good morning, america. breaking right now, president obama's tough words to the isis terrorists who executed american journalist steven sotloff. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us. >> we learn the brutal video is real. authorities believe it is the same extremist who killed james foley. our entire abc news national security team here this morning. developing now, home depot investigating a brand-new massive credit card breach. data from tens of millions of customers possibly stolen and sold online.

as we learn new details this morning on that hollywood hack attack, apple now saying how it happened. >> it was the most horrifying moment of my life. >> the video that shocked the country. a police officer opening fire on a minivan packed with kids. this morning the mother and her family speak out for the first time. what was going through their minds? it's an abc news exclusive. we have an infant who is not breathing. >> there's an app for that. the technology miracle that saved this infant's life delivering a hero to their doorstep to resuscitate a baby on the brink. one clip to keep your family safe and sound. and we do say good morning, america. what an incredible story. you can do everything -- >> anything. >> anything at all with this. good to have you back, michael.

still working that vacation. >> still working my vacation cut. it's good. it's time to go to work. >> welcome back, mike. we have a lot to get to this morning starting with that execution of another american journalist. authorities confirm overnight that video is steven sotloff being murdered by an isis militant. abc's brian ross is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. as you say u.s. authorities have confirmed the gruesome video is authentic as president obama vowed that isis will pay the price for the murder of a second american journalist. the president delivered fighting words this morning as he said isis will achieve nothing by the barbaric murders of steven sotloff and james foley. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: u.s. officials say sotloff never had a chance in the hands of the brutal isis group despite an emotional plea

for mercy from his mother. >> i ask you to please release my child. >> reporter: british authorities this morning said the hooded executioner appears to be the same british accented speaker who two weeks ago beheaded journalist james foley. investigators are already comparing the voices from the two isis videos along with an analysis of the desert setting, the speaker's use of his left hand to hold the knife and his eyes. earlier u.s. facial recognition experts had created this li likeness from an examination of the eyes and the president this morning vowed to find whoever was responsible. >> and those who make the mistake of harming americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served. >> reporter: at the end of the sotloff video isis produced yet another western hostage, identified as a british citizen named david haynes threatening to do the same to him and u.s. officials say there are at least two more americans being held by isis, two young aid workers who

had gone to syria to help civilians caught in the middle of the strife. >> thanks. the rest of our team, martha raddatz in washington, jon karl traveling with the president and, jon, let me begin with you. in those remarks, the president laid out a bold goal and said the bottom line the u.s. goal is to degrade and destroy isis as a threat. >> reporter: that's right, george. very definitively this is beyond where he's gone but there seemed to be a mixed message. when he was asked to clarify if he was now saying the u.s. wants to destroy isis, he backtracked significantly saying we can continue to shrink isis' sphere of influence to the point where it is a manageable problem. so in the course of one set of remarks, he went from talking about destroying this terrorist group to making it into a manageable problem. >> martha raddatz, so many believe you can only take on isis if you go into syria but the president making very clear today that he is not going to move forward with a dramatic expansion without a broad

coalition. >> reporter: one of the things you heard the president say again this morning the need to build that regional coalition, but the key really is syria and it is hard to see how the u.s. does not eventually launch air strikes there, given what the president said today, even though as jon says there was a bit of a mixed message but the chairman of the joint steves of staff has said in order to defeat isis, you have deal with the situation in syria. that is where isis has a safe haven right now. that is where military options are being presented to the president even though he has not made a final decision. >> and, martha, we also learned overnight that the united states is sending 350 new troops to iraq. >> reporter: the extra 350 u.s. forces are being sent for additional security at the embassy and the airport.t. but this tells you there is increasing worry that isis is intent on going after americans and they want to make sure embassy employees are safe or can get out of there if needed, george. >> jon, part of the reason the

president is pushing back against russian aggression in the ukraine, there's conflicting reports about a cease-fire. >> reporter: a statement out of the president of ukraine's office suggesting they've worked out a cease-fire with the russians but a denial from vladimir putin's office and the president was directly asked about this and said it's simply too early to tell but not a lot of confidence in this. the president himself pointed out that previous talk of cease-fire has failed because the russians have violated or p pretended they have nothing to can with what's going on in ukraine. >> thanks very much. to a desperate manhunt for a gunman who went on a shooting rampage in kansas city killing three people and critically injuring two others. abc's ryan smith is here and has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning. police looking for any tips from the public after a triple homicide locked down an entire town and shook residents to their core. this morning, a massive manhunt after a day of murder and chaos

in this quiet kansas city neighborhood. >> just looked like mayhem. >> reporter: it started shortly before 1:00 p.m. when police found one person deadout side a home. inside, two critically injured. concerned about more victims police knocked on doors breaking into houses where no one was home. they found two more dead and one injured. >> this is a huge crime scene. >> i can't imagine anyone wanting to do them harm. >> reporter: authorities aren't sure of a motive but the entire town was put on lockdown including area schools. >> he's gonna be armed with a shotgun possibly. >> we are very concerned. we want people to be safe. we want them to feel safe in their neighborhoods. >> reporter: police believe this suv which belonged to one of the shooting victims could be the getaway vehicle. it was parked four blocks from a motel 6 where three people from the motel reported being physically assaulted two hours after the manhunt began and knbc reporting that police detained a person of interest in that case.

he was apprehended on foot but it is not clear if that person of interest and the triple homicides are linked. and police saying the gun found on the motel assault and attempted charge acting crime suspect will be one of the many pieces of evidence they use to see if there's a link. in the meantime, this community is still on edge. >> understandably so. thank you. now to amy who has the morning's other top developing stories right now. good morning. we begin with another possible credit breach at one of america's top retailers and this could be the biggest one yet. home depot is investigating whether customer credit card data has been stolen and sold online. experts say all 2200 home depot stores could be affected possibly making this fraud bigger than the breach at target last year when 40 million cards were stolen by eastern european hackers. home depot says if it confirms the breach it will notify customers right away. the third american infected

with ebola. what we do know he's an obstetrician working in a hospital in liberia. the director of the cdc is sounding a dire alarm warning the ebola crisis is spiraling out of control and a quick vaccine is unlikely. so far ebola has killed more than 1500 people in west africa. and breaking overnight, police in wisconsin responding to a gruesome crash involving a car and a school bus. the car almost completely destroyed. the passenger inside killed. the school bus was carrying two girls' volleyball teams. 13 players on board were injured. two north carolina men are expected to walk free today 30 years after they were locked up for a crime they did not commit. half brothers henry mccollum and leon brown were convicted as teens in the brutal murder of an 11-year-old girl for decades they claimed they were innocent. they were forced into confessing but they were just cleared by dna evidence that points to another man.

