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>> robin: the stage is set. vice president harris and donald trump, ready to face off, a pivotal moment in the unprecedented sprint to the white house. the race is now neck-and-neck, 7 weeks after it was upended, the opponents on the attack, now confronted with the biggest issues on the line. this morning, how both candidates hope to make their case to undecided voters and how pennsylvania could be key to winning the white house. we are live at the national constitution center with the powerhouse political team. >> michael: brace are for francine, the hurricane warning for louisiana, ginger is tracking where and when it could make landfall. and the raging wildfire, threatening more than 35,000 structures in southern california; more evacuations this morning. >> george: police body footage released of the dolphins star, tyreek hill.

>> get out, get out. >> george: handcuffed face down on the pavement. what hill said, overnight. new twist in the idaho student's murder case, why the judge ordered a change of venue to the murder trial and the reaction this morning. >> robin: aaron rodgers returns but the 49ers dominate monday night. plus, jayson kelce's broadcast debut does not disappoint >> jayson kelce, wearing a shirt because he left his suit at home. >> robin: reuniting with the first responders. >> michael: princess kate in her own words. >> [soundbite]: i finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. >> an emotional video reveals more about her cancer journey. >> robin: celebrating the unforgettable voice of a generation! >> [soundbite]: it reminds us of all that once was good, and

it could be again. >> robin: the legendary james earl jones. commanding the stage, and the screen. >> [soundbite]: you know it to be true. >> robin: this morning, the triumphant story behind his magical presence. >> [soundbite]: just remember the kings will always be there to guide you. and so will i. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america! ♪ ♪ >> michael: good morning america, we with have a very tuesday-morning here, in times square. including matthew mcconaughey here live, talking about how he's helping kids in school districts nationwide, stay safe. >> robin: that's in the last half first we begin with the two candidates that have never come face to face before, meeting tonight for the first time right there at the national constitution center in philadelphia, as the race for president accelerates. >> george: and the team is there, as well, breaking down

strategies for both candidates tonight. a closer look at the rules and the battleground state poles, we head into the debate, and rachel starts us off. good mornings rachel. >> rachel: it's finally here, the first and likely only presidential debate between vice president kamala harris, and former president trump. the polls are close, what happens on the debate stage could be a definingly -- defining moment in a race that's locked in a dead heat. the stage is set for the first and likely only debate between vice president kamala harris, and former president trump. the highly anticipated showdown, now just hours away. >> when these two candidates enter, this room, it will be the very first time coming face to face, they will be standing just six feet apart. this room is intimate, no campaign staff no one to cheer them on, and their microphones are only on when it's their turn to speak.

each candidate has 2 minutes to answer each question, so they'll pay close attention to this clock right here. the color changes as the time winds down, turning yellow when there's 15 seconds left; turning red when their time is up. and of course, our moderators, david and lindsey, with be sitting right here moderatoring the first and likely only presidential debate through november. tonight's debate will be consequential, the best opportunity to make their case directly to voters before the early voting kicks off in a matter of days. it was 7 weeks ago, the race was upended when president biden dropped out after the disasterous debate performance. >> president: with the covid, dealing with everything we had to do with, um, ... look .... if .... we finally beat medicare. >> reporter: biden handed the

torch to harris, handing her the shortest campaign run in history. trump survived an assassination attempt, at one point calling for unity. he quickly backed away from that, the former president confronted with a new rival, insists he's entitle to personal attacks. >> president: i don't have a lot of respect for her intelligence, i think she will be a terrible president. >> reporter: desperate for change, both candidates in a battle to prove, they best represent that. >> vice president: time to bring our country together, chart a new way forward. let's bring this country together. >> reporter: no opening statements no live studio audience, donald won the coin toss, and chose to deliver the

last word in the debate. both campaigns will send the surrogates after it's over, to "spin", what happened. jd vance will be in the room, democratic pennsylvania governorer and josh shapiro and behind them more than a thousand journalists traveled here to pennsylvania to cover it all, i was inside the room where it will all happen, it's an intimate setting, these two candidates who never met before will be standing six feet apart. robin. >> robin: thanks to you, rachel. now to the correspondent, mary. >> reporter: hours away from the defining moments in this race, both teams well aware, tonight's likely to be the largest audience of this campaign, the candidates go at this with the same goal, to reach out and sway key independent voters and they are preparing in different ways.

