parton is coming out with something else. a makeup line that features lipsticks named after her hit songs. each lipstick cost $20. dolly beauty will be online launching thursday, and then you can find it in stores next year. >> now i do want to remind everybody when we're talking about makeup that we are going from brat summer, transitioning now into demure fall. so keep it demure. keep it mindful. >> is that a less is more approach? >> yeah. you want to keep it cutesy. you're not like all the other girls out here wearing all that makeup. >> make sure that you're keeping it demure. >> good to know. >> that's the new word. look it up. go to tiktok. look it up. ask your 14 year >> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. hurricane ernesto gaining strength overnight.

massive storm on the move. ernesto sweeping north and taking aim at bermuda, strengthening to a cat 2 overnight. now the east coast on alert. the life threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend. ginger is here tracking it all. >> rebecca: facing off. vice president harris set to lay out her economic vision today. what she's proposing on housing down payments and grocery price, after making her first appearance with president biden since he dropped out of the race. while donald trump speaks at his golf club. now the new abc news poll. how the vice presidential candidates stack up. >> rebecca: breaking their silence. the family of the firefighter killed in the assassination attempt on former president trump in an exclusive interview with abc news pittsburgh affiliate wtae telling their story for the first time. >> he was just the best dad. he was just the best. >> rebecca: recalling the moment shots rang out, his heroic

action and how they want him to be remembered. >> michael: breaking news. the murderer who escaped from a hospital caught overnight. what we know right now. >> linsey: airport security breach. a man following a family on to their plane. he was not ticketed for that flight. the family speaks out this morning. >> rebecca: five people charged in the overdose death of matthew perry. the justice department blaming a broad under ground criminal network including his live-in assistant and two doctors. >> he wrote in a text message in september 2023 quote, i wonder how much this moron will pay. >> rebecca: this morning new details on the investigation, what authorities are saying about the day perry died, and what's next for the suspects. dan abrams is here live. >> linsey: game changer. real estate switch going into effect. what it means for buyers and sellers, and could it make buying more affordable?

♪ are you ready for it ♪ >> michael: we're getting ready for the weekend, as taylor swift makes her return to the stage for the first time since canceling her vienna shows, bringing out a surprise guest in london. and bruno mars and lady gaga drop a new dduet. plus we celebrate friday with our summer concert series. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> michael: good morning america. great to be with linsey and rebecca on this friday morning. great to be with you, also. we have a lot of news to get to. >> linsey: we have a brand new poll coming in to the race for the white house. rachel scott is here to break that down for us. >> rebecca: but we begin with hurricane ernesto gaining strength overnight taking aim at bermuda. >> michael: the storm is bringing dangerous rip currents to the shores on one of the last summer weekends.

erielle reshef is live at rockaway beach standing by, but first let's go to ginger with the track and timing. good morning, ginger. >> ginger: good morning to you all. the surf is up already from turks and caicos to bahamas. the rip current risk. you see st. augustine. this is not something you want to get in the next 24-48 hours because they'll just have rip currents that bring you right back out to sea. from jacksonville to savannah we've got rip current alert. here's the storm, 300 miles south/southwest of bermuda moving north/northeast at 14 miles per hour. we put the future cast down and it's tonight where you start to see the impact, early. that's the dirty side where you get the big push of water, coastal flooding, then up to 15 inches of rain. bermuda does very well with hurricanes, but this will be a testing one as it approaches as a cat 2. so again for us it's going to be rough surf especially on the east coast, kind of later in the weekend, saturday night through monday. >> michael: be careful out there at the beach. >> ginger: you got it. >> michael: those rip current

alerts come as so many people head to the beach this weekend. erielle reshef is at rockaway beach in new york with the latest on the conditions. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, michael. as you can see, the sea is pretty calm this morning but don't let that deceive you. it's going to change pretty dramatically with ernesto churning about 500 miles off shore. the national weather service issuing those alerts that ginger mentioned for high surf and potentially dangerous rip currents as well, waves in some places here in the northeast could reach between nine to ten feet. we know florida will see the choppiest seas start up today. for us here in the northeast, it will be between saturday through monday that are the most dangerous, with tuesday the waters expected to calm down. before you get in, you should check with your local life guards and make sure to heed any warnings in your area. rebecca? >> rebecca: pay attention and just keep that awareness up. okay, erielle. thank you. we turn to the race for the white house. vice president harris is set to lay out her economic plan today

after making her first appearance with president biden since he dropped out of the race. former president trump held another press conference and rachel scott is here with more. good morning, rachel. >> good morning to you. vice president harris has only been in the race for a few weeks. she has not outlined any policy yet but all of that will change today. she's set to unveil her economic agenda as she tries to thread this needle between touting the biden harris record and laying out her own vision for the country. this morning vice president kamala harris set to unveil her economic agenda in north carolina today. after appearing with president biden for the first time since he dropped out of the race. >> few leaders in our nation have done more on so many issues, including to expand access to affordable health care than joe biden. >> reporter: the president touting the first ever negotiations with pharmaceutical companies to lower the cost of ten drugs. >> we will keep standing up for

big pharma. i have fought too damn hard to yield now. we're not backing down. >> reporter: polls showing most americans are still dissatisfied with the economy. her campaign says harris will propose up to $25,000 in down payment support for first time home buyers who have paid their rent on time for two years. expand the child tax credit providing up to $6,000 per child. and implement a first ever federal ban on price gouging on food and groceries, an idea already drawing criticism from donald trump. >> she wants price controls. if they worked, i'd go along with it, too. but they don't work. >> reporter: the former president speaking in new jersey surrounded by groceries for a press conference his advisers said would focus on the economy. >> we're going to have a crash like the 1929 crash if she gets in. >> reporter: minnesota governor tim walz accusing trump of rooting for economic

