good morning, america. breaking overnight, state of emergency. at least 35 twisters tear through the heartland. >> oh, my gosh. starbucks just got blown over. >> winds hit 165 miles an hour, flattening homes and buildings. as more storms move in. miraculous rescue. a 10-year-old trapped for 17 hours in the earthquake rubble, making it out alive. [ cheers ] >> as crews work overnight in italy searching for survivors on the ground and in the air. the death toll climbing as more than 200 aftershocks rock the country. steakhouse shooting. the waiter furious at a customer pulls out a gun, fires it on the job. people hide behind tables, running for their lives. hope solo suspended. the soccer superstar in trouble again. this time for calling her olympic competitors cowards.

is the penalty going too far? and good morning, america. a lot to get to. and a lot of reaction to that hope solo suspension overnight. the goalie in trouble for what she said at the rio olympics after losing to sweden. >> that's coming up in our big board. also, donald trump firing up a big crowd in jackson, getting reaction for what he said. watch the reaction of the woman on the left. as donald trump talks. >> hillary clinton is a bigot. who sees people of color only as votes, not as -- a bigot. >> hillary clinton firing back, as well. a lot of politics coming up. all right, and then, we want to get to the massive tornadoes tearing through the midwest. dozens reportedly touching down from indiana to ohio overnight. destroying homes and buildings. us in kokomo, indiana, with the all latest. good morning, alex.

people say this storm ripped through town in seconds. take a look behind me here. this is what's left of the starbucks building. employees had packed in the bathroom to stay alive. >> oh, my gosh, starbucks just got blown over. there's people in there. >> reporter: overnight, tornadoes tearing through the midwest. >> holy cow! >> reporter: storm chasers capturing the moment this twister in kokomo, indiana, began to form. you can see the debris slowly circling up. one tornado picking up speed. with winds gusting more than 130 miles per hour. >> that's a tornado. >> reporter: hundreds scrambling for safety, including these schoolchildren who huddled covering their head. >> i tried to push the door. and the wind was just blowing so fast. i shut the door and then it blew my window out. >> it was crazy.

you could hear everything that was going on outside. >> reporter: watch again as the twister blows down this starbucks like a pile of straw. employees hiding in the bathroom. making it out with only minor injuries. >> a couple of other guys and i were able to wedge the doors out and get everybody out. >> reporter: this morning, the devastation is clear. dozens of homes in pieces. cars on top of one another. and the streets, almost impossible to drive down. and the cleanup around town just now beginning. but here's the good news. authorities say luckily, somehow in all of this, no one was killed. amy? >> wow, that is remarkable when you see those images. thank you so much, alex. let's turn now to ginger for more. 8 million more people at risk today from oklahoma to ohio. all eyes on that tropical system in the atlantic that's forming. ginger a lot to get to. >> much to get to. let's first start with those tornadoes. 35 reported. indiana and ohio get two on average in august. this is a big deal for this time of year. now that energy has moved to the east. detroit is in it today. cleveland, later this afternoon

kansas, even missouri, have to watch out for damaging winds and hail, even tornadoes. now, i want to turn to the tropics. the caribbean, already getting some of that. lots of rain in st. maarten. remember, that's just a tropical wave right now. that's the one we're concerned about. we're not worried about hurricane gaston. don't worry as much about that. that's staying out to sea. it's this one here that has to fight through a lot of dry air the next couple of days. it has a 50% shot of becoming a named storm in the next 48 hours. we're watching south florida. we'll come right back with a lot more in a couple of minutes. >> okay, ginger, thanks very much. we move on now to italy. the death toll continues to climb from the massive earthquake. rescue efforts overnight. more than 200 aftershocks rocking the country. this drone video of the region shows the crushing destruction from the quake. abc's terry moran is on the scene in amatrice with the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning,

keep rolling through. a couple of them woke us up last night. sent people scurrying into streets. the danger is real. take a look behind me. that is the ancient church of st. augustina. dates back more than 500 years and it's a wreck. emergency workers tell us that tower could come down in the next big shake. 17 hours after the earthquake first struck this small italian town, a rare moment of hope amidst the rubble. firefighters spot the legs of a 10-year-old girl named julia. they hear sounds from her they respond with messages of encouragement as they successfully pull her to safety. she emerges to applause and cries of, she's alive. further west, in the historic town of amatrice, one of the hardest hit. another team gently pulling out first a little boy. then a little girl from the wreckage -- both survivors. this morning, rescue workers meeting on the outskirts of town, mapping out where they need to go. determined to save lives.

but the emotion -- you feel the emotion after the day, after a month, after a year. >> reporter: are you proud of this work? >> yes. i'm proud of this work. >> reporter: this exclusive new drone footage illustrates the scope of the devastation in amatrice. the invisible line between the new town, where houses remain untouched, and the old city, where three-quarters of the town has been flattened. take a look at the main street before the disaster. here it is after. once so picturesque, this town square now a wreck. the clock tower is all that's left standing now. cars crumbled. homes reduced to skeletons. looking more like dollhouses. this tattered mickey mouse doll lying in the rubble. and in the wake of the powerful quake, more than 200 aftershocks have been unleashed. we made our way through shattered villages. shell-shocked residents returning to see what's left of their homes.

that these old stone buildings just have come down on themselves. getting this done, getting in there and finding out who is in it is karim and dangerous work. we're told it's going to take awhile to complete. amy? >> terry, our hearts are with all of those in italy now. now to a deadly attack in afghanistan, where militants stormed the american university in kabul. killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 20 others. a siege going on for hours as students fled for their lives or barricaded themselves in classrooms. abc's alex marquardt is in beirut with the very latest on that. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, amy. that's right, harrowing stories coming out of afghanistan this morning. this attack starting as evening classes got under way. students immediately posting on twitter and facebook that the campus was under attack. others jumping out of windows and trying to climb walls to escape.

