we will have live coverage good morning, america. pope francis captivates the capitol. from the white house and president obama. >> god bless america. >> to thousands of faithful in the streets. the young girl who broke away from the crowd to give him a special message and now an historic speech. the message he will bring to the country's political leaders and the high-profile figures who won't be there. complete live coverage right now on "gma." also breaking overnight, leveled, an explosion tearing through a neighborhood. homes engulfed in flames, the debris and broken glass sent flying. investigators searching into what caused the blast. trump on the attack. the gop front-runner back on offense taking aim at fox news and his republican rivals. but is his campaign losing steam? his latest rally a half-filled room and a new poll shows his competition gaining ground.

and wrong turn. take a look at this. a small plane zipping through a busy intersection stunning commuters. what sent it flying through the danger zone. and we do say good morning, america. the nation's capital buzzing again this morning. pope francis exciting so many people, hundreds of thousands coming out to see him and, george, you're in the center of it all again this morning. >> right here in the capital and all of us here at the capitol just treated to the most gorgeous sunrise over the library of congress and supreme court. thousands gathering already. 50,000 tickets given out to see the pope today. they are on the south lawn of the capitol. the pope will come out with the speaker and greet them after he makes history. becoming the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress and, robin, he'll be speaking as a head of state, the

>> as you know, george, there have already been so many memorable moments. there will be more today but yesterday, the pope inside the white house also met the first dogs, sunny and bo. he signed the guest book here kissing a baby on the parade route and what so many people are talking about when that 5-year-old girl broke through the barriers, was blessed by the pope and delivered that letter, george. >> boy, she may be the most famous 5-year-old in the world right now, robin. we'll have full team coverage of everything happening today from the time the pope comes to the capitol all the way to his appearance at st. patrick's cathedral tonight. abc's terry moran who has been traveling with the pope starts us off right now. terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. what a day it was covering the pope around washington, d.c., something was happening, you could tell it in the faces of the people in his face on his first trip to the united states, it seems he's really forging a special relationship with the

told us last night, the pope is happy. sheer joy in the streets of washington. and pope francis was nearly mobbed as he entered of the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. 25,000 people there to hear the pope celebrate mass and canonize california missionary junipero [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: let's keep moving forward, he proclaimed. that is certainly what francis did all day. there he was on the streets of washington in his open popemobile greeting massive crowds and blessing children, including 5-year-old sophie cruz, daughter of undocumented immigrants, she tried to reach francis, was blocked by security and then the pope called her over.

papal hug and sophie gave him a letter. she wants help to keep her parents from being deported. it says, my friends and i love each other. no matter the color of our skin. at the white house, earlier, francis pulled up in that little fiat, joined president obama in a grand ceremony and pushed for action on climate change declaring that the earth itself -- >> cries out to heaven. >> reporter: then a meeting in the oval office and an introduction to the obama dogs and everywhere he went the simple man in white made the same request. >> i will. >> reporter: then in the evening one final surprise, pope francis visited the little sisters of the poor who are fighting obamacare's contraception mandate in the supreme court, a powerful gesture of his support for their fight. and a final note, sophie cruz that 5-year-old girl will be here at the capitol today. she's been invited to hear the pope speak.

>> she will be here at the capitol behind the pope today will be the vice president, catholic, also the speaker of the house john boehner, a catholic, interesting though, three of the six catholic members of the supreme court will not be there. >> it's very striking and those three are the most conservative, justices scalia, alito and thomas have all decided not to come. they didn't say why but it's pretty amazing really. >> it is but justice roberts and kennedy will be and justice ginsburg will be there. i know you'll be there for all of it, as well, terry, thanks. to cecilia vega now. 50,000 people as we said expected on the south side of the capitol. you're right in the middle of it. >> reporter: oh, george, 50,000 of me and my closest friends hanging out. good morning to you. take a look at this. they're out there. they're ready to go. that balcony right there is where the pope will come out. i can tell you if yesterday was any indication this crowd is going to go nuts. many have been hanging out all morning long, all night long actually just to see the pope. this is the ticket.

you had to get it from a congressional representative. as you said, 50,000 people came from all over the country. they got their blankets out, you know they're hanging out. t-minus three hours or so until they finally lay eyes on the pope, george. >> i'll take it from here, cecilia, thank you. security for the visit is unprecedented. we're going to take a live look at st. patrick's cathedral right here in new york city. ready for the pope's next stop later today. he arrives this evening. the secret service is heading up the massive operation to keep him safe and abc's pierre thomas has exclusive access inside one of their command centers for us this morning. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we're at a secure location outside of washington, so sensitive we're not allowed to tell you where we are. the men and women here behind me at the multiagency communications center led by the secret service are waging an all-out effort to keep the pope safe.

holy holy >> reporter: as the pope makes his way through washington today his every move is closely facility. more than 30 agencies on 24/7 alert at this nerve center controlling an army of police and federal agents securing the pontiff. >> heattractive potential target he is for terrorists or others who want to do us harm. >> reporter: the secret service overseeing layers of security much of it not seen. tactical teams and snipers on standby. undercover officers milling through the crowds. additional surveillance cameras deployed throughout the city as the pope makes his way to congress and later this afternoon pope francis depart force new york where the security challenges get even more complicated with the u.n. general assembly convening and a mass at madison square garden. >> the preparations have been extraordinary. we're ready to keep everyone who comes here safe and ready to keep the pope safe. >> reporter: for now agents in

this secret location are hunting for any hint of a credible threat. so far, none, but we have ways to go, george. >> well, thank goodness it's okay so far. pierre, thanks very much. i'm joined by our colleague. matthew dowd. in new york the vatican spokesman greg burke. thanks for joining us. the pope is happy. >> george, definitely the pope is happy. a little tired coming back from cuba. cuba was three days and quite hot but he looked a little tired in the morning but definitely happy. >> and he does seem to be energized by the crowds and, matthew, so fascinating to watch what the pope said and did yesterday and the strategy behind it. >> well, he comes here as we've talked about in a very polarized environment where there's divisions in the country, divisions in the church, divisions in congress and divisions on the supreme court. i think he's going to have to continue to emulate the moves another argentinean superstar lionel messi and how he gets through this. >> great analogy. one area that caused controversy when the pope was speaking to his bishops he encouraged them and said they showed courage on

