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Now the urgent race against time to locate and rescue the more than 100 hostages. Our team on the ground speaking with a civilian at the center of it all. A major storm moves across the country. 11 states on aalready and a tornado threat for the southeast. Gingers tracking that and more. New charges for George Santos. I have no idea what youre talking about. The new york congressman accused of stealing donors identities charging tens of thousands of dollars to their credit cards. Former king of crypto on trial. The governments witness against sam bankman fried. His exgirlfriend and business partner, testified that he directed her to commit crimes. Mary lou rhetton fighting for her life in the icu, not able to breathe on her own. Now why her daughter is asking the country for help. Sales in full swing earlier than ever. This morning some of the best bargains dropping on gma, plus how inflation comes into play. Becky worley breaks down the game of chicken for your holiday dollars. Michaels perfect ten in the ballroom. Going to be a great night. And a great morning, as michael takes us behind the scenes of dancing with the stars. Announcer live in times square, this is Good Morning America. We do say Good Morning America. Michael will bring us much needed smiles later this morning. But first we have a lot of news to get to. A heavy and hectic hump day. House republicans still split over the next speaker after a crucial vote set for this morning, with funding for israel on hold. Thats where well begin, the war in the middle east. The full scope of devastation is becoming more clear on day 5. President biden said we must be Crystal Clear in support of israel in the most visceral speech of his presidency condemning hamas. Overnight new accounts coming in from our parters about the harrowing and heart breaking moments on the ground during the terror attacks. Now there are signs israel is readying a ground invasion. Theres also a race against the clock to locate the hostages being held by hamas militants. This as the United Nations estimates that at least 200,000 palestinians are displaced as a humanitarian crisis looms. We are tracking the latest this morning from washington to israel. World news tonight anchor david muir again leads our coverage from tel aviv. Good morning, david. Reporter robin, good morning. The israeli retaliation continues overnight. They say 200 targets hit in gaza. As President Biden addressed the nation and the world, saying the death toll for americans has now risen to 14 americans dead. And the president acknowledging for the first time that at least 20 americans are missing. Its believed many of them are now in the hands of hamas. This morning the American Families now hoping and praying that their loved ones come home alive. This morning the sound of israels retaliation, booming throughout gaza. Israels promised response to the brutal surprise attack by hamas militants, plumes of smoke overtaking the sky in gaza city as the Israeli Military says they have now attacked 200 targets overnight releasing this video, they say, shows strikes on hamas targets at sea. Also this morning, the death toll still mounting on both sides of the border. Here in israel, Israeli Health services saying at least 1,200 have been killed and 2,900 injured. In gaza, more than 1,000 People Killed since saturday according to the Palestinian Health authority. At least 5,000 more injured there. Now roughly 360,000 israeli reservists joining the fight, as the true extent of the horror unleashed by hamas now comes into focus. Its a massacre. Reporter abcs matt gutman on the scene where civilians were killed indiscriminately. Some survivors kidnapped and are now being held hostage in gaza. We understand there were dozens and dozens of People Killed here. There may still be bodies out in this town right now. Reporter soldiers going door to door, zipping up body bags. The souls killed by hamas. Over there you can hear the commotion. You can hear the blasting. Its incredibly difficult. Reporter addressing the nation and the world, President Biden condemning the brutal assault by hamas, revealing at least 14 americans are now among the dead. And for the first time, acknowledging at least 20 americans are still missing. Its believed many of them could be in the hands of hamas. There are moments in this life, i mean this literally, when the pure unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world. Reporter the president reaffirming the u. S. Stands with israel. Let there be no doubt the United States has israels back. Reporter now an urgent race against time to locate and rescue the more than 100 hostages, those americans among them, taken captive by hamas. This as the extremists threaten to execute one hostage on camera for everyone to see for every air strike launched on gaza without notice. It seems like a bad dream. Something thats not real. Reporter he was horrified when he stumbled across chilling footage showing his cousin and her two Young Children being taken prisoner. Elas petrified clinging to her 9monthold and 3yearold with heavily armed men surrounding her. They are not warriors. They are not soldiers. They are young women, young babies and survivors and handicaps. People that are not supposed to experience things like that. Reporter harnetta said he was on the phone with his mother, an american citizen now living in israel, when hamas extremists burst into her home and abducted her. Its terrible to think the optimistic scenario for us at this time is that she is a hostage in gaza and not laying dead in a ditch. We expect the Biden Administration to play a major role in freeing all of the hostages. Reporter this mother and father, rachel and jonathan, american citizens who now live in jerusalem, living through a parents worst night mare, losing contact with their young son, hirsch. Anyone who is a parent, anyone who is a mother or has a mother can imagine what i am going through. Reporter he was celebrating his 23rd birthday at that Music Festival. Young concert goers seen running for their lives as hamas militants closed in. His parents telling me about the last two Text Messages from their son. I love you and im sorry. The fact that he didnt just say, i love you. But that he said im sorry. I took immediately to be that he knew we were going to be in tremendous pain or worry or crisis. Reporter the two words, im sorry. Yeah. I keep saying, its okay. We havent slept. But when i have these quiet moments at night i keep saying, its okay, its okay. I keep saying, im sending you every ounce of my strength. Stay alive. Reporter and rachel and jonathan discovering the last known image of their son, one