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good morning, america. breaking news a balcony collapses killing five injuring eight, some critically in an apartment in california. details and video coming in as we come on the air. breaking overnight, bracing for bill. tornado sirens in downtown chicago. this waterspout forring nearby. flash flooding from texas to new york. the interstate underwater and the gulf coast just surviving this about to be hit hard again. schools closed and people forced from their homes as tropical storm bill gets ready to make landfall. speaking out, the naacp leader accused of pretending to be black defiant as she steps down from her post. new tape emerging. what she's saying about the allegations right now. abc news exclusive, the all-out search for the sharks that mauled those two young kids. police officers patrolling the water ready to shoot on sight as
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we hear the 911 calls from those twin attacks. >> there's a girl whose hands been bitten off by a shark. >> those heroes that saved her life only on "gma" this morning. good morning, america. we want to get right to that breaking news a deadly balcony collapse in berkeley california. t.j. holmes with what wenow right now. good morning, t.j. >> some awful details coming in to us. five five people are dead and at least eight injured. some of them critically. pictures we're getting in to us. the balcony that did collapse. police got this call a short time ago, a matter of hours ago and don't know what caused the collapse or what the people on that balcony were doing but, again, at least eight injured and we're told some of those wounds they say critical but using the phrase they are
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life-threatening. four-story apartment building. it was four stories up is how high the balcony was. i can let you know of course berkeley out there, u.c. berkeley a lot of students live close by. we do not know whether or not they were students at the school but this apartment complex is right next door, right adjacent to the campus but awful details. we're following this closely and some of these new pictures coming in to us tragic five dead, eight right now critically wounded. some of those wounds we're told life-threatening. >> t.j. thanks very much. all right, george now to those dangerous storms and flooding stretching from texas to new york. this was the scene at wrigley field in chicago last night. [ sirens ] >> what you're hearing are tornado sirens blaring. the stadium cleared out and now more flooding on the way. tropical storm bill making landfall in texas this morning. we have full team coverage starting with abc's alex perez who starts us off in chicago. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, amy. take a look at this.
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the chicago river spilling over its banks here. an entire walkway completely flooded. in downtown chicago a frightening sound we don't hear often, tornado sirens. [ sirens ] >> reporter: tornado sirens blaring across chicago. watch as this funnel cloud starts forming into a waterspout over lake michigan captured on cell phone video from a viewer recording in downtown chicago. torrential rain and furious wind made mayhem for blackhawks fans trying to get to the united center for the final game of the stanley cup. after all that rain major street flooding. >> that's my car in the middle of a lake. >> reporter: overnight crews worked to clear storm drains. >> stuck in the middle of lake shore. they'll probably have to tow the car. >> reporter: this wall cloud rolling into the windy city bringing the downpour. in cleveland cars creeping along i-90 after they were hit hard with heavy rainfall. and to the south in oklahoma
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four inches falling in just three hours. made for flash flooding some drivers plowed through while many others stranded. and the cleanup from all that flash flooding just getting under way this morning. the morning commute could be a headache for a lot of people. amy. >> all right, alex perez, thank you. from that severe weather in chicago to that powerful tropical storm making landfall this morning taking aim at the hard-hit south. ginger is standing by for the very latest. first abc's rob marciano is in galveston, texas where they are waiting, bracing for bill. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the winds and now rains have picked up. the waves rolling into the seawall. that pier which was taken out by hurricane carla re-opened in 2012. surge not a big issue. it's going to be the rain. new video coming out of austin the memorial day floods that not only hit houston but austin. one of many businesses damaged during that flood.
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that did what we're concerned about with tropical storm bill. the inland flooding. as you know the majority of fatales that happened during a tropical system happened during inland flooding. >> so true. thanks for being there. not just galveston, houston, austin so many on alert because that tropical storm is less than 50 miles from the coast. so we're going to watch it throughout the day take aim make landfall but as rob said the rain is what we're concerned about. there are tropical storm warnings from corpus christi to houston. the track through wednesday takes it up west of dallas the heaviest rain will fall to the east because of the way that the moisture pumps from the gulf. watch this too. record high temperatures south carolina, north carolina that big ridge of high pressure driving the moisture and it's why it doesn't stop in texas. we have to look through wednesday, thursday into missouri parts of illinois because the rainfall will be in the three to five-inch range. you could see more than half a foot in the green so parts of places that got 300% of their average the last two months will do it again. >> houston already hit so hard. okay ginger thanks very much.
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we turn to a major blow against al qaeda. their second in command, the head of the terrorist group in yemen one of the world's most wanted man killed by a u.s. air strike and brian ross here with the latest. >> reporter: american officials this morning are calling this a huge victory against the al qaeda group which has been the most active in trying to target the u.s. with repeated plots aimed at american passenger jets. the comfortable pace cage early today from al qaeda itself. announcing that the leader of its thriving operation in yemen, nasir al wuhayshi had been killed in a u.s. air strike. last seen in this video, huge open air meeting with his fighters in yemen last year nasir al wuhayshi had emerge the as the most determined to target the u.s. it was his al qaeda bombmakers who were behind the repeated but failed efforts to bring down u.s. passenger jets using bombs hidden in underwear and in printer cartridges able to easily get by airport security. al wuhayshi who once served as
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osama bin laden's personal aide had been one of america's most wanted terrorists with a $10 million reward for him dead or alive. in announcing his death this morning al qaeda also announced his successor to take over the terror group. officials say despite this one killing this arm of al qaeda remains a major threat to the u.s. and commercial aircraft especially since the evil genius bombmaker remains alive, george and still plotting. >> but it does come after that successful attack against a leader in libya, as well. >> thanks very much. turning to that naacp leader under fire for pretending to be african-american. rachel dolezal is speaking out this morning after resigning from her post and steve osunsami has the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning shgs the center of this controversy she has ignited an important conversation about racial identity in this country. just hours after saying good-bye
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to the naacp, the group's controversial chapter president is seen here in smiling photos from "the daily mail" in her resignation on facebook she never addresses claims she's lying about her race saying it is with complete allegiance to the cause of racial and social justice and naacp that i step aside from the presidency. many of her former supporters say she's offended she's refusing to answer that directly. >> it has damaged a lot of relationships. for some they will never be able to move past it. >> reporter: we're learning she did at one point identify as a white woman when it graduate school at historically black howard university where she filed a discrimination lawsuit against the school claiming they kept her from teaching positions because she was caucasian. the case was dismissed and howard has no comment this morning. but it appears since then she's traveled on her road to blackness. >> i do consider myself to be black.
