business owners vowing to bounce back once again. >> seaside, jersey shore. do we have a choice? do we have a choice? this is our livelihood. this is where we make our living. this is where we feed our families. we have no choice. we will recover. >> reporter: such a positive attitude. and definitely a lot of gratitude out here that no one was seriously hurt. once the fire is completely out, investigators will be able to begin looking into the cause. john and diana? >> marci gonzalez, live in seaside park, new jersey. breaking news out of afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for a coordinated attack in the western city of herat. it was followed by a gun battle with security forces. at least two afghans were killed as were five of the attackers. there were no american casualties. it's another high-stakes day over the crisis in syria. secretary of state kerry is still in geneva working in an agreement for the syrian regime to turn over its chemical

weapons. >> abc's tahman bradley has the overnight developments. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry and his rugs counterpart mean get today, trying to strike a deal over syria's chemical weapons. syrian president bashar al assad, says he's willing to hand over its stockpile, but only if the u.s. drops its threat of a military strike. assad said his country will join the chemical weapons. >> they have signed the legislative decree. >> reporter: but assad wants a month to provide technical data on syria's chemical weapons and what he called standard procedure. not good enough, said the u.s. >> the words of the syrian regime, in our judgment, are simply not enough. >> reporter: kerry says the u.s.'s patience is limited. and russia needs to present a plan for assad to surrender the weapons right away. >> this is not a game. it has to be real. it has to be comprehensive. it has to be verifiable.

and finally, there ought to be consequences if it doesn't take place. >> reporter: even as the u.s. and russia try to project optimism, the body language shows the two sides remain far apart. >> you want me to take your word for it? it's a little late one. >> thank you. >> reporter: today, the technical experts get involved. the u.s. and russia compare notes about the chemical weapons. john and diana? >> abc's tahman bradley. live in washington for us this morning. thank you. an american-born terrorist fighting for al qaeda in africa has been killed. omar harmani had a bounty on his head. his father in alabama says his son died fighting for his principles, whatever they were. three friends of dzhokhar tsaranev will appear in a massachusetts courtroom. they are accused of hindering the investigation, following the april 15th bombing.

they are formally charged with lying to investigators and obstruction of justice. twitter makes a money move. what was it mean for everyday moves of that microblogging site? and a computer glitch for united airlines and people buying tickets for practically nothing. and a plane goes down with two men inside this morning. one of them telling a remarkable survival story.rns family bbq.

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and welcome back. twitter is the newest social media outlet to be going public through an initial stock offering. but the messaging service is being allowed to keep some of its documents secret before it

begins courting investors. the users will likely start seeing more ads. analysts estimate that its value could reach $20 billion. carnival cruise lines is offering a money-back guarantee as a way of boosting confidence in their business. the world's largest cruise company has suffered through several onboard mishaps. and is offering gerss full satisfaction or 110% refund. the promotion runs until april of 2015. california's minimum wage workers are getting an increase. governor jerry brown could sign the bill as soon as today. it would be california's first minimum wage increase in six years. and walmart is about to sell the new bargain iphone cheaper than apple. the big box retailer is offering a $20 discount on the new iphone 5c, bringing the price down do $79 with a two-year contract.

walmart and apple have taken preorders overnight. united airlines are trying to decide whether to honor fares that were sold at rock-bottom prices. many flights were 0 bucks. some passengers booked flights that only cost them a few dollars. >> i'm looking up everything. we're going here. we're going there. it's like, i was like, we're going to do christmas in maui. >> all right. word on the cheap tickets quickly spread across social media. and united had to shut down the entire booking system. as for honoring the fares, a spokesperson says they'll do what's appropriate. >> i wasn't looking for flights. >> i want to do christmas in maui for 0 bucks. >> what's the tax on zero? i think it's a big, fat zero. when we come back, a rare

