vermont are trying to break a world record that a maine bakery currently holds. they want to make the world's largest whoopie pie. the goal is to make it heavier than 1,000 pounds. so they're preparing, but the actual attempt is happening next saturday. wow. >> okay, got to prepare it way in advance, i guess. it's a big whoopie pie. >> 1,000 pounds. >> well, wow. >> do you like whoopie pies? >> i honestly don't think i've ever had one. >> i don't think i have either. >> yeah, and i think it's been years since i've had one. maybe when i was young. but it's pretty good. i mean, it's just chocolate. is it essent >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. overnight the father of the georgia teen charged with killing his classmates arrested. breaking overnight authorities arrest the father of the 14-year-old school shooter

charging him with man slaughter secondary murder and more. >> these charges stem from mr. gray knowingly allowing his son colt to possess a weapon. >> george: this morning the teen, just 14, due in court. what we're learning about the victims as we hear from one of the students who jumped into action to help save his classmates. >> michael: extreme weather on the move. a significant flash flood threat across several states, and scorching temperatures out west. ginger is tracking it all. >> rebecca: possible prison time? hunter biden's surprise guilty plea. what happens next for the president's son? >> michael: debate showdown. just four days to go until the candidates face off. vice president harris hunkering down to prepare. donald trump expected in a new york city courtroom today. we're there live. >> george: karen read one on one giving her full version of the

events the night her boston police officer boyfriend was found dead. >> could you have been angry enough and slightly drunk because he had annoyed you that in a fit of rage you backed up? >> never. >> just tapped him? didn't try to kill him -- >> tap him with my 6,000 pound full size suv? to hit john's body with my car? no. >> george: what she said, as she now faces a second trial. >> rebecca: the judge assaulted by a defendant who came flying over the bench now testifying in his trial recalling those terrifying moments. >> george: starliner space jam. the boeing spacecraft set to return to earth tonight, leaving the crew behind. ♪ >> michael: and she caught up. >> it took awhile, but i don't know how i turned that around. >> michael: overnight, american star jessica pagula storming into her first grand slam final. by a toe. >> looks like that toe is on the line.

>> michael: is chiefs hanging on to victory in the season opener. look who is in times square this morning, usher, helping us roll into the weekend. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> michael: good morning america. the big morning here because usher is live here in times square. lara is at the u.s. open for all the excitement. i know she's happy. that's her happy place. >> rebecca: hi, lara. we say, yeah, yeah! sorry about that. also, ginger, is tracking the significant flash flooding threat in the gulf. we're gonna tell you who's in the path. >> george: first the latest on the school shooting in georgia. the father of the 14-year-old shooter has been arrested charged with murder. the district released new pictures of the victims. he will be charged as an adult with four counts of murder. faith abubey is on the scene in winder, georgia. good morning, faith. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the suspect's father has acknowledged that he has guns in

the house, but he did assure investigators a year ago that his son did not have unis up telling them if convicted they could each spend the rest of their lives behind bars. breaking overnight, authorities arresting the father of the teenage suspect in that tragic georgia high school shooting. >> these charges are directly connected with the actions of his son. >> reporter: colin gray now charged with four counts of unvoluntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. >> these charges stem from mr. gray knowingly allowing his son, colt, to possess a weapon. >> reporter: sources telling abc news, investigators believe colin gifted his 14-year-old son an ar-15 style rifle for christmas, which the teenager used to terrorize his school wednesday, leaving four people dead. >> we're heartbroken. a young person brought a gun

into a school, committed an evil act. and he took lives. >> reporter: this as the suspected shooter, 14-year-old colt gray, also faces four counts of felony murder for allegedly killing those four people and injuring nine others. it comes as abc news has learned possible early warning signs with the shooter displaying an affinity for mass shooting. the fbi receiving anonymous tips as early as may of 2023 about a disturbing post gray allegedly made on the social media platform discord where they say he had constantly threatened to shoot up a middle school the next day. the jackson county sheriff's office interviewing the suspected shooter at the time, saying he denied making the post. his father interviewed, too, telling investigators there were guns in the house but his son did not have unsupervised access, adding that his son was being picked on at school. >> i worry about him and school

ver happen. >> reporter: the sheriff's office saying there was no probable cause to make an arrest at the time. but urged school officials to monitor gray. the student later transferring to this county where he allegedly gund down his victims. the community now mourning the students, both just 14 years old, along with two teachers. >> i honestly thought it could have been my last day probably ever alive. >> reporter: aspinwall's student brian maldonado sprinting into action the moment he realized his math teacher had been gunned down. >> i looked up and we could see his body halfway through the door way just laying there taking his breaths. and then later on his final breath. >> reporter: maldonado leaving other students to quickly barricade the door. >> we found a cabinet, so we put that heavy thing there. desks, chairs. whatever we could put, we put it

in front of the door. hoping the shooter won't come in. it was scary. god was watching over us that day. >> reporter: and, michael, this case is reminiscent of the crumbly case in michigan where for the first time ever, u.s. parents were charged and then convicted after their child carried out a deadly mass shooting. michael? >> michael: looks like they're making the parents accountable as well. faith, thank you very much. now the flash flooding threat along the gulf coast. ginger has the track and timing of the storm, as well as the heat wave in the west. good morning, ginger. >> ginger: good morning. so the timing is slow. that's what it is. it's a stationary front that dropped some 4 to 6 inches of rain from slydell to baton rouge. you did have flash flooding. this is only day one. today a low pressure system that was off the coast is going to get closer so you're going to pump up the volume on those storms. the same area, including new orleans, will be in that significant flash flood risk. you could see up to 10 inches east of tallahassee through tomorrow. it will get a very wet start to the weekend all the way to jacksonville. wanted to mention the heat.

