three lanes on northbound 680 before olympic boulevard. traffic is jammed from stone valley road, you may want to take alternates. it's also blocking one southbound lane in that direction, so heavy traffic and number seven. >> after 66 years, the uk's favorite bear finally has a passport. of course we're talking about paddington. this is all part of a promotional campaign for the new movie paddington in peru. so paddington will take peru now. >> oh, he's going to south america. >> yeah. he's traveling. >> this bear has a passport. >> yeah. >> abc seven at seven is next. if you're streaming with us. otherwise you're going to watch gma. whatever you do, have a great day. >> george: good morning america. 11 days until the final votes. overnight kamala harris in georgia. >> your vote is your voice.

and your voice is your power. >> george: campaigning with barack obama for the first time. >> and that's what i want to see in the president of the united states of america! >> george: with donald trump out west. >> hello, las vegas! >> george: laying out one of his first orders of business if elected. >> it's so easy. i would fire him in two seconds. >> george: preparing to fire jack smith, who's prosecuting his attempts to overthrow the last election. and overnight former model stacey williams tells cnn about alleged sexual misconduct about donald trump in the early '90s saying she was introduced to trump by jeffrey epstein. >> rebecca: the new report about elon musk ties to vladamir putin. the allegedly secret conversations raising national security concerns. >> michael: new hope for the menendez brothers. the los angeles da recommending they be resentenced for the 1989 brutal murders of their parents. reaction this morning from the brothers lawyer, mark geragos, and five of their family members

joining us live. >> rebecca: new details on the deadly ecoli outbreak at mcdonald's. they've identified the source of the contamination, as we hear from some of the victims who got sick. >> george: the kidnapping attempt in broad day night. how a 17-year-old intervened to protect the young girl. >> michael: your brain on less sleep. what a new study finds about snoozing and brain aging. ♪ saturday night's all right all right, all right ♪ >> george: and clash of the titans. >> judge has homered! >> george: yankees and the dodgers -- >> center field! ohtani lights the fire! >> george: ready to slug it out in the world series. and elton john spoke to us. and dancing with the stars dance going viral. what you should know before you try it. all that plus a sneak peek at the new moana.

>> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> michael: good morning america. thank you for joining us on this very busy friday morning. >> rebecca: a very busy friday morning. probably the biggest headline, the new moana tease. at least in my house it is, with my 5-year-old. also ahead, there could be possible record heat for halloween so you may not have to wear a winter jacket over your costume like i did growing up in minnesota. ginger is tracking that. plus the fire danger in the northeast. >> george: we are going to start with the race for the white house. 11 days until final votes. kamala harris campaigned in georgia with barack obama. donald trump on the trail in arizona calling america the world's garbage can when speaking about immigration. he promised to fire the special counsel prosecuting him. he's facing a new allegation of sexual misconduct. our political reporters are tracking the campaign. chief white house correspondent mary bruce starts us off in georgia. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. as we enter this final sprint, kamala harris is calling on her

biggest celebrity reporters from the boss to tyler perry to beyonce. she is trying to pull out all the stops and push voters to the polls. overnight in georgia, kamala harris with former president barack obama on the trail together for the first time. obama ripping into donald trump, painting him as a power hungry leader who's only out for himself, saying americans should stop giving trump credit for the strong economy when he was president. >> it was pretty good. yeah. yeah, it was good because it was my economy. i handed over 75 straight months of job growth to donald trump. and all he did was give tax cuts to folks who didn't need it. >> reporter: he urged americans not to be swayed by trump's tough talk. >> some men who seem to think trump's behavior is a sign of strength. macho. i'm gonna own these folks. i'm gonna put them down. i am here to tell you, that is not what real strength is.

it never has been. real strength is about working hard and taking responsibility and telling the truth even when it's inconvenient. real strength is about helping people who need it and standing up for those who can't always stand up for themselves. that's what we should want in our daughters and our sons. that's what i want to see in the president of the united states of america. >> reporter: riling up the crowd of over 20,000, harris promising to put americans first, not herself. >> imagine the oval office in three months. picture it in your mind. there's a choice that everybody has. let's imagine it for a moment. it's either donald trump in there, stewing, stewing over his enemies list, or me working for

you checking off my to do list. >> reporter: the vice president reminding voters that the country's future is now in their hands. >> your vote in your voice. and your voice is your power. >> reporter: now today harris travels to houston texas. certainly not a key battleground state but it is ground zero over the fight of abortion. she will high light the stories of several women who have been impacted by the strict orders. michael? >> michael: all right. mary, thanks for that. we're going to turn to rachel scott with the latest on former president trump who is promising that he will fire special counsel if he returns to the white house. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump painting a picture of what a second term would look like, vowing to fire special counsel investigating his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and promising mass deportations as he dials up his

rhetoric on immigration. >> very special hello to arizona. >> reporter: overnight former president trump, who has put immigration at the center of his campaign, escalating his rhetoric, insisting the u.s. has become a, quote, garbage can for the rest of the world because of its border policies. >> she has unleashed an army of migrant gangs who are waging a campaign of violence and terror against our citizens. we're a dumping ground. we're like a garbage can for the world. >> reporter: the former president campaigning out west, vowing to fire the special counsel investigating his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. trump saying if re-elected, getting rid of jack smith would be, quote, one of the first things address. even calling for him to be thrown out of the country. >> jack smith is a scoundrel. i would fire him within two seconds. >> reporter: after two years of investigating, smith has brought over 40 charges against trump.

if elected they will almost certainly all be dismissed. the former president also praising the federal judge he appointed that threw out smith's other case, alleging trump mishandled classified documents that he stored at his florida residence. >> we had a brave brilliant judge in florida. she's a brilliant judge. by the way, i don't know her. i have never spoke to her. never spoke to her. >> reporter: abc news reported that judge, eileen cannon, is on a trump campaign document as a potential candidate for attorney general. vice president harris' campaign accusing trump of thinking he's above the law adding these latest comments are right in line with the warnings made by his former chief of staff that he wants to rule as a dictator. retired four star general john kelly said his former boss praised adolf hitler, met the definition of a fascist and would rule as a dictator if he could. >> he is certainly the only president that has all but rejected what america is all about and what makes america america.