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[ male announcer ] advair diskus fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder. get your first prescription free and save on refills at advaircopd.com. welcome back. a scary scene over lake michigan. near the wisconsin shoreline. take a look. two waterspouts were seen there yesterday. they're tornadoes on the water. something ominous to look at. luckily, there were no injuries or damage reported. the road conditions will be clear and dry over the entire midwest today. the trouble spots are there in the rockies. more flooding expected because of thunderstorms. wet also for parts of 95 and roads across the southeast. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in raleigh, north carolina, as well as atlanta and denver. recapping our top story now. a wind-whipped fire has destroyed at least 50 businesses on the new jersey shore. >> many of those businesses had just recovered from superstorm

sandy. the fire began in the area of a frozen custard stand on the seaside park portion of the boardwalk. firefighters on the scene more than 12 hours after it started. and the deadly flooding in northern colorado getting worse. fast-moving floodwaters in the city of boulder. thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate downtown boulder. many schools are closed. rescuers are pulling trapped drivers from their cars. a montana woman charged with killing her husband just a week after their wedding is now out of jail. a federal judge said prosecutors did not show that jordan graham was a danger to the community or a flight risk. graham has admitted to pushing her husband off of a cliff at glacier national park during an argument in july. friends say she was having second thoughts about their marriage. tragedy was averted in louisville, kentucky, when a little girl fell into an aban n abandoned well.

firefighters took about an hour to pull the 2-year-old up to safety. and the coach was rescued shortly after that. they are both expected to be okay. and that's the plane that was carrying two men over the wilds of alaska until its engine failed and it forced to make an emergency landing. it flipped over but the men were okay. when no one found them after 30 miles, they started walking 11 miles to the nearest village. they made it eight miles until they were spotted and picked up by state troopers. nascar's championship series gets under way on sunday. two drivers possibly cut a deal to get one of them into the chase for the sprint cup field. joey logano denies being aided by another driver. nascar is now investigating the entire incident. and a tweet from lance armstrong says the bronze medal he won in sydney has been handed over to olympic officials. it will be returned to the

international olympic committee in switzerland. he was stripped of the medal earlier this year, amid allegations of doping. armstrong was also stripped of his seven tour de france wins. time for sports. thursday night nfl action in a downpour. >> neil and stan at espn with all the highlights. >> good morning, america. he's stan. i'm neil. we're your l.a. "sportscenter" crew. giving you a little wake-me-up. >> jets and patriots played on thursday. pretty ugly game. first quarter, no score. third and two. patriots wide receiver aaron dobson lined up in the backfield. tom brady gets to him for the touchdown. patriots up 7-0. third quarter, jets driving down, 13-3. allowed powell up the middle for the touchdown. and the jets down 13-10. under a minute to play. the jets trying to get in field goal range. gino smith, has already thrown two interceptions in the fourth

quarter. there's number three. intercepted by aqib talib. three players got ejected. patriots win it, 13-10. a great race in the n.l. central. pirates, taking on the cubs. pirates trying to chase down the cardinals, who lost to milwaukee on thursday. jordy mercer, into the gap. pirates win it 3-1. and so, now, on top of the n.l. central, even-steven, between the pirates and the cardinals. >> wonder what odd todd thinks of that. >> you'll have to ask him. have a great day. we mean that. >> all right, guys. time, now, for a fish story. this is not about the one that got away. for our "play of the day," it happened at liberty university in virginia. >> that's where a bunch of guys were doing some fishing with extraordinary gear. they attached a worm to one guy's hair. >> of course, he caught a fish. there he goes.

