good morning, america. break now we learn overnight that president obama has now approved surveillance flights over isis terror strongholds in syria. what could be the next step to a military strike. and brian ross reports on a brand-new american hostage revealed this morning. triple whammy. scorching heat across the middle of the country as hurricanes in both the atlantic and pacific are set to bring big waves and huge swells to both coasts. some as large as 20 feet in southern california. >> hi, my infant son is locked in the car. >> hot car 911. a frantic mother realizes her 10-month-old son is locked in the backseat holding the keys calling emergency services in a panic with time running out and

temperatures rising, why 911 refused to respond. sealed with a kiss. the most nominated actress in emmy history now a five-time winner. >> thank you, thank you and thank you. >> julia louis-dreyfus stealing the show with this showstopping kiss with cranston. >> oh, wow. >> on a big night for "breaking bad." aaron paul bringing the audience to their feet. >> thank you, thank you so much. >> "modern family." >> as "modern family" makes it five in a row. >> good morning, america. and good morning, america. big night for our friends at "modern family" as you said, five in a row, three in a row for julia louis-dreyfus and how about that kiss? >> wow. >> right there. right there. >> wow. >> bryan cranston. >> 11 seconds long. she said it was just fine --

>> she's pulling away. >> and the lipstick remains intact. you know, along with all the excite many there was a permanent tribute from billy crystal for robin williams and we'll hear his graceful words this morning about his dear, dear friend. >> so moving. we'll begin with the latest on the crisis in the middle east. president obama has now authorized spy flights over syria using manned aircraft and drones to prepare for possible military strikes against the militant group isis. this comes as abc news learned about a new american hostage being held by the terrorists, chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the details. >> good morning, george. a third american hostage held by isis has been identified as a 26-year-old american woman kidnapped a year ago while doing humanitarian relief work inside syria. the family has asked us not to use her name but say isis has threatened to execute her unless they pay ransom of more than $6 million or the u.s. releases a certain high-profile prisoner. the family says the young

american was working at a hospital in the syrian city of aleppo when she was taken last year. the prisoner that isis wants released for her freesome is aafia siddiqui for the attempted murder of a soldier in afghanistan. but now her family has come forward to plead for the young woman's life. >> they were traumatized by the fact this someone else could be harmed in the name of aafia and expressed their opposition to it all. >> reporter: at the same time they continue to focus on the neighborhoods in london where several men have been recruited to become the most brutal jihadists in the organization. including this man, a one-time rapper known on youtube as ljinny whose father is awaiting trial in new york. two weeks ago he posted this on social media, a man holding the

severed head of a syrian soldier. a radical muslim cleric in london defended beheadings as just part of war. >> people kill each other. however gruesome it may look or shock the world. >> reporter: british authorities say they don't believe the rapper was the executioner of james foley but say they are close to figuring out who he is. starting with the eyes of the hooded man advanced facial recognition experts created this likeness of the possible killer first clean shaven then with a mustache. in addition to trying to re-create the face behind that mask authorities now are also as we reported continuing a voice analysis of the executioner's distinct british accent. >> we had the significant new move by the president authorizing spy flights over syria. >> trying to gather intelligence there. the president resisted going into syria with any kind of action but now in the wake of the execution of james foley, that calculation seems to have changed. >> the syrians warning against it this morning. thanks very much. brian, we want to move now to the scorching heat, the hottest temperatures of the year for much of the nation and on

each coast, big surf from two different hurricanes and ginger is tracking it all. good morning, ginger. >> we'll start with the dangerous heat and heat becomes dangerous when it's cumulative and has been. yesterday st. louis, first 100 of the season. and today the heat index, you can see, will value anywhere from 101 in houston and st. louis on their seventh day with an excessive heat warning. that's what happens. now the heat dome presses east at least for a short time. new york city, philadelphia, d.c. all looking for 90s by the midweek and it will break quickly and rough surf from cristobal. it won't affect you unless you're getting in the water. do look for dangerous rip currents and then we've got hurricane marie. at closest point about 800 miles away, waves could reach 10 to even 20 feet, george. >> okay, ginger, thanks very much. everyone is trying to squeeze some fun out of these last weeks of summer. when you fill up the car this labor day weekend you'll get a nice surprise at the pump.

