and asked him to take howdy doody home. the homeowner has been taking him on drives for years. this is the first time he's been spotted by officers. reggie:reggie: how was this the first time? gloria: that is a big bowl. -- bull. reggie: who else did not notice it? fire everyone. [laughter] drew: have a good day. gloria: >> good morning america. the labor day holiday travel crush is under way. millions of americans taking to the skies and roads. the tsa predicting a busy travel weekend and the highways expected to be jammed. this morning the best and worst

times to hit the road. danger at the beach. the rip current threat along the east coast as tropical systems churn in the atlantic, and cleanup from hurricane idalia begins. president biden now set to tour the destruction. the latest on senator mitch mcconnell. what the capitol physician is saying about the minority leader after he appeared to freeze again this week at a press conference. and the reaction from the campaign trail. urgent manhunt for a convicted killer on the loose after escaping from a pennsylvania prison and considered extremely dangerous. all eyes on jobs. the new numbers out this morning. what they could mean for interest rates. breaking his silence. the reaction this morning as the son of convicted murderer alex murdaugh speaks in an interview, refuting rumors that he was involved in the death of a classmate stephen smith. the new warning about bake bed

bath and beyond websites. how scammers are taking advantage of the retail giant going out of business. the red flags to avoid falling victim. end of the student loan payment pause. the big step beginning this morning. what you need to know. this morning, princess diana in her own words. an exclusive first listen to the never before heard audio recordings. >> and this morning we are riding into the holiday weekend with a beefed up ride. >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> good morning america. yes, we're riding clean into the weekend. i am here with gma three anchors eva and demarco. that video, it's real. >> it is classic. >> it actually happened. guess the driver -- >> all the music is good. makes it super extra.

>> thanks to the control room. >> millions are heading to the beach this weekend, but there is a rip current threat in some waters. ginger is at the shore in new jersey to tell us about that. >> first the labor day holiday exodus under way this morning. millions of americans are on the move to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. >> and you're looking at miami international airport expected to be busy this weekend. the tsa says it will screen 14 million passengers between today and next wednesday with this being the busiest day. victor oquendo is at the airport in miami with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. for the millions squeezing in that last trip of the summer, you should plan on crowded airports like miami international is this morning, and long lines at security. today expected to be the busiest of the holiday weekend. this morning millions of americans are taking to the skies in a labor day exodus. >> this is going to be stressful. >> reporter: the tsa saying they expect to screen more than 14 million passengers over the

holiday period, from september 1st through september 6th. passenger volumes could be nearly 11% higher than this point last year. today is expected to be the busiest day, with more than 2.7 million people set to be screened by tsa agents. but airports across the country preparing for high volumes throughout the entire weekend. chicago expecting particularly high numbers. >> for this holiday weekend there will be approximately 1.6 million passengers traveling between o'hare airport. >> reporter: this summer's travel volumes are even higher than the same period in 2019 marking this the busiest summer travel period on record. >> this is the last weekend of summer, so we are expecting full flights across the board. >> reporter: and this weekend of record travel coming on the heels of hurricane idalia. airlines returning to full strength after all the cancellations this week. the good news, rebecca, all airports impacted by the storm have reopened.

>> that is some great news, victor. thank you so much. we turn now to the roads. mireya villarreal is in dallas on what to know to make your road trip as painless as possible. good morning, mireya. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca, from a very busy highway just outside dallas, texas. we don't know exactly how many people will be hitting the road ways this holiday weekend. aaa doesn't give us that breakdown, that estimate for labor day, but i'm sure we can all bet it will be millions of people, as these road ways will be jam packed. what we do know from aaa is they can give us the best and worst times to drive. here they are. take a look. today between 11:00 a.m. and 9 p.m. is the worst. so will tomorrow between 10 and 4. monday between 10 and 6. if you're wondering when the best time is to avoid traffic and it feels look it's over night, it looks like it but it's after 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

and also sunday looks light as well. if you are like me you probably want to know, is my city the heaviest ones for driving. it is the usual suspect of cities. some routes in los angeles will see an 88% increase in travel times. 68% in san francisco, new yorkers heading down south to the jersey shore will see a 64% traffic increase. our friends south of here in houston, they will see a 40% increase. but i do have a bit of good news if you're looking to fill up your tank like i am this morning. gas prices are about the same as where they were just around a year ago. they are holding steady right now at $3.82. so hate to be the bearer of bad news on this holiday weekend, but you will see a lot of traffic so just give yourself that extra bit of time. definitely pack your patience. eva? >> good advice there, thank you very much. now to the new warning for beach goers ahead of the holiday weekend. dangerous rip currents picked up in part by the remnants of idalia are threatening millions

on the east coast. ginger is at the shore with the latest. good morning, ginger. >> hey, good morning. breezy and brisk this morning. look at the white caps crashing. that serious on shore flow is going to bring us major rip current risks especially tomorrow in parts of new jersey, long island, up to massachusetts and down along the outer banks. but also high surf. we're expecting five to ten foot waves. so you add that all together and even if you're a really strong swimmer, you can get caught in those narrow bands that are called rip currents. they break through sand bars, they rush up. they're up to 80 feet wide and can move one to two feet per second. if you get caught, first look for the red flags. if that's out there, don't go swimming. if you do get caught, try to stay calm and then when you feel it release you, swim parallel to

shore because you can get out of that narrow band and come right back in. we will warm up as we go through the weekend and the rip current risk goes down. there's some good news there. once we get rid of this wind, i'll tell ya, it's gonna be a great day to be at the beach. >> see you then. thank you. let's check in with rob marciano who is in savannah, georgia, with the devastation left behind. rob, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. little light rain falling unrelated to idalia, which hung around the mid-atlantic a little more than folks would like. look at this video out of virginia beach. winds blowing 45 miles per hour. that was pushing the water up on shore. big waves crashing in through there. also pushing the water up the chesapeake river and the james river as well. if you've been around norfolk, you know how difficult that water can be. there was coastal flooding, lot of roads that made it difficult to get around. that big full moon didn't help. utility crews in georgia and florida had a nice day. they were able to start to get people back online. we still have over 130,000

