. good morning, america. and breaking this morning, ebola emergency. the big new crackdown at the nation's top airports to keep the deadly disease out of this country. as the workers who clean the planes walk off the job over ebola fears. and the new concerns in dallas. is the sheriff's deputy who enforced the quarantine now the newest victim. >> >> breaking right now, wildfires burning out of control out west. scorching hundreds of acres, black smoke and shutting down a major highway for hours. the hunt for who set them. i'm seeing some suspicious person in my neighbor's yard. >> a 911 call sparking major outrage this morning. why did police pepper spray this

foster child in his own home? she ain't afraid of no ghost. the brand new ghostbusters about to bring the heat with some of the funniest bridesmaids in hollywood. who are you going to call? i don't know about you, she ain't no joke. good morning, america. a lot of people excited about a new ghostbusters. so many people around here talking about it. 30th anniversary. >> it's the director of brooids mads and the bringer of the heat. a lot of people talking about melissa mccarthy. begin with the airport this is morning. scrutinizing people from africa, and these are protests at the laguardia airport this morning. some are on strike. cecilia vega has the latest.

>> reporter: george, good morning. family members are mourning the loss of duncan as the fear of ebola spreads here and at the airports. overnight, nearly 200 airport employees responsible for making sure airplanes are clean and safe for passengers are walking off the job. saying that they are not being kept safe. >> in the light of the ebola scare, and the so many infectious diseases in the airports, you would think that a contractor would do more. >> reporter: this comes as five of the largest airports step up the fight against the spread. at jfk they will start taking the temperatures of passengers off the flights from west africa. the others will be next week. 94% from ebola-infected africa enter through these airports. and on edge after fears that a

sheriff's deputy has ebola. he delivered a notice last week, entering the apartment without protective gear. they turned this ambulance into a roaming isolation chamber for the ride. >> very scary time. trying to get through it. >> reporter: health officials urging caution, even though the primary symptom is an upset stomach, they can't afford to make a mistake. on the same day the sheriff's deputy was rushed to the hospital, duncan lost his battle with the disease, becoming the first person to die of ebola in the u.s. >> i'm saddened. this is something we prayed and hoped would not happen. >> reporter: overnight, a vigil for duncan. a community both saddened and fearful. now the same hazmat crews that cleaned out that contaminated apartment where duncan was staying also overnight cleaned his hospital room here. authorities at the hospital are

focused on the remains. they have to follow really strict cdc protocols, wrapping it in plastic and cremating it because it's highly contagious. >> have to be so careful. thanks very much. so far none of the other people he had contact with have developed symptoms. now to the serious wildfires in sacramento. officials are calling the fires suspicious. rob marciano is tracking it for us. good morning. >> good morning. this on the heels of a tragic accident that killed a pilot on tuesday. the tankers grounded from the fight. and the drought has not helped. 95% of the state of california in severe drought. plus it has been hot this week and now there are more fires burning. this morning fire fighters battling a series of five fast-moving fires in this upscale neighborhood near sacramento. tankers and choppers attacking the thick orange flames fanned

by winds and fueled by dry vegetation, sending up massive clouds of smoke. the blazes, which began wednesday afternoon, have already burned more than 400 acres, forcing interstate 80 east to shut down for five hours, forcing a 40-mile detour. at least one structure has been destroyed with 80 more at risk. mandatory evacuation orders in place this morning. >> ran around the house like crazy people trying to pick up things we knew we needed or wanted or were sentimental. clothing and pillows and threw them in the car and left and watched the horrible plumes of different color smoke burn up here. >> reporter: officials say the cause of the fires may be suspicious. the fires now just 10% contained. and the heat slated to continue in the weekend, 94 degrees in fresno. through the weekend, maybe cooler air next weekend. hopefully some rain. cross your fingers.

back to you guys. now to the urgent manhunt for the cop killer in pennsylvania. discovering a chilling letter written by eric frein, a detailed description of how he gunned down two officers. linzie janis has the latest. >> reporter: that's right. the authorities revealing the contents of the hand-written letter they say eric frein left in the woods. a journal entry detailing the night he allegedly shot two pennsylvania state troopers. >> got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. i took a followup shot on his head, neck area. he was still and quiet after that. >> reporter: describing his escape. >> i ran back to the jeep. i made maybe half a mile and hit a roadblock. i didn't expect one so soon. it was only 15 to 20 minutes. pulled into a development, missed the trail around a runoff

pool and drove straight into it. disaster. made half attempt to stash ak and ran. >> reporter: but not revealing a motive. after reading this cold-blooded and chilling account, i can only describe his actions as pure evil. >> reporter: they found the journal at a camp site where they found two pipe bombs more than a week ago. he likely left the items while fleeing to avoid capture. and revealing this photo of an area they believe the survivalist used for sleeping. even leaving behind a blanket. he's been using this rocky area for shelter. the fbi releasing these new photos overnight. showing what the 31-year-old might look like now after 27 days on the run with a beard and the mohawk haircut police say he gave himself just before the attack. now, police say the journal

entry did not indicate that frein knew the two state troopers that he shot. there have been four potential sightings of frein in the last several days here. the most recent in the last 36 hours by a member of law enforcement. an officer believing he was within 200 yards of the fugitive, but, robin, again, the terrain so rugged he just couldn't get there in time. >> hopefully they will soon. thank you very much. chilling, that journal entry. now to the scandals rocking the nfl. embattled commissioner roger goodell meeting with the owners on wednesday for the first time to address the off-field problem. as one of the game's biggest stars, adrian peterson was in court on chide abuse charges. ryan smith has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. adrian peterson sat at this courthouse yesterday, not entering a plea to child abuse charges. meanwhile in new york,

commissioner roger goodell tackling the same issues, beginning the first step in what could be a long process. while the nfl commissioner met with all 32 nfl owners for the first time this football season to discuss domestic violence -- >> we're not going to accept this kind of behavior. my number one job is protecting the integrity of the game. >> reporter: the dark cloud of domestic abuse looming large over the nfl. >> there goes adrian peterson. >> reporter: one of the league's biggest stars, adrian peterson, faced his first court appearance wednesday on charges he disciplined his 4-year-old son by striking him repeatedly with a tree branch. how are you feeling this morning? >> okay. >> reporter: peterson's lawyer says he's eager to fight the chargers and get back to football. >> he's chomping at the bit to defend himself. he loves his children dearly.

