help jeremy out. >> "g.m.a." start good morning, america. breaking news. a deadly earthquake rocks italy. victims pulled from the destruction. a desperate search for survivors right now. after the 6.2 magnitude quake turns homes and buildings to rubble. in a spot popular with tourists. >> quite severe ak the first thing i did was panic. >> the tremors even shake rome. one mayor says his town is not here anymore. the pope speaking out this morning. and "gma" live on the scene with the latest. cyberattack on "the new york times." the fbi investigating if the same russians hackers who targeted the democratic national committee tried to do it again. who's behind this new series of attack? donald trump signals a shift on immigration.

>> and sharpens his attack on hillary clinton and the clinton foundation. did she abuse her position while secretary of state? and good morning, america. we want to get right to the breaking news. we're going to look live now at that tie italian town of amatrice. a town reduced to rubble after a deadly earthquake struck overnight. look at the before and after photos. the before on the right. the utter devastation on t >> here's what we know. the 6.2 magnitude quake hit around 3:30 a.m. local time. the death toll is climbing. dozens already confirmed dead. an italian seismologist says there have been at least 150 tremors since. the aftershocks hit in rome. >> hit such a wide part of the country. the pope says he's deeply saddened, praying for the victims. thanking volunteers and rescuers.

the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, the quake was felt here in rome for about 30 seconds or so of swaying and shaking. but at the epicenter, about 100 miles northeast of here, it lasted for a terrifying 142 seconds. and as you point out, it happened in the middle of the night. the worst time. everyone in their beds. rescue workers now flooding the scene, desperately trying to save lives. overnight, a deadly earthquake bringing down buildings in central italy. rescue crews are still scouring the debris this morning looking for anyone who may still be trapped. this woman was pulled from the rubble alive. walls of buildings are completely gone. on this building, only the wall remains. the 6.2 magnitude quake struck just after 3:30 in the morning. >> the electricity had gone. we were able to make our way

>> reporter: many people spent the night outside as the aftershocks came. >> quite severe shaking of the beds. the first thing i did was panic and we waited for it to just subside to go and check on our children. >> reporter: in rome, about 100 miles northeast, buildings shook for about 30 seconds. one local mayor saying half his town is gone. the italian government says the damage is severe. they're sending heavy equipment to clear wreckage in the popular in 2009, central italy was hit by a 6.3 magnitude quake. that one killed over 300 people and demolished towns. no major city was struck by this quake. but that devastation region is a region of picturesque hilltop towns ancient con strubted stone

as after every quake, it's a race against time. george? >> we're joined by michael gilroy. he was right in the middle of the quake. thank you for joining us. you're in a hotel on the second floor in the town of montepulciano. what happened? >> yeah, it was just before 4:00 in the morning. you know, and we felt kind of -- the best way to describe it is a rolling of the bed. that quickly turned into a shake. and, you know, we gathered our stuff and ran out as quick as we could with everyone else. >> you knew right away it was an earthquake? >> didn't know right away. actually, my first thought was that it was a medical emergency of some sort. traveling with my girlfriend. realized that wasn't the case. and then, you know, on the way out, we saw a pretty big chandelier swaying from side to side. that's when i think we knew for sure. >> what is the scene like right now? >> yeah, the destruction looks

you know, it looks like there are multiple homes that have come down completely into the roads. and really, terrible scene. >> so, is the village locked in right now? because there's so much destruction? >> that's what it looks like. these roads are very, very narrow. and the homes are built on top of each other. they're all brick. and when they come down, there's not a lot of space in between. >> are you going to be able to stay in your hotel? has it avoided enough damage to stay there? or are you trying to get out? >> we had actually planned on leaving. we had a car come at 6:00 in the morning. we're fortunate enough to be able to get out and so we headed down south, away from that region. >> but the quake region is pretty large, isn't it? >> it seems to be. you know, we were in the middle of tuscany, which obviously is a big destination. and it seems like a lot of people were affected all the way

>> we're glad you're okay, michael. thank you for sharing your story this morning. >> yep, thanks for having me. >> you see so many of those old buildings just crumble. >> and it's so awful that it happened when it happened. people were in their beds. people didn't know what hit them. we want to turn to dr. lucy jones, an expert in earthquakes for more on the threat in italy and what we need to be prepared for at home. dr. jones, we heard from o terry moran that, according to reports, the earthquake lasted for nearly 2:30. is that unusual? >> i think that's an expression of how long people felt shaking. that probably includes some aftershocks. a magnitude 6 is going to be on a fault about ten miles long and probably last about five or six seconds that the earth is producing energy. >> all right, that's interesting. this is the second major earthquake to hit italy in seven years. you have called this area the california of europe, yes? >> right. it's just like in california --

where the plate boundary and where most of the earthquakes are happening. italy is the same thing in europe. it's the most common source of earthquakes. the 2009 earthquake that killed several hundred people is on the same fault system. as was an earthquake back in 1997. >> i know we have reported there have been as many as 150 aftershocks. what are the big concerns for >> there will be continuing aftershocks. that mountain range is characterized by earthquake sequences, where there will be a lot of events. there will probably be more damaging earthquakes in the sequence, potentially even larger than the first one. >> unfortunately, as they're searching for survivors, they're having to deal with significant aftershocks, yes? >> absolutely. the recovery time can be very, very dangerous. because the buildings are already unstable and the shaking keeps happening. >> any concern here at home? >> no, one thing we have seen

trigger others, it happens very nearby. once you get more than 100 miles away, you just don't see any extra triggering going on. it won't affect the rate here. >> all right, we appreciate your expertise. dr. lucy jones, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we'll stay on top of the story all morning long. we're going to move on now to the cyberattack on "the new york times." the fbi investigating whether the russian attackers who targeted the dnc are behind this one. brian ross. >> reporter: u.s. officials this morning confirmed to abc news that the cyberwar sneak attacks by russia are now targeting the american news media, including the country's most influential news organization, "the new york times." no group of journalists is better connected than those inside this building. where the most sensitive, high-level sources inside government. >> russian intelligence wants to know what "the new york times" is going to write before it