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>> reporter: she is seen speaking to a college student about her experiences as a black woman. >> i feel even though other people are going to oh these not only white -- >> reporter: this is causing some to question her motivation. >> reporter: there's a debate over whether these transracial and the way are some transgender. >> people have to do what with people who run right into conflict with our long held beliefs about what natural real categories are when it comes to race or gender. >> on social media the idea is setting some people off. so if i say i'm transracial and call myself white do you think employers will finally call me back? and transracial isn't a real thing and it's degrading to transpeople. the naacp national office says she's done great work as a chapter president and they're not at all concerned about the color of her skin or whatever
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she's done to her hair. george. >> okay steve, thanks very much. we get the latest on that prison break. the woman charged with helping vicks escape was in court monday and hearing from her lawyer and gio benitez on the scene in upstate new york. good morning gio. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. it's now day 11 in this manhunt and the woman at the center of it all in the slammer herself. this morning, for the first time we're hearing from joyce mitchell's attorney as the prison worker accused of aiding two escaped vicks sits in a cell wearing jailhouse attire. >> let's say she's very upset. she's distraught. >> reporter: mitchell is accused of bringing tools into the prison helping richard matt and david sweat break out allegedly agreeing to drive t the getaway car before pulling out at the last minute. law enforcement sources telling abc news that investigators are now looking into allegations that mitchell may have helped the convicts escape because she believed they would help kill her husband and run away with her. though prosecutors
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comment. sources say the case of the missing prisoners is growing cold. this as investigators follow more than a thousand tips having already searched 13 square miles with no sign of either convict. >> these guys are not survivalists. they have no skill sets in the woods. either they're long gone or really contained within this perimeter. these guys are vicious animals. >> reporter: but will they ever be caught? prison breaks have both fascinated and terrified. 1962 alcatraz three escaped never caught. 1977 kansas a man escapes and isn't captured until just last year. experts say don't underestimate sweat and matt's escape plot. >> these guys have a well devised plan. they put together a pretty good deal here. it took them a long time. >> reporter: as for joyce mitchell she's pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say more charges are possible but they won't say what those are, george. >> thank you, gio. now time to go to dan harris for the other top stories starting with a massive wildfire. >> good morning. that's exactly right.
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this morning two-thirds of the state of alaska under fire warnings. one fire has destroyed as many as 45 homes north of anchorage. hundreds of others have been evacuated. the highway connecting anchorage and fairbanks now closed. the flames have now burned about 13 square miles. we have new details about those exploding air bags blamed for at least seven deaths. honda can now expanding its recall to include some of the most popular cars on the road. the recall now includes more than a million civics made between 2001 and 2005 and accords between 2003 and 2007. the air bags made by takata can explode sending debris flying through the car. to politics now, jeb bush is heading to new hampshire one day after announcing the obvious he is in fact running for president. he accuses democrats of planning what he calls a no suspense primary for a no change election. and he took direct aim at hillary clinton. >> not one of us deserves the job by right of resume party,
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seniority, family or family narrative. it's nobody's turn. it's everybody's test. >> you may have noticed bush's campaign logo does not feature his last name and father and brother did not attend his announcement. meanwhile donald trump appears ready to enter the race for real this time and, george, sitting down with him today. his interview will air tomorrow on "gma." in sports news for the third time in six years the chicago blackhawks are stanley cup champs. this time winning on their home ice and they made it a family celebration. kris versteeg bringing his son on the ice with little headphones blocking out the news set him right in the cup. other players soong joined in with their little ones as well and hope the diapers were firmly affixed. >> oh boy. >> danny. >> i'm sorry. >> somebody will be drinking out of them later. >> yeah they will. this is a man with a 6-month-old at home.
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on my mindment a story about respect. this is urban meyer, the legendary coach of the ohio state buckeyes the football team. he's a three time champ and this is what coach meyer did when somebody parked in his spot. he the perpetrator so he couldn't get out until meyer damn well pleased. this is something that's is imlahr to what strahan did to me after i was telling people i was offered that role in "magic mike." >> at your door. >> exactly. >> you're not moving him. >> no. >> i deflated his muscle suit. that's what i did. >> that's what you get, dan. your fault. >> i asked for that. >> thank you, dan. we all know it can be pretty hard to keep a secret in washington and president obama found that out once again this weekend. the first family throwing a big party at the white house with 500 guests including a couple of music legends. abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: it's tough to keep
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a concert secret when the headliner is prince. the accompanist is stevie wonder, the audience is the first family and the venue is the white house. especially in the age of social media. the white house might have tried but they failed. seattle quarterback russell wilson posting a picture of himself and his date, singer ciera dancing at the white house, thanks mr. president. reverend al sharp tongue not known for keeping anything quiet leaving the white house party with potus and flotus. awesome to see prince and stevie wonder on keyboards together. later we learned 500 guests filled the residence side of the white house and if the obamas felt no obligation to advertise their fun. their spokesman telling a frustrated white house press corps it was on their dime. >> the president and first lady are going to reserve the right to host private parties at the white house. ♪ >> reporter: stevie wonder performed for the obamas several times like at the 2009 inaugural
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ball. prince had been in the area last week. but their white house appearances were not on the president's weekend schedule. no guest list was provided and no press allowed in to observe. >> nobody else here was invited either so -- >> reporter: well the press -- the pool parties or private parties here are not new and quite common. remember president reagan was famous for his hollywood pals going behind goh closed doors even people like elizabeth taylor and clint eastwood and, of course, sylvester stallone so the kerrfuffle is about the fact that it was quiet. >> speaking of parties i hear there's one at your place. >> come on over. >> game six. >> if you knock and no one answer hey, it's not my fault. >> ouch. >> but, wait. it's my house. any time you want amy. any time you want. there is a big party, i don't know if there will be a
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party in cleveland, game six of the nba finals tonight and it's do or die or the cavaliers and lebron james. the golden state warriors led by league mvp steph curry are just a win away by being crowned champs and paula faris is here with more. good morning, paula. >> good morning, the warriors are trying to put away a depleted and exhausted cavaliers team tonight but they'll have to do it in cleveland and against the self-proclaimed best player in the world. >> we'll head home to cleveland trying to avoid losing on their home floor. >> reporter: after dropping game five to the golden state warriors, this cleveland headline saying it out. the grit squad is running out of gas. with two two scorers on the injured list lebron james is picking up almost all the slack. and stephen curry and golden state are pushing him to the brink. lebron averaging an astounding 45 minutes and 36 points per game. meantime curry's enjoying a lot more rest as he's not a one-man
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team. golden state's bench, much deeper. but as for lebron while it's been physically draining he hasn't lost his bravado. >> you feel a lot less pressure this finals run just because you are undermanned and you had some injuries as opposed to previous years? >> no. no i feel confident because i'm the best player in the world. it's simple. >> reporter: those words might sound cocky but even if the warriors win the title tonight, the king is still a strong contender for finals mvp. which would make him only the second player ever to win that award but lose the championship. >> that big game is tonight, can't wait for that and now we got to get to ginger with the weather. dangerous heat in the southeast. >> heat index reaches up to 107 for parts of georgia, south carolina and north carolina. let's get you to the tuesday trivia.
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jacqui: goomorning, washington. another hohot thomas me, and sticky day, but feels like temperature this afternoon in thepper 90's. showers and thundetorms will be likely late today in this evening. overght partly cloudy skies, lower 70 degrees, tomorrow the humidity will be down, it wi still stay warm. tual highs today, charleston wilmington at or above 100. that is steamy.
