good morning, america. breaking right now, it's happened again. yet another passenger plane disappearing from radar. controllers losing track of the jet 50 minutes after takeoff, 116 people on board missing at this hour. new video this morning. severe weather slams much of the country. >> the infield is just a mess. >> a sudden downpour at yankee stadium. the field covered so fast, one person gets trapped under the tarp. lightning strikes setting hopes on fire and coming close to this plane in newark airport as temperatures soar to records in the west. >> holding a gun. >> this bizarre crime spree caught on camera. a man armed with a rifle terrorizing a colorado town. firing shots, carjacking several vehicles and plowing through in closed garage door in a stolen

suv. how police finally brought him down. >> i'm having the best week of my life. >> the king of parody is now a king of pop. weird al skyrockets to the top of the charts for the first time in his career. it's blowing his mind why everyone wants to have "mandatory fun." ♪ that kind of wrap is just the best ♪ we do say good morning, america. and weird al, how do you like me now? number one. >> you never know what's going to pop. >> you have no idea but, boy, his heart is so good. >> no question about that. we have a lot to get to. right to that breaking news, another passenger jet disappears, this time in africa. abc's david kerley is tracking the latest. >> reporter: it has been a grim week in aviation with what appears to be another tragedy. here's what we know at this point this morning from africa.

an air algerie flight from burkina faso, algeria lost contact from controllers and disappeared from radar. it was operated by a spanish company for air algiers and on board, a total of 116 people. the breakdown, 110 passengers and a crew of 6. the jet was 50 minutes into its flight when contact was lost. it was flying basically as you saw a south to north route from that small african nation to algiers, the capital of algeria. it was a red-high. a french weather channel is suggesting the jetliner on its flight of about four hours may have run into a violent thunderstorm as we see, george, this actually is near the country of mali and that is a conflict zone. there is an al qaeda affiliate there. >> it's unlikely that al qaeda affiliate had the missiles that could hit a passenger jet. >> you're right because this would have been flying at altitude, 33,000. they do have shoulder-launched

missiles but that's when an aircraft is near the ground landing or taking off so unlikely very early to say this but unlike it was a missile. >> it's missing for about ten something hours. any explanation but a crash. could it still be flying? >> reporter: it's really unlikely, george. you wouldn't want to carry that much fuel. you'd carry an extra hour so for the four-hour flight you'd probably have five hours of fuel on board. we are ten hours after this red-eye disappeared so it's unlikely it could still be flying anywhere. a lot to be learned coming in from africa. >> i know you're tracking it. david, thanks very much. >> difficult time in aviation. to the extreme weather. severe storms from coast to coast and scorching temperatures hitting records out west. ginger has the very latest for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, robin. at least 230 severe weather reports in the places that are always hot breaking record high temps. striking from newark airport in new jersey to albuquerque, new

mexico, lightning, gusting wind, rain and scorching heat. skies opening up over yankee stadium. >> the infield is just a mess. >> reporter: downpours forcing crews to roll out the tarps quickly, one person getting stuck underneath. and caramel, indiana, three homes catching fire after this lightning strike while at the famed saratoga springs racetrack in new york, spectators clearing out just before lightning demolished this tree. >> just exploded like somebody put some dynamite or something in it and just blew it up. >> reporter: in phoenix, extra hot. the temps soaring to 114. tying a record for the day. >> it is unbearable. >> it's like a sauna. >> reporter: so hot our abc affiliate decided to forgo an oven cooking chocolate chip cookies outside. the hottest spot to thermal, california. temps rocketing to 119 degrees. and today phoenix will get to 113 just shy of a record. look at some of the other scorching numbers there in the

southwest. plenty of triple-digit heat. palm spring, 116. the other thing i needed to tell you about with the severe weather, of course, strong storms possible along that front in the southeast, so look for damaging wind possibilities there and hail. but back, another storm coming up in parts of the rockies just east of them, minot, bismarck and pierre all right there. i'll have much more in the nation's weather. back to george and robin. >> we turn to a botched execution in arizona. the convicted killer should have died quickly. instead dragged out for almost two hours, the latest execution raising questions about lethal injections and pierre thomas is here with the details. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. the state of arizona sought to execute an inmate but had a hell of a time doing it. to stomach it was an unconstitutional spectacle. to others, poetic justice. it should have taken about ten minutes to execute joseph rudolph wood using a controversial lethal cocktail of drugs. instead it took an hour and 57

minutes, so long his attorneys filed an emergency appeal with the u.s. supreme court. during his execution, claiming he was gasping and snorting, struggling to breathe. some of the witnesses wering showed. >> it was tough for everybody in the room. at a certain point you wondered if he ever was going to die. >> reporter: it follows botched executions in oklahoma where the use of these drugs has been challenged. he was put to death for the murders of gene and dietz dietz , he shot in close range. family victims had no sympathy for how he died. >> you don't know what excruciating is. what's excruciating is seeing your dad lying there in a pool of blood. seeing your sister lying in a pool of blood. that's excruciating. this man deserved it. >> it's not just about him. it's about other people that suffered that are still suffering. he smiled and laughed at us and then went to sleep. >> reporter: arizona's governor said while the execution took longer than she would have liked

tate doctors said the inmate did not suffer. she has ordered a review. robin. >> all right, pierre, thank you. now to that bizarre rampage in colorado. all caught on camera. a heavily armed man terrorizing a city. carjacking several vehicles before police were finally able to take down the suspect. abc's clayton sandell has that story. >> reporter: this is the bizarre crime spree caught on camera that put a city on edge. >> male way long gun and a female. they're just on the north side of the road. >> reporter: take a look at this man. armed with a rifle and a handgun terrorizing the lookout mountain area west of denver wednesday afternoon. he and an alleged female accomplice seen here climbing down an embankment toward the highway. police say they just carjacked two different people including bush suter's co-worker. >> pulled out a machine gun and started shooting at him so he dove in the bushes. >> reporter: after crashing both stolen vehicles, the two then headed off on foot. >> we do have shots fired.