abc's rebecca jarvis here with the details. >> hi, george. good morning, at least it's going to cost you less getting to that fun if you're driving. gas prices this labor day weekend are expected at their lowest level in four years. the national average price for a gallon of gas this morning is $3.43. that is already a full 16 cents cheaper than last labor day and it's going to be nice relief for those 29.7 million americans expected to hit the road in a few days for the labor day holiday weekend trying to get in those last moments with the family this summer, george. >> rebecca, what's behind the drop? >> the big thing is oil is dropping in a nutshell because we saw prices earlier in the summer above $100 a barrel. there were fears that the inability in iraq would hit oil supplies. they didn't in any major way plus here in the united states we're producing the most oil since 1972. that is driving oil prices down and as a result, prices at the pump are dropping too. >> this will continue? >> this will continue. it gets better from here, george. prices are expected to average 3.20 to 3.25 for the rest of the

year. >> fantastic. thanks very much, rebecca. now to amy with today's other top stories. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the desperate search for a new jersey student missing in israel. there are concerns that 23-year-old aaron sopher may have been kidnapped while hiking outside jerusalem as revenge for the killing of a palestinian teenager. you may remember his body was found in the aim area last month but no evidence of any foul play linking those cases, he was apparently hiking in a steep area with no water. meanwhile, an escalation overnight in the war between israel and hamas militants. israel bombing two high-rise buildings in gaza, 25 injured. now to our exclusive interview with the mother of theo curtis, the american held hostage for 22 months. this morning nancy curtis is revealing the first thing she did after learning her boy was finally coming home and what he's doing now. what was the moment like when you heard he was free?

>> i got a call from the fbi agent and she said, nancy, your son is standing beside me right now. >> reporter: her son, 45-year-old freelance journalist theo curtis free after being held for nearly two years. >> i spoke with him briefly yesterday. >> what was that like? >> he was so excited saying mom, they are being so nice to me and they put me in this 12-star hotel and i'm drinking a beer and there are women. >> reporter: curtis released to u.s. government personnel sunday. his captors, syrian militants loyal to al qaeda letting him go just six days after a different terror group, isis, brutally murdered american james foley. >> the first thing i did, i sat down, i sent the e-mail to diane fol foley, who we've been through so much together and i didn't want

her to hear it from the media first. >> you had received i believe a month earlier a very frightening piece of video. >> yeah. >> your son pleading for his life saying i have three days left. >> the fbi bless their hearts did not show me the video. you don't want to see your child in distress fearful. >> it was interesting you told me earlier all the things that theo will have to catch up on. he doesn't even know obama has been re-elected. he doesn't know about twitter. >> i didn't even know about twitter. >> all right. i got a little carried away. twitter was created back in 2006. looking forward to theo's treats when he returns which is expected soon as soon as deemed physically and mentally well enough to travel. we're certainly happy for the curtis family. there is new video this morning of severe flooding in south korea. the water so powerful it swept away this city busfullying it over. peep rushing in to help rescue the passengers but four remain

missing. back at home a major security breach at san diego's airport of the a man was arrested wearing ang airport safety vest after spending an entire night sleeping in a jet bridge. when security finally questioned him, they say he tried to board a flight. no word on his motive. and switchers in massachusetts are back on alert after another great white shark spotted off the coast from a police headquarter, he looks pretty big. that beach, though, open once again this morning. and finally the lunch hour in one office was especially wild the other day. that's because this guy was blocking the hallway to the c cafeter cafeteria. >> what is that? >> that's a moose. he apparently just walked in and then just stood there. he refused to budge for six hours. >> i thought it was an art installation. >> happened in germany and police had to tranquilize him and returned him back to the woods but he was not moving and no one was eating apparently. >> are we sure that's not james franco doing one of his

