good morning, america. and happening now, flash flood emergency. more than 4 inches of rain in the midwest in less than an hour shutting down highways, cars completely submerged. this resort under water. and an incredible dust wave. visibility wiped out in seconds. and extreme heat scorches much of the country. also breaking overnight high alert. the new warning about the terror group isis and why it's an imminent threat to every american. as we also learn more details about james foley's captors. amy van dyken-rouen just months after the atv accident

that left her paralyzed now taking her first steps her husband by her side. inside her stunning recovery ♪ bang bang into the room the song everyone can't stop playing. three superstars one new smash hit and now comes the warning over their performance but could beyonce spring a surprise that overshadows them all? ♪ bang bang there goes your heart ♪ and we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning. nicki minaj, arianna grande, jesse getting us going with their hit. >> a big splash with that one. >> good to you here, dave. >> i always pick the fridays. best day of the week. we'll hear another huge hit. check this out to see magic! the band, why you got to be so rude. >> oh. >> come on. just marry her.

we'll get to the bottom of that. >> the hit of the summer. that is later. we are looking forward to that but in the meantime, so much news to get to this morning beginning with that severe weather, flash flood warnings and watches in effect out in the midwest right now. you know that ginger is tracking it all for us. >> yeah, more than 80 severe weather reports and doesn't count the flash flood warnings or lightning at the freedom tower. always stunning to see that it's the numbers coming out around chicago, parts of indiana. 10 plus inches since midnight. take a look. overnight, highways shutting down just outside chicago. more than 4 1/2 inches of rain fall until just a few hours. thousands of miles west in california, this is what it sounds like inside this. a towering wave of dust known as a haboob rolling across the land near palm springs. visibility near zero in seconds. another haboob in arizona. winds up to 45 miles per hour triggering the impressive

rolling waves. back east, more flooding. waters sweeping over this car in moorhead city, north carolina, more than 4 inches in 90 minutes and look at the amount of water rushing into this resort near scranton, pennsylvania. no sleep in port jervis new york. remember we were talking about that general not organized risk of severe storms. look how many in yellow. it's the pockets of orange we want to spend more time on. this afternoon and evening throughout parts of the plains, nebraska, kansas into parts of southwestern iowa. look out for damaging wind and potential for hail and right here in nags head down to wilmington. much more coming up in my weather, the nation's weather including big heat in the south, david. >> starting us off. the latest on the execution of james foley. federal investigators are now closing in on identifying his killer from the terrorist group

isis. we're also learning more this morning. they've been sending brazen e-mails to the families of those american hostages. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross tracking late details for us. >> good morning, u.s. officials are saying this morning they believe there are at least three americans currently being held by isis and that with no negotiations under way and after a failed rescue mission, they fear we have not seen the last of this group's medieval barbarism. as the fbi steps up its hunt for the killer of james foley, some former hostages identified him as one of three british citizens the hostages nicknamed the beatles who served as jailers, torturers and executioners for the islamic terror group. >> jim was the subject of repeated physical abuse at their hands. >> reporter: with growing concern about the fate of a second u.s. hostage held by isis, steven sotloff, the secretary of defense said the u.s. would not hesitate to do a

second mission. >> we will not relent our efforts to bring our citizens home and their captors to justice. >> reporter: the mission involved special forces and a fleet of aircraft was launched after it became clear that no negotiations were possible with the isis group which had demanded a ransom of $130 million for the release of foley. >> the fbi didn't take it seriously. we didn't take it seriously. >> reporter: meme involved in the process say hostages from france and other european countries held by isis were set free after ransom papers of about $2 million cash each delivered by middle men from turkey. something the u.s. has refused to consider as a matter of principle. in a final chilling e-mail sent last week to the parents of james foley, isis said, you did not spare our weak elderly women or children so we will not spare yours and that's how the foley parents learned their son was going to be executed.

