usher superstar was our wedding song. i love we are big usher fans, my husband and i. i'm ready for this night. can't wait . >> so many songs. >> yes, you make me want it was 97. >> this man is still out. >> 97, 91. the start of a new to what you want to think about the fans to come along with you make me. you make me >> good morning america. for our viewers in the west, breaking overnight, we have a deal in the writer's strike. hollywood writers reaching a tentative agreement to end the strike. now what does it mean for the actors who are still on strike and no end in sight for the autoworkers strike, with president biden set to join the picket line. the race for 2024. a new abc news/washington post poll sounding the alarm for

president biden in a head to head with former president trump. plus the shutdown showdown. the clock is ticking down as hard line house republicans holding up spending bills. remnants of tropical storm ophalia slamming the northeast. a major storm on the west coast. ginger is tracking it all. crisis at the border. the mayor of el paso warns the city sat a breaking point with thousands crossing every day. an abc news exclusive. the men at the center of the alabama boat dock brawl last month speaking for the first time. >> i was in shock, just straight shock. >> the lead deck hand on how he says it started, and what was going through his mind, and the two coworkers who came to his aid, only on gma this morning. cracking down on porch pirates. how u.p.s. is using the power of artificial intelligence to help protect your packages. it's handled.

kerry washington live in times square after her eye-opening special revealing family secrets. the reaction this morning. gio is helping round up unclaimed cash in the lone star state. how to avoid getting roped in by scams and what gift cards have to do with it. don't forget show me the money. ♪ oh my god ♪ >> and taylor swift. the megastar cheering for the chiefs with mama kelsey. oh my usher, we've fallen in love with a super bowl halftime show all over again. what he's saying about tackling the big show. ♪ >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> and good morning america. hope you had a good weekend. my family text blew up with that picture of taylor. >> oh, yes. everybody -- >> speculating. >> excited about that. we're going to have much more on both taylor an ursher, right? isn't that how they call it? ursher, right?

that's how you pronounce it. >> all right. can we get to the breaking news overnight, guys? hollywood writers reaching a tentative deal with the studio since streaming the services to bring an end to the month long strike. kayna whitworth is in los angeles with details for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning to you. so we saw marathon negotiations over the weekend. now the two sides reaching this tentative deal. while they're still ironing out the exact details of this three year contract and the guild has to approve it, the picketing ends today. this morning a tentative deal reached between union leaders and hollywood studios. >> i have been crying for the last 15 minutes. my phone has been blowing up. i just feel indescribable joy. >> reporter: the agreement coming just five days shy of what would have been the longest hollywood strike in more than 70 years. the writers guild of america touting solidarity in an e-mail to members and thanking other union members for their

extraordinary support on the picket lines for over 146 days. while terms of the deal have yet to be made public, the new york times reporting the agreement contains most of what was demanded by the union, including increases in royalty payments for streaming content and guarantees that artificial intelligence will not encroach on the writer's credit and compensation. >> it has been described adds exemplary in all areas. we can all just celebrate and know that we have something that will create transformative change for our business. >> reporter: the wga saying we can say with great pride that this deal is exceptional, with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership. but even if the writers strike officially ends, don't expect work on tv and movie sets to instantly resume. actors remain on strike. sag writing a letter saying we remain committed to achieving the necessary terms for all members.

>> it will take at least six weeks to get up and running on scripted tv. sag aftra has to solve their own negotiations before new television can be produced which is a big hurdle here to get back to normal. >> reporter: now los angeles mayor karen bass saying it's time to get the entertainment industry and all the other businesses that rely on it back on their feet. it is certainly not over yet, but there is momentum here. >> okay. thank you very much. there is no momentum for the autoworkers strike. the uaw has expanded walkouts among two of the three automakers. terry moran reports from wayne, michigan. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's day 10 of this strike. it will be an extraordinary week here, with both presidential front runners coming to michigan to stand with striking autoworkers. president biden, as you say, he'll be here tomorrow. he will be on the picket line. a president on the picket line.

that's something no president has done in living memory. donald trump will be here wednesday to give a speech to about 500 workers and other supporters. that's a sign of how much the republican party has changed under donald trump. out here on the picket line, it's not about politic. they don't want to talk politics. they want progress. no real sign of a resolution yet. negotiations continued over the weekend with ford reporting positive movement but issuing a statement saying significant gaps remain. as for gm and chrysler's stellantis, it is a different story. the uaw expanding strikes to 38 new locations against though companies. 6,000 more workers out on strike at part and distribution centers. that could impact consumers soon. getting your car repaired or service, that could take longer and cost more as this strike tkpwoe on. linsey. >> far reaching implications. thank you. to the remnant of tropical storm ophelia slowly making their way to the northeast and new england.

janai norman joins us with the latest. good morning, janai. >> reporter: out in the elements, linsey. good morning. i'm sure you felt it on your way in this morning. it is a pretty miserable monday morning commute as the rain continues. soggy sunday brought nearly 2 inches of rain to new york city. more rain to places like virginia and north carolina inundating parts of the east coast. a wet start this morning as millions of americans remain on alert for heavy rain and gusty winds as the remnants of tropical storm ophelia wreaked havoc along the east coast. turbulent surf pummelling the jersey coast. across the northeast, nonstop downpours saturating streets as some areas were swamped with several inches of rain. wind whipped trees toppled over, crashing on cars in parts of new york. meanwhile, authorities in pennsylvania are investigating whether the weather played a

role in this home explosion. the house was evacuated hours earlier during the storm when a tree fell nearby causing a natural gas leak. over the weekend, tropical system ripping through north carolina with wind gusts of up to 83 miles per hour emerging this small coastal town in more than five feet of storm surge. drone video shows the town of washington, north carolina, under water. and with more rain anticipated, we're not expected to start drying out today, robin. >> unfortunately not, janai. thank you. ginger is here with how long this rain will last. good morning, ginger. >> that is the question. do you know how mondays are usually reserved for, how was your weekend? everybody this morning's like, what's up with this rain in when is it going to end? that is exactly what i'm here to tell you. by tomorrow afternoon. we have at least 24 hours left with what is left of ophelia. the remnants very light rain. rip current alerts as far south of delaware, atlantic city.

