up. i've been daft punk'd. >> is stephen colbert really angry? or did he pull off one of the more elaborate stunts you'll ever see. so many celebrities helping him retaliate against the hottest pop fans. we go inside the viral sensation. >> has stephen colbert ever not been happy? >> he's really angry, america. good morning, america. i know some people that are really happy. here are the winning numbers in the lottery. get it out. 5, 25, 30, 58, 59 and the powerball, 32. >> oh. foiled by 32. >> just -- i was just going to say, that 32. >> we were close. line up because we've all gone

winless. except for three. two of them coming actually in new jersey. here's one look at little egg harbor. it is in the sandy disaster zone. so, some real joy headed to a place that could use it. meanwhile, our linsey davis tracking the latest overnight from another winning location in the state of new jersey. that's where we find her. south brunswick, the place. linsey davis, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, josh. this is the super stop 'n shop. things opening up here. we were able to talk to one of the employees not too long ago inside. and he was telling us this isn't normally the place that has lottery frenzy. if you wanted to line up for a powerball ticket, there was no line at all. and while he has no idea who purchased that winning ticket, he's convinced someone just won $5, he's saying. but this guy is convinced, it's one of the regulars. >> we have 58. >> reporter: these six numbers -- >> the number 30. tonight's winning powerball

number, 32. >> reporter: this morning have made three people exceptionally rich. overnight lottery officials say three tickets matched those winning digits. two of them at grocery stores at opposite ends of new jersey. the third, in minnesota. employees here at the super stop 'n shop in new brunswick, new jersey, are waking up shocked. >> we play the lottery. and that was it. >> reporter: thanks to an overwhelming frenzy for all that free money, in the hours leading up to wednesday night's drawing, the jackpot swelled by nearly $25 million. up to a whopping $448 million. >> i hope i win. >> reporter: split that three ways, and the person or people holding each of those golden tickets could walk away with nearly $150 million each. that is, at least, before taxes. jackpots this large were once unheard of. now, they seem almost common place. in fact, the largest payouts ever have happened in just the

past two years. the record of $656 million jackpot last year. the second-largest, one just three months ago. as for this morning's eye-popping $448 million pot, it will go down as the fourth-largest haul in history. one might imagine, for the lucky people waking up winners, being in fourth place probably still feels pretty good. they also told us that last year they sold a winning $1 million ticket and no one came forward to claim it. somehow, i doubt, josh, that's going to happen this time. >> we'll be on that, if it happens. >> that one guy, i got $5. they're happy. now, though, to the out-of-control wildfire in southern cal, surging in just a few hours to more than 6,000 acres. hundreds have been evacuated. many homes burned. abc's cecilia vega is in southern cal, right now.

good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. and look at this, the flames stretch up to the top of that ridge. the difficulty here right now, the erratic nature of these flames. firefighters have struggled to get them under control. the massive fire burned out of control all night long. stretching eight-square miles. >> it was so bad, i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: a raging inferno 85 miles east of los angeles, where home after home went up in flames. >> when i left, i was backing out of my house. and there were flames all around my car. >> reporter: this morning, the fire still rages on, destroying more than 15 structures, forcing more than 1,500 people to evacuate. but not everyone who wanted out could get out. firefighters say the glablaze blocked the highway escape route. >> it was pretty scary. >> reporter: this inferno called the silver fire, exploded quickly. starting at 2:00 in the

afternoon. in just four hours, it spanned more than 5,000 acres. hundreds of firefighters raced to battle back flames any way they could. navigating their way up steep hills and through the air, d.c.-10 tankers and helicopters. >> it's going to be a long night out here. we'll have night-flying aircraft assisting us. >> reporter: two firefighters were hurt. so was a civilian who was air-lifted to the hospital. as the sun rises, new challenges of wind, dry conditions and dangerously steep terrain. and the hope out here is that crews will be able to gain ground in the early morning hours during these cooler temperatures. but it is very windy out here right now, robin. so many people waking up this morning, hoping their home survived. >> absolutely. that wind not helping. always surprising how quickly it can spread like that. now, to abc's amy robach with the other top stories this morning. good morning, amy. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news from dallas. a deadly shooting rampage.

police say a man entered a home, opened fire and took off to a second location in the suburb of desoto, where an explosive device was then reported. ryan owens is there with the very latest. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you, amy. an extremely violent overnight here in texas. eight people shot, four of them kimmed. two of the fatalities were found in the suburban home behind me. that's where police say the gunman murdered his ex-girlfriend after he apparently first tossed some sort of explosive device in there. we're told when police arrived, the suspect actually pretended to be among the injured. police have identified that suspect as erby bowser. he is at the police department now. before he got to this home, he stopped at another home in south dallas, where he thought his ex-girlfriend was. she wasn't there. but that did not stop him from shooting four people, killing two. among the injured this morning,

amy, a 13-year-old and 11-year-old boy. >> what a sad, sad story. ryan owens. thank you so much. a terrifying scene at a fair in minnesota, after a rodeo bull broke loose. a family with young children, as you might imagine, running for their lives. 8 people were injured when a 1,200-pound bull escaped its pen. it was on the run for 15 minutes before it was finally and thankfully captured. overnight, we learned another major bank, jpmorgan chase, is facing criminal charges stemming from the financial crisis. the bank confirming that the government is investigating its sale of mortgage-backed securities. it comes one day after we learned the government is suing bank of america. and crash tests this morning show your new car might not protect you in an accident as well as you might think. of 12 small cars tested, only the honda civic earned the top safety rating. and half of the cars tested,

were rated marginal or poor. police in new jersey say two thieves who posed as golfers, may have been targeting country clubs from florida to massachusetts in recent weeks. they say the men made off with thousands of dollars in cash and credit cards, after hitting three new jersey clubs. they were arrested after allegedly targeting the locker room of another exclusive club last month. and finally, a little -- trying to get mom's attention. that's what happened with this bear. he was trying to get up on that jet ski. he was trying to distract mom who was interested in eating a fish. when she didn't share her share, he was on the jet ski to go catch his own. hopefully didn't leave the keys. that might have been funny. or a man in a bear suit. >> thank you, amy. we're going to turn, now, to the growing freeze between the united states and russia. a possible new chapter of a cold

war heating up. we're learning this morning it was president obama himself who canceled his summit meeting with vladimir putin, saying it just wasn't worth it. and abc's jonathan karl is in washington with the very latest here. jon, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, josh. well, the president's decision to cancel that summit with vladimir putin comes as u.s./russian relations are at their frostiest since the cold war. they clashed over syria. now, the relationship is even worse. the last time a u.s. president canceled a planned meeting in russia was 1960, the height of the cold war, before even the cuban missile crisis. putin has carefully crafted his image as a russian strongman. showing off his physique on horseback, dominating foes in the hockey rink and on the judo mat. and just last month, some mighty big fish. even perfected the art of the

icy stare. >> that seems to be his preferred style in press conferences. sitting back and not looking too excited. >> reporter: in cancelling the moscow summit, the white house cited not only the decision to grant asylum to edward snowden. but also, a long list of grievances, from human rights to global security. >> we're not afraid to state clearly where we have disagreements. >> reporter: another cloud over the russian relationship, is the country's recently passed homophobic law, that outlaws talking about homosexuality in front of children. or displaying a rainbow flag in public. that has some suggesting there should be a boycott of the upcoming winter olympics in sochi, russia. >> if russia wants to uphold the olympic spirit, every judgment should be made on the track or in the swimming pool or on the balance beam. people's sexual orientation.

>> it is the winter olympics that are coming up in russia. but his point was clear. as chilly as relations here are with russia, nobody at the white house is suggesting that an olympic boycott should be considered. that's just not on the table. >> all right, jon. thanks so much. now, to the court-martial of ft. hood shooter, major nadel hasan. his lawyers asked him to be removed from active participation in the case. dan abrams joins us now. they say it's unethical to assist him. >> they say if he's not going to try to avoid the death penalty, we can't continue being part of this defense. meaning, he hasn't been cross-examining witnesses. he admits he's the shooter here. they say he's trying to get the death penalty. if that's the case, we don't want to be involved.

in all likelihood, the judge is going to instruct them to continue advising. they're sitting on the sidelines. they're giving him basic advice on the law. and i would suspect that the judge will talk to him, talk to them and eventually say, let's continue this trial. but mr. hasan, remember, that if you cross any lines, i might put them in and force them to defend you, even though you don't want it. >> the judge cautious. doesn't want anything to be appealed later. this trial has cost the u.s. government $5 million. he is flown in by helicopter to come to court. and he's admitted guilt. and many people want to know why is there even a trial? >> and he tried to plead guilty in connection with this case. except, when you talk about a court-martial and the death penalty's on the table, you can't plead guilty. one of the questions here is, what will be the sentence? guilt is another question. but the process has to move forward. and you are exactly right, that the big concern is, this judge does not want this verdict

appealed later, as many death penalty verdicts have been in court-martials. >> we'll see where it goes from here. dan, thanks very much. we're going to turn to the international manhunt under way at this hour for a suspected killer and kidnapper on the run. you see him here. a san diego man accused of abducting a teenage girl, killing her mother, possibly her younger brother, as well. and then, setting their home on fire. abc's brandi hitt joins us from los angeles, with the very latest. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: overnight, the amber alert for the missing teen expanded after someone spotted a car that may be the suspect's. in an exclusive interview with abc news, his sister says police are searching for the wrong man. >> here's a picture of our suspect. >> reporter: this morning, a possible sighting in the international manhunt for 40-year-old james dimaggio. the man police believe kidnapped 16-year-old hannah anderson, after allegedly torching this house and killing her mother inside. overnight, police said someone in oregon spotted a car matching

the description of the one they believe dimaggio is driving. earlier wednesday, investigators had expanded their search to include mexico and canada. overnight, issued new amber alerts in oregon, washington and nevada. >> she was the kindest, sweetest soul that you could ever imagine meeting. and completely incapable of hurting anyone. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc news, dimaggio's sister, laura, described his close friendship with the andersons. and believe he, too, is the victim of foul play. amid the ashes of dimaggio's home, detectives found the unidentified remains of a child. close friends believe it's hannah's 8-year-old brother, etha >> he tried to take care of those kids. and he took care of them as if they were his own. >> reporter: in fact, friends say the children knew dimaggio as uncle jim. but that recently, hannah voiced

concerns. >> i know hannah did say she was a little creeped out when jim did tell her that he had a crush on her. >> reporter: authorities won't comment on possible motives in this case. but after speaking with detectives, hannah's father made this desperate plea to dimaggio. >> i'm begging you to let my daughter go. you've taken everything else. hannah, if you have a chance, you take it. you run. >> reporter: laura dimaggio told me her heart goes out for the anderson family. and she's praying for them, as for the safe return of her brother. >> thank you. now, to a theft caught on camera. the brazen thief, stealing a package, right off a man's front porch in broad daylight. but the victim did not go quietly, even having a little fun at the crook's expense. john muller has the story. >> reporter: this tall blonde talk the package off the porch. >> she looked around.

grabbed the package and scurried off in the distance. looked like sasquatch darting off in the forest. >> reporter: the arizona man said he had no choice but to take justice into his own hands. >> she took the safety from my home. that's something that amazon can't ship out. >> reporter: the 21-year-old said he wasn't satisfied just filing a police report. he became the village male vigilante, crafting this wanted poster. warning maybes to beware of unique features. >> her height is about ya tall. >> reporter: the e-mail account he collected was bombarded. >> no leads. i've gotten marriage proposals. a couple weird political rant ps. >> reporter: this blonde bandit is the latest in a series of nationwide porch pilferers. stealing from shrubbery to holiday gifts. as for lake, not only is he enjoying this hunt, he may have gotten the last laugh. inside that box --

>> a couple dozen cups and a couple ice trays. >> worth a whopping total of 22 bucks. >> the hunter has become the hunted because i will find her. >> reporter: for "good morning america," john muller, abc news, new york. >> he means business. he will find her. >> i know. let's get a check of the weather with sam. sam, i was telling you, for the day yesterday, the amount of rain in the afternoon was unbelievable. i've never seen it like that. >> flood watches are now issued for ohio, west virginia and k kentuc kentucky. this rain is unlike anything i've ever seen. we're going to show you pictures out of waynesville, missouri. 17 inches of rain in parts of missouri since the weekend. new information from emergency managed in hollister, new jersey. even businesses and homes that were previously safe during other flash flooding events were in the middle of water they couldn't get out of. so, this is a real issue.

it's going to continue today. and look at this. the bull's eye for more rain, kansas city, branson, missouri. it's all in that same area. the folks who can't take anymore rain are getting it. the rain from washington, into boston today. new york city, you're part of that. part of the rainy time until we clear that front of the area. we'll talk about heat. we have a lot to talk about in the next half hour. >> good morning, washington.

we've got a warm and muggy start here on this thursday morning. 76 is our temperature. we've had heavy showers and thundershowers moving through northern parts of maryland last evening. this morning we're dry but things will change this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms will be more likely. we will see some peaks of sunshine especially midday, high between >> one thing you don't need in the west where it's so dry, is more strong winds. we'll talk about that and fire danger in the next half hour. coming up, usher speaking out after his 5-year-old son almost drowned in the family pool. his custody battle with his ex-wife heating up now. also, vanished. a desperate search for a public defender gone missing in california after a mysterious phone call that she received at home. and battle of the action superstars. why sylvester stallone is

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ken cuccinelli is on a mission. he wants to overturn roe v. wade, in virginia, to make all abortions illegal. cuccinelli even tried to bully the state board of health to get his way. the virginian-pilot said "the consequences of such a politically motivated precedent could be significant." cuccinelli's war on abortion, even in cases of rape or incest. ken cuccinelli. he's focused on his own agenda. not us. >> good morning. as we told you, three people are in police custody after a

shooting in southeast washington. that shooting sent a juvenile to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. at a separate scene someone fired an ak-47. the weapon was recovered but the suspect got away. also in southeast investigators are looking for what started an apartment fire that sent six people to the hospital. that fire began around 12:30 this morning in the 2800 block of denver street. we'll have an in-depth report coming up. let's take a look at traffic. northbound has been having problems. we'll take a live shot where you can see current conditions. left lane closed and that is right there as you come past triangle on 95 stacking up very, very quickly. you can see some right shoulder activity if you look further back. we also have gotten an

estimated drive time about 19 minutes. that is improving from woodbridge into the beltway. earlier accident on 395 is cleared. right shoulder activity near edsle. 295 stacking up due to an earlier incident. new crash reported at laboratory southbound. >> busy morning. we'll have a busy afternoon in the weather department. waking up to quiet conditions. very warm. cloudy skies feels muggy and a cold front approaching from the west will help to trigger some showers and thunderstorms that will put heavy downpours. we'll have breaks in the crowds. sunshine midday high 84-88. on and off storms through the weekend. >> thank you for watching.