people that are without power. of course, there's a big struggle just to clear all the trees down to get the people that need the power. people who live in perry and down across the big bend, some of those homes and businesses just unable to accept any sort of power. for those folks it's going to be weeks if not months to clean things up. president biden, by the way, set to visit florida tomorrow. rebecca. >> long road ahead, as you've seen so many times, rob, covering these storms. we turn to the latest on senator minority leader mitch mcconnell. he's been given medical clearance to resume his medical schedule after freezing in public wednesday. elizabeth schulze is in washington with the latest. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: the capitol attending physician said mcconnell can go back to his normal schedule after that latest scare this week. but the senate's longest serving leader is battling growing concerns over his health. this morning the u.s. capitol physician clearing senate

minority leader mitch mcconnell to go back to work after he appeared to freeze in front of the cameras for a second time in just over a month. in a brief statement, dr. monahan saying he conferred with mcconnell's neurology team and medically cleared him too continue with his schedule as planned. the top senate republican wednesday trailed off and remained silent for about 30 seconds. >> what are your thoughts about running for re-election in 2026? >> what are my thoughts on what? >> running for re-election in 2026. >> oh. >> did you hear the question, senator? running for re-election in 2026? >> yeah. >> all right. i'm sorry, you all. we're gonna need a minute. senator. >> do you want to come with us?

>> reporter: mcconnell's office said he fell light headed nearly six months after he fell and suffered a concussion and fractured rib. dr. monahan not commenting on any cause, but noting occasional light headedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration. five weeks ago mcconnell froze for 20 seconds during a press conference. >> mitch? >> reporter: the incident sparking new concerns about the 81-year-old's age and health and prompting a call for term limits in the senate from gop presidential hopeful nikki haley. >> what i will say is right now the senate is the most privileged nursing home in the country. i mean, you know, mitch mcconnell has done some great things and he deserves credit, but you have to know when to leave. >> reporter: president biden, at 80, is also facing questions about his age coming to mcconnell's defense.

>> i'm confident he'll be back to his old self. >> reporter: mcconnell has brushed off the suggestion he's ready to retire in the past. this morning some top republicans are coming to his defense amid questions over whether he should step aside from his leadership role. eva? >> elizabeth, thank you. now to the urgent manhunt for a convicted killer on the run after escaping from a prison in pennsylvania. authorities are calling him extremely dangerous and are asking for the public's help in tracking him down. erielle reshef has the latest. >> reporter: authorities are not saying how he escaped but hundreds of state law enforcement and marshals are on the hunt for that convicted murderer who they say was expected to serve a life sentence and has little to lose. this morning the urgent search for this killer who escaped from a pennsylvania prison. >> he is considered extremely dangerous. >> reporter: canine units deployed on the ground, drones and helicopters scouring the

area from the air. authorities say he broke out of the chester county prison around 8:50 a.m. on thursday. last seen walking on a nearby road roughly an hour later wearing a white t-shirt, gray shorts and white sneakers. local schools immediately put on lockdown. he was in the early days of serving life in prison for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend 38 times two years ago in front of their children. >> if he's already engaged in a murder in broad day light in front of her two children, there's no stopping him from doing anything more egregious. >> reporter: officials say the 34-year-old was sentenced just last week and was awaiting transfer to a state correctional institution. >> he physically escaped. >> reporter: concerns mounting with the violent criminal on the loose. >> his deprivity knows no

bounds. i have no idea what he's capable of doing. >> reporter: there is a combined $10,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. officials are concerned about his potential actions, given his violent history and they're warning the public to keep their distance. if you see him, call 911 immediately. demarco? >> erielle, thank you very much. now to supreme court justice clarence thomas. for the first time in his annual disclosure form officially detailing vacations paid for by a billionaire friend. making a statement, defending his conduct. senior national correspondent terry moran has more on this story. terry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, demarco. this has cast a shadow over justice thomas and the court as a whole and it centers on all those trips on private jets and super yachts that thomas has been taking with his rich friend and not disclosing to the public. this morning justice clarence thomas is officially acknowledging his financial ties to texas billionaire harlan crow after months of

that's cast a shadow over the whole supreme court. in his annual filing thomas disclosed for the first time in decades that he accepted private travel in the past year paid for by crowe a long time friend. and he amended a previous disclosure to confirm crow purchased three properties from the thomas family in 2014. in an unusual move, thomas included a statement defending the trips and acknowledging he inadvertently omitted other financial details. in his annual filing thomas listed five flights taken aboard crow's private jet including a trip to crow's estate. he said he was advised to take noncommercial travel following the dobbs opinion leak in the case that overturned roe versus wade. >> i'm sure you and all of us want to join -- thank harlan crow and his family. i know harlan hates that. >> i wouldn't say it.

>> i knew he had to do it. >> i'd like to keep that friendship. >> reporter: thomas has taken luxury trips on crow's dime for decades. he hadn't reported any of it since a flight in 1997 until pro publica first reported on the travel in april detailing thomas' time on crow's super yacht in the south pacific and a retreat in the adirondaks. in his statement, thomas pledged to report any trips from 2022 on ward citing new guidance for judges that explicitly requires them to report transportation that substitutes for commercial transportation. but critics say that previous trips justice thomas has taken should have been reported, too, but supreme court justices have long held they are not subject to bindings ethics rules on separations of power. because of all this, rebecca, that could change. >> terry, thank you. we turn to the latest jobs report set to be released this morning. andrew dymburt is here with what to expect.