installations in costume? >> thank you. thank you, amy. we turn now to the growing ebola crisis. while doctors here have had some success treating the disease it continues to march relentlessly across africa. dr. richard besser made a return trip to the hot zone in liberia to see what it will take to stop this deadly outbreak and good morning to you, dr. besser. >> reporter: there have been outbreaks of ebola for 40 years but none that caused the devastation they're seeing in this. i went to the country's largest hospital to see the heroic efforts under way to save lives. this morning, a look inside the hot zone, a make-shipt ebola clinic. used to be used for treating people with cholera and now it's ebola. open just nine days ago it's now at full capacity. nearly 60 ebola patients, many without beds to sleep on. >> highly contagious, highly

infectious. very dangerous. >> reporter: we suit up in full protective gear and go inside a triage unit, a highly infectious area www.suspected cases first arrive. they're assessed to see if they could have ebola and if they are put into isolation. just outside the keen is pock lip tick, a courtyard where ebola patients sit and wait. some are confirmed cases, others waiting to be tested. this is one of the most important places where the health care workers when they come out get sprayed down and take off their protective gear. for health care workers here there are many challenges. they desperately need more resource, more beds and more protective gear. are you worried being in the hospital taking care of ebola patients? >> indeed, we are worried but we got to come because if we all sit back, there will be no one to care for our brothers and sisters. >> reporter: it has been torrenti torrentialally raining in liberia which is adding to that feeling of global isolation. many airlines canceled flights in and out of the country because of the fear of ebola. you know, while it was easy to

get in here to report on the story it may be difficult getting out. george and lara. >> unbelievable. he's doing some great work over there. >> he sure is. so many questions. the all-out search for a college student who disappeared. lucius robbi hasn't been seen in a week and we have more. >> reporter: friends, family and volunteers are desperately searching this vast mountain wilderness for any sign of 21-year-old lucius robbi. >> we're very, very worried at this point. >> reporter: it's been one week since robbi set out from horseshoe bend heading for missoula, montana, to start his junior year in college but never showed up. >> it was his first day in school and he's not the kind of boy that would miss that. >> reporter: his family says he is a skilled outdoorsman would worked summer as a rafting guide. they say he planned to explore along the way, even bringing along two orange kayaks. >> the plan was drive halfway,

camp someplace, maybe do a day hike, he's an avid kayaker. >> reporter:over night a new clue. volunteers scouring through gas station surveillance footage spotting what appears to be robbi's car in garden valley, idaho, just 30 miles from where he started. about 20 minutes later his family says his cell phone was picked up near the town of loehmann but from there the trail goes cold. >> i am desperate to find him and desperate to know that he's all right. >> reporter: now his family and an army of 100 volunteers are pouring over maps calling for more planes and helicopters hoping they spot those bright orange kayaks that lead them to robbi. >> if anyone can survive out there for seven days, he can do it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> we sure hope he's right. we turn to all the excitement at tv's biggest night, the emmy awards filled with fabulous fashion, some big wins and an emotional tribute to robin williams. he shot to fame as we all know

on the small screen. abc's chris connelly has the highlights from the big show. he's at the nokia theatre in l.a. and wish you an early good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning to you, lara. the nokia welcomed lots of fresh faces but last night the best way to win an emmy was to have already won an emmy. and the best way to have a great time was to be bryan cranston. >> live from los angeles -- >> reporter: at the 66th annual emmy awards there was a lot of love in the aisle. "veep"'s julia louis-dreyfus getting a congratulatory lip lock from a former co-star on the way to accepting her third straight statue. >> yeah, he was on "seinfeld." yeah. >> all right, all right, all right. >> at first best actor nominee matthew mcconaughey of "true detective" was the man on everyone's mind. with a chance to add an historic oscar/emmy twofer. >> all right, all right all right already. >> the academy said the meth man