>> reporter: this is a problem some believe the league struggled to address. wednesday, goodell trying to combat the stigma, showing the owners this video on spousal abuse. >> think about the role you have to raise up a generation of men. >> reporter: and vowing to make an effective policy. peterson won't have access to the child he's accused of abusing during the case. he has a date, but the late date making it difficult to return to the field of play. >> to amy with the other top stories. and the dwping story, a racially-charged one. a police shooting not far from ferguson, missouri, the scene of so much tension in recent weeks. overnight, an angry crowd in st. louis. an off-duty police officer working as a security guard fatally shot a black teenager after a physical confrontation

escalated into gunfire. he fired 17 times, saying the victim only stopped because his gun jammed. but the family says he was not armed and was holding a sandwich, not a gun. overseas, a new push by isis fighters in syria, battling for control of a crucial town on the border with turkey. u.s. air strikes have slowed the militant's advance. but one-third of the town of kobani is in the hands of isis now. u.s. officials are growing frustrated by turkey's reluctance to join the fight. this is all that remains of a u.s. plane that crashed in england. the pilot ejected and it just missed houses and a school. if you are an at&t mobile customer, you may be getting money back. they are agreeing to pay $105 million because of so-called

cramming. $80 million will be refunded to customers. and those affected may be notified. and a refund if you drink red bull. it's settling two lawsuits over false advertising by refunding $10 to customers. you can call or file online for that refund. and wall street begins the morning on a high note, the dow soaring 274 points. investors happy to hear that interest rates are staying at historic loess. and speaking of historic, a discovery inside a cave in asia is forcing rethinking of human history. it's the oldest artwork ever found. scientists say the drawings show the beginning of human creativity. and finally, the best excuse if you're late for work. how about this, i can't drive to work because a mountain lion jumped on top of my car. well, it happened to a guy in california. the big cat was trying to get a better view of some food nearby.

but arguably, a better excuse than a mountain lion on top of your car, how about a bear inside your car? this happened in colorado. the bear broke through the windshield looking for food. had to get help to get out. he's okay. the car, not so much. don't leave food in your car. >> who knew there was an epidemic. >> lots of people late for work. >> that was a big cat. >> that's why i'm glad i don't drive. >> there you go. and the outrage this morning over police pepper spraying a teenager. it was a possible burglary, but the man was in his own home. steve osunsami has the story. >> i'm seing some suspicious person walking around in my neighbor's yard. >> reporter: this is the 911 call from a neighbor trying to be helpful, reporting a possible burglar.

in raleigh, south carolina. >> it's a black kid with dread locks. he may have walked in the house. >> reporter: but the black kid with the dread locks is not a criminal at all. he lives there. the teenage foster son of the homeowner. >> we'll get someone to check it out. >> reporter: 18-year-old delaware shaun curry said they showed up and sprayed him with pepper spray. >> put your hands on the door. for what? this is my house. >> reporter: he pointed at pictures of the family on the wall, but police refuse to the believe him. the family had just moved from california three months ago, so his license didn't match. >> i was feeling comfortable, and i'm feeling like i'm loved. and then when they come in and just profound me and say that i'm not who i am. and that i do not stay here because there was white kids on the wall. that really made me mad. >> everything we have worked so

hard for in the past years was stripped away yesterday in just a matter of moments. >> reporter: the police tell abc news overnight that race was not a factor and say they only pepper sprayed the young man after he became threatening and belligerent after being in handcuffs. the parents have outraged. >> my 5-year-old said i don't understand why they hated our brother and hurt him. >> all right. switch gears big time here. big news for movie fans. ain't afraid of no ghosts. ghostbusters coming back with a new twist. this is top-trending and we have the social square this morning. >> love the sound of that, ghost bustersers, a classic song and movie. we have been clambering for another one. and one of the favorite things for the director to do is work

with funny women. why should this film be anything different? ♪ something strange in the neighborhood who you gonna call ♪ for 30 years, it's the one question playing over and over in all of our heads. ♪ who you gonna call and finally this morning, director paul feig, the man behind "bridesmaids". >> i'm ready to party. with the best of them. >> reporter: and ""the heat" -- has picked up the phone. tweeting out, it's official. i'm making a new ghostbusters and writing it katie dippold and starring hilarious women. >> what's that? >> reporter: which of the leading ladies could answer the call has become hollywood's

biggest guessing game. many are betting on melissa mccarthy being the new bill murray. or her bridesmaids co-star, kristin wiig. and she wrote and produced parks and rec, so tongues are wagging that amy poehler could reunite with her bff, tina fey. >> one specific thing. >> i'd like to use a lifeline. >> reporter: as the new remus. and fear not, if they would like to appear in the sequel, all of the originals are welcomed back with open arms. but when you have melissa mccarthy in the row dlow deks, call her. >> great choice there too. now heavy rain and flash flooding in arizona. more flooding likely in the southwest. ginger is on assignment. good to have rob here this morning. >> arizona just can't catch a

break. another hurricane, or batch of hurricane leftovers bringing this sort of rainfall to what's normally a sun-shiny state. at least this time of year. tucson, a lot of rain last night and yesterday afternoon. leading to this kind of flash flooding. over 3 inches in some parts of southern arizona yesterday. that on the movie, to missouri and parts of kansas and illinois. flash flood watches. and 3 or 4 inches of rainfall on top of what you have seen just northwest of kansas city today where it has been flooding. the wave of low pressure, moving its way around this stationary front. three more days of the rainfall. and locally over 5 inches of rainfall. that's a quick check of the forecast. your local forecast in just 30 seconds. but first the sunny cities brought to you by mercedes-benz.

>> reporter: hi, everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. nothing stowing on storm tracker 6 live double scan today. as we head outside we have sunshine up over the horizon. grab a jacket it's cool. some spots in thes and -- 40s and 50s. it's cooler high, breezy and getting up to 69 after spending yesterday arching in the mid 70s. tomorrow, rain and drizzle build in. 64. another warm day in dallas. a beautiful fall day across much of the northeast. >> nice and crisp here. >> yeah.