of several young people crowded in the bomb shelter, hopeful they would survive the militants. They spot hirsch right there on the left. So this is the last known image . Correct. Correct. Reporter they have since learned grenades were being thrown into that shelter. Their son was critically wounded, losing an arm. Militants ordering those who could get up to leave, so hirsch did. Thats when witnesses say the militants put him and several others onto a pickup truck. If you could send a message to hirsch right now, what would you say to him . Come home where you belong to your family. We will hold you and love you and support you as we always have. Just come home so we can do that. Reporter those parents not giving up hope that somehow their young son will come home alive. Even they told me theyre fully aware of this precarious situation. The israeli retaliation in gaza against hamas and this new threat from hamas now that they could kill those being held captive. As you heard, robin, President Biden telling the nation and the world that what hamas did here in israel was pure, unadulterated evil. Robin . Many feel that way. David, thank you for your reporting. David will be anchoring a special edition of 20 20 tonight at 10 p. M. Eastern on abc. Linsey . Israeli forces have unleashed a barrage of missiles in gaza, as leadership promises to do whatever it takes to obliterate hamas from the territory. Our chief Foreign Correspondent ian pannell has the latest from tel aviv. Good morning, ian. Reporter good morning, linsey. Thats right. Fifth day of retaliation and israel said it is hitting what it calls terror targets. The reality on the ground is that the suffering and the death toll continues to mount. Overnight a warning that gaza is about to run out of fuel in a matter of hours, leaving millions without electricity and under total siege. Israels bombardment continuing amid rising fears of a land invasion. The Israeli Military sharing these videos, striking what they say are hamas targets reportedly attacking and destroying the home of the brother of the hamas military commander, killing his brother and his children and grand daughter. Israel not confirming or denying. Over 1,000 killed in gaza since saturdays bloody attack by hamas in israel. More than 5,000 injured. On the ground, our team witnessing israels retaliation first hand. Residents like abu, stunned. Telling us, this was total destruction with no house left standing. Theres been no announcement yet of a grand invasion, but all the Building Blocks for a Land Movement are being put into place. If anyone has doubts what israels intentions are, it should be disspelled now. We are seeing tanks, Armored Vehicle after Armored Vehicle pouring into this area. Reporter a 21yearold student at the Islamic University of gaza is sheltering inside her family home. Theres no electricity. Theres no food supply. Theres no water. Reporter gaza is under complete siege. Food, electricity, water, all cut off, with many desperate to get out of one of the worlds most densely Populated Areas amid fears of a land invasion. One american citizen in gaza trying to leave with her three children, telling us she feels abandoned by the u. S. Embassy. They say were gonna get you, but we dont hear anything from them. Its very terrifying because we all want to get out of here. Reporter the u. S. Says talks between israel and egypt about creating safe passage for some residents to leave are taking place. The last remaining crossing out of gaza was bombed by israel yesterday. And for now, life inside gaza is perilous. An aid worker recalling the moments missiles struck her neighborhood early tuesday. It was like a six or seven story apartment. Now we can see the rubble behind this one house that they bombed. Reporter we dont know if any decisions have been taken yet. But if there is a land invasion, its unlikely to be swift or easy, and the death toll on both sides is likely to rise and increase the risk of an even wider war. George . Ian, thank. Well get the latest on the u. S. Response. President biden making it Crystal Clear in raw and emotional remarks that the u. S. Stands with israel. An Aircraft Carrier is there. Chief Global Affairs anchor Martha Raddatz has details. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, george. The u. S. Will not be sending any of its own troops to join the fight, but the president promised israel anything it needs to defend itself and is providing a strong show of force toward others who may think about attacking israel. This morning u. S. Fire power now in place off israels coast. U. S. Munitions on the ground inside israel. The first plane load of much needed ammunition landing overnight, with more to come, including replenishment for israels iron dome air defenses overwhelmed by thousands of hamas rockets. Were surging additional military assistance, including ammunition and intercepters to replenish the iron dome. We will make sure israel does not run out of these critical assets to defend its cities an citizens. Reporter in the eastern mediterranean, the uss gerald ford bristling with air and fire power with a second Carrier Strike group possibly on the way. Let me be clear. We did not move the carrier for hamas. We moved the carrier to send a clear message of deterrence to other states or nonstate act actors that might seek to widen this war. Reporter specifically to deter iran and hezbollah, which like hamas, has been labeled a terrorist organization. The u. S. Fears hezbollah, which has already fired rockets into israel from the north, will open a second front in the conflict. But President Biden issuing a clear warning. To any country, any organization, anyone thinking of taking advantage of this situation, i have one word. Dont. Dont. Our hearts may be broken, but our resolve is clear. Reporter u. S. Officials say there is no positive evidence that iran was directly involved in planning or executing the hamas attack, but they have been providing hamas with weapons and funding. And with possibly 100 hostages, including american citizens, the pentagon also offering assistance of this intelligence from u. S. Special operations forces. Secretary of state Antony Blinken also heading to israel today. George . Martha, thank you very much. Lets bring in our military analyst steve ganyard. Lets start with the hostage station right now. I would imagine hamas scattered the hostages in different areas. So a special operations action, is that likely . Its not likely, george. Very, very difficult. As you note, they probably separated the hostages among all the rubble. Think about all the rubble thats been created in the bombing. Theyre hiding in basements. Very hard to know where they