>> he kicked our door by his feet, two times. everybody were panicked. >> reporter: security forces and medical teams backed by american advisers swarming the scene. police describe the attack as complex with three attackers. one blowing himself up at the university's entrance, allowing two gunmen to enter. >> we didn't feel good and safe. so therefore we jumped from the second floor and escaped. >> reporter: in the end, 12 were killed, including 7 students. so far, there has been no claim of res but the taliban is a prime suspect. the state department condemned the attack. >> an attack on an university is an attack on the future of afghanistan. >> reporter: the university was a personal project of former first lady laura bush's as the kind of place where afghan students talk about using their educations to strengthen their country. that is what makes it a prime target for terrorists. george. >> okay, alex, marquardt, thanks. back here at home, the race for the white house hotter than

with donald trump sharpening his attacks on hillary clinton and signaling his most dramatic shift yet on immigration. abc's jon karl is on the trail. with donald trump in jackson, mississippi. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george, this shift on immigration is a stunning reversal for trump on his core issue. and it comes as he's out with a harsh new insult directed at hillary clinton. speaking in mississippi overnight, donald trump gave a provocative new label to hillary clinton. for the first time, branding her a racist. >> hillary clinton is a bigot. who sees people of color -- only as votes. not as human beings worthy of a better future. >> reporter: watch the reaction from this woman as trump makes the attack. >> hillary clinton is a bigot, who sees people of color -- >> reporter: in an interview on cnn, clinton quickly fired back. >> he's taking a hate movement

he's brought it into his campaign. he's bringing it to our communities and our country. >> reporter: trump is now trying to appeal to minority voters. making a huge flip on his core issues. >> you're going to have a deportation force. we're rounding them up in a very humane way. >> reporter: but trump now says some of the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay. >> do we tell these people to get out? number one. or do we work with them and let them stay in some form? >> reporter: he keep the door closed to citizenship. but for the first time, he's saying he's open to giving legal status to the millions who came into the united states illegally. >> who wants those people thrown out? >> i do! >> reporter: as for hillary clinton, she says she plans to launch a major counterattack. in a speech she plans to give in reno, nevada, today, her campaign says she'll declare trump out of the mainstream, linked to a so-called alt-right

embraces "extremism." trump's apparent new position on immigration sounds a heck of a lot like what jeb bush proposed during the republican primaries. back then, george, trump harshly attacked it as amnesty. now, a spokesperson for bush is saying, "it's unsurprising that donald trump is finally faced with reconciling his immigration policy with reality. it's something governor bush predicted last year. george? >> okay, jon karl. let's take that to matt dowd right now. matt, the trump campaign is still saying, even though he's talked about this on the stump for the last several days, that he's going to come out with a formal position in the next week or so. if this sticks, if he does say that some of the undocumented immigrants in the country right now can have a path to legalization, that would be, as jon said, just stunning given everything he said over the

>> well, i think it would be the most fundamental shift in his whole campaign to this point. i think there's two problematic areas that they have to be real careful of, the trump campaign. first is, if you ask any trump voter, the only issue that links them together is his immigration stand. no other issue links them together like immigration. the other issue is, he's supposed to be the tells it like it is politician. the one who is willing to say whatever it takes to get it done. now, if he makes a major shift on this issue, it's problematic. position that more people agree with? >> absolutely. a majority of folks agree that we ought to have secure borders and compassionately deal with the people in this country. absolutely. i think it's primarily aimed at white women suburban voters. it's not really aimed at latinos. it's aimed at those suburban voters that he knows this election could be decided by. >> meantime, we're seeing some

he's using the teleprompter more. hitting themes a little bit more consistently. he still goes off and labels hillary clinton with words like bigot. that seems to be the pattern going forward. his team is going to try to discipline him a bit but also give him the free rein to do what he does. >> well, i would hope that the bigot line was not in the teleprompter. his campaign manager, kellyanne conway said he doesn't personally insult anybody. well, he's done a series of personal insults. i would hope we have a hope solo standard in the course of this. when you say something time-out for awhile to figure out what you need to do in the course of this. >> no time for time-outs with 70 days to go until election day. that's the reality right there, matt dowd. thank you very much. now to a set of frightening plane landings right here in new york. two packed aircraft, two hours apart, slamming into birds at jfk. the incidents again raising concerns about the dangers of birds around our airports. and abc's david kerley has more now from reagan national airport in d.c.

>> reporter: good morning, amy. it's one of the most vulnerable parts of a flight, the landing. and twice at jfk, jets on final approach getting ready to touch down, hit birds. during the morning rush, a jetblue aircraft flew right into trouble. >> on touchdown, we had a bird strike. it hit the side of the aircraft. >> reporter: another pilot saw the effects. >> a very small bird. it's dead. >> reporter: and just two hours later, a four-engine jumbo jet. a singapore a-380 also hits seen by other pilots. >> there's a big flock of birds went into those two engines. they're kind of scattered everywhere. >> reporter: they were small starlings. another pilot reacted. >> there's a bunch of dead birds on the runway. i don't want to take off. >> reporter: both flights completed landings without further incident. bird strikes can be serious. >> hit birds. we've lost both engines. >> reporter: that is the real radio call from sully sullenberger's jet. that took off and lost both

landing in the hudson. a story -- >> this is the captain. brace for impact. >> reporter: -- now becoming a hollywood movie. "sully." >> i got an a-330 diving for the river. >> reporter: proof that nature technology can lead to unexpected consequences. >> no one has ever trained for an incident like that. >> reporter: and jetblue tells us that their jet was back in service last night. no word from singapore. that bigger jet that hit a flock of birds. george, this is not uncommon. a couple of dozen times a day, a plane hits a bird. >> okay, david, thank you very much for that. we're going to get to the investigation now into a fatal zipline accident at delaware state park where a woman died after falling 40 feet from the ride. abc's eva pilgrim is here with the story. this is raising real questions about the safety of these rides. >> reporter: it's an adventure industry so popular that the delaware state park recently opened a junior course for kids. but this morning, it's closed as

how a woman could fall to her death when each participant is supposed to be attached to a safety system the entire time. this morning, a ziplining adventure ending in tragedy. a 59-year-old woman dying. after falling from a course in delaware. >> i could see how it could happen. as just a complete accident. >> reporter: authorities say the woman exploring the go ape treetop adventure course fell approximately 40 feet off one of the platforms, later dying at a nearby hospital. this youtube video showcasing the course, which, according to the company's website, is a two to three-hour journey through the wilderness. as you take on suspended obstacles. all with an incredible view. go ape releasing this statement after the fall saying it is deeply saddened by this tragic occurrence. our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. and in particular to those on the course with her at time.