some of the victims' groups said this was a slap in the face. any reaction to that? >> i think, george, we have weigh seen that often. there's not enough anybody who has been abused, there's not enough that the pope or the church can do or can say so i think that's a natural reaction. the pope, however, used very strong words and above all he's been using strong action. he's the first one to remove bishops and i think that's what you have to look at. you have to look at the record there. >> and what do you expect to hear from the pope today and what is he trying to accomplish with the speech to the congress? >> i think -- pick up on something matt said which is interesting. the culture of encounter in these polarized times, a couple themes the pope has which he keeps going back, the culture encounter, with your neighbors, with countries, trying to understand people who think differently from yourself and trying to get it together. mother is the throwaway cull you are too. the pope says a society that's worth the way it treats the most vulnerable and that goes from

the unborn to the elderly to those without work to immigrants. that is the throwaway culture. he keeps going back to that and different ramifications and i think you'll see. >> matthew, it's going to be such a fascinating feeling in that hall today. you've got as i said the speaker of the house, vice president, members of the supreme court, presidential candidates, as well, so interesting to see what the ripple effects from the pope's speech are. >> i think the greatest thing you'll see is sitting behind him will be the speaker who is a devout catholic and joe biden who is a devout catholic who share faith but not politics and how the pope will thread the needle facing the divisions. >> watch who is smiling and nodding when. >> thanks. we'll cover it all all day long right here on abc. for now let's go back to robin. than you, greg, for joining us in the studio. the race for president now. "your voice, your vote" and donald trump is back on the attack this morning. going after his rivals and fox news. as new polls this morning show

some of his rivals gaining ground. abc's tom llamas is following the campaign. good morning. >> good morning to you. let's take a look at one of these new polls out. quinnipiac university taken after the second debate and here are the top five. you see donald trump still far ahead but his lead has shrunk because both fiorina and carson are gaining ground and bush and rubio seeing minor gains, as well. at the top of the polls but fighting for respect, donald trump back on offense. >> the press is very dishonest. >> reporter: boycotting fox news after the cable network canceled his up coming interview on "the o'reilly factor." >> polls came out the other day. they were outstanding, fox didn't put them up. i didn't feel i was being treated fairly. >> reporter: trump claiming bias treatment but fox has had enough pulling the interview after trump ridiculed its political coverage and its anchor megyn kelly yet again calling her a lightweight on twitter tuesday. trump also on a tear with his

rivals describing jeb bush and senator marco rubio as frenemies. >> they hate each other but they can't say it. >> reporter: with hillary clinton -- >> she's become shrill. >> reporter: and slamming carly fiorina who is rising in the gop polls. >> she's fighting to raise money and her business career was a disaster. >> reporter: fiorina who took him on in the debate taking him on out on the trail. >> leadership is not about your title, your position, the size of your office, the size of your airplane, the size of your helicopter or the size of your ego. leadership is about service. >> reporter: also on wednesday, a rare scene for trump, the republican front-runner speaking to a half filled room. the campaign claiming it was just a speaking engagement, not like trump's event late their night that attracted more than 2,000 people. now, there's also a bloomberg and fox news poll out trump

still on top but carson, rubio and fiorina all making gains, robin, the headline here really is that trump's lead is not shrinking but others are definitely gaining ground. robin. >> a way of looking at it. thank you. powerful storms in the heartland causing flooding, closing schools and ginger, more rain is in the forecast. >> yes, raining this morning, really in parts of east of omaha and that's where we're looking. council bluff, iowa, up to 8 inches already falling. look at these pictures and know why schools and roads are closed all throughout your wednesday. what we'll see today is that rainfall moving through, not as avy but still a flash flood watch in effect all the way up through almost sioux falls and dries out slightly as it goes into southern minnesota and northern iowa and also watching another low pressure system bringing some rain to coastal north and south carolina even parts of georgia, that's going to move in. you could see 4 plus inches and you know what's blogging it from getting up here, the pope's high pressure system. we put a little halo over the high, robin. >> always can count on you, ginger.

thank you very much. amy has the morning's other top stories starting with a overseas. >> a tragedy at one of the holiest events of the year for muslims called the hajj. the annual muslims pill garageage to saudi arabia. more than 300 have been killed city. all religious muslims are obligated to make the pilgrimage once in their lives. before the hajj began more than 100 people died in a crane collapse at a mosque. well, this morning volkswagen's stock is starting to bounce back now that the ceo has stepped down. but more resignations are expected in the wake of the emissions cheating scandal. dealers are now stuck with inventory they cannot sell. well, president obama has reportedly decided to meet with russian president vladimir putin to discuss the growing crisis in syria. this comes as russia considers launching air strikes now against isis. meanwhile, european leaders are giving an extra $1 billion

in aid to help syrian refugeeses who continue to pour into greece and other european nations. a potential danger for planes flying into the san francisco bay area. some pilots say they are being blinded by the lights at the 49ers new stadium near san jose's airport. at least six have reportedly filed complaints. check out this small plane zooming through a busy intersection in southern california during rush hour. engine trouble forced that student pilot and instructor to make an emergency landing. they managed to stay clear of all those cars. incredible. and speaking of incredible, a powerful moment that brought tears to my eyes this morning. take a look at a university professor in nashville teaching while holding a child. but, see, that's not his son. that's his student's little boy. single mom amanda osbon had to swallow her pride and bring her son to class because she couldn't find a baby-sitter and because she treats school like a job she didn't want to miss a day.

during class xavier held his hands up to be picked up. instead of being upset by the disruption, the teacher swept him up and kept teaching without skipping a beat. mom was moved to tears. her classmates hugged her in support and professor bunkowske says osbon is a 4.0 student and nothing should stand in the way of getting an education. >> that's great. >> and said we're all in this together. i love that. brought tears to my eyes too. >> i was like, that's just -- we need more of that in the world. >> we do. thanks for sharing, amy. a massive blast destroying

seconds. >> at least five homes destroyed are badly damaged by that home explosion in maryland. two injured in the blast. abc's david kerley has the story. >> callers saying houses are on fire. >> reporter: a suspected gas explosion tearing through this maryland neighborhood sparking a three-alarm blaze. >> be advised you have a fully involved house fire with collapse. >> reporter: just after 7:00 at tight as the smell of natural gas, a leak, was being investigated. >> that pg&e guy said to get your guests out of the house and the house next door exploded. >> reporter: one town home leveled, set ablaze. >> there is an entire section completely gone. all on fire. >> reporter: debris and broken glass sent flying. >> window frames are all bent upstairs. the things knocked off the shelves in the house. >> reporter: five homes smoldering. residents describing their neighborhood as a war zone.

