good morning, america. more than 30 million on alert for flash floods right now from texas to new york. after dangerous storms hit the heartland, people kayaking through streets in new orleans. and emergency crews rushing to rescue those stranded drivers. breaking overnight nieto's new threat. kim jong-un threatens to launch more saying it's a mistake to think we're safe after those sanctions. president trump's urgent calls with world leaders overnight. taken, the model who says she showed up for a photo shoot but was drugged, kidnapped, stuffed in a suitcase and handcuffed for days. the abductors threatening to auction her off to the

bidder on a secret site. taylor swift's trial. the superstar facing off against a radio deejay she says touched her inappropriately. this photo by tmz now a key piece of evidence. the courtroom battle about to get under way. and good morning, america. we hope you all had a good weekend. >> there were so many out there who were facing rough weather over the weekend. let's take a look at the flooding in new orleans and they're cleaning up from that mess this morning. and also a look at the tornado damage in tulsa, oklahoma. now that system is making its way to the northeast. texas to new york city on alert right now and let's go right to ginger for the very latest. good morning, ginger. >> heavy rain already falling from eastern kentucky right through parts of pennsylvania and this is after a weekend with damaging and severe storms and also all that flash flooding. up to 8 inches of rain

inundating kansas city and now the storms barreling east. high winds nearly ripping the roof off this store in texas and new orleans saturated after nearly a foot of rain fell over the weekend. >> it's really crazy. you can't go out your front door. this storm leaving a trail of destruction in northwest missouri sending emergency crews to rescue stranded drivers. but the hardest hit area, tulsa, oklahoma. >> we've got power lines down. we've got big trees that are down. we have roads that are closed right now. >> reporter: an ef-2 tornado with 11111-mile-per-hour pinned winds trapping dozens. >> kind of like the sound of a freight train going by. >> reporter: at least 30 people hospitalized. the damage leaving some with nowhere to go. >> i saw that that tree had fallen.

>> two areas of very heavy rain possible new orleans back through dallas watch for the threat and up here in the mid-atlantic from maryland through delmarva peninsula, that warm front will lift through. we wanted to time it slightly for you. it is between 3 and 8:00 p.m. and that shot of damaging winds from northern north carolina right through virginia and southern new jersey. a lot to cover, guys, and i'll have much more and how much rain will fall in a couple of moments. >> working its way up the coast. thanks very much. now to those growing tensions with north korea. overnight north korea reacted to the new sanctions vowing thousands' fold revenge and president trump says he's happy and impressed by the vote in the u.n. martha raddatz is in washington with the latest. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. these sanctions are a big, important step to squeeze the north to try to change their behavior but so far north korea is just striking right back. [ speaking a foreign language ]

>> reporter: overnight new threats from north korea promises on state television to reciprocate a thousand fold for what it calls america's villainous actions against our country and people warning that if the u.s. thinks it will be safe because it is across an ocean there is no bigger misunderstanding than that. the warnings in response to the toughest sanctions ever passed by the u.n. security council against north korea which could cost the regime nearly $1 billion a year. >> these sanctions will cut deep and in doing so will give the north korean leadership a taste of the deprivation they have chosen to inflict on the north korean people. >> reporter: sanctions in the wake of north korea's alarming progress in its nuclear and missile programs, kim jong-un launching a second intercontinental ballistic missile just nine days ago, a missile potentially capable of reaching as far as the eastern u.s. it is n

tillerson's mission as he travels across the region to ensure all parties especially china adhere to the sanctions in hopes north korea finally comes around. >> well, the best signal that north korea could give us that they're prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. you know, we've not had an extended period of time where they have not taken some type of provocative action by launching wh ballistic missiles. >> whether the north koreans stop the tests or not, the u.s. will give the sanctions time to bite before taking further action, but secretary tillerson said there is no time frame for that, robin. >> as of yet, that's right, martha, thank you. now the latest on president trump and washington. the president in new jersey this morning, he's spending the next two weeks at his golf club there but insists this is not a vacation. he'll hold meetings and calls. this as senators

make it harder for a president to fire a special counsel amid concerns president trump could try to oust robert mueller, something he has not ruled out. and vice president mike pence is now denying a report that he's laying the groundwork for a possible 2020 presidential run. for more on all this, let's go to abc's mary bruce. she's there in new jersey. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, the president is on his first extended vacation in new jersey but, of course, when you're president you're never really on vacation and the white house is well aware of that calling this a working holiday as they continue to face questions about russia, the leaks and now the 2020 election. this morning, the vice president is strongly denying a report he's eyeing a possible presidential run in 2020 calling it disgraceful and offensive. the white house is pushing back too. >> it is absolutely true that the vice president is getting ready for 2020 for re-election as vice president. >> no concern he's setting up

shadow campaign. >> -- 2018 -- zero concern. that is complete fiction. that is complete fabrication. >> reporter: "the new york times" sunday reported mike pence's schedule is so full of political events that republicans joke that he's acting more like a second term vice president hoping to clear the field than a number two sworn in a little over six months ago. but pence insists my entire team will continue to focus all our efforts to advance the president's agenda and see him re-elected in 2020. any suggestion otherwise is both laughable and absurd. the president this weekend seen taking a break. >> everyone having a good time. >> crashing a wedding at his bedminster golf club. the president is spending more than two weeks here at his new jersey estate, one of the reasons for the relocation, the white house is under construction. on twitter pictures of the oval office cleared out for renovations. but the president insists he's keeping busy tweeting this is not a vacation. meetings and

and the president just responded to that report about the vice president tweeting, the failing "the new york times" which has made every wrong prediction about me including my big election win is totally inept. george. >> didn't like that article at all. thanks very much. let's bring in jon karl with more on all this and the president doesn't like the article. mike pence is calling it absurd but he has shown an unusual amount of political activity even setting up a pac and you see a lot of other republicans out there in the early primary state, as well. we haven't seen this before so early in a term. >> reporter: we're only six months in, 200 days in, george, buts awe know presidential wanna-bes begin preparing to run for president sometime after they get their driver's licenses in high school. so it's not all that unusual to see early activity. as for the vice president, the key factor for 2020 is that donald trump may be historically unpopular at this point in his