they do have the high ground on us. >> reporter: you can see the woman who turns out to be a juvenile is arrested. but the man tries making a getaway in these dump trucks. that doesn't work so he walks into this house, a couple inside. then watch this. he comes blasting through the closed garage door in their suv, driving until it gets stuck right next to that interstate. >> he's pointing a gun at cars. >> reporter: but watch as motorcyclist deputy, he keeps moving toward another car until that deputy makes the tackle. >> got him down on the ground middle of the highway. >> reporter: with the help of two good samaritans holding the suspect down it all comes to a dramatic end. no one injured. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> wow, and as he said thankfully no one was injured. >> now to amy with the other top stories. good morning, amy. >> all right, robin. good morning to you. we begin with news breaking overnight affecting air travelers. the faa has lifted its ban on

flights into israel. individual airlines can now decide whether to resume their flights. sirens did ring out though in tel aviv warning of rocket fire even as the prime minister was meeting with the british foreign minister. israel's iron dome defense system intercepted five rockets. secretary of state john kerry is reporting some progress in cease-fire negotiations, but israeli tanks and warplanes are still pounding gaza where more than 700 civilians have reportedly been killed. the u.n. is investigating possible israeli war crimes. well, the black boxes from malaysia airlines flight 17 are now in the hands of british experts. officials say they were not tampered with. a rebel leader in eastern ukraine denies that his fighters have the kind of missile that u.s. intelligence officials believe brought down that plane. but the white house says the downing of two ukrainian fighter planes just yesterday shows pro-russian rebels continue to pose a major threat to aircraft. meantime, one mayor in the

netherlands has called for dutch officials to deport russian president vladimir putin's daughter who lives in holland. that country suffered the most casualties on flight 17. but the mayor later apologized for those remarks. well, the new york city police department says up to 1,000 reports of suspects being placed in illegal choke holds may now have to be reviewed after the controversial death of a suspect last week. this new video is fueling more controversial. it shows officers struggling with a man accused of not paying for the subway. apparently placing him in a choke hold. nypd officials say the entire force may have to be retrained. and new video this morning of a massive fire tearing through this oil refinery in mexico forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. this is the third accident at this plant this year. nine workers have been injured. and a wild scene as this giraffe, yes, that's a giraffe got loose from a circus in mexico and then started running

down the road towards cars. his name is bingo. he got loose because a circus worker left his door open but you know what, bingo decideded he had enough of that busy road and stuck his neck out far enough and he returned back to the circus and no one was injured. >> yay. finally, we all know our military heroes have strength most of us don't possess. well, that was really obvious on wall street late yesterday. take a look at this. the nation's newest medal of honor recipient ryan pitts was ringing the closing bell, he pounds the gavel, one, two, oh, look at his face, it's hilarious. whoops. he did not realize his own strength. >> he had that look on his face like do i have to pay for that? >> i didn't mean to do that. >> that's it. thank you, amy. appreciate that. now to the explosive start to the trial of a man who

fatally shot an unarmed young woman on his porch. theodore wafer claims he thought renisha mcbride was breaking foo his home in the wee hours of the morning and abc's alex perez has that story. >> reporter: theodore wafer's trial beginning with emotional and at times theatrical opening arguments wednesday. >> boom, boom, boom. front door. he gets on the ground. crawling. in fear. >> reporter: defense attorneys arguing waver feared for his life when he shot and killed 19-year-old renisha mcbride through the screen door of his suburban detroit home last november. but the prosecution said otherwise. >> the investigation will show you that there was no signs of any attempted breaking into this house. >> reporter: investigators say mcbride was drunk and had injured herself in a car accident when she stumbled on to his porch in the middle of the night pounding on the door looking for help. >> this is the door he shot through.

is that going to keep anybody out? no. >> reporter: at the center of the trial a michigan law that allows a person to use deadly force to defend themselves this their own home if they believe they're in danger of death or great bodily harm. prosecutors argue mcbride was unarmed and posed no threat to him. >> the screen door that she was shot through was still locked at the time that the police got there. >> reporter: mcbride's death has divided this community. >> all: justice for -- >> reporter: some comparing it to the death of trayvon martin. >> are you familiar with that picture? >> yes. >> reporter: on the witness stand her emotional mother. >> what is that a photograph of? >> my daughter. >> reporter: breaking down. wafer has pleaded not guilty. at this point it's still unclear if he will testify. this trial expected to last ten days. george. >> okay, alex, thanks very much. we turn now to how an angry dad's tweet got his family kicked off their plane.

duff watson was upset by the way his kids were treated when they boarded the swaes flight and showed it and paid the price and ryan owens has the story. >> could i maybe get that headset please? >> reporter: complaining to the airlines got adam sandler tased in "anger management." >> do not raise your voice. >> i wasn't raising my voice. >> calm down. >> i'm calm! >> oh! >> reporter: these days passengers are more likely to spew their frustration on social media. but watch what you tweet. just ask duff watson. >> very upset. very embarrassed. >> reporter: on sunday watson and his 6 and 9-year-olds were traveling home to minneapolis on southwest airlines from denver. dad trafs a lot so he is an a-list passenger. they get to board first. his kids may be adorable but they aren't a-list so when they tried to board with him he said the gate agent wouldn't have it. >> i said real nice way to treat an a-list and i'll be sure to tweet about it. something to the effect of, wow, rudest agent in denver.

not happy. >> reporter: as soon as they settled into their seats they were asked to get off the plane. he says the agent felt the tweet was a threat. >> she said i'm going to call the cops. i thought something bad was going to happen like my dad being in jail. >> reporter: nobody was arrested but watson says the agent would not let the family reboard until he deleted the tweet. he did. >> there were no threats made. >> reporter: dallas based southwest sent a statement acknowledging a conversation about the airline's family boarding procedures escalated. but watson says southwest lost a loyal customer. this dad may be a-list but he says southwest is now on his no-fly list. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> the power of the gate agent. i mean, they have a lot of power. wow. >> i guess -- no punches from southwest according to that piece. >> a $50 voucher, i think. >> oh, no. >> i'm just saying that's what -- >> i don't think he'll be flying

any time soon. you never know who is reading your tweets. you have no idea. >> that is the truth. >> got a weird story for us. >> yeah, you know, after more than 30 years of making music weird al yankovic has done something he's never done before, the perfect ending to an incredible comeback story. ♪ it might be crazy wearing stripes with plaids ♪ >> reporter: the number one album in the country. ♪ because i'm -- >> reporter: belongs to weird al yankov yankovic. mandatory mandatory, the 14th album from the master of mock and roll debuted in the billboard 200 top spot. ♪ word crimes >> reporter: beating out jason mraz and the singer of "fancy." ♪ around your bedroom resurface your patio ♪ >> reporter: and nobody is more

surprised than the weird one himself. >> kind of blowing my mind. i've been doing the same thing for 0 years and all of a sudden i'm having the best week of my life. >> reporter: first making the top ten list in 2006 "white and nerdy." becoming lady gaga propelled him to number nine. ♪ doesn't mean i'm crazy >> reporter: now weird al's first number one may be his last album. >> album number 14. this is the end of the line. >> reporter: don't worry, the accordion master behind "eat it" and "amish paradise." ♪ isn't giving up yet. >> just singles maybe or possibly eps but as soon as i come up with an idea i can put it out. >> reporter: the king of parody now an official king of pop. how could he? he's so creative and, you know, he's going to go to singles now. i used to love "eat it."

♪ eat it ♪ your hips so wide and mine are too ♪ ♪ better watch your mouth i'll sit on you ♪ how could you not love weird al. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. >> 30 years into it. >> excellent. >> just when you think we know everything about you, michael strahan. >> itunes, robin. it'll be on later this afternoon, everybody. >> looking forward to that. let's go up to ginger now in the secret place for our favorite places and it's a little drier here than in most of the northeast, ginger. >> yes, absolutely and i have to put my two cents in. i loved "amish paradise," michael. we'll keep that. check the forecast throughout the northeast. that would be drying out, yes, after the front and you will see some windy conditions behind it. certainly much cooler. you know who else is pretty chilly this morning parts of the great lakes and midwest waking up in some parts to the 50s and low 60s. but, of course, things will become more july-like

eventually. we'll be talking about all of that, first to your local forecast and the hottest cities brought to you by neutrogena rapid wrinkle repair. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, david murphy here with an update from accuweather, storm tracker 6 live double scan showing you showers centered in south jersey and delaware. every now and then, southeastern pennsylvania picks up some, too. no lightning out there this morning and fairly cloudy over the airport with sunny breaks, temperatures in the 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast this is a day of improvement.

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 7:26 now, thursday, july 24. let's head over to matt pellman you say there's a minor accident on 309. >> reporter: for the most part we're watching the summertime volunteer, -- volume, we have a

minor crash southbound near welsh road. all the lanes are open and the traffic is moving fine. there's a crash in montgomery township richardson road county line road. up in the lehigh valley, we're without macarthur road because of an overnight crash. on the schuylkill expressway, i-95 normal morning delays, here's i-95 tinicum township, southbound, they did milling overnight, watch out for a rough road surface there. tam. >> let's take a live look at sky 6 looking out after center city. you say hang in there it will get better. >> reporter: it will be brighter later, we had a couple of

sprinkles and showers and most of it is over later this morning. 72 in philadelphia. 68 in allentown. the humidity is in the process of dropping 0 of. the high of 84, beautiful, friday, saturday not bad, either, tam. >> sounds good. we'll send you back to "g.m.a." and see you in 30.

♪ someone like you kings of leon right there and they are going to be right here tomorrow central park, our big party in the park. cannot wait for that as we say good morning, america. >> rock on. >> uh-huh. >> going to have a good time in the park. the latest in the mysterious murder of that prominent law professor, police releasing a possible clue in the new case. and greek yogurt has become a favorite snack for so many americans but it may be derailing your diet. a new report exposing what's really in it. >> then an interesting question this morning. does your dog get jealous? the surprising new study revealing what may upset man's best friend. most of us have dogs so this will have a lot of people talking. >> dogs absolutely get jealous. >> sure, they do.

>> that's coming you. new clues in the murder of a prominent law professor. dan markel was gunned down at his florida home and police zeroing in on a car spotted near the scene of the crime. abc's matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, abc news has learned exclusively that florida state law professor dan markel was shot in the side of the head at relatively close range friday morning at his home in this tiny tallahassee neighborhood. it's the latest in a number of tantalizing new clues about a mystifying murder in a sleepy college town. >> he was the intended target in this situation. >> reporter: police now putting out pictures of this toyota prius which they say was seen in the area on the day of the crime. a police tip line also netting 50 tips so far, but one potentially big clue, what wasn't there, no sign of forced entry into the house. there's not enough information to suggest this is a contract murder. it certainly could be. the most likely theory.

it's somebody he knows. >> reporter: still with no suspects named, police are being careful not to reveal certain evidence. >> we must make sure that we are keeping the integrity of this case so we can bring it to the prosecution. >> the sensitive issue -- >> reporter: he was a harvard grad widely published and left behind two sons and an ex-wife, also an fsu law professor who recently appeared on this internet talk show. dock thes obtained by abc news show the two finalized their divorce a year ago but still had been in a battle over access to their two young boys. tallahassee police say they've questioned adelson but have not named her or anyone else a suspect. we're speaking to everybody who has an affiliation with mr. markel. >> reporter: her client is devastated and scared because she doesn't know who did this or why. and at this point, neither do police. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, miami.

