>> whit: good morning america. breaking overnight mass shooting in birmingham alabama. at least four people killed, dozens more wounded in the busy five points south area. investigators saying there were multiple shooters what we know at this hour. >> janai: battleground fight. donald trump campaigning in north carolina.

but m.i.a? the republican candidate for governor now embroiled in scandal. could it affect the presidential campaign? plus kamala harris' major financial boost. analysis on the state of the race this morning. >>gio: new overnight. trading fire. israeli fighter jets pummel hezbollah in lebanon. striking more than 400 targets. hezbollah launching more than 100 rockets into northern israel. the escalating tensions. live reports from israel and lebanon this morning. >> whit: diddy's downfall. following the hip hop mogul's arrest on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. investigators working to determine who his alleged co-conspirators were. could there be more arrests? as we recap the latest in the investigation. >> janai: thanksgiving travel deals. why some say it's the cheapest time to travel internationally. "gma" hunts down the spots on sale and the best time to snag

that airfare. >> gio: who's ready for some football? the teams going head to head in week three of the nfl. espn's herm edwards previews the top games. ♪ i got that energy ♪ >> whit: and playoff fever in the wnba. a'ja wilson and the aces looking for a three-peat. caitlin clark in her first post-season debut. and can brianna stewart carry the liberty to their first title? plus an abc news exclusive, a big announcement from the wnba as we say -- >> all: good morning, america! ♪ got that big energy ♪ whit: good morning, america. so good to have you with us on a sunday. very excited for the start of the wnba playoffs, that's happening today. and we have that abc exclusive as we reveal this season's 2024

kia wnba most valuable player award. that is coming up. >> janai: and despite that video, it's not ellie the elephant. but very exciting announcement that we're excited to share with you. we do start this morning with very heartbreaking news. another mass shooting overnight in america. this one in birmingham, alabama, in an area filled with restaurants and bars. >> gio: investigators saying there were multiple shooters who opened fire and an intense search is on right now. abc's phil lipof is here with more on this. good morning, phil. >> good morning, gio. think about how terrifying this must have been. this is a crowded area of the city, it's around 11:00 last night and people out for dinner and drinks and then the gunshots. this morning, police in birmingham, alabama, are searching for what they believe are multiple shooters who opened fire on a crowd last night around 11:00. it happened in the city's five point south area, known for its restaurants and bars, and it is packed on a saturday night.

video capturing the chaotic aftermath of the shooting. the investigation is still very active, but what we know so far is that three people died at the scene and one other died at the hospital. dozens are injured so far. we know four of them have life-threatening injuries. >> it was very devastating. very, and sad. >> reporter: investigators say it appears that the shooters took aim at a group of people, either on the sidewalk or in the street. it's unclear if the shooters walked up to the crowd or drove by. but police are trying to figure out if a switch was used. that is a device that allows a gun to fire as an automatic weapon. no motive so far in the attack. so investigators have called in the fbi and atf to help. they are asking anyone who was in that area and either witnessed the shooting or might have video of the shooting or the aftermath of it to forward that video to the birmingham police. again, four people dead, dozens more injured in the latest mass shooting in this country.

janai? >> janai: an unfortunate reality in this country. phil, thank you for that. now to the race for the white house. former president trump campaigns in north carolina, ruling out a second debate with vice president harris and avoiding talking about the controversial republican candidate for governor there. abc's rachel scott joins us live in studio with the unusual situation there in what is a very important battleground state. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: hey, janai, good morning to you. it is a critical battleground state. typically, the republican nominee for president would be campaigning with the republican nominee for governor, especially in the all-important state of north carolina. but after all of these disturbing allegations about mark robinson, trump is trying to distance himself, not mentioning his name a single time. >> president donald j. trump! >> reporter: with just 44 days to go, donald trump touching down in north carolina. >> and hello to north carolina. >> reporter: as the republican he endorsed for governor is surrounded in scandal and controversy.

