good morning, america. breaking news, the death toll climbing after a massive earthquake overseas killing hundreds sending buildings crumbling. people running for their lives. president trump shaking hands and praising his relationship with the philippines controversial leader while back here at home, the republican crisis grows over senate candidate roy moore and those allegations he had a relationship with a 14-year-old. abc news exclusive, one of the women accusing louis c.k. of sexual misconduct now telling her story only on "gma." and on the road to recovery, we are live from the gulf coast tracing the path of those three monster hurricanes that killed hundreds.

both sides of the walls completely blown out. people lost their lives here. this morning, a remarkable journey revealing resilience and massive need as millions still struggle for food, power and shelter. and here in my hometown, houston, the hidden crisis. i mean this is your life. >> everything. >> and we find that mother who was stranded on her roof and the hero who let people make his store his home. mattress mack with a new surprise this morning for his city. a very special edition of "good morning america" starts now. and good morning, america. great to have you with us this monday morning. it is a special one here on "gma." we are live in those areas hit so hard by recent hurricanes. >> you see robin there surveying

puerto rico and then we have some other remarkable images coming in. this is the florida keys, many weeks after the storm struck there. our team is reporting from the heart of the path of destruction this morning as we mentioned, robin right there in puerto rico perdue. michael in houston and rob is in the florida keys. there is still so much need and we are going to be hearing from all of them just ahead. >> all morning long but first that breaking news overnight, a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the middle east overnight. hundreds dead along the board ever of iran and iraq and urgent search for survivors and ian pannell is in london with all the latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. that deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake centered near the iran/iraq border and 40 miles below the earth's surface which increased the risk of death an destruction. these are some images of what happened when it struck. people running for their lives from a restaurant and local tv station reporter on air as the quake struck. you can see the

face. more than 330 killed and thousands injured. the vast majority of them centered actually in iran itself. now, people are in severe need of aid and assistance. tens of thousands now homeless without shelter, power or water. more aftershocks still being felt as the rescue operation kicks this and the search for survivors continues. >> a long day ahead. ian pannell, thanks very much. back at home the calls are growing for alabama senate candidate roy moore to drop out of the race after that report he allegedly had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s. he is not backing down. tom llamas with more. >> good morning. the campaign tells me even if president trump himself would call and ask for him to drop out, he would still stay in this race. that election now less than a month away and the former judge telling his supporters, he's going to sue "the washington post." this morning, the senate race in alabama possibly about to get

uglier, candidate roy moore standing defiant in the face of growing calls from his own party to step aside. over the weekend, vowing to turn the tables after being accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl and dating teenagers while he was a district attorney 38 years ago. >> in the next few days there will be revelations about the motivations and the content of this article. they will be brought to the public. >> reporter: moore yet to provide that proof which he's been promising for days would discredit the allegations uncovered by "the washington post." >> to think that grown women would wait 40 years to come before right before an election to bring charges is absolutely unbelievable. >> reporter: and overnight, moore saying he plans to sue the paper. >> these attacks about a minor child are completely false and untrue.

and for which they will be sued. >> reporter: but now one of moore's former co-workers teresa jones saying she believes the accusers tweeting as a deputy d.a. in gadsden when roy moore was there, it was common knowledge about roy's propensity for teenage girls. something moore was directly asked about on the sean hannity radio show. >> do you remember dating girls that young at that time? >> not generally, no. and if i did, you know, i'm not going to dispute anything but i don't remember anything like that. >> reporter: moore's answers in that interview along with the accusations leading to several republican senators to call for him to drop out. >> from my point of view, you know, i have to say i think the accusations have more credibility than the denial. i think it would be best if roy would just step aside. >> any person who believes that these allegations are not that bad, i don't want them to be part of the republican party. >> the allegations, if they are true, there's no doubt that he should step aside and not

people. >> reporter: more than 40 republican senators saying he should step aside if the allegations are true. a sentiment shared by the white house whose handling of the accusations got the "snl" treatment. >> look, it's all lies. i'm not that guy. >> perhaps, roy, perhaps but it's hard to strins people you're not into young girls when you dress like woody from "toy story." >> now, in another bizarre twist to the story, kohl's and keurig saying they're pulling their ads from hannity show. in turn fans have called for a boycott of those companies and it's clearly much bigger than the december 12th election in alabama. >> there are reports there are polls show the race tightening. any truth? >> there's been a handful that came out and the campaign acknowledges they have taken a hit especially with

but i've spoken to a lot of people who believe he will win if he stays in. >> okay, thanks. the latest on this from president trump. on the final leg of his trip through asia and the philippines, jon karl has been with trump every stop on the way. the white house is in a holding pattern on the roy moore issue. any sense if the president will weigh in definitively? >> reporter: well, we're told he won't weigh in while over here in asia but he is about to head back home. the expectation among his senior aides is he won't get involved in a big way on this and said if the allegations are proven true that moore should step down. don't expect much major out of him beyond that although nobody really knows for sure and, george, there is a scenario that those close to the president have talked about, if moore goes through with this and wins, the senate with a two-thirds vote could decide not to seat him. that would mean another vacancy in alabama, an opportunity for the governor to name a replacement perhaps

attorney general, the former alabama senator jeff sessions. >> either not to seat him or expel him and the president facing a backlash where he suggested that vladimir putin's denial of meddling in our elections -- you have two former intelligence officials saying that trump is being played by putin. >> reporter: yes and in terms of a response to that i think you heard it. the president actually calling both the former heads of the cia and donald trump dni, two top intelligence officials political hacks. i think that's the response from here on that. >> you know, jon, the president is wrapping up this trip and seem to have a pattern of cozying up to these strong men overseas whether president xi in china at the asean meeting with president duterte in the philippines and putin. >> reporter: a very warm

conversation, reception from all of these, not just the strong men but democratic leaders in south korea, in japan. really striking, though, with duterte. the white house said that human rights would be brought up. we were told it was only brought up ever so briefly in his conversation. >> jon karl, thanks very much. more from our chief capitol hill analyst matthew dowd and meghan mccain from "the view" and let me begin with roy moore allegations that split the republican party. some senators say they believe the weight of evidence goes against roy moore but they seem to be in a damned if you do, damned if you don't. >> they have to pick between winning a race and principles in the course of this and my feeling about this is the default position ought to be believe the women. there has never been an incident where multiple women came forward to accuse a powerful man that turned out to be not true. i think there's two options left for republicans. they could either support a write-in candidate or support the democrat doug jones in this race because at this point