>> thank you. coming up, new revelations in the shocking allegations against stephen collins. reporting he was blackmailed by his estranged wife. and the vermont man accused of killing a beloved teacher. his lawyer says his wife did it. and the major risks of selling your old cell phone. why wiping it clean may not be enough to erase the information. what you need to know right now. and travel to new heights. what's it like inside the flights that will cost you a fortune. and only here this morning, who's about to switch it up? >>oh look at that. >>look, dad! a blowfish!

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accident between a school bus and a horse. we're not zooming in the unfortunate situation the horse is on the road. it appears to be dead. there might be an injury of some sort. we're trying to gather details. let's get you to matt pellman he'll get you around that area. >> reporter: what an awful scene and unusual scene. cold spring creamery road remains blocked you can see the emergency crews on the scene. both directions of travel are shut down. as we look at the maps it's between church school and burnt house hill road stay with us on 611 is the alternate. we're watching a class at berks road. awash in sunshine in delco, northbound is slow approaching highland twarnd the commodor barry bridge. getting ready for tacony-palmyra bridge opening in the next few minutes. >> let's go over to arrive davd

murphy. >> reporter: if you're traveling toward the southeast you're driving into the sun. temperatures are cool in philadelphia, 534 -- 53 in philadelphia, 41 trenton and wilmington. sunny and breezy, cooler than yesterday. tomorrow, rain and drizzle arrive in the afternoon and evening. >> the bucket list parents announce the birth of a child who doctors say does not have much

♪ oh won't you stay with me ♪ cause you're all i need that's the classic, so many smith. "stay with me." take a look at something else he's done. here is a karaoke bar in nashville after a concert. who do you think he chose to sing? >> that's a good tease. >> that's a great tease, george. well-delivered. >> well done. >> i know. >> stick around. be late for work. find out. also this morning, a new twist in the shocking allegations against the former tv dad, stephen collins, now reportedly accusing his estranged wife of trying to blackmail him with the secret recordings. she's fighting back. and "gma" investigate what is you need to know about selling your old phone.

even if you think you wiped it clean, your personal information could be exposed. and the five things you can do to cut the risk of a stroke in half. some changes to your lifestyle that could change your life. we begin with the latest on the alleges against the actor stephen collins who played the dad on "7th heaven." police investigating him this morning. his lawyers telling tmz his e estranged wife was using the recordings to blackmail him. >> reporter: this morning, it's getting uglier. his lawyer telling tmz that his estranged wife, faye grant, tryinged to blackmail him from the 2012 session. in which he appears to admit molesting children. >> the exposure happened a couple of times. >> couple of times? you told me once. >> i said it happened several

times. >> reporter: tmz said that grant tried to pedal the tape to numerous people to scare him into paying her millions. it was posted by tmz this week. >> there were i think yes, there were about three incidents over three years. >> reporter: this morning his lawyer calling the blackmail fabricated and inflammatory. he turned it over two years ago, and it's outrageous that the lawyer is trying to deflect it away from the disturbing content of the recording by attacking the victims, including faye. colli collins, the virtuous father and pastor on 7th heaven is in a bitter divorce battle with a reported $14 million at stake. and his lawyer said he tried to

say a witness lie to authorities and he or she saw him molest a young girl. saying there's no truth to the accusation. we reached out repeatedly for comment, but did not get a response. and while his battle with his long-time wife rages on, his tv wife is coming to his defense. >> he was a good guy in my opinion. >> the financial and career fallout is growing. his up coming appearance on "scandal" has been cut. it gets uglier by the day. >> it does. and now to the murder trial in vermont. a husband and wife accused of abducting a local school teacher and mother. the husband standing trial separately. and his defense is saying his wife was the killer. abc's mara schiavocampo has the latest. >> reporter: though showing little emotion in court,

32-year-old allen prue is accused of a crime that's saddened a vermont community and made headlines around the nation. the 2012 kidnapping and murder of a beloved science teacher and mother who's driveway was snowplowed. >> he told police they decided to go out sunday night to get a girl. they wanted somebody to play with. >> reporter: in opening statements, prosecutors telling jurors they lured 33-year-old melissa jenkins from her home with a phone call. saying the car broke down and she agreed to help. and prosecutors saying that act of kindness cost her her life. >> she got out of her vehicle, and as she did, she was strangled and beaten to death. >> reporter: police found jenkijenki jenkins' car abandoned, her 2-year-old son in the backseat telling officers someone pulled on mommy's neck.

>> he pulled his head down towards his chest. >> reporter: prosecutors say he confessed to the crime. but now prue is pleading not guilty. saying he only confessed to protect his wife who they say is the true murderer and manipulated their husband who they say has a low i.q. >> patricia prue strangled her because she had become obsessively jealous. >> reporter: they say she made the phone call, convincing jenkins to come to the aid. >> he could argue she did it all, get acquitted, and testify that he did it all. >> reporter: they are being tried separately. two defendants accused of one shocking crime. testimony continues today. no word on whether prue will take the stand. the trial is expected to last about a month. now patricia prue is also facing first-degree murder charges. she has pleaded not guilty.

her trial is expected to begin next month. >> incredibly sad story. thank you. and now for the weather, rob in for ginger. >> put the drones to work. this out of massachusetts. this was shot by a drone. kind of going over the top of this roadway. not a tornado, but 100 mile an hour wind gusts from a microburst. we had reports of tornados in indiana and kentucky yet. no threat of severe weather today, but it's cool. it feels like fall. 29 degrees. 52 in des moines and 51 in chicago. and slowly cooling down over parts of the northeast. and there's a taste of fall. and it's a pattern where we reinforce the shots of cool air, not drastically cold. upper 50s and lower 60s perfect next several days. meanwhile, it's raining across parts.

