san francisco. the neighborhood concert series also starts today, and ship tours begin wednesday. the annual air show kicks off friday, and number six, we have bumper to bumper traffic right now in the richmond bridge, pretty much from marina bay parkway to approaching the mid-span. >> there's a 16 minute delay right there. >> number seven, this morning, two american scientists have won the nobel prize in medicine. one of them, gary ruskin. and he is a berkeley native. ruskin and his research partner discovered micro rna back in 1993, and currently he's a professor at harvard. wow. >> so they're, like, really smart. >> very. >> seven streams next. otherwise it's gma have a good day. >> robin: good morning america for our viewers in the west. a new hurricane takes aim at florida. hurricane milton intensifying.

florida declares another state of emergency as milton closes in. expected to become a major hurricane with possible winds near 145 miles per hour. while making landfall in areas already battered by helene, where mountains of debris already line the streets. >> their lives just got flipped up side down literally and dumped on the street. >> robin: this as president biden orders 500 additional troops to hard hit north carolina. this morning the stories of hope amid is devastation. one woman reuniting with her mom for the first time since the storm. ginger and our team are in the storm zone. >> rebecca: one year since hamas' deadly massacre on israel. the war showing no signs of stopping. the new attacks overnight as the region waits on israel's response to iran.

>> george: final sprint. kamala harris on a media spritz including alice cooper's call her daddy while donald trump storms the battleground states. melania speaks out for the first time in months. 29 days until the final votes. >> robin: federal regulator investigating after a passenger plane appears to catch fire while making an emergency landing in las vegas. >> ginger: the menendez murders revisited. lyle and erik speak for the first time in decades as a judge reconsiders their life sentence. >> rebecca: going platinum. after the gold rush, while costco customers are buying up another precious metal and where else you can get in on it. >> robin: super sunday. lebron and bronny making history. plus the liberty head back to the wnba finals. >> and the new york liberty have knocked off the las vegas aces. >> robin: as this baseball rivalry heats up in the bottom of the 9th. >> and the phillies have won the

series! >> robin: also a photo finish after one of the biggest nascar crashes ever. overnight dak and dallas steal a victory with seconds on the clock. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> george: good morning america. we hope you had a good weekend. thanks for starting the new week with us. >> rebecca: and as we start the new week, we begin with the hurricane threat rapidly intensifying after parts of florida were already devastated by hurricane helene that struck just 11 days ago, robin. >> robin: now hurricane milton is taking aim. our southeast strong team has been on the ground in some of the communities recovering after helene. now destruction and debris still lining the streets, florida's west coast is bracing for a direct hit. ginger starts us off in reddington shore, florida. good morning, ginger. >> ginger: robin, we just got the update. milton is now a category 3 hurricane max sustained winds

120 myles an hour. still more than 700 miles from here. but it is hard to imagine when you've got piles of debris that line the streets. this is from the record storm surge from helene, less than two weeks ago. now they're preparing for 8 to 12 feet of storm surge that would be a hard hit for those here in florida. this morning florida is bracing for hurricane milton. >> the entire florida peninsula on the gulf side has the potential to have major impact. >> ginger: grocery shelves in central florida empty. folks around tampa bay, who took on record storm surge during helene, preparing for the second major hurricane in less than two weeks. mountains of sand and debris line the streets. >> you can see suitcases, beds, workout balls. their lives just got flipped upside down literally and dumped on the street. >> ginger: helene destroyed

danny's home and most of his rental property. he worries milton will compound that loss. >> see how it's sagging? we don't know what this storm will do. that might be a one-two punch to take out this property. >> ginger: back at the san vista, they fear they're running out of time. what do you need the most? >> help. boots on the ground. everybody sharing and coming together. we don't have the man power to clean up this mess. >> ginger: landfall looks like it will be late wednesday and early thursday, but impacts will begin tuesday night in many places. reminder this is moving east/southeast about 8 miles an hour then is going to rapidly intensify before making landfall as a major hurricane. right now the center takes it over sarasota, bradenton. tropical storm watch to key west. it's not just the storm surge,

but it's 8 to 12 foot storm surge is something we have not seen since records began around tampa bay. long boat key down to ft. meyers with a five to ten foot surge. orlando, melbourne, space coast. talking big winds and the flash flood threat. we'll get into that coming up. very surreal here. >> robin: from milton to the recovery from hurricane helene. president biden ordered 500 additional troops to the region, with thousands already on the ground to help. gio benitez is in asheville, north carolina, for us. good morning, gio. >> gio: hey, robin. good morning. the devastation here is just so widespread. and that's what makes this so, so difficult. community after community just looks like a war zone. but even with all of this, so many here are holding onto hope. this morning more help on the way. president biden ordering 500 additional active duty troops to north carolina to help in helene's massive recovery and response. the death toll across six states

is 230 and counting. apocalyptic scenes at every turn. and how did you escape? which window did you -- >> we opened this window. >> reporter: in the town of fletcher, one family was trapped in their home as the floodwaters rose. this video captures the neighbors rescuing them and their pets using a kayak. >> i was all by myself. i was ready to get out. >> reporter: now he and his brothers are sleeping in the back yard. just look at his car, a total loss. still, he has hope. >> i want to fix it. >> reporter: you're going to fix it? >> yeah. >> reporter: others counting their blessings. this woman reuniting with her mom, hugging for the first time since the storm. >> it was relief and thankfulness that i have a mom and i have somebody. >> reporter: morgan norwood getting a fly along with the national guard. they completed more than 400 rescue missions since the storm hit. >> either piece of a building or the back half of a white u-haul.