are. Theyre probably not using any communications that can be intercept. How do you find where they are . Then how do you rescue the hostages without being executed and then extracate them. All while a Bombing Campaign is going on within gaza. We expect the ground operation to go forward by israel. Im wondering what the end game of that could be though. We know they want to destroy hamas but a long term occupation is so difficult. Yeah. Something has to be done, george, in the minds of the israelis. Hamas is gaza and gaza is hamas. I think something will have to be done. Think back to the summer of 1945 when harry truman was trying to end the war with japan. He was given two tough choices. One if he invaded the islands, estimates of up to 500,000 u. S. Casualties. Or he could drop Nuclear Weapons on japanese cities. We know what choice he made. Benjamin netanyahu will have to make some similar tough choices. George, now to capitol hill, where republicans appear no closer to agreeing on a new speaker of the house ahead of a critical vote. Our senior Congressional Correspondent rachel scott has the latest. Good morning, rachel. Reporter robin, good morning to you. Republicans were hoping to still struggling to unite behind one candidate and its unclear how long this fight will drag out. There are two republicans vying for it. Steve scalise and congressman jim jordan, one of the republicans leading the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Both candidates met with their party making their final pitches, answering questions. They plan to meet again today behind closed doors to have an internal election to see which candidate has a clear advantage. The pressure is on with that crisis in israel unfolding and the deadline to fund the government quickly approaching right before thanksgiving, guys. All right, rachel. We will get back to you in just a moment. But also coming up, were going to have more on the war in the middle east. James longman spoke with a 16yearold in israel who barely made it out of the attack alive. But first let us go to ginger. Good morning. Bachelor, oregon, showing us an appetizer for whats to come with this Cross Country storm. First up to 20 inches of snow with warnings in the rockies and high wind. Were talking gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Thats east of denver. Parts of arizona, new mexico and california still have those wind alerts. There will be a super soaker for the most part. There will be severe storms, too. Thursday night into early friday morning in southeastern nebraska, kansas citys included. 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Deal back here on gma. Youre looking live at gaza. Israeli warplanes bombarding hundreds of targets there. The staggering death toll of the conflict is still climbing. And will continue, unfortunately. Our reporters are just beginning to cover the harrowing stories coming out of the attack. He spoke with a 16yearold who barely made it out alive. Hes outside the hospital where the teen is being treated along with other victors. Good morning, james. Reporter good morning, george. He is 16 years old and is an israeliamerican. I have just spoken to him at the hospital, surrounded by his family. He was shot in the attack that killed hi mother and father. They were killed right in front of him. A marning, this may be difficult to watch. This was a typical day. His parents laughing and singing along with friends and family. But five days ago, family fun erupted into sheer terror when hamas militants broke into their familys home, spraying gun fire through their windows. Both his parents were killed as they tried to barricade the family inside. His mothers body fell on top of him. The terrorists shot open the door. Shot. They threw a grenade or something. It exploded. The last thing my dad said is he lost his arm and then my mom died on top of me. Reporter he hid under a bloody cloth for hours even when the terrorists returned to hunt for survivors he managed to send a simple whats app message to an extended Family Member writing, parents dead, sorry. I stopped my grieving. I lowered it down as much as i possibly could. I didnt move. I was terrified. I didnt make any noise. I hoped and i prayed for any god, i didnt care which god. I just prayed to god for them to find me. Reporter i met him at the hospital in southern israel where he sat beside his older sister, who had been through the ordeal but was able to barricade in a safe room. The orphans now relying on their grandpa, who is mindful of history. They came back. This is so important. They wanted to verify that they had killed everybody. They set the fire. This is a story that comes from the holocaust. They set the fire to make sure if there were any survivors, they would exit so they could murder them. Reporter despite the unspeakable, their family bonds remain unbreakable. It was extraordinarily emotional sitting there talking to the family especially their grandfather. They have such a bond with him. This family has been ripped apart. They are just beginning the process of putting it back together. Guys . It is so, james, so hard to find the words. I know that you have reported from so many different war zones all around the world. How is this different . Reporter well, robin, i think in some ways its the same. Im reminded, to be honest, of the attacks in paris. The way the terrorists wanted to kill as many people as possible. It was an effort to totally wipe people out. Im reminded of isis in syria. But its different because theres layers of tragedy. We are only just beginning to see, truly, what happened down in the south of israel. And were beginning to see a cycle of violence. Layers of tragedy. You said that well. All right. Please stay safe, everyone. Thank you, james. Were going to have more from inside the region ahead in our next hour. Coming up ahead, congressman George Santos accused of stealing from his own donors. D. I wish for the amazing new iphone 15 pro jason sean do you mean this one the one with titanium . sean no way i can trade this busted up thing for one. jason maybe stealing wishes from the birthday boy is not your best plan switch to verizon and trade in any iphone and get the new iphone 15 pro on them. sean what . jason yup, and on an Amazing Network sean and i dont have to ruin anymore birthday parties jason yeah, that ship has sailed. Lets go get you the iphone. Here we go, come on hon. vo its your last chance to trade in any iphone for a new iphone 15 pro on us. Only on verizon. Travel. 