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>> okay ginger thanks very much. coming up on "gma," the latest on that deadly balcony collapse new details coming in right now. the heroes who saved that young girl from a shark attack now speaking out and new 911 calls from those terrifying moments. we'll be right back. listen up team i brought in some protein to help rearrange the fridge and get us energized! i'm new ensure active high protein. i help you recharge with nutritious energy and strength to keep you active. come on pear it's only a half gallon. i'll take that. yeeeeeah! new ensure active high protein. 16 grams of protein and 23 vitamins and minerals. all in 160 calories. ensure. take life in. before earning enough cash back from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas.
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jummy: good morning, we want to start with a check on the weather right now. jacqui: another hot and steamy one, but really the last of the heat wave for a quick minute. high-pressure approaching with showers and thunderstorms and less humid air by tomorrow. upper 80's in the lower suburbs
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showers and thunderstorms expected late this afternoon and early this evening with heavy downpours and gusting winds. 80's tomorrow feeling better but it will be hot and sticky again to end the week. angela: we start with a live look at vienna eastbound on 66 with another problem in vienna down the poles and wires between alternating traffic in the vicinity at hunter's station road. in the meantime making the drive in montgomery county, plenty of trouble spots for you including this crash southbound on interstate 270, blocking a couple of lanes, we are's shut down between diamondback drive-in fields road. volume delays on the capital beltway between the springfield interchange jummy: and woodrow wilson bridge. jummy:top stories right now, the white house fence jumper will be
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good morning, america. right now, new details about that breaking news the deadly balcony collapse. you are looking at the scene in berkeley, california this morning, at least five killed. eight injured. some of them critically. the balcony was on the top of a four-story building and that building is less than two block as way from the u.c. berkeley campus. graduation was last month but there are summer classes in session right now. we're going to be staying with the story all morning long as new details and video come in. that's right. good morning, america. very dari pictures there in california. and down south as well. >> following up on that twin shark attacks. the two wounded teenagers recovering this morning hearing the frantic 911 calls for the first time. the heroes are here to speak with us. first abc's matt gutman has the latest from oak island, north carolina. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. from a sheriff's office patrol boat off the coast of north carolina, no
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attacks happened just up the beach from here and this has become a significant public safety issue here in north carolina. but those sheriff's office officials and others credit those heroes you mentioned with saving those kids' lives. the first harrowing moments after those shark attacks captured in these 911 calls. >> hi we're on oak island and there's a girl whose hand has been bitten off by a shark. >> do you know are any of the fingers completely amputated? >> it looks like her entire hand is gone. >> reporter: one shark biting the girl repeatedly in waist deep water in oak island north carolina. bystanders rushing in to help the girl from ashborough north carolina. emts try desperately to stop the bleeding. >> we need an ambulance right away. >> reporter: shockingly just two miles away and a little over an hour later another attack. this time a teenage boy on vacation from colorado springs. >> the shark took his left arm
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and he just took off running and started screaming. >> reporter: randy milligan on the beach still traumatized from the images he just can't shake. >> i just start wrapping his arm and started screaming. >> reporter: the two victims airlifted to a nearby hospital. the boy lost his arm below the shoulder. the girl lost her left hand below her elbow. this morning both are in good condition. sheriff john ingram credited bystanders with saving those kids' lives. we joined him on the water yesterday. would you yourself swim in these waters or let your kids swim today? >> today? >> reporter: yeah. >> no. >> reporter: we were right there as his team spotted two sharks in the water earlier. we just got notice the helicopter had a shark sighting in the water. aboard that helicopter is a deputy authorized to shoot a shark if necessary.
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a beachgoer snapping this picture. shark fins right in the shallows. now, the sheriff's office concedes that finding those particular sharks in these waters is even harder than finding a needle in a haystack and these are migratory animals so very likely they've moved on which poses a threat to other beaches up and down this coastline. but if these guys do see those particular sharks they are authorized to haul them in and if necessary shoot them. george. >> thank you, matt. we're joined by motty along with her brother chris and her brother-in-law shane. thanks for being with us this morning. and, you have been a paramedic for almost 12 years but were just on vacation with your family right there on the beach. tell us what you saw and heard. >> well we were just playing football in the water and a lady came running to us telling us to get out of the water. there's a shark attack. i immediately went to work. i got some tourniquets kind of
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made out of string i was able to find and stopped the hemorrhaging from two of the limbs and then i basically just kind of stabilized her, got i.v. from somebody in the crowd, gave her some fluids and waited for fire and ems to show up. >> these are real very veer injuries. >> yes. >> and then you got the tourniquets from a boogie board in a nearby tent. >> i think in the pictures you can see the boogie board at her head and used the string from that and somebody took string from one of their tents and gave it to me for her leg until we could get fire on scene with the properly tourng yet and put the appropriate equipment on and took mine off. >> have you ever dealt with a shark attack before. >> no, i can't say that i have. >> had you had any warning that there was any kind of shark on the beach or around the beach? >> not at all. it was a completely normal day for everybody like there was no sign of that that -- well, that i know of that we -- any of us noticed. it was very surprising.
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>> and have you had a chance to talk to the girl or her family since the attack? >> no i mean she's going through a lot right now and the last thing she needs is a bunch of people brothering her so i tried to give her her distance. she has a long way to go and is a strong girl. i'm proud of what all she's been through and -- >> she's lucky you were in the right place at the right time. thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> cool calm and collected. >> i can't even imagine that situation. thank goodness they were there and knew what to do. thousand to a sheriff's deputy who is under fire this morning for tasering a 13-year-old boy, police say the teen was resisting arrest and are defending the deputy's actions and neal karlinsky has that story. >> hey, hey. >> reporter: this morning, police say they will investigate this incident caught on tape. a san diego sheriff's deputy using his taser on a 13-year-old
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boy. >> tased me. what the [ bleep ]. man. >> reporter: police say the boy was a runaway something he had done five times before and said the teen refused to listen to the deputy trying to bring him home. while being restrained the teen bit him hard. marks you can see here. that's when the deputy used his taser roughly 50,000 volts of electricity in some models reportedly twice. >> i think he bit the police officer because like he couldn't breathe. >> reporter: police say the deputy was just doing his job. >> use of force is never something pretty to watch. but when it's looped and shown over and over on the same clip and portrayed as the actual incident that misrepresents what happened. >> reporter: because he was tased the teen was checked at a local hospital and is reportedly doing fine. this morning he's been booked into juvenile hall on charges of resisting arrest. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, neal thanks so much for that. ginger i know you have video from a severe storm in
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texas. it seems to be the theme unfortunately. >> stunning time-lapse video. the shelf cloud coming up and over lubbock, texas. this gives an indication of what could happen here in a couple of places today. i've got two spots i'm worried about. one of them comes with that tropical storm. so you get the friction of the land plus you could see isolated tornadoes with all that heavy rain houston to victoria and austin and then another pocket right up here rapid jacqui: good morning, waington. another hot t and steamy day with relief tomomorrow, feeling like upper >> all that weather brought to you by liberty mutual. one more photo from chicago. overnight those flash flood, this is at laramie and grand. a lot of underpasses. i remember living there fill up quickly but is drying out today. so much more ahead on "gma." the reality star married on a
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we are back now with the reality show dangerous things ending badly for one couple that tied the knot on "married at first sight." one of the stars filing a restraining order against her new husband after allegedly threatened to kill her. david wright has our story. >> do you want t married or get a divorce? >> reporter: the concept till death do us part doesn't necessarily apply when it comes to a shotgun wedding on reality tv. >> yeah. >> reporter: this morning two of the stars of a&e's first sight" appear to be locked in a bitter breakup. ryan de nino posting on instagram a partial image of a restraining order against him filed by his tv bride jessica castro. jessica's attorney says his
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client alleges that ryan threaten to the kill ms. castro and members ♪ this conversation hasn't of her family and one captured on a microphone. in six short weeks of marriage on the popular show the couple has already endured some epic fights. >> you need to talk to me. >> i don't owe you anything. >> you should know. >> reporter: but on decision day on last week's season finale they seem to have weathered the storm. >> i want to stay married. >> reporter: the show's producers aren't commenting on whatever reality show drama may be taking place off camera except to say "we don't know all the details and can't comment on the specifics. what we can say is unfortunately, cups on the show can go through real divorces and divorce can often be difficult." >> divorce is not a word that falls in my vocabulary. >> reporter: castro had always maintained she considered even this reality show marriage a contract for life. >> i come from a family of long successful marriages and the word divorce just doesn't fall into my lifestyle.