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a little after 7:41. we are back with "gma" investigators this morning. we look at the risk of selling your old phone. so many of us do that before upgrading. could be packed with your private information even if you think you wiped it clean. gio benitez has the story on how to protect yourself. >> reporter: more and more people are selling their old phones online. it's quick cash to put towards that upgrade. but technology experts now warning consumers to be careful. >> most people have no idea how much information is on the phone. >> reporter: to better protect

you, a group of analysts set out to do an experiment. >> we went on to ebay and bought five or six auctions worth of old cell phones. >> reporter: to see how many people don't properly wipe personal data before reselling. out of nearly 100 phones -- >> 31 of them had what i consider to be some pretty disturbing personal information. >> reporter: and there's real information that a real crook can do something with. >> social security numbers, bank account numbers, pass words. >> reporter: even simple information, doctors appointments in the calendar can be dangerous. >> they call up, from the doctors office. need your credit card number. >> reporter: they tracked down lacey, an original owner of one of the phones they bought online. >> i haven't slept for a week thinking if my phone had been in the wrong hands. she sold the phone to a company that promised to wipe the

personal data. >> at the time, $125 and i bought a phone. it was a good deal. >> reporter: but the phone -- >> 13,000 text messages, 120 e-mail messages. >> 120 bucks is not worth your life. >> reporter: a common mistake, putting it back to factory settings. "gma" investigates wanted to see what that would do, is a we reset the old iphone 3g. and manually deleting any old text messages and e-mails on the phone. >> now see if we can bring it back. >> reporter: and with a little digging, we find all of her original information still on the phone. 2,838 photos extracted. while they use celebrite, a state of the art program to use datas, they can get that for

free. how do you protect yourself? each phone is difference. >> typically, go into the settings and erase all data. >> reporter: for our producer's iphone, it's a few easy steps in the settings menu. >> rerace all content. >> reporter: and thshds wipe it clean. >> yes. even with the equipment, we won't be able to get anything back. >> reporter: gio benitez, abc news, boston. >> isn't this a new phone? >> and my old one is still on my night stand. >> just one button, erase all content. >> taking notes over there. >> okay. coming up, the link between sleep and stress. new information you need to know and how you can avoid burnout. >> yes. plus our big, live "dancing with the stars" reveal. got a lot of people guessing. who's switching it up? and what spending $40,000 on a plane ticket really gets you.

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>> we have and update on our breaking news story at 7:56. a school bus crashed into a horse in buckingham township, bucks county. the school bus driver has a minor injury. two children are being checked out for injuries, as well. the horse was killed. it is unclear where it came from, but there are plenty of farms in the area of buckingham township. >> reporter: the road is blocked in bucking ham township, the road cold spring creamy road shut down between church house

school road and burnt house road. stick with mechanicsville road. on the transit front inbound delays on the thorndale paoli rail line. on the ben franklin bridge it's busy westbound from the tolls into 8th and vine matt. >> let's go over david murphy for the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: it's 50 degrees, but a lot of spots in the 40s. 49 in reading anticipate millville. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a high of 69. lots of sunshine, cooler than yesterday, though, still a little bit breezy. tomorrow, clouds in the morning and rain and drizzle arriving in the afternoon and evening. high of 64. looks like the rain shut off quickly saturday morning and then we're looking for late day sun.

>> head to 6abc.com or our 6abc news app chopper 6 is live over a location right now where there was a reported work worker accident. okay, yes we have that confirmed, a worker has been injured. possibly falling from a bucket truck we'll have more in 25

it's 8:00 a.m. new this morning, how you can cut your risk of having a stroke in half starting now. generation stress. millions of americans not getting enough sleep. what all that fatigue is really doing to your health. ♪ and from the runway to total reinvention, super model christie turlington on a mission to help every mom who needs it. how she's redefining girl power this morning. and bang, bang, the biggest "dancing with the stars" of the season only here this morning. you voted for who should switch it up. now america's results right now as we say -- >> good morning, america.

oh, how we love tony and that little baby right there too with us here in times square. but we saw our good friend and dancing pro, tony. for the big reveal this morning. >> who did you guys vote for? >> the big switchup. this is coming up this monday on "dancing with the stars." a big night. and we will reveal with tony's help the new partners. and so many of us grew up watching levar burton on reading rainb rainbow. he has a new children's book, and bringing back the classic show for kids. >> he's great with kids. >> i know. >> and the book is just so wonderful. and the fact that he's bringing reading rainbow to the web. and you at home had a big deal to do with that. and we have talked about flying cars before. let's face it, we have. now they could finally be here. so would you want to -- drive or

fly one? >> i'm in. >> that's -- you are, aren't you? >> don't you dream of that sitting there trying to get through the lincoln tunnel? >> that's true. >> or last night -- i wanted to have one of those. >> a couple days here. >> you thought about it a little bit. >> and now she's got the news. good morning. and new anger and fear about the potential spread of ebola. some airplane cleans at new york's louisiana guard what airport on strike this morning. they are concerned about a lack of protection against possible exposure to the virus. this was after the government announced plans to begin taking the temperatures of travelers from west africa arriving at five airports. meanwhile in dallas, a sheriff's deputy is in the hospital in isolation because of concern he may have contracted ebola while delivering a quarantine notice. duncan was mourned at a vigil

last night, the first person to die of ebola in the u.s. and flames ti s tearing thr this noibd in northern california. 80 homes are threatened by fires north of sacramento. fueled by dry conditions. the damage is devastating. authorities are calling the fires suspicious. and racial tensions reing nated in missouri. protesters gather in the streets after an off-duty police officer shot and killed a black teenager. police say the teenager fired a gun at least three times and a gun was recovered at the scene. but the 18-year-old's family claims he was unarmed. a new york city construction worker says this is video of a police officer picking his pocket. he says stealing $1300. the officer appears to put his hand in the pocket and pull out a wad of paper. he says the officer then fired pepper spray at him.