including that impact on everyone's wallet who's watching. >> good morning. the latest jobs report is out this morning. analysts expect it to show a slowing labor market. hiring appears to have waned over the summer. the august jobs report is likely to show the economy added 170,000 jobs last month down from 187,000 in july. the unemployment rate is presumed to remain unchanged around 3.5%. some contributing factors to a cooling job market include the nationwide strikes like hollywood writers and actors who walked off the job and on to the picket line reducing employment by some 16,000 jobs. slightly higher than what was expected. but it shows the job market is cooling. >> the big money impact is interest rates and what happens after this report with the fed. >> i guess the hope is among some economists that since there hasn't been a sharp rise in unemployment an argument could be made for no rate hikes. what the federal reserve does next also depends on where inflation is headed. jerome powell said if inflation remains too high they are

prepared to raise rates further. we get a new read on inflation later this month. >> thank you, andrew. it's always a balancing act between prices and what you pay on your credit card. we appreciate it. coming up buster murdaugh breaks his silence in the first interview since refuting rumors he was involved in the death of his former classmate, stephen smith. a teen shot when mistakenly going to the wrong home faces the suspect in court. details on that. also this morning consumers are being tricked into buying from fake bed bath and beyond websites. we will tell you how to spot this scam. but first back to ginger. hey, ginge. >> hey. new york city did not officially hit 90 all of august, which we haven't done in 37 years, houston had their hottest august on record. check that out. really, really warm. average temperature was 102.7. we could see some daily records broken or tied in those areas that you see that big ridge in

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the holiday weekend. >> look at the crowd. >> a great crowd. the weather is great. it's a goldilocks forecast. not too hot, not too cold. >> it feels like fall. >> it feels like fall, but it is still summer. we turn first to those top headlines we are following right now. former president trump entering a not guilty plea and waived his right to appear at his arraignment in the georgia election fraud case. also filing a motion to sever his case from the other defendants who have demanded a speedy trial. on tuesday, county superior court judge scott mcafee said the court proceedings will be livestreamed and televised. two former proud boy leaders who were convicted for their role in the january 6th riot have been sentenced. joseph bigs was given 17 years in prison. former head of the philadelphia chapter zachary real got 15 years. these are two of the longest sentences in connection with the capitol riots.

this morning marks the end of the three year pause on student loan interest payments. payments will start next month. we'll have more on what borrowers can expect in our next hour. we have a lot more ahead including the grand finale of our united states of tacos competition. our finalists are here in times square ready to face off. they are ready. >> we're ready to eat. >> yeah. >> okay. we turn now to the son of convicted murderer alex murdaugh breaking his silence in a new interview. eva, you've been following this story from the very beginning and you have that story for us. >> for first time we are hearing from alex murdaugh's surviving son buster. the 27-year-old saying he believes the jury got it wrong. he says the person who murdered his mother and brother is still out there and he fears for his life. this morning reaction coming in to new revelations from buster murdaugh breaking his silence for the first type since his father alex was convicted of murdering his mother and

brother. >> it's an absolutely excruciatingly difficult experience. >> reporter: in the new fox nation docu series, the fall of the house of murdaugh, buster continuing to stand by his father, saying he doesn't think his dad killed his mother maggie and brother paul, but also saying his father has some psycho pathic qualities. >> i'm not prepared to sit here and say i encompasses him as a whole. i think there are characteristics where you look at the manipulation and the lies and the carrying out of that i think that's a fair assessment. >> reporter: buster also addressing the rumors that he was involved in the death of his former classmate stephen smith. >> well, it's a lot like this. you know, i don't want to be rude here, but have you ever been accused of murdering somebody? this is very very very very very -- it's a terrible thing to place on somebody with absolutely no fact. i mean, it has harmed my

reputation. people perceive me as a murderer. >> reporter: smith was killed in 2015, his body found in the middle of the road. the case reopened during the murdaugh double murder investigation. authorities saying they discovered new evidence while looking into the deaths of maggie and paul. >> i did not have any personal intimate relations with stephen and that obviously cannot be proven because it is baseless. i never had anything to do with his murder. i never had anything to do with him on a physical level of any regard. the night stephen was killed i was at our edisto beach house. >> with your family stphr. >> with my mom and brother. >> stephen smith's mother determined to bring justice for her son, her attorney talking to abc news. >> we have no knowledge that buster did this, but he -- again, he's in a difficult situation when he starts to address it. it puts him in a position of being defensive. he didn't say he had no

knowledge of stephen's death. what he said was, i didn't have anything to do with it. and i think there should have been a follow-up question asked about, do you have any knowledge about how stephen died? >> alex murdaugh is serving a double life sentence for the murders of maggie and paul murdaugh. he has agreed to plead guilty to over 20 federal charges for stealing millions of dollars from clients, his family's law firm, even some of his friends. he is planning on appealing that murder conviction, guys. >> the story continues, eva. thank you. now to ralph yarl, the teen shot after approaching the wrong home, coming face to face with his shooter for the first time in court. after yarl's testimony, the judge ruling the man who shot him will stand trial. senior national correspond aepbtd steve osunsami has the latest for us. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, demarco. this case could very likely be headed to trial where we could hear this teenager tell his story to jurors. ralph yarl is still recovering

from gun shot wounds and suffered a traumatic brain injury from the bullet that shot through his head. but in this missouri courtroom, this black teen came face to face with the white home owner who shot him. the judge ruled there was enough evidence to send this case to trial. 84-year-old andrew lester, who said he thought the teen was an intruder is pleading not guilty. >> multiple exhibits were admitted into evidence. these included recordings of 911 phone calls made by neighbors, photos of the scene and a recording of the defendant's call to 911. >> reporter: the teenager told the court that on april 13th, he didn't know he was at the wrong door and that he mistakenly went to northeast 115th street instead of 115th street terrace, where he was trying to pick up his younger twin brothers. because he's a minor, his testimony was not shared publicly. he said he never said anything to lester but did reach for the handle of the door soon after he was shot twice he heard lester say, don't come here ever again. a key moment for the defense

came when a detective testified the teen initially told investigators that he did reach for lester's storm door. the same detective said in a later interview that yarl said he did reach for the door one he saw lester approaching it. >> somebody is within two feet of him who hasn't identified himself, who he doesn't know and is grabbing the screen door, which was not part of the narrative. it was my client's reasonable belief that he was coming in after him. >> reporter: prosecutors argue it was not reasonable to shoot an unarmed kid twice through a locked glass door just because you don't know what he wants. janai norman spoke with yarl before the start of the new school year. he said he needs physical and mental therapy. >> people who are good, who are supportive they vastly outnumber all of the hateful and, like, violent people in this world. >> yeah. >> and i'm just leaning on that support to be sure that i stay

