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good morning, america. breaking right now, blasting bermuda, the most powerful hurricane in the atlantic in years ripping across the island. >> that eye wall inches closer and closer to bermuda. >> our gio benitez hunkering down with tourists, trying stay safe. how the u.s. will be impacted. scare at sea. a passenger on a caribbean cruise ship is now under quarantine. two countries refusing to let the ship dock at the parts. and the new time line for the nurses with ebola. when did they get sick and who is at risk? struggle for a gun. this morning we are hearing from an officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown in ferguson, missouri.
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what he is saying about the shooting that provoked outrage and violent protests. and date night disaster. president obama's credit card rejected at a swanky new york restaurant. >> fortunately michelle has hers. >> why the president's plastic wouldn't go through. hey, good morning. and get straight to the massive hurricane that made a district hit on bermuda overnight. >> >> it's the largest in the atlantic in some time. and rob marciano is tracking it this morning. >> such a powerful storm. now 190 miles away from bermuda. starting to calm things down just a little bit. but it's moving towards nova scotia. they have a tropical storm watch for later today. the u.s. will be impacted with big swells and rip tides easy
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well. here is the track. but it made a direct hit on bermuda. think about the size of this island. 15 miles across. and the expanse of the atlantic ocean, the odds of it making a direct hit like it did, just astronomical. and there it is right there. and experiencing it is gio benitez on the ground in bermuda. no doubt it was a surreal but scary night last night. good morning to you. >> reporter: absolutely, rob. good morning. i know you know what that sounds like, roaring skies, howling wind. that's what we were hearing here. now nearly every home here is without power. overnight, gonzalo ravaging bermuda, making land fall with those monstrous winds. listen. [ wind howling ] and we're feeling some of the strongest gusts right now. the eye wall inching closer and closer. then within minutes, the eerie
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silence of the eye. >> the eye of gonzalo. aweso awesome. >> >> reporter: all you can hear with the tree frogs. the storm rages for hours, 110 miles per hour winds. and taking out trees and power lines in its path. leaving more than 30,000 heems without electricity. shake people from their dreams into a nightmare. 1:00 a.m. in bermuda, right now it's just roaring outside. just behind this door, you can see they're trying to protect us here. we've all been ordered out of our hotel rooms and into the safe room. that's where i'm heading right now. this family, moving to bermuda from california, now seeking shelter in a hotel. >> you have your family and home and all your belongings here. you have to hunker down and wait it out. >> reporter: wait it out. all anyone on these little islands can do. and you've got to remember, this is now the second storm in just
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a week for the people of bermuda. just last weekend they had tropical storm faye. that delivered quite a punch as a tropical storm. now this. >> no rest for the weary. thank you so much. and now to the scary scene on a caribbean cruise ship. a dallas health care worker who handled a specimen from the man who died of ebola. that ship is heading back to texas after being refused permission to dock in two countries. tom llamas has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that lab tech worked here at dallas texas presbyterian. but boarded before there was a directive before workers like her were told not to travel by plane, bus or boat. sailing back to the u.s. after mexican and belize officials turned down the ship over fears
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of a dallas medical worker on board. the worker handled test tubes from thomas eric duncan. and on board the ship, we shot exclusive video of passengers makes the most of the cruise. >> people are having fun on the boat. >> reporter: now voluntarily isolated along with a traveling partner. the ship's captain wrote a letter to passengers. the cdc said at no point in time has this guest exhibited symptoms or signs of infection. and the passenger was low risk and cleared to travel. >> to have a ship stoppedor someone who has virtually no risk of transmitting this disease. it's an overreaction. >> reporter: they set sail on sunday the 12th. and the cdc notified the ship that the health care worker is on board. thursday, as other passengers disembarked in belize, the prime minister refuses a request from the secretary of state to
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evacuate the quarantined medical worker. >> to do this thing in a way that could absolutely have eliminated any possibility of any risk to belize, i would have been willing. >> reporter: this all happening as new scars continue. an american airlines flight was held in charlotte or observation after a passenger was ill on board. and a sick woman on a tour bus outside the pentagon shut down military headquarters. both were false alarms. passengers on board the magic get a $200 credit and 50% off their next cruise. liberian's president has called the dallas mayor and offered an apology for everything that's happened in the city because of the deadly disease. of course, thomas eric duncan was from liberia. dan. and new questions this morning about the two nurses being treated for ebola. both nina pham and amber vinson
