here's abc's paula faris. >> reporter: these instagram photos document a dramatic transformation overe of a year. 25-year-old laura mctish went from this to this. today she's the picture of health, cooking nutritious meals and hitting the gym hard. a total lifestyle change for her who said she's struggled with her weight since childhood. >> i felt different growing up because i was heavier and i couldn't do a lot of the physical activities they could. >> reporter: by college she was six feet, but poor eating habits caused her weight to spiral out of control. >> i had finished college. i was going into my teaching degree. i stepped on a scale and i was over 300 pounds. >> reporter: when she developed hypothyroidism, she knew she had to take action and control. unlike most people who rely on a diet and exercise to make the change, laura also leaned heavily on social media for results using instagram to publicly share her story. >> people were saying how did you do this? can you give me information? i would send them as much as i could. >> reporter: in one year she dropped 115 pounds. 40

. >>> let's get the morning rundown from paula faris. >> from sharks to politics.ng-awaited report today criticizing hillary clinton in quex the taken to u.s. consulate in benghazi. this is the eighth and final investigation into the attack in 201. it slams clinton for not realizing there was intelligence pointing to security vulnerabilities in libya. clinton reportedly planned to visit libya in 2012. some republicans call it a quote tragic failure of leadership. democrats say their investigation found that clinton never personally denied requests for security. >>> donald trump is denying claims that he's backpedalling on his call to ban muslims temporarily from the united states. he says now he wants to stop the ones coming from countries known for terrorism. his campaign says they're chair fig his position. >>> encouraging news for stocks. four days after britain voted to leave the european union, there are science that the markets are beginning to shake off that news, even after word that britain's credit rating has been downgraded. european markets rose slightl

we have much more from orlando coming up in just a bit but first let's go back to new york and paula farisul reporting from you all morning. thank you. >>> we begin with isis claiming responsibility for a deadly attack in paris -- in france, rather, two police officers, a husband and wife, have been stabbed at their home. the attacker who claimed allegiance to isis and shot video during the stabbing was killed by police had they stormed the house and rescued police later detained two people with alleged ties to the attacker. they say the attacker recently served prison time for recruiting fighters for jihad in pakistan. today the president of france said his nation faces a terror threat on a, quote, very large scale with more than 100 arrests in just the past month. >>> we do have new clues this morning in the egyptair flight 804 crash that departed paris last month. it veered off course before plugging into the mediterranean sea investigators now say and that new information suggests that a sudden in-flight explosion was not to blame for this crash which killed all 66 people on board. how

welcome to paula faris here to do the news and a lot coming up.mmer "deals & steals." >> looking cool out there. >>> who is pumped up for game one between the cavs and the warriors? going to be some red eyes tomorrow. there is a new way, guys, to cheer on one of them, mvp steph curry and his aye ayesha have these new emojis. chef curry. >> i think there's a riley emoji. >> i follow them on instagram and she can burn in the kitchen. she's very good in the kitchen but are so entertaining to watch. rumor has it that's a cleveland cavalier tie. >> hometown favorite. >> equal time here on "gma." >> we have a lot of ways to save some money this morning. so many of us spend big money on makeup. the average woman actually owns more than 40 products at a time but only uses five of them so how can you spend smarter. new way to put cash in your pocket and selling the photos on your smartphone? we will explain. >> that one surprises me. rebecca jarvis going to explain that. >>> right now paula with the morning rubdown. >> thanks, george. the big story this mo

right now let's get the morning rundown from paula faris. >> from sharks to politics.ing. house republicans are releasing a long-awaited report today criticizing hillary clinton in connection with the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. this is the eighth and final congressional investigation into the attack in 2012. it slams clinton for not realizing there was intelligence pointing to security vulnerabilities in libya. the report even reveals that clinton, who was the secretary of state at the time, reportedly planned to visit libya in 2012. some republicans call it, quote, tragic failure of leadership. democrats say their investigation found that clinton never personally denied requests for more security. >>> and donald trump's campaign is denying reports that he is backpedalling on his controversial call to ban muslims temporarily from the united states. trump is now saying that he wants to focus on immigrants coming from countries that have a record of terrorism but his campaign insists that his proposal has not changed. they say trump is simply adding specif

. >>> we turn now to paula faris. >>> and we do begin with isis claiming responsibility for a deadlyand wife, have been stabbed at their home. the attacker who claimed allegiance to isis and shot video during the stabbing was killed by police when they stormed the house and rescued the couple's young son. police later detained two people with alleged ties to the attacker. they say the attacker recently served prison time for recruiting fighters for jihad in pakistan. today the president of france said his nation faces a terror threat on a, quote, very large scale with more than 100 arrests in just the past month. >>> and back in this country, in los angeles a large explosion was caught on camera during a fire at this commercial bui building. water from fire hoses hit a chemical in the building apparently caused this explosion and a nearby apartment building was evacuated. no one was injured. the cause of the fire is under investigation this morning. >>> and for so many of you frustrated with those long airport lines, more help is on the way. congress has approved $28 million to allow