happening now -- flash flooding leaving a path of destruction. a wall of water stranding thousands of families. >> unbelievable. >> their camp sites destroys in an instant. this hot tub in a river of mud. cars and vans swallowed. rescue workers smashing windows. brand new information on the ebola patient in atlanta. showing signs of improvement. the second aid worker infected returning home to the u.s. in the next 36 hours. water emergency in the midwest. it's still not safe to drink in one major american city. fears spreading about the algae, more cities running extra tests

on the water supply. and beyoncé's bomb shell, exploding social media with a remix of flawless. taking on the infamous incident in the elevator, what's behind the lyrics, and the new pictures overnight that show queen bey still rules the world. and good morning, america, hope you had a good weekend. we know michael strahan did. let's take a look there, being inducted into the nfl hall of fame. what a moment for him. and they even got the gap right. in that bust. we know robin was there too. having fun together as well. spending time on his big night. >> michael strahan's big smile on full display.

congratulations to him. it is a busy news morning, begin with the massive wall of water and the now-deadly mudslide in southern california, stranding thousands in an instant. brin brandi hitt has more. >> reporter: take a look at the wall of mud that's devoured this driveway and spread up to the front door. the fast-moving waters and debris sweeping the area so quickly, not everyone had enough time to escape. overnight, flash flooding sending mud and debris through southern california, swallowing cars, campers and vans. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: thunderstorms brought flash floods, as much as 4 inches falling in one hour, causing a wall of debris to cut off access to two mountain towns. leaving at least 2,000 stranded. including 500 adults and children at a summer camp program. one person was killed after

swift-moving floods swept their car away. in forest falls, a wall of moving mud as high as 15 feet and up to 75-feet wide. watch how quickly the flood appears. that's the sound of trees snapping. and seconds later, this torrent of water. at least five rescued. nearby, this car trapped underwater. rescuers breaking the windows, making sureno one inside. this vehicle empty, a small shred of hope. >> this is the worst since at least 1969. >> reporter: that water is desperately needed elsewhere in the state. more than a dozen fires currently burning in northern and central california. there is an active search and rescue operation underway to find anyone else who may have been swept away as they clean up this massive mess. >> thank you. and more flooding in the

forecast. six states in the threat zone. ginger is tracking it. >> spreading from california to can idaho, and in new mexico this morning. watching for rainfall at 2 inches per hour at times. and look at bulls eye. anywhere from central california all the way to jackson, wyoming. up to 3 inches. much more coming up in the nation's weather including the fire forecast. now to the ebola emergency. the second american aid worker infected begins her journey home today. as her colleague is getting better under close supervision. steve osunsami is at emory hospital where they will be treated. good morning. >> reporter: that second is expected to leave liberia this evening our time and arrive here tomorrow mid-morning. the world is waiting for nancy

writebol to return. soon to become the second person ever to carry the ebola virus on to u.s. soil. on saturday, her colleague, dr. kent brantly was the first. that's him in a full biohazard suit, walking into the hospital. >> to see him walk, which hadn't even occurred to me, was just unbelievable. >> reporter: his waife, amber, not allowed to hold his hand, but saw him. flying him from africa was complicated to say the least. he was moved in a specially-designed isolation pod like this one, and an airtight tent good for one patient at a time. which is why they are making two trips. today writebol will travel to bangor, maine, before landing at dobb bins air force base outside of atlanta tuesday afternoon.

>> we have the expertise to safely care for these patients. >> reporter: they contracted the disease treating african patients. the cdc next door is on alert, taking every precaution, confident they can keep the staff healthy and the disease from spreading. >> the bottom line is we know how to stop it. >> reporter: this has been quite a local story as well. the families here concerned that such a deadly pathogen being brought in. but those fears misplaced, the cdc just down the street has much more deadly bugs safely on lockdown. >> and joined by a professor of medicine and dr. rich besser. we heard steve osunsami talk about the anxiety in atlanta. are you facing any kind of a brushback from patients or families at the hospital

concerned this could spread? >> we have been hearing some concern about safety, and frankly we view that as an opportunity for education. >> and rich besser, we heard from dr. brantly's wife that his condition is improving. and he received an experimental see rum before he left africa. what can you tell us about that? >> there was discussion about one dose of an experimental serum coming, and he said to give it to his colleague. we don't know if this is the same, we don't know what exactly it was. look at it closely, because as you know, there's no known drug treatment or cure for ebola. >> and patients can seem to be improving and slip back. when will we know when someone is safe to go out in public? >> yeah, they will be monitoring him closely. what's normally seen in a case

of ebola, you have the acute symptoms, you are so sick, and patients who are going die, it's a downward spiral towards death. usually not able to a walk and slip back. i'm sure they'll monitor his liver and kidney function. they tend to get hit hard. i have talked to people who have treated ebola patients, but over the acute illness, they are able to go home, and no family members pick it up from the e o exposu exposure. >> the body learns to fight the infection. >> that's what you're looking for. since there's no drug, the immune system has to fight that. the signs are promising, and he is improving. >> also promising that his colleague is well or stable enough to travel to the united states. >> they are going to have to assess her again, the journey

can be ardous. the team will have to do the assessment. can she make the journey back to atlanta? >> thank you both very much. and now to the water emergency that has left hundreds of thousands of people without tap water in toledo, ohio. s to ins were found in the water, and they are waiting to be told it's safe to drink again. and on the shores of lake erie. >> reporter: good morning, there is a state of emergency here in toledo, ohio. 400,000 people unable to drink, cook or brush their teeth with the tap water here for a third straight day. all of this after toxins from an algae bloom got into the city's water system. the algae bloom so big, visible

from outer space. fueled by fertilizer off farmland into the lake. so poisonous, it can cause liver and nerve damage. prompting cleveland, detroit and buffalo and chicago to closely monitor or run extra tests on their own supplies. the great lakes providing drinking water for 26 million people. but harmful algae can pop up anywhere. >> it hit me hard. >> reporter: this man was paralyzed from washing his dog who went swimming in a lake four years ago. >> 2012, harmful blooms in 21 states. i believe the number now is up to 30. >> reporter: back in tooe lee doe, lining up in cars and on foot to get safe water. >> to take baths and wash dishes. we have a couple cases of water to drink. >> reporter: but the bottled water just isn't enough. this morning restaurants and businesses closed again.