>> reporter: this morning, with hours until the highly anticipated showdown, vice president kamala harris tells reporters she's feeling confident. the vice president arriving in philadelphia, after hunkering down for days intensely preparing in pittsburgh, her team built a stage with full tv lighting to hold mock debates with a former aide, to hilary clinton, reprising the role as donald trump. harris says she's ready for whatever trump threes her way. >> there's no floor in terms of how low he will go, we should be prepared for that and the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth. >> reporter: the former president not doing that, no mock sessions or details rehearsals. he's been holding policy sessions with congressman matt gates, pummeling him with questions on the biggest vulner abilities, including the criminal conviction and the stance on abortion.

his 7th presidential debate, trying to get under his opponents skin. >> it's awfully good that someone with the temperment of donald trump is not in charge of law in our country. former president trump >> former president: you would be in jail. >> reporter: she's no novice, she's well known, harris is, for not getting run over. >> i am speaking. i am speaking. . >> reporter: harris' goal is to define her plans and put the spotlight on trump, and his policies. trump hope so to hit harris on her record. trump's team hope so he can stay on message, harris is hoping to needle him and throw him off course, michael? >> michael: we will see if that happens. and, this is a very close race, we will bring in our washington bureau chief and political director, rick klein, to bring down the latest poll numbers, good

morning, rick. >> guest: a range of polls show the race is close, getting tighter than before, anything from an even-race, an ultimate tie, to trump up a few points or harris up a few points, the 538 polling average, has harris up by less than 3 percentage points and the battleground states, a very close race, harris right now you see leading in the polling averages, 5 out of the 7 battle withgrounds, in some, it's close, including pennsylvania, a single percentage point separating the candidates and to play around with the electoral math, pennsylvania is important, if the two strongest states for harris go in her direction, she takes wisconsin and mish mirks then wins the one electoral vote in nebraska, she's on the precipice of the presidency but if trump wince other states he would be the next president of the united states, if the on the other pennsylvania falls to harris, that's 270 electoral votes, the ballgame comes down to pennsylvania, a state trump

won in 2016 and would love to win again, michael? >> michael: polls suggests harris has work to do in terms of defining herself tonight? >> reporter: this is striking, a lot of people are talking about the stakes of this debate, the "new york times" poll asked people what they thought about the candidates and what else they need to know. 28% of voters a third over all says they need to learn more about kamala harris and her positions, before they make a decision to vote for her, even though these been vice president for four years. on the other side, 90%, 9 out of 10 americans know enough about donald trump, adding to the pressure on both candidates to define themselves and begin to define their opponents for the last few weeks. >> michael: thank you for that. george? >> george: the chief washington correspondent, john i will pick up where michael and rick left off. if anything, right now, kamala harris, goes into this debate as an underdog, and has more at stake? >> reporter: she's famous, you know who she is, she's

been the vice president, but people don't know much about her, rick made an important point about the number of people that say they need to know more about where she stands and even more importantly, those are the persuadable voters. the voters that will determine this election are saying they need to know more about kamala harris that. are trying to define her, the republicans as a radical left, liberal, progressive. and they are largely "winning that battle", if you look at our poll last week, 47 percent of voters say she's too liberal, she portrays herself as a moderate, and has a chance to explain where he is and why her views on key issues have changed. >> george: this election is unique and this debate is unique in many ways, the only time when one of the candidates tried to overturn an election. >> reporter: this is not a debate about what the foreign policy should be, this is a debate that has someone on the stage who is ... stands

accused and has been indicted for trying to overturn the last election, and in fact, has suggested that, if he were to lose this time around, he would once again raise questions and try to challenge the results of the election. look, they will be in the constitution center, right across the way from where the constitution was ratified. donald trump is someone who has been indicted for trying to undermine that constitution, and in fact, has also suggested in the past, he would suspend the constitution. >> george: thank you very much, you can see the live coverage 8 p.m. eastern, debate starts at 9 p.m. [check] rob snin >> robin: to the >> robin: , to gulf course, the storm is to land tomorrow, the track and timing of francine,. ginger? >> ginger: this will strengthen to a hurricane later today, we will watch the

tropical storm watches, but on the louisiana coast, cameron, we with have a hurricane warning. tomorrow afternoon we expect a category 2, and then there's the storm surge, 5-10 feet of storm surge along the louisiana coast, not good, the mississippi to the west, low-lying areas and rainfall could be 6-12" and it will slow down, michael, don't sleep on this, northern mississippi, tennessee, and arkansas could get rain going through the end of the week, flash flooding. >> michael: don't sleep on that, now turning to a raging wildfire in sorn california, thousands forced from their homes and others warned they may need to evacuate. good morning, molla. >> reporter: one of the hottest fire seasons in years, multiple fires threatening 10s of thousands of structures, you see the heat from the line fire, melted this fenceline,

in the san bernardino county neighborhood, homes nearby, thousands have evacuated and thousands more are on high alert. 36,000 + structurings -- structures threatened by wildfires, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency, under evacuation orders and several nearby areas are warned they may be next. the national guard coming in to assist in the response. >> it's almost like the world's ending, looks like that, smells like that. >> reporter: the line fire, burning more than 40 square miles in 5 days; it's only 5 percent contained with over 1700 people deployed to fight it. >> reporter: this fire continues to burn in san bernardino county, more than 12,000 people have been ordered to flee, thousands more are told to be ready, as the fire continues to burn out of control. overnight, the airport fire in orange county grew rapidly in size, sparkings from heavy

