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see ray. it is our spirit week and americans have a lot of spirit for the u.s. open. >> absolutely. we got spirit, yes, we do. three americans have made to it the semis. will reeve is at the tennis center. he'll have much more coming up in a bit. extreme heat, 19 states under heat alert. a late season heat wave is interfering with start of the school year for millions. rob marciano starts us off. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, george. you saw that report yesterday that came out that the last three months globally the hottest on record. we're coming off a supremely hot summer especially for much of the u.s. but here in the northeast, really this is the first really bad heat wave. bit of a shock to the system. it's coming in september creating even more problems with the kids back in school. this morning millions sweltering through a late season heat wave. record breaking temperatures gripping the u.s. from the south up to new england. new york city under a heat advisory. washington, d.c. declaring a hot weather emergency.

and officials in philadelphia saying that schools that don't have air conditioning will be dismissed early the rest of the week. in massachusetts, some schools without air conditioning bringing in fans and stocking up on water to help keep kids cool and hydrated. >> we do need air condition. we do need the fans. i don't know where we can get them from but we need them now. >> reporter: three schools sending students home early in north carolina after ac failed to hold up in the heat. >> it was definitely distracting being in there just sweating. it was hard to learn. >> reporter: young children among the most at risk in this heat. >> children have a different physiology than adults. the very young and very old don't tolerate heat as well. >> reporter: in jacksonville beach, florida, a tragic reminder that heat can kill. a 2-year-old child discovered left in a vehicle. police believe her death is heat related. so, so sad. for as preventible as these heat related deaths can be, we've proved over the last 30 years that is the number one weather related killer.

you can be sure a heat wave this intense, this late in the season, human induced climb change is playing a big role. rebecca? >> rob, thank you. people have to be safe out there. we appreciate it. ginger has more on this heat wave and hurricane lee. ginger is track all of it. good morning, ginger. >> good morning. not only is this a shock to the system after such an average or even below average summer in parts of the northeast, but we've now seen the first 100 degree temperature in september in baltimore since 1973. we've done this in a lot of places. washington dulles had their all time hottest september tempature on record at 100. we will see more of it at least today. then in the northeast it starts to break up even though it's still muggy this weekend. but this ridge builds. texas gonna keep breaking records. phoenix will, by this weekend, break their record of number of 110 plus degree days. just no break for them. then we've got to talk about hurricane lee. it is way out in the atlantic.

confidence is much higher that it should miss the leeward islands as it rapidly intensifies this weekend to a cat 4. part of that's because the water temperatures are so above normal. three to four degrees above normal where it sits now. i does start to enter cooler water. on top of that you've got this high pressure system that will start to allow it to come closer to the east coast. that's by next mid week. this trough and that high, the positions of them matter greatly as to where it ends up making landfall potentially up in canada by the time it's all said and done. that would be by next weekend. we'll get into all of it, michael. >> thank you for bringing that to us. we're going to turn to the hunt for the convicted killer still on the run after escaping prison last week. newly released surveillance video shows him scaling a wall right before he broke out. trevor ault is on the scene in pennsylvania this morning. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this is still a very urgent search for an extremely dangerous man. behind me, you see this state trooper.

he's checking the back seat and trunk of every single vehicle that's pulling out of the search perimeter. this morning we have a look at this pretty stunning video of this convict climbing the wall sideways to get to the roof and get out. maybe the most shocking part is this already happened once before. this is the moment convicted killer cavalcante escaped the chester county prison scaling the wall sideways in a matter of seconds to get to the roof and take off. >> we believed the security measures were sufficient, they have proven otherwise. >> reporter: authorities released the video wednesday after days of scrutiny. they say the escape began last thursday at 8:51 a.m. with cavalcante climbing the wall from the exercise yard. it wasn't until 9:45 a.m., nearly an hour later, that prison officials noticed he was gone. it took another 16 minutes, until 10:01 to sound the escaped inmate alarm and notify 911. >> when you scale a wall and can elude capture or avoid the

corrections officers, that's got me scratching my head. that warden there needs to take a hard look at what went on there. >> reporter: the acting warden confirmed a different inmated escaped in a nearly identical fashion in may. in response the prison installed razor wire on the roof saying outside security consultants told them that would secure the exercise yard. but they say cavalcante simply climbed through the wire on his way out and a tower guard who was supposed to be watching the inmates never saw it happen. >> we thought we took appropriate measures to prevent that with the razor wire. we only focused on the physical infrastructure and not necessarily human element. >> reporter: cavalcante was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in broad day light. since his escape, he's been seen half dozen times including on these trail camera photos monday night. >> everybody is feeling disbelief that he has yet to be captured. >> reporter: ryan drummond said he saw the convict steal food from inside his house. believing cavalcante entered through an unlocked door.

