introducing the all-new subaru legacy. it's it's a subaru.an. good morning, america. breaking overnight, a massive wall of fire in california. 13,000 people forced to flee. out-of-control flames blazing dangerously close to 30,000 gallons of propane. still burning at this hour. thousands more in jeopardy right now. sirens blasting in the streets of ferguson, missouri, overnight. smoke bomb, tear gas, police in riot gear arresting 31 as we hear for the first time from a good friend of the police officer, darren wilson, who shot and killed michael brown. >> holy cow. that guy's dead, dude. >> but he's not thanks to this hero on the highway. dash cam video capturing a remarkable rescue. a trucker with a fire extinguisher pulls a woman and her grandchild from the wreck

just in the nick of time ♪ story of my life >> it was meant to be. the happily married couple who met years before the actually met. the entire story and this picture that's popping up everywhere. now so many wondering is the love of your life someone you've already met and you may not even know it. and a good morning, america. lots of news to get to including the latest in ferguson overnight. start of the school year now delayed another week. prosecutors could start presenting evidence to a grand jury beginning tomorrow, of course, the big question, will this lead to charges against the officer? dan abrams is here to weigh in on that. >> indeed, the nation watching and waiting anxiously. but want to begin with the fast-moving wildfire as we said. 13,000 people have already been forced out of their homes. buildings have been destroyed and hundreds more are in harm's

way. abc's neal karlinsky is right there in oakhurst, california, with the very latest for us. i can see not easy to breathe there. >> reporter: lara, good morning. i've got the mask here because the smoke and fumes are so intense, this fire came up very fast. you could see this building was a local business. it's a total loss. it's actually still on fire. flames with -- which ravaged through here so quickly much of this town was caught completely off guard. overnight massive flames billowing into the sky. >> i'd never seen anything like it. >> reporter: there were tense moments overnight as fires swept through this nearby 30,000-gallon propane tank storage site. fire crews forced to let it burn for fear the tanks would explode. fortunately, they haven't so far. in this vacation town of oakhurst, california, just 16 miles from yosemite national park, 13,000 people ordered to evacuate. homeowners watching as out-of-control flames jumped

from trees and over roads. >> just can't believe how powerful that. the trees are a couple hundred feet tall. >> reporter: hundreds of homes and businesses in jeopardy. at least eight already destroyed. the fast-moving fire scorching nearly 1200 acres so far. >> we've been worried about something like this and now we've got it. >> reporter: air tankers attacking from above and more than 600 firemen working through the night trying to contain the blaze. schools have been closed in the area today just as a precaution. the flames have actually died down a bit this morning but they will be reassessing over the coming hours trying to get a handle on things before the day heats up again. lara, george. >> so scary that it got so chose to that tank. we we'll turn to the latest in ferguson. the curfew lifted overnight but protest and violence not ending. president obama has dispatched attorney general eric holder who will be there tomorrow and this morning we're hearing from a friend of the officer who shot michael brown.

abc's steve osunsami is on the scene right now. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, george. the start of school here has been delayed yet another week. at night the police here have a new tactic with demonstrators forcing them to keep moving. no standing still. 31 people were arrested last night alone and police say many of them were from out of state. overnight the sound of smoke bombs and the smell of tear gas filled the night over ferguson. police set off ear-piercing sirens against the crowds after they say rocks and bottles came flying. >> in the dark of night, at least two people shot, not a single bullet fired by officers despite coming under heavy attack. >> reporter: the curfew lifted but police in riot gear in full effect arresting 31 people including some demonstrators who wouldn't keep moving. the state's governor sent in the missouri national guard. troops with guns on the roofs of grocery stores, their armored vehicles guarding the police staging area.