cnn reports that mark robinson made a series of racist and inflammatory online posts, including one where he called himself a quote, black nazi, and allegedly adding that slavery is not bad and wished it would come back. abc news has not independently confirmed the reports. robinson continues to deny the allegations. robinson was not at trump's rally. the former president's running mate, j.d. vance, asked if he believed the report. >> the allegations are pretty far out there. but allegations aren't necessarily reality. >> reporter: some trump supporters worry it could be a drag on the ticket. >> things i've seen and heard don't sit well with me. >> reporter: trump is keenly aware of how important north carolina is. >> if we win this state, it will be over fast. >> reporter: while the former president is leading on key issues like the economy and immigration, he's also losing ground on female voters, now offering up this message. >> women will be happy, healthy, confident and free. you will no longer be thinking about abortion, because it is now where it always had to be, with the states. >> reporter: trump appointed

three of the supreme court justices who overturned roe v. wade, something vice president kamala harris has seized on. >> the former president chose three members of the united states supreme court, with the intention that they would overdo the protections of roe v. wade. >> reporter: and this morning, harris challenged trump to another debate. trump now completely ruling it out. >> she's done one debate. i've done two. it's too late to do another. i would love to in many ways, but it's too late. >> reporter: of course, trump himself participated in october debates in 2016 and 2020. the former president once insisted he would debate president biden anytime, anywhere, any place. guys, i was at that rally just yesterday. he was still complaining that president biden is no longer in the race. >> whit: we will see how that plays out, whether it's a hard no or we'll see if that changes as we get closer to election day. let's bring in for a deeper dive, we have jonathan karl, our chief washington correspondent. rachel, we'll stay with you and talk more here. i want to pick up where you left off, talking about north carolina and the controversy that's playing out in the

governor's race there. you were talking to voters. how are they responding and reacting to all of this? >> a lot have serious concerns about these allegations. they are not completely sold on mark robinson, even though they are behind former president donald trump. this is a critical state. you talk to the trump campaign, they say this is absolutely vital. having a republican nominee for governor who's facing all of these disturbing allegations in the final weeks is not something that republicans want to see. it's notable that senator j.d. vance says that he has no plans to campaign with mark robinson. also said it's going to be up to the voters to decide. but still, trump not withdrawing his endorsement. >> janai: that is fascinating. not withdrawing the endorsement, but not out there campaigning with him. rachel, thank you. and, jon, where do the polls put the race now? >> it's a jump ball. if you look at the fivethiryeight national average, kamala harris has the lead just under 3%. but remember, hillary clinton won the popular vote by just about 2%. so, that really could add up to a victory or a loss for kamala harris.

and in north carolina, the race is virtually tied. it's really well within the margin of error. but that's before this latest development with mark robinson. so she actually looks stronger in north carolina right now than she looks in georgia, which joe biden won four years ago. >> gio: and, jon, the vice president accepted that invitation for a second debate, but we saw in rachel's piece that trump is saying it's just too late. does this hurt him or help him? >> well, do you believe him? i mean, look, he said that he wasn't going to do our debate before he said he would do our debate. as rachel pointed out, he said he'll debate anytime, any place. look, in some sense, it's rational for him to say he's not going to debate again, because kamala harris is the one that really needs another debate. people know who trump is. people are still learning who kamala harris is. obviously, the last one went very well for her. i think it's still a huge temptation. 70 million plus voters, you know, a chance to be on that stage again. we'll see. i think that you won't really know whether or not he'll do it

until after he sees how the vice presidential debate plays out in just over a week. >> gio: all right. jon karl, rachel scott, thank you very much. we appreciate you, as always. we'll turn overseas now to the fighting in the middle east. israel and hezbollah exchanging heavy fire overnight. we've got team coverage in the region. let's begin with abc's marcus moore in lebanon. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: good morning, gio. we have witnessed another active day in southern lebanon and northern israel. multiple air strikes overnight. and hezbollah hitting targets deeper inside israel and with higher caliber warheads. it is clear now that this war is still intensifying. new air strikes between israel and lebanon overnight, lighting up the sky across lebanon's southern border. the idf saying hezbollah was preparing to launch missiles at israel. as a result, they struck more than 400 targets in lebanon. idf spokesman daniel hagari saying dozens of israeli air force aircraft are currently striking terrorist targets and

