there she is the new miss america nina davuluri was the second consecutive contestant from new york to win. 24 years old the first contestant of indian heritage to become miss america. and she wants to be a doctor. mike if you were in the miss america pagent what would your talent be? >> my talent? wow. hey. cool. miss new york what happened to miss maryland no go? >> maybe next year. >> good morning here we go. 67 in town this morning. 50s to the north and west. we go to maryland's most powerful radar and it's clearoverhead right now. a lone shower. notice the bulk of the action north of 70 in harrisburg. so most of the rain will be on the p.a. side but a couple showers could move in we have showers in the forecast. a look at ingrid i called it ingore yesterday and megan corrected me. it's moving to the west northwest at 6 which could brin 20 inches of rain in mexico. you go 200 miles to the south, and here's another system. so they are getting slammed on each coast of mexico with some sort of tropical system. otherwise, we are just talking about clouds and showers closer to home. 72

and we do have a new miss america. there she is. miss new york.rt young woman. i am thrilled to talk to her coming up. >> are you channeling by having a wardrobe change like you did last night a few times? >> i did. you know, now that that happened, and i successfully pulled it off, i'll be doing it regularly. no, i spilled coffee. that happens when you have no sleep. i might have spilled in a commercial break. >>> we're so excited for a new series. kicking off this morning. it's called "gma's" guess who is coming to breakfast. we each got to invite anyone we wanted. and my guest, she's upstairs. she's getting ready. i'm looking forward to talking to her. that's my dressing room. >> oh! >> oh, no. get -- get out. get out of my dressing room. this was the concern about this guest. this guest is a loose cannon. but i do love her so. and -- no, no -- not my hair products. not my hair products. stay away from the -- oh, boy, this could be a problem. >> cannot wait. first let's get news from josh. >>> all right, george. we have more on the breaks news

. >> the new face of american beauty but it was the race of the new miss america that sparked a frenzy on social media. >>> there she is, the new miss america. she is the first american of indian decent to win the crown. it has led to a barrage of racist reactions on twitter. amber lee is in sunny vale after speaking to members of the indian american community. amber. >> reporter: frank we're in sunnyvale who has a large indian community. today we went to a bali dance club and she is the hot topic of conversation. this is the bali dance club. tonight for many here there's a extra skip in their step. energized by the new miss american being of indian decent. >> i feel very proud. i goes to show that india is expanding its influence all over the world. many tell me nina cavalari is fitting since it fuses indian culture with other countries. >> miss new york. but soon after the winner was crowned, hateful messages sent twitter abuzz. including quote, i swear i'm not racist, but this is america. miss america you're a terrorist. miss america 7/11. >> we need to talk about what racism is and

miss america. there's a new one crowned. your new miss america is miss new york! new york >> yeah, new york. anyonea is the second consecutive contestant from the empire state to take the pageants top prize. she's the first winner of indian descent. she performed a classic bollywood dance for her talent exe tition. she'sex stunning, too. wow. two years in a row new york. they got something going onn there. >> yeah, they could. >> the empire state. the clock is ticking on capitol hill. weeks left until america runs out of money. the president weighs in ahead. >> a teenager shot and killed outside a hotel. coming up who police say shot him and how his school is dealing with the sudden loss next at 5:00. >> good morning, everyone. straight up 5:00 right now. a live look at the u.s. capitol dome. we start another workweek here. another weeke. sending the litte ones off to school and it's feeling like fall these days, too. we'll see what it's going tot's shape up for the rest of the week. good morning, everyone.one. i'm sarah simmons. >> got out in the yard yesterday w

miss america pageant. hence the hoarse voice. there she is. miss new york. you slept? >> thank you so much. it's been an amazing opportunity, an incredible extier yens. i'm so excited thauz this organization anization is about scholarship and service. i just won $50,000 to further my education. i graduated from the university of michigan and am applying for medical school. >> did i read you want to follow in the footsteps of your father? >> i do. i'm not sure what i want to specialize in. my degree was in brain behavior and cognitive science. i'm interested in psychiatry. i'm sure it will change once i'm exposed to other medicines. >> it was fun watching you and your parents. so precious to watch. what was it like for you? >> oh, my goodness, it's such an honor to promote, once again, the educational aspect of it. it's been a huge goal of mine. i want to thank joseph for donating the $10,000 towards our scholarship fund. and for me, being able to share my talent on the miss america staple. it was the first time bollywood has opinion perform on the miss americ

