on good morning, america. breaking news, emergency landing. a man reportedly threatens to kill fellow passengers on board a cross-country flight. >> listen, tower could use emergency. >>ith more than 120 people on boarard forcedo land immediately. the investigation right now. new overnight, major developments in the shooting death of an illinois police lieutenant that sparked nationwide outrage and aassive manhunt. hundreds of officers searching for ree alleged cop killers. was the whe scene staged? rubio rising. new polls out this morning show the florida senator surging, gaining ground in the race for president while donald trump is under fire for retweeting an image of jeb bush next to a nazi symbol. rco rubio here live as the race for the white house heats up. and falling from the sky. >> plane down, man down. >> the remarkable sight as a small plane in distress is caught on camera floating to the ground landing on a busy road

sad lives. good morning, america. a lot to get to this morning. got that big new poll out this morning, senator marco rubio rising in the race for president. there he is right there. walking over from starbucks. a little different from yesterday in the stretch limo and donald trump and he's here live in the studio. we'll get toim. >> we will. first we begin with the breaking news overnight. an american airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing. a passenger making threats on board that flight. abc's pierre thomas has the latest and is here in the studio with us. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the american airline flight left phoenix late tuesday afternoon with the expectation it would arrive at new york's jfk about 4 1/2 hours later but that dramaticically chaed when chaos erupted milight. >> listen tower, could use emergency 622. a scare in the air for 121 passengers on flight 622. >> about ready to clear to land

1-9 right t american22. >> reporter: en route to jfk's airport. >> a flight attendant mentioned to a passenger, saying there is a security concern and they were going toake someone off the plane. >> reporter: the unruly passenger forced the pilot to divert the plane to wichita, kansas. >> we were in the air for about an hour and a half and then kind of everything went down. >> reporter: local law enforcement meeting the plane on arriving at the gate. among those on board the rock band augustines. one band member tweeting out, whoa, emergency landing in wicha. passenger threatening the plane that he wants to kill people. bad scene. the passenger who made the alleged threat was taken off the flight without incident. the flig resumed and landed in new york just before midnight. we've had 56 of these incidents this yeainterfering with a flight crew is a federal crime and those who do it face fines and possibly jail time. this is no joke and i'm sure those passengers on board were teified and not too happy, robin.

the rise. >> serious situation. >> george. >> thanks, the race for the white house and this morning, first new poll since last week, republican debate, ben carson, donald trump, neck and neck at the top. senator marco rubio surging to challenge the outsiders. he is here live as donald trump faces some new troubles. let's go first to jon karl on the trail in manchester, new hampshire. good morning, jon. >> reporter: this new poll is the first conducted entirely after that. criticized debate on cnbc and take a look, it shows donald trump and ben carson still the front-runners, but the biggest movement in this pololl, georg comes with ted cruz and marco rubio moving into a tie for third place. their highest levels for both men since donald trump got into the race and look at jeb bush. he has fallen to 4% in this poll. his lowest ever. the biggest factor is clearly thatebate. when asked who won, voters overwhelmingly said marco rubio followed by ted cruz.

we also have a controversy brewing this morning over a bizarre late night retweet from donald trump. 11:20 p.m. he retweeted something with a bizarre image of the bush family next to a swastika. wewe reachedut to the trump campaign about this, they said at trump himself did tweet that, but, quote, heid not see the image attached and he does not condone it. they also told us there would be a fuller statement from the trump campaign coming later this morning. george. >> we will look for that. jon, thanks very much. senator marco rubio joins us now. we saw that poll. you are rising. led to a "washington post" headline this morning, it shows -- it says rubio rising, also becoming a target. and it quotes a gop strategist saying t that the xt 100 days are going to be brutal for you. are you ready for it? >> the last 100 days haven't been easy. i don't know what he's comparing it to. i'm running for president, the most important political office on the planet. we knew it would be difficult but we're going to continue on

our message and certainly answer estions and address falsehoods or anything peoplele say but'm going to remain focused on the future of america which is what this election needs to be about. this nation is at a point where it needs to choose what kind of country it's going to be in the 21st rent i. >> evevery candite hitting you right here opersonal finances. take a look. >> i mean, he is a disaster withth his credit cards. you know, he certainly lives above his mean, there's no question about that. >> well, i'm sorry. you know -- >> get a kick out of donald trump. but he was raising an important issue. you know, this came up at the debate last week. you had to draw down on your retirement account to pay living expenses. does that show -- >> that's not accurate. bottom line is i obviously don't come from a wealthy family. i had student loans. i only have one debt, the mortgage on the home i live in in miami. we're running for president and i wanted to make sure we had cash on hands for all kinds of things that come up. >> living expense. >> well, obviously it's not day-to-day living expenses. it's things like, for example, if your refrigerator break, we

live in south florida, if our air-conditioning unit goes gown, we have a ten-year-old house and i get a phone call, that's a crisis in south florida. we wanted to make sure we had access to that. i send my kids to private christian schools. that's a significant amount of money. i see it as an investment in their future so that's what that was but ultimately i have two debts, the mortgage on my home and america, i owe so much to this country. >> jeb bush in his campaign putting out the idea that you're a risky bet and raising questions that came up in your past campaigns about using the republican party credit card for personal use. "the tampa bay times" has a question about it. two years of those records are still secret. what should voters -- >> it's not accurate. well, first of all, everery expend on that card is detailed in the publican party accccounts th they file every month with -- reports they have to file with the state. it doesn't say who they belong to butvery expense is on there and we'll release those soon.