116 yesterday in phoenix, arizona, which is the hottest on record. we just keep breaking these. tied the hottest september on record. they now have been above 110, 56 times which breaks a record for the year. not just phoenix. portland oregon was 102. remember, we had 2,325 heat deaths just last year. we're already on track to be high in the heat deaths again. a third came from the state of arizona. you could see the excessive heat warnings go all the way to 100 there in los angeles and up into seattle. i also wanted to mention that now officially capernicus said the globe had its hottest summer on record. >> george: way too many triple digits there. thank you. now the hunter biden tax case and the surprise move the president's son pleaded guilty to all nine criminal charges. the judge will now decide whether to sentence him to jail time or probation. chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the story. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. hunter biden took a surprise and dramatic move giving his fate to

the mercy of the court with the real prospect of years in prison. this morning the fate of hunter biden now in the hands of a california federal judge. president's son, in a surprise move, pleading guilty to felony tax charges, with no agreement for leniency from federal prosecutors. hunter biden pleading guilty nine times to three felonies including tax evasion and six misdemeanors. biden had been accused of engaging in a scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on exotic cars, escorts and drugs. the guilty plea could land biden in prison for up to 17 years, force him to pay more than $1 million in fines. >> this plea prevents that kind of show trial that would have not provided all the facts or served any real point in justice. >> reporter: biden surprising saying i will not subject my

family to pain and needless embarrassment so i have decided to please guilty. biden's surprising move coming just as juror selection was about to get under way, but biden catching the special counsel completely off guard, telling the court, he wanted to enter something called an alford plea, where he would plead guilty but maintain his innocence. special counsel attorney leo wise immediately saying i want to make something crystal clear. the united states opposes an alford plea emphasizing biden maintaining his innocence was a nonstarter. the white house yesterday again reiterating that president biden will not commute his son's sentence or pardon him, something he told david muir in june. >> as we sit here in normandy, your son hunter is on trial. and i know that you cannot speak about an on going federal prosecution. but let me ask you, will you accept the jury's outcome, their verdict, no matter what it is? >> yes. >> and have you ruled out a pardon for your son?

>> yes. >> reporter: with that, one of the most consequential doj cases in recent history. the prosecution of a sitting president's son nears a close. biden will be sentenced in december. rebecca? >> rebecca: all right. pierre, thank you. we turn now to the race for the white house. vice president harris is off the trail preparing for the presidential debate in just four days while former president trump is expected to appear in a new york courtroom. let's go first to rachel scott, who is at that courthouse. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, rebecca good morning. yeah, this is quite the split screen as vice president harris hunkers down in pennsylvania, former president trump expected to be in a new york courtroom today attending the oral arguments in his appeal of the case involving writer e. jean carroll. the former president has continued to deny any wrongdoing and his appearance today is completely voluntary. of course, it comes just four days out from the debate against harris. the former president has never been a fan of traditional debate

prep, but he has been sitting down with advisers, going over policy. the campaign brought in a former rival of kamala harris. she challenged her on the debate stage back in 2019. she's been helping with debate prep. top of mind for trump has been his legal troubles. he's been railing against them on social media. it was here in new york where the former president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records and later today a judge is expected to decide whether the former president will in fact be sentenced on september 18th. we know trump's team has been pushing for a delay until after the election, rebecca. >> rebecca: right up to the wire. rachel, thank you. mean time, mary bruce is tracking the vice president harris campaign. good morning to you, mary. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. well, the vice president is taking a very different, almost opposite approach. she is hunkered down. she is studying up on the issues. we know she's been doing mock debates.

she is asking plenty of questions. while she does have a lot of debating experience, the campaign knows in many ways this is unchartered territory for her. this will be donald trump's seventh presidential debate, harris' first. the first time they have come face to face. the two have never actually met before. harris is taking her preparations very seriously. we do though expect her to take some occasional breaks to pop up and make some public appearances in pittsburgh, where she is studying and preparing. gives her a chance to interact with voters in that key must win state. there's no question, rebecca, that harris goes into the debate with the momentum. her team is touting the best grass roots fund-raising numbers in presidential history announcing she has raised $361 million in august. that's more than double donald trump's haul last month. rebecca, it means harris has raised more than $615 million since entering this race. >> rebecca: on track to raise a billion by the end of this campaign. mary, thank you. you can see the first

presidential debate live on tuesday night right here on abc. george? >> george: now the fbi raid on the homes of top aides to new york mayor eric adams. investigators are seeking information on other including the police commissioner. aaron katersky has the story. >> reporter: federal investigators are reaching into the mayor's inner circle, taking aim at some of his top deputies and closest aides. this morning the mayor of new york insists he and his administration are clean and cooperating. >> i'm not aware of any misdoings. and i'm going to, again, follow the rules. >> reporter: the mayor says he can't fathom why, but sources tell abc news federal prosecutors and the fbi have opened new investigations focused on city hall and the nypd including many of the administration's senior leaders. investigators have seized the phones of the commissioner and a half dozen other top nypd officials. in predawn raids they searched the homes of two deputy mayors and the school's chancellor. no charges have been filed and

the mayor says his administration has nothing to hide. >> we will comply with whatever rules and we're gonna follow the law an make sure that whatever information is need, we're gonna turn over that information. >> reporter: for most of his three years in office, adams and his campaign have faced scrutiny over whether they took illegal foreign money. the fbi seized his phones last november. sources say the new investigations are separate, city hall says there's no indication the mayor himself is a target of any investigation. adams was once lauded as the new face of the democratic party, but these investigations could threaten his ability to lead the nation's largest city. michael, as one political opponent put it, how can you clean up the city when your own house is a mess? michael? >> michael: all right, aaron katersky, thank you very much. now the u.s. open and a remarkable comeback for jessica pegula to earn her first trip to a grand slam final. lara is at the national tennis senter with the highlights for us. good morning, lara. >> lara: good morning to you, michael.