police are investigating. a big mess in houston. a water main under the bus stop broke open. and within minutes, the entire neighborhood underwater. residents without water for hours. and three college friends from iowa saw a deer on the side of the road. it had fallen into a ten-foot sink hole. they felt guilty, returned, gave the deer a hand, and gentry raising it out of the hole and it ran off, apparently unharmed. and finally, it's october. and we all know it means time for halloween light suppdisplay. okay, yes. this may be the greatest display ever. it's in suburban chicago. and these lights are sequenced to congo's hit "come with me now." this same house has used queen, katy perry, and all their

neighbors have blackout shades and ear plugs. >> the most wonderful time of the year. >> great for us, not for them. health news now. stroke is a major killer for women. but a new zstudy says you can ct your risk with five changes. >> this is great news. there are things that can increase or decrease the risk of stroke. this was the first time a study looked at a combination of certain factors and the impact on the rate of stroke in women. and here are the five factors. easy things to modify. eating a healthy diet. minimal to moderate alcohol consumption, three to nine drinks a week. never having smoked. being physically active. just walking 40 minutes a day. and keeping your body mass index blow 25. which for a 5'4" woman is 146 pounds. these things, when a woman does all of them, drops the risk of total stroke by 54%.

they are in our control. so you can basically alter your medical destiny. >> those are the details. what's your take on it? >> i see women every single day. i think women need to remember there are certain who moe nan situations, being pregnant, on the pill that increase the clot and stroke risk. they should talk to their doctors about that and in general be on the lowest dose of any hormone. >> these five tips should help with other things as well. >> if you see signs and symptoms of stroke, call 911. >> what are they? >> facial droop, arm weakness, slurred speech. if you recognize those things, call 911. >> you can tweet her, @dr. j. ashton. and moving on to the social square. >> they have me on the run. and the "gma morning menu" in the social square powered by samsung galaxy.

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all that ahea ♪ sing it, bruno. you know the song. >> oh! >> well, that is joe cocker, the cocker spaniel. trying to get a cookie. oh, just out of his reach. he's trying sohearte hearteard >> oh! >> finally snagged it. >> if that works, that would be a great diet. i always get the cookie. >> he worked hard for the cookie. >> he totally did. >> sara is in for lara, a little "pop news" for us. >> kicking off "pop news" with a celebrity feud no one saw coming, gwyneth paltrow versus

martha stewart. taking a swing for launching goop. if she were confident in the acting, she wouldn't be trying to be martha stewart. #ouch. i added that. goop was in need of a new ceo, and turn odd a former martha lieutenant to take on the job. and this morning, upping the ante, weighing in this week at a fortune summit. >> if i'm really honest, i'm psyched she sees us as competition. like, i'm so psyched. >> and that's where we are right now. >> well, well, well. >> it's anyone's guess at that point. yeah. they keep one upping each other. and now to the "pop news" exclusive, halloween is around the corner. people are making serious costume decisions. yahoo! saying online searching for scary costumes is spiking

over 5,000% this month. and in terms of the top costume searches, minny mouse, and one of this year's leading ladies, elsa from frozen. visit yahoo! for much more. >> we haven't decided yet, have we? >> pun intended. >> my little daughter is a princess for the third year in a row. >> sticking to it. >> worked. and she's going to keep working it. >> why don't people do scary? if it's up 5,000%, blood and gore. it's halloween. >> you should go for that. >> just might. chart-topping singer sam smith wowed fans on tuesday. but it's the followup performance going viral right now. heading to a karaoke bar, launching into a rendition of destiny child's "say my name."

♪ you make me kind of shaky in calling me baby ♪ and things only got better as they go into beyoncé's "flawless." ♪ i go like this ♪ hey ♪ say i'm so good tonight you know, that's a night no one's going to forget any time soon. the internet either. >> nobody goes up after. >> you don't follow sam smith at a karaoke bar. no bon jovi after this. >> heat index coming up. rob in for ginger this morning. reason to celebrate. 60st anniversary. what's the secret to marriage? >> finding the right guy raeigh away. >> she found him. and take a look at this shot

from the international space station. commander reed weiseman taking this shot. that is super typhoon vongfong. looking at 150 mile an hour winds right now. this will weaken heading to the southern part of japan. they have had their share of typhoons. more in the way of flooding. th >> reporter: thanks a lot, rob, david murphy standing in the sun, nice and bright this morning, but cool. a lot of neighborhoods in the upper 40s and philadelphia 50s. today's high, 69. sunny and cooler than yesterday. tomorrow, clouds in the morning and rain and drizzle in the afternoon and evening. 64 is the high. there could be morning rain left over on saturday, but it clears out, but later in the day we could see sun. 64 is the high. let's get back to new york city >> a beautiful, cool, crisp fall

morning here in new york city. back to you guys inside. and kick off the heat index. new research revealing when people head to bed. it was done by jawbone. and breaking it down. and people who live in cities don't get as much sleep as those in suburban and rural spots. brookl brooklyn, they are the latest. parts of hawaii, they head to bed the earliest. they have the nicest days all the time. this unscientific survey was based on a million people wearing jawbone's activity tracker dwis device. >> this morning as i was working out, people coming in for the night. >> on the weekend, it's like the party just started. i feel like an old woman. no, i'm going to work, thank you. >> could you tell us, night owl, early bird?

squai #socialsquare. and a flying car getting ready for takeoff. amy's very excited about this. trending big on facebook overnight. this flying automobile from a european company can fit in a standard parking space. it can fly 430 mile on a tank of petrol. this is the 2.5 version. not available, amy. not available commercially right now. but a new prototype is set to launch later this month at the pioneer's festival in austria. >> it's a plane. >> where we go, we won't need roads. back to the future, remember that? a car that flies -- >> you need a hovercraft to get out of the traffic jam. >> yes, but i dream of flying over the lincoln tunnel. and a story everyone is talking about. a passenger not allowed back on a flight after complaining on twitter. tony. >> that's right, amy. good morning. this is right out of an episode

of "seinfeld." what's the deal with the airlines? a pilot wrongly accused of being drunk ordered everyone off the plane so he could take a breathalyzer test. he passed. the passenger lisa carter knight was live-tweeting, posting this picture on twitter and saying, tweet, flight delayed because pilot accusing passengers of questioning his sobriety. and letting everyone back on the plane except her, she was being unru unruly. apparently they noticed the tweets. they are not to remove passengers for expressing criticism, but will when they are disruptive? should you be kicked off the flight for using social media? >> of course not. but i want to know about the charge in the first place. took everyone off the plane. >> and he passed the breathalyzer test. >> who was making the charge? >> this isn't the first time, earlier this year a family of three, a father and two children