>> unbelievable. >> all right, thank you. defense secretary chuck hagel issuing the strongest warning yet about isis calling the group a, quote, imminent threat. abc's martha raddatz has more on all this and, martha, what do we know this morning about what military action the u.s. might take? >> reporter: well, robin, there have been nearly 100 u.s. air strikes, fighter jet, bombers, armed drones on isis targets in iraq and they expect many more in the coming days. but u.s. officials also making it clear this is not a knockout blow and they expect isis to regroup. secretary of defense chuck hagel is using that alarming language saying isis poses an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in iraq or anywhere else saying, isis is as sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen. they're beyond just a terrorist group. we must prepare for everything and the only way you do that, you take a cold, steely, hard

look at it and get ready. very, very strong language, robin. >> tough talk from the administration. no doubt bit, martha. but are there limbs to what the u.s. -- the action they might take, limbs? >> reporter: we've heard the president say over and over no combat boots on the ground and as you know there have been no u.s. air strikes in syria where isis has a haven, even the chairman of the joint chiefs saying emphatically you could not defeat isis without addressing the problem in syria. but he also said he was not predicting that the u.s. would launch air strikes there, although he did not rule that out, robin. >> okay, martha, thank you very much. and we'll have much more on this sunday on "this week" with george. learn more about isis on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> a lot want to know more. we'll turn to that recover i of two americans who fought for lives after coming down with ebola back in their own homes this morning cured from that deadly virus. one of those american, dr. kent

brantly released and there was something they did to send a very strong message as he left and abc's steve osunsami there again for us this morning. >> reporter: proving there's nothing to fear each and every one of his doctors, nurses and orderlies giving him a hug good-bye. >> god saved my life. a direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers. >> reporter: it's a far cry from what the medical team had to wear when treating him for ebola. >> dr. brantly has recovered from the ebola virus infection and can return to his family, to his community and to his life without public health concerns. >> reporter: brantly is finally home after three weeks in the isolation wing of this atlanta hospital where he received an experimental serum, in africaa between 60 a 90% of people sick with ebola never make it. more than 1300 have died. >> do not stop praying for the

people of liberia and west africa and for a quick end to this epidemic. >> reporter: his friend, nancy writebol, that's her helping disinfect doctors. >> she's ambulatory and able to care for herself. any illness that puts you in bed for a long time you're not fast at doing anything. >> reporter: on the african continent the disease can causing panic. south africa announcing that citizens from liberia, sierra leone or guinea will no longer be allowed entry into their country and any south africans traveling to the troubled region will face health screenings when they return. doctors say these two missionaries are now cured and if they were to return to work in liberia, they would be immune to this strain of the virus that's causing the crisis there. david? >> all right, steve osunsami, thanks so much. but ken and nancy, these two american, what they did putting their lives on the line for all these patients.

glad to see them. amy with the other headlines. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a scare at a small college this kentucky. an ice bucket challenge that took a tragic turn. firefighters were helping the school band with their challenge spraying them with cold water when they were done, four firefighters were shocked as their truck's bucket got near a high voltage power line and one remains in critical condition this morning. there was a big shift in ferguson, missouri, this morning, tensions are easing as protests subside and the national guard begins pulling out. the funeral for 18-year-old michael brown is scheduled for monday. well, a united express flight from columbus to chicago was forced to make an emergency landing in indianapolis after the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. everyone on board evacuated safely. well, florida's ban on same-sex marriage has been ruled unconstitutional. that decision says the voter approved ban violates the rights of equal protection and due process. and the army is close to

easing up on its controversial tattoo policy. inked soldiers protested it which prohibits tattoos on the face, head, neck and hands. >> shark! >> holy -- [ screaming ] >> it's about what i would have do too. screaming there for some boaters off cape cod as they floated right over a great white shark. nearby beaches will be open today. but there are signs posted warning swimmers to keep an eye out. i will be keeping my limbs out. our favorite team, squaring off at the little league world series, mo'ne davis and the boys from philly out to a two-run lead but chicago answered right back. chicago winning, 6-5. they face las vegas tomorrow for the u.s. title. ah. what a game. all right. finally a second chance at life for an adorable koala.

the little guy nearly died after being hit by a car but they caught him in a blanket when it fell from a tree where it had gone to hide because it was wounded. they frantically administered oxygen and chest compressions and even gave him mouth to mouth until he started breathing again. look at him. >> oh, i love him. >> he's like a little stuffed animal. this morning he will be checked out by a vet and been nicknamed shawn after the fire captain. >> look at that face. >> look at that face. >> i love koalas. >> can i adopt him? is that possible? >> i don't know. adorable. >> have nine lives too. good for him. no you to the former virginia governor on trial for corruption. bob mcdonnell back on the stand and he he and his wife are accused of trading political favors for gifts and their marriage is at the center of this case. with all the details on display. david kerley right here this morning. >> something i didn't ask for but my job is just to tell the truth. >> reporter: this morning, former virginia governor bob