>> reporter: over hard hit swananoa, the devastation was clear. this was the scene from the ground just days ago. and in hot springs, near the tennessee border, medical supplies brought to a school serving as a shelter. >> it's like having a crew. to have the type of people that are landing here, the national guard. when i saw them, i did want to just cry. >> reporter: but complicating relief efforts, misinformation. this morning trump writing falsely on truth social that the fema disaster relief money is going to undocumented migrants. but that money comes from a separate fund. george speaking with the fema administrator on "this week." >> george: what kind of impact has this had on the recovery effort? >> it's had a tremendous effort on the comfort level of our own employee, to be able to go out there. >> reporter: and we know this morning some officials have been threatened because of that misinformation. there's a real concern right now that this could really prevent people from getting that critical help that they need, george.

>> george: so harmful. okay, gio, thank you very much. we're going overseas to the middle east where israel observed a moment of silence, marking one year since the october 7th massacre by hamas. right now the war being fought on multiple fronts and the region bracing for a possible israelly strike on iran. matt gutman is on the street in israel. good morning, matt. >> reporter: you can still see bullet holes and burn scars in houses like this. the last time i was here, about a year ago, they were pulling bodies out of these houses, ferocious gun battles with hamas all around. a year on, israel does feel safer, but that war drags on. just a few moments ago we heard a series of devastating air strikes just across the border in gaza. this morning as israel marks october 7th, the multiple conflicts triggered by hamas' rampage are escalating. overnight the idf saying they attacked hezbollah munition

warehouses in beirut, igniting fireworks like explosions. and in gaza renewing its ground operations in the north for the third time, air strikes hitting a mosque and a school in a designated safer zone. the idf saying they targeted hamas command posts. 26 people killed, according to the hamas run minister of health, which also says about 42,000 palestinians have been killed since this war began. and overnight in israel, hundreds gathering at the site of the nova music festival to mark the moment the massacre started there. it was early morning october 7th when hamas terrorists stormed into israel, killing about 1,200 people. those harrowing videos showing mass abductions. >> i have been living october 7th all the time. it's with me. i'm still in gaza. i'm still with keith and the girls and all the hostages.

>> reporter: aviva and her husband keith, who is american, were among the more than 250 taken from israel. she was released in the november cease fire deal. >> i nearly died. i'm lucky to be standing next to you. i'm lucky. but i'm the unluckiest person because keith is there. >> reporter: what were your parting words to keith? >> i looked him in the eyes and i said, keith, you be strong for me and i'll be strong for you. >> reporter: the memory still fresh for some. at homes like this, the walls are still scarred with those bullet holes, ceilings still charred from the fires and the grenades and the rpg's. this man's father was murdered in this house. >> they brought a digger. they started breaking the windows. >> reporter: seven of his family members taken. thankfully, six were returned in that hostages deal, but his brother-in-law tao is still there. >> i want to remind people that we are about life. to remind people when you saw

hostages come back in the first deal, how happy you were. i want this happiness again. i don't want war. i just want my family back. >> reporter: about 100 hostages remain in gaza. israeli officials tell me they believe about 50 are still alive. yesterday i sat down with u.s. ambassador here jack lou, who's been meeting with the american families, also critical in the negotiations. he told me he would like to be able to give those families some hope, but said he is not hopeful for cease fire and hostage release negotiation. george? >> george: matt gutman, thanks. we're going to get the latest on the race for the white house. just 29 days until the final votes. donald trump is barn storming battleground states. kamala harris doing a media blitz, sitting down for multiple interviews. let's start with mary bruce, tracking the harris campaign. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, the vice president will mark the anniversary of the october 7 attack by planting a memorial tree and delivering remarks later this afternoon. this all comes as harris and her campaign are now shifting

strategies, stepping up her engagement with the press through a wide array of interviews. this morning vice president kamala harris kicking off a week long media blitz, doing multiple in depth interviews with the press, as the campaign enters the final sprint. harris challenging donald trump on abortion rights on a podcast popular with young women calling his false assertion that some states allow babies to be executed after birth a bald face lie and a protector of women. >> there are 20 states with trump abortion bans including bans that make no exception for rape or incest, which we just discussed. which means that you're telling a survivor of a crime of a violation to their body they don't have a right to make a decision about what happens to their body next? which is immoral. so this is the same guy that is now saying that? this is the same guy who said

that women should be punished for having abortions. >> reporter: for weeks harris has shied away from these kinds of interviews, even as her campaign's own data show the more voters hear from her personally, the more they're likely to support her. but with 29 days to go, harris appearing on podcasts, late night comedy shows including an interview with 60 minutes. harris forced to defend the biden administration's record on the war in the middle east. asked why netanyahu isn't listening to the u.s. >> the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region. >> reporter: now, in addition to podcasts and that "60 minutes" interview, she will also be on "the view" and participate in a

univision town hall in las vegas before campaigning in battleground arizona. rebecca? >> rebecca: mary, thank you. we turn to rachel scott for the latest on former president trump who is hitting the battleground states, as melania trump explains why she's speaking out on abortion rights, as the former president looks to broaden his appeal with female voters. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, rebecca. good morning to you. in the last two weeks donald trump has had 15 campaign stops. his advisers fully aware that in an election this close, a few thousand votes in any of those battleground states could decide it all. donald trump returning to wisconsin for the fourth time in eight days on a blitz through the battleground states that will decide this election. >> we win wisconsin, we win the presidency. >> reporter: in the final days, trump delivering a stark warning claiming, without evidence, that democrats would commit voter fraud. at one point trump suggested if there were any supporters of kamala harris in the crowd, they could get hurt.

