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have a wonderful day. good morning, america. new this morning, a major shakeup in the race for the white house and a shakeup on the stage at carly fiorina's rally. >> trump, hillary, could've been lots of people. >> she's gaining ground. and donald trump now neck and neck with ben carson, as the billionaire promises no taxes for millions of americans. breaking right now, superstorm. millions preparing for a direct hit as a massive typhoon targets taiwan, making landfall this morning. winds topping 160 miles an hour, as powerful as a category 4 hurricane. is the parents whose sons allegedly drugged and brutally attacked them speaking out. >> can you please send someone to my house? my children are trying to kill me. >> the mystery behind this vicious attack and why they are
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"gma" this morning. and mars mystery solved? the red-hot anticipation about the red planet. a major announcement promised by nasa this morning. is there life on mars? good morning, america. happy monday. how long have we been asking that question? >> is there life on mars? since i was in the 8th grade. >> how about last night. the super blood moon. such a rare occurrence. the next one not until 2032. that is gorgeous. >> ginger is mesmerized. >> i love it. we begin with the race for president. the big change in the latest national poll. ben carson now sharing the top spot with donald trump. did you see this yesterday? carly fiorina, during a speech. >> whoa. >> oh.
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everybody's okay. everybody's okay. hillary clinton now facing new questions as well. oh, that video. tom llamas is following the campaigns for us this morning. good morning, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. so much going on this morning. new polls. new movement. and the curtain dropped on carly fiorina. not the end of her campaign. just proof you have to be ready for anything in politics. a terrifying moment on the campaign trail for carly fiorina. a massive wall of curtains crashing down as she's speaking in san antonio. >> is everybody all right? nobody is hurt? >> reporter: joking about the cause. >> trump, hillary, could have been anybody. >> reporter: a shakeup in the polls for the gop nomination. the latest national poll showing trump tied for first with another political outsider, dr. ben carson. >> it reflects what we've seen
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on the roads. tremendous crowds with enormous enthusiasm. >> reporter: trump releasing his tax plan later this morning. telling "60 minutes" some low-income earners will be spared from paying taxes. >> a large segment of the country will have a zero rate. a zero rate. >> reporter: some friends and foes alike betting on trump. >> he's a master brander. >> reporter: former president bill clinton, a master campaigner, who spoke to trump about running for president thinks he has the right stuff. >> could trump be the nominee? >> i think so. >> reporter: hlclinton's wife facing lower numbers. >> there was a transition period. i wasn't that focused on my e-mail account. i am not, by in means, a technical expert. i relied on people that were. >> reporter: a big day for trump. releasing the tax plans and then
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a meeting with church leaders at trump tower. >> e we saw the republican poll numbers. hillary clinton is facing her closest numbers yet. the nbc/"wall street journal" poll. clinton at 42%. sanders, 35%. and biden hanging in there. >> she's worse in polls in new hampshire and iowa. the numbers, if you take biden out, hillary clinton's lead expands a bit. she's over 50%. if biden gets in, he'll take a lot of votes from hillary clinton. >> we'll see if his announcement comes in the next couple of weeks. a surprising announcement from speaker of the house john boehner on friday. here's what he said on "face the nation." >> the bible says beware of false prophets. there are people out there, you know, spreading -- um -- noise
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about how much can get done. this whole idea that we're beginning to shut down the government to get rid of obama care in 2013. this plan never had a chance. >> later this week, will it shout down? >> it won't this week. you could hear the way he despises those that were pushing him for that. they were the same people pushing for a shutdown this week. he'll need democrats to extend this. it will go until december. after that, all bets are off. problem. >> the next speaker, we don't know yet. but kevin mccarthy getting in? >> i'm told he'll get in likely today. he'll almost certainly be the next speaker. he'll face the same problems john boehner faced. pope francis back at home this morning after his historic visit to the u.s. he capped it off with a huge mass on the streets of philadelphia. a stone's throw from the
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philadelphia art museum. made famous, you know where i'm going here, rocky. look at pope francis as he drove by those steps saturday night. yeah. a little boxing there. terry moran flew back to rome with the pope. he joins us this morning. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that was fun, wasn't it? clearly enjoying himself. he came back to talk to us on the flight back. he's back in his modest guest house a couple hundred yards over there by st. peters. he didn't look like a guy who had been through ten days of the grueling schedule. some of the rest of us might have. he took a moment and took stock of his american journey. with a final wave, francis said farewell to america after an unforgettable week. overnight, onboard the papal
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what did he think of the united states after the first visit? what surprised me was the warmth. the warmth of the people. so lovable, he said. adding washington was warm, but formal. but new york. >> new york -- >> reporter: exuberant he said. and philadelphia was demonstrative. a whirl wind tour from congress, to the white house, to central park, and downtown philadelphia. all those babies he kissed. including this tyke, a mini me pope. there was that soup kitchen. the school in harlem. the prison in north philadelphia. the ailing children he embraced. all at the core of his central message. >> we're all together. no one should be excluded or marginalized or thrown away. >> reporter: not everyone was thrilled. he met with some sex abuse
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others upset that he consoled priests and bishops. i asked him about religious liberty and kentucky court clerk kim davis, who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. conscientious objection is a right, a human right, he said. you could see in the crowds how much they're drawn to him and his message. they call it the francis effect. we'll see how long it lasts. >> what do you make of all that, terry? he was treated like a rock star. you were with him every step of the way. >> reporter: he was. we asked him, what sit like to be a star? and sit good for the church? he said, first, it's a danger. i have to focus on the right things. stars are beautiful. but they're fleeting in time. eventually, they fade away. he said my job is to be the servant of the servants of god.