♪ look how flexible stephen colbert is. so many celebrities joining in. a retaliation against one of the hottest bands on the planet. >> i love his moves. >> he has the moves. how dare they cancel on him? he debuted his own music video of their hit song. and we go inside -- is that matt damon back there? inside this sensational -- >> flexible. >> and who is not in that video? that song stays with you. we'll have the latest this morning, superstar usher, he's speaking out for the first time

since his 5-year-old son's terrifying accident. we'll have an update on the sun's condition. also on the custody battle with his ex-wife that's re-ignited. also ahead, the disappearance of an investigator in a public defender's office. and a mysterious phone call she received just before she vanished. i'll tell you something else that's baffling. there's a public battle going on between "die hard" and "rambo." there's words being thrown around like lazy, greedy. >> they're the new smurfs. >> lazy smurf and greedy smurf. >> we're going to find out what this battle's all about. we're going to turn to the latest on usher. the superstar speaking out. his 5-year-old son still in the hospital this morning, recovering after nearly drowning in the family pool. this accident has re-ignited the bitter custody battle with usher

and his ex-wife. steve osunsami is in atlanta with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, josh. at one point, this child was under heavy sedation. but his family says he is up and recovering. this morning, usher raymond is speaking out for the first time about his son's near-drowning. writing in a statement that, i am blessed and fortunate to say that my son, usher v is doing well and is recovering. i'm overwhelmed by the outpouring of prayer, love and support for my family's well-being. >> my nephew was in the pool. and he went in. and i couldn't get him. >> reporter: there was this frantic 911 call, placed by the singer's aunt, rena oden, who is out of breath. she was baby sitting monday afternoon, when the boy went under and didn't come back up. >> the ambulance is here. >> reporter: the first responders who answered that call, tell us they believe that usher v was trapped under water for at least two minutes before

two contractors who were working inside the home were able to free his hand from a drain at the bottom of the pool and then save his life, giving cpr. overnight, usher's ex-wife, tameka raymond, tweeted, i'm happy my son is doing better, talking and asking for food. she didn't waste a moment, calling her lawyer. finally, this request, the day after the accident, challenging her ex-husband's custody of their two children. >> miss raymond would prefer to parent her children rather than nannies or third parties. >> reporter: she made similar arguments at a custody hearing last near, where she lost. >> he's traipsing in with his girlfriend. >> reporter: in court, usher fought back and said his ex-wife was unstable and threatened to kill him. but he never called police. >> i didn't want the boys to know that their father put their mother in jail. >> reporter: since then, the grammy award-winning singer has been sharing with the world the

joys of his fatherhood. posting these pictures on facebook the day before the accident. and telling robin last summer, he loves being with his children. >> it's taking the time to actively be there. it's a day-in/day-out process. >> reporter: in interviews, usher said most of the heat he's taking from his ex-wife is drama, that comes from being a celebrity. that emergency hearing is scheduled for friday at 2:00 p.m. josh? >> thank you for that, steve. we're going to bring back dan abrams, our chief legal affairs anchor. you hate to look at things like this and think of words like leverage. but usher's ex-wife has leverage for the children. >> you don't change custody because something horrible happened. what she's saying is this is more than that. she's saying this has been a substantial change in the circumstances, more broadly, since the initial custody ruling. she says that the caretakers who are there, are a problem. she says that usher's not around. that he's traveling too much. that the kids are going to

school too far away. so, she's bringing up a lot of the same arguments that she brought up and lost on earlier. but now, inserting in what happened here, and saying, this is further proof of the problem, in particular, with child care. >> lots to prove here. is there any risk for her, then, in seeking a custody hearing so soon after the fact? >> when you're deciding custody everything comes into play. you're talking about what's in the best interest of the child. and so, how the litigation moves forward matters. how they deal with each other when they're fighting matters. i'll bet you will hear from usher's attorney saying, oh, so the first thing she does, the very first thing she does, is go back to court, rather than first worry about the safety of our child. >> okay. most important thing that matters, the health of usher v. robin? now, to the mysterious disappearance of a mother in oakland, california. she's an investigator in the

public defenders office, working on death row cases. and she has been missing since sunday. after receiving a mysterious phone call. abc's gio benitez has that story for us. >> reporter: this morning in california's bay area, a desperate search for 50-year-old sandra coke, the ivy league grad and investigator for the public defender's office, disappeared sunday. for weeks, coke had been looking for her beloved dog, ginny, who disappeared after someone broke into her home in may. she offered $1,000 reward on missing posters. people called in tips. but they went nowhere. then, over the weekend, a new lead. >> she told her daughter she was going out to meet someone who might have information about her dog. >> reporter: her family says she left the house to meet the caller but never came back. >> there's no way that sandra would go out at 7:00 and be gone for more than a half hour. >> reporter: coke's daughter, just 15 years old, tracked her

mom's work and personal phones using a gps app. >> it was still there, sending a signal the next morning. >> both apparently had been dumped. one on a richmond, california, highway, the other near oakland. police found coke's car two miles from her home. >> it's especially upsetting to think that she might be in danger and that there is foul play here. >> reporter: on wednesday, investigators took bags of evidence from coke's home, including her laptop computers, hoping to find clues. they won't say coke's work, win release on death row, or the search for her missing dog, has anything to do with her disappearance. >> she's a very special person. very unusually kind and generous and big-hearted. >> reporter: coke's family and friends are vowing to keep searching until they found her. for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> we join her family and

friends in hopes that it's going to happen. >> amen. sam? >> let's get to the boards. we have a lot to talk about here. in the west, we barely touched on this. this area of high pressure that's inland and the low that's moving in. the basic thing you need to know about what happens here, is it's a dry and windy pattern. winds not good for the fire situation that's there. in the northeast, we look at the rain, moving from philly to boston. it's a slow-moving front that will slow down and give an opportunity for two to three inches of rain between now and midday on saturday, before the front clears the area. here's where the thunderstorms are popping today. oklahoma city, wichita, in the bull's eye there. amarillo and lubbock. a look at the big board. we have a few scattered showers here. all of the heat is in the deep outh. >> a little bit more like august around here as our temperatures gradually warm up. waking up to 76 degrees in d.c.

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back at 7:42, with two of hollywood's legendary action stars in a heated war of words. sylvester stallone slamming bruce willis, after a dispute of their blockbuster story. linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: it's the clash of the action heroes. sylvester stallone, versus bruce willis. >> it's a party time. >> reporter: the testosterone spilling off the silver screen and into an online brawl. >> happy trails, hans. >> reporter: the rocky star throwing verbal punches after revealing that willis will not be riding shotgun in "expendibles 3." >> the guy that pulls the

strings. and everyone else does your dirty work. >> reporter: willis will be replaced by 71-year-old indiana jones star, harrison ford. a decision that apparently pleased sly. in a twitter smackdown, he implies willis is getting what he deserves. second later, he writes, greedy and lazy. >> no one is saying what the exact reason is. stallone made reference to being greedy. bruce willis probably asked for more money. and they weren't willing to give it to him. >> reporter: some believe that stallone's tweet was more like the action of a teenage girl, than a butt-kicking hero. >> i'm not surprised that sylvester stallone has frustrations. imsurprised he went public with it. it's rare you see something like that so aggressive on twitter. >> reporter: nobody is expecting the "die hard" star to go down without a fight. >> yippee-ki-yay.

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two years. >> wow. >> "steals" and lenny kravitz to come, right here. >> good morning. we've got some break news out of the national zoo. this is a live image of the tiger cam because the zoo just announced that two tiger cubs were born there this week. you can see them there on your screen. the zoo keepers say they appear to be healthy. and they're critically endangered in the wild so these are being called a conservation

success. great to see. three tickets match the winning numbers in that $448 million jackpot. two were sold in new jersey, one in minnesota. wednesday's jackpot was the third largest of all time. tickets worth $1 million were sold in 16 states including virginia and maryland. let's talk traffic now for that we check in with amanda. >> it is jammed if you're ming up 95 northward we've got an accident. the left side is crowded and the left lane is closed as well. you have some activity estimated drive time showing it's taking about 51 minutes to get between there and the quantico area. 270 heavy. >> we've got cloudy skies this morning some breaks here and there, 76 degrees, warm and

muggy today. we had showers move through last even bug this morning things are dry and we'll stay through the middle of the day. in the afternoon, showererses more likely. heavy rain tomorrow as well. >> all right. thank you for watching. we'll have another update around 8:27. have a great thursday.

♪ hour three of this song on an endless loop at home. look at our enthusiastic -- a crowd we're lucky enough to have, joining us here in times square. stephen colbert, a lot of buzz this morning, as the music video dropped on his show. a whole lot of cameos. relegating daft punk for

cancelling on him. all an act? or, "d," all of the above. it's terrific. >> wait until you see more of it. it's a story dividing a lot of parents. should restaurants be allowed to ban children during dinner hours? what happened after one restaurant tried it. >> i know. we worked it out at the desk. we have easy ways to improve your kitchen starting this weekend. we have the stars of the hit show "property brothers." improve this. >> one clue would be a wine bar in the kitchen is always an improvement. i saw that from what we just showed. and you can travel with it. great "deals & steals." because of heading back to school. everything you need to get back to school, $20 or less. we can do that, with that lady right there. >> you were fine saying back-to-school. you get a fine. it's a little too early. >> oh. >> i think it's the most

wonderful time of the year as a parent. i don't know. sorry. how about some news? >> how about it? we're going to turn to breaking stories overnight. the first one, a raging fire just west of palm springs, california. the wildfire burned out of control all night. it scorched nine-square miles and is burning down more than a dozen homes at this hour. 1,500 people have been forced to e vvac evacuate. that number would be higher, but the flames cut off an escape route. a shooting spree in the dallas area. police say the suspected gunman, who is now in custody, was trying to kill a former girlfriend when he opened fire inside two homes. he killed four people and left several others injured, including two children, before eventually being arrested. police say the suspect pretended initially to be among the victims. three winning tickets were sold for last night's megapowerball jackpot. two of them sold in new jersey. the other in minnesota. the winners will have to split

the $448 million prize. that means they each get nearly 150 million bucks before taxes. not bad. yeah. i'll take it. the pressure is going for san diego's mayor to step down with more than a dozen women now accusing him of sexual harassment. two veterans are the latest to come foerld. one claiming filner touched her inappropriately. the other claiming he went her a suggestive voicemail. mayor bob filner is currently in therapy. harvard researchers found older adults who drink two cups of cocoa per day, enjoy a 30% boost in short-term memory. antioxidants improve blood flow to the brain. you may have noticed the price of bacon is on the rise. prices have hit an all-time high, because of a mystery park virus spreading to farms. prices are about 15% higher than last year.

finally, the big one that did not get away. look in the water, at the end of the line, is a 9-foot, 920-pound blue fin tuna. it took three men three full hours to reel it in. one said it was so powerful, it nearly ripped out his shoulder. the monster fish -- look at that. was sold for $4,000. that is a fish tale. >> that's a real one. thank you, amy. >> wow. top that in "pop news." >> i'll do my best, robin. we begin with beyonce and her new look. so many people clicking on to these pictures she posted on instagram, debuting the brand-new blonde pixie. not sure if she exited to the shorter look by cutting it or if it's a fabulous wig. but it does look fantastic. and she doesn't have to worry about her hair getting caught in the fan on stage. we reported that.

all good there. beyonce, keep those pictures coming. also in "bop news" this morning. have you heard about the pretzel bacon cheeseburger? >> yes. >> you have? apparently, it's really good. like really, really good. the company says that one product has pushed sales to a nine-year high. they call it the best new product introduction in the last ten years. and it's made them the brightest performer in the fast food sector of wall street this year. >> wow. >> there's a lot of ads for it. you can't turn on tv without seeing it. >> i want one right now. they should just wheel some in. >> i think so, too. >> usually, that's the cue. the cue to bring them in. >> we're like -- >> any shot? >> is the food fairy coming today? and finally in "pop news," it's thursday. that means it's time for your donkey duet. it's true. go ahead. ♪

a trumpet, player, making beautiful music. just watch. ♪ if you close your eyes, it sounds like chewbacca in concert. and it has gone viral. we thank you. it makes you smile. it does. >> i'm heading off on vacation, as you know. that's -- >> did i mention that? >> going away, huh? >> i'm about 20 minutes away, more like it. it's going to be great weather, sam. >> you will have great weather. we have issues right now. we were trying to get pictures. if you have pictures in the nashville area, tweet them to us. we have flood watches going out right now. all of that is expanded.

there's a lot of tough rain through the area. we start with a dallas live shot. and the heat is on through a good part of the state of texas and has been. it's one of the few places to continue with the heat. the heat index levels will climb above that 100-mark. look at dallas, feeling like it's about 108 and a little warmer than that in the dallas area. we get into where the cooler air is. and also, all of that rain. we look at des moines and points south of that. southern missouri, into tennessee, a little bit of ohio right now. a big area of concern for the rainfall totals. remember, folks, when you see water puddling in the streets. this is not normal rainfall. this is the kind of rain, you get an inch an hour, two inches an hour. this is flooding. it takes two feet of water to move your car out of the way. >> we'll see rain around here but not until after the noon hour. cloudy skies this morning. a cold front approaching from the west. moisture pumping in from the

south. these two coming together will trigter scattered showers and thundershowers into the evening hours. so we continue this on and off wet pattern. we'll stay warmer today. breaks in the clouds. highs in the mid to upper 80s. we'll see heavy rain at times but >> more of america's weather in the next half hour. including all of the pictures you're now sending in from nashville. we appreciate it. "gma morning menu." coming up on ""gma," stephen colbert and the video going viral right now. we've also got school "deals & steals." everything you need for $20 or less, thanks to tory johnson. and the stars of hgtv's "property brothers" are here with great do-it-yourself tips for improving your kitchen. and sam says beyond. all that and lenny kravitz here, on "good morning america."