win. >> goes to bryan cranston. >> i'd like to dedicate this award to all the sneaky petes of the world. >> reporter: his win, his first since 2010 highlighting a huge night for "breaking bad." its victory lap featuring supporting nods for aaron paul and anna gunn and best drama. repeat winners leading the night, julianna margulies for "the good wife." >> what a wonderful time for women on television. >> reporter: and jim parsons collecting a fourth consecutive best actor in a comedy emmy. >> thank all of you, i mean that. >> it's very hard to talk about him in the past because he was so present in all of our lives. >> reporter: billy crystal paid memorable tribute to his friend and comic relief partner robin williams. >> for almost 40 years, he was the brightest star in a comedy galaxy. >>ty burrell. >> reporter: "modern family" winning three emmys including

best supporting nod forty burrell reading a sweep whin for him. >> i would give them a big hug but it would take me 20 minutes to get to their seats. >> reporter: and the show itself making history becoming the first sitcom since "frasier" to earn five straight best comedy emmys. >> "modern family" has been a big, beautiful dream for the last five years and we thank you for not waking us up. thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: allison janney won her second emmy at her sixth overall. george, it just seems like emmy loves company. >> it sure does, that was terrific. big live event, big night for twitter. ryan over in the social square with the buzziest moments of social media. >> a huge night on social media. there were more than 800,000 tweets about the emmys including this one from jimmy kimmel who took the l.a. subway to the theater. he's wearing rainbow suspenders and here's sarah hyland with

jesse tyler ferguson saying she was so excited when she was taking this she was shaking when she took that celebratory selfie. what was your biggest, your favorite moment of the emmys, just tweet us at #socialsquare. george, amy, lara, i still can't stop thinking about that kiss. >> a big moment. >> and the tribute. it was just beautiful. >> one part he said he was the greatest friend you could ever have and you could feel it, the crowd. he's so messed. >> the work he found after tweeting no words, after that initial shock for all of us and he was just so eloquent. >> just perfect. want to go to ginger, got real severe storms in the midwest. >> midwest, great lakes. this is what the skies look like, wisconsin, iowa, illinois, so many seeing this and then after the storms come through this is what it looks like around chicago. trees on top of cars and that type of damaging storm could again happen today but the real threat that we're looking for in the next couple of days would be rain and heavy rain. some flash flood watches from arizona up to western kansas. some of those totals could top 3

inches. morning, washington, on this beautiful tuesday morning. we have comfortable temperatures and lower humidity. the forecast for today will be mostly sunny skies and a touch more humid than yesterday, mid to upper 80's. partly cloudy skies by tomorrow

afternoon. highs near 90 degrees. a bit of a cooldown to >> i think it's great we learn that it takes 11 seconds of a kiss to make it that funny. now we know. >> okay, ginger, thanks. coming up hot car emergency. a 10-month-old locked in the backseat by accident. a frantic mother calling 911 so why won't the distapper help. face to face with a dangerous bear. the terrifying moments for a man walking his dog. how he managed to escape in his own words. angry confrontation in the air, the new contraption that triggered a flight to have an emergency landing. miley speaks out about her mystery guest at the vmas. what his mom is saying this morning.

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prince george's county. that means the roadways are going to get more congested. >> it sort of seems like summer is done. on 395g-standing crash at the 14th street ridge is long gone. very heavy and very slow headed downtown. the striping is not a problem this morning. over a 35 minute ride. news chopper 7 is flying over those pretty, straight lines. top side of the beltway remains solid. we have added into the delay into college park from bethesda. the forecast seems nice. 67we have solid sunshine, degrees is our temperature. we are going to warm things up

into the 80's this afternoon. a cold front will be approaching by tomorrow. we expect the temperatures to heat up. it is going to be warm, mid to upper 80's. a temperature near 90 with a slight chance of a shower tomorrow. there was a shooting and a carjacking. him.e are looking for they believe dewayne williams shot a man in the face in woodbridge. he allegedly carjacked a second victim who escaped. thank you for watching.

hey, hey ♪ . >> it's "modern family." >> weird al is on a roll. look at him last night at the emmys. put some words to our favorite tv songs there. that was "modern family." a lot more of the big mopes of the big night coming up. >> he does know how to turn a diddy. okay, then we are going to turn to a hot car 911, mother in a panic realizing her 10-month-old son is locked in the backseat. the temperature getting hotter and hotter and then the shocking response when she calls 911. >> so scary. all right. then we are talking about how your next manicure could help you from being attacked.