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so i'm guessing that makes her the bigger star officially. mo'ne threw out the first pitch of the game and no surprise, it was, take a look, a perfect strike. look at that. and later in the locker room the team challenged her to a pitchoff where she reminded them s she had ten strikeouts in one game recently. go, mo'ne. >> these handling it all so incredibly well. you know. >> she was here the other week and had a big smile on her face. such a great young lady. >> and she doesn't even want to be a baseball player. >> she wants to go to the wnba and play hoops. >> what? >> we have new details on that accident at the shooting range where a 9-year-old girl killed her instructor by losing control of that uzi she was firing. the girl's family breaks their silence and hearing the dramatic 911 call for the first time. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: for the first time this morning, the family of this 9-year-old girl speaking out

about a split-second accident scending shock waves through two families. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> i have a gun range officer that got shot in the head. >> reporter: 39-year-old charles vacca was showing the girl how to fire a fully automatic uzi subma machine gun. >> give me one shot. >> all right. >> at this popular shooting range last week outside las vegas, but suddenly -- >> all right, full out -- >> she loses control, vacca is shot. the moments after heard in this newly released 911 call. >> is he breathing? >> yes, he is. he's having convulsions. >> the ambulance ain't gonna work. >> reporter: after firing the girl dropped the uzi grabbing her own shoulder in pain telling her mother the gun was too much for her. the girl's father told investigators it happened so fast that nobody, not even the girl, immediately realized vacca had been shot. >> is he still able to speak to you? >> no, he's completely

unconscious. >> breathe, charlie. >> reporter: the girl's family say they are devastated by this accident that turned what was supposed to be a unique and brief excursion from their summer vacation into a life-changing tragedy. vacca's co-workers tried desperately to keep him alive. >> i don't think he's going to make it. >> reporter: seen here in his facebook photo was flown to a hospital where he died. his family says they know what happened was an accident. the tragic burden now being carried by a 9-year-old girl. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> thanks to clayton. new details on that hollywood hack attack. all those private photos of top stars released online. apple is revealing results of its investigation saying this was a targeted attack on the celebrities, not a widespread breach of the cloud. abc's rebecca jarvis is tracking this story for us. good morning. >> hi, good morning. apple says it is outraged by the theft which targeted specific celebrities, their icloud

accounts and their photos and hollywood is speaking out showing support for all those leading women exposed in this massive privacy breach. this morning the first major break in the celebrity photo hacking scandal involving over 100 female stars including oscar winner jennifer lawrence and supermodel kate upton. it was not a widespread hack or breach in any of apples's systems including icloud for find my iphone but a targeted attack on certain celebrity accounts including their user names, passwords and security questions. >> what's your mother's maiden name, the name of your first pet. when you talk about a celebrity you could get this from their wikipedia page. >> reporter: they're threatening legal action against anyone who posts them. meanwhile, an outpouring of support from those in hollywood not involved in this breach. >> are you kidding me. >> reporter: "girls" star tweeting "the way in which you share your body must be a

choice. support these women and do not look at these pictures." even comedian seth rogen sounding off comparing posting the pics to selling stolen merchandise. apple is cooperating with the fbi which tells abc news it is aggressively investigating exactly who stole the photos and how. and while security experts say it's unlikely the photos will ever be completely scrubbed from the internet they say a thorough investigation will help shed light on the dark underworld of internet hackers. >> it's almost like they have contests to see who could outdo each other. this crazy sort of underground little ring they have going on. >> reporter: how can you protect your pictures and your information online? you don't want to just use one strong password. instead many websites are offering two-step verification. choose that option and you will get an added layer of protection. it might be a nuisance but it's completely worth it, rocken. >> totally is is, rebecca. thank you for that. that's the dark side of the

iphone but there are some good uses. >> yeah, there's a bright side to that. now to that incredible rescue all thanks to a very smart app for your smartphone. a washington state man's springing into action when he got a message alerting a baby nearby stopped breathing. this morning, the power of technology helping to save lives. >> we have an infant who is not breathing. >> okay, are they awake at all? >> no. >> reporter: when a month-old baby stopped and leslie wreck's shop she called 911. >> i saw her and she was saying he's not breathing. >> reporter: but two blocks away mechanic jeff olson heard an alarm go off. he registered it with the app pulse point. alerting people who know how to do cpr with local emergencies. >> i looked at it and it said cpr needed and i gave the address. >> reporter: with first responders still several minutes away, olsen arrived and immediately performed a

life-saving service. >> this guy came out of nowhere and just scooped the baby up and really knew what he was doing which was such a blessing. >> i don't think i've ever done cpr on an infant before or rescue breathing and it was when i got done i shook for about ten minutes. >> reporter: the spokane fire department grateful for the assist. >> the reason why we are so invested in this technology is because you can be a life saver. >> reporter: while leslie, the mother and her baby, grateful for their new friend who had the foresight to simply download an app. that's really awesome and the spokane fire department officials added that they're so happy they made the decision to become connected to pulse point and this app has the potential to save thousands of lives out there and, lara, you have something for us. >> i do. very special morning for our ann compton retiring after serving 41 years at the white house covering it so well for abc

news. she was toasted at 30,000 feet with this big cake on air force one. hey, she even got a private tour from president obama. we love ann so much. ann treed these pictures of getting on marine one, air force one for the last time. that is so ann. hair is blowing. we love you, congratulations and all the best. >> what else is so ann is she got the question at the press conference today and was all business. of course, president obama on that strategy for isis, you see her right there. she has done such a great job for such a long time. congratulations on an amazing career. >> she's been a great mentor to so, so many of us. so incredibly gracious and kind and just so giving. >> uh-huh. >> congratulations, ann. >> got to get to ginger. damaging winds in northeast yesterday and tough stuff in the midwest today. >> you can see the shelf cloud here from pennsylvania. just before sunset just outside philadelphia. there were almost 90 severe storm reports. look at this time lapse from our

friends at wjla. you can see the shelf coming straight across the camera. nice pictures of it but it comes along with damage. saw lots. today this is the area on alert. minneapolis back to bismarck.

sprinkles to the south, pushing out of the region, lower humidity is working its way in aggressively today. highs in the upper 80's the near 90 degrees. possible >> i want to congratulate ann to and say now you get to get out that have tiny office in the washington, d.c. bureau. it's so small. she must feel free. coming up, the mysterious death of a florida mom. her family believe he was murdered four years ago. a new witness comes forward. a snorkeler rescued moments before drowning. the exclusive interview of a mother in this mini vacced with her kids when police opened fire. taking kids out of harm's way.