catastrophe. i put that before the former president. he's saying he believes you want things to get worse so you can campaign on it, that you're rooting for failure. what's the answer? >> i wish i didn't have to do this. if our country were run by democrats and it was run beautifully where we were really being productive and everything else, i would have never done this. >> reporter: trump went from discussing inflation to weighing in on the weight of electric trucks to calling harris a communist. some his own republican supporters have begged him to focus on policy. but trump making it clear he's not going to change. >> i think i'm entitled to personal attacks. i don't have a lot of respect for her. i don't have a lot of respect for her intelligence. and i think she would be a terrible president. and i think it's very important that we win. and whether the personal attacks are good, bad, she certainly attacks me personally. she called me weird. he's weird. >> don't expect those personal attacks to change any time soon. the first vice presidential debate is now set. governor tim walz and j.d. vance have agreed to face off on october 1st. abc news will have the first presidential debate between

donald trump and kamala harris on september 10th. >> rebecca: there will be so much focused on that. there's also focus on the vice presidential candidates. new poll shows how americans are viewing them. >> this race has entirely transformed this summer. new candidate in the race and both campaigns choosing their running mates. so how are they stacking up? our new poll shows governor tim walz is getting more of a positive reception at 39% compared to his republican rival senator vance who was at 32%. not just the reception. more americans approve of walz for the job. both of these candidates are veterans. walz served in the national guard, vance in the marine corps. our poll shows vance's polling slightly higher among veterans. this is notable, given all of the backlash and criticism walz has faced about how he has characterized his military career. linsey? >> linsey: thank you very much. now the hero firefighter killed protecting his family during assassination attempt on donald trump.

this morning we are hearing from his family in an exclusive interview with wtae. aaron katersky joins us with the story. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: good morning, linsey. this family was reluctant to speak out but we are hearing from them since the volunteer firefighter was killed in the attack on former president trump. this is the family he died protecting. >> he definitely was a hero. he saved his wife. he saved his child. and he was just the best dad. he was just the best. >> reporter: this morning helen compratore and her daughters are speaking out for the first time about the volunteer fire chief who threw himself onto his family during the gun fire at former president trump's rally last month in butler, pennsylvania. >> i'm angry, you know? obviously. my husband took a bullet for

him. but, you know, that, unfortunately, was the plan that day. >> reporter: in an interview airing on our pittsburgh affiliate wtae, daughter allison recalled the moment shots rang out, the memory skill vivid and painful. >> i was the one that my dad threw down. as he was throwing me down, that was when he was shot. he ended up falling onto me. i was confused. i went, dad? when i turned is whenever he fell down. that's when i started screaming, and i was instantly like -- i was trying to keep him from bleeding and somebody had thrown down a towel, so somebody behind us must have seen what was going on. i was just -- i was just holding it there and just screaming for anybody to help. >> reporter: his family wants compratore remembered as more than the person killed in the assassination attempt on the

former president. >> he isn't just the guy that got shot at the rally. he was a husband, a father, a son, an uncle. he was the glue to our family. he was our strength. he was everything to us. and that is what got taken from this world. >> reporter: his two girls remember their dad braiding their hair or teaching them how to do a back hand spring. michael, two others were shot during the rally for former president back on july 13th. james copenhamer and david dutch. both of them are still recovering from their gun shot wounds. michael? >> michael: sorry the family had to go through that. thank you so much. we're going to turn to some breaking news. the convicted killer who escaped prison guards taking him to the hospital captured overnight after two days on the run. faith abubey joins us with details. good morning, faith. >> reporter: good morning, michael. that escaped murderer was apparently checking in and out

of hotel rooms with a woman as authorities spent days looking for him. this morning escaped murder era ramone alston back in custody after an operation involving the fbi, state and local police. alston ran out of a transport vehicle still wearing his waist chains on his way to a medical appointment. he was captured shortly before 2 a.m. this morning at this hotel in north carolina just outside charlotte. alston checked into the hotel wednesday with a female companion. a hotel employee spotted him wearing a t-shirt and jeans. >> my shift was from 3 to 11. i seen him a few times. just nodded, said hello. they probably came, asked a couple of questions or something, towels or something. i didn't have any red flags or anything like that. >> reporter: alston and the woman checked out the next day. shortly after his arrest, alston's female acquaintance also arrested and now charged with felony aiding and abetting

a fugitive. the escaped killer terrified the commune here for days, as law enforcement scours over 1,300 acres looking for him. he was serving a life sentence for killing a 1-year-old in a random shooting in 2015. and alston is also facing additional charges because of the escape. he's now being transferred to a high security prison to serve out his life sentence. linsey? >> linsey: i'm sure many relieved at his capture. faith, thank you. now the first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox formerly known as monkey pox found outside africa. the case has now been confirmed ed in sweden. eva pilgrim is here with those details. >> mpox is now confirmed on at least two continents causing increased concern about possible international spread. officials now reporting a case of mpox in the stockholm area. this after the world health

