good morning, america, happening now, severe weather threatening to wash out labor day fun. golf ball-size hail pounding cars, and torrential rain forcing drivers off the road. >> it was really loud like just boom, like a bomb blew up. >> several people struckly lightning, 40 million americans in the path of the storm. and hollywood hacked. hundreds of nude photo s jefferson lawrence and others posted online. what they are saying this morning. dramatic rescue, stuck on the boat for a week with no food, water, or way to call for help. how they survived and the first thing they asked for when they

were saved. and back with a twist. the stars of two of the biggest boy bands ever are now teaming up backstreet's nick carter and jordan are team up. what they are saying as their new album is about to be released. ♪ love it. we love it. good morning, america. happy labor day to you. so many people reliving their youth and showing scary dance moves. teaming up. >> with them teaming up, it makes me realize that my youth is gone. >> we are talking about jordan knight and nick carter. the wonder twins of boy band awesomeness. more on that. >> i don't know how they'll feel about being wonder twins. and drama last night, tony

stewart returning to the racing track for the first time since the accident three weeks ago. >> we begin with the outbreak of dangerous storms that ruined the holiday weekend for tens of millions of people. get right to ginger zee. >> from nebraska all to this subway station in new york city full of water. there were 160 severe reports already over the holiday weekend from kansas to massachusetts, and this morning it's still happen. severe storms on a holiday weekend rampage. more than 160 wind and hail reports from dan senkansas to n jersey. ominous shelf clouds sweeping across the plains, winds up to 80 miles an hour, wind hammering the roads in kansas. in some spots, growing to two and a half inches wide in iowa.

flash floods, lightning in omaha delaying a soccer game, and back east, heavy rain halting play at u.s. open in queens. and dangerous bolts. >> it was really loud like boom, like a bomb blew up. >> at least three people in new york struck by lightning. drivers plowing through the floods into the holiday. so the area today on alert would be from oklahoma in the far northeastern corner to kansas city, st. louis, detroit, all included. people say it was so sunny and the storm started. you need the sunshine to fuel the storm. don't be thrown off with a sunny day. start the labor day forecast, folks are going to see severe storms. a little bit left across the east coast and the gulf. we'll talk about that in the nation's weather. back to you.

president obama is taking heat from republicans and democrats for saying he doesn't have a strategy for deal with the growing threat posed by i.s.i.s. he hopes to build a coalition to fight the fundamentalists who's brutality shocked the world jeff zeleny has more. >> reporter: with scepticism rising at home, the president is going to europe, hoping to rally international support to confront and contain i.c.e. cyst. this morning, the president obama facing second-guessing about his plan for syria. saying that the u.s. is in less danger than 20 or 30 years ago. >> he's wrong. >> his foreign policy is in free fall. >> president is very cautious. maybe in this instance, too cautious. >> reporter: the president traveling to europe to rally support. as he tries to move beyond this blunt admission he made thursday

about syria. >> we don't have a strategy yet. >> reporter: those six words at the heart of the latest critique against the president. the grip of i.s.i.s. remaining strong in syria, set back only by weekend u.s. air strikes, ending a two month siege of the iraqi town. if the president decides to escalate the fight, the white house must make the case to a skeptical congress. >> the american public doesn't have an itchy trigger finger when it comes to military interventi intervention, especially the kind and scope contemplated to take on i.s.i.s. >> meanwhile in libya, militants plunging into the pool at the empty u.s. compound in tripoli. a reminder of the lawlessness that reigns in the region. the white house is watching the images carefully. american diplomats were

evacuated in july. it's one more thing on the president's plate. >> thank you. and now to the celebrity photo scandal, hundreds of pictures of jennifer lawrence and kate upton have been hacked and posted online. and paula faris has the latest. >> we are told some of the photos are fake. but for jennifer lawrence and kate upton, they are very real and very embarrassing. now they're working with authorities to take action against this hacker. this morning, hollywood up in arms after what could be a massive hacking attack. a user on the popular photo sharing sight 4chan posting risque photos on sunday showing celebrities in various states of undress. jennifer lawrence was in dozens,

some of them nude. and the user claiming to have more naked selfies and explicit videos of the hunger games star, and offering to share them in return for payment. overnight, lawrence's reps saying they are real. telling abc news, this is a flagrant violence of privacy. and another victim, supermodel kate upton. reportedly posing nude with her boyfriend justin verlander. they will pursue anyone disseminating or duplicating them to the fullest extent possible. the alleged hacker may have accessed some of them from a cloud. an internet storage service in which user's media are supposed to be private. >> even if you deleted photos from the phone. oftentimes they are uploaded into the cloud. and they continue to exist. >> reporter: but some of the

celebrities who they claim to have exposed deny they are real. ni nickelodeon star tweeting, these news are fake, people. and ariana grand saying they are not real. but this morning, over 100 celebrities are dealing with this photo hacking scandal. lara and dan. >> a lot to deal with. thank you so much. and get to ryan smith in for amy for the top developing stories. good morning. >> good morning. we begin with new disturbing political unrest on the streets of pakistan. overnight, anti-government demonstrators seized control of the state-run tv channel, and tried to get the prime minister to resign. several protesters were killed and nearly 500 wounded. and new questions about russian president vladimir putin and the crisis in injueastern

ukraine. this comes as the u.s. and europe are looking at more financial penalties against moscow. and two teenagers rushed to the hospital in texas after falling 30 feet out of a carnival ride. one is listed in serious condition. neither was wearing a seat belt. they also had to rescue one boy stuck on the ride. and the so-called ak-47 bandit may have struck again. the dangerous robber is wanted on the west coast, he shot and wounded a police officer and pointed the rifle at children. a $100,000 reward is being offered. and people dayed in a plane crash. no word on why the crash. and in coastal maryland, five people survived.