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Back now with congressman George Santos facing new charges including credit card fraud, accused of stealing from his own donors. Lets go back to rachel scott on capitol hill. Good morning, rachel. Reporter robin, good morning to you again. Congressman George Santos is in greater legal jeopardy this morning. Prosecutors say he was at the center of a scheme to defraud the American People an rip off donors. This morning, congressman George Santos hit with a round of new charges, now facing 23 counts accused of credit card fraud, Identity Theft and lying to federal officials about his campaign finances. I have no clue of what you guys are talking about. No, i will not. Excuse me. Pardon me. Reporter the new york republican appearing caught off guard about those charges, after emerging from a closed door republican meeting. I will have to call you back. Will you step down . I will have to call you back. Will you step down . I will not. I have no comment. I was in conference, like everyone else without my phone so i have nothing to talk about. I need to take a look at the whole thing. Did you commit wire fraud . Its a basic question. Reporter the indictment alleging George Santos fally reporting donating his Campaign Half Million dollars when he only had 8,000 on hand. Prosecutors accuse santos and his Campaign Treasurer of falsely claiming at least ten Family Members had donated to his campaign when they hadnt. And allege santos even stole the personal identities of some donors, charged their credit cards repeatly to fund his campaign and covered up where the money came from, lying to federal authorities. Since Winning Office last year, santos has been defiant in the face of controversy, accused of lying about many aspects of his life. In may santos was indicted for allegedly engaging in schemes including unemployment fraud, receiving thousand of benefits during the pandemic even though he had a job. He plead not guilty. Why would you apply for Unemployment Benefits when you had a job making 120,000 a year . Rachel, this is part of my defense. This is inaccurate information and i will get to clear my name. Reporter through it all, santos has resisted calls from his own fellow republicans to resign. He is a stain on this institution. I said months ago that he shouldnt be here. Reporter Republican Leadership has not called on santos to resign. In fact, he does plan to run for reelection next year. He is due back in court on october 27th, guys. Rachel scott, thanks. Now to the trial of sam bankman fried accused of a multibillion dollar fraud. Prosecutions star witness, his exgirlfriend, took the stand, delivered damaging testimony. Rebecca jarvis has the story. Good morning, rebecca. Reporter good morning, george. Shes his exgirlfriend and former colleague. Caroline ellison reported to sam bankman fried at work and all lived with him in a penthouse in the bahamas. Now she say he directed her to commit financial fraud. This morning sam bankman fried, once celebrated as the king of crypto now on trial for one of the biggest financial frauds in history. Anything to say to your investors . Reporter face to face in this manhattan courthouse with hi former girlfriend and exbusiness partner caroline ellison, for the first type since he allegedly leaked her personal diary to the new york times. 28yearold ellison taking the stand as part of her own guilty plea deal with federal prosecutors, telling the court she committed crimes with bankman fried and admitting Crypto Hedge Fund took around 14 billion of ftx customer money. When asked if ftx customers knew how their money was being used, ellison telling the court, not to my knowledge. For big decisions, she testified she would defer to sam and felt not particularly equipped for the job. Its well known sam had a significant amount of control over her. Reporter we spoke to a former Research Software engineer who described the moment ellison revealed the company was going under. Caroline said they had taken in ftx customer funds and used that to pay back these loans which is why the funds were not there when the customers withdrew them. She seemed apologetic. She was tearful. There was some crying involved. She started by saying she was sorry for letting us all down and that she felt sad about what she had done. There was not much sympathy towards her. Reporter ellison testifying bankman fried used customer money to make political donations. He believed it would reap very high returns, in terms of influence. Bankman fried testified before congress in 2021. We have had a positive impact on the world. Reporter even believed there was a, quote, 5 chance he would become president , according to ellisons testimony. Bankman fried has pleaded not guilty. If convicted he faces up to life in prison. 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Full scope of the terror attack in israel is becoming clear. President biden condemned it as sheer evil. Now the urgent race against time to locate and rescue the more than 100 hostages. This morning, what led to the war between israel and hamas . Ian pannell on the ground. Hes covered violence in the region for decades. Why this moment is different from the past . A mother afraid to send her 5yearold back to school after his teacher was caught giving him and other students melatonin gummies. The investigation and questions about children overdosing on the popular sleep aid. Mary lou rhetton in the icu. The First American woman gymnast to win the all around gold medal in the olympics now fighting for her life. What we know about her condition this morning. Deal drop day 2. Lori b is back with sales, savings on everything from ipads to legos. Get ready get ready and get ready because michael is taking us behind the scenes at dancing with the stars after his big night in the ballroom. He can dance on hot coals and not burn his feet. Plus Tyson Beckford and Jenna Johnson join us live after they said goodbye, as we say Good Morning America. Announcer live in times square, this is gma. We appreciate you being with us on this wednesday morning. Theres so much to get to. Top stories breaking at 8, starting with our top story, the war in the middle east. The full scope of the devastation is becoming even clearer on this day 5. Overnight new accounts coming in from our reporters about harrowing and heart breaking moments on the ground during the terror attack. Want to go to matt gutman in a town near gaza which endured a sustained attack this morning. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, george. That sustained attack lasted for 15 minutes or so. The rocket landed right in this parking lot, incinerating those vehicles, shattering all that glass. Look what the shrapnel did to this car. The windshield wipers still on. We were pinned down for about 15 minutes during that. As you said, hamas is still able to fire those rockets despite being pummelled from the air. This morning warplanes firing missiles at gaza, 360,000 reservists join the fight. A massive bombardment of rockets from gaza. The death toll mounting on both sides of the border. More than 1,200 killed here in israel, and in gaza over 1,000 dead. We were there witnessing the brutality of hamas assault. Its a massacre. Reporter the wounds so fresh, they havent been able to count their dead. The general here told me that they still havent been able to kill how many people have been killed. He believes its over 100 just in this area. Soldiers going door to door, zipping body bags. You can hear their prayers. The house so clogged with debris, they had to ease the body out the window. They came in and slaughtered. You are seeing a slaughter here. Very important to see. They came in and killed civilians. Reporter in a forceful address, President Biden condemning saturdays brutal assault by hamas, revealing at least 14 americans are among the dead and, for the first time, acknowledging at least 20 americans are still missing. The president reaffirming americas support for israel. Let there be no doubt, the United States has israels back. Reporter one of the victims, 27yearold aria, a young israeli soldier. We were all excited for him to round the corner, finish his chapter in the military. Just a tragedy that hes not going to have the opportunity to do that. Reporter he grew up spending summers in maine. His parents were americans but raised him in israel. He became a captain in the canine unit. His family says he died trying to protect a colleague who was shot. Arias friend got shot in the ear. Aria tried to pick him up, while his friend was bleeding. Thats when he got shot. Reporter two things have become clear. One is the scale of the hamas atrocities at that Music Festival and those little towns in the streets here. The other is the sense of insecurity here in the south. Moments ago we had to run into a bomb shelter. A woman told us she had been begging city officials just to evacuate them anywhere but here. Robin . Matt, thank you. The first plane carrying u. S. Ammunition landed in israel on tuesday, as President Biden reaffirmed his unwaivering support. We stand with israel. We stand with israel. We will make sure they have what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself to respond to this attack. Our senior White House Correspondent selina wang has more for us. Good morning, selina. Reporter good morning, robin. The president an his National Security team are working around the clock to rush military aid to israel and prevent this from turning into a broader war. The white house said at least 14 americans have been killed and at least 20 are missing, but its unclear if theyre all being held hostage. The u. S. Is offering to share intelligence and send experts to work with the israelco parts to help with rescue efforts. The president spoke graphically about the attacks he called sheer evil. He condemned the savagery, blood thirstiness of hamas captives that he compares to the worst isis abuses. The president didnt answer questions. When i tried to press hip on how far hes willing to go to rescue those americans and whether or not he supports a ground invasion. Officials tell us the pentagon is considering deploying a secondary craft carrier towards the region. That has led to deter iran, hezbollah and others who are hostile to israel from exploiting this crisis. Linsey . The president clear about the u. S. Commitment here. Selina, thank you. We turn now to a texas mother who is afraid to send her 5yearold back to school after his teacher was caught giving him and other students melatonin gummies. Rhiannon ally has more on the investigation. Good morning, rhiannon. Reporter good morning to you, linsey. More and more people have been turning to melatonin for sleeping but this disturbing story of a teacher giving it without a parents permission is really highlighting the danger these supplements can pose to children. This morning a mother near houston says shes afraid to send her 5yearold back to school after his teacher was caught giving him and other students melatonin gummies. We noticed on three occasions when he came home, he was completely lethargic. He was stumbling to get off the bus. Reporter her son is nonverbal and in the special education class. She says the teacher called her before, asking for advice on how to calm him down. She had asked whats his favorite snack . Does he like gummies . Reporter the district investigating saying the teach r did give out melatonin on her own without obtaining parent permission. It is possible for children to overdose on melatonin. According to the cdc, pediatric melatonin ingestions by 500 in the last decade, with more than 260,000 reports of kids ingesting melatonin. More than 4,000 kids have had to be hospitalized, and two died. So that teacher was allowed to resign. The school board says firing her would have been a more drawn out process. Guys, local police are investigating. And that mom is calling this a breach of trust. Certainly is. Thanks very much. Coming up in our gma morning menu, the question so many are asking about the war in the middle east. Ian pannell will have more on what led to this moment. Also ahead, olympics gymnastics champion, Mary Lou Rhetton is fighting for her life. Well tell you what we know this morning. And lori b is back with big savings on home, beauty and more. Lets go to michael in the ballroom, fresh off his night in the judges chair. Michael, it looked like you had a great time last night. Robin, you guys, i had a fantastic time. I have to say last night was so much fun, im gonna give it a 10 i cant stop. Cant stop. Im so into this judging thing. You better watch out. But everybody at home stick around to go behind the scenes of my night in the ballroom. Stay right there. We will be right back. Ballroome will be right back. Ng things. Americas plastic makers are investing billions of dollars in new technologies s this is a hot flash. This is a hot flash. But this is a not flash. I got a good feeling theres big news for women going through menopause. Veozah a prescription treatment for moderate to severe Vasomotor Symptoms the medical name for hot flashes and night sweats. With hormonefree veozah, you can have fewer hot flashes, and more not flashes. Veozah is proven to reduce the number and severity of hot flashes, day and night. 