even some hospitals canceling surgeries. this sign is all about algae, telling people not to go in the water if it looks like spilled green paint. there is a ban on swimming right now. the good news is it looks like the water crisis may soon be over. test results have been improving, the mayor expects to update people this morning. >> all right. spilled, green paint. i agree. and over to dan harris with the morning's other top stories. >> good morning, everybody. start with new video of the devastation caused by a massive earthquake in southwest china. showing some of the 12,000 homes flattened. more than 400 people killed. but that death toll could rise sharply. rain is making the search for victims extra-challenging right now. and breaking overnight, israel calling a temporary cease-fire after a harsh rebuke from the u.s. government.

the u.s. was appalled by the attack on a shelter, calling it disgraceful. ten civilians were killed. a second person died from an apparent overdose of drugs at a concert in maryland. they were at the mad decent block party. the club drug molly was available. 20 people went to the hospital. and off the coast of washington state, a 25-foot boat up in flames. the owner clung to a life raft as the boat split apart. he held on for an hour until a coast guard chopper arrived. he is being treated for hypothermia. and a flight, the woman running toward the cockpit, and the flight attendant was punched in the stomach, we do not know what set her off. and an occupational hazard.

two window washers hanging when their platform fell into a vertical position. they waited patiently in the heavy wind for several minutes until help finally arrived. lots of crashing and sprinting at the sprint cup race on sunday. check out the domino effect, 17 cars smashing together in this pileup at pocono raceway. nobody was hurt. dale earnhardt jr. came away with another win. and finally from the everybody needs a hobby file. this is a guy from the uk pushing a brussel sprout up a mountain with his nose. three days to finish, required a lot of logistics. there was a special face mask and an extra-large brussel sprout that wouldn't fall in cracks. before you write him off as bonkers, you are free today, he

raised money for a hospital. he is going to push a parsnip down broadway with his thy. >> he did raise money. >> i'm going to write a note. >> you see the other hikers? what's he doing? >> wow, that's a big brussel sprout. >> okay. >> well. >> we are going to move on to a growing mystery at one of america's most popular horse tracks, del mar in southern california. ten horses died during season. big changes are coming at the track. mara schiavocampo has the latest. >> and away they go. >> reporter: this morning, major changes at california's famous del mar racetrack after a streak of dangerous and in some cases deadly falls. >> it was very sad. they put the tarps up and euthanized the horse. >> this horse, chattering gambler died of an apparent

heart attack, the tenth to die since the racing season opened at del mar three weeks ago. three from natural causes, the others put down following catastrophic injuries on the brand new turf. >> when you have ten horses dying, and can't pinpoint one thing or another, it is a mystery. >> reporter: track officials shut down the turf course until saturday to soften it and consult experts. and the synthetic surface will be replaced for next year. >> it's always about safety. >> reporter: but track officials and experts say it may not be the track at all. >> a lot of rush to get a horse here. in combination with the pressure and the high purses, some horses may be running that aren't ready. >> reporter: still this could be a public-relations nightmare for

the track, a huge tourist destination and hosting the breeders' cup in 2015. >> we will continue to follow that story. meanwhile, what a weekend for michael strahan. joining football's all-time greats in the hall of fame. as he highlighted so beautifully in his speech, this improbable honor was made possible with a lot of hard work and family support, and robin was there for it all. call it a pinch-me moment for our pal, michael strahan. >> this has been the best weekend of my life. i will -- thank you, thank you. >> reporter: adding a few title to his ever-growing resume, living legend. our robin roberts was by his side for it all. >> you are here in canton, ohio. you used to come here. >> yeah. >> you used to come here.

>> yeah. >> now people will come and see you. >> i'm going to have to come back every year to see myself. >> how does that happen? >> i don't know. robin, i sat here and i think -- how am i here? life is about lessons. and my life is improbable. i am an absolutely improbable hall of famer. >> you may have thought it was improbable, and that's the word you used over and over. but i don't think your mom and dad thought that. >> it's amazing, they never did. my dad would say when, when, when, not if. now as an adult, he always believed. he was a grinder, he made me the same way. i remember being in the gym, and i didn't want to be there. and my dad looked at me and said, son, one day it'll pay off. and, dad, i got to say it paid off. it really did. >> reporter: those lessons guiding michael in his favorite role. >> the most important motivation

for me throughout my career and my life is these four people, my babies. my beautiful babies. and of all the titles that i have, the most important title i'm really -- i'm most proud of is michael strahan, your father. >> reporter: and with the end of his speech, the beginning of the party. >> going to get our dance on. >> reporter: one giant celebration -- for our number one giant. >> congratulations, michael. >> thank you, baby. thank you. >> enjoy this moment. enjoy, enjoy. >> looks like they did enjoy. >> yeah. >> michael, a giant congratulations from all of us here at your "good morning america" family. he will be back on wednesday for hug opinions. >> looks so emotional. ginger, final forecast in the northwest. >> you see fire over here and over there, and today unfortunately we have the variable winds.

the red flag warnings for parts of northern california, oregon, and high wind warnings to the east. the local forecast in 30 seconds, but the select cities brought to you by the university of phoenix. . >> reporter: thanks, ginger, good morning, everyone, i'm chris sowers with this accuweather update. we have this accuweather update, we're dealing with patchy dense fog, some of it is reducing visibility to less than a mile. keep the beams on low. clouds and sun, 86 degrees, warm