the fire broke out as the boat was pulling away from the dock. it's uninvestigation. a pro football star has been arrested on domestic violence charges. this could be the first test of the new strict rules adopted by the in the. ray mcdonald is accused of assaulting his fiance. he can be suspended for six games. and kevin durant, upped his sponsorship with nike for a reported $300 million after turning down an offer from under armor for, get this, $285 million. that's it. >> what? >> yeah. wasn't enough. 300 million. there you go. and finally, police in utah arrested a woman they suspected of robbing a jewelry store. there was a key piece of evidence, nowhere to be found. it came from the idea that criminals are not that smart. they turned to the x-ray and

there was the evidence. she swallowed the ring as police closed in. probably not the best idea to go with your gut on that one. just too tough to swallow. >> you heard it here first. >> want more? >> how did thing to do that? what clue led to that? exactly. >> thank you very much. >> sure. >> thanks for the puns. we appreciate that. >> have more coming up. >> we want to turn and give you the latest on comic legend joan rivers, fighting for her life. unconscious since going into cardiac arrest on thursday. mara schiavocampo is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. rivers' family is by her side and say she is resting conferral comfortably.

they are hoping for the best. this morning, comedic legend joan rivers sedated and in serious condition. hospitalized for the fourth day in a row. the 81-year-old going into cardiac arrest thursday morning while at an endos co pi clinic in new york city. the icon's daughter, melissa releasing a statement, thank you for your continued love and support. we are keeping our fingers crossed. one doctor not treating her said keeping her sedated might keep away long-term issues. >> anything from a procedure on the heart to getting more exam studies done. >> reporter: just hours before her hospitalization, rivers, seen in these photos, was performing on a new york city stage. her calendar seemingly packed. appearing earlier in the week assessing rock stars red carpet

apparel on her tv show, fashion police. >> legs go on and on and on. like gwyneth paltrow when somebody asked her about kale. >> reporter: kelly osbourne tweeting sunday, for the first time in years, i got down on my knees and prayed tonight. she and so many others hoping that rivers will return to what makes her happiest. >> only time i'm truly, truly happy is when i am on a stage. >> reporter: and the hope, of course, is for her to get back on the stage. she is scheduled to do a stand-up tour this fall. >> it would be great to make those dates. we have big medical news, about a promising new drug to treat congestive heart failure that is suffered by 5 million americans. it could be the biggest break

through in a decade. jennifer ashton is here. >> good morning. >> why is this so difficult to treat? >> heart disease is the number one killer worldwide. in this may be the biggest medical story of the last 48 hours. but when you talk about heart failure, you have a weakened heart muscle pumping poorly to the rest of the body, and big problems with fluid overload, and the medications have hefty side effects and they're a band aid. >> this is a big study, just came out. what is this drug and what does it do? >> this is a combination of two drugs that targets the hormonal domino effect in patients, heart failure. it blocks the negative effects in heart failure and stimulates some of the protective mechan m mechanism. this is the study here, this trial found a significant reduction in lives saved, reduced deaths due to heart failure and reduced

hospitalizations due to heart failure. accordologists are cautiously very optimistic. >> you say cautiously because it was funded by the drug make center. >> it should be. there are millions of lives and billions of dollars at stake. >> we want to see the results vetted and repeated, and hopefully that will happen. there needs to be transparency. we hope there will be. >> when can we get the drug? >> it could be as early as 2015, and it is expected to come with a hefty price tag, as much as probably $7 a day. >> expensive but potentially a game-changer. thank you. dr. ashton will be taking your questions. you can tweet her her, #socialsquare. >> so hopeful. and now to nascar superstar tony stewart, back on the track since he struck and killed another driver three weeks ago.

fans welcomed him back, but the race did not go on without a hitch. good morning, gio benitez. >> starting off strong, but then setback after setback. only making it halfway through the race, ending in 41st place. so many wondering if a grieving stewart could race at all. >> tony stewart! >> reporter: overnight, tony stewart returning to the racetrack to rousing applause and thunderous cheers from fans. ending early at the atlanta motor speedway sunday night, hitting the wall not once, but twice. driving the battered race car, number 14, to the garage. not speaking with reporters. >> it's disappointing. first week back, hoping for bigger things. >> reporter: the 43-year-old choosing to return to racing just three weeks after he struck and killed 20-year-old kevin ward jr. on a dirt track in upstate new york. this video of ward's final

moments haunting many. the investigation still underway. >> why not wait until the investigation is complete and then come back to the sport you love? >> reporter: emotionally speaking out for the first time on friday. >> this has been one of the toughest tragedies i have had to deal with. >> reading from a prepared statement and not taking questions from reporters. >> i want kevin's father, kevin sr., and his mother, pam, and his sisters, christie, kayla and catelyn, i'm thinking about them and praying for them. >> reporter: he was practicing for the atlanta race, placing in the top 20 in both practice sessions. but this morning as the cloud of information looms over, should stewart be racing at all? >> it's a routine he's had since he was 8 years old. exactly what he needed.

>> reporter: and police tell abc news the investigation could last another two weeks. so far stewart has not been charged with a crime. still three weeks later, so many questions. >> tough situation on all sides. thank you. now to ginger for the forecast in the northeast your starting with? >> even if you think the storms were through yesterday, not the case at all. still storms here. look at hoboken, new jersey, lightning strike. we learned that 21 people now this year, one yesterday, the latest in the lightning fatales. there will be scattered storms throughout the day. be on the lookout, have the weather apps ready, and thunder, go inside. here's the high temperature as we start this first day of fall. first the select cities brought to you by kohls.

>> reporter: hi, i'm meteorologist karen rogers with your accuweather update. 74 degrees. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing nothing more than a sprinkle here other there. as we head outside we see cloud cover and sunshine afterwards. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, very muggy today, 88 degrees for the high with a thunderstorm at any point today. tomorrow, hot and humid, 94 with flooding downpours. you know who doesn't have to

worry about lightning on rain? the southwest and parts of the west, dry and comfortable. somebody's getting away with a nice one. >> happy for them. the lightning is so serious. >> doesn't have to be severe to have deadly lightning. >> thank you so much. and coming up, a college campus on edge after a female student says she was almost abducted. how she fought off the attackers. and the dramatic rescue of a couple stranded a sea, how they survived. and "gma" with hazards at the grill. what you need to know. that's only 4 points? with weight watchers you can enjoy the food you really want. dine out on favorites or cook up something new. i can do this every day. join for free and start losing weight now. learn how to eat healthier while enjoying the foods you love. get inspired at meetings, online, or both. hurry, and if you join by sept 13th you'll get a free starter kit.