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♪ [ male announcer ] love your kitchen even more with new ceramic tile, now 57 cents a square foot at lowe's. ♪ it's been so long. hello, folks. joining us in times square, we have a "heat index" for you. it's getting hot in here. we're going to start with a move by one restaurant that may be dividing a nation. a houston restaurant has banned children under 9 years old during dinner hours. let the discussion ensue.

abc's rebecca jarvis has more on a rather controversial policy. >> there's nothing we can do about that. that's a child. >> reporter: it's a real-life "sex in the city" moment. but unlike the tv version -- the kids behaving badly at the rainy days cafe in lake stevens, washington, promptly got the boot. >> i told her she was going to have to leave. that we had just paid good money to have our carpets cleaned. >> reporter: taking the mess to facebook. writing a couple of ladies came in today. and this is the mess their children made. >> i put it on facebook for my regular customers who are neat and tidy and have small children. it's not fair to them for being recognized for the good work they do. >> reporter: her post going viral, prompting a ferocious facebook debate. including, rainy, you fail. news flash, you're in the

industry to serve. suck it up and serve and clean. many coming to mcduff's defense. yay for you. i'm a teacher who loves children. but some families have no behavior expectationatios for t children in restaurants. >> everybody's allowed to live their own life. that's what we're trying to do. >> reporter: who is really in the right? >> i think a flatout ban of children in restaurants is way too far. it's way too extreme. >> sometimes it's parents that want to get away from their kids. and they have a date night and there's kids running around. it's a no-win situation. >> reporter: mcduff's not the first to ban kids. at la fisheria restaurant, they live by the no 7 by 7:00 p.m. rule. while it may be leaving a bad taste in some people's mouths, for others, it's their favorite off the menu edition. for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> and the discussion --

>> i take my kids out to dinner a lot, living here in the city. but they behave badly, we leave. and i think it's okay, to say kids don't belong in this restaurant. there's certain atmospheres that kid disrupts. >> it's the family's but not the restaurant's responsibility. >> the parents not paying attention to their kids is they're not going to pay attention to the kids and make the situation better. everyone needs to remember that everyone in the restaurant has a right to have a wonderful meal and a wonderful time. and they're all paying for it. if you want your kids to behave, if you let them run around, let them run around at home. >> a lot of people, i do want to say, torrid of criticism poured in. a posting on facebook. i love how you state we're a family restaurant. just don't bring your family. >> bring your well-behaved family. so that everybody can enjoy. >> oh, sam. >> i was raised by a marine

corps colonel, ladies and gentlemen. if i did something wrong in a restaurant -- >> there has to be order. there has to be discipline. >> weigh in. you know our thoughts. stephen colbert is scorching the "gma" heat index this morning, with his version of the daft punk song, "get lucky," going viral, when the band supposedly canceled on colbert. he retaliated with a bunch of his celeb friends to shoot their own video of the song. dan harris has the story. watch it, folks. >> i've been daft punk'd. >> reporter: stevphen colbert calling out mtv, for forcing his scheduled guest not to appear on his show. >> nobody told me until 2:00 yesterday. ♪ she's up all night till the sun ♪ ♪ i'm up all night to get some ♪ >> reporter: colbert said the duo, canceled at the last minute, for contractual obligations on the mtv video

awards. these. >> these draft punk guys are french. they're not into exclusive relationships. i thought we could have a manage-a-show. maybe we could do it both. >> reporter: colbert brought on ashton kutcher, who had the show "punk'd." >> crazy. you're the greatest. >> reporter: and with that, colbert launched into his own music video version of "get lucky." featuring everybody from jeff idges >> jf brges. ♪ >> reporter: to bryan cranston on roller skates. to matt damond. to henry kissen justicer.

>> security? >> reporter: this may look like a real beef of sorts, keep in mind, comedy central is part of mtv network. >> it's a brilliant sort of publicity move. just combining their forces. it kind of has all the ingredients that you need for -- you know, for a viral campaign. >> reporter: overnight, after all the worldwide attention -- >> let's get straight to the top story tonight. me. >> reporter: colbert admitting the stunt was more about promotion than emotion. >> busted. and now that i've come clean, i can just do what i love. promote the vmas. once again, the vmas will appear on the oprah winfrey network, september 5th, at 3:00 a.m., following the premiere of "his recollectny horrors" with host, lieu diamond phillips. set your vcrs.

>> reporter: for "good morning america," dan harris, abc news, new york. >> sam's dancing right now. >> we tried this. not comfortable. i have a little pain in the hip. >> nice job, though. nice. >> you're going to hurt yourself. >> good stuff. good stuff. >> i'm still crying. we have another hot topic burning up the "gma heat index." kelly cutrone was speaking out about ultrathin models, giving her take on the real reason they're so popular. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: the fashion industry is constantly under fire for sending models that appear to be stick figures down the runway. >> very condescending and rude. >> reporter: now, one of fashion's major insiders is speaking out. the no nonsense publisher and

judge of "america's next top model" kelly cutrone, says society needs to blame itself. >> we like to think of ourselves as a modern society, america. but we have very narrow-minded beliefs about what is beautiful. my take on it is that american women want to see thin models. if the public thought that 400-pound purple people were attractive, fashion people would be the first person there to make the garment. >> reporter: when they saw the real women campaign, they saw the sales go up. >> it was a shock. having a real woman campaign was saying, like, we're doing green people for halloween. people were checking it out and talking about it. >> reporter: some of the big campaigns in the fashion industry appear to be expanding their lines along with the waistlines. h&m has a plus-size model for one of its ad campaigns pep and high-end designers, like michael

kors and calvin klein are making plus-sized pieces for their lines. do you think the fashion industry is starting to embrace the larger size woman now? >> i think they will throw a bone to the media. i think the fashion industry is behind. there's not enough diversity in ethnicity in models, anywhere in america. >> reporter: if the public thinks her words seem a little too cutting -- >> i think you need to put some gratitude in your attitude, girl. >> reporter: the fashion phenom says she's not sorry for calling the cat catwalk the way she sees it. >> am i stutough because i say that? am i going to tell the truth? yes. is it my opinion? yes. >> reporter: for "good m mornin america," linsey davis, c news, new york. >> "america's next top model" airs fridays on the c.w. sam and josh, out to you guys. >> thank you, amy.

oh, yeah. and the "deals & steals." >> logon, gma.com on yahoo! and this is the back-to-school edition. >> 20 bucks and under, means it's really going to go. >> let's get started. >> these are seen on celebrity kids. how cool are these? so super cool. this is called the anybodiey er will nibbler. and you have the pencil case. northerlially, these things range from -- >> i'm rocking this. >> $15 to $48. but big savings for you. more than 50% off. $7.50 to 20 bucks. >> you can't afford not to buy that. >> there you go. very fun. all right. water bottles. the kids will drink the water and they're stuck carrying around a bottle.

these are vapor. it's the anti-water bottle. you can fold it up. it will clip on to a backpack. all made in america. you are a kid anyway. these come in -- these come in sets of three and four, depending on what you choose. normally, $24 for the pack. but slashed by more than half, $10 to 12 bucks. shock up. >> hydrate enough. up next -- >> these are our -- these are from meg. these were inspired by sarah jessica parker's win girls. you get three individual packs. you're getting 15 hair titles in total. normally, for all three packs, 36 bucks.

these are slashed in half, $17. hello sarina. >> one of the fashion things that all kids are going to have when they're headed back to school. make sure you're loaded up with them. >> up next, tory -- >> so, you've got one direction. but what's really cool about these is they have holes that it will fit into a binder for kids. the mom's manager calendar. you can do like a family calendar, school days. thousands of options to choose from on calendars.com. when you go to "gma" and we link you up and you get the code, you're going to save big. the assortment ranges from $2 to little calendars to $40. these are all slashed in half. starting at $1. $1 to $20. >> were you using your pda to keep up with things. it's nice to have one big clander in the kitchen. >> speaking of drawing, we

got -- this is one that you can draw on that says keep calm and -- blank. >> carry on. isn't that the way it goes. >> there's a blank. you get to write your own thing on it. there's these designs up here. a cute assortment. one of my favorites is a big mat. and there's no -- there you go. hello, sarina. normally $15 to $36, slashed in half to $7.50. >> i don't know how you do it. "deals & steals." can you help me with my backpack? goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! coming up, the property brothers.

>> good morning. d.c. ambulances could use some cpr. the washington times reports nearly three quarters of the fire department's ambulances were pulled for repairs during the july heat weave. most were brought on by failing air conditioning units. 14 of the ambulances were still off the streets for repair. finally getting a look at the goats brought in to remove weeds the animals eat the plants that can kill trees.

the goats are also cheaper than pest sides. amanda has a check on that thursday morning commute. >> it is a mess on 95 northward still. we've had problems all morning long. this is going to be coming in to the triangle area. you can see the left lane is closed. that's an improvement. there's only a couple cars left. but miles of delays. we have an estimated drive time leading into the springfield interchange, 91 minutes. and then we've got a new crash. they're doing some repairs to overhead signs due to a crash that did some damage there northward after i-07. it is completely blocked northward. >> getting a little brighter out there. getting some breaks in the clouds. 77 degrees starting to warm up as well. it's going to be warm and muggy, especially the areas that get the pockets of sunshine. the showers came through last night but we'll see another round this afternoon and evening.

highs today in the mid to upper 80s. rain likely tomorrow as well but less frequent into the weekend. >> thank you for watching. we'll have another update around 8:56 this morning. have a great day.

oh, i love that. >> there it is. >> wow. >> there's that music. >> it does look like a shark is circling the crowd there, outside of times square. we have really enjoyed ourselves. >> it's coming. >> no. >> it's not that shark. >> that shark's sleeping. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> you're in a bikini? >> that's lara. >> did that just happen? >> it spit sam out.

>> what was the second to last one that time? in case you haven't been with us all week long, it's been shark week. you don't want to talk about this when you're about to head to hawaii. >> have a great trip. >> yeah. but this -- >> honestly, we have been talking about sharks have really become part of our pop culture. people are obsessed. so many millions tuning in to discovery channel for shark week. thinking about it, all of the fascination started in 1975, with the classic movie, "jaws." it made steven spielberg a household name. everyone was afraid to go back in the water. i hadn't seen it for a long time. i grabbed the tape. i popped it back in the vcr. i spotted a scene that i'm pretty sure i never noticed before. >> what was it? >> you have to check it out. check it out. >> just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.

one terrifyiying shark. one community on-edge. >> shark. >> one team charged with hunting him down. >> come here. come here, sharky. come here, little guy. yeah. fish. this trout. a rainbow trout. it's beautiful. whoa. that's not good. >> man, that's a big fish. >> nope. >> nope. >> no way. >> sorry. no. you're going to need a bigger boat. >> yeah. and maybe disco balls and an 8-track. >> come on, tough guy. come on. come on. >> i was just looking for a shuffle board on the lido deck.

>> sam combined "the love boat" and "boogie nights." >> they said it was a boat. i thought it was "love boat." and there were special guest stars. >> not doing your day job. >> the lido deck. >> it was the perform shoes he had on. the outtakes for that, priceless. our christmas party for that. >> a lot of fun. so, if sam maintains the costumes very '70s, well, there is an era that is upon us. i was away on vacation. and twitter exploded with this "sharknado" thing. >> if case you haven't seen it. we just thought we would share a little bit of "sharknado," so

you know what everyone's talking about. >> they are ferocious rulers of the sea. now, they're in the air, too. >> can't just wait here and wait for sharks to rain down on us again. >> first time in a chopper? >> yeah. first time with a sharknado outside. >> scared? >> not scared at all. there's a shark outside the window. >> look out. sharks. >> whoa. what happened to i am -- you were so nice at the peach bit. we're going to need a bigger chopper. let's just land. you know what? let's go with land. can you land this thing? this is chopper to control. chopper, they're everywhere. they're everywhere. go away. go away.

