here is abc's t.j. holmes. >> reporter: preteens and teens, what are they doing on their phones? many adults will never know, but there's one who does. >> you can't hide from me. >> reporter: christine prestie, mom of 13-year-old and 11-year-old michael was so anxious to know what her kids do on their phones, she secretly installed spyware to watch them. she can see anything. >> it's legal to monitor your kids, but a controversy lurks. do teens deserve privacy or secretly monitoring for safety's sake more important? >> at 11 and 13, we should know what's going on in your life. >> what's the problem with letting your parents see your phones when they ask? >> i just want privacy. >> reporter: last summer, christine says isabella secretly became more secretive. >> reporter: so christine downloads spy software on both kids' phones. were you torn? >> nope. >> you were not? >> not one bit. my kids, i needed to protect them. >> reporter: experts say secret monitoring may hurt your children and your relationship with them in the long run. julie haims is the author of "how to raise an adu

here's t.j. holmes. >> reporter: what are teens doing on their phones? many adults will never know, but there's one who does. >> you can't hide from me. 13-year-old and 11-year-old was so anxious to know what her kids did on their phones, she secretly installed spyware to watch them, can see anything. >> it's legal to monitor your kids, but a controversy lurks. do teens deserve privacy or secretly monitoring for safety's sake more important? >> at 11 and 13, we have to know what's beginning on in their life. >> what's the problem with letting your parents see your phones when they ask? >> i just want privacy. became more secretive. >> i immediately think something's going on. >> reporter: she downloads spy software on both kids' phones. were you torn? >> nope. >> you were not? >> not one bit. my kids, i needed to protect them. >> reporter: experts say it may hurt your children and relationship with them in the long run. the author of "how to raise an adult." >> 224/7 surveillance of your kids, everywhere about, every decision, every moment is effectively

t.j. holmes: 13:22:26;13 what's the problem with letting your parents (laugh) see your phone when they ask? isabella: 13:22:31;04 well, i just like some privacy. isabella suddenly became more secretive 12:20:38 christine: i immediately think that something is going on so christine downloads spy software on both kids phones they are my kids and i need to protect them. experts say secret montoring may hurt your children and your relationship with them in the long run. julie lythcott-haims is the author of "how to raise an adult" julie lythcott-haims / how to raise an adult author 01:21:19;07 // a 24- 7 surveillance of your kid's every whereabouts, every decision, every moment is effectively saying, "i do not trust yu tj holmes 12:23:49 : how do you tell them you trust them when you spy on them? christine : wow 2:24:31 i hope they know i do trust them, but i am doing this to protect them. using the app, christine discovers isabella is texting someone she thinks is a teenager. but when christine call

much more from chicago throughout the morning and "good morning america," t.j. holmes is there for us as well. >> as tense as game seven. >> it is, yeah. >>> donald trump and hillary clinton taking final shots at each other five days before voters head to the polls. >> trump is calling clinton unhinged, a word she often uses to describe him. he targeted clinton over the fbi e-mail investigation but managed to stay focused reminding himself out loud to be disciplined in a rally in florida. >> stay on point, donald, stay on point. no side tracks, donald, nice and easy. i've been watching hillary the last unhinged. we don't want any of that. >> trump's wife hits the trail in pennsylvania today, and president obama stomps for clinton. >> clinton still has a wider path to victory, but they are now in a dead heat. she's not taking anything for granted. >> reporter: hillary clinton mobbed in florida. she cheered on early voters during an unannounced stop at a battleground state heading to another, nevada first then arizona, a democrat not winning there in 20 years. clinton bo

here's abc's t.j. holmes. >> we're about to give these 9-13 9-13-year-olds a challenge. who is better at technology in your house, kids or the parents? >> kids. >> oh, come on. >> reporter: these self-proclaimed experts laugh at strategies their parents put in place to block them from some online content. you all have ways of figuring out your parents' passwords? >> definitely. >> whenever i figure out my parents' passwords, i put my thumbprint on it. >> on my mac, i have parental controls, and sometimes turn them off. >> reporter: how? >> it's a password. >> reporter: to you guys, parental controls -- >> are not parental controls. >> reporter: are not controls. what the kids don't know, we teamed up with an m.i.t. professor to design an experience. ten kids against two of the biggest programs out there. one claiming to be the internet's best free parental control app and net nanny that costs $40. the kids get half hour to go to the website we blocked. helping us with the spearmint. >> it's blocked. >> reporter: first up, one girl, lindsey finds a proxy site allowing you

>> that was t.j. holmes asking the question. moderation is we. if you decide to let director children use a v.r. headset. nothing too scary. whatever big ticket item you look for, black friday is always a good time for the deal. where do you get the most bang for your buck? wallet hub looked at 8,000 sales from the 35 biggest retailers and a short list of stores with the biggest discounts on jewelry and toys and appliance. macy's offering an average of 63% with the top and kohl's was a discount of 58%. gone big, j.c. penny offers 57% off allyans but toys, toys 'r us tops the list with average of 40% off. there you go. percentages. you know something about that. >> what about big by toys? >> that is the next installment. 100% chance of sunshine. >> a lot of it. i am tracking a few showers to our north and there is a wall around the mendocino and lake county line where they have been falling apart. the air is just too dry. a chan that the stray shower could slip south along the coast to the forth bay. at the later pat of the afternoon the chance fa