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consequences. >> hi, my infant son is locked in the car in a parking lot. >> reporter: shana had just finished shopping at this tampa, florida,rugstore when she strapped her 10-month-old jack in the backseat of her car and shut the door not realizing she left the keys in jack's idle hands. >>n those three seconds when i was moving the cart he hit the lock but. she immediately dials 911. >> it's so hot outside. >> reporter: worried but still keeping her cool. >> can somebody come out and open the door? >> reporter: certain the dispatcher would be eager to help. she was wrong. >> they won't be able to try to gain access to the car unless the child is in some kind of distress. >> reporter: you heard right. despite temperatures nearing the triple digits the dispatcher telling her they wouldn't come to free him unless he was clearly in distress. >> the dispatcher made a mistake. this is not the way we do business. >> reporter: that's what shana starts to panic. >> that was the scariest part

watching him change and get obviously much, much hotter. >> reporter: eight minces after her initial call an off-duty police officer notices the frantic mother and calls 911. >> she's a little distraught. >> reporter: this time getting a different dispatcher and different response. >> she says she called 911 and they said they're not going to come out unless the baby is in distress. >> no, no the at all. >> reporter: time is running out. with temperatures soaring another shopper uses a wrench to break a window and rescue jack and it's just in the nick of time. temperatures inside a car can quickly get into the triple digits soaring nearly 30 degrees in just 15 minutes. every year an average of 38 children in this country die after being left in a hot car. last year it was 44. this morning the tampa police department says it's launching an investigation and as for shana she says she's grateful for the man who let her use the phone and the police officer who

was there but in the end it was somebody using a wrench. >> you go the to thank that guy, as well. thanks, brandi. >> scary. now we turn to a terrifying story out of west virginia. a man attacked and wounded by a bear. able to fight it off only with the help of his dog. he is speaking out about his ordeal and the heart-stopping 911 call describing it all and abc's mara schiavocampo is here with this very close call. mara. >> terrifying moment for this man. good morning, lara. that man and his dog were simply hiking in the middle of the afternoon when they found themselves face to face with a family of bears. and the momma bear was determined to protect her cubs. >> a bear attacked him. he's bleeding profusely. >> reporter: this morning, the harrowing 911 call capturing 59-year-old steven kirchbaum's agony moments after being attacked by a black bear. >> i need to get to a hospital. >> reporter: the researcher and his lab henry wyching through the george washington national

forest thursday afternoon unexpectedly coming face to face with two bear cubs and their momma. >> i see these two small cubs maybe 30 pounds apiece running up this slope. this mother bear who was closer to me comes running towards me. >> reporter: that's when kirchbaum says the estimated 250-pound bear pounced. >> she bit my thigh and knocked me to the ground so i'm on my back and she's biting my leg and i'm kicking like this. >> reporter: kirchbaum says henry instantly jumped into action coming to the rescue attacking the bear back giving kirchbaum the precious time he needed to grab a rock. >> well, i hit her in the head with the rock there kind of like right in this region didn't want to hurt had you but just wanted her to stop biting me. >> reporter: the pair both wounded in the attack managing to escape and walk the three-quarters of a mile back to kirchbaum's car driving to this

nearby fruit market where own e le -- owner eddie richards called 911. >> i saw nothing but blood on his leg down his chest. it was horrific. >> reporter: in kirchbaum's case his best friend turned out to be his best defense. >> i am happy to be mere and i think henry was a huge part of it not being worse. >> that's a good dog. now experts say one of the most dangerous black bear encounters possible is one with a mother and her cubs. they say if you do have an unexpected run-in, the thing to do is back away slowly and quietly. >> and quickly. >> walk away fast. >> fast but slowly. >> it's a trick but it's possible. >> it'll keep you safe. these attacks are really rare. interactions are pretty common but black bears don't want any trouble. >> i know. >> just saying. henry, a great dog. thank you, mara. ginger, what do you have. >> hail in colorado springs is

