. >> reporter: just watch dr. jen in action as we skype with her 14-year-old daughter chloe at hockey camp. >> are you getting enough sleep? >> yes, i got nine hours per night. >> now, remember, this is an important week because you're getting ready to go to canada. okay? >> thanks, coach. >> i mean, you have to be aggressive. >> when we were doing sprints on the ice, i was a little tired. >> unacceptable! [ laughter ] >> reporter: but she says it's all part of raising happy, successful children. >> i push them hard in their process, whatever that is. whether it's homework, whether it's a school project. i don't really care that much what the product is, as long as they put in the most effort that they humanly can. >> reporter: and it's that work ethic that's helped chloe on the ice. >> now we get to the hardware, as i call it. this is the bling. these are only half her medals. this is a girls tournament, little ponytail. >> reporter: jen runs a tight ship. planning out her family's schedule each week. everything from

to abc's dr. jen ashton, it must have been painful for the family to reveal this. once you heard this, you thought there could be a link here with the parkinson's and the depression. >> it's an overwhelming diagnosis for anyone. but there is a link. we know major depression occurs in about 20 to 40% of patients with parkinson's. >> dealing with them separately is difficult enough, when you combine them? >> very difficult to treat depression in a patient with parkinson's, but there is excellent treatment now. and there is reason for hope. >> reason for hope. dr. ashton, thank you. we'll turn to that massive storm, that was hitting while we were on the air last night here and doing damage well into the night. and into this morning. historic rains and deadly flash floods in long island, new york, major highways becoming rivers. this is coast to coast. in arizona firefighters rescue a driver. tonight in maryland, look at the devastation, roads washed away. giant sink holes, now huge hazards for drivers tonight. abc meteorologist ginger zee on the dramatic pictures and

. >> reporter: dr. jen ss wee really just beginning to understand the impact of surrogacy. >> i think the people who have concerned about it really need to reserve judgment till a lot more long-term data is known. >> reporter: but tanya believes her 10-year-old daughter is still overcoming issues stemming from being born this way. >> she's got a lot of insecurities and a lot of fear. she needs a lot more reassurance. she needs that extra pat, that extra hug, that extra everything's going to be okay. >> reporter: that cambridge study also tells us that there are likely raised levels of psychological problems for surrogate children at age 7 because that's when they gain a better understanding of how they were born. and they have questions. >> i'm a product of a traditional surrogacy. >> reporter: like jessica kern, who says she spent her entire childhood in the dark, wondering why she looked so different from the woman who was raising her. eventually discovering her biological mother was the surrogate and wen

dr. jen ashton on the crazy connection with the warning signs you need to know to keep your family safe. >>> boy versus gator. a 9-year-old speaks out about the fight of his life. attacked during a dip in a lake. >> i felt its jaw. i felt its teeth. >> how he managed to fight the shark toothed beast off and the souvenirs to prove it. >>> and good morning. we're going to get to the news in just a moment but first this is a huge day for us here at "gma." paula faris officially joining us as the weekend co-ang choreograph having been your friend and colleague for three years now, i'm extremely please you're here. i know sara haines feels the same way. even ron claiborne. >> i'm very excited. >> okay. >> faris and harris. 15 seconds into the know. we knew that would happen. i'm so thrilled to work alongside what i believe to be the best tv team in all of the world. just not in just in front of the camera but pore all those people working diligently behind the camera and so grateful for this oppor

what's happening below the surface of your skin and may have you think twice about sunscreen and dr. jenstory. >> reporter: it's the shocking video burning up the internet with more than 9 million views and counting. uv light showing what skin looks like from the inside out.phhomao on the importasunscreen.speople sunscreen to their faces. app as sol he says this shows that sunscreen can block uv rays. >> i think what's interesting lifetime and amera is i while this vid only shows a small sample of diffent backgrounds dermatologists say everyone is susceptible. >> everyone should have their skin checked once a year. a lot of spots, check more often. >> reporter: something i know all too well exposed to the sun at an early age.i was a lifegua teenager. i recently had five moles removed. one on my hippo tensionally precancerous. >> it is truly never too late. studies show ifsunscrear thower manhayour risk of skin c aging by over 20%. >> reporter: for "good morning america," dr. jennifer ashton, abc news, new york? one more reason to use it. >> and reapply. you know, as i always like to shar

. >> reporter: just watch dr. jen skype with her 14-year-old daughter chloe at hockey camp. >> remember, you know, this is an important week because you are getting ready to go to canada. >> thanks, coach. >> reporter: but she says it is all part of raising happy, successful children. >> i push them hard in their process whatever that is. whether it is homework, whether it is a school project. i don't really care that much what the product is, as long as they put in the most effort that they humanly can. >> reporter: but she has a warning for parents. >> i definitely think that you can push a kid too far and too hard. and i think when you do that, what you risk is sending a message to your child, you're not good enough. you need to keep getting better. >> go! >> reporter: back to little austin. >> come back here! >> reporter: if other parents look at your example and they say, "wow, they're pushing pretty hard." what do you say to that? >> i don't think we are pushing hard. if he were to tell me, mom. i don't want to

