good morning, america. and happening now, flash flood emergency. >> oh, my god. >> massive rainfall across the east and west. 10 inches in 24 hours in one location. the commute snarled this morning. this driver leaping to safety. a sinkhole swallowing this car and look at this. this incredible video just in, a massive wall of water taking out an entire hospital dining room. also new details this morning from investigators about robin williams' final hours. what his wife says about the last time she saw him and what his children are saying now. living in a walmart. the 14-year-old boy who built a secret home inside a texas

store. how he avoided detection for days. his hidden sleeping place. his stash of clothing and the trash trail that finally led to his discovery. >> set for the challenge. >> that is chris christie joining the red hot phenomenon sweeping the nation this morning, the ice bucket challenge going from your house all the way to the white house. we'll meet the man behind the craze as our own michael strahan issues his own challenge this morning. >> a. agh! oh! and we do say good morning, america. does look like michael is enjoying his time off. notice he had to have the shirt off. >> of course, he did. >> of course, he did. so -- >> lara was asking for a replay already. >> can we see that one more time? i need to be clear on what went

on. we have a lot of news to get to other than michael strahan shirt also. the passing of another screen siren. lauren bacall, what a beauty she was. there with humphrey bogart. both on screen and offscreen and we'll look back with an extraordinary tribute to her this morning. >> we will but we'll begin with that record rain and flash flooding in the east coast this morning as much as, oh, ginger just told us 10 inches falling in parts of new york this morning. i need to see this picture here on long island. all those cars underwater. >> oh, my goodness. >> abc's gio benitez right there in long island right now and in lyndon hurst with the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. this is what we're seeing all across the northeast right now. car after car just stuck in this flooding. it is a mess all across the country. >> oh, no. >> reporter: this morning -- >> oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: 6 to 9 inches of rain reported in new jersey.

highways in long island flooded. >> the avenue completely under water. >> reporter: inundating east and west. in phoenix, arizona, one man seeking refuge from the rushing floodwaters often top of his car. the fire truck driving into the water to try to save him. >> oh, no. >> reporter: but when the car starts to move underneath him, he takes a leech of faith. near baltimore, maryland, a woman and her car overcome by water. >> it was up to the bottom of the door. >> reporter: this rescue just one of more than two dozen in the area according to officials there. soaked in 6 to 10 inches of rain tuesday. >> i'm shocked. i'm surprised. i've never seen it this way before. >> reporter: in parts of michigan highways submerged. >> you don't want to be on the lodge going toward davison right now. unless you got a boat. >> reporter: an estimated 100 cars abandoned. drenched in nearly half a foot of rain. now recovering from the flooding with two reported deaths tuesday. in raleigh, north carolina, we're up to 3 inches of rain

fell. 40 people evacuated from nearby inns to shelters. >> when the water starting coming in and flooding my bed and everything else. i knew we were in trouble. >> reporter: in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, the danger wasn't floods but this sinkhole swallowing this car whole. >> started to back up and i felt a thunk and i was sticking up in the air. >> reporter: back out here in long island where we're seeing this flooding. when you hear that term flash flood, remember, it's just that. it's going to go down at some point so don't rush out the door and get stuck like hundreds from detroit to maryland. robin. >> all right, gio, thank you very much. of course, ginger has been track all this, as well. >> wanted to show you how much has already fallen first. you can see that bull's-eye just south of baltimore then the latest, 6 to 8 inches. as we mentioned earlier more than 10 inches reported in islip, long island. the radar showing it training over central and eastern long island. it's going to be coastal throughout the day and this is

how it's going to time out. places like boston will get it late morning early afternoon. then by tonight much of maine soaked so that's a look at the forecast part of this but i wanted to show you new video coming in overnight. check this out. a security camera seeing in western nebraska that flash flooding rushing through a medical center. the numbers out there were 4 to 6 inches but a sewer backed up and as that's the thing, when you have an urban area, it can't handle it. looking toward the future this is what we'll deal with in pars of the northeast and new england yet to come today. >> thank you. we'll turn to the latest on the passing of actor and comedian robin williams and we loved all of your tweets overs lat 4 hours learning more this morning about his final hours and we're also hearing from all three of his children now. abc's cecilia vega is in san francisco with the latest this