coastal flooding involves new york city up through coastal connecticut. keep that in mind through tomorrow, then we'll get rid of it. we have to talk about the other front that's making big news. tens of thousands without power in texas. as we saw the storms rock through. round rock texas showing big hail that crashed through the backs and front of some of the car windshields there. today you do have more storms. damaging wind is theed main threat. kind of what they call a marginal risk but either way you can get one of though thunderstorms to blow up and give you an inten thunderstorm. we'll keep an eye on that. george, we'll have much more coming up. >> ginger, thank you very much. to washington now and a new abc news/washington post poll which signals trouble for president biden. it comes as the rest of the gop field gets ready for their next debate. we have team coverage starting with chief white house correspondent mary bruce. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. officials are downplaying these latest numbers but are cause for concern for democrats. president biden is making the economic recovery the corner stone of his re-election campaign but our abc news/washington post poll shows americans just aren't feeling it.

despite easing inflation an low unemployment, americans really aren't buying the positive bidenomics message. just 37% of americans approve of his handling of the economy. 44% say they are not adds well off now as they were when biden took office. on another hot button issue, immigration. the numbers show only 23% of americans approve of the president's handsling of that situation. all of this is leading to ady mall approval rating for the president, now 19 points under water. when it comes to biden himself, we know this. his age is a real political problem for him. right now 3/4 of americans, 74%, say he is too old to effectively serve a second term. majority of democrats say someone else should be the nominee. though the party is deeply divided on who that someone else should be. take a look at this when it comes to the head to head matchup with donald trump. our poll is an outlier and does differ from other recent polling. our poll shows trump with a nine point lead over president biden,

while average polling still has biden up by roughly two points. get this. when we asked people if they think donald trump should be constitutionally disqualified from serving another term, even though they said yes, trump shouldn't be allowed to run, 18% of them said they would still vote for him. george, the bottom line here, this is just one poll. we are still a ways out from the election. but these numbers do show some real weaknesses for president biden. >> thanks. we'll get more on this from rachel scott. rachel, on the republican side, trump just solidified his lead in the republican primary. >> reporter: george, the former president is cementing his lead as the front runner in this republican primary even as he faces 91 charges across four cases. according to our latest abc news/washington post poll the former president is leading florida governor ron desantis by nearly 40 points. that is a 15 point jump from our last poll in may. desantis is now dropping in the polls. every other candidate is in

single digits. we are just about 72 hours out from the next republican debate in california. so far sick candidates have made the cut but that first debate just weeks ago did very little to move the needle. the former president's lead only widening, and he plans to sit this next debate out, too, george. >> you're there on capitol hill. government shutdown looming. >> reporter: george, we are just five days from a government shutdown. millions could lose pay. right now still no deal. house speaker kevin mccarthy is floating a government that would fund the government for 30, 45 days. and pose stricter border policies and also deep spending cuts. they'll have to get the far right of their conference on board as well as democrats in the senate. right now that doesn't appear to either. george? >> doesn't seem possible. thank you very much. linsey? >> now to the crisis at the border. the mayor of el paso said the city is at the breaking point as thousand of migrants are crossing every day. matt rivers is in el paso, texas, with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, linsey.

up and down the border, including here in el paso and elsewhere, we continue to see near record high number of migrant crossings with the new border patrol chief tells me is unsustainable. this morning no signs of slowdown along the u.s. border. migrants crossing the rio grand late at night climbing through barbed wire waiting to get processed on the other side. >> the city of el paso only has so many resources. we have come to what we look at as a breaking point. >> reporter: officials opening up new shelter space, some 400 beds here. later today the city finalizing a deal to make a shelter out of this abandoned school. in mexico, heart breaking scenes of people sleeping near train tracks trying to continue the brutal journey north without walking, like john luis alvarez who made the trek, arriving here in el paso after a three month journey. >> basically he said his mom is really sick with tuberculosis back in venezuela.

that's his main reason to come here, to bring her to the united states. >> reporter: his story one of tens of thousands as the latest surge continues. the border patrol chief said he believes the thousand of migrants that arrived in eagle pass texas last week was by design. organized crime draw law enforcement there, making it easier to smuggle somewhere el. >> as far as the flow and threats with fentanyl and criminal organizations that are our adversary, it's as bad as i have ever seen it. >> reporter: owens wants more agents to help respond to the surge, hoping for something to change. how sustainable is this? your ability to respond to this amount of people at the border? >> this isn't sustainable. this is up and down the system, everybody is overwhelmed. >> reporter: and chief owens told us that the more his agents have to focus on processing migrants, the less they can focus on what they should be

doing, which is stopping things like drugs and bad actors from entering the country. robin? >> it is an overwhelming situation. thank you. big weekend in football. the miami dolphins flying high, and chiefs fans had a lot to cheer about. apparently so did george's girls. [ laughter ] break it down for us, will reeve. >> reporter: in presenting this story, i will succumb to using neither football puns nor overt or subtle taylor swift references. she's in a red era, section of the two strongest forces there. taylor swift and the nfl. taylor swift attends football game was literally the headline of the day. the moment cameras caught her rocking that chiefs red jacket, having what looked to be an enchanted day. overnight in the nfl, the miami dolphins lit up the scoreboard for 70 points just the third time in league history a team has scored that many. >> 70 points is crazy. that's like video games. >> reporter: all eyes were on kansas city.