>> well, it's very dramatic as you can see. i was -- one of the most dramatic things i've ever seen. >> reporter: arriving on the scene fire and ems crews find two people injured, a resident and a gas worker on the scene at the time of the blast. their injuries minor. >> at this time we believe that everyone is accounted for. >> reporter: we're so thank if ullr to know nobody was seriously injured. we're very fortunate nobody was home in the house. >> reporter: this morning investigators will start digging through the debris to pinpoint the exact cause of that suspected gas leak. as residents wait for the all-clear to return home. so this morning firefighters are worried that house could fall this is the one that's completely lost and as you can see, the blast affected other homes, as well. the investigation really starting now with light coming. robin. >> all right, david, thank you. more ahead this morning. a new twist in that sexual assault case involving a stanley cup winner, was evidence tampered with? the mysterious bag left outside the accuser's mother's door.

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than that a good morning. thursday, september 24th. we are hours away from the arrival of pope francis in new york. the pontiff lands at kennedy this afternoon following a historic gathering in washington, d.c. the holy father will be the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress to wrap up his second day in the nation's capitol. when he gets here, the pontiff will no doubt continue his practice of staying close to the people. mayor de blasio says city is prepared. >> we know his holiness is spontaneous and likely he will stop and connect with the clouds around him as he did in washington. and that's who he is. it's authentic. he wants to be close to people. we will be ready to protect him when he does. >> security is intention throughout the city. police commissioner william bratton said the plan is is seamless.

>> we have done this many times in the past. not necessarily on this scale. so far so good. >> pope francis will spend just under 40 hours in our city. he heads to philadelphia saturday morning. the papal visit has many across the city looking for ways to mark the occasion. known for his modesty, many consider pope francis part of the upper crest in terms of his like ability. this holds true at bleecker street pizza now serving up a slice of heaven in the form of a pie. the papal pizza takes about

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through new jersey route 3 eastbound side near ridge road an accident. center lane is blocked off. i was telling you about this a couple of minutes ago. belt parkway at east parkway a misplaced tractor trailer wondered on the belt parkway hit the overpass. it's off on the shoulder. delays back to the verrazano bridge. we have alternate side of the street parking rules suspended for religion observances. metered are in effect. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> we got a beautiful fall morning outside. this is the first full day of fall. we have clear skies looking up the hudson pretty. 66 newark. up in the catskills mid-40s. 58 coastal connecticut. today 78, 79 by 1:00 to 4:00. in between there 82. ten degrees warmer for this time of the year. u.v. index of a 6 if you are out in the sun for three hours being get a sunburn.

nice east wind friday. sun and clouds saturday, 76. clouds and peeks of sun on sunday. back up to 80 by tuesday. have a great day. it will be gorgeous. nice fall day today. >> thank you. that is the news for now. on "good morning america," your credit card may be rejected because of a new policy. find out why and what you can

we welcome you brack to "gma." looking at the capitol. tens of thousands gathering there to witness history. pope francis becoming the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress and i know, george, you're looking forward to being there for the big event. >> no question about that, robin. a lot of people right there on the south lawn of the capitol getting ready for the pope. he'll be here just in a couple of hours. 50,000 tickets given out for this event and the pope will come out and address them from that balcony right there after he speaks to the congress after he becomes the first pope ever to address the united states congress speaking to the american people through their representatives and there is a lot of anticipation here for what the pope will say and what he will do when he encounters those crowds. >> and we will have special live coverage. you'll be anchoring that of the pope's address later. back on "gma" other big headlines. that important guest in

washington, china's president visits the white house tonight. meeting with president obama ahead of tomorrow's state dinner. one topic likely to be discussed, the american businesswoman in custody in china for six months charged with spying. an update on those texas high school football players who tackled a referee. they have been assigned to a different school for 75 days as part of their punishment. one of their coaches has reportedly confessed to ordering them to attack the ref for his alleged racial comments as we do say good morning, america. thankful it's thursday. friday eve. one more alarm clock. michael, you're here with the buzz. >> talking about the new popemobile, the fiat 500l. we have it here and we'll check it out ourselves but we'll have to hurry because it needs to get back to him by 9:00. >> can you fit in that? >> we'll find out if i can fit. i'm a little curious myself. >> you will find out later this morning on "gma" but now in this half hour, a strange twist in

the case of the hockey superstar accused of sexual assault. the lawyer for the woman accusing chicago blackhawks player patrick kane is speaking out suggesting the evidence may have been tampered with. abc's ryan smith has more on the case. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. while patrick kane prepares for a hockey season less than two weeks away his accuser's attorney dropping a bombshell about potentially crucial evidence to this case. this morning, the investigation into sexual assault claims made against chicago blackhawks star patrick kane taking a bizarre turn. >> the rape kit evidence bag was anonymously delivered to the home of my client's mother. >> reporter: the attorney of kane's accuser saying she discovered this torn empty evidence bag tuesday afternoon, wedged into her door suggesting the kit had been tampered with. but they don't know who left it or why.

>> we know this because the bag has a label on it. it contains my client's identity. >> reporter: the police commissioner investigating the case quick to refute those claims saying they have the kit and that all evidence related to this case remains in its original packaging. the nhl superfar's attorney firing back saying authorities told both sides that the kit reveals none of kane's dna was found below her waist. >> we know a technician already reviewed the evidence and we know he already said that the results are as follows and then indicated kane wasn't there. >> reporter: the 26-year-old three-time stanley cup winner who has not been charged with a crime professed his innocence last week. >> i am confident that once all of the facts are brought to light i will be absolved of having done nothing wrong. >> reporter: but the alleged victim's attorney says tampering could scuttle the star's prosecution and demanding answers.

he wants an independent investigation. the police department colleaguing the evidence saying that if there is one they'll cooperate and that their handling of the evidence is un a unassailable unassailable. how the bag got to the accuser's mom's doorstep remains a miss interest i. >> for more let's turn to dan abrams and you just scratch your head and go, what's going on. >> it either is the bag that had the rape kit or it isn't, right? it's sort of obvious but if it is, this case is in big trouble if there was going to be any case. the notion that a piece of evidence so crucial in a case like this ends up on the accuser's mother's doorstep is so crazy but there's also the possibility the authorities are right and that it's not actually the rape kit and that it's just a hoax so it's a huge question as to is it or isn't it? >> it's so key in the case, which they have already said as we heard in ryan's report that the -- the evidence is and is not. >> this is the accuser's lawyer.