>> those two years. >> people need to understand what they're talking about. it wasn't a credit card. was an american express charge card secured under my ternl -- personal credit in conjunctn with a party, bills would be mailed to me at home. if there was a personal expense, i paid it. a party expense, the party paid it. i recognize in hindsight i would do it different to avoid confusion but the republican party never paid a single personal expense of mine. this is fortunately when this was initially reported in n the press it was made into something bigger than it actually is. i wouldn't do it the samame way again to avoid the stories but the publican party never paid any of my -- >> when bush's team says you're a risky bet because of this, theye wrong. >> they're running a campaigign that has somehow concluded, someone told them you got to attack marco in order to win. i don't agree. it won't change my complain. i'll continue to run positive message. if there are policy differences we should discuss them, nonot just with jeb but anybody on the field but i'm not going to atattack oth republicans. we're dodoing hilly clinton's

work for her. >> she actually called you out yesterday as well in regard to immigration reform. you used to be for comprehensive immigration reform and caved. >> yeah, because it can't pass -- we wonon't pass in this country. we're not going to pass it after a migratory crisis on the southern border where miners were being sent here after two executive orders. i'm being honest. they're the ones that are not being truthful. the only way forward is through a series of steps that begins with border security. it's funny, the democrats attack republicans for not doing at they didn't do when they had a majority in the house, a supermajority in the senate, barack obama in the white house, they didid nothingn immigration. and now they attack k republics for not doing what they themselves didn't do when they had the power because this iss cannot be tackled in one massive piece of legislation. >>inally to get on the stage with her you might have to get past senator ted cruz rising after the last debate. th of you young, 44. both of f cuban deent, both first term senators and both support of the tea party. what sets you apart from ted cruz? >> we'll have a debate and i

he is a friend of mine. 's interesting that the four top candidates in that field, two of them, three of them of the four come from minority backgrounds which speaks a lot to the diversity of the republican party and the strength o of the reblan party. >> two with no government experience. >> again, that speaks to the mood in n the couny. people are angry and should be at washington, d.c. you know, i've only been there 4 1/2 years but i have shared in that frustration and one of the reasons i chose to run for president. >> thanks for coming in. you can learn more about the candidates. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! robin. >> we appreciate the candidates joining live here. thmajor break in the shooting death of an illinois police lieutenant. his death in september, you may remember, led to a massive manhunt for three alleged suspects. well, this morning, officials are expected to reveal what happened to him. abc's alex perez is in fox lake, illinois. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, rorobin. a lot of people here remember that massive manhunt terrorizing residences and now many are hoping they will finally get

happened to lieutenant charles joseph gliniewicz. it was back in september when he radioed in he was pursuing three men when authorities showed up when backup showed up they determined the lieutenant was shot dead. now, a massive manhunt followed as we mentioned as hundreds of officers desperately searched for the three alleged suspects but no one was ever found. authorities later revealed the lieutenant had been shot at close range with h his own wpon. now, according to our affiliate wls and the "chicago tribune" and "chicago sun-times" authorities will later discuss the possibility that the lieutenant made this whole story up and took his own life, something they have been working on for some time now. robin. >> a possible suicide. what is his family saying about all this, alex? >> reporter: well, as you might imagine this has been tough for everyone.

that the lieutenant would never take his own life, many here hoping they will finally get some answers as to what this investigation has revealed at this press conference here later today. robin. >> anxious for those answers, alex, thank you. >> such a strange story. we move on, online reviews have become a big part of shopping butome block you from posting critical comments, a subject of a major hearing in washington. abc's necongressional correspondent mary bruce reporting from the capitol. good morning, mary. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. well, from hotels to restaurants and even physicians, consumers are used to voicing their opinions online. but those critical reviews could be putting you at a critical risk. with some companies fining consumers thousands for speaking out. now, hoping to end this lawmakers are attempting to prohibit what's known as a gag clause. it's a small clause but with big implications which can essentially ban consumers from bad-mouthing. lawmakers here will hear today from critics who say that this practice unfairly muzzles consumers as they consider a law

whiccould put an end to this practice and protect your right to post negative reviews. >> mary on the beat. now to the growing e. coli outbreak at chipotle. more cases have been reported in the northwest. dozens of restaurants temporarily closed and now the company is taking aggressive action to get to the bottom of that outbreak. abc's neal karlinsky is in bellevue witthat story. goodorningneal. >> reporter: good morning. this is 1 of the 43 chipotle locations shut down across washington and oregon because of that e. coli outbreak. still this mning the exact cause of it remains a mystery. this morning, chipotle is on the defensive scrubbing 43 shuttered restaurants clean. even though the chain has not definitively been linked to the outbreak, the mexican food chain is now announcing it's conducting its own environmental tests and batch testing ingredients, in addition to tests conducted by health

>> i know we're never going to eat there again after this. this was just a horrible experience. >> reporter: the aggressive move to protect its customers and reputation comes as health department officials announced growing numbers tuesday. sickened in washington and oregon. up from 22 and the chipotle locations they ate at now up to 8 instead of 6. another 25 possible cases are awaiting test results. >> any outbreak over 40 people is significant it something to worry about. >> reporter: an 8-year-old hospitalized north of seattle is a vegetarian seen as a clue thatat a vegetable may be to blame instead of beef. experts saying it's also unlikely multiple restaurants would have undercooked meat at the same time. meanwhile, a new lawsuit was just filed. an e. co victim claiming a burrito bowl she ate at a chipotle in washington state allegedly made her so sick she needed medical attention a week later. more lawsuits are expected to be filed this week. chipotle saying in a new statement this morning it is our

greatest priority to ensure the safety of all the food we serve and maintain our customers' confidence in eating at chipotle. in the meantime, the number of victims is expected to grow, george. >> okay, neal, thanks very much. we move on to that major winter storm in the west dumping nearly two feet of snow inome areas sparking flash floods. now moving east and threatening more floods in texas. ginger, you have that. >> the pictures out of san diego. the water up to the wheel well. the flash flooding 1 to 2 inches. northeast to ut and this truck flipped winds gusting greater than 8 in nevada, 22 plus inches of snow, very heavy taking down some of those tree limbs, that storm still moving through. we still have winter storm warnings or advisories for eight states. it'll move through new mexico, parts of colorado today and eventually bring potential for flash flooding and severe storms in that saturated area in texas plus ahead of it all record november warmth from the great lakes to the northeast. i'll have more on that coming up. >> it did feel good here yesterday. amy with the other top stories starting with a new message from

in a new audio recording isis claiming responsibility for bringingng down th russian passenger plane over egypt but won't say how it allegedly did that as the black boxes are being analyzed the search area for debris has been widened to 24 miles. media leaks are fueling more speculation about the investigation. one russia media outlet claims investigators have found no residue of explosive materials on the bodies implying a technical failure is to blame but experts say it's just too early to tell. meanwhile, there has been another crash of a russian plane overnight as many as 41 people were killed when a cargo plane crashed in south sudan. no word yet onhe cause. well, results from elections across the country are streaming in this morning. foonly the second time in 40 years, voters in kentucky have elected a republican governor. tea party favorite m matt bevi campaigned against obamacare. he also supported county clerk kim davis in her battle against same-sex marriage licenses.

