good morning, america. breaking right now. deadly hurricane matthew plows through the caribbean. marching toward the u.s. >> we want you to evacuate. we do not want you to stay. >> millions evacuated from florida to north carolina. fleeing the coast in bumper-to-bumper traffic store shelves emptying. schools closing for millions of kids. thousands of flights cancelled. our team on the ground as the southeast braces for matthew. bashing bill. donald trump's new line of attack. >> oh, did bill clinton blow it. oh, did he blow it. >> you've got this crazy system. >> going after the former president for his comments on obama care, and talking about

>> i'm getting a lot of credit. because really, that's my first so-called "choice." >> as both candidates gear up for the next show down. panic on a plane. >> we got smoke. panic on a plane. a passenger jet evacuated. after a passenger says his samsung phone started burning. >> i noticed smoke pouring out of my pocket. >> should these phones be banned from planes? and good morning, america. let's take a live look right now at the bahamas. hurricane matthew hitting right now. you see it there. winds 125 miles an hour. and it's getting stronger. >> it's getting really strong, george. take a look at this satellite image. the storm is stretching 450 miles wide as it heads toward the u.s. >> here's what we know right now. 2.5 million people are evacuating the coast. florida's governor says this could be the state's biggest evacuation ever. more than 2,500 flights have already been canceled.

airports are closing completely. if the hurricane makes landfall in the u.s., it could be the strongest to hit here in a decade. >> florida is bracing for this. look at this apartment building in south florida. windows shuttered right there. this grocery store. we have team coverage. ginger in satellite beach, florida. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: george, i can't emphasize enough how serious of a situation this is. that hurricane is about 350 miles to my so it's battering the bahamas. the national weather service is using words like loss of life, immense human suffering possible. catastrophic damage. all possible if you don't make precautions now. look at the hurricane. you see this happening in parts of south florida. the brunt of it not coming until tonight through tomorrow. anyone in red, if you have any friends or family in red, this is such a serious situation. it is imminent.

even ft. myers. check out the timing of this thing. the timing, we call this the rpm. it takes the eye and rides up along and goes farther inland than it did before. close to jacksonville there. friday night into saturday, it starts to ride up into savannah, and eventually charleston. that's the path we have been showing you, and we'll show you so much more of the timing and how it carolinas and georgia in a bit. we have to go to alex perez in nassau first. >> reporter: hey, good morning, ginger. we, like so many others, have been up all night tracking this storm. the winds picking up here just a short time ago. look behind me. you can see the winds whipping those palm trees around. now people here are hunkered down. but this storm, this hurricane, just getting started here in the bahamas. overnight, hurricane matthew slamming the bahamas. wind gusts reaching 120 miles

category 3 hurricane bringing torrential rain to the islands over a foot of rain expected. more than 3,000 tourists remain in the bahamas. those staying at the luxury atlantis resort, evacuated from their hotel rooms and hurried to the ballroom where they spent the night on the floor. >> we are concerned. we're trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: in haiti, this aerial view shows the destruction in the coastal town of jeremie. barely 1% of the homes there still standing. residents completely cut off, and now there's fears those who survive the storm may starve. parts of cuba reduced to rubble. entire buildings collapsed. many structures, roofs torn off. and back here in nassau, we're expecting up to 15 inches of rain and a storm surge up to 15 feet high. so as you might imagine,

precautions, doing what they can to stay safe. here's the bad news. this hurricane expected to linger and batter the bahamas all day. amy? >> all right, alex. so much concern there for the bahamas, and of course, right here in the u.s., we're following the millions of people evacuating as schools and businesses close along the coast. abc's rob marciano is in charleston, south carolina. good morning to you, rob. >> reporter: good morning, amy, as you very well know, this part of south carolina is called the low country. and for good reason. it's barely above sea level. very vulnerable to hurricanes and that includes this city of charleston, which in the past 24 hours has become a virtual ghost town. from florida to the carolinas, millions fleeing their homes as hurricane matthew barrels to the u.s. food flying off shelves. gas stations running out of fuel. >> i've spent almost an hour driving around looking for gas. >> reporter: in south carolina, interstate lanes reversed.

>> we want you to evacuate. we do not want you to stay. >> i gotta go home. >> look at all the buses as far as the eye can see. >> reporter: buses offering free rides to those without cars. >> it's going to be so flooded, so we decided to leave. >> reporter: hundreds hunkering down in shelters. >> i love my kids dearly. i want to do what's best for them. >> reporter: businesses letting out early so people can board up their own homes. residents scrambling for supplies. stacks of barren shelves at home improvement stores. every chainsaw at this lowe's, sold out. >> people looking for generators. >> reporter: they're some of millions concerned they'll be without power after the storm. how scared are people here? >> freaking out, i think. >> definitely chaotic. >> reporter: people are worried. it's been nearly 20 years since a big hurricane hit here. floyd back in 1999.

nightmare. big impacts tomorrow night and likely all day saturday. until then, anxious eyes on what this thing does to florida first. michael? >> lrpt thank you, rob. the storm is causing major problems for flights. gio benitez is at miami international airport. it's about to close, right? >> reporter: that's right, michael. you're talking about the airports in the southeast, you're talking about some of the biggest in the country. so when this system is affected, the rest of the nation feels it, too. let's take a loo numbers right now. already, at more than 1400 cancellations. most of those right here in south florida. here at miami international airport, there will be no flights after 12:00 noon, of course, until that storm passes. and fortt. lauderdale as well. many of the planes behind me will be moved to safer locations. ft. lauderdale's airport will close around 10:30 this morning. now we're looking at atlanta.