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. >>> more insight from abc's dr. jen ashton. good morning, jen. of people are wondering how does something like this happen during a routine procedure? >> well, specifically we have to remember that joan rivers is an incredible example of vitality and anti-aging and longevity. however, in general whenever you have someone undergoing a procedure on their throat, their upper airway there is sedation and anesthesia involved then you take a patient in their 80s, there are absolutely risk, most of those risks are related to the anesthesia process but you can have a low oxygen situation which then can compromise brain function, breathing function and cardiac or heart function. >> yeah, lots of concerns. given the severe weather, the possibilities, is it typical to have this kind of surgery at a medical center versus a hospital? >> absolutely. these surgery centers are outpatient facilities commonplace today staffed with board certified anesthesiologists but make no mistake about it when you have an 80-year-old patient on the table they can act their age

what's happening below the surface of your skin and may have you think twice about sunscreen and dr. jenhocking video burning up the internet with more than 9 million views and counting. uv light showing what skin looks like from the inside out. the difference like night and day. photographer thomas leveritt hoping his video will shed light on the importance of sunscreen. watch as these people apply sunscreen to their faces. the lotion appearing on his video as solid black streaks. he says this shows that sunscreen can block uv rays. >> i think what's interesting about the uv camera is it shows you exactly how effective sunscreen can be. >> reporter: one in five americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime and while this video only shows a small sample of different ethnic redefining what it's gists say like to be a boy. >>> taylor swift, what she revealed about her close friends and what fuels her creativity. ♪ break break break to you... they're more than just a pet so protect them, with k9 advantix ll it's broad spectrum protection kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes too. k9 adva

dr. david jennings is the program director of the forensic oncology lab at the university of california san francisco. it's grea to see you because we've been working it together for several years. i appreciate your expertise. >> for those folks that don't understand the risk of smoking, it doesn't just affect the lungs. it's body. >> right. cheryl, it's great to be here and thank you so mucfor your help and advocacy to get the word out. smoking is a total body phenomenon and you inhale it through the best drug delivery organ we have which is the multiple football field size airway space of the lung and the carcinogens are absorbe very quickly and they travel througut the body and they wreak havoc throughout the lungs regarding ncer and also the poorly combusted smoke and the copd and the emphezema is a dominant problem and it causes peipheral vascular disease. if it weren't for the nicotine buzz, nobody would do it. >> i watched this in my own family because my parents both smoked and like a lot of people i grew up in a smoking household. i can only imagine. i'm wondering if that affects p

. >> and joining us now is abc senior medical contributor dr. jen it draws attention to the fact we have misperceptions of our own ideal body image and therefore have misperceptions of our children and still having difficulty reconciling a number that we see on a scale or a size with real internal measures of health, wellness and well-being and until we get that right, we're going to have that disconnect between obesity and poor health. >> zero in on u design your ver shoe. >> you can design 3 trillion possible shoes. >> reporter: jody fox loves s e shoes. when she couldn't find that perfect pair she decided to make them herself. >> i did. great tassel, of course. fantastic when you're walking. >> reporter: founded sydney based shoes of prey where anyone can design a custom pair of shoes online. >> you can be at home in your pajamas and designing a beautiful pair of shoes. >> reporter: i set out to create my own pair of perfect shoes. >> where do i begin? >> i settle on a cute wedge, and for that tiny bit of flair. >> that's kind of amazing. you hav

dr. jennifer ashton is joining us now. and, jen, i thought we knew this about the pill already.e under the category of not all birth control pills are alike. this study found that women who were taking medium or high dose versions of the pill had an associated 50% increase risk of breast cancer, however, those women on low dose versions of the pill had no associated increased risk. it's very important to remember in medicine we say an increased risk of an uncommon event is still an uncommon event, and the fact of the matter is luckily breast cancer itself is uncommon in younger women. >> so should women be getting off one type of pill and getting on another right now? >> well, there's some things women can do right now if they're on the pill to lower their associated risk of breast cancer. first of all, look at the package of the pill and look for a low number. it's either 10 or 20 micrograms of estrogen. second of all, taking a monophasic pill which, lara, looks like this one where most of the pill in the pack are the same has been found to be associated with a lower risk of br

. >> and joining us now is abc senior medical contributor dr. jent draws attention to the fact we have misperceptions of our own ideal body image and therefore have misperceptions of our children and still having difficulty reconciling a number that we see on a scale or a size with real internal measures of health, wellness and well-being and until we get that right, we're going to have that disconnect between obesity and poor health. >> zero in on teens. why is that age group particularly tricky. >> this is a massive period of time change, metabolically hormonally, nutritionally. when we see a change in eating habits that you can skip meals, the beverage consumption changes massively. less milk, more sugar sweetened benches and see risk factors for eating disorders. >> speaking of that as a parent, what do you say to your children so that doesn't become a problem. >> what we all try to do lead by example. they're not only listening to our words but they're watching what we do and if you yourself are overweight or unhealthy that can be passed along