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are in hospitals with state of the art isolation facilities. we are learning how sick amber vin sonfuls when she boarded a plane recently. alex perez is on the story. >> reporter: now the second nurse to come down with ebola when treating thomas dunk can may have been sick last week when she first triggered a search for her it 132 panchss. she was visiting her bridesmaids and planning her wedding. on the flight, we first learned she felt sick, officially diagnosed on the 15th in dallas. but no reports vinson felt symptoms as early as sunday, october 12th, and rested for long periods of time in ohio. >> she said she felt funny, but nothing specific. we can't rule out that she wasn't ill for the time that she was here in ohio. >> reporter: now frontier
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airlines and the cdc are getting in touch with the passengers who flew with vinson out of dallas. we are hearing from a texas doctor who has treated all three ebola patients in the united states. speaking out to dallas abc station wfaa. >> were you scared? >> i don't think i would say i was scared. i was cautious. >> reporter: the doctor refuting criticism by some nurses that the staff was poorly trained and underequipped. >> i think we were just as ready as every other hospital in the country. >> reporter: the other nurse in isolation, nurse nina pham is at the national institutes of health in washington, d.c. after being transported thursday from dallas. doctors say pham is very tired, but resting comfortably in fair condition. still, separated from her 1-year-old king cavalier king charles spaniel, also in isolation in texas.
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with no science of infection, playing fetch with workers. alex perez, abc news, chicago. for more, bring in dr. anthony voucher. the director of the allery and diseases. can you give us an update on nina pham. you're saying she's gone from good to fair. >> i think it's a misinterpretation. she was levelled as good when she was in texas. when we saw her, we immediately worked her up and made our assessment that her condition was fair. that doesn't mean it's gotten worse. because you have two different groups. so their good may be our fair. i can tell you she's stable, she's doing well. i had long conversations, her yesterday. she's feeling okay. she still has a serious disease. she's making progress. we are pleased with her progress. but her condition is fair and stable. and she's comfortable and
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resting. but you have to remember, ebola really knocks you out. and that's the reason why we're watching her very closely and giving her the best possible care. >> right. there's so many mis-truths about ebola. it can incubate for 21 days. thomas eric duncan's family is in day 20. none contracted the disease, what does that say? >> i think it's important for the american public to realize that we have two cases of ebola that were contracted here in the united states. and both of them wer in very brave and devoted nurses who were taking care of an extraordinarily ill person, mr. duncan. those are the only two ebola cases. that doesn't mean that other the contacts might not get infected, but you have to look that mr. duncan's contacts, his family members, which he had close contact, have not gotten infected yet. still not completely out of the woods. but they have not. so it is contracted by direct
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contact with body fluid, blood, vomit, diarrhea, just the way the nurses who put themselves in danger were at risk. >> right. >> it's risky for health care workers. >> thank you for setting the record straight. you have been up all night with other patients. thank you for your time this morning. >> you're quite welcome. >> and emphasize an point about charles eric duncan's family, not being sick thus far, speaks to how hard it is to contract the virus. >> it's not airborne. it's not going to work because it's only passed through bodily fluids back and forth. >> a great corrective to all the fear. >> and hysteria. >> in the country. much more coverage on ebola, of course, all day long on abcnews.com. and the breaking news this morning from ferguson, missouri. we're hearing an account from
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the officer who killed michael brown. his version very different from what many of brown's supporters believe. after all the angry protests and the anguished testimony of the parents of michael brown, the unarmed teenager shot dead, we are now two months later hearing from the man who fired those shots, officer darren wilson. this morning the new york times reporting that officer wilson told federal investigators that he was pinned in his vehicle and in fear for his life as he strelg struggled over his gun with mr. brown. he said he punched and scratched him repeatedly, leaving swelling on his face and cuts on his neck. this first public account from officer wilson direct contradicts accounts from eyewitnesss who say he was shot with his hands up in the air. but the forensic evidence seems to support officer wins and does
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not support bringing charge against him. news that is likely to add to the simmering tensions on the ground in ferguson. okay. so let's bring in abc's chief justice correspondent in washington, pierre thomas. this new information, the direct account is interesting. it does not answer all the lingering questions about his action on that day. >> good morning, dan. these details, if true, appear to support the previous claims from the police department that the officer was assaulted. and another reminder of how complicated this investigation is. but a lot of questions unanswered. what started the confrontation? did he get out the car and raise his hands and surrender as some witnesses said? the most critical question was, was it justified and did the officer have to use lethal force? >> you have identified a bunch of important questions. and yet the new york times is making it seem like charges are unlikely.