usually it's the accuser and the prosecution working hand in hand. here you have the accuser's lawyer sort of calling out the authorities and saying, we want an investigation. that makes it sound like the accuser's lawyer doesn't think there's going to be a prosecution. because if there is, this whole incident, the press conference, the finding of it, the investigation isn't helpful to any potential case. >> he hasn't been charged. >> absolutely. >> and you think now with this the possibility of it is -- >> it certainly makes the possibility of it lower that he's going to get charged. they've been investigating now for over a month. but, you know, this sort of development and listening to the accuser's lawyer makes you think at least he doesn't think that charges are likely. >> thankfully they're having a thorough investigation. >> now they'll have to investigate this incident, as well. >> thank you, dan. thanks, robin. to you to the latest on those freeway shootings in phoenix that terrorized drivers for weeks. the suspect in at least four of

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searching for their skimming device. the possible solution, that chip. the electronic transactions association tells us it can't be duplicated by criminals like magnetic strips creating unique codes for every single purchase. no more swiping, you put your card in and keep it there till the code is captured. >> when you have a chip card and but to a chip card reader you're no longer using the magnetic stripe but inserting it and a one-time code is passed to the machine and used to authorize the transaction so your credit card information is no longer shared. >> reporter: now starting october 1st the trade association says if businesses don't have technology in place to read that chip, they will be entirely liable for any fraud. but many of us don't even have a chip on our cards yet so what do you do? >> if consumers don't receive their cards by october 1st, merchants cannot refuse your payment. it's your bank's responsibility to send you and issue a new card.

>> reporter: but the chip alone won't make your card entirely safe. thieves can still copy credit card numbers and use those stolen numbers online. and, remember, you are never liable for any fraud. now we're hearre at an atm. normally you would take it and stick it in and slide out but in this case because this has a chip, this is telling me atense, a chip was detected please insert the card and do not remove it so you just put it in, it locks in there and that's how you get your money, robin. >> good to know. have you seen that on your cards? >> yeah. >> just used it yesterday. >> thanks, gio. coming up, the big statement pope francis is making with that little bitty car. hey, that's our studio. come on back. to the couple who set aside the whole day to sell their old car

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the dams and the railroads. john henry was a steel drivin' man hmm, catchy. they built the golden gates and the empire states. and all this doin' takes energy -no matter who's doin'. there's all kinds of doin' up in here. or what they're doin'. what the heck's he doin? energy got us here. and it's our job to make sure there's enough to keep doers doin' the stuff doers do... to keep us all doin' what we do. it is the moment we love from the pope's arrival at the white house. trumpets blaring and that little fiat driving in with the holy father. michael has more on the pontiff's ride in "the speed feed." michael. >> thank you, lara. now pope francis is known for

his simple ways, so it should be of no surprise to anybody that he picked a modestly priced about $20,000 fiat l to tool around the capitol in. you got to love his style. we decided to check it out ourselves. get a fiat 500l and see how it fits us so the car as you see, i feel protected. i usually have secret service but this is my secret service. they're called michael's angels. now, the pope is 5'9". i'm 6'5". here. i feel good. how are you feeling? >> not as good now. >> closer. >> there we go. >> oh. you're pregnant. come on back. come on back. you need more room than i do. car. there's a lot of room in here. >> a great statement to see him doing ha. >> yeah, really did. >> can we go on a road trip? >> i was going to say. >> be a new yorker, robin. >> that's how you know you're in new york.

>> is this car economical? >> it's very economic cal. very good on gas, starts at about $20,000 and you see it fits five of us comfortably. >> including one large man. >> including one large man. >> 5 1/2. >> 5 1/2. that's right and the great thing is i don't think we have to go back to work so robin is taking us -- >> give a little pope wave out the window like that. when we come back at the top of the hour, how much free time should your kids really get? come on back. great improve this! tip from lowe's. all it takes is a little tape to put up the perfectly even shelf. measure the distance between the

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who knows, one of these kids just might be the one. to clean the oceans, to start a movement, or lead a country. it may not be obvious yet, but one of these kids is going to change the world. we just need to make sure she has what she needs. welcome to windows 10.

we put that halo on the high pressure system but this is what it actually mines on the ground in d.c. the pope will have 81 degree, mix of sun and clouds. lots of sunshine arriving in new york city. tomorrow looking really great too so kick off the weekend with a few more clouds in philadelphia.

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in addition to that, an earlier accident. upper level slow across the span. we head to the maps. inbound side is 20 minutes. lincoln and holland is minor delays. cross bronx east at jerome we have an accident. accident cleared. westbound residual rubbernecking delays as well. at 9:00 a.m. 72nd and 71st close between 5th and madison avenue. that is a couple of minutes. street cleaning rules are suspended. metered are in effect. >> thank you. meteorologist bill evans with the forecast. >> first full day of fall. temperature at 8:00. 64 degrees. pretty day. warm this afternoon. 62 around teterboro and newark. north and wrest of that, 52 in monticello. 57 long island and monmouth county and new jersey somewhere between like 1:00 and 4 it will hit 82. sunshine, 76 tomorrow and 76

saturday and a nice weekend coming up. ken? >> thank you, sir. that's the news for now. coming up next, george stephanopoulos is live in the nation's capitol where the pope

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. u.s. tens of thousands waiting to hear him speak to congress at this hour as he is set to make history this morning. wake me up surprising new research revealing why so many women aren't eager to climb the corporate ladder. is this the real reason women aren't getting promoted at work? and we're going "above and beyond" this thursday morning. the beach. space. kelly. >> now only here we're surprising one very deserving teacher with the moment she'll never forget. hundreds of her students are in on it and you are too. only on "gma." the places the things that i did bang bang kerry washington is with us live and she's turning the tables on robin.

say -- >> all: good morning, america! [ cheers and applause ] come on. how cool is that? >> very. wonderful audience members smelling out g-m-a part of our "above and beyond" for a deserving teacher helping so many of her students overcome bullying and now they're saying thank you, the big reveal coming up. >> i can't wait to see that. also this morning, are your kids spending too much time in front of tablets and phones?

the latest on how that is affecting your children. >> but first, let's see, one, two, three -- george, that's right. george is there. we knew you were somewhere there, george. >> right here in the u.s. capitol, robin. the pope is going to be here in a couple of hours get giving that historic speech, the first pope ever to do that and look at the scene here. 50,000 tickets given up on the west lawn. but i don't know if he has pull but we have another perfect day. spectacular morning here in washington, d.c. and after the pope speaks he's going to come out and greet all those people on the lawn. one of them on the lawn is going to be that little girl who made such a splash yesterday, sophie cruz breaking through barricades running up to the pope with a special message. she will be on the lawn waiting for the pope, as well. >> when we see the shot, can you show us again, all those people that are there, look at that, everybody. >> beautiful. >> wow. >> and he is going to go out and greet them. let's turn to amy with the morning rundown. >> good morning, everyone. the big story a deadly stampede at one of islam's holiest events. now more than 450 people have been killed today. near mecca, saudi arabia, during

more than 700 others injured. today's tragedy is the deadliest since the stampede 25 years ago. and there is new concern now about the refugee crisis overwhelming europe. more than 10,000 refugees and migrants from the middle east have entered hungary in just the last 24 hour, the highest one-day total so far. europe is spending another $1 billion on aid. and donald trump's rivals are gaining ground. the newest polls showing he's still in the lead but dr. ben carson is closing that gap cutting trump's lead in half. carly fiorina has also made significant gains. meanwhile, trump is boycotting fox news claiming the network treats him unfairly. but fox says it was first to cancel a trump interview accusing him of unleashing personal attacks when media coverage does not go his way. a gas leak may be to blame for an explosion that ripped through this street in suburban baltimore setting a row of town houses on fire. one home was leveled, four others destroyed or damaged.