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But the same aipowered security that protects all of google also defends these services for everyone who lives here. We are back with our gma cover story, the war in the middle east. What led to this moment between israel and hamas . Ian pannell is back with that. Hello, ian. Reporter hi there, george. This village is incredibly still only 75 years old, but lies at the Cross Section of ancient history and three major religions. Judaism, christianity. It was created in 1948 from the ashes of the second world war. It became a symbol of security and belonging for the jewish people, especially after the horrors of the second world war. But 1948 is remembered as the catastrophe for the palestinian people. Hundreds of thousands of them forced or fled their homeland, the area was shrouded in war and despite periods of peace, the fighting goes on. About the size of philadelphia, the gaza strip was handed from british to egyptian control, until 967 when the six day war le erupted. Israel seizing controls of the palestinian territories of gaza, the west bank and goland heights. By the 1980s, palestinian anger grew, hamas emerged as an off shoot of the egyptian based muslim brotherhood. One key goal of the militant islamic group, the eradication of israel. A glimmer of hope for the region came in 1993. The historic oslo accords signed between israels Prime Minister and the palestinian liberation organizations Yasser Arafat giving palestinians in parts of the west bank and gaza some selfgovernment under the palestinian authority. But hamas never recognized the deal, continuing to assail israel with suicide bombers and other deadly attacks. By 1997, the United States designated the group a terrorist organization. Israel pulled out of gaza in 2005, but then in the stunning development, hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006, taking control violently the following year. In turn, israel and egypt imposed a blockade that partially sealed off territory from the outside world. Today, with over 2 million residents, the gaza strip is one of the most densely Populated Areas on earth. Twothirds of the population is under 25 years old, and 80 are living in poverty. With support from iran, hamas began launching periodic rocket at acts into israel. Israel responding in turn, with their strikes and even Ground Troops at time. Recent tensions fueled by an increasingly right wing israeli government, expansion of settlements in the west bank, in particular at the mosque in jerusalem. One child killed there, many injured. It sparked outrage. That is one of the most holy sites in islam but also venerated as the temple mount. Last saturdays attack bringing decades of conflict to a head and what could prove to be a critical Tipping Point for an entire region. There have been protests across the middle east and beyond, even there in the United States, about whats happened this last week. Its a country an a region that touches so many and matters so much. George . Right at the start, that was an impressive summary of decade of conflict. You made it so clear in such a short period of time. Theres been this stale mate between israel and the palestinians. Its been simmering for about two decades now. It feels like we are heading to a brand new world. Reporter it definitely feels different this time. Different for a number of reasons. Clearly, the heinous act of of what happened last saturday are unprecedented. Certainly in israel. We have seen similar barbaric acts elsewhere. I think for israelis, it creates the sense that the response has to be different. You cant just repeat it. I have been in gaza when there have been wars in the past. You cant just do the same. It doesnt eradicate the problem. Hamas is able to regroup. We know that it has iran as a sponsor. The region has changed. This is a country, many of the countries that used to be at war with israel, now have peace agreements. All of this this threatens to unsettle that. There is a sepb sense of unity and something must be different this time so what happened on saturday can never happen again. That is the hope. You were inside gaza during the last major israeli incursion. What is it like on the ground . What is your sense of what people are feeling right now, ian, this time . Reporter i think its an important question. The danger is that you cast a net on an entire population due to a small group. Even though hamas are collected, theres a political wing and a military wing. I have met israelis this week who talk about palestinians as friends and palestinians will talk about israelis as friends. Not across the board, certainly. That doesnt mean people will condone the heinous acts. We talk about it as a densely populated area, one of the most densely Populated Areas in the world. It certainly feels like that when youre on the ground. But theres a strong sense of community and belonging even though theres frustration and poverty. It also means that when these attacks happen, it touches so many people. I think theres a real danger here. In israels need and desire and right to respond to what happened there. The danger is that it creates more division, it separates people who have formed relationships and bonds, and it makes chances of any lasting peace almost impossible to think of now. We are all talking about war. No one is any longer talking about peace. That might have been sadly part of hamas strategy as well. Ian, thank you very much. Ginger . Category 4 hurricane lidia made landfall. Now the remnants with the storm thats in the gulf is going to bring heavy rain to parts of the panhandle of florida right through a tornado threat in north florida. Two. Im abc7 news meteorologist now to michaels time in the ballroom as a judge on dancing with the stars last night. Michael, we are incredibly proud of you. If we had paddles, we would give you 10 across the board for you. [ laughter ] i tell you, robin, it really was a special night. You come into this ballroom, and you feel the energy. You see everyone take the dance floor and give it their best shot. It is inspiring and something to behold with your own two eyes in this mecca of dance. Youve got to see it to believe it. I got it right here for you to see. Take a look. Michael. You ready for this . Im a little nervous. You ready . Here in tinseltown, i walked right into the ballroom, ready to give out some scores as a guest judge on last nights dancing with the stars. Time to put on my ballroom best. Youre gonna give them what they want. Im ready. Im ready. Live from hollywood its motown on dancing with the stars. Joining our judges is the coanchor of Good Morning America Michael Strahan welcome, michael [ cheers ] thank you. Michael, what does motown mean to you . I grew up on motown. Motown is incredible music. Motown is a vibe. Motown is perfect for tonight because, along with great music, we have great dancing. Looking forward to it. Going to have a great time. Get ready cause here i come i looked at you and i said, thats a matador. No bull wants to mess with him. First dance. First comment. Kind of like a football game. I got hit, now im calm. Thats how you start the show. Hey, hey. He got his sayings. Now that i can dance the stars put their best feet forward. Mashed potato look at the foot work. You can dance on hot coals and not burn hi feet that was fantastic. I hated you on the football field. I hated it. You knew this guy was going to hurt you. But i love watching you dance. It was sexy, seductive, sensational. What else can i say . I thought you brought your hips out of the ice age. You did it. I need love to ease my mind giving out the first 9 of the season. 