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that's more beautiful. >> he always knows what to say. just right. all right, terry, thank you. >> a lot of the pope seems front and center with the united nations today. president obama's first formal meeting with vladimir putin in two years. martha raddatz tracking it all. the big question can russia and the u.s. forge a united front in the fight against isis? >> reporter: russia and the u.s. want to defeat isis. they're approaching it in entirely different ways. president putin wants to increase military and political power in the region is propping up bah har al assad by sending in war planes and equipment. the u.s. is insisting assad must go for years now. as long as he remains in syria,
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will go in. putin will go into this meeting cocky and confident. announcing this weekend that he has joined with with iran, iraq, and syria to share intelligence about the ill lammic state. putin and obama will have a lot to talk about. >> thank you, ma thatrtha raddatz. to the monster storm making landfall. a huge typhoon targeting taiwan. hurricane? >> sustained wind gusts to 138. this is what it looks like outside their windows. already islands outside taiwan evacuated because of the extreme and incredible winds. the heavy rains are the other part. up to 20 inches of rain. can get mudslides and landslides. it's moving now on shore.
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the wide eye almost 50 miles at one point. going just south of tie payaipei. we go the china. active pacific. we have marty. mexico, up to 20 inches close to acapulco. and niala near hawaii. a lot of activity to follow. more in the atlantic and gulf to talk about in a couple of minutes. tlaits on joyce mitchell. the prison seamstress who helped the pro prisoners escape from the prison in new york. >> reporter: in just a short while, mitchell will be transported from her jail cell, to a courtroom. this morning, prison worker turned escape peae joyce mitchell awaiting sentencing.
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and $6,000 in fines. for helping to orchestrate the escape of richard matt and david sweat from the clinton correctional facility on june 6th. on friday, 51-year-old mitchell meeting with the inspector general. mitchell has admitted to providing tools, including hacksaw blades, chisels, a punch, and a screwdriver that matt and sweat used to cut their way through their cell walls. their prison break launches a massive manhunt. mitchell take sboon custody, confessing to helping matt and sweat. >> she got in over her head into started. >> reporter: mitchell, pleading guilty in july for first degree promoting prison contraband and fourth degree criminal facilitating. telling authorities she had intimate relationships with the escaped inmates. he treated me with respect and
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was nice to me. he made me feel special. she's agreed to the full seven-year prison term. a judge is expected to rubber-stamp that. she could be out in as little as two to four years for good behavior. george? >> thank you. to amy with the other top stories. the end to controversial offshore drilling. >> shell has announced it is halting offshore drilling off alaska. the company says it did not find enough oil and gas in a well well-drilled area to 7,000 feet. it's welcome news for environmentalists environmentalists. breaking overnight, new details about the emission scandal at volkswagen. 2 million audis are among the 11 million vehicles with software designed to cheat emissions tests. new this morning, a fifth person has died in the collision of a duck boat and a tour bus on that seattle bridge.
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investigators found that the boat's left front axle was sheared off, though it's not clear when it happened. an axle repair recommended two years ago was not completed. a dramatic rescue. an injured driver clings to his car as it fills with water after an accident that sent him into a canal. his legs trapped. a state trooper finally able to get him free. both the driver's leks were broken. this morning, he's just very grateful to be alive. and the tsa is finding more guns in carry-on bags. earlier this month, 67 guns found in one week. that's an all-time high. nearly half of those guns were loaded. a sinkhole the size of two football fields opened without warning in australia. it happened in the middle of the night. campers were waking up as the water began swallowing their
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cars, their rvs, and their tents. take a listen. >> it was just eroding before our eyes. just falling away. >> no one was injured. coastal e erosion could go on for week. nationals mvp candidate bryce harper flies out and getting an earful from teammate jonathan papelbon. the throat. he later apologized. congratulations in order for golfer jordan spieth. now owning the record for most winnings in a pga season. his fifth tournament victory of the year put him at more than $10 million. add that to a $10 million bonus. it gives the 22-year-old $22 million. i thought i was rake it in at 22 making $22,000. he just topped it. a e reward for a massachusetts boy.
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he looked inside, there were $8,000 cash in there. he went to police with his uncle. they found elias santos, his name was on the checkbook. that money was payment he just received. he had bln slideeen sliden down the slide with his kids. he didn't know it. police called, are you missing anything? he was like, $8,000. he gave the boy 100 bucks for his honesty. >> honest does pay. >> it does.
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that story in just 30 seconds. >> excitement is building for nasa's major announcement about mars. david kerley, outside the space agency's head quarters in washington. do tell. good morning, david. >> reporter: they got us excited. they've solved the mystery. what have they solve snd it has something to do with h, 2, and o. what is this morning's major announcement. nasa tweeted mars mystery solved. >> i suspect it will be something that will increase our interest in going to mars. >> reporter: many theorizing the finding is proof of water on mars. >> i'm pretty sure they're going to announce there's further evidence, compelling evidence, that there's a liquid water flow on the surface of mars.
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>> reporter: scientists have long believed that water flowed on ancient mars. the question about whether water flows on mars' surface today is central to the ongoing explr ration of the planet. >> if there's water on mars today, it's reasonable there is something still alive there. if we were to find it, it would change the course of human history. >> i'm the greatest bot tannist on the planet. >> reporter: could this become a reality in the not so distant future? >> we're paving the way for people to go. maybe we've come up with something that says, maybe we're closer than we thought we were. >> reporter: robin, if i could channel bill nye, this could be huge if that's free-throwing water, not only for finding life there but sending humans there. we wouldn't have to carry water. it would be there. we'll find out late their morning. >> what it could mean for exploration.