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is best for you. michael? >> michael: thank you, eva. now u.s. gymnast jordan chiles breaking her silence after having her bronze medal stripped from her, saying the decision feels unjust. lara, you have this story for us. good morning. >> lara: i do. good morning. the u.s. gymnastic events ended almost two weeks ago and we've been following the controversy surrounding jordan chiles ever since but we haven't heard from chiles herself until now. taking to instagram, she vented her disappointment in what she calls one of the most challenging moments in her career. this morning olympian jordan chiles opening up for the first time about having her bronze medal stripped away. taking to instagram to write, i have no words. this decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey. to add to the heartbreak, the

unprompted racially driven attacks on social media are wrong and extremely hurtful. i have poured my heart and soul into this sport and i am so proud to represent my culture and my country. the 23-year-old adding, i have taken pride in cheering on everyone, regardless of team or country. last week chiles' bronze medal was revoked after a court found team usa's appeal to change her degree of difficulty score was filed four seconds too late which meant the bronze medal once again went to romania. chiles, who won gold in the team final, believes she is now confronted with the most challenging moments of her career, saying, i believe at the end of this journey the people in control will do the right thing. >> now usa gymnastics and the usopc have said they will continue to fight for jordan's medal. the next will be the swiss federal tribunal. but finding success at that level is pretty uncommon. >> lara: chiles also adding in

her statement she will never waiver from up holding the values of sportsmanship and the rules that dictate fairness. unfortunately, we learned just before this story aired that it is expected that anna barboso will be reinstated with the bronze medal today in romania. extremely disappointing for jordan. >> linsey: she worked her whole life for this. >> rebecca: so much energy and time. >> lara: it was all over that degree of difficulty score. >> michael: like we said yesterday, give them both bronze medals. they messed it up. do what's right. >> linsey: right. right. that's the thing. >> michael: okay. thank you, lara. coming up the latest on the matthew perry death investigation. five people charged including two doctors. dan abrams breaks down the case against them. >> rebecca: travel alert after airport security breach. how a man followed a family on to their plane without a ticket. >> linsey: the new real estate rule going into effect. and how it could make buying more affordable. but first back to ginger. >> ginger: the sun has not even come up in dallas and it feels like 93.dex already.

they could see heat index up to 110 in that part of texas today. they're in the excessive heat warning. that excessive heat warning is not just for them. goes to tulsa, little rock, jackson, mississippi, shreveport. heat advisories stretch even further. we're going to see some records fall as we go through the weekend. you see all of them here circled. denver 97 tomorrow. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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major break in the investigation into the killing of general hospital actor johnny whackter. police made arrests days after his family demanded answers. we have details coming up in our next hour. >> rebecca: also this morning there is a cup craze at mcdonald's. earlier this week the fast food chain released a line of limited edition collectible cups that come with their new adult happy meal. well, they've quickly become a hot commodity, popping up on resale sites and selling for up to $125. [ laughter ] investment? i don't know about that. kind of fun. that's the thing. they have an adult happy meal, guys. >> michael: value meal. everybody is trying to get in on the value wars. >> rebecca: i hope it comes with a little -- the cup is the present, right? not like a little figurine, like we had as kids. okay. we've got a lot more including new research about the connection between coffee and high blood pressure. i'm sorry to say it, as you're

sipping your morning cup. it's coming up. >> michael: now the arrest in the death of matthew perry. five people including two doctors have been charged in the ketamine overdose of the "friends" star. dan abrams is standing by. but first matt gutman is in l.a. with the latest for us. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it was a stunning development, the investigation alleging doctors, a drug trafficker known as the ketamine queen matthew perry's long time assistant recklessly enabled his addiction and exploited him for money. prosecutors say at one point the doctor told him $12 of ketamine for 2,000. after a months long investigation into the overdose death of matthew perry, this morning five suspects facing federal criminal charges. the investigation revealed in the fall of 2023 mr. perry fell back into addiction. and these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves. >> reporter: the department of justice claiming a broad under

ground criminal network including two doctors and an assistant used matthew perry as a personal piggy bank by securing and selling him the powerful drug ketamine. >> requesting two additional and a supervisor respond. >> reporter: matthew perry was found unconscious, slumped over in his hot tub in his l.a. home. autopsy revealing he died from acute effects of ketamine. >> matthew perry sought treatment for depression and anxiety and went to a local clinic where he became addicted to intravenous ketamine. when clinic doctors refused to increase his dosage he turned to unscrupulous doctors who saw perry as a way to make quick money. >> reporter: over two months say allege the doctor sold him 20 vials of ketamine for $55,000 cash. >> he wrote in a text message, september 2023, quote, i wonder how much this moron will pay.

>> reporter: even as perry's addiction became obvious, dr. plasencia continued to inject him with ketamine and left additional vials. for perry's assistant. >> plascensia saw him seize up and his blood pressure spike. at another point he admitted to another patient that mr. perry was spiralling out of control with his addiction. he knew this was wrong. he knew he was risking mr. perry's life. >> reporter: yet continued to sell it to him. >> and yet they continued to sell it. >> reporter: plasencia pleading not guilty thursday. you say your client exhibited perhaps a lack of judgment, but what the indictment seems to show is that he was really administering ketamine to matthew perry who was a known addict and was clearly in the throws of addiction. >> that's what the government is alleging. whether or not that's what actually happened we'll have to see if it plays out. >> reporter: prosecutors say that after plasencia became too expensive, perry turned to an alleged drug trafficker known by her customers as the ketamine queen. why did matthew perry stop

procuring the ketamine from those two doctors and go to the ketamine queen, as she was known? >> at some point mr. perry decided to go to a different supplier. she was able to procure even larger amounts of ketamine. 50vials over two weeks. >> reporter: she was giving him a better price than the doctors were? >> she got $11,000 in cash as opposed to $55,000. >> reporter: his assistant would receive the drugs. according to his plea agreement, he injected him on the morning of his death. again a second injection around 12:45 p.m. then a third around 40 minutes later which perry allegedly asked him to shoot me up with a big one. ♪ matthew perry shot to fame playing chandler bing on friends. he sat down with diane sawyer in 2022 acknowledging that sobriety for him has been a life long challenge. >> how will we know when you're in trouble? when you're not okay?