>> i saw him come out of the kitchen into the living room, back to that french door and out the deck. by that time i grabbed the phone. my wife was telling 911, he's in our house, or just left. >> reporter: along with dense woods, sources tell abc news the intense heat is hindering the search making it harder to track body temperature signals from helicopters. now a week into their efforts, authorities remain determined to find cavalcante and believe he is still within their perimeter. the state attorney general's office has now taken over the investigation into how this escape occurred. that observation tower guard who didn't see it happen or report it is now on administrative leave. all of this happened one day after the acting warding took over the job. george? >> what a story, trevor. thanks. >> the latest on hunter biden. special counsel saying he plans to indict the president's son on a gun charge. this happens after a plea deal

fell apart over the summer. pierre thomas has the story. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning. his plea deal in tatters, hunter biden is facing the prospect of indictment and likely headed to trial. the president's son will likely be indicted on a felony gun charge. special counsel david weiss blunt warning came in a new court filing involving hunter biden's alleged illegal purchase of a gun in delaware when he was addicted to drugs. that gun charge was supposed to go away as part of a plea deal. as part of the deal, the president's son would plead guilty to tax crimes. but the deal unravelled in late july and weeks later attorney general merrick garland naming weiss special counsel in the case. >> upon considering his request as well as the circumstances relating to this matter, i have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counsel.

>> reporter: the same day weiss made it clear the parties were no longer in plea negotiations, telling the court the parties are at an impasse and the government now believes the case will not resolve short of a trial. republicans have sought to use hunter biden's legal woes to weaken his father politically. >> this has been a corrupt process for five years now. the evidence was laid out. it was available. more and more evidence will surface. more and more corruption than federal law enforcement, department of justice has released to hunter. >> reporter: president biden standing by his son, but pointedly refusing to engage on the case. >> i have no comment on any investigation that's going on. that's up to the justice department. that's all i have to say. >> reporter: hunter biden's attorneys are preparing to fight saying in a statement last night prosecutors should honor a deal they signed to forego the gun charge as long as biden stays off of drugs and out of serious legal trouble.

george? >> thanks. latest on donald trump's conspiracy indictment in georgia. a judge denied a request by two ex-trump lawyers to separate their cases. aaron katersky has the details. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. with the clock ticking towards the first trial date next month the judge requesting the request for two lawyers charged with conspireing to keep trump in office. instead ruling sydney powell and kenneth chesboro would stand trial together october 23rd. prosecutors said they want to put all 19 alleged co-conspirators on trial at once. the judge said he was skeptical that could happen but would decide after another hearing one week from today. whenever the trial starts, prosecutors estimate they could last four months and include testimony from more than 150 witnesses. trump has been asked if he would testify in georgia or in his three other criminal trials and he claims he would, though, george, his lawyers may have a different expectation. michael? >> all right. i think they will, aaron. thank you very much. now to the deadly flooding in

greece. another day of record rainfall as emergency services received more than 2,000 calls for help and rescued hundreds of people. marcus moore is tracking it all. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this extreme and deadly flooding comes after three days of heavy rainfall across parts of europe. this was the scene in athens. three people trying to cross a street there. the high water rushing by. government official saying that what they have been seeing is unprecedented. several feet of rain falling in one day. also a water spout forming off the coast of the islands. an unimaginable situation with high water sweeping away cars and damaging homes and businesses in the region. the weather is expected to pass tonight which will bring a much needed break to so many who were enduring these extreme conditions. michael? >> definitely much needed, marcus. thank you for that. now to the latest on the war in ukraine. russia claims it shot down drones near military headquarters. this as a missile hit a crowded market place in ukraine, killing at least 16 people.

let's get right to our foreign correspondent britt clennett who is at the wreckage. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, michael. russia said it shot down another wave of drone attacks near moscow, home to its military headquarters. video capturing the powerful explosion. a local official saying one person was injured and buildings damaged. and here where a missile hit a busy marketplace, 16 people are dead including a child. dozens are injured. you can see the destruction left behind. this town has been shelled before. people here are particularly shocked this time because it was carried out in broad day light in the center of town during rush hour as people were simply shopping. the attack coming during a visit to ukraine by antony blinken who met president zelenskyy and pledged more aid to ukraine and hailed their progress in the counter offensive. today blinken visited a boarded up facility where he met soldiers and was shown equipment provided by the u.s.