mcdonnell starring in a trial quickly becoming a soap opera saga. >> 38 years of public service, i never thought i'd be having to testify in a trial like this. it's difficult. >> reporter: mcdonnell and his wife both facing corruption charges for allegedly accepting lavish gifts worth $165,000 in exchange for promoting business man jonnie williams' company, a man the defense says the former first lady had a crush on. mcdonnell telling the jury he was just promoting business, admitting on the stand thursday his wife had a strong emotional attachment to williams. >> any words? >> reporter: he moved out of the family home before this trial started and is currently living with his priest saying he and his wife don't communicate much. >> they're trying to build the narrative that this was broken and bob and maureen could not have conspired together because they were really not in a functioning communicating marriage. >> reporter: mcdonnell airing the couple's issues on the stand

reading this excerpt from a 2011 love letter to his wife "the fiery anger and hate from you, you told me again. how bad i am. it hurt me to my core. i am lonely sometimes." >> i just want the whole truth to come out and that's the best for me and my family in the short and long term. >> reporter: this morning mcdonnell will be taking the stand again for a third day. both he and his wife pleaded not guilty. his wife has been in the courtroom as he has explained each sordid detail of their marriage. >> on full display. david, great to have you with us in new york. >> happy friday. >> thanks. now to the utah woman who almost died after drinking toxic iced tea laced with the chemical lye. the woman's condition is improving as prosecutors decide if they file any criminal charges against the restaurant that served her the dangerous drink. abc's brandi hitt has the latest for us. >> she continues to get better, we're excited about that. >> reporter: this morning jan

harding is slowly recovering at a utah hospital now able to speak less than two weeks after nearly dying from a simple sip of iced tea. unknowingly laced with industrial cleaner. >> her memory is taking that sip and mouth and throat being on fire and spitting and gagging and doing everything she could to get it out of her mouth. >> reporter: they're claiming this wasn't the first such incident alleging an employee at the dickey's barbecue pit also burned her tongue a month earlier on the same substance. a degreeser made up of lye. >> to me it means that the company was on notice there was a hazardous substance that wasn't properly labeled or controlled. >> reporter: dickey's restaurant did not immediately comment on the new allegations. harding drafk the tea earlier this month after an employee mistook the substance for sugar accide accidentally mixing it in. the district attorney currently investigating says he will

likely decide whether to file criminal charges by next week. >> our office is treating this with the seriousness it deswerves and we want to do the right thing. >> reporter: dickey's saying in a statement the worker involved in making the toxic tea no longer works for the company. adding the entire dickey's family is saddened by the events that occurred in utah and takes this incident very seriously. >> i want there to be change to whatever extent there needs to be change so this never happens again. >> reporter: for "good morning america," brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> people are watching and we wish her well in her continued recovery. all right, lara. i want to give you some new information we learned this morning. it's about breakfast. so many of you probably eating it as we speak but new research may change the way you feel about that most important meal of the day. >> yeah, all right. let's get some breakfast. >> reporter: it has long been known as the most important meal of the day. >> eating breakfast gives you the strength and energy you need

to make it through the day. >> reporter: and a crucial part of losing weight. but recent studies show breakfast isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be when it comes to short-term weight loss. one study conducted over 16 weeks finding the ago of eating or not eating breakfast did not have a significant effect on weight loss. for the 300 people who participated, that is. still, some experts say that's no reason to be a cereal killer. >> i always say all meals are important, but if i had to choose the most important, i would say breakfast is the most important because it sets you up for success for the day. >> reporter: registered dietitian carrie glassman says there's a sunny side up to eating that meal, increased focus and energy to suppression of hung their could lead to overeating later in the day. >> when you don't eat breakfast your hunger hormone doesn't have a chance to decrease. even if it's small tiny breakfast, a little bit of cacalories tell your hunger hormone to pause. >> reporter: the bottom line,

don't be so quick to break up with breakfast. >> so it is the most important meal of the day. >> i think we all agree especially with this job when you get up early it sets you up with a little energy and hopefully suppress wanting to do what we sometimes do. >> no angry anchor. >> if you're watching "gma," they didn't study what's for breakfast. >> full of all your vitamins you need. it's great! now to the heat across much of the south and midwest that you were telling you. alluding to earlier. >> ayou had looking to. come on over here. i'll show you real quickly. dangerous heat, absolutely. some places near tallahassee where the heat index is 116. there are 12 states now with heat advisories, hazhazy, hot a humid, heat index more than 100. little rock, birmingham, atlanta get as way with 98.