>> let's talk to dan abrams about this right now so the biggest clue, no sign of forced entry. what does that tell you. >> that in conjunction with the fact that he was shot in the head has made it clear to the authorities that this was targeted. this was not random. it wasn't a break-in. it wasn't a robbery. that he was the intended victim here. and i think that's the reason that they've gone public with that information. they want to reassure the public there, the neighbors, et cetera, you don't have to worry, there's not a killer out there on the loose. this was someone who was specifically targeted and that's a really important clue. >> why they start to focus on everyone who might have known the professor. >> look. we tend to always talk about the personal side of it, right? involved in a divorce, et cetera, but don't forget the professional side too. a lot of these cases you see people with professional animus towards someone. would was he working with they'll want to know, maybe things said on his blog, who might have had a motive to want him dead doesn't just mean personal. >> is this the kind of case that

usually gets solved? >> yes, yes, because the fact that they believe he was so specifically targeted allows them to immediately go to the people that have a motive to kill him and i think that it'll likely be solved in the relatively near future. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. now to an around the world flight that went horribly wrong. a 17-year-old indiana boy and his father crashing in the park pobedy -- pacific ocean. the boy killed. his father still missing. gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: tragedy in the open seas during an incredible worldwide journey. 17-year-old haris suleman and his father babar crashing this single-engine plane into the south pacific ocean near american samoa tuesday night. haris was piloting the plane and perished. authorities have not yet located his father. >> the air traffic controller saw the lights of the plane go down. >> reporter: the father and son team from plainfield, indiana, were trying to fly around the

world in 30 days blogging and posting photos from the trip along the way. all to raise a million dollars to build schools in pakistan. >> i wouldn't be in the united states and i wouldn't be a pilot today without the education that my father received and i want pakistani kids to have the same opportunity i had. >> reporter: the pair's journey started in greenwood, indiana, june 19th. traveling to canada, iceland, across europe, egypt, malaysia and australia before their final fatal stop in american samoa. >> a dream my dad had. one my brother shared with him. it was something they were doing together and i couldn't wish for anything else. >> reporter: if the sulemans had completed their journey, haris would have set a record as the youngest pilot to fly around the world in 30 days. at 17, he had just gotten his private pilot's license in the u.s. even so, the family says father and son were cautious and aware of setbacks along the way. >> had known there was bad weather they never would have taken off. >> reporter: for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news,

new york. >> needless to say incredibly sad. >> it sure is it. doing it for such a good cause. >> time again for the weather and ginger zee who is in, well, we can't tell you. we can't tell you right now. >> in a kayak. >> that much we can say. >> good morning, ging. >> yes, it's -- hey, good morning, you guys. this is a specific canoe. it's a fun morning getting a little wet. let's start with the forecast in the pacific northwest. what's happening. windy, yes. red flag warnings, yes but cooler overall. heat, anywhere from texas to rapid city, the numbers scorching so many folk, but, hey, it is july but you may see a few records. >> reporter: thanks a lot, ginger, we've got some clouds over the region comfortable, though, with the humidity

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back at 7:41 with two families claiming one canine. a little maltese that went missing and resurfaced seven years later and 2,000 miles away from his home. abc's mara schiavocampo is here with that story for us. good morning, mara. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's a case of puppy love lost and found and then lost again. that little dog has an a knack for running away and two different families say he belongs to them. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it was a tale wagging reunion seven years in the making. now leading to a doggie tug-of-war between two families. this morning, this maltese named reese is back home with his

family in houston, texas, after running away in 2007. >> we looked everywhere for days. >> reporter: the millers say they couldn't find reese anywhere but while he seemed to have completely disappeared, they say they never forgot him. >> and we never gave up hope. well, and we never stopped talking about him. >> reporter: this weekend they were thrilled to get an unbelievable phone call. reese had been found in tacoma, washington, almost 2,000 miles away thanks to a microchip connecting him to the family. >> it was just a fairy tale. he's had a fairy tale. >> reporter: but not everyone is living happily ever after. >> right now i feel like there's something missing. >> reporter: it turns out this dog's been living a double life. also going by the name of harley. the woffords in washington state say harley is their beloved family dog adored by their three children and nine grandchildren and he ran away just this weekend. >> my son came back from iraq.

he was broken. i can't even explain what harley has done for him. harley's touched our lives more than you can explain. >> my niece, it's really even harder to see her cry for him every single day. >> reporter: they claim they adopted harley 6 1/2 years ago. the shelter saying the previous owner had given him up and never mentioning a microchip. though the wof fors desperately want the maltese returned, the millers say they're not giving him back and experts say they don't have to. >> in this situation we look at possession and right now the millers have the pet and they'll probably be allowed to keep the dog. >> now, the woffords say they don't blame the millers for wanting to keep the dog but they are upset with the shelter they agonted him from for reportedly not checking for a microchip in 2007 and while they are devastated they say they're comforted in knowing that the dog is in a good home with a loving family but so sad because no one did anything wrong here. >> except the shelter.

>> they didn't check for the microchip. >> i feel bad for the woffords. >> you wish they could share him. custody share. >> okay, mara, thanks. coming up, a promfidential. what madonna's daughter is saying about her big night out. why you may be getting more than you bargained for with greek yogurt that may be derailing your diet. >> a beatles superfan who is 5 years old who gets a chance to meet the real star. ♪ it's been a hard day's night ♪ i should sleeping

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>> reporter: cali has been diagnosed with breast cancer four types over the past 13 years and is now battling ovarian cancer and says getting king do meteringo was part of a deeply emotional mission. >> i need to make sure as i have as many great memories with my kids as i can. >> reporter: it took countless phone calls and a little help from her friends to make this happen. but when it did, a match made in music heaven. >> he went and he sat at ringo starr's drums and -- >> yeah, i picked the drum set. i started playing them. >> reporter: ringo telling young king he's got four new brothers now and, of course, one very special mom. >> to see my son's face light up like that was everything to me because that's what i want is i want these memories with my children. >> wow. special little boy.

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>> there she is, pop star and "rising star" judge, kesha. out in times square signing autographs. you never know what color her hair is going to be. she loves to have fun with that so we are excited to have her here and we're going to be talking to her coming up. >> blue kind of surprised me this morning. also we're about to reveal where america's favorite place is. you cast your votes for some spectacular locations. five finalist, lake tahoe, alabama's gulf shore, maine's acadia national park. chicago's lakefront and montana glacier national park. >> here's a clue about the popular favorite. it boasts some of the world's most spectacular sunrises. >> wow. >> check that out. >> look at that. >> that's gorgeous. >> that is absolutely beautiful. >> nice clue. >> and just look at ginger who is there right now. >> oh. >> looking good, ginger. love it. >> back to the clue. >> that's not chicago. >> a big clue right there. >> yeah, it is a big clue. i've got the moose hat on and, yes, i am in a place where moose

is king. you still need another clue? well, check this out. this is george neptune. he's with a tribe that has this tune. don't go anywhere. >> i'm sure a lot of people have guessed by now but we'll hold on for just a little longer and amy will bring us the news. good morning, everyone. we have more now on that passenger plane that has disappeared over africa this morning. 116 passengers and crew were aboard the air algeria jet when it vanished from radar on its way from burkina faso to algeria. controllers lost contact with the plane less than one hour into the flight. there are no reports of a crash. but the md-83 would have run out of fuel by now. the plane may have run into severe weather and it is also worth noting like malaysia airlines flight 17 last week the plane was flying over a conflict zone in this case malibu intelligence offs do not believe

fighters in mali have the missiles needed to shoot down a plane. well, this morning u.s. airlines are free to resume flights to israel now that the faa has lifted its ban. but sirens rang out in tel aviv warning of rocket fire. five rockets fired from gaza were intercepted. meantime, the israeli military is targeting hamas tums in gaza like this one among 30 it claims to have uncovered so far. the palestinians say more than 730 people have died in the conflict. most of them civilians. and there is new outrage this morning over capital punishment. it stems from the execution of convicted murderer joseph rudolph wood in arizona. wood was given a lethal injection but witnesses say he gasped for nearly two hours wednesday before eventually dying. arizona governor jan brewer has ordered a full review. this is the third case in the u.s. this year in which a lethal injection has not gone as planned. and important news for mountains of americans who suffer from back pain.

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the restaurant's supply of burgers. maybe they just wanted to show off their own buns. >> oh. they're still on the run. i'm sorry. it was right there. >> you're not sorry. >> where is michael when you need him? all right, amy. thanks so much. all right. amazon is officially entering the smartphone wars today. rolling out its fire phone. it has some unique new features and abc's rebecca jarvis checked it out for us. [ applause ] >> reporter: in just 24 hours amazon's first foray into phones, the fire, is hitting store shelves boasting 3d images, a screen you can control by tilting your head or the device and a special gift maker that lets you turn your pictures into this. >> plus, a new feature. >> press the button and -- >> called firefly. >> firefly is essentially a magic wand in your phone that you can wave over any item that has a bar code or a product

package and it will automatically generate the amazon listing so that you can buy that item from your phone. >> reporter: after a quick scan of a tube of lipstick a price and link on amazon but don't expect to get all the apps you love on the new fire phone. at least not yet. they haven't been developed. if you're thinking of swapping your iphone or galaxy for the new fire, you'll have to rebuy most of your apps from the amazon store. and here it is, the new fire phone by amazon. now jeff bezos says he'll work out any kinks in this thing, some of the recent reviews that are coming out are saying the user experience can be a little difficult. i just showed the firefly, the magic firefly wand which includes some sparkly things. >> you put anything on top of that sparkly and you'll basically buy it on amazon. >> yes, well, you don't buy it immediately. but you have the opportunity to buy it immediately. >> i don't think they've worked out the kinks.

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favorite show but there are some very exciting news that was revealed yesterday about what's ahead. turns out that portia de rossi is joining season four. >> wow. >> we're going to turn to the social square powered by samsung galaxy to see how portia's wife, ellen degeneres broke the news on twitter tweeting "so annoying when people brag on twitter and that's why i'm not tweeting that portia just signed on to do a top secret arc on "scandal." oops. that got thousands of shares. "scandal" premieres september 25th and i can't wait to see what's in store for portia but for the show. it's like working here. >> you never know what's coming next. >> it's kind of modeled after this show except for they put it in the white house. >> a little bit. gladiators unite. >> exactly. and colin firth appeared to be regretting giving his phone number to emma stone his co-star in "magic in the moonlight" and in a joint interview with "the

daily beast." emma multi-tasked while watching "bridget jones the edge of reason." she was live texting collin firth about everything his character did in the movies from facial expressions to messages she said were all complimentary but have you ever regretted giving someone your phone number? >> hmm. >> oh, yeah. >> of course. >> so when you don't get a response -- >> what do you do? i've got a remedy. you put in the name do not answer and then when it comes up you know, oh, i'm not supposed to answer. >> wow. >> so that's why you haven't answered any of my -- that's why i get no response from you. thank you. >> it works. >> i will not be -- i will not be calling or texting you anymore. >> don't worry. i won't be answering. >> aha. the travesty of it all. finally, taylor swift is known for dealing with romantic problems by writing songs about them but recently stepped in to

help a young fan in need of advice in the love department. hannah asked swift a question about boys on instagram and replied unrequited love is just as valid as any other kind and that someday she'll meet someone who loves her in the exact same way. now, needless to say han fwha who called herself shesh betswift was blown away replying that swift feels like the big sister she's never had. >> ah. >> sweet. >> yeah, that's very sweet. and taylor is writing a song about it as we speak. >> i think so. >> why not. everything else. >> it's worked so far for her. >> thank you. all right, that is "pop news" and ginger is about to reveal the pick for america's favorite place and she's there now with the weather. ginger. >> oh, michael, we are this close, respect we. everybody is so excited on pins and needles to tell you where we are this morning. i can tell you with a heavy coat and a hat on that i am not in the southeast but that's where

we begin our weather forecast because we do want to quickly show you what's happening down there. remember you had that low pressure system. the showers and storm, some of them could be strong. we're looking for that heavy rain showers to come along and from west to east really the other big headline back in the southwest will be the heat. much more co >> reporter: thanks a million, ginger, david murphy on the terrace, under mainly cloudy skies and sunny breaks. a couple of showers down south. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows we only go to 84 which is lower than yesterday's 90s. today is a transition day toward better weather. nice friday. sunny and nice on saturday, but the heat oh, we have been waiting for this. we won't let that cincinnati reds hat throw this off but we've been wondering where you've been all this morning.

so come on, the big reveal. >> here it is. the big reveal. can i get a drum roll, please? are you ready? i've got my lobster hat on because we are in acadia national park, everybody. the big, big -- the viewers' choice. you chose it. standing here. it is just one of the jewels and the crown that is 50,000 acres of acade that national park in maine. the state of maine, so gorgeous including the cliffside harbor lighthouse, that beacon that so many more than 2 million visitors a year come to see. bar harbor with all its shops, the seafood. everyone loving those adventures and finally, cadillac mountain. you were talking about the sunrise. many times in the year it's the place you see the sunrise first in the united states of america and this morning, despite a little breeze, despite all of

the chill, we are feeling good here in maine. it is a true maine morning. good morning, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. maine is up there. great job. >> cadillac -- i've hiked that a couple times. it is so gorgeous. >> it is beautiful up there. thank you. and we'll have more from ginger coming up. there's nothing to complain about when you're there, right? >> no. >> not allowed to anyway. >> yeah, because our "heat index," the complaining diet. a three-week challenge that has more than 10 million people attempting to avoid complaining entirely. best-selling author tim ferris tested it out. says it changed his life and that it forced had him to focus on finding productive solutions to problems and not dwell on the negative. he also says it led to happier more pleasant interactions with people at work and at home and even helped him sleep better at night. two, what, three weeks -- you know what, starting -- >> i want to try it. >> right now -- starting right now i am accepting that challenge.

>> me too. i'm going to do it too. >> do you think it's harder at work or at home? >> hmm. >> maybe home. >> we're all on record. >> i'm going to do it. >> it's easier for me because i'm about to head off on a two-week vacation so i don't know if that excuses me a little bit. we asked you at home and the majority of people said it would be very difficult. there we see how many people said yes, they could take on the challenge, 41%. >> the happiest man in america, our executive producer, tom. we just all promised. okay. up next on the "heat index," boy, madonna has been a superstar for so long much now it's time for her daughter to take front and center. lourdes recently graduated high school and gave fans an inside look at her senior prom with a new blog post saying she had a because you may or may not --

she admits she wasn't a huge fan of the desai's music choices and it looks like we've heard that she's going to be attending the university of michigan in the fall. she is all grown up. >> she is. very nice. >> all right. also in our "heat index," does your dog get jealous? well, george says yes. one of the most e-mailed stories from "the new york times" overnight. one study saying man's best friend may get green with jealousy when they see you befriend another dog. a psychologist from the university of california in san diego says her research shows dogs, in fact, do show a primordial form of jealousy not as complex as human jealousy but similar and others agree there's something going on but they think it's more attention seeking than jealousy. >> oh, yeah. >> k.j., oh, my goodness. >> we've all seen that with our dogs but give them a little love and happy again. >> if i pet daisy, charlie comes in nose first. >> me too, dad. >> there they are right there. >> look how cute. >> very cute. >> a moment of love for them. got to move on in the "heat

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>> to have two grams of sugar in a cup of yogurt is a little unusual even though it's a plain yogurt. >> reporter: so "consumer reports" sent six different samples to an independent lab that conducted industry standard tests to determine the sugar content. instead of two grams of sugar like the label listed, "consumer reports" says the lab found the average sugar content was 11.4 grams. more than five times the listed amount. a big deal to some. >> consumers like a diabetic would be looking at that nutrition label making decisions for their daily life and intake and if they're counting sugar grams every gram counts for them. >> reporter: whole foods told us this product was tested by a reputable third party lab using fda approved testing methodology to determine the labeling. they say they recognize that "consumer reports" is a trusted publication and are looking into why their test results differ. so while this greek yogurt drama plays out, everyone should remember -- >> get a plain nonfat greek

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>> good morning happening today workers at the showboat casino are holding a rally to protest the gambling house's planned closing. the showboat will close august 31 if it does not have a goo buyer by then. 8:27 thursday, july 24. i'm tamala edwards. let's get traffic with matt pellman. >> reporter: rolling the dies if your route is the vine street expressway. it's a slow go from i-95 to the schuylkill expressway where we have an accident partially sticking out into the right lane. police on the scene and traffic is heavy passing the scene. you see that on the big picture. we have a crash on the main line at lancaster avenue at haverford

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that is chart toppers, those rockers, kings of leon, their music video for "temple" off their album "mechanical bull." we're thrilled to have them here live tomorrow morning. are you going to come back and go to the park with us tomorrow? [ cheers and applause ] >> we're going to stay up all day, all night. they're not going to miss it. let's go inside. there is oscar winner morgan freeman. we'll talk to him. once we wake him up. we're going to talk to him about "lucy." i saw this last night. get that man a cup of coffee. >> we got to wake him up. >> a thriller. it makes you think. it's great. >> it looks really good.

>> you will not sleep after you watch that, right? then we also have pop star kesha. she's at the twitter mirror in our social square. looking forward to hearing from her in just a bit. >> she has a lot to talk about as you know, the competition was fierce, each of "gma's" favorite places finalists received tons, tons of votes but in the end one stood out from the rest. arcadia national park. the crown jewel of maine and ginger, oh, it just looks spectacular. i know you're having a great morning, ginger. >> oh, such a great morning. aren't we, here? [ cheers and applause ] acade that national park where it's breezy and cool. we spent the entire day, a beautiful one, in the state of maine. all you need is one look at acadia national park to see why so many viewers named it as their favorite place. simply put it's a knockout situated on maine's central coast, acadia spans nearly

50,000 acres of jaw-dropping beauty. just ask this couple. a couple who singled out acadia as their favorite place after visiting all 48 lower states. >> we were blown away, cadillac mountain, the beaches. >> and the views are just amazing. >> reporter: we're here at the top of cadillac mountain where the sun comes up where the first place in the u.s. to see the sun rise and we're only two miles from a sandy beach. >> you can hike. you can bike. you can watch wildlife. you can sit on the beach. >> reporter: while on top of the mountain we came across a native american drum circle playing an honor song. ♪ they even let me try it out. oh, yeah, sounds good. nature, up close and personal. endless water to kayak on. more than 120 miles of hikable trails and along these trails what seems like infinite fields

of blueberries. next, jordan pond where we got to sample the restaurant's specialty, popovers. i wish you could smell that. you can see how majestic acadia is on the land but it's even more stunning when you're on the water. we were not going to do maine without doing lobster. they're in there. hello. thank you for inviting us to maine. i have yet to do a taste taste difference, you know. >> are you looking for a dinner invitation? is that what you're telling me. >> maybe. with that, time to cook some lobster. those are big guys. mm- mm-mm. dinner is served. so whether you're enjoying sitting along the beach or seeking adventure, acadia has it all. >> oh, that is so beautiful and i don't know about you. are you hungry? are you hungry after seeing that? that deserves a big shining star, favorite place in america voted by you, so you have some