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>> good morning. it is 7:20 six. we just got this in. a high school in the district is closed today because of an air-conditioning outage. woodland high school, closed today. a lot of issues already. jack taylor has the latest from wto p. >> the george washington parkway, crash blocking the right lane into virginia. that will stretch into tysons soon enough. on thesh near 28 is shoulder, travel lanes are open and we are slow, moving out of frederick towards 109 and germantown. ashburn, we are still dealing with the accident on tournament parkway. watch for the potential of redirection in the area. it is going to be hot.

>> it will be hot again today, but not as humid as yesterday. no more feeling like 100. 70 eight right now, a good start at reagan national. 68 in gaithersburg. the forecast today, skies have turned partly cloudy. high temperatures near 90 degrees. more humidity with thundershowers to the south. >> in the meantime several neighborhoods in prince george's county are under a boil water advisory after a water main break, including hyattsville, edmonton,ier, landover hills, glenarden, and brentwood. leastld last until at tomorrow. thanks for watching. we will see you back

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incident on the highway. police opening fire on a minivan filled with a mother and her five children. now she and her children are speaking out for the first time to our deborah roberts in an abc news exclusive. also ahead, a dramatic rescue. a snorkeler exhausted and in danger of drowning. the tense moments and the surfer who rushed in to save him all captured on camera. >> unbelievable. and then what you can learn from princess diana about how she always looked so flawless. one of her makeup artists revealing the royal beauty secrets that you can start using this morning. all right. but we begin this half hour with the family's crusade to prove a young florida woman was murdered by her boyfriend who is a sheriff's deputy. michele o'connell's death four years ago was ruled a suicide but now her family says it has a new witness who backs up their claims she was killed. abc's matt gutman has that story. >> reporter: this morning, friends and family members of a young florida mother demanding a new investigation into how

24-year-old michele o'connell died. >> on behalf of the o'connell family we're asking for a coroner's inquest. >> reporter: a new witness coming forward on the fourth anniversary of her death. saying her then boyfriend, jeerm economy banks, a local sheriff's deputy, came to his bar the night after she died making some unsettling remarks. >> he told me that all she ever did was let him down and make him feel bad about himself. was going to be moving on and with his life and he wasn't going to let her hold him back anymore. >> reporter: in a sworn affidavit danny harmon stating i believe that jeremy banks had something to do with miss o o'conne o'connell's death. it was initially ruled a suicide but experts later suggesting her death could have been consistent with a homicide. >> the facts didn't add up and we know michelle as an individual that would never leave her daughter ever without a mother. >> reporter: o'connell's body

discovered by banks the night of her death. he was the one who dialed 911. >> hey, please get someone to my house. >> what's going on? >> please, my girlfriend, i think she just shot herself. >> she what? >> she shot herself, please. >> reporter: the weapon involved in her death, his department issued gun. no one has ever been arrested in the case. banks' attorney deny the bar owner and he ever spoke after the death. >> my client wasn't any p where near that place the night after her death. the facts demonstrate this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: without any answers, o'connell's family still searching for closure. >> michelle counted to our family. she played a role. >> reporter: for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, new york. >> thanks to matt for that. a dramatic rescue caught on camera. you see that exhausted snorkeler struggling to stay above water

until he was saved by a good samaritan and rushed to help. abc's neal karlinsky has the story. >> okay. >> reporter: 55-year-old darren jenner was enjoying a perfect hawaii day. body surfing with a gopro strapped to a paddle on his hand when he suddenly heard a call for help. >> hold on to this. >> reporter: he quickly found this man. can you see the tress in his face struggling worried he would drown. >> you can just see the look on his face. it's that look of terror. that look like i think -- i think i'm dieing. >> reporter: the man a 52-year-old from california was snorkeling far offshore when he became exhausted and panicked. jenner was the only person around and as luck would have it is a retired paramedic and volunteer lifeguard when he's not on vacation. remarkably, he was even on "gma" 11 years ago after helping save a man from a heart attack. >> okay, relax. >> reporter: he quickly faced the dual task of pulling the man in while at the same time trying to keep him calm. >> when you enter into the

ocean, you're entering in basically to the wild. anything can happen. this is mother nature. >> reporter: snorkeling can be more dangerous than many tourists might imagine. two california men in their 30s drowned while snorkeling in hawaii just two weeks ago. in this case, they eventually come across a surfer. >> can you load him on his board? >> reporter: the man was met by paramedicsen 0 the beach, tired, squared but otherwise okay. and very lucky this good samaritan was in the water with him. >> i'm definitely not a hero. the full time lifeguard, the rescue swimmers for the coast guard, those are heroes. all right. i'm just a body surfer. >> reporter: for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> thank goodness he's okay. to ginger with the weather. >> this stunning shot. heck this out, lightning on a lake here just north of seattle. some parts of seattle you'll see in this video had in ten minutes a half inch of rain so came through fast and furious and

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first time in an abc news news exclusive and our deborah roberts is here with the story. good morning. >> hi, oriana ferrell says she still hasn't been able to bring herself to watch that well-known video that's gone viral. it shows her in what you say was a routine traffic stop last october in a frightening confrontation with highway police. >> i'm feeling complete and utter fear. >> reporter: it's the dash cam video seen nearly everywhere. a traffic stop gone horribly wrong. it's a day oriana ferrell and her children say they will never forget. >> i started feeling very unsafe. i thought this guy is almost creating things to maybe create a ticket. >> reporter: in her first television ticket, ferrell says she was terrified during those harrowing moments when officers wrestled her out of her minivan on this new mexico highway and shot at it as she drove away with her kids inside. >> i was feeling more and more unsafe. i started thinking about children who have been fought,

families who have been shot. started thinking about trayvo mart martin. >> reporter: she says when he walks away from the car without giving her the ticket she drives away as soon as she isn't giving one. >> he gave me my license back. think it's over, started putting out slowly. like we do from any traffic stop. >> reporter: that's when the officer chases her down. >> get out of the vehicle. get out of the vehicle right now. >> reporter: tries to pull at the re out of the car as her children scream. were you thinking at all that maybe he's angry because i pulled away. >> never thought it because i never thought i pulled away. >> reporter: she says her confusion gave way to fear when the officer tries arresting her. thinking his mom is in danger 15-year-old seek gets out of the car. >> he had his hands on her and that wasn't really okay to me. >> reporter: some kids at that point would have been terrified but you jumped right out. >> it's kind of my job. >> reporter: mopes later backup arrives. >> open the door. open the door. [ screaming ]