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good morning, everybody, 7:27, matt pellman has more on the traffic through there. >> reporter: use henry avenue or may street in manayunk. we have restrictions along the park where the made in america festival cleanup continues. we have a crash westbound side past gladwyn, police just pulled up, because volume is so light, matt, there are definitely no delays on the schuylkill expressway. >> cape may, new jersey live on sky 6. if you head to the beach you want to bring that storm tracker 6 live app with you because we could see pop up storms today. david is off, karen is here with accuweather. >> reporter: i guess the beach is a good place to escape the warmth and the humidity. today, humid, 88 degrees. of feeling uncomfortable today.

we're watching for a scattered shower or thunderstorm. they are not as widespread as yesterday. but nonetheless you have to be careful. we could see them this afternoon. tomorrow, hot and humid, 94. tomorrow thunderstorms late in the day could provide flooding downpours that could be a problem for tuesday. wednesday, less humid, 88. lots of sunshine. thursday looks nice, comfortable humidity then, matt. >> thank, karen. head to 6abc.com take a look at the slide show of the week's made in america festival on the parkway.

♪ everybody oh, yeah. backstreet boys hit everybody. and one of the stars of the group is back, nick carter, teaming up with jordan knight of new kids on the block, forming their dynamic duo. they are the wonder twins. >> they are. that's how they're going to brand themselves henceforth. i'm worried about ryan, i think he's going to throw out a rotator cuff. >> remember the doance moves ou of anything. remember this? >> what is this? >> well, everybody -- >> do the baby. >> the duo -- >> not okay. no, i'm kidding. any time you do it, it's good. >> thanks, man. >> sorry, lara's trying to talk. >> there's a reason we're talking about it, they're going

to be on "gma" tomorrow. better start warming up. >> they're watching today going i don't know if i should be on tomorrow. >> also coming up this morning, what they have in store for their big upcoming tour. that's all coming up. >> and also,ed dramatic rescue of a couple at sea, how they survived stranded on a boat, no food or water, no way to communicate. >> unbelievable. and an important "gma" investigates, hazards of the barbecue. what you need to know before you fire up the grill. before you do it today. >> hannah storm had problems, a barbecue, and she's going to talk about it this morning. and lara lara is a huge sporting fan. watching the u.s. open, you cannot ignore the grunting noises that some people make. we will ask lara if she does

this and does it help their game or to annoy the competition the prizing results. >> yes, yes, and yes. it does help. >> we'll find out. >> that's what we call a tease. >> that's what we call a spoiler alert. we want to get to serious news, a terrifying attempted abduction at the university of new hampshire. she was nearly natched off the street before her friends saved her. police on high alert and this college community is shaken just as students are returning to campus. this morning, university of new hampshire students on edge after a woman allegedly escaped abduction near campus friday morning. she was walking home when she said three military-looking men pulled up next to her in a tan sedan. >> there was an attempt to introduce themselves to her, and when that failed, it was a

little bit more aggressive. >> reporter: two allegedly grabbing her by the arm, trying to throw her inside. their plan foild when her friends arrived. they drove off. >> it's pretty scary, we live right around the corner. stay together at night and feel safer because there are cops everywhere. >> that could be me one day. walking to my friends house, and if you're alone, there's nothing you can do. she was lucky she had her guy friends walk by. >> reporter: parents concerned. the incident happening the same day students arrived on campus. downloading live safe, designed to send tips to police in real time. and a safe walk option that alerts authorities if you divert. reports are that she was not injured, and the men are still at large and they have no leads at this moment. the incident prompted school officials to send an e-mail to students telling them what to do to stay safe.

classes start tomorrow, use common sense and be aware of the environment. scary, especially for parents dropping off their kids. thinking, oh, my goodness. an extraordinary survival story, this couple from florida stranded for a week, no food, water, no way to call for help. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: this morning, beau and elizabeth say they should be dead. for nearly a week, they floated aimlessly, ship wrecked about ten miles south of the florida coast after the engine on their sail boat died. they shot this video of the harrowing ordeal. eating their entire food supply on the first day. >> we have a full boat, and a small boat, water. we don't have it. communication. >> reporter: that's right, no engine, no water, and no way to call for help. and then the storms came.

somehow the mast had jammed the sail, which was now useless. back on dry land, a friend who became concerned when they didn't return home alerted the coast guard, and the search began. this video capturing the relief-filled moment coast guard crews finally found them and boarded that boat. >> we're going to tow your sail boat. >> they were very relieved to see us. very excited. but they were actually in good shape. they were moving around, they were in good spirits. the only thing they requested was a nice, cold bottle of water. >> reporter: this morning they vowed to return to the sea, but next time they'll bring some extra water. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> good advice, so glad they're okay. >> i would never go bang to sea after that. >> they do that. something bad, can't wait to go back. >> get back on the horse, dan. >> they are braver than us. >> that's why we call him dan

"risk taker" harris. >> nobody has ever called me that, ever. >> to the weather with ginger. >> no risks there. but summer weather in miami, it was like it's 90, the air temperature is 83. somewhat bath waterish there. and elsewhere in the southeast, scattered storms, but this is nothing that is going to wash away your labor day. so please just take that in. 95 for tallahassee, new orleans, 86 after an incredibly wet end to the week last week from texas to new orleans, it's slightly drier even though you have scattered showers on the map. and check the matter temperatures were the folks at the beach. remember the isolated storms, keep your ears open, but it's 87 for the water temperature, panama city, last check, the water was 88. nice and warm.