sources are inside russia. >> reporter: u.s. officials say they are now investigating a series of cyberattacks against "the times" from russia. targeting its bureau in moscow. "the times" says none of its internal systems was breached or compromised. officials say attacks came from the same russian hackers who did compromise the computers of the democratic national committee. >> the telltale signs from the dnc were the ip addresses being used were previously attributed to russian attacks. >> reporter: the hack dnc e-mails showed how possibly neutral party firms supposedly tried to undercut the campaign of bernie sanders. sensitive e-mail and voicemail messages about donors and the favors they sought. the russian hackers have a long list of successful and embarrassing operations. they had a nonclassified system at the white house and a classified system at the pentagon.

hackers had successfully compromised a private communications network for a foundation run by american billionaire george soros. cybersecurity experts we talked to said no news organization would be able to withstand a sophisticated attack from the well-trained russian government hackers. a cautionary tale. we're going to move on now to the race for the white house. face questions about giving clinton foundation donors access to the state department. tom llamas is here. this comes as a new poll in the state of virginia shows clinton opening up a huge lead. >> that's right. if you go to a trump rally, or watch one on tv, trump sounds like the candidate from a year ago when it comes to immigration. now in more and more interviews, he and his team are signaling a shift. overnight, donald trump making it clear he is changing his hard-line stance on immigration. the gop nominee who proposed a

primaries, no longer talking about one. now, saying this -- >> there certainly can be a softening, because we're not looking to hurt people. we want people. we have some great people in this country. we have some great, great people in this country. but we're going to follow the laws of this country. >> changes? >> what people don't realize -- what people don't realize, we have very, very strong laws. >> reporter: but as trump shifts on immigration, there's no wiggle room when it comes to his relentless attacks on hillary clinton an foundation. >> on november 8th, a very, very important date, we are going to declare our independence from special interests, corrupt politicians, and i might add, very corrupt politicians. >> reporter: trump and his campaign now seizing on an investigation by the associated press questioning clinton's ethics.

half the people outside of government who met with clinton while she was secretary of state gave money to the clinton foundation. as much as $156 million. trump calling it a pay to play criminal enterprise. >> it's now abundantly clear that the clintons set up a business to profit from public office. >> reporter: before his bid for the presidency, trump himself donated more than $100,000 to the clintons' charities. his campaign explainin >> he gave money? >> as he said, sure, because they do good work. let's hope that that money went to good use. >> he was not paying to play? >> no, he was not. >> reporter: the clinton campaign saying the a.p. report relied on, quote, utterly flawed data. it did not account for more than half of her tenure as secretary. and left out more than 1700 meetings she took. >> we're seeing new elements in the stump speech. including the continued outreach

>> reporter: that's right. sometimes the language he uses that gets him in trouble. one line is getting a lot of play. he said, quote, you'll be able to walk down the street without getting shot. right now, you walk down the street, you get shot. >> tom, thanks very much. and new concerns this morning about north korea's military capability after confirmation that they test-fired a missile from a submarine. the missile traveled about 300 miles into the sea of japan. many analysts tht capability. and in a rare display of unity today, south korea, china and japan joined together to condemn that missile test. this comes as the u.s. and south korea conduct joint drills in the region. authorities in australia are investigating whether isis inspired a brutal knife attack on two british tourists. a 21-year-old woman was killed. man was critically wounded in

allah akbar. they're investigating whether he had been radicalized or whether drugs or possible mental issues with a factor in that attack. now to outrage over the punishment for a former high school athlete who was charged with sexually assaulting two classmates. the massachusetts teen getting two years probation instead of prison time. abc's linzie janis here with that. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, amy. david becker won't spend a single day behind bars. if he follows the rules of his probation, he won't have a criminal record. this morning, a massachusetts teenager charged with sexually assaulting two of his classmates is free. a judge sentencing him to two years' probation. prosecutors had asked that david becker, seen early this summer in court, serve two years in

classmates told investigators they were sleeping after a house party and each woke up to the 18-year-old assaulting them separately. in an interview with police, becker allegedly denied having any contact with one of the alleged victims. he said that when the other didn't protest, he thought it was okay. in an audio recording from becker's june plea hearing, his lawyer arguing the former high school basketball player was a good student, with no previous criminal record. and he was a volunteer. >> david has been punished publicly, privately, and and conviction for a felony and sex registration requirements are not what david needs. >> reporter: during sentencing, the judge sharing that the victims did not want to see becker's life ruined over this. >> she says in her own words, i do not want to be responsible for ruining his life. and that is moving to the court. >> reporter: the sentence now being compared to the stanford rape case, in which former

convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman and was only given six months behind bars. one person tweeted that privilege is a good thing. becker is allowed to serve his probation in ohio. if he completes it successfully, he won't have to register as a sex offender and he won't have a record because those charges will be dismissed. >> all right, linzie, thank you. and we have an amazing survival story now. a florida teen beat the odds by beating back a brain-eating abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: it's being called a miracle. that amoeba so rare and deadly, that teen's own doctors didn't even expect him to survive. now, he's making an amazing recovery, back to walking and talking. thanks, in part, to an experimental drug. this morning, 16-year-old sebastian deleon is recovering from the unthinkable. a rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba that kills 97% of those

>> the family, when they came to me, i had to tell them to say their good-byes. >> reporter: doctors at florida hospital for children suspect sebastian, a camp counselor, may have been exposed to the amoeba naegleria fowleri in a freshwater lake around august 3rd. he was admitted and put into a medically-induced coma for over a week. >> we woke him up, decided to take the breathing tube out. within hours, he spoke. >> we're so thankful for the gift of life. >> reporter: and for getting him the medication he needed to beat the extreme odds. >> he's currently walking. talking. you know, it's a miracle. it's a miracle. >> reporter: now, most cases of this do occur in the summer months. doctors say the best way to lower your risk of contracting this, use nose clips when you swim in fresh water.