>> reporter: a shaken ferrell speeds away. officer elias montoya fires three shots unaware of who is in the car. >> it was the most horrifying moment of my life. >> reporter: no one was hurt but ferrell says there's a lesson to be learned. >> even if i was speeding that doesn't require being shot at at any point. even if he thought i drove off, that didn't deserve us being shot at. >> this is a thorny legal case that's far from over. officer montoya who fired those shots was actually fired from the department but he's appealing that decision. as for ferrell her lawyers say the charges against her will likely be dropped but they are awaiting that decision. meantime, she's still living in them until with her children while they sort out the legal issues surround this case. very frightening but probably more details to come once this is all ironed out. >> and the kids so composed. >> very composed in spite it. >> more tips to come out.

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kids every day as an unofficial crossing guard. always sporting his signature dress blues. >> this is a tight community so people that know him and just see the uniform, they respect him. >> he is inspired me to be in the military because how hardest's been fighting for our country and our state. >> reporter: i say good morning and he says good morning right back. and i thank him for making me feel safe and making me safe crossing the street. >> ah. >> and corporal lewis alston, he joins us live from lancaster, pennsylvania. good morning, corporal. how are you? >> good morning. how are you? >> we are great. you know, take us back to the moment when you saw the kids crossing the street, what made you want to jump in. take us back to that moment. >> well, i seen it last year towards the end of the season. school was coming out and i seen a student cross in between the cars there and i said, where is the crossing guard?

i said, oh, my god, we need one so i looked and we didn't have one so this past monday was first day for school and it came heavy on my heart that i need to go down there to see if there is a crossing guard and if there's not a crossing guard then i need to stand in and do it myself until we work this out. >> what do the kids say when they see you in the morning? do they check out -- speaking of heart, you have a big heart, also you have a purple heart. do they check out your purple heart and ask you a lot of questions? >> oh, yes, sir, they do. usually i help them across and they step lively, though, but they'll say good morning to me. they'll say thank you for serving. and they'll ask me a little about my medals but got a lot of fingerprints on now because they like to touch it but that's okay. i can work that out. >> get your polish out. keep it polished up for the kids. >> yes. >> and, you know, when you first came back from vietnam there were a lot of people didn't take too kindly to soldiers in uniform. how is the response now? s>> it's remarkable now. like when we first came home it

was really, you know, hard to put on a uniform because of what was going on. but today always have something veteran on like a vest which says marine corps on it vietnam, and a lot of ones will come up and say, thank you, sir, for serving and if it's a marine they will say semper fi and it's not bad to put on anything military now. >> we want to thank you for your service then and thank you for your service now. thank you so much. [ applause ] ♪

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>> good morning. 7:56. a quick note to pass along, windham high school in the district is closed because of an air-conditioning outage. if you go to work there, you can stay home. a lot of us can't they home,

however. jack taylor joins us now a look at your morning commute. great, to stay home with the air-conditioning? unfortunately, things are very slow on the inner loop, they, crashing on the north side, bringing you to the ramp and the ,arkway, jumping into the ramp causing very low traffic. on the right side you are getting in the right direction by one lane in this time, 295 southbound is very slow. the forecast? breaksre expecting more in the clouds, sunshine and temperatures will be hot again in aboutdity factoring 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. reagan national, 70 degrees. afternooners this

with partly sunny skies this afternoon. news right now, cbs is removing tobacco products nearly one month earlier than planned. they have new plans to help smokers kick the habit. the name fromged cvs caremark to cvs health. we have more on this story coming up in just a few minutes. thanks for watching this morning. we will be back with the local news update. d

♪ so wake me up good morning, america. it's wednesday and we've got bundles of love types two. conjoined identical twins about to head into surgery. why their family says these 10-month-old fighters are little miracles. ♪ and the beauty secrets of the people's princess. one of diana's makeup artists speaks out for the first time ever. how one of the most famous women in the world always looked so flawless. suddenly i see. cracking the code on price tags. how to unlock hidden scoupes at your favorite stores as you

start your fall shopping. all that and darius rucker and little big town here live as we say -- >> good morning, america! whoo-hoo! ♪ >> oh, it is our kind of night. country music superstars darius rucker, little big town, they're here. they're live here with us in times square. how are you doing? oh, my goodness. one of my favorite mornings when we have these nominations coming out and darius rucker is going to sing, perform for us. the "gma's" exclusive announcement. we're revealing the nominees in the hottest categories for the country music association awards and there's darius. >> he lies up the place whenever he is here. speaking of music what's your pick for song of the summer? lots to choose from and, lara, you have an answer. >> i do?

numbers have been crunched but before we reveal it in "pop news" we want you guys to let us know your pick. using #socialsquare, really want to know. there are certain songs that remind you of june, july, august. i can remember them from years past that we still sing. let us know your thoughts and, michael, what do you have. >> i'm told this is the hottest new accessory. >> i'm glad you brought that up. >> a temporary jewelry tattoo and bewrons is wearing them so, you know, beyonce is in good company. these following you. we'll show you how to wear them at least someone will show you how to wear them. >> my girls were actually able to put one on my dad last night. >> oh, really. >> they love this stuff. >> i can just see your dad. >> here, george. >> take these. >> thank you. thank you very much. this is great. amy, you have news. >> that's right. we begin with president obama speaking directly this morning about the growing threat to america from isis fighters in syria and iraq. arriving in europe today the president confirming the authenticity of the isis video

showing the murder of a second american hostage. 31-year-old journalist steven sotloff calling it a horrific act of violence. >> whatever these murderers think they'll achieve by killing innocent americans like steven, they have already failed. we will not be intimidated and those who make the mistake of harming americans justice will be served. >> but behind those words the president did appear to ba back-track on the u.s. response to isis going from using the term "destroy" to merely sh hifking isis down to a manageable problem. also breaking overnight enkourping news from another major conflict zone. ukraine. this morning russia and ukraine agreed on a strategy for a cease-fire although there is no sign that pro-russian rebels will go along with it. we expect to learn more about the third american infected with the deadly ebola virus. he worked at a hospital in liberia and we're told he is isolated but in good spirits. and today is sentencing day in a high-profile murder case