>> no. >> i think -- >> yeah. speaking of outtakes, we have something for "gma live!" today. >> we need to show outtakes this week. >> i got injured shooting that scene. i'm very method. >> you came back from "kelly & michael." and we got in the act with you. take a look. we saluted shark week. >> fin hair. >> and i notice that sam -- >> i love that guy. i love that '70s guy. >> he had to tear it from his lip. >> that '70s guy is you. >> it truly may be me. if i could grow the mutton chops i'd have them right now. it continues on discovery channel. it continues on discovery

channel. it's a bat week to be a seal. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to share with you. we're going to start with a quick look of pictures out of nashville. all porning long we're getting the flooding. it's torn up the commute. nashville has this flash flood going on there, throughout the morning. and look at the yellow bull's eye. we've been talking about this outside of branson. very early this morning. about 4:00 in the morning. gooding and water rescues went through this area. make sure you're staying up with your local abc stations because you can get two to three inches f rain in an hour. >> cloudy skies this morning. a break here and there. a dry start but we won't end that way. 77 degrees.

very moist and humid. afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be likely with highs in the mid >> all that weather -- all that weather was brought to you by invisalign. i want to introduce you to elise watson. you're the wildlife collection manager, for the shedd aquarium. you have the shark tank. and we had some lion fish. you were going to show me a shark egg. and i said to you, sharks don't lie eggs. and you said -- >> actually, they do. some do. and some have live births. and there's a third form of reprodushgs, where there's an egg inside. >> show me the shark egg. >> this is a zebra shark egg. there's very few places in the world that had a ability to breeze zebra sharks. we're one of the few places that

leads them. this is a large egg case because this came from a 7 1/2-foot shark. >> can i touch it? >> yeah. >> it feels like a seed pod. not an egg at all. >> it's hard like this, because it's got to protect the little pup inside. five months until it hatches. >> unbelievable. thank you for hanging out with us. thank you for bringing the wildlife on the show. sharkopedia. the official encyclopedia of shark work. let's go to lara. >> i'm in the kitchen with the property brothers. big stars on hgtv. it's time for improve this. we're great to give you inexpensive projects you can do in a weekend. and the brothers are hire with their favorite tips. i want to start with this wine

rack. it was recycled from a pallet? >> exactly. >> i love that if you can find a pallet, you can do anything with it. this, we cleaned up one side. sanded it down. prepped it to put your wine glasses and your wine. it will contrast a more modern design. >> if you don't like wine, you can use it for other things. >> no. it has to be liquor. if you wanted to add space, you can do it. >> tell everybody what these are made of. >> out of the store. it's an option to just get everything off the counters. get it on the wall. this year, it was less than 100 bucks. these are simple solutions that add character to a room.

>> anywhere. >> sam would like to add the wine wrack. >> we can do chinups. they're strong. >> chinups, over here. >> you get everything in a local horde ware store, from the galvanized pipes. next time we go dumpster driving, sam, we'll take a look. and let's talk about the chopper piping. you can buy it in the lengths. cut it down. and you can make a pot rack. you can buy the clips. or get some copper cord and make the hooks. this kitchen looked boring and bland before. we wanted to add some personality to it. >> did you call our kitchen boring? >> a little cutting top. i need the beutjer back.

the cart east, you have something lying around the garage. >> you just painted it. >> put some wheels on. >> you know how i feel about the paint. >> you guys are just showing off. >> how sexy would it be to wheel this in the bedroom to chop up a salad for your wife? >> everybody, we thank jonathan so much for their great tips for "improve this." you need to check out their new show, "brother versus brother." they're my brothers on hgtv. coming up, lenny kravitz is here. stay with us. nice job.

"tem democratic party of virginia sponsored this adad." ken cuccinelli is on a mission. he wants to overturn roe v. wade, in virginia, to make all abortions illegal. cuccinelli even tried to bully the state board of health to get his way. the virginian-pilot said "the consequences of such a politically motivated precedent could be significant." cuccinelli's war on abortion, even in cases of rape or incest.

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welcome back to "good morning america." "the butler" doesn't come out until next friday. the movie is star-studded. the cast includes oscar winners, forrest -- why can't i speak? forest whitaker, jane fonda, cuba gooding jr. not to mention mariah carey and

this guy, lenny kravitz. it took a minute to realize it was you. >> that's a good compliment. i appreciate that. >> how has the experience, not only being involved in this movie, so many use one word, important. but also playing that character, who is so elegant? >> it was great. i love working for lee daniels. he's a great director to work with. and he's responsible for getting me in film. >> right. >> my role in "precious." and encouraging me to be in film. as far as the film, yes. it is an important film. it's an important film for all of us to see. especially, i believe the youth, to be educated on all of these things. because people go to school, they're being taught, think they. there's a lot of people that

don't know about the freedom riders or civil rights in general. >> a it takes you from the civil rights to obama. >> and people have lost their lives, people of all colors. >> the character that you play, a lot of people didn't know existed. >> as members of the negro community, what are your biggest concerns? come on now, boys. don't be shy. come on. >> well, since you asked, sir. >> i did. >> the colored help get paid about 40% less than the white help. and it's difficult for the colored staff to be promoted. >> i'll tell you what. when i'm president, i'm going to look into getting you boys the raises and promotions you deserve. >> that would be swell, sir.

>> john kuszcue cusack as nixon. >> that scene with cuba gooding and forest whitaker and john cusack. >> how about working with oprah winfrey. >> working with oprah was wonderful, as well. she's such a presence. and i think a lot of people assumed that she might have come to the deck with a big oprah machine and all that. but she came as an actor. she came to do her job. and to be that character. it was low-key. everybody, a lot of big stars in this movie. legends. you know? and -- >> speaking of legends, your god mother, cicely tyson, was your date on the red carpet for the premiere. what did she think about your performance? >> she liked it a lot.

i mean, she -- you know, she's such an amazing actress. and i grew up with her my whole life. i would like people to know that she approved of my performance. >> the tyson stamp of approval. >> and she was moved by the film. i could see her, while we were watching it, getting very emotional because so many memories that she was part of. >> any "hunger games" fans out here? [ cheers and applause ] i was happy to read you'll be in the second installment. >> oh, yeah. >> what a pleasure to be part of that amazing franchise, as well. >> another amazing gift. >> will you keep making music? >> i have a new album for the beginning of 2014. >> i love it. we want to sing with you. we want to play games with you. >> next time. when i come back. >> deal. lenny kravitz, everybody.

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many of us know steve jobs is the man who founded and revolutionized apple computers. many don't know how it started and who helped apple get off the ground. when "jobs" is released. and josh gad stars as waz. i'm excited you're here, too. you're in this movie. it's before we knew about the apple and the ipod and mac. this is about the relationship early started things. what made you gravitate toward the script. >> it was almost like an origin. the prequel to the story of

steve jobs that everybody came to know. i didn't realize that the man that is responsible for the ipod, the ipad, the iphone, was fired from apple. and that there was this entire story that happened before kind of the legacy of what we know came about. >> and we talked to your co-star, ashton kutcher. he talked about how intimidating it was to play someone like steve jobs. you had equally difficult task because you're playing someone who is watching you playing him. and he's incredible. how did you handle that? >> you know, i admire and love the man that i portrayed in this film, steve wozniak. he is working on something else. i would love for him to see the film in its entirety and comment on it. hopefully i have a chance to meet him after. >> you approached this role with

admiration and respect to this man and nothing else. >> that's right. i love steve wozniak before i began the process. i cherish him and admire him after i played him. so, it really is one of those roles that it was amazing to sink your teeth into. >> before we go, we're going the play a game about gadgets. we thought it would be fun. >> my name's in the word gadget. >> ipod or walkman? >> ipod. >> iphone or blackberry. >> dvd or vcr? >> vcr. >> laptop or desktop. >> laptop. >> i'm agreeing with you on all this. josh gad, thank you for stopping by. and "jobs" opens nationwide august 16th.

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>> good morning. we've got some happy news for you today. the national zoo is celebrating the birth of two tiger cubs. this is a live look at the zoo's tiger cam. the tigers are critically endangered so the birth are considered to be a big conservation success. this is the mother's first litter. the cugs won't be on display for several months, you can watch them on the web cam. you did not win the huge power ball jackpot if you bought the ticket in our area. there were three winning tickets. one was sold in minnesota, two others in new jersey. but a $1 million winning ticket was sold at a giant food store in annandale annandale that winner has not come forward. now here's amanda. >> we've got big problems on 270.

an earlier crash caused damage to a sign. they are doing repairs. 270 north bound blocked. slow commute for drivers on i-95. still taking about 37 minutes to get between stafford and dumb frizz. over to jack eafment >> we have quite a bit of cloudyness this morning but breaks here and there. it's a warm and muggy start. i think the first half will be dry. wet this afternoon with showers and thunderstorms as the coldfront gets closer to us today. heavy downpours today and tomorrow. today partly sunny, scattered afternoons thundershowers. 84-88 and we'll see less rain by the weekend. >> thank you for watching. we'll be back in the afternoon.

announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, recording artist and actor lenny kravitz. and from the new comedy "we're the millers," emma roberts. plus, nicole richie takes a seat at the co-host desk all next on "live." [captioning made possible by isney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are michael strahan and nicole richie! cheers and applause]

nicole: thank you! thank you. michael: you're welcome. cheers and applause] well everybody, today is thursday, august 8, 2013, and filling in for kelly today is my friend nicole richie! cheers and applause] how you doing? nicole: i'm good. it's good to see you in new york. michael: it's good to see you anytime. nicole: thank you. michael: yeah, joel, i said it, her husband, what you gonna do? fight me? so how you been? nicole: i've been good, i've been good. i've been traveling a little bit with my family, going on vacation and you know, working and now here in new york, i flew

out here just to see you, just to be here. michael: i'm so honored! so honored. i appreciate. , now where have you been for vacations? nicole: we went to europe for two weeks. we went friends of ours, and their little baby and their parents. their whole family. it was really, really nice. i never get to take two weeks to just spend it with my family. that's it, you know? we were together the whole time, and it's important, it's important to have that time. michael: how did that work out for you? because two weeks with family -- nicole: it was a lot. michael: was it all right? >> yes, yes it was. it was great. michael: you've been traveling a lot too because joel was doing "the voice" in australia. nicole: yes, he's basically there around six months a year. so, he'll go for three weeks and come back, go three weeks and come back. during the live shows he has to be out there for two months. michael: did you go? nicole: i went last year for the

full two months. i couldn't this year, so i was there for three weeks just right in the middle. michael: now what about the kids? do the kids? they like to travel? do they like it over there? nicole: they're actually totally fine with it. they're excellent travelers. i put them in school there so they don't miss out -- michael: do they have an accent? nicole: every time harlow travels, she loves to come back with a fake eck sent. [laughter] she loves it! every single time. michael: so harlow is like madonna? nicole: yes, she is. that's what i think. [laughter] michael: just because you move to england for three months, you don't come back talking like the queen. that's not how it works. what? madonna gonna beat me up along with your husband? come on! nicole: wow. michael: we crazy here. but that's awesome. you've been traveling, you've been working. you're all the way out here to hang with me and i appreciate that. nicole: yes. michael: i'm just curious, your husband and i, we were in a

fantasy football league together, joel madden from good charlotte by the way. [cheers and applause] yes. and the other brother benji. we had cash warren in the eague, jessicale ba's, david catsenberger, a little celebrity league. i wasn't in last pleas, i don't care what your husband comes home and tells you, i was not in last place. nicole: who was? because he did tell me you were in last place. michael: because your husband is going to come home and try to make the professional football player look as bad as he can to build his self esteem and himself to you. so i was in next to last place! [laughter] nicole: ok, all right, fair enough. i do have some news, i know you've been hearing you haven't gone home yet, but -- michael: i haven't been back to l.a. in a while. nicole: i just happened to overhear the guys talking, i do have some news to break to you. michael: what?