some places almost bath-like around tampa. it's hot tub? 90 degrees? >> no, it's >> reporter: thanks, ginger, i'm meteorologist karen rogers, very warm and humid today. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 88 degrees, watch for a shower or thunderstorm tnl point they will be scattered, >> all that weather and all of that water temperature stuff draught'ing brought to you by aleave. >> i don't take risks, but jacuzzi temperatures are 101. >> thank you. >> if you need help with the meteorology stuff. i was calling it astro logical. >> later do horoscopes. what you need to know before you barbecue this labor day. protect yourself from the

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you have to read the grill instructions. who does that? >> reporter: to show you how to protect your family, "gma" investigators teamed up with the laboratories. gas or propane. this is a big hazard? >> could be if you don't do it right. >> reporter: check hoses for gas leaks. best way, soap and water on the connection to the valve. >> there's a leak. >> reporter: keep the lid open when lighting the grill. we intentionally closed the lid and turned on the gas. a ticking time bomb. >> it could be. >> reporter: and we ignited the grill. watch in slow motion, you see the gas build up, explode when we hit the ignition switch. singing the hair on the mannequin. and the grill should be ten feet away from the house. we put this too close to the

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♪ i got the eye of the tiger good song choice the u.s. open is in full swing, and the players are turning up the volume. dprunting is a huge part of the game, does it improve performance or distract your opponent? sara haines is here with the story. >> i think people have different opinions. i get very distracted by this whole thing. but there might be a reason why people are doing it. check it out.

it's the sound you just can't ignore [ grunting ] maria sharapova grunting on the court on sunday, while she lost, maria is the undisputed sque edf the scream. it works, experts say. according to the journal of strength and conditioning research, grunting in tennis increases the ball's speed, making it travel nearly 4% faster. eight-time grand slam champ monica seles, one of the first grunters. since then, the williams sisters, even novak known to let out the ear-pierciing roars. some on par with a chain saw. some say it's annoying. martina called it cheating. >> it can be a problem when you can't hear the ball hitting the racket. you react to the sound.

>> reporter: like it or not, grunting in tennis may be getting a whole lot louder. and while this study focused on tennis, researchers say grunting in any sport can boost your performance, swinging a bat or punching in boxing. that extra burst tightens the core to give you the added boost. >> it's about breathing. >> it's the exhale. >> if you were holding your breath and trying to exert, you can't do it. >> weight lifters grunt. >> ryan and i were playing badminton. >> ping-pong. >> it's an intimidation tactic. do you grunt? you're a huge tennis player. >> my producer, kelly, would say absolutely. >> i bet it's cute. >> it's not cute, it's not attractive. >> every hit or just the serve? >> wait, i have to get to that piece. check out, espn2, 7:00, u.s.

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>> crews wasted not cleaning up from the time made in america festival. the action cam was there as they swept the parking lot around the art museum. they will spend much of the day tearing down the main stage and other infrastructure. hello, everybody, i'm matt o'donnell. matt pellman is tracking detours around the area. >> reporter: it would be making a mess of the monday morning commute. except not a lot of people are making the monday morning commute. benjamin franklin parkway is shut down as we also adjacent

streets. >> reporter: we have a fire location in roxborough at the award custom clearance blocking ridge avenue stay on henry or main street instead. here's the schuylkill expressway a crash on the westbound side been pushed off to the side all lanes open both ways, matt. >> thank you, matt, taking a live look at atlantic city, new jersey, the revel will be the latest casino to close in ac that begins starting this morning. karen rogers filling in for david murphy with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: on this labor day we have clouds and fog. it's 75 degrees in philadelphia. warm and mug. we're heading up to 88 feeling muggy today, lots of clouds and sunshine breaking through this afternoon. we'll see scattered showers or thunderstorms, but they will not be widespread like yesterday. just an occupy to the sky today. tomorrow, hot and humid and flooding downpours in the

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♪ let it go good morning, america, it's labor cday. and we just can't let it go. behind the scenes of "frozen" phenomenon, from elsa and anna and hans. and parents under pressure, struggling with the work/life balance, why the cell phone diet might be the answer. make the most of your time at home starting now. plus royal romance. will and kate's date night. dinner and hand holding and a country getaway. you won't believe how they got home. all that and the secret to successful dating from the masters themselves. as we say -- >> good morning, america!

there she is, our good friend, star of "the chew," carla hall with us. cooking up tasty, last-minute ideas for your labor day menu. we're talking delicious barbecue chicken, homemade soda, other streets. so looking forward to those. >> she's wielding that cooking implement with confidence. i can't believe this is a thing, but it is. the ice cream cleanse. promising to help you lose weight and clean out the toxins in your diet by eating only ice cream for three days. yes, we're going to hear from the woman who created it and put it to the test. this is the first time we have talked about diet where i would do that. i would have it administered through a funnel. >> first, though, we want to get to ryan smith here with the top

stories. good morning. good morning. we begin with the extreme weather threatening the holiday plans of millions americans today. winds up to 80 miles an hour in iowa and kansas. hail larger began golf balls hitting cars, and the weather halted play at the u.s. open and three people were struck by lightning. more severe weather is expected. and president obama travels to wisconsin today to discuss the economy while key law makersers are turn up the heat on his foreign policy. a democrat says he's being too cautious in dealing with the islamic fighters in iraq and syria. saying the foreign policy is in a free-fall. he will attend a nato summit to rally support from world leaders. another crisis flaring, this in pakistan. anti-government protesters

turning deadly. and a federal judge blocked a restrict abortion law in louisiana today. it requires doctors who perform abortions to get admitting privileges near their clinics, taking up to eight months. this will give them more time to apply. and drugs prescribed to children with adhd. ritalin anded a der roll do not stunt growth, they slightly affected height for teens, but no impact on how they became as adults. and apple to have the new iphone 6 as early as next week. and a scratch-resistant sapphire screen. and insiders say it will be a hundred bucks extra. and finally, how many chicken wings can you eat in 12 minutes? how many? >> three. >> three, yeah. >> i would say like 34. >> that's pretty good. if you're joey chestnut, the

competitive eating champion, a lot. he's at the chicken wing eating championship. stuffing his face. he inhaled 192 wings in 12 minutes. >> what? >> a world record. grunt at that one. >> are they boneless? >> no, they have the bone in, that's tough, right? he admits he started slow -- cover your ears, lara, he started slow,after a couple k p burps, got into the rhythm. >> there's something about that topic that makes me uneasy. >> just the heat and the spice. >> sauce all over your face. >> what about the cleanse, what do you think? >> i like the hat. i was a fan of the wing hat. on behalf of all of us here, congratulations to joey chestnut. >> big day, joey. we salute you. >> please, can we turn --

