good morning, america. breaking overnight, the family of the american journalist seen murdered by the extremist group isis speaking out. jim foley's mother with a heartbreaking message saying she's proud of her son. now big questions for president obama as another american is held hostage. >> hit me like a wall. >> new this morning, monsoon rains unleash massive flash floods. at least a dozen rescues in arizona. officers pulling this woman from her van just in time. this house ripped from its foundation by rushing waters. residents race to salvage what's left. shocking standoff. a gunman takes hostage in a suburban chicago home then a firefight with police. two officers wounded. the s.w.a.t. team swoops in to save two toddlers and an 11-year-old.

still inside. the latest at this hour ♪ i've got the eye of the tiger ♪ that's right, mo'ne davis is ready to roar again. the 13-year-old baseball sensation has the whole country cheering her on. she's a cover girl this morning. her team's jersey totally sold out. get ready for monet-mentum. and good morning, america. how about that mo'ne davis? loving that on the cover of "sports illustrated" this morning. she is the star of the summer. we'll get to her in just a minute but we do have a lot of news ahead starting with that chilling story from iraq. we expect to hear from pes about this sometime today. >> the video is so graphic. of course, we're not going to show it but it does appear to be the execution of american journalist james foley by isis. abc news chief investigative

correspondent brian ross tracks it and joins us. >> reporter: the u.s. government has not con fired the authenticity of have video but the barbaric scenes leave little doubt about what happened. too disturbing for us to broadcast. until the end, jim foley's parents never gave up hope he would return safely. but this morning, that hope has turned to grief and to pride. in a message posted overnight on facebook, his mother, diane said "we have never been prouder of our son jim. he gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the syrian people." >> this is a tragedy which is beyond imagining. there are no words to describe this kind of inhumanity. >> reporter: foley disappeared in northern syria about 21 months ago on assignment for "global post" covering the brutality of the syrian government against the rebels. >> these were clearly army positions throwing shells and heavy mortars into the heavy

civilian population. >> reporter: in the chilling video, posted online tuesday, the 40-year-old photojournalist foley is forced to kneel and is clearly coerced but still shows great dignity and courage. "i wish i could have the hope of freedom and seeing my family once again," he said "but that ship has sailed." it shows another hostage, identified in the video as american steven soltoff, and they say the life of this american citizen, obama, depends on your next decision. in her facebook posting overnight foley's mother diane said "we implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages. like jim, they are jnts," robin. >> there are more americans out there. >> we are told there may be as many as two or three other americans in syria being held by this terror group. >> thank you, brian. >> okay, guy, thanks. more from the white house and jon karl is traveling with the president at martha's vineyard this morning and, jon,

the president first heard about this on his way back to martha's vineyard from the white house. >> reporter: that's right, george. this went item to the president. he was briefed aboard air force one on his way to martha's vineyard shortly after the video went online and, george, this comes just after the president had congratulated u.s. troops on some of the heaviest bombardment we have seen on isis targets in iraq that for the first time forced them to retreat and give up territory that it has gained. but the white house has until now downplayed the threat that isis plays, the immediate threat, to american targets saying that they are focused in the region but, george, this video suggests that this battle may have entered a new and more dangerous phase and perhaps the most disturbing part was that -- or one of the pose disturbing that executioner spoke fluent english with a british accent, a suggestion that there are people that can blend in with the west there as part of isis. >> that is the big concern. the british prime minister david cameron returning to 10 downing

treat to deal with it and the president warned this fight against isis is going to take a long time. >> reporter: he sure has. he said that there is no end date on this in terms of u.s. military involvement in iraq and the battle against this group will be a long one. >> okay, jon karl, thanks very much. >> it will be a long one. we move on now to that massive flash flooding and dramatic rescues in the southwest. raining waters from monsoon season rain trapping people in their homes and cars and abc's brandi hitt has the latest and joins us from phoenix. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this neighborhood is just devastated this morning and take a look here. this is a front porch, the home that used to be here ripped from its foundation and tossed 50 feet on top of all that debris leaving families in this neighborhood little time to escape. >> just hit me like a wall. >> reporter: monsoon rains unleashing raging floods. >> the power of water to do this is unbelievable. >> reporter: 5 inches of water falling in just a few short

hours leading to at least a dozen rescues. watch as officers knock out the window of this elderly woman's van pulling her out of the vehicle to safety. people trapped in their homes waving a white sheet for rescuers who dropped down from above and pulled them to safety, as well. this home, knocked off its foundation by rushing waters. a tree the only thing keeping it from being swept away. >> there was passenger cars going down the river. >> reporter: trailers, mobile homes and cars were no match. washed away by that rushing brown water. the flood submerging highways and cutting off traffic for 15 miles. >> we don't have anything. as you can see everything here is gone. >> reporter: this morning, the cleanup begins. mud knee-deep as residents try to salvage what's left. >> it's not supposed to happen. >> reporter: and you can see just how deep these floodwaters were. that front door is now five feet off the ground. the governor of arizona saying this is the worst flooding she's