morning. cecilia, good morning. >> reporter: david, good morning to you. police now say that robin williams was being treated for depression at the time of his death and while they do believe he died in an apparent suicide they say this case will remain open as they await the results of a toxicology test. this morning, investigators releasing new details about the final hours of comedy icon robin williams' life. authorities say the oscar-winning actor's wife susan schneider last saw him when she went to bed at 10:30 sunday night. police say when she left the house monday morning, she thought williams was still asleep. at 11:45 a.m., williams' assistant knocked on his bedroom door and became concerned when she got no response. it was his assistant who called 911. >> the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams' bedroom and entered to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive. >> apparent suicide attempt by hanging. >> reporter: the comedian also

found with superficial cuts on his wrist and a pocketknife nearby. emergency workers pronouncing williams dead at 12:02 p.m. williams' longtime friend said he saw the 63-year-old last week and was concerned. what was he like on tuesday? >> it was clear to us, you know, that he was not in great shape. >> reporter: did you think it would come to this? >> no, i mean he was getting so much love and support all around him. i mean, for me, there's no making sense of any of this. >> reporter: as the outpouring of public grief goes on -- >> be kisses. >> reporter: -- his family is in mourning in private. his children releasing tapes saying "i will carry his heart with me every day." "there's mine for comfort in knowing our grief and loss in some small way is shared with millions and the world will never be the same without him." and this is that house made famous in the blockbuster "mrs. doubtfire." you can see behind me this memorial has been growing by the

day. david, this has become the gathering spot for san francisco to remember one of its favorite actors. >> yes, and "mrs. doubtfire," one of the favorites. we'll have more on lauren bacall too. lara with that in just a moment. >> a lot of loss this week. now to president obama and hillary clinton meeting tonight on martha's vineyard just days after mrs. clinton unleashed very strong criticism of her former boss. abc's jonathan karl on the scene and, jon, this meeting could be a bit awkward. >> reporter: that's right, both clintons and both obamas will be at a big party tonight for one of their mutual friends and it comes just after mrs. clinton offered some rare criticism of the president's foreign policy telling the "atlantic" magazine his fail our to support moderate rebels in syria led to the rise of the terrorists that we are now bombing in iraq. i spoke to one of the president's top advisers, ben rhodes about this, he said the president is taking no offense. >> she remains a close friend of the president's and i think the point is that their friendship

extends well beyond any differences or anything that is spun up in the public sphere. >> reporter: jon, as you know -- >> reporter: as for mrs. -- >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: i was going to say mrs. clinton said she called president obama to kind of smooth things out say she didn't intend that as an attack and look at this statement from mrs. clinton's spokesperson saying "she looks forward to hugging it out when they see each other" at tonight's party so we'll see if there's any hugging it out in martha's vineyard. >> we will be looking. i know you'll be there. thanks, jon, so much. to amy with the morning's other top develops stories. good morning. we begin with the u.s. military stepping up its involvement in iraq. this morning 130 additional troops have arrived in the northern city of erbil to assess the humanitarian crisis. thousands of refugees are stranded after militants took over their villages. heartbreaking images show the refugees desperately trying to hang on to rescue helicopters.