pegula admits she was super flat in the first set, and the score told the same story. she lost 6-1. and it did not look any better in the first two games of the second set. then pegula turned the momentum around and never looked back. and now she is on her way to her first u.s. open final. >> jessica pagula will play for the u.s. open title! >> lara: this morning jessica pegula is just one win away from becoming a grand slam champion. >> step by step by step. >> lara: sixth ranked american pulling off what looked to be an impossible comeback. the new york native losing the first set 6-1, but battling back in the second. >> come on from pegula. >> lara: the 30-year-old continuing to dominate, breaking through the semis ceiling for the first time in her career. >> second set into the third set

i started to play how i wanted to play. it took awhile but i don't know how i turned that around, honestly. >> lara: pegula will now take on the world number two who prevented an all-american women's final by dominating emma navarro in straight sets. >> i really hope i'll do better than i did last year. >> lara: she is tough. it will be her second straight u.s. open finals. of course, she lost last year to cocoa goff. now pegula is hoping for that same result tomorrow. but today all eyes are on the men. it's taylor fritz taking on francis tiafo in an all american semifinals. the winner goes on to the final. it will be the first american man in the final since andy roddick did it in 2006. we'll talk more about it next hour. we'll be espn commentator chris eubanks, guys. >> michael: i was there last night, late. pegula went down. said, i'm gonna get home early,

unfortunately americans are gonna lose. she woke up and i had to wake up. >> george: you're cheerful this morning. >> michael: hanging by a thread, my friend. hanging by a thread. >> george: coming up karen read is speaking out for the first time as she faces a second trial accused of killing her police officer boyfriend. we have an exclusive behind the scenes access as she prepares for her trial. >> rebecca: plus the judge assaulted by a defendant who came flying over the bench now testifying in his trial. >> michael: starliner space jam. when the boeing spacecraft is set to return to earth, but leaving the crew behind. but first back to ginger. morning again, ginger. >> ginger: good morning to you. tis the season to see snow in the rockies. so couple days before they usually get an average first snow. that drone picking up all the beautiful images, if you are a snow and winter lover, i should say. then i wanted to just tell you there's a reinforcing shot of the cool air in the great lakes and northeast. it could comes in and could rival some record lows for cincinnati or memphis. by sunday morning in the 50s.

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>> michael: welcome back to gma. rebecca, that looks like you on the weekend. roller stating with usher. halftime show from usher still has us going omg! the grammy winner is here this morning. cannot wait to talk to him about his new concert movie and much more. it's all coming up in our next hour. >> george: lot of energy in times square. following a lot of headlines including the latest on the school shooting in georgia. the father of the shooter has been arrested. the teen due in court this morning where he will be charged as an adult with four counts of murder. also right now, department of transportation is investigating frequent flyer programs in four major airlines are under investigation. authorities have ordered american, delta, southwest and united to turn over records about their loyalty programs, saying they want to ensure customers are getting the value they were promised and the programs are fair. >> rebecca: u.s. soccer star alex morgan has announced her retirement. i know. the two time world cup champion and olympic gold medallist released an emotional video saying it has been a long time coming and this decision wasn't easy. morgan ranks fifth in the u.s. women's national team history, with 123 goals.

alex also said she's leaving the game in a place that she's both happy and proud of. her final game will be on sunday. the mom of 4-year-old charlie revealed she is pregnant with her second child. congratulations. got a 4-year-old, another on the way. what a great role model she is for those kids, and to so many of us. we've got a lot more ahead including ricky pearsall getting closer to getting back on the field. that's great news and it's coming up. >> george: right now the karen read case, massachusetts woman accused of hitting her police officer boyfriend with her suv leaving him to die. she's facing a second trial after the first ended in a mistrial. chief national correspondent matt gutman spoke with her. good morning, matt. >> good morning, george. this is a story that captured national and international attention and unspooled a host of conspiracy theories. with two more trials coming up the karen read story isn't going away soon. initially it seemed an open and

shut case. prosecutors saying read hit her police officer boyfriend with her suv after a night of drinking, but then her defense claimed she was framed for a murder they say she didn't commit and was the victim of a cover-up. >> free karen read! >> reporter: the high profile murder trial captivating millions and dividing a tight knit massachusetts suburb. now for the first time, karen read, accused of killing her boston police officer boyfriend, giving her full version of events that night. would you say that you were angry with john that night? >> yes. >> reporter: could you have been angry enough and slightly drunk because he had annoyed you that in a fit of rage you just backed up -- >> never. >> reporter: tap him. not try to kill him -- >> to tap him with my 6,000 pound full size suv? to hit john's body with my car? no. >> reporter: the sensational murder case ending in a mistrial this summer after the jury was

dead locked. prosecutors accusing then 41-year-old read of hitting her boyfriend, police officer john o'keefe with her suv in 2022 after a night of drinking and then leaving him to die in the snow. it all started on a friday night in january 2022, read and o'keefe drinking with friends at a local bar. later that night read said she last saw john after dropping him off at an after party at a home on fairview road before going home to sleep. she says she awoke in the middle of the night and he wasn't home. >> i called two of his buddies, their wives. now i have an immense sense of dread, like fright in me that i have not experienced before. >> reporter: you expect to see him lying on the street drunk? or passed out? >> i was worried he might have gotten hit by a plow. >> reporter: they all returned to the house where the after