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pike, southbound traffic, you can see off in the distance, reduced visibility, it's more apparent as you look south and east of the city of philadelphia. give yourself extra time with that. we have an accident in chester county, east coventry township. bethel church road and old church road. watch for this, police will help you around it. looking at the big picture slow speeds on the schuylkill expressway, 9 miles per hour, down to the single digits. it's heavy from the boulevard past belmont. you can see beyond that, that westbound traffic very slow at this point, tam. >> thank you, karen. let's go over to sky sky and take a live look out across center city you can see we have cloud cover and it's gray and there's fog in places, let's finds out more from chris sowers good morning. >> reporter: all right, tam, the fog will be lifting and we'll see sun and clouds, warm and

sticky, 86 degrees, feels-like temperatures 88 to 90. actual air temperatures will close in on 90 tomorrow. it will be muggy out there, feeling like the low 90s, small chance of pop-up shower or thunderstorm. better chance for wednesday as a cold front slides through. 87 degrees ahead of the front. temperatures will drop like a rock, it will feel like september again, 82 thursday, 83 friday. >> we'll sends you

what really happened inside that elevator? you remember it. beyoncé, jay z, solange. now over the weekend, beyoncé speaking out in a new song called "flaw less." all kinds of social media, and especially after nicki minaj tweeted it out early sunday. >> it's what happens when bill theirs get in an elevator. >> just stop talking about it and now -- >> we're talking about it. >> do you think the timing is a coincidence? >> there's a reason she's a billionaire. and a possible break in the missing oregon mother of two. a couple reportedly sighted her and her car hundreds of miles away from her home.

>> strange case. plus the mysterious death of a former american idol finalist, michael johns. dying a day after visiting the doctor and complaining of leg pain. >> sad. and we have a big "gma" live event this morning. we have a 33-year-old mom, a teacher named casty, and she's daring to step into the "gma" time machine. there it is, very high-tech, made of solid card board. and she will lose ten years in 60 minutes with our glam squad led by greta and her team and we want to start that clock right now. >> where's the delorean and the dude from back to the future? >> a time machine. >> exactly. >> great. >> see what happens with all that. but right now, a shocking twist to a murder mystery that terrified a neighborhood. a woman who claimed that her husband was stabbed to death

during a home invasion, allegedly faked the crime. >> neighbors thought it was a home invasion gone wrong. but according to authorities, what really happened is something far more sinister. this morning, 54-year-old sandra melgar stands accused, charged with murder in the death of her 52-year-old husband, jaime melg melgar. the couple, planning to celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary was found by relatives tied up in separate closets of their texas home. >> she says they were in the bathroom together, her and her husband, at approximately 1:00 a.m. this morning. and at some time, she blacked out. >> reporter: but following over a year of investigation, authorities now claiming her story is an elaborate ruse, alleging in court documents she

stabbed her husband to death with a knife. >> just seemed something was really strange with how it all came down, with them being tied up and just one person being killed. >> reporter: the couple, high school sweethearts with one daughter. according to reports, mr. melgar's brother said the couple seemed like the model family. >> i think we're all in shock because nothing like this has happened here before. >> reporter: police have not elaborated what led to her, or the motive or how she managed the alleged overup. but news of the arrest, devastating the melgar family, including his brother who said we can't believe this would happen to us. her next hearing is august 12th. the neighbors were shocked, there was nothing to indicate any issue between the couple. and how could they do this? >> said to be a model couple. thanks. thanks.

now to a possible break in the case of a missing oregon mother who vanished a week ago. a couple saw jennifer houston on a ferry in washington state. >> reporter: this morning, a new lead in the case of missing mono, jennifer huston. it's possible she made the nearly-300 mile drive to anacortes, near the canadian border, hopping a ferry. if it was her, did she take off voluntarily. the couple who called it in described the car down to the crack in the windshield, leading authorities to pull and examine new surveillance footage. >> the tip itself gives us starting point. >> reporter: the 38-year-old mother of two has been missing for more than a week after telling her husband she was running out to run errands. bits and pieces have been stitched together through the

surveillance video. putting gas in the lexus suv, getting money from an atm, and buying a non-lethal dose of sleeping pills, gatorade and trail mix. but no evidence of a crime and no solid tips until the ferry sighting. >> it's the first tip where they claim not only to have seen jennifer, but the car. that was something we got excited about. >> reporter: wherever she is and whatever the reason, her family just wants her home. >> the boys need you. i need you. wear going to continue to keep looking for you. we'll never stop. i love you. >> reporter: for "good morning america," neil karlinski, abc news, seattle. >> we hope the family gets answers. a very different mystery now. a southern california city on edge, a lion on the loose? this grainy video is causing the excitement and raising more questions than answers. and nick watt has the story. >> reporter: a lion's gait, a

man-eating countenance, the security video is spine tingling. >> it has the pointy ears. >> reporter: but that's no mountain lion, says the california department of fish and wildlife. what kind of lion is it? some are saying proper lion, african lion. the mayor's involved. >> the tail doesn't match up to a mountain lion. still a mystery. >> reporter: the local zoo claims off their big cats are accounted for. >> it doesn't belong here. what's it doing over here? >> reporter: listen, could be anything. remember that lion scare in virginia? >> and there was a lion running across the street. >> reporter: turns out it was charles, the bizarrely qualified labradoodle. people do strange grooming on dogs these days, but the gait of this mystery beast in

california, i don't know. >> we have small dogs. and my sister got a small little dog. keep pets inside. >> reporter: if i was a pet chihuahua in norwalk right now, i would not be sleeping easily in my dead. whatever that cat is, it looks mean to me. for "good morning america," nick watt, los angeles. >> it's not a cat, it's a dog. >> a golden retriever. that is not a mystery. you heard it here. >> it's an old, tired dog. >> yes. >> you're right. >> we solved it here on "gma." >> what if we get proven wrong? >> would be awesome. >> that would be. >> happens 75 times a day. >> what do we have? >> fog in raleigh. we have a life look from our great affiliate, and you see almost nothing because their visibility is down to less than a quarter of a mile in many places, showing up as zero here. so you see that stretch of fog advisories this morning. bertha we have been talking

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on purpose all for a thrill. gio benitez is here with more. >> good morning, lara. parents, you need to see this story even though some of the images may be hard to watch. a shocking trend so popular, there are nearly 33,000 videos online right now. this morning, the alert. >> they are the disturbing videos on youtube. this is the fire challenge. teen after teen posting videos after turning themselves into human torches. all for a social media stunt. watch, the teens first apply some kind of flammable liquid, like alcohol. then flick that lighter. 16-year-old fernando did it and burned his waist and neck. now he's sounding the alarm, posting video of his burns as a warning, and speaking to our station in l.a. >> i couldn't see. you can't see. you just see fire, you can't see anything. >> reporter:s danger for the thrill of it.