strong. >> reporter: andrew lester's arraignment is now scheduled for september 20th. in a statement, guys, to abc news, his attorney says that they don't believe there's any evidence that suggests that race had something to do with this incident. guys? >> steve osunsami, thank you for covering this story with such care. we turn now to a new alert about fake bed bath and beyond websites, with the retailer closing its doors and relaunching online under new ownership, thieves are duping shoppers with fraudulent going out of business ads. erielle reshef is back with how to protect your wallet. good morning. nice to see you again, erielle. >> good to see you again, becky. the better business bureau is warning that after overstock.com acquired bed bath and beyond and revamped its website, scammers are taking advantage of the big changes by targeting consumers with fake sales. here's how the scam work. you're lured by an ad on social media for bed bath and beyond products that are dramatically

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>> in the early '90s princess diana recorded a series of audio tapes with a good friend. morgan norwith has that. good morning, morgan. >> good morning, eva. this comes as we mark 26 years sin the princess' death. these recordings we're getting a first hand account of the princess' life all in her own words. this morning we're hearing an exclusive listen. >> my husband won't even talk to mummy barely. it was harry's christening. charles went up to mummy and said, you know, i wanted a girl. mummy snapped his head off and said, you should realize how lucky you are to have a child that's normal. >> the late princess diana in her own words. >> ever since that day the shutters have come down. that's what he does when he gets somebody answering back at him. >> her most intimate thoughts recorded almost 30 years ago in a conversation with a close friend.

the princess gave the tapes to andrew morton who wrote his best selling book "diana her true story." >> so grown up. here's diana, a kindergarten teacher. >> director tom jennings following up on the success of his first film in 2017 using the same recording given to him by morton. >> when the first film came out, people were blown away because they had not heard diana talk like this before. >> in the new film diana discussing her struggles surrounding mental health, her sons and at times the troubled relationship with her stepmother raine spencer. >> i hate you so much. if you only knew how much we all hated you for what you've done. you spent daddy's money. i have said everything i possibly could. you have no idea how much pain you have caused. just pain. in my job i see people suffer like you never see.

you call that pain, you've got a lot to learn. >> an intimate expose using only her voice. >> it's a style of story telling that's very difficult to do, but i think it's the closest thing to the truth that you can get because nothing gets in your way. >> it's important part of diana's legacy to allow more of those tapes to be heard. >> princess diana recorded seven hours of audio while she was still married to prince charles and living in kensington palace. this film expected to be released in early 2024. just fascinating to hear her thoughts. >> gives you chills. >> to hear her own voice. morgan, thank you. we'll have more on princess diana's recordings in our next hour. andrew morton is joining us live. >> next we are riding into labor day weekend. with our play of the day. that's a hint. play of the day, that's a hint.

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of that. over the holiday weekend. i know a lot of people may take that. you just know that it is closed weather wise. the holiday weekend is shaping up to be a cooler one than we're typically used to. here's live doppler seven this morning. we have a lot of cloud cover out there. we have a lot of drizzle to our marine layer is back. what a way to start a new month of september. not known for its moisture, but we're certainly seeing it out there this morning. here's a live look outside. we've got the cloud cover, little bit of sunshine. we'll keep that drizzle chance in by noon. it's drier this afternoon. but look at those temperatures. it's cool only in the 60s and in the 70s. the holiday weekend shows you partly sunny skies saturday and sunday, brighter and warmer for labor day on monday. reggie. >> thank you. drew, if you're streaming us on our abc7 bay area app, abc7 at seven is continuing next. everyone else good morning america, california. >> the labor day telethon is back. bigger bolder and better than ever. now get 1.9% apr for 60 months plus 2000 bonus cash

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the big step beginning this morning. princess diana in her own words. the never before heard audio recordings that she had secretly delivered to best selling author andrew morton. this morning you'll hear them as morton joins us live. defying the odds. meet the young gymnast inspiring a nation. her story of survival. get ready to hit the back roads. sam hunt is here performing live from central park. ♪ looking for some hot stuff baby this evening ♪ >> and get ready. >> i stay ready. i stay ready. >> for the grand finale of our united states of tacos. >> let's go, baby! >> four competitors from across the country are live in times square, competing for our biggest prize ever. and they are saying -- >> good morning america!

>> announcer: live from times square and central park, this is gma. >> good morning, america. thanks so much for being here on this friday. we are so excited for our party in the park with sam hunt. you see him there. and our other favorite sam, champion, is here in the building for the grand finale of the united states of tacos. hey, sam. >> hey, rebecca. we've got an audience ready. this is a big thing for us. our judges are ready to eat. i should say, are we ready to eat some tacos? are we ready, judges? it's a taco trophy. it might fall apart. then, this is our gang from all over the country. so we're ready to pick the best taco in america. it's our biggest prize yet. i don't want to give you the number until we do the reveal. this is a crazy amount of money. >> i just can't wait to eat, sam. i'm excited for that big reveal.

we first begin with the labor day holiday rush under way this morning. millions of americans are on the move to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. victor oquendo is at the airport in miami with the very latest. nice to see you again, victor. good morning. >> reporter: you, too, rebecca. good morning. we have been watching passengers filing into mia all morning long as they are at airports across the country for the millions of americans taking to the skys this labor day weekend, you should plan on crowded airports and those longer lines at security. here's a look at a check point inside miami international just moments ago. that line is longer than i have ever seen it. the tsa saying they expect to screen more than 14 million passengers over the holiday period. that's from september 1st through september 6th. passenger volumes could be nearly 11% higher than this point last year. today is expected to be the busiest day, with more than 2.7 million people set to be screened by tsa agents. but this exodus started yesterday with 2.6 million screened.