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welcome back to "gma." you're looking live at the italian town of amatrice, where that deadly 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck overnight. dozens confirmed dead and the death toll is growing. a massive search for survivors is under way at this hour. an italian seismologist says there have been at least 150 and aftershocks felt all the way in rome. >> so much of that country affected. donald trump signaling a shift on immigration, saying overnight, there could be a "softening of his deportation stance." he says he would follow the laws of the country. and new cases of the zika virus raising concerns. the florida department of health is now investigating five new nontravel-related cases.

sara with us this morning. and you have an incredible rescue. >> it's so cute. it's the great escape. a seal trying to get away from a pod of hungry killer whales. and this little guy is not only cute but clever. much more on that coming up. >> smart seal. >> smart seal as well. okay, but we'll start out with a new twist in the murder case made famous by the popular podcast "serial." less than two months after being granted a new trial, two new witnesses came forward raising abc's ryan smith is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. the fight to set him free, two of her classmates from nearly a decade ago accuse someone of lying. it's the murder case that captivated millions with the

convicted for allegedly killing his girlfriend. thousands rallying to his defense. a baltimore judge ordering a new trial in june. >> the conviction is erased. >> reporter: but this morning, syed's star alibi witness' story cast in doubt. >> i was sitting in the library, bored in tears. >> reporter: she said she was in e was being killed. but this morning, according to documents filed by prosecutors this week, mcclain's account is being called a flat-out lie. two of her former classmates say in a high school conversation, mcclain told them she believed so much in adnan's innocence, she would make up a lie to prove he couldn't have done it. those classmates engaging in a testy exchange with mcclain on facebook. saying, you know darn well you

years later is disgusting. mcclain replying, wow, this is crazy. i'm not lying about any of this. the now 34-year-old syed sentenced to life in prison at 19, spending almost half his life in jail. >> i had no reason to kill her. >> reporter: his new trial granted on different grounds. but the judge questioning why syed's defense lawyer in 1999 never contacted mcclain. a major plot point in "serial." technicality that would prove his innocence, great. >> but i think -- i think, asia, you might be that technicality. >> reporter: mcclain's lawyer saying the classmates' allegations are bizarre and wholly factually untrue. mcclain herself, taking to twitter, what can i say. they say i'm a liar. i say i'm not. mcclain also tweeting says

presents a problem to their case. syed remains in prison while prosecutors are appealing the ruling. george. >> okay, ryan, thanks very much. let's talk to dan abrams, nancy grace about that. let's pick up on the last point. the decision to grant a new trial is not based on the witnesses. so, is the new trial definitely going forward? >> no. not definitely going forward. when you have a legal ruling like this, prosecutors can actually appeal. for a new trial. sure, as a technical legal matter, it doesn't really matter because the ruling from the court below relied on something else. cell phone tower data. but, the fact that there are now questions about the star alibi witness has inevitably got to seep into the appeal. and most importantly, if there is a new trial, this is syed's star witness.

devastating, isn't it? >> it is devastating. i want to remind everybody that while the cell phone records are what the judge grants the motion for a new trial on, the defense is also appealing the decision saying it should have been granted because of the alibi witness, asia mcclain, who has tried to make money off this case and her book that is for sale on amazon, "confessions of a serial alibi." she's gone on tv, podcasts, she's taken to twitter, she's selling a book. that's not going to help anything at all. but back to the facts, i think the cell phone tower issue is the main issue. these two sisters, did you look at what they said? their statement is so rich in detail, and has been corroborated, that they were there at woodlawn high school in a co-op class, with asia mcclain, the alibi witness and had this argument. so it's basically two against

now, is this a popularity contest? two against one? no. but will it destroy her alibi? yes. >> one question is the legal machinations as we work our way through the appeal. the other is let's assume he gets a new trial. she's supposed to be his star witness. this is devastating. >> if she's shown to be lying -- >> i can't wait for them to bring that book out t being prosecuted for anything like perjury or that. when it comes to the trial itself, because, look, the public has been watching "serial" there's a whole group of people think he's innocent. >> even the judge. >> he's finally going to get his day now. finally, the world is going to see that he's not guilty. even if he gets this new trial, this information is going to be a real problem for him at trial. >> dan abrams. dan abrams.

disagree with me, but i want to remind everybody that in the car, the victim's car, who nobody is mentioning, her name is hae lee. she's dead. she was a little high school girl. in her car was the map book with adnan's print on it. the page of the map where her body was found was torn out of that map book. his fingerprints on the map. and not only that, they had just broken up. he wouldn't let he. she wrote him a letter, let me go. and on that letter, adnan syed writes, i will kill. who else killed her? >> the only other person i think realistically that could have killed her would be the other person in this story, which is jay, right, the one who is talked about so much. because he's the one who brings them to the car. you have to believe it was either jay or adnan. >> so, you don't really disagree

>> no, no. >> he didn't have a dog in the fight. no motive. plus, he goes to police. that's what i'm putting out there. >> i don't -- i don't -- >> we're going to end in a good way today. let's go over to amy. >> yes, peace at last. all right, coming up next on our big board. "little house on the prairie" star melissa gilbert dropping out. why are republicans trying to stop that from happening. then, are you the breadwinner in your family? what it could mean for your health. plus, wo what a teacher is doing that has students celebrating. is it a good idea? our insiders join us. in just two minutes. a good ide? our insiders join us. i use mine as a science experiment! as an emergency umbrella. to help feed a friend. a drum solo!