rebecca? >> such a brazen attack. thank you for being there amid that wreckage to bring us the story from ukraine. we turn now to federal regulators taking steps to recall some 50 million air bags that could injure or kill people. they say it's happened before. our transportation correspondent gio benitez is here with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, rebecca. good morning. this is so concerning that the highway traffic safety administration is calling for a recall. these air bags are used in about 50 million cars, from some of the biggest automakers. look at that right there. half of them on the roads right now from bmw to tesla. at least 7 people were injured, one killed after air bags ruptured. one of the makers rejected the recall saying they lack evidence of a defect. here's what nhtsa are telling us. the parts may rupture causing metal debris to be forcefully

ejected into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. so nhtsa will hold a meeting in october with the air bag manufacturer. we tried reaching out to the air bag makers and we did not hear back, guys. >> all right, gio. thank you very much for that. very dangerous situation there. going to turn to the u.s. open and more fireworks for the american stars. madison keys earning her place alongside coco gauff in the semifinals. will reeve is there at the tennis center with more. hard assignment there, will. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, hardship for sure, michael. good morning. this u.s. open report is brought to you by the number four. four days left in the tournament. four men. four women remain. >> the semifinalists are american! >> reporter: american madison keys breezing into the semifinals with a straight set

victory. >> i just love it here. i love playing here. i mean, in front of a home crowd. you can never feel like you can't get out of any situation. >> reporter: next up a tough test against the world's number one player. >> that is good! >> reporter: in the other women's semifinal is 19-year-old phenom coco gauff. leaving open the possibility of an all american women's final. former u.s. winner naomi osaka making an appearance at the tennis center without her racket. the 25-year-old leading a forum on mental health for athletes with michael phelps. >> coming back here, it means a lot. this room in particular. there were some tears shed, a lot. >> reporter: osaka telling espn she'd like to get back on tour next year.

on the men's side, the dream run for atlanta born ben shelton, facing his stiffest test. a semifinal showdown with novak djokovic. the winner of that match will face either 2021 champ medvedez or carlos alcaraz who won in straight sets last night. some tough battles ahead for the biggest stars in tennis on the biggest stage in tennis. it all goes down tonight and tomorrow. women's semis, then men's semis, all on espn, guys. >> thank you very much. coming up search for a cruise ship passenger who vanished. we hear from his family as they push for answers. plus the hero police officer who pulled an unconscious truck driver from a fiery wreck. with air fare falling, where you can find a great deal now. but first back to ginger. >> damaging wind as we break that heat. we've got your local weather in 30 seconds.

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he's sleeping somewhere. hours went by and we hear nothing. i'm like, this is serious. >> reporter: carnival saying the guest was not located on board despite an extensive search, and that the u.s. coast guard was contacted and completed a helicopter search of the water in the general vicinity. the coast guard saying they covered nearly 3,300 square nautical miles before suspending their search wednesday. police also checking security cameras. it gave no indication that mcgrath may have gone overboard. the special victims bureau sharing this missing persons poster asking anyone with information to contact them. >> we love you kevin and we want you to come home, plain and simple. i know someone saw something, heard something. even if you think it's something small, come forward. just anything will help. anything will help at this moment because we're sitting here with no answers. >> reporter: and kevin's sister

tells us he is a father, he's outgoing, was having a great time on that cruise ship and would never just disappear without telling anybody. carnival says its care team is now supporting the family. guys? >> we hope this has a happy ending, whit. thank you very much for that. now to a dramatic rescue caught on body camera. a north carolina police officer pulling an unconscious truck driver from his burning vehicle. demarco morgan is here with this incredible story. good morning, demarco. >> talk about being in the right place at the right time. good morning to you guys as well. the officer was responding to a separate incident when he noticed a tractor trailer hit the wall and saw flames shortly after the crash and without hesitation he jumped in to help. even at one point stopping to catch his breath, but never giving up. the video you have to see for yourself. >> get out of the truck! >> reporter: this morning a community is praising the life saving actions of one north carolina police officer. >> tractor trailer hit the median and caught fire. >> reporter: newly released dramatic body cam video

capturing the august 8th incident. lieutenant corey brooks running toward a semitruck engulfed in flames, finding the unconscious driver trapped inside. >> come on out. >> reporter: the officer removing the seat belt and struggling to lift the man out of his seat. >> sir! >> reporter: the 24 year veteran successfully dragging the still unconscious man out of the truck and on to i 85 as a female bystander runs over to help. >> i need help pulling him. come on. >> i'm thinking this truck can go at any time. i got maybe minutes or seconds to get him out of here. >> reporter: lieutenant brooks sharing the frightening encounter with our affiliate wsoc. >> i was thinking either i am going to die with him or i'm going to -- i gotta get him out of here. >> reporter: the fire growing larger, and then minutes after the remarkable rescue, an explosion. [ explosion ] >> oh my god. >> reporter: the unconscious man

surviving and is said to be okay. >> i just thank god i was in the right place at the right time. i'll never forget this for the rest of my life. >> reporter: now again, the driver is okay this morning. in fact, after the man gained consciousness, he was able to walk on his own to the ambulance, where he was taken to a nearby hospital. guys, what a story. >> give you chills to watch that video. >> thank goodness for that hero cop. demarco, thank you very much. okay. >> no problem. >> okay. now we have some good news if you are planning to fly this fall. air fares are dropping. becky worley is at kennedy airport here in new york with all the details. good morning, becky. >> reporter: rebecca, good news indeed. you've heard of revenge travel where people were making up for lost trips during covid. finally, we're seeing that start to abate. for those who were priced out of the friendly skies, well now they're starting to open up. this morning time to put away and stowe your carry on luggage. air fares are finally beginning