>> i saw others fail, i thought i could do the same thing but last longer under the flame. i can't say anything else besides it was a dumb idea. >> reporter: and this morning that dumb idea is landing kids all over the country in emergency rooms and sparking an urgent warning for parents everywhe everywhere. >> we're asking parents and other teenagers to sit down and talk the consequences. >> reporter: and the trauma can be more than physical. experts say in the mind, that image of fire can be tough to extinguish. >> it can create this feeling of risk that can be exciting in the moment, but then can also make some of the kids that we see have trouble with sleeping. they then become more fearful about other situations where they might be at high risk. >> reporter: and we have seen this kind of thing before on the youtube with the cinnamon challenge, swallowing raw cinnamon powder, or drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk.

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♪ i woke up like this now to the social square, and the music world exploding when nicki minaj posted flewless remix and a new version. not only a new hit dropping, trending worldwide, but also a changed lyric. mara schiavocampo is in the social square with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, everyone is talking about the song for good reason. beyoncé clearly addressing the elevator scuffle. it went up early sunday, features rapper nicki minaj, but it's queen bey's rap. it's in one line, the apparent reference to the elevator incident where it looked like her sister attacked jay z in

may. ♪ sometimes go down it's a billion dollars on the elevator. of course sometimes go down it's a billion dollars on the elevator. >> in case you missed it, of course sometimes stuff, that's my word, goes down when it's a billion dollars on the elevator. in a public statement in may, b, jay and solange said we love each other, we are a family and we have put this behind us and hope everyone else will. and in the july issue of lucky, they are all good, but they have to say collect iflly in the statement they put out, and feel at peace. and speaking of feeling at peace, posted new pictures looking completely at peace. with this new remakes of "flawless," one more thing to say. >> quite a different tone from the previous statements. >> if you had a billion dollars you'd have less to fight about.

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 7:56, august 4. let's head over to karen rogers and see what the commute looks like. not good on the schuylkill expressway. >> reporter: we're talking about dense fog, but schuylkill expressway has sunshine, it's jammed, a 31 minute ride. traveling past the boulevard at 6 miles per hour. this area of red, 17 miles per hour from ben franklin bridge to girard, northbound slowing, near

cottman, as well. the blue route, heavy in both directions, 21 miles per hour. we have an accident on 42 northbound in new jersey approaching 41 and you see it's 14 miles on 55 northbound. 42 northbound, a 28 minute ride from the ac expressway to the walt whitman bridge. you can see the fog in the distance. >> let's go outside to take a look at sky6 live hd the philadelphia international airport, let's head over to accuweather's chris sowers to give us the latest. >> reporter: good morning, tam, you saw that view it didn't look that bad, philadelphia international airport, where they are reporting 10-mileses visibility. south jersey, less than a mile in atlantic city, wildwood and beach haven. the sun returns, 86 degrees today, 89 tomorrow, muggy with thunderstorms, same thing for wednesday, thursday, friday,

saturday, low 80s, lots of sun and low humidity. >> we just got to get to thursday, thank you chris, that's it for "action news," we send you back to "g.m.a." we'll see you in 30. ♪ don't disguise bad odors. ♪ continuously neutralize them with glad with febreze.

good morning, america, it's 8:00 a.m., and we're making ten years disappear. wait for this woman's transformation. and tips you can use to wrol back the clock right now. and here come the super foods. but which ones really pack a big punch and which ones can you pass on? we'll tell you this morning. kate, will and harry hit the road this morning together for a very special occasion. what's got the royal triory uniting right now. all that and are you ready to go country? behind the scenes of the cma music fest as we say -- >> good morning, america.

and good morning, america to luke bryant, country super star. going behind the scenes of the cma music awards. and looking forward to seeing him live this friday for our big party in the park. everyone is excited this morning. >> i love him, and i got a chance to spend a day on his farm, and he is one of the nicest guys. i am so looking forward to friday. and also looking forward to about 30 minutes from now. we are about 30 minutes into our big "gma" live event this morning. 33-year-old mom and school teacher, cassy, stepped into the "gma" time machine. tired of people telling her she looks older than her age. our glam squad is working on her. she's going to lose ten years in 60 minutes. >> working hard. the time machine does its magic. >> we're here to change that. greta monahan, there she is, and

the team, working so hard on cassie, and we have the big reveal coming up. look at the scissors go. >> that is a cut? >> yeah, that's a special technique. >> no more questions. >> give us the news. here's the news. good morning, start with the latest on the devastating flash floods in southern california overnight. look at that van, 4 inches in one our. is that right, ginger? >> yes. >> meteorologist says i'm correct. one person died after a car was swept way. a massive wall of mud, 15 feet and 75-feet wide, cut off access to two towns in the mountains, stranding thousands. and the area that needs the rain didn't get it, dozens of wildfires in northern and central california. and authorities in israel say they have stopped a terror a attack in jerusalem. this man ran a backhoe into a

bus, flipping it, one person was critically injured, no passengers on the bus. this was a day after an israeli attack on a u.n. shelter killed ten palestinians. the u.s. is calling that attack appalling. this morning prince william and duchess kate, 100 years since world war i broke out. and prince harry will join them later today. business news this morning, prices at the grocery store rising, and bacon lovers getting hit hard. prices just hit a record high. the extreme drought is one reason they have surged by 40% in two years. test results are back, and the water still too dangerous to drink in toledo, ohio. affecting 400,000 people, all because of a toxin from algae in lake erie. a wild scene in michigan,

2,000 people showed up for this rave, which got out of hand as news spread on social media. dozens arrested, most for drug and alcohol abuse. and news of the world, happened on sunday. sergio garcia's tee shot going woefully off course, hitting a woman's finger and knocking the diamond off of her wedding ring. she couldn't find it. he stopped to help search, and he gave her an autographed ball and gave the contact information. luckily they found the stone later and returned it to her. somebody else found it. otherwise an extremely expensive tee shot. lots of diamond in the rough jokes being made. >> you weren't going to make one. >> i was attributing it. >> just reporting. >> yes. >> other people's bad jokes. >> got a lot out of that day. great story. >> absolutely. autografred ball too.