result being watched nationwide, ohio voted down a measure that would have legalized marijuana with about 65% voters rejecting it. a disastrous launch for an air force rocket overnight in hawa. it broke up about one minute into its f first mison. the rocket was carrying satellites into orbit on a test t flht. the military had spent $45 million on the mission. well, finally it was a turnout t fit for yalty in kansas city. uh-huh ss robin. as an estimated 800,000 people crowded in to celebrate the royal's championship. that is twice as many people as expected and nearly twice the population of kansas city itself. long time coming. that's what happens when you wait that long. >> those pictures were on social media. amazing to see the turnout. good for them. thank you amy. that emergency landing right in the middle of a busy road.

seconds. >>e are back at 7:17 with that small plane that fell frfrom the sky in arkansas. a parachute attached to the ane saved all three on board. abc's david kerley has that story for us. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we're used to seeing planes flying but floating to earth on a parachute? itas a bit unreal. man down. carrying a plane with three on board to the ground. >> plane has possibly gone down.

>> reporter: landing on a fayetteville, arkansas, road hitting a truck which was carrying a mother and two young children. such a sight cameras capturing the final descent to the ground. the pilot, bill simon, the former top executive for u.s. operatioions of waart, was heading to texas where he teaches at baylor unersity. but shortly after takeoff, the engine has trouble. simon tries to set up a landing at a nearby airport but the engine goes. losing altitude, he pulls the chute, knowing he may lose his plane but save lives. only minor injuries for the three men on the plane and the woman in the truck. >> we're very fortunate that no one was hurt any worse than they were and that the plane didn't impact into a building or something lilike that. >> reporter: now this is a very specific aircraft. it's called a cirrus with a built- parachute and the company and owners say it's been deployed more than 50 times and there are 109 survivors, so it actually does work, robin and george and what a sight it was

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welcome back to "gma." you are looking at that vicious attack on an uber driver in california. wewe have netails this morning. a lawsuit has now been filed in the case. man, look at that. more on that ahead. >> we'll hear what the driver had to say what happened before that all went do. and also this morning, a big new poll just released shows marco rubio surging after last week's debate. the florida senator gaining ground in the political outsiders. rubio also has a lead over hillary clinton and a head-to-head matchup while ben carson has a double-digit lead over the democratic front-runner. some airlines, you know, they're playing grinch. for the holidays. spirit adding an extra fee for checked bags. frontier will charge thefor carry-on bags through the new year. >> carry a bag on the plane. >> bah humbug? wow. >> michael is here. that means lara is down in nashville. >> yes, she is and "gma," we're going country, y'all. all right.

lara? >> i wish you all were coming down here. it is so much fun getting ready for tonight's big show and this morning's g show, tim mcgraw and his band, they've been rehearsing all morning live for r big performance. it's happening live coming up, george, get on your cowbwboy boots. >> i could use them. okay, thank you, lara. we begin though with that attack on an uber driver. the passenger, taco bell executive, has been fired after that and faces a lawsuit and prospect of jail time. abc's matt gutman has the story. [ bleep ]. >> repeporter: or 1.6 million people watched benjamin golden viously beat his uber driver edward caban including the police. they charged him with four misdemeanor counts including assault and battery charges that could land him in jail for a year. his employer saw it too. taco bell firing its former head of mobile commerce and

he can no longer work for us. and more bad news for the 32-year-old former exec, abc newsws learnedxclusivevely that the driver has filed a suit against him. requesting unspecified compensation and saying caban contueto suffer from emotional injury and distress. >> it's unacceptable behavior and we want to make sure he understands that. >> reporr: but when caban picked golden up friday night he says he didn't think he was even capable of the barrage of blows and "f" bombs. >> he was forgetting what he was saying. i kept trying to ask him for directions and he was becoming very aggressive with me. >> reporter: the 23-year-old driver says golden was so blitd he couldn't even say where he wanted d to go. >> you're too drunk to give me directions, man. >> no. >> i'm kicking you out. >> no, i'm giving you directs right now. >> nope. that's it. trip's ended. >> no, i'm giving you the directions. >> nope, i'm kicking you out. >> golden not leaving without a

his head against the window. caban striking back delivering a dose of pepper spray. >> i think his hat flew off and i was able to break free and i was able to turn around and spray him in the face. >> reporter: now if convicted on all four counts he could face up to a year in jail. we tried to reach out to the mobile commerce executive, the former one, seems he's gone offline and shutting down his social media pages, not answering the phone and adding insult to injury, uber says it has banned him from the app for life. george. >> i'm sure. >> wow. i'll bet they have. >> every time you see that video. >> good thing he had that pepper spray. >> that's true. it has been eight months since we last have seen robert durst, the man accused of killing his best friend susan berman, dursis currently sitting in a new orleans jail on a gun charge awaiting to be transferred to l.a. to face those murder charges. now former prosecutor jeanine pirro, who investigated the disappearance of durst's first wife, is out with a new book

all" and she sat down with our ryan smith. >> reporter: for jeanine pirro, the pine barrens here in new jersey is sacred ground where she believes kathleen durst is buried. >> she is here. there's no doubt in my mind she's here. >> reporter: kathleen was the first wife of robert durst, , the troubled millionaire scion to a prominent real estate family tied to the killings of morris black, friend susan berman and kathy's 1982 disappearance. his story detailed in the hbo documentary series "the jinx" which ended with durst muttering what many considered a confession to himself over his open microphone. >> what the hell did i do? killed them all, of course. >> so when you saw that moment you thought, got 'em. >> oh, got 'em big time got 'em.m. >>eporter: the documentary inspiring pirro to write "he

account of durst saga starting in 2000 when she reopened kathleen's 18-year-old cold case. >> married to a wealthy guy and he doesn't report her missing for five days. really? >> repter: but not everyone agrees witpirro's account. last month her former co-author lisa depaulo filed a lawsuit claiming among other things pirro fired her when she raised accuracy issues, a claim pirro denies. in 2003, durst was tried and acquitted for the murder of his neighbor morris black. >> not g guilty. >> reporter: after serving time for three lesser offenses, he was paroled in 2005 and lived mostly out of the public eye. until he decided to participate in "the jinx," a move his lawyers strongly advised against. >> why do you think robert durst did "the jinx." >> because he wants to prove that he can get away with things. >> reporter: we reached out to durst's attorney and did not receive a comment. but pirro says the story is not over until durst is held responsible for kathleen's disappearance.