were asked to deboard a southwest airlines flight because of a tweet talking about a rude gate agent. the airlines are saying no tweet. >> it's the freedom of speech. >> up the customer service. we're burying the lead a little bit here, your impersonation of jerry seinfeld. >> i didn't think you got it. no tweet, no tweet. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. more from tony. >> it's better the second time around. >> it was better. and time for the morning stir. this is the generation known for multi-tasking and juggling new technology. supposed to make our lives easier. it's leading to less leap and more stress. the founder of the huffington post wants us to not burn out. >> reporter: text, tweets, posts, e-mails, connecting 24/7. we see it as the way to get

ahead. but we could be paying a big price. especially the millennial generation. >> this is the digital generation. they are used to being always on. we need to disconnect from technology and reconnect with ourselves and loved ones. >> reporter: ariana huffington should know. in her book, "thrive," she talked about passing out from exhaustion. she's worried the next-generation is on the way to exhaustion too. >> it's an illusion that it's the success. the advice to give my 20-something self is sleep more and stop worrying. >> reporter: isn't it easy for somebody who's successful like you to pull back? >> it doesn't really matter how old we are or how successful we are. if we can live our lives being fully present, we are going to be able to see opportunities that we otherwise might miss. >> reporter: so huffington is about recharging.

the secret weapon, sleep. even during an eight hour work shift. here at the huffington post offices they set up nap rooms for busy writers. this is comp if i. >> i cover you up. >> reporter: rest is so important, huffington is now proposing a sleep challenge. i gave it a try. tip number one, walk or exercise every day. number two, go to sleep half an hour earlier. then stop looking at your devices one hour before bed and charge them outside your bedroom. and tip number four, find a soothing ritual like reading before bed. trying it just one day, not as easy as it seems. >> it begins to take this microscopic steps. we are going to get such a great reward. >> reporter: well, for you doubters, there's evidence that rest can be a game-changer. in one study, basketball players who got 11 hours of sleep saw their free throw shoot jump by

9%. 11 hours we can't all do. but it's about rest and calming your body. >> what do you find was the hardest part? >> unplugging the devices and out of the room. withdrawal. >> what if you're needed ? >> just breathing deeply. five seconds in, five seconds out. it's just all about taking care of yourself with. and as she says, redefining success. it's about recharging as well. >> i love that. i'm going to try two of those tips tonight. >> unplug devices and atake the out of the bedroom. >> when i was playing college hoops. maybe more than a thousand points. and up next, switch up week with "dancing with the stars." and who better to tell us than tony douvolandovolani. you have the envelope. >> alfonso ribeiro, now he has

cheryl burke. >> oh. that's a good pairing right now. >> that's a really good pair. i'm excited to see those two dance together. >> i am too. who's next? >> lea thompson was dancing with him, and she has valentijn cher move ski. going from one hottie to the other. >> antonio? >> cheryl burke, this time he has allison. he's going to have a lot of fun with her. i liked him shirtless last week. i think the girls really liked that. >> i think we're going to see shirtless again. and tommy chong. >> he's normally with peta. this time he's with emma slater. >> can you handle it? >> i think he's dancing mambo. >> we're going to talk about the new dances they have coming up this week. who's next? >> janel parrish, normally with

val. she's dancing with artem, and they're doing burlesque. i wonder if val will get jealous. >> i remember last year you all were -- >> sometimes it gets. >> we know nothing about that. who is next? >> michael waltrip, normally with emma, this time he's dancing with witney. that should be fun. she did great with drew last season. >> that's true. then bethany. >> this is going to be interesting. she's dancing with mark ballas. i know mark and derrick are really good friends. but there's a rivalry between them. >> we haven't talked about jonathan. >> he normally is with allison, this time he's dancing with peta. i think this is going to be a hot pair. >> yeah, peta. that's a good one. okay, last but certainly not least. sadie. >> normally with mark. >> yes. >> this time, dancing with derek

hough. that's going to be interesting. i'm telling you, this is going to be an interesting show. exciting. the cool part, they have brand new dances from hip-hop to charleston to burlesque to broadway. >> burlesque? >> i'm looking forward to that. i don't know in the audience at that point. >> it's tough in just one week. you have been dancing with somebody. >> it could throw a wrench in it or improve it. these scores count for your total. if you're smart, get your strategy right, but it could hurt you. >> thank you, tony. i love this man. which new pairing is your favorite? >> the one we like. >> which one do you like? >> i'm interested to see alfo o alfonso. >> you can vote on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. tune in next monday night. >> new judge coming. >> they do have a new judge.

i had so much fun last year. "dancing with the stars," 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> come back. >> hey, steve carell is coming back when we come back. he's here live. love you, tony.

>> breaking news at 8:27 chopper 6 was over the scene of a worker accident in delaware county. authorities say a man who was in the bucket truck fell to the ground. it happened along keenan drive in upper chichester township at 7:30 a.m. authorities are not offering anymore information, at least officially to what happened to the worker who fell. 8:27 on this thursday morning, let's go over to matt pellman filling in for karen, hi, matt. >> reporter: here on i-95 we have a situation, a crash that happened on the northbound side in the work zone at cottman taking out the left lane. they have two left lanes blocked

southbound giving us delays in both directions from academy to the accident scene by cottman avenue. a crash 422 eastbound side approaching 29 at royersford. speeds 1 miles per hour. in buckingham, chopper 6 was over a bad accident involve a school transport bus and a horse that was struck closing cold spring creamy road. burlington bristol bridge going up for a northbound ship. >> let's go outside to david murphy for the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: cool and breezy this morning, matt, 54 in philadelphia. 47 in allentown a lot of northern suburbs in the 50s. 450 down the shore, 50 in dover. 53 actually. as we look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 69 is the high, breezy and sunny. tomorrow rain and drizzle digging their way in the afternoon, 64 is the high there.