it had nothing to do with the chiefs dominant win over the chicago bears. >> she is there. whatever that means. >> reporter: yes, that is taylor swift, making a star appearance in travis kelce's suite, chatting with his mom. going wild after kelce caught this touchdown pass. >> i hear she was in the house so i knew i had to get to travis. >> reporter: after the game the pair spotted walking out of the stadium together. >> hey. >> tremendous singer. tremendous as everything she does. i haven't got to meet her. i guess if she will be there with travis i'll probably meet her at some point. >> reporter: andy reid adding an intriging foot note to how they may have met. >> i had met her before. i might have set them up. >> reporter: well done, coach. a source tells people magazine taylor is focused on her work and hanging with her girlfriends but travis invited her and of course she said yes thinking it

was a fantastic way to spend a sunday. quote, are they actually dating? we'll have to stay tuned to fine out. just watch the football. if you want to do that, there's a double header. "monday night football" tonight, actual football. the eagles and bucs on abc and the rams and bengals on espn. >> what did the girls say? >> they were just excited about it. i'm excited about will going deep trying to find out, are they dating or not? >> everyone needs to know. they're obsessed. >> analyzing the hand holding. >> yeah, right? >> thinking about it. >> best wishes to them. >> that's the way to put it. thank you. coming up our exclusive with the man at the center of the violent brawl at a alabama river front last month. he's telling his story for the first time, along with the coworkers who jumped in to help him. >> show me the money is back. gio is in texas to find some cash. hey, gio. >> hey there, george. that's right. we took our show me the money mobile to texas to help people find unclaimed cash. we're going to tell you how to steer clear of scams and what gift cards have to do with it all. you may have your own riches waiting for you.

that's coming up. linsey? >> looking forward to that. usher takes center stage at the super bowl. lara has all those details. first back to ginger. >> linsey, let's start with big sky, montana. that is the sign of fall or autumn there. they're getting snow, some blustery conditions. there's a new storm that bombed out over the weekend over the pacific ocean. now some parts of the cascades that are in extreme drought like they've been very dry, are not only going to get a considerable amount of water, 2 to 3 inches, some places in the olympics higher but all very windy conditions. this is where we start the week but it is going to get wetter and we're going to have more of these systems. the pattern is shifting. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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montgomery first began. so you're on the boat. you're trying to dock. tell us what was going on. >> there was a lot of people that was in the way of us docking. the boats wouldn't move. we could have docked but we would have ended up hitting a couple of those boats and been responsible for it. >> reporter: this illegally parked boat blocking the city's river boat from docking. >> they left it there. >> crew members making several attempts to ask the owner to move. >> everybody is yelling could you move your boat. we got off and moved the boat. four steps to the right. that's it. words were exchanged. i was like, i'm just doing my job. after we're docking we don't mind you staying there but not at this time while we're trying to dock. >> what exactly were they saying to you at the time? >> nasty words. cuss words that i don't like. violence. alcohol was involved. they got beers in their hands

while they're on the dock. i was trying my best to ignore it. >> what's going through your mind at that time? >> the people on the boat, their safety. getting them in. getting everybody off, getting them home. plus getting everybody off his boat also. >> a shirtless man confronts him. >> one guy, he's been there before. he knows the rules and regulations. he was asking me, where's the sign? >> then another man quickly becoming aggressive. damian tossing his hat, bracing for what's to came. >> this man put his hands on me. i'm like, it's just my job, but i'm still defending myself. when he touched me i was like, it's on. >> in just seconds, several people outnumbering damian. one woman seen kicking him while he's down. rushing to help protect the crew member, two of damian's coworkers including long time friend rara. >> me walking up to the guys and asking them, why did you all

jump on him like that? and his answer to me was who the -- do you think you are? lot of racial slurs were going on. >> and diving into the scene 16-year-old aaron. what was it that you saw that made you get in that water? have you ever swam that fast before? >> no. when they first started hitting on him, no one helped. i couldn't just watch and sit around and just let him get beat on while everybody else was recording. >> in over a decade of damian working as a crew member, he says he never imagined the day ending like this. how are you physically right now? >> little sore, little bumps and bruises here and there. i'm here by the grace of god. >> four of the boaters involved now facing misdemeanor assault charges. when asked about the incident, the defendants telling abc news they had no comment.

>> i was still trying to get their boat in while the fight was still going on. i'm still telling the captain, we got to get these folks here safely to this dock. >> when that ferry finally docked, some passengers joining in on the fight. a man seen swinging a chair, now charged with disordinarily conduct. police confirming these videos are part of their investigation. >> i went to work to work not to be in a fight or get jumped on. there's a cause and effect to every situation. before y'all start recording and joking and laughing, how about think and help people? he could have got injured or worse. you don't know what could have happened that day. >> according to our affiliate there in montgomery, alabama, all five people charged in the brawl have pleaded not guilty and have all been released on bond. damian has been a crew member for 11 years.