figure out how this woman fell to her death. >> if they didn't go through the precautions of hooking themselves up with the carabiner and lost their balance and fell on the platform, then it could be possible. >> reporter: meanwhile, this latest accident once again raising concerns about safety. and the millions of zipline rides taken every year, the industry says less than 1% result in accidents. however, there's still no federal oversight. only 18 states setting specific regulations for ziplining courses. a lot of questions. >> okay, eva. thanks very much. >> thanks, eva. well, a developing story now from connecticut where hazardous material crews are on the site of a spill. 400 gallons of the highly toxic chemical hexavalent chromium spilled from a metal plating company into a river and wetland area. that's the same cancer-causing chemical that was the subject of the "erin brockovich" movie. authorities say no homes or other businesses are in the immediate area and they're working around the clock to

and minimize risks. and there were some terrifying moments inside a steakhouse in san antonio. a waiter opens fire firing several shots into the ceiling. witnesses say seconds earlier, the waiter had been verbally and physically assaulted by the customers after he brought the wrong order. each of the men could now face charges. okay, let's go over to ginger now with the latest on the wildfires out west. >> yes, today is the centennial celebration of our national parks. look what is happening in grand teton national park. now 43 large fires across the west. it's not looking great with heat

and coming up on "gma," new outrage this morning over that sentence for a high school athlete charged with sexual assault. he got probation not jail time. and now, there are calls for the judge to be removed. dan abrams and nancy grace are

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welcome back to "gma." you're looking live at that tornado destruction in kokomo, indiana. a state of emergency declared. after 35 reported twisters tore through the heartland overnight, destroying homes and buildings. and unfortunately more severe weather is on the way. we're following all the latest this morning. ginger will have the latest. also right now, donald trump making headlines calling hillary clinton a quote bigot overnight. clinton quickly fired back as she prepares to take on trump in a major speech today. and this morning, all eyes on a new planet that could be like earth. and this artist's rendering shows what it may look like. they say the discovery is amazing. >> beautiful imagery there. and it's great to have sara haines here. we understand you have a big surprise. >> we do. that's right, guess who is

stars"? one of our favorite bad boys heading to the ballroom. the big reveal coming up next. >> i wonder who that could be. >> hmm. >> i know. it's a tease for you, george. okay, we're going to get now to that growing fury over a high school athlete who was sentenced to probation but no jail time after sexually assaulting two classmates. abc's linzie janis is here with the latest. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, george, an online petition calling for the removal of this judge now has more than 14,000 signatures and counting. the petition calls the ruling a slap on the wrist and says the judge is essentially letting a known sex offender on a college campus. this morning, thousands of online petitioners are calling for the removal of the judge who sentenced 18-year-old david becker to probation instead of prison time, after he was charged with sexually assaulting two classmates. at a plea hearing in june, judge thomas estes siding with becker's lawyer, who argued the

already suffered due to his actions. >> there have already been significant consequences, collateral consequences to simply being charged in the first place. >> reporter: the judge adding a harsher penalty would slam a lot of doors for becker. his lawyer described him as a model student who deserved to go the college. >> he was a rising star, everything was going perfect for him. suddenly, april 20, 2016, he's at a house party. there's no parents. there's alcohol. there's marijuana. there's testosterone. there's estrogen. a perfect mix for a nuclear disaster. he makes a bad decision. >> reporter: becker was arrested in april after two 18-year-old girls said they had been drinking at a house party. they went to bed with him and according to police documents, each said they woke up at separate times to becker assaulting them. victim one told police becker texted her after the incident. writing, very sorry about last night. was very much in the wrong. she replied, don't even worry about it, it's all good.

becker told police he was unaware she was asleep and he denied having contact with victim two. prosecutors had recommended two years of jail time. instead, he got to two years' probation. >> i think the judge's sympathies are misplaced in this case. i think that this offender's college career should not be the priority. punishment for the acts he committed should be the priority. >> reporter: his case is being compared to that of in june the former stanford swimmer received six months in jail for sexual assault. george. >> okay, linzie, let's talk about this with dan abrams and nancy grace. dan, let me begin with you and explain the process. they reached a deal. the prosecutors requested two years of jail time. the judge made a different decision. how does that happen? >> right. it's not called a plea deal. but he's effectively agreeing to lesser charges.

reached this effectively agreement. here's what we would recommend. the judge then also gets what is a probation report. he hears from the victim's family. he hears from the victim. he hears from the defendant. and then makes this decision here. no question this is a lenient decision. this guy should be incredibly appreciative. this is a lucky, lucky young man that he's not serving time based on this crime. with that said, i think the fact that one of the victims said that she thoug probation was very helpful to him. in this case. >> nancy. >> well, i disagree on so many levels. and what this is called in courthouse parlance is a blind plea. you agree to a plea agreement. you agree that someone is going to plead guilty. then you go before the judge and both sides are blind as to what the judge is going to sentence. the state here recommended two years behind bars.

the reality is, the judge went a step further. he says, well, if you don't drink and you don't do drugs and you don't contact the victims, in two years, the whole thing will be dismissed. it's like it never happened. and dan is right about something. he said that one of the victims said, well, i don't want him to go to jail. you know what? i get it. she is feeling guilty, like it's her fault this happened to her. and i can't tell you how much that upsets me. i've dealt with so many rape victims. they're like, wow, was my skirt too short? should i have been at that party? did i have too much to drink? is it my fault? no, it's not her fault. one of the victims went out of state. why didn't she want to go forward? that's why you have a prosecutor. you represent the victims. they're not supposed to go into court and handle their case themselves. you do what is right. you lead the prosecution. and i think this case should have gone to trial.

