good morning, america. and breaking overnight, violent storms sweeping across the east coast. four killed including a mother and daughter after powerful winds caused several homes to collapse and one child killed at a summer camp when a tree limb fell on him. all this with major flooding along the mississippi river. high alert at the world cup. riot police moving in after brazil's crushing defeat. >> this has really been an appalling display. >> girlen fans escorted out of the stadium for fear of their safety. there with the latest. george clooney takes aim at one of the biggest newspapers in the world in a blistering attack accused of putting his fiancee and her family in danger. why he slammed them so publicly. there's no way to get out. we just need her out of the

house. >> look at this crazed cat that trapped them in their bedroom. so scared they called 911. what unleashed the feline's fury. and good morning, america. how about that world cup, the goals were flying so early so fast, germany just kept knocking it in one after another. the tweets were flying too. check this out. twitter revealed overnight the match broke records with over 35 million tweets. >> oh, boy. >> you saw these memes too. christ the redeemer. look at that. can barely watch. have you ever been on the other side of a loss like that? >> of course, i have. not good. my rookie year, 49ers, playoff game. i think they set a record for five or six rushing touchdowns. ricky watters. it's just embarrassing. nothing you can do.

you have to take it. >> they had to play for 70 more minutes. >> that was a problem. >> in front of the home crowd like that. much more on that ahead but first we'll turn to those deadly storms sweeping across the northeast. abc's gio benitez is in smithfield, new york, with the latest. good morning, ben aaro shg, gio. >> reporter: just take a look behind me. these damaging winds just leveling so many of these homes here. the national weather service we're told on the way right now to investigate to find out exactly what happened in this area. but in the meantime, just feet away. homeowners are searching through that rubble picking up the pieces. >> it was insane. looked out the window and saw blankets of rain. >> reporter: overnight severe storms turning fatal. four dead including a mother and daughter after several homes collapsed in smithfield, new york. another person was injured and taken to the hospital. devastating destruction throughout the region. one home reportedly ripped from

its foundation. >> still a little shaky from it. it was numbing. very numbing. >> reporter: crews and serve dogs searching through the rubble this morning scouring the debris for more victims or anyone that might be trapped. >> it's just absolutely crazy. i haven't seen anything like this. >> reporter: another tragic loss at riverview ranch. >> children were injured and we have learned that one was a fatality. >> reporter: eight children hurt and another died when a tree limb fell and struck the group as they were running for shelter during a sudden and fast-moving storm. winds reaching over 60 miles per hour. >> something like this has never happened in our history. it was a freak storm that came up. >> reporter: and that summer camp this morning now asking everyone to pay for those children and their families. meanwhile, back here in upstate new york we're told some 58,000 homes are still without power. george. >> a lot to come out. over to ginger. you have a lot more on the scope of these storms.

>> that's the thing. the word freak storm doesn't fit because we give you the warning and the watches the day before. look at all of these. these would represent the damaging wind, hail and tornado reports. maybe you remember yesterday me showing the area from northeast arkansas all the way up to vermont. we were talking that area will see damaging wind, hail and isolated tornadoes and that's exactly what we saw most fitting in those blobs, the yellow, orange, red. it means something this time of year. so watching for the precautions today would be the areas from southern virginia through delmarva peninsula down through north and south carolina and elevated risk from north platte to dodge city, a new storm coming off the rockies. very quickly, the mississippi river, the flooding ongoing and rising as we speak in parts of iowa, missouri and illinois. we will see some more rain in the next seven days but it's not going to be too terrible looking for 1 to 2 inches in that region, again, over the next week. hopefully today everybody pays close attention. keep those weather radios on. there are apps ha can tell you

the warnings hours in advance. >> came in this morning. you were upset because you knew there had been warnings and people need to understand that. >> absolutely. and accidents do happen, understood but -- yeah. >> thank you so much. new -- now to new allegations of spying by the nsa and fbi on american citizens. the new disclosures naming targets come from information taken by edward snowden. you remember him. he fled to russia. abc's brian ross is in washington with more on this breaking story. good morning, brian. >> reporter: well, good morning, robin. these new allegations posted online by journalist glenn greenwald are the most specific about which americans were reportedly being spied on and overnight u.s. officials said the release could compromise ongoing operations or wrongly cast a shadow over some of the people being named. today's story says the nsa and the fbi collected the e-mails of some 202 u.s. persons over a six-year period ending 2008 according to a document

described as an nsa spreadsheet. among them five prominent muslim-americans who the story says have led exemplary lives and strongly deny any involvement in terrorism including nihal al wad, executive director of c.a.r.e. and faisal gill who ran for public office in virginia as a republican. >> there's no question in my mind the reason i was surveilled was because imus limb. there's nothing in my background. i always carried a security clearance and top secret sci security clearance. >> reporter: overnight they denied anyone was targeted because of their religion and saying they're only collected when there is a legitimate foreign intelligence or counterintelligence purpose. >> they might have to do some more explaining. the latest on president obama and the crisis on our

southern border. in texas the president will meet with one of his harshest critics, governor rick perry about the wave of children crossing the border and what could be a real confrontation. >> reporter: president obama made a surprise stop at a brew pub shaking hands and even beating colorado's governor in a game of pool. this afternoon, fun and games are not likely. he heads to texas where anger is rising over the immigration crisis. he'll be in a border state but nowhere near the border prompting fierce criticism from republicans. >> see, this is dallas. this is where the crisis is unfolding in the rio grande valley. that as he about 500 miles away. >> reporter: even some democrats -- >> i hope this doesn't become the katrina moment for president obama saying he doesn't need to come to the border. he should come down. >> reporter: the president's trip is primarily to attend democratic fund-raisers but in a late addition to his schedule he will meet in texas with governor

rick perry. perry has put the blame for the crisis squarely on president obama. >> the president has sent powerful messages time after time by his policies, by nuances that it is okay to come to the united states and you can come across and you'll be accepted in open arms. >> so some meeting in texas, jon karl. meantime, the request for almost $4 billion from congress could face real opposition. >> reporter: oh, no question, george. in fact, the reaction from republicans since the president announced the proposal has been almost universally negative. they think it puts too much money in there to care for the children that have come across the border and nowhere near enough to deal with the fundamental problem of all of that flow of children unaccompanied minors coming across illegally. >> jon, thanks very much. other top stories from dan harris in for amy this week. >> good morning, everybody. we'll start with the u.s. embassy in israel taking emergency security precautions overnight as the israeli military launched air attacks against nearly 200 sites in gaza

and mobilized troops for a possible ground invasion. a top islamic mill tan and his family killed along with 32 palestinians so far and the militants in gaza are firing back. hook at this wedding. guests running for cover as two rockets fly overhead. moments later they were intercepted by israel. now back home and the v.a. scandal. the department is apologizing to whistle-blowers who endured retaliation allegedly when they complained about patient care and those secret waiting lists. in a late night hearing lawmakers listened to testimony from v.a. employees who said they faced disciplinary action after they reported wrongdoing. one worker said he was labeled a rat in front of hundreds of people at a party and independent agency is now investigating 67 such complaints. one of the largest banks in america, citigroup close to agreeing to pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into faulty mortgages, the ones that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis. this would include billions of

dollars to help struggling homeowners. a harrowing scene at a zoo in australia. a trainer feeding a 12-foot crocodile when the animal bites the man's hand and starts to slowly drag him into the water. horrifying. somehow the trainer eventually managed to get free and escaped with both his life and hand. the more benign animal story, a miss off the coast of california. experts are stunned by this massive school of anchovies. the biggest swarm in at least 0 years. so many fish, literally millions they formed a long dark band in the water visible for miles. it is not clear what prompted them to swim soy close to the shore. just one man's opinion here but i say keep the anchovies in the ocean and off of my pizza. >> oh. >> i know that's controversial. i know that's controversial. >> i love anchovy pizza. >> speaking of pizza it turns out to be a pretty good way to calm down angry airline passengers. that's what we call a segue.