presidency. 33% approval rating in that quinnipiac poll last week but he remains incredibly popular among republicans in that same poll, 76% approval rating. i don't see a clear challenger yet. we are incredibly early and i certainly don't believe that there's any scenario in which that challenger is mike pence. >> and kellyanne conway -- challenging him but putting things in place in case president trump doesn't run even though kellyanne conway said yesterday he intends to serve two terms. the president also tweeting this morning his base is bigger and stronger than ever taking on overall polls that show a low favorability but as you point out he is doing well with republicans even though we're now seeing republican senators start to buck him more. >> reporter: we are seeing incredible independence among congressional republicans. particularly in the senate. look what's happened. you've seen senators go forward to try to lay the groundwork to make it impossible for him to fire robert mueller as the special counsel. we also saw the defiance on the russia sanctions that was passed in the senate,

even more overwhelming margin in the house, something the president opposed, passed anyway. no question we are seeing congressional republicans willing to defy this president and at this point at least not paying a price for it. >> jon, we're one week into general kelly's tenure. the president has been slightly less active on twitter and are seeing other signs that general kelly is tightening up the white house operations. >> reporter: the biggest thing is the flow of people to meet with the president. it had been almost an open door policy during the first six months where the president would see somebody on fox news in the morning, like what they said, give a call and they will be in the oval office meeting with him a couple of hours later. kelly has clamped down on that to get into the oval office, you need to have a reason to be there. he is attending those meetings and controlling who comes in and out and even on the phone when the president makes a phone call with members of his administration. >> some changes right

okay, jon karl, thanks very much. robin. >> okay, now to new developments in the explosion at a mosque near minneapolis. minnesota's governor is now calling it an act of terrorism and investigators say an improvised explosive device was thrown threw a window before worshippers gathered for prayers. the blast shattered windows and damaged an office. nobody was injured. the fbi has joined the investigation, a $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. and the wreckage of a u.s. military aircraft that crashed off the coast of australia has been located. three marines are presumed dead after the osprey went down saturday. 23 others were rescued. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the osprey which lives off vertically like a helicopter, flies like a plane has been involved in several recent crashes and in response the  japanese government is asking us to ground osprey flights in japan pending the investigation. michael. >> thank you, george. we turn now to an urgent manhunt. authorities are searching for an inmate who fought with a deputy and escaped with his gun.

more and good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning. people in paulding county, ohio, are on edge as law enforcement agencies search for an armed and dangerous prisoner. the sheriff says that he's angry with himself that this happened and there are now changes under way to keep it from happening again. the search for an escaped ohio inmate armed with a deputy's gun is intensifying. >> we have yet to find him. he has possession of a firearm. up to 30 rounds of ammunition. he's got to be getting cold and hungry. >> reporter: u.s. marshals and the fbi are joining in for the hunt for a man considered armed and extremely dangerous. >> he's not a good guy. if you see him, call the police. don't get near him. >> reporter: 32-year-old brandon powell, charged with rape, escaped friday after overpowering an officer while being transferred from a hospital where he was being treated for injuries he sustained from a suicide attempt while in jail. security images show powell just before his

the hands, waist and feet. an officer escorting him to a police vehicle. according to police, once inside the vehicle, powell managed to put the deputy in a headlock crashing the vehicle before taking the officer's weapon. powell then forced the officer to undo his shackles before handcuffing him to the steering wheel. he then disabled the radio and car before fleeing on foot with the deputy's cell phone, wallet and ammo. >> you don't take a pistol from one of my deputies and threaten him with it. he will be held accountable with that when he's located. >> police say no solid tips of sightings and has not tried to contact his family. a $2,000 reward was offered leading to his capture. the deputy who was transporting him at the time of the incident is said to be doing well. >> thank goodness for that. we have the latest on the murder mystery involving a northwestern university professor. he and a second man caught near san francisco after more than a week on the run and abc's alex perez is in chicago where it all began. good morning, alex.

george. authorities have been working nonstop trying to piece this mystery together. it took that nationwide manhunt to finally catch up with the suspects. this morning, northwestern university professor wyndham lathem set to appear in court. accused along with oxford university employee andrew warren of brutally murdering 26-year-old trenton cornell-duranleau. >> both subjects considered armed and extremely dangerous. >> reporter: lathem and warren surrendering to police and the u.s. marshals in california on friday after a week-long nationwide manhunt starting over 2,000 miles away in chicago where the cost motologist's body was found stabbed in lathem's apartment building. >> subjects last seen driving a 2007 gray hyundai passenger vehicle four-door. >> reporter: so far police have not released a motive and adding to the mystery, they believe the same day as the murder an hour away in wisconn,

suspects made a mysterious $1,000 donation to a public library in duranleau's name. >> what led that suspect or suspects to that location is still not known to us at this time. >> reporter: police say before he surrendered, lathem sent a video to his family and friends apologizing for his part in the murder calling it the biggest mistake of my life. >> this was clearly a crime of passion. these suspects clearly had some kind of relationship. they felt some sort of caring for the victim even though they were involved in his murder. >> reporter: and lathem is due in a california courtroom later today. authorities here now working on having both suspects extradited to face murder charges here in chicago. george. >> okay, alex, thanks very much. >> wow. now a moment that many people have been talking about. we're talking about ladainian tomlinson, the former running back for the san diego chargers, he was inducted into the football hall of fame over the weekend. his inspiring

america drawing standing ovatioovatio ovations getting an emotional reaction from everyone including his family. take a look. >> america is the land of opportunity. let's not slam the door on those who may look or sound different from us. on america's team let's not choose to be against one another. let's choose to be for one another. my great great great-grandfather had no choice. we have one. i pray we dedicate ourselves to be the best team we can be working and living together representing the highest ideals of mankind. leading the way for all nations to follow. >> if you have time go online and see his entire acceptance speech. it was truly moving. >> but you know what, that epitomizes his career. that's why he's the in the hall of fame. i call him

he's younger than me but congratulations to him. incredible speech and as you said, robin, you should see that nati and congratulations to everybody who made it in. i'm glad people get a chance to see it. >> i remember being there a few years ago when you were standing up there. >> i remember looking out at you. i was happy when you were there. >> must be quite a moment when being inducted. >> there is no one that i know of who has made it into the hall of fame who says to themself while i'm playing, i'm playing for the hall of fame. once you are called up there you realize, wow, this is the most incredible thing you can ask for in that career and to sit there in front of your peers and fans and family is the highest honor that you can get and i'll never forget you being there in hall of famer. >> made the most of it yesterday. >> he certainly did. >> let's go back to ginger. more on the heavy rain. >> first we have to focus on where it started. kansas city, missouri, this is what happens when you get a half a foot of rain quickly. it inund

could see it from texas all the way through the mid-atlantic. we wanted to time there. we stopped it at 4:00 p.m. anywhere from east in maryland up to toms river, new jersey, brooklyn, new york city, that's the afternoon and early evening. it clears out but behind it leaves 3, 4, even 5 inches locally so have to watch out for that. - rain today; heavy at times. severe storms possible, especially over southern md