sentence on a rape case, then take it to a jury. >> but it's very easy to just say this case should have gone to trial. we should have fought this. what happens if he's found not guilty, right, and then there's zero accountability. >> then you did your best. >> maybe that's not good enough. maybe in certain cases, the prosecutors are going to say, you know what, for two reasons. number one, maybe the prosecutors are worried they won't be able to get a conviction. and the number two, maybe the victims said, yo don't want to be dragged through a trial. we want you to reach an agreement. don't just go on and say, oh, you know what, they should have taken this to trial, without knowing what's going on in the prosecutors' minds. >> the other thing about this judge, he spent his whole life practically, 30 years, as a public defender. what do you think he's going to do when he gets on the bench? side with the defendant. all he's worried about is this kid going to college.

>> now, there are calls to investigate this judge. we have also seen the judge in the stanford case facing calls for removal as well. >> first of all, i don't think you should tar this judge because he served as a public defender and somehow that's a problem. >> i'm not tarring him. he made a bad decision. >> okay, i agree. it's a very lenient sentence here. i think it's dangerous to start lumping cases in together. we have to evaluate them separately. i think nancy would probably agree with me. that the turner case, on the one. in the sense that you had eyewitnesses -- >> stanford. >> right. the stanford case. attack on the street. the possibility of a lot of prison time. i think that case was worse. >> i don't know. is one rape worse than another? >> nancy, what do judges do every day? every single day judges have to make decisions. >> yes, they do.

>> yes. there's aggravated sexual assault. there's not aggravated sexual assault. these sort of decisions happen every day. >> this guy is going to walk free. >> that's all we have time for today. thank you very much. >> he's not even going to have a record. we're going over to amy. >> they agreed yesterday. oh, well, today's another day. coming up on the big board, soccer star hope solo suspended. over comments she made at the olympics. does the punishment go too far? and then airfare alert. are you really getting the best prices? the tricks that could help. and to wear your engagement ring or not? a big debate heating up over what to do when you go in for a job interview. our insiders join us in just two minutes. americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. because when you ship with us, your business becomes our business. that's why we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes

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hope solo suspended from the u.s. women's national team for six months, following comments she made at the rio olympics after losing to sweden, describing them as a bunch of cowards. words u.s. soccer has deemed unacceptable. espn's jeremy schaap joins us now. and jeremy n a statement, hope solo said this, i'm saddened by the federation's decision to terminate my contract. i could not be the player i am without being the person i am. even when i haven't made the best choices or said the right things. jeremy, what do you make of the suspension? do you think it's fair? >> well, in a word, if this suspension were just for the things that hope solo said about sweden, it wouldn't be fair at all. but that's not what this is about. this is about a history of transgressions. misdeeds. run-ins with the law. she's been giving u.s. soccer headaches for 15-plus years. you have to look at the whole track record. remember, as well, this is largely symbolic. there's no world cup coming up. there's no olympics coming up. but, there is a fair question now to be asked whether hope solo will ever again be the goalkeeper for the u.s. women's

>> the other question being asked from the director of -- it was called excessive. we also question whether this action would have ever been taken against a male player or coach who, in the heat of competition, questioned the tactics of the opposing team. >> george, certainly there's a history in sport of women being held in a different level of deportment than men. cristiano ronaldo made similar comments when his team didn't play as well against iceland. he wasn't punished. but that was at the beginning of a tournament not at the end of it. i have covered the u.s. men's national team for years. i interviewed hope solo. i have to say i don't think this is about gender. this is about hope solo who has been uniquely troublesome for u.s. soccer for a long time. >> jeremy schaap, thanks very

travel. it's a comprehensive look at how to get the best prices. what causes the biggest frustrations? becky worley is here to break it down. not such great news for travellers. >> george, the 14 pages in this article on flying can be summed up like this, ah! the details. let's get to them, on why we're frustrated. complaints against u.s. airlines, up 34% last year compared to 2014. ah! we have to wait in line for security, but, hey, turns out the airlines have removed some bathrooms to make way for more seats, more profits. so let's stand in more lines on the plane waiting for the john. and this one, the narrowest seats measure 17 inches wide. i busted out a ruler and the kids' construction paper. this is 17 inches wide. i'm a small woman. 17 inches is just not realistic. >> wow, that's incredible. let's talk about prices. because when you're going online, right to get the ticket.

they looked at the travel booking sites. what did they find? >> "consumer reports" tested about 400 airfares on nine sites. they found the fares changed minute by minute, second by second. they varied based on what travel site you used. travelocity the cheapest. ironically, cheapoair is the most expensive.ther weird aspec booking. if you have a browser with the history deleted, all your previous sites and cookies gone, the fare prices could be totally different than for people who don't clear their history. and to make it more confusing, sometimes more, sometimes less. >> how is that possible? >> it's ridiculous. "consumer reports" advice for getting the best price is check aggregator sites. and the airline. yet again, more hassle for us consumers. >> wow. it was like, ah! becky, thank you.

story, the big debate over engagement rings. a job recruiter coming under big fire for his advice. on linkedin. a popular career counselor saying that women should ditch their ring for job interviews. because they could send the message to the men that you're high maintenance. joining us now, lisa skeete tatum, founder of landit. a site that helps women in the work place. i bet i know what you're going to say. >> it's preposterous. i literally had to pick my mouth up off the floor. i can't believe in 2016, we're still talking about this. if you look anywhere, you have seen the workplace has changed. companies want to attract, retain women. i come from a male-dominated industry. and the only sparkle that they're interested in is what is my track record and do i bring things to them that enable them to sparkle? >> i hesitate to get into this debate at all. he said in a followup post for

watches. does that help at all? >> there's no way to equate wearing a rolex to wearing an engagement ring which is a symbol of commitment, love and family. our advice is the same. you go and you're prepared. you are professional. you know your worth. it's a two-way interview. you should be interviewing them. is this a place where i fit? is this a place where i can be myself? if you're in a place you don't fit, it's not a recipe for success. >> agreed. very well put. thank you so much. i appreciate it, lisa. thank you to lisa, becky, and jeremy. coming up next, the college soccer team attempting an outrageous stunt. this is a great one. one ball, 25 heads, one big goal. can they pull it off? we're back in just two minutes. . we're back in just two minutes. i've been taking fish oil from nature's bounty to support my heart. i'm running, four times a week. eating better, keeping healthy. so that no matter what happens in the future, my "future self" will thank me. thank you! you're welcome!