when a frontier air flight was delayed, the pilot decided to buy pizza for all 160 passengers. the domino's in cheyenne, wyoming, was about to close when the order was called in. he called his managers back and delivered 35 pizzas in 35 minutes for every row. the airline pilot may be no sully sullenberger but he is in my opinion a hero. >> impressive stacking of stories. >> yes, i wish i could claim responsibility for it, yes. >> the pizza story is interesting because usually you look at the person next to you and go, they're going to take up a lot of my space. now, they look and go, they may eat more of the pizza. >> we could share a row. >> i could share with you but i'll get more pizza. >> i will give you more pizza. >> we'll fight over the last slice. >> and the comments go -- >> we're on to something here. >> i like it. >> all right, dan. we'll move on to more trouble for one of the country's most prestigious college football programs. two university of miami players

charged with sexual battery and kicked off the team. and campus. abc's ryan smith has that story for us. >> reporter: this morning, two university of miami football players are being charged with sexual battery. police say jawand blue and alex fig ro figueroa claimed they raped her several times in figueroa's dorm room over the fourth of july weekend. they turned themselves in tuesday and according to this affidavit confessing to buying or administering several alcoholic beverages for the victim leaving her physically helpless to resist before performing sexual acts without her consent. students on campus stunned. >> i think that's terrible. i feel terrible for the girl. >> alex figueroa. >> reporter: both have been dismissed from the team suspended from school and barred from campus. the university of miami

president stating the school has zero tolerance for sexual assault. >> if they did that then that's the right move to take them off the team. >> reporter: the fifth time in the past three years a university of miami football player has been booted from the team due to run-ins with the law and college football still reeling after florida state heisman winning quarterback jam jameis winston cleared. >> reporter: now they're looking into whether the university add quadly investigated those. as for blue and figueroa, both have been released on bond scheduled to be arraigned later this month. for "good morning america," ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> thanks to ryan for that. mike, you have all the fallout from the world cup blow-out. >> after that embarrassing 7-1 loss last night, the police -- i mean the riot police were called in overnight after fans started

looting in brazil and abc's bob woodruff has the story. ♪ >> reporter: overnight postgame chaos, hundreds of terrified fans fled copacabana beach as riot police moved in responding to reports of looting and robbery. in sao paulo vandals set buses on fire. with emotions running high, officials took safety precautions. >> to german fans an announcement was made telling them to stay in the stadium and they will be escorted out. >> a long way and a goal. >> reporter: all this after the host country's shocking loss tuesday. >> he's done it. >> reporter: nearly surreal. >> and that's three. >> reporter: germany completely dominating brazil in their semifinal world cup match scoring five times in the first 29 minutes of the game. >> it's almost as if brazil have stopped playing. >> reporter: in the end the five-time world cup champion brazil lost 7-1. the worst loss by a host country in world cup history.

brazil was without star striker neymar. out after suffering an injury to his lower back last week against colombia and captain silva suspended after receiving too many yellow cards. >> this really has been an appalling display. >> yeah. >> reporter: brazilian fans inconsolable and devastated by what they saw. >> and brazil soccer is a religion. when this happened it's sort of like crushing the whole nation. it crushes the dream. >> reporter: many heartbreaking fans pouring out at halftime. police in riot gear ready for the worst. one upset fan had to be carried out but as the sky grew darker, the unrest grew too. now, there has been a lot of anger since the beginning of this world cup because the government had spent so much money, more than $11 billion to host this, in fact, there was a chant during the game that we heard yesterday, the people cursing the president blaming her for doing this and there's

an election in october. we'll see if she gets elected or not. michael. >> thank you, bob. they are passionate about this soccer. i tell you that. in the other semifinal argentina versus the netherlands this afternoon on espn3:00 p.m. eastern time. >> i'm going to change the tune here a little bit to a not so cushy story. you'll understand what i mean in a minute. the story of an out-of-control house cat holding its owners hostage in their bedroom. the feline went berserk attacking the couple and actually had to call 911. >> i just wanted to call my house about my creepy cat. >> reporter: a cat call of a different breed. a 4-year-old russian blue named cush trapping its owners in their home this past weekend. >> i can't get out. she's got us trapped in our bedroom. she's never been like this. i don't know what's happened to her. >> reporter: teresa cornered with her husband name speculates the fury may be unleashed when

she stepped on her by mistake in the dark. >> my husband, we're ripped up, pouring blood. she ripped us up. she's sitting right there. there's no way to get out. we just need her out of our house. >> reporter: cush is the second one. lee's cat went berserk after he yanked on the cat's tail. >> i kicked the butt, the cat in the year and it just went off over the edge and we aren't safe around the cat. >> reporter: after making headlines, animal planet's cat wrangler on "my cat from hell." lox is now at the cat hospital of portland which reports he's doing well, he's medicated and he hasn't had an outburst in months. >> i don't know what's wrong with her. i love this cat to death. >> reporter: too soon to know what lies ahead with cush. she will be quarantined for ten days and her owners will have to

decide if she's used up one of her nine lives in their home. should the owners have called 911? tweet us at "gma"#socialscare. >> the cat of mine has four teeth. the worst he could do is gum you to death. i don't think cats are dangerous. >> put a bunch of layers on. that's what i would have done before i called 911. >> we have different approaches. >> but that is a good visual. >> ginger has a good visual too. monsoon in arizona? >> yes, monsoon season. in most places a good thing. this would be cloud cover and more than 2 inches of rain that fell just south of tucson for the most part inviting this activity but dust storms and flood watches and advisories. you can see in the southwest where the areas are that should look out today. rain, dust storms possible. look, 90 only in tucson because

of the clouds and the rain. >> hey everybody david murphy with an update from accuweather. we have a couple showers now clearing the coast of south jersey as we head outside, most of the area is beginning to see some sunshine break through the early clouds. it's still a bit muggy with temperature in the low to mid 70's. your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast shows a high of 89 today, warm, still a bit humid and during the afternoon a spotty thunderstorm is possible.