>> is there anybody here that's going to vote for lyin kamala? raise their hand. raise your hand. [ crowd boos ] please raise your hand. actually, i should say don't raise your hand. it would be very dangerous. we don't want to see anybody get hurt. >> reporter: just 24 hours earlier at a rally in pennsylvania, the former president speaking in butler where he narrowly dodged a would be assassin's bullet. >> we love pennsylvania. >> reporter: but with the race still neck and neck, the trump campaign trying to make in roads with former voters. former first lady melania trump promoting her new book speaking out, splitting with her husband on abortion rights. >> i believe in individual freedoms. i want to decide what i want to do with my body. >> reporter: trump appointed three of the supreme court justices who overturned roe v. wade. today at his golf club, donald trump will host jewish leaders in a remembrance of that commemorating the october attack. robin? >> robin: thanks. we are going to turn now to will

reeve in kansas city for "monday night football" after an action packed sunday ending with, how about them cowboys, will? how about them cowboys? >> reporter: yeah, robin. good morning. another wild weekend of nfl football. it was a dramatic night cap between two of the league's most storied franchises. the game started in a weather delay. and it ended by bringing the thunder. overnight the cowboys and steelers facing off in pittsburgh. dallas qb dak prescott throwing a touchdown in the closing seconds to take the win 20-17. >> touchdown! it's over! >> reporter: earlier in the day the cleveland browns losing their third in a row on fourth and goal, browns quarterback dasean watson storming off to the sidelines. >> oh my god. they can't waste another time-out here. >> oh my god. kevin stefanski has to be mad. >> reporter: taking his helmet off. after the game watson would say there were too many men on the field and he knew his team was headed for penalty.

>> we just shoot ourselves in the foot. it's tough. >> reporter: and in cincinnati, an offensive betweenic between the bengals and the ravens. between joe burrow and lamar jackson. >> into the end zone, caught! caught for a touchdown! >> reporter: the bengals blowing the lead. ravens coming back to win in overtime 41-38. more football tonight right here on this field in kansas city. chiefs hosting the saints on "monday night football." 8:15 eastern on espn. guys, there are already people lined up to tailgate at this early hour in the morning. they're just waiting to be let in. they still have to wait a few more hours but they're ready to go. >> robin: they are. who dat? thank you. coming up, the gold rush at costco turning platinum. >> george: plus new fallout from the menendez brothers case. for first time in decades, we hear from them behind bars as the l.a. district attorney reconsiders their life sentence. dan abrams will be here to break

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>> your nation has your back. last week i spent time in four states to see firsthand how you're doing and to thank the first responders. i saw businesses wiped out, homes destroyed, bridges washed away, survivors in stock and families grieving. >> we grieve with you. this is more grief than any one community can bear. >> moments like this there are no red or blue states. >> no matter how you vote, we help each other when disaster strikes because we are one united states of america. >> robin: back here on gma. that was a message of unity of support from first lady and president biden. sharing that with those who have been so hard hit by hurricane helene. this morning we are southeast strong live from north carolina checking in on the recovery effort while neighbors and volunteers are coming together to help each other. and what you can do to help your

homes. that's coming up. >> george: following a lot of headlines. florida's west coast bracing for a new hurricane. the governor declared a state of emergency. hurricane milton expected to make landfall wednesday. pope francis named 21 new cardinals expanding the size of the cardinals. they come from diocese all over the world. no americans were named. wild day at talladega as a crash took out most of the field. the race restarted to end with a photo finish. >> rebecca: the connecticut sun forced a game 5 in their series with the minnesota lynx which is tomorrow night on espn2. and the new york liberty are going back to the wnba finals, winning their semifinal series against a'ja wilson and the las vegas aces. unesko led the way for new york with 22 points.

and two time mvp breanna stewart said, after a tough emotional series, just a feeling of not satisfied. >> robin: they're not going to be satisfied until they win three more games. >> rebecca: you gotta keep winning. we've got a lot more ahead including why platinum bars have become a big seller at costco. that is coming up. >> george: now the menendez brothers case as the los angeles district attorney said he will review new evidence while considering resentencing the brothers. dan abrams is standing by after this report from kayna whitworth. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: george, good morning. so now in their 50s, erik and lyle menendez are in a new netflix documentary reflecting on the trial that put them behind bars for life with no possibility of parole. >> i remember when the verdict came down. it was first degree. it was so daunting that i was in shock. >> reporter: for the first time in 30 years, lyle and erik

menendez speaking out among renewed interest in the case that captured the world's attention. >> i went to the only person that has ever helped me. ultimately this happened. he was arrested charged with me. he was arrested because of me. i wanted to die. in a way, i did not protect lyle. >> reporter: audio tapes are part of the menendez brothers netflix documentary the siblings who shot and killed their parents in their beverly hills home in 1989 opening up about what they said on the witness stand in the historic televised trial. erik reacting to his brother's testimony. >> i remember when he apologized to me on the stand for molesting me. he had never said he was sorry. >> reporter: the trial making headlines again three decades later as los angeles county district attorney george

gascon's office evaluates new, alleged evidence and public calls for resentencing. >> we're not saying that there was anything wrong with the original trial. we have new evidence. >> reporter: famed defense attorney mark geragos claims erik sent his cousin a letter detailing the abuse nine months prior to the murders. geragos also says a member of the popular '80s boy band menudo says he, too, was molested by erik and lyle's father in the family home, adding to a growing call for the alleged abuse the boys suffered at the hands of their own father to be reevaluated, they claim it went on for years and that they feared for their own lives. >> it was a culture of science. and that culture of silence existed up until the '90s and then i think it finally got broken in the 2000s. >> reporter: prosecutors maintain the brutal murders were motivated by money.