nicole: you are no longer on their fantasy football league. michael: they kicked me out the league? nicole: well -- michael: how they going to kick me out the league? [laughter] nicole: listen, i don't know details. i don't know details. what i do think is that you're in new york now -- michael: that has nothing to do with it! nicole: you're a new yorker, they wanted it to be an l.a. thing. michael: i know what it is! nicole: this is so awkward. michael: this is the problem, your husband is intimidated by me! that's it! because this is the problem, the problem is, i told them after last year that i was going to come back this year and win the whole thing and they knew i was right because i'd done it as a professional. and i will definitely win fantasy. [laughter] so, i got kicked off the league and didn't even know it? nicole: yes. michael: then they send you here to break to news to me? nicole: i think they're going to give you the details next time --

michael: they're not going to do it in person, i guarantee you that. nicole: at least now you can sit it for a few days. michael: i'm not going to calm down. they sent a pretty lady to tell me thinking i'm going to be cool with it. i'm not cool with it fellows. i'll make a special trip to l.a. i may with nicole. nicole: if you do get back in the league, are you doing to use your name. because i do know your name. michael: what was my name? tell them my name. nicole: can i say it? michael: say it. nicole: wait is it make cash -- michael: no, no, can't say that one! no, no, no. [laughter] nicole: i don't know the name. michael: no, you can't say that name! nicole: i didn't think so. michael: that was was somebody else's name and they were trying to recruit me for their team, but i had my own team. my team were named the gap

stars. what you laughing about? i'm sensitive about my gap. [laughter] no, my team was named the gap stars, but yes, you can't say that other name. [laughter] nicole: ok, all right. forget it. michael: so i'm curious, you're in great shape, you've had kids, looked like you haven't had one baby. nicole: thank you. by the way, so does your wife. michael: yeah, nicole looks great. she has five. nicole: nicole, let me tell you something, nicole murphy, fiance, she, i -- [laughter] michael: hey, spends my money, she's my wife. [laughter] cheers and applause] nicole: this is true, this is true. well, we all had dinner a few months ago and let me tell you something i was standing this close to her. her body is unbelievable. it's unbelievable. she has the west body, i'm telling you, of any woman i've ever seen. michael: i know. [laughter] nicole: she does. i'm telling you, every time i

see her i'm like whoa! michael is so lucky! i'm telling you. shoael: all i got to say is is right. she's hot. she's very hot. nicole: she is. michael: i think she's tried yoga, but do you do yoga? nicole: i don't do yoga, i do the tracy anderson method which i think kelly does too. i used to do yoga. michael: you did the hot yoga? nicole: yes, yes. michael: did you like that? nicole: yes. by the way, i can always be in heat. always. [laughter] michael: so that means you plan on having more kids? [laughter] i can always be in heat. nicole: i'm always cold. i'm always cold. and no matter what, i can always have the heat on. michael: ok. now that's a better way to put it. nicole: yes, yes. michael: because gelman is a yogi. look at him, his neck is just moving in directions i've never seen. but no, a lot of people, you

know matt and sam alvarez. they're always trying to get me to do this hot yoga, i always say no. but hopefully they're watching the show, hot yoga, there are no more benefits to hot yoga than doing regular yoga, outside it makes your muscles probably looser and you can bend more. and this is from reuters. so if it's on the internet, it's true. but no physical benefits outside of flexibility and stuff like that to doing hot yoga. but a lot of people think that there are. nicole: it's interesting that you mention this, because part of the method of tracy anderson is to work out in the heat as well. now, i don't know the exact benefits of it, as you say there's none. but i do like the idea -- [laughter] i do like the cry dee of just sweating and getting it all out. michael: yeah, maybe it's a cleansing thing. nicole: yeah, more of a cleansing thing. michael: i can just go sit in

the steam room. nicole: but you want to stretchby the way the heat does help you relax, you know that. so maybe it helps you relax and get into those positions. by the way, i have no idea what i'm talking about, am i right? gelman: they're saying it doesn't burn anymore calories. michael: what do you think? nicole: it's good for your muscles. gelman: it's cleansing, but it doesn't necessarily burn more calories. michael: it helps you cleansing and loosen up your muscles, helps you relax. i get the same benefit, seriously, in a steam room sitting back like that, because i'm relaxed and i'm loose and i'm chilling! without the grunting. [laughter] but then heating up the room when you work out? nicole: that's what we do. michael: i had to do this work out with kelly, the a.k. technique, they put the heat on. that's ridiculous. i'm already hot working out. i got on layers, i go with sleeves on because i like to work out with sleeves. i'm almost butt naked by the

time we finish the work out because i keep taking stuff on. nicole: it's good to cleanse. michael: i'll remember that. but nicole with the perfect body has no complaints. [laughter] i'm joking, she does complain. [laughter] not about me. nicole: yes i do. michael: and also, do you sleep a lot? nicole: do i -- i do love to sleep. michael: ok, how many hours a night? nicole: would i like to? michael: yes. nicole: i would to sleep a good eight, nine hours a night. michael: how many do you actually sleep? nicole: five. it's fine. to sleep more. michael: kids or wake up? nicole: wake up around 5:00 every morning. michael: always been like that? nicole: always been an early riser. michael: when he was younger i could always sleep all day. nicole: not me. i always wanted to be one of these teenagers that woke up at 1:00, carefree, chilling. i was the only 16-year-old up at 5:00 a.m.

michael: what time did you go to bed? nicole: well -- michael: we used to watch your show. i know you were out late. [laughter] out late and up at 5:00 a.m. you know what? they try to say sleep loss explains some of weight gain for people. they did a study. saying that people who did not sleep and had fatigue had that evaluate ty your appetite. which means your cravings. if you don't get a lot of sleep it makes people crave and threw off their appetites so they ate more basically and created overweight and obesity. nicole: ok, i've never heard that before. michael: me neither until i just daily newsing in the today. that's interesting to me, because i think i sleep enough but i don't at the same time. i wish i could sleep more but i can't stay in bed. nicole: do you wake up in the middle of the night? michael: yes.

nicole: me too. nicole: do you get up in the middle of the night? michael: i'm getting to the age that if i don't, there will be a mess in the bed. [laughter] nicole: i'm not there yet. michael: yeah, you're not there yet, i'm there. where i'm like my dad now. i'm becoming my father. nicole: see? i'm not there, because i still look at my mom and i'm like ok, well i'm not there yet, that's kind of your issue. michael: so you just wake up and lay-in bed, just awake? nicole: i wake up and i get up for a minute, and then i come back and i'm chilling. michael: you get up for what? if you don't have to do anything. nicole: i'll tell you what i do that's so bad. i get up and i check my phone and i can't go back to sleep which is the worst thing. the worst. michael: you're a phone addict. you're addicted to the phone? nicole:, i'm like i have to do something. and what i have within doing lately, which is awful, i've been falling asleep with the tv on. michael: you can't get a good sleep with the t on. nicole: no, you cannot. the nights that i don't i have a

completely different day. michael: really? nicole: yeah, yeah. michael: did you fall asleep with the tv on last night? nicole: i did, yeah. i did. michael: see? if you hadn't i would probably seem a lot more clearer. i can't get a good night sleep with the f the on because all that distraction, i'm in a dream and the next thing i'm tom selleck in a ferrari with t.c. in a chopper and i wake up and "magnum p.i." is on. but i'm like five hours. last night i tried to go to bed early. nicole: what time? michael: i shut off the tv at 11:00. nicole: what time did you wake up? michael: i woke up the first time at 3:00. nicole: did you get up? michael: of course -- i had to! nicole: you had to, i got it. michael: i had to. so i got up at 3:00 and then, i always wake up naturally like at 6:456789 nicole: ok, all right. michael: but even if i go to bed at 2:00, i wake up at 6:45. nicole: i'm the exact same way,

the exact same way. well, have you guys heard of this? yesterday, there was a shark found on the subway. this is real. michael: sharknado is here! nicole: this is real. [cheers and applause] it is though! michael: sharknado! nicole: by the way, did anyone see it come in or out? i want to know how it got there. michael: it walked in there. yeah. never seen a shark walk on their back fins? nicole: i don't even know what i would do. michael: see, that has to do with the sharknado. that's probably the movie company saying hey, to the intern, we'll give you $20 if you take this shark -- nicole: yes, yes, take the shark, put it in the subway. michael: slide it under the seat. then they called the paper for it. because there's no way a shark is going to amble into the subway. if you have a shark at home and if the shark passes away you don't take it to the subway.

nicole: i think this shark is at furor feet. michael: a four foot shark? how do you get in there with nobody seeing it? nicole: that's what i'm saying. gelman: back pack. michael: maybe that shark had on a suit, and it got robbed, they found him butt naked under the seat. the sharknado is real. nicole: it's true. michael: we have a big lotto, the big powerball. anybody play? [cheers and applause] nicole: i didn't, i did not play. michael: anybody here win anything? gelman: the staff one. michael: our staff won something? y'all bought a ticket. nicole: $14, yeah? but it's winning. that is winning. gelman: between 18 of us. [laughter] we're going to let it ride. we're going to let it ride into the next jackpot. because otherwise we'd have to start -- michael: because i know you gelman, he's got that calculator, that means i get 83 cents, 48 cents after taxes, i want my money now.

so you're going to let it ride on the next one? because there were three winners. two in new jersey and one in minnesota? minneapolis? yeah, minnesota, i'm just listening to you, you guys know more than i do. that is awesome. so three people have to split $448 million? nicole: wow. michael: i said if i won i would come back to work every day. gelman: you did. michael: it is so good to lie. [laughter] nicole: is that true? michael: i would. i would come back. i'm not saying i would come back with the same attitude. but i would come back to work but i'm not sure how long i could keep coming back. it depends. i would make sure all our audience members, guests would have food. nicole: you just want to make sure everybody's having a good time. michael: i want to make sure everybody's having a good time. [cheers and applause] nicole: that's nice, that's very nice.

gelman: you get a car, you get a car! michael: he wants me to be oprah, you get a car! you get a car! you all get cars! [cheers and applause] nicole: i agree! michael: see, gelman's spending my money. but if this crowd had to stay until 3:00 in the afternoon, he would not even give you a pretzel. [laughter] so, i would just like to buy everyone here food, make sure they are healthy. nicole: that's very thoughtful. michael: they're eating, keeps them enthusiastic. [cheers and applause] we need it. what we need! well, we have a big show today. nicole: yes, we do. michael: big, big show. [cheers and applause] all right, i'm going to teach you, for today and tomorrow you have to take your card, take the blue, and cover your coffee, cover your coffee up -- nicole: ok, all right. michael: and also, you see those

people -- nicole: i know what's about to happen. michael: they're av advantages. nicole: you can aim right for his face guys. michael: they're savages, they will do it. so get your confetti stick. you can throw it at anybody you want. anybody give me bad eyes i throw it at them because right now it's time for splash dance trivia! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> [fine young cannibals "good hing" playing] [cheers and applause] nicole: was that your idea? michael: nicole looking at me looking at our trivia dancer, what's happening over there? is that your idea? that is my idea.

that is paige from gainsville, georgia. [cheers and applause] paige, thank you, looking good. great dancing down there in georgia. keeping it tight. and on the phone we have misty from wake first, north carolina. [cheers and applause] caller: good morning michael, good morning nicole. nicole: hi! caller: good morning, how are you? nicole: we're great, how are you? caller: doing wonderful. michael: what do you do for alying down there? caller: i'm a real estate agent. michael: oh! nicole: nice. michael: so you can hook me up? caller: maybe, maybe yeah. michael: ok, but i need a reduced commission rate. caller: i will certainly do that for you, michael. michael: now you're getting ready to send your daughter to college? caller: yes, going next week. michael: which school is she going to go to? caller: she's going to appalachian state in the mountains in north carolina. [cheers and applause] nicole: nice. michael: congratulations to you. you know what we're going to do, after you send her to college hopefully we can send you on a

nice little vacation. so nicole will spin the wheel and see what you're playing for. nicole: all right. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] michael: uh-oh. all right, oh -- oh! we cannot decide what we want to give you. all right, you're playing for the red mountain resort in southern utah, seven days, six nights and deluxe accommodation. deluxe meaning great. [cheers and applause] all right. it includes three meals daily two massages per person, round trip courtesy of orbitz, valued at $5300. and you have 20 seconds and only

one guess, are you ready? caller: i'm ready. michael: all right here we go. on yesterday's show, erin andrews and i talked with actress amanda say fred. what did we say she calls her 92-year-old grandmother? caller: nina! michael: you got it. announcer: congratulations, you and a guest will enjoy seven days, six nights at the red mountain resort, in southern utah, red mountain resort has everything you need to relax, renew and rediscover your passion for adventure. beautifully designed rooms and suites are carefully situated on 5 5 acres. your prize is valued at approximately $5300. [cheers and applause] michael: all right, congratulations. now you can help a lucky member of our studio audience receive a $500 gift certificate from omaha steaks! [applause] and let me tell you something, i'm looking at these people in

the eye, they're hungry. caller: ok. icole: so please pick a number between 1-182. caller: 16th wedding anniversary coming up, i'm going to go with 16. [cheers and applause] ichael: there we go. all right, congratulations, enjoy your trip. congratulations ma'am, enjoy those steaks. hey, stay right there, when we come back, the incredible lenny kravitz is here! [cheers and applause] announcer: still ahead on "live," actress emma roberts. we'll open up the inbox to hear your comments and questions. coming up next, lenny kravitz.

[cheers and applause] michael: welcome back. now on tomorrow's show, from the new film "jobs" ashton kutcher will be here. [cheers and applause] nicole: and a performance by ountry singer brett el dritch. michael:, now, writer producer,

four-time grammy award winner. please welcome one of the greatest rock musicians of all times, mr. lenny kravitz! [cheers and applause] cheers and applause] michael: have a seat, man. >> good morning. michael: that's that rock star swagger when you come out of there. i can't get it! i can't get it! , lenny, i can't get it! >> how are you? michael: i'm great. >> good. michael: i have a little bone to pick with you. >> do you? michael: yeah, because you cost me some money recently. >> i did? michael: yeah. would you like to explain yourself? because i'm a little upset. >> well, your fiance was in a store in l.a., most incredible boutique called church. michael: yep. >> and she was trying on

clothes, so, i thought i would just hang out and watch her come out of the room. [laughter] nicole: i told you guys, she's stunning, stunning! >> in her outfits because it was quite captivating. [laughter] michael: uh-huh. >> and i was like yeah girl, that looks great. oh yeah. so, she walked out with a lot of stuff, man. michael: i know! >> but i didn't know you were paying the bill. michael: you know that's a good way to back out of that lenny. one way you can -- >> like who was paying the bill, if i wasn't paying the bill? >> michael: you keep saying she looks great, you could have paid. i would have been fine with that. she told me she saw you. i've always been a big fan so i'm glad you're here. >> how beautiful is nicole? nicole: thank you, thank you. [cheers and applause] this is a great seat to be in. michael: but you guys have known each other for a long time? nicole: we have, because lenny is friends with my dad. so i've known you since, i don't know, i was a teenager.

