let's get our -- this looks delicious. judges, we're going to start, mark, with you. what do you think? >> there's a lot of places in texas that make these tacos. i don't know that i had any as good as this one. the three salsa options make each bite a different experience. >> okay. all right. good review. evelyn? >> well, my mouth is still a little tingley. i went for the hot one. i really like it. i do enjoy that it's real barbacoa.

everything is tender, all the bits and pieces. you get the fat in the meat. i really enjoyed that. it is done very well. >> how about you? >> honestly, i really love the spice. i'm a big spice guy. the orange salsa was amazing. the balance of the green salsa as well. the barbacoa is super juicy. >> now we have to get to the main event. who is going to win? judges, we'll start you. grant, who wins out of milagro and mami coco? >> this is stuff. i think milagro. [ applause ] >> okay. that's one for milagro. evelyn, how about you? >> very hard. >> it is, isn't it? >> i'm going to have to go mami cocoa. >> we got a tie! [ applause ] okay. so now, mark, your vote is sending the winner to new york for our biggest prize in gma food extravaganza history. >> who you got? >> no pressure here. i'm the real winner because i got to eat both of them. at the end of the day, mami coco. [ applause ] >> gustavo, here you go. let's bring that trophy over

here. there you go. come out and shake hands. let's shake hands. [ applause ] thank you to everybody. congratulations. you are going to new york for a chance to compete for our grand prize. you can probably keep that. i don't know. i don't make the rules. [ laughter ] friday is our ultimate taco spot. biggest grand prize ever. tomorrow we head to miami for more tacos. but for now back to new york. thank you for being here. >> you see they move on. we have two, one from chicago yesterday, today in dallas. tomorrow our united states of taco competition heads to miami. but it's back to dallas when we come back. becky worley is gonna show us some texas fashion. david: as we start a new school year, there's something new happening in california's public schools. they're called community schools. leslie: it really is shared leadership with families, students, educators, and communities. jessie: i feel like we're really valued as partners.

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>> and welcome back here. we are going back to dallas now to rise and shine. becky worley, you know she's there at the at&t discovery district to give us a little bit of texas fashion. hey, becky. >> yee-haw, gio. we are here at the mobile hat bar. we are putting the crowning glory on the casual or coastal cow girl aesthetic. this is a hot trend here in dallas and everywhere. i want to bring in our stylist erica wark. i love this look. let's get started with our first model. this is all local, women owned businesses.

brooke. all of these looks are shopable. erica, tell us about what brooke is wearing. >> we wanted to ease our way into the coastal cow girl trend. a great way to do that is with a fabulous matching set. i got this set from zara, both under $100. it's got that vest detail. that's what makes it feel western but not too over the top. the color turquoise is synonymous with western style. that's what i did. pulled that beautiful color in from this gorgeous scarf. another great way to achieve the trend is through accessories. this scarf is from brooke designs. brooke herself drew and painted that beautiful print on it. then produced it, which i think is such a beautiful personal touch. to finish it off with this fabulous bag from aldo that also has the buckle detail. another subtle way to achieve the trend. >> subtlety. i love it. let's move on to alyssa. this is a company named with

three sisters. this is a throw back look. i love it. >> another great way to achieve the coastal cow girl vibe is through a print. what better print than paisley. i love how they modernized it by adding the quick essential color of red but with pink and purple to make it feel current and modern. really fun. again, jazz it up with accessories, which is what we did with this wide belt from banana republic. that beautiful chocolate brown with that buckle detail. you'll even notice these fabulous boots. also a nod to the cowboy trend. again without going all the way. we even tied in that beautiful turquoise color again with this gorgeous statement earring, also from banana republic. >> thank you, alyssa. sort of boho, sort of cowboy. we are going to bring in our

next model, tru. she is our full cow girl look. i love this. the fringe. come on. >> we're going full blown. like, where's her horse? [ laughter ] i know, right? >> fringe obviously is such a fun way to incorporate the coastal cow girl trend. this, of course, is a little oversized, keep it modern and current. we also added this fabulous dress from h&m with that eyelet print. it's not only super stylish but great for that super hot temperatures. then finish it off with really fun quintessential cowboy accessories like this gorgeous hat. what makes it so special, these are repurposed pieces and vintage pieces to personalize your hat. we finish the look with gorgeous boots. >> i love these. i'm a boot fan. these are so comfortable, it's ridiculous. your look, my look. where is this from? >> reaffirmation. little bit of a western print. >> i love it. >> this was such a fun print to

try. >> so much fun. casual coastal cow girl, yee haw. signing off from dallas. >> thank you, becky. all great looks. becky worley, she's got a great look. let's go back to ginger in florida now. >> it's been almost six years since we saw two major hurricanes being cat 3 or higher at the same time in the atlantic basin. by tomorrow morning we could be doing it again. both with idalia and franklin. franklin we have a huge hurricane. that thing was intensifying so much. the rip currents are going to be the big issue along the entire east coast. if you're going to the beach this official last week of summer, watch for it. the coastal inundation could happen there, too. that's the big picture. let's get a check now closer to home. drew: i meteorologist drew tuma with your forecast. a warm afternoon, hazy sunshine, good to moderate air quality. accurate weather seven-day shows you tomorrow where we overturn sharply cooler by friday..