seen in at least 10 to 15 years. robin. >> such startling pictures. thank you very much and, ginger, you'll tell us what's going on. >> monsoon storms are often extreme but we don't always see them in such populated areas. this is what happened yesterday. the strong storms training over themselves just parked north of phoenix. some places, our highest total we could find over a half foot of rain much that's a lot when you put it on that desert land in places where people live. now, the next best question is, okay, how much more do we have? today you get a little break especially in arizona but look at this. a tropical storm in the pacific going to be fueling some moisture going into thursday and friday kind of squeezing and converging between this low and the high and that means more storms possible thursday into early friday. something else i'm headlining would be the northern plain, strong storms, damaging winds possible and large hail. i'll detail a whole lot more ababout this coming up in your nation's weather. but for now back to you. >> okay, ginger, thanks. the latest from ferguson. after a relatively calm night no tear gas or shots fired, a grand

jury is expected to begin hearing evidence this morning about the killing of michael brown. attorney general eric holder will be on the scene today and abc's jim avila is in ferguson right now. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. as you say, a big day on the ground here in ferguson. first of all, as you mentioned, the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, on the ground to meet with his fbi agents and possibly visit the killing scene. and just a few miles away from that, the grand jury will meet for the first time to hear evidence in the killing of michael brown. this morning, a grand jury will hear what officer darren wilson, scene here in newly released video, told investigators about the broad day much light shooting of the unarmed 18-year-old which has the police union concerned enough to speak out this morning. >> he has been vilified in the media and by the politicians and we felt it was necessary that we had to come out and just ask for due process for darren wilson. >> back to the designated area.

>> reporter: overnight tensions high after police say some demonstrators hurled bottles at officers, nearly 50 people arrested and 3 loaded handguns confiscated by police. but trying to prevent the violence from escalating some residents quickly joined hands forring a peaceful barricade between police officers and crowds. >> they urge calm and peace. >> reporter: another rough night for residences like donald harry who lived through many intense nights. out your backyard you've seen tear gas the whole nine yards. >> tear gas, rubber bullets. you name it, it comes through here. >> reporter: his car window broken and tear gas canisters? his backyard and his 10-year-old confined to their property with no school for more than a week. >> dad, why are police trying to blow our house up? >> reporter: tuesday's relative calm despite another officer involved shooting in nearby st. louis. police fatally shot a 25-year-old african-american robbery suspect who they say was

waving a knife and yelling shoot me, kill me now. >> the smartphone did not respond to verbal commands to drop his weapon and approached both officers and then when he closed within three to four feet of the knife the officers fired their weapon. >> reporter: authorities are hoping they've reached a turning point and credit local community leaders with keeping things calm last night. george and robin. >> we can only hope thatties. jim, thanks very much. today's other top stories from dan harris in for amy. >> good morning, everybody. we'll start with breaking news, six children held hostage in suburban chicago. a standoff with police stretching into the second day and abc's gio benitez has been tracking the story overfight. good morning, gio. >> reporter: dramatic video of the s.w.a.t. team rescuing a child from an ongoing hostage situation at this home in suburban chicago. officers were called to the scene in harvey, illinois, because of a burglary in progress. >> i had heard like two gunsh

gunshots. >> reporter: when they arrived around 1:00 p.m. they found at least five children and one adult being held against their will. >> these victims have come out, the hostages themselves, an 11-year-old was able to articulate what's going on. >> reporter: police exchanged fire with the man inside. one officer was shot in the arm. an hour and a half later, a second officer was wounded. police closed down the block and evacuated neighbors as day turned to night, some relief. when an 11-year-old, a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old were brought out to the porch carried off to safety by s.w.a.t. teams. and right now police believe two children are still inside that house held hostage along with four adults including the gunman. we still don't know the motive or if there was any at all -- >> also break overnight a new burst of aggression in gaza. israel launching air strikes in response to dozens of palestinian rockets which were fired into israeli territory. this latest spas many could

derail the ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the month-long war here. here at home, firefighters now have the upper hand in a wildfire that's being -- that's been tearing through hundreds of acres near yosemite national park forcing more than a thousand people to evacuate. that fire is now 30% contained. and check out this video from inside a liquor store in oklahoma in the middle of tuesday's magnitude 4.2 earthquake, the shaking sending several bottles to the floor. luckily did not cause any major damage or injuries. health and consumer alert. there is now a nationwide recall of peanut butter and almond butter that could be con tame natured with salmonella. among the products recalled are private label brands sold at whole foods, trader joe's, kroger and safeway. more details, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! breakfast at this cafe near san francisco nearly ending in disaster when two cars crashed. one of them nearly hitting diners. you can see it. the guy behind the wheel was running away from police who wanted him on a domestic abuse

charge. four people got hurt during this chase. and check out this dash cam video from russia. can you see a motorcyclist collide with the back of a car, flip and then, boom, he sticks the landing on the roof. >> get out. >> let's look at it again. it's almost too good to be true. >> one commenter on youtube raised a reasonable question in my view, he was fast enough -- he is fast enough reflexes to successfully land on top of the car but not fast enough to avoid hitting the car in the first place. finally, some breaking bacon news, this is one of the greatest culinary innovations in the history of mankind in my view. a new restaurant opening soon which will incorporate bacon into every single item on the menu, bacon doughnut, sushi, a hot dog made entirely with bacon. i believe topped with bacon, as well and a bloody mary garnished with a lovely bacon rose. the bad news you'll need a passport to dine here. the restaurant is in montreal. there is one vegetarian option, it's called going hungry.