t.j. holmes has more. >> so real -- that people forget that it's not real. virtual reality has people literally falling over themselves. it amerses them in a 3-d world of sports and danger and adventure. but they expect to be on a lot of kids wish lists it's a new technology still evolving and we don't know what the impact may be on children. >> the doctor says that the head sets could cause long-term issues for young children. >> in virtual reality the brain is only getting input from the eyes and we don't know if the isolated input will have an impact on other senses and how we integrate. >> the technology is so new manufacturers warn they are not for young kids. samsung says their products are for 13 and up. >> and sony 12 and up. what say parent to do? >> a woman from long island new york went to great lengths to get her wedding rings back after accidentally tossing them in the trash. two workers helped colleen and her husband pick through mounds of trash back at the recycling center, she was giving up home when all of a sudden. >> my husband opened the

t.j. holmes: 13:22:26;13 what's the problem with letting your parents (laugh) see your phone when they ask? isabella: 13:22:31;04 well, i just isabella suddenly became more secretive 12:20:38 christine: i immediately think that something is going on so christine downloads spy software on both kids phones they are my kids and i need to protect them. experts say secret montoring may hurt your children and your relationship with them in the long run. julie lythcott-haims is the author of "how to raise an adult" julie lythcott-haims / how to raise an adult author 01:21:19;07 // a 24- 7 surveillance of your kid's every whereabouts, every decision, every moment is effectively saying, "i do not trust you in the slightest. tj holmes 12:23:49 tell them you trust them when you spy on them? christine : wow 2:24:31 i hope they know i do trust them, but i am doing this to protect them. using the app, christine discovers isabella is texting someone she thinks is a teenager. but when christine calls the number,

t.j. holmes was there for the big moments last night and he's joining us now from progressive field in cleveland. have you been to bed yet, t.j.? >> reporter: i have not been to bed in two day, in fact, but who cares? after what we just saw i was in here for every single moment of that game last night and we could not believe what we were witnessing and why would we? we've never seen it before in our lifetime, the guys with the little bear, they were the ones celebrating a world series victory. guys they got it. they did it after 10 years of waiting they actually had to wait a little longer last night and had to wait through a rain delay and extra innings and wait through a moment where it looked like that curse was coming for them once again. >> the cubs win the world series. >> reporter: it's timely over. >> makes the play. it's over. losers. the chicago cubs are world series champions ending their century-long suffering and sending the city into an all-out frenzy. the cubs popped open champagn

their 108-year world series drought ended in dramatic fashion, and abc's t.j. holmes watched it all. good morning to you, t.j. what a night. >> reporter: yeah, what a night and the curse is broken but, robach, it wasn't so clear that that curse would be snapped last night because the cubs, they had the lead throughout the entire game and lost it late and then on top of that they had to endure a 17-minute rain delay. they finally got back on the field and in the tenth inning they got their lead back, three outs later it was time to celebrate the end to that dreaded curse. >> i cried. i cried like a little kid. you know, it hasn't been done in a century and some, so, you know, to be a part of this is definitely great. >> to the city of chicago, i love you, thank you. thanks for all the love. >> reporter: okay, that was after some of the champagne. of course, a lot of champagne, beer, flowing afterwards in their locker room and the president, the president of the u.s. is a white sox fan and got in on this and sent out a tweet and said, hey, guys, come see me before i lea

. >> i want to go outside to t.j. holmes in times square. tell us about the crowd, what you're seeing and hearing. >> well, shocked and confused, same here in times square. something i've never heard before is quiet. it's been quiet in times square this evening as the results have popped up on the screen behind me. it's overwhelmingly a pro-hillary crowd. and they've been shocked. we set up this facebook booth, and this instagram oval office. office, the pro-hillary crowd, they've been in absolute shock. the place has gone quiet. seven days a week, 24 hours a day, times square, you hear noise. you're not hearing much of anything. ayla, hello, you have a smile on your face. >> considering the fact that florida was republican, i'm very disappointed. but it's not shocking. i love in boca raton, very pro-trump. >> are you holding out hope? >> it sucks, but it is what it is. >> thank you so much. and if you want to hear from more voters, you're welcome to, george. but not a lot of trump folks. they're hiding, but got a little bit more vocal. you

game seven, t.j. holmes, you're in the stadium where history will be made. what you got, my man? >> hey, there, good morning, stra. this is exciting but you got to remember this is also nerve-racking and will give you chills. these are the two teams with the longest championship droughts in 68 years for the indians. so somebody's streak and suffering will end tonight. problem is, somebody else's suffering is going to continue and they might feel a pain like never before. now, the indians had a chance to wrap it up in front of their home crowd but at times they looked like they were the ones who were cursed. overnight the chicago cubs defying the odds crushing the indians in game six of the world series. you're looking at the star of >> high fly ball to left center. at the wall. grand slam. 7-0. chicago. >> reporter: addison russell just 22 years old hitting the first world series grand slam in a decade. >> a lot of emotion was going through my head. just happy it came tonight. >> reporter: the young shortstop also catching the last out. >> this is russell to force a game seven. >

our t.j. holmes put kids to the test. they put you to the test, didn't they, t.j.? >> reporter: i like how you said claims. that's a very important word there. good morning to you all. well, of course, these parental controls. parents put them in place to block things like porn, violent and inappropriate content. the problem is, a lot of the kids are smarter than the parents when it comes to the computers. we got a group of kids together. to see if they can get around >> just came out. >> reporter: we're about to give these 9 to 13-year-olds a challenge. who is better at technology in your house? the kids or the parents? >> the kids. >> the kids. >> the kids. >> reporter: oh, come on. >> our generation always grew up having the devices. >> reporter: these self-proclaimed experts laugh at strategies their parents put in place to block them from some online content. you all have ways of figuring out your parents' passwords. >> definitely. >> when i figure out my parent phone password ts, i put my thumbprint on it. >> on my mac, i have parental controls. i sometimes ta