party was that she spots him in the snow. >> his eyes are shut and he had different spots of blood on his face. he was still. not stiff, but still. it was cold. >> reporter: john o'keefe soon declared dead. but the investigation is about to explode. investigators finding pieces of a taillight they say is from read's car at the crime scene. >> i was talking to my best friend on the phone. i said there's a lot of cops circling. i said i think i'm gonna get arrested. >> reporter: read was later charged with second degree murder and pleaded not guilty. abc news granted exclusive access behind the scenes as read prepared for her trial. >> hiding out like this, you just watch the world pass you by and you are going through the motions, pun intended, but you know it could all end. i could be convicted. >> reporter: in the months leading up to the trial, read's

defense team arguing at hearings and filing a stunning new theory. that the injuries on john o'keefe's body were not consistent with him being hit by a car. they claimed she was framed. >> there are people in that house that are actually responsible for his death and who murdered him. there are others in the house who are covering up that murder. >> reporter: the prosecution insisting that no one at the party had anything to do with o'keefe's death, saying he never even entered the fairview road home, and they deny read was being framed. >> all eyes will be on this courthouse. >> reporter: the trial soon brought national attention and after 29 days dead locking the jury. >> i'm declaring a mistrial in this case. >> reporter: family and friends remembering john, the son who always dreamed of being a police officer. >> he was lost in this whole circus. i think none of us want him to be lost. so i think we are all waiting for it to be finally over so we can finally grieve.

>> reporter: that could be another 18 months. >> it could be another five years. >> and we're gonna be there. >> absolutely. >> karen read's legal troubles are set to continue. that retrial for second degree murder is set for january. just this past month, what john o'keefe's family members were trying to refer to, his family filed a wrongful death civil suit. they told me they are never going to stop fighting for justice for john. karen read's team plans to fight on, saying there is no quit in them. >> michael: okay. long way to go. >> george: all of you at home can see more on the all new 20/20 karen read the perfect storm tonight on abc. michael? >> michael: now boeing's trouble starliner spacecraft scheduled for a return trip to earth tonight without the two astronauts they carried to the international space station earlier this year. trevor ault join us with more. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. so the starliner was supposed to be in space for just eight days. it's been there more than three

months. when it finally undocks from the space station, it will be leaving its crew behind. we know on the way up the star liner suffered helium leaks and a problem with the control thrusters. for sometime it was unclear how the astronauts were ever going to get home. well, nasa officials say there were many tense meetings with boeing. they ultimately decided it would be too risky to bring the astronauts home on board. instead, butch and sunny will be staying there until february. that will make it an eight month mission for them. then will ride home with one of boeing's competitors space x crew dragon set to launch up to space later this month. the starliner will begin its journey back tonight around 6. it will use a different maneuver than if the astronauts were on board. it should land in new mexico just after midnight. of course, that is assuming everything goes according to plan and there's not any further issues. >> rebecca: wow, trevor. supposed to be eight days and now more than eight months. wild. all right. thank you for bringing us that. coming up later, why some parents say they don't want to see smart phones banned from

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more. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning. this morning the man accused of attacking a judge in her own courtroom is back in court. the judge testifying she was knocked out of her shoes and she didn't think she'd make it out of that room. this morning the man seen in this video leaping over a judicial bench, accused of attacking the judge in las vegas was back in court thursday. he is accused of attacking the judge while she was sentencing him for attempted battery charges in january. as she was preparing to hand down the sentence, he launched toward her. the judge recalling those terrifying moments as she testified against him. >> i smashed into the wall. he was on me. then i was being pulled down. i was trying to protect my face and head.

>> reporter: she recalled being hit so hard she was knocked out of her shoes. >> the level of force he used the entire time was super human. >> reporter: it took four men, including the law clerk, to get redden off of her. >> it was scary. i didn't think i was gonna get out of there. >> reporter: redden's defense team and family say he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, but the day of the attack the judge said she didn't notice any signs of mental distress. redden has pleaded guilty to attempted murder but claims he is mentally ill. he will be sentenced early november. guys, that video is so hard to watch. >> michael: frightening video there. stephanie, thank you. coming up next, will reeve is here with the dramatic kickoff to the nfl season. >> it has been a cruel summer without football. but it's back. >> michael: please, no. >> nfl favorite fan was in the building. she had some red boots on. coming up after the break, i'll tell you why patrick

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thank you for laughing at that. the first game was -- the last season ended with the chiefs walk off touchdown. the first game ended with almost a touchdown. what a game featured nfl royalty on the field and in the stands. overnight a dramatic finish to the start of the nfl season. >> end zone! wait! is he down? yes, touchdown! what a play! >> reporter: chiefs/ravens game coming down to the final play. down a touchdown with time expiring, baltimore qb lamar jackson connecting with tight end isaiah likely in the end zone, but football is a game of inches. >> oh, very close. >> reporter: likely's toe just touching the white line. >> looks like that toe's on the line. >> looks like it will go to the chiefs. >> reporter: officials calling it out of bounds. >> the game is over! >> reporter: kansas city holding on to win

27-20. their pursuit of a third straight super bowl title off to a good start. >> should wear white cleats next time. that's my advice for him. >> reporter: patrick mahomes making history becoming the chiefs all time passing leader with this 23 yard strike to kelce, whose girlfriend taylor swift was in the building fresh off the international leg of her eras tour just in time for football season. and wanted to share this piece of good news with you. check out 49ers receiver ricky pearsall in street clothes. that's just five days after he was shot in the chest in downtown san francisco. his coach shanahan said pearsall is expected to begin rehab next week. said he's the toughest guy i have ever seen, which makes sense. >> michael: says a lot. >> jets/49ers on "monday night football." on this here network on monday. >> michael: glad he's okay. glad he's back out there. >> rebecca: okay, will. thanks. coming up, usher is here talking about his new concert movie and much more. and i won't be singing. you're welcome.