>> reporter: trump now firing back, calling kelly a nasty bully. >> john kelly was a man of rather low intelligence, who was a tough guy who became a marshmallow. at the end the guy couldn't even talk. >> reporter: that's a far cry from how trump praised kelly when he was still in office. >> john kelly has been a star. done an incredible job thus far. respected by everybody. a great, great american. >> reporter: kelly served his country for decades. his son died in combat in afghanistan. this morning he is not the only one warning about trump. mitch mcconnell, the longest serving senate majority leader in u.s. history, blasting his fellow republican in a new book, calling him stupid, ill tempered, a narcissist and despicable human calling his maga movement completely wrong and calling his actions on january 6th indictable offenses. adding i just hope he'll have to pay a price for it. overnight former model stacey williams telling cnn about alleged sexual misconduct about

donald trump in the early '90s. williams saying she was allegedly introduced to trump by jeffrey epstein, saying he groped her at a meeting. >> the second he was in front of me, he pulled me into him and his hands were just on me and didn't come off. >> reporter: william, a democrat who supports kamala harris, telling cnn she came forward after speaking at a documentary two years ago about the incident that's now being released. the trump campaign responding saying the claim two weeks before the election, false. back to some statements from mcconnell. he has endorsed trump. his team telling us whatever i had said about the president pales in comparison to what jd vance, lindsey graham said about him, but we are now on the same team now. of course donald trump's own running mate has criticized him in the past, george. >> george: rachel, thank you very much. millions of americans have already cast their ballots. let's bring in rick klein with the latest.

good morning, rick. >> good morning. more than 30 million americans have already voted in this election cycle. that includes more than 2 million people who voted for the first time. virtually everywhere, we're seeing more democrats voting early than republicans. the margins are much smaller than they were in 2020. it matters a lot across different battleground states. pennsylvania, for example, in 2020 we saw democrats make up 72% of early voters. now it's down to 60%. still leaves democrats 400,000 more votes than republicans. a much different story emerging in nevada. democrats have basically no advantage. there's still time to make up the numbers. check this out. in 2020 republicans were only 33% of early voters. now it is up to 40%. in this big state with a big latino population, whole lot of union members, warning signs at least early on for democrats. >> george: generals john kelly and mark millie called donald trump a fascist. kamala harris agrees. we have any information on that? >> we asked the question in our

new poll which candidate do you think that label applies to. we even defined it, quote, a political extremist who seeks to act as a dictator. 49% almost half the country say donald trump is indeed a fascist. only 22% say the same thing about vice president harris. that poll was conducted before those john kelly comments where he said he is a fascist. raises the question about how that can be. among those who say donald trump is a fascist, 8% say they are voting for him anyway. while that fascist label isn't really sticking on harris, the idea of her pandering to voters seems to be. 57% of registered voters say she makes proposals just to get votes, not to make policy. that's slightly more than people feel the same way about donald trump. george? >> george: rick, thank you very much. rebecca? >> rebecca: we turn to elon musk. wall street journal reports the world's richest man has been having secret conversations with

russian president vladamir putin, raising national security concerns. martha raddatz joins us now with that story. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. elon musk is the richest man of the world, a huge booster of donald trump. according to the wall street journal is in regular touch with one of america's key adversaries. russia. this morning a startling new report about one of donald trump's most ardent supporters, elon musk. >> this is no ordinary election. >> reporter: a regular on the campaign trail and, according to the wall street journal, the tech titan in regular contact with russian president putin. since 2022. the discussion said to focus on personal topics, business and geopolitical tensions. at one point, according to the journal, putin even asking musk, who said he holds top secret clearance, to hold off activating one of his starling

satellites over taiwan, as a favor to china's president xi. it's not known if musk obliged. the journal saying the contacts raise national security concerns if ties between space x and the u.s. military and intelligence agency. but a person aware of the conversations told the journal there have been no alerts raised over possible security breaches. musk has not responded to the allegations, but when asked in 2022 if he had spoken to putin about ukraine, he posted, i have spoken to putin only once, and that was about 18 months ago. the subject matter was space. earlier this year, president putin himself praised musk in an interview with tucker carlson on musk's own x platform, calling him unstoppable. >> translator: well, i think there's no stopping elon musk.

he will do as he sees fit. >> reporter: and russia this morning strongly denying the wall street journal report saying it did not happen. all of this comes, of course, as donald trump swirls in controversy over his praise of vladamir putin and denials that he has been in regular contact with the russian leader since leaving office. michael? >> michael: all right. martha, thank you very much for that. we're going to turn to mcdonald's ecoli outbreak. the fast food chain said it has found the source of the outbreak, as other chains pull fresh onions from some of their menu. mola lenghi is in denver, colorado, with the latest. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, michael. while mcdonald's scrambles to contain the outbreak, taco bell, pizza hut and kfc have all pulled onions off their menus. this morning mcdonald's confirming the source of their ecoli outbreak. the fast food chain saying