equipment, set the area ablaze. the flames seen here, enroaching on the radio and cell towers, prompting the evacuation of 1400 + homes. poor air quality, limited road access forced the closure of schools in two districts and there's record-setting heat, downtown la, hitting 105 degrees on monday. >> reporter: excessive heat in the area, making it challenging to fight this fire, and poor air quality with is an issue, we expect a scorcher, before the relief in terms of temperatures later this week. >> robin: mola, thank you. now turning to monday night football, aaron rodgers made a long await return awaited return, but the san francisco 49ers prevailed. aaron rodgers says no excuses, gotta play better, confident

his team will bounce back, will? >> reporter: that was a tough one for aaron rodgers and the jets. his return after that season away with injury, so hyped; but after week one, the jets are kinda still on the tarmac, and the 49ers are off and soaring. >> announcer: there's aaron rodgers. >> reporter: this morning, a bumpy flight for aaron rodgers and his return for the new york jets. >> announcer: the pass is picked off! >> reporter: aaron rodgers threw an early interceppings, working back after the achilles injury, interception he finished with 167 passing yards, 36 of them coming on this touchdown throw. >> announcer: aaron rodgers is .... the master at it! a touchdown by lazal >> reporter: with the game out of hand, they pulled the 40-year-old quarterback. and, an emotional moment before the kick off.

san francisco rookie, ricky pearsall with a special birthday celebration, he was shot in the chest in an attempted robbery last week, reunited with his first responders. and jayson kelce, made a debut on monday night countdown, forced to be with the casual look after forgetting his suit at home. >> jason kelce is wearing a shirt from the mall, he left his suit at home. >> his brother travis, poked fun at him on line, posting "surprised he bought a new one and didn't just go shirtless". >> reporter: the running back who came in for the injured christian mccaffery, he said, family over everything, great to see monday night football, falcons/eagles, 8 p.m. eastern time. >> george: thank you very much. and, the idaho college murder

case. >> michael: police body cam footage, released about tyreek hill and what hill said overnight. >> robin: celebrating the life and legacy of the voice and talent and commanded stage and screen, talking about james earl jones. first we go back to ginger. >> ginger: stay with us, we with have local weather in 30 seconds. ♪ ♪

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>> george: we are back with princess kate's reveal that she's done with chemotherapy. the details are with maggie. >> reporter: good morning, george, this was a video unlike anything we have seen before from the royal famly, in it, princess kate shares incredibly personal moments with her husband, prince william and their three little children and gets vulnerable, telling people, she's doing okay, but that the journey is long. >> [soundbite]: i cannot tell

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tribute, and the broadway theatre named for him, and the empire state building, as well, chris is here to look at his life and legacy. good morning. >> reporter: james earl jones, earned recognition movie lovers will cherish for the rest of their lives and he was so much more, even than that. >> [soundbite]: i am your father. >> a heart-stopping moment for generations of movie-goers, he made it unforgettable. >> [soundbite]: that's impossible. >> you know it to be true! >> reporter: james earl jones, could hold millions enthralled with the sound of his commanding voice, as the voice of darth vador. >> [soundbite]: i am altering the deal. >> and he was mufasa, in the lion king. >> [soundbite]: look simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom.

>> reporter: in the flesh on screen, he was as compelling and charizmatic. paying tribute to the glories of the american pasttime, in "field of dreams". >> [soundbite]: baseball has marked a time, this field, this game, it's part of our past, ray ... and reminds us of all that once was good and could be again! >> for decades he used his mighty voice and stooture -- stature, in comedy and drama, taking on a variety of roles on movie screens and tv, battling with arnold schwarzenegger, and eddie murphy's "coming to america". let them wait, i am talking to my son. the sandlot, baseball was

life. and trying to broker deals in "sneakers". his vocal authority was one of his life's greatest triumphs, born in mississippi, during jim crowe, he remained mute for over a decade, over came his stutter and found his voice. he told our david muer. >> a teacher looked at one of your poems, this is so good i want you to prove that you wrote this. do you remember standing up to read that? >> guest: and getting through it, without stuttering. >> reporter: in an era when black actors are denied the opportunity to play classic roles on stage, james earl jones starred in shakespearean, ham let, and king leer, and won his first tony award for the portrayal of heavy-weight champ, johnson, in the great white home, going on to win the oscar nomination for the film

version. >> are you the black hope. >> i am black and hoping. >> reporter: he transformed his career, and many successes opened doors for those after him, we stand on your shoulders says the oscar nominee on social media, rest now, you gave us your best. "field of dreams" co-star, kevin costner, writes: only he could bring that kind of magic to a corn field in iowa and the game of baseball. i am grateful for him making that magic happen. mark hamil, paired with jones/vader forever, writing "rip dad". the walt disney company, honoring darth vader and mufas, to life, had an uniquely commanding presence, an indelible mark on generations of audiences. >> [soundbite]: look at the stars. the great kings of the past, look down on us from those stars.

>> really? >> yes. so, whenever you feel alone ... just remember, that those kings will always be there to guide you. and so will i. >> reporter: james earl jones died monday at the age of 93 ... >> remarkable, and in an era when special affects and visual wizardry, bring us cinematic wonders to behold, james earl jones could do so much with only words and his voice. >> george: true, true. >> robin: and you remember as a 12-year-old seeing him? >> reporter: sitting at the back of thalvin theatre, watching "the great white hope", i still hear the sound of his voice today, from the stage there. >> robin: thank you for bringing that to us, chris, appreciate it. coming up next here on gma, what selena gomez revealed about becoming a mother in the future. come on back! ♪ ♪ ill be back. this is a hot flash.

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former president trump, the first and only debate tonight, the race is now neck-and-neck. the opponents confronted with the biggest issues on the line. this morning, how both candidates hope to make their case to undecided voters. live at the national constitution center, in philadelphia. >> yourn >> george: journey to motherhood, selena gomez delivers the message, she's unable to carry her own children and how she's coming to terms how motherhood may look for her. matthew mcconaughey is here to talk about helping kids in school districts nationwide stay safe, the oscar winner is here for an important conversation with parents and educators and how to help your community, a special half hour on gma. ♪ ♪ >> michael: plus, lawrence sanchez, flying into times square, talking about her new book and life with jeff bezos. ♪ ♪

>> michael: collegiate gymnast, livy dunn, is here, talking about her doc-u-series, pay day for student athletes >> july 1st, my life changed. >> michael: she's saying ... >> guest: good morning america. >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> robin: and we say, good morning america how-- to you. matthew mcconaughey, here to help schools country -- across the country, with educators and parents talking about how to make schools safe places to learn, that's coming up in the next half an >> michael: looking forward to that, and ahead, apple announced i-phone 16, and more new updates. becky whorly gives us the low-down, how apple is adding a.i.. >> george: that's coming up,

the top stories breaking at 8. the , these candidates are meeting for the first time at the national constitution center. >> rachel: good morning, george, it's not only the first presidential debate between vice president harris and donald trump, this is the first time these two can -- candidates come face to face, this is a race locked in a dead heat. the first and likely only debate between vice president harris and former president trump. hours away from this showdown. when they enter this room it will be the first time coming face to face, standing just six feet apart. this room is intimate, there will be no studio audience to cheer them on, no campaign staff in the room, microphones are only on when it is their turn to speak.

each candidate will have 2 minutes to answer each question, so they will be paying close attention to this clock right here. and the as the time winds down. turning yellow when there's just 15 seconds left. and turning red when their time is up. and, of course, our moderators, our own david muer, and lindsey davis will be sitting right here moderatoring the first and likely only presidential debate. moderating. >> tonight's debate will be consequential, the best opportunity to make a case directly to voters before early voting kicks off in a matter of days. >> reporter: that's the debate hall, we are here in the "spin room", the surogates spin what happened, jd vance will be here, democratic campaign manager josh shapiro will be here, behind them a thousand journalists that will cover this big night. >> george: you can see the

debate live tonight, coverage begins at 8, debate at 9. >> michael: turning to the development in the idaho college murder case, the judge granted the defense's request to move the trial to a new location, we have more from kana. >> reporter: good morning, michael, this is a big win for the bryan kohlberger team, they have personal connections, feelings of fear, stress, anxiety, people in other counties they say, didn't have. >> reporter: this morning, the judge in idaho granting a legal victory for bryan kohlberger, agreeing to move his trial out of the county where the murders took place, the judge said the defense proved a reasonable likelihood, prejudicial news coverage would compromise the fair trial in this county. >> guest: there have not been positive stories, about bryan kohlberger, all negative. >> reporter: abc reached out to kohlberger for an interview, but his team

declined and the defense team saying he's innocent, called multiple expert witnesses to testify that the jury pool had bias and pre-judged opinion of guilt. they can link him to the murders of several victims, through dna-evidence found at the scene, as well as security footage and cell phone data, and argued they could still secure an impartial jury in moscow. >> you can't find people in america, that haven't heard about this case, this was the right call by the judge. >> and the family spoke to abc news overnight. >> we did what we thought was right, if we can't have the trial here, let's get this going. >> this is slated to start in june, two big questions: who is the judge who will preside over the case and exactly where will it be held. the where left up to the idaho

supreme court. >> robin: thank you, kala, you have been at this from the beginning for us, to apple now, urn vailing -- unveiling new products, the i-phone 16, not just the hardwear, makes news. becky whorly is all over it for you, good morning. >> good morning, you are right, not just about the hardware. a big show about the new artificial intelligence, they call it apple intelligence, offering feature like writing suggestions, photo editing tools and a.i. generated emoji' tell it to create a cowboy/frogo added a.i. to pixel, last month. >> robin: tell us about the hardware features the new ones on the new phone and watch. >> reporter: those feel like goodies, starting with the i-phone 16, an improved camera, better ultra-wide

lens, video recording has improved audio, it will let you isolate a speakers' voice, and minimize background noise like wind, there's a physical camera control button on the side of the phone, giving you one-touch abilities to take photos or videos. moving to the air pods, this can give you a clinically validated hearing test ... that's useful. and the apple watch series 10, has a larger and brighter display, 10 percent thinner and apple says it will be able to diagnose sleep apnea. a.i., camera improvements and health features. that's the round up on apple. >> robin: did i hear you right, it could give you a hearing test, the ear-pods? >> reporter: a hearing test, not only can you do it once, but you can check again in the future to see if your hearing has changed. >> robin: all right, heard that loud and clear. [ laughter ] >> george: coming up on the gma morning menu, selena

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christopher reeves star, to disability rights advoke, a look at diane sawyer's interview, with reeves children, including our own will reeves. the new issue of "people" available nationwide on newsstands, friday, you can see more, and looking forward to the premiere coming up. >> george: looking forward to that. returning to the gma cover story, selena gomez speaks out about being unable to carry her own children, from an interview in vanity fair. >> reporter: selena gomez is open about the health challenges and her path to motherhood, she says, won't be what she thought , and she has found love ... opening up about wher future path to starting a family. the singer and star of the hit show, "only murders in the building", getting candid in

the cover story for vanity fair, she said, "i haven't said this, but unfortunately i can't carry my own children, i have medical issues that would put my life and the baby's in jeopardy, that was something i had to grieve for a while". and there's a window about how to live with an autoimmune disease, lupus, she discussed it in her document "lupusand me". >> everything i have gone through ... >> doctors say, carrying a baby with lupus, comes increased risks for pregnancy complications. >> preeclampsia can be life-threatening for the pregnant person and the baby. >> coming to terms with what her journey to motherhood may look like. i find it a blessing that there are people willing to do

suregacy with or adoption, huge possibilities for me. >> with opimism, she says at the end of the day, it will be mine, it will be my baby. >> reporter: she talked about the emmy nomination, the short-lived hiatus, media, and gushes about her boyfriend, she says family is the most important thing to her at this stage. >> michael: family is important, thank you, eriellei. i am here with the philanthropin chez, and the celebrating "the fly who flew to face", following the fly's dream of becoming an astronaut. give lauren shan chez a gma welcome. >>i am not used to being on this side of the camera. i am used to asking the questions. >> michael: now you can answer questions about you and the book. and, now talking about the main character in the book

flynn had struggled in school, you know these from growing up, you struggled from dyslexia, how did you get through that, and did that inspire this book with? >> guest: this book with is all about that, it's for 8-year-old self, me, who felt dumb. i sat in the back of the class, i was quiet, they pushed me along in public school, i kept going. and then i really, really wanted to be a journalist, that's all i wanted to be. and i was like, i can't write. i was horrible at it. i went to community college, i had this teacher, and she goes, i want you to write for the school paper. i was like, i can't really write. she goes, just write without thinking about, um, -- oh, gosh, every time i talk about this i get emotional. without thinking about spelling or punctuation. and, i wrote -- i don't remember what the story was

about, and she literally looked at me after i turned it in, and sheaves like "you are not dumb, you just can't spelll." . she was like, i will get you tested for dyslexia, a community college teacher that took an interest in me, i went from a 2.0opportunity barely making it to 3.8, and i got into ucla . and, i got my jour degree. for those who feel out of place and don't think they are smart enough, i am here to say, it will be okay, you have to be curious and wander, and for passionates out there -- parents out there, when you are a parent and you have a kid struggling with dislexia, you think "will my kid be okay, will they make it?" and they are. they are. >> michael: you are proof of that. >> guest: that's what the book is about, flynn's not

good at school, wanders off to a space company, gets stuck in a procet, something you are familiar with. rocket. >> she gets to see space and the world and all she wants to be is an astronaut. when she sees earth, she's like wait a second, i want to help save that planet. >> michael: amazingly, you are a pilot, you fly helicopters, like someone drives a car. you have incorporated your love of flying into the book. and you are celebrating by donating to two organizations that you are veriate about-- very passionate about? >> the two organizations i support with this book, one is code for classe. it encourages women to get into stem. and so that's one of the organizations. and then, international dyslexia association, which helps diagnose children of a younger age, so they don't have to go through what i went through, just kind of thinking that you were not smart enough. and they can really help ...

kids, that are struggling with dyslexia, help diagnose them and get them through it. i have a son, 18, said i could talk about it; he struggles with dislex why; but he was -- lis dyslexia, he was diagnosed in second grade, and that makes a huge difference. >> you and your fiancee, jeff bezos, you run the earth fund, kicked off with a 10 billion commitment to combat climate change, you said it could be done by innovation? we can help, how is that? >> guest: climate is one of the biggest crisis, we face right now. jeff always says this, we with have to invent our way out of this crisis, so we can all live in a world of abundance. it's a 10 billion dollar commitment, it's supporting these incredible teams to innovate and, you know, we have a 400 million dollar

greening of america's cities, something completely different, something i love; and we are greening inner cities. so we are putting parks where kids normally don't have a park, where it's a concrete jungle. so that everyone can be close to nature and so, they can look out and go, you know what i want to help save this planet, look at how beautiful this is. >> michael: thank you for this book, i mean i think this book will help a lot of kids out there. >> i am excited for it. >> michael: i think they will feel seen because of it. >> and stay curious, >> michael: lauren, great to see you, "the fly that flew to space", comes out soon. and, over to ginger. >> ginger: starting in south padre island, the outer bands of francine will be moving the coastal water on shore, part of a stationary front, category 2 landfall is