- below average temperatures through next week - unsettled weekend today: cloudy with rain, heavy at times. some strong storms, especially over southern md. highs: 72-78 winds: se to w 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. showers ending. patchy fog. lows: 56-65 winds: nw 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny. less humid. highs: 80-83 winds: n 5 mph just so you know they just cleared the highway in california after a record snow season finally using, yes, look at this picture. finally using it. there's a place in the midst of our summer here, it's hard to imagine. >> in california of all place. >> yeah. >> thank you. coming up taylor swift heading to court battling a deejay who she says touched her inappropriately. why she's taking such a public stand.

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treats there in new orleans. we have new details about that deadly accident at the ohio state fair where a teenager was killed when the fireball broke apart. the manufacturer now blames corrosion for reducing the thickness of the support beam causing the gondola to break off. we begin with that troubling story about a model who says she went to a fashion shoot in milan and was kidnapped telling police her alleged captors threaten to sell her on the dark web unless her agent paid hundreds of thousands of dollars. abc's linzie janis is here with much more on this bizarre story. >> reporter: good morning. it sounds like a plot out of a hollywood thriller. this british model is now free after she says she was abducted and held for six days. her captors threatening to sell her as a sex slave. italian police this morning investigating a bizarre kidnapping case involving a british model. allegedly drugged, bound and stuffed inside a suitcase. to potentially be sold on the internet to the highest bidder. for the fir

chloe ayling is speaking out after she says she was kidnapped from what she thought was a photo shoot in milan ending up handcuffed to a wooden dresser for six days. >> i've been through a terrifying experience. i feared to are my life second by second minute by minute, hour by hour. >> reporter: telling police when she arrived two men posing as photographers drugged her with ketamine, a powerful sedative. put her in a suitcase like in this police reenactment photo and put that suitcase in the car's trunk driving her to this remote cabin near the french border. the abductors allegedly using encrypted accounts asking her agent for more than $300,000 to stop them from selling her as a sex slave. in the cabin where ayling was allegedly held police recovering a flier advertising an online criminal network operated from an encrypted part of the web

browsers that experts called dark web. >> there are marketplaces where people are sole. some are women, some are children. about 85% of it is sex related. >> i've been through a terrifying -- >> reporter: her captors allegedly let her go when they learned she is the mother of a 2-year-old. italian police say after ayling was freed they nabbed a suspect and they say that he admitted to being with the model but they also say he has, quote, a different perspective of the incident. george. >> that's a strange one. thanks very much. we move to that carter battle for taylor swift getting ready to take the tan in her suit against a radio deejay who she accuses of groping her during a photo-op. this photograph will be a key piece of evidence in the trial. he's suing her, as well and abc's clayton sandell is at the white house in denver where it all began. that's where it will begin today, clayton. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. it is the hottest ticket in town and soon taylor swift fans will be lining up in front of the courthouse here hoping to catch a glimpse of the superstars

she begins her courtroom showdown. ♪ bad blood >> reporter: this morning, bad blood between a pop star and former radio deejay now suing each other in federal court. ♪ >> reporter: it all goes back to denver in 2013, this photo a key piece of evidence showing taylor swift backstage before her concert posing with deejay david mueller and his then girlfriend. swift claimed mueller's hand grabbed her back side inappropriately and his radio station fired him suing for potentially $3 million in damages. ♪ trouble trouble trouble >> reporter: but swift counter sued for assault and battery claiming mueller took his hand and put it up my dress adding it was not an an accident and says it caused her extreme anxiety. but mueller says that's not the case. in court documents and a radio invupts saying there was no inappropriate contact of any kind. >> my hand

skirt. i never grabbed her. >> reporter: now it's a legal he said/she said. swift's camp said the singer complained to her "the afterlove" it while mueller said he asked her security team to call the police. i didn't do anything. last month a judge sanctioned mueller for losing or destroying four devices including a laptop and ipad that held copies of a conversation mueller secretly recorded with his boss the day before he was fired. that boss has alleged mueller may have changed his story. swift is expected to take the stand saying in court documents she wants to hold mueller responsible and to serve as an example to other women in similar situations. >> one hurdle for taylor swift will be her lack of reporting to police. especially given the fact that she is now claiming that the reason why she is counter suing is because she wishes to advocate on behalf of women and victims. taylor swift has said if she does receive any monetary claims from this case, she will take

causes that advocate on behalf of women and victims. >> reporter: now this trial is open to the public but there are only 32 seats available every day and the court is already warning fans to leave those taylor swift t-shirts at home telling them this is a trial, not a concert. george. >> see if they listen. okay, thank you. let's talk to dan abrams for more on all this. we got dueling lawsuits right here. boy, but it doesn't look good for the deejay to have destroyed all those devices. >> i see a lot of problems for hip. number one is the fact that he's been sanctioned by the court for destroying or losing an audiotape that he made of his conversation with his boss right before he gets fired. he spilled coffee on his computer then i threw away my phone and lost my ipad. all these different things as to what happened to that critical piece of evidence in this case. number two is the picture itself. i mean his side is saying this helps us. i don't know how -- look where his hand is.

to be when you're taking a picture with a celebrity that you don't know. is it dispositive, will it make or break the case, no, but i don't know that it helps. number three the law. 'basically claiming that she is the reason he got fired. you have to show intentional conduct on her part and number four is why of all the people in the world does she decide to make up a story about this guy? right? i mean she just decides out of whole cloth -- you know what, i'm going to invent a story about this denver deejay, so there are a lot of problems, i think, for him. >> he has a lot of problems. what about her suit. >> look, i think the biggest issue for her and you heard ha in the piece is the fact she didn't report it to the police immediately. you can say, look, you're taylor swift. you have some guy who, you know, grabs your tushie and says, i'll let this go. i'm not going to call the police about it and she probably minimized it at the time but the

involved in the lawsuit she said, i was assaulted in the context of this. this wasn't as minor maybe as i initially made it out to be and as a result she then reports it. i don't see it being that big a deal. the key thing how she will do on the witness stand. >> thanks very much. coming up terrifying turbulence. at least people rushed to the hospital after a flight. hello, discover card. hi. can you tell me about these new social security alerts i keep hearing about? sure, just sign up online. then we'll alert you if we find your social security number on any one of thousands of risky websites. wow. that's cool. how much is it? oh, it's free if you have a discover card. i like free! yeah, we just want you to be in the know. ooh. hey! sushi. ugh. i smell it! you're making me... yeah, being in the know is a good thing. know if your social security number is found on risky sites. free from discover.