>> yes, exactly. nicole: it's crazy. >> her dad is amazing, amazing, amazing man. [cheers and applause] nicole: thank you. >> legendary. nicole: sometimes after my dad is done hanging out with you, i always know when he sees you -- >> how is that? nicole: because he'll come home and then he'll buy a new pair of leather pants. [laughter] and it's just so wrong. it's so wrong. he's like oh, i want the leather pants with the ripped t shirt and the blazer, i'm like dad, you're like 60 something! >> don't say that, he's going to be mad. nicole: i normally call him a hundred so this is really nice, this is nice. >> because he was telling me he doesn't like when he's in the nightclub and he says you, oh dad. nicole: i don't even go anymore, and he still does! michael: after me and lenny, i'm going to wear leather pants on the show tomorrow with you. [cheers and applause] but you know, this is a big year for you, lenny.

i couldn't believe this, this is the 25th year of your career. >> yes, sir. michael: amazing. >> yes, blessing. amazing. michael: for 25 years, how have you kept it at such a high level? >> you know, i don't know. i can only say that in a business where things come and go, i can only say i've always been myself, i always do what i feel artistically and it's led me here. i'm so blessed. i really appreciate it. and thank you all. [cheers and applause] michael: so, after 25 years, is there something you haven't done that you wish you could do? or you want to do? >> there's places that i'd still like to go see and experience, you know, even though i've been touring for 25 years, you don't see as much as people think you might be seeing, because you're going in and out so quickly. so, you know, i haven't been to india yet. i haven't been to vietnam. i want to go there because my dad spent time there when he was corresponding for the war. it was my dad's dreams to go to

he didn't os island, get a chance to go. michael: you can make up for that shopping trip by taking me with you. when we come back, lenny will tell us about how making this film brought him back to his childhood, "lee daniels' the butler." so don't go anywhere. announcer: still ahead on "live" from the new film "we're the millers," emma roberts.

[cheers and applause] michael: we're back with lenny kravitz, star of "lee daniels' the butler." you know, i hear you have a very special relationship with your grandfather. tell us about that. >> incredible. you know, my grandfather really put a lot of love and energy into me. and we were always close, from the time i was born. you know, he was really adamant about teaching me discipline, followthrough, integrity, honesty. he comes from the bahamas, and at age 9 he had to be the man of his family. michael: wow. >> and take care of his mother and four brothers and sisters, at 9. went to nassau, got work, went from there to florida and got work and created this life so that my mother could attend college, was the first in her family to attend college. she went to howard university, studied at the shakespeare institute in england, and you

know, made it possible, obviously for me to do what i'm doing and now for my daughter zoe, so i pay a lot of honor and tribute to my grandfather. nicole: and you're very close with your mother too, and your mother and your grandfather. >> oh yes, extremely. i was a mama's boy, no doubt, no doubt. michael: now, that relationship, have you taken anything from that with your own kids? >> oh yeah, zoe and i have an incredible relationship. we speak every day, you know, we spend a lot of time together and she lived with me from age 11 to 21. so, i had some very interesting years. nicole: yeah. [laughter] >> very interesting years. but she's my best friend. nicole: yeah, did you notice the relationship change? because i feel like, once i hit probably 25, 26, my relationship with my dad and, you know, he was my dad of course, but we didn't live in the same house.

>> right. nicole: so once i kind of hit the age 26 and i had my own kids, it was like our relationship changed, and we had each nderstanding for other, and it changed. do you feel that way at all? at all with zoe now that she's an adult? >> i mean, it's always been amazing. there were the years like, you know, 17, 18, 19 where, she had to go and kind of feel herself. nicole: do her thing. >> do her thing and i was cool with that, because i left home when i was 15. but, we're closer and closer every day. and yes, as she's getting older, i've felt it coming back, she's going to be 25 in december. but, you know, we can't get enough of each other, it's a beautiful thing. [cheers and applause] michael: no doubt. we got to take another quick break, man. when we come back, we're going to talk about "the butler" with lenny kravitz everybody, stay right there. cheers and appl

[cheers and applause] michael: we're back with lenny kravitz, who's in the movie "lee daniels' the butler." you play james holloway in this movie, but you said being on set had brought back memories of growing up. why is that? >> man, i walked in the first day, it was the scene we're in my house, there's the parrot, we're playing cards, everybody's

dancing. just every item in the house reminded me of my grandparents house or uncle's house. nicole: yeah. >> the furniture, the carpets, the ashtray, the martin luther king and the j.f.k. praying hands on the wall, the little ceramic lighters. it was a trip, like going back in time. nicole: this isn't your first film with "lee daniels' the butler" right? >> right, we did "precious" together. nicole: which you were amazing in. [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. michael: "precious" you played nurse john. >> nurse john, yes. michael: but he found you, you didn't audition for either one of these movies did you? >> no, no. i met lee at mr. chow's in new york, i was eating dinner one night and a mutual friend introduced us and lee said he was trying to find me and could never get to me. i should be making films. he knew of my mother's theater work, which i was really impressed about. before "the jeffersons." and he said if i had a drop of my mother's talent that i would

be ok. so he gave me this role in "precious" and then after that, "hunger games" came, so it's been great. it's been great. michael: you've already wrapped up the sequel to "hunger games." >> yeah, we're done. michael: you're done. >> coming out in november. nicole: nice. michael: "hunger games," part two, i can't wait to see that. but also, this movie, i've seen "the butler." it's amazing. the work of everyone in this film is amazing. a history lesson that really makes people think and how far we've come in a short period of time. >> yes. michael: in this clip, richard nixon is talking to the butlers. >> yes, john cusack. michael: john cusack playing nixon. and lenny kravitz. >> let me ask you something in all candor, as members of the community, what are your biggest concerns? now, come on now boys. don't be shy.

holloway, come on. >> well, since you asked sir -- >> i did. >> the colored help gets paid almost 40% less than the white help. >> is that right? >> yes, sir. >> and it's very difficult for the colored staff to be promoted. >> i'll tell you what, when i'm president i'll look to you getting you the raises and promotions that you deserve. >> that would be swell sir. [cheers and applause] michael: that was big to speak up. >> yeah. michael: the other guys were giving you that look like shut up. [laughter] that was big. you know everyone, please go check out this movie, "lee daniels' the butler." it opens on august 16! [cheers and applause] give it up one more time for lenny kravitz everybody! [cheers and applause] nicole: our next guest is emma roberts. announcer: monday on "live" from actor ies "the newsroom" jeff daniels.

next "live," ashton kutcher! he's going from hartthrob to computer whiz? michael: i computized the whole studio.

[cheers and applause] michael: you take that away. nicole: she is a model, a singer, an actress, and her new movie "we're the millers" comes out very soon. please welcome emma roberts. cheers and applause] >> how are you? i feel like i'm shorter now. nicole: by the way, see who's taller? how tall are you? don't lie. >> 5'2" on a good day. nicole: i'm 5'1." >> who's taller right now? michael: i think emma got you.

nicole: my shoulder is higher than hers. >> my hair is taller. [laughter] nicole: shoulders! michael: you're 5'1," you're 5'2," i was born at 5'3." poor mama! [laughter] welcome to the show by the way. >> thank you, so happy to be here. michael: it's summer time, so have you had any summer vacations or anything like that? >> you know, every summer that happens i'm always working on something and by the time i have off it's the middle of winter, i'm like who's ready to go somewhere tropical? and they're like no. nicole: i would go with you. i love going tropical places in the winter. will you invite me next time? >> yeah. i used to go to summer camp, that was my summer activities in minnesota. so growing up in l.a. that was fun. michael: what's that like? cano and fishing. >> and sale and archry and all types of things you never do in l.a. nicole: what do you like to do now in l.a.? >> not that.

[laughter] but yeah, that was really fun. did you go to camp? nicole: i was actually never allowed to go to summer camp. >> not allowed? nicole: i'm still mad at my parents. i used to go with my best friend and we would buy the promotional tapes and we would watch them and then go back to school in september and pretend like we went. [laughter] michael: oh my -- you know what, lionel, you should be ashamed of yourself man! depriving this child of camp. nicole: did you go to camp? michael: camp was like this, ok, get out the house. [laughter] and when those street lights come on you better be in this house. [laughter] that was summer camp. [cheers and applause] emma, we have to take a quick break, ok? when we come back, emma's going to tell us why she'll never wear khakis again. all right. we'll find out with emma roberts. announcer: tomorrow on "live," a performance by country star brett el dredge.

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[cheers and applause] michael: we're back with emma roberts, star of "we're the millers." i saw this movie, i had been waiting to see this movie and i laughed like you would not believe because it was crazy. now, jason sudeikis plays a small-time pot dealer who gets robbed trying to do a good deed for you. >> yes. michael: and in turn has to do a favor for the drug kingpin, and creates a fake family, and you're one of the family members. >> i am. michael: you play a runaway. >> i do. michael: but how -- you're in this with jennifer aniston and jason sudeikis, were you nervous? jennifer aniston's a big, big star. >> i was nervous. i've looked up to her forever. i love "friends" i've seen all her movies and literally met her for the first time on set and saw her, she's coming over to me, i'm like hi. i did the awkward handshake, hug, high five, what do i do kind of thing?

i was bright red and i was like it's great to meet you. and she was like give me a hug, come here, i was like ok. and i was literally standing there, oh my god, day one i've made a complete fool of myself. so i had to make up for it and apologize later on. sorry for the weird hello. nicole: are you guys close now? >> we hinge out offset which was really cool. i've seen her for stuff for millers now. i'm still star struck when i see her, oh my god, hi jennifer. i just called her jennifer. literally. so, it was a dream come true to work with her. michael: because i saw her, i tried to hug her, she wouldn't hug me. [laughter] you said you would never wear cackies again khakis again. why is that? >> well, in the movie i wear these very unflattering khaki shorts. [laughter] and i wanted to wear -- yeah, it's not a great length. and also, the shorts are tanner than me. i'm the pailest person alive.

and i wore them for three months straight shooting this movie, by the end of it i was like i should have picked pants. michael: you wore those for three months straight? >> it took us three months to shoot the movie and we were pretty much in that outfit. yeah, you guys don't realize. it seems like a few days but we're in those clothes by months and months and by the end we're like never want to see the pink polo and khaki shorts again. michael: and they do wash the clothes. >> they do, i swear. michael: in the clip, the family is headed to mexico in a huge r.v. let's check out emma roberts in "we're the millers." >> fireworks, oh my god guys look! fireworks scloop hey, pull over, there's fireworks! >> no, we're not pulling over for fireworks. >> come on, i vote fireworks too. >> see, even this loser wants fireworks! >> the kid want to see the fireworks. >> fireworks! fireworks! >> ok, enough! enough!

let's get something straight right now! his is a job, we are not the brady bunch, i'm marky mark and y'all are the funky bunch! >> the what? [laughter] [cheers and applause] nicole: "we're the millers" is in theaters now, we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] announcer: if you would like to learn anything more about what you saw, visit our website, livekellyandmichael.com.

>> your turn. very good guys.

well, ok. how are you doing? >> my name is nicole. >> i'm sorry, nick. and i'm doing a great job. >> and we have show wiz. nicole: you have so much energy for an old person. i'm so tired. [laughter] that's your web series on aol on? nicole: yes. michael: and that was your dad and your sister. nicole: yes. michael: so you let them do all the work? >> first of all i was doing work, they just didn't show it. [laughter] michael: ok. nicole: and the point of that clip, he was messing up my name, he calls me the wrong name all the time. do you do that? michael: you go through everybody's name. nicole: before getting to the right one. michael: chris, jr., sandra, deb -- they called me my sister. michael: he calls me sophia, then he kales me miles, and i'm like i'm a girl! and then he left a voice mail on my phone, hey mike. who's mike? [laughter]

michael: maybe daddy got a ittle secret he need to share! nicole: we don't even have a mike in our family. michael: based on your twitter feed which is great. le we have a few it will inbox items we want to read. brook said on twitter, great week on kelly and michael, my fashion idol nicole richie, sports girl, erin andrews. we gave you everything! [cheers and applause] nicole: all right -- michael: what you got? nicole: yeah, ok, joe from pennsylvania said hi michael and nicole, my brother in law formed a fantasy football league with seven other guys, all of them were married within five years, five of them got divorced. were married within five years, five of them got divorced. michael: i quit that league!