rocket launchers to remove the threat to israeli citizens. hezbollah returning fire, striking this neighborhood outside of hafah. this rocket seen here in nazareth was intercepted. the group saying part of this morning's rocket barrage was an initial response to the exploding pagers and handheld radios, the simultaneous blasts over two days this week killed 37 people and injured thousands, according to lebanon's health ministry. >> our al jazeera office in occupied west bank has just been raided. >> reporter: while in the occupied west bank, tensions coming to a head, as israeli troops raided the al jazeera bureau in ramallah. the news organization airing in realtime the moment troops forced the bureau to shut down for 45 days. while in gaza, pure devastation. on friday, an idf air strike hit a school, killing at least 22 people according to the gaza health ministry. and this young girl surviving an air strike, rescuers pulling her from the rubble of a destroyed

residential building. and an update now on that israeli air strike that killed a top hezbollah commander, ibrahim akyl here in beirut. the lebanese health ministry says the death toll has now climbed to 51, as hezbollah prepares to bury akyl in a funeral here in beirut in just a few hours from now. janai? >> janai: marcus, thank you for that update. now let's get a read on u.s. strategy from abc's chief global affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, who is also live in the region in tel aviv this morning. martha, you have some new reporting? >> reporter: yes, janai. a senior u.s. official telling me this morning that despite efforts by the administration to tamp down things the u.s. believes a widening conflict with lebanon is inevitable, and that the table is set for escalation. the officials said that israel is emboldened after its successful attacks on hezbollah and that hezbollah, despite its loss of senior leaders and countless members is enraged and

wants retaliation. the official says that president biden has been briefed on all of this. but there is growing frustration with the israelis who the officials say have undermined us at every step. a major concern is for the tens of thousands of american citizens living in lebanon. and there's an ominous state department warning this morning for americans not to travel to lebanon and for those living there to depart lebanon while commercial options are still available. janai? >> janai: wow. while they are still available. martha, thank you for that. and make sure you tune into "this week," later this morning. george stephanopoulos interviews white house national security communications adviser john kirby about those escalating tensions in the middle east. whit? >> whit: and janai, with conflicts raging overseas in the middle and ukraine, the united nations general assembly set to convene tomorrow under a

massive security presence. abc's jay o'brien is joining us now with what to expect. jay, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. president biden will address the u.n. on tuesday. white house officials say the top priorities for him is re-affirming american leadership on the world stage, especially in a chaotic election year, and also trying to end brutal conflicts in ukraine and gaza. it was just a few weeks before the start of the israel/hamas war that was the last time that these more than 140 world leaders gathered together at the u.n. now, that conflict in that region and those tensions will take center stage. prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel is expected to address the u.n. on thursday, as well as palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas. meantime, outside, hundreds of demonstrators are expected. the nypd chief saying that the war in gaza has changed the dynamic of those protests. the u.s. secret service, which is under pressure after those two assassination attempts against former president trump, they will be in charge of much of the security for those world leaders, and gridlock is expected across huge swaths of manhattan. meantime, u.n. officials are also telegraphing that world

leaders and other issues top of mind for them will be what will american diplomacy look like if donald trump returns to the white house. gio? >> gio: jay, thank you so much for your reporting there. we'll turn now to the latest on the arrest of sean diddy combs. the music mogul facing federal racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. the case follows a years-long fall from grace. abc's morgan norwood has a look at how we got here. good morning, morgan. just a wild story. >> good morning, gio. just a staggering fall from grace that began with a lawsuit from former girlfriend, cassie ventura, alleging years of abuse. since them, diddy has been at the center of multiple lawsuits, federal raids, and now a sweeping indictment. the feds are looking to quickly close in on alleged co-conspirators who for years kept quiet and helped keep that alleged criminal enterprise running. ♪ who's the boss ♪ ♪ i'm gonna cool off ♪ >> reporter: this morning, the sex trafficking case against

sean diddy combs moving full speed ahead. lawyers for combs and prosecutors set to hold a status conference to determine the next phase following the sweeping indictment alleging the music mogul leveraged his business empire, power, and prestige to abuse his alleged victims. >> he used his business and employees of that business and other close associates to get his way. those individuals allegedly included high-ranking supervisors in the business, personal assistants, security staff, and household staff. >> reporter: as the disgraced rapper faces racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution charges, investigators now working to determine who his alleged co-conspirators were, and whether they, too, should be charged. 54-year-old combs pleading not guilty to charges that he led a racketeering conspiracy that abused women. >> i'm going to fight like hell to get him released and he should be released. >> reporter: the indictment alleges some of combs' employees help set off so-called freakoffs, in which women were forced into sex acts with male prostitutes.