time there is no way it looks like roy moore will get out of the race. those are the only two option, a write-in or -- >> this could cause a big problem for republicans going into next year's election especially with women voters. >> 100% but i also think what's nast nating about it roy moore is a steve bannon pick, bred, tried and true and if it ends up blowing up in our face and he doesn't end up becoming a senator it puts a silver bullet into these candidates that steve bannon is putting up across the country. the republican party has a woman problem in general right now and this certainly isn't helping. when you talk about the difference between a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old, the age of concept to say this isn't the messaging we should be on right now. >> say he didn't generally date high school students when he was in his 30s. >> it's disgusting and all women, especially if you're a young conservative should be worried about the message it sends. four women on the record, 30 off the record. this isn't a witch-h

have to deal with. i think it's unfortunate for people like that who want to see good candidates be put into place. when you care just about populism and winning the primary and not so much about winning the general this is where we're at. >> this problem is not going away. meanwhile, matt, have you comments from the president about vladimir putin over the weekend. this raised so many questions because the president says, well, wait, i don't just believe putin, i believe he believes it but his intelligence agencies say putin ordered the meddling into the election. >> well, it's like donald trump and a dating site when it has a relationship of putin he has to check it's complicated. he is in a serious situation because he has all these accusations here and domestically and seems like he wants to believe vladimir putin over any of his intelligence agencies in the course of this. i think he's in a very difficult spot and i think it's very concerning that donald trump seems much more friendly with authoritarian people around the world than

>> matthew dowd and meghan mccain, thanks very much. amy. also this morning new and troubling accusations of sexual abuse in the world of women's gymnastics. aly raisman, the captain and 2012 and 2016 olympic gold medal winning teams now joining that growing list of women accusing team dr. larry nassar of inappropriate behavior. adrienne bankert has more. >> reporter: another troubling testimonial. aly raisman saying she is angry and still processing what started happening to her as a teenager. with hopes her story will help other young athletes. this morning, six-time olympic medalist aly raisman alleges for the first time on camera in an interview with "60 minutes" that when she was 15, former u.s. women's gymnastics team doctor larry nassar started sexually abusing her. >> i was in denial. i don't even know what to think. you don't want to let yourself believe but, you know, i am -- i am a victim of sexual

it's really not an easy thing to let yourself believe that. >> and a year before raisman would make history as part of the final five at the 2016 rio games she said it was the questions asked by an investigator hired by usa gymnastics to look into nassar's behavior that led to the realization of what was happening to her. >> i said, you know, well his touching me makes me uncomfortable but he's so nice to me and i don't think he does it on purpose because, you know, i think he cares about me. i think it's important for people to know too i'm still trying to put the pieces together today. you know, it impacts you for the rest of your life. >> raisman's 2012 olympics teammate mckayla maroney came forward saying she was abused by nassar adding to the growing list of more than 125 women who now say they are also victims. >> i care a lot. you know, when i see these young girls that come up to me and they ask for pictures or autographs, whatever it is, i just -- i can't -

look at them. every time i see them smiling i just think i just want to create change so that they never ever have to go through this. >> larry nassar remains in prison after pleading guilty to charges of child pornography and not guilty to sexual assault. he is aware of raisman's allegations but can't comment due to a gag order. in a statement to abc news, usa gymnastics tells us we are appalled by the conduct of which larry nassar is accused and committed to doing what's right and want to work with aly and all interested athletes to keep athletes safe. >> so brave of her to come forward. thank you very much, adrienne. turning now to chaos at the mall of america for some early holiday shoppers after two were stabbed at the macy's store. the victims were fighting back against a man trying to steal personal belongings from a dressing room, children nearby who were waiting in line to see santa claus saw those victims being treated. the injuries thankfully not

considered life-threatening and also thankfully that suspect is in custody. >> yeah, that was such a scary situation. we're going to move on to our look at the road to recovery from those massive hurricanes this fall hit the virgin islands, puerto rico, houston and start out with robin in puerto rico. good morning, robin. >> good morning, george and amy. it has been 54 days since hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico and more than half of the island is still without power, thousands still don't have access to drinking water and that's why places like this, the world central kitchen are making such an impact in hard-hit communities. these volunteers serving and delivering thousands of meals all across puerto rico. the u.s. military just announced it is going to start winding down its operations here because relief efforts are starting to move from the crisis phase to the recovery phase. fema is here for the long haul and i surveyed the damage from above on a helicopter ride along with a man leading fema's recovery efforts, mike

some have been frustrated. how do you speak to them? >> you know, we just keep working it. you know, we're bringing in lots of people and bringing in lots of different program, we're -- we've given out over $100 million in aid directly to the citizens but, you know, we're just not going to stop but keep at it and at it until we make a difference for everybody. >> and i have to say being in that helicopter and surveying much of this island, you can see in those remote areas the desperation is still there and it's really mind-boggling. about 100 miles from here is the u.s. virgin islands and the situation is just as dire if not more so. residents there, they suffered a one-two punch, first a direct hit by irma, two weeks later maria and by the way both were category 5 hurricanes and many people having to rebuild from scratch and i had the

the damage up close this weekend and i have some incredible stories of survival and recovery and we're going to share the virgin islands story coming up in our next half hour. michael is in houston. his beloved hometown. he went to witness the destruction right after harvey and how are things going there now? good morning. >> things are going well, robin. you know, as you can see there's so much damage where you are in puerto rico and as you said i'm here in houston. at first glance you might think everything is back to norm a take a look at these pictures from this same street two months ago when it was under four feet of water. but i want to show you what a real problem lies for so many people here. i'll take you for a walk inside of this house and this house is one of 136,000 homes like this in houston and as you can see the volunteers are in this home and they are painting the mold protector on the wood so you don't have to have that problem again and make this house inhabitable again and there's still 50,000

around this city so there's still so much work to do and later in the show we'll check in with some of the brave people that we met in the days after harvey and i'm going to go back to you in the studio, george and amy. >> thank you. check back in with mattress m k mack. a lot more all morning long but ginger with a lot going on there. >> yeah, what an epic season it was, i'll have more coming up on the facts and wrapping it up. don't be surprised in pennsylvania, new york, parts of new england to see a wintry mix and little slick roads this morning. the select cities brought to you now by "wonder" rated pg. >> audiences are raving about "wonder."