the next hearing is november 26th. and the d.a. said the final decision will be his. guys? >> george: okay, kayna, thanks very much. dan abrams is here. what's the da doing here? >> right. i don't quite understand the timing. right? the da is coming out now saying we're going to evaluate this. this motion by the defense with this new evidence came out in may of 2023. why now? why now? because of the documentary. because of the evidence that's come out. that came out previously. it's because of the attention on this. and the da comes out and says, well, we're gonna evaluate this. we're gonna look into this. what could possibly be taking this long after their petition was filed in may of 2023 with all the new evidence? it starts to feel a little bit political. again, this hearing is going to occur after their local elections there. >> rebecca: this all happened decades ago, 1989. there's support now, in a very different way, for the menendez

brothers than there was back then. >> i think because the claims of abuse are starting to seem like they were true. remember that in the first trial where there were two hung jurors, two different trials, they actually presented their evidence of abuse. it seems some of the jurors believed it. in the second trial, they were largely not allowed to make those claims of abuse and they were convicted. so if you view it through that prism, you can see why a lot of people would say, wait, that seems really unfair considering in particular this letter that was sent by erik menendez eight months before this happened, talking about abuse. that sure does seem to support the brothers' claim that this is exactly what happened. >> robin: so then what's next? >> the next question is going to be, are you talking about possibility of a new trial? are you talking about a resentencing? are you talking about the case being thrown out? i think the only likely scenario is a resentencing. they're not going to have a new trial of the menendez brothers.

i also think their conviction won't get thrown out. this is a likely possibility that they could get resentenced and potentially freed. >> robin: we'll see what happens. all right, dan thanks to you, as always. now one of the hottest items at costco. precious metals. first it was a gold rush. now shoppers are snapping up platinum bars. trevor ault is here with that story. good morning, trevor. >> good morning, robin. we reported earlier about major retailers like costco doing huge numbers selling bars of gold. since then the precious metal market has become more accessible and seemingly more popular with everyday shoppers. it's a new addition to many americans' grocery list. costco shoppers also picking up precious metals. >> eight bars. >> reporter: for $1089.99 costco shoppers can get a platinum bar. they began selling them at a slight markup. an ounce of platinum is valued at just over $1,000 but the value is up 15% from a year ago.

>> it's emblematic of costo's strategy to offer some of the best margins on the products. >> reporter: some may have to wait a bit. for now it's been so popular, when we logged in, it shows the product is not available. you can shop elsewhere. wal-mart offers platinum in a few different sizes, with 1 ounce bars show around $1140 for us. this is far from the only popular precious medal. >> i just had to pay 2,359 for it. >> reporter: humphrey yang is a personal finance content creator. in april he bought a one ounce piece of gold from costco. >> i think lit hold its value. i don't think i spent $2,369. i more just converted one currency into another. >> reporter: it hasn't just held its value. as of friday the value of an ounce of gold soared to $2667 up a staggering 44% in the past year. >> consumers are able to do their research and see the

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make the opening day roster. then bottom of the 9th and a walkoff single. phillies win to tie the series at 1. he's mobbed by his teammates. then runs over to his son in the front row. his son sits in that game. they have a nice moment. series tied at 1. series out west are tied at one game apiece. while the chiefs play football tonight the royals are back in new york to face the yankees trying to even up their series. guardians and tigers also play. you know it is the best time of the year. >> robin: we know you love it. playoff baseball -- >> rebecca: chef's kiss. >> robin: thank you, will. coming up, i know will is gonna stick around with a special edition of pop news. we are southeast strong live in north carolina with neighbors helping neighbors.

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and give someone something they don't have makes my day. >> robin: volunteers pouring in from across the country. right now what these people need most. >> we're going to look for propane, fuel, generators, heaters. stuff like that. it's up to us to do what we can. >> robin: and how you can help from home this morning. the unbelievable stories of resilience, compassion and triumph, as we say together good morning america. >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> robin: together we are southeast strong this morning. let's take a look at asheville, north carolina, where a truck and local nonprofit beloved is heading out to hard hit areas distributing food and supplies. gio benitez and morgan norwood is here helping neighbors get back on their feet. >> rebecca: one of the greatest anecdotes to cynicism is to see

neighbors rise amid challenges. you can help those impacted by helene with this morning's deals and steals. tory johnson has great products, all half off and all the companies will donate a portion of their profit to hurricane helene relief. >> george: how many people will be helped by all of that. we start with the new hurricane. it's a threat rapidly intensifying. hurricane milton taking aim at florida's west coast bracing for a direct hit. want to go back to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> ginger: good morning. george, people here still need help. these streets are lined with debris. pile after pile as far as the eye can see thap they can't even stay what's left of their home because they have to evacuate. another land falling major hurricane possible by this wednesday night. let's go through the timing. more than 745 miles to our west/southwest from tampa bay. it is headed east/southeast

about eight miles per hour. the cone goes from cedar key to naples. the center of it goes over sarasota and bradenton. does not matter where the center is currently. you need to be prepared anywhere in that hurricane watch especially tampa, long boat key. ft. meyers. all of you could see significant, i'm saying record surge to beat the record surge from just two weeks ago. 8 to 12 feet. this is how we lose life, property. that's the type that moves homes and cars. rebecca, i have to tell you, this storm is so different from helene. it cuts across florida so we're worried about power outages to orlando, melbourne on that right side of the storm. also flash flooding. i have so much more to tell you about, but we will do that in a bit. rebecca? >> rebecca: you continue to report from from the ground, ginger. we appreciate it. now the investigation into a fiery landing in las vegas. a frontier airlines jet appeared to catch fire during the emergency landing. stephanie ramos is here with