77 degreesning, right now outside is how it feels. clouds and sunshine today. we are watching some energy dropping out of west virginia and there could be some isolated sprinkle out there this morning to the west but a better chance later this afternoon. temperatures this afternoon could push to near

you know who's not going 0 get hot? us in the northeast. only 74 today. >> a little chilly at the park. could be nice. thank you, ginger. the young woman at the center of that deadly love triangle speaking out this morning. what she's saying about the love of her life. also ahead the huge lawsuit over that popular show "dating neighborhood." one woman accused of showing too much. is that the show? >> i'm sorry. isn't it called dating naked? plus, our obsession with workout clothing. why we are sea spending so much on it even when we're not working out that. bang, bang, one of the hottest nights on tv. the vmas. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar.

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>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning at 7:26 a.m. taylor for a jack

look at traffic. traffic is doing pretty well for one of the final fridays in summer. down in triangle, a crash brought -- blocks the right lane of 95 south. the crash northbound at newington is cleared over to the shoulder. in maryland, not bad at all. decent on two 70, 95 and the bw parkway and typical delays toward georgia avenue on the beltway. a few shower chances for the next two days but the back cap of the weekend, much improved. been watching the showers coming out of west virginia. there are a couple of sprinkles west of downtown and a couple of

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♪ bang bang into the room i know you want it bang bang all over you ♪ >> every now and again we get a song in our head this morning. when i came in the production office kept playing it. "bang bang." we can't get enough. nicki minaj, ariana, jessie j. opening sunday night's mtv awards, the vmas but a prominent parents' group already pleading that music's biggest stars tone it down because, you know, we've had twerking, we've had different things we see at the vmas and this group is saying, no so much. >> i don't think they'll be toning it down. >> if "bang bang" is any indication. from birthday suit to lawsuit over that popular show

"dating naked." why the show went way too far. one woman says. goes sideway and misses -- >> but you're on a show called -- >> "dating naked." >> so what's too far. >> how far is when you're naked? >> right. >> therein lies the rub. plus, everywhere you go, you see people in those yoga pants, right? are they working out or just super comfortable? they may not, in fact, be working out at all. why workout clothing has become such a giant business. i do love mine. >> it's so true. >> like you're wearing nothing. >> blurring the line there is a little bit. then we got the sad news nick cannon admitting he and mariah carey have indeed split up. he called it trouble in paradise. we'll tell you what else he's been opening up about this morning. >> we were very sorry to hear about that. we begin with that deadly teenage love triangle in florida

of. one man convicted of killing his best friend over a girl. this morning, that young woman in the middle of it all is speaking and abc's matt gutman is here with that story for us. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, this is a story of puppy love and mad dog murder, of friendship between two teens and the girl both men loved but one of them was willing to do the unthinkable to get his girl back. a week after that sensational trial we were the first to speak to 20-year-old college student erika friman, the woman at the center of it. the morning christian aguilar went missing two people showed up at the university of florida police station in september of 2012, erika friman, the hazel-eyed beauty aguilar's current beauty and her ex-boyfriend, pedro bravo. >> one thing that i remember thinking that was strange right when we came in i overheard a police officer saying, oh, this love triangle thing, you know, one of the boyfriends is missing.

>> reporter: at the other edge of that, this teen, pedro bravo, was not only her ex but also one of christian's best friends and it didn't take police long to suspect him. >> was there a moment during that interrogation that you looked at braff so and said, i'm speaking to a murderer? >> i knew certainly after speaking with him for just a few minutes that i was speaking with someone who was trying to be extremely deceptive. >> so deceptive that out of jealousy he tricked aguilar into meeting then drugged him and strangled him in his blue chevy suv in a walmart parking lot. his movements caught on surveillance cameras, his thoughts captured in his journal. >> i am a monster for having hurt chris the way i did. >> reporter: his hatred for his friend fueled by his burring obsession for erika. >> he's going to plan a murder. >> reporter: he would dump his body in this wooded wasteland bound and bare b-- buried face