>> if i say, i'm just gonna chill alone at home tonight. and part two, the other thing, is if i ever say i'm cured. >> both dr. plasencia and the alleged ketamine queen have pleaded not guilty. if convicted they face decades in prison. the other three have pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in the coming weeks. matthew perry's family releasing a statement saying they remain heart broken by the loss, but that it has helped to know law enforcement has taken this case very seriously. guys? >> michael: all right matt gutman, thank you very much for that. let's bring in abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. how strong is this case? >> pretty strong. you got two things. number one the days of drug dealing and calling someone on the phone and ordering drugs is over. text messages. you got actual written evidence that shows people trying to buy

it. number two, you have the testimony of the other three people involved here. so only two are effectively going to be on trial. the other three are pleading guilty. they're going to testify against the two. so the prosecutors believe they can show from the doctors to the drug dealers to the person actually implementing it and executing on the shot itself, they've got a very strong case. >> linsey: the two who didn't take the plea deal, what's the potential defense? >> causation will be the biggest one. number one, can you prove that the drugs that they sold were the ones that killed him? they're going to say, you can't prove it. number two, what was the cause of death? there were a number of causes of death. definitely ketamine was one of them. but also the possibility of overdose. of course, the drowning is the other one. i think what you're also going to see is them pointing the finger at the three who already plead, right? you've got the three who plead and you're going to see the two defendants say, wait a second.

one of them is the one who shot it up himself. why are you blaming my person with regard to the cause of death? so the question ultimately will be, is there going to be a plea agreement here? are they going to make a deal to end this case beforehand? >> rebecca: matthew perry clearly a beloved celebrity. but so many families are dealing with this in their own right. are prosecutors trying to send a message here? >> no doubt. i think you've seen a more thorough in depth investigation here because prosecutors do want to send a message. they want to make it clear, if you have a drug addict, you better be careful, because everyone involved if something happens to this person is going to be held accountable. >> michael: when we say sending a message, seems prosecutors are using matthew perry's case to do this. >> they're not just talking about the doctors or assistant but a drug network when it comes to ketamine to remind people, you're gonna get caught. the question's gonna be, are they going to investigate all

those other people as well, if their name is not matthew perry? >> rebecca: we will continue to follow it, obviously, dan. thank you so much. appreciate. coming up a travel alert after an airport security breach. trevor ault is bringing us one family's story. hey, trev. >> we're hearing from a mother who said a man followed her and her kids through the airport and onto their plane. we have her story and what delta and the tsa are saying about how this happened. that's coming up next on gma. , but my time to enjoy it. but now, i can open up my world with vabysmo. (♪) vabysmo is the first fda-approved treatment for people with wet amd that improves vision and delivers a chance for up to 4 months between treatments, so i can do more of what i love. (♪) (♪) vabysmo works differently, it's the only treatment designed to block 2 causes of wet amd.

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>> rebecca: we turn now to the security breach at dulles airport. a man following a family from the tsa check point all the way on to their row of the plane. the only problem, he didn't have a boarding pass for that flight. trevor ault is here with the details. this is just wild to think about. good morning, trevor. >> really creepy story. seems to have been a serious security lapse. a mother noticed this suspicious man following her through the terminal, even into the women's bathroom and on to her plane and even her kids were terrified. this morning a georgia mother demanding answers from delta about an alarming incident on her family's flight earlier this month. the airline now investigating what went wrong. >> my heart started beating immediately. i didn't know what this man's intentions were. >> reporter: laura benton said she, her husband and children were flying home from dulles airport when she noticed a man appeared to be following her family in the terminal.

>> he was standing in the ladies room washing his hands. i was immediately alarmed. >> reporter: she said she tried to keep her distance but when the family boarded the plane that man boarded, too, and sat down right in their row. >> my husband assertively confronts him and says, is this really your seat? the man said, yes, it's my seat. my husband requested to see the man's boarding pass. he was unable to produce it. >> reporter: he was then escorted off the plane. tsa said he had a valid id and boarding pass but for a different flight. he should have never been allowed on that plane. >> delta should have ensured that that boarding pass matched up with the individual which it did but it didn't match up with the flight they were boarding at that time. >> reporter: delta says it's now reviewing the matter in question internally. has been in touch with airport securities in conjunction with this review. and airport officials tell us

police did speak with that man but no charges were filed. benton said her children were traumatized by the incident and she's warning other travellers to remain vigilant. >> pay attention to your surroundings and follow your gut instinct. >> and because this man did have an i.d. and valid boarding pass for a later flight, there was no security violation that the tsa could have flagged. it was solely on the gate agent to make sure he didn't get on this plane. good reminder for travellers, speak up if you notice something suspicious. especially for parents. >> linsey: really hard to comprehend. >> extremely weird. especially with the fact that he was just let go because he didn't break any laws but really creepy and unnerving. >> linsey: trevor, thank you very much for that. coming up next our play of the day. day. stay with us. ♪ (man) yes!