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we're back in our gma show me the money mobile driving through the lone star state towards the historic ft. worth stock yard famous for its twice daily longhorn cattle drawing and, as i learned -- >> they're ready. >> it's time for show me the money, texas style. first i need to look the part. we're looking for a hat. this is my first hat. i want one that screams money. >> yeah. that hat will start off around $3,500? >> oh, this is $3,500? >> yeah. it screams money. >> it does scream money. wow. i think we need something a little cheaper than that. this one feels just right. okay. we got the hat. now let's get some cash. yes, the perfect place to saddle up in line for some of that texas gold. let's find some big bucks. outside the famous cow town coliseum we set up our gma show me the money booth, roping in members of the texas comptroller's office to look up names and see how much unclaimed

money they can wrangle up for these texans. >> state comptroller just found $217 for me. yee-haw! show me the money. >> and when they do, they get to ring that bell. despite what some may say, having unclaimed money doesn't always mean you did something wrong. or lost the reins of your finances. in texas, some of the top sources include uncashed pay checks that simply could have gotten lost in the mail. unused gift cards or insurance claims, sometimes from deceased loved ones that turns out may go to you. if this money isn't claimed typically within three years companies are required to turn it over to state offices where it gets listed online. in texas, where there's $8.1 billion stocked up, residents can search for their name on the government website claim it texas.gov. >> people come up to me all the time and say, oh my gosh i did not know i have $100, $1,000, $2500.

it's exciting to return money back to the people in the state of texas. >> and just like that, the very first name we look up -- $383. part of that money, a refund from his utility company. >> this made my day. i haven't expecting this at all. that gentleman to impressed with how easy it was, he brought his mom down. she got 363 bucks. that from a long forgotten old bank account. there seems to be something about camera crews. these two lassoing a combined 159 big ones. >> what? [ laughter ] >> show me the money. >> i saw your story last week on good morning america. ran my name through the system, found over $200 for myself. ran my deceased father's name from an out of state address and found over $400 in his game. >> wow. that's over 600 bucks. >> that's right. >> but our biggest tip going to this woman who found more than

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this won't be usher's first super bowl appearance. he briefly joined the black eyed peas back in 2011. this time he is the headliner. who might he chooses a his special guest? of course he's not saying yet, but he will be right at home. his wildly successful vegas residency is about one mile down the road from the allegient stadium where he will take the stage in february. >> okay. >> he doesn't even need the special guest. >> i agree. >> he'll have some though. >> coming up kerry washington is here live talking about her new book and reaction to last night's special. come on back. new book and reaction to last night special. come on back

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>> jobina on live doppler seven. we are tracking an early season storm. you can see a front pushing into the pacific northwest. we will get a little light rain out of this after sunset tonight and some rough surf as well. a high surf advisory will kick in late tonight through tomorrow where waves could reach 14 to 16ft. so that is dangerous. surf conditions and dangerous rip currents. here's the day ahead. a mix of sun and clouds. then after the sun goes down, we'll track those showers. best chance in the north bay koumassi. all right. >> thank you, drew. if you're streaming with us on the abc seven bay area app. abc seven at seven is next. everyone else is gma. you out to downtown ton >> let me take you out the volkswagen taos. >> german engineering. everyone can get into visit your

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of an rsv vaccine for pregnant women who can help protect newborns. hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios to bring an end to the months long strike. kayna whitworth is in los angeles. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: good morning. the writers guild saying they are full of pride adding this deal has meaningful gains. while they are still in the approval process, the picketing has been suspended immediately. now the exact details of this deal have not been made public yet but the wga reporting they've made progress on viewership residual payments to writers, minimum staffing guarantees on shows and protections around the use of artificial intelligence. the writers guild of america touting solidarity in an e-mail to members and thanking other union members for their extraordinary support on the picket lines over 146 days. now actors remain on strike. sag aftra congratulaing the wga but say we are negotiating terms for our member.

right now nobody is returning back to work just yet, but there is certainly momentum out here in hollywood. robin? >> absolutely. kayna, great news. thank you. we're going to turn to a threat to the water supply in southern louisiana. extreme drought drying up parts of the mississippi river. rhiannon ally has details. good morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. solutions really aren't simple. it could take sometime. the state says it needs more help to fix it. this morning an emergency declaration over the threat of salt water entering the water supply in southern louisiana. >> we are monitoring the situation. we're being pro-active. we're applying best practices and lessons learned from the past. >> reporter: the problem is drought drying up part of the mississippi, allowing salt water from the gulf of mexico to flow north. that salt water could then inadvertently get pumped out of the mississippi and into water

treatment plants. the water south of new orleans has already been impacted for months. louisiana's governor an the mayor of new orleans now trying to calm residents' fears, urging them not to panic and buy bottled water. >> if your kids are breaking out in rash. my kids are sensitive. i'm stocking up. >> reporter: one solution involves raising an under water levee to block the salt. in the mean time, some residents are trying to come up with solutions of their own. >> researching reverse osmosis filtering systems that you can connect on to your shower head and underneath your sink to make sure you get purified or clean water. >> reporter: officials are bringing in 15 million gallons of fresh water for those affected residents. the governor is now asking for federal help. a big concern for people who live there. >> of course it is. rhiannon, thank you. now the cdc approving the first maternal rsv vaccine for pregnant women to protect baby.

dr. jen ashton is here. tell us about this news and why it's so important for mom. >> we've been following this every step of the way. now this vaccine is available. this is the first fall/winter season we have a vaccine for rsv, influenza and covid-19. here's what you need to know about this rsv vaccine. it is recommended for pregnant women between 32-36 weeks of age. it has been shown in clinical trials to lower the risk of the infant being hospitalized with rsv by 57% in their first sick months of life. again, those antibodies that are transmitted from the pregnant woman to the baby last about six months after birth. >> this comes on the heels of other products that have been released. >> that's right. the same vaccine is already out and recommended and available for people 60 and over. there's also monochromal antibodies that can be given for newborns up to, give or take, up to even 2 years of age.