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on the thorndale paoli one train is canceled this morning. 101 trolley not running. buses up and running between scenic road and media. it's camera time along 422. busy as always eastbound from 29 into 23. by the way we're getting word that in valley forge national park route 23 is shut down this morning sew still trying to figure exactly why. big delays around the park because of the closure of 23. in wilmington the action cam was on the scene of a crash at washington street and 35th street involving a dart bus and an suv. they're still investigating so the area is cordoned off. stick with market and 37th instead. and elsewhere market philadelphia pike 13 is closed because of some traffic light trucks in claymont. matt. >> okay, matt thanks so much. could have more storms rolling in later on today. that's a live picture of philadelphia international airport where it's nice and sunny. david murphy with the exclusive accuweather forecast. david. >> matt lots of sun here on the terrace as well but it is feeling rather warm and a little bit on the humid side. take a look at numbers. we're at 73 in philadelphia and millville and wilmington,

still in the upper 60's in allentown. and your exclusive accuweather 7-day shows a high this afternoon of 89, warm, a bit on the humid side like it's been the last couple of days and yes, there is the chance of a spotty afternoon thunderstorm although i think most areas probably miss out. where they hit they could be gusty. tomorrow clouds and sun, mainly dry, 86 and beautiful on friday and saturday, matt. >> thanks, david. time line of the firefighter response to the southwest philadelphia fire that left four children dead. you can read it on

♪ what you want to see and take you where you want to be ♪ ♪ even if -- look at these lip-syncing firefighters coming in from all over the country. all part of our "gma" five-alarm firefighter challenge. this morning we'll reveal two of the semifinalists and you'll get to vote on who will be here live next week to compete to win $10,000 for their fire department. lots of fun ones right there. >> yeah. they're going to be vying for $10,000 all going to charity. it's going to be a lot of fun. also ahead, george clooney taking aim at one of the biggest newspapers in the world accusing the paper of putting his fiancee and her family in danger. why he chose to respond so publicly. "gma" investigates. an unemployment agency that may not be what it seems. our couldn'treporter confronts

him. what all parents need to know before spraying sunscreen on your kids. >> dr. rich besser will be here with that. first a young kentucky woman accused of brutally killing her boyfriend shooting him six times and boasting she, quote, gave him a nose job he always wanted. she's been in jail for nearly two years awaiting trial and now she's trying to convince a judge to let her go free on bond. abc's linsey davis has that story. >> reporter: this morning, shana hubers is behind bars waiting for a judge to decide whether to grant bail to the 22-year-old accused murderer. hubers has pleaded not guilty and at a bail hearing monday told the court it was self-defense when she shot her boyfriend ryan poston, a 29-year-old lawyer with a passion for justice according to his obituary. twice in the face and then four more times to, quote, stop the twitching in october 2012. >> what did you believe would

happen if you had grabbed that gun first? >> i believe that i would have been hurt, that i would have been shot. >> reporter: but prosecutors say once arrested, she gave a different reason. >> that you had said you shot him in the face, you gave him the nose job he'd always wanted. do you recall -- >> i've seen that on -- yes, i've seen that. >> reporter: in a bombshell statement on the stand she admitted telling a friend that she talked about killing poston at the same gun rank where she is seen here on her instagram page just days before poston's death. >> i want to turn around, shooter and kill him like it was an accident. >> reporter: she said it was just a joke. since her 2012 arrest her bail has gone from 1 million to $5 million before being revoked entirely. her attorneys say that's unconstitutional. but prosecutors say the former honor student has been brazen about her plans to flee. allegedly plotting to stage a bus crash getaway inspired by

harrison ford in "the fugitive." >> have you at any time attempted to escape. >> no. >> i take it you don't want to be there? >> obviously. >> with regard to bail, the judge is expected to make a decision in the next couple of days. based on hubers' behavior he said he doesn't think a seven-figure about bail is out of the question. the judge saying he hopes this trial will be over before christmas. >> okay. linsey, thank you very much. we'll turn to that rare move by george clooney. he almost never responds to the tab blows but did speak out overnight to report on "the daily mirror" which attacks his fiancee's family, he says and puts them in danger. reena ninan has the story. >> reporter: this morning george clooney fighting back against a british tabloid that took on her family and their religion. he called the report about his soon-to-be mother-in-law totally fabricated and criminal. the tabloid wrote an article saying clooney's fiancee, amal

alamuddin's mother is opposed to their nuptials and a member of druze. in an op-ed published by "usa today" overnight clooney calls it fabricated noting he seldom responds to dab lloyds. >> he pretty much never comments on his personal life. once he hears rumors that he deems offensive or hurtful he feels the need to act. >> reporter: he says her family is not a part of the druze sect, a sect they claim murders women. clooney writing "she is in no way against the marriage. but this lie has larger issued involved. in this day and age to exploit religious differences where none exist is very at the least negligent. her mother was seen shopping in italy. clooney adds he doesn't care when they report laughable articles about him getting

married at downton abbey but when they put this they cross far beyond that arena and into the arena of inciting violence. reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> we got a response from "mail online." they've apologized and taken the story down and launched a full investigation into clooney's concern and give him a chance to set the record straight. weather now from fingginger. >> i wanted to have pleasant weather to talk about. it is happening there. let's look at the camera from our affiliate wls. we love them and see the lake and the city, a beautiful day ahead starting in the low 60s, close to average but a little cooler than average as the high settles in and brings in cold, more cool canadian air. seven days from now, the long-term models in the great lakes and northern plains look like september next week. so enjoy the next couple of days. and the heat will be trapped for sure. look at denver, 92. little rock, 91. nashville in the mid-80s and

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>> reporter: you're caught on camera. his name is marius oliver. not true. that's your only comment. he may be walking away because of what we've uncovered. person after person desperately searching for work telling us this man promised them jobs after they paid a training fee. >> $200. >> $300. >> $1250. >> reporter: $1250. these three job seekers say they were replying to one of oliver's craigslist ad, this one for security guard work reads "looking to hire ten guards. interview today, start tomorrow." >> desperation blinded me and that's what happened. >> reporter: "gma" investigates wanted to see exactly what oliver would tell protect spiff clients so we made an appointment. there he is wearing what he claims is a security badge. he quickly asks our undercover producer for money. >> oh, yeah, yeah, of course, of course. i brought that. >> yeah. >> so i can get your paperwork going.

>> here you go, sir. >> okay. now -- >> what's your name again. >> mr. o'neill. i'm a supervisor but he's an ex-con who says he's the supervisor for what authorities call an unlicensed employment agency and owners are unknown. >> the training is $997 and that's for your security license. you're paid 21.37 an hour. that's full time. your training is $997 which we need to be paid in full. >> reporter: we give him the money and show our video to julie mennen, new york city's top cop for consumer affairs investigating him. >> we are very familiar with mr. oliver and other bad arcs in the industry like him. >> reporter: i mean he is promising an hourly wage down to the cents. >> right, he's promising that there will be a job out there and that is not what employment agencies are allowed to do and also requiring the training. >> reporter: so "gma" investigates caught up with oliver. >> mr. oliver.

hey there. gio with "good morning america." how are you? >> what happened? >> what kind of business are you running here? >> what kind of what? >> what kind of business are you running. security guard business. >> where? >> right there. >> we tell him about that hidden camera video. >> pay is $21.37 an hour. that's full time. >> he denies ever saying that. >> that's not true? not true? really. so you're saying the hidden camera doesn't exist. >> i'm just saying not true. >> really? because we have it on camera. >> but not true. anything else? >> he says he does not promise people jobs and that all that cash is only for training. but mennen says even that's illegal. how do you sleep at night knowing that these people who need jobs aren't getting those jobs? >> first of all, i have nothing to say. what you're saying is not true. >> you're caught on camera. >> i'm not on camera. >> you sure are on camera. >> i'm on camera now. >> and you are on camera at the office meeting with that gentleman. >> not true. >> not true.

that's your only comment. for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> wow. >> unbelievable. and gio tells us the training course to become a security guard could cost less than $100 and those job seekers in the piece that you just saw never got a job, never got their money back and here's a big tip, be suspicious of an employment agency that wants you to pay anything up front. always make sure they are licensed. >> that's the big sign. if they want money up front. you know, people are just -- they want a job. >> they're desperate. >> and people take advantage of that. all right. thanks, lara. coming up, the psychology of clutter and what the things you keep, what that really says about you. and open mike. we've got a little girl with a big heart. why she pulled out all the stops for a fund-raiser for one of her friends.