their dissent. according to an analysis ticket prices are down 9% from last year. some of that may be seasonal. >> every year around the end of august, people start booking travel. they're headed back to school, work, ending of the year you start to think about holidays and not thinking about booking travel for september and october. so historically airles, hotels, even rental car companies to a degree drop prices. >> reporter: but hopper attributes some of the domestic travel discounts to the fact that people went big on international trips this summer, reducing domestic demand. >> right now we're seeing air fares incredibly low especially for trips taken in september and october. domestic air fare dropped about 29% from this summer. that's $89 less expensive than trips taken in peace summer months. >> reporter: she points to round trip deals as low as $174 to new

york down 34% from the summer. want to head to the west coast, los angeles with fall fares as low as $179. that's down 40%. even international trips to london going for $677. that's down 35% from the summer. and one major tip. >> keep january in mind. january is absolutely the cheapest month of the year to take a trip. >> reporter: now, the experts we spoke with said that you should think about any trip you're taking between now and say december. look at those prices. but especially domestic flights. coast to coast, florida, seattle. don't forget about the noncontiguous destinations like alaska and hawaii. rebecca? >> that was my question. i have got my calendar out here. what about hawaii? how is that looking? >> reporter: yeah. you know, it was touchy in the early days whether maui was ready for visitors. but from the folks that i have

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we are back with the latest on bruce springsteen. he has cancelled all of his september shows due to illness. lara is here with all the details. good morning, lara. >> good morning, george. yeah, bruce had pushed back a couple dates in august because of illness. those were brief. then he was back putting on his epic three hour concert. this latest set back seems to be more serious leading him to cancel all shows until november. ♪ even if we're just dancing in the dark ♪ >> reporter: this morning bruce springsteen and the e street band postponing eight concerts. ♪ a statement released on his website says springsteen is being treated for peptic ulcer disease and on the advice of doctors he should suspend his concerts.

♪ peptic ulcers typically cause severe abdominal pain affecting the inner lining of the stomach and small intestines. >> sometimes it can cause abdominal pain, internal bleeding. that can really affect bruce's ability to perform on stage especially if he's doing this night after night. >> reporter: this comes after the boss postponed two other shows in philadelphia last month due to illness. ♪ glory days ♪ >> reporter: the 74-year-old singer said he's heart broken but vowed, we'll be back to pick these shows up and then some. and thanks fans for their understanding and support. >> if you are really symptomatic and in pain, it can affect his ability to perform and can potentially be dangerous for him to be on the stage. i can understand why he's taking a step back. >> reporter: the tour is set to resume in canada this november. ♪ born in the usa ♪

♪ born in the usa ♪ >> all right. so if you have tickets for springsteen's upcoming shows in new york, connecticut, ohio, maryland, dc or pennsylvania, you will receive information regarding rescheduled dates. bruce, we wish you a speedy recovery. >> we sure do. all right. thanks for bringing that to us. coming up later snap chat's new safe guards and exclusive look at the tools designed to help protect teens on the app. and next, our ray of sunshine this morning. a big reveal is happening in our play of the day. be right back. school and just get kicked out the classroom. my mom put me in football for a discipline thing, i didn't really, like, know anything about the sport. i didn't like it at first either. i remember it was the banquet night. coaches said “most improved player goes to najee harris.” i was just like and i looked up, like,“what?” that award changed the trajectory of how i looked at life. you know, football, people see it as a sport. but i see it as tools for life.

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that surge of energy, love and happiness flowed right here to times square where it transformed into ray. so, ray, welcome to the family, my friend. yeah. what do you think of ray? >> ray had his coffee this morning! energetic. >> he's like the cutest puppy. >> i love it. ray of sunshine right there. we're gonna tell you more about ray's story coming up here. we're even going to put him to work here. his very first assignment, he's going to surprise an amazing teacher on gma. >> i think he is ready. that teacher, by the way, gio thank you, doing it with ray, the only way. bringing ray into the fold. we have that teacher. there she is backstage in one of our green rooms. she has no idea what a special morning we have planned for her. it is all coming up in our next hour. yes, ray! okay, ray. [ applause ]

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new school year. so we want to recognize the dedicated teachers who work so hard in classrooms across the country. this morning we're surprising one very special art teacher at a high school here in new york. she's backstage right now. she has no idea what we have in store for her. >> i love a surprise. also ahead an exclusive look at snap chat's new tools to help protect teens. first we're going to start with extreme heat. it is impacting the u.s. open. also school in 19 states under alert. ginger's tracking it. good morning, ginger. >> good morning. baltimore maryland hit 100 for the first time in september in 40 years. so it's not just that we missed most of summer in the northeast and now suddenly got it in september. but we're breaking daily records and even all time september records. you'll see more of that today before we break it up. schools are still dismissing early, at least for one day in parts of philadelphia, new jersey. we've seen reports of it in new york. look at this. new york city, we do start to cool down unlike in florida or especially back to texas and even phoenix.