down. he was considered missing until hunters found aguilar's body. the jury didn't buy the story bravo tried to sell finding him guilty. >> the defendant is guilty of first degree murder, false imprefecturement, of poisoning as charged. >> reporter: at aguilar's memorial site his family wept with tears. >> the name of christian is meant a gift from god. >> reporter: a gift stripped not only from his loving family but from what have been the love of his life. >> i think we would have gotten married eventually. i used to tell him, the world could end right now and if i'm in your arms, i don't care. >> the aguilars are just now beginning to heal and erika friman is moving on. monday is the first day of classes at the university of florida and while he'll spend the rest of his life in prison pedro bravo, that killer takes with him to prison multiple

mysteries, robin. >> thank you. i know you've been on top of this from the beginning and have the complete story tonight. >> "20/20." 10:00, 9:00 central. one of the interesting things how he managed to kill him. that is still a mystery. >> we'll see you tonight. that big lawsuit over the popular reality show "dating naked." one of the women who appeared on the show said it was too revealing and now wants $10 million. abc's michelle franzen. >> whether it's naked and afraid -- >> this is crazy relationship or "buying naked." >> i like how open it is. >> reporter: going about your business in the birthday suit is the hottest reality for jesse of vh1's "dating naked." >> i'm extremely comfortable in my own continue. being naked to me means absolutely nothing. >> reporter: the trend has gone too far. >> you're shy. you want to make a date. that doesn't make sense. >> reporter: she is suing viacom as well as the producers of her

show for $10 million for showing her too naked. >> you feel a little uncomfortable like this? >> i'm fine. how are you? i don't mind it. >> reporter: jesse claims she was humiliated on social media with horrible messages after producers assured her certain parts of her body would be covered during a wrestling scene but when the show aired she says viewers were treated to the full monty. she put out a statement saying "i have no problem going to a beach in a bikini or people seeing me on tv in a bikini. obviously i did not expect the whole world to see my private pars. >> i was on the wrestling team, not the football team. >> reporter: she claims the producers edge couraged her to wrestle. now she wants a huge apology. alleging the show cost her a budding relationship with someone she had been seeing for a month who never called her after the episode aired. for "good morning america," michelle franzen in new york. >> good morning. >> is it just me or is it hard to watch. >> i think everybody is up now.

>> okay. time now for the weather and ginger in a fully clothed central park, right, ginger. >> yes, i believe they are, david. i think everybody is absolutely clothed and we are ready for magic! that'ses who is coming. people are decked out. why you got to be so rude. it's your birthday. what's your maim. >> i'm phoebe. >> i'm alexa. >> turn around, girls. we like the hashtag. magic on "gma." let's get to the weather forecast. we do have a couple of things to tell you about including the mudslides that were happening. remember, parts of the cascades out in washington state also just east of there had that -- the wildfires and then take a look right here where you can see the mudslides that happened just overnight. an inch of rain and look at the pacific northwest. still stormy throughout the mountain, as well. great falls today only 62 right morning, there might be

a sprinkle this morning off to the west but a better chance for scattered showers later this afternoon, warm and muggy and near 90 degrees and >> we are going to get this party started. go ahead, girls. toss it up. all right. we can't wait for you to get out there. >> that was a feat. >> just trying to catch it. >> thank you, ginger. coming up, olympic gold medalist amy van dyken-rouen's stunning recovery taking her first steps just months after that horrific atv accident that left her paralyzed. what an inspiration she is. >> we love seeing that. we are all singing "bang bang" this morning but what are the big surprises ahead for music's big night and this question, what does beyonce have planned? ♪ wait for me

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awards, the show known for rolling out some of the most shocking moments in pop culture history from the britney/madonna kiss to the kanye mike grab. >> i'll let you finish. ♪ we can't stop >> reporter: and, of course, all that miley teddy bear twerking last year. in anticipation of sunday night's show, the parent television council implored mtv this week to commit publicly that the program will not contain the type of explicit sexual content present in last year's show. >> it's all about doing something that is racy and sensational and over the top that's going to have people talking. >> reporter: nicki minaj, jessie j. and ariana grande are set to kick the night off with a bang singing their new hit. ♪ bang bang into the room >> reporter: just days after her uner viral and uber not safe for work anaconda video, some are speculating minaj could be the one to wear this year's