personal vendetta against robert durst. >> yeah, i have a vendetta and i'm proud of it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," ryan smith, abc news new york. >> our thanks to ryan. coming up "gma investigates" spy apps that can be installed on your phone to spy on your every move. rebecca jarvis will have that in just a moment. robin,his is so creepy and shocking through a spying app on my phone my producer was able to track my location on this map see these little green dots. that's where i stopped this morning. we'll tell you what else it was able to track just ahead. and i said "come to class, let's start walking together" and i said "and i bet you money you'll be able to do that senior walk". that day i said "ok it's me and you girl, me and you!" i said "if you need to stop, there's a bench we'll just hang out in the shade." she said "absolutely not! we are going to finish this race!"

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we're back now with "gma investigates" looking into secret apps that give someone the ability to track every text you send, every photo you take, even listen in on your phone calls. abc's rebecca jarvis here with more on these spy apps. as you said this is creepy stuff. >> it is so creepy, george. i wouldn't even believe it if i

apps which senator al franken calls ununconscionle stalking apps. he says they let people track others in complete secrecy and found firsthand exactly what he means. in this scene from the popular show about hacking mr. robot, you see a character secretly install tracking software on someone else's phone and we found if you allow someone to access your phone, it could happen to you. >> i don't know if when i'm sending an e-mail he is reading it. >> reporter: this woman says her ex-husnd tracked her, she says, by installing a spy app on her phone. >> or if i make a phone call if he can hear what i say. >> reporter: brian hill a former police detective and digital forensics expert is ababout to show us how quickly and easily it can happen. we focus on two apps, mspy and flexispy neither available at the apple store or on google play, only through the company's

websites. their cost as little as $8 a month. both apps are marketed primarily their children or employees. while there may be legitimate reasons d ways to do that, critics say these apps go. further. brian shows how just a thin a target's hands. >> so i don't get any service on my phone here. few things. >> sure. >> reporter: it takes him a little over two minutes to install mspy on our android phone. th i take a walk, the phone with me. during that time hill seeing my every move. >> so back from my walk and what did you get? >> i got just about everything that you can imagine. it pinged your location six times. >> these are my colleagues. >> five full pages of contacts. call logs. >> there's my text message. >> yep. >> you went to bank of america, checking accounts. >> reporter: now to the next

phones. it takes him jusust over ahour to bypass the security settings and install it on my phone. then by logging into flexispy's website brian takes control of my phone during a work meeting. even snapping photos of me while i'm holding the phone in my hand. then he's able to listen to a phone conversation i just had with my assistant? so your next flight's be on the 8th and you're going to l.a.x. >> reporter: now he knows what day i'm traveling and where i'm going. because laws may be violated by using these apps, the companies warn you should only use them on phones you own such as your child's or an employee's work phone and only after notifying the person.. still, the website strongly suggests they're about spying. flexispy says a common use is to track a cheating girlfriend and warns users to stay silent and mute your own mike while using the app. mspy told us if it has evidence the application is being used in

prevent usage. flexispy did not return our repeated requests for comment. and here's what is even more creepy. experts s tell us u wouldn't be able to tell if you have these kinds of spy apps on your phone. it requires very specialized training to take them off to protect yourself and our experts advise if you keep your phone with you at all times, that is the very best thing you can do, set your phone to lock immediately after every single use and never tell anyone your password. i mean we were talking about this earlier. people lay their phones -- >> my entire family knows my password. it's amazing this is legal. >> right. >> don't do it. don't do it. it's n right. it's not the right thing to do. you can't do it without someone else's permission and it is really scary. it makes you think twice. >> yeah, important story. thank you, rebecca. coming up, great football story, michael will bring us that. >> yes, i am, george. is retired football coach, he's not retired anymore because

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homes more concerned about their jobs than school or football. >> and that was a difficult situation because they had to work. >> reporter: uzelac provided job alternatives, set academic goals, instilled purpose, discipline, respect and accountability. the players responded d began to flourish on and off the field. >> we need more coaches like him who careres about u, your family. what you're going through first. >> all: one, two, three. >> reporter: t their plaff run isn't over yet but uzelac has already helped change their football fortunes and perhaps thr lives. for "good morning america," t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. >> now, this story seems like it's straight out of a hollywood movie and i'm really am hoping they getet a blockster ending. >> all of us. >> we'd love that. >> come onon back. coming up, "gma" at the cma awards. powered by ram trucks, guts, glor ram. guts,

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>> good morning, america. >> good morning, tim mcgraw. but also good morning to delcastle. they're back with us come every year to join us here. oh, now you're quiet. i love that. they weren't right before that but, yes, they're very proud to be here. but we are jp-starting country's hottest show, the cma awards. oh, my goodness, in nashville. and that's where lara is with tim mcaw, a big concert that will rock your wednesday just ahead. you know we can't wait for that, lara. >> cannot wait for it, robin. good morning. hat, check, boots, check. tim mcgraw, check. wewe've got great live performance with him coming up and then we also have a very special surpriseor one deserving family.