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>> reporter: when 12-year-old grace nevin, a sixth grader from new jersey is not belting out tunes -- ♪ made to fly >> reporter: -- she's volunteering with her school's special olympics team. >> just an awesome group of kids. >> reporter: one is ben wise, one of grace's best friends since kindergarten. >> ben is the funniest person i know and he just always has a smile on his face and he really just -- he can brighten anyone's day. >> reporter: so grace decided to write a song for ben called "i found an angel." ♪ found an angel." >> reporter: this weekend she'll perform at a concert she's hosting to raise money for uniforms for the west milford special olympics team. >> i just wanted to show and tell him how much he means to me by putting on this concert so he knows it. he'll always have a special place in my heart. >> well, let's welcome out a special young lady. grace nevin, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]

>> good morning, grace. >> good morning. >> have a seat. >> how are you? >> how are you? >> good. >> now, this is really, really incredible what you're doing but what inspired you to do it for your friend, ben. >> well, it's just that he -- he's so special to me and i think that by doing this, i'll be able to show him that no matter what happens, he will always be really close to my heart and -- >> but you also wrote an original song "i found an angel" and that song is based -- for ben and we -- you performed this concert and you have background dancers, you have a little bit of everything. how are you at 12 years old able to organize all this stuff? >> well, when i first found out, when i first got the idea to do this i did not realize it would be this much work really. i was like -- [ laughter ] and like every weekend we're doing something like either meeting with someone for the concert, i'm on the phone constantly with people and like for the background dancers it's my sister and her dance team and her dance team --

>> your family is here with you. >> you got it all put together. we're very proud of you and grace is going to have her concert this saturday west milford, new jersey but we want you to sing us off the air right now. >> okay. >> can you do that for us. >> let's go. ♪ when i needed a friend i found an angel ♪ ♪ i needed a friend ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] keep your lawn looking great with a troy-bilt trimmer for just $119 at lowe's. ♪ try our delicious chipotle chicken or margherita flatbreads, baked fresh in house and served with your choice of soup or salad.

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>> ♪ >> residents are waking up to widespread damage this morning from powerful storms that moved through yesterday evening. in philadelphia's mount airy section a tree crashed down onto parked cars and about 84,000 households in our area are still without power. a live report on damage across the area on "action news" at noon. 7:56 wednesday morning, matt pelman filling in for karen with a a look at traffic. >> that storm damage still giving us a plethora of problems around the region on mass transit septa's chestnut hill east line not running.

here on 95 in the great northeast not so great crash on the northbound side past cottman has a slow from bridge street through this point headed towards academy. normal delays on 422 eastbound and 202 northbound as well as a bunch of downed trees in chester county blocking portions of 40 weren't and route 23 as you head in towards valley forge national park creating a mess in that area. evesham township a drowned tree closing greentree road. stick with 70. down the shore in middle township 47 shut down because of an accident investigation. matt. >> thank you matt. more storms possible later on today. meteorologist, david murphy has the accuweather forecast. david. >> starting out sunny and warm across most of the region, matt. take a look at numbers. 74 degrees right now philadelphia and i can tell that you standing out here in the sun you do feel the humidity. it is still a bit sticky. this afternoon a high of 89, accuweather says warm and humid and during the afternoon hours there could be a spotty thunderstorm or two and where they hit they could be gusty. tomorrow clouds and sun, mainly dry, 86 and gorgeous

weather for friday and saturday before we get a bit more humid again sunday. matt. >> thanks, david. app for your smartphone so you are ready when the next line of storms moves through the region. again, could be a chance of it later on today. back in 25.

good morning, america. it's wednesday, and baby prince george is about to turn 1. brand-new details on life as the little prince. ♪ safe and sound sunscreen safety alert. a new report warning parents that spraying it on your kids may do more harm than help. what you need to know this morning. ♪ treasure closet craziness. the psychology of your closet and diagnosing what all your stuff says about you. all that and leah remini here live as we say -- >> good morning, america. nice greeting from leah remini right there in our social square this morning. she's got a lot to talk about. a lot to tweet about.

i think that's happening, as well. including her brand-new reality series where everything is on the table. >> i love how we take a picture she's doing the lips on the twitter mirror like that all set to go. important story for parents before football season gets going again. dr. ashton learns firsthand what a safe tackle looks like and she's going to tell us how you can talk to your kids about safety on the field. these are mothers, get on the field and they learn -- >> your mom -- >> my mom coached everything. i think parents have a better understanding of it than they would let their kids play. >> the whole promise of it. >> that's great. also, here's prince william like you rarely see hip. new pictures of the prince suiting up for a dive and his dad, prince charles standing by urging him on. >> all right. >> and should we all actually be working less? sounds like ail novel idea to me but ahead, one of the most innovative companies saying we could have a better quality of life if we did.

>> you're the one pitching that. how many jobs do you have. >> i lost count at three. >> we'll get to that. news from dan harris. >> all right, guy, good morning. straight to the severe weather slamming the northeast turning deadly overnight. four people killed when fierce winds tore apart several homes near syracuse, new york. rescuers spent the night searching through debris for more victims. if maryland heavy winds toppling trees killing one child at a summer camp just as the children were rationing indoors to take cover. in ohio at least three tornadoes have now been confirmed. we'll have ginger's forecast coming up very soon. out west, the extreme drought is so bad now that water levels in lake mead are falling to a record low. lake mead is the nation's largest reservoir and serves las vegas and los angeles. overseas israel unleashing the fiercest wave of attacks yet targeting militants in gaza hitting at least 160 sites and killing one top islamic militant and his family. at least 32 palestinians have been killed. these attacks are in response to

dozens of palestinian rocket attacks, many of them reaching deep into israel. for the second time this week, allegations have surfaced about a double agent in germany spying for america. this time, the home of a defense ministry employee was searched if berlin. two days ago german chancellor angela merkel warned if they were true it would represent a clear contradiction of german-american trust. a developing story this morning. and remarkable story out of hawaii. a hiker survived a 150-foot fall off a mountain and tumbled off a trail but later hit a tree which stopped him from falling further. he was able to cry for help and he was, as you can see right there, rescued by firefighters. and american seriously injured in the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain, 32-year-old from chicago wounded in the thigh. doctors say he will survive. finally on a much lighter note we love to take a nap once in a while especially if you

work our hours. but shoppers in ikea are making it routine. more people catching zs while trying out so fathers, chairs and beds. not just a little bit of shut-eye but full-on napping and in china ikea is encouraging this. the company says allowing shoppers to nap makes them feel at home. by the way, mattress sales are up. so it sounds like a good business. it is working. over to you guys. >> all right. >> all right. >> that's an interesting concept. now to that new recommendation about spray sunscreens. consumer reports has a warning, don't spray your kids at least for now. the fda is investigating the potential risk and abc news chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser is here to tell us about this new report. what's going on? >> the big concern is with kids breathing this in and whether that's dangerous. there haven't been any medical reports of a problem but the fda called for more research on that and "consumer reports" says it will that's in you shouldn't use

sprays on kids. >> i did not like hearing that. we use it so much because you want them to use it. any way to do it safely? >> i think there is and it is a balance. you want that sunscreen on them. you want to make sure that you're not using it on a windy day because you can't control it. you never want to spray it near their face, put it on your hands and rub it on the face. put it on before they're out at the pool and beach so you can control it more and reapply often. >> so how effective is it compared to the creams, because it's a daily battle trying to get the kids to get it on? >> i think that question is just as important. the information is not in. for lotions you have to put it on frequently and put on a lot of it and we know with the sprays, i see people at the beach spraying it in the general vicinity of the child and thinking it's doing some good. that clearly doesn't work so if you're going to use it, use it carefully, you want to put it on often just like you would with a lotion. >> right now the caution is just for children, not for adults? ? well, for adults the same thing, never spray it near your face. you can apply it to your body.