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thank you, david. morning. an abc news exclusive. the parents whose sons tried to murder them were pleading for help. >> please send someone to my house, my children are trying to kill me. >> the parents are joining us here, opening up about the terrifying moments. their message for their sons in their first network tv interview. "gma" on the money. big ways to save for your requirement. it all comes from a cup of fof if i. but the quicksilver card from capital one likes to keep it simple. real simple. i'm talking easy like-a- walk-in-the-park, nothing-to-worry-about, man-that-feels-good simple. quicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. it's a simple question. what's in your wallet? brandon thinks hellmann's is heaven in a jar.
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now we have to get good morning. 7:24. breaking news in queens. police are searching for a killer after a shooting on a popular street. this happened about 4:00 this morning on stein way in astoria. police say a 26-year old man was shot several times. he decide on the way to the hospital. no arrests have been made. in queens, police are searching for the driver who hit a man then took off leaving him critically hurt. this happened on union turnpike before 10:00 last night. 30-year-old victim is in critical condition at jamaica medical center. police say the driver was behind the wheel of a burgundy colored jeep with new york license plates. the man known as the people's pope had a message for the people as he arrived in
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rome this morning. pope francis ended his eight- hour journey from philadelphia with this sweet, my heartfelt thanks may the love of chris guide the american people. od bless america. he spoke to reporters during the flight. he was surprised by the warmth of the american people and said
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staying close to the people. even with pope francis back at the vatican it won't be smooth sailing around manhattan. president obama is here with more than 90% of the world's leaders for the opening of the u.n. general assembly. gridlock. united nations motorcades. the president will address the
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president vladimir putin. a check on the morning commute with heather. everybody. let's go to the maps and tell you that we have a closure as county. it's montauk highway closed down in both directions between venetian promenade because of investigation. l.i.e. westbound near exit 37, that is willis avenue an accident being cleared away. l.i.e. west near 57 which is vets highway. that is causing a bit of a delay there. 30 minutes in george washington bridge and lincoln tunnel. holland tunnel is your best bet. that is a 20-minute wait. take a look at a webcam, new york state thruway southbound into the tappan zee all because of earlier problems on the tappan zee but all lanes are now open. street cleaning rules are suspended. lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. let's check in with meteorologist bill evans. >> cloudy skies and fog.
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we are looking at 66 right now. looking at warm day today. 66 around murray hill to riverdale 63. 65 whitestone queens. we should be around 56 in the city to 46 north and west. it's way warming to 80 later this week. lots of rain coming. >> thank you. that will do it for us. coming up on "good morning
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welcome back to "gma." and we cannot get enough of these stunning, stunning images. the super blood moon seen round the world last night. if you missed it, you have to wait, what, 2033? is that it? >> yep. 2033. >> you don't have to wait that long. jesse palmer is here this morning. morning. we're foming that and some of the other big headlines. tax plans. ben carson now neck and neck with trump. and nascar legend tony stewart set to take his final lap. he's expected to announce he's season. he's not won a race since last track.
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the georgia couple whose two sons allegedly drugged and brutally taked them in their home. these parents publicly forgave their sons. it's still a mystery why the sons did it. they have not entered a plea. have not been convicted of anything. we spoke to yvonne and zachery ervin moments ago. >> please send someone to my house, my children are trying to kill me. >> reporter: it's the chilling 911 call that stunned nation. >> my husband has distracted them. and i was just able to get to please hurry. >> reporter: an unimaginable scenario. 22-year-old christopher and his 17-year-old brother, cameron, parents. and, police say, attempting to burn down their suburban atlanta home. >> how are they trying to kill you, ma'am? >> trying to strangle us. shoot us. they put xanax in our food.
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they tried to attack us when they thought we were asleep. >> reporter: minutes later, the police arrived, discovering zachery ervin covered in blood. his wife, yvonne, found lying beside their bed, badly beaten. >> if she had not been able to make the 911 call, it's uncertain what would have happened. >> reporter: the sons behind bars. two counts of felonying a grated assault and first-degree arson. both face as many as 60 years in prison. this morning, zachery and yvonne say they're standing by their sons. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> thank you for being here. how are your wounds healing, both of you? >> for me, i'm doing a lot better. both physically and mentally. god has really been good to me and helped my wounds to heal fast.
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i still have a couple of little scars here and there. for the most part, they're healing well. >> zachery, you spent the most time in the hospital. >> yep, yep, i'm heal fine. god has truly worked a miracle. >> and you're their deliver a message to people, but before we goat that, what happened? can you tell us what happened? >> well, we don't know what happened. i mean, it's just -- our kids had one bad moment. you know, it was one bad moment. um -- and god will reveal in time to us and to the world all the -- get all the answers to questions answered. you know, and things of that nature. but for now, you know, we just need to focus on healing. >> but you can understand people, especially watching at home who have children, the question is, why? why, that come over, comes up
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where there any kind of signs, signals, anything? what was the behavior before this happened? >> nothing. that's the crazy part. our children prepared dinner for us the night before. gnat's why in the call, you know, i told you in the call, that i found out during the whole process there had been xanax put in our drinks. so we were drugged. happened. we said we forgive our boys. because that was totally out of contact character for them. they're not violent. they've never got in trouble. >> no behavioral? no drug issues? >> no. >> common teen arnls. >> as a teenager, they have issues with cleaning their room and, you know, having attitudes sometimes when you tell them to do something. just like every family experiences. with nothing that would indicate anything like this.
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people when the police report indicated one of your sons said since the age of 11 he had been thinking of something like this. it makes some people speculate what was going nonthe home for a child to -- having these thoughts for so long? >> again, we don't know. we just don't know. >> have you had a chance to communicate at all with your sons? >> yes. >> what have you said to them? what have they said to you? >> we told them we love them uncondition unconditionally. we love them. i have taught my sons willthere will be consequences toing? s tos to something you do good or bad. >> you're calling on the public to forgive your sons. >> absolutely. people don't know our sons.