muc well, a new miss america has been crowned. >> our new miss america is miss new york!it's the second consecutive contestant from the empire state. the 24-year-old is also thelso first winner of indian descent. she performed a classic bollywood dance for the talent competition, too. congratulations to her. >> back-to-back for new york. >> f yeah. coming up next just saying the word lice makes your head itch a little bit and to make matters worse it's harder to get rid ofo them. >> especially today apparently. coming up laura evans has tips to keep your kids lice free. find out more about a local woman who built her business on the bug. >> welcome back. time now 5:52. it's a problem so prolific there's an awareness campaignren and we're talking about lice, oe course. >> a lot of of parents were hapy top send their kids back to school but they were not too happy when they come home with an infestation. i this say common problem and as a consumer you do have options. >> okay. lots, lots of stuff. >> lauren salisbury calls her the poe tow mack lice lady she's a professi

country will give you plenty of opportunities to realize your dream. >> reporter: as for the new miss america'sesponse to racist tweets she said quote i am grateful that there are children watching at home who can finally relate to a new miss america. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a gruesome mystery in san francisco. someone found a shoe with a severed foot inside. the shoe washed up sunday morning. it was a size 11-1/2, black and green puma running shoe. a user on the website reddit posted this photo. a medical examiner says it appeared to be in the water for some time and it will take time to identify it. >>> there are questions tonight surrounding the death of an elderly man found inside an rv in a neighborhood in downtown san jose. around 3:30, a homeless work spotted the key in the door of the rv near fourth and julian. she told officers she went inside the vehicle and discovered the body. the coroner say it is man's death is suspicious. the victim was 80 years old. his name has not yet been released. last month, a 22-year-old man was shot and killed at that same intersection where t

new miss alaska is michelle taylor! >> a new face for the alaska crown, now with a shot at following in her foot steps. >> miss new york. >> the current miss americary was waitressing in manhattan and putting her everything into getting to the miss america stage. >> your new miss america is -- miss new york! >> i just couldn't believe i won. i just felt like all the cards had lined up for ali and i was happy to be standing there, period. >> that would be ali rogers, miss south carolina 2012, who many thought had the competition in the bag, coming from the big pageant state of south carolina. >> every single one of you should be just as excited for those two girls standing there. as if you had just won yourself. >> on this evening, she's emotion as as she prepared to hand off her state crown. >> i did not think i was going to be as emotional as i have. today has been rough and i -- i just completely -- i didn't think i was going to be as emotional as i have been today. >> letting go is hard to do. like ali, many of these young women compete every year until they either win or age out at 24. >> these are the shoes which are very, very painful and ou

. >>> your new miss america is miss new york. >> all right there she is the new miss america ninad-- nina davuluri, the 24-year-old is the first contestant of indian heritage to become miss america. she wants to be a doctor and this morning she is going to play around in atlantic city and the surf and will speak to the media. so hopefully it seems like it would be chilly to be in the ocean. >> what? >> she is going to play around in the sur into she wants to -- surf? she wants to be a doctor. most become news anchors. beautiful. good morning. i am-- most become news anchors. beautiful. good morning. north and west of the city 50s and we look at maryland's most powerful weather radar. clear over the site. going to the north and west over northern baltimore county and get out towards northern carroll and frederick county couplecattered showers and we are forecasting more showers into the peckture later today. i tried to find the best web camera coming out of tam pooko in mexico that's being hit by ingrid. the hurricane ingrid. that's the best i can do for you. it's as a matter of facty