use your hands to put it on your face and put it on often and thick. >> i like that. put it on often, put it on thick. all right, rich. we reached out for a comment from a trade organization representing the sunscreen industry but have not heard back as of yet. we've got "pop news" and weather coming up. first, give us that "morning menu." will do. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." in "pop news," what you don't know about michael strahan. a surprising new look and a little surprise, he doesn't know it's coming. why one of the founders of google is saying we should all be working less and how -- >> okay. >> okay and how we can do it. then closet clutter. what the stuff you keep says about who you are. all that and leah remini is with us live. so much coming up on "good morning america" so stay with us. won't you? ♪ "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by nexium. new nexium 24 hour, now available without a prescription.

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♪ you're looking at a video that is about to go viral. it's from our friends who create the tiny hamster videos that stop the internet in its tracks. they're celebrating the birthday of cappuccino, the hedgehog. the tiny cake was baked using safe ingredients for those animals and spent one to two weeks trading for that learning how to sit at that table. look at those great manners. >> learning how to eat cake. >> let them have cake. >> top that in "pop news." >> you know, i'm thinking i'm going to go. that was tough.

thanks, robin. "pop news" time, everybody. let's begin and feast your eyes on this. >> oh. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. michael strahan -- >> oh. >> on the cover of "ebony" magazine. the headline, "demolition man, crushing daytime tv." >> whoa. >> the article -- >> you should warn a brother before you throw him under like that. >> we don't operate that way. >> i see. now i'm really uncomfortable. yeah. i'm blushing. you can't tell because i got a tan over the weekend but, please, dan, continue. >> i'm here for you. >> thank you. >> the article is fantastic. it accompanies some pictures that, wow. hello. >> oh! >> i see you're very shy. you hate the camera. the article talks about your rise -- >> doing the robot. >> -- to the hall of fame.

>> that was the robot. >> i'm shy and miss understood. >> running man. >> what a dance move. >> missed everything. >> you got to go in. do the dougie. you got to commit. >> i didn't even know -- >> i just took this and put it on george. that's how you do it. >> george doing the dougie was even on the tape? that's actually a possibility. >> we just added it. >> strahan, nice try. you're not going to divert attention to stephanopoulos and the doggie. all about you and i want to share a couple of things you said. your father was an amazing man. his whole philosophy was never "if." it was always "when" and that is you. >> very true. thank you, dad. thank you, dad. >> check it out, "ebony" magazine. we did check it out. all right. also in "pop news," how about a sleepover with a t-rex? yeah. the world famous american museum of natural history is offering its first ever adults only

sleepover adventure. they already have -- oh, no, michael, your face. what are you thinking? >> it sounds -- >> adults only. >> does it sound -- >> vaguely illegal, but, go ahead. >> what is illegal about a adult sleepover party? george stephanopoulos! >> in order to save himself from the conversation he may actually do the dougie. it's possible. >> listen, this is the museum of natural history. clean it up, people. >> and natural acts, as well. >> oh. >> it's based on their children's sleepovers, $375. it begins with champagne and jazz. and then you get to roam the halls and visit the spiders alive exhibit that has 20 species of arachnids and sleep gazing up not at stars but instead you will be looking up at the giant blue whale that hangs inside the ocean hall

where you will be camping out for the night. it's august 1st. who is signing up? >> are you by yourself or like a whole group? >> or a date night. i don't know. >> if it's me by -- yeah. i don't want to be there with like 20 other people all gazing up -- >> at the blue whale. >> blue whale. wouldn't be what i had in mind. >> all right. thank you, museum of natural history for that. finally, i thought that was going to be the easy one to do, robin. so just bear with me. a slightly disturbing new trend that we found online this morning. it seeps when it comes to chest hair some men embrace it, some prefer to shave or wax it for a smooth look and some take manscaping to a whole new level. unwilling to go -- >> are you kidding me? >> no. no. >> fully topless at the beach. >> obviously they lost bets. there's no way you're going to do that. there's no way you would do that. >> you said slightly disturbing.

i think we need some weather. ginger. >> so, guy, i found dave from new hampshire. would you do that, dave? >> no. >> would you do it? >> no. >> i told them it was a simple answer. a very simple answer. but we want to say good morning, all the way acrossseas to colonel tim lee and he is where -- >> in kandahar, afghanistan. >> for one more month then he's coming home. we're excited, right? so happy. let's start with another happy start. wsb's camera in atlanta. rain and storms coming through with that same cold front throughout the southeast, the strongest of which will come from virginia into north carolina, even south carolina later this afternoon and evening and a new storm back just east of the rockies. >> thanks, ginger, david murphy here on the terrace. we have a lot of sunshine up over most of the area and it is warm and humid with temperatures in the 70's right now. your exclusive accuweather 7-day, a high this afternoon of 89. accuweather says it remains warm and somewhat humid.

during the afternoon hours in particular there could be a couple of pop-up gusty thunderstorms. i suppose some of them could go into the early evening hours. these are spotty but where they hit they could be gusty. mainly dry tomorrow in the 80's and 87 and sunny on friday. we are also happy to be here. my new friends from louisiana. i love your outfits. we'll get everybody outside soon but for now we'll go into the studio. >> thanks, ginger. "heat index" time, prince george kicks it off. coming up on his birthday. we have a new behind-the-scenes look at his first year including some colicky moments for the future king although he looks happy there and lama hasan brings us the details from london. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning. by, george, it's been a great year. all those air miles on his first foreign trip to australia and new zealand and learning how to walk and landing his very first "vanity fair" cover with a revealing article that describes him as a noisy and ravenous baby.