those details. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning. flight 1326 was on its way from san diego to las vegas when the pilots detected smoke. flames could even be seen coming from under the plane as it made that emergency landing. this morning the faa and ntsb are investigating after a frontier airlines plane caught fire in las vegas as it came in for emergency landing. >> they got a fire in the right engine. >> reporter: flight wear said it was an air bus. the flight from san diego to las vegas was in the process of landing when the pilot detected smoke and declared an emergency. >> don't see that every day. >> reporter: watch as fire can be seen streaming from an engine just as it touches down. passenger kevin joseph, who's a firefighter, said no one relaid any emergency to passengers. >> when we touched down, it was a very hard landing, followed by a lot of shaking of the plane, which something seemed wrong

especially when i saw fire vehicles with their lights on coming to the plane. i thought it was weird they were on the tarmac. i figured something was wrong. i didn't think it was our plane. >> reporter: frontier airlines say after fire and rescue crew extinguished the blaze, all passengers and crew members deployed by the air stairs. >> when you look at the airplane, with all the sparks coming off of it, a lot of different questions come to mind. what we don't know is how that came to be. maybe it was a hard landing. however, one thing we do know is that the airplane, as is usually the case, landed safely. >> reporter: frontier says in a statement, thankfully, no injuries were reported. the plane's recorders are currently on the way to ntsb laboratories in washington, d.c. for evaluation. robin? >> robin: that had to be a scary moment for the passengers and crew. stephanie, thank you very much. lebron james and bronny james made history as the first father/son duo to play in a

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>> thousands of personnel are on the ground all across the southeast to find missing persons, to clear debris, deliver food and water and start the hard work of recovery. i have directed my team to stay there 24/7 with you until this job is done. >> thank you to first responders and everyone who is supporting someone in need. neighbors helping neighbors, acts of kindness keeping communities together.

people leaning on each other to pick up the pieces of shattered lives. >> people around the country asking, can i come in to help? that's americans at their very best. there's nothing we can't do if we do it together. we're gonna do it together. god bless you all. >> robin: our thanks to president biden and first lady jill biden for their message supporting those getting back on their feet in the wake of helene. so many people and organizations have come together from across the country to help those in the storm zone. gio has been in one of the hardest hit areas all morning long. he joins us from asheville, north carolina, with our cover story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. they say it takes a village. but when that village is broken, it takes something else. it takes a lot of love. that's exactly what this organization is doing. look at all of the volunteers. so many of them have to rebuild their own homes, and yet they

are here, right here, lifting the community up. this is what love looks like. the nonprofit beloved asheville, has been serving this area's most vulnerable for 15 years. now their mission more critical than ever, as residents of this mountain community try to salvage what's left in the past week collecting donations from around the country. food, diaper, toilet paper. >> thank you so much to everyone who has donated. >> reporter: they call it the power of community. in just one day, volunteers sharing food and water with more than 10,000 people. volunteers coming from out of state to reach survivors in remote areas. >> we're hoping to help anybody that we can along our path. we plan to hike out and help anyone in need of food, water, bandages. anything they need. >> reporter: often starting the day before sun rise and working until 11 or 12 at night, loading pickup trucks with supplies

and driving them to the hardest hit areas. families lining up. >> they are helping people more affected than them. you talk about the heart of this community. >> the heart is beating for hope. that's one of the most powerful things i have seen. >> reporter: we are here live with beloved asheville. you need so much. there's so much that you need. so many people are working hard. what do you need now the most? >> i can tell you we haven't seen a lot of -- we haven't seen an emergency like this before. we are having to share food, water, diapers with tens of thousands of people every day. we have been working in an emergency. we are thinking right now we have to go from destruction to construction. >> reporter: from destruction to

construction. and, amy, what do you see? >> this is where we need the help of america. that's why we're so grateful to be waking up with all of you. you've been here in the emergency. you've been driving from many states away to come to our aid. now we need you to walk with us for the long haul. this will be a marathon. so we need folks to join us in helping set up water filtration. we won't have water for a very long time. and homes for people who have lost their homes in the flood, rebuilding. please join us, america. >> reporter: you are not alone. you are not alone in this. there are many organization and companies that want to help you. i want you to take a look at that screen. it is a long list. we're going to go down. humana is donating $10,000. $10,000. omaha steaks is giving you $10,000 in food. >> whoa. >> yes. >> reporter: also donating

$10,000 in food. jackery is donating five solar powered generators. all to help you out. how does it feel to get this support right now? >> wow, this is incredible. the generosity, outpouring. thank you to all of those amazing companies. so many people need you on the ground. when we roll up and share these things, it gives people hope and it helps them know that you all are with them and they are not alone. >> reporter: absolutely. do you know what? asheville. asheville as a community needs a lot of help. i want to bring in the founder of the global empowerment mission. tell me what you want to announce right now. >> our organization, global empowerment mission. we empower communities throughout the world. we started this new fund partnershiping with horseshoe farm, local residents here for 40 years in the artisan community. this fund has already got half a million dollars. >> reporter: half a million dollars. we're talking about $500,000. >> that comes from the owners of the carolina panthers. [ applause ]

what we're gonna do is give grants up to $10,000. super easy to apply. they can get it within a week. we just need pictures of what it looked like before and what it looks like now and what their plan is. do they need to relocate their business or just clean up and new drywall, things like that. >> reporter: that's what's so important. you gotta keep these small businesses running. that is what powers this community in so many ways. >> we raised about $5 million for this fund. heart and soul of this whole place is the artisan community. if they leave, that's a big problem. >> reporter: michael caponi, thank you so much. thank you for all that you're doing. you can just see how so many people are coming together and there is joy in helping so many others. >> robin: there really is, gio. thank them all for us.