>> head to 6abc.com for more news you didn't see last night. we'll be back in 25.

hey. >> hey. >> can you believe this is our seventh year hosting the cma awards? >> i know. remember how it all started. >> welcome to the cma awards. >> i'm brad paisley. >> and i'm carrie underwood. appearances by luke brian, miranda lambert, tim mcgraw, keith urban and blake shelton. >> he can't be here. >> why not? >> he's grounded. >> i know. >> don't worry, he will be here this year. >> nope, he's grounded again. >> miranda. those were some adorable throwback thursday photos.

looking forward to the cma awards coming up soon. and before the big show, robin, you're going to have the big show. the countdown to the cma awards. 15 songs that changed country music. >> and serious star power. luke bryant who he know, keith urban, tim mcgraw. a few of the super stars joining me. and performances by lady antebellum lum, martina mcbride. that's wednesday, november 8th at 8:00 p.m. on abc. and that's okay, leading up, i can't believe this is the seventh year for brad and carrie. >> the throwback thursday picture. and levar burton is here live. a brand new children's book, and bringing back reading rainbow. let's go inside to george. >> here with steve carr real. back on the big screen. he plays a dad and a rocket scientist looking for a job in

alexander. >> i think players should have the opportunity. they could add greenhouses, add labs. they could grow a spis station as big as their imagination. >> oh, your kid. >> oh, you know what? that'll be fine. we can get day care. that won't be an issue. >> no, your kid right now -- his face is -- all green. >> oh. wow. trevor. >> and steve carell joins us now. great to have you back. >> thanks. >> so a nice, relaxing family come comedy, all the hard stuff, babies, animals, fire. >> fire. that is the ugliest baby, incidentally, the ugliest baby we could find for the movie. >> and the green helps a lot. >> the cutest kids. all of them were great. >> and you got a chance to swallow the kangaroo? >> yes. i got to chase a kangaroo. kangaroos are interesting.

they are much more formidable than you would give them credit for. >> we showed them sparring the other day. they were fierce. we did. >> was it slow? a slow day? you were showing some kangaroo sparring. >> it worked. also got a chance to work with jennifer garner. your dennison -- not class mite, both went there. this is the first time you have worked together. >> she's great. she's the sweetest thing. >> she's fantastic. we have a question in from instagram, devin, how did you get your start in l.a.? did it take a long time to reach where you are today? >> i got my start -- well, it's kind of -- was incriminatal. the daily show was big here. and stephen colbert got me that job. before that, we worked on the dana ca dana carr vee show in new york. it was up the rungs of a ladder.

>> we went back further than that. we think this is your first film role. >> oh, no. i think i know what you're doing. >> "curly sue," 1991. >> table for two. non-smoking by the window if you have it. >> hello. >> oh, yeah. yes. >> go and notify albert that we have a situation. >> yeah. >> look at that. >> you owned that role. >> i did. three days of shooting for that. i got three days and still get residu residuals. >> you haven't changed at all. not a thing. >> neither has my acting. it's there. >> you got a few more lines now. and laughing now -- i cannot wait. you have another film coming out in november, "fox catcher" where you play a twisted guy. >> yeah, it's based on a true story about john dupont who

started a wrestling facility on his estate. he was a very wealthy heir to the dupont fortune. it was a dark tale and what transpired there. >> variety says you're an oscar lock for the role. thanks for coming in. alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in theaters tomorrow. and now for a check on the weather. >> we're out here. and the bucket list, new york city, these guys are from lower alabama, which is technically where? >> pensacola, florida. >> we have a dense fog advisory out there. mobile, that's in alabama. 2.1 miles. temps in the upper 80s and lower 90s. that's above normal. feel it today. and above that, a wave will develop there. rain for the next couple of days. heavy rains and.

>> reporter: thanks, rob, dave dave on the terrace. sunshine and clouds, temperatures in the 50s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows high of 69. sunny and cooler than yesterday. tomorrow, rain and drizzle working in during the afternoon. >> how cute is that? what a beautiful baby. this weather report brought to but by mazda. rob robin, becoack to you. >> we are excited to have levar burton here. he hosted reading rainbow for more than two decades. he's an author. first children's book, "the rhino who swallowed a storm". and the return of reading rainbow. we have been singing this all morning long. great to see you. >> you too. >> tell us a little bit about this book. >> for 31 years i have been promoting children's literature. my first children's book, only a matter of time.

it was really inspired by -- i think we need in this day and age as parents to really teach our kids how to handle adversity and difficult moments. fred rogers was that guy for generation who is really addressed what it's like to live in a world dominated by adults as children. and, you know, fred's gone. so school shootings and hurricanes and all kinds of national tragedies and disasters and a 24-hour news cycle. and our kids are bewildered and hearing all kinds of things. and dealing with the fears is not always to easy. >> swallowing the fears. >> the rhino who swallowed a storm, it's a metaphor how difficult it is to express feelings. rhino goes on a journey after seeing his world washed away in a storm. it is healing. >> for people of all ages.

>> i would love for this to be a tool that families use and really talk to one another about those things that are difficult to talk about. we have a list of questions in the back of the book for parents to use to initiate those conversations and sort of draw out our kids around what they're feeling. >> and this has helped to initiate the return of "reading rainbow." >> the book was one of the rewards we gave for the kickstarter campaign. gave our backers an opportunity to have an advance copy of the book. we signed 4,000 copies of them, and they are in the hands of our donors now. >> raised $6.4 million. >> we ended up raising $6.4 million, including seth mcfar lane's million dollar donation. we are now to universal access. every child, everywhere is what we called it. now in classrooms, on the web, on all the devices. gaming consoles. everywhere kids consume content,

reading rainbow will be there. >> reading rainbow is pack. >> it is indeed. >> and the schools that reached out and said they wanted it. >> we're going to be able to give it away to schools in need. absolutely. >> all right. good to see you. >> great to see you. >> there are so many happy people. especially up in the control room, who grew up with you and watched and are so thankful. and i know your mom taught you to read and was big on that. >> whenever i get the chance, i say her name. >> that and lucy roberts, the teacher too. >> there you go. >> the rhino who swallowed a storm is available now. christy turlington is turning a personal struggle into a mission to empow