taylor farms, the california grower, is the supplier of the onions we removed. the food producer immediately issuing a recall of their onions as the fda confirmed that yellow onions were sold to customers. the anticipated developments come as the cdc is expected to release growing numbers of customers suffering from the gastrointestinal infection after eating quarter pounders. >> i actually felt like i was dying at first. >> reporter: some of the nearly 50 people falling ill speaking out. chris hardcastle ate the same meal at two different locations. one in montana and the other in colorado. her symptoms forcing her to go to the er. >> it was just severe stomach cramping, kidney pain. it was almost like mirroring labor pain. >> the cramps were unbearable. they had to give me strong pain meds at the er to control them. >> reporter: multiple victims like clarissa debach planning to sue. >> a big franchise like that, you tend to put more faith in

them, just because -- kind of a duty, i guess to, keep us safe, food wise. >> it's terrible. it's terrifying. imagine eating a burger and two days later being deathly ill. no one expects that from eating a hamburger. >> reporter: the attorney you heard from representing multiple clients in this case. one person with underlying health conditions has died here in colorado. ecoli symptoms typically kick in about three to four days after eating the contaminated food. worth noting according to the cdc most people will recover without treatment after about a week. >> george: okay. thanks very much, mola. coming up we'll hear from the menendez family and brothers' lawyer responding to the l.a. district attorney's decision to recommend resentencing for the brothers. >> michael: and a close call caught on camera. an alleged kidnapping attempt of an 11-year-old girl. how a neighbor came to the rescue. >> rebecca: the world series begins tonight. yankees versus the dodgers.

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calling for immediate parole for the brothers. there was an audible gasp. one of the family members saying, oh wow. the d.a. acknowledging he knows this is controversial and that a lot of the opposition comes from within his own office. this morning the menendez brothers one step closer to freedom. prosecutors recommending a resentencing for the men for the 1989 murder of their parents. >> we're gonna recommend to the court that the life without possibility of parole be removed. >> reporter: the decision will go to a judge who will make a final ruling about the brothers' fate. was there one piece of evidence that came to light that got you and was one of the deciding factors in your decision? >> well, there were many, right? they were in prison for 35 years. they had no hopes of ever getting out. yet they went on to not only better themselves, but they spent a lot of time working and helping other prisoners. >> reporter: new evidence prompting the d.a. to re-examine

the case, including sexual abuse allegations by a former member of the band menudo who said the brothers father raped him in the 1980s. in addition a newly discovered letter erik wrote to his cousin described his father's alleged abuse months before the murders. what do you tell people in your own office who say these two young men clearly premeditated this murder? >> we're not letting them off. first of all, i have been very clear, those were brutal murders. they were premeditated. that's why they got life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: but you are recommending they be released immediately. >> i am recommending they be released because i believe the people are not the same as the people we are seeing 35 years later. >> reporter: 18 and 21 at the time, they admitted to buying shot guns and blasting 16 rounds at their parents in their beverly hills home. their first trial, a hung jury. the second ending with them sentenced to life without parole. the brothers' lawyer now

declaring a stunning victory. >> all of these family members will uniformly ask one thing, which is -- bring them home? >> bring them home. >> reporter: long before the new interest in this case fueled by a social media push on tik tok and new television series and documentary -- >> were you scared? >> very. >> reporter: members of the menendez family were pleading for the brothers release. >> the truth is, lyle and erik were failed by the very people who should have protected them. >> reporter: but kitty's 90-year-old brother milton disagrees, releasing a statement thursday saying the evidence remains clear. the punishment fits the heinous crime. so what happens next? d.a. tells me it could be 30 to 45 days before a judge gets the case and can make a ruling. then it will have to go before a parole board. they could take a number of weeks to decide. then it is possible the governor

could also weigh in. so it could be months before the brothers are released. george? >> george: thank you very much. let's speak with the menendez brothers attorney, mark geragos. thank you for joining us again. have you had the chance to speak to lyle and erik? >> i have. i have. obviously, after almost 35 years, it's quite a turn of events. been a long slog for them. i think they're cautiously optimistic that they can see some real relief at this point. >> george: how do you explain the decision? >> well, i think it's way overdue. we've been waiting and engaged with the d.a. now for 18 months. we filed the original petition. the judge promptly issued what's called a request for reply, which the d.a. and i have been working through for the last, i would say, about a year. they've taken it very seriously. i watched the package just now. yesterday i watched a lot of the reporters asking about whether it was political.

i said there is a degree of irony here because it was actually political, d.a. political infighting, which i believe was the reason they were convicted in the second trial without getting into the details of it. just remember their second trial after a hung jury took place, evidence started eight days after the oj acquittal. i have always thought that this case, even in real time, was kind of payback for a d.a. who needed a win back then, 35 years ago. >> george: you said you believe the brothers will be home by thanksgiving but matt gutman just laid out the timeline. thanksgiving seems ambitious and optimistic. >> yeah. i wasn't gonna disagree with your reporter, but i don't think it's going to take 30 to 45 days to get a hearing in this case. i think we're going to have a hearing well before that. and in fact, little breaking news.

the d.a. has already filed in the court. so the court has already got the filing. >> george: so you still believe thanksgiving? >> yeah. that's my goal is to have them home for thanksgiving. you showed a little bit of a clip there with joan. for all of those people who say, welsh maybe i understand about jose, but what about kitty? that was kitty's older sister in your package right there. that's joan, who's been one of their most steadfast advocates to have them released. to me, that's a compelling, very compelling argument. by the way, we have uniformly almost 25 of the family members who have all come forward. ten of them flew out yesterday on six hours notice to be there to implore the district attorney to make this move. by initiating this move, which they did yesterday after the press conference, this now

allows a judge to resentence them. to look at all the good work they've done while they've been in prison and while having absolutely no ability or thought or any hope whatsoever to ever get out. >> george: the brothers have spent more of their lives in prison than out of it. are they prepared for freedom? what can you tell us about their plan for reentry? >> well, i won't go into details for plan of reentry. clearly that was one of the things that we provided. they have done some unbelievable work while in prison. lyle has kind of taken on what's called a green space project for himself that's actually been implemented in the prison. he's graduated from university of california. he's gotten a ba degree. erik has started hospice care for inmates, both in and outside of the walls. erik is also a very talented artist and has been one of the people who has designed, painted an implemented the green space project. so i think they've done great things while in prison.