treats there for us, ginger. >> oh, we do. we didn't do lobster for breakfast. we thought it might be a little early but instead the popovers from the bar harbor inn, the chef waking up super early to help us out. everybody want a popover take one and blueberries, you can't do maine, i've learned without blueberries, take one here, i know you're hungry. absolutely. all right. so this is how we started the morning and we've got a whole day ahead. a beautiful one drying out here in maine. but as far as the rest of the forecast goes, of course, we did want to share with you just a couple of other things including that drier air that will be filtering in, yes, here in new england but also elsewhere. a look at some of the numbers. new york city? the 80s, comfy. washington washington, remember, less humid too so i know a lot of the storms were rocking through, dogs not so happy with all that lightning last night, well, things are cooling down and clearing out and across the nation, the other big headline, the heat and, of course, one small pocket of severe weather in the northern plains.

for now that's the big picture. >> reporter: thanks a lot ginger, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. we have sun and clouds on the terrace. showers to the south of philadelphia. 84 is the high. sun increases through the day and humidity will lower. >> all that weather brought to you by audi and i am going to do one last bite and a toast to maine and the great people here. thank you. they woke up so early to show off their best place, a little bite. >> can't wait to get back there. now morgan freeman is back on the big screen. this time with scientisarlett johansson in "lucy." she calls on morgan's character for help. take a look. >> yes. >> professor norman, my name is lucy, i read all your research on the human brain much we need to meet.

>> all of my research? wow, i'm very flattered, young lady, but i find that hard to believe. >> i read your theory on the use of the brain's capacitiment it's a little rudimentary but you're on the right track. >> thank you. >> and morgan freeman joins us now. i love -- [ applause ] i love the look on your face. you're playing a professor who's been studying his whole life on the idea of what would happen if we could use all our brain power and there is a person putting it to the test enand you're just in shock. >> stunned to -- right, into speechlessness. this mind is weird. it can go places i think the rest of us don't manage to get to. >> well, that's what makes the movie i thought so great and gripping, not only a real thriller but he takes on all these questions about what it means to be a human being, what our brain is capable of. >> yeah. and, you know, he sort of grabbed me.

i had lunch with him, talking me into doing the movie, didn't take anything. but he was explaining about the connection after the brain power between both lucys, the original -- >> the original lucy. >> yeah. >> and the fact that with that much use of your brain, you can make the contact. it's just awesome. >> we see a little bit of that too. do you know what you would do if you could use all your brain, every cell? >> i have no idea. none, none, no idea but if you could use -- well, in her case, you know, being able to use all of it, it's like bye-bye. >> yeah, that's what is scary about it. she does so well with that part which is such a strange part. had you worked with her before. >> never. but i will again if she just says, can i get morgan? >> well, you were working all the time. i think you have seven movies in the works. >> really? >> this year, that's what i

heard. seven movies going on. >> that's news to me, but, okay. >> you do. you do. but i was wondering, you know, you play god, you play this venerable professor right here. do you ever miss playing bad guys? >> yes. yes. i think we all at some -- on some level want to resist the idea of being typed, you know. and i had a good run there for a minute and then i became gravitasti gravitastical. >> once you become that it's hard to walk off that. >> apparently because i have not been able to walk off it. >> we have a lot of questions coming in on social media. carol on facebook wants to know, which of all the movies you've done has left the biggest mark on you personally? >> the biggest mark. >> on you which has moved you the most? >> moved me the most. probably -- hmm, it's hard to

say. maybe "invictus" when i played mandela. but also when i did "glory," the story of the 54th massachusetts regiment, that was -- that moved me. >> those ones have to strike so deep. you got a whole other career as a producer. i saw that through the worm hole, a show you've been producing for years, got an emmy nomination this year, congratulations, finale is tonight and love the premise of this. what would it be like -- would you know it if you were living in the middle of a zombie apocalypse? >> well, the way we examine it, we could very well be living in one right now. >> this is a zombie apocalypse. >> well, because we are not quite in control of ourselves. we're actually dependent on that little thing attached to the waist. >> oh, the little -- the smartphone. >> yeah, yeah. you can ask anybody where's your

smartphone and they'll produce it right now. so what happens if you don't have your smartphone? stuck. >> are you completely lost. >> you're completely lost, right? >> good question. morgan freeman, thanks a lot for coming in today. >> george, nice to talk to you. >> "lucy" opens tomorrow and kesha is here live in a moment. ♪ it's

♪ it's going down >> it's so great to have superstar singer/songwriter kesha with us gracing the cover

of "teen vogue" this month and seen her as one of the judges on "rising star" advising up and coming singers competing for their big break. i've enjoyed talking with you this morning and it is wonderful to see you, people know they've been pulling for you. they know that you were in rehab for an eating disorder that you checked yourself in. so we want to know how are you doing? i'm doing really well. thanks for asking. i've been overwhelmed with the amount of love and support i've received. it's insane. like it was really touching. i'm so grateful for it. >> what was the pose difficult aspect of that portion of the journey for you. >> the whole process? just really learning to block out negativity and not letting the hateful messages get to me because i, you know -- i've received some hateful things just trying to block that all out and stay positive. >> i hope you are feeling the love. i mean that and that's a lesson for us all to block that out and just to accept the good and this new music that you're working

on, i know. >> it's fun. >> well, how is it different? >> well, i've written all sorts of different kinds of songs. one song is kind of country and other ones are just about the craziness of life but i just -- i write all my own music so i've just been writing like crazy. >> okay, because on twitter people have been asking, in fact, someone asked directly and said "when is the new album coming out?" >> i don't know. i don't have a date. all i know i am doing "rising star" on sundays and every other day of the week i'm in the studio. >> oh, and speaking of "rising star" which i'm a big fan of, i watch on sunday -- >> it is fun. >> it's great because you and ludacris and brad paisley, of course, you're the experts, the judges but people at home, that crazy app. >> the app is great. all you do, you check in to vote yes or no and these amazing singers like their fate is in your hands. you see the bar going up, it's super exciting. >> wonderful to see faces all across the country that are there as the wall goes up and you know these young performers.