we should say next week one week from today is international bacon day. we're celebrating with a little bacon on the set this morning. >> a little bacon? >> a pound of bacon. >> with a side of defibrillator if anybody needs it. >> bacon sushi. >> that seems wrong. >> it can't be raw. >> if that's wrong i don't want to be right. i'll be here all week -- i won't actually. >> about another hour. >> oh, wow. we're going 0 shift gears and get the latest on texas governor rick perry. turning himself in to face abuse of power charges making quite a show of it. hundreds of supporters rallied around as he declared he would be vend indicated in court and abc's ryan owens has the story. >> all: perry, perry. >> reporter: it might be the most choreographed jailhouse surrender in recent memories. texas governor rick perry sends out a press release he's turning himself in on felony charges

then he does it. in front of dozens of cameras and hundreds of supporters. >> i'm going to enter the courthouse with my head held high knowing the actions that i took were not only lawful and legal, but right. >> reporter: on live television texas' longest serving governor walks through the booking process and has this smiling mug shot snapped minus his new glasses per jail policy. the possible 2016 presidential candidate walks out like a rock star. >> i'm going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being. and we will prevail. >> reporter: then promptly tweets a picture of himself enjoying an ice cream cone. if it seems like perry isn't taking these charges seriously, it's because he's not. a grand jury indicted the republican governor friday over his handling of the drunk driving arrest of the democratic district attorney here in austin. perry wanted her to resign.

when she didn't, he used his veto power to stop millions of dollars in funding for her office. perry's opponents say that's an abuse of power. that he wanted her gone so he could appoint a republican instead. >> i will not be distracted by these baseless political charges. thank you and god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, austin. >> and we'll turn now to girl power. 13-year-old mo'ne davis has a big game tonight in the little league world series and abc's sara haines is in the social square with all the pregame excitement. >> this is one of our favorites here. 13-year-old baseball sensation mo'ne davis of the taney dragons burst on the scene when she became the first girl to pitch a shutout in the 68-year history of the little league world series. while mo'ne fever got hotter she is the first little leaguer ever, ever to be on the cover of

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good for her. a lot of large hail and tornado possible in the plains. ginger with the latest. >> more than 50 reports of severe weather just yesterday and i have a picture from southeast michigan. we thought the twitter handle fit, caaarrazzy. whether you see the yellow, that means generally thunderstorms or nothing organized but how many states are included in the risk. heightened elevated area in front of this low pressure system along the warm front in the northern plains, that's where we think large hail, damaging wind and absolute possibility, well, absolute and impossible don't go together but this ranch and evening watch out for that then the heat, heat advisories from parts of mississippi up through southern illinois.

>> good morning, washington. we have quite a bit of cloud cover across the region again this morning. patchy fog to the south and west of d.c. 73 degrees. a few spotty showers possible in maryland, but most of us love to wait until the afternoon hours to see some showers and thundershowers. ridgehance at the blue and evening commute. temperatures will be in a low to mid 80's today, 87. >> so heat index could reach up to 110 degrees. air conditioners are going to get a little workout.

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>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning. i am autria godfrey. it is 7:26 on this wednesday morning. let's get over to jack taylor in the wtop traffic center.

>> it has not been too bad, but we have a couple of unsettled issues. if you are traveling on 66 westbound, it is very slow. the problem is beyond sycamore, we had a vehicle sped up on the guard rail. it is causing slowdowns. on the baltimore-washington parkway, the earlier crash back to 197. we have been dealing with everything on the shoulder. now from callers hearing at this point the tow truck is going to arrive on scene. they may have to re-block that lane. it has been slow, about a 13 minute ride coming up from greenbelt. , some unusual 210 delays as well. how about a good-looking weather forecast? >> i am working on it, jack. it is not terrible out there right now, but doppler radar picking up a couple of light showers in western maryland and then thunderstorms off to the west. most of this will steer clear of the metro area until late today, so not much to worry about now with some cloud cover.

temperatures in the upper 60's to lower 70's. 73 degrees at reagan national airport. it will be warm and muggy, scattered showers late today, temperatures in the mid to upper 80's. tomorrow, more of the same, and rain chances into early saturday before we finally dry out. >> jacqui, thank you. coming up in the day ahead, outgoing mayor chip coleman goes on trial for alleged sexual battery. the woman says it happened in december. he is expected to plead not guilty. thank you for watching. we will have another news

♪ mountain of volunteers and the tide that rolls ♪ >> brad paisley, what's not to love about this man? sharing his country nation there, so many fans joining in for his new hit, he's been leaking tracks left and right off his new album, having a lot of fun with that we are so looking forward to having him live next friday, our big party in the park. it's always a good time when brad paisley is around. >> always one of the highlights of sum sfler when he comes by and he has a unique sense of humor. >> true. >> yeah. >> that's coming up. also this morning more on nba star ray allen, a convict of a startling home invasion.

his wife woke up to find teenagers in her bedroom and this morning we're hearing her dramatic 911 call and why allen is very angry with the police response. >> wow. a new warning for parent, the scam targeting young people on instagram using their favorite celebrity pages to rip them off. what you need to know. a big announcement ahead from the duggars, stars of "nine teen and counting." a big announcement. it may not be what you think. >> not going to be "20 and counting." >> i know, really. you'll see coming up. first we have new details about the murder of a wealthy american woman vacationing in bali. her body is back home. her teenage daughter and the girl's boyfriend are still in custody and abc's linsey davis is here with the latest. >> reporter: we spoke with her attorney last night. he says his client says she's innocent. that she's grieving, pregnant and distraught by the death of her mother and the idea that listening to this if she's found