from destruction to construction, being there for the long haul. you can learn more about some of the organizations that we are high lighting this morning that are giving back, helping those in need in the southeast. you can get that on our website. but now let's go back to ginger, where they are bracing for another storm there in florida. ginger? >> ginger: yes, robin. there's still so much need after helene here. danny and shawn told me the police have been wonderful, but they still need a ton of help. that is as everyone is evacuating. anna maria island down to ft. meyers beach. ft. meyers, they're anticipating five to ten feet of storm surge. we're talking about considerable, just under ian numbers, which we know how much damage there. six to ten feet can inundate all of the areas. port charlotte, punta gorda, captiva, sanibel. the surge here from helene six to eight feet. but look what's coming. 8 to 12.

that's going to be catastrophic. >> george: special edition of pop news time. let's go back to will. >> reporter: hello again. we've got a football focused edition of pop news. i am here in kansas city, arrowhead stadium. we will begin by wishing a happy birthday to a man well known around these parts. travis kelce turning 35 years old over the weekend. he had a big party to celebrate. the three time super bowl champ had a slow start to the season

but he was back to his old ways last week. he and the chiefs hope they can keep it going on "monday night football" against the new orleans saints. travis' friend taylor, who you may be familiar with, was not at the past two chiefs games which has led to people wondering where she's going to be? travis answered himself. >> she will not be here right now. i know she's coming here for the game. >> reporter: there you have it. she will be here. she was not at the birthday party but she will be here. there will be a game on the field tonight. kelce celebrating with patrick and brittany mahomes, his brother jason and sister in law, his parents and more. kelce telling "people" magazine the only thing he wants for his birthday is another super bowl, as the chiefs take on the saints at 8 p.m. on espn. also this morning, it's a great time to be a kansas city royals fan. chiefs are rolling. in baseball, the royals whose stadium is just across the

parking lot are in the division series against the new york yankees. they dropped game one in the bronx. hours from game 2 on the road. wherever they are, they have a massive supporter in patrick mahomes. he is always vocal about his support of the team. he is a minority owner of the team. he was at travis' 35th birthday party. nobody really saw him because he was glued to the tv backstage watching the royals/yankees game 1. telling reporters he can't wait for the series to shift back here for game 3 wednesday. he joked he will get his friend derek jeter tickets to watch. mahomes has said that he is the biggest fan they've got. finally this morning over in london there was more football yesterday. greg zuerline, he is the kicker for the jets. the cheerleaders for the vikings are practicing their routine, or doing their routine. he's practicing his.

i guess that's why he has a career kicking percentage of 83% because he stays focused all the way. two defensive backs celebrating an interception with a picture perfect re lindsay lohan handshake and dance. vikings loved it because they ended up winning the game, beating aaron rodgers and the jets. and that is pop news, football edition, guys. >> grge: thank you, will. let's go to rebecca. >> rebecca: not tough to remember that when we've watched it about 20 times in the last week in our house. thank you, isabelle. we turn to a southeast strong edition of deals and steals, a way to shop, save and support hurricane helene relief efforts. all these companies are giving back with every single purchase. >> tory: that's right. you're gonna save 50% on every single thing. companies are donating 25% on every single purchase. i brought your functional

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remember they also give back and we'll be right back as well. >> after losing almost everything in the wake of helene's devastation, now gma is right there committed to helping those in desperate need. five straight days nonstop in hardest hit communities coming together, helping one another. emotional. powerful. uplifting. watch gma to see how you can help. good morning america help after helene. >> tonight on abc. oh my god. oh my god. are you kidding me? >> we're back with the biggest and best season yet. oh, my god. >> i love you, john. >> the question is, what would you do? >> premieres tonight on abc. inside the secret life of diddy. wednesday night on abc. >> now from abc, seven mornings. >> good morning. i'm amanda del castillo from abc. seven mornings. let's get a look at

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i want to show you the helpers here. this is a disaster relief center. it is in a parking lot. folks here have been working around the clock to make sure residents have what they need. it's all thanks to one group in

particular. called ground force humanitarian aid. in mitchell county, north carolina, hope is alive. >> i had no idea it would be this bad. >> you guys are hanging in there though, right? >> we're okay. >> reporter: ground force, humanitarian aid, a nonprofit that recruits and deploys volunteers after natural disasters arriving in spruce pine and setting up camp. >> good morning. how are you? >> good. >> reporter: volunteers coming from across the country. >> anything to help someone out and give someone something someone doesn't have. makes my day. >> reporter: helping distribute essentials and more to more than 500 cars a day. >> we give away nonperishable food, diapers. personal hygiene. important things that maybe people can't buy because of lack of funds or even lack of availability. >> we need it so bad. we're way in the woods. >> we'll get you guys a generator. >> reporter: just north of here, this once lively town of spruce

pine now demolished by the raging floodwaters. >> it rose here about seven feet. >> reporter: still without power and water, with colder air moving in, the needs are building. >> we're looking for propane, fuel, generators, heaters, stuff like that. >> reporter: the community, resilient and thankful. >> we are so happy to see all these volunteers here helping us. thank you so much. >> reporter: and so 138 volunteers from all over seven different states. this is ground force humanitarian aid. all of these volunteers continuing to work around the clock. i have got rob here. you are the president of this organization that recruits volunteers from all over the country. you've been to disaster zones everywhere. what does it mean to be here and have these volunteers in the after math of helene? >> it's an honor to come into communities and bring resources

to them. we provide supplemental services to people in desperate need. when you don't have power, you don't have water, how do you cook food? your refrigerator doesn't work so all the items in your refrigerator no longer work. we come in and provide free supplemental services, food, water, diapers, paper products and care. honestly, a touching hand is often -- we bring hope to people. >> reporter: we thank you so much for what you are doing. this morning we want to give you hope so you can continue to help others. are you listening? bj's wholesale club, they are giving you $25,000. $25,000. that is with three zeros. so that you can help others. >> bj's wholesale club, thank you bj's. that means so much. >> reporter: how will this help propel your mission forward? tell me what you can do. who will you be able to help?