>> hands up. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> reporter: overnight protests broke out in new york city and atlanta too. all calling for justice more than a week after the shooting of michael brown. and this morning, a first, we're now hearing from a good friend of ferguson city police officer darren wilson who shot and killed the unarmed teen. >> i have exchanged text messages with him just as of a few days ago. i can tell that he's struggling, you know, i can tell that this is really hard on him. >> reporter: the friend is so concerned for his own safety he asked us to conceal his face for this interview. he wouldn't speak about the shooting but says he and wilson played hockey for years and he never saw his friend fight. >> he's a really quiet guy. he is just really well mannered. he is very respectful. >> reporter: prosecutors say they could present their case to a grand jury as early as this week to determine if they wiit

be charges. >> dan abrams, this grand jury, when it meets, is going to get two very different stories they have to sort through. >> that's right. less than half of the cases in the county ever go to a grand jury. you don't have to take it to a grand jury but this allows the prosecutor with these sort of warring narratives to say, i didn't make the decision. they did. the grand jurors did, the people. but how vigorously the prosecutor presents this case is everything. there's no defense attorney there. it's just the prosecutor presenting a case to the grand jurors. if the d.a. wants an indictment he'll get an indictment. if the d.a. doesn't want an indictment or has questions, that could be a very different thing. >> one key piece of evidence already out there is this autopsy. how critical is it. >> absolutely crucial. the autopsy and ballistics to me are essential in this case. why? because if the weapon was fired from a distance, if these six shots were taken from far away and all of the bullets hit him in the front, that's going to be a very tough spot for the police officer to be in.

if, however, this was fired at close range, the police officer's going to say there was a struggle. we were fighting for the gun and so that becomes an absolutely essential question and, again, that's why it's so important how the d.a. presents this case to the grand jury. >> at the same time you've got the attorney general saying he'll pursue a civil rights investigation on a parallel but separate track. >> i don't think this will turn into anything. this did a state case. every time there is a controversial case the federal authorities come in and say we're looking at it, we're investigating, we're on top of it and i believe that all to be the case. but the reality is, this is a state case. that's where this case is going to be focused and i think the feds are just watching very, very carefully. >> the state will go first. >> absolutely. i don't think -- again, i don't think the feds will -- where the actions will be in the case. >> still so many questions. now we turn to the crisis in iraq. president obama addressing the situation on monday saying u.s. air tries have help iraqis score

a big victory over isis. they renew threats against the u.s. abc's jon karl is at the white house and the president says this military action against these islamic militants is a limited campaign. could this be a sign of something larger? >> reporter: it sure could, lara. in fact, we have seen the campaign of air tries in iraq increase significantly over the last few days. 35 air strikes in just 72 hours and while the president continues to promise very emphatically that there will be no ground troops introduced in iraq, yesterday he also said that he couldn't put an end date on this military operation really preparing americans for the possibility that this military campaign of air strikes, and air strikes only, could go on for a long time. >> no end date and then also these threats from isis to attack on american soil. what do you know about this? >> reporter: well, we've seen a lot of threats from isis increasing in recent days. we saw it not long ago. they threatened to raise the black flag of isis over the white house. we've seen more specific

threats. just in the last several hours. this is really why the united states got involved because ultimately this terrorist group represents a threat to the west and a threat to the united states, in fact, lara, this as you hear many intelligence analysts say could be the most well funded, well armed terrorist group we have ever seen. >> all right, jon karl, thank you very much. we want to get to amy for the other top stories developing right now. >> good morning, good morning, everyone. we begin with a surprise from pope francis openly talking about his own mortality for the very first time. the 77-year-old leader of over a billion catholics who has energized the church and planning a u.s. visit next year was blunt about his popularity. he said i know it will last only a short time. two or three years and i'll be off to the father's house. some say he was joking but he did admit to having nerve problems. he also did not rule out retirement. new overnight the faa has banned u.s. airlines from flying over syria as we learn extremists are armed with

hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles. similar weapons downed the plane in ukraine. and police in southern california may have prevented a mass shooting. detectives there arrested two south pasadena high students accused of making specific plans to target teachers and as many students as possible at their school. police credit school officials for recognizing suspicious behavior. hondas are again the most popular with thieves. the accord and civic are topping the list of most stolen cars in the u.s. last year. the chevy silverado, ford f-series and toyota camry round out the top five. well, there is concern this morning that another volcano in iceland could cause major travel disruptions. the threat level was raised monday after a powerful earthquake hit the area. in 2010 ash from a different volcano in iceland caused 100,000 flights to be canceled. and the world of television has lost one of its most iconic voices. >> ladies and gentlemen, andy