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say, well, i can't forgive. but if i ask people to take it personally. what if it was your child, your son, your relative, your friend? >> you say these types of actions lead to consequences. what do you feel the consequences should be for your sons? >> that's up to god to determine that. you know, i just -- i just pray for mercy. >> you keep referring to it as one bad moment. >> mm-hmm. >> there are people that are going to say, that is putting it mildly. they -- they attempted to -- >> it's not mildly. >> to do what they did? attack you as they did? that's a bad moment? >> yeah. there's a -- people who are incarcerated now that have had one bad day. you know. there are people who -- you know -- are put in certain
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rage or something has caused them to have one bad moment. that's why i keep saying one bad moment. i'm not discounting what has happened. i look at my wife, the scars, the things that happened. i look at me. >> your faith is remarkable. it's certainly been tested. so the final message, yvonne, that you want for people this morning? >> the final message, i think for me is, like i said, study the word. because, that's what's going to help you through any situation. >> yvonne and zachery, this is not an easy time for your family. for you the come share your story. we thank you. we wish you all the best going forward. >> thank you, thank you. >> thank you. >> george? coming up, "gma on the money." how your morning cup of coffee
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speed feed time. jesse's got that. >> all eyes on the skies overnight. thanks to the super blood moon. this hash tag trending everywhere, as people wake up to these amazing pictures. i don't have a degree in astrology. it's when the moon passes closest to the earth along with a solar eclipse. if you're like me and missed it, we have these pictures that are stunning. they're being shared all over the world. from new york, right there. gorgeous shots at the navy peer ferris wheel in chicago. and big ben in london. and the beach in rio. moon. and ellen degeneres tweeted out her sighting. light. nasa tweeted back, that's
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good morning. i'm lori stokes. it's monday, september 28th. breaking news in queens. police are searching for someone after a shooting. officers are marking dozens of shell casings on stein way street in astoria. a man was shot about 4:00. he died on the way to the hospital. no arrests have been made. grief counselors are on campus today at a high school in new jersey following the tragic death of a star football player. students at warren hills regional high school say quarterback evan murray appeared woozy after getting sacked. he managed to walk off the field but then later died at the hospital. schools interim superintendent spoke earlier this morning saying the community is coming
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>> we are preparing to open school, have a sense of normalcy, guiding principal as well as consider the grief needs of our students and staff. >> a visitation is planned noon on wednesday at faith discovery church in washington township. evans will be laid to rest on thursday. >> let's get a check on the morning commute with heather. >> we have heavy delays at our hudson river crossings. let's start with the george washington bridge. 40 minutes there. lincoln tunnel is 40. holland 30-minute delay. we have route 3 west of route 46 another accident blocking a couple of labors. our street cleaning rules are suspended but the metered are in effect. lori? >> heather, thank you. bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> lori, you know the fog we had this morning and the low cloud cover, that is starting to lift. it's humid. 67 is the 8:00 temperature t. 67 murray hill. 67 whitestone queens.
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these are are 5 normal for this time of year. 80 higher for this time of year. very humid. showers tomorrow and heavy rain by wednesday. cooler weather to end the week.
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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. tragedy on the football field. a star high school quarterback dead after a routine hit during a game. big questions now about safety on the field. it started with a whisper fertility shaming. the huge uproar over when it's okay to ask other people about having a baby. the writer who struck a nerve telling people to back off. now speaking out this morning. suddenly i see is your hail style causing hair loss? hi new styles could be leading to baldness. the medical experts weigh in. welcome to "monday night football." >> and great ways to tackle your tailgate before tonight's big game.
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mario batali here live, as we say -- >> good morning, america. and a big tailgate party this morning. where is our buddy, mario batali? new york jets star tony -- we're going to have great tailgate dishes coming up. >> i wonder if those crocs have cleat bottoms. >> i was thinking the same thing. >> those trusty crocs of his. away. we're kicking off fit myth, our new series. busting common misconceptions than could be holding you back from getting in shape. this morning, what to do when it comes to lifting weights. a lot of peoplers especially some women, think it will make you bulky. let's go to amy with the morning rundown.
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the tightening race for president among republicans. the newest poll showing trump tied for first with carson es essentially. he says his tax plan calls for low-income earners to be spared from paying taxes. president obama speaks at the u.n. today. syria, the fight against isis, and the situation in ukraine are all on the agenda. and pope francis is back to the vatican. during an in-flight news conference e, the pope says he was surprised by the warm welcome he received from americans. he said those who covered up for sex abusers in the church are guilty of wrong doing. a new jersey lost the star quarterback. here's the third teen football player since the beginning of the school year to die of an
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on-field injury. >> reporter: this photo captured 17-year-old evan murray doing what he loved. calling place for his high school football team in new jersey. before the first half was over, the starting quarterback would be carted off the field. after what appeared to be a routine hit. he was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. his teammates, family, and koefs coaches in shock. >> she just carryied himself well everywhere he went. >> reporter: everyone here wondering how he could die so sound lynn, without warning. during the final game, witnesses say the qb can be took a hit in the backfield. then walked to the sidelines with some assistance. before collapsing. some teammates suggested he may have been unusually tired and feeling sluggish after sustaining other hard hits. >> anytime you see something dizziness.