guilty she faces death penalty by firing squad. this morning, the body of the american woman found stuffed inside a suitcase in bali is back in chicago while her daughter and daughter's boyfriend remain on the indonesian island accused of her murder. >> i want to stress she's innocent. >> reporter: 18-year-old heather mack and her boyfriend 21-year-old tommy schaefer both from chicago were arrested last week. >> no cameras. >> reporter: one day after 62-year-old sheila von weise mack's body was found outside of the upscale st. regis resort where they were vacationing. the body was stuffed inside this silver suitcase left in the trunk of this cab. an autopsy indicates she died of asphyxiation from a broken nose resulting from a blunt blow. heather mack who says she's two months pregnant claims an armed gang murdered her mother and that she and schaefer managed to escape. >> the key thing right now is just to have a thorough investigation. >> reporter: but investigators say surveillance video shows the

mother and daughter arguing in the hours before the murder and local police say the couple later called for a taxi placing several suitcases inside before walking back into the hotel to check out and never returning to that cab. this morning, the fbi is also in bally investigating. >> they could conceivably ask the fbi to conduct a forensic examination in bali. >> reporter: for years sheila mack lived in this mansion in chicago. >> shocked. i still can't believe it actually. >> reporter: police became a familiar sight here called 86 times over the last decade mostly for domestic disturbances. in 2011 she claimed her daughter forcefully pushed her causing her to break her right arm. mack was arrested and released but now they face case of premeditated murder which carries a maximum sentence of death. the bali police chief says he believes the murder was

premeditated and says the boyfriend's fingerprints were found either on the tool used to kill her or the suitcase. the vic's family back in the united states telling abc news they are devastated and while the mother was encouraged to do so in the past by family members she never pressed charges against her daughter for those previous domestic incidences. >> brutal story. thank you. now to that invasion of nba star ray allen's home. police releasing the 911 calls from her wife home with their children when a group of teens broke in last week and allen is angry none were arrested. >> i was dead asleep but i saw flashlights and i heard voices so i sat up in bed. >> reporter: listen to these 911 calls just released by the police. the wife of former miami heat star ray allen reporting waking up to finding seven strangers in her bedroom while she and her four children were asleep. >> and they were like as if they were on a tour, pointing out stuff like oh, wow, look at this

picture. oh, my god, look, he's got a flat screen tv. >> in police reports obtained by abc news officers say the teenagers admit to letting themselves inside the home through an unlocked door out of curiosity thursday night giving themselves the grand tour once inside. admiring the two-time nba champ's art collection even playing his piano. their foray cut short once they made it into the bedroom. >> i just sat up in bed and said what the [ expletive ] are you doing in my house? they were in my bedroom. >> reporter: police tracking them down within hours but prosecutors declining to file any charges against the group. the allens now criticizing the reluctance to arrest those teenagers telling abc news, the suggestion that anyone can unlawfully enter into someone's locked home in the middle of the night without consequences is n unsettling. >> people were identified having been in their home uninvited. they're in police custody and then we let them go.

that would be very frustrating to me or anybody else. >> reporter: police and prosecutors now say after meeting with the family the teens will likely face appropriate charges soon. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, miami. and we'll let you know what happens. that's a head scratcher. inside the home. >> they have to be charged with something, you think if we'll see. we are "good morning america" but we're global in our thinking, respect we, ginger? >> especially when we see a wat waterspout like this off the northern coast of italy. i just asked how do you say it. we think it's pluviala. my italian grandmother will probably tell me that's wrong later. one of two reported. one of them came on shore close to genoa and made quite a mess on the shore. thankfully we didn't see any reports of any injuries but some damage for sure. back here at home talking heavy rain in the next couple of days along this warm front. look at west virginia, much of west virginia getting more than 3 inches when you put it all

together, all the way up into parts of northeast, mid-atlantic, look for some heavy rains as we get into that frontal boundary and back here in the northern plains, parts just east of the rockies and west actually you're looking at some 2 to 3 inches overall 1 to 2 in that 7:37 now ins at d.c. we have partly cloudy skies. we will see a break here and there in the cloud cover. showers and thundershowers likely late today, high te >> all that weather brought to you by walmart and i will be practicing my italian weather terms now. >> just do this. >> spaghetti or something. >> the pastas i have nailed. >> that you did. thanks, ginger. coming up a new warning for parents about a scam targeting kids on instagram. how they're getting ripped off

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a little after 7:42 back with a spreading scheme. young fans targeted when they visit their favorite celebrities' instagram pages and ripped off in an instant. mara schiavocampo explains what's going on. >> reporter: it's the social networking site where filtered photos and selfies abound. but this morning, reports that instagram may also be fertile ground for insta-scams. experts say digital she wases are targeting young instagram users who follow or check out pics posted by popular celebs like kim kardashian ultimately stealing their money. >> two of the very popular scams right now are celebrity photos and get rich quick schemes.