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we'll get to the search now for a florida teen who disappeared from her family a houseboat. shaina mcbride's father fears the worst. >> i can't face the fact that it's my daughter that's gone because it just hurts too much to think about it. >> reporter: this morning a father distraught and a south florida community on edge as they search for shaina mcbride. 14-year-old mcbride disappearing friday morning after leaving this houseboat where she lives with her father. he says she took nothing but her cell phone. his first thought, that she went to this nearby pooltoto text he friends. something he says she did often. >> it's a swimming pool and tables and everything right over there. >> reporter: but soon it was clear his little girl had vanished. >> i'm looking, searching, nobody knows nothing. then i begin to get a little more scared. >> reporter: on monday police deploying a dive team search

dogs and over the weekend members of the church where mcbride taught sunday school passing out flyers. >> this is a case of a child who came from a loving family, has family support, friends that support her, she also is very much connected with her local church. that is why it raises our suspicion. >> reporter: this morning detectives are also working to track mcbride's cell phone and following up on reported sightings of the teen but so far nothing concrete. still, they say they don't have evidence of foul play at this time, but her fragile father fears otherwise. >> someone did it. someone took my daughter. >> reporter: for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, gainesville, florida. >> and now to the high-stakes heist on the streets of paris. a saudi prince's convoy attacked by a lightning quick gang of armed robbers who seem to know exactly what they wanted. abc's reena ninan is following this story from our london bureau. good morning to you, reena.

>> reporter: good morning, lara. we're learning new details about the prince targeted after leaving a posh hotel on the champs ee lee si. were they after the money or the sensitive documents taken from the car? that's what french police are trying to determine. this is all that's left of a brazen international heist. a torched car abandod outside paris. its charred shell the only evidence of an incredible robbery straight out of "the italian job." but the target of this mobile takedown was even bigger, a real-life saudi prince. his name, prince al waleed bin talal, own of the plaza hotel known for his business savvy. some call him the arabian warren buffett. police say a gang of heavily armed thieves sam bushing his diplomatic convoy while traveling from a luxury hotel to a private airportout side paris. the assail apartments flashing guns forcing them to stop

stealing a mercedes carrying more than $325,000 in cash as well as sensitive embassy documents. driving away with the car before setting it on fire. france is quickly becoming a popular site for braven robberies. this 2013 surveillance footage captures the most expensive heist in history, $143 million worth of jewelry swiped from an expensive cannes hotel in just 30 seconds. but police say sunday's attack happening so quickly with the assailants firing no shots proves that this incident was the handiwork of professionals likely with inside information. the prince flew to ibiza after and airport employees told the french media he was so unfazed i about the money he lost even cracking jokes, he spent 45 days in paris. it was just time to move on. george and lara. >> okay, reena. for him it's not a lot of money

but a very prominent investor in the united states, as well. fascinating story. we'll turn to a risky rescue to free a teenage hiker. the young girl slipped into a crevasse dropping 60 feet off a popular trail in colorado and clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: this morning a 16-year-old girl is recovering from serious injuries after going on a hike that nearly killed her. >> the terrain is very rugged. >> reporter: the girl falling from the top of horse tooth rock about an hour north of denver on monday landing into a steep invest advice stopping just short of a cliff hundreds of feet straight down. >> have report of a female that fell off the west side. she fell about 60 feet off the side actually got wedged in between some rocks on the back side. she has ankle injury and minor head injuries. >> reporter: the steep rocky terrain making for a difficult rescue. unable to walk after severely injuring her ankle the girl strapped on a stretcher is carried delicately by rescuers