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making it difficult to store food because for the past two months their refrigerators have been unusable so this is like the best assembly line i've ever seen in my life and there's -- preening hot mees back in the kitchen and we'll share that with you but the people who volunteer here are -- they're just some of the amazing people i met in puerto rico and the virgin islands over the past few days and, guys, i cannot wait to share their stories of survival, rebuilding and their incredible community spirit. that's coming up, george and amy. >> looking forward to meeting them. >> we are, thank you, robin. first we begin with the growing me too movement. hundreds marching down hollywood boulevard on sunday sending a message days after five women came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against comedian louis c.k. abc's linsey davis spoke exclusively with one accuser rebecca corry about the allegations that many say and we've heard this before, linsey, were an open secret. >> you're right and good morning to you, amy.

corry says they were common knowledge and people joked about it, made light of it but then it happened to her and she says it made her angry. a louis c.k. accuser is speaking out this morning about what she calls the open secret about the comedian. >> it was just actually sort of common knowledge in the comedy world. people made jokes about it all the time. >> then says it happened to her. rebecca corry seen here in "2 broke girls." says in 2005 louis c.k. approached her when she was working on a tv pilot. >> i was walking to set to shoot my scene and he approached me and got really close to my face and said can i ask you something and i said, yes, and he said can i masturbate in front of you in your dressing room. >> she says when the show's executive producers courteney cox and david arquette found out they were disturbed and supportive and discussed

curtailing production but corry said that's not what she wanted. >> i wanted to pretend like it never happened. i mean, i wanted to do my job. those communities are few and far between and most certainly didn't want to be the superb responsible for shutting down a production or even being part of the narrative. >> she says her one regret. >> if i could do anything differently, it would be that day i would have shut down production. i would have confronted it and i would have dealt with it then because i have learned that doing nothing saying nothing is not helpful. >> reporter: corry is one of several women who came forward in a bombshell report by "the new york times" saying louis either tried or exposed himself in front of them. many said the rumors of his behavior were an open secret for the past decade some making jokes about it on stage. the popular comedian dropped by fx, hbo and netflix was quick to issue an apology saying in a

myself that what i did was okay. but what i learned later in life, too late, is that the power i had over these women is that they admired me and i wielded that power irresponsibly. corry says two years ago louis c.k. called her directly to apologize. as for how the so-called open secret was allowed to persist for so long. >> when you're that powerful and generating that kind of money and you can literally light someone's life by giving them a show, you know, that's what's going to happen. >> also with regard to how it stayed an open secret for so long corry went on to say the comedy world is a different world and she says there's a lot of allegiance and a lot of fear and that it's not a comfortable place to speak out. but that's what she would like to see change. she says she hopes the behavior will stop and people will stop, quote, laughing and joking and high-fiving about it. >> i heard rebecca say she didn't want to be the person

the production instead of his actions. >> she says her message would be to say something. >> she certainly is now. >> did she say enough more about when i called a couple of years ago, what she said to him. >> she said at the time i'm sorry i forced you into a closet. she shaaid she's that's not eve what happened. but then she said she really wanted to get over it and smooth things over. >> she is certainly speaking up now and a lot of women and a lot of men are listening. thank you, linsey. coming up a terrifying moment at a party. people dancing when the floor collapses sending them plummeting to the apartment below. and then on the road to recovery, robin with what she discovered on her incredible journey into the hurricane zone.

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we are back with our road to recovery special and robin is in puerto rico. hey, robin. >> george, i'm here at the world central kitchen as i said, what started by chef jose andres and making such a difference in the communities hit so hard by the hurricanes. keep in mind in puerto rico there are still over 2,000 people in more than 50 shelters. the storms came as a one-two punch to the u.s. virgin islands, two hurricane 5 monster storms. so whatever irma didn't destroy maria did 14 days later. it wiped out those beautiful tiny islands so dependent on tourism,

hotels, destroyed. the food supply relies so heavily on neighboring puerto rico which saw its ports close during hurricane maria. it was like the perfect storm and this morning so many of the large resorts in the virgin islands are still closed. the residents wondering if they will ever be able to go back to work and the islands expect to receive 80 million in emergency loans as the relief begins to trickle in. i found on my visit there over the weekend that the people there have an incredible strength and determination. for four terrifying weeks the gulf coast and the caribbean islands were under siege. pummeled by hurricane harvey, irma and maria. the first time on record that three category 4 hurricanes made landfall in the u.s. during the same season. and though the storms have passed hundreds of thousands are still reeling in the aftermath. like here in the

islands, one of the hardest hit areas that many believe has gone unnoticed. 80% still without power. like you needed another reminder of the power of this storm, i mean, look at this apartment complex. both sides of the walls completely blown out. people lost their lives here. for the once idyllic islands hurricane maria drowned what hurricane irma didn't already destroy. wow. like jurassic park. >> after irma it looked like we got hit by a bomb. a lot lost their home. lost their car, lost their job. but, you know, we got life. >> reporter: ian samuel's home was destroyed. this is your home. >> this is it. >> was this the kitchen? >> this was the kitchen. now it's more of a machine shop. >> reporter: he says he's surprised some of his home is still standing. >> you could hear it crumbling around

it was wjust scary. >> you rode out the storm. >> yes, downstairs. because you have a 0 mol -- >> yep. that didn't make it downstairs. >> reporter: though he seemingly lost everything what he hasn't lost is his faith. >> it's all about restoring hope and making sure they don't lose hope that things are going to get better. good morning, guys. >> how are you doing. >> thanks for everything. >> reporter: he's currently working with bloomberg philanthropy's rebuilding team on the island. >> tell us about michael bloomberg and the organization and what they have done in the work you're doing with them. >> i mean, they -- michael bloomberg and tom, the co-founders have been instrumental in just picking up or filling the gaps created by fema. you know, i mean, fema is a great organization, you know, they're here to help but there's a lot of gaps. >> reporter: proud st. croix native and five-time nba champion tim duncan anden