and this tragic death of american idol finalist, michael johns. just over 35 years old, died suddenly on friday, and they're trying to figure out why. we have the latest. ♪ >> reporter: he's the former american idol finalist who's soulful voice won over a legion of fans. this morning michael johns' fans are devastated by as i shocking end, an apparent blood clot in his ankle. he was found dead on sunday on a friend's couch in southern california, just one day after the 35-year-old australian crooner went to the doctor complaining of leg pain. he was given the okay to go home. >> the symptoms tend to include pain which can be dull, a ropey or record-like feeling in the leg. swelling. >> reporter: overnight, a family

friend of johns telling abc news it is pure speculation as to his cause of death until we get the autopsy results. the autopsy will be performed later today. >> putting a record out, and finally having a cd in my hands, pretty magic. >> reporter: this morning as simon cowell and randy jackson tweet their condolences, his family tells us it is devastated bit passing of their beloved michael. the singer was working on releasing a new album this year. for "good morning america," v"." >> so sad. and lara has the morning me menu. >> george, the "gma morning menu," who are you going to call? never guess who could be bringing back the ghost busters. and a mom defending her stretch marks. her message has gone viral. we'll explain. and the big "gma" live event, we are turning back time,

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fame this saturday. what a tremendous honor. well-deserved, well-earned honor for him. we're so happy for michael strahan. an incredible 15-year career with the new york giants. look at the smile. >> couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. he is such a great guy. >> he wears it well. >> he really wanted to make sure his statue had his smile -- >> right. >> yeah. it's got to be. >> yeah. >> and it was. he looks great. congrats, michael. and in "pop news" this morning, we begin with an out of this world opening for marvel studio and their latest blockbuster, gard yans of the galaxy. setting a new box office record for the month of office. made $94 million in the u.s. and canada, easily beating out analysts who estimated it would take in between 60 and $75 million. not a surprise, given the news, but a sequel is already in the works.

>> fun. >> is it fun? >> worth seeing? >> yeah. >> the reviews are good. >> the reviews are good, the people love it, and the cast couldn't be nicer. congratulations. and imagine the stay puffed marshmallow man getting obliterated by melissa mccarthy. in talks to have a "ghost busters" reboot, all women, funny women. he know he has a great working relationship with mccarthy, and bridesmaids, kristin wiig? may ya rudolph? ali wentworth? who are you going to call? and then a book that was signed out in the new york public library in 1959 was just returned. only 54-years late.

but maybe the embarrassment over the title. the book, "ideal marriage: a scientific instruction manual for sexual activity." it was returned by an apologetic woman. she admitted that the woman didn't have the borrowers love life, his marriage ended in zars. >> it's not just about science. >> no, it's not. thank you. and feel free to elaborate. that's "pop news." >> it just got real quiet. >> i'm still focusing on ally as a ghostbuster. heat index cup. >> it is, but first the weather. >> look at the crowd, you guys. seriously, a happy anniversary to what are your names? >> melissa -- >> richard. >> from reading, california. you are cooling off here in new york city, reading has been hot.

chilling out, and in chicago. a nice start to the day. this is going to change. 70, see some sunshine this morning, late in the evening, see the storms approach. i think it's the overnight hours when chicago sees strong storms. gusts up to 50 miles an hour, even see some hail. and a lot of fuel of heat in the west, dallas, 93 today, oklahoma city, 91, and 90 as a high for lubbock. look across the >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. storm tracker 6 live is clear, we've had no weather issues out there today other than the fact we're dealing with the patchy dense fog. that view doesn't look bad, that's the philadelphia international airport. we have areas across south jersey with visibilities less than a mile. 8 degrees this afternoon. combination of sun and clouds, 89 tomorrow, feels-like temperatures in the low 90s. we cool it off as we move into week's end.

>> this is a new one. she just says celebrating life events from wisconsin. it's your birthday. what's your name? >> alissa jones. >> are you 30? >> yes, today. >> because it rocks. and we're going to kick off the heat index. big weekend at the kennedy compound in massachusetts. robert f. kennedy jr. married cheryl hines. there they are. tying the knot in front of family and friends on saturday. dating for two years. anybody know who hooked them up? >> no, you do. >> larry david from curb your enthusiasm. i think julia louis dreyfus was there. there she is. and there is the man who started it all. >> very proud. >> congratulations. >> she looks fabulous. >> she did. >> i loved the dress, her choice and i hope them -- i hope them. i hope them are happy.

translation, please? >> congratulations. >> it's a monday. >> yes. all right. coming up next in our heat index, you may remember this letter from 7-year-old charlotte that went viral a few months ago, asking lego for more girl power. writing, quote, i want you to make more lego girl people and go on adventures. >> and her grammar is better than lara's. >> i have had one cup of coffee. >> she got an answer. they are releasing a brand new kit with females in science, technology, engineering and math. and the new set already sold out on lego's website. they just sit around and stay at home, can you make powerful women who go on adventures. thank you for listen. >> my mom is a scientist, she just bought her granddaughter, my niece, a microscope.

>> now legos too. >> and continuing this feel-good atmosphere, also in the heat index, advice from pope francis that people want to look at. his secrets to happiness. they are quite simple and lovely. his top ten list to take from letterman, if you will, this is from an argentinian mg, many focus on having a positive outlook and respecting others. carving out time for ourselves. making time for vacation. making sundays your time. and focusing a lot of attention on a better future for young people. and we want to hear from you. what are your secrets for happiness? tweet us, hashtag social square. >> dan said something about being 10% happier. >> everywhere, yes. >> oh, boy. >> yes. i'm surprised, actually, that on his list -- and i have looked on the list, you don't cy-presser or meditation. which is interesting. >> he does talk about making

sundays a no-workday and family time, but he never does mention prayer. >> it is interesting he talks about respecting other people's believes and not process thetizing. interesting coming from a pope. >> there's a reason he's the people oes pope. >> they love him. and a mother of five fighting back on facebook for being bullied on the beach for wearing a bikini. so many people sharing the story right now. new yoreena ninan has more. >> reporter: this is the picture she posted to facebook, creating a media frenzy. >> i was vulnerable, they attacked me. and i just -- i was upset and c cried. >> reporter: she had not worn a bikini in public for 13 years, and tormented by strangers for the battle scars that make her a mom. her stretch marx.