navigating down an extremely treacherous slope. the rescue and nearly half mile hike back out taking nearly four hours before reaching a rescue helicopter waiting to fly the teen to a hospital injured but alive. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> lucky. >> man, thank goodness she is okay. we turn it over to ginger. severe weather in the forecast. >> almost 100 severe weather reports monday. look at this from south carolina, that stunning lightning strike. to this video out of minnesota. some places around minneapolis had 6 to 7 inches and another couple yesterday with damaging wind, hail reported and today, that same cold front will slide to the south and east. if you are anywhere from detroit down through indianapolis, evansville is included, cincinnati too, the biggest threat would be damaging wind and hail and most of it in the afternoon and evening. look for that 4:00 to 7:00 period and see a brief spinup of

a tornado but that's the pocket we're watching. heat building from the deep south up into the plains. >> good morning. we are waking up to a nice start. of we have variable cloud cover. 74 degrees at reagan national. we are taking look at the saddle

-- satellite. sunny expecting partly skies with a straight shower possible. the high temperature will be in the low to it's a question i've had a lot lately and lara asked it. where are we? feeling like it's been pretty chilly. great lakes, northeast has been very cool. you know who is going to get hot and they haven't been the deep south all the way up into the midsouth. tennessee, we're not going to get it. >> we won't get one more -- >> we'll get there end of august, early september. >> not ready to say good-bye. >> absolutely we get a little cool -- oh, my goodness. i've been chilly too. >> hugs all around. >> holding on to summer. thanks. coming up on "gma," tragic turn in the case of that missing wife of a marine. her body discovered. a suspect in custody. also coming up hero trucker to the rescue. pulling a woman and her grandchild out of a fiery wreck just in the nick of time. he's now speaking out for the

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the issues. >> there is good news in prince george's county. there was a closure along floral park. we do have one at lane of traffic open. through theving area in one direction at a time. we had a problem downtown. been open.ave on thesees are working capitol street between first and 2nd street. that will be in effect until this morning. it is just training. our forecast seems beautiful. >> it is going to be a little sticky. it is 74 degrees at reagan national. it is 66 in gaithersburg. we have a fair amount of cloud

cover south and west of the city today. we have the potential for a couple of showers. the chances are quite small. theink we will be fine in metro. the highs will be in the low to mid 80's. >> for a elections are being held in virginia. one delegate seat is up. polling locations are open until 7:00 tonight. thank you for watching this tuesday morning. we will see you back here at 7:56 a.m.

♪ gonna be all right because the players play play play and the haters gonna hate hate hate hate ♪ ♪ baby i'm just going to shake shake shake "shake it off" it off ♪ >> brand-new music video from taylor swift for "shake it off." she revealed it late monday. first ever abc yahoo! worldwide live stream live event. >> oh, wow. >> thank you for narrating that part, lara. right after that taylor sat down with amy right there with an abc news exclusive. having fun too. >> it is called "shake it off." shaking your booty is a part of it. >> players gonna play, haters gonna hate. you can't stop singing the song. >> she is so refreshing and

self-depp kra indicating and she gets it. all her fans there with her. an incredible rescue caught on camera. a hero truck driver racing to save a woman and small child trapped in this fiery wreck. now we're going to hear from him for the first time. then there's the new warning from the fbi about a frightening kidnapping scam sweeping the country. what you need to know to protect your children beginning this morning. and then also coming up, revealing video. so many people are sharing what the sun is really doing to your skin and how you can limit the damage. you need to see this. >> you have to see this coming up. we'll move to a sad discovery this morning. the body of erin corwin who went missing in california two months ago has been found. a suspect is in custody this morning and abc's brandi hitt has the story. >> reporter: this morning the disappearance of 20-year-old erin corwin with now being called a homicide. >> christopher lee was arrested in anchorage, alaska, for the murder of erin corwin. >> reporter: 24-year-old