they've had such epic summers even el paso hit a 106, meaning they tied an all time september record after such a wild summer. then we want to look at hurricane lee. it's still way out there in the atlantic. but it is in very warm waters and by this weekend it should pass just north of the leeward islands. so the northern leeward islands look to miss the bulk of it though you would see high surf and even outer bands. cat 4 will be strong in those super warm waters. three to four degrees above average. michael, they take it between the east coast and that really strong driving high pressure system we're watching it by next weekend to potentially impact as far north as canada. >> all right, ginger. thank you very much for that. we're going to turn to the hunt for the convicted killer still on the run after escaping prison last week. let's go back to trevor ault with more on that newly released surveillance video. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. cavalcante has been on the run

for a full week. we've seen some state troopers stopping vehicles leaving the search area to check their trunk and back seat. as that search continued, you mentioned the video. we're getting a look at how cavalcante managed to escape, by climbing sideways up the walls of the exercise yard at chester county prison. the acting warden says this is nearly identical to how a previous inmate escaped in may. he says they even added razor wire to the roof to try to prevent this from happening again. they say cavalcante simply climbed through the wire and observation tower guard who was supposed to be watching the inmates never saw it and never reported it. by the time they realized he was missing, cavalcante had nearly an hour head start. now seven days in since then, authorities say there has been more than half dozen credible sightings, but he continues to slip through their grasp. rebecca? >> unbelievable, a full week on the run. okay, trevor. thank you. we turn to an abc news exclusive. snap chat revealing they're putting new safe guards in place to help protect teens.

erielle reshef is here with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. those features go live after gma today. the company said the new tools build on important protections now in place. the goal is to enhance safe guards for 13-17-year-old snap chatters against potential dangers online. this morning snap chat announcing it will be unveiling new tools, hoping to protect teens on its app by limiting potentially risky or unwanted interactions encouraging teens to only have contact with people who they know in real life by adding a popup warning if they are contacted by someone outside of their friend group adding resources to help the company find and remove accounts promoting content that it considers unsuitable for kids. and introducing a strike system to help eliminate content deemed inappropriate and ban accounts trying to skirt the app rules. >> there's no silver bullet to online safety. it's really important for parents to talk to their kids about being safe online and what that means.

>> reporter: according to the u.s. department of health and human services, up to 95% of kids between 13-17 years old have reported using social media. a third of them almost constantly. >> changes to the apps are never going to be a substitute for parents checking in with their kids. they have to set time limits and have to sometimes be strict and not take their kid's no for an answer. >> reporter: the surgeon general advised while social media can have some benefits, it can also pose risks like negative body image, sleep difficulties, depression and expose you to hateful content. you can go to parents.snapchat.com for more information about how this platform works and how to keep your kids safe. of course there's no substitute for parents' oversight, guys. >> important information. thank you very much. coming up in our gma morning menu, the new study on the use of common painkillers and birth control pills linked to highened risk of blood clots. dr. ashton is here to break it down. also this morning the

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time for our gma cover story. a study looks at the increase of blood clots while taking pain pills. what does it tell us? >> huge study done in denmark just published in the british medical journal looking at what we call a class effect between two known huge classes of medications. hormonal contraception and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain killers. we know they both come with an increase clotting risk. what wasn't known is amongst women who take both of them together what that risk was. take a look. the risk was stratified. highest risk combined estrogen patch. high dose estrogen. higher dose estrogen containing pills. what we call third generation or fourth generation progestins and anti-androgens. that's the high risk. then they went to medium and low risk categories amongst those.

medium risk categories, other combined birthed control pills, the kind of pills most women would be on. a depro high dose progesteron and progestin pills and then progestin containing interuterine devices. very interesting based on the type of hormone. >> the idea of clotting is not new. we talked about it. specifically what birth controls are we talking about here in this study? >> again, it really depends. when you talk about hormonal contraception, the list i gave is pretty extensive. if you're on any type of hormone for contraception, you want to ask your gynecologist or health

care provider. in terms of the nonsteroidals, which could be prescription or over the counter. we're talk about things like ibuprofen, naproxen. those things also with associated risk when taken for a week. >> so no specific makers? >> correct. >> got it. >> as far as pain relievers go, are there any that have a higher risk for clotting? >> yeah. i think those nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories. not talking about things like acetaminiphin. still in about 2 in 10,000 which is incredibly low, guys. as we say in gynecology, the risk of a clot in pregnancy way higher than this. but this is personal for me. my daughter had a clot on the pill and nonsteroidal. it's just about awareness. four words, talk to your doctor. >> such important awareness. dr. ashton, thank you. >> you bet. >> we turn to big music news. rolling stones gather no moss. 20 years nearly since their last original album was released, mick jagger and the gang are