so this summer when i was with malala in new york year ig us thinking starting a series to showcase other girls and women who inspire and lead and challenge us in ways we may not have nouknown. this morning, christie turgington. one of the big six and reinventing herself off the runway. as melinda gates calls her in time magazine, ambassador for maternal health. >> after my daughter was born, i

hemorrhaged. >> reporter: her mission, inspired by the birth of her daughter. >> in what seemed like an instant, i went from invincible to powerless. we're breast-feeding and it's all perfect. and there was a shift of energy. it was a very empowering experience to a disempowering experience. i have learned that hundreds of thousands of women die in childbirth every year. >> reporter: she would establish a foundation, every mother counts. >> it's about making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. it's most important, because depending on where you live, you may have access to services during your pregnancy or after your pregnancy that another woman does not have access to. post-partum hemorrhage is the most common cause of death. which oftentimes happens after delivery. >> reporter: a cause of death so common that around the globe over 287,000 women die every year from complications during

pregnancy and childbirth. that's one woman every two minutes. you live two hours away from care, game over. and so many women live in rural places in the united states, in africa. in asia. and in uganda, for example, we transport women on the back of motorcycles or bicycles. >> reporter: how did you take the leap from saying, wow, i can't believe this happened to me, to realizing it's prevalence around the world unnecessarily so? >> i think it started with the birth and the complication. and then i came across the global statistics. and i was really excited by the fact that 98% were preventable. i thought, how many issues are -- that can you say that about? ♪ >> reporter: the world you were in was filled with celebrity and excess. the atmosphere is very decadent. >> it's funny. i spent so much time trying to

get away from that per sew that. go back to school, try different kinds of careers. and in the end, that role allowed me to do a lot with this opportunity and this issue. and, of course, you know, in the world of fashion and cosmetics, the consumer is women. they're moms. >> reporter: turlington also recognizes the value of support from family, especially her husband, actor and film maker ed burns. >> he said go for it. he's my biggest champion at home. the more i travel and see women who do not have that kind of support, the more grateful i am for him. >> reporter: the oxford diction says girl power is a self-reliant attitude among young girls and women manifested with ambitious. what is it mean to you? >> we use it in my house. my daughter is so powerful and came into the world powerful. girl power to me is potential.

every girl has that potential. every human has that potential. >> wow. >> wow. >> yeah, what a remarkable woman. and people don't know all the good she's doing. we wanted to showcase you. we have been asking you for one word that defines girl power on twitter. here's a word cloud. and the bigger the word, the more people said. fierceness, confident, empowerment. and on facebook you weighed in. debra fowler, the power to be who you choose to be. strength to stand up and be who you are. i am woman, hear me roar. >> i have been saying that. >> this is a wonderful idea to do this and showcase these women. >> it's great to have role models like her and we have a lot more coming up as well. >> looking forward to that. and coming up, we have hollywood icon robert duvall on

working with robert downey jr. and winning another oscar.

♪ got us excited now. that crowd out there in times square. this morning, this thursday morning, fun, tuning in here. robert downey said yesterday that robert duvall's performance in the judge is up there with his others. he's generating oscar buzz for the role.

and he sat down with abc's chris connelly. >> reporter: for robert duvall, going toe-to-toe with robert downey jr. in the judge could be a landmark in his already remarkable career. why is this so important? >> downey, he's a great guy to work with. >> biggest mistake of your career and you happen to run him over? >> reporter: the smalltown jurist has been estranged from his son, the big city lawyer. but their argument gets overturned on appeal. you have intimate, powerful stuff. >> didn't come to the high school graduation or college. >> why? jail time, i wasn't going to reward anything. >> reporter: how did you prepare? >> just did it. who paid for the college education, your mother? >> and you wonder where it might go, but you see where it does really go. >> reporter: what thrills you

about the chance to act in a movie like this? >> it's a challenge ask so forth. i like to try different characters. i have been a character actor. >> reporter: and what characters. starting with his first film part in 1962's "to kill a mocking bird." what did that role mean for your career? >> it was my first part. it was well-made and a jumping off thing into other things to come. i love the smell of napslm in the morning. >> reporter: to the good father. and in 1984, duvall won an academy award for tender mercies. the judge may put him back in the oscar conversation. how did winning the oscar change your life? >> i became more recognizable in airports. that's about it. >> reporter: that's it? >> it was a momentary and nice thing. it really was. >> reporter: what would it mean to get acknowledgment for this role at this part in your career? >> if it happens, it happens.

>> reporter: you're 83 now, how do you keep the energy going on the screen? >> you hang out with young people. i can learn from them, they can learn from me. and i think that's what keeps me going, at least. the day will come when they definitively wipe the drool and you call it quits. until that time comes, you know, you try to live life to the fullest. >> yeah, not yet, not yet. ask you love the movie. >> robert duvall, the entire cast, but he, really, wow. just like chris said. >> the judge opens nationwide tomorrow. we'll be right back.

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prosecutors say he killed a 10-month-old girl and her 61-year-old grandmother in 2012. look for a live update on "action news" at noon. let's go to matt pellman who's filling in for karen. >> reporter: it's a good time for the bridge check. ben franklin bridge is jammed from the tolls from camden through 8th and vine. westbound still blocked through october 31 for construction. tacony-palmyra is down after an opening. traffic is moving again. at the burlington bristol bridge expect an opening in the half-hour. i-95 the crash has cleared southbound from academy to girard. 422 crash is out of the way, but speeds are in the 30s coming in from limerick. >> nice green smoke there, matt. >> reporter: let's go meteorologist david murphy.

>> reporter: we have sunshine going up over the horizon, the temperature is 56 degrees, the suburbs are digging out of the 40s. 69 is the high. cool and breezy, but not as windy. tomorrow, clouds take over in the morning and rain and drizzle move in the gradual in the afternoon and evening. high of 64. saturday looks like the rain shut off quickly and we get up to 64 with dry conscious. >> at noon a live update at the fire at the assisted living facility for the disabled in delaware county where one person never made it out alive. "live" with kelly and michael is next on 6abc. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great thursday!

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