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sequel. she said the story would begin in new york, 70 years before the start of harry potter's tale. >> that's interesting. and an american balloonist attempt to fly across the at lastic under a cluster of balloons has come to an end. he cut his journey short 12 hours after taking off from maine. >> he was using helium balloons that he hoped to land him on the other side. he came down near the coast of newfoundland, where his facebook page says he spent the night. he posted, this doesn't look like france. not kansas, either. >> i wonder what happened. obviously, we know. his balloons started popping. >> too bad. finally, a 64-year-old guy who really likes his big macs. dennis says his conservative estimate is that he's eaten 12,000 big macs in the past 30 years. >> he goes to mickey d.'s ten

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jersey shore towns destroyed. more than 50 local businesses destroyed. millions of dollars in damage, as well. secretary of state kerry is in geneva, working on a deal for syria to return over its chemical weapons. today, it will compare intelligence with his russian counterpart. fair along the west coast. big problems in the rockies, where storms will cause more flooding. storms across the southeast and texas. and some rain in the new england area. this week, the late-night comics had a field day with anthony weiner's loss in new york city's mayor's race. >> they even had a little fun with the serious situation in syria. here are your "friday funnies." >> anthony weiner is not going to be mayor of new york city. yeah. you think you're disappointed, for god's sakes. >> bad news for you. >> he gave his concession speech. and then, he gave everyone the

finger. honest to god. [ laughter ] you have to be careful because that's the kind of thing people will remember. they said to anthony weiner, what are you going to do now? he said, i'm going to take some time off, a couple weeks. spend a couple weeks, probably a month. spend some time with my cell phone. >> the russian president -- he wrote an op-ed piece for "the new york times." he said he wanted to reach the american people directly. that shows you how little putin knows about america, okay? you want to reach the american people, you don't put it in a newspaper. you go on "dancing with the stars." who reads -- >> here's something more lighthearted out of russia. it is cold in russia. that doesn't just affect humans. it affects monkeys, too. like this one. all bundled up. and ready to --

do the most adorable thing that's ever been done. >> would there be attacks against american bases in the middle east if there's an air strike? >> you would expect everything. expect everything. >> expect everything. is he threatening us? or pitching a new terrorism slogan? here our dreams are attainable. syria, expect everything. [ laughter ] >> good to have jon stewart back. >> it's good to laugh about the serious situations. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great friday and a wonderful we . i feel like i want to throw

up. that's me. they spent months rebuilding after sandy now seaside heights is dealt another blow. the latest on on that massive fire. thousands evacuate in boulder, colorado. the update with the flooding and how the president is helping those affected. and it is purple friday. a live look where the ravens are hosting the browns. taking part in any festivities. that straight ahead. thanks for joining us. and a wild night are we out of the woods. >> a wild night out there. it started at 1:00. it went into the evening hours. this morning, though. we're cooling down. temperatures are 66 degrees.

dew points are starting to fall. it will be a great feeling day out there. just a crossing the shore now and forecast highs this go around will be in the 70s. breezy out for the state. and should get us around 76 degrees. a big cool down for tonight. 65, how about the 40s. we'll talk about that for now we'll take a look at the weather. >> well we're starting off the day and the southbound lanes at route 198. the best will be 95. here is a look at 95 north of 195. you will not have any problems this morning. and northbound travel clear up to the beltway. and here is a live look at 70. we're looking at nice drive times. we take a look.

11 minutes on 795 to 95. an 11 minute ride to travel the outer loop up to 83. it is going to be nice and clear. and the tunnel or the harbor tunnel. that's traffic. we're following breaking news out of new jersey a fire has destroyed dozens of businesses along the jersey shore board walk. and now the images are dramatic, look at this. thick, black smoke. and. the fire started in an ice cream store quickly spread down the board walk. >> i could not believe what i was seeing. within 15 minutes there were more flames. i was scared. >> it's not clear of the cause but a lot of heartbreak where business owners spent months rebuilding following hurricane

sandy. two police officers are dead after an attack in afghanistan. it started with a suicide car- bombing and ended with gun fight. and no personnel are hurt and the taliban now is taking responsibility. you can get the latest on the breaking news follow us on twitter. two people and service dogs after getting rescued. and it happened in elicott city. crews reported seeing a lot of smoke. and they had 20 minutes to put it out. confusion, fear that's how they are describing the scene in baltimore. it appears something blew up in a trash can outside