>> reporter: here's how it works. cyberthieves post promises of big bucks in the comment section that accompanies celeb posted picsome. this one posted under one of beyonce's photos says, make 2,000 to 10,000 in 20 minutes with a phone number to call. so what happens if you dial in? abc affiliate kbue found out. >> what's going on, bro? >> reporter: like many scams it involves reload packs to refill prepaid deb dit cards with cash. the scammer asks for the security p.i.n. on the back of those reload cards and tells them they'll add money digitally just by adding a few zeros to the amount already on the card. >> if i ad a zero to that it's going to change from hundreds into thousands. >> you hack in and add a zero. >> right, basically. >> is this legal? >> it's, it's, it's, i want to say it's not totally illegal, bro. like you're not gonna get caught

or anything. >> reporter: once the scammer has the bin number they don't add money, they take it all and disappear. it's money that adds up. now, instagram was not immedi e immediately available for comment but in their terps of use, they do say they're not responsible for content posted on the site and a lot of people don't report these things because they don't want to admit they wererying to do something wrong so they keep quiet. >> it's not totally illegal because you won't get caught. >> the new standard. >> that's really safe. >> bottom line, don't give your p.i.n. to anyone ever. >> thanks, mara. coming up the college graduate suing her alma mater and barnes & noble claiming she hasn't seen a penny from her very popular backpack design. and why "mean girls" stars, tina fey, she was the teacher, dan and lindsey lohan. hey, bryan cranston back with a sidekick. oh, yeah, we'll tell you why. come on right back. ♪

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we're just getting caught up here. now to the battle over a backpack. a graduate from a top fashion school says her school and barnes & noble are profiting from her design and she hasn't seen a dime. now she's fighting back and gio benitez has that story for us. >> reporter: this morning a former graduate student from the prestigious new york college fashion institute of technology is taking on her alma mater and megabook store chain barnes & noble suing them both over this. >> i feel a little betrayed. >> reporter: diana says she designed the everything backpack in 2010 as part of a class assignment. she claims f.i.t. then entered the bags into a back to campus contest with barnes & noble who named rubio and her design the contest winner. >> i did receive the formal paperwork that goes with it. if someone is going to produce your bag, a signed waiver but i did not sign it. >> reporter: the bookstore which sells the bag for $39.95 credits rubio as the designer on its

website. the tag inside the bag even displays her name but diana is suing for copyright infringement and monetary damages. court document alleging she has received no payment nor has she authorized the manufacturer, marketing and sale of such backpacks. >> it's a very confusing feeling. knowing that my backpack is my design and i see people on the street wearing it all the time and i have not received any monetary value for it at all. >> reporter: barnes & noble telling abc news, we pay royalties to f.i.t. for student designs, continuing, this matter is between f.i.t. and miss rubio. f.i.t. replying although we have not been formally served with a lawsuit we are aware of it and we have begun our fact-finding to learn the circumstances and if appropriate do right by ms. rubio scombt. this is the backpack at the center of the case. the court will be comparing this bag to diana's drawing and inside that bag, remember, her name is written inside in the tag. but you know if you go on the

website right now it's so popular if you go on barnesandnoble.com you'll find the reviews on here 4 1/2 out of five stars. >> it's a cool bag. sounds like she's got a really good case. there will be a lot of students that will be looking in particular and seeing how this shakes out >> that's right. >> absolutely. >> coming up -- >> a future too. >> that's right. how not to get taken to the cleaners over your dry cleaning in our next half hour. now here's a great improve this summer tip from lowe's. what can you do with your old milk container. how about staining your deck or fence. just look, cut it, pour in the stain and go. to see more, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! [ male announcer ] hurry in for labor day deals. pick up 3 bags of preen mulch for $12 at lowe's.

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>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning. i am autria godfrey. your time now 7:56 on this wednesday morning. we get to jack taylor in the wtop traffic center. he has what is hopefully a nice morning commute. >> no, a new crash at this point near naylor road. all travel lanes are blocked inbound on the suitland parkway. outbound, we had slow traffic. at this point, westbound lanes on suitland parkway are closed with the crash.

find an alternative. we have slowdowns trying to get out of rosslyn this morning. the unusual delay was on the six westbound out near sycamore. there had been an earlier crash, and as you can see, traffic is once again moving. been reopened. those delays and should begin to ease. not great, but not that bad. our forecast the same way? >> yeah, very much so. we have a few breaks in the cloud cover. we will get a few from time to time today. waking up pretty cloudy right now. we will get breaks midday and showers and thunderstorms will be more likely this afternoon and tonight. 73 degrees is our current temperature, so it is warm and muggy. we have some fog that is still out there but not terrible at this moment. temperatures in the mid to upper 80's today, our best chance of thunderstorms in the metro will be after 3:00 and we will see that on and off throughout the rest of the week, autria. >> it is a big day for some local students. st. mary's county and washington county students are heading back

to school today. a new gallup poll finds the common core state education standards are very unpopular. saidf parents surveyed they oppose common core. they say it will limit the teachers' ability to teach what is best. our sister channel

♪ so wake me up good morning, america. it is wednesday and just ahead, an exclusive announcement from the duggar family. first on "gma" and it's not what you think. and do you need a mommy mojo makeover? have you lost the spark when it comes to your relationship? how to keep the romance alive. and are they back together to make fetch happen? why tina fey and lindsay lohan snapped this shot. and david beckham, tom cruise, the real reason these two are joining forces right now. and get ready to revolutionize your workout from home. join your favorite fitness class live starting in just moments and cameron mathison is your coach as we say -- >> good morning, america.