. >> your new miss taerk -- miss america is miss new york in new york, the miss new york, make you feel-- new york put your hands on your head like you just don't care. >> that's how we do. >> i'm an increasingly old man. >> i'm just really proud. >> last night 24-year-old nina davuluri was named miss america for 2014. she is the first american of indian des ent ever to win the crown and is happy the pageant organization has embraced diversity. >> jon: yes! the miss america pageant has embraced diversity. it is a beautiful mosaic of women size 0 to nearly 2. it is a-- upon op lee-- a myriad, but still, great news for miss nina davuluri and the country. it was very fun for me to report just a simple story. just pleasant, a pleasant story. not steeped in any controversy. we'll be right back after this. it's-- no, that's-- but no, that's the bad shark sound. how could that be bad? how, how? >> unfortunately, there was some ugly backlash on twitter. some people calling her a foreigner, an arab, even a terrorist. >> another reading, miss america, you mean miss 7-11. and miss new york is indi

we start with the new miss america. >> yeah, there she is, 4-year-old nina davuluri, the second straightom new york. you can hear from her coming up on "good morning america." >> the first runner up was miss california, crystal lee. the 22-year-old from san francisco. >> miss kansas did as she promised. showing off her tattoos. theresa vail did what she set out to do, which was empower women. >>> season 17 of "dancing with the stars" kicks off tonight. >> this season's talented 12 include snooki, keyshawn johnson and jack osbourne. all eyes will be on valerie harper as she shows off her moves while battling cancer. >> the two-hour premier begins tonight on abc. >>> quite a scene in a central chinese city all because of an austrian climber and some would say a dare devil. he climbed a 900-foot tower without safety gear. >> he jumped off the building, landed safely using his parachute. what next? we don't know. stay tuned for that. >> ah -- just watching the video makes me nervous. you never know where you're going to land when you got those big old towers all around you. >> hat's off to t

instead it went to my beloved over home state. >> your new miss america is miss new york! (cheers and applause) >> there she is, a beautiful lady, nina dav you will lurei the secretary contestant from new york to win that paejt. the 24-year-old is also the first miss america of indian descent. >> stephen: the first time a woman of indian descent has won the crown and i for one could not be happier for her. and twitter as usual could not be happy. jim. >> racist backlash popped up on social media when twitter guys lots of racist reaction to this choice. >> some people calling her a foreigner, an arab, even a terrorist and up set this happened so close to the 9/11 anniversary. >> we've been tracking the comments, 705 tweets, actually referencing miss america terrorist. >> stephen: that's right. 705 people saw a woman in a bikini and thought muslim extremist. (laughter) i for one, i for one condemn this twitter backlash as pure xenophobic reactionary hatespeech which would be completely fine if she were an arab. but she's not. miss america, 2014 is indian, and that is an inspi

we go to india where controversy is following the new miss america. an indian american. had a lot of racist hate directed at her in the united states when she won but she is in new delhi. and i asked why the color of miss america's skin is such a big issue there. >> reporter: while people in the u.s. are discussing the americanness of the new miss america, here in india, fiery debates on prime time chat shows and social media. many here wondering if nina davuluri could have won. that's because she is considered too dark skinned to be beautiful. if you look at all the others, they're all fair scared. almost every single bollywood actress is fair. and look at any ad in the newspaper and you will see a prospective groom looking for a fair skinned bride. in fact the cultural bias against dark skin is so deep rooted, that you will hear people say very casually, oh, she's pretty even though she is dark. the message being conveyed is that there can be no beauty without fair skin. >> pretty incredible. thank you. >>> now let's check in with anderson cum we are a look at what's up

a lot of you watched the miss america pageant and miss california came close to taking the crown. >> your newiss america is miss new york. >> 24-year-old nina, the first miss america of indian dissent was named the winner. miss california, crystal lee, was first runner up. friends of crystal were watching the pageant at a house in santa clara. they said no matter what, crystal will always be a winner to them. >> i find it really inspiring because crystal is such a great person and smart and ambitious and a good people person. it inspires me to be like her. >> knowing crystal so well for me personally it is like crystal has always been my perm -- my personal miss america. it makes you feel like you have been friends forever when you first meet her. >> if anything happens to the new miss america, crystal will step up and perform the duties. >>> grammy award winner carlos santana is back home after an accident in las vegas. they say he drove into a parked car, but escaped injuries. the san francisco resident was headed home when it happened and he was not driving under the influence. >>> happeni