chesney on the mainland working to bring relief. >> you still have a long road ahead of you. >> absolutely. >> but -- >> you know, you take this time to appreciate life. i mean, you know. >> uh-huh. >> things could always be worse. >> reporter: one of the most dire needs electricity. most families still have none. when do you expect to have full power restored in the islands? >> we've got now with this week with our last 200 batch of linemen in, we have got now 760 plus linemen in the territory and our plan is to be at 90% energized by christmas. >> reporter: across the virgin islands hundreds of linemen from all over the u.s. are working hard to restore power to the masses. governor matt telling us he will request $7.5 billion for the islands to help with rebuilding. >> we don't want to rush to

got it done. we want to do it smart, do it hardened and do it so that 2 can withstand the next storm. >> people from all walks of life, every economic level, every race, color and creed even coming and working together. there are a lot of neighbors in need and we've been given the opportunity to be a blessing to them. >> reporter: local groups like the st. thomas reform church and the nonprofit charity my brother's workshop have been helping thousands on the island without food or a place to live. and as the islands slowly begin to rebuild, we see the strength of those who weathered the storm like mother of ten, mrs. phillips. how are you? >> hi. >> heard so much about you. >> thanks. >> reporter: as one of the only families in the naked with a work generator in the days following hurricane irma and maria she and her beautiful family began cooking meals for those in need. >> i cook for 25 people normally. that's just us. so it's not too much

share with the community. >> so it was out of necessity you came up with this idea. >> yes, and because we were the only one left in this neighborhood with a roof. >> the family cooks about 250 meals per day. most of the food donated from others across the island. no one would blame you woe is me. life is terrible and just bare remembered your head in the sand but you didn't. >> well, because we raise our children to serve god and to always love your neighbor as yourself. >> i got to tell you their faith is so incredibly strong and we're going to have more on the phillips family coming up because it's -- look at these volunteers, everybody. i mean, this is everyday folks solve the crisis, just like here in puerto rico, there in the virgin islands and they're saying what can we do to help? and what they are doing helping thousands of families and counting. i want to head to the kitchen and i'll be back to you guys in new york a

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high school in houston just days after hurricane harvey's floodwaters overran their community causing so much destruction. well, michael is back there this morning with an update. hey, michael. >> hey, amy. you remember these guys standing with me. they are members of the c.e. king football team along with their head coach derek fithenry. thanks for joining me. this is their gym floor after hurricane harvey. it looked like a skate park and this is what the field looked like as well. we had to throw all the equipment away and just overflooded there. the school still has a long way to go and for now these students are sharing their classrooms with an elementary school until they can get back in their building in january. they're playing even better than they played last year. you guys had a good season. and there they are running out on the field on friday. had a coons to make it to the playoffs. unfortunately didn't but they had a great time there.

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miles. you might not need the umbrella heading out the door today but it is going to stay cool. 59 your average high temperature today we'll get up to 50 degrees today. clouds are going to be slow to cle clear. high of 58 could see an early morning sprinkle. high of 60 degrees. >> anchor: traffic watch a lot of slow traffic and congestion along the capitol belt way. duke street police are on the scene not impacting the ride on 395 but slow to the 14th street bridge. crash in silver spring activy

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and there are new calls for roy moore to drop out of the race as he fires back against his accusers. incredible near miss. the heart-stopping moment a child steps off the school bus, a truck stopping just in time. the lucky escape caught on tape. good-bye to the original gossip girl. from madonna. >> does this mean blonds don't have more fun? >> reporter: to the high-profile trump divorce, the gossip insider who became a legend celebrating liz smith this morning. and road to recovery. into the hurricane zones, we're on the ground in puerto rico. the virgin islands. >> somebody actually took the time.

>> to do this. >> texas. >> it's all right. it's going to be okay. >> reporter: and florida this morning. >> not a whole lot of progress? no progress whatsoever actually. >> reporter: incredible stories of resilience and helping each other get back on their feet this morning. big surprises for local heroes and the people rebuilding. >> i'm with the phillips family and they want to say -- >> all: good morning, america. ♪ i've got the heart of a hero and good morning, america. welcome back this monday morning for a very special "gma." the road to recovery. we are taking you back into the areas so devastated by the recent hurricanes. >> robin is in puerto rico. michael is in houston and rob marciano in the florida keys, so many need so much still and we'll hear from them. >> news to get to beginning with growing calls for alabama senate candidate roy moore to drop out of the race.

after allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers when he was in his 30s. our chief national correspondent tom llamas here with the story. >> good morning again. several new developments on this story down in alabama. roy moore says he will sue "the washington post" and that nothing is going to get him out of the race even a call from the president. moore was accused last week of molesting a 14-year-old girl and dating other teenage girls when he was a district attorney. "the washington post" broke this story. many of the accusers or relatives told us this he stand by the "post's" reporting. he says it's a political hit job. he says he's been in public service for 40 years and these allegations have never come up. we've also learned the governor has no plan to move the election date. there were reports republicans were pressuring her to move the date so they could buy time to get moore out of this race but they told us last night, george, they are not moving that date. >> the moore team has been promising to come out with new information to discredit the allegations.

campaign, even roy moore has said that himself. we asked for it and looked for it. so far no proof. we now have a terrifying moment at a homecoming party in denton, texas. the partygoers jumping and dancing packed in a third floor ap and then the floor collapsed. many people fell and the panic when the floor gave way. it looked like a bomb went off, one tweeted. thankfully no one was seriously injured. >> thankfully indeed. now to the passing of the original gossip girl. gossip columnist liz 134i9 who cron coaled the lives of the rich and famous for decades in new york tabloids died sunday at 94 years old and here is abc's chris connelly. >> we need a lede. >> reporter: for decades starting in the 1970s with "the daily news". >> i like gossip. i think it's important, it'