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♪ despacito back now with our big board and the song of the summer, burning up the chart, breaking records, luis fonsi's "despacito," the most watched video on youtube ever. >> ever. >> ever. >> i'm supposed to talk now caught up in the song. it's been viewed more than 3 billion times since it came out in january and an amazing accomplishment and luis sent this message for all his fans. take a look. >> hey, good morning, america. i'm luis fonsi from spain here on tour. i am so excited because my video "despacito" broke the youtube most viewed video record of all time. this is amazing. thank you. thank you for watching it. thank you for sharing it but most importantly thank you for enjoying it. i can't wait to see you in

see you soon. >> oh, in times square. nice message right from luis and nick watt joins us from l.a. this is not even including the version with justin bieber. this is without justin bieber so how does a song like this become such a big hit? >> reporter: michael, if i really knew, i would be kicking back in bora bora counting money right now. no one really knows, but some of the secrets in the "despacito" sauce, well, there's the bieber connection that doesn't hurt, latin music is also having a moment right now and this song has broad international appeal. it's not just speaking to a niche demographic. over 40 million streamed in indonesia alone. musically they say for a viral smash you need an upbeat tempo, a song that triggers an emotion, also unexpected leaps, whatever they are, maybe a heavily repeated note, catchy, got to be what we call these days

and you just cannot get it out. >> so what causes that earworm and how do we get it out? >> well, listen, it's going to happen to all of us 90% of us in a week. it happens when our minds wander. now, apparently, after you've heard a catchy song if you chew gum immediately afterwards that song will not get stuck in your head. i don't know if i believe that? if you chew gum. >> or if you chew gum? >> your mind is not wandering, i think that's the logic, also, this is also perhaps ridiculous, listen to that song that's stuck in your head again. listen to it in its entirety. you know, often it's just like a loop from the song that is tuck in your head. listen to the whole thing, that will solve it. maybe that's "despacito"'s secret. stuck in our head and we'll try to crew it. 3 billion views. >> even replaces "i'll see you again" from wiz khalifa and charlie puth which was number one -- >> i thought it was the

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new threat from north korea. their leader vows revenge against the united states. overnight president trump's urgent phone calls to world leaders. severe storms from coast to coast. more than 30 million people on alert for flash floods and dangerous weather. tornadoes already leaving a trail of destruction. ginger as you know is tracking the latest. surprise split. one of hollywood's most enduring couples reveal their separation overnight. chris pratt and anna faris saying they tried hard. one pan's heartfelt tribute to his wife receives backlash celebrating her curves. his message sparking a bit of a

what he and his wife are saying this morning. ♪ and this is the song you'll be singing all month. get ready for rita ora live singing "your song." and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ i'm in love >> you seem to be in a good mood. grooving. >> rita puts me in a good mood. she is a nice laid. >> we'll hear her sing in the last half hour. great to have everyone with us. >> do you remember our match made on tinder couple, josh and michelle? >> sure. >> well, after three years of messaging each other they met face-to-face on "gma" and went to hawaii on their first date and, of course, our cameras went with them. >> no, really? >> how romantic was that for us to send cameras. wait till you see how it went and will there be a second date is the big question. >> nothing u

we're going to have more on that. but first the top story, rescues in texas right now from those dangerous flash floods and that system is stretching all the way here to new york. ginger has all the latest. >> george, austin emergency services and the fire department on those water rescues as we speak. look how much rain fell. these are the estimates. 4 to 8 inches overall, more than a foot north and west of austin after a weekend of severe storms, the tulsa ef-2 tornado that ripped through. the video there that you can see. ripped through 111-mile-per-hour winds and really quickly we also have new orleans video, i believe. but new orleans had 8 to 12 inches of rain. a quick look at the dallas to new york city, flash flood watches. this would be three to even five inches in some places so it's going to fall very quickly. and, again, these are kind of sawed out in some spots, that low pressure instigating the storms. you can see much of new jersey after 3:00 p.m. under pretty heavy rainfall. this is an afternoon/early evening then it's

rain falls, more than 3 inches. >> have that to look forward to today. the other big story in our morning rundown, north korea is issuing a new threat to the u.s. responding to new economic sanctions that were passed over the weekend. martha raddatz has those details for us. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, again, robin. these threats are a response to those tough new sanctions passed by the u.n. security council saturday against north korea that could cost them nearly $1 billion a year. u.n. ambassador nikki haley saying those sanctions are a gut punch and secretary of state rex tillerson is in the philippines today saying overnight that the strongest signal north korea could send is to stop the missile launches. that latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch nine days ago showed north korea's missiles are potentially capable of reaching the eastern u.s., robin. >> all right, thank you,

we have a special moment for star quarterback tom brady who is reminding us family always comes first. actually this is a special moment for his mom because mrs. brady has been fighting cancer and now has her very own super bowl ring which she's showing off right there. a special gift from patriots owner bob kraft after she inspired everyone after seeing her son pull that off over the falcons and now tom posted this picture on instagram saying every practice, every game, every meal, every call, every hug for all the love that you give and every moment you make possible, thank you, mom, you are my champ. enough to make you cry and i was there on the podium presenting the trophy. you can see how happy he was to have his mom there. it was a special moment for the family. >> looks like a super bowl bracelet on her. >> it's big. >> thanks, guys. coming up, chris pat, anna faris announcing their surprising split. what both of them are saying this morning.

praising his wife's body is getting some backlash. they'll open up on "gma." what happened when our match made on tinder couple went on their first date. the big reveal is coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ wonderful, great crowd that we have here. welcome back, everybody. and to our wonderful friend adrienne bankert, she does "pop news" on the weekend. lara is taking a little time off so can you do that. >> i can do this. we can hang. i heard you