i don't see anything that's going to stop them from continuing that good work once they're out. >> george: mark geragos, thanks, as always, for your time. >> good to see you, george. >> george: coming up reaction from the brothers' family members. they're gonna join us live. michael? >> michael: also, george, coming up, fans are gearing up for the world series. no one more than our will reeve. he is happy. just don't touch the trophy, will. stay back. stay back. ♪ ♪ he power of wegovy®. ♪ ♪ with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. ♪ ♪ and i'm keeping the weight off. wegovy® helps you lose weight and keep it off. i'm reducing my risk. wegovy® is the only fda-approved weight-management medicine that's proven to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events

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>> rebecca: we are back counting down to the world series. game 1 between the yankees and dodgers tonight in los angeles. will reeve is here. dodgers fan from our station kabc is in los angeles at dodger stadium. will, you're leading us off. >> good morning. good morning, all. these are the two marquis teams in baseball. the dodgers glitz and glamour, yankees mystique an aura. they've competed over 60 times. this one features the two best players in the sport at the peak of their powers. let's play ball. >> the new york yankees have won! >> los angeles is alive and headed to the world series! >> reporter: the waiting is over. for the first time in 40 years two of the most storied franchises in baseball meet tonight in the world series.

>> yankees in the fall classic! >> reporter: east versus west. hollywood versus broadway. the new york yankees and los angeles dodgers. they've faced off 11 times in the fall classic, new york leading the matchup 8-3. at the center of it all are baseball's biggest super stars, aaron judge. >> judge has homered! >> reporter: and shohei ohtani. >> ohtani lights the fire! >> reporter: they are the faces of the sport, each a lock to win mvp this year, wowing fans with their prowess and power all season long. this world series marking the first time in baseball's history two players with 50 plus home runs in the regular season will face each other in the world series. >> it's an incredible feeling, having two historic franchises like this going at it again. >> very exciting time. just feels like it finally has arrived. >> the star power here is blinding and expensive. teams opening combined payroll over half billion dollars. a ticket for any of these games is approximately a gazillion dollars. the average ticket price well

over $1,000. this is what they are playing for. it would be the eighth world series title for the dodgers, 28th for the yankees. time for players and the fans to lock in. now let's bring in our friend from kabc at dodger stadium. hey there, mark. >> reporter: hey, will, good morning from dodger stadium. in matter of hours, 56,000 fans will be joining me here. i have been on this field before games numerous times over the past decade. but this moment, game 1 of the world series against the yankees, just hits different, right? dodgers have a good shot at this. the team is stacked. we're talking about keke hernandez, mookie betts and shohei ohtani. l.a. fans hoping he shows up tonight for game 1. perhaps the most sentimental factor on l.a.'s side, fernando

valenzuela. he rose to fame back in '81. remember the world series the dodgers beat the yankees. they did it that year in six games. if they do it again in six games, it's right back here in los angeles. guys, say it with me. feels good. west coast, best coast. >> michael: how about this one. west coast is toast? [ laughter ] >> rebecca: oh! >> all right. >> rebecca: mark is outnumbered. [ laughter ] >> george: "play of the day" next. ge: sam here with our "play of the day," next. . while loading up our suv, one extra push and... crack! so, we scheduled at safelite.com. we were able to track our technician and knew exactly when he'd arrive. we can keep working! ♪ synth music ♪ >> woman: safelite came to us. >> tech: hi, i'm kendrick. >> woman: with a replacement we could trust. that's service the way we want it. >> vo: schedule free mobile service now at safelite.com.

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♪ ♪ >> george: sam's got it. >> sam: a segment we like to call sam on sports. really popular. everybody loves it. we spent a lot of time yesterday talking about the wnba parade in new york. i want to show you one of my favorite moments. it was stew city. aka breanna stewart. she was elated to bring new york its very first long awaited title. she loves the fans and they love her. get this. stewie tweeted who can hand a bottle of red wine to me when my float passes by? guys, there's not a bottle of red wine in new york city. you delivered. the players also got keys to the city and october 20th is now new york liberty day. i'm telling ya, everybody was there. they had the bottles of wine ready. you need a bottle of wine downtown, you know where to get it. [ laughter ] >> rebecca: in the parade.

great celebration for the liberty. we'll be right back.

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and your voice is your power. >> george: campaigning with barack obama for the first time. >> that's what i want to see in the president of the united states of america. >> george: with donald trump out west. >> hello, las vegas! >> george: laying out one of his first orders of business if elected. >> it's so easy. i would fire him in two seconds. >> george: proposing to fire jack smith, who is prosecuting trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. 11 days before the final vote. >> rebecca: out of style. why a judge blocked the luxury hand bag merger behind the brand of kate spade and coach and michael kors. >> michael: the leg lift seen around the world. the "dancing with the stars" move that broke the internet. why the routine now needs a warning label. nicole scherzinger is here live, now on broadway in sunset boulevard. plus, she has an exclusive sneak

peek at the new "moana." ♪ >> george: you know the music. >> if i'm in a situation where i'm feeling a little down, i literally will go, da da -- >> and i'll go da da da -- >> george: the people who know him best celebrate john williams. steven spielberg and ron howard are saying -- >> good morning america. >> how was that? >> i think we did all right. >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> george: we got to hear them sing. how about that? good morning america. hope you are doing well this morning. lori bergamotto is here with the right stuff. something for everyone on your list. that is coming up. >> rebecca: and if you have trouble sleeping, you're going to want to hear about the study on its possible effect on your brain. i think we troll ourselves with these sleep stories. >> michael: we do.