tomorrow, we're seeing cancellations too. mar than 1,100 cancellations there tomorrow. orlando is going to be getting some big numbers there. we're already looking at more than 500 canceled already. no doubt once this storm passes, airline operation teams will be look at the tarmac, looking for any damage to fix it as soon as possible, george. >> the southeast is shutting down. g gio, thanks very much. let's go back to ginger in satellite beach. >> reporter: and george, i want to take you straight to that track because the place i'm standing no standing later. it will be potentially deadly. let me show you exactly why. it gets so close, it could make landfall close the here or just south. it is a category 4. it hugs the coast. through friday night into saturday. that's why georgia into south carolina could see gigantic effects. then turns back out to the atlantic. here we wanted to show you how far the wind field can reach. yellow is tropical storm force. hurricane force is in red. see there, it's at friday night,

it touches the coast. then it in moves up through cape canaveral, right along jacksonville. this is what we're talking about. wind is one of the biggest events. if you have 100, 120-mile-per-hour wind, that is a huge deal. that's why we talked to director rick knabb out of the national hurricane center. last time florida saw a land-falling major hurricane was wilma in 2005. population has increased greatly. folks need to be reminded this is a huge wind event. when you have 120 miles per hour winds, what kind of destruction can they do? >> the extreme winds of a major hurricane can do damage not just at the coast. those winds can penetrate inland. that will be more so the case the closer it gets to the shore, or it gcomes ashore. those chances are increasing. in addition to the wind, you have the storm surge potential that people have been told to evacuate. they need to get out this morning. right away. time is running out fast. you don't want to be caught in a

don't vertically evaluate. if you are on the coast and told to evacuate. you get up 20, 25 stories in the high-rise, you're buying yourself another category on the wind scale. >> reporter: amy, the rain, ath waves we'll get to. amy, you know me. you know i don't go above. i always want to be accurate. i want to be right. this one, i'm just worried. much more coming up. >> we hope people heed the evacuation warnings. ginger, thank you. we'll follow the latest on hurricane matthew all morning long. now to the big headline about that contractor for the nsa arrested by the fbi accused of stealing top-secret material. abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, is here, and brian, sounds like at first, it could be another edward snowden, but perhaps this is different? >> reporter: it may well be. senior officials are calling the suspect more a weirdo than a whistle-blower. the fact that once again a contract employee at the nsa

so sensitive out of the building, setting off alarms. it all happened at nsa headquarters outside washington, d.c. in a criminal complaint, the fbi says 51-year-old harold martin used his top secret clearance as a contractor to download and remove huge amounts of top-secret codes and information. >> those sworn to protect it should not intentionally take that information. >> reporter: it comes just three years after another nsa booz all allen contractor was able to do much the same thing and then he made public the nsa secrets that he stole. >> when you download this kind of top-secret information off the nsa network, into your own computer or into a thumb drive,

>> reporter: in this latest case, the fbi says it discovered the stolen secrets in a woodshed behind martin's home in maryland. his wife declined to answer questions. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: but his lawyer says martin is a man who loves his country and did not betray it. that's something the fbi is still investigating. so far officials say they have seen no indication martin had any connection to a foreign government. and unlike snowden, he's not been charged with espionage. >> and speaking of snowden, he's still in russia, and charges >> the president has given no indication that he'll get a free pass and that, in fact, he should come back and stand trial on espionage charges. we move to the race for the white house. 33 days until the final vote. just three days before the next big debate. donald trump looking for a big comeback, hitting bill clinton hard. as hillary clinton hits the books. abc's tom llamas tracking it all. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you.

hillary feels very comfortable in this format. she did have hiccups in the last nationally televised presidential candidates' forum. the trump campaign is turning to chris christie for help. donald trump testing out a new attack. against the clinton campaign. >> oh, did bill clinton blow it. whoa, did he blow it. >> reporter: seizing on these comments by the former president criticizing obamacare. >> you have this crazy system. all of a people now have health care. >> can you imagine when he walked into that beautiful home in westchester and he said, hi, hillary. how was your day? oh, did he suffer. >> reporter: bill clinton later clarifying, saying he supports obamacare, but it has some problems. >> remember hillary clinton called obamacare one of the greatest accomplishments of the president? of the democratic party. and of our country. >> reporter: the republican

his running mate's debate performance. >> mike pence did an incredible job. and i'm getting a lot of credit because that's really my first so-called "choice." that was my first hire, as we would say in las vegas. >> reporter: hillary clinton deep in debate prep with her team. using the vp debate as a launching pad for sunday night. saying pence was not looking out for trump. >> when your own running mate won't defend -- the top of the ticket, i think that tells you everything you need to know. about who's qualified and temperamentally fit to be president. >> reporter: trump is gearing up for sunday's town hall debate format today in new hampshire. getting some practice, taking questions from voters in a similar setup. governor christie will be on hand for that. and from our "what the" files, check out this tweet.

she is tweeting this out. to ivanka trump, in a city of 8 million, wee meet face to face. i thank you for listening mother to mother on this new year's week. my best to you. apparently, they met at a restaurant not far from our studios. to have been a fly on the wall. to hear that conversation, george. >> i guess she was referring to the jewish new year. tom, thank you very much. we're here with kellyanne conway. thank you for coming in again this morning. let's pick up on what we were talking about. democrats putting out videos and ads saying that mike pence missed an opportunity to defend donald trump on tuesday night. >> we totally di i understand why they're desperate to clean up tim kaine's performance. he interrupted 72 times. when he wasn't interrupting the female nmoderator, he was just ignoring her, pleading with him to stop and answer the question. we're happy with governor pence's performance. it was spectacular. the fact that he's proudly on the ticket tells you all you need to know about donald trump. >> on the substance, he did expose some differences between

said we should not take sides in the fight in syria. mike pence says we should be preparing to take action. do they agree? >> the russia reset that hillary clinton has proudly tried to own has been a disaster. these fake and feigned red lines are a problem. what do we have now? we have a full blown humanitarian crisis. >> take military action against assad? >> we don't know. when they're president and vice president, we'll see. what we want to join with allies in the region for help. this is a humanitarian crisis. it's heart-breaking to everyone. it's a nonpartisan issue to read those stories every day. families being torn apart. people being murdered. >> i know you're pleased with mike pence's performance. a lot of reviews for mr. trump coming out of his debate. not so good. the polls have fallen since mr. trump's debate. something in "the wall street journal" this morning. he equivocated after those tapes. what did mr. trump learn from