"despacito" earlier in the show. >> this man. >> trying. >> michael. ♪ despacito you know you like that, right, but when i was thinking about "pop news" this morning, romance is in the air. i was thinking "you'll never find" ♪ another love like this someone to hold you like i do ♪ >> there you go. [ applause ] >> i knew somebody would know. lou rawles was in my head when i was thinking about "pop news." this is the reason why. prince harry and girlfriend meghan markle, yes, we really just did that have jetted off to a getaway in africa. the "the sun" capturing the pair arriving in botswana where he prepared a surprise barbecue under the stars for her 36th birthday and a chance for him to share his second home visiting botswana after his mother's death continuing to do charity work throughout the years, the big trip is leaving many wondering if harry is going to really pop the question like william did in kenya just seven years ago though i have to say that he has done this

he has brought girlfriends to africa before. it's his favorite place in the world. >> view. >> he is the most himself. i know. leave the young man alone. >> if he does anything, he's going to propose. just let the man enjoy his vacation. >> meghan is a beautiful girl. >> you went a long way to get to that piece. how does the lou rawls. >> wait. there is more romance. there is more, robin. >> but, wait, there's more. >> yes, next up wishing jennifer aniston and justin thoreau a very happy anniversary. yes. this weekend, robin, the couple celebrating two years of marriage. thoreau marking the milestone with this sweet photo of his wife kissing him on the cheek. nuptials were private and sources said they were invied that their home thinking it was celebrating thoreau's birthday. how they m

anniversary, he and his wife would most likely do something quiet to ring in another year so congratulations to the happy couple. >> yes. [ applause ] >> now, robin, speaking of crazy in love, finally another celebrity couple making headlines this weekend and all summer for that matter. beyonce and jay-z. the couple put a unique spin on date night hitting up the world on wheels roller rink in venice, california. what you know about that. the singer sharing this mash-up from her evening on roller skates on instagram. the mom of three gave birth to twins as has been known internationally. she's already up and at 'em. they've been making time for date nights and queen bey sharing photos from her sushi dinner last week with jay-z. love is indeed in the air. you like that? you like that?

>> all right, good. >> love having you here. >> adrienne bankert, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] >> a lot of happy couple news but surprise news and learned that anna faris and chris pratt are splitting after about eight years of marriage and abc's diane macedo has the details. sorry for that introduction, diane. >> reporter: heavy downer following adrienne now. how am i supposed to follow that up? unfortunately sad news this morning. hollywood relationships are notorious for being short but to many chris pratt and anna faris seemed different. they were gushing about each other when he got his star on the walk of fame. they tried hard but they're splitting up. they appeared to have one of hollywood's most enduring relationships, the but this morning chris pratt and anna faris are legally separating after eight years of marriage. pratt made the announcement on his facebook page writing anna and i are sad to a

legally separating. we tried hard for a long time and we're really disappointed. the couple has a 4-year-old son jack. they first met on the set of the 2007 movie "take me home tonight". >> doesn't exactly take a rocket surgeon to figure that out. >> reporter: faris was starring in "the hot chick" and "house bunny". >> one of the many things that bonded us, our collection. we're both from washington state. we both are clowns and, you know, had similar -- have similar careers in hollywood. >> reporter: in recent years pratt transformed himself from a self-deprecating sitcom star on "parks and recreation" to one of the biggest action heroes in the world starring in films like "jurassic world" and "guardians of the galaxy." he shared this snap with the caption, i love you. in 2016 faris spoke about the challenges the family faced with their busy careers telling a podcast i take pride in how great my relationship is with chris. but having said that, of course, in t

off doing movies and i'm in l.a. raising our child, of course, i'm going to feel vulnerable like any normal human would. overnight she tweeted, we still love each other and will always cherish our time together. and the most important person affected by this whole thing is jack, their son. to that both chris and anna tweeted, our son has two parents who love him very much and, of course, they say that they will continue to have the deepest respect for one another. but every now and then you get that hollywood couple that really hits people and it just comes as such a shock. >> you heard the reaction from our audience when they heard that. a couple -- we root for every couple but that one -- >> you thought they would make it. he got his star on the walk of fame in april and among other things she said, you know, we're so lucky to have this hollywood life but even if we didn't we would be happy together off in the woods and it just seemed as such an endearing thing to say about one another and his you hard to hear it sounds like

diane, thank you. so far positive and negative reaction coming in from this pose. the man says he loves his wife's curvy body. others call him a fake feminist and that couple opening up and mara schiavocampo has more on that. hey, there, mar are. >> reporter: good morning. he says it was a genuine expression of love and that instagram post that went viral, at first thousands cheered him on for it but then a wave of backlash. this is the picture that got over 200,000 reactions on facebook and more than 31,000 likes on instagram. 26-year-old robbie tripp sharing a controversial post about his wife. >> i am a bod positive fashion blogger and a curvy girl. i'm not ashamed of anything robbie wrote. he celebrates all aspects of me being a woman. >> reporter: he proclaims his life for sara's body. there is nothing sexier than this woman right here, thick

side roll, et cetera. this gorgeous girl i mar fills out every inch of her jeans and is still the most beautiful girl in the room. a real woman is not a porn star or a bikini model. also saying girls don't ever fool yourself by thinking you have to fit a certain mold to be loved and appreciated. there is a guy out there who is going to celebrate you for exactly who you are, someone who will love you like i love my sarah. >> i wanted to celebrate a real woman. i wanted to celebrate a woman in my life who represented all the curvy women, who, you know, had thick thighs and big booty. >> reporter: at first the post overwhelmed with approval. comments like love, love, love. we mode more men like you in this world but then critics came calling with articles titled area man thinks he's brave for finding his wife hot and dear nice guy, dating a

writing, man'splaining on instagram does not make you a male feminist. >> i don't see girls like me in advertisements and i'm not offended that robbie labels me as curvy. everything he was posted highlights not just one thing about me and does not devalue everything else he thinks about me. >> reporter: while it was a body praising post that went viral, tripp says everything he loves about his wife is far too long for social media. >> if i were to write an instagram caption about all the ships i love about my wife, it would be a novel. it would be a 700-page book. >> sweet guy. well, robbie adds sarah is his favorite subject to write about saying he posts about her all the time. it's just that his posts have never gone viral before and she does add given her work with body acceptance issue, robin, they talk about things like this all the time. it's not an unusual discussion for them to have. >> thank you.