one chopper crashed killing the pilot. the white house is now reportedly considering a larger military rescue mission. and back here at home a new call for peace in the suburban st. louis area after the police shooting of an unarmed teenager but for a third night, police clashed with angry protesters in the street firing tear gas and now the faa has been forced to ban some flights in the area because of gunfire. abc's steve osunsami is in ferguson, missouri, with the latest. steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. there are about 50 young people on the streets last night refusing orders from a long line of police dressed in riot gear. the tanoff continued well past midnight until the small group threw objects at police and police responded with tear gas during the height of the tensions here. there were people shooting at police helicopters that were chasing down people stealing from businesses. the faa has now declared a no-fly zone over thety for low-flying aircraft that continues this morning. michael brown's family is calling for justice and peace

and want to share something that happened here at his memorial that we happened to see as we were leaving yesterday. there were no cameras, no lawyer, no handlers, just michael brown's mother and father releasing a red balloon into the air. it was a very powerful moment, amy. >> steve osunsami with the latest from missouri, thank you, steve. well, a major gun control ruling this morning. a federal judge saying maryland's law banning 45 assault weapons onlying gun magazines to ten rounds is constitutional. the law is one of the strictest in the nation. and new worries in florida about a lurking threat. red tide. the algae bloom is the biggest in a decade stretching 90 miles. that's about the size of connecticut. it's already killed thousands of fish off the southwest coast. also at risk, the state's endangered manatees. the algae contaminates their food. a rare sight off new jersey, the coast guard helping rescue this massive 800-pound leatherback turtle which had become tangled if fishing gear.

it wasn't easy, but they finally got that big guy free. finally, imagine this, you're at work finishing off before your lunch break and walk out to your truck and you find this. take a look. yep, that's a black bear sitting in the front seat. it happened to a tree trimming crew in colorado. the bear got comfortable, he hung out for awhile. he didn't do any damage to the inside of the truck, however, reportedly there is a missing sandwich. >> that's what he was after. >> you leave food in your car and windows down, you don't know what will pop up. >> like it is here. >> we'll turn to that case of a small ohio town that made national headlines. two high school football players convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl two years ago. one of those players has served his time and he's now back on the football field and abc's alex perez with the story this morning. >> reporter: this morning, 18-year-old ma'lik richmond is back on the steubenville high school football team after a rape conviction that ignited a national firestorm. his probation officer defending

the school's decision allowing him back on the roster. >> i think the boy should be allowed to play. ma'lik richmond has done everything that's been asked of him. >> reporter: a judge found richmond and trent mayes guilty last year of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl after a night of alcohol and partying in august of 2012. >> all: shame on you. >> reporter: the case sparked outrage on social media after this picture went viral. mayes and richmond carrying the 16-year-old girl who appears to be unconscious by her hands and feet. this youtube video showing another student who wasn't involved laughing about the incident. >> she is so raped right now. >> reporter: moments after his conviction, richmond turned to the family of the victim and begged for forgiveness. >> i'm sorry to put you guys through this. >> in an interview for "20/20" before the trial richmond told abc's elizabeth vargas he didn't think it was rape. >> i didn't rape anybody.

i didn't witness a rape going on and if i would have thought that somebody was going raped or anything like that i would have stopped it. >> reporter: richmond sentenced to a year at a juvenile detention center served nearly 10 months and was released in january. and the ohio high school athletic association says this is a local school decision. we did reach out to steubenville high school for comment but our calls were not returned. now, under the terms of his release richmond must register as a sex offender every six months for the next 20 years. robin. >> all right, alex, thank you. now to a possible break in that brooklyn bridge mystery. two men coming forward claiming responsibility. telling "the new york times" they swapped out the two american flags with these two bleached flags. abc's linsey davis has that story for us. >> reporter: this morning, two artists are coming forward claiming responsibility for replacing the two american flags on top of the brooklyn bridge with a pair of bleached out old glories last month saying they don't understand the backlash. they consider their swap a work

of art. german artist mischa leinkauf and mathias shared this with "the new york times" in an attempt to prove they pulled off the epic feat. >> it was quite clear they scoped this out and that they saw there were not security cameras and felt they were not being seen and i think they did it because they saw the bridge as a symbol for them of lots of different things including freedom and opportunity. >> reporter: the nypd is looking at the artists' video as part of its investigate telling abc news they are "aware of the public tapes made by the german artists and that the investigation is continuing." it's not the first time the fearless duo has gained media attention for testing the limits of safety all in the name of art. this video from euromax, a german broadcasting company highlights the two artists' escapades. >> it's not about making it look