>> we're transitioning from food and water to propane and heaters. that will help us keep people warm. it's going to be in 30s here in north carolina soon. there's a real risk of -- humans aren't built to live in 30 degree weather, and yet homes are damaged. there's holes in homes. they're not climate controlled. we can provide heaters, blankets, gloves, scarves. that's an incredible gift that we're going to turn into value that will directly impact individuals' lives. >> reporter: we are so thankful for what you and ground force humanitarian aid are doing here on the ground. thank you to all of the volunteers and congratulations. $25,000. >> thank you so much. bj's, thank you. wow. that's incredible. >> reporter: back to you. >> robin: that is. i love how rob said something that we all can give, and that is care. we can all care. thank you, morgan. i'm going to bring in gio. he's in asheville, north carolina. you both have been there in those communities for several days now.

these folks, they've been going through so much, more than they ever could have imagined. gio, let me start with you. what has your experience been like, gio? >> reporter: you know, robin. i have been thinking about how different this hurricane was. i grew up in south florida, so i saw so many devastating storms. this one is different because we're talking about a community that just didn't know how to prepare because they didn't expect anything like this. you're talking about land slides and mud slides and all of this flooding that you just can't imagine. and when you see that destruction, you realize this is just so different. this is a very different type of hurricane. it's so widespread. that's why so many people need help. but i have gotta tell you, when you see all of these people coming together, we often think there's so much negativity in the world. when you come here and you see this, this is real america. these are americans coming together. most americans in this country are supporting each other through these hard times. >> robin: you see the best in

humanity. again, those aerial views really give you a full view of what that region is going through. morgan, we know you were, thankfully, reunited with your mother. what has this experience been for you, being from that area? >> reporter: robin, this truly hits home. i grew up again not too far from here. as gio mentioned, i never imagined something would happen so close to home. being without power, food and water. it can't be overstated that we are very much still in crisis mode. western north carolina, the mountains are what make this region so beautiful. just to havethis small town charm and to see everybody coming together. we are southeast strong. it gives a north carolinian like me the hope that we are going to be okay and the folks in this region will rebuild and rebuild stronger and better. >> robin: yes, they will. >> reporter: so heartwarming to see.

>> robin: we're glad you are both there and your entire teams. camera crew, sound, drone operators. please thank them all for showing us and showing america the need an the help that is coming their way. bless you both. thank you. you can learn more about some of the organizations that we are high lighting that are giving back and helping those in need in the southeast. all that information is on our website. we'll be r

>> george: we are back with abigail on this anniversary of the hamas attack on israel. they are out with a new book called it takes two to torrah. thank you both for coming in. i love the title. explain what the book is. [ laughter ] >> the book is a conversation that's not a metaphor. it's actually a dialogue between the two of us. we come at this text very differently. we are two very different jews from very different backgrounds and perspectives and life experiences. this book is obviously the foundational text, story, narrative of the jewish people. it's also the foundational document of western civilization. we know martin luther king evoked this in his i have been to a mountain top speech and ben franklin advocated for the steel to be moses parting the red sea. we see this story show up in a lot of places. jewish people read one section per week in synagogue per week. what we don't always do is talk

about it outloud and particularly with someone we disagree with on things. [ laughter ] he is the head of a very important rabbinical school in river dale new york, otherwise known as the bronx. [ laughter ] i'm a journalist. you know, george, i started off on "60 minutes." i was a producer for mike wallace. i took an unexpected turn to be fascinated by the jewish story, jewish tradition and identity. i introduce famous jews about whether they cared about their judaism then about the jewish holidays because it bothered me that i didn't understand why there were so many and what their origins were and so many. i turned to dov. we met 14 years ago often in my work for guidance and help. he turned to me and we began to have what we call a study partnership. >> george: this comes on an important day, anniversary of the hamas attacks. last year on that day that was a special day in the jewish faith.

it was a holiday which means the rejoicing of the torrah. there is a day when jews would be celebrating. 60 years after the anniversary of the yom kippur war. we are about to be celebrating that saturday. that is also day jews were in synagogue. they turn one of our most treasured days into one of tragedy. jews are resilient. >> george: how do the different perspectives inform what you're doing here? >> who's oscar? >> we're not going to go there again. >> george: how do the different perspectives inform what you're doing here? >> my career has been an immersion into text and traditional jewish sources and as abby said a traditional model.

the classic model is study partner. i think i have felt it all my life. i allowed myself to be challenged because i learned with a study partner. we would challenge each other over the meaning of the text. when abby and i met i realized how narrow my scope had been. how much i had living in a bubble. that type of conversation, as with many conversations are people we share 99% of the world view with. and our similar commitments and the types of challenges are very limited. with abby, it was -- >> george: there's a lesson there for all of us. >> there is a lesson. i think we aren't listening to each other. it sounds polyannish, but i feel that we are not talking across differences. i feel like we've become almost like a platitude to say, let's bridge our differences. what dov and i modelled is very hard and challenging. but also takes you to a new place. these ideas should animate us. this book makes you look at our lives. doesn't mean that you'll end up as the same person at the end of

it. just means we will be open to a different lens on the world. >> george: inspiring for all of us. thank you both for coming in. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> george: takes two to torrah is out now. back to ginger in florida. >> ginger: hurricane milton has plenty of warm water. two to four degrees above average in much of the gulf. it's going to run into a wind sheer when it gets closer to land. that should knock it down slightly. the interaction with the front will also be important as to exactly where the center goes. that will determine impact. i can say there will be inland flash flooding with this one. we're expecting 15 inches of rain. we'll keep an eye on it. your local news coming up next and a check closer to home. seacrest and his sister are here talking about their new children's book.