miss new york! >> and there she is, miss america. the 93-year-old beauty pageant crowns a historic winner. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, september 16th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, we begin in colorado where more than 1,200 people are missing in the wake of devastating flooding. at least four people are known to have died. the fast moving water has cut off entire towns and some 19,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged. this morning the danger still exists. more rain is expected today, up to 3 inches, but dryer weather is forecast for tomorrow. jeff nguyen is in boulder. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can actually hear the rushing sound of boulder creek directly behind me as light rain continues to fall. the hope is weather will clear up so heireai so heiress air rescues can continue. >> they're ready to be evacuated out of there as soon as we can fly. >> reporter: with helicopters flying sunday they went looking for victims. christy crawford peek and her dog were rescued. >>

new miss america is, miss new york. >> nina booking the second consecutive contestant from new york to win the pageant. the 24-year-old is also miss america of indian dissent. she beat out miss california for the crown. >> congratulations to her. >> u.n. weapons inspectors report on alleged chemical weapons attack in syria. it is expected to confirm deadly bo poisonous gas but may not say who ordered it. this as secretary of state john kerry briefs allies on russia arms agreement hammered out over the weekend. the threat of a strike is still very real. doug luzader is live for us. >> a syrian official already declared victory on this. there is a new report out. it may not matter that much at this point the new agreement is in place and secretary of state john kerry will be selling it to the rest of the world. bashar al-assad must destroy them by the middle of next year. >> the russians have have agreed they state that the assad regime has agreed to make its decoration within one week of the location. >> who are the winners? >> president obama painted into a corner looking for a way o

, one that hasn't looked like any other miss americas in history. >> miss new york. >> nina davuluri was crowned during this year's 2014 miss america competition. she becomes the first indian-american woman to win the title and also becomes the second consecutive miss new york to take the top honor. for her talent she performs a bollywood infusion dance and even though they missed her cue they were impressed by her interview question on plastic surgery when she told women to be confident in who you are. >> bill karins joins us with today's forecast including an update on colorado. >> 17,000 homes damaged and roads are washed out. one quote, the snow season is not that far away in colorado. we're in september. usually late okay, november, you know, these are rural communities and they're going to have to get this infrastructure up in a hurry before we get to the snow season. these people won't be able to get the supplies they need. right now the radar for the first time all weekend is quiet. it rained over the weekend. additional problemses, i mean just to give you one indication one

a lot of you watched the miss america pageant and miss california came close to taking the crown. >> your new miss america is miss new york. >> 24-year-old nina, the first miss america of indian dissent was named the winner. miss california, crystal lee, was first runner up. friends of crystal were watching the pageant at a house in santa clara. they said no matter what, crystal will always be a winner to them. >> i find it really inspiring because crystal is such a great person and smart and ambitious and a good people person. it inspires me to be like her. >> knowing crystal so well for me personally it is like been myhas always perm -- my personal miss america. it makes you feel like you have been friends forever when you first meet her. >> if anything happens to the new miss america, crystal will step up and perform the duties. >>> grammy award winner carlos santana is back home after an accident in las vegas. they say he drove into a parked car, but escaped injuries. the san francisco resident was headed home when it happened and he was not driving under the influence. >>> happening now,

some backlash on social med over >>> miss new york [ cheering ] >> nina davuluri was crowned miss america last night and while there was some backlash in social media over her indian heritage many separating her victory for a huge step in divertty. with reaction to the new miss america, glenn. >> reporter: we found out today through social media what is probably a very small group of americans this is taking some gets used to. not here in south bay where american indians have already made their mark in politicses. this is already one more great achievement. there she is, miss america. nina davuluri. 24-year-old medical student from new york and the first indian american ever to wear the grown. >> it's very exciting to see an indian american win miss america which is such a long standing substance abuse in american culture. >> first indian american elected to the city council. >> i think it's one more sign that we are really part of the american fabric now. >> reporter: even before she took the title she was aware. >> as asian america. we're really proud. >> reporter: but it was her herita