first top stories breaking at 8 starting with the race to the white house. just 11 days until the final vote. vice president harris campaigned last night in georgia with former president obama. former president trump is on the trail in the west. let's go back to our chief white house correspondent mary bruce in georgia. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning again, michael. as we enter these final days, kamala harris is calling on her biggest celebrity supporters. from the boss to beyonce to barack obama. overnight together for the first time out on the trail before a crowd of 23,000 here in georgia. obama painted donald trump as a power hungry leader only out for himself taking him to task on the economy and health care urging voters not to be fooled by trump's tough talk. harris promising to put the american people first. saying trump's presidency will be revenge and retribution. trump saying if re-elected, one of his first orders of business will be to fire the special counsel prosecuting him for his

efforts to overturn the 2020 election, saying getting rid of jack smith will be, quote, one of the first things address. even saying smith should be, quote, thrown out of the country. also ramping up his rhetoric on immigration saying overnight the u.s. has become a, quote, garbage can for the rest of the world because of its border policies. harris is high lighting abortion. she will be traveling down to texas which she said the ground zero for the fight over reproductive rights, arguing trump is to blame. >> rebecca: all right, mary. thank you. we turn now to what appears to be the end of a proposed merger of two companies that control several of the top luxury hand bag brand. the judge blocked the deal saying it would reduce competition. senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is here with more on that. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. to quote the judge, anti-trust

has come into fashion. this decision blocks the $8.5 billion merger of the company behind kate spade and coach with the company behind michael kors. in the market for accessible luxury handbags, the judge said combining those brands would result in the loss of head to head competition. the companies argued consumers have ample choices, but the judge said not all brands compete in the same section of the department store. she said coach, kate spade, michael kors do not regard brans like zara and louis vuitton as nearly as important to their bottom line as they regard one another. michael kors himself actually pushed for this merger, testifying his hand bag line has reached a point of brand fatigue and the merger would revitalize it. the judge was not convinced, saying michael kors faces no risk of imminent failure. george? >> george: thank you very much. we are remembering the trusted reporter, anchor here at abc news for 38 years.

he was also beloved colleague, mentor and friend to so many. >> the american broadcasting company brings you issues and answer. >> george: tom jarriel joined abc news in 1965. >> it was a great shock for something like this to happen. >> george: quickly made his mark on dr. king's assassination. he was named anchor of abc's weekend report in 1979, the same year he joined a news magazine called "20/20." >> this is "20/20." >> george: he covered criminal justice reform, held our leaders accountable. >> is it a problem for you? >> no. i can't stop it. >> infants compete for attention. >> george: it was his series of reports on the plight of children suffering in romanian orphanages. >> come on. come on. that's what he want, to be carried, right? >> george: tom remembered as the great defining story of my career.

>> they are in need of just about everything still. >> all those babies. >> the baby, of course, still need family. >> george: tom jarriel was 89. he made such a contribution to this network. and the entire news organization. thank you, tom jarriel. coming up what a new study finds about snoozing and brain aging. >> rebecca: plus steven spielberg and ron howard tell us about their documentary about composer john williams behind the scenes for star wars, indiana jones and so many of your favorites. also ahead the "dancing with the stars" move that broke the internet. what you should know before trying it. we're gonna see if ginger and sam can do it. maybe get george to try it. they were just practicing. george said no, everybody. hey, sam. >> sam: surprise. look, let's see. if that's not a reason to tune in, i don't know what else. maybe this. also ahead, nicole scherzinger is on her way. she's the talk of the town for her performance in sun set boulevard. are you ready? >> ginger: i don't think i am ready for this.

i brought you powder. there you go. put that on your hands. going back to nicole, nicole brought us a special treat. an exclusive clip from moana2. you will see that and these two try our best. i don't know. i better stretch. >> sam: bruno is gonna give us a ten. wait, where'd you go? >> ginger: i'm stretching. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ announcer: kamala harris wants us to believe that she is something new. but is she really? interviewer: would you have done something differently than president biden?

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>> michael: back with more on the l.a. district attorney decision that could lead to the release of the menendez brothers after 35 years in prison. for reaction, we are joined exclusively by their family members. thank you all for joining us

this morning. and karen, i'm gonna start with you. you've been doing this for a long time. what is it like to see the day finally arrive? >> it's exciting. it's beyond words. we've waited 35 years for someone to believe and move forward with the courage that's been shown in the last few days. we are continuing to be optimistic that erik and lyle will be released soon. you know, best case scenario would be for us to have erik and lyle home for the week of thanksgiving. we have three birthdays. that would be just tremendously amazing. there's just so much love that we've been wanting to share with them.

it's very meaningful. the progress has been amazing. >> michael: it did take a lot of courage for the l.a. d.a. to make this decision. eric, i want to ask you. do you forgive them for what happened? >> yeah, i do. it's not been about forgiveness for me as much as an understanding. and watching what's happened in the media over the last 30 some years. i'm younger. affected me a little bit differently. watching them be villified, you know, through the recent series on netflix. monsters. also previous ones. been a little difficult. but now i think more people are sort of coming around, understanding child trauma around sexual abuse cases.

i think that we're sort of capturing a little more of the attention i guess the public and the people should be hearing. >> michael: natasha, speaking of the sexual abuse allegations, which the d.a. said he believes lyle and erik were both abused. there is debate about that in his own office. what do you think, natasha? >> you know, i have never once doubted erik and lyle. i believed them. the new evidence that's come out just continues to support our belief. we've been fighting for them from the beginning. i think there should not be a doubt. it's time for them to come be with us. >> michael: i know, karen, you've spoken with lyle an erik recently. can you tell us how they're feeling? >> yeah.