airports across the country, they're preparing for the high volumes. with this being the last weekend of the summer, airlines anticipating full flights across the board. big picture? this summer travel volumes even higher than 2019 marking the busiest summer travel period on record. so make sure to give yourself some extra time. and this record travel weekend comes on the heels of hurricane idalia. airlines trying to rebound from all the cancellations earlier this week. the good news, all those airports that were impacted have reopened. rebecca? >> that is great news. thank you so much, victor. we appreciate it. we turn now to news for millions of student borrowers. the three-year pause on federal loan payments is ending. interest begins accruing again. payments are set to restart next month. elizabeth schulze is back with more from washington on that. break it down for us, elizabeth. thank you. >> reporter: this is a day that many borrowers have been dreading as we get one step closer to those payments restarting after a three-year

pause. since march of 2020, interest rates on federal student loan balances have been frozen at 0%. that's part of the government's pandemic relief program. but as of today, borrowers will be charged interest once again at the rate that they locked in before the freeze. now this is a big deal because interest can very quickly add up. 5.8% rate the average american with a balance of around $37,000 will pay nearly $25,000 in interest over the life of the loan. now it's important to know you don't have to actually start making payments until october. the white house is trying to take steps to help borrowers after the supreme court struck down president biden's broader student debt cancellation plan. for example, it's rolling out a plan that will help lower monthly costs based on your income. the bottom line today, experts say now is the time to log into your account and check your balance and make a plan for when those payments resume. rebecca? >> it's great advice, elizabeth.

just do it now and go out and enjoy the weekend. thank you, elizabeth. it's that time of year. college football season is back. this is week 1. with a lot of rivals facing off. espn college football analyst greg mcelroy is joining us from the site of one of those games, so nice to see you, greg. >> it's so great to be with you guys. what way to kick off the college football season. when you think about the battle of the carolinas. the proximity, chapel hill, north carolina, that's unc, then columbia, south carolina, that's university of south carolina. there's no love lost between these two programs. they both affectionately call themselves carolina, so the name and the rivalry actually has real meaning when you assess just how important it is. there are nearly ten schools that play big time football in the carolinas, both north carolina/south carolina. these two fan bases, they are ready to get after it. >> oh, yes.

they've been doing this for a long time. these tar heels versus the game cocks. this all started back in 1903. what is it that makes this one so special? >> i think it's the proximity between the two schools. chapel hill just a couple hours away. columbia, south carolina, just about 90 minutes south. just the sheer quantity of colleges playing high level college football here in the carolinas. i think this charlotte area in particular, i love the queen city. i love this place. it's a melting pot. so many different loud barking fan bases. these two, i'll tell you as someone who's lived here multiple years. these two happen to bark the loudest. >> really? the loudest barkers of the bunch. georgia also took home that title last year, greg. are they primed to be a winner again? >> there's a lot of good teams this year. georgia is the fan favorite. they are vegas' favorite as well.

but don't sleep on michigan. don't sleep on alabama. ohio state will have an excel length team as well. there are several contenders ready to take that crown from the georgia bull dogs. >> anything can happen, greg. anything can happen. >> absolutely. it's college football. everything will happen. >> okay. be sure to start your saturday with college game day from charlotte at 9:00 a.m. eastern on espn. then greg is calling the matchup on abc saturday night football at 7:30 p.m. eastern right here on abc. coming up in our gma morning menu, the never before heard audio of princess diana that she had delivered to author andrew morton. he is joining us live. and this morning the 7-year-old gymnast who's inspiring a nation. plus lori b has the right stuff forward robe savers picked by our own gma experts who keep our clothes looking great. and sam is gearing up for some competition. hey, sam.

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and had them secretly delivered to author andrew morton, who wrote the best seller "diana her true story." andrew joins us now. andrew, it is nice to see you. it is hard to believe that yesterday marked 26 years since diana's death. how do you think those tapes and your book have impacted the monarchy? >> well, yes. to convey to a new generation just how explosive these tapes were, this book was. it made people reconsider their view of monarchy. here was the future queen of england talking about her unhappiness, her isolation, her distance from fellow members of the royal family. it was absolutely sensational. quite frankly, not prince harry's revelations. >> i can imagine what it was like for you to hear these tapes for the first time. now we're having that opportunity. how do you think that will change people's view of things?

>> well, it's one thing to read something on a page, but it's quite another to hear the person talking about it. and here we have diana talking about her ambitions for the future. there's a real poinancy of the tapes. >> do you think differently about them today versus years ago when you first heard them? has anything in your view changed now that we've seen so much more of this monarchy unfold before the public? >> absolutely, drastically. her dream was to skip a generation and for her to stand behind prince william and he would take the throne. she never for a second thought that camilla would become queen. we have a different, very different perspective on unfolding history. >> there are seven hours of tapes total. do you plan to release any more?

>> global interest in it. we'll see what happens. >> we'll see what happens. i guess we'll just have to twist your leg a little more. andrew morton, thanks so much for joining us. let's check in at the park. demarco, you made it. >> yeah, we made it here. it is good to see you again. now to a young gymnast from ukraine, defying the odds and inspiring a nation. the 7-year-old dreams of one day going to the olympics. britt clennett joins us from kyiv with her story. good morning, britt. >> reporter: this playground was hit by a missile in october. it's being rebuilt, but it is a reminder of the dangers children face. we continue to be inspired by little sasha and other children in ukraine. it's ukrainian gyms like this where gold medals are born and for little girls like 7-year-old sasha pascal. russia's brutal invasion of

ukraine will not be getting in the way of her big dreams. >> translator: i want to become an olympic champion, then a coach. >> reporter: sasha flips and bends and jumps just like any of the other girls all despite having to wear a prosthetic leg. hers was amputated after this missile struck their home on the black sea. sasha and her mother maria take me there. >> translator: she was under all this building material. i started to pull her out. i could see a collapse under her legs. >> reporter: what's it like being here again? >> translator: i remember the day. it's hard to come here. >> reporter: sasha, in intensive care for two weeks. doctors just managing to save her arm. and yet a miraculous half year

later, sasha started her beloved gymnastics training. three months ago she went to her first post trauma competition and won it. just weeks ago she won again. sasha swims and ballroom dances. i caught up with sasha at a studio in kyiv for her photo shoot for "vogue." >> translator: i feel like a princess. >> reporter: back on the beach yards away from where she nearly lost her life, sasha looks ahead. after all this little girl has gone through, it's really beautiful to see her being pampered for that glamorous vogue shoot featured in objecting's issue. sasha starts school today but like most children, it will be online, and another example of how this war is up ending the lives of an entire generation. eva?