dangerous. it's about seeing and feeling what we expose ourselves to and there are no limbs for us. >> reporter: they say they were very surprised by the strong reaction and that they always intended to come forward and return the flags and cooperate with authorities and they do want people to know they folded the flag in accordance with the u.s. flag code for whatever that's worth. >> they were really surprised by the reaction. >> that's what they said. >> not surprising. >> linsey, thanks for bringing that to us. >> y, another great loss. >> a huge loss this morning. we are all remembering hollywood icon lauren bacall. the legendary oscar and tony award winning actress died tuesday at the age of 89. she shot to fame opposite humphrey bogart. the two becoming one of the hottest couples on and off screen. >> speaking of horses i like to play them myself. >> reporter: known for that sultry smoky voice. >> i like that. i'd like more. >> reporter: lauren bacall, the hollywood icon discovered at 18

of "harper's bazaar" boorn betty joan perskr. she changed her name when she arrived had hollywood at 19 where she starred had her first of 40 films throughout her incredible career. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> reporter: shooting the film "to have and have not" opposite humphrey bogart. the man she would marry a year later despite the 25-year age difference. >> when most people go about it they use more brains picking a horse in the third at belmont than they do picking a husband republic they were married just 11 years when bogart passed away from cancer. she had a well publicized relationship with frank sinatra but went on to marry jason robards. they were together for eight years before divorcing. bacall said all the men in her life were mistakes except bogie and their real-life romance was better than any ever written. >> you've forgotten one thing, me.

>> what's wrong with you? >> nothing you can't fix. >> reporter: she received an oscar nomination in her 70s. >> the mother is dating and the daughter stays home alone. >> reporter: she succeed on broadway winning two tony awards. an icon whose beauty, voice and legacy will never be forgotten. so tremendous and so humble. can you guys believe she said about her career, "acting or stardom isn't a career, it's an accident." >> wow. >> just very humble about that. >> never really believed that she was as big as she was and her movies is just a joy to watch over and over. >> timeless. >> i can watch them again and again and again. >> as she said nothing you can't fix. >> a classic line. now to more on the severe weather. not just here on the east coast but all across the country, really, ginger. >> some of those pictures you saw in gio's piece in arizona, big flash flood problems and monsoon flow coming in again

today, between phoenix and flagstaff you could see 2 plus inches but sneaks up into colorado and new mexico too. i'll leave you a look across the nation. >> good morning. pushing out. 74 degrees at reagan national. wind out of the northwest at eight miles per hour. that has cooler temperatures and drier air today.

a couple of sprinkles over the day. you may feel a few on the eastern shore. sunny skies this afternoon. high temperatures should be in the low to mid 80's. >> more from ginger coming up. also the latest in that case of the teenage love triangle that turned deadly. prosecutors revealing cell phone evidence. how does this even happen? the teenager who made walmart home for four days. how he did it without getting caught. >> unbelievable. the ice bucket challenge. justin timberlake, our own michael strahan, so many raising the stakes. is a game of chance. i wanted to put the odds in my favor. so my doctor told me about botox® an fda-approved treatment that significantly reduces headache days for adults with chronic migraine. 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. it's proven to actually prevent headache days. and it's injected by my doctor once every 3 months.

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>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. >> the commute this morning has been a headache in some areas with road closures. we will see how the rest of the

commute is shaping up. quickset has been quite a morning. it is about a 12 mile ride, but about an hour and 10 minutes up towards seminary road. southern avenue remains closed downtown between suleiman -- suits london -- suitland parkway. a closure along beach drive near for 10. the cone is still up in the roadway. no traffic moving on beach drive because of the storms. are looking a lot better today. thehe bottom of the hour, last flood warning should be allowed to expire for prince george's county. drier conditions are working their way in. we still have a little cloud cover. 74 at reagan national.