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traffic is going a little slow going northbound on 280 towards cupertino. but southbound direction that is wide open and looking live right now at our wall walnut creek camera, we have no slowdowns on 680. there is a minor delay, though. on southbound 680 around 242, but not a major issue. and then bart is still recovering from an earlier problem. so we're seeing some delays in the oakland area in all directions. downtown oakland. >> okay, gloria, on to weather we go in this friday morning looking at the afternoon conditions. it's going to be another hot one in our inland areas. the final hot day of the week with highs up to about 100 degrees at fairfield, antioch and concord. 80s around the bay. upper 60s on the coast. cooler weather comes our way starting tomorrow. amanda. all right. >> spencer, thank you. if you're streaming with us on the abc seven bay area app. abc seven at seven continues next for everyone else, it is good morning america.

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day. isabelle started kindergarten. it was her first day -- aw, there she is. chose her entire outfit down to the little braids there. i will say, you have both been in this place before. she went in a little bit nervous. she raced out of school at pickup and said, i love school. it was just like music to my ears. >> george: that brought me back all the mixing and matching. >> rebecca: exactly. there's never too many different patterns to put together in an outfit of a 5-year-old. it was also great in new york, too. all the families, little kids with their backpacks. >> michael: if you can get her to say i love school all the way through, you're doing a great job. also, lara has a big day ahead of her at her happy place, the u.s. open. hey, lara. >> lara: hey, you guys. you're right, i am in my happy place with this happy guy. chris eubanks. he played in this year's open. also a wonderful espn analyst and our friend. he'll talk all about the men's all-american semimatchup between francis tiafo and taylor fritz.

we'll break it down. we'll talk about the women as well. that's coming up just ahead. >> george: also ahead, jobs report. right now we'll look at the top stories. we start with the latest on the school shooting in georgia. the father of the shooter was arrested while the teen's due in court this morning where he will be charged with four counts of murder. want to go back to faith abubey in winder, georgia. >> reporter: good morning, george. the suspected shooter and his father appeared in court separately this morning for their arraignment. the son staring straight ahead at that judge. the father walking back in court as the judge read his charges telling each of them that if convicted, they could spend the rest of their lives in prison. the father was arrested just yesterday on numerous charges, including two counts of second degree murder, four counts of unvoluntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children. the alleged shooter also facing four counts of felony murder. there could be more charges as this investigation continues.

now meanwhile, abc news learned possible early warning signs the shooter displaying an affinity for mass shootings. the fbi received anonymous tips about a disturbing post on social media where an account linked to the suspected shooter threatened to shoot up a middle school the next day. he denied making the post at the time. authorities say there was no probable cause to arrest him. in the mean time he is in court today for his first appearance. michael? their next court appearance is scheduled for december 4th. michael? >> michael: all right, faith. thank you very much for bringing that to us. going to turn to the russian/american foreign policy expert who was an adviser to donald trump first campaign. he's been charged with violating u.s. sanctions against moscow. our senior national correspondent terry moran has more for us. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning,

michael. this is a stunning indictment of a man who is a major figure in the foreign policy establishment here in washington and who also was an outside campaign adviser in donald trump's first campaign for president back in 2016, eight years ago. the justice department alleges that he and his wife violated u.s. sanctions law by illegally receiving more than $1 million for his work since 2022 at a russian state run tv channel in moscow under u.s. sanctions after the invasion of ukraine. at the same time federal prosecutors say his wife helped a russian oligard launder money including art purchases like this painting and statue. he left his home in virginia in 2022. moved to moscow where he started hosting a program on tv. the indictment alleges he coordinated with the russian government on what he should cover and how. earlier this week, the justice department in a separate and unrelated case, did bring new charges against two executives at rt.

that's another state run russian tv news channel for a scheme, an alleged scheme that would spread disinformation to american voters. that remains a major concern in this election. rebecca? >> rebecca: okay, terry. thank you. now the new jobs report, which could have a big impact on the fed's decision on interest rates. elizabeth schulze joins us with more. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: this jobs report is pivotal for the federal reserve as it prepares to cut interest rates this month for the first time in four years. that would make it cheaper to take out a mortgage, car loan, credit card debt. 161,000 jobs were added to the work force in august. that would be an improvement from that weak july report showing just 114,000 jobs. the unemployment rate jumping to 4.3%.

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>> george: looking like spring as we head into fall. back with our gma cover story. our segment tech tug of war. schools versus smart phones. not all parents are happy about the growing movement to keep phones out of classroom. 20/20 co-anchor deborah roberts is here with the story. good morning, deborah. >> good morning, george. as you know, so many schools are opening their doors with new rules. limits or outright bans on cell phones during class time to cut back on distractions.

well, teachers say they're already seeing positive results. but they're all getting push back not just from students, but from their parents, too. many kids are heading back to their classrooms this year with a new rule. leave your cell phone behind. >> this is really thrilling that states and schools, school districts all over the country and indeed all over the world this year are saying, enough. >> reporter: for students, it's an adjustment to a new reality. how is this working, from what you're understanding? >> you have to think back like when you and i were in high school. imagine in ninth grade and they said you can bring in your television set. you can bring in your tivo or vcr. you can bring in your walkie talkies, paintny by number. how do you think that would have gone? not very well. but if you have a smart phone in your pocket, that's what you have. >> reporter: social psychologist

and author of "the anxious generation" jonathan haight has long argued smart phones are stealing our kids' childhoods. he said they are seeing immediate impact on students. >> i have never found a school who said we went phone free and it was terrible. we hear laughter in the hallways. we haven't heard this much laughter in the hallways in ten year. >> reporter: he said research shows the mental health toll cell phones are having on kids who become consumed with content, often feeling insecure about their own lives and growing distracted during school. >> the phone is always more interesting than everything else going on around you. that's why our kids are getting hooked. >> reporter: but with schools taking a tougher approach to protect students, some parents aren't buying in. like larry mckeown a father of five whose 13-year-old twins attend middle school in washington, d.c. what's your overall feeling about the ban on phones at your kids' school? >> they should just let the kids have it and just try to have the parents, like myself, dictate, tell the kids, please, stay off