christopher lee a former marine was reportedly planning on meeting erin, his former neighbor for a hunting trip. the day she disappeared in june. police discovering her body on saturday down a 140-foot behind shaft near her home in twenty nine palms, california? there was some intimate relationship between the two. >> reporter: erin who was three months pregnant when she was last seen alive was first reported missing by her husband, marine lance corporal jonathan corwin when she didn't return from a trip at joshua tree national park. according to a search warrant lee told investigators he initially denied knowing much about erin but later confessed they had kissed. admitting that his wife knew he and erin were becoming too close. friends of erin telling investigators that her unborn child might be lee's. the two also volunteering at this horse ranch. the founder saying she was unaware of any intimate relationship between the two. >> and he did a lot of nice

things for the ranch. he was incredible with the horses. >> reporter: last month erin's mother recalled her daughter's passion. >> erin loves animals and she loves to ride her horses. she loved being out here with her husband. >> reporter: but this morning she is asking the public to continue to pray for our family and for justice for erin. lee has not yet entered a plea. if he waives extradition he could be moved from alaska to california in the next month. for "good morning america," brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> and now we turn to that incredible rescue caught on dash cam video of a car colliding with a tanker then bursting into flames and the heroic truck driver who riffed his life to save a woman and a young child trapped inside and abc's mara schiavocampo is here with the story. this is incredible video. >> amazing. you called him a hero. that's exactly what he is. that tcker running towards a massive fireball as other drivers steered around it all to help complete strangers. now he's speaking out for the

first time. driving disaster captured on a dash cam. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. hang on, hang on. >> reporter: watch as a fireball erupts on the i-10 freeway in gulfport, mississippi. look again as a lincoln town car faying to yield while merging in 70-mile-per-hour traffic collides with an 18-wheeler crashing right into the gas tank. trapped inside the raging fire, a 51-year-old woman and a 1-year-old baby reportedly her grandchild. witnesses feared the worst. >> holy cow. that guy's dead. dude. >> reporter: this morning truck driver david frederickson is being hailed as a hero for immediately springing into action. >> what are you going to do? >> i got a fire extinguisher. >> do you know how to answer it? >> reporter: the answer yes walking with steadfast determination toward the billowing smoke frederickson then aims the extinguisher at the sedan's trunk calming the

flames. >> as we were doing that we noticed that there was a lady in the front seat kicking the door trying to get out and when we opened the door, i noticed a 1-year-old little girl in the backseat and she was pretty happy when i grabbed her out of there. >> reporter: frederickson carries the child to safety first. then others join the rescue. watch the man in the white shirt taking the woman away. a group of good samaritans including frederickson's trucking partner. >> we got them both away from the car and it just went up in flames. >> reporter: the fire so devastating it left nothing but charred metal behind. >> i don't know how we all made it through that. >> reporter: police say the woman and toddler suffered only minor injuries. but it was frederickson's quick thinking that saved the day coming to their aid a full two minutes before first responders arrived, time that saved lives. >> when you see something like this, have you no other choice. >> reporter: thanks to a moment of courage. >> now, as for that accident, police say the woman driving the town car was at fault and the

traffic report says she was driving without a license. she was ticketed at the scene but when you see that fireball, it's a miracle they weren't hurt. >> it's a miracle they were able to get out of there and he's calm under pressure. >> calm and so fearless. that was really something. >> credited with probably saving their lives. >> of course. >> thanks, mara. ginger right here. what do you got? >> excessive heat building in parts of the plains. let's go ahead -- she says, yay, not here in the northeast. thank you, mara. st. louis, in the 70s but an ex-successistic heat watch. by tomorrow and thursday we'll be looking for some areas to reach 105, the heat indiceindic. we start to see numbers building. dallas well into the 90s, 97 wednesday and thursday. chicago will even feel it. then so cool and atlanta, also making it to 96 by the end of the workweek so august will be feeling a little more like august as we get through the week. we do want to look at the flooding potential back off to the west, though, the next three