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going -- good morning, sara. the syracuse soccer team was blowing off steam after a long practice earlier this week. they decided to attempt this audacious trick. there they are right there. the lead guy trying to head the ball to 25 of his teammates without it hitting the ground. can they do it? the pressure building. i'm getting nervous just watching. just a few more. here we go. five, four, three, two, one, oh! there they go. they got it right in the can. what a celebration. this line from our writers -- talk about losing your head. >> but the real question for our producers is, who chose the color of these balls? >> i know. we couldn't find white. >> we're going to re-enact that now. >> let's give you some background here. that was senior defenseman liam callahan. and there he is right there in the center. he told us the guys were just playing around. they had tried the feat about 20

this was their last chance and they got it. >> oh, great job. >> can you imagine the pressure when you're the guy who heads it off to the side? >> can you imagine? >> that's a lot of -- never mind. >> if it was guy 25. everyone doing it. coming up in our next hour, our big "dancing with the stars" reveal. guess which bad boy is heading to the ballroom? he's joining us live. and then chris powell is here helping your family get into back-to-school shape. we'll be right back. right back. hey there, hi. why do people have eyebrows? why do people put milk on cereal?

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good morning rg america. it's 8:00 a.m. miracle rescue. a 10-year-old buried alive in the earthquake rubble rescued overnight. health alert. now research about obesity that could affect ll 80 million americans. how your weight could to at least eight types of cancer. the warning signs to look out for. hack attack. "ghostbusters" star leslie jones hacked. hollywood on high alert. get back to school ready. the simple tools to supercharge your kids' learning. easy moves you can do together this morning, as we say -- >> all: good morning, america.

and good morning, america. great to have chris powell here, our friend from "extreme weight loss" with a whole bunch of kids getting in shape. the best ways to exercise with your family. also share the approach he tries with his own kids. and we have a big "dancing with the stars" surprise. you won't believe which bad boy, is he okay with us constantly calling him bad boy, which bad boy is heading back to the dance floor. the big reveal is moments away. >> i bet people can guess who it is. now the news from tom llamas. he's got the morning rundown. >> the big story right now. a dramatic jump in the death toll from the earthquake in central italy. at least 247 now confirmed dead. crews are clinging to hope that more people will be found alive. terry moran is there.

the rescue effort is accelerating. it's impressive. the work is is very, very difficult. the damage is located in these isolated picturesque, an shept hill towns. the old stone structures have come down on themselves. so getting into the rubble, that's dangerous, arduous work. they're having successes. at 17 hours after the quake, a little girl, 10 years old, named julia, pulled from the rubble alive. saved. a moment that brings tears and cheers to everyone who witnesses, including the rescue workers. with the death toll now at hundreds still missing, this effort is going the go on for awhile. it remains dangerous. aftershocks just keep rolling through. tom? >> amazing they were able to pull her out. all right, terry. thank you so much. the midwest is bracing for more violent storms after dozens of twisters tore across indiana and ohio, ripping off roofs and destroying trees and cars.

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is he in it? it's a water main. not a sewer main. >> you share a sickness. you see someone in distress and cow laugh out loud. >> he's okay. he's okay. >> we hope he had -- >> i don't know how he did that. it's weird. >> i'm so impressed. i'm so impressed. >> way to go. he was committed. >> i need that kind of service at home. time for some "pop news." hollywood is leslie jones once again. her personal website was reportedly hacked exposing private information about the actress. many stars rushing to her defense. katy perry is urging fans not look president ellen tweeting you're beautiful and talented and bring laughter into a world that needs it. on octavia spencer, paul fieg, and many more showing support.

deactivated. over 19,000 people are using the hash tag standwithleslie stand in support. i don't understand how this keeps happening. don't pick on the funny ones. enough already. next up, we'll light b this up. ? oh baby baby ? i'll not sing "pop news" i promise. britney spears is going to have a movie. i must confess this is amazing news. lifetime is ? crazy ? we'll tally the puns for the end. by bringing the life story of britney spears to the small screen in a new biopic called "britney." some of her toxic times and her even stronger return. >> ding, ding, ding. >> keep dinging. the production begins next month. the release set for 2017. if that's not enough, and you're

>> ding. >> her album comes out on friday. and lucky me. >> ding, ding, ding. >> i'm going to be there. how many did i get? seven. >> that's a record. >> george, i would like to see you do that with your news. >> okay. >> never gonna happen. >> wait for it. and finally september is near. and a lot of kids are not too excited about going back to school. but this girl is not one of them. she looks superpumped school. plus, she's onlyyears old. stow we's mom asked her to pose in her school clothes. she got all these supercute power points. these racked up 64,000 likes. >> love the uniform. >> if you listen to head talk about power posing, this girl is ready. >> she knows. >> do you remember when you were that excite snd you got your lunchbox. >> totally. couldn't sleep the night before. >> you practiced packing your --

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sfoet no shoes no sirte and no problem ? kenny chesney right there. we'll hear more there him in just a little bit. right now, sit time for the big reveal. who is coming back to "dancing with the stars"? let's find out. [ drum roll ] there he is. maks, all right. first, let's take a look at his he's "dancing's" bad boy and big champ. >> tia and her partner, maksim whichmerkovskiy chmerkovskiy. >> reporter: he made his debut. >> mrk eryl and maks.