to you all. >> oh, give tim a big hug for us there. looking good, as always. there you go. thank you there, lara. >> looking good, having fun. that's coming up. now to amy for the morning rundown. the big story this morning, a major shift in the first national poll since the last republican debate. donald trump and ben carson are running neck and neck and marco rubio is surging. meanwhile, this morning there is a new controversy for trump concerning a tweet he sent overnight. abc's jonathan karl is here with the latest on that. good morning, jon. >>eporter: good morning, amy. this is the first poll conducted after that much criticized debate on cnbc and it shows that trump and carson are still on top with 24% and 23%. but the biggest movement comes from marco rubio and ted cruz. both are rising fast, 14% for rubio, 13% for cruz. their highest levels since

and look at jeb bush, he is now registering at only 4%, by far his lowest level in any national poll. we also have this morning a controversy brewing around something bizarre that donald trump retweeted last night. 11:20 p.m., he retweeted this with an image of the bush family next to a swastika. we reached out to the trump campaign. they said that trump himself did retweet that, but he didn't notice the image. he does not condone it and he has now taken down that tweet but as you can imagine, we'll probably be hearing more about that, amy. >> yes, we will, indeed. jon karl, thanks so much. . and we are expecting to hear more details abobout that linois police officer whose death sparked a massive manhunt, national outrage and a hero's funeneral. lieutenant joe gliniewicz was found shot dead two months ago in a small town north of chicago shortly after telling dispatch he was chasing three men on foot. officials are now expected to announce it was an elaborately

he was shot with his own weapon. in new hampshire, a pregnant woman got caught in the middle of an apparent drag race. the violent crash sending her car airborne. flipping over. she was forced to then have an emergency c-section, but thankfully she and the baby are both expected to recover fully. well, new details this hour on airline baggage fees rising just in time for the holiday travel season. for the second year in a row spirit airlines is adding an extra charge to its checked baggage fee on flights during the holidays. and frontier airlines is following suit charging an extra $5 to $10 for checked and carry-on bags on flights between thanksgiving week and new year's. well, a big sports headline this morning. the first college football playoff rankings are out and clemson is number one followed by lsu, ohio state and alabama. notre dame rounds out the top five. and finally we have an update on a story we told you about yesterday. the one-game suspension of a

arizona has now been overturned. pedro banda, you see him there, was ejected from a game after scoring a touchdown and poting to the sky. he claimeded he was st praising god, but the referees penalized him for excessive celebrating. the lifting of his suspension means hehe can plain his scho's playoff game friday. it is the school's first playoff game in decades, so, guys, you know his team is breathing a huge sigh of relief. >> and we called this yesterday, didn't we, amy? >> yes, we did. >> we thought it was going to be overturned. >> don't raise your hand like that. > by the y, i know -- okay, i'm wearing this for clemson. clemson, number one collegege football wearing orange. people on twitter arsaying was i doing it for them, sure. number one, why not. >> sure but not really. >> no. >> well, we have our "gma morning menu" comingp, everybody, and robin williams, his widow is speaking out, inside their final day together. her legal battle with his kids. we have an exclusive interview about that and the social media

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susan williams is speaking out for the first t time sin his death and, amy, she's grieving her husband. she's also had this legal battle with his kids. >> that's right. this morning susan williams opening up about that heated legal battle over robin's estate and she is also giving us a look insidede the verprivate life she built with robin williams. >> i just keep doing the things that work, you know. >> reporter: for years she was the woman n behind lendary funnyman -- >> fossi, fossi, fossi. you do martha graham, martha graham, martha graham. or twila. >> it's against intergalactic laws. y, b be free. >> reporter: when you think of robin williams, this larger than life, , big-heard guy, as funny as funny gets. >> hello! >> reporter: was he the same guy that we all think we know? >> no. robin is kind, quiet and sometimes fufunny at he, you know.

>> oh, no, he was meditative, contemplative, intellectual and sometimes very, very funny. >> reporter: but in the momonths bebefore hiseath, she began to see that robin slowly fade away. >> he's such a beaiful genius, amazing person and so talented. there was nothing -- you know, his fears and insecurities were killing him. >> reporter: and the day before he put an end to those personal demons, taking his own life, she believed her husband was getting better. >> it was a perfect day. we just did what we loved to do togetherand i know now that he gave me that perfect day. he gave us that perfect day. >> reporter: he planned it. >> in hindsight. it's -- he knew what he was doing. >> reporter: after his death, a media frenzy ensued as she became embroiled in a contentious legal battle with robin's children, her stepkids, over his estate. >> why did you decide to take legal action? >> i was forced into it basically.

left, i was ststill in sck, not back in our home. i was told that i might not be able to keep our wedding gifts, that, in fact, while you're out of the house, we need to come in and take everything out. eventually once we've gone through it all, tell us which items are yours and we'll decide whether or not that's true. and i'll never forget being on the phone with o of the trustees and saying, what is this? i know robin williams is famous, he's mhusband. he's my husband. ife're talking that you guys think everything is memorabilia, then take meme. he's touched me. where does this end? >> reporter: in early october, ey settled the case out of court. what agreements were reached? >> basically what my husband wanted, which was just that i could live in the home until i die. that it would be taken care of. every inch of that home has our laughter, our playfulness, our joy, our tears.

moment at a time. they say time heals all wounds. has time eased your pain at all? >> it's not that those wounds ever go away. it's not that the pain goes away. it's that you get stronger but it's always there. it takes -- you know, it's always there. >> and a lawyer for the williams children told the associated press, the children are relieved to have this behind them. today susan says she's living a quieter life in the home she shared with robin and the biggest lesson she told me she learned from him, the golden rule treat others the way you would like to be treated but she speaks about him in present tense. she says he's around her every day. she has his slippers exactly where he left them on th bathroom floor and she said that is where they will stay. >> had to be very difficult for her to be able to express herself. and she did it so well and so lovingly. >> she was raw, she was real and she -- you could see the love. >> yeah. >> his performances are so powerful, it does feel like we still have him. >> that he's still here. >> thanks, amy. >> sure.