he's arguably the most famous baby in the world and now just weeks before his first birthday, royal darling, prince george, is gracing the cover of the new issue of "vanity fair." alongside his royal parents. the article reveals that besides being the heir to the throne, he's pretty much your average toddler who for the tough first few months cried loudly and frequently and was permanently hungry. >> you would expect back at the palace servants, maternal nurse, everything on hand. that wasn't even an air-conditioning unit. >> reporter: so don't expect a big to do for his first birthday like there was on his arrival. "vanity fair" reports the prince is expected to have a small birthday tea gathering with his parents and grandparents. >> the one thing that william always wanted to be was ordinary and it's the one thing that they both want for george. >> reporter: the article also

reveals will and kate are trying to provide george with a normal upbringing taking him to play dates at the homes of friends with kids and that they didn't initially want to hire a nanny but eventually gave in. >> not only is maria is a whiz with making puree and nappy changing, she can drive high-speed car, trained in self-defense and knows where the paparazzi are hiding. >> reporter: a nanny who came in handy helping wills and kate out when they took their tour to australia and new zealand this year. stealing the limelight everywhere he goes. most recently the pint-sized prince was on the polo field wanting a piece of the action. >> sooner rather than later. >> reporter: so katie nicholl, the author of that article telling us according to her sources the royal couple want to move into their new country home and get settled in first before trying to are a new -- another baby, rather, so, guy, we may be hearing the pitter-patter of little feet sooner rather than

later, gang. royal baby bump watch, here we go. >> here we go. are you ready, lara? >> bag is packed. >> hey, lama, thanks so much. also burning up the "heat index," a behind-the-scenes look at jessica simpson's wedding. brand-new details from "people" magazine. the superstar and her husband eric johnson tying the knot at a ranch in california over the weekend. she was walking down the aisle in a custom carolina herrera champagne-colored gown. the couple said "i do" in front of more than 200 guests. simpson had 12 bridesmaids, two maids of honor. her mother and her sister ash lee and one highlight, when her husband was swooping down to pick up the kids he split his pants. >> oh. >> some detail right there. >> i think the mistakes at a wedding are what makes it. >> yeah, but it was beautiful and her birthday is tomorrow,

34. never been happier. looks that way. also in the "heat index" story getting a lot of buzz on our website from google co-founder larry page sparking a debate because he said at a panel we could work less. we just have to use technology more effectively. he says there are certain industries people work in today that aren't necessary that robots can do the job, new technology can do the job. sounds great, right? >> in theory, yeah. >> work less but who is going to make up that income for so many people? and also the technologies are also taking away jobs permanently, as well. >> and i think technology makes us work more because you're just constantly connected to work. you've got your e-mail coming in in the middle of the night. >> nice to be more mobile. >> sure. >> so at least you're out of the office doing the work and can be with your family and friends. >> but never really out of the office. it gets easier. >> you can be out of the office ignoring your family. >> yeah, unfortunately. tell us more, larry. we want your secrets. also in the "heat index," retail giant j. crew is featuring a new size, guys, it's triple zero. >> what?

>> i never heard of this before. a woman with a 23-inch waist. how many women are out there? critics say it's another example of something called vanity sizing where customers are duped into believing they're wearing smaller sizes than they are and it could make customers feel pressure to fit into a triple zero. j. crew says they have a huge market for these sizes in asia especially in hong kong where they recently opened up stores, so, you know, i mean it's small. >> doesn't make any sense. >> no, no. i don't think my little girl could fit in that. >> no, and sometimes the labeling is not really very accurate. >> yeah, how can you have a triple zero. >> it sounds like a kid's size. it really does. >> i guess so and well, there you go on that one. and also on our "heat index" today, what the clutter in your closet is saying about you. maybe it's filled with old clothes, your kids' toys but a

new report from "the wall street journal" reveries what we keep could be a window into our state of mind. i do believe that and abbie boudreau will explain it. ♪ >> reporter: from extreme hoarding to collecting clutter. experts say there are psychological reasons why we can't seem to let go of all our stuff. >> that is a lot of jeans. >> it's a lot of jeans. >> reporter: dr. seth meyers, a psychologist paid me a house call to give me a better sense of the reasons behind my clutter. >> there are several in here that i probably haven't worn in years. but why? >> my guess is that these jeans symbolize a time in your life when maybe you felt a little lighter, a little more free. >> honestly i think you're right. it turns out my wedding trunk. >> i'll make a scrapbook one day is quite revealing too. so much clutter and chaos i actually forgot why i kept some of it. >> old balloon. a receipt. this was special. >> there's a part of you that is

avoiding going through this stuff because you care about it and love it all so much you want to do it perfectly but perfection is the achilles' heel of all of our homes. >> reporter: dr. meyers says extreme clutter can be signs of bigger issues like a closet full of unworn clothing, that can mean you're trying to fill an emotional void. the need to save everything maybe ocd, boxed filled with half finished projects can be signs of attention deficit disorder and refusing to throw anything away could be fear of making the wrong decision. organizational expert justin klosky says -- >> see the space for what it is without anything in it and then start putting things back into it to fill the space that feels right and consistently do this process once a month. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> once a month?

i wish. >> yeah. >> well, if you're following google's advice and working less you might be able to do that. >> i don't have time to do that. >> i feel like clearing up cluttering is good and my wife is good at enforcing that and making me give away stuff that i don't wear anymore. >> you do feel better but i find myself mementos more than clothing and things from my parents or a letter -- i just can't toss it. >> i also think about kate, my little girl and what she might like to wear so i'm trying to guess what might be in fashion. i know. it's a losing proposition. >> wow. >> it is. >> someone suggests if you put it in a box, if you just -- >> that's what we do. >> i do that too so you don't see it but you still have it and i call it my little treasure box. >> yeah. >> to some it's hoarding. toer 0s a treasure box. leah remini is with us. don't go anywhere. >> are you saying --

>> ♪ >> suspected carjacker crashed into a dart bus in wilmington delaware at 35th and washington streets at 6:00 a.m. the 22-year-old -- the 20-year-old man who was driving the stolen suv is in the hospital with severe injuries. two people on the bus were also injured. look for a live update to this story on "action news" at noon. 8:27 on this wednesday morning. i'm matt o'donnell. and we're still talking about storm damage all across the region. let's go to matt pelman for an update in for karen. >> this is a scenery peted across the region. this particular downed tree is in schuylkill township chester county and it's blocking off busy route 23 valley forge road between white horse road and pawlings road. if you're headed towards 422 out of phoenixville, i'd stay up on egypt road instead of 23 this morning. you're not going to be able to get by.

let's go to the maps. issues in delco with a downed tree closing sproul road. stay on ithan avenue instead. a bunch of traffic traffic lighe dark in a bunch of spots but this one is in bryn mawr along lancaster avenue. a number of accidentsly in montgomery county, downed tree along pine tree road not surprisingly. and septa's chestnut hill east line no service. 101 trolley still shuttle busing. matt. >> thank you matt. threat of more storms later day. let's get the forecast from meteorologist, david murphy. >> sunny and warm, a bit humid. temperatures in the mid 70's across most of region. that includes 74 in philadelphia. your exclusive accuweather 7-day a-high of 89 this afternoon, warm, humid, a couple of spots could touch the 90-degree mark and there is the chance of spotty thunderstorms this afternoon and perhaps early this evening where they hit they could be gusty but they look few and far between. tomorrow mainly dry. friday and saturday both looking great, matt. >> thank you david. and "action news" will keep