>> carry on. >> unless i can get the hat. the royal romance, william and kate on a rare night out together. casually addressed on a countryside dinner date and george stayed home. abc's lama hasan is inland with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lara. why not? they were out dining at a pub solo without prince george. and just like any other couple, then taking a train to come back to london. with their beloved dog lupo in tow, wills and kate decked out in casual clothes complete with baseball caps, pictured rushing through one of london's busiest train stations, returning from their trip to the concernedside. >> doesn't surprise me. they will do things in the efficient way and the coast-effective way. thing like other people, what's the best way to get from a to b? >> reporter: the two making the most of their alone time, going

on a romantic night out. william driving to a pub. the couple walking into the restaurant hand in hand. the royal couple had been staying in the country, checking out their new digs and overseeing the final stages of their renovations, including a brand new kitchen. william and kate will be spending more time in their new country home when the prince begins his job as an ambulance helicopter pilot. >> he's keen to continue flying, to get back to it. he's going to be spending a lot of time at the base train. they are expected to be spending the majority of their time in their country home to have a secluded family life, bring george up in a country setting and thinking about more children. >> reporter: well, the royals are taking a break before their busy september schedule kicks in. william starting his five month training for his new job. kate traveling on her first solo foreign tour, and prince harry hosting games and turning the

big 3-0. >> only 30. >> and those games are incredible. thank you, appreciate it. >> "pop news," weather, cup. but first the social square. sara. >> here's what's ahead on the "gma morning menu" powered by samsung. and how the actors in "frozen" brought it to life. and the new ice cleem cleanse, does it work? and top online daters share your secrets for meeting your match and never using the flash. all that and "the chew"'s carla hall coming up on "gma." living with chronic migraine

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♪ you can't touch this all right, so, this is a video that is quite appropriately called cat versus trash can. and the claws are coming out. >> the cat is winning. the cat is winning. >> the kitty can't figure out how it works, but not giving up. >> get it, get it. >> isn't that funny? >> that is fantastic. >> already 72,000 click on it. just makes you smile. >> really does, especially when he deb he gets it going like a wheel. >> that's the part that scares him most. what's happening? >> that's priceless. >> i could watch that all day. but to "pop news." what do you have? >> what better way to start than

bridle news. it was an exciting weekend for gabrielle union and dwyane wade, tying the knot in miami in front of family and friends, and treating guests to a-list entertain. john legend performed. they had a 1930s theme, with an official white wine, vanilla pudding chardonnay. and posting this snapshot with the styling bride gorgeous. >> congratulations. and guardians of the galaxy, locking in the place as the top domestic grossing movie of 2014. set to rake in close to $280 million since hitting the theaters. it's not just the star power, it's the sound track that found its way to the top of the billboard charts too. only the second to do this this year so far. >> really? >> i have some really good

oldies. >> i have an admission, i haven't seen it. >> neither have i. >> we may see it today. >> okay. >> you haven't seen "mean girls." >> i've seen that. >> that's the bar? if you've seen "mean girls" you're cool? >> you know the bar. don't talk about this again. when we do pop with dan harris, we have cats. we have found out the most chilled out cat on the internet. this is a cat from l.a. with nearly 30,000 followers on instagram. he's mastered the flop pose. they say it's not uncommon for them to walk into a room and find him sitting at the dinner table just waiting for a steak to appear. he might look lazy, but he's a working kitty. appearing in a short film and advertising campaigns. work hard, play hard, right? >> he's really cute.

>> dan's cat does that. he once had a caption on instagram -- >> she was watching "real housewives of miami." >> she was doing the flop on the couch. >> she was not being a lady. >> not at all. >> we cross our legs. >> she has taken food off my fork when i'm eating. >> dan is so happy, not one, but two cats. >> this is my day. >> we have two in the show. >> three at home, the math is in my favor this morning. >> thanks. heat index is coming up, but ginger, another look at the weather. >> come on out. a great crowd on a labor day. happy birthday to this young lady, your name? >> smita. >> a happy one. and get to the from the, and talk about what's happening especially in nebraska yesterday. you had the lawns covered in hail. that type of severe weather could be possible here today along that same cold front

anywhere from northeastern oklahoma to missouri. chicago, you're included, indianapolis and detroit. please, as you're making the barbecue plans, late afternoon and evening, things kick up and get fiery. and the next couple of days, kids back to school, not going to feel like that fallike weather. hot and >> reporter: happy labor day, ginger, i'm meteorologist karen rogers. it's muggy in philadelphia, lots of clouds and patchy fog. let's look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll see sunshine and clouds, muggy. high of 88 degrees. le watch for a thunderstorm at any point. they will be scattered through the area not widespread like yesterday. an eye to the sky. tomorrow, hot and humid, look at this high, 94 we could have flooding downpours late in the day. wednesday, less humid, better, 88. 88 i love this sign. you can do anything with duct tape. right?