68 degree at dulles. 66 in gaithersburg. partly sunny. highs in the low to mid 80's. to get to some breaking news. a manhunt underway right now in the district. a police officer was shot during an attempted carjacking. it started around 3:00 this morning on southern avenue. the officer was shot multiple times but is in stable condition right now. police have arrested one suspect and they are searching for two other suspects.

here we go. ready? >> whoo! [ cheers and applause ] >> three, two, one. >> j.t. getting in on it. justin timberlake taking on the ice bucket challenge. a lot of big names raising the stakes. >> oh. >> hockey player. >> oh, okay, okay. >> come on. >> that's extreme. >> all right, paul. >> how about stra, michael strahan. he is standing by without a shirt, i might add waiting to issue a challenge of his own and we'll explain more about what the challenge is all about, as well. >> you know he did 25 push-ups before that. >> at least. at least.

>> also coming up this half hour incredible video of that shop living ring on the run from a mall security. this he used pepper spray to escape. police now saying a family of five is behind this. >> unbelievable. and then the teenager who turned a walmart into home. he lived there for four days before getting caught. how he pulled it off, we will explain. >> all right. we have a huge "dancing with the stars" event this morning. something we've never done before. we are revealing all of the pros for the new season and we're asking will derek hough be back? we have an answer in just a few moments. >> please say yes. >> yes, we will find out. we will reveal all in just a little bit but we begin this half hour with the latest on that sensational trial out of florida involving three teens in a love triangle. pedro bravo, allegedly driven by jealousy to murder his best friend. prosecutors releasing key data from his cell phone. abc's matt gutman is tracking it all and joins us this morning.

good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. through six days of testimony, the prosecution has presented what seemed a mountain of physical evidence against pedro bravo. now they're offering something you could call the most unusual accessory to murder, siri. >> for the first time jurors hearing tuesday about a chilling inquiry prosecutors say was made by a man who murdered his best friend. they found a siri search on pedro bravo's iphone reading i need to hide my roommate but the defense pointing out the screen grab was among hundreds on bravo's phone and there's no way to know if bravo asked that question. >> it's a screen shot from an iphone. it's probably not mr. bravo's iphone. >> reporter: he's accused of drugging and strangling his friend inside his suv in 2012, a murder prosecutors claimed was fueled by a fit of jealousy

after bravo learned aguilar was dating his ex-girlfriend from high school. the medical examiner testified about the fragments of duct tape found on the victim's body. >> the tape appeared to be looped about both wrists. >> and i saw them. >> reporter: on monday the jury hearing directly from the accused killer as his interrogation tapes played in court. bravo admitting to police he did see aguilar on the night of his death. >> he got out of the car and i saw him and after that i remember going in the car and i remember seeing him in my rear view mirror while i was driving away. >> reporter: the prosecution agreed that bravo did drive away but they allege with aguilar's body in the back of bravo's suv before he stashed it in a forest. >> did you obtain a search warrant for the bedroom of pedro bravo? >> yes. >> reporter: the florida man who pleaded not guilty sat stone-faced throughout what seemed more damning police testimony. >> the wallet belonged to

christian aguilar with the debit card, credit cards and driver's license. >> where were those items located? >> inside the closet of pedro bravo's closet. >> reporter: now, coming up today we're told to expect another police forensics expert could be bruising to bravo's case. now, his defense is expected to get the case later in this week. they'll have to explain all that physical evidence against him, his inconsistency and his story and, of course, his obsession with aguilar's girlfriend. robin. >> yeah, much to explain. all right, matt, thank you. we turn to that phoenix family who allegedly made crime a family business. shoplifting thousands of dollars of merchandise. two of them were caught on camera pepper spraying a security guard after allegedly stealing from that mall. abc's nick watt with the story. >> reporter: the cops tay terry vargas is stuffing stolen goods into a bag. she is picked up again hurrying out of the mall in arizona with her alleged accomplice/brother mario. a security guard is in relatively hot pursuit.