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we're playing that because melissa gilbert is in the news because of a political battle. it turns out that she won the democratic primary for a seat in michigan despite dropping out of the race in may. and matt dowd is here with more on that. matt, the state election board is allowing a replacement for gilbert to get on the ballot. the republicans are fighting to keep her in the race. why? >> the only thing that would make it better is if the district was in walnut grove, minnesota, in the course of this. thre this. if they keep her on the ballot, and it's her on the ballot, she's much more vulnerable than the candidate that the democrats want, which is this assistant prosecutor. they know they have a better chance of defeating melissa gilbert. i think as an homage to laura ingalls, they're a half pint short. of a quart. >> that was a good one. that was a good one, matt. has there ever been a case where someone was forced to run when

as we saw in the republican primaries, a bunch of the candidates dropped out but they were still on the ballot. jeb bush was on the ballot in a number of states. marco rubio was still on the ballot. one of the most interesting cases was in texas. two state senators died before election day who stayed on the ballot through election day. and interestingly, both won the election. though they had died 60 days before election day. >> you're probably right. the state election board decision is going to hold. but me lis is gilbert forced to run, will she run or what's going to happen? >> she's just on the ballot. from everything i've seen, and read on it and looked at, she's not going to campaign or do anything. it looks like she has a real physical issue with her spine in the course of this. i think in the end, the democrats will be successful in having their candidate on the ballot. i think it's not going to be that competitive a race. it's a republican district. a lean republican district. the republicans, because of

>> thank you, matt. now to that big headline about breadwinners. a new study by researchers from the university of connecticut find that the more men are depended on to be sole providers in the marriage, the more their mental health suffers. rebecca jarvis joins us now. what do you make of this? >> i think the study will surprise a lot of people, amy. it turns stereotypes on their head. you have this study that shows men who are under pressure, where the expectation is they have to be the breadwinner, the more they have to earn in a marriage and support their family, the less happy, the less healthy they are according to the study. now, the study looked at a number of people over the course of 15 year. the caveat here is they looked at people age 18 to 32. i'm sure there are people out there married, 44, 54, things change along the way. but still interesting information. >> you might take some pride. it's surprising to me. it does show something different

>> yeah, it's the flip side for women, women are actually happier in this study when they get to support the family more. when they get to earn a little bit more. so it's the opposite for women than it is for men. >> i can buy that. i can buy that. that's very interesting. all right, rebecca, thank you. we turn to a big debate about homework. it was sparked by a texas teacher's letter to parents. it's gone viral. she says she's not going to assign formal homework this year. we're here with jedediah bila, "the view" co-host, a former teacher. this debate has been going on for years. i want to show a clip. this goes back to "everybody loves raymond." >> it's just -- it's just she has too much homework. did you see how many books she has to carry? she's going to be a hunchback. [ laughter ] >> i think a lot of kids are burdened. this teacher says, research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance. she urges parents to, quote, spend your evenings doing some things that are proven to

>> i agree with her. i went to a school where i almost became a hunchback because i had so many books on my back all the time. a lot of times, teachers give this repetitive homework. they'll send the kids home with 50 problems. it's repetitive. i say give homework that makes sense for the kids. give them three or four problems that they can exercise what they did in class, but don't make it excessive. it turns into busy work. >> i'm nhe my kids are asking me how to do complex math problems that i don't know. didn't you learn this in school? you were an administrator, as well? >> i was. i was an academic dean. i often had parents coming up saying, my kids have too much homework. they don't have time to be kids. they don't have time to enjoy their life. they walk away being negative. come up with a creative exercise. give them something at home that they'll enjoy. don't take up the entire night. i remember sitting for hours and

on high school because i was doing homework. i could have gotten the same academic benefit doing one or two problems, not 50. >> my kids love when i help with the math homework because they say it proves daddy is dumb. >> uh-oh. uh-oh. that's not true. we all know george wins everything. jedediah, thank you. rebecca, matt, thank you as well. and coming up -- the close call caught on camera. a seal's amazing escape from a pod of killer whales. when we come back in just two minutes. r whales. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients... ...who've had no prior treatment. it transformed treatment as the first cure that's...

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>> wisn 12 named station of the year by the wisconsin broadcasters association for the second consecutative year. we are honored to share the stories of southeastern wisconsin every day. wisn 12, leading the way with important local coverage. now a wisn 12 news update. >> good morning. i am sally severson gein you can to the new building as we look over downtown. we have a steady rain. it is 73 here. steady rain and a little bit of lightning from time to time. these storms are not severe but a nuisance across southern wisconsin. just in time for the southern commute. ponding on the roadways. getting ready to dry out to the west. we will see drier air into

today, a steady morning rain. a few downpours going. a shower becomes a little more -- showers become a little more scattered. a couple of showers overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning. lows tonight at 67. still plenty of drivetime. we are on our way to a very pleasant friday. let's get back to the phone bank. >> here we are, once again. it is really easy. you have really made it easy for folks to donate. this is probably the best group of volunteers we have had. >> we have the gentleman here taking alicia with the marry me alicia. security said yes? >> she said yes. >> she said yes. we have been getting a lot of phone calls. we also have the phone bank along with the stuff the bus

>> all you have to do is stop by that walgreens next to the mall and that way you can drop off some school supplies. if you don't have any, just hop into the walgreens, they have stuff on the sale -- they have stuff on sale. you can do the same and help give those kiddos in that school district some brand-new school supplies to help out. our es in 25 minutes, we are going to be answering some phones. >> they're going to teach us how to do it. remember, any little bit helps, five dollars, $10. we even had a two dollar donation yesterday. every little bit helps. $15 will buy an entire backpack full of supplies for one student. really incredible. there is a link on our website as well. >> will see you in 25 minutes