merrill davis. >> it was not a great quick step. it was amazing. >> reporter: returned to the ballroom as a guest judge. everyone taught our robin a thing or two about the cha-cha. it's a family fair on the floor. little brother, val, a dancing star on the show. maks' fiance, a fellow champ. they expect their first child next year. now maks is back ready to try for the trophy one more time. maks, welcome back. it's great to have you with us again this morning. great to have you back on "dancing with the stars." so you know, back in 2014, we thought you hung up the dancing shoes after 14 seasons. you said, you were done. you just couldn't stay away? >> i -- yeah. looking at this montage that you put together seems like for the last 1 years everything that happened in my life had some sort of relationship to the show. and, you know, why keep stage

no, honestly, i -- i felt great. i felt this summer's been amazing. the maks and val tour was a huge success. and we thank you to all the fans and everybody for showing up to the theaters. we tried to put on the show every night. in the process, somehow, got the best shape of my life. i feel great. my knees are back. my ankles are great. and, you know, you feel like, you know, i just -- i just wanted this to continue the feeling the positivity. so much. so much love out there. >> i'll bet. now there's a lot of love between you and your brother as well. you danced together all summer long. now you'll be competing against him. >> well, i mean, we have done that before for a bit of time. and then i left. and rightfully so i feel like, you know, he's become the star of the show. and, you know, that's not going to change. i'm coming in to do, you know, my thing. whatever that thing would be. and, i'm just excited.

sort of -- um -- you know, everything, everything the way it came together. and the way i ended up back on "dancing with the stars," as a pro, this season is very different than any other season that i've done. and i'm looking forward to that new sort of way of being in the show. >> and i'm curious. you have been a judge for quite some time. telling the pros what they're doing wrong. now you're on the other side again. how much pressure are you putting >> i mean, i -- i've -- done it. then judged it. and came back and did it. and, you know, judgijudging, bad forth. there's no pressure. the basic principle of the show stays the same. and, you know, you just come in do your best, and help whoever your partner is to do their best. i -- i did, however, say before

not running after multiple mirrorballs. that's not what my focus is at. and, i feel absolutely no pressure having to win again. i do, however, know that i'm a very competitive person. so, it's going to come out. and i'm looking forward to that. but, again, depending on who my partner is, we're going to have a great time. >> we can't wait to see it. we won't see peta this season because you're about to have a baby. just about out of time. >> she's doing amazing and getting bigger and the baby is kicking. and it's phenomenal. i can't describe the feeling. >> a little dancer in there. >> can't wait to see you, maks. we'll announce the full cast tuesday on "gma." and coming up right now, the best tools and tactics to get your kids ready to go back to school. ity noise) honey! get in here! gail, look at this. (cheering on tv) yes!

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supplies. your mechanical pencil. ruler. makes you be ready for class. it's not just that stuff. it's not just the kids. adults, sit up straight. put your thinking caps on. parents need learning tools, too. when it comes to kids, they may need emotional skills before we quiz them on reading, writing, or arithmetic. ferris bueller, while charming, wasn't straight-a student. >> how could i to handle school on day like this is this. >> reporter: you can help your kids. let's start young. >> a lot of play-based preschool, they focus on social and emotional needs of children. they focus on things like cooperative play and working together. >> reporter: experts say social and emotional skills are vital to learning. things like self-control. and the ability to interact with peers. >> decades of reserm show that social and emotional skills are

readiness and like success. >> reporter: one new app called q wonder using songs, celebrity interrues to try to teach these skills. >> teach eye contact, manners, grit, resilience, focus, problem-solving. how to deal with everyday social situations. >> reporter: things my kids are learning in school, too. you had ways to deal with feelings and emotions in class, right? >> yeah, the tool box. garbage can tool, the empathy tool. the breathing teal, the personal space tool. >> i love the trash can. low the little stuff away, right? >> i let the little things go. >> reporter: and because the educational environment is changing for kids, that means parents need to keep up. >> it's critical that parents with connected to what's happening in their child's classroom and know what to do to help support their children at home. >> reporter: national data shows

students are proficient in math and 34% in reading. learning heroes, a site that helps parents navigate schools, parents believe their child is at or above school level. >> we connect them to resources, tool, tumts to help their child be successful in school. >> such cool tools. i learned a big part of third fwrad is assimilating ideas from multiple sources. conversations with my kids. learning hero.org, they have back-to-school power moves for parents. we're all so busy. but engaging our kids, sooum important. >> george and i war paying attention. it's so important. i love that your doctor talks about an empathy tool. so great. i felt is same way. let's go to ginger. >> we're out here. i love it 37 even when school's

times square. we're having great morning. my new friends are from rochester, new york. >> jody. >> and chris. >> a quick look at what happened here. kokomo, indiana, where one of the ef-3 tornadoes were reported. be on the lookout in the areas

>> george and amy, i'm getting in on this. the workout. we're going see a lot more of that with chris powell when we come back in our next half hour. and then we have a big performance from country superstar kenny chesney. get ready, no shoes nation. he's rocking "gma" when we come back.

a 63-year old man is behind bars this morning, accused of using craigslist to lure teenage girls into prostitution. david coil is charged with sex trafficking. the co-founder of a local group working to stop human trafficking says using craiglist and social media to lure targets is very common. and she says the people

profile. :30:30/harelss "there's men, women, there are yout trafficking other youth. it's not the typical what people think a pimp looks like-all the jewelry and thuggish-it's not." police believe david coil has been trafficking girls for almost a year. a terrified mother says she knows the teenagers who broke into her home near rancho and gowan. and only o she confronted the neighbors who she believes did it. i will press charges, and they will be arrested, they could have killed me and my daughter the woman was home with her small child tuesday night when this happened. she says she recognized the intruders right away because they live next door. despite her accusations, police have not made any arrests. join us for good morning las vegas tomorrow beginning at 430am... for the latest weather, traffic