back with new music. cue it! that is their new song. ♪ you hear it? it's angry. so good to see you. this was exciting news. it really was. good morning to you. what an announcement. we were right there in the audience. mick jagger telling us the long wait is over. they are releasing a brand new album with new songs. ♪ don't get angry with me ♪ >> reporter: they are back. >> reporter: the legendary rolling stones releasing new music for the first time in nearly 20 years with their latest single "angry" featuring euphoria actress. ♪ that song part of an upcoming album which they're promising will have a little bit of

everything. >> a bit more eclectic, love songs, ballads, country kind of things. you've got a mixture. >> reporter: the album will also have some special guests, too, paul mccartney, stevie wonder to lady gaga. >> we have one song where she sings which is a slow, kind of gospel type song. ♪ you can't always get what you want ♪ >> reporter: for more than six decades the rolling stones have been performing and touring the world. ♪ pleased to meet you hope you guess my name ♪ >> reporter: selling out arenas, seemingly never, ever slowing down. fans want to know if you will be going on tour any time? >> oh, america, we have pencilled in for next year. we really hope we can finish auf what we started last time. >> reporter: but one member will

not be on stage this time around drummer charlie weiss who passed in 2021. his spirit though forever with his band mates. >> i know that charlie, if he was here today, would be very, very happy to know the band is continuing without him. the band is bigger than any one member. >> reporter: now the new album has 12 tracks. it's already getting rave reviews. it drops october 20th. after all these years i can tell you that the rolling stones are giving their fans what they want with a sprinkle of satisfaction. >> yes. it doesn't sound angry, as george said. time for pop news with lara. >> yes, thank you very much, rebecca. good morning to you all. we're going to begin with a gma first look. minutes ago the country music association announced their nominations for the 57th annual cma awards. country music's biggest night is celebrating lainey wilson in a big way. she tops the list with nine nods tying legends like merl haggard

and miranda lambert for most nominations in a single year. other top nominees include first time nominee jelly roll, with five, and luke combs, getting four nods this year. competing for the night's highest honor cma entertainer of the year luke combs, chris stapleton, carrie underwood and morgan wallen and lainey wilson. she is son fire. for the full list of nominees head to good morning america.com. the 57th annual cma awards will be again hosted by luke and peyton manning. they'll broadcast live from nashville november 8th, 8 p.m. on abc. and we will be there. always a great night. >> thanks. >> also in pop news, kourtney kardashian barker is opening up about a frightening medical emergency. earlier this week her husband travis barker left his band blink 182's tour for an urgent family matter. now we know what that matter was. kourtney revealing she underwent urgent fetal surgery.

she wrote on instagram, i will forever be grateful for my incredible doctors for saving our baby's life. i am grateful to my husband who rushed to my side from tour to be with me in the hospital and take care of me afterwards. my rock. to my mom, thank you for holding my hand through this. as someone who has had three really easy pregnancies in the past, i wasn't prepared for this fear of rushing into urgent fetal surgery. kardashian adding walking out of the hospital with her baby boy safe in her belly was the truest blessing. we are so happy that she is okay and the baby as well. then also in pop news, a piece of music history is making history of its own. a piano owned by freddie mercury and used by the singer to create queen's biggest hit, bohemian rhapsody. it just sold for $2.2 million at auction in london. it was among dozens sold by sotheby's.

mercury's close friend mary austin inherited much of the singer's estate when he passed away. finally this morning back to school means a little something for one family in wisconsin. not only are 18-year-old mia and samantha headed to their dorms in college, their mom is going with them, so is grandma. [ laughter ] she's enrolled as well. three generations of women getting to experience their first day of school together as mom and grandma are headed for master's in business and design innovation, and sam will be a freshman, mia will be a sophomore. the girls say they can't wait to walk mom and grandma to class and meet up in study sessions. i wonder if they'll join the same sorority. grandma christie telling us never hesitate to follow your fear. older students bring a lot to the table. i don't think age is a factor. we can all continue to learn. amen to that. first day of school, ladies. congratulations. >> that's awesome. >> thank you, lara. let's go to ginger. >> my mom is starting her second

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diffuse and as we get towards the morning hours, these upper 50s now translating into the low to mid 60s. so it's a lot like yesterday. the breeze kicks up, but it will be a beautiful afternoon with 73 in oakland and 78 in fremont. some upper 80s inland and the look ahead warmest on sunday. reggie >> lisa, thank you. we'll have another abc7 news update in about a half hour. you can always spot us on our news app and abc seven news.com. we'll see you >> announcer: welcome back to gma live from times square. >> welcome back, everybody. we are celebrating spirit week. we're about to surprise a very special teacher who is backstage right now. i want our control room -- hey, we need to talk to mrs. yonks. there she is. erica yonks, is that you? >> hi, hi. >> it's michael strahan. we have a surprise for you out on set.