>> i heard the nasty words. there were two guys and a girl in my personal space and gest e gesturing they were going to kick me. >> reporter: she bit her tongue, but in her car, broke down and cried. until she started thinking about what her body really represented. >> my stretch marks are there for a reason, because i had five kids. and my kids are perfect. if having stretch marks comes with the territory, i'll take the territory. >> reporter: once home, she said the world needed to hear her story, posting this to facebook. and thanks to the local radio station, shared over 1 million times oonchts i'm sorry my stomach isn't flat and tight. covered in stretch marked. i'm not sorry that my body has housed, grown five wonderful and fabulous human beings. >> reporter: supporters posting you are beautiful inside and out. and you are an amazing woman and

mother. >> this mother has gone on record to say that even though she's not perfect, she is beautiful. and she's done something amazing with her body. >> reporter: empowering mothers everywhere to be at peace with the two-piece. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> we want to know what you would have done if you were bullied on the beach. tweet us at hashtag social square. >> i can't believe that. >> who are those people? >> she handled it so well. >> i loved her words about, you know, there's pride there. that she's nurtured -- >> accepting yourself and acceptiaccept ing others. what we were talking about earlier, how people should treat others. >> absolutely. also on the heat index, super foods. the hottest trend in nutrition. but there's a question about whether they really exist or just a marketing gimmick.

debra roberts is here with more. good morning. >> hello, lara. it may sound like a ploy to get you to buy for groceries. but there are foods that can give you super nutrition. the cdc came out with a new list, and some of them might surprise you. broccoli, sweet potatoes, grapefruit, oh my. just a few of the so-called super foods, which may not save the world, but may rescue your health. are there really super foods? >> there's no formal definition for super foods, but it's going to offer super nutrition and health benefits, reducing disease, improving your mood and helping with weight loss too. >> reporter: the food has to pack enough punch to offer 10% of your daily value. that's 17 different nutrients. topping the list, row main lettuce, brussel sprouts and water cress. >> i was surprised that

watercress ranked the highest, invite krin c, foe late, fiber. >> reporter: who knew? but fruits and veggies aren't the only ones. salmon, om, ega threes. >> yes, heart benefits. >> reporter: how to slip into your diet? the rainbow effect. >> look at the rainbow as a variety of colors, you're pretty much covering your bases. >> reporter: and don't be fooled by super food marketing gimmicks. it came out of nowhere, it's a marketing term, not a medical term. because super food is meaningless, anyone in the united states can market as a super food. >> reporter: you have to do your own research. >> you have to know which foods contain high levels of certain nigh trents. >> now, in this case, fruits and

veggies. but others have super quality ls. cinnamon, dark chocolate, we have heard of those. i want you to play the super food showdown. >> what are the benefits of snicker doolgtds cookies? >> i don't think they have a benefit. all are great foods, but there's one more super than the other. blueberries, strawberries, oranges. which one? >> blueberries. >> wrong, strawberries. and blueberries are great. don't get me wrong. they have great benefits, but they were difficult to break down and quantify. strawberries, vitamin c -- >> marketing campaign -- >> they are great. >> brain -- >> it is, great brain. but they have a high dose of vitamin c. strawberries everyone beat oranges. how about the next one, kale, tomatoes and turnips. >> now i think it's a trick.

>> i would have gone kale, but probably tomatoes. >> it's kale. >> fake. >> go with your intuition. kale is way up there. packs a lot. tomatoes and turnips are great. but kale packs a great punch. and down here, you have heard of quinoa, parsley -- >> they are all different. >> you're right. this is not fair, a tricky one. >> i'll take parsley. >> and you got it. and you think of it as a garnish, but it's at the top. and start sprinkling that on the salad. george, you will be the winner of the broccoli award. >> enjoy that. >> all of these great foods. >> we're going to see what happened in the time machine just in a little bit. it's the incredible transformati transformation.

>> good morning, a man and woman were shot early this morning while riding in the car in the west oak lane section of philadelphia. the 25-year-old woman managed to get out of the vehicle when the gunfire broke out. she is in stable condition. the wounded man drove the car for a mile before crashing into parked cars in cheltenham township. he is in critical condition with seven gunshot wounds to the lower body and the legs. 8:27, august 4. let's take a look at the blue route. >> reporter: this is southbound approaching mcdade boulevard. we have an accident off to the left, ambulance and police on the scene. look at how jammed traffic is. with everybody trying to get to the right. you're jammed from broomall

southbound up to the mcdade boulevard. a slow go is there. 422 jammed from oaks to 23. a slow go. no sign of low clouds here. an accident in pennsauken, merchantville avenue at jackson avenue. police on the scene directing traffic. >> we know you'll keep an eye on that, karen. let's go over to chris sowers good morning. >> reporter: we're expecting a combination of sun and clouds, 86 degrees, warm and sticky, closing in on 90 tomorrow is an uncomfortable day, cold front sweeps in wednesday, temperatures drop like a rock by the end of the week, 82 thursday, 82 friday. >> they will wrap up with fun on "g.m.a.," take a look and come back here in 0. we'll see you then.

check out our time -- there it is right there. i can't get over that time machine. i love that. in just a minute, 33-year-old mom cassie from lima, new york, will step out. >> i know, ten years in 60 minutes. something only a time machine can do. >> don't get too close. >> it's made of pure cardboard. >> it is. and one of the biggest events in country music, take you behind the scenes of the cma music fest. all the biggest stars in nashville were there. can't wait to bring it to you. >> so love the music and the town. so much star power in times

square, oscar winner helen mirren is with us. and talk about the new movie called "the hundred foot journey." there she is. >> and chatting with clive owen, and talking about his new series. it looks good. >> so does he. oops. it's time for the big reveal. it's the big lose ten years in 60 minutes, summer edition. cassy. she stepped in about an hour ago, and the "gma" beauty dream team, greta, ted gibson, they have been so busy stripping away the years. before we see what she looks like now, let's here her story. >> reporter: of all the submissions for "gma's" lose ten years in 60 minutes, it was her story that made us pause.