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>> reporter: but now castro's attorney says protecting her from all threats to her safety and well-being is now the top priority. both castro and de nino declined to comment. castro posted this cryptic quote on instagram. there is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise. for "good morning america," david wright abc news new york. >> all right. thank you, david. the reunion episode of "married at first sight" airs tonight on a&e. next on "gma," huge outcry of the killing of one of these popular characters and why your favorite stars may not be safe. a big new headline for working moms. are your kids better off if you're balancing life as a boss and a mom?
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welcome back to "gma" and the big spoiler alert. if you haven't watched the season finale "game of thrones" yet cover your ear, people. because the show is known for killing off major characters and they've done it again! abc's t.j. holmes is in the social square with that hey, t.j. >> strahan, tell amy to get on back here. all right. first of all, anybody not familiar with the show we're
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talking about jon snow. here he is. just think maybe dr. mcdreamy with a sword. he's gorgeous isn't he strahan. for fans if you saw the scene, you have reason to speculate he might be dead but not gone. >> i'm going to die let it happen while there's still some of me left. >> reporter: it's a veritable bloodbath. >> only death can pay for life. >> reporter: six, count them six characters killed off "game of thrones" sunday night. the most shocking and the most brutal death -- jon snow a major character. aaah. >> reporter: it's getting overcrowded in hollywood heaven these days and as main characters head for the clouds the buzz they create on the ground is glorious. >> what! >> when a major character dies on a show it draws a lot of viewer attention to the show and gets ss fans tuning in. >> it's too late.
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we're too late. >> reporter: when "grey's anatomy" killed off mcdreamy it drew in 9.4 million viewers, 33% higher than the week prior. >> it's gotten so you can't watch your favorite show without wondering if the character is going to make it to the credits. >> dead. >> so who's next? watch your back bart. word on the treat is sideshow bob is coming for you in the upcoming season. all right. i'm nervous to give this information. george you always give me a hard time for burring the lede. a shocker, a spoiler. he died four years ago when the book came out. we understand all the viewers don't read the books. he's been dead since 2011 when the book came out, okay. first of all secondly now there's speculation the guy who wrote the book, the next book iscould go so we don't know what happens to the character but said in interview, dead dead
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melanie: another hot day. let's get a check on the forecast from jacqui jeras. jacqui: it will be another hot and steamy one today. another heat wave for a quick minute, a dome of high-pressure approaching with a cold front bringing thunderstorms and less humid air by tomorrow. today, northern suburbs in the lower 90's in d.c. in the south. showers and thunderstorms acted late this afternoon with heavy downpours and gusty winds. 's tomorrow feeling better, it will be hot and sticky to end the week. angela: we will start with a live look at interstate 270 at diamond avenue.
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370 shut down in both directions . the crash that we had earlier southbound has cleared. all of your travel lanes have been reopened. check on interstate 95, moving nicely, the same for interstate 66 jamming up here as you approach 123 with a live look at the capital beltway. no issues to report between the baltimore-washington parkway and interstate 95. that is what is happening on the commute for this hour. back over to you, melanie. melanie: the only person charged in a quadruple murder in northwest washington has a hearing today in d.c. superior court. daron wint is charged in the deaths of the savopoulos family and their housekeeper. a heat wave safety act will be signed -- will be voted on today. companies would not be allowed to cut off air conditioning when
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♪ the best day of my life ♪ good morning, america. 8 a.m. and big headline for working moms. new research reveals whether your children are better off if your boss mom or both work. also ahead, cracking the code to love. the brand-new advice you need to date more successfully starting now. the man behind the newest hottest book dissecting modern romance joins us alive. aziz ansari is here ♪ i was born this way ♪ parenting alert. the startling new craze storming the internet. inside the belly button challenge. how it could be sending your teen the wrong message about their bodies and their weight ♪ all that and hilary duff here live on "gma" as we say -- >> good morning, america.
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♪ >> there is hilly duff in times square getting ready for her big performance. she'll be singing live in just a little bit. and she was a little busy though before singing. she, michael, apparently very excited to see you. did you see her tweet. >> we're besties. >> you make her happy and she wants to be your best friend. >> it's done already. we'll talk every morning now. >> she has such a happy energy. so happy she's with us. i agree. >> sweetheart. >> we love your smile. aziz ansari is also with us. he's hilarious with a brand-new bookmaking big headlines for helping crack the code of dating love and what people should be looking for when it comes to romance. >> a little science there, a little comedy as well. that is coming up. to the breaking news. the story out of berkeley california. balcony collapse deadly and dan has that in the morning rundown. >> hey, george good morning. we are as you said starting here
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with the breaking news out of northern california. the balcony at an apartment building collapsing overnight killing five people injuring eight others and abc's neal karlinsky is learning new details from our bureau in los angeles, neal good morning. >> reporter: dan, good morning. this was a fourth floor balcony. it happened very early this morning before 1:00 a.m. now getting information these were in fact young irish citizens. an official from the irish government in fact saying just a few minutes ago a number of young irish citizens have lost their lives and several others have been seriously injured. as you say just more than a dozen people, five killed, eight injured and told those are critical possibly life-threatening injuries. now just a couple of blocks from the u.c. berkeley campus. we don't know yet exactly what the cause was but building inspectors on the scene working with officials to try to determine what went on here. a very serious situation at this apartment building right fire the u.c. berkeley campus dan. >> a lot of questions as this story develops. we will stay on it on "gma." neal thank you.