come on, guys. keep going. whoo-hoo! >> yeah, cameron is keeping up with michael strahan there. >> he's impressed dan harris and starting his one hour live workout. yeah, he does have some arms there. he's with a group of our intrepid "gma" interns in times square and that workout is going one hour straight and sometimes the hardest thing is getting to the gym and we are taking away that obstacle and brought it to times square. >> riding specifically equipped bikes and their instructor, you see, antonio desantis is there from her studio and you can join so many interactive workouts live wherever you are and don't even need one of those bikes to do it and we'll check in on cameron and our "gma" interns all morning to see how they're

doing. >> he's actually going for more than an hour. they started a while ago rehearsing this. >> good for them. >> we'll see how they look in 45 minutes. also coming up, the hot new girl band grl is outside right now signing autographs. cannot wait to hear them sing their new single which has been described as spicy. >> also pierce brosnan is here live this morning, always great to see him. we have to get some news from dan harris. all right, guy, good morning, everybody. we'll start with the moving public statement this morning from the family of an american journalist who was apparently executed by the islamic militant group isis. the mother of james foley writing on facebook she has never been more proud of her son. foley disappeared nearly two years ago while reporting in syria. now a new video from isis purportedly shows foley being killed in retaliation for american air strikes against isis targets. we expect to hear from president obama about that video today. torrential rains have triggered epic flooding in arizona washing out highways and lifting houses off their foundations and forces rescuers

to save people trapped in hair cars and hopes. areas north of phoenix got 8 inches. more is on the way. we'll hear more from ginger in a few minutes. a young man in critical condition in new mexico after a lightning strike disrupted his team's football practice. five others were less seriously injured. a former nfl player getting a lot of attention for his uniquely brave als ice bucket challenge. tim shaw doused himself after revealing he has been diagnosed with als. he plays with the tennessee titans last season. he is at least the fourth nfl veteran in the past seven years to be diagnosed with als. in happier sports news the underdog team that so many are cheering for at the little league world series are still fighting following a must win game overnight. more clutch hitting was enough for them to beat a team from texas, 6-1. and many rooting for them this morning. finally, this is what happens when you let me do the news on "gma." i'm going to do a cat story. this one features eight-week-old

alfonso. a shelter cat. that's his twin brother there. he beat out 14 other kittens for a starring role on broadway for real. the role is not complicated. all he has to do is curl up in a wooden box but next to james earl jones in "you can't take with you." a first for broadway. during intermissions you will be able to sign a few pieces of paper and adopt a kitten yourself. >> that's pretty cool. >> moving on up. >> really cute. i want that cat. >> those eyes. >> i know. >> don't minimize that role. when were you on broadway in a box? not recently, right? >> exactly. >> if you put one of my cats on broadway it would not curl up in a box, i guarantee you. you would need a broom and a mop. >> thanks, dan. big news now from a big family, the duggars, "19 kids and couttsing" about to get bigger and abc's linsey davis has the scoop. >> reporter: it's been a busy year for the duggar family stars of tlc's "19 kids and counting."

>> would you marry me. >> reporter: jim bob and michelle's second old est daughter marrying. and now the newlyweds who were first introduced via skype are making a big announcement in this week's "people" magazine. >> life slowed down and then we found out that we're pregnant. >> yay. >> we're surprised. >> i had taken two negative pregnancy tests previously and my sisters were asking if i was pregnant and i'm like, no. they're like, well, mom has pregnancy tests upstairs and you could be pregnant so you should take one. it was more to prove them wrong, i'm not pregnant. i'll show you so. well -- >> reporter: she's a trained midwife and assisted on 70 earth abouts herself and said she wants to give birth at home because it's way more comfortable and relaxed. >> reporter: the couple's news coming days after jill's younger sister jessa announced her engagement to ben adding another member to the duggar clan that

doesn't appear to be done growing any time soon. >> as many kids as god will give us. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news. >> sweet shot. new season of "19 kids and counting" premieres in september on tlc. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! for more. "pop news" and weather coming up. first sara with the "morning menu." >> what's ahead in the "gma" monopoly monsoon and these digs social square powered by samsung galaxy. why tina and lindsey are back together. the new machine that could help you save big on your dry cleaning bill. and right over here is cameron and our "gma" interns working up their sweat in the live stream workout. how you can get in on this hot new fitness trend all coming up live on "gma." here's my body double. keep going. "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by nexium. new nexium 24 hour, now available without a

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wife natalie the surprise of his life at their wedding reception. one direction "what makes you beautiful." it was all choreographed by the best man. they rehearsed at the bachelor party. >> that must have been quite a bachelor party. >> well, they were taught -- >> reminds me -- >> look. >> dancers. >> we'll be dancing. >> got you. >> boy. >> oh, they've got heart. >> that's george's way of saying -- all right. lara is away. we got sara here with news that goes pop. >> goes pop and we're starting with one of my favorites this selfie is so fetch. check it out. lindsay lohan posted on instagram tuesday. reuniting with the best teacher around, her "mean girls" co-star tina fey. lohan captioning it lovely running into an inspiring, funny, beautiful, old friend and the photo was snapped during "entertainment weekly's" reunion

photo shoot bringing them back together ten years after it first premiered. can you believe that's ten years old? >> and dan harris hasn't watched it. >> it's cultural illiteracy at its worse and i apologize to america. >> i won't sit next to you again until you watch it. do it before the weekend. >> did you realize tina fey was in the movie. >> no, so fetch. >> in the movie? >> yes, she is. >> yeah, dan. another one bites the ice. david beckham has just completed the als ice bucket challenge with his shirt off. >> that's a -- >> take a look. the soccer star accepted a donation or nomination from ryan seacrest before beast doused in one of the biggest bucks of ice we've seen so far and tom cruise also taking the challenge to "mission: impossible" level getting doused not once but eight times in a row all to raise awareness for als. so cool it's reached this level because all of these people they announced in their video they'll

make a donation on behalf of the whole cast and crew, as well. so -- >> it's adding up. >> they're raising millions of dollars. >> past 11 million -- it's crazy and for a great cause. bryan cranston reunites with his break break co-star aaron paul in a hilarious think video approaching 2 million clicks since it was posted tuesday. the pair stars pawnshop owners who put julia louis-dreyfus to the test when she tries to sell her best supporting actress emmy from "seinfeld." >> playing with a volleyball. he is almost as pretty as her owner. >> well, that's very kind. actually you know what, that's a primetime emmy award. >> bryan cranston really gets creepy there but the team is back in business for audi of america. one of the sponsors of the upcoming 66th prime time emmy awards. i'm buying whatever they're selling. >> oh, my goodness. funny bit. >> they're my favorites.