. >> all right, dr. jen ashton, always great advice. thanks so much. we appreciate it.e pint-sized homes that are becoming a bigger trend than you might think. ♪ suddenly i see >>> oh, yeah, when it's this hot. ♪ you make we wanna roll my windows down ♪ >> florida georgia line takes over central park live. check out how they roll only on "good morning america's" summer concert series presented by claritin. ♪ suddenly i see >> check this out. we are living large inside this tiny house. here i am right on the corner of wee and tinytown. this one is a demo so you can get a good look. a sleeping loft but homes like this are where people really live year round. the new reality series "tiny house nation" is where you can find them. here's a look at a tiny living trend. ♪ from tiny dogs to tiny cars, even tiny "gma" anchors. >> let's get a look at the weather from ginger. >> and now tiny homes. >> it's your new home. >> beautiful. >> oh, my god. >> the tiny trend is growing so fast there's even a tv show about pint-sized palaces. tiny house nation so what's the big deal? >> ba

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dr. jennifer is here. jen, 20%. that is sizable. what makes this a breakthrough?> it's a combination of two drugs, that really target the root cause of the problems that plague patients with heart failure. which is namely fluid overload. it kind of works like a one two punch against the hormonal domino effect. all over the body as well as the heart muscle function better. this study saves lives and improved quality of life all with acceptable side effects. if this drug is approved, it would be the first new oral medication for heart failure in almost a decade. >> there are caveats, you want people to know. >> absolutely. first of all the study was funded by the maker of the medication. it needs more study in african-american patients who are disproportionately affected by heart failure. experts are still calling this a break through. but it comes with a hefty price tag it could be as much as $7 a day. >> some hope. doctor ashton, thank you so much. now to joan rivers. her fans around the world pulling for her tonight. she remains hospitalized in new york city in s

jen, how are you? >> reporter: her surgeon -- dr.l rizk -- also credits social media for an uptick in business -- the biggest trend he's seen in his 16 year career. >> i personally would see two to three patients, uh, a day that have come in from selfies and social media. >> it really bothers me. >> reporter: jen's $15,000 splurj for selfies may seem extreme until you meet 19-year-old danny bowman-- whose selfies led to the most modern of strange afflications. >> for me, it became an obsession. it became taking ten photos, and then it became a habit, to the point where i was taking, you know, two 00 a day. >> 200? >> yeah. >> photos of yourself, a day? >> yes. >> why? >> to seek perfection. i wanted to find the perfect selfie. i wanted to look like them people on the front of vogue, like them people on the front of gq. you know, perfection was, was the key. i can't even get over how bad i thought i looked. >> reporter: it began when danny -- at 15 -- innocently took his first selfie. but that initial picture set off an endless cycle

dr. ashton, always great to have you. thanks, jen. >> now to flash flooding across the southwest.on rains washing away roads and cars forcing drivers to be rescued and there's more rain in the forecast. you know that ginger is tracking it all for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to both of you and you know, we had one inch in just ten minutes in parts of the mountains in colorado and this is what happens when you get that much rain that fast. washout in the west. >> i can't get out. >> reporter: flash floods devouring roads near tucson. >> poison is getting off the bus. should becould go any minute and he gets off over there. >> reporter: causing mudslides in nevada. >> behind my house and gets scary. >> reporter: forcing rescues from this 73-year-old woman trapped in her car near colorado springs to these images just coming in from new mexico wednesday. >> wrap it around your wrist. >> reporter: that raging water below. >> hold on. >> hold on tight. >> come on. come on. >> reporter: officers bringing a teenager up just in time. outside denver, streets flooding after an i

jen protocol for returns. >> people are afraid, but these are machine citizens they -- american citizens that i want to come home, safely. >> reporter: there are storiesy y of heroism, dr. bradley, yesterday, received a single vial of an experimental serum to street ebola but only enough for one person, he has a wife and two children he told his colleagues to give that serum to nancy the nurse. and lou, we learned today, that a medevac aircraft is its way from the united states toly byia tliberia to pick up one of those patients. onboard it has a containment system. probably earliest one of those patients could be bac would be saturday. lou: comeing on heels of so many mistakes at cdc at laboratories, dealing with deadly pathogees in, they need to be reassureing to american public? >> absolutely. and doctor friedman, who was so upset about the safety lapses at the bioterror rapid response lab was there today reassureing people, we know how to deal with ebola, we are sending more people over to the hot zone, when these patients come back. they will go directly to special isolation unit, east of here, the cdc will not be involved in the patient care, emory is confident t