author rachel simmons, author of "enough as she is" is back with us. let's get into this. the vast majority was great. >> you have to cut this guy a break. his intentions were so good and it's important for men to talk mr. the fact that they love women of all sizes. that's a good thing. the problem is, they do not have this conversation over a romantic meal. he did not pen a love letter but put it on instagram. the internet has big feelings. >> but the thing is we put everything, a lot of people put everything, there's no difference here but you say perhaps that some of the phrasing that caused some of the negative -- >> it comes up as a backhanded compliment. i love you so much and the media marginalizes you and you fill out your jeans and i still love you. that falls flat and i think this reminded me of when dads were congratulated for baby-sitting their own kids. that's part of your job description so you should do your job without getting a big sensational story out of it. this is the same

description to love his wife. why is this news anyway. >> he's not asking for the attention. he's not asking it -- it is getting -- i know we differ there why did he put it on instagram or put it online but don't we have to look at ourselves and look through our lens. some people viewed it possley. some viewed it negatively so do we have to look at ourselves and say, why do we feel that way. >> it's why it's called social media. emotional media. we all bring our feelings to what we post and if you're a woman who doesn't feel good about her body which i'm sure it's every woman everywhere you'll read that and say maybe it was a nice thing to say but not maybe not entirely. >> let's do a little informal thick here with this audience. by your show of applause, you saw the piece. what he said, how many of you think that was positive what he said about his wife, applause. [ applause ] okay. and now how many viewed what he said in a negative sense? >> okay, but

much more. [ laughter ] >> i guess no one -- that's also -- >> george, is this a fair poll? >> exactly. that's why people like the internet because you don't have to -- yeah. all right. but thank you, thank you, because i have to honestly say i didn't see what could be seen as negative. >> i feel bad for the guy too. this is a great opportunity for us to talk about the ways that women are treated and the ways that women are made to feel inferior because of the way they look. >> yeah, having that conversation is never a bad thing. >> yeah. >> all right. thank you so much. let's get outside to ginger. >> robin, i am so glad you told me to stop by and see these folks. this is keaton, landon and we are saying good morning and thank you to matt who is serving overseas. we wanted to show you -- i know we mentioned all that rain in new orleans. look what the nola baby cakes did, minor league team. a couple of players, once they knew it was safe swimming in the flash flooding in the dugout. ah

times. severe storms possible, especially over southern md - less humid tomorrow - below average temperatures through next week - unsettled weekend today: cloudy with rain, heavy at times. some strong storms, especially over southern md. highs: 72-78 winds: se to w 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. showers ending. patchy fog. lows: 56-65 winds: nw 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy becoming mostly sunny. less humid. highs: 80-83 winds: n 5 mph now to the couple so many are rooting for, remember josh and michelle. they matched on tinder and flirted for three years but they didn't meet face-to-face until they came to "gma." well, our cameras were there when they went on their first date and t.j. holmes, you have what happened next. >> all right. anticipation, location, conversation. those are the three things you got to worry about on a first date so for them

three-year buildup, location, maui for a weekend. no pressure there. and cameras rolling on their entire conversation. this could potentially be the best or the worst first date ever. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: it's a match made in tinder. >> so good to finally meet you. >> reporter: josh and michelle, never met in person until this very moment keeping up an epic joke on the dating app for three years waiting months to respond to each other writing things like, hey, sorry, my phone died and, hey, sorry, was in the shower. the pair finally met face-to-face right here on "gma." >> your sister met her fiance on tinder. >> she gave me some hope that this is where it's at. you know, they're getting married in november. >> no pressure. totally fine. >> slow down. let's just start with the first date. >> i have officially checked in my bags and so now i just have to mee

are going to be on our ways to maui. >> reporter: and "gma" got to tag along. ♪ welcome. >> a visit to the mermaid fountain to cast a wish. >> ready. >> reporter: then an afternoon scenic bike ride ending the date with some drinks poolside. >> on this trip i have learned just about josh's incredible energy. he is just always excited and always energetic. >> you should hear her talk about her dreams and passion and career path, determination, per swer persever perseverance. >>er we heading back soon and i ck but i'm pretty sure, she's so much fun. i know if -- once we get back home we'll want to meet up again. >> i never could have expected that when this story first

out our conversation something so simple could just turn into something so amazing. >> the best case scenario i get to talk to a pretty girl, never did i imagine my first date would be on a resort like this. it's like something from a postcard. [ applause ] >> george, george always gets on to me for burying the lede. get back and i'm sure our paths will cross. >> it wasn't a yes. >> it was not a yes but still they got some -- we're putting them on a first date on camera. that's a lot of pressure to now make something happen. >> he should sing lou rawls to her. that might work. >> nothing else is working yet but i need to let you know they had separate rooms we're told there in maui. no "bachelorette" suite. but she might be transferring. no, kidding. kidding. >> t.j.! >> easy and

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for abc 7 news, this is a good morning washington update. >> good morning, right now metro transit police have confirmed one person is in custody after a shooting on the redline metro train, but that is not one of three persons of interest in the photo. investigators say someone shot 18 on a train as a pulled into the tacoma station, the team listed in stable condition. gnarly to man is at arrest for starting a fire and pushing his newborn baby

police say demetrius taylor got into an argument with his girlfriend at the serrano apartments and lit a floormat on fire.both the woman and baby got out of the fire before it got worse. keep your umbrella handy today. here is veronica johnson. get the rain gear ready. you will really need it, and it will get quite the workout today. very heavy rain that could lead to flooding through maryland, down to st. mary's, over one inch of rain with high rainfall rates expected from any of the thunderstorms that may be very elevated. severe thunderstorm warnings issued, the rain in the late today. 80s most of this week. we have been monitoring a crash all morning long. the southbound lanes are reopening finally. gridlock a lot all along the way. one on the interlude as it approaches the metro, very

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♪ welcome back to "gma," everybody. so great to have you here with us this monday morning and thank you to our great audience we have in the studio, as well. we've got a little music monday story for everybody out there right out of the heart of texas, high home state, when broad way powerhouse idina menzel invited luke to sing with her on stage. well, he stole the show. you got to hear this kid sing. take a look. ♪ let it go let it go ♪ can't hold it back anymore ♪ let it go let it go ♪

♪ turn away and slam the door >> now, that right there is an 11-year-old kid under pressure, the only boy who volunteered to do it and he crushed it. now, if you thought that was amazing, idina told the audience, quiet down so that he can really sing this song. we got it with a little less applause in the background. watch this. ♪ let it go let it go ♪ and turn away and slam the door ♪ ♪ here i stand and here i stay ♪ let the storm go on the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, man. oh, wow. okay. more than 8 million people and counting have watched that video.