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>> you know what i'm saying, nick? >> reporter: this is note at leisure clothing began with the yoga pant. do you wear them in your normal life too? >> occasionally. to run errands. >> reporter: which means all the time. >> yes. >> reporter: denim has been the go to in the staple when it comes to everyday wear but yoga pants have taken over. >> reporter: comfortable. you can dress them up. dress them down. >> absolutely. >> reporter: i like them. so are we wearing more sports wear because we're exercising more? no, the number of people doing yoga rose 4.5% but clothing rose a staggering 45%. would you work out in those pants. >> yeah, i think so. >> reporter: but you haven't? >> no, i haven't. >> reporter: underarmour is expecting 29% growth. 30 new let thathleta stores are

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>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. good friday morning, it is now 7:56 a.m. let's hope it's an easy friday morning commute. good but weretty had a couple of things are on 95 in virginia near triangle. that got pushed to the right shoulder and now there is no further delay. northbound has eased up from newiington.

heavy traffic going south toward the 11 straight ridge but no problems on 50 toward the toll plaza and only two lanes are the midday. 97 is wide now, open. across the area, i think the weather will be ok but not perfect. are off andunshine on and a little bit of moisture. theave some showers off to west but they will fizzle out. some showers will come through this afternoon but are better shot for showers will give us 90 degrees. the chuck brown memorial park opens today in honor of the d.c. musical icon. he was known as the godfather of go-go and died back in 2012.

the park is located in northeast d.c. and our sister station, new channel 8, will have much more on chuck brown avenue hark coming up in a few minutes. today is his birthday, by the way. we will be back at 8:27 a.m.

♪ good morning, america. it's friday, 8:00 a.m. and heartbrake nick cannon revealing he and mariah carey are living apart saying there's trouble in paradise. hello freshman 15. why so many college kids really put on the pounds when they get to campus. and what everybody can learn about staying healthy. and need a pick me up. how about i alunchtime lift. the easy quick fix that lets you boost your bosom for just 24 hours ♪ bang bang into the room "bang bang." nicki minaj is on a roll behind the scenes with the superstar as she turns out not one but two new smash hits. marry that girl ♪

all that and putting a little magic! in your morning ago we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ don't don't you know i'm human too ♪ >> of course, they arrive that way. in a vw bus. i love it. we love this band, magic!. arriving there. [ applause ] >> oh, it is a catchy tune isn't it. >> they're getting ready to perform the song of the summer. lara is already singing. i feel bad for the crew. why you got to be so -- >> it is catchy. what a friday and everyone ready to party in the park. can't wait to join them a huge crowd. >> i know you're heading off to your late mom's town of akron, ohio, on saturday you're going to christen a plane.

>> in 1918 my great-grandfather was recruited by goodyear. a preacher down south. he took the family to akron in 1918 and worked for goodyear in a better life and have had a number of relative that is worked there. i don't think nye great-grandfather could have imagined one of his descend doesn'ts would be asked to christen the goodyear blimp. >> going to go up. yeah. >> so honored. >> yes. >> take it easy with our robin up there. >> can't wait to get to akron, ohio, on my way but not until you give us the news, amy. >> all right, robin, thank you. good morning, we begin with all that wild weather across the country that ginger has been following for us. overnight outside of chicago, highways were flooded as nearly 5 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. just east of there, more than 10 inches of rain. same thing along the north carolina coast. flooding from a 90-minute storm dumped another 4 inches of rain. much more on the weather from ginger coming up in just a bit. federal investigators are close to identifying the master.

>> love that, amy. thank you. now though to nick cannon and mariah carey. the actor and singer, they've confirmed that, well, that he and his wife of six years have been living apart for the past few months saying there's, quote, trouble in paradise. abc's paula faris has that story. ♪ you'll always be my baby >> reporter: mariah carey's romantic melodies sing of forever after. but this morning her own love story could be out of tune. overnight her husband nick cannon reportedly telling "the insider" he and carey are going through a rough patch living apart for several months married after six weeks of dating the couple renews their vows every year. >> i absolutely do. >> reporter: and gushes over their 3-year-old twins moroccan and monroe. cannon told us mariah was his rock during his lupus

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said she did gymnastics as a little girl and gave it up when she got married. picked it up again in her 50s. >> she's still got it. >> like her scissor twist, her handstand and her perfect dismount. >> look at that core strength. >> how old? >> 86. >> joanna, 86 years old. we feel very lazy. >> yes. >> we salute her. wow! wow. thank you for that great way to end "pop news" on a friday. >> thank you. "heat index" is coming up but first ginger has another check of the weather. ginger. >> oh, look at this crowd. we right here in the middle of it. a big one and so many with sunglasses on. how about we sing, ready. one, two, three. ♪ why you gotta be so rude and then we're doing that, yeah. this is nicholas, my new friend. he wants to help me check the weather. let's get into it and talk abou.