internet model and celebrity who is walking away from it all, in an emotional youtube videoeo seen more than a million times, the 19-year-old shined a light on what she says is the ugly realy behind her seemingly perfect internet image. abc's david wright has the story. >> i quit social media for my 12-year-old self. >> reporter: 19-year-old essena o'niell's life was picture perfect on instagram. more than half a million teenager who seemed to be living the dream. >> i was miserable. i had it all, and i was miserable because when you let yourself be defined by numbers, you let yourself be defined by something that is not pure, that is not real and that is not love. >> reporter: but look closely at the captions, she's gone back to change them to say what was really going on. not real life, i didn't pay for the dress, took countless photos

trying to look hot for instagram she now writes. not real life, took over 100 in similar poses trying to make my stomach look good. and there is nothing zen about trying to look zen taking a picture of you trying to be zen and proving your zen on instagm. >> everything i did was for views, for laughs, for followers. i thought what a hero, this girl is standing up for other girls and giving them permission to stop trying to be so perfect online. >> reporter: all of you dadaughters t there, pay attention. >> i'm doing this for myself at 12 mostly because that girl deserves someone better than this. reporter: for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, new york. >> now we're supposed to be talking to essena live right now and we'll kp you up dated if we hear from her, but in the meantime, essena is facing backlash overnight. we've checked and she's taken down all of her social media accounts but now a lot of people are saying it's a publicity stunt or even worse it's a hoax and she's asking

contributing money through her website. but manyny wonder that's really better than her making money off of her social media sponsorships so there's a lot of questions surrounding thehe motive around all of this. >> wow, ththere surere. >> we got to stay on top of this. not quite sure. thank you, michael. set your clocks, shoppers. it's only 24 hours until the top fashion house balmain unleashes their new line with h&m for fashion lovers everywhere. people are going to be lining up for this. can i get up? watch your legs the, son. we said mara schiavocampo, you were begging for this assign. >> you said people will be lining up. i will be one of those people. this is a very highly anticipated collection from everyone of us regular shoppers to a-st celebs like kylie and kendall jenner. i got to spendime with the man behind it all, olivier rousteing, a fashionigure and a social media star. >> reporter: it's a fashion event that not even a jenner

sister could miss. the collaboration bringing together retail giant h&m and storied french fashion house balmain. >> next up, h&m domination. >> reporter: and the man at the center of it all, olivier rousteing. >> are you sure this is a garment that you can play with, it's a celebration of my first season at balmain. it's really like an affordable evening dress. it's in sequins. >> reporter: he's the creative director for luxury brand balmain and at 30 years old, one of the youngest and hottest designers in the world. word on the treat is you're very good at dressing fabulous pregnant women. >> of course, let's do it. you see, is so nice. >> it works. >> look,t's insane. >> should i consider this a gift? >> yes. >> reporter: i feel powerful in this. >> i think it's like a new armor. she's the new h&m ballmain warrior. >> reporter: his intricately crafted creations bejeweled, embroidered and roped have become a red carpet staple.

who do you have in mind when you are designing these clothes? >> i think she's a warrior of the modern world, she's strong, she's powerful, she's confident. >> repter: the designer and his clothes adored by countless a-list celebs including bff and muse kim kardashian. >> we had like this connection straightaway, so she pushed me a lot in my vision of fashion. >> reporter: it's a vision that began when rousteing was just a child adopted from a french phanage by a caucasian family, he used clothes to create an identity. >> that's why i love fashion because when you don't know your parents and you don't know where you come from, you need to identify yourself to something. >> reporter: now with the h&m collaboration, one of the most anticipated ever, he's poised to reach an even bigger audience. >> it's piece of my dream. i mean, at the end of the day, i wanted to make sure that these people that alwayays follo me and love me but can't afford this balmain dream i've been building for five years they can actually get this dream.

in the h&m collection are a little pricey, they're still a lot more affordable than the regular line. all here range from $80 to $600, with some accessories costing less. rousteing told me atat the low price point they want to offer people the same design. how close the designs are. check this out. we have two balmain jackets. one is $4,000. the other one, the one amy is wearing, almost identical design, $129. >> i can't tell the difference. >> amazing. >> and it feels nice. ian feel -- it's thick fabric. feels really good. it fees expensive. >> it's not just the women who are having all the fun. brad over here with some glasses. >> we've got the coolest crew, don't we? looking good, brad. >> and these are just $49.99 so there's a range here. >> wow. >> this isne of the prices you'llfind, 550, not for a coat. >> i was thinking of the cma awards. i was thinking of ththe cma awards.

>> they've used tomorrow. probably lining up today. >> i'm sure. you're already -- you are glowing. >> you are. >> thank you for saying that. >> you and -- >> home stretch. >> and ginger as well. let's go o out to gier. >> think brad was glowing there, our stage manager. i love to see that. and tell everybody where you're from. >> we're from delcastle high school. >> i don't know if you guys can see that but they are most of our entire crowd. make some noise, everybody. they are so much fun today and not as much fun when you look at naperville, illinois. to wls for that. the fog is thick the dense fog advisory from chicago down to mobile up to

flood watches >> speaking of glowing, we were just talking about this, george, you glow every day. >> what do you do with that? >> who knows why? >> yes, yes. >> now let's go down to lara in nashville. >> thank you so much, george. it is time for "pop news" country style. and we are counting down to country music's biggest night, the cma awards, of course, handed out tonight right here in nashville. but we don't want you guys t to have to wait until then, so the kind folks here have been kind enough to give us a major "gma" exclusive. they're allowing us to announce a couple of the awards and the winners right now. okay. let me just first say the first category is music video of the year.. the cma awards ballots were

service firm of deloitte and touche llp. anissa, may i have the first envelope? baby i'm a real good man thank you. the nominees for the video of the year are on your screen. i feel like i should have on a black-tie dress to announce and the cma award goes to "girl in a country song," maddie & tae. [ applause ] thumbs up, everybody. so great that we're able to announce these exclusively. anissa, may i have the envelope for the second exclusive award being announced right here on "gma." these are the nominees for musical event of the year. there they are oyour screen, everybody. ready to hear the winner? i may drink too much and the cma award goes to "raise 'em up," keith urban featuring eric church. so good.

49th annual cma awards tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central, where? right here on abc. all right, also inpop news," thank you so much, deloitte and touche, for letting us do that, by the way. also in "pop news," you know, just because i'm away, george and gang, doesn't mean that we can't do a "pop news" investigation. i was very busy down here in nashville yesterday because we have discovered that hitting high notes is one of the best ways to make new friends. literally taking singing lessons isis a greatay to bond. an oxford university study and, of course, i also studied it, found that people who took weekly singing lessons together became better friends than people who took acting classes or art classes. now, i decided to put this -- you know, i had to check the theory. ladies, come on in. the tested the theory at a lovely establishment call e eded the stage right here in nashville last night and i can confirm that i have made some

new friends. birthday girl, where are you? i fell into a burning ring of fire i went down down down and the flames went higher and it burns, burns, burns the ring of fire the ring of fire >> i want you guys to all meet my new friends. becky, would you confirm that this study is legitimate, that we are now friends? >> yes, love you. [ laughter ] >> thereou go. another theory proved right here on "good morning america." george, robin. >> can you give us a few more bars? >> that was really good. enjoying it. >> a cappella too. >> i can't believe it. they asksked for me. i fell into a burning ring of fire i went down down down -- >> tim mcgraw is going to join them in a little bit.