i wish they'd come back in their characters. i'm a big fan. next time. >> "heat index" coming up. first ginger with the weather. >> oh, yes, i do. such a great crowd out here this morning. some folks from ckalamazoo behid me. i'll check, yeah, yeah, it's a little -- humidity is high. >> i need some help. >> don't worry. because by the weekend it'll be a lot cooler here in the northeast, cameron. this morning it feels pretty summerlike. asbury park. nice shot there but as the front backs in and yes, it will be a back door cold front look at that parking itself in new england and we'll feel like the 70s -- it will be in the 70s. new york city drops to 74 for a high temperature on friday. a chilly one for boston and only the upper 60s. the heat and humidity tracked there with that ring of fire in the southeast. indianapolis will see its first 90 likely of the summer as we end the workweek and >> good wednesday morning,

everybody. our is your time, temperature 75 degrees. dew point is 65, so it is muggy and fairly cloudy across the region. a couple of showers north and west. most of this will hold off for the metro until late today and tonight. the forecast for today with a few breaks here and there, temperatures in the mid to upper 80's with showers and thunderstorms late unless you are west of i-81, >> oh, we are so excited. it is day three of "gma's" mix and mash-up, a food behind brit showdown with our friends at buzzfeed. we couldn't get enough of the cronut when this came out and went viral then the ramanburger and so many others have come out but rachel, christine and emily are all back facing off this morning with their original creation. emily at the end has got two wins under her belt. now viewers choose. they chose already. her breakfast, the wafflebrown sandwich.

man, that was good and the pimento cheeseburger corndog. well, now we're on to dessert, of course, we are but a taste of the contenders today. rachel. you're up first. let's see what you made. >> okay. >> my goodness. >> we're calling this a salty s'moresicle. it has s'mores ice cream in the middle. chocolate on the outside and pretzels on the outside. >> that is a strong one. okay. next. christine. >> so this is a banana pudding cannoli, aka a bannoli. i have high hope, banana pudding inside a cannoli shell. it is so good. >> it is. i have it all over. >> these are blueberry pie taco, fried flour tortilla s topped with fresh whipped cream. >> now you've seen all three of our dessert mash-ups.

go to our website, true flash poll. you have to get your favorite in. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! we will reveal our third finalist soonary our grand finale later in the show. we'll show them. mash-up of the week. who will make it count? george and robin. i'm going to take this. first up in our "heat index" check out this commercial, our goodmorningamerica.com spotted it now trending huge on youtube overnight. take a look. ♪ sales for back to school ♪ denim haircuts ♪ backpacks, backpacks come get your backpacks ♪ ♪ boots and pants boots and pants ♪ ♪ new shoes quote. ♪ get yourself an outfit ♪ denim boots and pants boots and pants ♪ ♪ new shoes >> that's an actual commercial. >> east hills mall and now it's all over the world. >> does the guy doing beatbox

get royalties on that he's got talent. >> people don't know if they did it for a purpose, it was campy on purpose. regardless, it's working. >> we now know where that mall is. we want to hear from you. what is the funniest commercial of all time? tweet us with the #socialsquare. give us your nominations. >> where's the beef? >> what about that bacon strip commercial we were talking about earlier. >> bacon, bacon, bacon. i like the little lady, where's the beef? >> you have ail whole reperto e repertoire. >> i helped. shake and bake. next on our "heat index" one of the top stories from "the atlantic" coming right at the school year gets under way showing you how to get a leg up in the job market answering a question so many soon-to-be graduates are asking. what do employers want. researchers offering a internships, volunteer work, extracurriculars may matter more to employers than grades. yeah. and what school you went to,

what classes that you took d all that and depending on the feel, of course, you're going into but that makes perfect sense. >> want to see effort and interest. what people are passionate about. >> maybe this says something about our career. nobody has ever asked to see my transcript from college ever. it's all about -- >> can we see it now. >> you don't want to see it. a lot of lers low down in the alphabet. >> a lot of graduates are like how do you get the work experience? you have to have experience it first. they're getting it in school and internships and volunteer and other things like that are really paying off. up next in our "heat index" a new machine that could save you big time in dry cleaning bills and abc's becky worley has all the dirt on it. >> so what if a new appliance could save us from frequent visits here? it's called the swash and aims to freshen your clothes getting rid of light wrinkles minimizing trips to the dry cleaner. it's anchored inside and gel filled pods spray a mist to