tomorrow afternoon, inland rain is the problem, 5-10 feet of >> robin: now to the new docuseries, showing the impact of the ncaa's name likeness policy change allowi -- student athletes, to get paid. look at this. >> [soundbite]: normal

students can make money or accept free product from brands but the fact that, me being a student-athlete, i couldn't work with some of my favorite brands reaching out to me, july 1st, 2021, the nil rule changed. that's the day my life changed. >> robin: and olivia, livy, joins us now. you introduced yourself, you said i, olivia. i said, you are livy. great to have you here. >> guest: thank you for having me. >> robin: this docuseries helps people understand the nil change. why did you want to share this part of your life and career with everyone? >> guest: i felt it was natural on social media, it can highlight the glamorous parts of your life, i feel like this docuseries camentured authentic raw footage of what it's like balancing nil as a student. captured and now working with the brands and it came out amazing. >> george: we heard you say

nil changed your life, explain how? >> guest: the opportunities that have come with this rule change has changed my life, it's been such a blessing in the fact that i get to work with the brands that i didn't have the opportunity to work with once upon a time, it's been a dream come true. >> michael: and other people on the other side of it, say, well, if the athletes are getting paid, it takes away hunger for the sport. do you think that happened with you? >> guest: i definitely don't think so, i feel as though for women's sports it's super-important to capitalize on your nil, while you are still in college, because there's not a lot of professional sports after. especially for a gymnast. >> robin: there are no opportunities after college to monetize the sport that you love so much. i will ask you about with this, you are coming back for the 5th year, correct? >> guest: yes. >> robin: this nil change, did it impact your change to come back for a 5th year. >> guest: i don't think it did, as a team we won the

national championship for the first time in school history last year, it was one of the most rewarding feelings of my life, and i felt as though winning was addicting and i want to do it again. >> michael: winning is addicting. [ laughter ] >> michael: great way to put it. and, the documentary, is also on the other side of it, as well, you introduce us to athletes who don't make the kinda money or don't have the type of success you have had, and so, how do you ... what are your conversations like with them? >> guest: so i started a fund for the female student athletes at lsu, called the livy-fund, to help girls out. it's hard to get started with nil, it's hard to know where to begin. and hopefully, this will be a starting point, and we can help make a difference, and help level out the playing even if you have a bad day on the mat or a bad day on the field, that that that does not define you, that you are more

than your sport and you like to have a little fun. >> i saw you at this fanatics event. you dressed up like your boyfriend. number one overall pick from lsu, paul skenes. incredible pitcher by the way. rookie starter in the all star game. george. that's a big deal. but what is his response been to this documentary. and i've never seen him do a flip like that. just to say be honest. >> he actually was in it. he was in baton rouge during the fall. and he is featured in the docu series and he had a lot of fun filming it with me. and he's excited to watch the finished product. yeah. >> and it's wonderful the moment that women's sports is having right now. isn't it amazing? >> it's been super cool to watch it all unfold, and i think everyone should watch women's sports. >> okay, we're in agreement. kim mulkey, my best there at lsu. oh, for sure. okay. all right. i know she's basketball. your gymnast, but still, the six part docu series the money game is streaming now on prime video. you really want to check it out,

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academy award-winning actor, matthew mcconaughey. we will spend the next half hour talking about making america's schools safer, educators and parents, here in the studio. matthew, you started the green lights grant initiative a while back, tell us why you did it? >> guest: so, after the tragedy in uvalde, the bipartisan order was passed and billions of dollars were agreed to go into schools to help safer them, physically and with mental health counselors. four or so months afterwards, the representative from texas, who, one of his district system uvade, calls my wife and i and says i have 119 districts, like 12 have filed. out of one19. and, zero have been granted. we looked around the nation, noticed that no one was filing. these districts that needed the money, no one was filing. there was a big awareness problem, no one knows that

money's there, #1. and then we had schools that, oh, we know, but we are not touching it because the grant-writing process is intim dating and i am a superintendent, i am teaching and running cool, running the pta, running the bus, i don't have time or expertise to do this; we said there's a problem that needs to be fixed. obviously, the government wants these grants to be spent and be allocated to see where the need is and allocate the money. the green lights grant initiative is a connector between the schools in need, the highest risk and lowest capacity schools to the government agencies to say: we with have proven the need to help saven -- safen our schools. it's complicated, we are simplifying the process so schools can be heard. >> george: let's so everyone how it's working. it's been way year since matthew mcconaughey and his wife founded the green lights grant initiative. it helps school districts nationwide, locate and apply