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do you agree with that assessment and how is that likely to be greeted on the ground in ferguson if there are no charges? >> well, from my sources, we don't know enough to say one way or another. there's so many facts into the decision by the justice department and the state prosecutor. for example, looking at the background with previous dealings with minorities. does race have anything to do with how the officer responded ? there's a high bar for civil rights cases, but as you can see, there are multiple facets to the case that have to be laid out and tough decisions have to be made. the difficulty here is emotions are running high in that community, and many african-americans believe the officer should be prosecuted. it's still a volatile situation, dan. >> volatile situation, tough decision indeed. thank you for your reporting this morning. and ron claiborne, every now and then, takes a couple days off. he's not here, but we have matt gutman here with the other top stories. >> thanks, good to be in warming
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ron's seat for a day. >> or two. >> or two. we begin overseas with the stepped up u.s.-led air strikes on isis fighters in the key syrian border town of kobani. the u.s. dramatically upped the air campaign, 59 air strikes in the last four days. one american commander say that isis fighters are streaming into the city, making it the main focus of the attacks. they have t confirmed that chilling report that isis fighters have seized and are flying syrian fighter jets. and breaking overnight, the supreme court will allow texas to use the controversial voter i.d. law for the general election. rejecting the request to prohibit the state from requiring photo i.d.s to cast ballots. early voting begins monday. and terrifying moments inside this wisconsin hotel.
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a car crashing right through the building. yep. two people in the room at the time. they were unhurt and somehow neither was the driver. checked in. new calls this morning for dartmouth college officials to abolish all fraternities and sororities at the college. the newspaper is asking to abolish all fraternities on the campus. they have fraternity hazing and a federal probe to the campus sexual misconduct. and look hat this video. terrifying video. dust devil kicked up in brazil. whipping wind swooped down on a school fair, pick ugh that inflatable slide, a 9-year-old boy inside. the mini twister tossed the slide several hundred feet. landing right in front of a
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group of dozens of parents and kids. that child suffered only minor injuries. >> only minor. >> we have seen that in a couple of times. >> don't let your children -- >> try telling your children th that. they accept the risk. >> they need to watch the video. and halloween mischief gets an early start in laredo, texas. a guy walking there, in his lawn, that's the huge inflatable cat, for you, dan. that's a thief. he even takes time to deflate the halloween decoration before casually, wait for it, strolling off with it. now police released this video in the hopes that someone will identify the grinch who tried to steal halloween. >> the burning question is why would anybody want a large inflatable cat. >> he's a cat burglar. >> a cat burglar? >> anyone? >> no. >> i'll give that to you. >> you will? >> yeah, i will. >> that's a whole extra joke.