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>> i still am surviving the interview with diane keaton yesterday. >> turned it on. >> can we get a shot of robin's shoes. what amazing shoes. she looks like a sleek gladiator. i just want to say for the record if she wasn't wearing those shoes, she'd be my height. for sure. moving on now, big announcement about a fund-raiser we all love so much. i know you do, as well. stand up to cancer is returning to prime time with a one-hour fund-raiser september 5th airing on abc and all the major networks. they have helped raise more than $260 million for cancer. >> amazing. >> that's a lot of money in a short amount of time been able to do that. really making a difference and lara is standing up for that too and has a special guest inside. >> i sure do. leah remini is back and busier than ever. she is starring in "the exes" and a brand-new reality show called "leah remini: it's all relative" and her whole family is involved. her husband, daughter, even her

mom. here's a sneak peek. >> angelo, your wife has snapped. >> are you kidding me? >> stopping your 65-year-old mother from getting a tramp stamp is micromanaging. >> i mean, she is hilarious as is the wonderful leah remini. >> thank you. >> welcome to "good morning america." >> thank you. >> your mother is a piece of work. >> oh, yeah, big time. >> you know, she thinks we're a little behind the times because she's always seen herself as the real star of this family. like she's even saying now they'll offer me a sitcom. no, they're not. they're going to offer me a sitcom. no they're not. >> my money is on her? she's pretty much the breakout star. >> why did you decide it was time or want to open up your life? >> you know, it's like we usually have these things like we shouldn't do this. we shouldn't do that. you know, we have representatives that, you know, say, okay, this is how you do your -- there is no way to do our career these days. it's changing, the business is changing but also because, you know, it came at a time when we

were going through change and that's why i said yes to "dancing with the stars," things i was afraid of and i was like, why not? you know, this is bringing our family even closer together. why not? i don't want to be so serious about every decision i make in my career so that's why i said yes. i did i alittle before on vh-1 on my wedding and my baby and i just -- i had a nice experience doing it. >> it's not like you need the work. you're on "the exes" so it is something you must enjoy doing. >> i do. listen, i like entertaining people. i like making people laugh. that's what i do. i love to work. so, you know, i was like, yes, a chance to make somebody laugh, yes. >> we also see a serious side of you too. in the first episode we see you surrounded by friends and family, really supporting you as you make the decision to leave the church of scientology. >> uh-huh. >> how important was that group hug for you emotionally at that

time. >> yeah, well, it wasn't -- it's not easy, you know, as time goes on, you, you know, it's not easy, you look through your phone, i can't call this person. i'm not allowed to talk to -- but as we were in that kind of loss and grief because we're still sad. we lost our friends, we're like, but we also have to look at what we do have as opposed to what we don't have and we have great family. we have great friends still in our lives and so we were like, we should start celebrating what we have and that's why we decided to throw the party. >> were you surprised by the public's interest in your separation with the church? >> i'm always surprised. i mean like, really. is that that fascinating? okay. but, again, it's something you're raised in, you're in it so you don't see what -- well, what do you want to know? i have a lot of friends and always wanted to ask. why didn't you ask me? yes, you're so in it that you don't really see the fascination. >> right, you have a different perspective. >> completely. >> everybody wants to ask you some questions. these are our viewers. one is about, of course, kevin

james who you worked with for so many years on "king of queens." will you ever work with kevin james again. >> i would love to. i'm always begging him for a job like in a second. >> is that a possibility? >> i don't know. i'm still literally begging him. is there a part -- i even showed up to his set. it's getting uncomfortable now. he's like, uh, no. i'm with salma hayek. >> oh, come on, honey. >> no, i'd do it in a second. >> the show is all about family. "it's all relative" so we made a game. are you ready. lightning round. your favorite tv family. >> oh, man, i got to date myself, right. okay, "i love lucy." yeah, right. >> good choice. >> let's just go with that because i'm really going to date myself when i say "the partridge family." >> one more. one more. your favorite family recipe from momma. >> from my mom. she's not really a good cook but she makes this disgusting tuna

casserole. i'm the only one that likes it. what do you want? make your tuna -- i eat the whole bowl. tuna with pasta and olives, random. i tell you it's delightful. >> a sampling of the magic that you will all see. >> yes. >> from leah's mom and the clan. it's called "leah remini: it's all relative." it premieres tomorrow night on tlc. right now though we'll go back outside to ginger for a final check of the weather. >> i would try leah mom's tuna casserole. that sounds good. i found a couple of friends. grandmahe lena from poland comes and visiting much how would you saw good morning america in polish. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> so that's what we are saying this morning. we start with the twitter photos. now we have the damaging winds and even tornadoes reported in ohio. you can see the damage there. and after the storm, a beautiful double rainbow. so many great pictures from washington, d.c. thank you for sharing those. please always do. cooler and comfortable coming

behind the storms. look at the numbers. boston drops from near 90 down into the upper 70s by the end of >> thanks, ginger, david murphy on the terrace, it's sunny and getting warm out here. temperature in the mid 70's. 89 is your high today, warm a bit humid and there's the chance of a spotty thunderstorm this afternoon and early this evening, some >> all this weather brought to you by choice hotels and this summer we are bringing you some amazing ways that you can help to give back to your community starting with the summer of service awards so abc is partnering with youth service america to recognize young changemakers. kids trying to improve their communities through volunteering and community service. they can apply for a $1,000 award to help them fight the good fight. take a look. ♪ big change starts with a small act. start something this summer. show up, help out, join in.

>> to apply for a service award go to ysa.org/beinspired. >> you can also go to our website at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to learn a whole lot more. robin. >> very excited about that, ginger. this week a federal judge granted preliminary approval for a deal that would compensate thousands of former nfl players for concussion-related injuries but what about kids who play rough sports? abc news' senior medical contributor dr. general ashton went to the school that teaches mom how to protect their young athletes. ♪ >> reporter: it is the most popular pro sport in america, and also one of the roughest. and on this night in foxborough, massachusetts, moms are here to learn how to keep their kids safe on the field. >> so it's air, then padding then shell. >> it's all connected. >> thank you, guys, for being here. >> reporter: called heads up run

by usa football who partnered with the nfl showing the moms the ins and outs of safe tackling. >> there you go. >> the mothers here are really controlling the decisions. >> reporter: the clinic is hosted by robert kraft and his new england patriots. have you ever gotten a call from one of the moms about one of your players. >> from a wife but never a mom. >> reporter: is that right? >> yeah. >> reporter: why was it so important to target the moms when you talk about the heads-up program? >> they're the ones making our decision. what are our kids going to play. >> reporter: that's the truth. my son, he runs track. but my daughter, yep, that's her playing her sport of choice, ice hockey and she's played with the boys. how does that make this mom feel? well, consider these statistics. for athletes age 1 to 17 years old, 31% of concussions suffered come while playing ice hockey. wrestling is next at 14% and football is tied with soccer in

third place at 13%. >> step to the right. >> reporter: but tonight the focus is football. we learn from the pros. >> here we go. >> techniques designed to show everything from how to stand. >> get out of there. >> reporter: dive. even hit. >> oh, nice job. >> all right. >> reporter: all with the focus on safety. with the nfl's high-profile legal battles regarding concussions this issue is front and center. moms learning how to be thatle, what went into that? >> well, we just want to expose them to what we're doing with their children. the things to look for from a safety standpoint, medical standpoint and make sure they feel comfortable asking coaches questions about their children and how they're playing the sport. >> reporter: do you know a lot about football? >> i do not. >> reporter: so you never knew how to tackle? >> no. >> so are you going to go home and tell him -- >> i'm going to go home and practice with him. >> well, dr. jen ashton joins us

now. really a clever idea. what do you think the mothers took away from that? what do you take away from that. >> whatever sport your child is involved in, it behooves the moms and dads to learn as much mechanics about it as possible. soccer, how to head the body, baseball, how to slide. the more involved you are, the more knowledgeable you are. the better informed you can be to help your child make the right decision. >> we've had a lot of discussions, especially lately, jen, about concussions and when you are young, a young athlete, how it stays with you. >> absolutely and we're learning more and more every day and know the teenage brain takes longer to recover from a concussion than the adult brain. girls are more at risk sport for sport than boys and girls take longer to recover from concussions than boys so we need to keep that knowledge front and center, not just as doctors but as parents. >> yeah, you know i adore your daughter chloe, she is a heck of an athlete. she's at a camp right now.