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>> the hopes instead of investing time and try to figure out whether or not it's a legitimate kidnapping that they might be willing just to pay to resolve the problem. >> reporter: maddie montoya recorded part of this call. >> i'm scared. what do you want me to do? >> reporter: claiming the caller threatened to kill her brother if she didn't pay but she didn't fall for it. >> he would kind of tell me things that didn't make sense. >> reporter: but this connecticut couple did posting this video on youtube to warn others. >> we're doing this just to kind of spread the word. >> reporter: now the fbi is warning so-called kidnap hoax scammers have a new target in their sights, doctors. including three people in just one day this week in new mexico. >> he says, guy yag goes, i says, yeah, i have somebody that wants to talk to you and this girl starts screaming help and then i could hear like them pulling her away. >> reporter: last month dr. noel

lopez received this frightening call but could sense something wasn't quite right. >> it's me, dad. >> who's me? >> it was scary to get a call like this. >> reporter: it's critical to ask questions, engage in dialogue. >> force the virtual kidnapper to provide you more details which he or she does not have. >> reporter: that could be the key to keeping your money and yourself from being scammed. for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> you know, the fbi worries a lot of the victims are too embarrassed after their scam to come forward. don't worry about that. you got to come forward. >> ask questions. engage in that dialogue. all right. coming up next, what do these a-list stars right there all have in common? we're going to tell you coming up. and the story behind this picture that's gone super viral. this future couple actually met years before they knew they did. it's confusing. it's amazing, we'll explain. ♪

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♪ . ♪ story of my life >> talking about this all morning long, an astonishing discovery made by a florida couple that proves a couple of things. the love of your life might be around the corner and greater lesson, love will find a way eventually. abc's gio benitez is in social square with the story. gio. >> good morning again, lara. this might be turning up in your facebook feed this morning. not only because it's so incredibly sweet, but it's also just a wild coincidence and all started with a throwback thursday photo and it just went viral. take a look. call it a cute coincidence or simply meant to be. >> we do have a story and it's a little bit unique and it's got a little magic to. >> reporter: 35-year-old jason roth and his wife jessica have been married for nearly ten years after meeting at a local nightclub in college. >> i thought maybe she was out of my league. >> i don't know who any -- >> turns out this couple's love story began long before college.

here they are in preschool where they unknowingly attended the same halloween costume party. that's jason as superman and over there as jeannie, his future bride. >> i called her up, did you ever have a jeannie costume? >> for halloween and i said, i did. >> reporter: about a year after discovering the picture, the couple got engaged using that fortuitous photo as their save the date which read -- in about 20 years he'll turn around and catch his first glimpse of her. on april 9th. she'll say i do. >> everybody when they received them they were like, is this a real picture? >> reporter: today, that couple of kids is now a couple with three kids of their own with a picture-perfect start to their happily ever after. >> everybody has their own love story. >> this is ours. >> oh, we "i luh ya papi" here at abc. so many of you sending your love

stories. take a look at that. these people getting married after they were there kissing as kids really. here's another couple. awesome, awesome pictures and we want to know if you married your childhood sweetheart. so go ahead and tweet us your pictures right now and your steers. #socialsquare. >> my mom and dad met when they were 14. my brother and his wife met when they were like 12 and all still married and happy. >> send us your story. hey, coming up day two of the "gma" mash-up. don't miss it. ♪ ♪

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center, this is a news update. >> we will get right away over to check taylor. he has everything going on with your commute. you know, there is capitol police training going on. east capitol street remains closed between first and 2nd street. 270 near 85, an overnight project is done.