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now the east coast on alert. the life threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend. ginger is tracking it all. >> rebecca: the real estate game changer starting this weekend. what it means for buyers and seller, and how it could put more money in your pocket. >> linsey: gma first look. the new series from titanic director james cameron exploring the mysteriess of deep and reveals the secrets of humpback whales. jonathan bailey is here live telling us about his ground breaking show, first emmy nomination and what's in store for his character on bridgerton. ♪ dance, dance the night away ♪ >> michael: and the emmys go to -- this morning we're exclusively revealing who's hosting next month, and how they're making history as the first father/son duo to ever host the show. any guesses?

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melissa adan is in l.a. with more. >> reporter: good morning, michael. friends and family of the slain actor tell us they are glad arrests were finally made. this after the general hospital actor was gunned down here in l.a. nearly three months ago. all over a catalytic converter. this morning the los angeles police department arresting four people in connection to the murder of general hospital actor johnny wactor. l.a.p.d. officers conducting search warrants on thursday arresting three 18-year-olds. robert barcleau, leonel gutierrez and sergio estrada on murder charges and frank olano as an accessory to murder. wactor was gunned down he left the bar where he worked and saw assailants trying to steal the catalytic converter from his car. >> i had blood on my hands. he had a shot right to his chest. i told him i love him, don't go. thaf just all that could come out of me at the moment.

>> reporter: recently the l.a.p.d. released these surveillance images showing three suspects in and around a black sedan. for more than 100 episode, wactor played in the long running soap opera "general hospital." >> i love you. i love you with everything inside of me. >> reporter: earlier this week wactor's family and friends pressing officials on his unsolved murder and calling for safety on the streets of l.a. >> it will help me and his brothers in our healing to know that they've been captured and convicted. >> l.a.'s mayor, karen bass, thanking the l.a.p.d. for their work on this case, as she calls for full accountability for those responsible of this, quote, brazen and heinous act. rebecca? >> rebecca: finally some accountability for that family. all right, melissa, thank you. we turn now to new research on caffeine and blood pressure. rhiannon ally is here with details. say it ain't so.

>> i hate to kill your caffeine buzz, rebecca. good morning. there's new evidence drinking a few extra cups could put you at a greater risk of some major health issues. researchers want to look at the impact of coffee on blood pressure after exercise. now, these are just preliminary findings from the small group of healthy people who did just three minutes of exercise. they found those who said they regularly drank about four cups of coffee were more likely to have elevated heart rate and blood pressure after resting for five minutes. that's compared to those who consumed less caffeine. researchers believe having too much could make people more susceptible to cardiovascular disease. this is just preliminary data, so more research is needed. until then, you can enjoy your coffee, guys. just maybe not too much. >> linsey: everything in moderation. >> michael: exactly. pour me another cup. coming up in our gma morning menu, the change to the real

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>> michael: back now with our gma cover story. the rules going into effect tomorrow for real estate brokers that could make homebuying more affordable. elizabeth schulze is here to explain it to us. >> 90% of americans use brokers to buy a home and help navigate a very complicated housing market. how those brokers get paid is about to change. that means big changes for home buyers and sellers, too. this morning a landmark $418 million settlement with the national association of realtors is about to shake up the real estate industry and how americans buy and sell their homes. >> there will be transparency added to what is typically is largest single financial transaction of a person's life. >> reporter: one of the biggest changes is for home buyers. under new rules that take effect nationwide saturday, if you're a buyer you'll have to sign a written contract with your realtor spelling out their

compensation before you go on your first home tour. >> the idea that you would have to sign an agreement before you even look at a house, what is the advantage of that? >> what it will do is it will clearly spell out and articulate the services that the buyer can expect from their real estate professional, from their agent, their broker, their realtor. and then also, we're having the conversation with the consumer up front about how we expect to get paid. >> reporter: this couple recently agreed to sign a contract before touring homes in st. louis. >> it definitely added a little more commitment to the process. >> reporter: they say knowing what they were paying their realtor from the on set helped clarify their costs. they looked at hundreds of listings before closing on their dream home. >> i was kind of hesitant to shop around for real estate agents, but finding the right person can actually find you the right house. >> reporter: the other big

changes for home sellers, who typically pay 5% to 6% commission which their realtor and the buyer's broker split. for a home that sell force $400,000, that can mean $24,000 in commissions alone. but now it could become easier for sellers to negotiate who pays those fees. so that could save sellers money. michael the national association of realtors tells us the most important factor to make housing more affordable is building more inventory. bottom line, still too much competition for too few homes. >> michael: we're getting good news for home buyers when it comes to mortgage rates. >> mortgage rates are hovering at the lowest rate this year. 6.4%. that's down from 7.2% in may. $400,000 home your monthly payment is about $195 cheaper than it would have been just a few months ago. that is bringing some home buyers off the side lines. existing homeowners who run able to lock in lower rates are also taking note. refinancing application surged 35% last week. lot of analysts expect we are going to see rates drop lower

this week as the federal reserve cuts borrowing costs. we're talking about 6% rate. not likely we'll get back to that 2% to 3% level any time soon, michael. >> michael: we can always wish. those were the good old days. 2%, 3%. we would love that. we're going to turn now to something we really love. pop news with lara. >> lara: i'm so excited because we're starting with taylor! let's do it, everybody! taylor takes london. the singer returning to the stage for the first time since that foiled terror plot in vienna that forced her to cancel her shows. performing at wembley stayed numb front of 92,000 of her fans. swift got emotional, saying she felt a love system overload. she had some famous friends there to support her, including ed sheeran, who made a special

appearance. take a look. ♪ ♪ >> lara: so good. they did a mashup of both of their songs. security was, of course, very tight after the scare in austria. fans without tickets not allowed to gather outside the stadium to listen to the show, as they have done in several other city. that didn't stop some of her swifties from tay-gating. she returns to north america in october so she will get a much needed rest. >> michael: how many more terms can you put her name into? >> lara: i'll figure it out. now tv news. 76th annual primetime emmy awards are fast approaching. this year's host are a real life family affair. we can reveal eugene levy an his son dan will make history as the first father/son duo to host.