questions as they were asked. mrs. clinton was trying to get out the five or six zingers she had rehearsed for a number of days. this time, i think donald trump in a town hall format, it's one he's very comfortable. you have seen him, because abc has covered some of his town hall formats. he enjoys sitting there one-on-one, and engaging with the audience. he is the one out there with these rallies in smaller settings. he just had a west coast tour, where outside trying to get in than inside basically. thousands and thousands of people there to hear his message. it's a comfortable format. i think donald trump got no credit for being gracious to secretary clinton, asking her should i call you secretary clinton when she was calling him donald. at the end pulling his punches about bill clinton and the women and the way hillary clinton treated those women, blaming and shaming them in the 1990s when

affairs. he got no credit for being gracious and restrained. i thought he made a lot of great points. he talked about the differences on trade and immigration. and that hillary clinton and barack obama created the vacuum in which isis was formed. >> he does need a win sunday night, doesn't he? >> he needs a win on november 8th. we're headed that way, but all the talk about hillary clinton surging in the polls, she is not at 50% and staying anywhere in the states. why is that for someone spending tens of millions of dollars in negative ads? >> kellyanne conway, thank you very much. the next presidential. debate sunday night. our martha raddatz co-anchoring with anderson cooper. bill here with the political team starting here at 9:00 eastern. let's go back to ginger in florida. >> reporter: one quick look at the storm surge. look that, three to five in the orange area. six to nine foot in red. that includes jacksonville to the beaches around melbourne. let's get to the windy cities

>> reporter: and guys, you can see the waves already kicking

waves could get along beaches here along the florida coast just in a little bit here on "gma". >> boy, ginger sounds really alarmed there. coming up on "gma" -- the new trouble for samsung after a passenger says his replacement phone started to burn up. and much more on hurricane matthew. that storm bearing down. slamming the bahamas. heading toward the u.s. we'll be back in a moment. we'll. most on these balloons. o travel with my daughter. roller derby. ? now give up half of 'em. this is a tough financial choice we could face when we retire. but, if we start saving even just 1% more of our annual income... we could keep doing all the things we love.

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good morning. time danielle lerner. the changes coming to sky harbor. the airport is shutting down one of its runways for a month. chris will work on maintenance and upgrades. you will want to add an extra 30 minutes to your travel time, especially during peak hours. connection times through sky harbor will be tight. contact your airline if you have issues. there is a chance for arrival times to be late as well. take that into consideration if you are picking someone up. run weight will be closed until november 6. hurricane matthew is causing issues. red cross volunteers from the valley are heading east to hop with preparations. this crew is taking food and other supplies to those in the path of the storm. we're back in minutes with a check on the forecast and

time for your most accurate forecast. we could waking up to 10 high clouds this money. altered sunshine but otherwise a beautiful start to the day. not as cool as the last few mornings. we are down into the upper 60s right now. soon we will warm into 70s by 8:00 this morning. upper 70s by 10 am in mid-80s by lunch. we will hit a high of 90. mostly sunny and dry today. we're seeing a lot of slowing around the valley but i want to show you in the east valley, very heavy traffic. a 20 minute desert drive time i- 10 westbound. loop 202 santan tell you hit the 60. here is a love from the adot camera. everything is off to the left but several cars are involved. that's why you are seeing heavy delays.

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ke fresh foccacia and hand-slice avocado. there's nothing "or something" about it. you're looking live at hurricane matthew, pounding the bahamas right now. take a look at the satellite. that monster storm heading to the u.s. a race to escape under way right now. across the southeast. millions of people evacuating. thousands of flights canceled. airports closed. we're live on the ground with the latest this morning. >> that's right. jirng keeping everybody updated with information they need to know. as the candidates gear up for the next debate, donald trump is trying a new line of attack, targeting bill clinton and his comments on obamacare. as hillary clinton focuses on preparing for their next debate which is just three days away. >> coming up fast. also this morning, all eyes are on the major leagues. giants beating the mets overnight. breaking the heart of our producer, michael corn, on a ninth inning home run. winning the wild card game, 3-0,

>> he deserves it after those comments about the yankees yesterday. right? just kidding. we also have a big comeback off the field for matt shoemaker. he was hit in the head by a line drive. he's recovering and telling his story in an abc news exclusive. >> it's so hard to look at. >> but so inspirational how far he's come. that's all just ahead. >> we are bahamas. let's go back to alex perez. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. daylight giving us a better look what the storm is doing here. look behind me. these winds have been whipping around for a few hours. see how all those palm trees are leaning left? that's how powerful the winds are. if you look on the other side over there, that's the ocean. it's so cloudy and the air is so murky right now you can't make things out. now, as you might imagine, everyone here doing whatever

it's going to be a very long day here, george? >> it sure is. alex, stay safe. back to ginger in satellite beach. >> reporter: and george, we are less than 12 hours from serious impacts here along the coast of florida beginning. we'll see it tonight into tomorrow. that's the start of it. i want to bring you right there to again, the national weather service using these huge words like catastrophic damage. you can see the eye spinning on radar. catastrophic damage that could leave areas uninhabitable for weeks. and ft. myers. 7:00 a.m. we put it into motion. this commuter model makes landfall 3:00 a.m. friday. between west palm beach and ft. pierce. friday through saturday, we'll follow this thing all through the morning. amy? >> we know you will, ginger. thank you so much.