jesse and taylor, happy birthday. let's get inside. >> thanks. and kicking off the heat index, the secrets of "frozen." disney's megahit is the top-grossing animated film of all time now. how did it come together? we have a behind the scenes sneak peek at a special called the story of "frozen." before there was the happy ending -- before there was the blockbuster song. ♪ before it became the most successful animated movie in history, some 600 people worked to bring "frozen" to life. >> in creating a character in animation, you have kind of two people are really there. >> thank you. >> the voice actor and then the animator. they together make the character. >> i'm awkward. >> you're gorgeous. >> wait, what? >> wait, what was something that kristen bell came up with. she is awkward and brurlurts ths

out. hoping to take it back, she can't. in comes the wait, what? >> wait, what? >> and you're a lion. >> when she came to the studio to visit, she talked to the animators. she was a little bit nervous. and i was thinking this is kind of like elsa. >> but when she started sings. ♪ the past is in the past >> all that changed. you could see the power come out of her. it was amazing. she talked about when singing you use your diaphragm, it's subtle. this is what this control does right here. it can kind of get the sense that she's actually breathing, you know. >> edina talked to them, added it, she seemed more real. >> reporter: and they found inspiration close to home. >> i'm an oz mand. ♪ i'm a little bit country

>> there's a small tribute to uncle donny. as they're walking from the water fall, that big note where hans kind of belts it out. the family joke was sort of to imitate them as they go. do the big notes. >> reporter: donny osmond wasn't the only surprising source of inspiration. >> john le si ter had described olaf. we caught him in the hallway. just do it. >> it's the moment where olaf does the -- he's crazy. >> he's crazy. >> hey, whoa. >> i'll distract him while you run. hi! that's pretty much what you see on the screen. >> he's crazy. >> so cool to see that.

behind the scenes secrets. you can catch that, the story of "frozen," tomorrow at 8:007:00 central on abc. i cannot wipe the smile off my face. so great. next up, making the most of the time with your kids. kids back to school and back to hectic work schedules. you want to have the quality time. here is becky worley with tips. >> reporter: it's a sad fact of life. some weekdays parents only get an hour of quality time with their kids. >> parents feel a ton of pressure these days. because in most households both the mom and the dad are working full time. >> reporter: a recent article listed tips for maximizing this power hour. >> i have to answer a work e-mail. >> reporter: omit outside distractions. >> every parent go on a cell phone or ipad diet.

>> reporter: to get conversations flowing, ask why questions, why is math your favorite subject? rather than what questions, what did you do in school today? >> am i an animal? >> yes. >> reporter: and how about some fun? board game opinios. >> what color am i? >> orange and black. >> am i a tiger? >> yes. >> reporter: or tackle a crafty project to create memories and be picked up the next day. now my personal favorite -- >> we can fold laundry together. >> reporter: bottom line, take time out to be a parent, connect, slow down, and you'll all be happier. >> it might not get done as quickly as if you did it yourself, but that wasn't so bad, right, guys? >> no, bad. >> it was bad. >> reporter: for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> oh, yes. >> sara was completely distracted by the presence of a chihuahua in those shots. >> there was a sighting.

and joining us now psychology professor, the awe thof of how toddlers thrive. as a busy parent, how do you maximize time? >> disconnect and switch modes. it's the hardest. >> turn off the phone. >> don't do the last text, switch from work to family time. it's hard. it's a good time to go outside and throw the ball around. your child wants to connect, not perform. they want to be with you. >> and they notice if you're spending time and look down at the phone. it's important. i just put it in another room so i can't. what about if you're a working mom and dad, and the only time to connect is dinner? how do you maximize? >> this is true for most families. it's a great way for kids to be involved with parents. children love to cook. little ones up through teens can be involved in helping. older kids learn to cook this

way. even just hanging out in the kitchen, children will talk about their day with no pressure. they want to be with you. that's the goal. >> i like incorporating them into the cooking. >> any strategies for bedtime? >> the hardest time of the day. it's a special and unique time. this is when families have rituals that include book reading and cuddling. but it's a time you can sing a lu la buy, or play a card game. but you can sit with your child or lay down with them. the lights are low, and children start to talk. >> dr. klein, such great advice. we appreciate having you on. we want to know, would you put your family on a cell phone diet? tweet us at #socialsquare. ryan. next up on the heat index, a des to diet that sounds too good to be true. it's called the ice cream cleanse. took five minutes. it promises to sweet away and

shed wait. does it work? abbie boudreau checked it out. >> reporter: from the green juice cleanse to the cleanses, detoxes are all the rage. promising to rid your body toxins. but have you heard about the first ever ice cream cleanse? yes. ice cream. how can this possibly be healthy if it's ice cream? >> it's healthy because it's super food ice cream. it tastes like ice cream, looks like it, it's beyond ice cream. >> she's not a nutritionist, but just loves ice cream and wants to have fun while detoxing. >> fresh organic fruit. >> reporter: the cleanse calls for five pints of kippy's ice cream a day for three days. you can lose between five and eight pounds. but nutritionist says be wear

weary of too much of a good thing. >> a lot of honey and a limited amount of nutrients and fat in it as well. which, again, could be too much even if it's a good fat. >> we're not saying you live off ice cream forever, for three days you rebalance your relationship with raw fats. >> reporter: brent rose was one of the first to test it. >> it sounded crazy to me. but i still had to try it. >> reporter: and he wrote about it for gizmodo. a health and finance article online. did it work? >> i lost four pounds, however, i gained that all back instantaneously just in the next weekend. this is delicious. it tasted so good, i had to try it. mommy's ice cream. but after about 12 hours of eating only kippy's ice cream i

feel like i've eaten a lot of ice cream and i'm kind of desperate for some real food. instead of more dessert, i chose dinner. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> very interesting, right? it calls for five pints of the coconu coconut-based ice cream. she says it's working because of the raw fats and living enzymes. >> it does not taste like ice cream. >> it's cold. >> the chocolate tastes the most like ice cream. what's it called? >> she said you can lose five to eight pounds, but i don't know. i want a cupcake. coming up, nick carter, jordan knight, coming up, joining forces.