for federal grants. >> [soundbite]: money to help pay for mental health resources and security. >> george: 30 school districts, four of which have secured a million, from this bipartisan safety communities act, a month after, teachers and students were killed in mcconaughey's home town. >> we need background checks, we need to raise the minimum age to purchase anr-15 rifle. >> george: mcconaughey's mission is making an impact, missouri credits the initiative, for helping them improve their climate and goals. this is building momentum. >> [soundbite]: it makes a difference if kids feel seen and heard, impacts of that will extend far beyond this time and place in the lives of

those young people. >> michael: green lights grant initiative, is trained with 2000 administrators, 30 school districts. so, what kind of programs are these grants funding in the schools. >> >> guest: there's a community of 20,000 districts, that's because we have a webinar, anyone at anytime, can go to green lights grant initiative.org, and find out, you know, how to navigate a grant, we with have trained 2000 different school districts, and superintendents. we have assigned a grant writer, physically, to 225 schools. now, again, these are the two main buckets. there's the safening schools, and then there's mental health. we have crossed schools that have 1 mental health counselor for 3,000 students, the average in the u.s., i found out was 1 mental health counselor for 750 students. we can agree, that's not enough.

and, so, you know, you will hear the story about a missouri district here shortly, we had a great roi, on that, 41,000 dollars worth of a grant-writer on them, they received 1.18 million dollars to safen their school and get more ment counselors for the students, and it's complicated, there's a menu, on the grants. different departments have a menu, the schools let us know what they need. and we helped them define that need to the government. the governor's going, please define it to me, we have the money, we want to give you the funds, it's a competition. i did not know this. it is a competition. so ... that's wawe with need to do. -- what we need to do. hustle and compete for the grants, the best thing we request do is get them all allocated. it runs out in 2026. if it's not spent by 2026, the mon's going somewhere else. we proved the need, they spend the money, they will re-fund

these things and keep making our schools safe. >> robin: that's key, and i see your passion about this, the cdc came out with new numbers showing that guns are still the leading cause of death comewhen it comes to children. you mentioned the bipartisan act, that's great, but what more would you like to see thes do lawmakers do? can >> guest: to be honest, the green lights grant initiative, is this the cure? hell no. it's a ... a solid step forward to prevent .... no doubt about that. it could be momentum, we have to prove it's gonna work with, and prove how it's working and get the funds allocated. look, this is a continuous conversation, we just have a new conversation coming up, after what happened in georgia, about what's the parents' responsibility? admit it, to some extent, it starts at home. with the parents. what's the first extension of the home? the schools. so, teachers and superintendents, and communications ...

between counselors. and, communication with your local law enforcement, for threat assessment, we could do better as a community. so, we will have to ... keep doing what we can on our own, as parents and teachers as superintendents, grant writers and universities out there, we have had a couple partner with us, arizona state and nyu. and, as far as law makers, we can't get the issue put on the bottom of the deck, there's a lot to do, we with have to keep the issue on top of the deck, it's still happening and tragically-wise, it's in the newswith feed, in the culture, it happened again and it will happen again in the future. we have to keep this subject ... with an edge to it, keep it on top of our consciousness. lawmakers can re-fund these things, our job security, this is the job trying to make the schools safer, we have good

job security for a long time. >> george: and we have educators and administrator here, we will be right back!

[ applause ] ♪ ♪ >> michael: welcome back, talking safer schools with matthew mcconaughey. joined by 2 school superintendents, helped by the green lights grant initiative, lori, from evergreen montana,

and we have two experts in human development, dr. johnson, and dr. shorter. thank you for joining us, in this important conversation. [ applause ] >> michael: you had to change the name of the school? >> guest: with it was a process, yes, a challenging process, as matthew noted earlier, this is a competition that we shouldn't be in, right? all of our kids need the funding and we need supports for kids for physical and mental health and safety across all of our schools. and we had already had a position in place, we were sharing earlier that ... we connect our families and students to resources that they need. we know if a student is hungry, doesn't have clothing, is afraid to go home, they don't care about their math test ... and so we were able to have a liaison in place, that showed

marked improvement, 69% improvement in academic achievement. 79% ... [ applause ] >> 79% improvement in behavior. and an 82% improvement in attendance, and we want to keep that. we didn't know how. through aasa, the national superintendents association, they connected us to the green lights grant initiative, and we applied and we were just thrilled to receive someone, we with are a small rural school, we don't have the resources for grant writers, i write our grants and so .... we got the grant writen, super-excited and ready to submit it, it took a month to access the portal. >> michael: wow. >> guest: the platforms are so complex, so many different websites and requirements. as you mentioned, our schools and the 121st year of operation, we have always been the evergreen school district, we had to go on our bank, have our name changed and have it notarized and have it sent so whatever name they had in the

database, was recognized and the great news is, green lights grant initiative held our hand the whole way. we met multiple times a week, we were able to submit in the 11 and-a-half hour, i think, and we with are waiting to hear whether or not we receive the grant to keep the position that is giving those really increased outcomes for kids. >> george: you have written 7 grants, which of the programs helped the most? >> guest: of the 7 grants i was fortunate enough tow work with and write with green lights grant initiative, last year, all of them asked for "people", schools, as matthew noted earlier, currently we have a ratio of 1 school mental health professional per 750 students. [ audience oohs ] >> guest: we also know that the majority of law enforcement on school campuses don't have additional trains in -- training in child and