9 9 aint no river wide enough a night to remember, jam packed with fancy foot work. You gotta trust no matter how long it takes i enjoyed watching it so much that i wish you two were still dancing. What did you think, michael . Fantastic. And thats a wrap. Lets bring you back. Thank you. It was an incredible night, you guys. The judges, the hosts, the dancers. It couldnt be more welcoming and make me feel like i belonged here. It really made me feel so happy that i said, yes, i want to be a guest judge. You know, i fear doing anything in other people. You know im a shy guy. [ laughter ] ha you know im shy. I got a chance to give out one of the first 9s of the season, which gave me a nice adrenaline rush. Nice try there, michael. Were not buying it. Are you going to add another job to your portfolio now . No, george. Im sticking right there next to you. Hey, george, ill add another job to my portfolio when you dance on national television. How much do you want to bet he gets another job before i dance on dancing with the stars . [ laughter ] you are a natural. No, no. In all sincerity, there is nothing that you cant do. We thought we were going to see a little magic mike. We thought we were going to see you bust a move. You did sneak in the left backstage with derek. We want to take another look at that. Was he impressed . You really held that frame. You really held your frame. You gotta say it. I held my frame. I caught him. To be honest with you, were walking. He just jumped up. I looked, there were two knees in my face. I just grabbed him and everyone here was were so welcoming and inviting, and i felt like i was at home. I had so much fun yesterday. I did not know what to expect and it exceeded all the expectations that i ever had. Oh, and hes shy. Yeah yeah, im shy. Yeah. Keep saying. Keep talking. Thank you, michael. 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Outside this morning, we have a lot of sunshine, so it is a really nice morning. Temperatures are starting out in the 50s and 60s. Well have sunshine throughout the entire day. No chance of a shower today, but it will get windy later on this afternoon. Those temperatures in the 60s and 70s by 4 p. M. Carmassi. Thank you, drew. Well have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. You can always find the latest on our news app and at abc7 news. Com, the news continues now with Good Morning America. Patients get admitted to the hospital. If someone isnt able to breathe on their own or unable to get enough oxygen, that increases their level of risk and the level of care they are needing in the hospital. Reporter the gymnastics legend catapulting to fame at the 1984 summer olympics where she became the First American to win individual all around gold medal scoring perfect 10s on her vault and floor routines. Im just gonna go out and do the best that i can, be myself. 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Com to check those deals out. Coming up michael is with Tyson Beckford and Jenna Johnson. They are the couple that unfortunately had to go home on dancing with the stars. Well have their story coming up live on gma. Loving this pay bump in our allowance. Wonder where mom and dad got the extra money . Maybe they won the lottery . Maybe they inherited a fortune . Maybe buried treasure . Maybe it fell off a truck . Maybe they switched to Xfinity Mobile on the most reliable 5g network. For a limited time, buy one line of unlimited, get one free for a year. Now i can buy that electric scooter im starting a Privateequity Fund that specializes in midcap. You do you. Switch to Xfinity Mobile today. We are back now on gma with that shocking elimination in the ballroom. Model and actor Tyson Beckford and his partner Jenna Johnson are headed home, unfortunately. Say it aint so, america. But we have them here with me this morning. Thanks for joining me. That was shocking to me yesterday to see what happened on the show. Tyson, you did say this was the most fun you ever had on tv. Were you surprised to go home so soon . I was very surprised to go home so soon. I have seen so many people make so many bigger mistakes and, you know, i got my foot not in the right place and then, you know, got back on beat and we finished on time, the tempo and everything was good. I didnt think that it was that bad. And then we watched it back and you dont see it on camera. For me i have like, all right. Maybe home viewers didnt see it and we can squeeze by and redeem ourselves next week. Unfortunately, it didnt happen. Jenna, what are you going to miss most about working with tyson . He is such a lively, goofy, fun person. I was not expecting that from Tyson Beckford at all. But we just had such a great time. Im really gonna miss that. What have you learned from jenna . Just go again. If we miss something little, either she would say lets go again or even me, if i got it right, id say, lets go again, just because i wanted to really nail it, you know . People dont realize, this is really hard. This is really hard. You are learning something that normally takes a normal dancer a few weeks, but youre learning in in couple days. Two days. I think we both always were striving for perfection. Thats something we bonded with. Do it again, do it again. Tyson, you said you love to dance. I do. It not gonna stop here. What i do have to say, i have such respect for ballroom dance. The art of ballroom dancing itself is something that i think everyone should go try because its not as easy as it looks. We definitely have left here with some skills. If you see me at an event [ laughter ] he learned it here. I learned it here. This woman went to bat to teach me these things. You know . So i have got this skill set thats different from anyone else. Youre throwing it out there if we see you Holding People up. Im telling you what. I went to dinner with someone after they won. I have never seen a group of people want to dance with somebody as theyre trying to walk. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So get ready for that. I know my salsa game is good. I might not be a fox trot guy, but my salsa game is strong. Its strong. Salsa game is strong. Now, jenna, are you and baby rome going to be at home cheering for val . Yes. We are all. Im really excited to, hopefully, bring the baby to set and cheer on daddy. Lets get the mirror ball. I think he has a strong chance. Were going to ask our voters to start voting for val. Go val. Thats where were going. I appreciate you both waking up super early after a big night last night to be here with me. So much fun to watch you dance. Thank you. We had fun. Dancing is not in the end for you. Of course not. Were not over. Well be back. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. You guys at home, dont miss disney 100 nights celebrating 100 years of disney on dancing with the stars next tuesday night at 8 p. M. Eastern, 7 00 p. M. Central right here on abc and disney and the next day on hulu. Lets go back to new york and our dancing with the stars alum, ginger. Loved it, loved it. Love tyson and jenna. Thank you, michael. Great job. Lets talk about climate data that just came in. September, hottest on record for new mexico and texas. Nobody had their coldest. Lot of people were well above average because of this blocking system. That left us very wet in the northeast. Look at these percentages. Anywhere from 150 delaware up to parts of maine and new hampshire. Then 200 . That includes most of connecticut and new york city. Let now to gma out loud. It is National Coming out day. Gio benitez is here with an inside look at a special photo project thats shining a new light on love in the Lgbtq Community throughout history. Gio, i understand this project really impacted you. Reporter it really did, robin. It all focuses around this book. Photo after photo told the story of love, but also of secrecy an survival. This morning right here the husbands who put this together. Its a project with a simple though challenging mission. Find the oldest possible photos of men in same sex relationships from around the world. This couple is leading the charge in the new book love it. I was so struck just looking at is these images because you almost wonder how were these photos even taken . And the time they were taken. Absolutely. They were a surprise to us. We couldnt imagine they had ever been taken, much less survived for decades and centuries. The oldest photograph we have is from 1846. Age range is 17 to 75. Whats incredible about these photos, if they werent black and white, you would think some were taken today. Definitely. Reporter the photos capturing everyday people and even soldiers holding on to a secret. These are soldiers from texas. You were able to get their stories. They are actually both from texas. John and darielle. The one on the bottom was one of the first we collected. It didnt really show a lot, the look in the eye that we look for, that unmistakable look. But we saw something there. About three photos into collecting theirs, we saw the one on top of them laying in the snow. Reporter now neal and hugh are collecting diaries of what the book meant to them. My husband steven and i, we started looking through page by page and started seeing ourselves in so many images. This book and the photos contained within it are purely a gift. Reporter david and his husband even writing their own story. And when we married, we took that story and attached it in the back of the book so some day somebody will learn our story as well. Reporter stories that somehow survived decades in the shadows, now front and center, shining a light on the Lgbtq Community. This couple found somebody to take the photograph for them. It was developed by somebody else who cared about them. They cherished the photo but for their survival, they hid it. What happened to it after that we dont know other than it ended up in our hands and collection and now in this book. Reporter whats cool about this is a clue behind an image leads to another and another and another. Theyre essentially detectives looking through a secret history of love. I gotta say they confirmed a lot of the stories in here, but theres some they cant confirm, obviously. So they look for this unmistakable look in the eyes to tell the story. The book loving is out now. Amazing. Loving that you brought it to us, gio. Thanks so very much. Coming up best selling author and creator of the Model Health Show podcast there he is Shawn Stevenson here. 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Lets talk about this chili. Before we get to the slow cooker what are we going to put in the pot . Perfect. Family friendly, family favorites. Mushrooms. Whole thing. Thats right. Yeah. All right. Some garlic in there, if you could, as well. That i can do. Perfect. Smells so good. We have some Grass Fed Beef which is richer in omega3. We are going to talk about a vegan option. We can swap out the meat and do more mushrooms or jack fruit. Weve got incredible spices to put in here. Variety is the spice of life, as they say. Of course it is. Got some chipotle, which is one of my secret ingredients. Little cinnamon as well so its sweet and savory. You go from here to the slow cooker. Were going from here to the slow cooker. If you want to put the broth in there. One of our other secret ingredients is sweet potatoes. See this beautiful color. They are rich in antioxidants. All right. My secret ingredient is a little cocoa powder. Thats the secret sauce right there. Thats the love. All right. Weve got a variety of beans. This is something you can just pop in the freezer. Thats the nice aspect. A day you dont necessarily have time to cook, but you want to get that family aspect in, just pull it out. You can freeze it in batches, reheat and eat. Delicious anytime. Tell us about your podcast. This is number one when it comes to the health podcast. Working with people for many years, i decided more people need to get this information, to learn from the best experts in the world. Master classes on any health subject we can imagine. Just push play. All for free. I got my appetite with me. I want to have some healthy food. Tell us about your pumpkin muffins. Pumpkin muffins. Its that time of year. Lower glycemic flours. But the textures are delicious and rich. How is that chili . This is amazing. Lets go. Thats what its all about. The perfect weather for chili. Scan the qr code on the screen to get these recipes and to shop right from our website. 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It is a sunny day, windy 60s and 70s this afternoon. Carmassi all right. Thank you, drew. Now its time for live with kelly and mark and well be back at 11 for midday live. Have a good day. Hi. Yeah, its live with kelly