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evaluate the player further. >> reporter: an average of 12 high school football players die every year from football-related injuries. primarily cardiac failures or brain trauma. murray the third high school player to die this season after an on-field injury. for "good morning america,"",," gio benitez. a big medical headline about breast cancer treatment. many women with early stage cancer can skip chemotherapy and still beat the disease. a simple gene test can tell who those women are. of course, discuss any treatment with your doctor. finally, a surprise of a lifetime for a family from the pope's native argentina. driving all the way to philadelphia from buenos ags aires in an old volkswagen van. the parents and their four children got a special
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invitation to meet pope francis. they said he talked to them. for quite some time. he felt like an old family friend. when he first met them, according to the family blog. he said, you're the family that drove 13 miles to meet me? >> 13 miles? >> i'm sorry. 13,000 miles. he said, you're crazy. >> it got them the meeting, right? >> it worked, didn't it. >> crazy like a fox. >> thank you, amy. a lot more coming up. one woman facing down fertility shaming. and the questions so many get about starting a family. thousands weighing in overnight. our new series kicks off on busting fit myths. should you really be lifting weights? mara and our trainers break down what you need to know. come on back.t more than a flu shot? when it helps give a lifesaving vaccine
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oh, she looks upset. should i say something? or should i just keep looking at my phone? gracias.
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well, here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." the surprising reason you could be losing hair. this affects men and women. could the season's hottest hair style be bad for you? and true of false. does heavy lifting weights, that is, make you bulky? we're breaking down common fitness myths just ahead. and this guy. mario batali is with us with the perfect plate for your tailgate. save me one of those. >> you got it. >> all that and so much more. we're going share with everybody.
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hi, guys. what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. the proof that it heals is you. you know, it's always bugged me that we couldn't say that, "cheerios are gluten free." oats don't contain gluten, but sometimes grains that do, get mixed in. so we took them out! which means now, cheerios can be enjoyed by everyone! just original cheerios? honey nut cheerios too, buzz. welcome back to "gma." time now for the heat index and
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one writer taking a stand against people asking people when they plan to have children. kayna whitworth has the details. >> reporter: 33-year-old emily bingham is a free lans journalist making a call for action to stop the futile fertility questions. her posts gaining worldwide support. women everywhere want to keep their private matters just that. private. an uproar online after emily bingham posted a facebook rant begging everyone to stop the reproductive plan questions. times. >> even if it feels like not a big deal to you, it might be a really big deal to the person that you're asking. >> reporter: bingham posting a random ultrasound image she found on the internet to catch emp's attention and writing this is just a friendly p.s.a. that people's productive and procreative plans are none of
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saying the post was inspired after her friend had to go through a stressful and heart-wrenches year to get pregnant with her son. >> i couldn't believe it. it's none of your business whether there's baby two or three or only one. >> reporter: model and fab life co-host chrissy teigen, married to singer john legend, opened up about that painful question. >> anytime somebody asks me if i'm going to have kids, i'm like, one day, you're going to ask that to the wrong girl. i hate that. i hate it. stop asking me. >> yeah. >> this issue also hits close to home for bingham who at 33 years old is sick of being asked when she's going to have a baby. >> when they find out i've never been married and don't have children, the next question is, do you want to? it's insinuated or explicitly
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believes it's a permit question that no one has the right to ask. writing, bottom line, whether you're a wannabe grandparent or a nosy neighbor, it's absolutely none of your business. she says instead of asking the deeply personal questions, just ask questions that open the door for people to share if they want to. that shows you're excited and interested in their life, not just if they're having a baby or not. she says simple things like, ask people what are they spited about? what are they working on? >> anything new? >> any news? >> you could skirt the issue. it's sensitive. >> you don't know what people are going through. >> some people have serious fertility issues. you don't want to discuss that all the time. >> good advice. all right, also burning up the heat index.
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the topknot and the man bun may will contributing in a rise in baldin's. baldness, can you explan? >> jennifer lopez likes the topknot. jared leto with the man bun. would they be inclined to do either if they knew it would make them go bald. celebs like j. lo, jachlt law, and lieu pete that nyong'o rocking top knot. men stepping up the hair game with the man bun. >> you can see it in hollywood. it's kind of cool and kind of hot. >> reporter: could this look be hurting your lox. >> you shouldn't be wearing your hair pulled back that tight. >> that long-standing pull on traction on the hair could pull the hair out and ultimately lead
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something we call traction alopecia. >> reporter: caused by scarring the hair follicles by wearing your hair too tight and too often. >> here's proof. >> reporter: sometimes, with disastrous effects. >> once the follicle is scarred, the hair is permanently lost. it won't grow back. >> reporter: this expert says you don't have to sur trernd bun completely. >> you can get the same look slicked back. >> reporter: keep these don'ts in mind when tieing the perfect topknot or man bun. >> not damp or wet hair. don't pull the hair while it's -- secured with elastic. >> now, to avoid the hair loss associated with topknots, doctors say not to pull the hair so tight. that puts on the stress. to do that. >> as you can see, they, not
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they have pulled my hair back. they left new give so the follicles around my forehead can breathe. they couldn't get his hair in a topknot. a good rule of them is to allow enough space, to go back to the '80s, put a pencil in there. yeah? see. see that. >> you're supposed to be able to put a pencil there. >> boom. you're welcome, america. >> a good rule of thumb for men, >> well done. well done. >> amen, george. >> back to you, america. >> jesse, kayna, thank you. time for "fit myth." we're we'll bust widely held beliefs about working out. will lifting heavy weights make you bulky? mara schiavocampo is here to answer that. >> reporter: a lot of women think the sans yes, choosing a
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strength training. experts say lifting weights may be the key to losing weight. pumping iron. >> come on, big man. work it, baby. come on. >> reporter: many women fear it will make them look like the rock in "pain and gain." big and bulky. 45-year-old susan harrison used to be afraid of lifting. >> i was doing mostly running. i would go to the treadmills. never turn left where all the free weights and machines were. that side was skirry to me. >> reporter: after having twin boys, running wasn't cut iing it. weight. she started lifting weights. i went. and i just -- fell in love, literally, fell in love with it. >> reporter: now, she says she's never been leern. starting the finance block susan sweats.