>> he used the embarrassing and sensitive recordings he made of the freakoffs as collateral against the victims. >> reporter: prosecutors say authorities seized records, along with firearms, drugs, and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, during raids last march on diddy's homes in miami and los angeles. ♪ something's controlling me ♪ >> reporter: combs has been under criminal investigation since his former partner recording artist, cassie ventura, accused him in a civil lawsuit of rape, repeated abuse, and even sex trafficking. at the center of the case, this 2016 video, exclusively obtained by cnn, showing a 2016 altercation caught on surveillance video, of combs grabbing and kicking ventura. the lawsuit was settled with no admission of wrongdoing. combs issuing an apology video back in may. >> i hit rock bottom. i make no excuses. my behavior on that video is inexcusable. >> reporter: since then, the rapper, the subject of multiple civil lawsuits, allegations which he has denied.

♪ swimming in women with their own condominiums ♪ >> reporter: combs has reportedly amassed a $1 billion fortune, after he shot to fame in the 1990s, with hits like, "it's all about the benjamins," launching the label bad boy records, and the successful careers of mary j. blige, usher, and notorious big, later expanding his brand into fashion, fragrances, and alcohol. that business empire, now in jeopardy. >> sean combs also faces a forfeiture in this criminal case. where the government says that anything involving this criminal enterprise can be forfeited to the u.s. government. >> and diddy remains behind bars at the metropolitan detention center in brooklyn. if convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. guys? >> janai: and we will hear so much about this because everyone is talking about it and watching this case. morgan, thank you. we are going to switch gears now and get a check of the weather. we've got brittany bell from our

new york station wabc. look at that. you've got st. louis behind you. >> brittany: yes, and this is the type of weather that makes you want to sleep in on this lazy sunday morning. a soggy morning in st. louis. and they just have some heavy rain on the way. more showers all across the midwest, stretching into the central plains. some of that could lead to downpours. those downpours could cause some flooding, and this is why we have an evaluated flooding risk for portions of texas like abilene, witchta falls, all the way towards st. louis. and 1 to 3 inches of rain could fall. locally heavier amounts closer to 4 inches of rainfall. around the northeast, showers across new england and also coastal flooding concerns. that's what's happening across the country. here's what's going on in your neighborhood.

>> brittany: and of that rain across the midsection of the country, moving closer to the east coast. also, cooler temperatures, just in time for fall. >> whit: fall is here. no turning back now. all right, thank you, brittany. appreciate it. now to the wnba playoffs. starting today with our four first round games, beginning the championship phase of a phenomenal season for the league. abc's jaclyn lee has a look ahead. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. the wnba is on fire, having one of its most-watched seasons in league history. the fans are so excited for the playoffs. tip-offs later today. eight teams begin their journey in the first round. you have teams like the new york liberty and las vegas aces, who are favorited to reach the playoffs. both want to go head-to-head in the championships. a'ja wislon and the las vegas aces, they are going for a

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this is his first time ever playing in electric yankee stadium. messi had the run-up to the assist, not the assist himself, and a thrilling match that ended in a 1-1 tie after new york scored in the 95th minute. what a game. and look who else was there? team johnson was hanging out. >> gio: i was wondering were you looking at the screen looking for yourself. >> whit: honestly, i was just watching messi play. >> janai: i saw you enjoying that. i was like, does he know he has to read? >> whit: they didn't cue me, but that's a different story. so this was a bucket list item for me. i'm a huge soccer fan, had never seen messi play live in person, so i got to bring my girls. they had mare says jerseys. >> janai: and lucky for america we got to see you be messing. >> whit: which is par for the course. >> gio: love that picture of you with your girls. let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following on this sunday morning. happening right now, a mass shooting in birmingham, alabama, overnight, at least four people

dead and dozens of people were shot in the busy five point south area. investigators say they have no one in custody and believed there were multiple shooters. >> janai: scary situation. also right now, intense air strikes between israel and lebanon overnight. the idf saying hezbollah has launched 115 rockets towards israel already. hezbollah says this morning's rocket barrage was, quote, an initial response to the pager and walkie talkie attacks on tuesday and wednesday. emergency services reporting that they have treated a number of people for light injuries from shrapnel. >> whit: and hundreds of dutch paratroopers dropped out of the skies on saturday, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of world war ii's most daring missions. operation market garden. the operation to help take back german occupied dutch territories was a failure and is remembered as one of the war's most famous battles. >> janai: we start this half hour with an abc news exclusive that we are so excited to share