near detroit. theodore wafer was recently convicted of second degree purred for shooting a 19-year-old woman on his porch. unarmed and knocked on his door after a car crash. he claimed self-defense, prosecutors want a prison sentence of at least 17 years. and organizers of the annual st. patrick's day parade in new york, the largest in the world say they will now allow gays to march next year under their own banner for the first time. the mayor and some sponsors pulled out of the event last year when gays were restricted. well, this morning they're being called the bumbling bandits. this might up the dumb criminal thing. here these three guys were caught in the camera trying to whack their way into an atm using an ax. when that didn't work they tried a crowbar. guess what, still no luck, the next day they turned up at another atm with a bobcat to carry away the machine but the atm was too heavy and the bobcat tipped over. >> oh, my gosh. >> the suspects still on the

rein and hopefully embarrassed. all right. finally, so much for the british stiff upper lip. this palace guard decided to break tradition and break out with some comical moves there keeping watch over buckingham palace and importants a series of antics slowing down, speeding up, spinning there. the crowd loved it. but the royal military brass not so much. he could now face disciplinary action. >> no way that's allowed. >> against the rules but fun while it lasted. >> maybe he didn't want to keep that job. >> right. >> i'm tired of -- i know one way to get out of here. >> good thinking. right. all right. switching gears, this is such a happy story, though, a medical miracle in the making. conjoined twins born in april could soon have their own lives. doctors have given the parents the terrific news that separating the girls is possible and they are optimistic both girls will be just fine. they are bundles of love types two and this morning the world

is finally getting to meet knatalye hope and adeline faith. >> i'm so happy. just a miracle. >> reporter: born in april the born identical conjoined twins weighed 3 pounds each. now tipping the scales at 10 pounds apiece doctors are preparing to surgically separate them by the end of the year. >> that's really just to give them time to grow and they definitely are growing so as long as they stay healthy, no other health problems come up. our doctor has a 99% chance of surviving being okay being normal. >> reporter: but the surgery won't be easy. the sisters share a liver, diagram, perrycardial sack and intestines. >> they're joined at the abdomen and at the chest and they share a chest wall which is kind of tough because that's important to keep your lungs expanded and

their chest wall doesn't work normally. they may share some lung. it's hard to tell. >> reporter: fighters from day one. their families say knatalye hope and adeline faith are going to be just fine. >> you can't have hope without faith and if we lost one we'd lose the other so they're not going nowhere. >> no, they're not. >> gorgeous girls. >> i tell you what -- >> that was such a great story over in the social square now. >> thank you very much. and, yes, i'm in social square and here's what's coming up on your "gma morning menu" beginning with "pop news." the numbers have been crunched and we now do have the song of summer and we want to hear your, by the way, your permanent pick and princess diana's royal beauty secrets. one of her makeup artists now sharing the secrets that you can use to look so glamorous and in "gma investigates," how to spot the best deals at major retailers and then darius rucker, little big town here for the cma award nominations.

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>> actually -- close, his back. whoa! >> you knew how that one was going to end. >> when i grow up i want to be walter. >> our daisy would run all the way to the beach and stop right at the water's edge. >> not walter. not walter. so what's popping. >> all right, what's popping is an exclusive reveal of billboard's 2014 songs of summer. so any guesses, you guys what the song of summer is? you have a favorite? >> "rude." >> that's on there. no? >> amy. >> she's thinking. >> all this pressure i can't think of a song now. what happened to me. >> tell a joke. >> oh, no, i can't think of one. >> so tell us. >> i shall. number three is "far from a problem." love that song. "problem." >> i do like that. >> number two song is magic!

"rude." i can't stop singing that. tavis so fun having them on the show and then number one slot going to another artist who came to sing on "gma," iggy azalea's "fancy." >> good one. >> that song hit top billboard list for seven cooks. she is on quite a run. congratulations and there you go. now you have ear worms. you'll be singing all day. hey, i know, i'm being a little -- well, it's a penn state story. this is online. penn state's mascot the nittany lion may want to watch his back. sneezy the squirrel is burrowing her way into hearts. this tame female squirrel so relaxed around humans that she will allow one opportunity to dress her up and pose her for photos like these. her facebook page, sneezy's has over 22,000 that beats out the nittany lion's page. that was st. patrick a day.

always a fun one on the penn state campus. the student mary -- not that i would know, mom. i was in the library. the student offering sneezy, all she needs is a peanut or two and mary lets her run off on the main lawn to do they are thing in her favorite oak tree. >> how did she get -- >> we'll buy all that. >> how did she -- that's a trained squirrel. >> sneezy is very talented. >> respect you receiving an honor from your alma mater. >> the grand marshal of penn state's homecoming this year and let me tell you when i was back at penn state, never did i think that would happen. >> that's a great honor. >> i always had a lot of fun at homecoming. now i will be leading the charge. >> but you can't drink 48 hours ahead of time. it'll make sense later. it'll make sense later. >> and finally, everybody, david hasselhoff has been reunited with his sidekick kitt. from "knight rider."

this time the hof is filming a commercial for samsung's smart home and kitt, the original smart car, well, he is a little bit jealous. >> everything is seamlessly connected. ow! >> i haven't been connected since 1982. >> the hof no stranger to advertising and doing it well. his gig with cumberland farms was such a huge hit it caused a crime wave, get it, crime wave. they -- on the beach. of hof cutouts being stolen from the stores. we actually covered that back when gaa was alive and well. >> i saw david hasselhoff in sweden. i walked out of my hotel room. he's walking to his room. >> seriously. >> we had a nice conversation. >> he's huge in sweden. he's huge. >> i thought it was germany he's huge. >> no, he's huge there too. >> all of europe. >> i was not hassling the hof. >> you got it in there. >> right. that's "pop news." >> all right. lara.