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also breaking right now, tropical storm bill has strengthened as it bears down on texas. ready to dump up to a foot of rain in places where they just do not need it. just weeks after recording record flooding killed 30 people. many of those hard hit cities back in the bull's-eye from galveston to dallas. evacuations are happening right now and schools in houston are closed. the soaking rain is expected to spread as far north as the ohio valley and ginger's forecast is coming up shortly. there is word overnight that a top terrorist leader is dead. al qaeda in yemen says nasir al wuhayshi was killed recently in an american air strike. analysts say wuhayshi's was osama bin laden's likely successor to lead all al qaeda not just the branch in yemen considered the dangerous branch. new controversy surrounding that former naacp leader. we learned she filed a discrimination lawsuit when a graduate school at the historically black howard
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university claiming the school kept her from teaching positions because she was white. the case was dismissed but since then dolezal says she has identified as black. in business news this morning tough times at the gap. the retailer is closing a quarter of its stores. 175 of them because of slow sales. 250 corporate jobs are being cut. as millions of american moms head to work take heart, scientists say it is good for your children well into adulthood. a study out of harvard finds women whose moms whose mothers work tend to go more successful than those whose mothers did not work outside the home. they earn more and likely more likely to be bosses. their sons of working mothers are also more likely to help out with household chores. frightening encounter to show you with a jogger near denver when this island elk started chasing him and his dog. wildfire officials are remighting them to keep their distance at this time of year when the elk are protecting their young.
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i'm going to assume that he gets away eventually. but that video is kind of horrifying. >> oh no. finally here this is a video that's going viral this morning. this is one guy who might want to star in abc's hit show "wipeout" along the beach whether a buddy in a boat comes up. the guy on shore yeah he asked him for a splash to help him cool down but got more than he bargained. this is the thing. if you watch it closely, end keeps his cool and never loses ahold of his beer. in his right hand. look at his right hand. the beer is right there. >> this is the second one you've shown us incredible bear o beer feat. >> yes, it is. this is becoming a theme. i don't even drink which is the most embarrassing question. i respect the clinging to the beer nonetheless. >> priorities. >> send them in for dan tomorrow. >> right now to michael in the social square. >> all right, thank you, george. now here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu" in the social square powered by samsung galaxy. a major warning for parents.
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we've been celebrating why we're all thankful for our dads and show you that just ahead. time for the "gma heat index" and this morning's hot button "modern romance." online dating changed the landscape of love comedian aziz ansari is trying to help us navigate through it all with his brand-new book called "modern romance" and aziz is here live to discuss it but first jesse palmer has a look at love in the internet age. >> that's right, amy. love in the internet age. you no he when it comes to looking for love there's more than just an app. there are countless dating sites and smartphone apps with all of these ways of screening for soul mates. is romance more within reach than ever before? it's the hot new book called "modern romance" taking a stab at cracking the code to finding love in our digital age. research shows that nearly 40% of americans have used a dating website or app and 35% of couples who married within the last ten years said they met online. >> you people that are married been in long relationships you have no idea what it's like out
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there right now. >> reporter: so comedian aziz ansa up with sociologist eric kleinen berg set out to put it out there and came out with data of their own and designed a massive project which included hundreds of interviews and focus groups done all over the world and then created their own form on reddit where thousands of messages help formed the basis for the conclusions in their new book the roo result an in-depth look at how much dating has change the from a generation ago and a breakdown of how people really behave online when looking for love with a road map. >> for single people i would say it's not only necessary but critical you use online as one option. >> reporter: they outlined some conclusions in "the new york times" on sunday. one, people filter too much. too much specific about what they want. when research shows that people who really don't know what they want. two, picture does not make perfect. there is too much emphasis placed on what people look like.
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and, three we all need to go slower. give a relationship a chance to grow and not to give up too quickly thinking there's someone more perfect out there online. all right. so apparent i have to rethink my profile pic. in that "the new york times" piece they emphasized online dating sites are a place to meet people not to actually date them. anthropologists saying these sites should be called introducing services and should save some vetting when you see the person in person would seem to make sense, amy. >> human contact. it's really you know something. yeah. i mean hello. so we're happy here to have aziz ansari with us. [ cheers and applause ] talking about his book "modern romance." and finding love in the digital age. aziz we all know that obviously technology has changed the way we date but you say you found in writing the book it changes how we view love and marriage. >> yeah you know we interviewed a lot of people in older generations and went to
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retirement homes and different places and we gave them a bunch of doughnuts and asked them to talk to us about their relationships and what's interesting is people in the older generations that we talked to they would marry people that lived pretty close to them. all these crazy studies show people would marry people who lived one out of 12 people in philadelphia marryied someone in the same building. >> and married young. >> married very young and date people few months the parent was meet and say, yeah this person won't murder you and they would get married. it wasn't this search for, oh this -- >> perfection? perfect soul mate. >> yeah. >> it's a big difference and i think that's why a lot of people now are frustrated trying to find this perfect thing. >> that doesn't exist. >> maybe, may or may mott. >> all these people think they found the answers. the key question could be do you like horror movies? do you buy that jo. >> they said like people fill out all those profiles and make u answer million questions. are there any questions that
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seem to kind of predict that people end up doing well. it was random stuff like do you mike horror movies. agreeing on that ended up ending showing some success. ultimately all those dare for whatever those things do it doesn't really matter. ultimately just like meeting a person and realizing -- >> having a conversation. >> see if you can imbibe were them. i think you have all these questions, do you want someone with this that or whatever but what you're really looking for someone you can hole and watch a few hours of a critically aclaimed drama with and go to bed. >> aziz you talk a lot about first impressions. we all place too much on them. i liked your analogy you compare them to music. we might hear a song and think, ah, eighth okay but what you do you know before you know it we're singing it and becomes one of the ones we can't stop singing. >> yeah we're all like a drake song you know. you first hear it okay i've heard this before. >> what's your advice. >> keep listening to the people. like spend -- i feel people go
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out once oh yeah he had a weird hat on or something and it's like all right, hang out with the person a little bit more. there's just so much science that shows the more time you spend with people. >> you think there's too much choice out there. >> that's the thing that people when we interviewed young people they said a lot. there's just so many options out there. so much choice and, again, a lot of science that shows like whenever there's more options it's actually harder to make a choice and when you do you're less satisfied. >> now you're told don't settle. don't settle. i have a question for you. you gave pretty bad examples of texts men have sent to women like the generic first text to a lady hey. can that ruin a relationship before it even gets started. >> it's not that it will like ruin a relationship but it's like okay it was interesting because we just looked at people's real phones and have like hundreds of women's phones that we looked at. when you see what dues are texting them a lot of it just like what are you doing?
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[ laughter ] and it's like, that's not going to really help you -- >> that's a conversation starter. >> it doesn't help you stand out. >> i'm surprised it's not what are you wearing. >> there's that too. >> morning television. >> right, sorry. obviously "nightline," i apologize. >> hide your phone, dan. >> educational read and funny. aziz's book "modern romance" available now, check it out. thank you, aziz. >> thanks guys. next up in our "gma heat index." bizarre craze spreading across social media called the belly button challenge. a lot of experts say it accepts the wrong message to kids about their bodies. deborah hersman has the details. >> reporter: ha is the concern. here we go again with another one of those wild internet sensations. it's gaining a quick following and spurring selfies everywhere. it doesn't appear to be dangerous but health experts say take another look. it's taking social media by storm. >> all right, guys i'm going to try the belly button challenge. >> a bizarre task requiring you
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to twist your arm behind your back and around to touch your belly button? this viral craze using the #bellybuttonchallenge pops up last week and has gone global from canada to australia giving it a shot. some successful. others not so much. >> the belly button challenge is something that most people are not going to be able to achieve. >> reporter: in fact though some may see it as a harmless challenge experts worry it's sending the wrong message to girls especially given that studies show that 80% of teen girls don't like their bodies. >> the belly button challenge could create a state of self-discrepancy in a young person creating this ideal that the person really can't look like and going to make them feel lake a failure if they can't reach it. that could be the perfect recipe for developing an eating disorder. >> reporter: the idea being compared to thinpiration trends like the thigh gap. >> i'm constantly surprised at
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how many crazy things we come up with. >> reporter: doctors warn it's not a reliable marker of a healthy weight. >> this is not a test of fitness. not being able to touch your belly button doesn't mean you need to eat less or work out more or do anything differently. >> reporter: does this hot new contortion trick measure anything at all? >> all it shows is flexibility. some people have longer arms. some people have shorter arms. some people are more flexible around the spine. >> if you can't do the challenge, don't worry about it. it's totally ridiculous. >> ridiculous because probably the average person can't come close. i tried it and only succeeded in throwing out my hip and shoulder. so it's like what's the point anyway. just another one of those crazy things kids are doing but sends a bad message i think. >> it sure does. >> absolutely. >> if you're worried about your body. >> outside to ginger. >> george our huge thank you dad sell brake going strong out here. so many "gma" fans coming down here with some very special early father's day messages this is joe, joe, ian and natalia.
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you wanted to say thank you to your dad for what. >> providing me stuff. >> providing which is a nice one. >> natalia. >> huh. >> what did you want to say thank you to. >> for he works hard. for my family. >> that he works hard and she said and he brings a really cool places. going to d.c. tomorrow. let's start in austin. a new track for that storm. it's less than 30 miles now from the coast and austin, you can see the clouds are in place, the heavy rains will be coming and corpus christi to houston in that tropical storm warning. it is happening now and going to move slowly through north "texas rising," oklahoma and missouri all with a flash flood threat. jacqui: goomorning, washington. another hot thomas me, and sticky day, but feellike temperurthis afternoon in th upper 90's.
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showers and thunderstorms will be likely te today in this evening. overght partly cloudy skies, lower 70egrees, tomorrow the humidity will be down, it will still stay warm. >> share your stories, #thankyoudad. all right, let's get in to lara. ♪ you know the music, "pop news" time here we go we begin with a little history lesson. frank sinatra 235i78ously sang if you can make it here you can make it anywhere and, yes, he was talking about new york but the same might be said for the men and women who made it into the pages of his little black book. the well worn address book which frank carried with him from the early '70s until his death in 1998 just sold in julien's auctions in new york city for just under $,000. >> look at that. >> that doesn't seem like that much money for the history. i just feel like it's a piece of
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pop news history. look at the pages so well worn. bulging with handwritten notes. veritable who's who from hollywood's gilded ages with the contact details of everyone from sidney pointier to princess grace, ronald reagan. >> look behind you. >> it looks like it's going to hit you in the head. you might want to duck. >> hold on. hold on. oh, wow. try to ignore that while i fill you in on this important piece of "pop news." also attached to his little black book on the front cover i thought this was cool a fortune cookie that reads or the little fortune that reads beware of friends who are false and deceitful. >> i love frank keeping that book himself. >> i do too. >> i think that $9,000 is really cheap for that. >> for a collector of americana. >> i'm sure they'll take your bids if you'd like it. >> too late now. >> frankie was a little --
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there's good info in there. hey, everybody -- >> you can't write everything down. >> no. >> i'm still very concerned. it's not distracting at all, america. weekly rekapcap "jeopardy" on men and kaitlyn. best-selling author and champion "bachelorette" tweeter jen weiner. >> the craziness. >> it continues. we love having you here to talk about "the bachelorette." this season is really beyond. chris harrison i don't know what to say. >> we have nick and you will all, george especially you will remember from andi a season and made it to the fantasy suite. george remember that and went on -- >> i was rooting for him. >> don't play me. he says to andi on national tv if you didn't love me why did you make love to me?
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>> oh god, that was so bad. >> jaws dropped. >> you know how many times i've asked that? >> it's a terrible -- >> michael is on fire this morning. >> tell me. i'm still reeling. >> see, anyhow -- >> your little book. >> well worn too. >> so nick evidently is over andi. they've buried the hatchet now making a play for kaitlyn. >> do you believe he's into her. >> no. >> totally there. >> he's there because he got a new haircut and wants america to see it. it's beautiful. i love the hair but the other guys are acting like elwood just showed up and a bunch of seventh grade girls and he's going to take their girl. >> that's a reference to "legally blond." just fyi. >> making fun of seventh grade girs. >> no making fun of nick and the rest -- >> grown men actually. >> grown men who ago like seventh grade girls. >> got it. >> just a final recap. where are we right now?
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who is in -- >> well you know she's into nick for reasons that escape me. and then ian, ian had a total meltdown last night and said my ex-girlfriend's hotter than she is. >> by ian -- >> what is happening here? i'm a total catch. no you're really not. >> just saying you probably are. >> that's exactly it. >> you know -- >> amy, exactly. >> he's like i'm a world traveler. >> you really want to say something. >> i've got a great education. i survived a car crash. >> come back next week. >> of course i will. it needs help. it needs me. >> all right, i feel like discussing like the minutia of politburo negotiations. >> for some it matters just as much if not more. >> there's just so much to talk about. come back next week. >> i promise. >> that is our bachelor edition of "pop news." jen weiner. michael, thank you for being
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you. >> that's it guys. we'll celebrate father's day when we come back. ♪
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jummy: good use a morning, we want to start off with the forecast. here is jacqui jeras. jacqui: this will be our sixth day in a row of temperatures reaching the 90 degree mark or better. showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and late this evening once again, with futurecast timing it out for you in the beginning and to the west in the afternoon with spotty miss around the pm rush for the metro , calming down overnight. lower humidity tomorrow, enjoy it. >> we are starting with a live look at the capital beltway through prince george's county making her way to the bw parkway, a crash reported near powder mill road. extra caution and major delays. traveling into the district this morning we have a closure due to a building fire in both directions between l street and
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duke mont. 395 as you head into the 14th street bridge, delays from the springfield interchange traveling on the inner loop making her way to gallows road. back to you, julie. jummy: metro says they need to find out more about why the doors opened, there will be more repairs. devastated following sunday's storms, at least seven homes were damaged and in some cases sewage backed up into basements. crews checked and said they found nothing blocking the system. in the meantime for more traffic, weather, and news head back over to news channel 8.