we have a couple friends that are going to help you out. lara, ray, can you bring ms. yonks out here? >> absolutely. ms. yonks, get out here. >> hi. are you kidding me? >> welcome to gma. >> i'm happy to be here. hi. >> as you can see, ray is very happy. this is our new mascot. >> nice to meet you. >> his name is ray. i'm lara. >> hi, lara. >> we heard all about the amazing work that you do as an art teacher at martin luther king high school here in new york. >> that's right. >> i'm gonna hold your hand. we're going to walk into the studio. i know you thought you were here for an interview. >> yes, ma'am. >> but this is all just about you. go over here. i want you to see what we've done for you. do you recognize anybody? [ applause ] come on, ray! your family is here. your students are even here to celebrate you. >> my goodness.

>> good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> you are here. you're happy because you see everybody here. everyone here and all your students know how special you are. >> thank you, sir. >> we want america to know how special you are, so take a look. art teacher erica yonks is more than just an educator. >> it's like you actually have a mom there. >> her students just call her mama yonks. >> even if sometimes you feel sad, you walk in there, she greets you with a smile. it's one of those warm smiles like she's giving you a hug. you feel safe with her. >> i see the art room similar to a kitchen in a home where the warmth happens, the nurturing, where people collect, come together. >> the community she creates is palpable here at martin luther king high school for law advocacy and community justice a title i high school in new york city. >> our students are motivated, excited. we know their needs and we want to meet them.

ms. yonks is so in tune with students. they feel comfortable coming to her, speaking to her. >> the youngest fan of the mother of two, her 9-year-old. >> my mom is kind, generous and if you come into her room for the first time, she will always welcome you. but she yells. >> and as if her heart weren't big enough, a cabinet of free supplies sits open in her art room for anyone who needs them. her compassion getting even the quietest teens to open up. >> i just felt like i could come and talk to her and i think she did give me a voice. one of the best teachers in our school. >> teenage years we all know are very complex. they need to have someone like ms. yonks in our community. she is priceless. she is a pillar in our school community. [ applause ]

>> now we have been calling you ms. yonks. i just want to call you mama yonks. that's what we should do. watching that, you see how much of an impact you have on your students' lives and how they feel about you. how does that make you feel? >> it feels amazing. it feels like all the hard work is paying off to see how happy the students are and how welcome they feel in my room. >> we have your husband here, robert. your sons ryan and levi here as well. do you know what? you heard them talk about your mom earlier. how does that make you feel? >> very happy. >> very proud of your mom? >> yes. >> as you should be. as you should be. >> your family and your students aren't the only ones who are impressed by what a dedicated teacher you are, mama yonks. donorschoose the organization that helps public school teachers get donations for their classroom. they heard about the great work that you do. they wanted to help. we got ray to help us with that. ray, come on out here. [ applause ]

you've been funded, girl. $5,000. $5,000 thanks to donorschoose for your classroom for the projects. mama yonks, i have to ask you how much will that help you and what will you do with it? >> oh, gosh. that's gonna be able to supply sketch books for students, some art pencils, some high quality materials, some feminine products, masks, everything. snacks. >> we know your class is always open. spend away. >> thank you. wow. thank you donorschoose! [ applause ] >> you know, we know you love your wife. we know you love your mother. do you think she deserves a vacation? >> yes. >> what? >> can i come? [ laughter ] >> yeah, you can go! we're gonna take care of the whole family. the whole family deserves a vacation. do you know what? our friends at adventures by disney, they were so inspired by

what you're doing and by your work in the classroom that they decided to say thank you by sending you, your husband robert and your kids on a vacation to costa rica! [ applause ] how does that sound? >> sounds like a plan. sounds like a plan. >> sounds like a plan. >> i want to tell you a little bit about this trip. it's a full week with an expert tour guide. you'll see tropical wild life. you guys can go zip lining if you want to. you can soak in natural hot springs and you can even do o a chocolate tasting in a rain forest. [ applause ] this sounds amazing. adventures by disney, they just want this trip to inspire ideas for your classroom. they're hoping you'll get really inspired and also relax and enjoy it. boy do you deserve it. >> thank you.

>> they reminded me you two told me you saw me somewhere in new york 13 years ago and i gave you a hug because you had just gotten married. can i give you another hug? ah, congratulations. thank you for all you're doing. thank you. you know what? we got more gma spirit week fun coming up tomorrow. you don't want to miss that. three teachers will be facing off to win $5,000 for their classrooms. but until then, we're celebrating ms. yonks. that's right. mama yonks. coming up we're gonna tell you how jalen hurts is making an impact off the field in a big way. we'll be right back.