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>> rachael: today... >> don't eat what the cav man wouldn't eat. >> rachael: i don't know where i can buy a brontasaurus. dr. ian is breaking down extreme diets. >> rachael: then...can ricky make this woman's room fit for a lady? and -- >> my name on the showw is laur webberspencer. >> rachael: ovever 30 years aft laura and luke said i do, genie

francis is back on the set of "general hospital." >> it's so embarrass approximating. >> rachael: wow! [cheers and applause] >> rachael: hey, everybody, welcome. so we're a couple months into the new year and that means sadly for most of us that our new year's resolutions have pretty much all fallen by the waste side at this point. we've fallen off our diets and many people start looooking for quick fix, the extreme weight loss plan or the detox plan to get back on track before they're too far into the new year. today we're goingo break down the extreme diets that are out there and find out whether or not from a doctor we should give them a shot. please welcomeack to our show, the author o of a diet, too, except his is new york times

number one selling diet, "shred," the diet. >> rachael: before we get into the trendy diets and i have a girlfriend who is on one of these, on again, off again kind of thing. i'm curious about all three of these. before we do that, let's recap for everybody the "shred" plan this, is not just a diet, six weeks, two inches, four sizes and sets you u up for a lifetim plan. >> simply "shred" says youat regular food, dieting should not be expensive. four meals a day with three snacks, you never go hungry. you lose weight this the short term, it's a lifestyle plan. you can live this way forever. it is easy and makes sense, it is healthy, theey is healthy. >> rachael: i love that, guys, check it out.

new york times best seller for a reason. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, thank you. >> rachael: now let's get into it. when we're choosing a diet, what are the biggest mistakes we're making or how do we choose between the diets out there? >> one of the biggest problem system this, people choose things that are restrictive. they eliminate so many foods, you can't stay this way forever. >> rachael: you won't live like that forever. you tend to bifrj out. >> choose a program that is anying to challenge you, you have to be challenged, but a program you can stick to and not fall off of in two or three weeks. >> rachael: to keep the whole of your life. don't choose a diet, choose a plan for your life. >> absolutely. >> rachael: what are we looking at here? is >> the first diet is the fruitariian diet. 75% of food by weight must be a fruit. the other part must be from a

seed or a vegan, very complicated in that sense. the reason people like it, you can lose weight very quickly. >>yeah, you are eating mostly water. you are eating fruit. >> absolutely. ashton kutcher has been a fruitarian and tried the program. he had gastric problems. >> rachael: i would imagine. >> the issue with the fruit diet, the major issue is this. people lose weight, because there is so much sugar, fruit have natural sugar, you send your insulin through the roof. you get big insulin spikes, that will cause weight gain. the other frb with the diet, you are not eating all these things that can do things, like meat. lch, i'm not saying overdo it on meat. meat provides protein and iron. so it says you can't have that. what i feel like is you got to be careful, but you can make the

fruitarian diet healthier. how about that? >> rachael: sure. if you are going down that road eating mostly fruits, i would add vegetables. >> absolutely. i choose dark greenleafy vegetables, lots of fiber. veggies have carbs, but the carbs are different. mixing the carbs and fiber can make a difference as how far the blood sugar will rise inside your body. >> rachael: you are controlling the insulin problem. you are adding vegetables, dark leafy green and protein. >> legumes are great. chick peas and lentils are great n nonprotein source of food. >> rachael: if you are thinking about approximate trying that, make these adjustments, add in the protein. >> there are few examples we have reported where people stay long-term on a diet like this tis difficult. >> rachael: it doesn't s sound realistic to me.

to me. your choice. the cave man diet, the idea is don't eat what the cave man wouldn't eat. throw it all away. they take away -- >> rachael: i don't know where i can buy a brontasaurus, a side of fred flintstone. where do i get that? >> big turkey leg. et me explain something, take away refined sugar, legumes and grains. >> r rhael: you can't havave legume? >> that is what you takeaway. >> rachael: they are only eating meat. >> largely meat, which is an issue. >> rachael: all meat and no grain. >> no grains whatsoever. that is a problem, you are getting rid of whole grains, which are full of nutrients. a lot of celebrities do it. reportedly matthew mcconaughey. >> rachael: he was doing that for short term as an actor to portray a character. i know him, he's man thatoves

life and all things in moderation. >> he's using it. >> rachael: very fit and healthy guy and loves everything. >> megan fox has reportedly been on it. remember something, if you eat this kind of diet, you take away your calcium. >> rachael: bad for women, especially. >> osteoporosis. m can also get it. you are eating so much meat, you limited the space for fiber. >> rachael: it can't be good for your colon. t much meat is bad for your colon. >> we are both carnivores, too much meat is bad, it can be fatty, bad for heart disease. >> rachael: artery is the number one killer of women. >> for men also. the problem with the meat, it can slow your digestive system. you are tanking on the meat. no restriction and you are not having fiber. so let's do an alternative. >> rachael: okay. >> in my program, for example, in the "shred" diet, i add things, you can have meat, you

can have fiber and enj these things and get your calcium. what i want to do in the back of the book, we have different recipes, i wanted to show you an easy smoothie. >> rachael: okay. >> a tasty and healthy smoothie. you can help me make it. >> rachael: sure. you have fear of blender. >> blender malfunction. it is not very smooth. we have yogurt. >> rachael: yogurt. >> full of calcium. >> rachael: i love greek yogurt. >> great, right? calcium in yogurt. we have strawberries, and you can mix with blberries. we have milk in here. cuhave almond milk, low fat milk. we have flax seed. >> rachael: flax seed is awesome. cubuy a tortilla chip to pasta to bread with flax seed and you can buy flax seed >> it can fight heart disease, cancer, diabetes. >> rachael: my mom puts it on oatmeal everymorning, she is big in flax seed.

>> a lot of people don't like the oil, mix it with things, you can't taste it. honey. >> rachael: a drizzle of honey. >> i love berries, this is strawberries, a lot of fiber and antioxidants. >> rachael: you have good-looking berries for this time of year. a little banana. half a banana. >> then put like -- >> rachael: two cubes of ice. >> maybe cold, my kids love the ice part tis chilled. >> rachael: you should make smoothies at home with the family. freeze the berries and have them on hand all the time and the berries arehe ice. >> we make this at home twice a week tis fun for the kids. mix it up here. >> rachael: very successful blending, by the way. >> right; right. that is why you do what you do. okay. that is done. you can see how fast we did that. >> rachael: all right. great nutrition. >> now taste that, that is just -- >> rachael: i'd love tasting it, it sounds delicious.

they skimped on your strawberries. sorry. cheers. >> mmm! mmm! all day long. >> rachael: that's delicious. >> under 200 calories. >> rachael: under 200 calories, guys. truly delicious. >> the last program is calleded the tongue patch diet. >> rachael: i've read about this, i did not believe it was real. tell them what this is. >> i will say a doctor invented this program. the idea is very simple. they sew a patch to your tongue, a mesh patch. the idea isis that when you eat it's painful and therefore you are not going to be eating solid food because you d't want to do that, you will b drinking. the appeal to the program is that you will be consuming a lot fewer calories and you are going to lose weight quickly. now the idea is the doctor also prepares what i call an elixir that you drink, obviously you only drink now. the elixir has 750 calories.

i will date myself, this is comparable to people in the old days wiring their jaws shut. you sip through a straw. here is the key. what is the magic number of calories, you should be consuming whehen you lose weigh or per day? i decided to demonstrate that with myself. i will use myself as guinea pig. bmr. yourasil metabollic rate. when you are at rest, how much energy is your body burning or consuming that, is your bmr. if you stood here, you are burning calories and functioning. calculate my bmr. we have a nice formula to show. the formula for women, your bmr is 655 plus your weight in pounds, inches and years. it looks complicated, but it's not that complicated. this formula, there are appapproximates online to use.

men that, is the bmr. the number 66 plus the number you get from the calculation. we doll mine. i weigh 185 pounds. >> rachael: right. >> how tall am i? 6-2. >> rachael: yeah. >> how old am i? >> rachael: i don't know, how old are you? >> how old do i look? >> rachael: 35. >> there is my girl. i'm 43 actually. >> rachael: yeah! >> so those are my numbers. >> rachael: your number. >> calculate it. calculate it, that means my bmr is 8 -- >> rachael: that is so cool. 1865.95 calories per day before -- that is your break even. break even. >> break even. right. it's great. >> rachael: awesome. >> when you talk about weight loss, increase that bmr, active mr, when you start moving around at work ouout, cuget 2500, whic means break even at 2500 calories. >> rachael: that is awesome.

i'veeard when i go to the gym each day, between 4 and 500, depending what i'm doing. >> sure. >> rachael: that is extra, you know what i mean, can have that much extra. >> we are going to the gym togetether. we are, we are. i'm serious. anyway, the bottom line here is when choosing a program, choose something that you can really do. don't go extreme. extreme may work in the short term, but could be dangerous to it your health and won't work for the long-term. >> rachael: it won't be with you for the long-term like the "shred" diet. i say the same about cooking, if people don't like to cook. closese your eyes, if it approximate you can envision yourself being successful, you will be able to cook it. if you choose a disxet close your eyes, can you live the rest of your life on it. >> and beonest about it. >> rachael: that's right. love you. >> love you. >> rachael: thank you to dr. ian.

"shred" number one best seller, stores now. you can get itn amazon. now we'll switch from extreme diet to our next guest who goes to extremes to give homeowners a ig surprise, along with a dream renovation. check him out in action. >> thanks, i love you. >> i'm ricky paull goldin, home renovation freak. it cuts just like that. perfect. social networking junkie. now i'm harnessing the power of e-mail, twitter, facebook, flash mob, to give struggling homeowners the surprise of a lifetime. >> rachael: oh, my goodness. >> with just a few clicks, i can activate a task mob of total strangers with wid range of skills to transform a home in just three days. >> yeah. >> it's outrageous, it's ntagiou this is "spontaneous

construction." [cheers and applause] >> rachael: it looks like flash mob construction, i love it. please welcome back to the show, our good friend, part of our family here, ricky paull goldin. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: hi, rickcky, come around this side. >> hello, everybody. >> > rachael: that's gorgeous sweater, i like that. >> ink that -- thanks. >> rachael: everybody was a soap opera fan, knows him from "all my children," but we all know him, if you watch our show, everybody knows him bececause hs part of our extended family. this is kai's dad, gretta's sweetie, the three best-looking people probably on the planet. >> stop that. >> rachael: as close as we are as friends, we go to rock concerts together, we hang out. i didn't know you werento this renovation, handyman diy thing.

my husband can't even pick up a paint brush. i'm impressed, a. b, lucky gretta. c, has this always been a hidden idea? >> my mom was the type of m mom that made sure i had a job every summer. i had to roof. i followed a carpenter around, i had to make money. >> rachael: actor/carpenter. >> when i was a starving actor in l.a., i would get an apartment, do minorepair and rerent it out at profit and make money. i would ddo that all over townn until i had six or seven apartments going, i can do this, i like this, i love this. >> rachael: you are a decorator, too. i love this. >> decorator, designer, yeah. >> rachael: designer, decorator. so that makes diy and renovation look like fun. >> yeah. >> rachael: i've lived through renovation a few times in my life. it was not fun. fun would not come to mind.

explain the concept of the show. >> it is sort of like "extreme home makeover" meets "smash," and i love to smash stuff. >> rachael: i love smash, too. >> we show up with a flash mob, which turns into a task mob, and they "don't take the girl" leave until we get everything done. you ever feel like, i wish i had manpower to get this done. i was an only kid, i didn't have a brother to help me move a table. it really worked. we leave people very happy. >> rachael: i think it is such a cool idea. we waited -- [cheers and applause] >> rachael: here in new york my husband and i waited because there are so few hours per day that you can have workers, you know, my husband and i, it was like, i don't know, it seemed like forever, it was supposed to take four months, it was a year and a half, two years, if we had flash mob, we could have done it in a weekend. >> we will set up flash mob to do isaboo's next --

>> rachael: i love knowing this about you, i will work this one. i will trade food for diy for the rest of our lives. >> you got it, o of course. >> rachael: we wanted to give ricky a challenge at our home away from home, you, kai and gretta are here often. this will be i important to gretta. we love coming to work, we have fun here, what makes us miserable is going to the lady's room. the lady's room at our television show is awfuful. here is the problem. the stalls are so small, i'm not lying, the stalls are so small, you can't get behind the door on the side you need to be onnd pull your pants or skirt down because your knees hit the wall and you can't get to the toilet because the door won't let you, 's right here. >> it's true. >> rachael: this would not be a problem for a man, but it becomes quite an issue in a messy way for the ladies. we have to show each other our business and leave the door

open. we wanted ricky and his crew to dohat they do bebest,o in, they have had a day and a half to do it? >> yeah, a day and a half, basically 24 hours. >> rachchael: 24 hours, that is what thehey do, they do it fast down and dirty. how is it going? >> it is going, it has hurdling, the stalls are small, no storage, no personality. we are almost there, it needs jugging, we are just finishing it up. >> rachael: perfect. can you get it done by the end of the show? >> yes. >> rachael: all right. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: we'll give a big reveal, probably illegal to show people in the stall on television in some way, but can you have somebody test drive it for us, too? we knowou can get in and out of? >> archie bunker flush, maybe. >> rachael: have somebody test drive it. when we come back, i'll meet you guys in the prep kitchen when we

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[cheers and applause] >> rachael: so today's show has been about extremes, extreme diets, extreme renovation, when it comes to making dinner, we nt the extremely easy, right? one of my favorite go-tos is an easy sauce, no-cook sauce, it is seasonless and you can put it on anything from tofu and mushrooms if you are vegetarian to fish, chicken, beef and our lovely culinary team will show you guys how it's made. check it out. >> hey, guys, we're in the ge

prep kitchen, we have a great tip today. we will will make argentinian no-cook chimichurri sauce. to any dish.n bring bold flavor to get this sauce started, grate garlic into the food processor. this is going to give your sauce add kick. she has half an onion and then we add oregano. add in cilantro and s some parsley. okay. next we're going to add seeded fresno chili and honey tow sweeten it up. then add lime juice. get it all in there, add red wine vinegar. i'm going to season with salt and pepper. now it's time to whi it up. going to stream in olive oil. bring it all together. look for chimichurri sauce and

approximate put it in a serving dish. add it to any of your favorite dishes, chicken, roasted vegetable, fish. let's go eat, let's go. [cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause] >> rachael: all righty. 30 million viewers watch as our next guest, in character, said "i do," during the famous wedding of luke and laura. i know, i wated it, too. i know! it's the most watch daytime drama event in the history of television. now to help celebrate "general hospital's" 50th anniversary, herr character just to clarify s not 50, she has returned as laura spencer. take a look at her in action.