cathartic. it's good for you. it makes you live longer. it's a release. >> she never let that texas size smile get in the way of a big story and in 1990 new york there was no story bigger than the divorce of donald and ivana trump. head-to-head with "the new york post." liz served the scoop du jour. >> liz has been fair. i can understand why she's on ivana's side. ivana is a good woman. >> he wrote a letter saying you cruise tied me for a wheel year b but you're terrific. >> does this mean blons don't have more fun? i've loved my job and had so much fun at it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> liz had fun and was so much fun to be around. >> she will certainly be missed. there was a heart-stopping near-miss caught on dash camera. a group of kids in norway had just gotten off their school bus. look at that when one runs across the t

thankfully the truck's braking just in time. the boy narrowly escaping. and incredibly he was okay. no one injured. >> that truck driver really reacted quickly. >> he certainly did and saved that child's life. coming up here more from the hurricane zone. houston, florida, the virgin islands and rob is in puerto rico. >> yes, i'm still here at the world central kitchen and actually in the kitchen right now. each of these trays will serve about 40 people, hot food and erin helping to run the joint, real chefs since 4:00 a.m. >> every day start cooking. >> but the hot meals, what people really want and need. >> and they go far. they go to every corner of the island where people need them most. >> all over the island. everybody is doing what they can do. many volunteers that we have been seeing. people at home, you want to know what you can do to help. we've got this wonderful program that we're going to tell you about in just a little bit called a dollop of family. i know

stories there in houston. >> i sure am, robin. you know what, these people here are determined to bounce back even stronger than before. coming up we'll talk to one of houston's heroes a local celebrity and goes by the name mattress mack. he's been helping the recovery effort here since day one. this morning, he's got a special announcement for his fellow houstonians. i can't wait to share and till then we go back to. >> you looking forward to thafrjt also coming up, country music's biggest stars coming together for the hurricane recovery. ♪ coming together for the hurricane recovery. ♪

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welcome to all of you here. great audience with us this morning on a monday. welcome back to lara. a little "pop news." >> thank you, george. good morning to you guys and good morning to you. time now for povp and did you guys see "saturday night live"? >> oh, a lot of people talking about "snl" this weekend. what a show. we finally got to see more of taylor swift performing songs from her new album, "reputation." and she did not disappoint. but the big star was tiffany haddish from "girls trip" making history as the first black female stand-up comic to host in the show's history. she said she always loved "snl." yeah. a dream of hers from being a child in foster care as a kid, so excited to be hosting. broke out her favorite dress and made sure the audience got a good look at it. >> i'm so happy. i spent a lot of money on this dress. this dress cost way more than my mortgage. this is an alexander mcqueen, okay.

i'm going to wear this dress multiple times. [ cheers and applause ] you are going to see this dress in two sketches tonight, okay. >> and we did. we did. >> it was great. >> she was great. she walked through the newscast with it. very funny. tiffany has been getting rave review for her performance and those are her moves. this was taylor's first time back on "snl" in eight years. ♪ in the middle of the night >> reporter: a curious menu choice next time you're asked if you want fries with your burger, just order a second burger. call it the two burgers no fries option. a nutritionist recommending it saying a second burger is actually a better option. it helps you fill up, it offers more protein than french fries and says the balance of fat and carbs is better than the fries which are as we all know empty but delicious calories.

>> yeah. >> don't you get the french fries? >> i mean i think -- i knew you would agree. >> i always get double burger, no bun. >> proof positive. double up the protein and say good-bye to fries. country music rising to the occasion banding together to raise money for those this need. the country rising concert at nashville's bridgestone arena serving as a fund-raiser for victims of hurricanes harvey, irma and maria as well as for the las vegas concert shooting and, boy, it was all hands on deck. keith urban, reba, dierks bentley, jason aldean wowing the sold out crowd. there were so many others there. hillary from lady antebellum telling us how it all came together. >> we just want to honestly unite together with our other friends and country music to remind not only ourselves but everyone these are causes that still need our attention, the relief is still needed. >> absolutely as robin has shown us all morning long and michael.

underwood, she was supposed to be there but fell, broke her wrist on friday at home. she got lots of scrapes and bruises but told her fans that her hubby was taking very good care of her. she hated to miss it. >> i know, he's retired now so he can help her out. >> take care of the mrs. lots of money raised for a very good cause. [ applause ] >> thank you, lara. now let's get more from the hurricane zone back to robin with an inspiring story of how people are stepping up for those in need in the virgin islands. hey, robin. >> talking about country music, you know, kenny chesney has shot some of his music videos there in the virgin islands. he loves it there and i was there over the weekend and came in contact with a very special program. it is called adopt a family. they have been working tirelessly to help bring the virgin islands back from the devastating effects of this hurricane season. here's a look. >> dear family, we hope you are

safe. >> we are here for them and help is on the way. >> never give up hope and so many are thinking of you. >> letters of hope, love and prayers. >> we wish you all the best from our family to yours. >> you all are in our thought answer prayers. >> reporter: these are part of a fast-growing program called adopt a family. a volunteer care package initiative that sends much needed supplies from the u.s. mainland to families in the u.s. virgin islands. where thousands of americans are still without electricity, food, clothes or even a place to live after hurricane irma and maria ravaged their hopes. >> we have some care packages for you today. >> reporter: donors receive a wish list from a family and send a care package via the u.s. postal service reaching thousands of recipients across the island. >> my daughter opened this box and it was fascinating because somebody actually took the time. >> yes, look at this. >> to do this.

strength, love, hope. >> reporter: volunteers like vernon work countless hours to distribute the boxes. more than 26,000 packages have been transported to date. that equals more than $1.8 million in relief supplies. >> they're so relieved to have that little box, that little care package, that little something to get through the next day, next week. >> to know that someone cares about you. >> yes, it's huge. >> it's huge. >> especially the kids. you know, we're not always and the elderly. two groups we always forget about in times of great need. >> i had a chance to see firsthand how much those care packages mean once they reach the hands of those in need. >> the bug spray, painkillers. >> toothpaste. >> socks. >> if you can't use it -- >> you know somebody who can. >> reporter: a little heart and thought going a long way. >> hello, emanuel, i hope this is helpful. in your time of recovery after all the damages on your island.