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♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> thank you all. >> back at just about 7:42 with the young homeless man would stunned the audience by accepting an mtv vma on behalf of miley cyrus. some speculated he might be miley's new boyfriend until he took that stage and now he's sharing more about himself. abc's ryan smith is in social with his story. good morning, ryan. >> you are so right. today so many still talking about jesse, the 22-year-old man who accepted the award for video of the year for miley cyrus and today we're learning more about the man who stepped up to the podium for good cause. ♪ wrecking ball >> reporter: miley cyrus, winning big at the mtv video music awards sunday but it was her mystery guest who stole the show. >> my name is jesse and i am accepting this award on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the united

states. >> this morning social media still buzzing about 22-year-old jesse helt the self-proclaimed former runaway who not only accepted her award but made a plea for a much bigger cause. >> i've survived in shelters all over this city. i've cleaned your hotel rooms. >> reporter: so who is jesse helt? he's originally from salem, oregon and moved to l.a. where he worked as a part-time model. his mother linda helt said he did it because he wanted to make earth on his own but states at times she knew he was homeless. he called me and said, mom, i'm living in a bush. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> reporter: cyrus who posted this picture of them eating an in-n-out burger telling ryan seacrest she met him at my friend's place. >> i wanted to meet someone that would be fearless enough, you know, like jesse to go up and

deliver this speech. >> reporter: in his speech, helt directed people to her page to make donations. my friend's place saying it's already feeling the enormous impact. >> within 24 hours, we will have raised $200,000. my friend's place has never been able to do that before. >> reporter: as for helt his mother telling us he's shy and back in salem apparently staying low key after the speech that skyrocketed him and his cause into the limelight. >> a dream you dream alone is only a dream. >> reporter: and miley even paid for his flight home to oregon. so she would ryan seacrest one person he wanted to meet was katy perry and landed in the seat next right to her. seacrest tweeted this after the show they went to in-n-out and didn't make out, miley says jesse gets to keep the moon man. >> that's awesome. that's awesome. putting a face to a cause, really making a difference and what a difference in her year.

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now we're back with an air rage story. two passengers get into a fight and the flight has to be di vered all thanks to those widely available knee defender that preinterhaves the passenger from reclining their seat. abc's david kerley with reagan national airport's story. >> reporter: it's these two little pieces of plastic that caused this heated argument, caused the diverse of a jetliner and that unplanned landing. it was passenger against passenger on a united airlines 737 from newark to denver forced to land in chicago. the problem, reclining seats. or rather the lack of reclining seats because of a $22 product brought on board. the two passengers in middle seats in economy plus. those are the seats you pay extra for a bit more legroom. the man in 12b using what's called a knee defender on the seat back in front of him. those brackets placed on the tray table keep the seat in front from reclimbing.

that meant the woman in 11b could not lean back and she was not happy. an argument over personal space until she reportedly took a cup of water throwing it into the face of the man behind her. >> this has been on the market for 11 years next month, never happened before. >> reporter: he should know. he's the one who invented the knee defender. >> knee defenders aren't about getting more space. they're about stopping something from moving and hitting you. it starts the conversation before there's a problem. >> reporter: well, that's not the way it worked on the united flight. united tells us it does not allow the use of the knee defender and the water throwing forced the emergency landing in chicago on sunday. both passengers removed from the plane. the jet continuing. no word on how those two passengers got to denver. even though this was an emergency landing, it was considered a customer service issue, not a crime, so neither

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395 had been the story. it is getting much better. over 37 been well minutes from springfield to the 14th street ridge. delays are starting to ease. 193r eastbound on 50 near is over on the shoulder. delays back a ready near 197. >> beautiful conditions expected throughout the day today. most of this week will be pretty stellar. 59 at dulles. we have a spread inside and outside the else way -- beltway. mid to upper 80's across the region with sunny skies. a cold front will bring some clouds tomorrow and maybe a stray shower. very warm with highs near 90

degrees. >> thank you. prince george's county public students head back to school today. news channel 8 love a full report on the changes coming up in just a few minutes. we'll see you at 8:27 with another update. which executed then.