your phone when you are not supposed to be on your phone. >> reporter: he said his kids need their phones for school work during class and he worries about their safety. twins were in a school lockdown last year and he couldn't reach them. >> no one knew what was going on. >> reporter: he's not alone. this maryland mom wants her daughters to be able to reach her if something frightening happens. >> i think kids should have access to their phones at all times. >> reporter: she communicates frequently throughout the day including to coordinate schedules. >> i don't have to keep going to the school. >> reporter: she argues it's the teacher's responsibility to police the classroom. >> i understand they don't want them to use to it disrupt class, but to me kids have to learn self-control because as an adult they're going to need self-control. they're going to have to learn when it's appropriate to take out their phone and not. >> reporter: what about the parents who will say we worry about emergencies?

we want our kid to have access to the phone, heaven forbid something happens during the course of the day? >> i certainly understand that fear. i have got a 14-year-old and 18-year-old. but what do the experts say? our kids have been practicing what to do in these circumstances. imagine you send your kid to one school where everyone has a phone on them. what's going to happen? at the first sign of trouble, half the class is going to be calling their parent saying, mom, mom, there's something going on. and now you can't respond. this is not safe. what you want is a school where the students are doing what they're supposed to do in an emergency. that's the best outcome for your kids. >> it's understandable that after a tragedy like we saw this week, parents are jittery about not being able to be in touch with their kids, which is why some kids have different approaches how they limit phone use. experts like haight caution that it is difficult for kids to have their phones and not be distracted by all those notifications, which we're gonna talk more about in our next

report. of course, haight has more information and resources for parents and families online at anxious generation.com. it's a good conversation after this week, of course. we get it. but they see results. they see the kids doing better without those phones. >> george: thank you, deb. important series, too. let's go to lara at the open. >> lara: george, thank you so much. look who's popping in for pop news. fresh off representing team usa at the olympics for tennis, chris eubanks is an analyst for espn's coverage of this year's open. congratulations. you also had a great match. i know you went to five sets. >> fun atmosphere, fun experience to be back here at the open. i was really pleased with how i played. just didn't go my way. >> lara: we know that for sure. you're doing a terrific job as an analyst. we're going to have you put on that hat right now. before we get to the end, let's talk about jessica pegula. congratulations to her. she got her first semi.

now in her first final. what did she need to do to get her first grand slam? >> i think just keep her confidence going. she's been playing so well all summer. she took the title in toronto. she came here in the open and has been playing phenomenal tennis. lost the first set. seemed to be getting outplayed. went down a set and a break. almost got down a double break. >> lara: scary. >> then you saw the crowd start getting behind it. that was the first time i have seen jess kind of have the crowd in the palm of her hands. she got the energy going. this new york crowd has been behind the americans this entire week. so i think she's got to get the crowd involved. they want to push you over the finish line like they did for cocoa goff last year against the same opponent. >> lara: we were saying she can get a little wild by the new york crowd. now we have a new yorker playing her. >> she's taking the subway to the courts every day. she's as new york as they come. she can give them something to get behind her.

jess will use variety. use variety, get her uncomfortable. after that when she starts to miss, you got to get the crowd involved. the crowd wants to push her to her first grand slam title. >> lara: i love it. let's talk about the guys now, our all-american matchup. must see tv tonight on espn. francis tiafo/taylor fritz. break down what they need to do, each of them, to get the other. >> these are two guys who have known each other since they were 14 years old. they've grown up in the light of american tennis. these guys are going to be the future. now the future is here. got two guys in the semifinals, two american men for the first type since 2005. going to be an exciting night. biggest weapon on the court will be tiafo's serve. playing in the evening will bode well for francis. it will slow the ball down. he will hope to get in some service games. both guys love to dictate with their forehand. both have rock solid back hands. francis has a lot more variety, is a better mover around the

court. he's got to try to make it athletic. use the variety, use the slice. come to net, drop shot. don't allow fritz to serve big and club forehands from the middle of the court. otherwise it will be a tough day. francis, also, knowing him, he'll try to do a good job getting the kproud crowd on his side. the stadium will be rocking tonight. francis will make it a point early to get that crowd behind him and try to make it difficult for fritz. it's going to be a fun matchup. i can't wait to sit court side and watch it. two friends going to battle. >> lara: too close to call? any predictions? >> i think if francis is able to neutralize fritz's serve and get the crowd in it early. if fritz gets in a nice rhythm and he's feeling comfortable and confident from the ground. again, if you have the biggest weapon on the court and you are the in form player. francis has had an up and down year. one thing that does help francis as well, he has the experience

of being in a grand slam final before. he was in the semifinal in 2022. this is fritz's first time past the quarter finals. we will see the light get a little bit bright. i think it's too tough to call. plus, i'm not trying to ruin any friendships since i'm still playing. i'll just keep it safe for now. >> lara: i love it. thank you. you do such a great job off the court and on the court. we wish you the best of luck. and have fun tonight. >> thank you. will do. it's going to be a blast. >> lara: we're going to send it to ginger. >> ginger: so exciting at the open. let's talk about rain, where it would be really tough to play tennis today. super soaker for new orleans as we've got that stationary front along it. jacksonville has had a rainy week. they're going to have more of it. they're in a flood watch. stationary front will include appalachian, panama city. we could see 4 to 6 inches widespread from tonight through tomorrow and even early on sunday morning the further east you are. let's get a check now closer to home.