>> that's not the last we have heard of him. >> and "frozen" is coming to broadway in 2018. we pay have a new star in the making right there. you know how you always hear telling your kids singing "let it go." please stop. no, not him. sing it, son. he was awesome. congratulations to luke. >> it was great how she had everybody quiet. >> she knew what she had right there. >> sure did. got another story. remember last week when amy told us that nasa is looking for a planetary protection officer, it's a real job. keep a watch out for alien, think about what to do about it. well, this morning we have a candidate, his name is jack davis. he liked the sound of the job and decided to apply. signed jack davis, guardian of the galaxy. his dad posted that on facebook and it went viral so we'll talk to jack and his dad bryan. good to see you this morning. >> you too. >> so, jack -- >> good morning. >> in that introduction i left out the most important qualific

you're an alien. why? >> she does. >> why? why? >> she thinks i'm on earth because i'm only alien reason. >> it's mostly because she's your older sister. >> well, jack, how did you find out about this job at nasa? how did you hear about it? >> one morning i was about to go to camp and then my dad said to the amazon echo what's up? and she said, there's a new nasa job, planetary protection officer, sounds like something out of "men in black"? that was enough -- it does. was that enough to make you apply? you said, that's the job for me immediately? >> yes.

>> we checked it online right away and jack was all over it. >> brian, how have you been about the reaction of the letter that -- of your son that you posted online? >> totally, totally taken by surprise. i figured my friends would enjoy it and get a laugh and we had no idea that it would be everywhere within hours, i mean, we were sort of shocked. >> so, jack -- >> a little overwhelmed. >> what would you do if you came face-to-face with an alien? >> ooh. >> what would you do? >> what would you do? laughter, lightsaber? >> blaster. [ applause ] >> well, jack, we got to say thank you for joining us this morning. unfortunately you didn't get the job, but you know what, after you're done with school maybe it will be up again and you can reapply when you're done with school.

>> yeah. [ applause ] >> all right. >> i'll do that. >> thank you, guys, for joining us. coming up two mommy bloggers are going head-to-head with their healthy school lunches. we'll find out who is going to come out on top. [ applause ]

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we're back with the newly crowned ufc light

champion jon "bones" jones reclaiming his title after an exciting comeback defeating his opponent in the third round of their fight last week. how are you doing. >> i'm glad to be here. >> i saw the belt in the elevator. the champ must be close behind. >> shining, nice and shiny for me. >> you had a rough few years. >> yes. >> how does it feel to have your title back. >> it feels great. definitely not been an easy journey but i'm grateful for the good that came out of it. i feel like my life gets to be a testimony for other people who are struggling, you know, and hopefully my life inspires other people just for them to know never to give up despite how hard things can get at times. >> you've had things, it's all very public so it's not as if there's something you can hide from. all very public so do you feel like you have your life back on track. >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely, i do. man, it's been a major journey to get back to this point definite

dark for a minute there but i just stay faithful and remembering why i started this thing and that has just helped me get back to this point. >> i had a chance to watch the fight and all the things leading up to the fight and you and your opponent daniel cormier, you don't like each other. very rarely do you see heated conversations that you two had before a fight but after the fight, you said the nicest things you could say about an opponent and what brought that on because you had an opportunity to add on to some of the prefight conversation. >> right. you know, daniel for the most part is a fierce competitor, a pretty good individual, stand-up athlete, stand-up champion and i know how important our fight was for him. it was a legacy fight for him and i just didn't want a win or a loss to determine his legacy. i wanted people to see him for the guy that he actually was outside of the ring. that's equally as important so thought i'd shed light on who he was and

>> i think it says a lot about somebody how they act in defeat and how someone acts in victory. i enjoyed the way you acted in victory. >> thank you. >> now that you are the light heavyweight champ, what's next? i saw after the fight you called out brock lessner and said come get your butt kicked by somebody who weighs a lot less. >> i was thinking an exhibition on you. >> i'm old and broke down. i don't want any of this. what is next for you? >> you know, i don't know. i think it may be a while before brock is eligible to fight. i'm just waiting to hear from the ufc on different ideas outside of him. >> you know what, congratulations on your belt, man. well deserved. a great champion, jon jones, everybody. and, ginger, we go to you. >> because it's time for your "gma" moment. we want to give you a smile so this one actually comes from one of our staff members, cara fisher in our pr department. her nephew conner 13

and brother peter who is laughing at how he kind of harasses his brother. >> oh. [ screeing ] >> oh. every time that robot moves closer poor conner gets -- he's okay, though. we made sure of it. conner is fine. we thought that was cute. you can send me your- rain todat times. severe storms possible, especially over southern md - less humid tomorrow - below average temperatures through next week - unsettled weekend today: cloudy with rain, heavy at times. some strong storms, esp >> all that weather brought to you by sprint and you know what, this is exciting. i'm getting hungry. i don't know about you. we are now helping you get ready for the new school year with our be your best back-to-school segment sponsored by disney healthy living.

alice and laura are coming up but i'll start with alex guaranschelli. great to have you. >> thank you. >> alex, you've got a lot to tell us coming as far as school lunches. i though this is a stressful time. but you got a new show on food network just premiered. >> yes. "chopped grillmasters"? super excited about that. >> yeah so what do we see? what's the challengy. >> the challenge is how do you do something like grilling that takes hours and hours in 30 minutes and get something good, four plates of it is tough. looks easy at home when you're watching and eating potato chips. i know what i would do but when you're there, oh, yeah. >> this morning a competition of our own but first what's your go to? i know you have a daughter so you have to do school lunches. that bar has to be pretty high. >> yes, it is because my daughter says, you know, mom, if i don't like what you give me for lunch you're chopped so it's really tough but also if i don't want to eat the lunch myself that i made for my daughter that m

sometimes i've made her lunch and eaten a lot of it so this is just one of my favorites. it's turkey with avocado, green apple and mayonnaise that i kind of soup up with a little bit of apple cider vinegar to give it brightness and use less mayo and healthy avocado. >> better than any school lunch i've had but let's start. the competition is beginning. this is laura fuentes, momables is your blog. >> mother of three. you brought us something that looks pretty enticing and not at all what i think of for school lunch. >> yeah, well, what i have here today is a lunch box buritabbe. protein, fiber, all the things kids can customize and we have a light creamy dressing, we put a little over it. it goes straight in the lunch box, right. very compartmentalize great for portion control.