so again that is either the vaccine for the pregnant woman or the antibodies. big picture here. this is a very common respiratory virus, rsv, for many of us it's common cold like symptoms that last one to two week. for about 80,000 children under the age of 5, an estimated 177,000 adults over 60, they wind up in the hospital from this. so again a vaccine is a big tool in our tool box. >> really important information there. all right, jen, thank you. >> thank for sharing what we need to know. >> you bet. >> see you on gma3. coming up in our morning menu, the new tool in the fight against porch pirates. how u.p.s. is using ai to help protect your package. also this morning the best friends giving the word family a whole new meaning. plus james patterson and mike lupica here to talk about their new thriller. and lara is here with a guest. >> i'm so happy to see this

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it's a real problem. the number of stolen packages is up. an expert telling us after the pandemic, we got so used to getting deliveries that we're now ordering more items and more valuable items, making your front porch a prime target for thiefs. this morning thieves hoping to steel packages from your front door better beware. there's a new tool to keep an eye on would be porch pirates. artificial intelligence. u.p.s. capital introducing delivery defense, machine learning algorithms that sign a confidence score to help determine how likely a package is to get where it needs to be without being lost or stolen. >> u.p.s. has one of the largest delivery databases in the world. we're using machine learning and ai tools to look at all the this delivery information. we have a score from 1 to 1,000. 1,000 would be highest confidence a package would be delivered successfully and 1 would be no confidence. there's other tools to increase the chance of successful delivery.

>> reporter: a beta test under way by costco in colorado but u.p.s. is not alone in using technology to help prevent porch piracy. fedex allows customers to customize their delivery location and time through their mobile app. amazon offering a map tracking feature that allows customers to see the progress of their delivery in real time. >> porch piracy has been around for a few year. the real key is removing the opportunity. if we can identify a house or neighborhood that's at high risk for theft, then it seems like a win win for everybody. delivery service gets the delivery the first time and you get your package. >> if you have a package you really want to make sure you get, you have two good options. make sure you're home or have it delivered somewhere with an attendant that you can pick up later. george and linsey? >> thank you, eva. now our series swimming with the shark. this week the sharks will be here to answer your top questions. welcome back. always great to have you here.

>> thank you for having me. >> we want to get to debt but first tell us about, i can't believe it's season 15? >> i know. we all look younger. >> you do. >> it's wonderful. makeup. it's incredible. like we never left. interest rates are high, banks aren't lending. if you remember when the show started in 2008, it was exactly the same. so shark tank is a source of funding. people need us more than ever. >> we feel that. that's why we are having you here all week long. want to turn to our viewer questions coming in from all over the country. this video comes from michael a junior at usc studying cyber security. >> i have been at school two years. how do you suggest i manage and is there a limit on how much i can take out. >> usc is a great school, first of all. if you have a degree in saoeub r security, you have a job for life. guaranteed. the unemployment rate in cyber security is zero.

and i'm a big fan of education. i have a degree in classical english literature. it teaches you how to learn. but to get into more debt to get a graduate degree, i don't know if i would recommend that. >> i would never peg you as classical english literature. [ laughter ] >> do you know why, george? i dropped out of university because i thought i was too smart to get a degree. i came home and my dad saw me sitting on the couch. he comes up to me and my dad was not a feely lovey kind of guy. comes up to me this close and says, i love you. you go back to school. i was the first person in my entire family that went to university. you should get a degree to learn, but you shouldn't get into that much more debt to get a graduate degree. >> all right. our next question is about credit card debt. le comes from minritha who goes to school here in new york. >> hi, shark.

my question is i have got thousands of dollars in debt on multiple credit cards. do you think i should consolidate them on to one or move them to another 0% card? >> yes, yes, yes. it's not debt that hurts most people. it's interest. people don't realize that interest compounds. at one point you're paying interest on interest. if you map that out, you're going to pay more in interest than the down payment. my advice to people is always consolidate, get that interest as low as possible and pay it off. the other thing is, you see that big bill every month once you consolidate. it encourages you to start paying it off. people are lazy, but when they see it in front of them, it spurs them to start paying that off. you got to pay down debt. >> no question. janet poses this question on facebook. i own a home just outside chicago. my bills have been crazy the past few years. imagine that. would it make sense to use some home equity to pay off my high interest debt? >> yes.

there are people suffering. interest rates are i think at a 20-year high. i think the fed is going to increase rates again a couple more times between now and next summer. so the rates are going up. anything you can do to lower that home equity loans are typically going to have a lower rate of interest than credit card or anything else. so you should be able to get a home equity loan in the 6%, 5.5% right now. most credit cards are 12% to 18%. so, yes. use your home equity loan, pay down your debt, absolutely. >> another question that continued to pop up. people who are thinking about starting their own business saying, does it make sense to get into personal debt, banking on the fact that i'm going to get that money once the by takes off? >> we argue about this all the time. somebody comes out an we're like, you're not committed, you didn't quit your job. the next person comes out, why did you quit your job! [ laughter ] it depends on the business and your personal situation.

when i started my first business i took out a mortgage and if that business didn't work, i was really up the proverbial creek. but it worked out for me. >> did you keep your job while you were doing it? >> i did. i kept it for a month. at one point i was so busy, i had my job and i had the business and i knew it was going to work. but i didn't have the confidence to take that level of risk. i always say to people, risk is gated. don't take a risk to force you into bankruptcy if it doesn't work. >> for most people keep the job. >> most people. 'cause, george, you'll know very quickly if it's working. when you start a business, if people aren't buying, they're telling you. silence is deafening if you start a by. if you can't get sales, you've got to adjust an pivot. >> we want to go back to shark tank, pivot back to that for a moment.

you just had a birthday. we saw mr. wonderful, kevin o'leary posted a message with a picture of the two of you. caption may your day be filled with shark size success and endless opportunities. here's to another year of making great deals an laughing. at barbara. >> i love kevin. poor barbara. i love kevin. kevin is like that weird uncle at your family party. you never know what he's going to say, but you have to love him because he's family. >> thank you for coming. you can see the season premiere of "shark tank" this friday 8 p.m. eastern, the next day on hulu. barbara will be here tomorrow to answer your small business questions. send them in with the hash tag ask the shark. lara? >> thank you. we're going to turn now to friends who became family. two couples who were best friends made each other's dreams come true with the ultimate gift, helping one another have a baby. amy and john along with best friends neeva and kelsey are giving the word family a whole new meaning.