[cheers and applause] >> i'm sorry. >> mom, my god, mom. >> oh, lulu. oh! >> rachael: please welcome for approximate the first time to our show from "general hospital," emmy winner,enie francis. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: you look good. laura, i love your jacket, baby. >> thank you. >> rachael: it's so fre tow meet gen francis in real life, i'm like, laur ai love your jacket, you look amazing. it is, it is so weird. i did not grow up in a house, my mom was work nothing kitchens since the time i office her hip, she didn't watch a ton of soap operas, but every one i knew, my older sister and her friends, all of my friends, we were all huddled around the television together watching luke and

laura's wedding. it is a huge iconic moment in television history s. it weird to be on the inside of that? i was there and remember th.at. >> yes, all i can say to that, what is it like to not be on the inside of that. this tape has followed me on every program i've ever been on, you know, for the past 30 years really. i'm a huge fan of yours, i'm thrilled to see you. >> rarachael: thank you, genie francis. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: now you heard, i'm sure backstage, you could hear the audience getting excited and squealing as soon as i said luke and laura. what are your favorite fan because people are obsessed with this couple. >> right. they love the couple. years ago when it was in heyday, it was crazy and screaming and hair pulling and climbing and peeking in windows. now it is not like that, i have friends everywhere. i go anywhere and people smile and wave.

it's a nice feeling, i really enjoy it. >> rachael: like having a big extended family, right? >> honest to god is. >> rachael: these people went to your wedding, sort of. >> they feel like they know me. >> rachael: exactly. i think that is the thingbout daytime drama, you really feel you're in the family's homes during the daytime hours, often the kids are out to school, they feel that intimacy like you are their next door neighbor, right? >> they do. it brings back memories for them. they sat and watch today with their grandmother or evokes family memories. >> rachael: generations. >> generations have sat and tched the show. the show is 50 years old. >> rachael: amazing. >> yes. >> rachael: so many daytime dramas under the gun and under the knife and disappeared over the years, what a testament to gh and the team and the writers

to be around after 50 years in television is something. >> it is amazing. and building new diences. >> rachael: of course, yes, that is so cool about it. it is survivor and survivi strong. >> yes. >> rachael: you started the show when, in '76? >> december 28, 1976. >> rachael: wow. >> that was my first day. >> rachael: i heard backstage that your real-life first kiss was in character on that show, is that true? >> yes, it was. it was so embarrassing. >> rachael: wow! right, how freaky is that. how old were you? >> i think i was 15 by then. everybody on the show who, they loved me, i was like the baby of he family. my tv mom, tv dad and the stage manager, everybody standg around the hood of f the car going, love, genie is having a love scene. i wanted to die. >> rachael: wanted to die there.

>> it was horrible. >> rachael: good job, your parents, you made it to 15 without making out. good for you. >> well, this was a long time ago, rachael. different day. >> rachael: different rules. what is it like returning to the show to go back, do you remember the first moment you stepped back into it and you were like, wow, what that was first feeling? >> you mean this comeback? it just feels great, what is cool about right now, everyone who ever carried the show, you know, frisco and felicia, anna is back, different leads are back at the same time. we are there to sort of, who carried the show? and tony, of course, there all along. >> rachael: amazing. he's amazing, i met him at a couple things, what a nice man. >> lovely man. a lovely actor. >> rachael: it must be cool to have that gang, the whole club, does it feel like a family,

right? >> real comraderie there. everybody loves this lark moment of having it come back into their lives and be able to celebrate it. >> rachael: i remember trying to explain to family members, i think my dad, who didn't watch, everybody was crying in the wedding. when you try and explain in a nutshell the storyline of a drama, you sound crazy, right? >> yes. >> rachael: it's true, though, it's true. give us some of the storylines going on right now on the show. >> going on right now, that is hard. i can tell you that my name on the show is laura vining, webber, spencer, casadine, spencer. i'm not sure about the last spencer, we did get divorced. >> rachael: i love you have to close your eyes to do that. >> that was only five years, rachael, only five years of story. >> rachael: you know, do you ever find yourself closing your eyes and having to make diagrams

in your own head to follow it all? it's complicated, right? >> now i don't try to follow it all, rachael. i just try to show up and do my part and do my best. >> rachael: you know, it is such a joy, look at the smiles in the room, such a joy to see. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: "general hospital," airs ekdays on abc. check local listings. the one and only, genie francis, everybody. grab a snack, we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] >> whoa! a whole second floor up here. >> announcer: can ricky make a whole second floor up here. >> announcer: can ricky make this lady's room fit for a

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[cheers and applause] >> rachael: guys, welcome back. so what's for dinner tonight is new obsession of mine, i love it. i'm slightly obsessed with devilled eggs. stuffed eggs of any kind really. i've written 25-30 stuffed egg recipes in my life. i thought to myself,he old joke, which came first, the chicken or the egg? i was thinking, hey, why should the egg be having all the fun? what about devilled chicken? everybody loves buffalo chicken, that is just spicy chick hadden. this is my devilled chicken breast and i serve on buttered

toast points. it is delicious. [cheers and apppplause] >> rachael: delicious! so start by pounding out your chicken breast, guys. pound them out to half an inch thi, give them a few whacks. then salt and pepper both sides, brown them in olive oil and before they totally finish cooking through, in a pan probablyix minutes or so and they will be in there seven or eight all day. pull them out. and let them rest and they'll continue to cook, i wilill keep them warm by putting foil over the top. you get carry-over cooking. you don't want to overcook them or you dry them out. down in the pan with the drippin from the chicken, add butter. and then in devilled eggs, i use grated onion in the egg and grated garc n. this dish i will use nice mild shallot,

shallo shallots, start swirling that arnd and i chop next to the stove so i can drop stuff into the pan as i need it. so after the shallots get going, chop up a fresno chili pepper. i always put a little bit of fresh chili and hot sauce in the devilled eggs. i garnish the devilled eggs, fresno is not too spicy, cut in rings, they look like bull's eyes and at halloween, put a dot of black olivend they look like evil eyeball. delicious. so guys, the heat in c chili peppers in general lives in the ribs and the seeds. to make any chili pepper less spicy, more palettable for everyone, take out the seeds and ribs and turn back the heat level of the chili. fresnos are mild, spice index

goes. chop and drop that. and then few cloves of garlic. and now we'll season this up with salt and pepper. i'll let this cook out. when we come back, we'll finish making the devilled gravy. [cheers and applause] victory is getting triple the love...

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[cheers and applause] >> rachael: guys, we're making devilled chicken. i forgot to mention the chicken and devilled gravy on toast is in the comfort food issue of our magazine. i write 10 30-minute meals, 30 minutes or less with step-by-step pictures, irite 10 of them for approximate every single issue of the magazine. nine more ideas, in and out of the kitchen in half an hour. to our devilled gravy, which we started by browning up chicken, to the chicken drippings, we add butter, melt the butter down, add gaic, salt and pepper. lift up the flavor from the bottom of the pan. use white wine or dry vermouth. my husband and i are red wine drinkers. once you open, keep in the fridge. dry vermouth is winene with aromatic, fortified wine.

great choice if you want to keep wine to use in your recipe. deglaze the pan with vermouth. it is gat if youou like martinis. hello. then you -- not maybe this early i the morning reallyly. they are like, i don't know, i take one. anyway, you deglaze the pan with white vermouth or dry white wine. lift up the drippings and then add in chickentock to formhe base for your gravy. e're going to season that gravy up, again wall the flavors that go into devilled eggs. switch back to my whisk, get that incorporated. to teaspoons of paprika or two-thirds of a palmful to make it devilishly red. teaspoon of dry mustard or stir in dijon if you prefer. and i go crazy with the hot

sauce, my husband and i like things really spicy. it has a dot top on it. put in a few drops, i unscrew the top and pour in a few tablespoo dochlt as much as you kelike. then i add in worcestershire, everything but the kitchen sink in the worcestershire, as well. i'll get that later. let me get a clean whisk to mix that up now. at this point, you mix the gravy together, let it thicken up and let the flavor mbine. give it a taste, see if it is spicy enough, see if you have enough of the hot sauce or worcestershire, it turns out devilishly red, it has gre flavors of devilled eggs. oh, it's going to be so good. let the chicken finish cooking through, we'll serve it up right after this. [cheers and applause] ♪

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>> rachael: guys, this is a spicy 30-minute meal from our magazine, the march issue of the magazine. i love devilled eggs, if you do, too, you will love devilled chicken.

spicy grave we stard, paprika, hot sasauce, garlic, ornion, chi pepper, worcestershire, all down in the sauce and shallots. it is absolutely delicious. here is how i serve it up, super simple. take some toast, using -- put your broiler on and use a cookie sheet and bake them at the same time. toast it on both sides. then cut from corner to corner and make toast points and melt butter in the microwave or stove top and paint brush it on there, you get nice even distribution of melted butter. there we go. it makes a nice bed for the chicken, it will catch the drippings. turn this kind of sideways. then put that devilled chicken down over the top. and then spoon that devilishly good gravy allown over that.

[cheers and applause] >> rachael: my goodness, that looks good. sprinkle green on the top. chopped flat-leaf parsley over the top. it is done easy and delicious. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: so normally i say this might be what's for dinne tonight, , but the ladies are lining up for the new ladies room, check out rick and he see what the "ontaneous construction" reveal will look like right after this. [cheers and plause] ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> rachael: back with our good buddy and the host of hgtv's brand-new "spontaneous construction," ricky pauaull goldin. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: so just to recap, the show is they show up with a flash mob to help home owners in the middle of construction projects and the flash mob turns out to be a bunch of helping hands. >> absoluly. a task mob. thee greatest people show up, master carpenters, gardeners and people that don't have any skills, they want to learn and take away something and have a good time. >> rachael: we want him to do a project for us, for us ladies at the show. all the ladies here, they would

dread going to the ladies room because approximate you couldn't shut the door to the stall and successfully do what you had to do once the door was closed because it was so tiny. we are anxious to see what you did. let's check it out. >> yeah. my team is here, we're ready to kill it. >> whoa! put a whole second floor up here. my inspiration foror this room french, parlor, a room the girls come in and feel it is like a spa. i got it all figured out up here. a great option to go over existing floor, vinyl plank flooring is easy to install, super inexpensive, easy to clean and makes a huge impact in a room. i wanted to create a one of a kind piece for the bathroom, you can do this for any room. i go on craigslist, they have a section that is free, fre stuff.

free is for me. drop a sink in here, drop a sink in here. plenty of room for ststorage, i get new knobs and then this will be a total original. here is a super quick tip. grout is porous. stain your grout. wash off the tile and voila, rachael, you will love this. i went with d lights throughout. what does that mean? we're green. 75% less energy, less heat and they last 10 times longer than regular bulbs. remember the doors we had before, those weren't doors, these aredoors. notice the trim? spe things up a little. all right, ladies, it's finally done, come on in. [cheers and applause]

>> i have to say this is bigger than some new york city apartment, plenty of room to stretch out. the problem? not enough stall space, n storage and no personality. i think we took care of all three. i hope you like it, ladies, i'll see you next time, i got to go. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: ricky really did have to go. some came back with him. get the toilet paper off, please. i mean, really? >> so embarrassing. i'm sorry, that is embarrassing. >> rachael: did you see ricky had both legs out there. thank you for making the stalls bigger so the ladies can sit in peace. >> they haven't gone to t bathroom in 24 hours, lineown the block. >> rachael: it is truly beautiful, ricky, amazing job. i didn't know the thing about the grout. >> isn't that cool? >> rachael: the thing about the grout is grt. i love the french doors. >> saloan style doors. >> rachael: i love that for

homes, too. >> space challenged, especially in the city, go with the saloon doors. >> rachael: i wowed, thrilledll. >> i could not have don this without stevee and rowly, the team. >> rachael: the boys are here. >> hgtv. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: so the boys knew so much about powder rooms, good job. thank you for get nothing touch with your sensitive side. lovely. [cheers and applause] >> rachael: ricky, i hope this is one of many projects we do together. i think you did an awesome job. >> sure. i take that as a challenge. >> rachael: all the ladies would cheer you, they are in the ladies room. >> the guysre hurting. >> rachael: maybe we even the score with the fellows next time. i will thank you with devilled chicken. thanks. don't forget to watch "spontaneous construction,"

check local listings. it is on hgtv. we'll see you when we see you, everybody, bye-bye. [cheers and applause] >> raael: want to be on our show? turn around and look at yoursf. get a look at what is coming up, we may be lookingor you. there you are g. to rachael ray dot comand click on daytime tv show for details. and click on show for details. [ cheers and a]

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