>> the revel casino in atlantic city will begin it's two-day closing process today. the hotel will shut it's doors at 11:00 a.m. the casino closes tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. revel opened in 2012 and never became profitable. the showboat closed its doors yesterday. trump plaza is expected to do the same on september 16. 8:27 september 1, labor day i'm matt o'donnell. matt pellman is filling in for karen with traffic. hi, matt. >> reporter: and matt, we have picture-perfect traffic for those heading to the shore. no southbound traffic on 42. no northbound traffic where we would be busy heading toward 295. the vine street expressway, the off ramp to the benjamin

franklin parkway is blocked. the parkway is closed while they clean up from the made in america festival. they are scheduled to be closed through tomorrow. septa bus routes are detutor, as well. >> let's go to karen rogers filling in for david murphy with the accuweather forecast. hey matt, there's lots of clouds, a muggy day, a warm high of 88 degrees. we'll see scattered showers or thunderstorms. not everybody will get them. it's not actually a wet day. we'll see less of them than yesterday. this afternoon we'll see clouds and sun, you might be outside, you need to be careful you're not under a thunderstorm as they come moving through at any point. tomorrow, hot and humid, look at that high, 894. crul feel the heat tomorrow -- you'll feel the heat tomorrow.

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dancing's already surprised you with a new judge. wait until you see the new cast. thursday live on "good morning america." >> we just found our crowd pleaser. >> dancing's new cast revealed on "gma," abc, thursday. so excited to reveal the new cast for "dancing with the stars." it's coming soon. we cannot wait to find out who's going to be on the new season. all the stars will be here on thursday for a huge live event. you don't to want miss it. >> it will be huge. also our good friend and star of "the chew," carla hall is here, cooking up barbecue chicken, other tasty treats. but first, a last-minute cooking tip. >> so you need to cook chicken to 165.

before you put the barbecue sauce on, cook it 75% of the way to your chicken isn't overcooked. it will be perfect. >> that is delightful. thank you, carla. we turn now to two of the biggest boy band stars of all time coming together to create one brand new pop music sensation. new kids on the block's jordan knight, and backstreet boys nick carter teaming up and chris connelly has the story. >> reporter: jordan knight of new kids on the block plus nick carter from the backstreet boys. ♪ tell me why will they be multi-generational boy band bliss? the duo calling themselves nick and knight have a record out tomorrow with a video for its first single, "one more time" ♪ one more time tonight

all part of the unique musical partnership they revealed exclusively to "gma" back in april. >> it's a bunch of our pop, rock, you know, r and b, urban, all mixed together to create nick and knight. >> reporter: for the 34-year-old carter, it's part of a personal and professional reboot, beginning with his marriage this year, and likely to continue with his new reality show i heart nick carter. ♪ i'll be loving you forever the 44-year-old knight might sneak in a prince song to the stage show, while carter does a version of lenny california visit's are you ghana go my way. their tour will begin in nashville this month, featuring songs from their albums, and plenty of the biggest hits. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles.

>> i don't know what i'm doing. i ended up doing river dance. how did that happen? >> tune in tomorrow when the boy band superstars take over times square with a performance of their new song one more time off their new album. nick and knight. dan, one more time. >> i will never do that again. i believe the fcc has rules against me doing that. yeah, there's the end of my journalism career. this morning, you're going to meet people who have claimed to crack the code of online dating. some of the most popular on ok cupid. now revealing their secrets. here's abc mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: see, i'm doing it so fast, it's not even loading photos. >> reporter: it's been said all is fair in love and war, but online dating, do some know how to cheat the system? >> i have tried every persona

imaginable. >> reporter: when it's the 400,000 new yorkers on the website, tanner is the at top of the heap. they know what average users don't. >> i'm not necessarily the best-looking guy, i have to come out swinging. >> reporter: how? for one thing, he raises interest by littering his profile with conversation-starters. >> they're scrolling down to the bottom, who is this guy? >> reporter: what if you care about quality and not quantity? getting the right matches is what the data wizes at ok cupid have been working on for years. >> i have been jaded by the experience and don't care anymore. >> reporter: mandy chronicles her misadventures in online dating. are you curious how to improve? >> absolutely. >> reporter: rule number one, fill in the blanks. the easier it is for matches to find you. >> one of the things that people use are search filters through

the specific details. >> reporter: rule number two, give them something to talk about. ask an open-ended question or list your interests. >> put more things that can lead to a conversation. then that has something to talk about. >> reporter: rule number three, pictures are critical. choose photos that show off your personality, but resist using flash. >> so this is a fantastic profile picture. it asks questions, the red lipstick, it shows some personality. but the other thing playing against you is you used flash. we found that photos are flash add on average six years to your perceivable age. >> that's awful. never use it again. >> reporter: mandy was off to change the profile. we checked in. >> it was really helpful. i didn't realize how inaccessible i was coming across online. but by adding in an ice breaker question and encouraging people to reach out, i have been getting more and better

messages. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> i think she'll get a lot of dates that way. >> yeah. >> one other piece of advice for dating is don't do the river dance on national television. never get a date again. good thing i'm married. >> she love use river dance or not. >> i love how the whole crowd got into that, making fun of you. and now we will. let's check out the forecast. i like this right here. very happy morning here in times square. but it will eventually become a wetter one because you see the storms that will fire along the front. some places are heavy rainfall, 3 to 4 inches of rain locally. some storms pop up and drop 4 images and off and running. and then your labor day forecast, opening the grills, who has a shot of storms? seeing them on the map there. not that chance. but staying dry and pleasant from