>> rebecca: we are back with ryan seacrest and meredith seacrest, the siblings getting together to create their first children's book called "the make believers." so good to see you. >> good morning. >> glad to be here. [ laughter ] >> rebecca: you're a mom of a 5-year-old, just like me. you are an uncle, ryan. >> funcle. >> rebecca: a funcle, the fun uncle. what's the make believers about, funcle ryan? >> it's celebrating children's ambition. i have a chance to see my niece's creativity and the ideas and dreams of children we meet at pediatric hospitals around the country. this taps into that in a cool, fun way. >> robin: it does. with those little stories that have really the first children, they can see themselves in each story. that was very important, wasn't it, meredith? >> yes. definitely. i think, again, i have a 5-year-old. so i knew the audience we were speaking to when we wrote this.

we put in a loft fun things. she loves chocolate chip pancakes. you'll find that in the book. >> who doesn't love chocolate chip pancakes. >> why not? >> george: we know that make believe is so important to kids. >> it really is. just being able to use your imagination. doesn't take a lot of toys to use your imagination. you can make a blanket a cape, a spatula a wand. it's a simple message, but just how much fun kids can have playing make believe. >> rebecca: i love seeing the vault of make believe that you did when you were little kids. the real you, the true you. >> yeah. we played a lot growing up. i pretended to be bon jovi. she was the strobe light coordinator. i think i even hosted new year's eve shows for our parents. >> george: you knew what you were gonna do? >> i didn't realize it was manifestations then, george. i do strongly believe in the vision. when you do think about something or put it out there,

it can come true. you can make those dreams a reality. fortunately, for me, i get to do what i always wanted to do. >> robin: what was make believe for you? >> i was so excited to get invited to all his performances. [ laughter ] he'd give me a lamp and i would flash it to give some effect. then i'd give my performance. >> cyndi lauper, madonna. >> we had so much fun. we were just making shows and creating in the house. >> i pretended to be kasey kasum and count down the top 40 when i was 9. i got to do that every weekend. we believe in this concept. >> george: i get it. what's the division of labor like on the book? [ laughter ] >> that's on you, super star. >> it was a fun collaboration. we have been working together for 15 years. >> we work together. she had this idea from her daughter. we got together. actually, flora, she had some influence on the characters and inspiration. >> rebecca: hi, flora.

adorable pictures with your mom and uncle. what was flora's most important thing to her in the book? >> i mean, she loves -- there's a giant stuffed unicorn. the pancakes, mermaids singing. all the things she likes in the book. >> the perfect link. i have had to read to a young child. the attention span isn't so long. so you can get in there, get the message out, put them to sleep all in the perfect amount of time and pages. >> robin: the kids have glasses on. some are in wheelchairs. >> everyone is represented in this book. it was important for us for every one who reads the book, every family to see themselves in the book. the font is big enough so we don't need our glasses while reading. that was important for me. [ laughter ] >> robin: you are the executive director of the ryan seacrest foundation and i know this was part of the inspiration.

i have seen it firsthand, the work you are doing in these children's hospitals. how has that inspired the book as well? >> i think, as ryan mentioned, we have children in the book in a wheelchair, with a hearing aid. just representing all types of children maybe going through something. we've been so inspired by the children we meet in the hospital. they have ambition and dreams. even though they might have an illness doesn't mean they don't have those dreams. when you visited us in nashville at the seacrest studio. so we wanted to just continue to carry that message about dreams. >> robin: you are in atlanta now. >> we have a brand new opening in just a few days in the atlanta hospital, which we're super excited about. probably our biggest most elaborate studio yet. we've got a couple more in the pipeline we'll be announcing. it's wonderful work. there's never a shortage of dreamers inside the walls of these hospitals. we hope this book inspires other dreamers around the country.

>> george: no question. before we go, you loving "wheel of fortune?" >> i told robin backstage, i knew it was going to be fun. it is so much more fun than i thought it was going to be. it's wonderful to meet three new people every night and see how much the show means to them. lot of them grew up with it. maybe their late grandmother watched with them and it is a story for them. to see them win is so much fun. i try to not get too excited. [ laughter ] i have to manage my enthusiasm when i'm on the air to not be too excited. i don't want to outshine the contestants' excitement. >> george: we can tell you're happy. >> rebecca: we really appreciate it. the make believers is available tomorrow. i will be reading it probably five times to isabelle. we'll be right back.

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look here in oakland on our 8-80 camera, traffic is moving slowly north of the nimitz because of that crash earlier at 98th avenue. and we have another crash that we are monitoring this morning. this one is in campbell on northbound 17 at hamilton avenue. right now it's blocking two lanes. lisa. all right. good morning to you, gloria. hi, everyone. seven degrees cooler in livermore right now. seven degrees milder in napa. so we're in the upper 70s in san jose, 76 in oakland. excessive heat watch today, 80s return here, but we're cooler at our coast in the 70s, anywhere from about mid 80s downtown to 100 inland. >> lisa thank you. time now for live with kelly. and mark will be back at 11:00 for midday live. have a great day. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and mark!"