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that's not a good joke. >> no, but i don't like any of dan's jokes. >> good point. exactly. >> i don't know that makes -- >> you stepped into a complicated situation. >> very complicated. great to have you. i laugh at 40% of your jokes. >> 40. have you had a hassle with your credit card, maybe it was rejected and you didn't know why? >> apparently president obama can relate. the president had a problem paying with plastic and sara is here to tell us what happened. good morning. >> presidents, they're just like us. going out on the town with a lady friend, the first lady in this case, a night of dinner and drinks, and the check comes. rejected. while signing an executive order to beef up security for government credit cards, admitting that a server at a resident had to break bad news. sorry, mr. president, your
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credit card was declined. >> i really think that i have been paying my bill. >> the real reason -- >> i don't use it enough. they thought there was some fraud going on. >> reporter: the president, out of luck. the first lady, saving the day. >> fortunately michelle had hers. >> reporter: the obamas chose estela for the dinner date. what did they order from the mouth watering menu? the endive, walnut and anchovy salad and the burrata and salsa verde with charred bread. but it's not the first time the president's hacheck troubles eating out. running a deficit when he picked up the tab for texas barbecue back in july. >> are you all right? >> reporter: even vice president joe biden was a little light. >> $56.25. >> reporter: during this surprise stop at a sandwich shop. >> you have ten bucks?
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i have 50. >> reporter: as for future money mixups. >> i'm not speaking to the current status of the presidential credit card. >> we're focused on the president and how embarrassed he might have been. imagine the waitress and saying i'm sorry, sir. didn't go over so well. >> i hope he left her a tip. >> the big debate on the set is how do you pronounce endive? >> isn't it endive? >> rob marciano, do you know how to pronounce -- is it endive? >> endive. i have no idea. >> there you go. good morning, guys. hey, want to talk about a hurricane ana. we spent a lot of time on gonzalo. this is no small potatoes either. 250 miles south of honolulu. and it's a hurricane, and will remain. but the track will keep it south of the hawaiian islands. but close enough to where a tropical storm watch is, gusty winds, heavier rains, up to 10
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or 12 inches. flooding in the hawaiian islands. folks who live in new york go all the way over to the islands of hawaii because they don't get hurricanes. they have had two scares. and a live shot of new york city. there it is. one world trade. looking pretty good. temperatures around 60 degrees. get up to 69. a chance of a shower later on today. showed you the front. cooler air tonight. in some cases, the coolest air of the season. some flakes of snow across upstate new york. >> a strong cold front ving througugh the region today. should ps through in the late morning hours and bringing some very breezy conditions and cool temperatus as well. highsoday, not quite as warm m as yesterday. partly cloudy through the e day. winds 10-20 mil an hohour. chchilly tonight. blustery wind.
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38-46. for ur sunday, that's where we have the cool de. >> and as matt gutman pointed out, the correct pronunciation of hurricane is hurricane. >> kind of like john -- >> we'll discuss cue mulonimbusn the next half hour. anyway. coming up on "gma," a witness taking the stand on the polo mogul. she's a bartender. wait until you hear what he ordered the day of the crash. and the online bullying case that led to the facebook decision. and ever wonder why bono wears the signature shades even inside? we'll learn now. yep. "pop news." [ male announcer ] lowe's presents
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they would let you do it. >> yeah. i tried. >> and you just admitted it. >> that's right. anyway. coming up later in this half hour, a provocative question, can parents be held liable for what their children post on facebook? there's a first of a kind lawsuit making headlines this morning. we're going to start here with the polo mogul on trial in florida again in a deadly car crash. >> the latest testimony from a bartender centering on just how much tequila and vodka john goodman drank when he hit a car driven by a college student. >> reporter: his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit hours after a fatal car crash. he claimed he drank after the fact. but the prosecution is putting up witnesses to show what they believe happened in those criticals moments before and after the collision. >> what was the first thing john
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goodman did when he walked into the bar? >> asked for ten shots of my best tequila. >> reporter: on the defensive as prosecutors say a night of partying in 2010 led him to crash his $200,000 be bentley into scott wilson's hyundai, pushing it into a canal where he drowned. and claiming hours before the crash, he ordered drinks in this bar. running up a $275 tab. >> i didn't see him drink any outside of the three drinks i served him. >> reporter: being retried on charges of vehicular homicide and manslaughter. sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2012. but that tossed out for juror misconduct. on friday, a crime scene investigate, backing up the prosecution's claims of inebriation.