you like that tattoo. >> this is another tease of something to come. >> that's right. >> you're committed now. >> "heat index" coming up but time now for ginger, another check of the weather. >> oh, robin, we have a great crowd out here. i can hardly hear you. david, his 50th birthday. you have a brother in kansas city. his name. >> philip. >> you woke up to this. look what he had to deal with. the storms this morning making their way through kansas city, heavy rain too. please be careful, everybody, there in the center of the nation. a whole lot more coming up on the tropical storms that we're following and the flash flood rip curr now,r temperature right 77. 73 in winchester. high temperatures should reach the upper 80's. breaks in the cloud cover this afternoon, cloudy skies, tomorrow partly cloudy with

thundershowers possible south of the metro. highs again near 90. stretching into >> we're just taking selfies. let's go ahead and get back inside. >> time for "heat index." thank you, ginger. we're going to talk about gym workouts. you've all had slumps but one of the top stories on the "wall street journal" website a few tips on how t to avoid off days. eat simple and carb centric foods before attacking a workout. that cuts against the low carb die w carbdie wet carb d diets we talked about. >> avoid alcohol before -- >> what are you laughing at. >> try to maintain a healthy sleep and exercise routine. that makes a lot of sense. switch up your workouts from getting bored and if you have a bad day it's going to happen. >> yeah. >> at times your weigh just feel

like they weigh a thousand pounds. >> switch it up so you don't get bored. >> that no alcohol thing does make a lot of sense. >> even though you laughed at it. you scoffed at it. >> before your big tennis match, come on. also this morning, as summer many coulds it a close and students head back to school lots are seeing fall as a time to start fresh. "shape" magazine is sharing a few pointers for how to make your own autumn resolutions. similar to new year's resolutions but tart in september. experts say fall is a more natural time to get serious about -- >> a grgree with that. >> start with an early bedtime. trying out new activities and i agree because you think -- hard when the school season starts. >> i just told my kids, you guys are going to bed earlier and i am too starting tonight. >> i want them to go to bed earlier. they're going to stay up later an i'm going to bed earlier.

>> it's like it's two times a year i can fail at my resolutions. >> oh, no, no. >> i always make them. >> they say that january you could reassess. >> oh, okay. >> great idea. >> reassess, ah. >> i'll concentrate on reassessing. >> that you are. we want to know what your autumn resolution is. tweet us using the #socialsquare. let's hear from you. >> mine is i won't drink 48 hours before any physical activity. how about that? also on our "heat index," people are getting real kicks out this. a serious sneaker reboot featured in "the new york times." check these out. at first glance they look just like your average tennis shoe but they're made out of tyvek which is like paper. they're making tennis shoes out these and entering the fashion world. environme environmentally friendly. it's lightweight. it's water resistant and it's

relatively sturdy. >> i was going to ask do they give an idea how long it lasts. >> about a year. >> they do not suggest running in these. yeah, but if you want to look good and walk around -- >> they look nice. >> what size are those? >> if they fit you -- because i'm not getting my foot cut off to get into that thing? size 10. >> all right then. >> there you go. >> thank you very much. thank you. we've got -- i actually -- i actually wondered when they're going to start making dresses or suits out of that. i actually would like a suit out of that. one for me and one for george. >> you wait on that. okay. >> fashion forward, george. that's where we're going. >> environmentally friendly. >> that's you too. >> all of the above. well next up in the "gma heat index," princess diana's beauty secrets. one of lady di's makeup artists is speaking out revealing the tricks that help make diana so beautiful and timeless. abc's llaama hasan has the tips you can use right now. ♪ >> reporter: she was one of the

most photographed women in the world. princess diana was a glamorous global fashion icon. >> she was an incredibly beautiful woman. she had these amazing long limbs that went on forever. she wore clothes incredibly beautifully and was always stylish and elegant. >> reporter: so how did she do it? this morning makeup art mary greenwell is opening up. >> in this amazing skin. phone for her great skin but because she was being photographed you had to put the foundation on and concealer and eye shadow and mascara and the whole regime that would give you that polished look. but why don't i do something on you? >> go i have me the royal treatment. >> yeah. ♪ la la la i'm putting on a dress and some diamond studded shoes ♪ >> reporter: as greenwell is giving me the royal treatment, she spills some of diana's beauty secrets. >> she realized her best features were her eyes and amazing bone structure and gorgeous skin and she was so young. she didn't need a strong amount. she wanted a nude mouth and a south mouth.

♪ >> reporter: greenwell began working with the princess in 1991 on a "vogue" shoot creating this timeless look. helping princess diana establish her signature look. >> this one, for example, which is very typical of what i would use on diana sort of soft browns, muted browns, those kind of tones that are within one's own skin color to bring out her blue eyes. >> reporter: as we as makeup she launched her own perfume. >> she always, always for fragrance always which is a huge thing in a woman's life. >> reporter: so, lady, if you want to get the people's princess flawless all you need is -- >> mascara without a doubt. soft palette like this one i'm using on you right now and then probably a really good light foundation. >> reporter: and as for me and my royal treatment -- >> look at you. look how beautiful you look. >> thank you, you did it. it's your work. >> reporter: for "good morning america," lama hasan, abc news,

london. >> she looks beautiful. now we continue with "gma" investigate, the secrets to finding the best prices at your favorite stores and cecilia vega has our story. ♪ >> reporter: this is a secret hidden in plain sight. >> gosh, that's cheap. >> reporter: a shopping code cracked for "gma investigates" right there embedded in price tags at some of the nation's most popular retailers. shopping guru kyle james. he's the brains behind ratherbeshopping.com. a website devoted to online coupons. he says he's uncovered pricing patterns at 14 national chains and counting. all to help consumers know when and how to spot a good deal. >> according -- >> reporter: using hidden cameras "gma investigates" and kyle go bargain hunting to spot savings in places you'd never

think to look, right on the price tag. first stop, home depot where james says sometimes the secret codes are color coded. >> see that represents a clearance product. >> reporter: at many stores he says the key to savings is in the last two digits of the price. he says prices ending in.06 mean six weeks until the next markdown. ending in 03 mean three weeks until markdown, the chain's best deal. james turned to his secret code cracking weapon for confirmation. the store employees. >> you're not supposed to know that. >> reporter: this employee agreed to share in silhouette another store secret from home depot. sometimes the price is adjustable if there is a customer service issue. >> every employee has up to a $50 adjustment they're able to give if it's warned. >> reporter: next stop, target. at target, james says prices ending in.9.88.04 and.24 mean