it can cause us to eat more than we planned. >> reporter: but you can always keep trim by hitting the gym. treating it like a class. >> so you want to schedule time to head to the gym. not only a gateway to keep your weight in check but stress reliever as well. >> reporter: don't treat the dining room like an all you can eat steak house. >> we know there's so many all you can eat buffets. you can overdo it when it cops to calories. >> reporter: dylan plans to keep the pounds off by staying on the softball at school and avoiding the ice cream bar but is okay with cheating now and then. >> i'm probably going to crack a couple of types but hopefully i stay true to my healthy diet. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> and you can be honest with us. we all are sharing our stories during the piece. did you gain the freshman 15? >> oh, yeah. >> right here. tweet us use the #socialsquare. >> let us kns fun morning,

everybody? are you having a good time? who's excited to see magic!? you? yeah. that's what it says right on the side of the sunglasses. we cannot wait, my friends. magic! is coming up. check it out. right here. on "gma" and coming up also rap star nicki minaj giving us a preview of her sure to shock performance at the mtv vmas often sunday and, of course, our reggae pop sensation magic! it's all the rage and it's all on "gma" in just moments, stay with us. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ saturday morning jumped out of bed and put on my best suit got in my car and raced ♪ ♪ like a jet all the way to you knocked on your door with heart in my hand ♪ ♪ to ask you a question 'cause i know that you're an old-fashioned man, yeah can i have your daughter ♪ ♪ for the rest of my life? say yes, say yes 'cause i need to know you say i'll never get ♪ ♪ your blessing 'til the day i die tough luck, my friend, but the answer is 'no' ♪ ♪ why you gotta be so rude? don't you know i'm human too? why you gotta be so rude? i'm gonna marry her anyway ♪ ♪ marry that girl marry her anyway marry that girlmtv video music .

if they handed out one of these moon statues for the most shocking things, nicki minaj make take it home. one on one with the star as she preps for the big night. ♪ pills and potion >> reporter: the chart topping rapper earning $29 million last year alone. minaj's momentum since hitting the scene since 2010 can't be denied from social media to endorsement deals, even a turn on the silver screen and back to her roots this summer delivering new music including smash hit collaborations. >> put on an album in over 2 1/2 years so for me to still be relevant, i want to say thank you to pie fans for keeping my name is live. >> reporter: she sat down with "gma" fo

the guys of magic! are here for our party in the park and, boy, do not kill the magic. we are not. i am here with nasri, mark, ben, alex on drums back there. hey, guys. i tell you what, it's got to be a great feeling. sometimes there's like a summer of 2014 and what you just did, "rude." that's a song we play over and over again. it's nice to know you have the anthem of the summer, isn't it. >> it's great to know our music is being heard because we've all been paying our dues for a long time as musicians and this is a very, very big opportunity for us today so it's wonderful. >> well, you can see the energy from the crowd. [ cheers and applause ] i love it. it's not imagine i. it's magic! exclamation point. >> you got it. >> how did you come up with that? why that? >> it's our producer that suggested rolling with that name. it's one of our songs is called "don't kill the magic" and with magic at the end it would be

let me run my fingers through it ♪ ♪ we can be ourselves now go ahead be foolish ♪ ♪ said no one's on the clock now lying in this simple moment ♪ ♪ you don't gotta worry now just let your hair down ♪ [ cheers and applause ] "gma's summer concert series" is presented by claritin, the number one doctor recommended nondrowsy i girls ♪

♪ wanna have fun >> just the girls. just the girls. you have sing ♪ ♪ wanna have fun girls they wanna have fun girls ♪ ♪ they wanna have fun girls >> come on. >> ladies, make some noise. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ they wanna have fun girls ♪ they wanna have fun girls they do they wanna have fun girls ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, ladies.

>> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good friday morning, it is now 8:56 a.m. and let's check traffic. the bw parkway northbound after 197 had a crash but it's cleared. both lanes are open northbound north of 197. in springfield northbound on 95, vdot is picking up the last cone as we spake. all lanes are open there. there are still a closure of west duty in rockville. look at this shot over the bag. we have clouds and sunshine over the bay.

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