now to our gma book club pick for september. juju chang has that. there's a lot of excitement building around this. good morning. >> it's true. good morning to you, robin. everyone is talking about it. from its brilliant opening line to the end, this book grabs your brain and heart and pulls you in. even jodi piccoult said she read it in a single setting. let's see what it is. tada. it's "happiness falls" by award winning author angie kim. here she is to tell you about it. >> good morning, america. i'm angie kim. and i'm so excited to share "happiness falls" with you. it is a story about a family in crisis. it opens with the father of this biracial korean american family going missing. his teenage son who was with him cannot speak. he has a rare genetic disorder. where did the father go? is he alive? did he leave them behind? to figure out the answers, the

family has to learn how to truly communicate and connect with one another. i love this family, and i hope you will, too. >> i fell in love with the family. "happiness falls" is available now. i can't wait to share more of my conversation with angie later this month. guys, we've never done a story quite like this with the book club. we're excited for everyone to read it. so fun, thought provoking. check out your local little library for a free copy. >> i love that. local free library. tiny. thank you. coming up juju, we have best selling author jennifer weiner tells us about her new book "the breakaway." she is here live, as you can see, so come on back. is here ls

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so good to have you. >> thank you for having me. >> the young woman in the book is abby. we're gonna fall in love with her. it's about a bike trip. my family and i biked all the time growing up. this is really fun. how did you come up with this? >> so i started biking a lot during the pandemic. the gyms were closed, the yoga studios were closed. what i quickly found is when you meet people on a bike ride, things get intimate fast. you start hearing everybody's story, you start telling them a little bit of yours. maybe you get some perspective that you did not have. >> you're all going in sync against the wind. >> the wind blowing in your hair, the padding riding up your back side. [ laughter ] it's a beautiful moment. >> with your helmet on. >> always. >> you talk about the difficult times. they have been there in your own life. they're in abby's world. how does biking relate to getting through all of that? >> so i think biking is something that can help you feel at home in your body. i think it's something that's available and accessible to people if you're older, if

you're larger, you can still pump up your tires, get on your bike and go have an adventure. it's never too late. >> never too late to have an adventure. how about you, in terms of biking? what's your advice to people who are seeing this, thinking about it, maybe excited about i because they read the book, trying to get into it? >> i think biking, as they say, is just like riding a bike. you get started. i think you're going to really surprise yourself. you're going to meet people. you're going to hear stories. like i said, it might help you even think about your own life differently as you move through those miles. >> do you have the move powerful bike riding memory? >> i remember learning to ride my bike and the moment my mom let go. i realized i was keeping myself upright. it felt very emblematic of all the independence that was to come. i have ridden from pittsburgh to washington, d.c. i have ridden the empire state trail which you will see in "the breakaway" from albany to buffalo.

i have done the time. >> it's such a powerful image, when you mention the idea of your mom letting go of you. i can picture my mom doing just that, and now with my daughter doing just that with her. she's still on training wheels. she's 4 1/2. it is a powerful image, this idea of freedom. >> in "the break away" you're going to meet a couple mother/daughter pairs. there is something about a mother who holds on as long as she can and then lets you go, lets you go riding off into the world. i have teenagers so i know about that. >> as hard as it is. >> as hard as it is to watch them just do it on their own and watch them soar. >> what is your biggest advice to your teenagers? >> my biggest advice to my teenagers, i guess follow their own passions, find the things that they love. as much as i wish they were the things that i love. do you want to go for a bike ride? they're like, absolutely not. we do not want to do that. enough with these bike rides.

>> absolutely. >> well, i think they should join you for a bike ride very soon. >> wouldn't that be nice? wouldn't that be nice? >> and you can all sit down and read "the breakaway" together as a family. as you do. >> yes. just wear your helmet. wear your sun screen. wear padded shorts. you will thank me later. >> jen weiner, thank you for all that you do and the great book. we appreciate you joining us. "the breakaway" is available now. we'll be right back.

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