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good morning, america. >> coming up in just a little bit. but first, amy and sara outside helping us get ready for back to school. >> it's -- it will be your best week -- i'm so sorry. i can't see. >> it's okay. >> wait, why can i not read this? >> you want me to read it? >> you go ahead. >> it's be your best week this week. we're getting into back-to-school shape as part of disney's healthy living commitment. helping to make fun living -- i can't talk either. make healthy living fun. oh, my gosh. >> do you want to take this? >> we have chris powell here from "extreme weight loss." trainer and author of "extreme transformation" is here. he knows a thing or two about

now. we can just talk to you. you have four kids at home. >> yes. >> we know with the tablets. schools are cutting down on p.e. it's hard to get your kids active. what do you do at home? >> activity is so important not just for physical but emotional and mental health. so, we actually found, you mentioned those tablets. i gotta tell you, my wife and i, we came to terms with the fact that we can't -- they're not going anywhere. you can't fight it. we can use it as incentive. we built circuits to say, if you want to earn 15 minutes on your ipad, run through the circuit three times. our kids are getting active. they want to be active. it teaches them a reward system. it's going to give them a payoff. as an adult, there's a reward for me. i work out hard. it gives me my health back. >> i have a 6-month-old. how young can we start them? >> it's never too early to start. keep in mind. our kids are meant to run and jump and crawl and push and pull

circuits. you know, they're doing all that. as you look around, these kids are running around all over the place. they're doing what their bodies are meant to do. >> explain how this circuit works. >> on station one, we have kids doing bounding. once again, bounding, it excites the nervous system. then we sneakily, so we weave in pushups. a nice strength exercise. most kids, they don't want to just jump down and do pushups. after te to station three and walk a balance beam, now we're focusing on coordination. into some situps. into the agility ladder. we have some squats over here. that's just it. >> fun. >> if you read between the lines here, we're taking pushups, situps, squats, strength movements. that are going to really help strengthen these kids. we're weaving in coordination, agility. this final station. you have to sink a tennis ball into a bucket to stop the clock. >> oh, this is fun. that's going to be my favorite

>> when you game-ify it, they love it. >> how do people replicate this at home? >> the best part, if you look around, none of this stuff is going to break the bank. you can pick it up in your local sporting goods store for next to nothing. around 50 bucks, pick up any of these things. i have a quick ten-station circuit. number one, it's inexpensive. it's fast. it's easy, it's fun. >> it's so cute, too. >> so good for the parents. once they get it all out of them -- >> they might sleep. >> and they sleep. it's so fantastic. how often would you suggest parents do this? once a week? every day? >> every day. every day, because you foe what? how often are the kids asking for the ipads or tablets? >> every minute. sfwlefr hour of the day. >> no joke. our kids will run through a circuit probably two or three times in a day. hey, dad, i want to play on my

they gladly jump up and go through the circuit. >> i love this. >> do you play "eye of the tiger" for them? that would add to it. >> right now, it's taylor swift. >> you can -- you can make it so it's not the same thing every day. >> absolutely. get creative. have fun with it. these are classic movements that anybody can do. but the kids, they love it. they want to move. >> all right. i'm very excited. chris powell, thank you very much. for more on kids, exercise, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. let's cut over to ginger. >> i'm back here. my question is, how early do i get adrien started? 8 months, too early. i'm kidding, of course. don't write me. happy 40th anniversary. how exciting. you're celebrating with us. what's your last name? >> white. >> happy anniversary to the whites. we should check in on the tropics. you know that is a big deal right now. so many eyes on the atlantic. gaston will stay out to sea.

have our eyes on. the dry air it has to fight through. lots of warm water, plenty to fuel it. the high-pressure system is driving it. most of the computer models trying to take it to south florida. even if it doesn't develop into a named storm, you can get a lot of rain with it. the heat. 101 in nashville. heat and humidit >> from the workouts with kids. now to a creative contest for kids. "gma," burlington, and k.i.d.s. fashion delivers are asking children ages 3 to 12 to send in their favorite artwork. it could be displayed on those famous burlington coat bins. you could win a trip to new york to be on "gma."

"gma" and burlington warm coats and warm hearts coat drive. get that artwork done, george. you know they have plenty of it from the summer. >> they sure do. we turn now to judith light. she's taken on so many big roles in television and broadway. now the tony-winner is heading back to the stage. she sat down with our mara schiavocampo for a talk about acting, aging, and new adventures. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. light is best known for her successful tv career. it spans more than three decades. now she's taking on a play that would be daunting for the most experienced of actors. this, as she continues to defy expectations for aging actresses. you may know her as the boss. >> double fudge with walnuts. >> you got it, birthday girl, come on. >> reporter: two-time emmy-winning actress from "one life to live." >> she told me she knew who killed margaret! >> reporter: or from her powerful role on amazon prime's "transparent." >> dating younger women doesn't come cheap. >> reporter: these days, judith

again. >> do like this and i may pretend. >> reporter: the two-time tony-winning actress starring in a daring new play, "all the ways to say i love you." >> there's stage fright. no question. but there's excitement. it's such an interesting, fascinating piece. >> i think we should go back just a little bit further. >> yeah, yeah. >> can you go from lord of the flies again? >> reporter: her supporting cast? there isn't one. light delivering the 25-page, single-spaced script all by herself. >> i am the cast. you're looking at her. that's right. >> reporter: how challenging is it? >> it's really challenging. it's -- daunting. >> reporter: it seems like this is the olympics of acting. to undertake an endeavor like this. >> this is the olympics of acting. each piece that you do has its own challenges. i don't know that this is the olympics. but it's sure up there.

retired teacher, grappling with her life's choices. as light looks back on her own career, she says she's managed to defy traditional limitations. >> i've gotten more interesting parts as i have matured. >> reporter: that's rare in hollywood and in acting, is it not, for a woman to be able to say that? >> i think it's rare. but i do think it's changing. the more women who are speaking about it, and talking about themselves, as we mature, instead of h to closet it in some way, we're making a path forward. >> reporter: now, light is currently getting ready for the new season of "transparent." and by the way, she's been nominated for an emmy in her role in that series. >> it's a great series. she's great in that as well. can't wait to see this. >> if there's any actor who can take on this challenge and knock