clearance items. no know how much you're saving may need a magnifying glass. >> in the corner that is 70% off the original price. >> reporter: the good news is if target has a lot of product inventory chances are prices will drop even more. so what's the rule of thumb in how long you should wait? >> employees mark things down every 10 to 14 days. >> reporter: one possible reason for pricing codes. >> a lot of types stores do this so that it makes it easier for employees when they're stock shelves. >> i love that. thanks to cecilia vega and target said the ending digit of a clearance price is determined by several factors. it's not possible to determine the final markdown or timing of the price change and then both home depot and costco say they will not discuss details of their pricing systems but we do have clues. the cma nomination, those

are being revealed by darius rucker and little big town. stay with us. >> 8:27. good morning. over toetting right jack taylor right now at wto p to see how this commute is hanging -- shaving up. >> good news on the inner loop of the beltway, finally gone, lanes have been reopened so traffic is moving slowly out of annandale. massachusetts avenue has been a mess this morning headed inbound

from ward circle to wisconsin avenue. apparently the problem is this tree blocking the cones between 39th and wisconsin avenue, causing very heavy traffic to the area. you will find the beltway jammed from 95 to georgia avenue and on new hampshire. a problem near little road and little falls, an overturned vehicle out near black -- near bradley boulevard. i hope the forecast is better than traffic. >> it's not terrible. cloud cover right now, breaks in the clouds, we will see a few more breaks progressively through the morning. 79 degrees, very warm, not as bad as yesterday with dry air working its way in. martinsburg, the forecast high is upper 80's to near 90's. tomorrow we will see a few straight thundershowers to the south and a big cooldown late next week. >> thank you.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ baby i know you got your radio on ♪ this is my comeback song ♪ >> love his voice. there is darius rucker singing his chart-topping hit comeback song" a brand-new album coming out ex-year and will perform the

first single off that. cannot wait for that. he is not here alone. he's with little big down and they'll reveal the cma award nominations. >> great to see them here. a huge week of live events tomorrow the new cast for "dancing with the stars" will be revealed. so looking forward to seeing who will go for that mirrorball this year happening tomorrow live on "gma." george. >> well, we're going to talk about robin. special announcement. the kickoff of rocking robin productions. tell us a little about it. it'll cover everything, news, entertainment. sports. >> i'm thinking about my mom and dad. they wanted me to do this to be on the creative up end of things and in broadcasting for more than 30 years so excited about this. when i mentioned it last night

people thought are you going to be on "dancing with the stars." that's not the big reveal but the production company beginning tomorrow with espnw. >> and talking to michael sam. >> talking with michael sam. espnw. it's in the game and first person up is michael sam and pending a physical that he's taking with the dallas cowboys he'll become a part of their practice squad but talked to him about so much more than football and he is a determined young man and talked with leila allay, her father mohammuhammad ali talkin about him and amy purdy, an inspiration as well so excited about the espnw series from the production company that starts tomorrow. >> awesome, congratulations. >> i love the rockin' robin website. >> robynrobin.tv. you have an encouraged blog. >> not dotcom but.tv. this is all this programming is

about, inspiration and doing a thanksgiving special about gratitude but encourage is a blog where you know very well how many people come up to us and share their stories of inspiration, so it's a place where we can inspire and encourage one another but i need to say thank you, thank you, thank you. the disney company for allowing me to increase my reach on other platforms knowing that this is my home. >> yes. >> i mean, bob, ann, ben sherwood. the abc news executive, james and tom have been very supportive and i am so excited and john green is going to be working with me and i'm also going to have some fun. deandre, deandre, my stylist, we have a reality show pilot. >> oh. >> it's not going to be all serious stuff, okay. not all serious. going to have some fun with deandre. >> that's perfect. >> if you knew deandre, that's a hit already. >> so funny. >> he's so shy, though. >> i know. he wanted to go home and change

when i told him i would put him on camera but he looks great. >> congratulations. >> thank you all very much. >> congratulations. how about a little weather. >> more robin i say is a good thing and more deandre too. i cannot wait to see that. the forecast, we haven't been age to get into the northeast. it does feel a lot better today. doesn't it, the wind behind the front cooled us and temperatures, for philadelphia, say, more like the upper 0s and much less human. now looking at that severe weather threat for today. because that storm kind of dropping out of the northern rockies into the plains, northern plain, parts of wisconsin all on alert. minneapolis, you're in there too later this afternoon and evening you'll hav cloudy, 79 degrees, a few more breaks in the cloud cover with cloudy conditions this afternoon, hot with a high near 90 degrees and it will feel 10 degrees cooler than [ cheers and applause ] >> all that weather brought to

you by bp. i've been seeing this all day. i like your cuff. >> i first saw these a awe weeks ago on my 9-year-old kate at the pool. so cool. this is the hottest new accessory just hitting stores, the latest must have for fashion forward celebs. this is the look of gorgeous metallic jewelry in a stat too. sara haines, please explain this fabulous trend. >> some people have heard them called body blings. temporary jewelry tattoos and they're flash tats and even beyonce was spotted wearing them showing them on her arms. good enough for queen bey, good enough for me. these mesmerizing metallics bring a new meaning to arm candy. >> people are in awe when they see you walking down the street with them on your wrist. >> she now played with the look a few seasons back but these gems are now hitting stores and a stick-on staple for sarah

jessica parker who instagrammed her latest look. lulu dk sells her own at bloomingdale's. >> is there there's a di yichlt element how how to apply them and make them whatever you want. >> it's really simple. apply with water and a cotton ball and it's on your skin and cut it however you want to cut it. i like to wear them as bracelets. >> it's like the tattoo you can show your mom and dad. >> exactly. >> reporter: they can last anywhere from four to six days and you can shower and, yes, go to the gym and get your sweat on but can my new glam look really translate from work to play? i enlisted the help of "good housekeeping" style editor lori bergamotty. >> seriously, ladies. where's the party. >> incredible. >> you can't be afraid to add to what you already have on the tattoo so what we did is give you two bangles and put shine, sparkle in there. >> reporter: and the office, a flowy skirt and fitted blouse.

>> i have tattoos on. is this really going to be okay? >> absolutely. >> i think so, right? >> what's great about the tattoos whether you work in an office that's very quiet and you don't want to jingle when you go down the hallways this could be a great substitute. >> reporter: you can even rock casual. >> the fact you can get three or four uses out of them and feel like i'm really on trend today and, you know, whether or not you're on trend in six month, who cares. you look darned good the time in between. >> and you can see how easy they are. we finished amy's up and have ginger. this is the one sarah jessica parker was carrying so with just a little bit of water, you can have them on for days and if you just take a little rubbing alcohol they come right off. >> they do and you don't jingle when you walk as you know in the piece. no jingling. >> if you travel you don't have to worry about anything being taken. try taking these bad boys off. >> thank you for sharing that with us. we want to share this with you. darius rucker, little big town here live to reveal the nominees for cma.