congratulations this morning to miss new york, she was miss new york and now she is miss america. s america 2013 and why are we showing you then again? >> because of the amazing talent. >> check this out. she is indian america, the first miss america of indian america descent. check out the talent. miss america like teens. 2010s. i was never a fan of miss america but now i'm happy i saw that. >> she is a lovely, lovely girl. i have to tell you, there is a downside to this story to her win. reports say miss america crowns first winner of indian descent of -- >> that is stupid. >>> salvaging a cap-sized cruise ship. live pictures right now of the costa concordia. an attempt to turn it upright off the coast of italy. a big question, 114,000 tons, account crew keep the wrecked ship in one piece? we are live right after the break. discover card. i missed a payment. aw, shoot. shoot! this is bad. no! we're good! this is your first time missing a payment. and you've got the it card, so we won't hike up your apr for paying late. that's great! it is great! thank you. at discover, we treat y

and this morning there's a new miss america. one that has not looked like any other miss america in history. >> miss new york! >> shock. nina davuluri crowned during this year's competition. the 24-year-old becomes the first indian-american woman to win the title and becomes the second consecutive miss new york to take top honors. for her talent she performed a bollywood fusion dance. even though she missed her cue at the beginning, the judges were apparently impressed about her interview question regarding plastic surgery when she told women to be confident in who you are. that is really cool dancing. >> congratulations. >> yeah, congratulations. do you have your moves down? can you handle that? >> never even tried it. >> let's talk colorado. when you and i were talking on friday, i'm not sure many expected to see this. >> a continuation. we were talking about the boulder area. we knew how horrible it was there. just the scope of it continued to increase in creek african yon after mudslide. and the additional rains, the problems

stay with us. >>> your new miss america is... miss new york! >> that is the sound of history. miss new york is the first indian american to wear the crown. chosen after performing a bollywood fusion dance. many are critical. and that is drawing criticism. abc 7 news business and technology reporter david louie has the story from freemon.. >> tears of joy began flowing down miss america's face, the reality that ethnic heritage is seemingly not an issue. >> people are accepting not based on ethnic background just voting for she's american. >> however, posts in social media gab began to reflect toller yens, one labeled her a terrorist, and another, an arab. she is a daughter of an immigrant who is a gynecologist. >> shows how much we have left to go, still, just because there are always going to be like ignorant people in any sort of group. >> miss america is said, quote, very is to-to-rise above that. i viewed myself as first american. the co-founder of the hindu american foundation says it's a day of celebration but a day to address hatred. >> we celebrate and want to make sure

news at 9:00. diversity raves miss america first for the pageant and so is the reaction. d so is the reaction. it really lit up >> your new miss america is miss new york. [applause]. >> and that is the sound of history in the making. miss new york is the first indian american ever to wear the crow crown. the the woman was chosen from more than 53 contestant after performing a bollywood fusion dance and while the choice big win for diversity many people are critical and that is it self drawing criticism. david his the story from 43 mont. >>reporter: as tear of joy began flowing down her face the reality began to hit americans ethnic heritage is not anu issue. >> people are now accepting not based on sfl their ethnic background. they are voting for that she's american. >>reporter: however post it social media reflect intolerance or mince you go. she was labeled terrorist and she was born of indian descent. daughter of one spending time as this to go still because there are always going to be like people like in a group in. response to the tweet miss america said quote i have

it inspires me to be like her. >> if anything happens to the new miss america, crystal will perform the duties. >> crystal is chinese person from the bay area and an intern at drop box so it looks like they picked ladies with brains, too, for the top two. >> the search for a fed chief takes a new turn. >> here is the bloomberg business report with jane king. >> larry summers taking himself out of the running for fed charlie withdrawing from consideration to be chairman of the federal reserve avoiding what would be a tough confirmation battle. summers was the president's favorite but the syria debate worked against him giving opponents more time to pressure the administration. there is strong support among democrats for janet yellen who is more inclined to continue the economic stimulus than summers. would you rather go to the gym or climb trees and carry heavy logs in fitness outfielders are offering get aways on the concept we need more stone age age-type activities in places like california and thailand say they aim to reconnect office bound white collar workers with more natural phys