human development or how to work in educational systems, schools are asking for resources, cobbling together resources from state programs and initiatives and local community grants to keep the positions that a lot of times they already have ... so, there's a constant struggle to even keep these positions, particularly when the funding ends. so then the trick is, i am a prevention scientist, i have access to a dozen or more evidence-based programs, tested the same way we test medical devices, and pills. they work to prevent aggression, bullying, and support social/emotional development, if we don't have the people in the schools to do these programs we won't make enough impact. >> michael: talking about the green lights grant initiative, return on investment, they gave 40 thousand to four school districts in missouri, through that, the district got

1.2 million dollars, in grants. that's amazing, and adam, your district is one of them, what do you use the funds for? >> guest: i took over as superintendent of schools july 1st, 2023, we as an administrative team, we did a student-based audit, we lacked behavioral and mental health supports and we went out and targeted the behavioral specialists and invested in a k-12 curriculum based for student needs, education. >> george: doctor, you emphasized how important it is to have a trusted adult in their lives >> doctor: chronic unbuffered stress, doesn't just happen to young people, but happens in their brain, impacts how they show up in schools and i see the amen choir of teachers and educators here in the front. [ laughter ]

>> doctor: one young person, two young people in a school environment, experiencing the kind of toxic stress, and unbuffered ... unmitigated stress, can totally change the color, the feel, of a school. and so, a trusted adult ... offers not just the ability to see young people, but to deploy resources when they need them. and, in the ways that they need. and that creates an anecdote to the cortisol. it's the oxytocin overload, the adult that can be a difference-maker in a child's life. >> michael: you are all different u difference-makers, thank you for answering our questions. at home you may have questions, we are not done, we with have an audience full of parents and teachers who have questions to ask, stay right there, we go to ginger and we will be back with more. >> ginger: thank you, as a parent i think about it every day, lots of questions. francine, we with are watching this storm, you know, galveston

some of the outside, but most of this storm stays east of the bulk of texas, houston, east of you, for example. and pay attention to coastal louisiana, this is the times, louisiana, new orleans, tropical storm watches, inland rain can be a problem up to >> michael: we will hear from the parents and teachers in the audience, when we come back. stay right there, we have more gma coming up next! ♪ ♪

>> george: welcome back, a spaday on gma, talking about schools gma. and, we have matthew's wife,

co-founder of the green lights grant initiative, thank you, camila for coming in, as well. and you and matthew have three children at home, talk about what you as parents should think about with as you send your kids to school? >> we can't say all of our kids or young adults, every child should be able to go to school and feel safe at school. and, every young adult should walk on to the campus and feel safe. every parent should be able to drop off their kids at school, and not have to look over their shoulders and worry about their safety. >> george: seems so simple. >> seems simple and the lawmakers, need to work on the grant-process, to make it easier for the schools to be able to access these funds that are already there, we worked so hard, and everyone has worked hard to pass laws to put things in place to make it better. but, if the schools can't access the money, they can't

make the change needed on the ground. >> michael: great point, we will take questions from the audience, william, who is the director of nyc, teacher at the city of new york, william your question? >> guest: thank you for being here first and foremost, the question is this: do you all think that schools focus too much on security and not enough on the mental health needs of students. >> michael: doctor shorter, can you take this one? >> doctor: all of stats ... the number of schools that now have armed security, the hardening of schools, right, that's what we call it. but we actually know so much more about what is the anecdote trusting adult to see a young person, to attune to their academic, social, emotional and physical needs and well-being. that's actually the breeding ground for new skill development, how do you navigate conflict, how do you create physically and socially

safe environments? and so ... safety is important. every parent deserves the right to send their children to school and ensure they are safe. and, we actually have to create the kind of learning environments that foster healthy human development. >> michael: all right. . >> guest: lori, a retired speech language pathology, your question? >> guest: i am excited to be here, too. how can parents and schools collaborate to help better build mental health awareness and safety in our schools? >> doctor johnson will you take this one? >> doctor: sure, i will say something that may be a little outside the box. but, most school boards are elected. in the united states. so every parent does have a voice. and those school boards determine policy and how funds are spent. so, we need our parents to advocate for what we with call school climate. and so, school climate is a

safe environment, one where students are engaged in learning and one where they have the supports that they need in order to be academially successful, and also address any challenges that they come in with. this is an important way. and i would say the second way with is ... on the school end, is that schools need to recognize that parents know so much about their child, they know what works for their child, and importantly, they also know what's going on at home and in the community. so, we were talking about adversity, and so, the latest statistics are that, a third, a third of kids have 1 ace, "an adverse childhood experience" we know scientifically, has potential to negatively impact life-long outcomes. so, there needs to be mmunicati and schools, to maximize our abilities to foster health

productive young lives. >> george: we need a lot more time with it, but we don't have it right now, we will be right back. [ applause ] ♪ ♪

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