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♪ it's my kind of night >> time for the big reveal. we have been waiting all morning to find out who could be singing pretty at the cma awards. joining us to announce the nominees, darius rucker, and little big town.

here they are. nice to have you all here, darius. you going to start us off. >> the nominees for volkle group of the year, eli young band, lady antebellum. my people, little big town, the band perry, the zac brown band and those are the nominees for vocal group of the year. >> we have the nominees for album of the year. >> yes. >> "crash my party," luke bryan. "fuse," keith urban. "platinum" miranda lamb behr. >> "riser," dirks bentley. >> the outsiders." eric church. those are the nominees for album of the year. >> congrat, everybody. [ applause ] >> now the nominees for female vocalist of the year are -- miranda lambert, martina

mcbride, casey must graves, taylor swift and carrie underwood. those are the nominees for female vocalist of the year. [ cheers and applause ] >> awesome. >> and the nominees for male vocalist of the year go dierks bentley starts it off. >> luke bryan. >> eric church. >> blake shelton. >> and mr. keith urban. >> yeah. >> those are your nominations for male vocalist of the year. >> all right. >> bring us on home. >> nominees for entertainer of the year are luke bryan, miranda lambert, blake shelton, i want to be in that household. george strait and keith urban. >> all right. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. >> and those are all the nominees, i know you're going to have more for us and a live press conference we'll talk about. george strait, again, nominated. that is his 83rd nomination.

>> wow. >> can you believe that? >> yeah. >> and counting. >> one last year but congratulations little big town. i mean, come on. you have been -- you have been nominated in this category since 2006 and are the reigning champs. no pressure. >> no pressure at all. >> how does it feel when you hear your name mentioned again? >> i got so nervous just hoping -- let us be on there again. thank you. i told him he had to say it whether we were on it or not. he had to say it. >> that was part of the deal? that was part of the deal. darius, i know you have new music coming out you'll play for us. you didn't have anything out that qualified for the nominations. what do you think of these. >> i love it. i love going -- those award shows are so much fun. we all hang out and have a great time and i love seeing everybody and all the music. i love being a part of the whole country music world. >> i've enjoyed going to the awards and it's such a family atmosphere. that category, best female vocalist. whoo!

that's a tough one, you know, when you look at miranda and martina -- >> kacey. >> the fact that they have won three times -- four times and that if carrie wins she'll become part of that four time with reba mcentire. >> taylor. >> and taylor swift is in that category as well. what do you think of that? ♪ >> because we -- yeah, we could hear -- see some history. >> yeah. >> coming up in november. >> hey, you guy, you'll be back with us in october because you have your new music coming out there and i heard -- you talk about it. you're so excited bit, aren't you, respect you, jimmy? >> we are. we went back in and worked with jay joyce again who produced the last record and we couldn't be more thrilled. we're just champing at the bit ready to get the music out there. >> "painkiller." i had a few of those drinks down in key west but what is it about this new album that has you guys beaming, kimberly? >> i think -- i think it's, you

know, little big town but it's -- we pushed ourselves. i think ourselves musically and vocally and this record makes you feel good. it's all around feel good. >> darius, you make us feel good. what will you sing inside. >> my new single "home grown honey." i wrote with it charles kelly from lady antebellum. >> i love when you drop names like that. >> just some friends. >> we'll hear you sing in a moment. see the 48th annual cma awards live on november 5th right here on abc. brad and carrie will be hosting for the seventh time and, wait. darius and little big town will also be announcing the rest of the nominees at a live press conference at 10:00 a.m. eastern but thanks for stopping by here and we'll have you back to sing in october. darius and little big town will be taking your questions on twitter. devote us using the #darius or

#lbt. darius is going to sing when we come back live. are you ready for that? >> i'm ready.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> we got another crowd pleaser. darius rucker performing in a special concert across the street tonight. where are you going? >> you were right -- >> because i thought it was then you were talking about something he. >> best buy theater. >> yeah, yeah, i know. i got your schedule. we got him right here right now a new album coming out early next year and this is a lead single. hey, guy, this is the lead single off that umbrella about. here's "homegrown honey."

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sitting at a bar in new york city everybody here looking new york pretty ♪ ♪ but you're the kinda girl that's got that something dancing to the groove like it just ain't nothing ♪ ♪ they ain't never seen nothing quite like you long stem legs in your cowboy boots ♪ ♪ throwing back whiskey straight no water girl there ain't nothing hotter ♪ ♪ ooh i dig the way that you move you shake it down to your roots ♪ ♪ did your momma teach you how to do that thing you do yeah nothing sweeter than wild ♪ ♪ i'll take a sip of that smile

i'll bet the boys at home can't leave you alone ♪ ♪ you little homeground honey honey honey you're so money money money ♪ ♪ you got a country road carolina soul baby you're just so homegrown ♪ ♪ ♪ trying to think of something cool to say turned around and saw you walking my way ♪ ♪ pulled me on the floor saying son it's on and we were dancing all night long ♪ ♪ to a sweet old alabama song ooh baby the way that you move dancing to the droof did you are momma teach you how to do that thing you do yeah nothing sweeter than wild ♪

♪ i'll take a sip of that smile i'll bet the boys at home can't leave you alone you little homegrown honey honey honey ♪ ♪ you're so money money money you got a count road carolina soul ♪ ♪ baby you're just so homegrown yeah ♪ ♪ baby baby baby baby you're driving me crazey crazy crazy i'm a long way away from where i'm from but baby you feel like home ♪ ♪ ooh i dig the way that you move you shake it down to your roots did your momma teach you how to do that thing you do ♪ ♪ yeah nothing sweeter than wild i'll take a sip of that smile ♪ ♪ i'll bet the boys at home can't leave you alone you little homegrown honey honey honey ♪

♪ you're so money money money ♪ you got a country road carolina soul baby you're just so homegrown ♪ ♪ you're so money money money you got a country road carolina soul ♪ ♪ baby you're just so homegrown ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, film, television, and stage actor liev schreiber. and from the drama, "dallas," jesse metcalfe. plus, a performance from nick carter and jordan knight. ll next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