then watch phoenix police say mario blasts him with pepper spray. cops say they've never seen anything like the gang they've dubbed the family affair. >> never a family and especially at this magnitude. >> reporter: behind that tree the guard is again trying to grab the brother and sister suspects, beaten back by another cloud of spray. vargas and vargas make it to the suspected getaway car. their gang has allegedly s stol more than $15,000 worth of merchandise since november from the likes of victoria's secret and dillard's. their regular m.o., cops say, one steals while another distracts clerks and guards. >> they were relatively successful until we caught them. >> reporter: after two months on their tails cops just swooped on the vargas residence. arresting matriarch elizabeth, daughters terry and lisette, son mario and son-in-law jose. and allegedly finding this stash of stolen goods. >> they were trading these retail items for drugs but also having yard sales.

>> it wasn't like fancy things, just normal clothing and furniture. >> reporter: mario vargas faces an aggravated robbery charge for this pepper spray incident and the whole family is up on a raft of other charge, theft, fraud and trafficking in stolen property. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> wow. never seen anything like that. >> never have. never really seen anything like this either. a haboob. >> certainly not outside of arizona is where we see it. this is eastern washington state. very dusty there and, yes, the dust storm called a haboob and got video of what happened yesterday rising along that dusty plain and just the top of the clouds, oh, it reduced visible to zero at times and some people having big issues. that ahead of storms that came through and today we have another shot of seeing severe storms anywhere in orange, pendleton, oregon, missoula, montana and even boise could see strong, damaging winds, even an isolated or hail or tornado.

you know what else is coming, on the east coast, much drier air, cool, comfortable and not bad going into the >> mostly cloudy skies and our temperature is 74 degrees. a partly sunny afternoon. drier air works its way and. it will be a cool night tonight. >> all that weather brought to you by dove beauty bar. i left it back up there for you guys. >> david threw out a weather term like a haboob. >> i read every night my meteorological terms. >> i'm sorry. >> you and ginger talk amongst yourselves on that one. >> we heard it. >> work it out. coming up, a teenager who got away with living in a walmart. i said living in a walmart for four days. his secret hiding spots and how he pulled it off. price check in aisle four. and "gossip girl" star kelly

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we're back. coming up on 7:42. that incredible story, have you heard about this, the texas teenager who made a home in a

walmart living there for four days before finally being discovered. abc's ryan smith has that story. >> reporter: workers at this walmart in a dallas suburb getting a huge surprise, a 14-year-old boy found living in the store for four days. these photos show the two places where the boy hid. this one in a display of baby products and strollers and one behind this stack of paper towels and toilet paper. a scene reminiscent from the movie "where the heart is." a pregnant natalie portman forced to live in a walmart after being abandoned by her boyfriend. >> there are worse places to stay than this. >> reporter: customers stunned. >> you would never expect someone is living there and living there for four days. that's crazy relationship the teen apparently stole items from the tore to eat and slept in this makeshift bed. to avoid suspicion, the boy even took clothes from the rack changing his outfit every few hours, even using diapers instead of the bathroom to avoid detection. >> i'm wondering what his

parents think and how come he didn't come home or why aren't they worried about him. >> reporter: but it was this trail of trash that led walmart workers to his hiding place. the boy tried to run off but was caught before he could get away. it doesn't appear that the boy is homeless. state officials say he was living with relatives when he disappeared. this morning, walmart is not commenting and police tell abc news they had not heard about this case and filed no charges. the boy is back with his parents, but still not answered, why he chose to hide in the store for so long. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> and also what the woman said in the piece why no family members reported him missing. very strange. coming up, decoding your food cravings. what your body could really be telling you based on the food i want. >> that i need a doughnut. the man behind a viral phenomenon known as the ice bucket challenge and strahan --