two people were injured. and the third person has now died in that salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers. cases reported in 3 states with more than 500 getting sick. the cdc says the cucumbers distributed by a san diego company may have been shipped to more states than originally thought. finally, netflix says it knows best. it figured out when most of us get hooked on our favorite shows and you may be surprised just when that happens. apparently watching the first episode, the pilot of any series is never enough to get anyone hooked. netflix says that on average viewers are not reeled in until somewhere between episodes 4 and 6 and the research dates all the way back to the 1990s. apparently "friends" did not really have any impact until episode four. >> i can believe that. >> yeah. >> think about how many types you said i'm going to keep watching because i heard it's

good and it doesn't have me yet. >> i was that way with "homeland." the first season. i heard so much about it. ah then all of a sudden, boom. >> i'm on a show now, episode three and i stopped much maybe i need to give it one more shot. >> hang in there. hang in there, michael. we got a lot more coming up this thursday morning. brand-new study revealing the real reason women may not be getting ahead at work. and we're going "above and beyond" for a teacher who does that every day for her students. we have a big surprise about to

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here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." are your kids spending too much time glued to tablets and phones? dr. besser is here and he went into the toddler lab and he's here with the latest on that. >> yes. then "shark tank" size deals and steal, the best buys from the hit show this morning we've got them for you. >> and we got the biggest show on television. here kerry washington is live here turning the tables on robin. i'm the luckiest man in the world right now. "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by centrum multigummies. see gummies in a whole new light. [ nurse ] i'm a hospice nurse. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand.

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you're looking at the huge crowd gathering to see the pope. 50,000 tickets given out for the capitol lawn. they have been gathering since early this morning, and it's going to continue to grow and

that he will be coming out to greet them and we're going to have live coverage throughout the morning here on abc but right now back here on "gma," time now for the "heat index" and this morning's -- there you go -- hot button, a new ringer. a study that may explain why more women don't hold top jobs at companies. they may not want to? what? women are making huge strides in the workforce and yet the gender gap in corporate america remains wide. at fortune 500 companies women account for less than 5% of ceos, and less than 15% of executive officers. and while a potential glass ceiling is often given to blame, a new study out of the harvard business school found that women when given the chance may not be so eager to climb the corporate ladder. according to the study while women believe that getting promoted was well within their reach, compared to men, women

less desirable and anticipated more negative outcomes. the study also found that men tend to be more motivated by power while women have a higher number of life goals. meaning that women don't see work as the end all be all. >> while it's exciting to make more money and move up the career ladder if that means that you have to miss day care pickup and miss family dinner every night it's probably not worth it. >> i think a lot of people are going to be talking about this and joining us now "gma's" workplace contributor tory johnson and editor of mom.me ericka suitoutor. some of the issues have been bias and discrimination and now possibly saying this. >> a lot of this i think is potentially self-imposed edself-imposed. if you google the term is having it all overrated there are 16 million results that come up and there are countless posts from

having it all is overrated and they're redefining how we think of having it all and it's often about a happier, healthier simple lifestyle that does not include the pursuit of the corner office and i think there's a couple reasons, you know, when you think about workplace unhappiness, poll after poll shows us that workplace unhappen amazing did very high and so women say, really, is that the kind of stress and conflict i want to get into managing that situation? we look at millennials and again-examineers who watch their boomer parents and they say, really is that the sort of path that i want to pursue or is there perhaps something different that defines having it all? >> what is this parenthood penalty? that's what i don't understand. >> right, it's actually very real and happens to a lot of mops. they told me had they go to work they're viewed as not as dedicated or committed and won't work as hard and quiet hostility happens when they have to jet off to pick up a sick kid or

stay at home. why is your life so much more important because you have kids? so they're dealing with a lot and it also comes from when another woman at the office may have taken a very short maternity leave then you're wondering am i expected to take a short maternity leave too? >> there's that pressure. >> the flip side of this too because there are still women out there who do want to achieve the corner office. >> if that's your goal you should absolutely do it and sort of all this other stuff and you want to make sure it in an organization that values women. are there women on the board? are women promoted in that organization? find an internal champion and this is very different from a mentor who is just someone for advice, a champion is someone who has clout and is going to use that clout to help advance you and your seniority within that company and i think that's really important to -- for women to pursue. >> the empowering part is it's your choice. >> that's right. >> ericka, you're a woman and struggling with what to do. are there questions to ask your yourself yourself?

>> yes, three, number one, is this meaningful work? you don't have to be saving the world but do you get something out of it or contributing to an environment -- does it feed your soul, number two, if i lost this job tomorrow would i regrate the time i spent away from my family? for a lot of women that's a great question, number three, am i comfortable playing the mommy card? when you're a mom you will have to leave sometimes to tend to your children. you want to be in a place conducive to that. >> great conversations, thank you, both. time now for a special two-part series looking at the amount of time we spend on phones, computers and tablets, a new poll revealing nearly half of all moms and dads think their kids spend too much time in front of screens. agreed. abc's dr. richard besser set out to find the impact it has on our kids. >> reporter: screen, parents can't live with them. >> time. >> reporter: and kids can't live without them. >> can i have the iphone? >> stop, stop. >> reporter: we heard the downsides of excessive screen

time and how they alter children's sleep, school performance and ee aggressive behavior. among kids 8 and older one study found between 1999 and 2009 screen time increased by an hour to more than seven hours a day but in kids younger than 8 it's the wild west. there just aren't any studies yet. >> it's a cautionary tale. we have have to think about is there a downside to this because we don't know it yet. >> reporter: torah klein runs the barnhard center and she invited us to watch a group of preschoolers to see the difference between kids playing with regular toys and ipads. >> this is teacher tory. >> reporter: when we bring the kids in the room the two boys garrett and milo beeline for the toys. >> the thing that surprised me the most was that more children weren't attracted to the screens. girls as they get older tend to be more involved in that imaginary play. >> reporter: while there's no research to show boys favor