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oh here we go welcome back to "gma." check this out your very first look at "entertainment weekly" story out friday on the set of the harry potter prequel, " "fantastibeast and where to find them," eddie redmayne, colin farrell due out next fall. want to take a look at that and the movie next fall. right now, though, lara in nashville, home of the cma awards. they'r're happeng tonight, hey, lara. >> hi, george. yes, we are outside the bridgestone arena where the cma awards will take place tonight and i'm here with tim mcgraw, of course, who's got -- [ cheers and applause ] -- 35 cma nominations and 14 wins under his big old country belt buckle and he's also got a brand-new album out, it's called "damn country music" and i understa, tim, you have said this is your best work yet. >> yeah, i think this is just a great collection of songs. we decided when we were in the studio recording we couldn't wait to get it out

so everyone could hear it of the love the title track of the album. it's one of my favorites. yeah, it's a good bunch of songs. >> is it like damn, country music or damn country music? >> i think it depends on the day. [ laughter ] sometimes it's damn, country music. sometimes it's damn country music. >> yeah, but why your best work because i dare say it is all so good. >> you know, i i think tt it's kind of -- the kind of record that there's some songs that are certainly modern and contemporary and some of the stuff that i love listening to on the radio and some of the stuff happening in country music and some i've grown into and evolved into since i first moved to town and some things that made me fall in love wit country music and made me want to record country music like "don't make me feel at home" and "damn country music" and there's some songs that are sort of life lessons and stories. >> how about the fact that there's a bit of a family affair happening. his daughter is singing on the album with tim. how was that? >> that was fun. gracie is singing on the

record, the very first song on the album here tonight gracie is singing on it and she's such a great singer, such a great spirit. >> who does she take after, mom or dad? >> she gets her singing from her mom for sure. yeah. >> well, we're going to hear it. >> if she sang like me she maybe wouldn't have been on the album. >> i know. that whole voice thing. what do you say we don't keep fans waiting any longer. here with the title track off his brand-newalbum, tim mcgraw and "damn country mumusic." [ applause ] i packed it all on a whim threw an old hank cassette tape in dad's '84 rusty ford he swore we'd never make it i quit my job let my momma down broke an angel's heart on the way out of town

pulled my roots from the ground for the hum of wheels on the blacktop the strum of strings on a flat top it's a neon fever for a small town dreamer tells you everything you have that's worth losin' damn country mic you might get lost in the lights the things that keep you up all night hisk straight 3 a.m. chasing songs in your head it's the sweetest highs the lowest lows needing yes and hearing no just another so-so

it's the hum of wels on the blktop the strum of strings on a flat top it'll take you break you damn sure make you do things you never thought you'd be doing damn country music when the money the fame the lights on your name all fade away well you'll still be a slave to the hum of wheels on the blacktop the strum of strings on a flat

smsmall townreamer tells you everything you have that's worth losing damn country music damn country music [ cheers and applause ] >> tim mcgraw! wow. what a performance. thank you, tim. amazing. and now chris stapleton, his debut album, thank you. chris' debut albumtraveller" is nominated for album of the year. he's also nominated for best new artist and, oh, best male vocalist. is that all? >> that's it. >> i mean, can you believe it, debut album received so deeply, well. >> nobody is more shocked than i am. >> really? what do you thk it is? at resonated?

hopefully just music that people like and doing something that's authentic to what we -- >>inging from your heart. being authentic, it always pays off, doesn't it? >> i think so. >> justin timberlake and you. >> yeah. >> tonight at the cmas. >> that's going to be fun. >> give us an idea of what we can expect. >> you just have to watch. you just have to watch. >> are you going to o do some dance moves? that from me. part. >> i like the idea of you and justin harmonizing, th's just going to be one of the many surprises on the cmas tonight and so i i want toalk about your partnership with ram truck. tell me about that. >> you know, i've driven a ram for some time and my daddy was a coal miner and always drove a ram. use them as work trucks and, you know, just kind of a family thing, and we partnered up, and we have the ram traveler series and they just -- it's about families handing tngs down from one to the other. >> there's also a little something called ram nation. i want to explain to you

ram truck owners to come to the rescue after natural disasters. during the devastating floods here in south carolina, last month, they joined forces with the first response team of america to help hard-hit families like the marshas. take a look. >> many here are waking up to scenes like this one. >> this entire state reay reeling from these devastating floods. >> we haven't seen this level of rain in the low country in a thousand years. that's how big this is. >> reporter: and just like that, michael marsha's family businessss, forestake fabric knocked away. >> it knocked out a three-car garage hole in the back of my store. it really pushed everything to the front, blew out the windows and there's fabric, i'm going to say, 500 or 600 yards up in the woods across the street from my store. >> reporter: the ram nation project joining together with the community to help clean up. >> these kids, i'm telling you, they did it in four hours. it was very moving. it was the most godly thing i've

still have a long road ahead. so there's t marshas' story and here are the marshas. so nice to meet you all. >> thank you. >> you were saying what a treat to be here at the cmas and to meet chris stapleton. >> yes, also. >> and if that wasn't good enough, i believe chris may have a little surprise for you. >> yes, i do. on behalf of ram trucks, we want to present you with a ram pro master van to help you. >> right over there, guys. >> get back on your feet. >> it's a start of getting you back on your feet. >> thank you. that is esome. >> thank you. >> that is incredible. thank you. >> thank you. >> i don't know whwhat to sa this has been a tough month for the city of columbia and for the state of south carolina and even though y'all put us on the stage, this is all about our state. we've been hit with a storm with no name.e. we need help. we need help from the charitable people of this country to help get us bk on our feet.