>> everyone goes through something differently and just because it's different doesn't make it wrong. >> reporter: this past july, kelsey benton delivered her baby, their first child after donating one of her eggs and acting as a surrogate for the couple. amy, who had under gone a hysterectomy said the journey to her daughter's birth has been a process, but well worth it in the end. >> i thought that the door for me having a family that involved children was completely shut. and it was a really dark time in my life for a multitude of reasons. then you are holding your dream in your hands, like you really are. and then having her. she snuggled right up. it was instantaneous, i'm your mama and you're my baby.

>> it was all part of a plan several years in the making. kelsey would donate her eggs and plan to have two children, one for her best friend and then, biological child for her and her wife using john as their sperm donor. >> i was a little taken aback by it, but in a good way. the thought that not only they could provide a gift for us by being our surrogate, but that i could contribute for them as well was the real honor. >> john knew the situation that all of us were in. he knew our limitations on having biological children. so very easily being able to say, hey, we can do this for you if you can do this for us and we can just share the situation that we're in and see what good things can come out of it. >> the bentons' daughter was born in 2021 followed by ezri. >> your family is made. not because you share dna that makes you family. it's something specific in that person.

>> baby ora and ezri surrounded by so much love. amy describes the bond as more family than friendship, and that is certainly true. now to ginger. >> thank you, lara. dallas has been eight 100 plus degree days just in september. that is a record number of 100 plus. their hot hot summer has bled right into early fall. some of the record just from the dailies from austin, college station, houston. that's through the weekend. if you look at the map here, this is all the cities already having their hottest september on record. that's the average temperature. nice days. we're going in hot but we will see some slight cooling. still above average five to ten degree. dallas will stay in the low 90s. houston stays right arpb around 90. let's get a check closer to home. i'm abc7 news meteorologist drew touma with your accuweather forecast. it's a mix of sun and

>> time for a little pop news. >> thank you, linsey. let's get right into it. we want to begin with more details, george, on football music crossover that has zero to do with the super bowl halftime show news. this is about taylor swift cheering on the kansas city chiefs or maybe more specifically one kansas city chief. travis kelce. she was in a box alongside his mom embracing her red era, if you will, decked out to support the chiefs. this may have started earlier this summer when travis was on the pat mcafee podcast and sent this message directly to swift. >> if i threw it out there. i threw the ball in her court.

i told her maybe i have seen you rock the stage. you might have to come see me rock the stage and see which one is a little more lit. >> looks like the arrow may have hit its mark. the pair was spotted leaving the stadium together. according to some fans they hit up a local restaurant and paid to have the whole place to themselves. >> what were you asking? what was he wearing? >> that's not your style. [ laughter ] >> he can pull it off. >> he is a well dressed man. >> he is very well dressed. >> stylish little devil. will reeve was out on the case right now looking for more details. that's all we have now. more though on beyonce. she has been bouncing around the country for her red sox tour delighting fans from coast to coast. one fan almost missed the show. unable to board but a the airline failed to accommodate his wheelchair. thanks to the beyhive and social media, john has had his dream come true after he posted he would not be able to attend the concert.

explaining why. fans tagged beyonce and her management team and they jumped into action. that is the beyhive. getting him a flight to her concert in arlington texas. also a spot right in front on the floor. and a chance to meet queen b along with her mom tina. he posted a message that he wrote to beyonce. he wrote, i will treasure those words you said and the hugs you gave me forever. a happy endi saturday marked the first official day of fall. it certainly felt it. and grammy winner lenny kravitz is ready for it. you may remember this photo of lenny wearing a giant scarf. it went viral way back in 2012 or so. 11 years later, the scarf, thankfully, is back for lenny's first ever tiktok. take a look. >> grab your big scarf. it's the first day of fall. grab your big

scarf. >> yeah, it is. lenny that's it. that's it. that's all we have to say. that's it. that's all he has to say. big scarf there. people commenting, having a field day. our favorite was the person calling him the mariah carey of autumn. i think it's right that tiktok viewed more than 5 million times and counting. yes, indeed. indeed and that's pop news. >> kate, thank you. lahren coming up, kerry washington, she is here live this week. >> the sharks are swimming at gma to help you with your money from paying down credit cards and student loans to how to grow a small business, to how to invest for the biggest bang. it's shark week on good morning america. the view is fired up and hotter than ever. >> you have to see this because when the women come together, live new topic is saved. she's got a point. so come and hang with america's number one daytime talk show, the view. okay. >> on abc from america's number one news comes the all new abc

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14 to 16ft high. so that's dangerous. swimming and surfing conditions and also dangerous rip currents. please be aware of that. this morning, though. live look from our san jose camera. it is partly cloudy from this vantage point and it's just a day filled with a mixture of sun and clouds. that rain arrives after sunset and mainly in the north bay. reggie, thank you, drew. >> another update from us in about 30 minutes. you can always catch us on our news app and abc7 news.com and every weekday from 5 >> announcer: w >> announcer: welcome back to gma live in times square. >> we don't even feel the rain drops. it is wonderful to have this woman here with us. kerry washington has written a brave new memoir. it is called "thicker than water." we had a really special conversation that aired last night. so many folks responding. still have stuff to talk about. >> yes. >> please welcome author kerry washington to "good morning america." [ applause ] >> thank you, guys.

>> two authors over there are even clapping for you. i almost said how are you. >> i'm okay with that now. >> what are your emotions right now, knowing people -- because you were always so seriously private, an sharing as much as you have, your emotions this morning? >> i am feeling so grateful to you and your team. i watched last night with my parents. my husband and my parents, we all watched together. we had a little slumber party. each commercial break we were high fiving each other saying how grateful we are that we get to tell our story in this way and that you handled it with so much kindness and compassion. you asked the hard questions. you went to the hard places, but i felt really safe with you. i'm so grateful. >> i wanted to give you that safe space. i know how important it was to you. you could have before spoken and you never wanted to because of who you are. you never wanted to use that as a reason to express yourself. that promo that we aired, the text message -- everybody wanting to hear it. then to hear it was from your

folks saying we need to talk and tell you your dad is not your biological father. how are they doing, knowing that more people are now aware of this? >> yeah. it's a big shift for our family. we've also had many years to acclimate and move closer to each other. because we've been in that process of really just being closer with each other and in more truth and more love and intimacy. we're all feeling really good. feeling very free. feeling very excited to not have to keep any secrets. >> i can see that light in your eyes. "thicker than water." love the title. explain what you mean by "thicker than water." >> one of the things i say in the book, we always say blood is thicker than water. but i think that love is thicker than blood. that's one of the big kind of awakenings that we've had in our

family. reality that we're family because we're family. nothing is ever going to change the fact that my dad is my dad. after we watched the special we did a big family hug, the four of us. i just thought, wow, how far we've come. from them being so afraid to tell me this thing to me finding out and having all my feelings. but we're such a unit now. >> the reaction has been -- people are saying they're in awe of you. they're so grateful for your vulnerability and the reason you wanted to do this. you talk about in the book your miscarriage. you did discuss the abortion. i was struck by what you wrote. we are as sick as our secrets and there is healing there. what do you hope people can take away that can help them by you sharing so much? >> i think sometimes we get afraid to be our authentic selves because we think it will cost us the relationships that

matter most. i think what is true for me in this experience is that there may be some relationships that don't, that aren't able to make room for who you really are. the ones who really matter, the places where you'll be loved unconditionally, they can receive those secrets and love you through them and walk together. finding those safe spaces. not everybody has to write a book and tell everybody everything. finding a safe space whether it's a pastor, spouse, friend. find places where you can be your full self. everybody deserves that. everybody deserves that unconditional love. >> you have to find your community, whatever that community is. >> yeah. >> i am seeing you in a whole new light. i mean this in all sincerity. i have been around you for year. it seems like writing this book has helped you embrace all of who you are. >> yeah. one of the things i feel grateful for is the risk that my parents took, first of all back then when they went to a sperm donor it wasn't as common as it is now. my parents were brave innovators from the very beginning.

to pull that courage forward decades later, to be able to risk telling me the truth, i just have to much respect for them and gratitude. i do feel like they gave me a path way back to myself. a path way to my truth and my ability to be free and be confident and that our whole family shares that confidence. it's a really exciting time. >> i love how you say they took their glasses off, cleaned them for you and put them back on. now you see. >> now i see. so much stuff makes sense. >> exactly. so you're going on a book tour. >> i am. >> what are you looking forward for that? >> i am going to be having conversations with people i love. i'm going to be with tyler perry in atlanta. in washington, d.c., i'm going to be with tony goldwyn. valerie young who was in our special. just incredible, incredible conversations. >> exactly. >> gabrielle union in l.a. >> finally, somebody's watching and they're like, i don't know if i can share.

i don't know. i'm holding my secret, whatever that is, whatever it is. how do they find the strength to be able to speak their truth and to get on the other side, as your family has done. you said for five years you've been dealing with this, processing. what do you think about people watching saying, i don't know if i can do this? >> i would say be patient with yourself. be kind to yourself. find some safe spaces. there's gonna be some discomfort in telling somebody something that you've never shared before. but try to do it in the places where you feel loved. those people will continue to love you. >> well put. well put. i love how we ended. how you said, you're still going to take ownership. >> it's still my story. i put this out there in a way but a some place the story was going to get told. i wanted to make sure that i

told it but a it's my story. now that i have written a book doesn't mean everybody gets to ask me anything. i still get to this this my way. i get to do it with the spirit of generosity and transparency and not out of fear. >> and with grace, as you've always done. i mean that. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> thank you. >> the book is out. the audio book all available tomorrow. you can stream our full conversation on hulu. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. best selling authors james patterson and mike lupica, they are here talking about their new thriller. hey, guys. yes!

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>> we are back with james patterson, one of the top best selling authors, mike lupica, 17 new york times best seller. they have written a new book together called "months to live." almost 500 million books sold. how many are yours? >> i don't know. [ laughter ] i thought i needed a boost. >> tell us where this came from. >> well, jim said one time -- well, jim says a lot of things. he said people talk about throwing everything but the kitchen sink. he said, no, we throw the kitchen sink. that's what we do with james smith our lawyer ex-cop who has been given a potentially fatal diagnosis. except what could be far more fatal is, she starts to worry that her own client may be

trying to kill her. and so jane is a problem solver. she's an ex-hockey player. one thing about jane smith, when she goes into the corner she comes out. >> i'm sure she does. alex cross starred in 32 of your book. now he has a reason to be jealous? >> not jealous. alex has been good to me. i have been good to alex. [ laughter ] every book you want it to be your best. i think this could be the best thing that i have done, certainly the best thing we've done together. i like jane smith better than alex cross. she's so strong. yeah. this is off beat a little bit. we did a big bookstore thing yesterday. people are so tired of this constant toxic thing. this is wrong, that's wrong, global warming, presidency. we deserve entertainment. we've earned it. we need a break.