everybody had to go northbound into frederick and come back. we have a little bit of heavy traffic in the area. that has moved over to the shoulder. we have all lanes open. there are big delays on route 32. >> you can see a nice little glow. are getting some brightness. 74 degrees, no jacket required. it is going to be a warm and muggy when. there is a slight chance of a straight shower north and south of d.c.. the best chance of rain is on thursday. >> some music news. chuck brown's last album will be released today. godfather of go go,

died in 2012. we have more on him coming up in just a few minutes. thank you for watching. we will see you back here at 8:27 a.m.

♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. can you really keep your skin safe from the sun? shocking new video revealing the real damage that harmful rays can do. what you need to know to protect yourself. ♪ how do you like me now good-bye photoshop. the major retailer taking the anti-air brushing pledge right now. why the company is saying we all deserve to know the truth. ♪ the eye of the tiger and why does it have to be boys versus girls? the new campaign taking on gender norms. mom celebrating her son's sensitive side. does this redefine what it means to be like a boy? ♪ we're going to may play play we're not shaking this one off. it's our one-on-one abc news exclusive with taylor swift right here as we say -- >> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ]

lara fan out there in times square. who else is out there right now? there he is. ansel elgort, what a hot young star right now. "divergent," "the fault in our stars." brand-new movie out with a lot of hollywood a-listers looking forward to talking to him about that. >> we are. so excited about "gma's" mix and mash-up. delicious. our showdown with buzzfeed. it all started when the cronut went viral. now these food experts taking it to a new level and you guys get to vote. it is our summer barbecue challenge. as you can see -- >> emily gloating. >> she won yesterday. will she win again today. >> with that waffle sandwich. pretty good. news first from amy. good morning, everyone. and we begin with the explosive situation escalating overnight in ferguson, missouri. over the police shooting of an unarmed teenager. it was another violent face-off with more tear gas and smoke

fired into the crowd. police hit by rocks and bottles. 31 people were arrested. two shot. the first day of school now delayed until next week. police are blaming the clashes on outside instigators coming in from as far away as california. another wildfire is raging out of control near yosemite national park. thousands have been ordered to evacuate. fire swept through this 30,000-gallon propane tank storage site. hundreds of hopes and businesses are in danger. several of them already damaged or destroyed. in boston, this peeping tom was caught peeking through a bedroom womindow of a woman whi she was in the shower. her boyfriend caught him lurking twice before and boston police are on the lookout. a top new york city official tweeted out a secret she hopes will help other women. city council speaker melissa mark-viverito has revealed she has hpv. that's a sexually transmitted ge. an artist using a special uv

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morning. going to be peaks of sunshine. that will happen more progressively as a move into the early afternoon. 75 degrees as our current temperature. it high-pressure to our north is trying to make its way. high temperatures should be in the low to mid 80's. it a slight chance of a shower >> so we saw a sign that says, i love lara spencer. what do you love about her? >> she's pretty. >> she's pretty. she's smart. we love so much more about our friend. good morning to all my friends here because they love me. let's get inside. >> way to start your day. >> i'm going to come out and say hi. >> we agree. "heat index" time right now. we start out with moncloth making waveses as the first to take an sons doing

so-called feminine things. >> reporter: soon her blog was flooded with pictures of little boys proudly displaying their feminine side from putting on polish to playing with dolls. all with the defiant hashtag like a boy. >> we would never want someone to tell our girls they can't do the same thing boys do. but when it comes to boys we limit them to what w think are the right things for little boys to do and the right ways for little boys to act and we have to ask is that really fair? >> just want that green dress? >> reporter: heather posted this picture of her 2-year-old twin boys playing princess with their 4-year-old sister. >> that's what my boys do. they emulate their sister and it was actually very refreshing to see other people out there with boys doing things just like my boys do because sometimes you question if it's normal. >> reporter: the north carolina mom says her boys who love dinosaurs as much as tea parties are helping redefine what it means to be lik honestly i think that there's