7 phones starting to smoke, forcing the plane to evacuate. in this case, the phone was reportedly one of the replacements meant to address the safety issues. david kerley has more. >> reporter: good morning, amy. we have been so worried about one of these planes overheating on a jet. ironically, it was a recall replacement that started burning just before takeoff. if true, it could mean even bigger problems for samsung. just before this jet evacuation. >> we got smoke in the cabin the. can you send emergency equipment? >> reporter: the reason? this samsung phone. >> i noticed smoke pouring out of my pocket. i pulled the phone out of my pocket, threw it on the ground. it continued to smoke and kind of burn and smolder into the carpet. >> reporter: he says his phone was a replacement for the galaxy note 7. which was recalled by samsung. nearly a million of them, raising concerns about lithium batteries in other phones. >> oh, my god. look at the car.

and exploding in cars, at home, at work. >> it bursted and there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: the incident in the jet in louisville may be the first time for a replacement note 7 to burn. >> it popped. it sizzled you could say even. i was scared i was going to have bits of glass in my hand and electronics and whatnot. so i was just trying to get it away from me. >> reporter: green says he powered down the phone as asked right before takeoff. within hours, the consumer product safety commission had investigators there. >> anyti object on an airplane, it's a big development. we're concerned about it, and that's why we're moving so aggressively to investigate it. >> reporter: samsung said it sent investigators, too, and is cooperating with the government. now we're waiting to find out whether this was the actual phone. there's still a lot of questions. there have been reports of samsung replacement phones heating up.

it burning. >> and steve ganyard joins us. i have flown recently. you hear the flight attendants saying don't charge your phone. if it's a note 7, turn it off. this all happened on the ground. what would have and could have happened if that same incident happened while the flight was in the air? >> amy, think about it. if this had been ten minutes later while the plane was airborne. the battery fires burn up to 1,500 degrees. alum number melts at 1,200. think about what the fire would do to the seat. putting toxic air into the cabin. we dodged a bullet this time. i don't think we can continue the count on being so lucky. >> this was supposedly one of the replacement phones that samsung has given this customer. is the company doing enough? >> apparently not. and so, i think samsung will have to come out and be more

if you can -- if you think about it, almost everybody has a smart phone today. they bring smartphones, tablets, laptops on to the airplane. you may have 150 people on the airplane. you probably have 200 lithium ion batteries. it's not just the samsung problem. it's a battery problem. it will only get worse before better. >> it sounds like it could be a problem for everyone on the planes. what's the government's role in this? what's the airline's role in this? >> we can't expect the tsa or airlines to go through everybody's bags. and say, pull out your samsung devices. i think in the short-term, the faa and samsung have to work together to fix the defect. amazingly, there's no minimum mandatory safety standard for the batteries. i think there's a role for the congress here to step in and say, if you're going to sell something with a lithium ion battery in the country, you have to meet a minimum safety bar. we don't have that as of now. >> seems like that would

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time now for the big board. our insiders here to weigh in on the top stories. we start with dan abrams right here and the big trial in georgia. the hot car trial. a father fighting murder charges after leaving his toddler for hours in a suffocating suv. your website lawnewz is live-streaming this trial. pretty dramatic day yesterday. talk of a mistrial. >> that's right. the defense asking for a mistrial. saying basically is that one of the first police officers at the scene has changed his story since the initial police report. the issue was, how was justin ross harris acting immediately after this happened? was he hysterical or just pretending to be hysterical? it seems the police officer, according to the defense, has

the defense is saying, wait, we want the first police report to come in. et cetera. so far, the judge saying, that's for cross-examination. that's the way you undermine the police officer's credibility. not going to grant it. >> when the officer testified, he said this guy was really hysterical. now he's saying he didn't buy it? >> correct. that's the key question. one of the most important questions. that's the human response, right? everyone plays sort of parent-evaluator. they say, what would i have done if this had just happened to my child? how would i have reacted? the defense is saying, he was hysterical. he was crying. the prosecutors are saying, no, he wasn't. he wasn't acting the way a normal parent would act. >> do you think the case is going well for the defense so far? >> the defense has definitely presented a lot of things we didn't know about before and posed a lot of questions about whether justin ross harris did

with that said, this is a tough case for the defense. the facts here are just really hard for them,because remember, even if this jury thinks he didn't do it on purpose, they just think he was reckless or even negligent in the way he handled it, he could be convicted of murder. >> watch it on lawnewz.com. >> with a "z." >> with a "z." now to black friday backlash. the mall of america is announcing it thanksgiving. yes, i said it, closing. bucking the trend of black friday deals starting earlier and earlier every year. rebecca jarvis joins us live. every year, these sales kick off earlier and earlier. right after thanksgiving, the sales start again. so is this a big deal for the mall of america to step in and say, we're not opening on thanksgiving? >> it's a huge deal, michael. the employees, they cheered. and some of them hugged. i'm told some of them shed tears

mall in the country, would stay closed. you see the pictures there. i mean, every year we get these pictures of thanksgiving rushes, black friday rushes. if anybody wants to be a part of that, they're in luck. the mall of america will open on black friday. and as somebody who spent many of her formative years hanging out at the mall of america, folding sweaters at the mall of america as a job, i am proud of them. i say bravo on this one. >> who will follow their lead? >> i think there could be others. here's why. the last couple of years, all of the retailers the last couple of years that opened up on thanksgiving have traded some of their later holiday sales for the thanksgiving sales. they have to pay employees more. it's a long holiday season. they want their employees to be happy right up until christmastime. so they sell another sweater, a watch, a tv. probably others will follow. this giving them cover. >> when she said they were hugging, we showed the video, i thought those were the employees. that's a weird way.

it was very interesting. they are very loving there. >> okay, rebecca, thanks. let's take a deeper look at the big debate sunday night. it will be a different kind. a town hall format. as we said, martha raddatz will be one of the moderators. jon karl will be on the scene as well. you saw me talking to kellyanne conway in our last half hour. she says donald trump is great at this format. it will be quite different for him. from the last debate. >> entirely different dynamic, and i think this could be a good format for donald trump for a couple of reasons, george. one, he has done a fair amount of these. i've been with him at town hall meetings in iowa and new hampshire. he feeds off the crowd. the other reason this could be good for trump, it will be hard for him to go personal. all this talk about him going after bill clinton's infidelities. i think that's very hard to do in an intimate setting where the