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changed your body? >> it's sculpted certain parts of my body. internally, it's made me so much more confident and stronger in >> reporter: that's because the idea that weights make you big is largely a myth. >> in general, it's difficult to get bulky from lifting weight. you have to challenge yourself in major resistance way to see major muscle gains that way. >> reporter: adding that a healthy, protein-rich diet is key. >> the secret to looking good is trying to decrease the little layer of fat we all have underneath our skin so we can see our muscles better. >> reporter: experts note that building huge muscles requires a certain amount of testosterone that women don't naturally have. it's really hard to get big muscles. people work hard at it. >> they do.
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what bulks you up and toens you down, mark langowski is here. ginger sings your praises. she and many others. we have two finance extness experts. they're both lifting their body weight? >> half their body weight. >> he's 220. we have 110. he's working just the biceps. that's one way someone can do to work really hard at that one muscle group and make it bulky. >> we're talking about bulky versus lean. here, 110 pounds, so you're lifting 55 pounds. >> she's working hamstring, butt, lower back, mid back, and her arms. being dispersed throughout her body.
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>> why did you stop? whoa, whoa, whoa, she's still working it here. diet is a key component of this. >> right. he's working hard and heavy on one muscle group. that's hiwhy he stopped. >> it is something people talk about, mark. women are always concerned that if they lift too much heavy weights, they'll become bulky. is it the repetition and how heavy it is? >> it's both. you can still lift heavy weight. but many muscles are working to do that exercise. he's working money. >> you're saying also that diet is -- >> the most important thing. he has to really eat in excess. close to 500 extra calories a day to put on an extra pound of muscle at the end of the week. >> does this add bulk? >> no, no. definitely not.
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don't be afraid of the weights. know how to lift the right way. >> thank you, mark. thank you, both. you guys are at ease, soldiers. they're just standing here like this. >> keep going. keep going. now to somebody who knows this man very well. ginger.
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you. feels so natural to have a pom in my hand, lara. let's get to pop. we begin with oprah winfrey who is turning over a new leaf. the former talk show legend announcing she'll play a recurring character on a tv drama called "green leaf." the show is about the greenleaf family who runs a megachurch. in addition to her recurring role, she's executive produce the series.
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next year. the den of inickckiniquity. >> what is your rising sign, by the way? >> dr. virgo in the house. >> case of the mondays. taylor twiftswift in the news geg. mick jag erger joins her on the stage. you're never too eeld to be a fan girl. check it out. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> oh. >> oh, my god! >> that youtube video made it
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she said, why i like to bring out surprise guests on tour. the woman was supposed to see the stoens e earlier in the year. she had to miss the show due to health complications. so glad that wild horses couldn't keep her away. made me smile. >> great seats. >> i know. ever feel like you want to crawl under a work and take a nap? >> i did this morning. >> well, then this innovation is for you. it is a desk that is a fully-functional bed under it. it has a side panel that pulls out to be an adjustable headrest so you can read those important reports before your work day siesta. negative health effects of a sleepless night could be combatted with a quick snooze. i would like to be the first to try this out here at "gma." it was just released by a design
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firm called studio nl out of -- >> greece. >> that's why george had the tool box. >> george costanza would be proud. >> i remember that episode. >> there it is. >> very nice. >> very good. >> another tv legend coming up. rob lowe will be here live. and we have your exclusive all access pass to quantico. behind the scenes of the hit new show. ginger checked it out. >> an fbi agent. yet deadly, america. >> this house is going to get full. >> how full? >> candace cameron-bure is back. she's bringing john stamos with her. >> amazing. we're going to do this. we're going the bust the fitness myths that stop you have getting the body you want.
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does a hot workout help you lose weight? all this week. it's fit myth on "gma." okay, america. put some good in your morning. >> come on, sing it, girl. >> best morning ever!
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[ cheers and applause ] good morning. monday, september 28th. topping headlines, police are searching for the gunman responsible for opening fire on a busy street in queens. a 26-year old man was shot multiple times around 4:00 this morning on stein way street in astoria. he was taken to astoria general hospital where he died. police were canvassing the scene searching for witnesses. no arrests and no word what lead to the shooting. >> donald trump rolls out his new tax plan today. most people living there would pay more under the trump plan but lower and middle class group along with corporations would get tax breaks. voters will love it he says but he is one point ahead of ben carson in the latest "wall
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street journal" poll, a statistical dead heat. get this. i was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. i had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. i'm sid. and i bank human at td bank. expect another round of road closures throughout manhattan. president obama is set to address the u.n. general assembly at 10:00 in front of more than 90% of the world leaders and plans to meet with russian president vladimir putin to discuss ongoing tensions in the middle east and eastern europe. iran's president along with raul castro will address the
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assembly today. we check the commute with heather o'rourke. >> hi, ken, we will talk about highway. we have all lanes closed down between venetian prom that iniad and buena vista. 40 minutes inbound george washington bridge and lincoln tunnel. holland 30-minute delay. then we have an accident on the 147. delays from 140 to 147. suspended. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> well, it's warming up. we have temperatures around 67. it's humid. these numbers are way warm for this hour of the day. temperatures around 66, 67 around the five boroughs. up to the north temperatures in the 60s there. white plains to poughkeepsie and sussex, bridgeport connecticut all are warm numbers. 80 this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon. feels more like a june day. ten warmer than normal. showers tomorrow morning. cool and rainy wednesday, one
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to two inches of rain then. >> thank you. that's the news for now. more "good morning america" up next. [ cheers and applause ] yes. football season is upon us. oh, mario. that means tailgating. he knows that. mario batali, our good friend is in our fan cave. he's got dishes to score big just ahead. friend. >> you came running back when you saw burgers and things like that. >> amy, amy, burgers. >> they're not kidding. another good friend. rob lowe is back on tv in "the grinder." playing an actor that plays a lawyer. the actor wants to become a real lawyer. take a look. >> hey, man, can i pitch something? helpful. what the hell, dean, i need
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>> you only think you need to. >> cameron v manheim. >> grinder, hey, man. watching. >> william devane is the real lawyer. fred savage is the real lawyer. if i'm going to dmoek a restaurant, i want to do it next to hugh lawrie. the. >> my dad is 76. still practicing. school. >> your son john is in this? >> he plays the neighborhood boy we're trying to keep my niece away from. it's perfect casting. >> what's that been like to work with your son? >> it was interesting.