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vergara, the "modern family" star walking the red carpet solo explaining her boyfriend's absence was her call. get this, she tells e! news during the preshow she didn't bring him because he's too hot. adding that he's just too hot, too tall, too sexy, so what was that conversation like, you're too hot, no, you're too hot. shouldn't they both is stayed home. >> that's not normal. >> too incredible. >> how do they stay in the same room together. >> but they're so nice. it's okay. >> she looked spectacular. >> and she did have plenty of company at the emmy, of course, she and her "modern family" co-stars snapping this selfie. let's take a look. look at that. isn't that great. >> kerry washington photo bombing it. got to love it. >> that's great. okay, let's switch gear, guys. there is an important eye vent going on right now. it's that time of year. i know you know what i'm talking about, hundreds of people gathering to watch the 2014 world gravy wrestling championship. that's right in england on monday. lara is lad who ask to work

from home two days a week are viewed more favorably than moms who make the same exact request. study shows nearly 70% of participants said they'd be likely or very likely to prove the dad under 57% say they'll do the same more mom. it's not a fair. a guy asks and you're going so great. >> but you know, it's not shocking. all of us kind of nodded in affirmation like, of course. >> no surprise. >> you know the feeling you get. >> i read the study and i was seething yet it's exactly that. >> do they give a reason why they'd rather let men stay at home. >> it talks about likability in it and perceptions and that bosses perceive -- >> it's like women are trying to get out of something. the men are doing something extra. >> not fair. >> we're not doing anything. >> no, exactly. lazy. >> nothing is going on. >> we want to hear from all of you. would you want to work from home if you had the choice. tweet us with the #socialsquare. meredith is -- >> are you writing this

♪ red, white and blue. the hottest emmy trends feeling almost patriotic and definitely star-spangled. ♪ julia roberts, viola davis and edie falco stunning in sapphire. julia louis-dreyfus, january jones and claire danes, radiant in red. sofia vergara, kristen wiig and katie mara, ee themial in lights and whites. the night's other trends plunging necklines and this modern look from the young stars of "modern family," both rocking sizzling separates. "scandal"'s kerry washington and "game of thrones" natalie dormer proving orange is the new black. while the stars of "orange is the new black" opted for whites and creams. and there were plenty of risk takers, lena dunham sporting a pink ombre tutu and platinum blond bob and sarah paulson in a look like no other.is box is fr.

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>> a great night for fashion. you wear it well, my friend. there was so many action on the red carpet and change, chris connelly was behind the scenes as well catching up with the big stars from tv. "scandal," "modern family," you name it. he got the scoop on how they took in the big night. chris. >> reporter: lara, surprisingly enough just getting here in monday traffic was a big topic. stars from "orange is the new black" and "house of cards" shared a party bus and jimmy kimmel as you heard took a subway. once they got here everybody seemed to enjoy the first nonweekend emmy date in two decades. with emmy on a weeknight the red carpet seemed surprisingly chill. >> i feel like wearing a spa atmosphere, feels very relaxed. >> reporter: will you place cucumber slices on your eyes during the show. >> yeah a spa with no couches. >> reporter: laverne cox savored her special moment. what's it like to be here? >> it's a >> i like it.

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>> it's a combination of all the skills that i've acquired through almost 40 years in the business so there's a lot of storytelling from my years as a journalist and we have a lot of games and give away a lot of prizes and there's opinion, obviously from my years with "the view" and the variety that comes from being on a show like today or "gma" tore that matter. >> you told us you were nodding your head when you talked about working from home. you did the next best thing. the set is your home. >> pretty much. i wanted to work from home, sort of the andy cohen model. my husband nixed that immediately. that is not going to happen so what they did is made a set that looks almost exactly like our family room and i brought in some of my furniture. that's my chair. >> looks like a great chair. >> it's great because it's all torn up by the cats and dog and makes people at home feel so much better about their own furniture because mine is bad. >> you definitely tried something. this is an innovation in afternoon television. you interview people in the bathroom. >> well, not all people, george. it's called stall talkse for an

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