neutralize smells and freshen fabrics. here's an unscientific trial. this shirt is looking a little tired. so here goes. swash. it takes ten minutes and you can only do two garments at a time. >> not wrinkled in here. these got straightened out. the pocket got straightened out. you can see the edges of this shirt are still kind of folded over. but they only promise to lightly dewrinkle. overall it looks pretty good. it doesn't promise to remove stains and doesn't replace dry cleaning just lengthens the time between visits. now the smell test. this sweater is smoky from a barbecue. let's see. ♪ that's kind of amazing. not smoky at all. smells fresh. but many new dryers have steam fungs that sanitize and help dewrinkle. this sweater got the same smoky barbecue treatment and after 20

minutes of the dryer's steam clean, better. still a little smoky and none of the scented smell that the swash sweater had. the swash is intended for higher-end clothing, sweaters, clothes with embellished decorations and premium denim and slacks. >> pretty good. it'll be available in september cost $500 but for families that use the dry cleaner a lot, the device could save 200 to $300 a year. for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> pretty cool. >> yeah. >> pretty cool. >> can save you money like that and sara has something outside. >> i've got a great view of the desserts and this guy watching him all morning, cameron mathison and our "gma" interns working up a sweat in a live stream workout. it's the hottest new trend in fitness. all your favorite classes from spin to boot camp to even ballet streamed live in your living room and cameron is here to tell us how to do it. >> i got to tell you these live screaming workouts perfect for a guy like me.

i don't have time to go to the gil kerlikowske. i don't have a gym membership. can you do these any time, any place if there's a class obviously i'm about ten minutes or so or more into this spin class but it doesn't have to be just spin, there's a wide variety of workouts. you guys take a look while i try to keep up here. between work, kids and, well, life, it's easy to go months without seeing the inside of a gym and get this, a recent study found 85% of americans don't even have gym memberships. what if you could streamline your day by live streaming your workout. >> hands out to the side. >> reporter: cycling is on the cutting edge of live virtual workouts. new york city's studio is equipped with five cam remarks a control room and top of the line spin bikes. >> live streaming fitness is absolutely going to be a big part of the future of obviously technology meets fitness. >> reporter: and the trend is only growing from flirty girl fits in' dance class from $15 a

month to boot camp, less than $10 a month for unlimited classes. the options and workouts are endless. >> here i come. it's been a few years since my "dancing with the stars" days so this should be interesting. >> how are you? >> luckily i'm in good hands with trainer to the stars, mary ellen bowers. so do you have people all over the country kind of streaming in live to your class? >> we're got people joining in from, you know, over 80 countries. >> after a quick wardrobe adjustment. >> we won't be needing this today. ♪ >> seven -- >> reporter: class was in session and it wasn't easy. >> i want everyone to take note of my ballet toes. look at those toes pointed over like that. a cramp, cramp. >> just hold it back. hold for a second. >> okay. i'm pulling. i'm sucking it in.

>> reporter: an hour later -- thank you -- i'm beat. now i'm going to go stretch because i'm going to be in pain tomorrow. thank you. >> ballet class in my own home with personal instruction. i mean who knew. a lot of personal instruction. >> you need more because i noticed you're in 14th place on the leaderboard. you're not winning. >> you think you can cheat because you're not actually in the room with the people, but the teacher has an idea of how i'm doing. my output. i get to see how everybody else is doing so, yeah, i'm 14th probably out of 14. >> is that the main difference between in an actual class? >> i would say so, yeah. you till get that essence because you get to feel the pressure and the ego comes into play because everybody knows what you're doing but, yeah, you're still in it. >> we'll check back with you in a little bit. if you want to vote on our food creations go to our website. we want to hear from you guy. >> really, food? >> yeah, food.

>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good wednesday morning. i am autria godfrey. it is now 8:27. it has been not great, but not so bad on the roads. let's check in with jack taylor in the wtop traffic center to see if things stay that way. >> it is tough right now. inbound on the suitland parkway, the earlier crash near naylor road, you know how they single lane getting by. that is a little bit better. the newest problem is maryland, 50, leaving the beltway headed out toward the eastern shore just past 495. no delay, just a crash. 66 out of rosslyn toward the delaycleared, but

did not. the newest problem is on the inner loop of the beltway up near braddock road. apparently the local and through lanes are affected by this. the right side of the express lanes and the left side of the through lanes with this cr ash slow out of springfield. our forecast of got to be better. >> so-so. we will see a little bit of everything here, jack. thunderstorms have been moving across west virginia and southern pennsylvania. it is all kind of fizzling out across the mountains. we could get a straight one in northern maryland this morning, but most of us will see action this afternoon and this evening. partly sunny skies, breaks here and there in the cloud cover. temperatures will be warm and uncomfortable in the mid to upper 80's. you will see more wet weather tomorrow off and on into saturday morning. >> ok, jacqui, thank you. a big endorsement is excited today in the d c mayor's race. he will officially endorse independent candidate david catania this morning. he will face off against muriel

bowser and carol schwartz in over him or. thank you for watching. we will have one final update coming up for you at

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>> these lady, thank you. >> you're watching that pierce interview, weren't you? >> yeah. >> and we got a contest outside we got to decide. >> they were so great. i think robin fits in with them, as well. a lot of fun. grand finale of our "gma" mix and mash-up showdown. our friends at buzzfeed cooking it up. the wafflebrown sandwich and blueberry pietacos. emily, you made all three along the pimento cheese-burger corndogs. there it is, the winner is pimento cheese-burger corndogs. oh! emily, key us in. what is the secret to your success? you dominated this competition? >> i think it's something like putting pimento cheese in a hamburger and then frying it in corn dog batter. >> it works every single