with you. the big honors for a top player in the wnba named the 2024 kia wnba, most valuable player award. abc's jaclyn lee has the incredible honor. you are here, jaclyn, with the big reveal. good morning again. >> reporter: that's right, janai. i know you have been waiting all morning long. good morning. and you know what, the wnba has so many talented teams and players, but this person in particular was a no-brainer. this morning, the wait is finally over. >> the best player on the planet, number 22, a'ja wilson. >> reporter: the 2024 kia wnba most valuable player award going to the person who is having a historic season, a two-time olympic gold medallist and two-time wnba champion, a'ja wilson. >> wilson, oh, man, mvp stuff. >> three-time mvp. how are you feeling? >> oh, man, i feel amazing.

it's truly a blessing to get an mvp as a whole, but to say that this is my third, it's a good feeling. it really is. >> and this is the first time since 1997 that it was a unanimous vote for mvp. >> i did not know that. >> oh, congratulations. yeah, it was unanimous. >> wow. >> how do you feel about that? >> that's incredible. i did not know it was unanimous. that's cool. that's really cool. >> we have a video for you. >> reporter: for the first time wilson is watching the moment she found out she won that third mvp trophy. >> guess what. you are the 2024 -- >> it was just a big moment. like, i feel like it was just a moment for us. like, yes, it's a single award, but that -- having that with them, it was just like so powerful, so much fun. >> reporter: the las vegas aces, a tight-knit group that wilson calls her family. >> just give me my money. >> just give me my money. >> just give me my money.

>> it's a melting pot. like we go together like a good buffalo chicken dip. we're all different ingredients. we come together and it's just like chef's kiss. >> and this season, you were at the top of your game. you were the first ever to score a thousand points in a single season. what does that milestone mean for you? >> it was just a big moment and something that i probably later on, i'll look and be like, wow, that really happened. >> reporter: now she joins basketball greats like cheryl swoopes, lisa leslie, and lauren jackson as the league's only three-time mvps. coming off the best year of her career, averaging nearly 27 points a game, wilson passes much of the credit to her university of south carolina coach dawn staley. >> she was someone that instilled just that boss, the leader. >> reporter: and wilson says she wants to accomplish even more. aces' head coach, becky hammond by her side. >> she didn't hold my hand or cookie cut anything for me.

i need that hard-core honesty. >> with all of these records that you've broken, you still feel like there's another tier above this? >> for sure. why not? >> a'ja wilson with the and one. >> beyond the stats and the trophies, what do you want your legacy to be? >> this is real. i'm human. i go through things. i see things. i get sad. i have anxiety. sometimes i'm depressed. like, letting people know -- and i hope my legacy shows, yes, on the basketball court, beast. yes, give it to her. at the same time, she kept it like -- she was still a human. she's just like any one of us. and that's what i want my legacy to be. >> being your authentic self? >> that's it. >> reporter: again, a huge congrats to a'ja. as for the playoffs, she says she believes the aces have a good shot, but she admits that winning a championship three times is a lot of pressure. guys, she says, if she's going to bet on anything, it's her team.

guys? >> whit: i love that moment when you broke the news. oh, yes, it was unanimous. congratulations. >> reporter: i didn't know she didn't know. i was like, oh, you're hearing it from me. >> janai: it was good tv. >> whit: and she is her authentic self by the way. >> janai: and a beast on the hardwood, is that what they call it? >> whit: it is, yeah. they do call it the hardwood in the sport of basketball. let's get over to weather with brittany bell. hey, brittany. >> brittany: hey, whit. let's start in tampa. it is a gorgeous morning shaping up to be a pretty hot day with temperatures in the 90s. quiet for now, but tampa one of the many spots along the gulf coast that is watching the potential for tropical formation in the gulf of mexico. we are looking at some extra spot farther out in the atlantic, but right now, our focus is on an area of low pressure that will form soon near the yucatan peninsula. it's going to be slow to get going, but once it starts to get its act together, that could turn into a tropical depression later in the week. and the timing for any potential impacts. that's thursday into friday, maybe lasting into saturday.