be better. >> that's good for trump. that would be a terrible decision for him to do, yes. >> what are the keys to success for these candidates in a town hall? >> i got a couple of rules for you. first of all, one thing about this format, you're not tied to the podium. you can wander around the stage. so my first rule is stay in your zone. remember when george w. bush debated al gore and al gore walked over to him, got into his personal space during one of the questions. take a look at what happened bush basically dismissed him with this look like what are you doing? i think that one look actually helped bush win that debate. >> i think you're right about that. you say stay in your zone. the exception could be approaching a citizen questioner. bill clinton did that in 1992 while the older bush was looking at his watch. that worked for him. >> that gets to my second rule. which is you need to connect

george h.w. bush look at his watch before that question. the key moment was when he got irritated about a question. does the national debt affect you personally? bill clinton walked over and felt that questioner's pain. he didn't say those words. but that was the feeling. you remember in 2008 when john mccain seemed to be pacing throughout the debate when he wasn't talking. and you know, he was all over the place. one point walking in front of one of the cameras. jon stewart had great time with that moment. take a look at this. >> how you folks doing? as anybody seen my dog? has anyone seen my little mr. puddles? just the little guy? fits right in your hand? no? mr. puddles! mr. puddles. i have snausages. >> wow. >> obama looks so young. >> so the key words, stay in your zone. not bodybuilding.

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can i keep pitching? you name it. different random thoughts popped in your head. >> reporter: shoemaker suffering from a fractured skull and a hematoma. his brain bleeding. he was rushed to the hospital for surgery. his wife, danielle, eight months pregnant with their second child, watched it play out in california. >> one of the surgeons said, after everything was okay. with the bleed i have, you live or die. >> reporter: this morning, shoemaker is on the road to recovery. >> i don't know if you can see it anymore. it's starting to heal, but -- >> reporter: his skull has a titanium plate. walking out ott mound at angel stadium, he assures me he'll be back next season. this is the first time you've stood on the mound. >> it's been a month. i'm kind of getting excited because i want to pitch again. >> reporter: now, with the support of major league baseball, several companies are

protective helmets for pitchers. he says he will try them out. >> i'm 100% trying all the options in the offseason. to see, you know, comfort, fit, all that stuff. if it feels and works like a baseball hat, i would be willing to wear it. >> reporter: he says he's not ready to be a full-time spectator just yet. for "good morning america," kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> isn't it remarkable to see him on the mound saying he's excited about going to pitch again? i guess that's how much he loves the game. >> he loves the game, and kyle seager, the batter, he him every day to check how he was doing. he heard from him more than anybody. >> i hope those helmets work. >> i hope so, too. i hope they wear them. coming up, george, the latest on hurricane matthew. the race to escape the coast. millions of americans on the move right now. we have "deals & steals" today going pink. we have big say savings for a great cause. vings for a great but your immune system weakens as you get older

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at fowler elementary school in phoenix. we will see high clouds through the day today but hour forecast is staying dry temperatures warm to near 90. upper 60s right now. mid-80s by lunch. today's high at 90 degrees. another warm and dry the. dry into tomorrow too. by saturday we will see rain chances, 30%, for scattered showers and thunderstorms. keep that in mind as you make an we will gradually dry out after a slight chance for a shower early on sunday. after that it looks dryer. eastbound loop 101 is very slow in the north part of the valley. we had a crash earlier. a 25 minute desert drive time from i-17 to the 51. it is still slow past that. a look from our adot camera -- i-10 at 19th avenue. a crash on the right-hand side.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. hurricane matthew is churning through the caribbean. millions raced to evacuate from florida to carolinas. store shelves wiped clean. highways jammed. the ripple effect. thousands of flights are canceled. our team on the ground live with the latest. parenting alert. cheerleading and concussions. the young athlete with a major warning about hits to the head. >> it's been over a year, i still have headaches 60%, 70% of the day. >> new research reveals one concussion as a teenager could have long-term effects. dr. ashton joins us live. and "deals & steals" is going pink. huge savings on bags, bracelets, and more. the bargains that will help battle breast cancer starting at just ten bucks. and tory is here to say --

good morning, america. if it's thursday, you know we're going to have some "deals & steals." that's coming up. we have the latest on hurricane matthew in just a moment. >> all right, and you know what, h i need to pay attention to the next story. what is the key the happy family? the new study that says a trip away may not be the answer. >> may not be the answer? >> like all that activity and planning that i do might be for naught. we're going to tell you how you should actually be spending your holidays. >> stay-cation always sounds good to me. >> all right, and also we have have ben affleck here live. he has a big new action movie out. a little surprise coming his way. a special throwback thursday, if you will. >> let's throw it back to last week. remember this video? >> my initials. we used initials because we have -- >> that's matt and ben. they're fighting to be tom brady's best friend. i was wondering. tom brady is active as a

i know somebody who is retired that might have more time to hang out to be friends. >> are you saying something? >> i'm just saying. >> that's all coming up. let's get the latest on the storm, paula faris, with the morning rundown. millions of people from florida to north carolina are being urged to evacuate. as the east coast braces for hurricane matthew, which is now blamed for 16 deaths in the caribbean. that number is expected to rise. now overnight, the storm getting stronger. right now, it's pounding the bahamas with 125-mile-per-hour winds. we're going to take you there in just a moment. first, ginger has the latest on the storm's track. she's in satellite beach for us, satellite beach, florida, good morning, ginger. >> reporter: paula, good morning to you. you can see it's raining here. this is not yet matthew. that's more than 300 miles away. look at these radar image. those are the enhanced tropical thunderstorms making their way onshore. the center of matthew, still a category 3.