something really inspiring about being around people who know what they want, people who are passionate about something. you want to be around like smart, exciting people. i think that just -- that brings you up. >> she has a lot of friends. she also has a lot of fans and it's great because at the end of that music video she brought in a hundred of her fans and they were all dancing along with her and the most amazing part about it is they kept it a secret for two months. they couldn't tell anyone that they were in it and she didn't make them sign any waivers or any -- and they dit. they kept her secret for her. that's how devoted they were to her and get this amazing appearance and a really -- isn't that such a -- >> great fun. >> you brought out the best -- i want to ask how old is she again. >> she's 24. >> it's amazing. >> she's so wise i think she's had to grow up really fast. that's what happens when you grow up in front of a national -- actually a worldwide audience of you take a lot of flack and i loved her message. have more fun than the haters. >> she'straffic is moving very .

perfect.not it is still good. we have some cloud cover this morning. we will getrning, some sunshine that will brighten things up. it's warm. you will not need a jacket or anything. it is 75 degrees at reagan national. stray showers are possible. i am not worried about it here. an isolated shower may be possible tomorrow. thursdays are best chance of getting more widespread showers. we will dry things out by the weekend. frontierw cost carrier is offering flights out of dulles. servicel begin nonstop to 17 destinations. flights leave today. thank yofo salad.

>> potaco. >> it's awesome. potato salad is on the bottom but can get boring so we put it underneath a seven-layer dip with we fried beans and guacamole. >> emily what do you have today, the defending champ? >> this is a pimento cheeseburger corn dog. a lot of viewers tweeted us they wanted to us do a burger hybrid so we took a burger, we stuffed it with pimento cheese and then we battered and fried it like a corn dog. >> oh, amy can't get enough of that. amy grew up on pimento cheese. and -- >> it's so good. >> she is in emily's corner. you've seen all three of our mash-ups. go to our website to vote at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! i'm walking our second finalist

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else is on their phone and sort of like overexaggerates what's happening but kind of not. everyone is always on their upon. >> i was just on vacation and so so many on a beautiful hike and everybody was taking pictures and videos instead of being on the hike. >> exactly. that's what you see all the time and i hope this movie encouges people to look out again and instead of looking down. >> you mentioned before the ballet thing. i loved reading that about you. you proudly own it. >> very nice. >> it's been a while. >> the natural duck feet out. would you ever consider incorporating ballet into movies? have you been offered any roles. >> i'm excited because i think i have a long career ahead of me. i'm only 20 so i hope that throughout my career i can do a lot of different things and show the versatility that i have like from my training from when i was younger. but, you know, i don't think you should show all your tricks right away. >> interesting. >> everyone knows what you have. i think it's fun to maybe like do something and surprise people in the future. >> the tricks you haverobyn, yo

careers. what made you want to collaborate? >> we have good chemistry. >> we like each other. >> those are all good reasons. i know you've been touring together in the united states and europe. i heard you had a huge show. hollywood, in los angeles. how has the response been to the new music? >> it's been overwhelming. it's just thank you to everybody. >> yeah, we're happy. >> you're very happy and we're all happy listening to it. i know royksopp is working on a numb album. can we expect more clab rags in the future? >> i'm sure. >> yeah, yeah, sure, if you want. >> let's do it. >> why not and you know what, why not get to the music. from chair chart topping album, royksopp and robin performing the title track "do it again." ♪ [ applause ] ♪ one more time let's do it

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morning. i think high-pressure is going to move them and drive out. of sunshinea little here and there. a stray shower is possible. the highs in the low to mid 80's. willre defense witnesses testify in the mcdonnell corruption trial. janet kelly says there were concerns that maureen mcdonnell suffered from mental illness. thank you for watching. we will see you back here for abc 7 news at noon. have a great tuesday.