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and florida georgia line, a few selfies out there in times square. having some fun. can't wait to hear from them. getting ready for back to school as well. you're going to love this fourth grade teacher from chicago. listen. ? fourth grade so happy to meet you ? >> his name is dwayne reed. he creativity. his video would make any kid want to go to class. he'll join us live. we have a surprise coming up for him. >> i watched the whole video. >> he, too. >> it made me so happy this morning. can't wait to see him. it's also workout wednesday. we have new high-energy workouts from everyone from sofia vergara to kim kardashian is trying. it's called the lagree fitness method. it can help you burn up to 400 calories in 5 minutes. we'll show you how to do it coming up. join the action on facebook and

>> they're going to be going all hour long. we start with news. tom llamas and the morning rundown. >> guys, good morning, again. let's go back to central italy. there's an urgent search under way for survivors of today's 6.2 magnitude earthquake that leveled buildings and entire neighborhoods. the quake was centered near the busy summer tourist town of amatrice. at least 38 people are dead. that number expected to rise. terry moran continues our coverage. >> reporter: right now, the roads are being cleared. rescue workers, aid workers are on the scene. they're pulling people alive. reports from some of the most devastated villages. there are voices coming from the rubble. many people still trapped and so right now, as after every quake, it is a race against time. this quake happened at the worst possible time. 3:30 in the morning, everyone in

terrifying 142 seconds. while no major population center was hit, this area of italy dotted with picturesque ancient hillside towns. the construction, old stone, the most vulnerable. to the quake. so right now, time is of the essence, tom? >> terry, thank you. u.s. coalition forces have joined turkey in launching a new offensive against isis. turkish tanks ossed into syria today hoping to drive isis from a key border town. vice president joe biden is visiting turkey, meeting with leaders today after that failed coup. north korea has test-fired a missile from a submarine. it traveled about 300 miles. and analysts say that's an impressiv ive improvement over previous attempts by the north. back here at home, donald trump is slamming hillary

clinton foundation got special treatment when clinton ran the state department. the report by the associated press found more than half the people outside of government who met with clinton while she was secretary of state gave money to the clinton foundation. the clinton campaign says the report is based on flawed data. trump says it shows the clintons profited from public office. meanwhile, for the first time, trump says he may soften his hard line stance on immigration, saying he's not looking to hurt people. a philadelphia man is freed this morning after spending 25 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. anth rape and murder in 1981. but dna testing cleared him. the 44-year-old says now he just wants to be a good father and grandfather. finally, a 9-year-old boy who has inspired millions of people has a new goal. last year, zion harvey became the first child in the u.s. undergo a double hand transplant. now 12 months later, doctors in

going remarkably well. he is able to write and make himself lunch. he says his mother is standing in the way of the one thing he wants to do. >> she won't let me try out for football. >> no. we're going to start with baseball. >> why not? >> too dangerous. >> zion'sot lot of personality there. he says he's excited. he's going to try to convince his mom to let him play because he doesn't give up that easily. he wants to get in there, tackle so kids. >> she said yes to baseball. >> he'll start there. >> not so bad. >> i sure do. we're going to start here with courteney cox reveing her struggles with hollywood's beauty standards. >> sometimes you find yourself trying. then you look at a picture of yourself and go, ooh, god. look horrible. i have done things tha regret. d ckily, the are things th dissolve and go away. >> the actress discussed the

while hiking through the bear gryllon "running wil with she says the best part of getting older, guiding 12-year-ol daughter coco through the game of life. i gus when you're out in the lderness, you decide tadmit everything. that or a church, right? next up, justin timberlake jeosted a special guest in their home. hillary clinton. they held a star-studded affair for her fundraising efforts. oto booth. little fun with the the event was hosted by tobey maguire, jennifer aniston, a shonda rhimes. tobey's wife, jennifer meyer, was also present. snapping a photo, interviewing mrs. clinton. and a photo with clinton and aniston. >> star-studded. >> can you imagine cleaning up your house? we're gog to throw a lunch for the president. no one is going with me. finally, we all know ryan reynolds, a superhero on screen,

not bad looking. combine all three, some of his fans might get a bit out of hand to say the least. and send some unspeakable tweets his way. they're bad. but, we are going to show you some of his polite rejections. no, in a bad way. things you wouldn't want to repeat. things you don't want to know people think. y'reand t tweeting tse ings at hi it's bad. he takes the higheroad. so, this is one of his responses. sorry, just holding my infant niece in my arms for her baptism right no number two sorry, just trying to from fishing line. mber thring eeaw fresh flowers at a local community center. number four, just trying to finish this charcoal sketch of e last supper. and when asked how his lovely wife b lively felt about the tweets, he said, pretty sure it is my wife writing those. it sounds like her. if you saw how bad they are, like, he's really handling it well. 's supercute.

but we're going take a look at what's coming up on the "gma morning menu." william and kate back in action. helping parents and children this morning. showing off their soccer and cooking skills. and it's back to school time with sandra lee. she's here with delicious and healthy recipes for your child's lunch box. i'm going to take one of those. plus, id is cruising into times square. performing live. good morning, guys. want a muffin? >> thank you, of course. >> courtesy of sandra lee. all coming up right here on "gma."

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giving comfort to those coping with suicide. reminding people as young parents, they wouldn't be afraid to seek help if george and charlotte needed it. the future king and queen following in diana's footsteps. breaking down barriers. not afraid to tackle the most challenging issues. and the other big news. kensington palace announcing william an kate will be wowing the crowds in canada next month where they did their first royal tour as a married couple. >> kensi officially announced that george and chanlt will be joining william and kate in canada. i think it's safe to say we'll see them touching down in september with their parents. it is going to be a fantastic trip for the family of four. >> reporter: the duke and duchess taking a more high-profile role stepping in for the queen in canada. they have an action-packed month ahead of them. next week, they'll be in cornwall for a couple of weeks before jetting off to your side of the pond and kicking off

>> tell us more about that. it could be a glamour shot with the new canadian prime minister. justin trudeau. >> reporter: absolutely. yes, it's a highly anticipated eight-day tour of canada. william and kate invited by the government. we expect prince george and princess charlotte to go with them. kensington palace releasing a statement saying william and kate have happy memories of canada because in went there as newlyweds. now they have the opportunity to make happier memories with their two little ones. coming up, it's workout wednesday. the new fitness method taking over hollywood and times square.