a new miss america will we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪buzz the bee on your tv ♪ ♪ oh how did i get this way? ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ there's a party going on in your cereal bowl ♪ ♪ o's can help lower cholesterol ♪ ♪ oh why does it taste so great? ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ hey! must be the honey! >> ama: coming up at 6:00, why more bay area volunteers are now on stand by, ready to report to the floods in colorado. >> we'll show you how a bay area community celebrated their little league team after almost winning the world series. >> a bay area native will compete for the miss america crown. crystal lee of san francisco was crowned miss california last year. she attended the college of marin and has a bachelors in biology and a masters in communication from stanford. you can watch miss california compete tonight in the miss america pageants. that does it for us at 5:00. i'm ama daetz. thank you so much for joining us. see you at 6:00. world news is next. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, breaking new

miss america stage and such an honor for myself, my family and the indian community. >> the first run are up is miss california, a san francisco native if anything happens to the new missmerica, crystal will step up. >> i am saying, when i was the kid, i had to color her hair black so this is a nice moment, right, the definition of beauty diversifying. >> america is a diverse country. >> 49ers' kaepernick comes clean. >> did he really pay off the bet for the rough loss to seattle? >> today on "katie" child free by choice. moms have it easier in the workplace. >> that is today at 3:00 on >> this is a live picture of the navy yard in washington, dc, where there has been a tragic shooting. 12 people are dead. we are continuing to follow the developments. we will have updates later at 4:00 and 5:00 with the possible motive and the search for more possible gunmen. we will take you with reporting continuing on abc7news.com with break news alerts by following us open twitter@abcnewsbayarea. . >> we will lighten the mood to end the newscast everyone is talking about it 49ers quaterback kaepernick really shake an eyebrow after losing? >> don't hurt yourself. don't hurt yourself

we'll keep you posted on that. >>> new miss america crowned last night. >> your new miss america is misshe second consecutive contestant from that state to win the pageant. the 24-year-old is also the first miss america of indian descent. but the headlines stealing from the show, there is a real controversy about the questions that were asked. the pageant said the questions would be equally difficult. but one was about miley cyrus and twerking and the other about syria. huh. quite a difference there. those are your headlines. back to steve, elizabeth and brian. >> steve: you hear it? who is at the door? it's donald trump. >> brian: donald trump in person every monday is a donald trump monday. now in person for one reason. he hasn't seen steve and i in a long time. >> a long time. >> brian: nice to see you. >> steve: i'm feeling kind of bad because brian and i are here action but you coordinated tie and dress. >> i did. >> elisabeth: almost like a prommish. >> she certain israeli finance fantastic -- certainly is fantastic. >> steve: what do you think about the story about how all the que

victoria azarenko >> your new miss america is... miss new york! [ cheering ] >> miss new york, nina davuluri! [♪ music ] >> when nina davuluri won this year's 2014 miss america competition, she game the first won of indian origin to take the crown. with a degree in brain behavior and cognitive science she's currently applying to medical school. immediately after her crowning astounding racist tweets surfaced on the weapon. >> how does the "f" does a foreigner win miss america. she is an arab. miss new york is an indian. so what should have been the moment celebrating our diversity be derailed by a racist reaction. joining us is journalist sheila and alexis, great to have you both here. before nina could even celebrate all this she had to deal with this racist reaction. let's hear what she said. >> it's an unfortunate situation but for every one negative tweet or comment, there were dozens of positive words of encouragement and videos and that's what's it's all about. i'm so honored to have this opportunity, and really bring about a conversation to

there is a new miss america. the lucky lady to sacha away with the ty aira is nina davuluri, the first miss american winner of indian descent. she wowed the judges with a bollywood routine and answered a question about plastic surgery. the pageant returned to atlantic city after six years, that will do it for this addition of al jazeera. street food - cairo is up next, and remember, news on every hour. thanks so much for watching.