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♪ you better catch me it's turning me into confetti ♪ ♪ i can't sleep ♪ ♪ concernturing me into condition fetety neath ♪ i'm free falling through the twilight every piece -- hillaryary duff singing "confetti." can't wait to hear from her. >> she is here live and will perform her big new hit in just a few moments, dan. >> but in the meantime, we are counting down to father's day this morning with day two of our thank you dad series. on monday you may remember we gave one deserving dad the surprise of his life at turner field in atlanta. guess who was there for that? this morning we have great images behind us from viewers and members of our own "gma" family. all sharing pictures and personal messages about their dads and so many of you have been asking us to share why we're thankful for our dads.
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in a minute we'll share those but first we want to show you some of the great things you had to say. >> dad, thank you very much for making me the man that i am today. >> thanks for always being there for me and cutting my hair. >> thanks for making me smile. >> we heard from "gma" viewers all around america accepting in heart felt well wishes for their dads. like bailey and scotty who say thank you, dad, for always doing the laundry and nina who says thank you, dad, for giving me everything. >> thank you for all your patience with me. >> thank you for being such a great model. >> thank you for buying me a popsickle. >> jordan thanking her dad for showing her compassion and determination and paola for teaching her how to be ambitious and believe in herself. >> i love you, i miss you. >> i love you daddy. >> i love you, da-da. >> amazing how that sign gets around. we love hearing those great messages. now our turn to say thank you.
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george. >> i want to thank my dad for giving me such a powerful example of being there for people. he's a priest like his father. you see him there in the collar. i remember going to hospital visits with him. serving in weddings and funerals baptisms and what i've seen over time is just how important it is to be there listen to people show that caring concern at those important moments of their lives and the other thing is that with every big decision i made in my life even when he disagreed 100% supportive. >> really? that's great. he had to let you find your way. that's beautiful. >> lara? >> what about your dad. >> all right, so my dad, some of you, george has met him. some of you have met him. a big, loud incredible guy. just amazing, i wrote, kid, thank you for teaching me how to have a sense of humor and laugh at myself as the youngest of your five kids who adored you to death you taught me to roll with it. your loving teasing, that amazing laugh still makes me smile every day, in fact thank you for living on inside all of us my sibling, my mom and i
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feel your love and your guidance always. >> that's the guy who taught you your sense of humor, he's awesome. amy. >> you know my dad was always -- he's a tough guy, german scientist and i looked up to him my whole life and he was always my father and never my friend growing up which i thank him for immensely. i had a lot of friends and i needed a dad and he taught me how to be strong and taught me to be financially independent and gave me love to travel the world. a world traveler. i don't know what country he's in right now but i know he's not in the states and he always showed up. george kind of like what you were saying. he was there at my ballet recitals and gymnastic meets and most recently when i battled cancer. my dad no matter where he was for each round all eight rounds of chemo flew in and was there for me and my daughters and my family and he was the guy going and getting the groceries and picking my kids up from school and doing whatever i needed him to do so dad, thank you for all that you've been to me and all
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that i know you still will be for my daughter as well? that's an important lesson for us with little kids be a father not a friend. >> that comes later. >> that comes later. you're my friend now. >> looks kridy young. is he my age? how old is he? >> he also got confused as my husband a lot. >> oh! >> thats. >> thank you, dad, for good genes. >> moving on now, we want to say -- >> i'd be dating quite a bit of an older man -- we have been mistaken. so my dad and my stepdad, want to thank them both. my dad especially because he taught me the value of a smile. he can walk in any room and change the atmosphere and i think knowing that from when i was a baby he'd say give me a smile all the way up to now the power of what you can be to other people kind of like george was saying is so important. and my stepdad is the guy who sent cookies in the mail to college. like my mom doesn't do that.
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you know. he embraced us. his family embraced us. i can't imagine being in my mid-20s like he was when he took on two kids and becoming our father so thank you to karl and bob. they were both there on our wedding day. >> beautiful. >> that's great. >> and really such -- at this point in our lives such a special thing to have two. really really lucky in thank you, guys for sharing that. before we leave i want to give a hat tip to my father dr. jay harris a breast cancer doctor and saved thousands of lives. that's me giving him a tonsil exam and me being sul ki in the corner. >> there's your smile. >> and me smiling. it took a while to get to the smile part. he told me compassionate is not a weakness it's a strength. on a more mundane note he showed me if you prevend to be completely useless at household chores nobody will ask you to do anything ever. which has been just huge for me so dad -- >> you made that one up too. >> your first father's day.
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>> this is my first year but thank you, thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] and michael is getting ready for live with kelly and michael but want to share great family pictures with michael. that's michael's dad and that's a few other pictures of themming to and michael with the whole gang right there. we miss you, michael. but we will see you back here thome and you can see many more of the amazing thank you dad messages on our website goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and keep them coming. ginger. >> we've got to get a check jacqui:ood morning, washingt. another hoand steamy day with relief tomorrow, feeling like upper 90's wi thunderstorms likely. >> and all that weather brought to you by carmax. now something special to tell you about the disney abc television group has kicked off its summer of creativity
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campaign. it's encouraging youth to harness the power of creativity and service to change the world. disney abc will award $500 grants to young leaders who are taking action and caring for the world we share. kids ages 5 to 18 are encouraged to apply before august 10th. take a look. >> creativity gives you power to do anything. abc wants to enspire you. have an idea for a project to change your community, we can help make it happen. apply for a creativity grant at abc.com/be. inspired by august 10th. >> be sure to visit abc.com/beinspired to learn more. >> thank you, ginger. when we come back what are all these stars have in common? we'll go behind the scenes of the global family reunion in just a minute.tt2wút&mút4 bt@q-jl
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stretching the definition of family to remind us somehow we're all connected. >> hi i'm daniel radcliff. >> we're all cousins. >> i'm seth rogen and i'm your cousin. >> reporter: what is your relationship to president obama? >> oh i do know that one. he is my fifth great aunt's husband's brother's wife's seventh great nephew. >> reporter: so you're tight. >> oh yeah. hmm. what if i were related to royalty like prince harry? maybe george and amal clooney are my long lost cousins. tiny family tree. oh, wait. now my family tree is huge! you know that guy way up there. it's george. yep. i'm his wife's eighth grapts aunt's husband's fifth great nephew's wife's fifth great niece. talk about keeping it in the "gma" family. start tracing your family here with genealogy web sighs ike
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ancestry.com family search and genie. in the end it was time to dance it out with my soul sister, the sisters sledge clan and their their '70s megahit ♪ we are family yeah yeah ♪ ♪ i got all my sisters with me ♪ ♪ we are family ♪ ♪ get up everybody and sing ♪ >> reporter: for "good morning america," sara haines, abc news new york. ♪ i got all my sisters with me ♪ >> thanks to cousin sara for that. when we come back hilary duff performs live. ♪ ♪ you ♪
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it's been eight years since we've heard new music from hilary duff but she has a brand-new album just out this morning. it's called "breath in. breathe