>> britt, what a story of inspiration. now to a new warning about rip currents as families head to the beach this holiday weekend. let's go back to ginger at the beach in sea bright, new jersey, with what to know to stay safe. hey, ginger. >> hey. good morning to you. i grew up on the great lakes. we have rip current, too. they have been super deadly here along the atlantic. i want to look out to the ocean that piling of wind and water because we've got four named storms or what's left of them out there. that is going to make it bad on beaches from massachusetts down to florida. take a look. this morning as the unofficial last weekend of summer heats up, almost the entire atlantic coast is on alert for high surf or life threatening rip currents. plus five to ten foot waves. dangerous concoction for anybody going to the beach. >> we have a rip current recipe for disaster right here. full moon is pulling on the

current stronger than ever and then the storm adds waves and wind that just makes things that much more dangerous for everyone. >> that pull is made when on shore flow hits the beach then turns to go back out to sea and breaks through sand bars or forms around piers and jetties. it creates this narrow river of water that races from the shore. they move at one to two feet per second and are impossible to beat. at least 70 people have been killed in rip currents in the u.s. this year alone. >> you're more likely to get in trouble or drown in a rip current than you are to be struck by lightning in these conditions. >> i had a chance to feel a rip current about a decade ago with the san diego life guards and coast guards. now i am really in a rip current. so my instinct is to swim directly where i came from but then i'll have to go against the current.

it's what most people do, and that's a mistake. my swimming is very labored. definitely not easy. i have made absolutely no progress. instead, the experts say swim parallel to shore and stay calm. >> if you get caught in a rip current, the most important thing is not to panic. you want to swim parallel, either left or right, of the shore line to try to get to a sand bar. that's your best bet for safety. >> they also say swim in front of the life guard and have a floatation device somewhere around. if you want to be extra careful, watch the flags. if there are red flags this weekend, which there will be. look at that high surf expected. five to ten feet. lot of those on shore coastal flooding warnings. just don't swim. that would be a choice, too. here's the good news. these wave heights and everything going to go down as we get toward labor day itself. that's the big picture. let's get a drew: i'm drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. starting out with mostly cloudy skies. pockets of drizzle this morning.

a bit of afternoon sunshine in the mix but temperatures, you want to dress more for fall like conditions than summer because of the numbers today. below average. only in the 60's and low 70's. overnight is mostly cloudy with pocket the drizzle. heading into the holy weekend, partly sunny guys on saturday and sunday. brighter and warmer for labor day. >> it is that time of the week. lori b is here with the right stuff. she called upon the help of our incredible gma wardrobe experts to bring us the top wardrobe savers this morning. you can check out the products by scanning the qr code on your screen. i am so excited about all of these tips. we're starting off with clothing. johnetta is showing off her best must have for ironing. >> with the iron shoe, you can use the highest temperature setting on any fabric and achieve the best

results when prepping garments without scorching, creating shine or burning delicate fabrics. i use it every day. >> you recognize that beautiful face. that's our gma supervisor johnetta. she loves it because you can use it on any iron, eva. that's a great thing for people to know. you just need to get this. it goes over the iron. it's great especially for families because you can press any fabric. it's super fabric friendly. if you have kids who are doing dance competitions, they have glitter, anything like that, right? or if you are a person who likes glitter, that might be you, too. this will protect it and get those creases out. it's super affordable. great thing to have. >> this is great for travel. i recognize this next one. >> johnetta also picked this. great for prep. it's an instant bra converter. if you're wearing a shirt that's a racer back bra but you don't have a racer -- racer back cut but you don't have a racer back bra. this is easy, effective and

affordable. it goes and transforms those straps to hide them. johnetta was telling me when guests come out, they don't have the right bra. she can use it in an instant to make them look perfect. >> just enough to hide the straps. >> exactly. >> this one is from our costume designer woody. this is his favorite problem solver. starting with a shoe cleaning kit. >> like the song, when there's a shine on your shoes there's a melody in your heart. the shoe cleaning kit is ideal to help keep your shoes and sneakers looking smart. keep one at home, in your car or your gym locker. >> i love him. >> i know. don't you love him. that will make you remember this travel kit. this is an incredible kit. $25. these are woody's actual shoes, eva. this is like real investigative reporting here. these are his actual shoes. he's had them for years. they look brand new. that's largely in part to this kit because it comes with a premium cleaner, a brush, these little wipes.

it's a gray thing to have in your arsenal. this is a best seller at manhattan wardrobe supplies. i want to talk quickly about them. small business owned by two wardrobe supervisors. all of our picks the wardrobe supervisors at team gma were like, this is the place to get it. please check those out. >> this is very cool as well. >> i am super into this no sew button kit. do you know how to sew? >> i do, i do. >> you'll have to teach me because i do not. if you're a person who does not know how to sew. we know woody knows how to sew. like an expert. for those who don't, this is a great fix. works like an earring almost. soon as your button pops off, great instant fix. anything like that for me. i'm going to keep this with me in my bag because i have three kids and they are constantly ripping buttons off. so this is a great thing. that's not all you get, though. you get a button extender. if your pants are a little too tight or your shirt

collar is a little too tight heading into the holidays. >> yes. >> double stick tape. button pins, you get 18 pieces again, really affordable. great thing to have very quick. >> you did that in two seconds. all right. this next one is from wanda holmes. she's our gma weekend wardrobe supervisor. and she swears by double sided tape. take a look. >> stick it, fix it, secure it, stick it. double sided tape is the ultimate tape for most wardrobe malfunction. i use it apparel to apparel for a quick fix on a hem or apparel to skin to keep a bra strap in place. and for anyone with sensitive skin, it is good to know that it is hypoallergenic. >> so want to explain that so well that super sticky tape. it's great to have. and i also want to really quickly get this genie dry cleaner in a stick. if you have an old stain, this will lift it. grease dairy, any kind of residue. you use this, it lifts it right up our wardrobe really quickly.