125 miles an hour. the eye wall just southwest of nassau. it will get nasty. that's why we put the track on. with the cone of air. look at the whole cone, could strengthen to a category 4 as it brushes past or makes landfall close to west wall beach to port st. lucie. cape canaveral, jacksonville. that's a look at the track. so much more to come. 10 inches in places. paula, for r you. >> yeah, we'll check back in with you later, ginger. we mentioned the 125-mile-per-hour winds at the bahamas. let's take you there. alex perez is standing by as the storm hits. alex. >> reporter: good morning, paula. hurricane matthew is battering the bahamas for several hours. in the distance, that's the ocean. at least what you can make out of it. you can see just how strong the winds are. just how cloudy and murky the air is here.

they are wavering. being whipped around with the winds, an a power line is down here. there's a tree on the ground. now, the winds here in some areas up to or more than 100 miles per hour. they're expecting a 15-foot storm surge and up to 15 inches of rain here today. it will be a very long day. people here doing what they can to stay safe. paula? >> alex, thank you. those winds so powerful. the u.s. military is haiti with 9 helicopters and 100 personnel due to arrive today. at least 350,000 people in haiti are in need of immediate assistance following hurricane matthew. and one pilot who flew over the damage said in one town, barely 1% of the homes are still standing there. our website has more coverage of the storm, including the evacuations and the flights being canceled. in other news, new concerns about national security after

the fbi says harold martin downloaded and then removed top secret codes and information. he stored the data at his home. no word yet on a motive. investigators say they have not yet found any evidence linking martin to a foreign government. and the hysteria over clown sightings continues to spread after an attempted kidnapping near san francisco. a woman says she had to fight off a man in a clown suit outside of a denny's restaurant after he out of her arms. how frightening. hundreds of suspicious clown sightings and hoaxes have been reported. that's nationwide in recent days. finally, what is the key to a happy family? well, it might be staying home. researchers at baylor university found that families who spend their leisure time at home tend to be happier. you guys, this is the best news i have heard all week. they found that constant activities and the day

may be fun, but they overstimulate our brains. they provide less quality time for bonding and connecting with one another than just hanging out at our home. >> okay, i'm a horrible mom, okay! >> you're not a horrible mom. >> okay? >> you know what, you're not a horrible mom. can i say, homebodies unite. next time our kids ask us to do anything, just say no, it's bad for you. >> if you're at home, you're not >> the thing about -- >> if you're at home, you're not together. they're on the video games. >> watching tv. >> you're doing great. >> i love adventure vacations. is that wrong? apparently, yes. >> therapy later. >> we can do both. >> thank you, paula. >> a little bit of everything. how about some "pop news." >> a little bit of "pop news." good morning, everybody. we begin with great news. faith hill and tim mcgraw are hitting the road together for the first time in a decade. announcing a 65-city tour. they may have a surprise performance in nashville. take a look. >> we are going to go from side

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following drake's des moines performance, an announcement saying he's postponed three upcoming shows because of an ankle injury. one of which is in his hometown of toronto. you know he's disappointing there. the news is a crushing blow to the star. he told fans thank you for understanding. i can't wait to see you all again with new music and a stronger ankle. >> i loved your intro. another reason not to drink too much and pass out. >> you know, i'm here for you. i'm here for you, girls. momma lara has some advice for you. a "pop news" exclusive. we're celebrating the original girl squad. i'm not talking about taylor swift and her pals. i'm talking about, that's right, rose, blanche, dorothy, and sofia. remember them? >> actually able to deceive me once. [ laughter ] >> do tell, rose. >> st. olaf's most famous obmag. >> i want to hear the end of the

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lifelong passion. >> if i continued to cheer, i would get more concussions. and who knows what the side effects of those ones would be. because i was already seeing some memory issues. >> reporter: her first concussion was when she was 13 years old. not from flying or falling. from being the base, the catcher. >> i missed the mat when i fell. i hit my head right on the basketball floor. that was scary. i did lose vision for awhile. >> reporter: and by concussion the squad at the university of texas, she began to see the long-term effects. >> i really started having memory issues, short-term memory issues. not being able to remember where i parked my car. not being able to remember or find words when i was talking. things like that >> reporter: while high schools and colleges have protocols in place for reporting head trauma, caitlin hopes to raise awareness so that other young women will

seriously. >> i think if i had played it smarter and sat out longer and let myself truly recover and not gotten the repetitive concussions, i wouldn't be in the position that i am now. >> reporter: now, you heard it's been over a year since she quit. still, those headaches persist. she was concerned about the memory loss. about 60% of the time, those headaches persist. now, the study talks about lingering physical and psychological effects about head trauma. those were her big concerns. >> thank you that story a reminder of something you say. cheerleading is a contact sport. >> 100%. anyone who's been to a high school or collegiate game knows that it is. they face increased risk of concussion. not just the flyers but the athletes at the base. rates among girls and young women have gone up over 100% recently. this new study is about awareness. showing that even one injury can have the potential for physical and psychological effects down the road. the good news is most people don't have that.

admission right there. she said she realized now she should have sat out longer. >> we have learned a lot about recognizing the signs of concussion. we still have a lot to learn about recovery and treatment. and specifically, one study showed that among high school athletes at two weeks, only 40% are recovered. at a month, only 90% are recovered. let me drive that home. it's like looking at these steaks. on the outside, they look cooked the same. this one, not fully cooked. this one, better cooked. athlete on the outside how the body is recovering on the inside. >> you know this from personal experience. your daughter is an athlete. >> she plays ice hockey. it's a very rough sport. my eyes are on her every hit, every shift, every game. every hit, every fall. athletic coaches and trainers do a great job. they're watching a lot of kids. no one knows your kid better than you. i think busting those mitts is critically important. you don't have to plaque out to have a concussion.