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it is compromised because of the rushing water. police activity continues along southern avenue. that remains closed between suitland road and southern avenue. outbound lanes are closed at stanton road. it has been quite a morning. >> we are drying out a bit. a few lingering issues. flood warnings have been canceled. that is good news. mostly cloudy skies. we expect to see some sunshine moribund in this afternoon. drier air working its way in. high temperatures to the low to mid 80's. it will be cool outside the beltway. a thank you. a d.c. police officer is in stable condition after being shot during an attempted carjacking. it happened at around 3:00 this

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up on crutches. now, though, the actor looking healthy, looking happy at the premiere of the "the expendables 3." he's in that and the new "star wars" film set for release in december 2015. so, yeah -- play on. >> knew he wouldn't be a fugitive for long. >> nicely done. are you going to go there? don't try to pun off on me. master -- >> save it. >> that's my move. >> stay in your lane, david. an incredible lane it is. also in "pop news" this morning, mr. david, it was a home run at a recent taping of "antiques roadshow" when a woman brought in a collection of boston baseball memorabilia to be appraised. well, that collection includes baseball cards that apraisers didn't think existed anymore. indicting back to 1871. the collection was a family heirloom passed down from a great, great grandmother who ra

in if you do have a natural interest it's good to be up on all types of topics but i don't like how they just feel that all women don't follow sports and that it's only -- there are a lot of men who don't follow, as with he will. >> correct. >> i think what your point -- the best point you made be authentic. just be your authentic self who you are really. >> if you like to talk about shoe, it's okay. that's all i'm saying. >> men might leave the room. >> i know but, you know, i have to admit having worked at espn and i just naturally love sports, it is an ice breaker. it is -- it does kind of because it's a hot topic but it comes naturally to me. it's not something that i'm trying to force. we wanted to hear from you and asked you and this is interesting, should women be -- need to be able to talk sports to get ahead in business. 33% said yes but 67% they agree with the guys, no, you don't have -- again, saying you have to. >> robin, i like to listen to you talk about sports. that's what i like to do. >> indeed. indeed. a little fun. it so well.

>> reporter: food for thought in moderation. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> sweet. i can switch out french fries for a massage? >> i know. that was the takeaway. i know. we'll debate that. >> that's win/win. 19 seasons of "dancing with the stars" and the big reveal this morning. who is back to help them win. >> whoo-hoo. >> robin. >> you want that, next, a big reveal here this morning for the first time ever we're going to announce the dance professionals that are going to be blow us away this season on "dancing with the stars." four dancers who will competing this season are here with us live in our studio this morning. do you want to know who they are? should we bring them out. well first of all, we have with us two-time mirrorball champ recently became the show's first professional dancer to appear in the final seven times, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome cheryl burke. [ cheers and applause ] drinking

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>> yes. >> all right, another newcomer to the show by the time he was 7 he knew he was destined to be a dancer, he is the undefeated self-acclaimed latin champion for every category in the last eight years. who are we talking about? >> very excited. keoikantse. [ cheers and applause ] >> motsepe. >> i like how you say that, karina. this dancer is new to the pro dancer but has been a guest dancer on "dancing with the stars" before and danced in "high school musical" and the movie "footloose." val, who are we talking about. >> uh-oh. it is the one and only allison holker. >> ow a little surprise for all of you, this emmy award dancer -- winning dancer coming back to the show for his 14th season, five mirrorball trophies under his belt and he might have just been on our show the

shark definitely went after the turtle. >> look at that. there they go. there they go. there they go. >> reporter: leading them to an eye-opening discovery. >> it was really obvious when it had a choice between its normal prey and you it went for its normal prey. that was amazing. [ cheers and applause ] >> really interesting stuff to come on that. i loved working with kala. the discovery channel diving deeper into shark week all week and we'll have exclusive sneak peeks and a lot of fun like this. >> i think you should wear it all week. she's already worked with oscar winning directors and actors. her latest role alongside clive owen on "the knick," eve, great to have you here. welcome to the studio. now, of course, eve, you grew up with a famous dad and want to tell everyone who it is. >> you can do that if you want to. >> he's in you2. we've heard of bono. but you weren't starstruck. you were just his daughter, right? >> starstruck with my dad.

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