that's what this book is. >> you call this book on terminal illness a break? [ laughter ] >> no, no, no. it's very entertaining. i wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. >> i love the goal you have for your reader. very simple. never put the book down. >> right. >> how do you do that? >> you write good stories. that's what it is. story after story. i always pretend there's one person sitting across from me and i don't want them to get up. mike and i do the same thing. don't want to get up until i finish the story. and do that you have to be aware of, okay. i see your eyes going. wait. i'm losing you. i want to pull you back in. >> ts is an unbelievably cool character. we have already finished the second book with this character. >> wow. >> and we're working on number three. >> 12 months to live. next time 8 months to live.

the third -- [ laughter ] you laugh. that's literally what we're doing. >> it will be more challenging when it's a week to live, right? and we have to stretch that out. [ laughter ] >> how does it work? how do you write together? >> we talk too much. we talk four or five times a day on the phone. the last time i call, i say, swear to god this is the last time i'm calling. 15 minutes later -- we say, do you know that thing we talked about doing in chapter 38? how about we do this? >> it's like a writer's room in tv but we're on the phone. we go back and back. we know this character so well, jane. we can do the dialogue. what if she said this, this? >> this all started with a meeting in a bar? >> we're not proud of that, george. [ laughter ] >> it was a long meeting. >> the night, it became more vague. [ laughter ] what we walked out with, we decided to write books together. like i said to you, it was time for me to reach out and give somebody a boost. >> you know what happens in a bar. you walk out and go, i made a big mistake.

[ laughter ] >> george, jimmy once said the test of a good idea is if it lasts over a hangover. this was it. this might be it. >> cannot wait to read it. thank you both for coming in. "12 months to live" hits bookstores nationwide today. let's go to ginger. >> can't wait to read it. the mississippi river, last fall we were there. it was at its lowest level in some places. unfortunately the not just approaching that, but could surpass and now break a brand new record low. we have some pictures there out of memphis. this is as of august 1st. that was a brought. now september 19. just last thursday with the update. we've gone to that highest level or exceptional for such a large area from texas to louisiana right into mississippi. here the result. you've got some places approaching and again that could surpass their lowest on record. let's get a check no

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>> you can create anything you want. >> labs like this across the nation now a space where innovation is the goal. and creativity is the only requirement. >> my true passion is 3-d printing. it is awesome. it is awesome. it is awesome how the process goes. >> the technology first curriculum is made possible by our sponsor verizon whose innovative learning initiative is aiming to bridge the digital divide exacerbated by the pandemic, leading to nearly half age school children starting in the 2022/2023 school year behind their grade level. >> we have young people who lost almost two years of math and science learning. we need technology to level that playing field. >> since the initiative's inception ten years ago, verizon has committed more than $1 billion to support digital equity, reaching more than 3.5 million students. >> we have to be able to think

about education systems as something that has to be always on. 24/7. how you enable that, by giving them access and connectivity, by making it affordable and by ensuring that they understand how to apply it. >> and access to these programs is awakening new possibilities. >> i like opening my mind up to new thing. i feel like this really opened up to a whole new world. i can experience so much. >> and no doubt we'll see many future innovative leaders as a result of the access kids now have to these great programs. coming up on gma, talking about an exciting new thriller. ," kayn lewis talking with an exciting new thriller. >> "gma" building the future is sponsored by verizon, helping

>> back now on gma. a new book out tomorrow already

getting rave reviews. the author is here to tell us all about it. lot of excitement. give us a premise. what's it about? >> as an adventurer myself, this is a book i wanted to read my entire life. it's about 19 thieves from 19 different countries who are invited to participate in an under ground thaoefrbing competition to crown the best thief. killing the competition is not off the table though so things get a little tense. >> this is something you dreamt up? >> yes. the idea came to me in a dream. a very odd dream. it was as if a disembodied event just told me the premise for the book. i woke up. i spent the entire morning googling thieving competition books. i didn't see anything. i realized i would get to write this book. >> book is not even out, not until tomorrow. already a movie is being talked about. how did that come about? >> very fast surprisingly. i am over the moon to be working

with lion's gate, the studio behind some of the most young adult franchises, the hunger games, twilight. divergent. these are the same people that inspired me. i remember going to the theater when i was 10, 11, 13, to see these movie. it is surreal to me they want to be producing my book into the next big thing, hopefully. >> there was a librarian early on who helped inspire you to become the writer you are today. give us a sense of what happened there. >> it's so sweet. but when i was a young girl, my parents would take me to my local library to pick out books. there was a librarian there who kind of inspired me. she would give me books when i was a 5 or 6-year-old. about 15 years later she ended up hiring me to work at her library and continues to give me book recommendations to this day. i ended up leaving the library to work full time. the day i left she bought me a backpack and suit case. it was a moment of, you read the books, you write the book. go live these adventures you've

been reading and writing all this time. >> early on did you anticipate becoming a writer yourself? >> not at all, actually. i was definitely influenced by books. i loved reading true stories. i never thought i would be picking up a pen to write myself. the idea hit me one day. i worked in a library for so many year. being surrounded by books, naturally it is in you. you just have to pick up the pen eventually. >> really exciting. who would you say this is for, if you have a target reader? >> anybody who has always wanted to travel the world. people who love high stakes action. everybody loves heists, too. if you're into thievery, definitely it's for you. >> we are looking forward to reading the book. it comes out. thieves gambit will be available wherever books are sold tomorrow. we'll be right back. available where books are sold.

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