technology more than girls at this age, look what happens when we try to distract milo from the ipad. >> milo, what are you playing? there's no response, right? they get glued. they really get glued to technology. >> but the girls never fully tune out their environment talking, interacting, connecting. >> are all the people up there? you put them all in there? >> yes. >> she's not missing what's going on in the rest of her environment. >> reporter: but the boys can't even hear the teacher calling their name. they were incredibly focused. is that a good thing or a bad thing? >> that's not bad if it's a part of their day, if it's not all day. but some children would be on a screen all day if given a choice. >> reporter: next we take away all the ipads but one. garrett dominates it. milo has trouble transitioning and wanders around for two minutes. when the last ipad is taken away, the boys join the girls in being more social. verbal, and creative. >> even though they were really engaged and focused, they could

create, they could see what other children were doing. >> they were reacting to each other. >> they were reacting to each other. they were watching each other. just such an important part of early childhood. >> and here with me now is dr. richard besser. it was shocking to see the gender issues with this. >> yeah, you know, i could have watched these 1kids all day. as a parent and pediatrician, what you learn from play is fascinating. what really struck me was that only those kids would were really playing with toys seemed to be having fun. everyone was engaged. you know, they were focused on what they were doing but the girl, they were talking to each other. they were smiling. they were laughing. oh, it was fun. it's what you think of as fun. >> what do kids learn in free play that they don't learn with electronicsy. >> you learn life skills. so you learn to use your imagination and curiosity. no rules when you have those toys. they learn how to engage in negotiation and compromise. how do you get someone to join your world? how do you lead? how do you follow and learn social cues looking at faces. did i make somebody unhappy.

did i give them pleasure? those things you need to use in life and if your face did down looking at electronics you don't learn any of ha. >> focused on our kids but robin pointed this out, kettle black, kettle black. thing. and our kids are learn hag. >> my kids do it to me all the time, dad, dad, dad, i'm on my device and it goes both ways. >> there are some electronics and some apps good for your kids. we'll get into that. >> lots of tips on what to use >> all right. in the meantime, dr. besser will be taking all of your questions on twitter this morning and i'm sure people have a lot of them. robin, over to you. >> busting me like that. good going. way to go. over to michael. the new season of "shark tank" starts tomorrow and we have some great "deals & steals" from the show. >> that was great. >> all right, thanks, guys. and tory johnson is here with "deals & steals" and "shark tank," the perfect combination for big bargains, up to 50% off items featured on the hit show so --

>> are you ready? okay. >> what do we have. >> fromlori greiner invested had this company. it seats one adult or opens -- there you go. perfect. the bed -- it's -- he doesn't come with it. >> i don't come with it? >> it's comfortable. >> i thought i was an accessory. >> we'd sell a lot. normally $240 all slashed in half, 120 bucks. >> my kids love bean bags and they could open it up and have a bed. >> what else do we have. >> spin it around. so from biagi. big, big hit on the show, big hit with "gma" viewers. lori invested in this one. all foldable luggage so everything stores neatly when not in use, tote, wheelers, big, big, assortment starting at $80, everything slashed in half, 40 bucks. >> whoa. >> this is fun. this is one of the companies from barbara corcoran called grace and lace.

>> the guys are going ah. you know what you're getting for christmas. >> really great accessories for as we go fall into winter, there are leg warmers, boot cuffs, all these like sort of fun accessories to change the look of an outfit with a very inexpensive accessory. eddie is ready to go with some. normally starting at $20 all slashed in half 10 to $19.50 and free shipping from grace & lace. another from barbara, pipcorn. it's actually super fun for when you're watching all your fun tgit shows tonight or "shark tank" and this is their brand-new chili. six bags. you will wake up happy if you start with that, they say. do you like spicy. $39 normally for six slashed in half, 19.50 and free shipping for your bags. >> you wake up happy. >> last but not least from damon john.

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phoenix is abo >> lara, i took a vote. everybody out here can't wait for "pop." >> "pop news" and it is the fashion face-off we never saw coming. h&m revealing these two. david beckham and kevin hart or as i call them beckhart now taking twinning to the extreme. all in the name of research. listen.

>> he wants to play you in i beckham the movie. >> he wants to play me? are you serious? >> yeah, he wants to get into the role, get into the character. research is what they're calling it. >> schwarzenegger and devito move over. we can expect more of beckhart teasing multiple outfits on social media including those two perfectly court naded. an unlikely hilarious duo. >> i like the ring of that, beckhart. >> i thought long and hard about that. thank you. a little science news in "pop news." at this year's ig nobel prize ceremony an absurd celebration of science that makes you laugh and think, two winners took one for the team in a big way. to determine which insects have the most painful stings and the places on your body you definitely don't want to get stung. both subjected themselves to hundreds of stings. here are the findings. the boldfaced hornet sting comparable to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door.

the yellow jacket sting described as hot and smoky sort of like a cigar being put out on your tongue. the worst is the bullet ant whose sting is described as having a three- we welcome you brack to inch rusty nail grinded into your heel much that's the one you don't want to get stung and you never want to get stung on these places, number one, your upper lip. >> oh. >> they found that out the hard way. >> number two, your no industrial. number three, a place below your >> uh-huh. >> uh-huh. >> we get the picture. >> wow. >> there's just nothing to say. wow. >> they did it. >> in the name of science so sharing. >> as you said -- >> we know what to protect. okay. and then finally i thought that i would switch it up. you know, from bee stings to this guy, the weekend is around the corner. why not treat yourself to a little massage.

perhaps a massage. >> oh. >> sweet. >> take it in, everybody. just look and laugh and love on this beautiful friday eve and that -- >> you finished strong. >> concerned about the bee sting and now it's all coming around. >> hey, kerry washington is here

>> whoo! good morning. thursday, september 24th. i'm lori stokes. we are hours away from the arrival of pope francis. he will fly here after making history in washington, d.c. where he will become the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress. live look now at the nation's capitol. the crowd is gathering waiting for the pope to emerge from the vatican embassy. he is expected to leave in 30 minutes. the pontiff will land at kennedy at 5:00 this afternoon and when he gets here, he will no doubt continue his practice of staying close to the people. mayor de blasio says the city is prepared. >> we know his holiness is spontaneous. we know at some point it's likely he will stop and connect with the crowds around him as

he did in washington. that's who he is. he is authentic. we will be ready to protect him when he does. >> pope francis will spend just under 40 hours in the city. he heads to philadelphia saturday morning let's check in with heather o'rourke and the morning commute. >> a mess on the east side of manhattan. it has nothing to do with the u.n. general assembly or the pope's visit.