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>> everybody will be visiting family and friends domestically, but unbeknownst to a lot of people, this is actually a really great time to take advantage of international deals. flight prices for domestic, they shoot upwards because so many people are traveling. but airlines need to get people in those international seats. so they discount pretty deeply. you can go from new york to paris for only $366 round trip. >> gio: that's insane. >> it's a really great deal. you can go from chicago to barcelona, $393, or seattle over to munich. because thanksgiving is so much later this year, you can take advantage of $482 round-trip. >> gio: nonstop? >> yeah, but it's those holiday markets that you can really take advantage of, at that time of the year they already start. so you can get a head start. and also, you know, i think a lot of people don't look to head internationally, because they want to take advantage of thanksgiving. but you can actually take an overnight flight, get there,

have your pumpkin pie, eat it too and then start your vacay. >> janai: i love this. >> whit: now that we have the destinations in mind now, but how do we go about searching and finding these deals? >> that's a great question, whit. there is no perfect place to search. it's all up to you, personal preference. people like google flights, sky scanner, others. and there's no exact date or number of days out. i think people get fixated on some of these reports they see, you know, 100 "x" days out they have to book by. we talk about goldilocks windows, or windows of time to give yourself the best deal. right now, if you're looking domestically, try to book by the end of september. international deals, you have a little bit more leeway. if you book a regular economy ticket, keep those flight price alerts on. if that flight drops, call the airline, rebook, get that credit for a flight in the future. you have five years to use those. >> janai: love that so much, katie. obviously, we're out of time here, but with passports, you can now renew your passport online. that's super helpful. so get that international travel.

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finally getting one up on janai here. >> it's hard. you have to go early on her, she's fast. >> whit: exactly. you don't want to be offsides either. okay. first question here. we've got four undefeated teams facing off this sunday. we have the texans against the vikings, the chargers versus the steelers. who hits 3-0 this week, you think? >> oh, boy, i'm gonna say, the minnesota vikings right now. i think this is a team that's kind of flying under the radar. as much as we talk about their offense, their defense is playing very well also and that's a problem when you have both sides of the football playing at a high level. and no one's talking about their defense. obviously, we saw this against somebody's 49ers, but i won't get into that -- >> whit: i'm going to pretend you didn't say that, coach. >> that's a hard one to watch. >> janai: all right, coach, the atlanta falcons coming off a massive monday night win against the eagles at home, which a side note, you said the eagles were going to win.

i copied you. we both were wrong. and the falcons are hosting the super bowl champs. can they beat the chiefs? >> it's a hard get, but think about the atlanta falcons. they've scored 91 points in two weeks. that's a lot of points. the last time a team scored more than that was the atlanta falcons in 2009 when drew brees was the quarterback, right? so this is a team that's hot, and i think that the chiefs, you know, they play up to the level of their competition. i'm going to say the falcons got a chance. they have a chance to win this football game, believe it or not. >> gio: we got an update on our game. who's with herm? last week, it was the battle of the birds. we all went with herm, picking the eagles, but the falcons squeezed out a win. our scoreboard after two weeks, let's take a look. i still have zero. >> janai: surprise, surprise. >> gio: the rest of you got one. looking ahead to monday's matchup, the bengals and the commanders, i'll go with the

bengals. janai? >> janai: i'll go with the bengals, because i'll be in cinncy ahead of that game. >> gio: whit? >> whit: oh, man. i was going to go bengals, but i'm going to switch it up. i'm going to go commanders. >> janai: wait. i don't want to go with -- >> whit: coach? >> well, this game is kind of personal. my quarterback, jay daniels plays for washington. he played more me at arizona state before he went to lsu. i'm very close with him. i would love for them to win, but i don't see the cincinnati bengals going 0-3. they play at home. this is a must-win for the bengals. they cannot go 0-3. so i'm going to pick cincinnati at home. >> janai: i hope jayden isn't watching. >> i'm going to tell jayden this. you've got to throw a touchdown pass this week. >> janai: there you go. >> gio: janai, i caught that, you don't want to go to me. >> janai: zero points. >> gio: you can watch the bills over on espn at 7:15 eastern and the bengals host the commanders at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc. and we will be right back. 7:15d

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