>> michael: the right stuff. with the new school year under way, we have great products to help you make lunch easier and more fun. gma lifestyle contributor lori bergamotto is here. let's get right to it with lunch boxes. >> this is the number one best seller on amazon for lunch boxes. has 17,000 five star reviews. called the bentgo. where was this when we were growing up?

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>> good morning. we do have a motorcycle crash that we're tracking over in saratoga. this is on northbound 85 before saratoga avenue. right now, speeds in this area are down to five miles per hour. there is a pretty big backup there as the accident is blocking the two left lanes and looking live at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. right now, we have no major backups at the tolls. however, from highway four to san francisco, it will take you 51 minutes. kumasi. >> thanks, gloria. spencer christian has your accuweather forecast after the break. >> and summer on a high note at the living spaces labor day event, where you'll discover the best deals for your home. shop stylish designs that will help elevate every space. see you can unwind elegantly in your living room, entertain beautifully in your dining room and relax peacefully in your bedroom. plus, get special financing for 60 months on any purchase with your good credit and get free shipping as soon as next day. save big during the labor day event only at living spaces. >> living spaces. the b

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hit "yeah." we're counting down to his new concert film as the king of r&b joins us live. good morning, usher! [ applause ] >> good morning, america. how you doing? >> michael: how you doing? >> i can't complain, man. really happy. countdown means more shows in brooklyn and barklays. had an amazing time at the apollo. just really happy. >> michael: we're happy you're hear. when you're here, you bring an incredible energy. 20 years since "confessions." >> yeah. >> michael: one of my favorite r&b albums of all time. why do you think it's so timeless for your fans? >> i made it. [ laughter ] nah, nah. no. it's considerate of, one, i think where everybody is in their life. at some point you're gonna go

through heart break. you're gonna have a good time. for every experience there's a song. in "confessions" there's a lot to digest. i think me and all of the producers that we worked with on the album clicked. it was just a perfect time. >> sam: i don't think we've had you on since the super bowl. record crowd. like 123 million, right? i think dance is a -- >> 121. sorry. >> michael: song was double, right? >> sam: but i think dance is a huge part of your performance. but this roller skate thing blew me away. where did that come from? >> well, partnering with flippers and the idea finally introducing this aspect of who i am. i have been skating since i was 8 years old. i have always been a huge fan of gene kelly and performing in the way that he does.

i wanted to bring that element to my world. in atlanta, skating is something is culturally connected to what we do and how we enjoy ourselves. i just made it part of this major moment that i would have for the super bowl. >> george: it was a moment. >> michael: i went to the vegas show. skating all over the place. [ laughter ] it's worth it. >> george: this is probably an impossible question to answer, like picking your favorite child. do you have a favorite song to perform? >> in las vegas i really did enjoy "super star" because i'm on skates and it's activated by the audience. we had a skate party. you know, to me, it's about making people feel as though they have experienced something that they may have never felt, you know? not everybody's gonna skate. not everybody's gonna have the ability to go this way. i brought you something. >> sam: i want some.

>> these experiences, these types of things really make my live experience really fun. >> rebecca: those are from your son, yes? >> no. the idea came from him. these are exclusive. i brought these just for you. >> rebecca: thank you. i hope inflation hasn't hurt you in any way. i want to talk to you about your daughter. you have this personal video with her on "ruin." performing there. 3 years old. what was that like? >> she's a little super star. >> rebecca: she really is. >> the song is perfect. it was a great surprise at the end of the video. don't want to ruin it for everybody. [ laughter ] >> sam: look at that. >> michael: you have four kids. 2-16. what do they think of your music? >> they all like something different. my oldest son really likes r&b. i am happy that he likes my r&b. old school. but then naviv, he always comes

up with innovative creative ideas. he would say, dad, you should create usher books and throw them like they throw rice or money. it's fun. my youngest, they like the abc's type usher. >> george: you got a lot going on in your house. >> my catalog spans. 2-16. [ laughter ] >> michael: can they dance like dad? >> they try. [ laughter ] they're working on it. my oldest, i think he's got me. he's doing back flips, free style. i can do that if i really want to, but -- [ laughter ] >> sam: was it natural for you? did you just start moving and dancing? >> i was a terrible dancer? >> sam: really. i can't believe that. >> it took years of just finding my groove and enjoying it. i love hip hop. i was always looking at the kids dance outside.

i just made that part of who i am. >> george: we all cannot wait for the film. you're also working on a musical for broadway? >> not yet. looking at the success alisha has with hell's kitchen, i just hope i can do something like that. my show is theatrical. rendezvous was an opportunity for me to take what i had done in las vegas and during fashion week in paris. we filmed it. that's what you're going to see. >> george: looks fantastic. >> it really is an amazing show. i want people to go to theater. they don't have frank's. we did an amazing premiere at the apollo. they were throwing franks in the middle of the show. you really felt like you were in the moment. >> michael: hopefully you -- give us some usher bucks. >> rebecca: i have got one. >> take one pass it down. there you go. >> michael: four shows at the barclays in brooklyn.