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out." it's already number five on itunes and so happy to have hillary here with us. >> so good to be here. >> the title "breath in. breathe out." very personal for you. talk about the significance of it. >> you know what i think it's really a mantra for me. just to remember to soak everything in every moment the good and the bad, you know. we blow through things too fast and don't appreciate everything so the record is a lot of tough times and a lot of really happy times and i think breathing in and breathing out and remembering to take a moment is something that's important to me and everybody. >> oh yes, wores to live by hillary. now let's talk about the music video for "sparks." you show some of your tinder digs. were you nervous about doing that. tell me why you decided to do it. >> you know what it was really a fun experiment. i mean i did join tinder and i was, you know curious to -- >> how is it going. >> i don't have any time to be on tinder right now. i'm so busy with this record but it was really fun. i wanted to do something normal
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that the rest of the world gets to do and kind of unexpected people wouldn't think i would do something like that and i had a lot of fun and also got to you know show both sides of moo he which is the very normal side that is just like everyone else and who i am as an artist now too. >> that artist thing i think we want to see that now. off her brand-new album "breath in. breathe out." here is the smash hit single "sparks." ♪ i can't hear a single word ♪ ♪ just know you're talking 'cause your lips keep moving ♪ ♪ everything i thought i learned goes out the window all i want is one thing ♪ ♪ you can promise castles treasures babies i don't care ♪ ♪ cause for now you're just enough for me i want you near ♪ ♪ like a fairy tale to feel your
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breath right on my neck you remember what i love so baby take me back ♪ ♪ turn the lights down low and kiss me in the dark ♪ ♪ 'cause when you're touching me baby i see sparks ♪ ♪ you make my heart go ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you you make my heart go ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you ♪ ♪ you you make my heart go ♪ ♪ ticking talking like a bomb throws me back when i had you closer ♪ ♪ skin to skin we get it on without the love i feel you going bolder ♪ ♪ you can promise castles treasures babies i don't care ♪ ♪ 'cause for now you're just enough for me i want you near ♪
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♪ lake a fair are tale to feel your breath right on my neck ♪ ♪ you remember what i love so baby take me back ♪ ♪ turn the lights down low and kiss me in the dark ♪ ♪ 'cause when you're touching me baby i see sparks ♪ ♪ you make my go ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you you make my heart go ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you you make my heart go ♪ ♪ take it all off want every inch of you ♪ ♪ traveling back in time tangled uptight ♪ ♪ just like we used to now do that thing i like ♪ ♪ turn the lights down low and kiss me in the dark ♪
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♪ 'cause when you're touching me baby i see sparks ♪ ♪ you make my heart go ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you ♪ [ whistles ] ♪ you you make my heart go ♪ [ whistles] ♪ you ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ you you make my heart go ♪ [ cheers and applause ]
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"good morning america" is brought to you by fitbit hr. the number one fitness tracker with heart rate. >> we are always so happy when our friend jack hanna visits. he is director emeritus of the columbus zoo and brought cute and cuddly creatures. he has a new book out. it's titled "big book of why." oh it's actually on chefs on july 7th. so thank you for the preview. hilary will play a game with us jack. so your game we're calling it jungle jack's wild facts. >> that's something you don't want to know. >> let's stick to the animals. sh these are four-week-old snow leopard leopards. what do you think they use their long tails for, keep warm or for balance? jack will fill you in on the answer and why.
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>> i will say "b" for balance. jack the answer is -- >> it's both. >> oh. >> trickster. >> hi baby. >> why both? >> i up. no. no it's because they take the tail and wrap it around them to keep warm. >> like a scarve. >> it's 30 or 40 below zero in nepal in the mountains and their tail is for balance and can leap up to 50 feet and go like this. longest leaping catch in the world? they're so fluffy. >> it's the softest coat in the world. they were hunted for that for many years and stopped now. >> let's get to question two, though. shall we? ladies are these beautiful babies endangered? >> "a." >> well i guess just yes or no. >> yes. >> "a" is yes. jack. >> correct. correct, endangered yep. >> we really -- >> are they always this docile. >> they're little ones and these are cats that beyond
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comprehension. represents nature like you wouldn't believe. lives up in high altitudes and not necessarily hunted anymore. just a lot of habitat. >> our second con ses tapts is -- this little fella. this is sherman and tell us what sherman is. >> a bearcat. >> a bearcat. >> i thought it was a biptsnt erbinterong. has a distinctive smell. you're welcome to sniff. a popcorn or "b," fruit. >> "b" is fruit. >> we've got a difference of opinion here. and the answer is jack. >> popcorn. >> there you go. >> duff in the lied. up by one. >> i'll give it a sniff. >> smells more like butter popcorn. >> why? >> butter popcorn. he travels and get hungry. >> okay. >> for popcorn. >> and is it true he can turn his claws 180 degrees?
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>> yes, he sure is and the tail is a prehensile tail and gets to be huge. hangs upside down and gets into fruit and eats insects and animals. >> he's a baby right? >> eats snake, right. >> where is he from? asia and malaysia. borneo sumatra. >> this is our final friend. her name is judy. she's very -- >> red river hog. >> can i hold her. >> you can try and hold her. >> wait. have you ever held a pig. >> i have never held a pig, jack. >> there you go. >> judy the red river hog. i do have questions. this is going to be quite a challenge to hold judy's bottle and do the questions but i'm going to try. how -- >> have you ever bottle fed? >> why don't you let us know one quick fact. 15 seconds left about her. >> when they get arguing with each other they use their tail to hurt the other one much they can't bite but use their tail. >> it's more effective. all right, everybody, jutd di is hungry. >> take it from judy.
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>> we've had a great day on "gma." we love you, jack hanna. thank you for playing. ooh. ooh. have a great day. have a great tuesday. >> ah. >> oh my god. that guy is starving. >> five four three. two. >> good girl. jummy: time to get a check on the weather from jacqui jeras. jacqui: this should be the last day of the extreme heat, where the high temperatures reach the 90 remark or better. showers and thunderstorms will be expected late this afternoon and early this evening once again.
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the futurecast will time that out for you showing you off to the west by the middle of the afternoon more likely spotty around the pm rush for the metro and quieting down overnight. temperatures cooler in the 80's tomorrow with lower humidity. enjoy it. angela: a live look at interstate 270, jammed to the spur. we are still shut down in virginia. along the capital beltway for the woodrow wilson bridge, inner loop delays start around branch avenue from the springfield interchange towards gallows road and for folks traveling east down on 66 it's still a struggle, blocking a center lane as a matter of fact with that disabled vehicle. that's the update. back to you. jummy: sentencing is set for omar gonzalez, the white house fence jumper.
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prosecutors are asking for a 20 month prison sentence when he got over the fence and inside the executive mansion last september. the man charged in the northwest washington neighborhood today along with their housekeeper a fairfax. you can get more headlines right now on "good morning washington" on news channel 8. see you back your it noon.
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>> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, star of "to last ship," eric dane. and from "orange is the new black" uzo aduba. and michael gives us a revealing behind the scenes look at his "magic mike xxl" film shoot. plus erin andrews returns for another day at the co-host desk. all next on "live." first degree -- [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] now, here are michael strahan and erin andrews! [cheers and applause] ♪

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