this delay is near the 30s. this will take you all the way up to the 60s. we head to the maps. misplaced tractor trailer wondered on the fdr near 61st street. they have to get that cleared away. in the meantime, delays. 55th through 27th closing down. 5th as well. street cleaning rules are suspended today. metered are in effect. lori, back to you. if all right. thank you, heather. let's check in with bill and the accuweather forecast. looking great, lori. a lot of sunshine. 64 degrees. comfortable. nice fall start to the day which will end up summer's day. 61 white plains. 65 j.f.k. 64 long island. 65 toms river. 45 up in kingston and poughkeepsie. later today 82 agrees. tomorrow we toole cool down and a great fall weekend coming up. lori? >> bill, thank you. that will do it for us. "live with kelly and michael" at 9:00 this morning.

have a great day, everybody. welcome back to "gma." take a look at these kids. they're all getting ready to go "above and beyond" for a remarkable art teacher taking on bullying and inspiring her students at the same time, so much in store for her. that is just ahead but first robin is inside with a very scandalous guest. >> that's right, we all know tgit is back. already come on, because the posters for tonight's season five premiere says it all. ooh, look at that. uh-huh. olivia and fitz final together at last. kerry washington is here to tell us all about it but again she cops bearing gifts with a sneak peek. take a look. >> okay. >> see you on the flip side.

>> working together. >> an international incident. >> let's. >> oh. good-bye, mister. just to hear you say >> last chance. >> wow. would you give it up for k. dub. >> it happens every time i come here. it's because i stalk you and dress accordingly. at last >> that's right. >> olivia and fitz together. we saw on the balcony at the end of last season. >> uh-huh and people keep asking about that one commercial where it's just us rolling around in the bed and i said, you know at the end of last season, he said what do we do now and olivia said, whatever we want so i guess whatever they want is a lot of rolling around in bed. >> we did see that. you were even surprised with the season, that it wasn't quite -- i know you can't tell us too much but --

with any other relationship, in television we tend to think when two people come together that's the end, but in life when two people come together that's the beginning and so it turns out the same is true on "scandal." >> more chapters to be written. >> whole other story. >> it was lovely seeing you and others on the cover of "essence" magazine. shonda land. >> her cover was beautiful. viola davis, all the cast, it was really fun. >> all around this wonderful woman, shonda. >> i know. >> who has created so much. what do we not know about her? >> what don't you know about shonda? shonda is -- shonda loves fashion. she loves fashion. and she has got a great sense of humor. and you know what, she's a truly generous heart. when i think about all of us getting together for that huge portrait of all three casts all of us in a room together we all got to be there in our gowns and

because shonda had an idea and put it on the page and all of the brilliant writers that she works with. >> yeah, i've been there on set and have seen everyone in action and it's true, when she walks out there on set, everybody is like the president is there. >> we should have theme music for her when she walks in the room like the president. >> you look beautiful at the emmys. >> thank you. >> it was so touching to see how you were moved when viola davis, her acceptance speech. what was going flew your mind? >> it was such a tremendous thing. it was a great night for thursday nights on abc because regina king won for "american cripple crime" then viola for "how to get away with murder" and it was just a wonderful night to be a woman and a woman of color working in this golden age of television. it was so special and so special of viola davis to be so inclusive in her speech and give all of us shout-outs and to really talk about progress, you know, because i know for me, like you know we're going into our fifth season but when i first started when we first started in our first season all

anybody wanted to talk about was that there hasn't been a black woman as a lead in a network show in 40 years and now everywhere you turn there are black women on every network championing shows and so, you know, if you let us in the room, we can get the job done. you just need to let us in the room. >> like viola said give us an opportunity. >> that's right. >> before we turn the tables i'm trying to take up time so we don't have to do this. >> no, no, no. >> this is very important to you and told you i'll be there tonight. i want to talk about the purple purse campaign. >> thank you, yes, the allstate purple purse foundation has this amazing initiative where for the second year in a row i have designed a bag and it's a purple purse because purple is the color for domestic violence awareness and a purse is the center of a woman's financial domain. it's where your car key, house key, wallet, cell phone, everything lives in your purse so a purple purse is to help raise awareness around financial abuse, the number one reason women stay in abusive relationships and why they go back when they leave is because they don't have a sense of

financial freedom and so this is really about empowering women to take control of their livelihood and finances and lives. >> people don't talk about that. okay, i did leave a little time tore this but that was very important to get that in. >> thank you. >> just give it a crank. >> i have two questions. the first one is from your staff here. >> uh-oh. >> if it were up to you to come up with a role for yourself on "scandal," what would it be and answer well because shonda might be watching. >> you got pull there. >> i know some people. >> i think i know why they're asking this. they saw me at halloween, i was as owelivia pope. i want to be your evil twin sister. >> i love it. i love it. >> yes, yes. >> the only problem is you're way too nice. you're way too nice. >> i could try though, the evil twin sister that nobody knows about. >> let's do it. >> it's handled. >> shonda, are you watching? >> okay. >> that was a good reading. it's my job.

posted on "gma's" facebook. you have such beauty inside and out. i agree. what one thing did your mother and father do to make you who you are today? >> oh, that's so sweet. to be kind. parents talk about the three rs, mine were all about the three ds, about being disciplined, about determination and da lord so those are the three ds. >> i love that. i love that. that's great. >> well, thank you for that. i mean that could have been a lot worse and -- >> i can do another. >> no, that's okay. >> like our serious -- okay. >> i am coming tonight for the -- >> thank you so much. >> for the unveiling of the purple purse. >> and a heads-up for wearing purple. >> i am too so there you go. our usual trend. >> always wonderful to have k. dub here. watch the season premiere of "scandal" tonight, tonight, we got to get back in time from the reception on 9:00 here on abc. outside to ginger.