i'm sending you this box and soon i'll be sending you another box shortly. hope you enjoy. it's nice, you know, helping you all out and take care. >> michele freeman. >> do you know michele freeman? >> no. >> thank you, michele freeman. >> thank you, michele freeman. good morning, america. thank you. >> that was a spontaneous moment. we had just finished our dinner and they came out with a box. they were so excited. they wanted to share what was in the box and just tell us about that story and i got to say it just took my breath away seeing how families reacted getting those care packages. the need is tremendous. it's still -- i cannot overstate that. and i can't overstate how thankful they are and i can't overstate that they're watching. you know, we were showing you about the phillips family, a family of ten, ten, well, mrs. phli

they have 12 kids. it was hard to count them all, george. and they're really thankful for the adopt the family program and i know you have some of the founders of that organization with you there in new york. >> they are right here. robin, sabrina jureidini and pam engle are right here in the audience. thanks for joining us. pam, you didn't even know each other. >> no we didn't. >> tell us how it began. >> oh, my goodness. i think it started with sabrina's post on facebook. >> it was a facebook post in the middle of the night. my husband and i were driving home and we have several friends down there and i was just sick and i said we have to do something and so i'm going to start -- we can get 20 or 30 family covered that would be great and within, i mean we broke 27,000 last week. so. >> yeah. i know. [ applause ] >> thank you for that. very, very small as you just pointed out your outreach has just ballooned. talk about what you've been able to accomplish and how you've been able to accomplish it. >> well, everything we have been able to accomplish is

it's just everybody getting the word out there and once again people like you that are bringing awareness to the island and the need that's down there. we just can't thank you enough and, yeah, sabrina mentioned we've hit 27,000 boxes that we sent to the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. and a short two-month span and we really think that they're making a difference and it's that personal connection that really makes us unique. so thank you. >> such a morale booster to get these boxes and see these notes. it's just -- even if -- if they can't use something in there they can find somebody who does. >> just to know they're not forgotten. >> that's exactly what it is. >> yeah. >> we can see the excitement on your faces. a little surprised by all this. >> i was tiring up. >> this is very emotional for us. we just met today right here in the green room. we've never met. >> yes. [ applause ] so we just met. >> well, thank you. you set a great example. you've done a lot of good. back to michael down in houston. ♪ this is my fight song >> hey, george, i'm here with

from the organization rebuilding together houston and these guys are in it for the long haul and already finished 25 homes and they are not done. they're going to continue to help hundreds of families get back on their feet here in the city and two months ago, this street was under four feet of water. but today these homeowners like so many, they are houston strong, picking up the pieces after the storm. take a look. august 25th, hurricane harvey slammed into texas with 130-mile-per-hour winds devastating the city of rockport. the category 4 storm leaving behind an estimated $180 billion in damage as it tore across the lone star state. from port aransas all the way up to port arthur. >> just breaks my heart. >> reporter: my hometown of houston pummelled with 51 inches of rain. experts calling it a flood of biblical proportions. but this is also a story of

the worst moments of their lives, but rising up as a community. >> we are joined by iashia nelson. >> remember iashia nelson. >> please help us. aisle scared. >> reporter: we first met the mother of three live on our air stranded on her roof with her family and 30 others as floodwears rushed around them. >> we need help. we need help right now. >> reporter: like so many, she was rescued by a complete stranger. this is iashia today working to rebuild her life now settled into a temporary apartment. >> i always look at the brightest side of things. when something bad happens i always look for the good. >> reporter: still the scars from that morning haunt her and her 4-year-old son. >> every time it rain now he look out the window and tell everybody we got to leave. it's going to flood. >> reporter: the only thing she could salvage from her old apartment, her bible. it was one of the few things she took with her when she fled hurricane katrina 12 years ago. >> you walk into a place with

all over from scratch. >> reporter: her family's needs like so many others still so great. >> we really just need clothes and then christmas is coming up. i'm not a materialistic person so nothing is too small for me. >> reporter: it was something i saw firsthand in the days after the storm. standing in the shell of a house that mindy benjamin's family once called home. >> so this is home. what's left of it. >> i mean, this is your life. >> everything. >> literally everything. >> reporter: her son dominic carrying his 1 and 2-year-old siblings on his shoulders as they waded through rising floodwears. >> i told them it's going to be okay. >> that brave mother of four determined to see her family through the storm. >> i vowed to them we're going to get through this. >> whatever it take. >> whatever it takes. >> it's all right, momma. it's going to be okay. we are joined

benjamin and, mindy, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> we saw your son dominic with his football team and it's great to have you here. you are so strong in the face of everything you went through with hurricane harvey and how are you and the family doing now? how are the kids. >> the kids, it's been a struggle. i don't understand the effect it has on the little ones. >> for sure. and how has it been since we've left and i know you were asking fema for help. did you ever receive it. >> i did and second third week of october. >> so it took a while. >> it took a while. a couple of ames but it came. >> have you had a chance to go back to your old neighborhood and what is like there right now. >> it's a ghost town. so right now we're in a temporary house. the plan is to go back to that neighborhood but it's a ghost town. so not sure if that's going to be our new normal, you know, so many of our neighbors aren't there, you know, dominic's friends aren't there anymore. >> so a lot of people on the outside looking in, you may see everything is coming back to normal but there is still a lot of need around here so what do you think y

still need. >> i'd say a lot of our neighbors still need continued help rebuilding their homes. there are so many hopes including ours that still don't have the sheetrock. still doesn't have the flooring. affordable housing has been so difficult to come by. >> at the end of the day what do you want people to know about the city of houston and the way they've come together to help everyone? >> that that's just the houston way. you know, and i'll relate that to the community, the c.e. king community, the outpouring of love and support, i grew up in c.e. king, graduated from c.e. king, third generation and that's just how we do. we come together in times of adversity and showed we're houston strong. >> i tell you houston strong, you put it right. rebuilding together, these guys are helping so many people here in the community as well. >> so appreciate it. >> mindy, great to see you. >> great to see you again. >> back to you in the studio. >> i like that. the houston

[ applause ] >> that we do. >> to ginger. >> george, you know throughout our special coverage, these storms were so stunning and so many ways. maria going from a cat 1 to a cat 5 in 15 hours. amazing to think about that destroying the island of dominica. 160-mile-per-hour winds there and as robin just showed us, it, of course, went through puerto rico, the strongest hurricane making landfall there in nearly 100 years. so we're going to have more touching stories on the road to recovery coming up, first the "gma" moment. i think we have a baseball catcher in the making. that's right. caleb just learned to walk and likes walked around with a basket on his face.fog developig - clouds give way to some sun later today - unseasonably cool week ahead - next best chance for rain next saturday today: cloudy becoming partly cloudy. unseasonably cool. highs: 48-52 winds: n 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 36-41 winds: n 5-10 mph tuesday: partly cloudy. unseasonably cool. highs: 49-53 winds: n 5-10 mph

coming up, rob marciano down in the florida keys, of course, they were hit so hard. we'll show what you they're doing there. many families are getting back on their feet this morning. it's all coming up here on "gma." ♪ your "gma" moment brought to you by the frame from samsung. the most beautiful tv you've never seen.