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claiming hours after the crash, goodman reeked of booze, speech slurred. and showing this virtual reenactment, claiming that goodman was driving at high speeds before blowing through a stop sign and slamming into wilson's car. >> it was an 85 mile an hour crash. >> reporter: the defense claiming he drank after the crash to calm his nerves. that crushed bentley released from the first trial, missing in action this time around. >> they don't have a key piece much evidence. they have witnesses who are changing accounts. this is a much better case for the defense this time around. >> and testimony in goodman's trial continues today. if convicted, the judge can impose the first 16 year sentence. he can go less, but not hire. >> it was a retrial because of juror misconduct. >> that's right. juror misconduct putter here.
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this is the second trial. >> thank you. >> thanks, ryan. and you came back. >> i came back. >> again. matt gutman is here. >> good to be here. in the news, the monster hurricane battering bermuda. gonzalo making land fall overnight, walloping the island with 125 mile per hour winds. downing power lines. tens of thousands of residents are still without power. the main hospital suffered serious damage. and the carnival cruise with a health care worker on board who handled ebola victim thomas eric duncan's blood specimens is heading back to texas after being refused permission to dock in two countries. this as the cdc says the second nurse treating duncan may have had symptoms before her flight home from ohio last week. and michael dunn, convicted for fatally shooting a teenager
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in an argument for loud music. he's been sentenced to life in prison without patrol. saying dunn fired ten times into an suv carrying jordan davis and three other teams. and finally look at this animal rescue in california. a kitten from a wooden beam into a metal pole. that's one in a million. rescuers had to tie two control sticks together, yanking it to safety. it's doing just fine. there it is. >> even sara's pretending to like cats. that's adorable. >> i like baby cats. >> something wrong with you if you don't like a cat like that. >> they don't get along with my chihuahuas. >> she's going with the cats every day. >> no, she's not. a huge programming night. a big night in college football. number 5 notre dame and number 2 florida state. they are undefeated this season
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at 6-0. it's the biggest game of the year so far. starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >> excellent. we know what we'll be doing tonight. check the weather now with rob marciano. >> start off with hurricane gonzalo. 190 miles away from bermuda, a category 2. and some of the higher elevations, 120 plus miles per hour. and rip currents across the northeast. it's going to get chilly. if you're going to get in the water, do it today. 30s for overnight lows. come monday. and even tonight, maybe flakes of snow across upstate new york. this beach front this time of year, get to the gulf coast. don't always get to the gulf of mexico. from houston back to new orleans, probably hold on to the heat. this front won't have a whole lot of moisture. 75 for the high in los angeles. showers into the desert southwest, tucson and albuquerque. in the 70s and lower 90s for
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child to be bullied. but the parents of one girl are taking legal action not only against the alleged bullies, but their parents. >> they went to court to say it goes to the head of the household. bazi kanani has more and the ruling in this case. >> reporter: good morning. attorneys in this case say it could set a new legal precedent. a judge allowing this lawsuit to continue to trial because of what he said some parents didn't do after their child was caught misbehaving online. to the seventh grade girl made fun of by a classmate on facebook, this is more than just some childish prank. so she's suing his parents. and this morning, a judge agrees those parents could face consequences. >> it was so bad. my name's out there, my face was out there. >> reporter: alex boston was 13 years old when this fake facebook profile was created by
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dustin and another classmate. according to court documents, he used a fat face app to make her appear obese. they claimed she took medicine for mental health disorders and took illegal drugs. the kids who created the facebook page admitted it to their principal and signed written statements. but alex's attorney said the problem didn't end there. >> the page, of course, a viable page. there were some postings and some activity on it. >> reporter: the page remained online for 11 months until facebook finally took it down. and appellate court ruling this week, the boston family's lawsuit against the thearn's education in caused some part of the injuries sustained due to the actions or inactions. >> walked into their son's bedroom, deleted that page that night, we wouldn't be here.
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>> reporter: the defendants did not respond to abc news's request for comment. but an attorney says they plan to appeal the ruling. the other parent who helped to make the page never responded to the lawsuit and are in default. this is a stark reminder to parents of knowing what your kids are doing online. >> know what they're doing online. know what's going on in school. keeping the conversation open with your children. thank you. and coming up on "good morning america," george clooney goes back to earning a paycheck. >> get done with the honeymoon. and the otters who are going gourmet. that's coming up in "pop news" where we get truly serious. >> look at the little baby. a de. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves.