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was, he was just like any other actor, which is what you want. he was really, really good. then my fears of, oh, my god, i've created another actor. just what this world needs. you know? >> you have nothing to be ashamd of. you look back at the sweep of your career. you're always working. always reinventing yourself. you to know what the secret is? >> think the secret is not having -- fear. not being fearful. saying yes. everything good that's -- in my life, career-wise, has come from saying yes and not saying no. >> you walked away. star turn on "west wing." crazy. >> you have to listen to your heart. all the cliches that sound terrible, they're all true. listen to your heart. have you fear. tornl is going to be better. do what moves you. >> what would you do if you were not acting?
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>> i would have gone to law school. iron xlip. >> maybe politics? >> you know, i -- you know, we talk about this. i love the process. i love election cycles. i love it all. i mean, but -- i don't know. it's so divisive. doesn't seem like it was 20, 30 years ago. >> it's gotten ugly, hasn't it? >> hasn't it? i think the best and brightest are then not called to do it. it's a loss for all of us. >> we can see you playing a lawyer, the man who would be a lawyer, in "the grinder." >> i want to tell you about this exciting event. the times square takeover.
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serve >> a beautiful morning out here in new york city. and amy, you have more on my story from montreal. >> okay, ginger. i'm talk about you and the highly anticipated new show, "quantico." pass to the set. take a look. >> now. lets see if cow can survive. >> reporter: it's the hot new show of the season, taking all of us into the world of fbi recruits in training.
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among them, there's a terrorist. a secret operative. dramatically seen in last night's premier. >> are you telling me you think one of these people is a terrorist? >> reporter: at the center of it all, miss priyanka chopra. i got the see the set myself. it's a bank in downtown month yale. today, hundreds of extras. crew. and me. >> you have to flip me over. i'm testing ginger to see if she can be -- spoon me, ginger. spoon me. well done. oh. >> reporter: and joining priyanka, a talented cast of familiar faces, all trying to determine who among them is responsible. >> it was only a few hours ago that an exproegs rocked grand city.
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>> reporter: we know that the terrorist is going to be identified. but the person is likely in the room? >> i think the beauty is it has the seriousness of homeland. the fun and the relationships and human aspect of "grey's wp". >> reporter: you spent time with actual agents? >> we're in. fbi, fbi. >> there's c-4 over here. >> reporter: before acting, you served? and served in iraq? >> i did. real-world experiences are the best act chazz class you can go through. >> reporter: josh hopkins is tasked with managing the recruits. >> i'm still your superior. don't question the chain of command. >> i'm not your friend. i'm your boss. i think the genius of our characters is it's not safe to make any assumptions about anybody.
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it breaks stereo types. >> reporter: could i survive quantico? >> your officially inducted into the fbi at quantico. and your i.d. card. >> that's legit. >> that is legit. >> reporter: you know i held on to that i.d. card. i'm like the first pregnant fbi agent. >> i'm glad she didn't flip you. that made me feel better. you can see more tonight on "nightline." and quantico airs sunday nights at 10:00, 9:00 central.
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i'm just happy. julianne moore is here. she won this year's best actress oscar for "still alice." thank you for that. her latest role, in "free held." a new jersey police deticket ever dying of cancer, who spends the last year of her life fighting local politicians so her pension. question. when hi let roe sexual colleagues die, their pensions go to their spouses. because my partner is a woman, i
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in my 23 years as a police officer, i have never asked for special treatment. i'm only asking for equality. >> julianne, welcome back to "good morning america." and, such an incredibly powerful role yet again. and, this woman, had fought all her life for justice for others. and at the end, she was just trying to fight for justice for her partner. >> she just wanted to be treated like everyone else. that's what's so moving about laura and stacy's story. they were partners. they legally registered for partnership. there was a weird loophole that allowed pension benefits to be granted by the county officials. free-holders. she was diagnosed with lung cancer. she spent the time she was ill trying to get her benefits
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transferred to her partner, which, by all rights, should have gone to her. she did it through the legal system. >> that's who -- that's what she was about. >> a highly, highly moral person. >> it's a human rights story. a gay rights story. a love story. >> that was my favorite part of it, too. was really, i love love story, period. i think all actors do. to get to to one with an actor the caliber of ellen page, such a wonderful person. we had a great time together. >> what inspired you most art their story, stacy and laurel? >> i think just how regular it was. how aerd it was. you're not asking for anything so special, it's really the american dream, you know, you want a house, a partner, family, a dog, you want a community, all of those things. they're not saying they want to live in a colony on mars. you know. >> it could happen. there's an announcement today,
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>> they just want what everybody wants. that, to me, was so incredibly moving. >> you mentioned ellen page. oh, my goodness. and the timing of it, because she happened to reveal she was gay during the filming of this. >> right before we started filming. she had been attached to the project for seven years as a producer. i think was so inspired by the story, too, and by their honesty and how they opened their lives to the world. she felt like she needed to come out. >> you said you connected just like that? >> yes. immediately. i was excited to go to work, what did you do last night, what are you going to do today? we would sit and talk. >> the timing of it, given the climate right now and what we saw with the supreme court, the ruling. earlier this summer. it just plays -- even without that. >> and think that it's nice to have a movie like this to acknowledge what people did to
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these are the women that made marriage equality happen for everybody. it started a long time ago. to be able to celebrate them. and laurel hester lost her life. this was a very personal and very important and it's important that their struggle and that laurel be remembered. >> you play it beautifully. it -- is very, very powerful. you and ellen both. we haven't seen you since oscar winning. you're nout introduced as oscar-winner jewelulianne moore. >> i felt very, very lucky. >> it's a -- what you dream of. like that. your acceptance speeches, it was beautiful to watch. >> uh-oh, there i am. oh, no. >> and you're an author. >> yes, i am.