lyle and erik continue to be cautiously optimistic. you know, 35 years. if you get your hopes up too high, then you can fall little hard if things don't go exactly the way you want them to. they were both hoping things might go a little bit quicker than they have. but ultimately, i believe that they will be home and we'll be able to put our arms around them. they've told us, of course, that's what they want. >> michael: i'm sure that is what they want for sure. and tamara, i want to ask you about the d.a. that says the recent media attention played a big role in his decision. what do you think it is about this new generation that they've taken such an interest in this case? >> i think there's a few things, honestly. it's a generation that is coming -- is viewing the new recent documentary honestly from a lens of a greater understanding and

compassion that all forms of abuse aren't gender specific. and that, you know, looking at the sentence that was handed down to them in the '90s was unjust because it was completely bias based on a society at the time that was fairly -- did not understand that men could be victimized just as much as women. with that understanding, this new generation is really putting up a fight to say this is not what should have been handed to them. and at this point, after almost 35 years, they've served their time. they have served the penance. now it's time for them to come home. i just want to bring it back to my grandmother, who has really advocated for them throughout this time.

i think the new generation seeing her and seeing her fight has really stirred up a lot of that curiosity for a generation who has information at their finger tips and can research the world in an instant. and really bring it back to the fact that they are compassionate for what erik and lyle survived and experienced and are now trying to give back to the world at this point throughout all of their victimization. >> michael: i just want to say thank you for all four of you to join us, and what we know is a very emotional time for you and your family. so thank you all very much for being with us this morning on gma. >> thank you. >> michael: ginger? >> ginger: thank you, michael. i don't know if you've been to central park. a meteorologist was out there taking pictures.

i'm glad she did. with this drought, it's making things happen fast. they are going to be gone. looking at the drought update that we just got in yesterday, the entire nation has some area abnormally dry. half of us are in some level of drought. driest fall on record for every site you see here. san francisco, twin cities, philadelphia, austin, other places in texas.o

>> george: we have a gma health alert. a new study finds poor sleeping in middle age could be a link to your brain aging faster. dr. sutton is here to break it down for us. >> we talk a lot about sleep an what happens when we don't get enough of it. sleep deprivation may be associated with our brains aging faster. they looked at adults in their 40s for 15 years. they focused on key problems. short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, trouble falling asleep, that daytime sleepiness. feeling like you always need to take a nap. they found adults who had two or more of these problems for five years or longer had brain atrophy or brain aging. that's a loss of brain matter. how much? about two to three years older compared to their peers. i think keeping it short and simple. focus on the time you are sleeping. you want to get at least seven hours. you want to make sure your sleeping arraignments are quiet, dark, cool. making sure you are using your phones away from your sleep. then consistency.

make sure you are falling asleep and waking up close to the same time each and every day. that's a skill that requires work, but with work and effort it can be beneficial. >> george: okay, thank you very much. >> sam: all that, george. a "dancing with the stars" movement has put the world on fire. danny amendola an his partner's whitney carson's leg lift inspired imitations across tik tok. you've been trying to do this everywhere. they made it look so easy. it comes with a tik tok warning now. it's a "dancing with the stars" lift seen around the globe. >> that was a break through. >> opening up dance to a whole new audience. >> sam: with 11.1 million views on tik tok, danny amendola and whitney carson's jaw dropping move taking over the internet. ♪

>> that leg move was very unique and special to danny and i. we had no idea. >> i didn't know what viral was. i thought my algorithm was freaking out. >> sam: some fans doing it right. ♪ others not so much. fellow competitor alona marr with her partner proving it's not so easy. >> i heard a click. that's not good. >> sam: despite look simplethe move can be dangerous. >> the hardest part is to keep her balance coming up. the main thing is for the female to keep that bottom leg straight. >> sam: tik tok even adding a warning label saying participating in this activity could result in you or others getting hurt. >> we did a tutorial on our tik tok. if you do want to try it, look at the tutorial and know the proper thing before you try it. >> sam: but now safely it's gma's turn. >> good luck ginger and sam. go get it.

>> sam: we both had time holding the mirror ball. danny and whitney call that move operation archer. since ginger and i have both competed on "dancing with the stars" we are going to try this trend. we've tried it a couple of times. not successfully. are you ready? >> ginger: we can do it. >> michael: you're going to flat out ignore that tik tok warning on live tv. let's see what you got. oh my gosh! >> sam: come on. come on. >> rebecca: i'm very impressed. are you ready to try it again? >> sam: ginger will. she's ready. >> rebecca: do it again.

>> ginger: wait, my mic. oh! [ laughter ] >> ginger: we need a week. >> michael: sam, forget it. let's go. [ laughter ] >> rebecca: while you do that, i'm going to head over to lori b, who has not attempted any tik tok trends. but we are talking all about something a lot of families are thinking about. we are here with calendars, countdown calendars. this is something that can be fun for families as they count down to the holidays. >> this is for little kids. help me unveil it. this is an online children's boutique. so beautifully curated. there's a lot of different

accessories, for little kids. really fun. what we love about this and what parents love is the quality. you're getting full size samples. sometimes people are like, eh, i'm spending all this money and only getting a sample size? no, this is full size. >> rebecca: we've come a long way from that coin of chocolate. >> next up for the beauty lover. beauty calendars are the top selling category within countdown calendars. this is great from sephora. for $50 you're getting that value, that quality and that full size. we did all the work for you. >> rebecca: that is fun. >> next up. >> rebecca: i really like this one. >> science. this is great from amazon. $40 has over 1005 stars, five star reviews. and what we love about it is it gets a little