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it's time for workout wednesday. we're live-streaming the hottest workout in hollywood right now. it's called the lagree fitness method. it can help you burn hundreds of calories in just minutes. take a look. kim kardashian. sofia vergara.

photo. it's the lagree fitness method. >> it combines the strength, the endurance, the core, the cardio, the balance, the flexibility. >> reporter: the workout dubbed pilates on steroids uses the special machine called the supra to create total body stimulation. upper, middle, lower body are all engaged. lagree claims you can get a total body workout in just 25 minutes. the supra machine has the ability to incline and tilt. this motion requires some muscle groups to overcome resistance while other muscles work to maintain balance. all that while reducing stress on joints and connective tissues. >> all about provoking your body to do something different. >> reporter: but lagree says you can get a similar effect on a mat, as long as you focus the right parts of your body. >> there is a detail to the form. to the tempo. the body alignments. the range of motion. you have to be engaged. you have to be focused on what you do.

live with us. joining me here live is lagree fitness method creator, sebastian lagree. ky evans. >> we're pushing the limits today. i haven't been in new york in 20 years. i'm so excited to be here. >> we're excited to have you here. what is the science behind the machine? >> the key with the supra is the angle. the inclined tilt allows you to work multiple angles which targets multiple muscles. also, on the supra, the angles align your body to eliminate wear aea and what we're doing here on the mat today is really the slow and controlled movements. >> is there cardio involved? >> absolutely. you can see it. he's sweating like a pig right now. >> i'm fit. i'm sweating buckets. >> it's strength and cardio combined. it's the best way to shed the pounds. >> this machine helps you lose weight. >> absolutely, yes. yes. any workout that combines strength and cardio overall will

>> ky, i think you have lost at least two pounds this morning. >> yes. >> let's get viewers into this. rob will join us as well. >> lucky rob. >> he's going to try it out. show us some of these moves. >> we're going to apply the same ideas. the lagree method on a floor routine. trying to work as many muscles we can without impact. control, rob. >> i have none of that. >> the scorpion. we're going table top position. all fours. like that. perfect. all the all the way up. hold on. look, look, look, like this. >> i like mine better. it's easier. >> now, we're going to also do one of the key components is mind body. opposite hand, opposite leg comes up. like this. and back down. >> oh! scorpion. >> here we go. >> that is not easy, amy. >> it's core. it's mobility. stability, flexibility. you have to think. like aretha franklin said,

one more, rob. >> i'm thinking, ky. not helping me. >> you got one for the upper body now? >> oh, yeah. this is the daddy longlegs. his name. he likes funny names. >> scorpion. daddy long legs. >> it's a spiderman with the leg kickout. so we're going to go in the pushup position. make sure the hips are tucked. work everything in your exterior. knee's going to come in, go down for a pushup. >> ah. >> bring it in, push up. what is that? >> daddy long legs. >> oh, yeah. >> other side. knee in. >> knee in. >> leg out. >> leg out. >> knee in. >> knee in. >> push up. >> push up. that's hard, man. >> for a minute to 90 seconds. >> is this segment over yet? >> one more, one more, come on, big boy. >> good job, rob! and then lower body. >> with the legs, the back of the leg.

lagree focuses on that. let's start with the right leg forward. >> all right. ow. >> i like him. this is called the supra lunge. knee is under the hip. 90 degrees. you need 90, 90. a little bit more. come all the way up. okay, now -- >> such form you need for this. >> well, yeah, man. life's all about owning who you are. come on, muscles. up and down slowly. one, two, three, four, just a core tight, chest open, chin up. yeah. here we go. now -- >> this segment's almost done. >> hold right there. hold right there, big boy. hold higher. watch the knee. now, we're going to move the front leg forward and back. watch this burn. two, three, four. >> we'll let you continue. and let everyone know that our "workout wednesday" live stream is going all hour long. rob will keep doing this. we'll get more tips from sebastian. rob, you're going to have to do the weather.

all right, ky, thank you. >> good job, big boy. >> good job, rob. >> going to do this weather in sign language. hope you can follow me on this. hey, guys. y'all are next with this stuff. that'll warm you up on a workout wednesday. check out the tornado in northern kansas. 1 of 2 that touched down. we had flooding today across northern iowa. over eight inches of rainfall. more storms heading to chicago. hot across the pacific nohw >> wow, you did great.this morn gradually taper to scattered showers this afternoon. highs will reach to about 80 by mid afternoon. spotty showers persist tonight and early thursday before drier air arrive. upper 70s for thursday with sun

coming up in ten minutes, amy robach doing the scorpion, the daddy long legs, right? >> you already did it for me. thank you, rob. you were great. coming up next, we have the teacher making going back to school a lot of fun going viral with this vid know.