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>> i love the children's books. >> freckleface strarwberry. two early raersd. back pax or lunch, what's that? i loved writing for kids. it's been a fun thing for me. >> there are aps involved? >> two apps as well. freckleface monstermaker game. and math game. >> how do you do it all? >> i arm it out. someone else does it. >> delegate, delegate, delegate. you're a sheer delight. few for "freeheld." it opens in select theaters on friday. nationwide october 9th.
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we're back now with celebrity chef and "chew" co-host mario batali and former richardson. everything you need to score big welcome to you. and to our -- >> thank you very much. >> great to see you. >> happy to be here. >> i want to talk to you about you and your buddy, joe namath, very involved in the new york city wine and food festival. tell us about it. in it's called jets and chefs. we do a giant tailgate with a bunch of fancy chefs. joe and i throw the football around. kiss babies and shake hands with people. >> you're stepping in? >> i'm filling in for my buddy, joe. >> it will be more exciting when joe is there in person. >> no, no, i would say it's exactly the same. >> he played 17 years in the
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that's up heard of. talk about your career here and the memories you have. >> having an opportunity to play in new york on the main stage. being involved with the jets and raising money for great cause is so exciting. >> and getting to work with this guy. eat food. >> a nice combo. i heard your grinder going. what are we doing? skirt steak sandwiches with roasted corn mustard. it's about making it ready. don't show up with a bag of groceries. prep ahead of time. >> show up with two tables. one for cooking. one for serving your friends and guests. >> a prep table and a buffet. tip number two is what you were just saying. >> bring everything prepared. bake the wings at home, chill them.
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spending a lot of time cooking takes time away from football. >> there's tons of meat. what is a tip for people preparing their meat? >> i like to make sure if i'm marinating, i do it simply. salt, person, hot sauce, extra virgin olive oil. in a ziploc bag. in my cooler, it stays as it should. >> these are simple tips that lead to great food. we have skirt steak sandwiches. you made us sausage burgers? >> yes, they're italian sausage and provolone cheese burgers. >> amy robach, where are you? don't be shy now, girl. >> she'll make it. >> you're throwing mustard into
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the corn relish. >> i charred corn. caramelized onions. stirred in mustard. a roasted corn mustard. we slice the steak like so, right? a little extra virgin olive oil. a squeeze of lemon. >> not just a salad. >> like a slaw feeling. >> amy's helped herself to the sausage burger. >> oh, my. it's so good. >> how do you do gorgeous pizzas? >> buy the dough already made. look at the "gma" website. it will tell you how to grill it. it's also on the lara spencer website, too. now you've got that. you take it like so. >> that is a gorgeous-looking sandwich. >> cut it in half for the to of us that we are. >> are you being shy?
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>> i'm just -- amy is eating all my food. >> all of these recipes are on our website? >> absolutely. how is it feeling? >> i highly recommend that. >> it's tasty. >> amy says burger. >> tell us again about you. joe namath. >> the new york wine and food our event takes place saturday afternoon. >> check out our website. thank you. thank you for 17 great seasons with the jets. we're going outside to ginger for a final check on the weather. >> lara, save me a burger. we have a cheer for that food, don't we? ready. let's do it. shake it up. all right. i'm here with brooklyn's dutchmen for the countdown.
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peer pressure. peer pressure. >> had to do it. here. great stuff. a lot of football tonight. make this on your night. have a great monday, everybody. >> bon appetit.
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one hour from now, president obama will address leaders from 160 countries of the united nations general assembly. we have a live -- had live pictures from the president -- we did have them. we don't have them now. dignitaries are filing in to the u.n. headquarters. we are expecting to hear from russian president vladimir putin along with the leaders of china, iran, france and germany, leaders from the upper east side. there is a commuter alert. if you take the gwb overnight, obstruction project will close the lower level into manhattan this week. that begins at 9:00 p.m. the closures will occur each night through thursday at 5:00 p.m. then friday from 11:00 to 8:00 a.m. let's check the commute. it. >> there are delays inbound at the george washington bridge. let's go to the maps and talk to you about an ongoing closure on long island.
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buena vista. accident near broad haven. meteorologist bill evans with the workweek accuweather forecast. >> well, we got a little humidity, clouds, sun. it's like a midsummer's day, 68 degrees. normally we would be around 58, 59 degrees this time of the year. but it's warm. and it's also humid. cambria heights 65. across long island, 65 islip to 69 montauk. today sun and clouds. 80 degrees. 10 warmer for this time of year. tomorrow we have showers, still warm and humid. cool and rainy wednesday. 60s to end the week. ken? >> thank you very much, sir. that advertise the news for
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