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we are back now >> georg we are back now to shine a spotlight on eagles quarterback jalen hurts. he led philadelphia to a super bowl appearance last season. he is also a leader off the field. demarco morgan sat down with him. >> reporter: good morning, george. he is one of the most talked about players in the nfl game right now signing a massive deal with the philadelphia eagles one of the biggest deals in the league. but this morning it's about what he's doing off the field and the lives he's changing along the way. >> takes off and gases them! >> reporter: philadelphia eagles quarterback jalen hurts is one of the nfl's most exciting players, but before the 25-year-old fresh off his first super bowl appearance takes the field to kick off a new season, he's here at the northeast high school in philly to support a

cause dear to his heart, teaming up with the eagles to distribute gear engineered specifically for young girls and women. >> we're here to lift you guys up as we climb forward. >> reporter: tell us why it's important for you to do what you're doing today. >> focusing on an equal playing field and giving the young women in this world the same opportunities the young men have in the city and knowing with just a small amount of support, encouragement, that can give you the drastic boost in confidence that you need to chase whatever you want to chase. >> reporter: you have an all-women management team. why was it important for you to sort of put women at the forefront? >> i wanted to find the best agent for me. i wanted to find the best communications person for me. and the best marketing reppive for me, best assistant, all of those things. >> reporter: but it's a male dominated industry. where does it come from? >> my mom, my dad, my grandmother and everybody who i

have been fortunate to be around and grow up around. i think the women that represent me, i thought they were the best. gonna have fun today. >> reporter: lot of eyes are on you for this next season. what can we expect? >> i don't know what to expect. every team in the whole entire league has the same goal, but it takes a certain type of diligence, certain type of preparation and togetherness and connection to accomplish those things. so taking it day by day. >> reporter: i do have one last question. your fashion is always on point. no glam team? >> i get a little help. i always say if i have a fresh fade it don't matter what i have on. yeah. >> gotta love the guy. jalen posted on instagram, the hard work continues and the fire inside continues to burn. it is impossible to find a soul who wouldn't like this guy. after spending five minutes with him, plus he played for oklahoma. just wanted to say that. >> played for oklahoma. plays for the eagles. you know how i feel about the

eagles. i did have chance to interview him and i fell in love with the guy. i was pulling for him in the super bowl. >> seems like he is doing great. demarco, you and gma3 will be at met life stadium with the first game of the season. >> gonna be a lot of fun. can't wait for it. >> that's a sneaky way to get to the game. [ laughter ] >> let's go to ginger. >> thank you very much. you know if we have our first official heat wave likely of the season here in new york, it is snowing, which is normal for this time of year. also, utah had a dusting there as we ended labor day weekend and started unofficial fall. it does not feel like it. in the southeast we are going to see a building ridge. phoenix could see up above 110 for several days. we'll easily break the record. vegas will be around 100 for a couple days. let's get a check cl

newest member of our gma family our mascot ray. we've already been putting him to work. now it's time to tell you more about how he came to be. gio is back with that. hello gio and ray. >> we are back with ray. ray's the embodiment of the love and energy we feel from you, our viewers, every morning. it took a lot of creative people working behind the scenes. it's so hard to do this with ray right here. [ laughter ] before he can -- before he could be here standing with me, a lot of folks made this happen. take a look. bursting with energy and heart. good morning america loves some mascots, so we thought it was finally time for the show to have one of its own, bringing in

the perfect expert, dave raymond, the original phillies fanatic and creative force behind the mascot of the philadelphia flyers. >> i have been in this business for 45 year. >> reporter: dave guiding the staff as they brain stormed the perfect personality. >> i associate gma with helping people. also uplifting. >> the character should be cuddly. feels like your home, like your family. good to put a smile on your face and make you happy. >> reporter: the team landing on the name ray, like ray of sunshine. the notes sent to mascot designer tom seth taking our ideas to paper. then randy and his team meticulously sewing and stitching together ray's body. >> he'll have eyes here that you'll see out of. >> reporter: including everything from his low top sneakers. >> this will be a baby blue fleece. >> reporter: to his fuzzy hands.

>> oh my gosh. fabulous. >> reporter: next we had to stop at the mascot hall of fame. all right. here we are, mascot hall of fame. >> this is hallowed grounds for all the mascots that want to be recognized for all the work that they do. >> reporter: where dave personally taught me how to be a mascot. what's ray's personality like? >> all the energy is from the viewers watching gma. it's their ritual. the sun's coming up. it's an electric energy. >> reporter: we cannot wait to let ray shine. just got a taste of that mascot boot camp there. already though even after that boot camp, you still got the moves. oh, yeah, absolutely. ray, how are you feeling this first day on the job? oh, yeah. oh, oh. what's that? what's going on? [ laughter ]

>> see, this is what a mascot does, improvises on live tv. we are so happy to have you here. >> gio, we are super impressed by your mascot. we didn't get enough of that. can we get some extras on good morning america.com of gio. >> please don't. >> gio, ray, thank you so much. we're going to be seeing more of you very soon. coming up tory and jen reed are back with even more viral sensation deals and steals. ray, do you want to get in on that? >> oh sure. [ applause ]

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