>> i feel for them. >> do you? >> such pressure behind that wall. i don't want to do it. >> i mean on the spot like that especially when you pick someone out of the crowd and you, i have to say, very constructive. >> thank you. >> you give them something that they can really use. >> i try. >> is it -- >> i really am such an advocate of being positive that it's hard for me to say no to people like i'm the judge that has a really hard time saying no. so i usually will like if i have to say no i give them hope because i don't want to be a dream crusher. i really don't. >> uh-huh, no. why should anybody do that but it helps that you're being constructive like that and, hey, real duels coming up this sunday. >> this sunday's duels very exciting when two performers go head on and it's -- this week is going to be i think the craziest honestly. >> then after that, you have it so seven people will go on and only the west coast will be able to save one. >> yep. >> it's getting down to the nitty-gritty. >> i think they're calling that like the death match or something, really, really

morbid. i don't know or like something like that. >> sudden death. >> sudden death. that's what it's called. >> that's it. so much to look forward to. look at you. i love -- i had to look closely. these are cats. >> kitties. >> we know how you feel about -- >> cats, i love them. i don't know if you've heard. >> yeah. >> but i'm starting a kitty cat cult. >> could you -- >> yeah, i have heard about it. i think there's some people here that -- >> kitty hats. really the only prerequisite, you have to love cats more than people and you can be in my cult and all we do is we sit around and we like knead on the rug, meow and just meow and play with big becauses of yarn and play with my kitties. >> isn't glitter involved or something. >> we roll around in the glitter and -- >> why not? why not have a good time? >> that's what life is all about, right? >> even george was commenting. likes the blue. i know we never know what shade you're going to come up with. >> i'm a rainbow.

so i'm just having my hair be a rainbow right now. >> okay. >> i'm going through all the colors of the rainbow because i feel like a rainbow. that's my new thing. i'm a rainbow. >> why is that. >> before i used to dress in black and now i've let color into my life. >> embrace it. >> very metaphorical. >> that's what we're all working in progress. >> absolutely. >> i feel like i always will be too. >> yeah. and your music too. >> yeah. >> kesha, thank you. >> thank you. >> thanks for keeping it real and chatting with us. >> of course. >> looking good. you can catch "rising star" sundays 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. ooh. amy brennaman is here to talk about her new role in that series "the leftovers" on ♪ suddenly i see.

amy brenneman stars in hbo's "the leftovers," the premise of this mysterious show % of the world's population has disappeared and no one has any idea why. amy is here to tell us about this very compelling show and, amy, i love your character because i mean as an actress this has to be such a challenge. she doesn't speak after joining this cult. how do you convey your feelings? what is it like as an actress? >> you know, part of it's easy. i don't have to learn lines. when damon first pitched me this idea, i mean i genuinely like to watch people and listen to people and when my character started doing more things and taking action and some of the actions are not going to be particularly liked by the audience, then i thought, you know, i tapped into that piece of me that wants to be liked and understood by the audience and had to let it go.

mystery is a great word for it. >> exactly. speaking of letting it go, i mean you really go there because you don't even wear any makeup. >> yeah. >> on the show. >> yeah. i sort of dove into the pilot and, you know, i'm a bit of a tomboy. no problem. and i saw it last september and i was like, oh, my god. i mean, this has gotten so much buzz and there are already theories and speculations out there about exactly why 2% of the population has been missing. have you heard some of those theorys and does one stand out to you as the craziest. >> my dear friend at the premiere said i know what it is. you are departed. i said, what do you mean? like i'm a person. she's like, no, but you don't speak. so she had this whole like we're in sort of heaven and -- i was like, no, that's totally wrong. >> back here in reality you are a supermom of two. i heard that when you're with your children, you do not look at your phone. >> well, i try not to. i do -- they're going to watch

this and go what. >> my daughters call me mrs. text-a-lot. >> i know. i try not to mostly -- i have a 13 and 9-year-old and don't want them to do it to me much as a family, culture, we're trying to figure the mores. >> you direct your children's plays at school. supermom. >> badly. i taught a class where i was so relaxed because there was nothing -- there was no product that needed to be made and then as soon as i directed this thing, production of "annie" i became a shrew and i was like, listen, february 20th, you better -- all of my ease went away. i was like -- as i was doing it i was like, this -- i'm not good at it. i'm not inspiring or fun. >> well, you're fantastic in front of the camera. amy brenneman, a pleasure to have here and what an incredible, incredible show. we're all going to be binge watching "the leftovers" airs sunday nights on hbo. ♪ suddenly i see." we'll be right back. stay with us.

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avenue and chestnut street where police pulled a woman out of the water. officers responded to a call about 45 minutes ago about a person in the river. the woman was taken to had anman where there's no word on her condition. 8:56 now, thursday, july 24 i'm tamala edwards. let's go over to matt pellman you say there's a bad dust up on the boulevard. >> reporter: things are not looking good on the southbound side, kelly drive, a small suv left the southbound lanes up on the embankment. rescuers trying to tbree -- free the person in that vehicle. the left lane is squeezing by. we're jammed coming from broad street. use hunting park avenue or lincoln drive as the alternates. schuylkill expressway westbound a solid line from montgomery to conshohocken. on the vine our crash cleared

approaching the schuylkill expressway. chester county watch out for midday construction along route 100. let's go over to david murphy the air is heavy and humid you say it will lighten up later. >> reporter: a little muggy right now. storm tracker 6 live double scan looking at a few scattered showers in south jersey and delaware. the bulk of that is getting ready to leave the coast. 73 in philadelphia. 71 in allentown. today, 84. lowering humidity and beautiful tomorrow. lots of sun on saturday. >> "live" with kelly and michael is next. i'm tamala edwards. have a great thursday! ♪

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>> it's "live with kelly and michael." today from the new thriller, "lucy," morgan freeman. and academy award-winning actress marry mira sorvino, plus performing his big hit, "life of the party," shawn mendes. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan. [applause]