it comes four years after they made history to win both in the same year. they did the opening monologue, if you can remember, of the 2020 sag awards and just killed it. they had the audience laughing out loud. you can watch eugene and dan an their plastic dry delivery during this year's emmys september 15th, 8 p.m. on abc. we will be there. >> rebecca: that's gonna be so good. >> lara: jonathan bailey, who is nominated, is here this morning. bridgerton fans, anybody? so excited. all right. >> michael: got me through the pandemic. >> lara: still gets me. just a year after starring in barbie, margot robbie will star in a romantic comedy, big, bold, beautiful journey. it tells story of two strangers

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>> lara: he was in there. i don't know. [ laughter ] i don't know. apparently one frame. there he is. there he is. nicey is in there. you heard her voice. she plays a detective. we see a medley of terrifying scenes. if you blinked, you did miss him. there was a quick shot. there it is. i guess we froze it. no details on his character but he's in good company. nicey nash, courtney vance, leslie manville. more on that grotesquerie hits hulu september 25th. the movie is before his premiere of his game show. that's september 16th on amazon. then there's the whole football thing. what's that thing he does? reigning super bowl champ has a preseason game against the lions. the season kicks off september 5th. that's when this guy over here in the chair starts traveling a lot. >> michael: bi coastal work. [ laughter ]

>> lara: that's pop news, guy. >> michael: i love it. >> linsey: now an exciting new adventure seeking to solve the ocean's mysteries. the new series from james cameron joins an expert crew on board the state of the art research vessel. will reeve is here to tell us all about that. good morning, will. >> 80% of the world's oceans are entirely unknown. but ocean explorers aim to change that. the research and exploration vessel has spent the past few years navigating the world's oceans with nat geo documenting it all. take a look. >> there's absolutely nothing more rewarding than doing new science and finding answers. >> reporter: this morning gma is getting a first look at national geographic new series ocean explorers. pushing the boundaries of under water exploration with cutting edge technology. >> i can hear them.

>> reporter: and below the surface. >> one breath you can dive down and be in their world. >> reporter: the team is diving in head first to observe one of the ocean's beloved peaceful giants, the humpback whale. team following their migration through the caribbean, where thousands of humpbacks return each year mating and giving birth in one tiny patch of ocean off the coast of the dominican republic. explorers unafraid to get up close and personal. >> that has to be one of the best experiences i have ever had. >> reporter: the team is studying the bond between a mother an her calf when their cameras capture something remarkable. >> there's something else in the water. >> reporter: the pair running into a pod of killer whales. >> she's keeping the calf on her

back. >> reporter: the mother going to great lengths to defense her calf. >> nobody has ever filmed this. >> reporter: the researchers approaching the whales documenting it all to shed light on the hidden world of humpback whales. give me more of that. you can see the first episode of ocean explorers this sunday and all the episodes are available the next day on hulu and disney plus. >> linsey: i think lara is ready to go. >> lara: that was awesome. that looks really good. >> linsey: now over to ginger. >> ginger: we dived with those hump backs. magical place. it was really gorgeous. let's talk about what just came out. global records go back to 18350. we got a lot of them. noah said first half of the year for the world was the warmest on record. there's a pretty good shot that we're going to get close to the warmest year on record. 77% chance. the warmest year was last year, by the way. nearly certain we'll be in the top five. a quick look at that glacier that has melted every year since 2011.

♪ oh, oh, oh the right stuff ♪ >> rebecca: okay. we now have the right stuff. it is time to get your teens all the tech gadgets they need to get back to school. our lifestyle contributor lori bergamotto is here with the latest tablet and tools to gear up for a great year. you can shop them all on our website. good morning, lori. good to see you. >> rebecca: parents across the country cheering for back to school. >> i am. >> rebecca: this will help you make it happen. >> yes.

we are saying this is our teen tech. really, rebecca, this is for everybody. it's especially great if you have kids who are older in high school or you're sending them to college. >> rebecca: sure. >> we'll kick things off with tablets. no surprise here, it's the ipad. we did single out two specific ipads because there are a lot of options. for this the ipad air or ipad pro. the air is a little bit more affordable, starts at $549. what we love about these, they're like portable work stations. we talked to a bunch of college students who said a lot of them aren't even getting lap tops. we had desk tops. >> rebecca: exactly. or went to the lab. >> now they're just taking their work on the go with them. they're able to do that with things like the ipad air and pro because you have the keyboard that you set it up with, right? but there's also the pencil. >> rebecca: you brought them right here. >> we don't expect you to finish this math equation, though i

know you could. but you are able to just write on, take notes, do all of that there. it's really great. of kourbs course it's apple, so we love that. printer. sort of surprising. people are like, isn't everything digital? not everything is digital. you will still need a printer. it's under $40 which is great. you can scan, copy, print. >> rebecca: relatively compact. >> you can even print photos. just a great family printer to have. >> rebecca: i'm in the frame. >> this, every single person needs. this is a portable charger. this sells gang busters on amazon. it's $20. it's like a life line. take your phone from 0 to 50% in 30 minutes, which is incredible.