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? welcome to my house ? [ cheers and applause ] welcome back. to all you at home. our great audience here in new york city this morning. michael, you have a sweet story to start us off. >> actually, somebody toll my -- >> well, they're -- >> my stuff. >> h is part of to tell you. first of all, are you hungry? would you like doughnuts. >> yes. >> would you give me a job if i brought you doughnuts? >> definitely. >> you first. >> i'll take one. >> this guy is lucas. >> go on. >> i'm going take this one. this is all babt this guy, lucas, was coming to this country. he had no job experience here. he wanted to get some interviews. he went to 40 different places and brought with him a doughnut.

his resume. >> yeah. >> there he is. you think it's a smart idea? >> i think it's really smart. >> he's got ten interviews lined up. he'll let us know if one of them turns into a job. have you done anything to get a job? >> this brought back a great memory for me. not the get a job. after our first date, a blind date, now 15 years ago. ali sent me a box of doughnuts in the afternoon. >> and it worked. >> totally >> you know what? but i love the fact that you know, no pun intended, he thought outside of the box. and he -- >> thought inside of the box. >> he thought inside of the box. very good. >> i think he wants a job in tech, right? it's a creative, he's? silicon valley. i feel like it's got to be impressive to a potential employer who says this kid opposite got -- >> give lucas a job. >> i wonder how many.

lined up. how many people got the doughnuts and ate them and didn't call him. >> 0 of them. >> so 20 people just enjoyed some doughnuts? >> he's probably got 100 interviews after this segment. >> i think we can all agree, romance, jobs, doughnuts are the answer. >> one more thing. a lot of people say, who eats the doughnuts? he dressed up like a delivery guy to difr himself to the person it shouldav in the note, it said, i was the guy dressed up like the delivery guy. >> who thinks that gets a little weird? >> leave the costumes at home. bring the doughnuts. >> what if he's in a cop outfit. >> now you're taking it to a whole other place. did somebody need to be arrested? >> bad girl. sorry. any way. >> any way. lara, you have something, too. we need to get you off this. >> i would like to talk about

where you should never come dressed as a postman or a police person. there's a new study. saying that is the speech is, the ting ting, as they call it, is not a good idea for many reasons. >> no toasts? >> because they say they can completely derail a night. there opinion, the ting ting can shine people in their worst light. because if you had some cocktails, from being smug, overly sent too opinionated. oversharing. >> you shouldn't do it when it becomes the competition where everybody in the room peoples they need to get up. >> it reminds me of the bridesmaids opepisode. they try to one-up each other on the speech. it's funny. we have all seen that. >> you have to have the father of the bride do a toast? you have to have the best man. >> my favorite memory is my dad and what he had to say about my

it's anti-conversational. you're -- nobody around is talking. it stops potential romances from happening. finally, it's the main event at an -- i'm going to a rehearsal dinner tomorrow night. everybody knows there will be the speeches. before the speeches, everyone is waiting for the speeches. after the speeches, everyone is like, was that weird? how did i had do? >> the speeches are now judged. i agree, sometimes you're there, one person fwifrs a speech. you didn't plan on it. everybody has to one >> that gets uncomfortable. >> the wedding of someone i know closely where the best man made a speech about the bride's ex. didn't know the ex made a joke in reference to the husband that was true about the ex. and the family wanted to really take him back of the church, basically. >> it's a good rule for any toast. don't mention the ex. >> this guy has no sense at all.

>> choose your wedding party carefully. >> just talking about that and cops and doughnuts. >> you know what? we chose our next guest kaffu carefully. give it up for john krasinski. >> hey, everybody. morning, morning, morning. no, no, no. hi. it's fine. keep it, keep it, keep it. hi, how are you? sir. hi, everybody. hello. thank you. thank you. >> would you like a doughnut? >> no, thank you. but thank you for coming to my meeting. um -- right in the middle. a lot of important stuff to talk about. what do we got today? to toast or not to toast? >> that's the question. >> you want to weigh in? >> i think everybody should toast.

hours long. that's what people want when they travel to a wedding. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> your family is growing. you have another little girl at home. >> i do, yes e, thank you. we have a new daughter, violet. >> i love the names you have chosen. >> we love old lady names. we were like, what was popular in 1890. hazel and violet. >> tell us about the new show. bizarre show at the my great friend, danny stessen, created. i think he's here. >> right there. >> and, uh, danny had an amazing idea about dream therapy. instead of telling somebody at your dreams, what if you sat down, they connected tech to your head, and you livid through your dream on screen. >> that's cool. >> it's awesome. >> we have people laughing like,

>> oh, yeah. goes straight to youtube. that's the other thing. whatever you're dreaming goes right to your parents. >> you're in town for comicon. >> that's right. new york comicon. >> where is your costume? >> i'm hiding it. it's hard to come out as a stormtrooper on "gma." i figured i would keep it for awhile. >> what is he like behind the scenes? >> exactly how he is here. he's anma >> aw. >> that's a gad partner. >> he obviously got the duffel bag of money. >> he'll obviously give a toast at your next event. >> did you mean my next wedding? >> i said even, john. i said event. >> where will we see the show? >> it will be on adult swim. car noon network, the late-night programming. they're doing some of the best stuff on tv.

reading of "good will hunting." what is that about? >> it's a thing called live reads. they're reading the screen play live. they asked me to direct one. it means cast as many cool people as you can to do it. i was lucky enough on get a lot of cool people, including my wife. we're going to read "good will hunting" on stage. it will be a lot of fun. >> that is great. can you share any of the other cool people? >> that movie didn't do well. so it's about time we give it its due. that's my opinion. >> we have someone here who knows a little something about that movie. >> what? is matt damon here? [ laughter ] no idea. [ cheers and applause ] >> michael will talk to him. >> oh, i'm sorry, i didn't know

good, good. >> nice recovery.

sheriff paul babeu was headmaster at desisto school in massachusetts. a boarding school rife with abuse. a lot of things went down that probably shouldn't have. this isn't about abuse or neglect, because none of this was found. except these records show the state found it, students and parents testified about it, and a judge ordered it to stop. the cornering, the sheeting, i didn't know how to i'll end with that, thank you so much.