how do you approach it and tell her and talk to her so she can be as safe as possible. >> in our household we've had these conversations since day one and talked about how important participant in youth sports is but also what the risks are and she understands it's an important part in life but it's part of life and if her health is ever in jeopardy, the sport stops. >> a good point but, oh, the benefits especially for young women. >> benefits are huge. >> we'll talk more about it. thank you. we asked you in our "gma" flash poll, would you let your child play football? here's what you had to say, 45% of you said yes. 55% said no. coming up, oh, michael douglas is here live. george is going to talk to him next. come on back for that. ♪ we had so much fun with

diane keaton yesterday, now michael douglas is up. he's teaming up with her for the first time after enback with director rob reiner for the first time since "the american president" 0 years ago. the movie is called "and so it goes" and plays a widower caring for the granddaughter he's just met. take a look. >> what's going on? >> it's my son. he's on his way to jail. >> but who's that? >> that's my granddaughter. she probably is guatemalan. >> yes. >> he had sex with the maid once. >> dad, this is sara. sara, this is your oren. >> nice to meet you. >> and it's great to have

michael douglas here. what a challenge to play an absolute jerk. >> comes easy, george. comes easy. it's fun. you know, i kept looking but for some reason i take these parts, these characters kind of in the gray area where you start off with audiences don't really like them and i love the challenge of trying to seduce an audience to win them over by the end of the movie. >> and one of the ways you do it and saw a little bit of it there. it's a sweet movie and also a very funny movie but you say that the comedy doesn't necessarily come natural to you. >> well, i love to do comedy. there's nothing i enjoy better than when i go to the movie theater and hear an audience laugh. it's hard in films because, you know, the set is supposed to be quiet on the set, don't make any noises so you say, it's funny then there's nothing. you know. and so i've progressively in my career lately have done more and more comedies and i enjoy that part of it the most. >> you have rob reiner there.

you worked with him so many years ago and you know each other's moves. >> we do. we actually -- our first movie together, 1968 we played college students -- >> i didn't know that. >> he was -- he was acknowledged up at the lincoln center film festival and i pulled out "the new york times" review from 1968 and it said it was two of the worst performances on screen they had ever seen. >> i wish i would have known. we would have played a little of that. >> but rob and i shared -- it's a small club. his father is carl reiner and my father is kirk and there's not many of us. not many second generation guys that have made it so it's something we shared together. >> diane keaton was an absolute hoot here yesterday and she went on and on and on about you. practically giddy about the chance of working with you and must have been great for you too. >> it was such a treat. people wonder why we haven't done it before. and, you know, she talks about it all the time. she's not an actress, she just exists but i've never worked with somebody who is actually more comfortable in front of the

camera than not. and so we get ready for a shot and you never knew what you were going to get but she always had her ipod on. she always came in, you know, listening to something and ready. all ready and she's -- ready to do the scene and she's still, ba, ba, and okay, roll them and take them out and you never knew what you were going to get. >> she can sing. >> she can sing. oh, she can sing great. no, in the movie, i say, well, i'm going to manage her and help her career. we've been talking about it. i think she's got to do one of these places here in the city. one -- >> that would be great. see her at the carlisle. this movie has echoes with your own life. your son in the movie has some addiction problem, goes to jail. your son cameron has had similar problems. was that daunting or did it make you want to do the moved more. >> i read the script and it came up at you and you kind of have a bitt bitter bitt bittersweet smile and say, and

so it goes. it didn't affect me. rob asked if i wanted to change it. i didn't think that was necessary. but he's holding up okay. i mean, i think we're seeing some changes in these mandatory minimum drug laws. >> big push for that now. >> for these nonviolent criminals, ten years is a long time. you know, for a nonviolent crime. >> it seems like it is. you're sporting a goatee here. >> yeah, i'm going to do a marvel comics film "ant man" with paul ruud. >> cannot wait for that. michael douglas, thanks for coming in. "and so it goes" opens nationwide july 25th. the first two semifinalists in our five-alarm firefighter challenge. ♪

it is time now for "gma's" five-alarm firefighter challenge. three teams of firefighters from all across the country will face off live on "gma" next week in

some, shall we say, heated competitions. >> see what you did there. >> see. that's what we do. to enter, teams submitted lip-syncing videos to capital city's "safe and sound." our first two semifinalists of six, one crew from texas and the other from ohio. ♪ lift the sky is falling down i know that we'll be safe and sound ♪ >> our first semifinalists, the mcallen fire department from mcallen texas. >> we're from mcallen texas. >> all: good morning, america. >> this 100-year-old department boasts 167 firefighters with some serious dance moves. ♪ ♪ could be my luck ♪ even in a hurricane of frowns i know that we'll be safe and sound ♪ >> our second semifinalist, the clearcreek fire district in springborough, ohio. >> i could fill your cup. you know my river won't

evaporate this world we still appreciate ♪ >> they know how to fill our cup with laffer. both departments say if they win the $10,000 grand prize, they'll donate the money to charity. >> muscular dystrophy association. >> the line of duty in texas. ♪ >> $10,000 at stake when the three teams go head-to-head courtesy of disney's "planes: fire & rescue." make sure you vote and capital city will be here monday singing. you like that song. >> i do. >> yes. >> we'll be right back.

"good morning america" is brought to you by elmer's school glue. let's plan something together. let's bond. >> you make us dance. you have till 3:00 p.m. eastern to vote for those firefighters. have a great day. >> ♪ >> as the sun came up this morning, it revealed the region-wide damage left behind by yesterday it's strong storms.

a tree fell on parked cars in philadelphia's mount airy section and another tree fell across route 23 in schuylkill township chester county. an estimated 84,000 customers remain without power right now. matt pelman is filling in for karen with more on the storm damage that is bottling up our roadways. >> a whole plethora of problems this morning. this downed tree in schuylkill township has route 23 valley upon road shut down between white horse road and pawlings road. if you're coming out of phoenixville this morning trying to get to 422 and valley forge national park i would stay on egypt road to get around the blockage. a bunch of other issues in montgomery county including a do you understand tree in springfield township closing pennsylvania avenue. one blocking pine tree road. traffic light troubles in claymont continue to block route 13. philadelphia pike. and in middle township 47 still closed because of an accident investigation. also northeast corridor service up to half hour delays because of overhead wire problems and that's just some of it, matt. >> thank you.

let's go to david murphy for the accuweather forecast. >> warm on the terrace right now, matt. take a look at numbers. most of us in the 70's at this point. it still feels rather muggy. we're at 74 degrees in philadelphia. we bump to 78 in wilmington. your accuweather 7-day shows a high of 89 this afternoon, warm and humid, some spotty but strong storms are possible during the afternoon and evening in particular. tomorrow mainly dry, friday and saturday looking and feeling much better. matt. >> sounds good, david. we will haven't an update on storm damage across the region and on "action news" at noon plus a suspected carjacker crashes into a dart bus in kimpton. more details coming up on the stolen suv. live with kelly and michael is next on 6abc. halle berry will be on the show. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great wednesday

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