>> a few years ago i injured my back, so my husband took me to the chiropractor. she made a comment about it was so nice of your son to bring you. that's not my son, that's my husband. >> reporter: she says she's been thought of as older. >> a lot of people ask if i'm my mother's sister. i don't think i look that old. >> she's giving a ton of hours to her school and students. as that happens, she doesn't have time to really take care of herself. >> reporter: her family saying she's constantly putting the needs of others before her own. >> she's the greatest mom in the world. >> reporter: we took to the streets to get your estimates. how would? >> 40. >> 47. >> mid-50s. >> 50, 55. >> reporter: her real age? she's actually 33. >> oh, sorry. >> that's too bad. >> wow.

>> reporter: cassie in great hands, nallie, ted gibson, and greta monahan. they are ready to turn her dream of looking ten years younger into a reality. >> i can't wait so see her the way she looks to me every day. >> i want to do it for me. but i guess a little bit for katie, i don't want her to think she has a really old-looking mom. >> i'm really excited to see my mom ten years younger. >> reporter: for "good morning america," sara haines, abc news, new york. >> all right, sara, thank you. and a moment of truth. here's a shot of cassie stepping into our time machine. and now let's see her. greta, do the honors. open that door. [ cheers and applause ] there she is. >> amazing! >> should we let cassie see her

new look? >> yes. absolutely. >> take her to the mirror. >> oh, my gosh. >> isn't that -- thank you. oh. >> turn around. we can take a great look at you. i can see you tearing up. your first impression? >> i look amazing. >> i love hearing you say that. and your other half, steven, come over here. what do you think of her? >> i knew she was going to look good, but not this good, wow. >> we better make this quick, then. i'm so excited for you, and i want to say congrats to the dream team again. what was the plan here? >> the plan right away was to get her to show a little skin. you have to show a little skin, strategically. covered her arms, show nice leg. and just like you, trendy in your accessories. you have to be modern and in the moment to lose ten years.

>> i love the hair. tell me about her hair, ted. what can our viewers take away? >> bring the length up. >> i need to do that. >> i have been tell dwroing you come in. and highlighting the hair, a few highlights to get it a little bit of lightness. lighter hair, when you get older, very important. >> something about bangs? >> bangs instead of botox. >> oh. >> let me tell you what, staring at you. i want that necklace. love the haircut. you look fabulous. and the makeup. >> we had to bring it a little in, a little snookie. she has great skin. three words, hydration, hydration, hydration. beautiful, gorgeous skin. she looks amazing. >> and at home watching, hydration? how to get it? >> moisturizer.

great liquid foundations. >> and a little bit of that -- >> highlighter. she got it. that's right, baby. that's right. >> okay, guys. i want to thank our "gma" dream team, nallie, greta, ted gibson. and the one and only, so young i'm going to need id, man. and steve, thank you for being with us and trustingus. and if you want tips, go to "good morning america" on yahoo!. ginger, can you tell me how amazing she looks? >> the hair alone. you look so good. [ cheers and applause ] absolutely dropping ten years. and we're going to go ahead and make over a whole lot of weather. but look at this. i love the time machine. we have the scientist and the dry ice. it's been a lot of fun. doesn't she look great. >> she looks amazing. >> we love a got makeover here. and a makeover in weather, not the prettiest of sundays.

some places in pennsylvania getting 4 or 5 inches. this is state college, pennsylvania. much drier today. but there is a cold front back there. squeezed in between the two. enjoying sunshine. and philadelphia in the mid-80s. and monsoon flow, look at the bulls eye over jackson, wyoming. flash flooding in places, >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm chris sowers with this accuweather update. clouds giving way to sunshine, 86 degrees this afternoon, warm and sticky, closing in on 90 tomorrow. >> all that weather brought to you by usaa. and we wanted to say hello to danny dickenson, he couldn't make it from minnesota. >> good to see danny. and now mind the scenes at

one of country music's biggest events. getting together for the huge, four-day party. you can see the highlights on abc tomorrow night. abc's rachel smith has more. ♪ i got a real good >> reporter: it's the gathering of the biggest names with the thousands of fans flocking to music city, the hard of country music, nashville, tennessee. >> everybody we want to see. >> it's fun to see everybody come from all over the place to see this great event. >> australia, new zealand -- >> the girls from manchester. >> reporter: taking time out to give "gma" a quick tour of his home away from home. you have been serving up a little hospitality to this southern gal. you make a mean cup of joe. now four decades after the music fest began, 80,000 fans a day

come to see 450 country artists play on 11 stages all over nashville. donating their performances to help music education. to date, donating $9 million to keep it going. >> there's so much music in town. >> they become part of the town. >> it's a good format to be a part of, and it's family. >> reporter: while it's old hat for some, dan and shea are hitting it for the first time. you are so hollywood now? >> oh, yeah, makes me feel cooler when i ride in golf courts. >> reporter: for"good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, nashville. and the cma music festival, country's night to rock, tomorrow night on abc news. and coming up, helen mirren and clive owen talking

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♪ so happy to be out in times square this monday morning. i'm inside with helen mirren. her new film, she plays mad dam mallo mallory who's work if her life. take a look. >> last night we served this. miserable, overcooked asparagus.

in this restaurant, the cuisine is not an old, tired marriage, it's a pags that the affair of the heart. >> i love saying dame. that must have been a wonderful moment. >> it's a family moment. there are all people on all different levels. dame and sir at the top. everyone coming with their families and kids, and everyone is so proud and well-dressed. it's very moving. i cried throughout the whole thing. >> your character, snooty, prickly, particular -- >> british, really. >> but you still took the role. >> there is a particular kind of frenchness, and i'm a huge francophile.