>> wisn 12 named station of the year by the broadcasters association for the second consecutive year. we are honored to share the stories of southeastern wisconsin every day. wisn 12, leading the way with important local coverage. now, a wisn 12 news update. sally: and we are rotating a steady rain through eastern wisconsin early this morning. you can see a drier look showing up in the western part of the state, even a few scattered showers.

gradually moving to the east over the next hour or so across southern wisconsin before it gradually diminishes. temperatures, 60's and 70's, still 73 in spite of the rainfall. i thought we would cool a bit as the rain fell. your forecast for this morning -- the steady rain will gradually taper off, and i think this will happen in the mid to late morning hours. this afternoon, we are dealing with scattered showers, maybe a stray storm overall. this is when we will have the best chance to see temperatures get to around 80. for tonight, widely scattered early morning clouds tomorrow give way to a little clearing with highs in the upper 70's before we call for that sunshine return on friday. let's join melinda in the class act phone bank. melinda: thank you so much. i am in the phone bank. let me give you the number forced and foremost. 414-799-9476. all of these volunteers are waiting to take your phone call. now let's do a little

here. our general manager just donated $250 generously to the phone bank and to the cause. i want to call out the people on this board. chris, tony, scott, anthony, all of our department heads. can you do a friendly competition and give a little cash to the cause? let's see if we do so. my friend here is waiting for your call. all across southeastern wiscon if you can donate, get we can come a call that number, 414-799-9476. i am answering phones here, but my phone is not ringing, so please, pick up the phone right now and give us a call again. $15 will get a school supply backpack full to give to an mps student, so again, call and give

to try them ? ? like making songs to remember what you hear we'll be learning so much by tepid of the year ? ? to my friends and my peers ? >> dwayne reed joins us from chicago. that was awesome. how did you come up with the you did it in one day. >> i wanted to spice up the old-fashioned news letter. so i thought, man, i'm kind of good at music. i know how to put together lyrics. let's put a song that gets the kids excited. >> have you heard from the kids? from some of the parents? >> actually, i haven't. we just posted to it the parents and the students yesterday. i heard from a lot of other teachers and parents. they said, hey, you've done a good job. so i'm real happy about it. >> how do you top it in the

you got 'em all excited? >> i know. it's going to be tough to top. maybe i'll dance on top of my desk like ron clark. you know who ron clark is down in atlanta, georgia? >> yes. >> yes. >> maybe i'll start doing that. >> oh, man. i bet everyone is clamoring to get into your class. are you going to keep this up? will you do it every year, the rapping newsletter? >> yeah, maybe, if you'll have me on "good morning america" every year, i'll put a video up. >> we'll be happy to have you. you seem like a natural rapping. in fact, we have a bit of a surprise for you. we have florida georgia line. they watched the video. they wanted to say something to you. go ahead. you guys can talk to dwayne. >> what's going on, man? we love the video. we love the song. >> you got skills, bro. >> we wish we were back in school so we could join your class. you could be our teacher. >> keep it up, man. ank you, i appreciate it. >> thank you, guys. dwayne, it's so inspiring to see a teacher showing that much commitment.

keep rapping. i'm sure you're going to have a fantastic school year. thank you so much for being with us, dwayne. >> thank you so much. hey, chance the rapper. love you, mom. rob, you have weather. rob's been working out. it was hard to concentrate because he was grunting while we were talking. >> not in a good way. >> not good. not good. an exciting crowd here. florida georgia line coming up. we have the florida georgia line forecast. check it out. not a bad spot to be this time of year. the beaches are beautiful. temperatures in the upper 80s. rain showers in the afternoon. the heat builds up across the northeast and the northwest. here's the forecast for boston. getting into the lower 90s. sara haines. loves a sweaty hug, that's for sure.gradually taper to scattered showers this afternoon. highs will reach to about 80 by mid

tonight and early thursday before drier air arrive. upper 70s for thursday with sun returning friday. look for mid >> you could use a little food right now. we have a sneak peek at the food forecast, ginger's new show. she's traveling to traverse city, michigan. they're famous for cherries. but cherries can be affected by weather. they can easily it's driving some farmers to go to a different crop. sara haines, hops, she's a fan. michigan is quickly moving up the ranks. see more of ginger's food forecast on your app and abcnews.com. >> hops is beer, right? >> it goes into beer. which is in high demand now. >> so you were right. it is one of my favorites. now it's time to build it forward. lowe's is revamping and revitalizing boys and girls clubs of america around the country with a multimillion-dollar initiative. rachel smith has more on the

and change a lot of kids' lives. >> reporter: at the boys and girls club on new york's upper west side, volunteers are hammering and painting away. giving the 36-year-old harlem staple some earned the loving care. >> we're so excited to be able to be here today and say this is really going to happen. >> reporter: the nyc club is part of a special $2.5 million initiative called renovation across the nation. one club in every state will receive a $50,000 grant from sponsor lowe's. all aimed to refresh, enhance facilities from alabama to wyoming. >> this is part of our corporate purpose, to help people love where they live. and to make a difference in someone's day every day. >> reporter: olympic gold medalist and longtime club fan dominique dawes is wearing a hard hat. springing the program into the spotlight. >> 50,000 kids will be impacted

they'll be introduced to sports, extracurricular activities. there's going to be gaming. >> reporter: to mark the occasion, a special mural designed by a 16-year-old club member from florida debora. it will be placed in all 50 clubs. how do you hope your artwork impacts other kids at clubs? >> i hope it shows other artists like me that they have the ability to do a lot of things. >> reporter: cheese. harlem, their new state-of-the-art, 10,000-square-foot facility will include a teen center, counseling spaces, digital media lab, and a new kitchen. >> it feels amazing. this is a really big building. >> reporter: leaving these young members excited for the grand opening this fall. >> i'm happy that they could do this. >> reporter: for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, harlem. >> that is great, rachel. we have coming up, sandra lee is here with the best back to school recipes for your child's

[ cheers and applause ] we're back now with our "be your best" series. this morning, we have the abcs of how to pack a great meal for your child's lunchbox. >> disney's healthy living commitment is ready to help that kids will love. sandra lee is here to help us make food that is so good, the kids are already enjoying them. >> we're going to get on the kid helpers in a minute. >> they're having fun. it's about fun, thoughtful, healthy meals. just because it's healthy doesn't mean it's not delicious. >> it's hard finding healthy snacks. our first tip is to have breakfast for lunch.