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♪ i've got the heart of a hero welcome back to this special edition of "gma," road to recovery reporting live from the communities trying to recover from those devastating hurricanes. michael in his hometown and rob in the florida keys and robin in puerto rico. let's check in with her now. hey, robin. >> all right, guys, all morning we've been reporting from world central kitchen, an organization started by chef jose andres and brought it here five days after in puerto rico and business, volunteers and bring millions, 2.6 million already

victims and one of those volunteers, jose alejandro ortiz is here. thank you, thank you for this. tell us a little about how you got involved. >> well, basically before the hurricane came to the island i had my own company and i had my own delivery service and after the hurricane came i lost every e elm. the customers didn't have internet. i still had my service that i wanted to like put food from point a to point b so i went online to try to find people that can help and i stumble upon this. my whole team in the fourth day and after 46 nonstop days i'm still here. >> what the feeling like? i mean these are hot meals? >> yeah. >> that are going to people. >> yeah. so like there's to be honest there's no word that i can describe it. sometimes i feel happy. proud. i'm sometimes i feel sad when i go out and i see that people have that need and knowing we have de

like having 15,000 volunteers is a big number and we have a good team. it's like an accomplishment. >> all across puerto rico. not just in san juan. >> 78 municipalities we have, yeah. >> that is wonderful. i understand that when chef jose comes in here, something happens. what dogs down? >> yeah, when the chef comes in, everyone start singing. >> they start singing. >> yeah. >> they start singing. >> yeah. ♪ ♪ >> whoo. ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> wonderful.

they've been here bright and early again 2.6 million and counting meals. >> and counting. >> the need is still so tremendous. and i though that you have found some special folks there in the keys, rob. >> we sure do, robin. great to be with you. it's been 64 days since hurricane irma made a direct hit here in the florida keys. this is sugar love school a shelter during the height of the storm. now it's a distribution center for supplies donated and fanned out across the keys. a lot of these kids are helping out before they head to school. some of these supplies have been donated by you our generous viewers and on behalf of the keys and residents here i thank you. as you're about to see there's still a lot more that needs to be done. september 10th, just before 9:00 a.m., hurricane irma tears through the florida keys. 130-mile-per-hour winds, demolishing nearly everything in it's path. >> we were driving down and just

i was just crying a lot of the way because everything you saw was everybody's fwlongings. >> reporter: day care owner rhonda was heartbroken to learn her day-care center fell victim to hurricane irma. >> i didn't think we would re-open at all. i kind of had given up and was ready to walk away. but i got a call from the principal at sugarloaf asking if it we wanted to come here while we had our place fixed and that saved us. >> day care plays an integral part of allowing parents to get back to work. >> have fun. >> at the school level we need our teachers back so getting that day care set up was important. >> it was a godsend. there was no other way to describe them moving the day care here. by helping this one facility, you're not helping one family, you're helping 30 families. >> rhonda's day care has recently re-opened but irma destroyed one-quarter of all hopes in the florida keys leaving thousands homeless. >> we don't have a roof on our

staying with friends. >> reporter: teresa bass is a special ed teacher at sugar of loaf school. >> we're two months past irma and not a whole lot of progress. >> no progress whatsoever actually. >> while not destroyed her home is badly damaged. filled with mold and still unlivable. >> when we walked in there was water everywhere. >> what was going through your mind and could you even believe your eyes. >> no, because it's -- this is our home and it's hard to see somewhere where this was where we raised our daughter. >> reporter: teresa's fema claims were denied because of two little damage. all she can do right now is take things day by day. >> my daughter wants to go home. she asks at leave every other day when are we going home. >> it's got to break your heart. >> it does. that's the hardest part. that's not fair and i'm not the only one going through it. so many of us. so many people in this community.

>> you know, kids are resilient but the stress on the parents is just incredible. i'm here at the school with the school's principal principal harry russell. two months it's been, principal russell. a lot of your teachers are ho homeless themselves. how is the staff and the students holding up. >> overall they're doing well. the students have been very resilient to the recovery efforts and i can't say enough about our staff, our teachers themselves like you mentioned have suffered total home loss to significant damage and here eachary every day providing a top notch education we would expect and take our hats off to their efforts. >> they have to come in with a strong face. >> they do each and every day? besides that what are you most proud of in this recovery? >> i am proud of the keys community as a whole. we have come together and we are helping each other out and sugarloaf school is one small part of that puzzle and it's been amazing seeing everybody work on behalf of one another. >> i can attest to that firsthand the last couple of days seen this community come together for sure. they are strong.

surprise. our friends from winn-dixie have something they want to give you. >> oh, my gosh. >> how are you? >> on behalf of winn-dixie in recognition of the tremendous efforts that your school, faculty, staff, students have made in assisting with the recovery effort i'd like to present you with a check for $25,200. >> wow. >> that amount should represent a thanksgiving dinner for every student that goes to school at sugarloaf school. appreciate all the work you've done and thank you for helping us all stay strong. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. thank. >> you that is awesome. >> thank you very much. >> that's got to relieve just a little stress in these hard times. a proper meal for thanksgiving next week. >> yes, that was our next big focus a thanksgiving meal for all our families so this is fantastic. thank you. >> what do you think about that? [ cheers and applause ] >> you got to believe it. had is the home of the sharks and as they like to say, fin's up. sugarloaf strong. back to. >> you thank you, rob. thank you all. coming up you guys might remember mattress mack. he was that houston hero opened his