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makes her debut in "sun set boulevard." critics are saying she astonishes in this remarkable production, stealing broadway with one look. the look we're getting right now. give it up. [ applause ] >> that early morning look. good morning. [ laughter ] >> michael: audiences are going crazy for this. you're getting midshow standing ovations. six minute standing ovation. now there's tony award buzz. is this like a dream come true for you? >> it is a dream come true. a lot of people don't realize that my background is musical theater. i went to a performing arts high school. it's my first love. i love being able to communicate and tell stories through song in a most honest way. what an unbelievably unique production to do it, to make my

broadway debut in this way. and to be part of this broadway community is such an honor and privilege for me. >> george: glenn close played her twice. i heard she sent you a note. can you share what she said? >> she was so kind on my opening night. she sent me these beautiful roses and a note that said something like, there's no doubt you'll take new york by storm. welcome to broadway. what a way to have your first opening night on broadway. >> sam: when you came in and we were saying congratulations. you performed last night. you'll perform tonight. the broadway schedule is tough. when you were on tour and were everywhere all over the world. pussycat dolls. everybody knows. that had to be hard, too. which one? >> i mean, yeah, it was hard core with the dolls. sometimes we'd do six shows a week in six different countries. i'm gonna tell you, this theater thing is no joke.

it's a beast in and of itself. i would say it's the olympics of theater. i have so much respect for anybody in theater, broadway, west end. you know, it's your blood, sweat and tears every night. >> george: you give so much at night, how do you care for yourself during the day? >> it's a balance, you know? because you really want to preserve your energy to give every night like it's your first and last performance. the most important thing is rest and water. [ laughter ] when i can take a walk in the sun or listen to some inspiring music to uplift me, that fills my tank up again. >> rebecca: i gotta ask about moana because we are a household so excited for ana2. you play moana's mom. let's look at an exclusive clip. >> moana, you need a crew. they don't count. >> it's the other side of the

ocean. >> our people will rise if you let them. the chicken made it. [ laughter ] >> rebecca: that's amazing. what can you tell us about the moana verse, being part of it and what we expect? >> it's awesome. it's an honor to be in moana, returning as her mother. i'm proud to be of hawaiian dissent and i'm proud of the story, the depiction disney has done with the polynesian and the representation for the polynesian people and the story. i think from my role, i was deeply inspired by the beautiful women of my family and my ancestors that came before me. just want to make them proud. >> rebecca: it is a beautiful story. we love it.

>> sam: so much joy. they're going to see it super soon. so much joy around you right now. there was something very difficult. i'm talking about the surprising death of liam payne. i know he was a good friend of yours. but it's more than that. you were the person that suggested putting one direction together. how are you? >> liam and i were quite close. especially because we recently did a show together on netflix called "building the band." and so, yeah. i'm heart broken. i'm heart broken for liam. i'm heart broken for his family and his loved ones and his fans. liam always led with his heart and with kindness. and i really hope that's how he'll always be remembered. >> sam: thank you for sharing that. >> michael: thank you. thank you for being here. show ended at midnight. you got home and had to be here. doesn't go unappreciated. >> guys, the album, the sunset boulevard album is out today.

>> sam: is it? >> rebecca: perfect. [ applause ] >> get it wherever you get your music, listen to your music, all streaming platforms. i'm excited. i'm gonna go listen to it. [ laughter ] >> michael: you heard it. sunset boulevard, the play, is playing at the st. james theater on broadway. as nicole said, the cast album is out this morning. go pick it up. we know she will. coming up steven spielberg and ron howard tell us about their movie honoring composer john williams when we come back with more gma.

♪ ♪ >> sam: this is gonna be good. back with a music legend who created the sound track to our lives. john williams is finally getting the documentary treatment thanks to long time collaborators and producers steven spielberg and ron howard. will reeve sat down with the hollywood legends to hear all about it. i can't wait. >> yeah, it was very exciting, sam. jaws, star wars, super man, schindler's list, jurassic park. i could go on. movies all scored by john williams. the composer's catalog is large. his work and life on full display in this documentary. it's an aud to those who know him best including ron howard and steven spielberg. chances are you know these notes. [ jaws music ]

>> everybody out! >> sam: jaws was steven spell berg's first blockbuster and one of many collaborations with legendary composer john williams. >> i came into his house. he sat behind the piano. my head is swirling. john smiled at me and said, what do you think? i said, you're kidding, right? [ laughter ] he played it for me two or three more times. then it just, wow. that was it. >> williams life and career the subject of a new documentary produced by spielberg and fellow a-list filmmaker ron howard. music by john williams is a retrospective a career that's spanned search decades and garnered five academy awards for best original score. >> everybody knows john williams' music but not everyone knows john williams. >> we get to tell his story and let people see behind the curtain how these projects got to be the ones we all remember an reveer. >> reporter: just a small

sampling of williams work include hollywood classics like "et." ♪ jurassic park. ♪ super man. ♪ and -- ♪ >> star wars. >> if you had to give a stranger one score from john williams filmography what would it be? >> if i'm in a situation where i'm feeling down i will go, da da da da! >> i'm going to go da da da. ♪ >> wouldn't you love to see them cheer themselves up with john williams music? you can see music by john

williams november 1st on disney+ and limited theater release in new york, l.a. and london. it's probably worth seeing in the theater. >> sam: it was fun to watch them relax with you and do the singing as well. all right. ginger, what's up? >> ginger: can't wait to see that. thank you so much. seattle as of yesterday, pretty calm. this morning one of the cooler mornings you've had. some of them the coolest of the season. by tonight it gets windy, then stormy. big pattern change is coming in. gonna bring a ton of rain. gusts up to 60 miles an hour. then that big trough comes in. tucson tomorrow could have their latest 100 degree temperature on record then dropping to 75 as a high. that's a high tuesday.