for lunch. >> i like that. >> and compared to a fast food take-out restaurant but from 900 calories to just 350 we shed a lot of fat and add all the things kids like. >> that's the thing. you did well. over to alice choi. you're a mother of two. >> yes. >> the hip foodie mom is your blog. >> that is correct. >> you brought us something. i'm telling you right now i'm not trading either of these lunches. >> i have chickpea veggie meatballs. great option. chickpeas which is my main source of protein, corn, zucchini, eggplant, pulse it in the food processor and put it in the bowl mixed with panko ground flaxseed meal added nutrition and fiber and lemon zest to brighten it up. mix everything up together and form and shape your meatballs and bake in a 400-degree oven and ma

good to go to reheat on the morning of. >> looks pretty good. alex, who wins the golan lunch box? >> the pressure. i can't stand the pressure. well, i thought they were both great. i think lump has to be interactive for kids to like it but i'm going to have to say i vote for the meatballs. >> all right. they're really great. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> you can find all the recipes and calorie counts -- these of course get the disney check of approval for helping kids eat healthier. find them and more from alex on our website. coming up, rita ora is here. "gma's" be your best back-to-school edition brought to you by disney healthy living.

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♪ superstar rita ora, host of abc's "boy band"

charts had with her hit single "your song." great to have you here. >> hi. >> the song you're about to perform you co-wrote with ed sheeran. >> called "your song." it was so much fun. it was like working with your friend so we literally didn't think that much about it. it took like two hours and went to the studio and just kind of vibed out and went to the pub so it was fun. literally it was that simple. >> the song, boy, it -- >> thank you. made for the summertime so i hope you like it. >> can i say i love your whole group here. >> my crew. >> they are so much fun earlier this morning, all of them. >> thank you. >> how much fun are you having with "boy band." >> i do this show called "boy band" if anybody doesn't know. we're trying to find the next amazing boy band and we have tim and nick carter and baby spice which is my fave and we have fun and these boys just kind of get into it and it's amazing to see because they're as young

>> you're a fabulous host. >> thank you. it's like -- >> a natural. >> i'm not as good as you but i'm learning. you know, it's fun. >> you do that a lot better than i sing so it all works out in the end. looks like you're having fun. so happy for everything coming your way. >> thank you. >> well deserved. performing at the teen choice award. >> yes, opening that up. >> we'll get a special preview with rita ora and "your song." thank you, rita. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ i woke up with a fear this morning but i can taste you on the tip of my tongue ♪ ♪ alarm without no warning you're by my side and we've got smoke in our lungs ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ last night we were way up

♪ and then you say love baby let's go back to my flat ♪ ♪ and when we wake up never had a feeling like that ♪ ♪ i've got a reason so man put that record on again ♪ ♪ i don't want to hear sad songs anymore i only want to hear love songs ♪ ♪ i found my heart up in this place tonight don't want to sing mad songs anymore ♪ ♪ i only want to sing your song 'cause your song's got me feeling like i'm ♪ ♪ i'm in love i'm in love i'm in love yeah you know your song's got me feeling like i'm ♪ ♪ no fear but i think i'm falling i'm not proud ♪ ♪ but i'm usually the type of girl that would hit-and-run ♪ ♪ no risk so i think i'm all in when i kiss your lips feel my heartbeat thump ♪ ♪ and now we're way up dancing on the roof of the house ♪ ♪ and then we make love right

there on your best friend's couch ♪ ♪ and then you say love this is what it's all about so keep on kissing my mouth and put that record on again ♪ ♪ i don't want to hear sad songs anymore i only want to hear love songs ♪ ♪ i found my heart up in this place tonight don't want to sing mad songs anymore ♪ ♪ i only want to sing your song 'cause your song's got me feeling like i'm ♪ ♪ i'm in love i'm in love i'm in love ♪ ♪ i'm in love i'm in love i'm in love ♪ ♪ i'm in love i'm in love i'm in love ♪ ♪ yeah you know your song's got me feeling like i'm ♪ ♪ i don't want to hear sad songs anymore i only want to hear love songs ♪ ♪ i found my heart up in this place tonight don't want to sing mad songs anymore ♪ ♪ i only want to sing your song 'cause your song's got me

♪ i don't want to hear sad songs anymore i only want to hear love songs ♪ ♪ i found my heart up in this place tonight don't want to sing mad songs anymore ♪ ♪ i only want to sing your song 'cause your song's got me feeling like i'm ♪ ♪ i'm in love i'm in love i'm in love ♪ ♪ i'm in love i'm in love i'm in love ♪ ♪ i'm in love i'm in love i'm in love ♪ ♪ yeah you know your song's got me feeling like i'm ♪ ♪ yeah [

>> announcer: friday it's a summertime party in the park. when bleachers takes over the morning. friday, only on "gma." presented by king's hawaiian. ♪ i don't want to hear sad songs anymore ♪ ♪ i want to hear love songs how cool is rita ora? how cool is she. >> i wanted to stand on the step because of you guys. >> have a great day, everybody. >> bye.

♪ from abc 7, this is a good morning washington update. >> good morning. i'm melanie hastings. police confirmed one person is in custody after a shooting on a metro red line train. that is not one of the people scene here. investigators will release more information this morning. police say someone shot 18 on the train as a pulled into the tacoma station. the team is listed in stable condition. long-term renovations are underway in the west wing. workers are replacing the 30-year-old heating and air conditioning system, repairs are on the way in the portico steps. repair work is not uncommon why the president is away. last year, workers upgraded the entire phone system. we have a flash flood watch the kids into effect in just a couple of minutes. here is veronica

get the rain gear ready. you will really need it with quite the workout today. heavy rain, that could lead to flooding in and around d.c. through charleston maryland, calvert, to st. mary's. over one inch of rain with high rainfall rates expected for any of the thunderstorms that may be very elevated, you could see severe thunderstorm warnings issued. the rain ends late today, 80s most of this week. >> a very slow go for folks traveling from prince william to fairfax county 80s most of this week. >> a very slow go for folks traveling from prince william to

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