i hope i'm not insulting the french. there is a pride of everything french, the cuisine, the language, the literature, the history. they're enormously proud of being french. there is in fact an organization that exists simply to protect the frenchness of the french. >> and you moved to france as a young actress thinking that's where you're going to make your career? >> yes, i wasn't so young. probably in my latish 20s. yes, i wanted to be a french actress. i had a dream of being a french actress, the sort of actresses seem to have -- i felt that i fitted better in that type of actress than i did at that time in sort of the western, american, british sort of idea of the world. >> they have another idea for you, didn't they? >> they did. the world yanked me. sometimes you can't make decisions. life sort of grabs you by the neck and pulls you somewhere

else. >> this movie is also in love with food. are you a chef? >> you know, i'm very, very good at certain things. i make absolutely brilliant mar mite on toast. >> that's good. >> i do a fabulous tomatoes on toast. my cheese on toast is famous in the world. >> you have a real range. >> i'm not a great chef, no. i do a very good roast chicken for a very good reason. but -- but apart from that, i can't really cook anything. >> and i love the idea of the film, of the clashing, crossing and sharing between cultures. >> yes, what an incredible thing food is in our culture. i advise anyone who goes to see this movie, it's a great date movie. make an -- a reservation at a restaurant to go to straight after the movie because you will be starving. >> you will. >> and you will fall in love

because it's -- it's the most wonderfully sweet, romantic movie and makes you starvingly hungry. >> find an indian-french restaurants. >> yes. >> and coming back to broadway, playing queen elizabeth again. >> i am. i did it in london and it was very successful. and they've asked us to do it here. so we're going to have a go. >> she's such a fascinating character. as a britt, growing up in england, do you understand why we're so fascinating with her and the royal family? >> of course i do. we all share the same fascinati fascination. monarchy, because it's behind this red velvet curtain that none of us can really penetrate. nowadays with social media, it's out there, but in fact that's one area that's sort of still unknown. ask the fact that this incredible continuity of this

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clive owen is coming back to television in a series called the nick. it's set at a hospital in 1900, when the average life expectancy was 49 years old. he's a surgeon with a few drawbacks. so excited to have you here this morning. thank you. and the nick is not your typical medical drama. how would you describe it? >> it's set in 1900. i play a brilliant doctor who

struggles with liquid cocaine addiction and hanging out in the evening. but set at a time when the medical world was moving fast. a hugely exciting time, making huge discoveries very quickly. and an opportunity to have a look at new york in 1900 as well. >> so fascinating. very dark. but grips you from the opening scene. dr. john thakry, that's your character, described as arrogant and self-absorbed. you don't have a problem with that, but how do you get into character? >> steven sent me the script, and it was brilliant. and the character was original and unusual for kind of a leading character in a drama series, because she's brilliant, but she's confrontational, he's arrogant, you know, he's a drug addict who's also being brilliant at what he does. and i just, you know, the challenge of playing such a sort of unusual complex sort of wild

character was, you know, i just had to do it. >> and he's also a product of the times. because it was the beginning of the 20th century when racism and sexism were overt and completely acceptable. you have an african-american surgeon who wants to work at the nick. let's take a look. >> this is where i'd like to be. if you would just give me a chance. in london and in paris i was treated as an equal. >> this is new york. this is not london or paris. you can only run away and join the circus if the circus wants you. i don't want you in my circus. >> as an actor, was it difficult to say those lines? >> it's -- i mean, there's a whole journey that goes with andre's character through the season and i know where it ends. but it does develop the relationship. but the guys who wrote the thing did an incredible amount of research into the period and the

time. and at the time there were no black doctors working in hospitals in new york at all. and it's shocking, but it should be shocking, because, you know, we're looking at what life was like back then. >> you mentioned stephen soderbergh did all ten, and signed up for the second season. it's remarkable. was it like making a ten-hour movie? >> it was like that. he didn't to want shoot it ep sodically. it was like a movie. we went to a location and shot everything from all ten episodes in the location. it's a challenge, but it's incredibly efficient and smart way of attacking it. >> and just going in another direction. was that mustache yours? you grew it? >> of course. it seems that in 1900, 95% of men had some kind of facial hair. i read a book where a girl describes kissing a guy and it

felt weird without facial hair. >> you weren't a fan? >> no. i finished and i went straight upstairs and shaved it off. >> our crew decided to just join clive with the mustache look. very 1900s of them. >> it's not the right shape. guys, come on. >> we want to thank you so much. we like the mustache. you have to grow another one for the second season. >> probably. >> the nick premiers this friday on ♪

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nice crowd to start the week off with us. good monday morning. big tuesday as well. tomorrow, derek houg, oprah, and steven spielberg. >> thanks for watching abc news, we're always online at good morning, america online at ya o yahoo. >> good morning, 3 philadelphia children who were hit and killed by a carjacked vehicle will be laid to rest this morning.

two men have been charged with three counts of murder in the case, we'll have a live update on "action news" at noon. i'm tamala edwards, 8:56, august 4, let's head over to karen rogers. you're still looking at the blue route. >> reporter: this is the blue route looking live near the media bypass. southbound traffic is jammed solid approaching broomall to mcdade. i showed you the accident that was blocking the left lane, but the damage is done, literally traffic is not moving. watch for that. on the big picture, speeds are 5 miles per hour on the blue route near the media bypass, switching to the big picture. looking at the slow speeds, 14 miles per hour, ten miles per hour on the schuylkill expressway westbound, 15 on i-95 southbound near the betsy ross bridge. we're jammed up traffic on a lot of majors. the blue route the worst of the bunch. >> let's head over to chris

sowers with your monday accuweather. >> reporter: we have good news in the weather department, skies are brightening up nicely. sun and clouds, 86 degrees, higher humidity levels, 89 tomorrow, feels-like temperatures in the low 90s. maybe a chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. cold front slips through on wednesday, the winds could be gusty. thursday, friday, saturday, low 80s and low humidity levels. >> students from philadelphia are heading to harrisburg to lobby for more money for schools. "live" with kelly and michael is next up on 6abc, i'm tamala edwards. have a great monday!

announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, we welcome back our very own hall of famer, michael strahan. with a behind-the-scenes look into his exciting weekend in canton, ohio. plus, a visit from film and broadway star daniel radcliffe. and from the new film, "let's be cops," actress nina dobrev. also, the lovely maria menounos takes a seat at the co-host desk. ll next on "live." now, here are maria menounos! -- and the newly enshrined member of the pro football hall of fame, micha