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pretty deep marine layer this morning that is supplying us with that moisture. we're picking up a few hundredths of an inch where you can see that peppering of green on our screen. so this morning, we'll keep that chance of drizzle in the forecast. your windshield wipers might get a little bit of a workout this morning. it's damp pavement on 101. as you can see, the golden gate obscured by that fog, that low cloud cover, still a chance of drizzle right around noon. we're drier. we'll get a little bit of sunshine by 4:00 pm. but it is windy and temperatures dress for fall 60s and low 70s. gloria. >> all right. thank you so much, drew. and we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. and all swease on our abc seven news app and abc7 news.com. >> announcer: live from times square in central park, this is gma. >> welcome back to gma. we've been searching for america's best tacos. now the winners of our first rounds of united states of taco competition are here along with our great audience.

you and i have gotten super close in the last few minutes sharing this one chair. let's get over. one of these folks is about to be named the ultimate taco spot. it's our biggest prize yet. are you ready to find out just how big this prize is? ready? this is where i told you the surprise was going to be. we are competing today for $20,000! [ cheers ] we've never done that before. from our friends at taco bell. chefs, are you ready? 20g's. i'm gonna count it out for you in one's. let's meet our competitors. taylor's tacos whose crispy shrimp blew away the competition. we have mami. we have uptown 66. [ applause ] and how about in atl we have

slapping tacos. this is a real showdown it looks like. these are our judges. one of the stars but to me it's the star former new york yankees super star, pitcher cc sabathia. [ applause ] nice to see you. making his broadway debut alex moffat. [ applause ] >> hey, gang! good morning. what a time to be eating tacos. [ laughter ] >> all right. our peloton star, tundee, are you ready to eat more? >> i'm ready to eat more. [ applause ] >> we're going to have to work it off right after. singer songwriter from rbd you know this. we had to put extra security in the house. christian chavez is here. [ applause ] cute shoes. i really need to have them. and cookbook author, chris valdes, did you bring your appetite? >> i'm ready to eat. >> everybody else is ready to

go, too? [ applause ] so let's get going. alex, what do you think you're going to be looking for in the perfect taco? >> that's a tough question. i guess i would say -- you always ask the hard questions, sam. i guess i would look for the same thing i would look for in a partner, you know? >> oh. >> authenticity, warmth, moistness, helps me with a hangover. [ laughter ] >> all of these things fit tacos. that's all i'm gonna say about it. all right. let's do this. judges, go ahead and start your tasting. let the process begin. we've got them in front of you. now let's go over to our chicago winners. we'll start with this. taylor, maya, nice to see you. >> hello. thank you very much for having us. >> this is exciting, right? tell us what makes your crispy shrimp taco a standout. everybody's been buzzing about it.

>> it's sexy. it's crispy. our secret salsa will give you something to talk about. >> all right. >> it's topped with maya's pickled red cabbage for a perfect tangy touch. >> cc, what did you think about the crispy shrimp? >> incredible. so much flavor. the cabbage makes it with the crunch, so good. >> all right. gustavo, what makes it so good? >> the cooking of the barbacoa. it gives you different taco flavors. >> we've been chatting. what do you think? >> it's the salsa for me. the spice, kick. i love the white onion chopped small, little cilantro. >> there you go. >> nuno uptown 66. judges, dig in for nuno. tell us why your taco is so good. am i saying that right? >> berio.

>> thank you. mine is made with love. three different cuts of beef. ox tail, beef cheek. short ribs. high quality beef. onions, cilantro. a red sauce that will knock your socks off. >> this is a big one. what is it? >> it's delicious. i'm a cheese guy. who doesn't, right? i'm obsessed. it's delicious. >> thank you so much. >> chasity, your vision, your version is a roast beef version, right? tell me about it. >> basically it's like hawaiian we do what we do at slapping tacos. we put the meat together, we slap it. so good it tastes like your mama's. >> i did slap one a little earlier. it was delicious. thank you for being here. chris, what do you think? what are your thoughts? >> you can taste the amore. all i can hear is give me one margarita. i'm ready. [ applause ] >> all right. so let's find out who's gonna be our ultimate taco spot. we've done some testing a little

bit. all right. cc, give me a rundown. not only who got your vote, but why they got it. >> drum roll. >> oh, wait. you can do this. this is what i like to do. drum roll. can you give me -- [ applause ] >> i have hot sauce on my hands, sam. [ laughter ] >> i went with the slapping taco. [ applause ] >> all right. slapping taco. audience, applaud, please. thank you. why? why? >> lot of flavor for me. sauce is so good. this is my favorite. >> all right. alex? >> it's been a tough morning so far, having to decide between all these. i'm going with taylor's taco. [ applause ] >> what do we do? how do we feel? >> i thought they were all so good. >> right. i agree. >> i typically order shrimp or barbacoa taco when i order.

i'm from houston texas. mami coco, dallas texas. [ applause ] >> christian? >> they are all delicious. really as a mexican, i do appreciate a good taco. i think i'm going for uptown 66. >> whoa whoa whoa! [ applause ] the final word is yours, my friend. what are we doing? >> let me tell you what. i don't know if you have ever done these tacos. they take around six hours. the amount of love these chefs had to do, but especially these. this one specific taco, i would ask, like alex said, i would ask if you would go on a date with me, to go to the concert tonight. [ laughter ] the taco that i choose -- while i'm singing the margarita song in the car. i think it goes to this one. >> uptown 66! [ applause ] >> here's our chef.

congratulations. come on over here. not only suitable for framing but fits on any table anywhere nuno. >> absolutely. >> it's gorgeous. little crispy leaf on top right there. we want to thank our friends from taco bell who supported. and want to support. they made a check for $20,000 to support anyone who makes, eats, sells, celebrates tacos. we all do that. how does it feel to be named gma ultimate taco spot? >> it's amazing. i'm nervous right now. i don't even know what to say. it's fantastic. i didn't expect it. i'm so happy. miami. >> to the 305. >> come over here, guys. >> absolutely. here's my guys here. [ applause ] >> thanks to everybody. thank you all. all right, guys. >> thank you so much. >> coming up next sam hunt performs live in central park.

we've got a big audience there. thank you to our audience here. , thank you to our audience here.

[cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. central park is ready for our concert with sam hunt. let's see how lori bergamotto is helping some fans with their style. >> i'm here enjoying our gma

summer salon. our sponsor, hot tools, sent over their stylist so gma concert goers can glam up their looks. for the past 30 years, hot tools have been giving you the tools and hair care you need to create any style you can imagine from the comfort of your home. how you guys feeling? >> awesome! >> they're feeling good, looking good thanks to hot tools. we've helped to create lovely locks in the park all summer long. now let's head out to the beach with ginger. >> hey, thanks so much, lori. the beach is chilly this morning but we'll warm up by labor day. we had no 90 degree high temperatures in the month of august in new york city. we haven't done that since 1986. pretty remarkable. but we warm back up and next week will feel like summer even though unofficially it ends this weekend. we'll see heavy rain along the gulf coast, trying to make it around tampa bay.

probably going to hamper some efforts of cleanup. the heavy rain there in the northern rockies as well. it looks like phoenix about 100. august almost above average everywhere east of the rockies. let's get a check closer to home. drew: i am drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. mostly cloudy pockets of drizzle this morning leading to partly sunny's guys this afternoon. temperatures below average in the mid 60's to lower 70's. we are >> now what you've all been waiting for country star sam hunt is here performing "outskirts." ♪ there's so much goin' on in this town, to keep me busy i have been running around up and down all these avenues doin' everything but thinkin' about

you ♪ ♪ as long as i stay on em i'm fine, the city side of those city limit signs you don't really cross my mind ♪ ♪ soon as i get out here on the outskirts i wish i was running by your house first something about a summer in the south sure shines like gold down these old round bale river valley backroads ♪ ♪ way back in the holer where the grass grows god almighty baby we were that close to ditchen this town and settling down on the outskirts ♪ ♪ if i'd have had a lick of damn sense i'd be on the greener side of that fence, little starter

house we've finally out grown 1200 feet we're about to add on ♪ ♪ smiling and watching them, big ole yellow buckets bout to break ground while you're shooting all my baby names down ♪ ♪ soon as i get here on the outskirts something about a summer in the south sure sounds like gold down these old round bale river valley backroads ♪ ♪ way back in the holler where the grass grows god almighty baby we were that close to ditching this town and settling down out here on the outskirts ♪ ♪ i'm over all these saturday nights, i miss the stars in your eyes, we were gonna give up on the fast life have a couple babies raise em up right

take em to the river get em baptized back in our day if i'd have just stayed ♪ ♪ i wouldn't be living in this condo, hanging out with katie from toronto god almighty we were that close to ditching uptown, putting roots down out here on the outskirts ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> gma summer concert series sponsored by hot tools. your go to innovative styling brand for over 30 years.

♪ body like a back road ♪ >> back now with our summer concert series. what a great performance we just had from sam hunt. let's first ask you, there's this cute video of you singing to your 15-month-old lucy. i know you're about to have baby number two with your wife hannah lee. are you ready for two babies? >> i hope so. i'm as ready as i will be, i guess. yeah. it's coming up quick. we've been touring all summer. luckily hannah has been with me. our new one is getting here late october. we're going to find out the sex on the day of. we're excited about that big surprise. it's going to be a fun holiday season this year. >> let's talk music. your second album was a smash, everybody. wasn't it good? [ cheers ] what can we expect from this third album? >> the new babies in the word and raising a family, i haven't had as much time to put together

a whole album. i have taken the route just doing songs one at a time. i have been putting songs out over the last several months. i don't know that i'll have a full album but by the time i put all the music out it will accumulate and turn it into an album. >> we'll take what we can get. here he is again, sam hunt performing his number one selling grammy nominated smash and my favorite "body like a back road." hey! [ applause ] ♪ got a girl from the southside got braids in her hair first time i seen her walk man i bout fell up out my chair ♪ ♪ i had to get her number took me like six weeks now me and her go way back like

cadillac seats ♪ ♪ body like a back road driving with my eyes closed i know every curve like the back of my hand ♪ ♪ doing 15 in a 30 i ain't in no hurry i'm gonna take it slow just as fast as i can ♪ ♪ she fits in those blue jeans she don't need no belt can turn them inside out i don't need to help ♪ ♪ got lips like honey so thick and sweet ain't no curves like hers on the downtown streets ♪ ♪ body like a back road driving with my eyes closed i know every curve like the back of my hand ♪ ♪ doing 15 in a 30 i ain't in no hurry i'm gonna take it slow just as fast as i can ♪

♪ ♪ out here in the boondocks the breeze and the birds tangled up in the tall grass with my lips on hers ♪ ♪ on a highway to heaven headed south of her smile get there when we get there every inch is a mile ♪ ♪ body like a back road driving with my eyes closed i know every curve like the back of my hand ♪ ♪ 15 in a 30 i ain't in no hurry i'm gonna take it slow just as fast as i can ♪ ♪ i'm gonna take it slow ♪

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westbound 80 between 780 and vallejo and state route four in hercules there will be delays all throughout this area, especially around the alternates. hey, drew. >> hey, jobina. we are tracking mist and drizzle out there. it's pretty cloudy in a lot of spots. live doppler seven picking up on a little bit of that moisture. we'll keep the chance of drizzle in the forecast, at least through noon today. sfo it's cloudy with that drizzle later this afternoon, we'll dry out our skies a little bit of sunshine but it's windy. and look at this dress for fall cool temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. gloria all right. >> sounds nice. thank you so much, drew. and time now for live with k kelly and mark. we'l be back here at 11 for midday live. it's live today, from dancing with the stars, bruno tonioli. and before the kids head to class, tips for the parents as we continue live's back 2 school week. plus, the cohosts open up the inbox to check in with the viewers. all next on live.