we're back with two-time oscar winner ben affleck and your trading in your superhero cape for a calculator in the new

you're playing a mad genius with a killer instinct. take a look. >> what is just temporarily we put this year's taxes on our credit card. do you like it? i made it myself. >> no, not particularly, but, you ever sell one? >> at church fairs now and again. >> you may have what the irs calls a home-based business. >> just a little taste. >> that's the most thrilling clip. you can minute. >> that clip is important to the movie. but it's not the action part of this movie. >> right. >> and you're in great shape. i look at you and i'm like, which one of us played football. first of all. >> i think that's probably still pretty clear. >> you're in great shape from "batman versus superman." you're doing all these martial arts in this film. did that training help carry

but it was a lot of work. that was the fun of it. the physical aspect of it. learning the fights. i'm not wearing a mask. it's harder to slip a stuntman in there. it had to be me doing all that have stuff. i found out i wasn't too old. >> you're never to old. cow h you had to do the math. you ged get home, dad, you're an accountant. >> my oldest is fifth grade. that's pushing my limit right now. be like, ask your teacher, honey. >> your character has some challenges. but it can take these challenges and make them unique gifts. what do you home people take away from that? >> that's one of the nice theems about the movie. it celebrates our difference. it's what makes us special. it profiles someone on the autism spectrum and shows hat

they were glad the character was autistic, a protagonist in the movie. i'm hoping to make those folks proud. i'm proud of the movie. >> you should be. i got the message from the film. we saw a clip. anna kendrick is your co-star. she'll be here tomorrow. >> good. >> i'm sure she's not watching rite now. somewhat one little secret? >> our chemistry is electric. you're not going to amazing. no, she's a -- anna is one of the most -- she's great for the part. so fun, engaging, interesting. hen she comes on the screen, she makes my character so withdrawn, they're total opposites. it was a lot of fun splp she pulls a lot out of your character. >> she's smart, she's funny. >> she's humming for you to come back.

we found a little something with you. you love your burger king. >> oh, god. >> take a look at this. >> hello? >> hi, is this burger king? >> uh, yeah, yeah this is burger king. >> would you deliver a chef's salad? >> uh, for you, absolutely. ? do you believe in imagine nick a young girl ars heart ? >> yeah. burger king. you know, that was my first experience because, like, the economists did a big story about how burger king's campaign is failing, they used a picture of me from that commercial. it makes sense now that i look ate why it didn't work. is there what would you tell that guy now? >> one day, there will not just be phones in cars but people will carry them around and have them, you know, be able to walk around with them.

first thing i thought, at the end, i thought, your buddy, matt damon, is jason bourne. you're the accountant. you could give him a run for his money. who would win? >> i don't think that's -- that's obvious. i'm embarrassed. the accountant is much more -- >> that's what i expecteded. >> it is, to go back to your previous segment, it is a little bit of "good jason bourne. matt needs two movies to do what i did many this one. >> everyone loves your relationship. you and matt are figing to be tom brady's best friend. fan gets to pay ten bucks for a chance to hang out with you and have dinner with you and talk to you. and i'm just curse, i'm putting in my bid. here's ten bucks. >> okay.

>> i'll buy your entry. to me, honestly, i would pay just to hang out with tom brady. me and matt are the side shoe. look, there's a jets fan over there. [ laughter ] but -- to me, he's like, the greatest ever. you know, he's totally my hero. yeah, tom brady. there you go. go pats. >> he's an amazing guy. he's really busy. football season. and, like, i retired. i have free time. i can you put me in? >> we can add you to the list, yeah. because, i mean, it's -- down a ways now. but -- >> maybe, maybe this -- that -- that looks so great. i know you're a patriots guy. this is burning you now. >> like wearing a yankees jersey.

>> you're trembling. i know it's hurting you a little bit. you know what. you should be very proud of this movie. it's great. it is "the accountant." in theaters everywhere october 14th. go see ben affleck everybody. let's go back to ginger in florida. yeah, michael. i'm here on satellite beach in a hurricane warning area. i wouldn't want to be standing here tonight or tomorrow morning because of wind gusts. look at wave height. the piling of waves and waet already be an issue on some of the beaches. a quick look at what's happens here. a good look what is happening as

>> that weather brought to you by fisher-price. michael, back to you. and coming up, divorce star thomas haden church is here

the hits keep on coming. thomas haden church is here now. he has a big new rol sarah jessica parker in the hbo series, "divorce." >> hold it. like who? >> who what? >> who did you have an opportunity to make a wrong decision with. >> you want a list? >> yeah. >> how is this relevant to the discussion? is -- is this relevant? >> thomas haden church getting rave reviews for this role. it's a very serious topic.

dry, funny way. >> i want to say up front. i'm following ben affleck who had a three-piece suit on. i didn't even wear underwear, so -- i just -- i just want to go all in with honesty. >> i appreciate it. >> i want full transparency. it is a serious subject. we try to balance the comedic aspects with the dramatic. it is ultimately a marriage and family sort of being pulled apart. >> yeah. >> and, i spoiler alerts because i don't know any spoiler alerts. i don't know what spoiler alert means. it is -- we hope, a familiar yet unique examination of a personal story. >> great cast, too. playing these rolls. molly shannon. sarah jessica parker. >> a long criminal history with sara jesh jessica parker.

she's known on the street as the baker. because she bax. >> don't ask somewhat in those kax. >> i'm kidding. social media will go crazy. long criminal history. the baker. >> your mustache on the show, remarkable. >> has its on trailer. >> the show is fantastic. congratulations. it's called "divorce." it's sunday night, beginning, on hbo. thomas haden church.

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northern arizona university switching things up when it comes to keeping freshman. university college unit is now closed. its goal was to boost in a use retention rate and it did by 5% since 2009. -- jobs at university college unit have now been split into other departments. switching gears, if you need to replace a social security card you don't have to go anywhere now except your computer. arizona is joining adot another state -- a dozen other states that allow you to order a new card online. the state can now verify each person by their drivers license. over the next couple of days are warm up will continue. we are in the 70s now and heading into the upper 80s to near 90 this afternoon. moisture also returning over the next few days. by the weekend rain chances are back in the forecast. today 90 a few high clouds. tomorrow a little warmer with some high clouds. tomorrow looks dry. overnight into saturday we see

day on sunday. we still have two slow spots. up in the north part of the valley traveling eastbound on the 101 it's not as bad as it looks but near state route 51 you will see some slowing. i also want to give you a look from our adot camera. we had to mark -- two crash is on state route 51. some minor slowing in these areas. we are back at 11:00 with a full hours worth of news. have a next on sonoran living, football season and susan is celebrating. breakfast, burgers and the ball. we will show you where

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