we got this on amazon and they're doing amazon prime. student. if you don't know about that, check it out because you can do a six month trial. and then it's half the price of regular prime okay. >> we like that okay. >> you need headphones right? you want a good pair of headphones. but when you're in college you might lose them. you might be a little rough on them. so you want to get a value pack. these are from anker which is an industry leader. we got them at walmart. they're under $50. noise canceling and a crystal clear microphone. >> and they pair with all the phones they pair with, which is so important with your tablet. oh fantastic. >> now this one i want to get to a little extra explaining this is the music cozy. rebecca jarvis i'm so glad you asked. it is a sleeping mask that you can play white noise on or music, or you could listen to your lecture if you wanted to, if you're that studious. but what we loved about this is when you're living with a roommate, you may need to create your own sleep environment. drown out. >> this is my cocoon. yes, exactly. >> you want to drown out that noise or that light? this is the way to do it. it's under $30.

it's a really great gift to give a kid who's going off to college. >> you just show up to your new dorm room, meet your dorm mate with one of these on, you're instantly friends. bffs for life. laurie, thank you so much and you can shop all these products on our website and coming up, jonathan bailey is here with us live. stay with us. thanks pick up >> something standing next to you. you gonna fall in love. and i'm gonna do it. now, from abc mornings. >> happy friday to you. i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings. here's a look at

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>> take a look at the accuweather forecast. hello san jose. look how bright it is out there with our live picture. today's forecast. lots of sunshine inland. upper 80s lower 90s today around the bay shoreline. it is bright out there, mild this afternoon in the upper 70s and along the coast. partly cloudy and we'll keep it in the low and mid 60s. so highs today very similar to yesterday. a few degrees above average for this time of the year. it will turn windy once again this afternoon with winds gusting about 15 to 35mph. looking at the weekend, big changes for tomorrow. cloudier cooler with some drizzle, brighter and warmer for sunday. reggie. >> thanks. we're going to have another abc7 news update in about a half hour. you can find always find us on app and abc7 news dot com. >> announcer: welcome back to gma live from times square.

>> michael: welcome back, everybody. we are here with actor jonathan bailey. you know him as the oldest bridgerton brother, anthony. he's about to be in wicked and jurassic world. now he's got his first emmy nomination for fellow traveller. give it up for jonathan, everybody. >> thank you for having me. >> michael: you're a busy man, very busy man. congratulations on all the things coming your way. you have one of the most unique stories when you found out about your nomination. it involves dinosaurs. >> yeah. i was in malta filming jurassic park. i had the opportunity, my best friend, we had a sense the announcement was coming but we got the time difference wrong. phones were blowing up, had a quite awkward zoom with quite a few people. it was amazing, particularly with fellow travellers, to have another opportunity to talk about it. it's such a special story, series. so proud to be part of it.

>> rebecca: truly beautiful. when people see it, they'll instantly understand why you are emmy nominated. let's take a look at a clip of "fellow travellers." >> i don't know what to believe. just i knew i needed to see you. >> i should have left you alone. >> rebecca: incredibly powerful work. i understand the first person you shared about the nomination with is your grandmother? >> yes. nana verna. >> rebecca: aw. so sweet. >> she's 93 years old. she actually, we worked out, she's the same age, born the same year as my character was. it is a love story between two men. it also deals with how governments can oppress minorities and for my nana to watch it and discuss it with me felt really special.

yeah. she was thrilled. >> lara: the other show we're all passionate about is "bridgerton." you do play the oldest brother. can you give us an idea because i think we know the next season is going to focus on your other brother benedict, right? on the show. to me he's benedict. to you he's luke. i take this world very seriously. last season we fell in love with colin and penelope's love story. that seems it's in a good place. now we're on to benedict. where do we stand with your character? >> i look forward to reading the scripts and finding out. [ laughter ] >> lara: you don't even know? >> the bring about "bridgerton" there's so many different ways you can fall in love as humans. being the older brother i will be there to support my younger brothers. i have a few weeks scheduled for returning.

i'm really excited. it will be great. who knows who his love interest will be. >> lara: the character is really juicy. >> juicy? >> lara: yes. i mean, he's sassy. >> he is. he's full of -- benedict is full of wonder and joy, big heart of the family. should be brilliant. >> michael: you couldn't tell us much about "bridgerton" but your new wicked film. fans are so excited. i'm so excited to see this. what can you tell us about that? >> well -- it's going to be amazing. >> rebecca: not much. >> john shu directed and created the world we know on stage. they've expanded it. i have heard some of the music. the orchestra is like -- >> lara: incredible. >> yeah. it's going to be such a new experience for the people who loved the musical. >> lara: i was going to say, for so many of us who have seen the musical, will we, you know --

will we relate or is it above and beyond? >> everybody who is working on it is a die hard fan, so we were right in front of the younger fans. it's going to be fresh and new, but not too new that anyone gets upset. i think people are really going to enjoy it. i can't wait to see it. >> linsey: i have to ask, what are you doing to prepare for the big night at the emmys? >> now that we know it will be done there, i think i'm going to rewatch schitt's creek. my family is coming. i'm really excited. will be there with the family. that's what it's all about really. >> lara: are you an awards show guy? have you done this before? >> i popped into the golden globes. >> lara: i popped in. >> rebecca: exactly. there was no security guard there so you went right in. [ laughter ]

>> michael: who are you taking with you? >> my family are going to come as well. my best mate is coming. so, yeah, it will be great. >> lara: you are a nominee. you need to go for it. this is so exciting. >> i'm just glad that i can come. it's overwhelming, particularly because it's something i care so much about. i know more people are watching it. it's an education, that show, i think, for many people. >> michael: well, we're glad you came here in the midst of your busy schedule. jonathan bailey, thank you. congratulations on everything. you deserve it all. the emmys are sunday, september 15th, right here on abc. coming up, g-eazy performs live. >> announcer: next week on gma coming up, g-eazy performs live. >> i love your "

>> announcer: next week on >> announcer: next week on gma time to get dancing because the first "dancing with the stars" celebrity dancer will be revealed. who is it? plus jeff goldblum and kerry washington and chris evrett on her fight and recovery from cancer, on good morning america. >> linsey: all right. back with our buzz pick. worst case scenario by tj newman.

here she is to tell us about it. >> good morning, america. i'm tj newman and i am so excited that "worst case scenario" is your gma buzz pick. writing this book started with . what would happen if a commercial airliner crashed into a nuclear power plant? then i thought, what if this happened in small town america? ordinary people have to save the world. don't let the cover fool you, this heart pounding page turning thriller isn't about a plane crash. it's about what happens next. and it features real american heroes. >> linsey: james patterson said this is his favorite thriller he's read all year. it is available wherever you buy your books. let's send it back over to ginger. >> ginger: we have severe storms blowing through parts of missouri. you can see some cloud structure there. all the hail that was falling with that driving wind. we're going to see more of this

today. also by the way had it just south and west of boston. this is norwood, massachusetts. pea sized hail. just takes that thunderstorm to cool it down and make that ice. but look at this. from kansas through tulsa, oklahoma, fayetteville, arkansas, later this afternoon through tonight you've got a chance seeing some big hail primarily. damaging winds possible up into parts of the great lakes. that same storm moves east through the weekend. when everybody's kicking rocks saying, man, this weekend's really wet, you can thank this storm system. it is pushing ernesto away. so that's the good news. but we will see a pretty wet sunday, especially along the east c >> rebecca: it is friday on gma. you know what that means.

our summer concert series and helping us kick off the weekend this morning is multiplatinum selling rapper g-eazy performing his hit "one day" off his new album "freak show." take it away. g-eazy, performing his hit, "one day" off of his new album, "freak show." take it away. ♪ i don't have much money we don't have much time baby if i had the world i'd make it yours and mine ♪ ♪ somebody once told me love can make you blind but if i fell in love with you would that be such a crime ♪ >> good morning america. let's go. ♪ hey baby i don't have much money but don't you worry baby

one day we'll be rich ♪ ♪ i said hey baby i don't have much money but don't you worry baby ♪ >> feels good to be back. let's go. ♪ in that one bedroom apartment with the mattress on the floor trying to focus but i'm running out of gas up in this ford ♪ ♪ spending money on equipment i barely could afford close my eyes at open mics and imagine i'm on tour ♪ ♪ mama asking how much longer you chasing after this told my girl i spent the last of the cash up in the drawer ♪ ♪ i pray to the lord just wishing for a different life thinking wouldn't it be nice ♪ ♪ i'm all in but this risk comes at a different price ♪ ♪ how can you win if you never roll the dice ♪ ♪ call me crazy when i look in the mirror i say kanye, jay-z ♪

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to be honest, you know? this is my platform. this is my way of expressing myself. sharing, you know, what it's like to be a human. >> lara: you can help a lot of people, too, through your honesty, through your music. thank you for that. you've collaborated with so many, so many great ones. cardi b, demi lovato. who's next? >> there's so many great artists coming up. >> lara: this is your chance to throw it out there. >> i love what shaboozy is doing. there's a lot of talent out there right now for sure. >> lara: i like it. sabrina, you listening? hopefully, we can make that happen. >> absolutely. >> lara: let's talk about the world tour. >> i can wait to get back on the road. that's my favorite thing, to connect with the fans. i'm not here without fans. do you know what i mean? >> lara: you've always appreciated that, right? >> this is my dream. this is the love of my life. i get to do this.

it's only because of the support and love from the fans. i'm excited to get back out there. >> lara: you're going everywhere? >> we're going to the universe. everywhere. everywhere and back. >> lara: there's a place for you to see g-eazy. it is time for another performance. on "gma." it is time for another performance by a g-eazy and the guys. all right, here we go, guys. this is "lady killers iii." ♪ got got on my got got on my leather jacket thriller show ain't nothing iller ♪ ♪ i promise i could make her fly away like caterpillars ♪ >> hey, one, two, one two three! let's go!

good morning america! ♪ i still say what i mean tell girls pretty don't make me ruin your drink don't make me turn the machine i'll take you back to 2014 ♪ ♪ these things really happened paranoid if i met a girl i might swoop ♪ ♪ i made it clear everything i said is the truth make her disappear like poof then she's gone ♪ ♪ i can't stop it when i feel it coming on she want me ♪ ♪ thriller the show ain't nothing iller ♪ >> abc! bay area to the universe, come on!

yep! ♪ get familiar ♪ >> good morning. wake up wake up wake up. hey hey! yeah! ♪ got on my leather jacket thriller the show ain't nothing iller man i'm a lady killer if i want her ima steal her ♪ ♪ i promise i could make her fly away like caterpillars so if you don't know by now then you should probably get familiar ♪ >> yeah! hey! much love. [ applause ]

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