>> "all the ways to say i love you" starts september 6th. coming up here, kenny

[ cheers and applause ] we're back now with kenny chesney's big performance. the only country star on billboard's top ten of touring acts of the last 25 and he's rocking central park in a moment. but nirs, here's a look at what kenny's been up to lately. he's the beloved leader of no shoes nation. ? all american kids ? >> reporter: superstar kenny chesney, a country music legend. racking up 27 number one hits. selling over 30 million records. named entertainer of the year eight times. he's about to wrap up his wildly successful 2016 spread the love tour. after performing for 14 packed stadiums across the country.

thing we have built over the years is full of positive energy. it's full of love. >> reporter: bringing us some of his brand-new hits, like "noise." ? just trying to be heard in all this noise ? >> reporter: his brand-new album, "cosmic hallelujah" drops october 8th. and kenny stopped by for an epic party in the park off his upcoming album, "cosmic hallelujah" this is the first single, "noise." ch >> love new york. thank you. ? ? wrecking balls downtown construction bottles breaking jukebox buzzing ? ? cardboard signs say the lord is coming tick tick tock ? ? rumors turn the mills back

speakers blown we didn't turn it on but we can't turn it off off off ? ? sometimes i wonder how did we get here ? ? seems like all we ever hear is noise ? ? yeah, we scream yeah we shout till we don't have a voice in the streets in the crowds it ain't nothing but noise ? ? drowning out all the dreams of this tennessee boy ? ? just trying to be heard in all this noise ? ? 24-hour television gets so loud that no one listens ? ? sex and money and politicians talk talk talk ? ? but there really ain't no conversation ain't nothing left to the imagination ? ? tapped in our phones and we can't make it stop stop this noise ? ? yeah we scream yeah we shout

? in the streets in the crowds it ain't nothing but noise ? ? drowning out all the dreams of this tennessee boy just trying to be heard in all this noise ? let's go, everybody! ? every room every house every shade of noise all the floors all the walls they all shake with noise ? ? we can't sleep we can't think can't escape the noise ? ? we can't take the noise so we just make noise ? ? yeah we scream yeah we shout till we don't have a voice ? ? in the streets in the crowds it ain't nothing but noise ? ? drowning out all the dreams of this tennessee boy just trying

? all this noise ? ? can't stand the noise ? ? can't take the noise ? ? can ? can't take the noise ? ? can't stand the noise ? make some beautiful noise, new york! [ cheers and applause ]

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[ cheers and applause ] and we're back now with one of "gma's" biggest concerts of the summer. kenny chesney is about to wrap up his hugely successful spread the love tour. and he stopped by central park recently for a memorable performance for all of us. >> performing his megahit, "american kids." ? ? hey ? ? double wide quick stop midnight t top jack in her cherry coke town ? ? mama and daddy put the roots right here cause this is where the car broke down ? ? yellow dog school bus kicking up the red dust picking us up by

vents we were jesus save me blue jean baby born in the usa ? ? trailer park truck stop faded little map dots new york to l.a. ? ? we were teenage dreaming front seat leaning baby come give me a kiss ? ? put me on the cover of the rolling stone uptown down home american kids ? ? growing up in little pink houses making out on living room couches ? ? blowing that smoke on a saturday night a little messed up but we're all all right hey ? ? hey ? ? baptist church parking lot trying not to get caught take her home and give her your jacket ? ? making it to second base but saying you went all the way monday afternoon at practice ? ? sister's got a boyfriend daddy

out back 30/30 in his lap ? ? and the blue bug zapper light ? ? we were jesus save me blue jean baby born in the usa ? ? trailer park truck stop faded little map dots new york to l.a. ? ? we were teenage dreaming front seat leaning baby come give me a kiss ? ? put me on the cover of the rolling stone uptown down home american kids ? ? growing up in little pink couches ? ? blowing that smoke on a saturday night ? ? a little messed up but we're all all right hey ? ? hey ? ? we were jesus save me blue jean baby born in the usa ? ? trailer park truck stop faded little map dots new york to

? we were teenage dreaming front seat leaning baby come give me a kiss ? ? put me on the cover of the rolling stone uptown down home american kids ? ? growing up in little pink houses making out on living room couches ? ? blowing that smoke on a saturday night a little messed up but we're all all right hey ? [ cheers and applause ] >> you're amazing! thank you! e amazing!

we're all missing our kids right now. we want to thank kenny chesney. tomorrow, jason aldean will perform live in central park. >> thanks for watching, everybody. have a great thursday. >> thanks for watching,

a massive ware house fire breaks out near the strip filling the sky with flames and fireworks. "oh crap! are there even any firemen over there yet?" all night long viewers were of the fire... saying they could hear explosions and see the smoke for miles. the 3-alarm blaze started just after midnight near dean martin and harmon. at least 70 firefighters battled the fire. the warehouse was being used by "the people's autism foundation and was filled with school supplies for kids. nichol zamora, peoples autism foundation 3:26:03-3:26:10 "so now all the school supplies we raised for the clark county school district they're gone.

nobody was injured in all of this. firefighters haven't determined a cause. new information in overnight on a woman who was shot while two men started fighting near pennwood and arville last night around 9--and she was caught in the crossfire. the woman is in the hospital but she's expected to survive. good morning las vegas is live every weekday with all of your weather, traffic and breaking news... more local news headlines are coming up on action news live at midday. i'm beth fisher and here's a look at one of today's top

today on "the morning blend," what will our nhl team be made? the rumors are swirling. a special home he needs. up and cooler smithfield live on our stage at the blend starts right now. good morning everyone on this day before friday. we're taking a live look outside at the high roller. they just announced shawn beginning september 1st there will be a chocolate tasting experience. >> oh, dear lord. >> a 30 minute adventure, including a showcase of five different types of chocolates. the story behind them, that's by our chocolate expert, and there