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♪ it's all built up to this. "pop news," ladies and gentlemen. and sara, take it away. >> he didn't want to do the intro. it's a celebrity to hide behind a dark set of shades. but the real reason bono sports the specs. he says hi suffers from a chronic eye condition, glaucoma and recalls getting tested for. >> this is a good place to explain to people. >> i have glaucoma for the last 20 years. >> really? >> it's actually a sensitivity. your eyes are sensitive to the light. it makes sense he always looks cool. >> it's worked well for him. >> it's a signature look. no one needs to know why. it happens. bono can do anything. >> he can.
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and new buzz around the "star wars" episode 7 movie. fans will remember warwick davis as wick et, the ewok. he was only 12 years old at the time. they are making an announcement of his role in a hilarious video where he gets the call. >> sort of check the diary. yep? yep, i'll be right there. yes! >> no word on whether he'll actually play an ewok or another character. the movie is on track to be released in december of 2015. play an ewok. >> is that a hint there's ewoks? >> it's not technically a tip, but they are my favorite. >> they are bears, not dog. >> they are kind of grown chihuahuas. >> everything is a chihuahua for sara. >> everything is a chihuahua in my book. and mr. george clooney, or
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mr. al meow din. he's back on the set of "tomorrowland." no more wedding bells for him. his hands are full of snacks. his wife has been advising the government in greece. she is the picture of elegance where they go. no word on when they will be reunited. it's the most glammous of the year. >> she's advising governments, and he's walking around movie sets. >> that's what landed him. she's back at work, making changes, doing good things. >> he's going to be a country club dad. >> a stay at home husband. >> a house boo. the hottest house boo ever. and maybe you have finnicy eaters at home. the folks at the national sea life center in england had a pair of otters, who wouldn't eat their fruits and veggies.
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they decided to disguise them inside homemade sushi and the two just gobbled them up. how cute is this? >> cute, but slightly vicious looking. chomp down -- >> no. >> i'm sure any animal could be a little -- yeah. >> where are the head and the tails and the gills? >> that was a good debate. but clearly they feel they're getting the necessary vitamins. they're kids. every kid needs fruits and veggies. >> in the wild, they wouldn't be eating -- >> i'm going to look into that. a followup. >> signed up to do "pop news," not to answer zoology. >> i signed up for pictures of otters and ya'll are asking tough questions. >> it's zoology? >> we will be back with zoology after a quick break. >> isn't it endive? ezoology after a quick break.
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i'm not backing down. it's zooologist. >> okay, zooologist. >> matt, thank you. >> see you tomorrow right here on "gma." >> good morning. taking a look at some of the stories topping our news today in our region. being treated for ebola in bethesda is said to be in fair condition today. she was diagnosed with the disease after treating ebola patient thomas duncan.
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doctors caring for her says she is in good spirits being treated in one of four specialized isolation units around the country. now we turn it over to alex for more. >> thank you very much and we're looking at a beautiful morning outside. alexandria, virginia, seeing plenty of sunshine. temperatures still in the mid 50s. light winds. that will change throughout the day. the winds will pick up in the northwestern superbs. suburbs. as we go through the remainder of the day we'll see a cold front get into the region and increase the wind speeds 10-20 miles per hour. higher gusts through the afternoon. temperatures in the upper 60s instead of 70s that we hit yesterday. cooler temperatures will filter in. very breezy at times. overnight a little blustery.
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>> "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. >> hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown!" the fastest humans can run about 27 miles per hour. that's nothing compared to the fastest animal athletes. look at those things, they're huge! like cats so quick they risk a speeding ticket on every hunt. >> oh, look at that! >> marsupials that barely touch the ground. >> we call them blue flyers. >> blue flyers? >> yeah. >> and birds that break the laws of physics. >>they can actually dive down out of the sky at hundreds of miles an hour. >> and later, my high-speed blooper of the week. three, two, go!
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