cinnamon muffins. i have ham and cheese muffins. now, the base and the secret to both of these is going to be a whole wheat pancake and waffle mix. your eggs, oil, water, all that stuff. in here, ham, cheese, peppers. >> all right. >> get it on in there. this is going to be a very fast lunch, too. >> i like it this way. when everyone else does it. >> take your scooper. right. most of the year, that goes into it's not going to be hot outside. scoop it in. you're going to go 18 minutes with these on 350. that's it. then they're ready to go. >> these are beautiful. this is so you, amy, to pack something like this. this is an on-the-go snack. >> this is a to-go snack. one of the things kids love are fun, festive ideas for lunch that ore kids don't have.

something gluten free, or your child has peanut allergies, these are great ideas. this is a lunch in a jar. this is a mexican salad. so, i always find that if you use what the kids love, which is salsa, what they want, low sodium. buy the low sodium version. lettuce, corn, black beans, chicken. you have lunch in a jar. >> and this is also what they want, these right here. >> gluten-free tortilla chips. look for the gluten free on the bag. and in these beautiful jars, fantastic snacks. with yogurt. it has protein in it. you put it in the bottom of a jar. you have carrots, celery. peppers. now this one does have gluten in it because you have the celery sticks. but in here, hummus. >> oh, yeah. i love hummus. so do my kids. >> speaking of kids, here's the deal. if the kids cook it, they will eat it. get them in the kitchen. take them grocery shopping. >> oh, my goodness.

she really likes mustard. >> all the way down. all the way. a nice start. you could stop there and do a little decor. this is about sandwiches. what you're doing are cutting out their sandwiches with cookie cutters. right? normally for christmas. what these are are just turkey and avocado. great with a little bit of lettuce. avocado instead of mayo. these are whole wheat wraps. in here, i would use something like apples and maybe almond butter instead of peanut butter. >> just a few substitutions. and kids like to eat things that look fun. >> and that they made. these are panko oven-baked chicken nuggets. you don't have the oil, the grease, the fat. >> i love the containers. >> you could do something like marinara, too. >> i tasted those. they're really good. >> very good job. >> doing a great job.

an energy ball is the hottest, newest thing. very easy to make. >> there's a bee on there. >> see, everybody loves it. that's how healthy it is. bees only go after flowers and, like, real food, right? these are oats, cinnamon, almond butter again. get the almond butter instead of peanut butter. in the grocery store. you'll love it. >> i really want to eat one of these. they look really good. >> this is a no-base granola. just four ingredients. you have oats, pumpkin seeds, cranberries, a few coconut, and coconut nectar or agave nectar. and there you go. >> so healthy. >> i was impressed. we ate, she talked. you can get these recipes on goodmorningamerica.com. on yahoo!. all of these recipes come with a mickey check. a way to find healthy choices that meet disney's nutrition standards.

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we're back now with florida georgia line. a brand-new album coming out, "dig your roots." that's friday. we're going to hear a little bit from it in a minute. first, we want to talk to these guys. thanks for coming back. >> thank you for having us. >> we showed a little bit of tim mcgraw's collaboration. >> we have quite a few. we have ziggy marley on a song. we also have the backstreet boys.

influences. and heroes on this record. >> you've been selling out stadiums all over the place. like 1.5 million people the last tour. crazy. you included songs from the new album when you were out there, as a preview. >> we've been doing "dig your roots," we've been doing a couple of new ones. we feel like we're connecting. we dug a little deeper. it took longer to make this album. but we're superproud. >> and showed a different side of yourselves, spiritual side. >> a little bit more different side of who we are. we want to let our fans into our life and let them ride the journey along with us. it's an evolution. we're really enjoying letting them in on our life and being real with them. >> well, this song shows it, let's hear "holy." >> let's do it.

? ? when the sun had left and the winter came and the sky thought to only bring the rain ? ? i sat in darkness all broken hearted ? ? i couldn't find a day i dt feel alone i never meant to cry started losing hope ? ? somehow baby you broke through and saved me ? ? you're an angel tell me you're never leaving ? ? cause you're the first thing i know i can believe in ?

high on loving you high on loving you ? ? you're holy, holy, holy, holy i'm high on loving you high on loving you ? ? you made the brightest days from the darkest nights you're the river bank where i was baptized ? ? cleansed from the demons that were killing my freedom ? let me lay you down give me to ya get you singing babe hallelujah ? ? we'll be touching we'll be touching heaven you're an angel tell me you're never leaving ? ? you're the first thing i know

? you're holy holy holy holy i'm high on loving you high on loving you ? ? you're holy holy holy holy i'm high on loving you high on loving you ? ? i don't need these stars cause you shine for me shine for me ecstasy you're my ecstasy ? ? you're holy holy holy holy i'm high on loving you high on loving you ? ? you're holy holy holy holy i'm

loving you ? ? you're the healing hands where it used to hurt you're my saving grace, you're my kind of church ? ? you're holy ? [ cheers and applause ]

a big thanks to florida georgia line. thank you for coming back. we loved that song. >> thank you. >> so good, we loved it. thanks to everyone out there joining our workout live stream.

>> now, a wisn 12 news up eight -- update. sally: 71 degrees, southwest breeze at the airport. dry to the west, but still a few scattered showers. next hour or so. temperatures have fallen a bit. upper 60's, inland. 70 right along the lake. the steady morning rain is coming to an end, spotty showers scattered and light this afternoon and for tonight. 67 for tonight and for tomorrow, a couple of showers are

the upper 70's. we push into a fairly good-looking weekend. let's join the class act phone bank. ben: we are in here with the class act phone bank with volunteers and their signs of. you can text 41444. 414-799-9476 is the number. phone lines open for just a co donate $15 and it will fill up an entire backpack with all the school supplies you see on this desk. it will -- we will take to dollar donations. anything you can do will help. stuff the bus is happening at the walgreens on mayfair and north. it is raining, but they will be taking donations of new and unused items.

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