>> reporter: hey ginger, i'm meteorologist karen rogers with this accuweather update. lots of clouds around, muggy, 88 degrees for the high. watch for a scattered thunderstorm. tomorrow, hot and humid, 94. >> all that weather is brought to you by macy's. and lara, nothing makes it feel like labor day than that smell of barbecue. >> thanks to this gal. everybody, carla hall is here with us for the favorite dishes

celebration -- >> really good. >> better than great food, cash la hall is here, the woman. you just know how to cook so well. the fourth season -- >> the fourth season of "the chew." i cannot believe it. we have had so much fun and support, it's amazing. >> when is that back? >> monday the 8th. yeah. >> had a good summer? >> a really good summer. thank you. i'm ready to get back to work. it was like the first day of fall. >> we missed you here, thank you for coming in to get the grills going. start with the chicken. how do you prepare it? >> mixing a little bit of the south, that tangy barbecue sauce

with jerk seasoning in nashville. all i do right now is salt and pepper my chicken, and then a little bit of olive oil on it. that tip that i gave you, this is going on the grill and cook like that. you know, in the meantime, while this is cooking, and then both sides with that. so the jerk season, cayenne pepper, orrag know, garlic salt, smoked and sweet paprika, thyme, a little bit of sugar. two teaspoons into the barbecue sauce. did i get you? in that white dress? >> that's all right. >> okay, a little bit of lemon juice, wor chester sauce, two teaspoons, some brown sugar. and that's going to cook. >> want me to start? >> that's going to cook, and then finish it with butter. >> i'm going to drink the strawberry basil. >> isn't that yummy? >> yeah. >> this is the sauce, it's going

to cook for a couple minutes. this is what we put on the grill. all of the chicken goes right on the grill. >> right. >> yeah. chicken right on the grill. you want to make sure that you cook this to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. now, i'm going to take this and -- i don't want to get your dress all messy. >> i'll come over here. >> our chicken has been cooked to about 150 degrees internal temperature. then i brush the sauce on. >> okay. >> all right? >> don't do the sauce too early, or it gets too black. >> right. and then for the drink, what we're going to do, take fresh strawberries, what you are drinking. fresh strawberries and start that, and then a little bit of water. and then strain it into the pot. we add a little bit of lemon juice, a little bit of lime juice, a little bit of sugar. >> and i know you call it -- but

it's all natural. >> you can make your own soda and basil. >> how hot do you have to get it? >> just bring it to a boil and then you take -- this is the finished product that is in the -- the sparkling water. >> really good. >> just a little bit of -- >> and the secret ingredient, guys, is the basil. who would have thought? >> trying the corn bread? it's gluten-free. it's not fat-free, but it's gluten-free. get in there. have a plate. >> i will make this happen, absolutely. start with the corn bread? >> start with the corn bread. >> carla, thank you so much. great, great tips as always. guys, check out the website for the recipes and check out the gang. "the chew," weekdays 1:00 eastern, 12:00 central. and the recipes are delicious.

coming up, more with country megastar brad paisley. he's here to perform his huge hit. latte or au lait? cozy or cool? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime!

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right now, 8:46, friday was a great concert in the park. it was brad paisley. we had so much fun, he did a bonus song, and here it is, it's called this summer. ♪ >> well it ain't over quite yet, ya'll. ♪ oh ♪ oh ♪ oh

♪ this goes around and around ♪ you went up there's always a down first in your hand then all it goes off ♪ ♪ said it right on these streets ♪ ♪ the sun keeps setting the days go buy then on the beach it's like an hourglass ♪ ♪ i could just see it all slipping away and babe i can already say ♪ ♪ as long as i live ♪ whatever i do ♪ that's crazy but you know i ain't ever gonna leave this summer with you ♪ ♪ baby it's true ♪ your tasty kiss your bittersweet no way i'm going beat this summer with you ♪ ♪

hey, listen to this. ♪ you don't know when it's all on top that we rolling up windows and putting up the top ♪ ♪ the cold wind blowing the leaves through the air? way i'm going anywhere ♪ ♪ baby you know that it ain't over yet let's make the most of what we have left ♪ ♪ but this is the moment we're in knowing it's all gonna end ♪ ♪ what would i do i'm crazy about you you know ♪ ♪ i ain't gonna have a better summer than you ♪ ♪ baby it's true ♪ your kiss so bittersweet ♪ ain't no way i'm gonna beat

this summer with you ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah looken at you girl ♪ got them on and the sun in your hair ♪ ♪ just like a the beach you're the sun in my life in my head ♪ ♪ baby i don't care ♪ as long as i live ♪ whatever i do

♪ i'm crazy about you this summer i got for you ♪ ♪ this summer you ♪ it's true ♪ your kiss so bittersweet i'm gonna not beat this summer with you ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa

♪ whoa ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ whoa ♪ oh ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much! have a great fall! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> "gma's" summer concert series is presented by clairety rain, the number one (postal worker) hey! millers! you two day-dreaming? (millers, in unison) yes. (postal worker) about your victorian dream home? (mrs. miller) uh huh. (postal worker) or maybe a colonial home?

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muir, the tradition of excellence continues. congratulations, my friend. tomorrow night, david muir, tune in. >> you realize how great this is going to be. congratulations. and tomorrow on "gma," deals and steals, and the boy band superstars nick carter and jordan knight. they promise they will not do the rain dance. we're going to take a break and gorge on more food and see you tomorrow. thank you for joining once happy labor day. >> grief counselors will be on hand at a bucks county high school today. three of its students were killed over the weekend in a crash near the poconos.

ryan lesher, cullen keffer and seamus digney were to start their sophomore year at council rock high school south tomorrow. 8:57, monday, labor day, matt pellman is here for a look at traffic. >> reporter: good morning, matt we're mopping up from the fire in roxborough at the award custom clearance. they have ridge satisfied blocked as a result, stay on main in manayunk or henry, instead. we have no delays on the schuylkill expressway or i-95. we're cleaning up from made in america festival so the parkway is blocked. labor day parade will block columbus boulevard around 11:00 a.m. starting at washington avenue. have a good labor day, matt. >> you too, too. david is off, karen rogers has

accuweather. >> reporter: it's horribly humid today. we have a showers and maybe a downpour in southern delaware, that might clip cape may. otherwise it's dry through the region. you might get a sprinkle. later today we're watching for the chance of a thunderstorm moving through at any point. 88 for your high, very muggy, tomorrow, hot and humid, look at that high, 94 and flooding down worse with any storms late in the day, matt. >> coming coming up on "actio" at noon, the emptying of will also's revel casino hotel. it is happening after only two years in business. we're live with how it's affecting worker also and can

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