>> sam: i'll hold on to that. >> michael: i was lucky enough to see it. usher rendezvous in paris is in limited theaters beginning thursday, september 12th. make sure you go check it out. coming up country super stars old dominion perform live. usher, thank you for being here, man. [ applause ] [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ baby leave the light on and let your hair down i'd a midnight rider and it won't be long now ♪ >> michael: we're ready to head into the weekend with old dominion performing live. we have a crowd outside enjoying the beautiful day in times square. they are excited to be in new york. >> george: also right now "the view" kicking off season 28. we got an exclusive behind the scenes look from ginger. >> ginger: so, yes, we got with sara haines a tour of "the view's" state of the art downtown studio after a decade uptown. the view is gonna look a little different. >> hello, hello! welcome to "the view." >> ginger: new season, new studio, same view. >> thank you. happy first day of school. which way is the door? >> ginger: co-host sara haynes giving gma a look at their new

digs. >> it's much nicer but then all my stuff kind of makes it feel like my ole space. they even hung my chihuahua banner. hot topics meeting starting now. that is private. top secret. we just wrapped up our hot topics meeting. we have decide on our hot topics. what i am going to do is put them in a list. >> i am sara's hot topic producer. lots to catch up on from the summer. full day of hot topics so we're going to get started. hello. >> i am sara's hair stylist. i am going to make her look amazing for this first show. >> okay. time to change. voila. >> those are too big for you. >> no, they're not. >> they're kind of clownish. >> i don't care what anybody

says, those pants are great. >> joy thinks they look clownish. that's the high fashion host. if she says she likes it, i'm going to go with your answer. >> i like it. it's the fashion now, right? >> joy is a comedian. don't worry about it. she's got jokes. that's her love language. >> i'm so excited! ♪ ♪ >> you look cute in those pants, on you. >> they'd look great on you, too, joy. >> one minute. ten seconds. >> it's showtime. >> ginger: for season 28, we're taking a little time to enjoy

the view. you can catch "the view" on abc at 11:00 a.m. today is co-host anna navarro's first show of the season. let's get a look little closer to home. ♪ concert series. we are doing it in a big way, with old dominion. their greatest hits compilation just dropped overnight. there's a brand new single that they're going to perform for us. here's old dominion with "coming home." all right, guys.

♪ i've been so many miles i've done forget how longive gone ♪ i worn a hole right through my soul and both these shoes i have got on ♪ ♪ i've ran the streets i've shot the breeze, i've seen the world but found out my ragged heart's still on a string tied to you ♪ ♪ i'm on my way i look like hell baby but oncare ♪ ♪ bring out your best dress leave it on the floor i'm coming in hot baby can't wait no more ♪ ♪ baby leave the light on and let your hair down i'm your midnight rider won't be long now ♪ ♪ been driving all night baby katy bar the door gonna hold you tight hold the phone gonna kiss you like i'm coming home from war ♪

♪ you kept a candle in the window waiting burning for me i'm turning home i'll turn you on as soon as i turn the key ♪ ♪ your gravity is pulling me you're all i need i'm on my way i'm almost there ♪ ♪ i look like hell baby but i don't care ♪ ♪ this highway is super there's a million winding roads but just one place i wanna be ♪ ♪ baby leave the light on and let your hair down i'm your midnight rider and it won't be long now ♪ ♪ been driving all night so baby katy bar the door gonna hold you tight gonna hold the phone gonna kiss you like i'm coming home from war ♪ ♪

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>> sam: i promise these guys were so much fun during the

commercial break. we don't get to say this, reigning amc group of the year. old dominion is going to perform another song for us. but let's have some band time. we got the bass. bass perfectly fine now. you guys just dropped a greatest hits album, right? odies but goodies. that's what the fans call you. you picked 31 tracks. [ laughter ] how did you make the decision on what goes on it? >> it's been an interesting journey, the last tour we had. obviously, the hits are on there. people bring signs to our shows and make requests. they're always deep cuts. just made sense to us to make sort of a mix tape of everyone's favorite songs. >> sam: if you brought a sign, your song is on odies but goodies. >> hopefully. [ laughter ] >> sam: the other thing i wanted to ask you. look, nashville's a great town.

i grew up just outside in paducah. do you know what nashville is missing? it's missing a bar called odies. >> coming soon. >> sam: what's the plan? what's it gonna be like? >> it's under construction. but it's really beautiful space. lots of open air. it's in mid town which is not on broadway. it's very close to the song writing community which is near and dear to us. >> sam: it's booming. how does it feel? >> we're not trying to paint our faces all over it but we are trying to inject our vibe. lots of hints to us. it's a happy place. we're a happy band, happy group of guys. we want people to enjoy themselves. >> sam: i could talk to you all day. but the fans want to hear the music. a personal motto that everyone should live by. let's get tattoos and trash hotel rooms? how about "one man band?" let's do it. ♪ been flying solo for so long

nobody's singing a harmony ♪ ♪ up there just me and my shadow no bass to guitar to tambourine ♪ ♪ and i found you like a melody you were singing in the same key as me, we had em dancing in the streets ♪ ♪ i don't want to be a one man band i don't want to be a rolling stone alone putting miles on a rundown van baby we could take our own show on the road ♪ ♪ lay down the beat, carry the tune, we'll get tattoos and we'll trash hotel rooms ♪ ♪ baby take my hand i don't wanna be a one man band ♪ ♪ i wanna run down your wild dreams and i wanna chase every

high with you ♪ ♪ count every rip in these old jeans, we'll never learn how to sing the blues ♪ ♪ if i'm gonna be famous girl i wanna be famous with you ♪ ♪ got our own little groove ♪ ♪ i don't wanna be a one man band i don't wanna be a rolling stone alone putting miles on a rundown van baby we can take our own show on the road ♪ ♪ lay down the beat carry the tune we'll get tattoos and we'll trash our hotel rooms ♪ ♪ baby take my hand i don't wanna be a one man band ♪ ♪ ♪ when the spot light goes cold curtain comes down chairs are all stacked and there's no one around ♪

♪ nobody's playing, we'll still be playing ♪ ♪ i don't wanna be a one man band i don't wanna be a rolling stone alone putting miles on a rundown van ♪ ♪ baby we could take our own show on the road ♪ ♪ i'll lay down the track carry the tune we'll get tattoos and trash hotel rooms ♪ ♪ baby take my hand i don't wanna be a one man band ♪ ♪ one man band ♪ applause ]

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