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america," just want to give you a little reminder of how devastating harvey was. we'll about to hear from michael again. it made landfall not once, not twice but three times. it had that squirrely path. at first landfall as a category 4 setting a record for the most rainfall from a single storm on record in the u.s. just stunning numbers there. more than four feet of rain. 51. 8 inches was the top at part arthur. they set a record hammered more than two feet in just 24 hours. oh, michael is in houston and we'll hear more from him about the e- unseasonably cool week ahead - next best chance for rain next saturday today: cloudy becoming partly cloudy. unseasonably cool. highs: 48-52 winds: n 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 36-41 winds: n 5-10 mph tuesday: partly >> and all that weather brought to you by water pik. but str

houston to hear more about what's happened post harvey. michael. >> hey, ginger, thank you. we're joined by hometown hero i remember this guy from when i was a kid in houston, he is a houston legend. this is mattress mack owner of gallery furniture. and, yes, give it up for mattress mack. like i said he did so much to help so many victims of hurricane harvey opening his store doors for evacuees who had nowhere else to go and hasn't stopped helping since the hurricane. you're such an inspiration during that hard time for so many people. reremember you opening your doors for families who had nowhere to go. how many people did you help during that time. >> well, you know we had about 300 people in each store for several nights at the store in richmond and over the next three weeks probably helped 70 or 80,000 with cleaning supplies and baby diapers, things like that the best part is the wonderful houston community that's done so much so it's obligation to give back. >> you definitely are doing that.

the storm, but even after, you charted a 737 jet. you flew first responders and military vets to game six of the world series. >> we went out there to l.a. trying to close out that game. we didn't do it but all the first responders had a great time. so it was a lot of fun. they did so much for the community. they are the heroes in this whole deal. >> i agree with you 100% about that. today i understand you have another big announcement for the city and what is that announcement? >> we do have a big announcement and the announcement is that come thanksgiving day gallery furniture will be open for a gather and give thanks together. we'll have a thanksgiving meal for the entire community at gallery furniture. [ cheers and applause ] >> so a lot of people are excited about that. if you have a lot of people you'll have a lot of food. how much food does it take. >> we'll have about 2500 pounds of turkey and ham, enough to feed the new york giants put together. we'll have 625 pounds of sweet

potatoes and 900 pies. we'll have the best food ever at gallery furnishry north freeway from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day. give thanks to all the blessings we have. >> you know what, you are a blessing for the city of houston and i hear you have one more little surprise and we have -- we're here at this home. this belongs to police crease. come over here, mrs. crease. we have -- you have one more little surprise. >> right, we want to tell miss crease we so much appreciate her and her spirit and heard so many great stories about her this morning we want to give her a house full of furniture. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. >> you know, our store is right up the street. >> yes. >> so you drive up there and pick out everything you want and we'll deliver it right here. >> all right. >> mrs. crease, congratulations. mattress mack. thank you so much. man. you really are an inspiration and great asset to the city of houston. i tell you what, when i was a kid i always wanted to meet you.

gracious in everything that you've done. it is a pleasure for me to sit here with you today and talk to you about the great things you're doing for the city and hopefully you inspire people to give back to the cities that they are part of. [ applause ] >> it's an honor to be on the show and, you know, the essence of living is giving. we get more by giving than we give and so if we can give away and help people then we've done something right in our life. >> we appreciate you for that. let's go back to everybody in the studio. >> all right. michael, thank you, thank you, mattress mack. great job, michael. robin, rob, amazing job by you and your teams in the field bringing us incredible stories of recovery. still a very long way to go for so many and you can learn how to help on our website.

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up with burlington. >> hi. >> you our kind viewers. >> i wanted to help people get warm. >> reporter: and some very famous faces. >> hi, i'm katie holmes. >> here you go, stay warm. >> whoo-hoo. >> reporter: to deliver over 1.8 million warm coats to those in need. and this year is all about communities coming together. >> it's getting cold outside. why don't you donate a coat. >> bring gently worn coats to your local burlington store to donate. >> put your hands up like this. that fits. >> reporter: the coats tay local and keep your community warm. >> it makes me warm. [ applause ] >> that's the goal. it's so easy to get involved. this year we're really focusing on community and there are three ways to help. you can donate a coat. spread the word by asking your community group to donate or make it a day of giving. come in with your group to make a donation right here. right now it's time to kick off the drive so, audience, are we ready? [ cheers and applause ]

here we go. ♪ out of my control pushing ♪ ♪ feel it in my bones oh whoa ♪ whoa oh whoa objection something big is happening ♪ >> off to a great start. thank you, everybody in the audience. we have burlington associates here and we have the bishop r. cheerleaders here. let's get those coats in the bins and we are very close now to hitting the 2 million coat mark this year. to do that we need you all to get out and donate. more information for you on our website as always, goodmorningamerica.com on yah ! goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! in the meantime, we will be right back. let's do this, guys. [ applause ]

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before we go we want to say good-bye and thank you to robin, michael, rob. all from the hurricane zones. thank you so much for bringing us incredible stories of hope this morning. >> so good. we also have some exciting american idol news. that's right. a few of the hopefuls who didn't make it the first time around will get a second chance at auditioning and you fans at home have the power to decide who. just watch the american music awards this sunday to vote. judge lionel richie will announce the winner on "dancing with the stars" the second time. >> we want to say happy birthday to jimmy kimmel. happy 50th birthday.

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>> anchor: good morning. the man charged with murdering a teen in sterling heads before a judge in about 30 minutes. he has been charged with abducting and killing a woman while she'll was walking back to her mosque. public hearings for new tolls are scheduled for today tomorrow and thursday. they would stretch out to gainsville. construction could be finished by 2022. temperatures stay on the cool side today. we've got rain moving out of the 7:00 am but it is going to stay cool. 59 your average high

for today. we'll get up to 50 degrees for today. clouds slow to clear. we'll have warmest day out of the next ten thursday. could see an early morning shower. high of 60 degrees. traffic watch, we've had accidents this is a live look at the inner loop towards i-66. heading back to our maps we continue to see residual delays there as well as the north side of the belt way where we have the outer loop activity. still jamming up on bc 295, 15 minutes to the 11th street bridge >> anchor: you can get more updates on good morning washington

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