>> rebecca: we turn now to elton john, new broadway musical "tammy faye." all about tammy faye baker. deborah roberts got to talk to sir elton john about the show. >> that was pretty cool. he has lent his magic to so many ground breaking shows. the lion king, anyone? now he's focusing on the life of a woman he said was soerl misunderstood. he wants to set the record straight about tammy faye baker in a new musical. ♪ >> reporter: who can forget tammy faye baker? the voice. the makeup. >> god loves you. >> reporter: the tv charisma. >> i'm probably -- we all know me for my shopping. i am a bargain hunter.

>> reporter: the flamboyant broadcasting star subject of best selling books, even an oscar winning film. >> that's really you. >> this is who i am. ♪ don't you know i'm still standing better than i ever did >> reporter: but music legend elton john said there was so much more to tammy faye than meets the eye. >> she took a chance. it was remarkable for someone in a religious community. >> reporter: she was an icon in the christian community. but then also an icon in the gay community because of her compassion. is that what makes her story so intriguing to you? >> yes. because no one else in the evangelical community was gay friendly at all. they hated us. she stood out. i loved her for that. ♪ >> reporter: his love for her sparking a broadway show. a new musical about tammy faye's life, grammy winning john

helming the music. ♪ and jake sheers of the scissor sisters writing the lyrics. >> i come in with a stack of lyrics. elton picks one and makes me either go around the corner or hide behind a table or something. i have to be out of his eyesight. i sit there and listen to him start putting it together and finding melodies and finding the cadence. it's such a thrilling moment. >> when i first saw tammy faye, loved the way she looked. when the guy with aids comes on to her show. >> there's a lot of christians here who love you and wouldn't be afraid to put their arm around you and tell you that we love you an that we care. >> thank you, tammy. >> she won me over when she did that. >> i think she was always wondering if she was good enough. she's a very emotional person. i think one of the interesting things about this show, it's not

-- >> not about the way she looked. >> it's about the way she was. ♪ >> reporter: stepping into the role of tammy faye in her broadway debut. to transform into this woman who was this larger than life figure. long time in hair and makeup, or not necessarily? >> yeah, long time in hair and makeup. that was so much her. also that's the perception of who she is. i think what we do in this musical, we show the kind of private life, the private side you might not know of her an her family. >> i saw it. i remember the night he came. he just cried and cried. he felt like he got to see his mom one last time. that, to me, felt -- that was probably the most gratifying thing of this whole process. >> i want people to walk out of

the theater saying, she was okay. she was a wonderful woman. we might have misjudged her. i want them to leave at the end with a smile on their face. >> the show is in previews. you have a smile on your face, sam. it's open november 14th where elton staged aieta 24 years ago. tammy is in preview there. they are hoping this will be another one of his magic touches. >> sam: we remember her big personality. >> unlikely subject, but he thinks it's really worthy of broadway. >> rebecca: really getting below the surface. deborah, thanks for bringing us that story. coming up the bookcase with kate and charlie gibson. they show us how books help bring first year students together at colleges and univ

>> george: we are back with the bookcase and a look at how colleges and universities help first year students bond. charlie went to princeton university to see how preassigned books are bringing people together in times that seem divided.

>> many of the nation's colleges and universities assign presemester reads to stimulate critical thinking and encourage thoughtful interactions among students, staff and faculty. here on the campus of princeton university, first year students checked in a few weeks ago, all having read a preread. this book, like every year, is personally selected by the president of the university. what is the specific thread that you're looking for as you choose different books year by year? >> i want a book, first of all, that has some academic component to it, connects to our academic experience. i tend to choose them from scholars, faculty members. i want it to have some connection to ethical questions about what's happening in the world today. >> the pew research center finds americans are reading fewer books than they did 40 years ago. only 31% of the people in this

country read at least one book in the last year. but everyone can derive the same benefits from books that the princeton freshmen derive from their preread. >> this year's book is "the worlds i see." she is one of the earliest scholars and researchers in the field of artificial intelligence. >> why did you choose ai as the topic? and was there sort of a dual benefit in that dr. lee has such a singular background? >> yeah. exactly right. i think the combination here of her story as an immigrant, her experience as an under graduate at princeton. then there's another thread about artificial intelligence and what it means to be human centered, as dr. lee says, in a way that's going to help our society. >> she is a former princeton student, who won honors here. a ph.d. at cal tech and is one of the directors of stanford's human centered artificial

intelligence institute. she came back to princeton on a recent sunday evening an talked to all the first year students and how they might relate to her journey. >> i'm a very visual person, so i wanted to crack the code of visual intelligence from the point of view, how to get machines to see. >> her work developing computer recognition of physical objects is most of what's led to driverless cars. >> this ai generation needs to figure out, what are we going to do with this powerful technology? >> she approaches everything with this attitude of seek to understand. >> we dropped in on a meeting of a smaller group of first year students. >> i felt like her passions have allowed her to explore ai. it was a big thing that pushed her to take risks. >> do you find having a book like this being something that can bridge the gap between those cultural differences? >> i feel like it helped a lot. meeting these new freshmen and

not knowing what to talk about other than, where you from, what's your major? you can put in your own views and not be afraid of, am i saying the right or the wrong thing? >> i think it's a common way to enter the school, having thought about a theme that's really important now a days. >> how does it propel you into the future as you think about where you're going and how this experience over the next four years will affect you? >> i definitely think this book gave us the ground work of what we are going to look at, in terms of technology and how we grow from it or what we will do from it. >> at a time where colleges and universities seem to be bracing against current event, this university and others with common reads are using books to help bring people together. >> common bond with a common read. and who knows? maybe books can help just a little in book clubs and in reading groups help bridge our differences.

>> george: we can only hope. the bookcase is available right now. we'll be right back.

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