>> i checked my dvr three types to make sure "scandal" is on there. good morning, everybody. seated and find out why very soon but i'm >> all that weather brought to you by johnson & johnson. robin. >> i'm here still with kerry washington. don't take a single shot. please. coming up, the audience getting ready to go "above and beyond" for one very deserving teacher.

i did it all >> it is time to go "above and beyond" and you are looking now at a "gma" viewers helping us out this morning. it's just a preview of what's about -- do not get old, people. do not get old. we're going to honor another one who's gone above and beyond. >> that was fantastic. bring that closer for robin. found a fantastic teacher. wish we could honor them all but

this one has gone "above and beyond" with her campaign about bullying called just be but it's my honor to introduce everyone to a woman that the students call miss pickle. >> in the fifth grade i met my wife and i felt like i had to tell somebody this story. >> to know heather is to love her. the students adore her. >> they call her miss pickle because they can't pronounce piccoli right. >> why do my students call me miss pickle? >> each month she holes fund-raisers where the students partake. >> the kids realized it's not always about themselves but about helping others. >> just when you think you're done with one charity or fund-raiser she comes up with something else. oh we've got so much going for you >> we're going through fertility treatments for two years and it takes a lot of time, which took away from her and her passion to be with these kids.

children at this moment. no one deserving more, i think, to be a mother than her. but she's a mother to those kids in a way. >> in fifth grade i got bullied by a few kids. i would have art with miss piccoli. she made everything better. she made me feel good about myself. good about my art and the bullies disappeared in my life. she told everyone especially me during this time just be myself. now i am invisible >> heather did a commemorative art project called just be. >> she's just a just be person, loving and caring and giving back. now i am invincible >> heather wholeheartedly deserves this honor of "above and beyond."

>> it's been a very inspirational thing to be around this woman for 30 plus years. now i am invincible >> all right, you see why we love her, robin, so you all sent me down to virginia beach and let the conspiracy begin. and we conspired with 700 students, all of them at her school, her friends, her husband and also john quigley, our aerial artist to find a way to honor her and knocked on her during the middle of a school day to give her the surprise of her life. >> here we go. hey there. heather. hey, hey, guy, how are you doing? hey. i'm t.j. holmes for "good morning america." how are you doing? >> good. >> good. we are here, everybody thinks because we're here to do a back-to-school special. we're actually here because of you.

and solely because of you. this guy brought you to our attention. come on in here. >> oh. >> say hello to your wife. >> hi. >> i know you're wondering what in the world is going on right now. "good morning america" is here because you go "above and beyond" and we want to honor you. >> how old are you guys? >> 9. hoping you take that jump >> you're going to be epic! >> i need you all to -- you know where you're supposed to be. you're going this way. >> all right. come on. here. i guess you know these folks. >> hi. still. >> she's here, everybody.

>> what do you think about all this? >> i'm in shock. >> you don't know what to think. >> i don't know what to think. >> our colleagues laid out for you. you're the art teacher. we thought what better way to honor you with art but to really explain it and show it to you how they witnessed to honor you have to take a bird's-eye view and do it now. i want you to look at this monitor. i i did it all >> i love it. i love it. it's so awesome. i i did it all oh. >> there were some words that go in here as well. and we're going to cue phase two. now. >> so many many place, the things that i did. >> that is awe committee? we are going to finish the artwork by dotting the "i." you are the "i." >> yay. >> we were told you have been

for your class, a 3d printer. we heard about this and what we did was get the folks the maker bot to donate a 3d printer for your class. that is for your class. >> yay. this is great. thank you. thank you. that was so incredible. this is very, very fun to see my artwork come to life with people. >> and, of course, our thanks to maker makerbot for the printer and for the t-shirts. here she is, now, tell them -- we brought the whole crew out here. tell me your reaction. she said i'm shaking. >> i am too. >> watching that. you are a crier. i saw tears. that has to be a wonderful feeling. teachers are so unselfish. you don't expect anything in return but it has to mean so much to you. >> totally not expected and still feels very surreal. >> i'm so sorry. we're not dong with the

surprises, okay. your students, we asked this emto just give us a drawing, give us something about miss pickle and put it together in a nice little collage. look at it up top. it's going all of times square can see that right now. >> the best teacher ever. >> you're the best. you got so much love >> do you recognize that guy. >> i do. >> that's brad paisley. you're a fan, am i right? >> i am. >> now, we told mr. paisley about your story. he was intrigued and he wanted to meet you personally so what he did was sent us six tickets to his concert that's sunday. do you know where he's playing sunday? >> in virginia beach. >> your hometown. those tickets are yours. you'll get to go backstage and meet him. you get six tickets, six so that's one, two, three, four, five, six. we're good to go. >> good to go. >> what do you think now.

thank you. this is an honor. thank you. >> thanks for going "above and beyond" and thank you all here too. [ cheers and applause ] >> yay. >> i love that sign right there. all the best, have fun. have you ever seen him in concert? >> oh, yeah. >> but you haven't met him yet. >> i have not met him personally. >> that will all change. >> this has been fun.

any parent that's tried to help their kids with homework these days knows it's not so easy. abc's becky worley got schooled in how parents can find support online. >> math, it's straightforward. to subtract you borrow the 1. in addition you stack and carry. that's how you learn it, right? but parents trying to help their kids with homework these days

are realizing maybe not. >> counting up is subtraction and number lines are addition? apparently there's some new ways to learn math. >> i don't think education is ever very just stay the same way for years and years but there's been a lot of changes with the standards, with states figuring out which standards they're going to ask for. >> reporter: so parents struggling to stay involved are looking for ways to catch up. enter the internet. online tutorials, youtube videos and this site, bealearninghero.org this couple uses to help their daughter avery. >> it makes you want to pull your hair out because you think you know what second graders are being taught and the methods are ever so changing. a wonderful tool to help ease the parenting frustrations. >> be a learning hero offers parents video, tips and guides for subjects like math and english so they can better help their children succeed in school. >> if she's struggling in math

with subtraction of hundreds, we can go right on to the website and get extra practice work sheets. >> 10 plus 10. >> 10 plus 10 is 20. >> the service is making it easier getting the tools to become better parents ben better role models to instruct our children in life and in school. >> reporter: for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, new york. >> becky, thank you. i really mean it.

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. someone who has gone "above and beyond" for all of us here at "gma" is this woman right here, sunny mullen. years. she was in the audience about eight years had a sign, hey, i helped out in your hometown after hurricane katrina and now i need a job and it's been wonderful, sunny. she's moving on. >> little birdie. >> i know.

>> thank you, guy, for everything, seriously. >> thank you. >> thank you. good morning to you. pope francis will arrive in new york city in a matter of hours. he will fly here after making

history in washington, d.c. look at a live picture right now. he did just come out of the vatican embassy. the pope likes to meet and greet people. he is in his vehicle now in that fiat heading to capitol hill where he will address a joint meeting of congress as well as the supreme court before going to st. patrick's parish then going to -- security, police commissioner bratton talked about it, it city. >> we have done these things many times in the past, not necessarily on this scale but it's coming together good. >> pope francis will spend just under 40 hours in the city then morning. let's get a check on the morning commute with heather. side.

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