. >>> we return with the excitement and controversy of the new miss america. stay with us. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> there's a good chance you've heard about this story already. a hot topic on social media. the fallout from the miss america pageant. positive and also some negative. the bay area indian american community is reacting to the young woman who's making history. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, raj. before last night there had never been an indian-american miss america which was never to fire up the tech savvy indian population here in silicon valley

. >> the new miss america makes history: the buzz being ignited [ daughter ] hi mom. hey honey, the trip's great, very relaxing. are you sure you can't make it? but you come every year! you could be playing bingo right now! woooo! and there's movie night -- you love movies! [ laughs ] sorry honey, can't hear you -- bad connection. love you! [ laughs ] ♪ [ female announcer ] find progresso heart healthy soup on sale now at your local safeway store. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 5:00 on monday. >> first, mike has the weather forecast. >> live doppler 7 hd shows how qui

miss new york! >> brian: not everyone is giving miss america such a warm welcome. ept, starts now >> i'm governor chris christie of new jersey and a big fan of "fox & friends." i want to let all of you know out there how lucky you are to have elisabeth hasselbeck on the curvy couch and bringing her unique perspective to the news every morning. i'm a big fan. >> brian: wow. >> steve: thank you very much, governor. >> brian: that is great. >> elisabeth: that's an honor from the governor. thank you. >> brian: for that you should defect connecticut. that guy has your back. >> elisabeth: he gets it done. thank you, governor. >> steve: coming up this hour, ladies and gentlemen, it's a physical challenge thing. that right there is the jousting ring. it will be boys versus girls, as it was on monday. but i'm announcing right now, i'm taking myself out of -- >> brian: what are you talking about? >> elisabeth: he's afraid of me. >> steve: i'm not afraid of you. >> elisabeth: yes, you are. >> steve: i'm not afraid of maria molina. >> elisabeth: i was a collegiate jouster. >> s

>> and meet the new miss america. she takes tiara in atlantic city overnight. she's here live, only on "gma." >>> and good morning, america. so much going on as we start this week. right there, look at this. more extraordinary footage from the drone flying directly above the disaster zone in colorado. the rivers covering so many roads. houses, cars, entire neighborhoods. six dead. officials say that count could rise. >> in numbers are staggering. more than 17,000 homes damaged. and the desperate search set to resume today for the 1,253 people still unaccounted for. dozens of helicopters grounded by the rain. >> let's get to the flood zone now. sam champion leads our team coverage from boulder. good morning, sam. >> good morning, you guys. we wanted to get as close as we could to the raging boulder creek here. we're at the foot hills of the rockies. all the water out of the mountains rushing right through here. it cuts right through pouboulde. this creek is usually so calm at about two feet deep that kids are playing in it this time of year. this is more than 80

vanessa williams it is enough to be crowned miss america because she is the first black to hold the title she is a history maker. miss newposition. >> i'd like to make sure there is no differentiation between a black miss america and the other miss americas. >> whether she likes it or not she scored a breakthrough. up until the '50s it was whites only. before miss williams sang her way to victory, only three others made it to the finals including this year's first runner up, suzette charles, miss new jersey. in the tiny village of new york, race and history don't seem to matter now. >> i was excited. i couldn't believe it. someone i know down the road, miss america. ♪ happy days are here again >> reporter: the hometown girl makes good abc news, new york. >> wow. >>> it was short lived unfortunately for vanessa williams. she had to relinquish her crown after "penthouse" magazine bought and published nude photographs of her. she relinquished her title early on but it was give on the runner up, suzette charles of new jersey. >> i will tell you what, i think she is the most talented miss america ever. her singing career, her

a new miss america crowned, the second year in a row she's from new york winning the 2014 miss america pageant sunday night. she succeeds miss new york mallory. she also the first winner of indian decent. the pageant returns home to atlantic city, new jersey after six years in las vegas. now back to "hannity". >>> welcome back to this special edition of "hannity." the president's handling of the situation in syria has been described as confused and even embarrassing, leave b many to wonder whether or not america is on the decline internationally. here to answer the question and more, frank luntz and his bipartisan focus group. >> the american people are divided. the question is where do we go from here? the best way to look for it is i want a show of hands. is america going to be more safe or less safe over the next ten years than it is today? who thinks america will be more safe? raise your hands. six of you. why are you optimistic? >> i'm so optimistic because of the fact that i know we are a super power. >> are we? >> i really do. i think we don't manage our power in a manner that w