>> and the way we can do it is if you can go to my website and my facebook pa, forest lake fabrics and also copeland's dress stores and pick a charity or aocial organization that can help us, we appreciate it. >> hey, we appreciate you. we're rooting for you. we're thinking about all of you in your great state and, chris, we want to say thank you for partnering up witham. >> thank you, guys. >> he's got the logo on it ready to go. >> thank you. >> first before you're back to business, enjoy the show tonight. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> and we're going to go out to ginger. congratulations, guys. and thank you again to ram. >> congrats to everybody down there. and it looks so beautiful in nashville. just like it is here. do you all knonow how wa it is right now? no? it's just nice, isn't t it? it's 60 degrees already in new york city and the warmth is going to stick at least through the end of the workweek then it's going to change. look at those numbers. detroit, 72. chicago, 72. even warmer as it moves east, philadelphia will get closer to 80. all ght, that's the big

we are just basking in it here. >> all that weatheher broughto you by walmart. robin. >> thank you there, gier. coming up, jack hanna is hehere live lping us celebrate "gma's" 40th birthday. it wouldn't be the same without that man right there. and some of our funniest animal moments ever. come on back with jackck. need it "gma" at the cma awards,

glory, ram. go here oh here we go kind of aellow sloth right here helping u us celebre 40 years of "gma" with the man that's been here for just about all of them, our friend jack hanna, director emeritus of the columbus zoo that's so often brought that zoo to us. take a look. >> you did notice there is something on the back of your neck. >> yes. >> for more than 30 years jack hanna always brings it, the warm and fuzzy, the creepy-crawly taking "gma" to all new heights. >> don't move. >> they mark their territory by urinating. that's why you have a hat on. >> are you kidding me?

come and go. >> we're just having so much fun over here. >> jack's a constant. >> get on the camel, diane. >> the more misbehaved the animals were in a spot, the funnier the spot was. >> this is a japanese -- [ laughter ] >> they're doing real good. >> reporter: it all began in 1983 when jack joined us to talk about the arrival of twin gorilla babies at the columbus zoo, the beginning of a beautiful friendship. >> who is this? >> over hundreds of appearances jack introduced us to the tiny and shy. >> we call them joey. >> yes, a little joey gray kangaroo. >> the big and noisy. >> this is a dromedary. >> many made us laugh and messed with our hair. >> they also carry certain diseases that -- >> well timed, jack. >> it is sort of dancing with the stars on my skull. but when jack hanna is on just

struggle with this manic chimpanzee on my head. >> proudly. >> and we will untangle diane tomorrow. >> where they do all sorts of things. >> so as we mark 40 yearars, all of us at "gma" say thank you, jack. it wouldn't be "gma" without you. >> hey, buddy. hey. >> and jack is right here right now, so let's say thank you in person. >> yes. >> you still rememember thatirst day, don't you? >> you never forget the first day. the first twins born in the columbus zoo and they filmed them and said, can you bring some animals to new york. that would be kind of fun and then the ostrich had diarrhea. one time i came here and a cheetah -- i was in the zoo van. we always drove over and i was in the van and i didn't know he urinated backwards and i thought the sprinkler was going off and it hit the windshield on the front and i had to ride seven more hours with that on me and i could go on and on. broke a thousand dollar pot

at one of the hotels. the crane got loose and knocked it over. it was a good year the first two years. >> you were the first one to d this. you were the first to bring these animals on television and, yes, it's very entertaining and all the things you said but you primarily want t to do it cause you want the public be more are and educate. >> actually jim fowler, johnny carson and the girl from san dio kind of started it and i started doing it b but i wanto thank "good morning america" nationally, internationally for bringing the animal world to tens of millions of people over this last 33 years. i get chills knowing what you folks have done to educate people we couldn't buy with $50 million. i just want to thank you. >> what's going on with amy? >> she likes bananas. >> do you r remember the sars disease? >> oh, yes. >> that's where he came from. >> great. >> no, not this animal. this species of animal. >> hey. >> you just offended h. >> hi, buddy. >> from asia, by the way. >> i've been giving him a banana. >> they'll eat anything. >> my goodness. >> they'll attack anything. >> that's nice. >> that's a sloth. >> sars and attack.

>> great. >> the sloth is the slowest moving land mammal in the world. their life is upside down, breed upside down babies upside down. when your life is upside down that's this animal. the prehistoric sloth weighed over a thousand pounds. >> make a noise too. >> they're very difficult to film in the wild too because they have allergy all over them. >> trying to reach out to you, george. >> thanks for coming in. >> the little guy that's running around. >> we lost the penguin. >> there he goes. >> okay. while we look at him, jack, you'll be part of our 40th birthday celebratition coming up later this month and counting down to the live stream event that starts november 17th. all 40 hours, we'll be right back with tim mcgraw.

>> thank you, jack. hello, everybody. we are back in nashville. 40 million albums sold.

36 number one singles and here's a good one, tim with "real good man." come on. [ cheers and applause ] girl you've never known no one like me up there in yourigh society they might tell you i'm no good girl they need to understand just who i am

baby i may drink too much and d play too loud hang out with a rough and rowdy crowd that don't mean i don't respect my mama or my uncle sam yes, sir, y, ma'am i may be a real bad boy but baby i'm a real good man i might have a reckless streak at least a country mile wide if you're gonna run with me it's gonna be a wildld ride when it comes to loving you i've got velvet hands i'll show you how a real bad

oh, yes i can i take all the good times i can get i'm too young for growing up just yet

'cept to do the best i can "gma" at the cma awards,

glory, ram. i may be >> thanks to lara, tim mcgraw, and everyone down there in nashville. we will be watching the cmas tonight. >> w we sure wl. have a great wednesday, everyone.rn, everyone.good morning i'm elias johnson... it's 8:56. elias: a memorial that sparked national controversy will move after veterans day. the kneeling soldier memorial mysteriously showed up, without permission months ago in youngs park in knoxville. the knoxvilles city council voted to move the memorial to

private property. local veterans said they're happy the memorial is here to stay. sabrina: and college football fans got their first look at the playoff rankings last night... and making the top ten....the iowa hawkeyes.. the undefeated team comes in at number nine...with clemson at number one. keep in mind last year, only one team in the initial top four actually made it to the playoffs at the end of the a chance for iowa to climb! meterologist keeping a close current hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: