Firestorm over race this morning. The Dallas Mavericks owner, now apologizing for some of his comments. But still admitting to his strong views on race in the wake of the Donald Sterling controversy. The fierce debate right now. And set your compass for summer. The holiday getaway weekend is here. Millions of americans hit the road as we get ready to set off our first party in the park. We have the hottest band in country music. Lady a. Is here to get this party started. Good morning, america. Happy summer. We do say good morning, america. So happy to have you with us. As we kick off this memorial day weekend. So many people hitting the road for the unofficial start of summer. I wonder if they have lady a. On the radio. Playing on the radio. If youre not in the car, listening to the radio, stick around right here. We hope you will watch the party in the park later this morning. Lady antebellum getting ready for their big concert. Right now theyre in the social square. Look at that. Taking a little selfie before they head up there. Not bad. I love what you just said. Happy summer. About time, right . Yeah. It is the official start, right . Right after the weekend, is when people really start putting it on. And barely got spring here. Skip right over. Were not complaining at all. Not at all. First, that terrifying nearmiss in the sky. Two passenger planes coming within 400 feet of each other while taking off in houston at one of the busiest airports in the country. Abcs david kerley is in washington with the new details on what has happened. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, robin. Two close calls in just 2 1 2 weeks apart. And the second one were learning this morning happened in houston when a controller who was training told a jetliner to turn the wrong way. It was an evening takeoff for the two united jets. 601, thank you. Turn right. Right turn. Heading 340. 140. Reporter the two air bus 320s rolling down separate runways at about the same time. But then, the controller at houstons bush international, tells the jet heading east, heading to vancouver, to turn right when it was supposed to turn left. That meant the jet, which can carry 120 people, was heading right for that other plane, taking off for mexico city. The planes get within 4,200 feet from 50e67 other, 8 10ths of a mile. Seconds from impact, before that same air Traffic Controller realizes the mistake. Listen to him as he tries to avoid disaster. United 601, stop your turn. Stop your climb and stop your turn, united 601. Reporter incredibly, the jetliners are unaware how close they had come to the disaster. One crew asking other pilots in the air if they knew what happened. You basically crossed directly over the top of each other. It was pretty gnarly looking. Reporter this happened two weeks ago. And that was just 2 1 2 weeks after another united flight came within 50 yards of an express jet at newark airport. Yeah. Were putting down the nose. Hes real close. We cant say that two is a trend, it is definitely concerning. And the principal question, do we have a systemic problem of some sort . Reporter on the two aircraft, one was carrying 100 people, the other, 125. The controller who realized the mistake and corrected it, still on the job. A lot of people scratching their heads, wondering how this happens. Thank you, david. Were going to turn to the Severe Weather, just as millions hit the road for the memorial day weekend. Hail, tornadoes, damaging winds. And abcs reena ninan is in albany, new york, this morning, where there was a reported tornado. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. This is an example of how minutes can make a difference with a tornado warning. Hitting so quickly all that remains is just part of the wall here. The grandmother who owns this home, picking up her grandson at the time. And now, even the dogs inside made it out alive. Across the northeast, a flareup of wild weather. Hail in new york and pennsylvania. And suspected tornadoes in upstate new york, delaware and virginia. Crazy. I didnt think anything could happen like this here. Reporter this morning, the unbelievable aftermath. The lady was out there saying help her, help her, because her husband was in there and he couldnt get out. Reporter a look above at hartley, delaware, shows four homes and a barn completely destroyed after reports of a twister. And just west of albany, new york, a possible tornado. Hid behind the wall until it was over. Reporter and winds so powerful, this semi truck toppled over. This man desperately trying to salvage belongings, ravaged by mother nature. In virginia, nearly 20,000 people without power. It was terrible. Like, really scary. All hell just broke loose. Reporter in pennsylvania, golf ballsized hail, rocketing through skylights at the berkshire mall. Sending shards of glass everywhere. Luckily no one was hurt. The hail leaving pennsylvania looking like siberia. Okay. Weve got a cracked windshield. It looks like were going to declare an emergency. Reporter and a crack in the windshield of this u. S. Airway flight, which landed safely after passing through a storm into Philadelphia International airport. Trouble out west, too. Take a look at this funnel cloud, jawdroppingly close to a flight leaving denver. The National Weather service will be here this afternoon, looking at the debris to determine if this was a tornado. Residents say if they confirm it, it will be the second one in two years. David. What a relief that grandmother was picking up her grandson. Thanks to you. If youre heading out for memorial day weekend, the trouble spots. Gingers at the weather wall with all of it. We will still have pockets of Severe Weather. Thankfully, not like yesterday. We had hail and damaging winds in Southern California throughout the northeast and the midatlantic. Just peppering there. Those dots mean hail and damaging wind. Even a tornado reported in virginia. Today, it sinks south. If you are in wilmington, north carolina, columbia, south carolina, anywhere in orange there. This afternoon and evening, you have to look out. Theres another pocket out to the west. Strong winds, damaging hail and possibility of some flooding, even, in parts of new mexico. Ill have more coming up in the nations weather. Back to you. Keeping in mind that Severe Weather is going to have an impact on the millions of americans hitting the roads today for the long Holiday Weekend getaway. Most of us will be making our great escape by car, which is what abcs linzie janis is doing. Shes on the road this morning near newark, new jersey. Good morning, linzie. Reporter good morning, robin. Were moving along nicely here. If youre planning on driving as well, you may want to hit the road as soon as you possibly can. This weekend is going to see the biggest amount of travelers since before the recession. After that horrible winter, many of us ready to splash the cash and soak up some rays. Ready to put this and this behind you . Youre not alone. This morning, 36. 1 million americans, the secondhighest number in 14 years, are packing up their suitcases, ready to put a record cold winter in their rear view. And according to aaa, almost nine out of ten are hitting the road this weekend, driving to a destination at least 50 miles away. It was such a cold winter for some people, that people are just ready to travel. Reporter gas prices are helping fuel this years first big getaway. Mostly holding where they were a year ago. And in many states, slightly lower than last years average of 3. 63 a gallon. Airplanes will be more crowded this Holiday Weekend. 200,000 more fliers than last year. And the 2. 6 million americans taking to the skies are paying an average of 6 more than last year for their tickets. A lot of people put travel on the back burner. As they feel better about the economy, they are more willing to spend money on luxuries like traveling. Reporter this years most popular destinations according to priceline, las vegas, san diego and orlando. No coincidence theyre all sunny spots. A lot of people not taking any chances with those destinations. They want guaranteed sunshine. One thing to note, if you are hitting the road this weekend, memorial day is the seconddeadliest after the fourth of july weekend on the roads. So, Police Officers will be out in force, making sure were all putting safety first. Robin and david . Stay safe out there. Shes in newark, now. Just a few hours to florida. I was going to say, she hasnt made it very far. Just to newark so far. Thanks, linzie. Now, to the comments made by russian president vladimir putin. And we want to get to martha raddatz, tracking that from washington. Martha, good morning. Reporter good morning, david. Putin appeared at an economic summit in st. Petersburg, russia, saying what we see now is fullscale civil war in ukraine. This comes in advance of ukraines elections this weekend, where a new president will be chosen. The frontrunner, a billionaire, already saying he does not think russia will accept the results. Violence is of grave concern during the elections. Yesterday, more than a dozen ukrainian troops were killed at a checkpoint. Prorussian militants claiming credit for that attack. And u. S. Intelligence tracking Russian Troops on the border. What do we know about that . Reporter Russian Troops remain on the border with ukraine. The u. S. Said they have seen some of the troops move away from the border. Vladimir putin promised that. But the u. S. Still says this is a force capable of moving into ukraine and considers the troop presence very threatening, david. Martha raddatz, this morning. Thanks. And by the way, you can see martha first thing in the morning on sunday. Abcs this week with martha filling in on a Holiday Weekend. I fill in for george on a friday, here on gma. And amy robach with the other headlines. Good morning, everyone. We begin with the Massive Wildfire thats threatening hundreds of homes and a wellknown tourist area in arizona. Overnight, the fire near flagstaff growing to more than 11square miles. And its only 5 contained. More than 3,000 residents are on standby, ready to evacuate if necessary. And look at these scenes across the southwest. Mass i have dust storms engulfing parts of nevada and new mexico. Entire neighborhoods shrouded with near zero visibility. At least six people were killed in a pileup crash on interstate 10. Just in time for the Holiday Weekend, barbecue. A National Beef recall is expanding. Take a look. 14 states are affected. The beef possibly tainted with e. Coli was sold between march and may. It could still be in your freezer. The easy solution, thoroughly cook your meat until it is brown all the way through. For a list of stores where the beef was sold, go to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo no major supermarket chains are affected. A big shock for sports fans this morning. The biggest star in american soccer will not play for team usa at the world cup. 32yearold Landon Donovan has been cut from the team. The coach choosing, instead, to give younger players a shot. A shocking scene in florida as a woman learning to drive a stick stalled on the Railroad Tracks just as the train was approaching. She barely jumped out in time. Its hard to see, but she cleared the train by a matter of inches. She was hit by debris. But she is okay this morning. And a lifesaving moment caught on camera. A man saw a baby dangling from a second floor window in china. He took position and was in just the right place look at that to make the catch. The 1yearold had crawled out the window on to a ledge during a thunderstorm. But thankfully that child is okay and uninjured. And finally, a little girl in montana. She was devastated this week when her pet bird named foresta, flew away from home and disappeared. The 5yearold was just about to give up hope until this happened the next day. Take a look. Foresta landed on this guys head. But that guy is actually her teacher at her Elementary School five miles away. The family says the pigeon never left the home. Its a mystery how it found her school. The principal said, the bird was skybombing the kids, trying to find tara. Maybe he smelled her . But pigeons are smart. Amazing story. Theyre back at home. Reunited. Teachers pet. I know but i love our reaction. I know, right in unison. Dont make us do that every time. Sorry. We needed that. Thanks. Now, to nba owner, mark cuban, making provocative remarks about bigotry and race. Hot on the heels of the Donald Sterling uproar. The reaction has been swift. And it has been strong. And abcs ryan smith is here, with the latest on all that. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning, robin. Just when the nba thought it moved past the issue of race, with Donald Sterling facing possible expulsion, mark cuban brings it back into the spotlight. Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, mark cuban, ever outspoken, now wading into the controversial waters of bigotry. I know im prejudice. And i know im bigoted in a lot of different ways. Reporter speaking his mind to an audience at an ink magazine conference on tuesday, cuban not holding back on discussing his own biases. If i see a black kid in a hoodie and its late at night, im walking to the other side of the street. If on that side of the street theres a guy that has tattoos all over his face, white guy, bald head, tattoos everywhere, im walking back to the other side of the street. Reporter these comments coming at a delicate time for the nba, still reeling from the racist rant by Los Angeles Clippers owner, Donald Sterling, his words creating a debate. I dont think mark cuban is racest. When you meet a real racist, you know it. To be the owner of a team. And you have africanamericans on your squad, to Say Something like this, shame on you. Thats pure ignorance. What i dont like, when people say i dont see color. Stop lying. You see color. You may not react in a negative way to it. Stop saying i dont see color. Reporter later, cuban clarifying his comments. Treating anybody differently for race, religion or any other reason is wrong. But that doesnt mean youre not going to have those thoughts from time to time, right . We all succumb to those thoughts. And you have to realize that when you have those thoughts, theyre wrong. Reporter and taking to twitter, responding to critics and supporters, alike. Quote, i stand by the words and the substance of the interview. Mark cuban apologized to Trayvon Martins family for using the boy in the hoodie example. Saying that, quote, in hindsight, i should have used different examples. I didnt consider the Trayvon Martin family. And no comment so far from the nba. But a lot of people objecting to the timing of the comments. You know, i hesitate because anytime you bring up race, if youre black or white, youre playing the race card. You can have a discussion about it. And youre not a racist for bringing up the topic. But its very sensitive. Thats what they were saying, just being honest. Trying to have an honest moment. And thats how you have a dialogue without being labelled. Yeah, its difficult. Thanks. Were going to turn to the concern over the biggest names in music mystery, sir Paul Mccartney. Roof people watching this. A virus landed the former beatle in a tokyo hospital, forcing him to cancel some concerts. And dan harris with the latest. Reporter this morning, sir Paul Mccartney is recovering after a mystery bug landed him in a hospital in tokyo. Perhaps the greatest living rock legend who turned 72 next month, appeared to be in fine fetal last thursday when he arrived for the japanese leg of his out there tour. But the next day, he was forced to cancel his first show. Tweeting, i came down with a virus. And following a visit from doctors, ive been told not to perform. I am very sorry to all my fans, as i was greatly looking forward to the concert. Mccartney wanted to perform against Doctors Orders but wasnt allowed to. And when his condition did not improve, the rest of his japan dates and one in south korea, his first show in that country ever, were all canceled. Its important to him not to let the fans down. And it would have to take something serious for him to cancel the show. He wants to be there for the people who want to see him. Yesterday reporter mccartney, one of two surviving members of the beelts beatles, has shown no signs of slowing down in his 70s. Whether its cracking wise with jimmy fallon. Or a performance of queenie eye that had the crowd on its feet including john lennons widow, yoko ono. The good news this morning, the music is not over. Mccartney is expected to make a full recovery. For Good Morning America, dan harris, abc news, new york. Were all pulling for paul here this morning. Yes, we are. Indeed. Were all pulling for ginger, too. What can you give us on memorial day weekend . Improving weather for the northeast. So thats going to happen. But this is the travel day. This is what everyone is concerned about. The pacific northwest, we will see showers down through the center of the nation. The plains through texas. Thats where we could see some flooding. And the pocket of severe storms in the carolinas. And in new england, you are going to push the rain away today. And if youre driving, you may encounter wet roads there. By the time we reach monday itself, heres a look at it. Were flying through to memorial day. Drier in the northeast. Thunderstorms developing and some rain around the great lakes. Your local forecast is coming up in 30 seconds. But first the warm cities brought to you by copper tone. T. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. The clouds will pull back and we will have a summer spread today and through the holiday week with the greatest warming taking place away from the coast and milder everywhere next week. Today, we will have home 60s along the coast into San Francisco and lowtomid 70s through most of the bay and upper 70s and mid80s inland. The sevenday forecast shows the heat peaks on saturday and sunday but as we say thank you to all of the servicemen and women on monday, i think that the northeast and the southwest are going to be even better. Thats going to be the nicer day for a lot of places. Nice. Thanks. Coming up, the desperate search for a missing College Student who vanished without a trace. Police hoping this new Surveillance Video holds clues. Also ahead here, caught on camera. A mountain climber plunging 70 feet into the ice. How he finally escapes. Gma investigates wedding nightmares. Couples lose out on thousands. 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Hey you two, stop that tillamook tongue dancing and get back to work tillamook ice cream, tastes better because its made better. Hey, everybody. We are Lady Antebellum. And were headed to central park. Why dont you come along . Yeah. They are out the door. They are Lady Antebellum, no getting on our party bus for central park for our first party of the year. There they are. Nice crowd waiting for them on the bus. And a really nice crowd waiting for them at the park. And a great crowd waiting right here. So excited. Its back. It makes the return. The giant beach ball is back, right in the middle of the party. Theyre ready. And so are we. Amazing how the air holds from year to year. Stays right there. Also coming up here, on a friday morning, that caughtoncamera moment, the mountain climber who plummeted 70 feet down into the ice. He was badly injured. He looked up and could see daylight. And how he got out. Thank goodness. The gma investigates wedding nightmares. Couples that lose thousands of dollars after their venue shuts down. So how can you protect yourself . Were calling it friday feelgood. Robin brings us the inspirational story of a College Football star who overcame extraordinary obstacles to achieve his lifelong dream. You do not want to miss this one. Who dat . I saw your tweet on that a couple seconds ago. First, more on the desperate search for a cincinnati College Student who vanished almost without a trace almost a week ago now. Police say theyve never seen anything like this. But they hope that new Surveillance Video of him just before he went missing will hold clues. Mara schiavocampo has the video right now. Reporter the Surveillance Video shows a man walking down the street, appearing to be looking for something. Its not much, but Cincinnati Police say its all theyve got in the search for this College Student. We exhausted most of the leads we can find. The student vanished after reportedly leaving his apartment to go look for his cell phone. Police say he headed out around 3 00 a. M. , leaving his keys, wallet and jacket behind. They believe this video shows dulle, retracing his steps. Hes using a flash fliglight to to find the phone. Dulle hasnt been seen since. And officials dont have any idea of what happened to him. Its unusual we dont get a phone call. Somebody saw something. Reporter now, a massive search is under way. Hundreds have spent the last few days passing out flyers, looking in homeless shelters and canvassing the woods. Online, more than 14,000 have joined the help find brogan dulle page. Posting videos and photos of dulle in happier times. Fa and more than 13,000 has been raised to help fund search efforts. We just want to talk to you, man. We just hope youre all right. Reporter a hope now shared by so many. For Good Morning America, mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. We share that hope, as well, that hell be found. Now, to the mountain climbers terrifying fall, caught on camera, plunging 70 feet into a deep, icy hole. Somehow managing to climb out, despite some serious injuries. Abcs john muller has this incredible survival story. Im in a hole. Thankfully i didnt keep falling that way. Reporter hes a man literally in the depths of despair. Geology Professor John all capturing his time plummeting in the ice, after climbing seven stories in the himalayas. I got up here, instead, my ledge. My arm, i cant use. Reporter hiking alone on a relatively flat snowfield, all had just fallen 70 feet into a crevasse, landing on a ledge. The blue sky high above. No easy way out, with a broken arm, ribs and other injuries. All said he was convinced he was going to die. I was getting hypothermic of five minutes of being there. And the only thing that was going to keep me alive, was constantly moving and finding my way out before it got dark. Reporter life or death decisions captured on camera. Im going to somehow climb out that way. I cant go that way at all. Reporter it took all six hours to climb out. Slowly moving sideways and up. Sideways and up until he found enough hard snow into which he could dig his ax and pull himself out of that hole. It took another day for help to arrive in the form of a helicopter. Despite his injuries, all plans to be on a climbing expedition in peru next month. For Good Morning America, john muller, abc news, new york. Perseverance. Wow. Every time. You got that. Time, now, again for the weather. Youre going to head out west and tell us what we can expect. Out west. And a different type of ice and flooding, just north of los angeles. This was happening. You know how badly they need rain in parts of california. They got almost an inch in that area. And then, listen to that. Thats hail. And thunderstorms, that were rolling through parts of the mountains there. Muchneeded rain now moves to the east. You can see it, all the way through arizona. Sedona may pick up a little bit. Were going into parts of texas, and certainly into missouri, oklahoma and cans as we go through the weekend. Thats sunday. Very quickly, noaa put out their atlantic season forecasts. See near or below average numbers of hurricanes and tropical storms. Good morning. Low clouds pull back to the coast keeping you around 60 to 66 in downtown. High clouds and sunshine for the rest of us with 70s around the bay, 70s and 80s inland, even all that weather, brought to you by big lots. And just a reminder, Hurricane Season starts june 1st. It does. Thanks for that reminder. Thanks. Coming up, gma investigates. Wedding nightmares. How to protect yourself from losing thousands of your if your venue suddenly shuts down. Also, the shocking study this morning changing everything we thought about glutenfree foods. Why they not make as big a difference as you thought. 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Believe it or not, it can happen to you. And this morning, gma investigates. These are images of love. Abbey and ryan, met on new years eve, wearing those party hats. Now, ready for the next chapter. The engaged couple picked a spot for the wedding. A popular and happening venue in new york. Rebar. We thought we had found the perfect space. Reporter they saved up and handed over more than 13,000 bucks. 5 discounts for all upfront payments. Yeah. Reporter you thought that was a good deal . We were pinching our pennies. So, we did it. Reporter their salesman, jason stevens, rebars owner. And he is the guy who was standing right in front of you, and telling you, your wedding is going to happen right here . Oh, yeah. He was a great guy. Nice guy. I liked him a lot. Reporter but just months after giving stevens that check, a shocker. Rebars front door chained up with this sign reading closed and bankrupt. You thought it was a joke. I couldnt believe it. Reporter but it was no joke. The couple says stevens was missing in action. Nowhere to be found. And just last week, stevens turns himself in to cops. But not for stiffing couples. Prosecutors charged him with something completely unrelated. Criminal tax fraud and grand larceny. We knew he would be at a Court Appearance thursday. So gma investigates was waiting. Mr. Stevens, gio with Good Morning America. No comment. Reporter we want to talk about the couples that are scrambling for a new wedding venue. Are you going to give them their money back . We found couples outside, with the amounts they say they lost. 34,000 all at one shot. When stevens walked out, fireworks. You have over 800,000 from 160 couples. Reporter these couples are not hopeful theyll get their money back. Wheres our money . Reporter how can you protect your own cash . Well, it turns out some Insurance Companies will insure your wedding plans. A 250 premium will insure a 25,000 wedding. As for abbey and ryan he doesnt get to steal our day. Reporter youre getting married anyway . We are. We just dont know where. Reporter but it will happen in october. One more tip for you. If you use your credit card to pay for events like this, you may have a better shot at getting your money back. As for stevens, we learned the new York Attorney general is investigating the wedding complaints. And he has not filed for bankruptcy. You know that sign that says bankrupt. Hasnt filed for it. Put it on the door. Bankrupt. Like theyre not going to come back at the end. Their love endures. And they were laughing about it. Thats fantastic. Thats right. Great job. And gio chasing him down the hall. I saw that. Everybody is running away from me, these days. Gma investigates. Its that smile. A double whammy there. Coming up, everybody, the incredible video revealing a new use for drones. Would you let a drone walk your dog . No. Also ahead, its friday. You want to feel good. We have a feelgood story. An inspirational story of strength and perseverance. How a College Football star overcame extraordinary odds and made his dream come true. And almost time for our party in the park. Lady antebellum. Almost at central park. The crowd is there. The bus is taking its time, obeying the speed limit in new york city. Were going to head over there in a bit. Stay with us. Were going to head over there in a bit. Stay with us. Car with away. The cailes per gallon highw. The car with almost 900 miles between fillups. The car road track called americas most fuel efficient new car, isnt a prius. Surprised . State of the art clean diesel technology. A fuelefficient eco start stop system. Engineered to virtually sip fuel. The mercedesbenz e250 bluetec. Defying expectations. Again. Now, this will make you feel good. Its the friday feel good. Its friday. You want to feel good. And so, were going to highlight an inspirational story that touched us during the week. When i was back home over the weekend down south, i heard about a talented young man who got knocked down but never gave up. He kept on pushing. And realized the dream of a lifetime. Were going to talk to him in a moment. First, take a look. A talented safety for Tulane Universitys green wave, devon walker was a force to reckon with on the football field. But on september 8th, 2012, a freak accident during a game against tulsa cut devons football career short. That does not look good. Reporter paralyzed from the neckdown, devons world was forever changed. Good. Come on, all the way. Reporter but still, his dreams have been realized through hard work and resilience. This past saturday, he graduated from Tulane University with a degree in cell and molecular biology. And that same day, devon signed a contract with the new orleans saints. Im proud to be up here with him. And im superproud, his recovery. They brought me over here. They tricked me. Reporter talk about a graduation gift. Yes, indeed. Everybody give it up, now, for devon walker. And his former coach at Tulane University, curtis johnson. We call him c. J. Devon, i was home, as i said, and you were the talk of new orleans. How much of a surprise was it for you that our beloved saints signed you . It was wonderful. It really was unexpected. I thought i was going to go to eat oysters or something with my family after graduation. But they surprised me. I went to the locker room. Coach payton and coach c. J. Said they were going to sign me to a contract. I didnt know what to think. Thats a great graduation gift. Congratulations on that, as well. Theres some really difficult times for you. What did you say to yourself to get you through those challenges . I just mainly once i got out of the hospital, i realized, the people behind me, helping me. Helping me through my injury. And the people who had injured the same way that i did. So i just every day i woke up and i said, if i dont get up, somebody else might not get up. Bless your heart for that. Thank you. And were up and beside you. And, c. J. , talk about how he really not just your team, but the whole community. And youre from new orleans. Youre a former saints receivers coach and can realize the impact hes had. Hes tremendous. Everybody we were in the airport yesterday and they were talking about how much of an inspiration he is to all those guys. He is doing me a big favor. I never have to write a speech before the game. He does them all. This guy is just amazing. Very smart. You said when you got home, that you saw a picture of yourself. And what did you say after you signed with the saints . Tell us about that picture you saw. The picture when i was 1, with a saints uniform on. Oh. When i went back home, i found that in my photo album. And i thought to myself, we made it. We finally got it. Devon, c. J. , thank you. And your family, i know you give them a lot of credit. Theyre here in the studio with us. They were a great support. Thank you for making us feel good on friday. Thank you. Thank you. Lady antebellum in the park, when we come back. Thank you. Im impressed. Looks like you got everything under control. We got it all under control here. Were all good, right guys . Yeah, were all good here. Love you guys. Love you, bye finally a paint thats stain resistant and scrubbable. Introducing new valspar reserve. Now get 10 40 off our best paints and stains. Fluffy, fluffy, fluffiness. [ male announcer ] theres a simpler way to fluffier eggs. I cant believe its not butter the simpler way to delicious fluffy eggs. Believe. With i shop when i want, app, to delicious fluffy eggs. Where i want. I know the shoes my kids will love, and i can get them with my rewards points. Anytime. Famous footwear. Victory is yours. Hd 3 at ikea, we dont just we design good mornings. Little experiments. Big ideas. 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Whitehot jeans that resist stains. Are they too good to be true . Well put them to the test, live. All that and big deals steals. Tory johnson about to give the first blockbuster deal away in just minutes. As we say hey, everybody, we are Lady Antebellum. Good morning, america. We thank our servicemen and women. Love them in the gma sunglasses, looking all cool like that. Our gma party bus has just arrived, as you can see, at central park. With country megastars, Lady Antebellum there. Theyre ready to heat things up. Our first party in the park this season. Honored to be here, robin. Im proud. Big crowd, getting ready this morning. And its fleet week in new york. Just add a Little Something to the uniform there. Great. We want to say a huge thank you to all of our facebook fans. 3 million of you joining us on facebook. And we have a very special surprise. Lady antebellum is answering your questions live on facebook, right now. Its our thank you to you. As soon as they get on to the stage. So happy. George taking a little time. And coming up, the viral video, revealing a whole new use for drones. Are yep, thats a drone, thats a dog. Would you let a drone walk your dog . It has a camera attached to the drone. Theres a lot of questions i have. The dog seems perfectly fine with it. The dogs like, whatever. The neighbors are just walking by, like its normal. No big deal. The jetsons. I know my k. J. That would not go over well. She would jump and try to get the drone. Also kicking off the summer with great beauty steals deals. Up to 70 off for our beloved gma viewers. Tory, going to kick it off. What do you have for us, tory . This deal was made for today. Celebrity stylist sara tempo created this style and little flat iron thats used for days like today. Its rechargeable and cordless. You get gorgeous at home. When you get ready at home, and you have humidity, or a wedding or a restaurant, this is the best friend in your purse. Normally 99. Slashed in half, for 49. 50. And with this crowd out here, i could get a lot more money for it. So well see you here in a little bit. All right, thank you. Shame on you all. Okay . We should have a separate show on some of the things that are said. Or not. Or not. Or not. Or not. Amy . Yeah, exactly. Davids losing it. I love it. Thats hilarious. Good morning, everyone. We have serious news to talk about. Breaking overnight, another nearcollision between two passenger jets. This time it happened in houston. Two United Airlines flights taking off earlier this month. They came dangerously close to one another. Within 400 feet vertically, because an air Traffic Controller told one plane to turn right on the runway instead of left. Thankfully, the controller realized the mistake just in time. That controller remains on the job. And the other big story right now. More than 800 firefighters struggling to battle this wildfire, blazing through arizona. Its spread across 11square miles and a popular Recreation Area between flagstaff and sedona. Thousands of people are ready to evacuate. Heavy winds kicked up these dust storms in nevada and new mexico. Engulfed entire neighborhoods. Six people were killed in a highway pileup because of low visibility. And in the east, people from upstate new york to virginia are cleaning up after several reported tornados and severe storms. Several homes damaged, some destroyed. Thousands losing power. And large hail denting roofs, shattering windows and coating the streets. Gingers weekend forecast in just a moment. And pope francis is heading to the middle east this weekend for a historic threeday visit. Preparations are under way where the pope will visit some of the most sacred sites for christians and jews, jordan to israel, and the west bank, where he will stop at a Palestinian Refugee camp. And some terrifying moments for these commuters when a hot water pipe burst beneath their bus in russia. Sheer panic. The passengers running to escape. More than a dozen people were injured. And some had to be treated for burns. It was a wild scene, as the coast guard tried to stop this runaway speedboat in england. Look at that. A crew member uses a rope and lassos it to bring it to a halt. The driver had accidently hit the throttle and was thrown overboard but crisis was averted. Finally, this is right out of the jetsons. A drone being used the walk the family dog. This is actually happening in real life. Designer jeff myers of new york used the concept, using a helicopter to take his its a helicopter drone, to take his golden retriever out for a walk. The drone is attached to the end of the dogs leash and then flies above the dog. Its controlled manually by a smartphone. The technology is being developed. But i think a lot of people agreed with our initial thoughts on this. We did a poll online. More than 80 of the people who responded said it is not a good idea. If you can control it with a smartphone, isnt it just easier to walk the dog . Right. Walk the dog. Get exercise. Breathe in the fresh air. And i would be concerned about the speed. What if your dog wants to take a more leisurely walk than the drone . Theres all sorts of issues. The Human Interaction of the dog. My dog likes to jump up on people. The drones not going to do that. A whole show right here on issues with your dog. Thats next week on gma. Dont ill be here. And youll be here. We have pop news coming up. First, lets get another check of the weather. Ginger has made her way to central park. Ginger . You have to see the servicemen and women. Look how big this is. Give me five, folks. All the way down. Such an exciting morning here. Lady antebellum coming up. I want to get to the forecast. We have warmer weather headed your way for the Holiday Weekend, especially if youre in chicago, detroit, new york city. [ cheers ] going to 80 degrees. D. C. , in the mid80s by the next workweek. Not the workweek. It will be monday. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. The clouds will pull back and we will have a summer spread today and through the holiday week with the greatest warming taking place away from the coast and milder everywhere next week. Today, we will have home 60s along the coast into San Francisco and lowtomid 70s through most of the bay and upper 70s and mid80s inland. The sevenday forecast shows the heat peaks on saturday and sunday but this crowd. Happy birthday by the way, sara. Amy, lets get in to you. We cant wait to get out there, ginger. Now, heres a look at whats ahead. In pop news, why Leonardo Dicaprio is headed into space. And the study that could change everything you think about going glutenfree. And testing out the white jeans that claim to repel stains. All of that and lady a. , live on gma, here in times square. And in central park. Are kept at theirt peak by freezing. 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And we do it all for this very experience. This very second. This exact moment. [woman] thats good. I know right . Cheers to that. Gevalia. 150 years of rich, never bitter coffee. Great crowd in central park this morning. Yeah. Are you ready . A little lady a. Coming up. First, how about some pop news. Lets do it. Tgif. And lets begin. Leo dicaprio. Big fans out there. So over the moon by the wolf of wall street star, to spend over 1 million to go there with him. Dicaprio as i was reading it, i need to explain. Dicaprio auctioned off the seat next to him on Virgin Galactics commercial space liner. Thats sir Richard Bransons rocketship ride 62 miles up into the atmosphere. It happened in cannes, france. A starstudded affair. Attended by a galaxy of stars, sharon stone, john travolta, raising over 38 million on behalf of aids research. 38 million . Thats a fantastic event. And Leonardo Dicaprio always so generous. I want to go on that rocket ship. 1 million bucks. I volunteer. For a great cause. Also in pop news this morning. So excited to share this with you. A savvy flea market shopper must be bubbles with excitement this morning. Jim of albuquerque, new mexico, paid 4 for this old cocacola bottle. Right. See, heres the thing. It was embossed with the name pemberton. Vintage it an understatement. Were talking pemberton, the creator of cocacola. Its perhaps dating back to the 1880s. He realized how valuable it was after some postauction research. Hes going to have a coke and a smile after it sells at auction this weekend. The 4 buy expected to bring in at least 5,000. At least. At least. Theres so many coke collectors out there. And this is completely rare because its so fragile. So, good eye, jim. More proof as to why you should brake for yard sales. And flea markets. And the occasional dumpster. Remember that song, you can leave your hat on by joe cocker . From the 1986 movie . Dancing with the stars pros maks and val, they did just that. Just that. Oh, whoa. They left their hats on, all right. In their new can we get a shot of robin, please . A shot of robin, please. A shot of robin, please. That was a shoot for the new people magazine. And this is behindthescenes video showing the chateauloving brothers trying to dance and pose with their one accessory. Looks like theyre doing just fine. Dont look uncomfortable at all. Maks hats off, everybody. Hats off, to the brothers. You can see the pictures in peoples hottest bodies story. Ill say. The magazine on newsstands now. That is pop news. Tgif. If i could, i would be blushing right now. If it were actually possible. I love looking over in our studio audience right here. Good morning, america. Were on camera. Thank you for that friday edition of pop news, lara. First up on the heat index, a new study sending shock waves to those on a glutenfree diet. In a stunning reversal, the doctor whos findings kicked off the glutenfree craze, says now hes got it wrong. Abbie boudreau has the story. Reporter glutenfree diets, popular with many celebrities, like miley cyrus and lady gaga, who say the glutenfree diet helped them lose weight. It was so huge, that even jimmy kimmel couldnt hold back. Whats gluten . What is this thing you will not eat . It is a part, i believe, of the wheat that i really dont know. Reporter but the same doctor Whose Research is credited with sparking the glutenfree debate in 2011, is now reversing his opinions. Weve just conducted a new study. We found that people who believed that gluten was causing them gut symptoms, we could find no evidence for it. Reporter he says hardtodigest sugars in wheat, rye and barley are likely to be the real culprits, not gluten. For those with celiac disease, having a glutenfree diet is still a must. But for the millions who dont have celiac, but who feel that going glutenfree would rid them of stomachaches and weight gain. He insists this time, he is positive the problem is seldomly due to gluten. For Good Morning America, abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. Wow. Joining us now, abc chief health and medical editor, dr. Richard besser. And you know these glutenfree diets have been very popular in recent years. Very popular. I think part of the reason is celebrities talking about it for weight loss. Celiac disease is a real thing. 1 of people have that. Removing gre ining gluten is lifechanging. These are the same doctors that did the study that says you may not have celiac disease but have a problem with gluten. If you dont have celiac disease but you believe youre feeling better because of the glutenfree diet, what do you say to those folks . Theres a major mind body connection. In this study, they had the whole group of people were off gluten. Onethird they put on high gluten, low gluten and no gluten, all of them said their symptoms got worse. The belief this is working for you may actually help with your symptoms. And thats real. Thats what i want to ask you is. Is there any harm just getting rid of gluten . I mean, gluten is in wheat, in barley and rye. Its everywhere. Its a major life change to get it out of your diet. The one thing i worry about, could you have a problem that is caused by something medically that youre ignoring because youre selfdiagnosing . I would get checked out first to see whats going on. And then, realize that this is theres a gluten fad out there. Some people have a real problem. But not everybody. Thanks, rich. Great information. Thank you, doctor. Now, moving on. In the heat index this morning. Some gamechanging jeans. Celebrity stylist rachel zoe has raised fashion eye bros eyebrows, just as white is a fashion that can be worn all year. I believe that, too. I just said it. Lets do it, everybody. But unlike black, white clothes show the dirt, obviously. Until now. Becky worley tried out the newest fashion musthave. Reporter white jeans. Stylish. Summary. Stained. Oh, man. But fear not fashionistas. The holy grail of white pants is here. Yes. White jeans that promise to resist stains. Really . Theyre from joes jeans. The play dirty stay spotless line of white jeans, shorts, trousers and skirts, promises to repel liquids. So to put these pants through their paces, i started with the standard stain creator, coffee. Wow. It really just rolled right off my jeans. And what was left. I wipe it with a wet cloth. And the stain completely disappears. Now, for one of the worst offenders, wine. Looks like it might have soaked in. But a little wet cloth. Thats incredible. But the real issue you need some frozen yogurt . Yeah. Reporter oh, chocolate. This would normally be a nerveracking endeavor. But for the sake of science, pour it on me, kids. Wow. Look at that. It seems like you can just push it away. Are these normal pants . No. Reporter there is a little stain. But most of the frozen yogurt just beaded right off. The chocolate yogurt left more of a mark than wine and coffee. But it would be so much worse if it was just the standard cotton. The folks who make these jeans say theyre most effective with liquids. Because solids with fats will dig in deeper and bond with the fibers of the clothing. They add that the jeans arent impervious to pigmentbased stains. A few other issues. The stain resistance only survives 20 washes. And the price this pair costs 179. Ouch. If that means you dont have to buy a new pair of white jeans every summer, maybe its worth it. If you can live with the price, these are white jeans you might actually live in. For Good Morning America, becky worley, oakland, california. I dont know. I love the idea. I was impressed. I wasnt a believer that it could actually happen. But proof is in the pudding. She was able to wipe it off. And you could save some money not buying new jeans every year. Yeah, a lot of money, but if you amortize i spill. And i spill, too. We have these all over. It happens. Thank you, becky. Now, lets go to david. You have a special report coming out tonight. Thank you. An incredible journey five years in the making. For some time now, weve been following children, who have been crippled by fear of their own anxiety. The parents, seemingly hopeless, wondering, will our children ever break free . But they and we never gave up on those children. 15yearold bridget looks like your typical teenager on the outside. But inside, she is wrestling to break free from unimaginable fear. On this day, her progress is measured in inches. What do you think . Like nine. Well, come on. Look at that. Reporter the woman at the other end of the sofa, is about to move from her chair to the couch. Tell me whats going on . She got so close. And shes never been this close before. Reporter that woman who has bridget so terrified is her own mother. Bridget has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. Her particular obsession, an irrational fear that her own family is somehow contaminated. Long before the worries, bridget was a beautiful little girl. Smiling from ear to ear. A standout swimmer in the pool. Fish in the water. And bridget is hardly alone in her fight against fear. Her fight against anxiety. Its estimated 9 million children in america suffer from it, one in eight. He was just 8 years old when his mother took this video of him. I dont remember. Get the phone. Reporter roccos obsession revolves around the fear of getting sick. What would happen if when he leaves for school . You remember what i said. I dont know what i said. Why do you do that . Reporter we have followed rocco for five years now, who watched as his parents got him out of the house, on to this carousel. At the time, distracting him. We talked about his little league. 1711. Reporter 1711 . The biggest victory was just getting him here. Even for rocco, thinking about it all, was painful. Five years later, new science. In a Ground Breaking study looking at the mris of children who have ocd, check actually see it. If a child has ocd, you can see something in the brain. The key is that the light switch of the brain isnt working properly. That causes the whole system to go haywire. Reporter and we go back to the children, bridget and rocco among them. And what we find will give incredible hope to any parent who has ever had an anxious child. Hey, rocco. David, how have you been . Reporter youre all grown up. You, too. It was like you were here yesterday. Reporter you were about thissal the last time i saw you. Its really something. Four children and their parents. Weve stood by their side. We will have it inside their homes. Its going to give you hope if you had a nervous child. You can see the special. 20 20, the children who breakaway from fear. 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When we come back, 0 to 60 . Performance . Or 60 to 0 . How a car performs in a quartermile . Or a quartercentury . Is performance about the joy of driving . Or the importance. Of surviving . To us, performance is not about doing one thing well. It is about doing everything well. Because in the end. Everything matters. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. Good morning. Still cloudy in most areas, but theyre starting to break up. 62 in antioch. Flight delays nearly 60 minutes. In are delays in chicago and new york, also. Tahoe, the snow is all gone. Lets talk about the game day forecast. We have actually twins in town. About 66 at 7 15. Much warmer this weekend [ cheers and applause ] what a crowd out here, central park. As we kick off our summer Concert Series, with none other than Lady Antebellum. I love that lady a. s here. Also coming up in this half hour, bella thorne, blended alongside adam sandler and Drew Barrymore. I saw that. Its good. Its a good one. Good one for the holidays. Are you ready . Im sorry our backs are to you. Are you ready . Yes. Lets kick it off. Lets get this party started. Seventime grammywinning artists, Lady Antebellum and their hit, compass. All right its been a bumpy road rollercoasters high and low fill the tank and drive the car pedal fast, pedal hard you wont have to go that far you wanna give up cause its dark were really not that far apart so, let your heart sweet heart be your compass when youre lost and you should follow it wherever it may go when its all said and done you can walk instead of run cause no matter what youll never be alone never be alone oh, oh, oh never be alone oh, oh, oh forgot directions on your way dont close your eyes dont be afraid we might be crazy late at night i cant wait till you arrive follow stars youll be all right you wanna give up cause its dark were really not that far apart so, let your heart sweet heart be your compass when youre lost and you should follow it wherever it may go when its all said and done you can walk instead of run cause no matter what youll never be alone never be alone oh, oh, oh never be alone oh, oh, oh you wanna give up cause its dark were really not that far apart so, let your heart sweet heart be your compass when youre lost and you should follow it wherever it may go when its all said and done you can walk instead of run cause no matter what youll never be alone never be alone oh, oh, oh never be alone oh, oh, oh when its all said and done you can walk instead of run cause no matter what youll never be alone [ cheers and applause ] Lady Antebellum. Lady a. That is charles, dave and hillary. We thank them. Thousand great were they, here on this memorial day weekend. Great thank you to dave, hillary and charles. What a great song. Were going to hear more. It is also fleet week in new york city. We have all of these servicemen and women, behind us on the sides of the crowd, enjoying some lady a. 1,500 of them for fleet week here in new york city. We have to talk about the Weather Forecast and what you will see this Holiday Weekend. Down in the southeast, thats where were finding the hottest pocket of air, at least in some places. Look at 96 for tallahassee today. Atlanta, close to 90. It will be really nice and summerlike and nice in the southeast. Ill fly across the nation for you. A couple of highlights to give you an idea of what saturday and sunday will be like. Warmer on the east. Severe storms and showers in the south. Good morning. Low clouds pull back to the coast keeping you around 60 to 66 in downtown. High clouds and sunshine for the rest of us with 70s around the bay, 70s and 80s inland, even warmer this week all that weather brought to you by gevalia. Lara, right up on stage. Hi, ginger. How are you . Im fine. It is a great day to be in the park. Its a great day to be with bella thorne, everybody. You may know her from shake it up on the disney channel. Hi. 5 million twitter followers. Somewhere around there. And counting. And now, a major movie with Drew Barrymore and adam sandler. Congratulations. Thank you. And both of them have said the nicest things about you. Tell me about working with adam. Adam is so funny. Hes literally one of the funniest people ive ever met. He always has a joy on set. Hes really professional. When you have drew and him together, its honestly the best Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich you could ever have. So good. We should go get one. Go get a Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich. We will. A little music, too. Were going to talk about you. You are a musician in your own right. First, in blended, you play hillary, adams daughter. Whose nickname is larry. Please explain. Larry gets stuck by her father with this haircut thats like a bowl boy page hair cut. And she wears full track suits. She doesnt have a motherly figure in her life anymore because her mother passed away. And her father treats her like his best buddy. Shes a teenage girl who is dying to get out of her skin and be noticed. I think its funny. The other actor who plays your sister, adams character names her espn. Yes. That gives you an idea. He was hoping for some boys, sounds like. I want to ask you about Drew Barrymore. She takes you under her wing in the movie. Apparently, offscreen, as well. Yesterday, you posted a photo on instagram, and you captioned it, with my momma pickle, beauty queen, inspiration and besty for life, Drew Barrymore. Whats a momma pickle . Im pickle. Shes dre bear or momma pickle. She wants to call me pickle. I am a pickle. You have a beautiful, young pickle. And congratulations on all of your success. I know singing, album coming . Tell everybody real quick before we go. I have an album coming out soon. Also, if everybody wants to, you can download my single, called call it whatever on itunes. I love it when people get excited. Will you stick around and watch Lady Antebellum with us . Yes. Are you kidding . All right, good. Thats great. Bella thorne, everybody. Blended opens nationwide today. When we come back, Lady Antebellum in central park. Dont go anywhere. Goo right here. My parents were immigrants. And they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. I earned a scholarship to mit. And worked across party lines to get things done. Im alex padilla. Ill protect Voting Rights for everyone. And make it easier to start a business. So we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. What should we order . announcer alex padilla. Secretary of state. Oh, feeling good. Feeling good on this friday. Everybody here for Lady Antebellum. How i love this group. Hillary, dave, charles. Always a joy to have you here. I cannot believe your little ones are going to be a year old in july. Yes. July 22nd, the same as the royal prince. Same day. And she is a princess, is she not . She is my country princess. I knew this is yours because of all of the bling here. And really tall, charles. The cma musicfest. Thats going to be coming up. Thats going to air on abc, later. Thats a good time, isnt it . Its the best time to be in nashville. All of the diehard country fans all in one place. We love that. And loving this new music. Is this the fifth one that you put out now thats coming up . The fifth record. Weve been on the road writing and touring and had a huge batch of songs. And the last song we wrote was bartender our new single. So, weve been out, writing a bunch. Feeling good. I was seeing girls when we were rehearsing, some girls singing. Thats a good sign when its not even out yet and theyre already singing. You want to hear it . Oh. Hey, yall, thank you yall again for kicking off the summer Concert Series. The upcoming album and the single bartender. 8 00 on friday night im still at home all my girls just keep on blowing up my phone saying come on it aint worth the pain do what you gotta do to forget his name now theres only one thing left for me to do slip on my favorite dress and skyhigh leather boots check the mirror one last time kiss the past goodbye what im really needing now is a double shot of crown chase that disco ball around till i dont remember go until they cut me off wanna get a little lost in the noise in the lights hey, bartender pour em hot tonight till the party and music and the truth collide bring it till his memory fades away hey, bartender tonight ill let a stranger pull me on the floor spin me round and let em buy a couple more but before it goes too far ill let him down easy cause tonight its all about dancing with my girls to the deejay put that song on replay what im really needing now is a double shot of crown chase that disco ball around till i dont remember go until they cut me off wanna get a little lost in the noise in the lights hey, bartender pour em hot tonight till the party and music and the truth collide bring it till his memory fades away hey, bartender im feeling that buzz im ready to rock aint no way im gonna tell you to stop so, pour that thing up to the top im coming in hot hey, bartender ooh what im really needing now is a double shot of crown chase that disco ball around till i dont remember go until they cut me off wanna get a little lost in the noise in the lights hey, bartender pour em hot tonight till the party and music and the truth collide bring it till his memory fades away hey, bartender hey, bartender [ cheers and applause ] star command, im detecting. Ss of happiness. And the speed readings are off the chart Paradise Found luscious locks great gl the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier this summer with a Disneyland Resort room and ticket package you get the time you need to enjoy it all. Theres no end in sight im going to need more time. [ cheers and applause ] now with the 2014 summer Concert Series here in the park. And Lady Antebellum kicking it off. The crowd is pumped up. So, how about some more music . I think they want more music. Heres Lady Antebellum with their number one hit single, downtown. [ cheers and applause ] well, all the parties on the streets are talking storefront mannequins sleeping in lights we used to smoke while we were jaywalking like it was your birthday every other saturday night knew the bands so we never paid a cover wrote our names on the bathroom tiles we never dressed to impress all the others they would let us in on our laidback kind of style but, boy, you know its been a while i dont know why you dont take me downtown like you got anywhere better to be talk it up and give me the go round round like a good time tease im only counting on your cancellation when i should be counting when i should be counting on you at my door did you forget about how we went around i dont know why you dont take me downtown anymore oh, anymore i got some platforms sitting in the corner they wanna stroll on a city sidewalk i got a dress thatll show a little uh, uh but you aint gettin uh, uh if you dont come pick me up show me off, wow you might be tired but im not i dont know why you dont take me downtown like you got anywhere better to be talk it up and give me the go round round like a good time tease im only counting on your cancellation when i should be counting on you at my door did you forget about how we went around i dont know why you dont take me downtown anymore i dont know why you dont take me downtown like you got anywhere better to be talk it up and give me the go round round like a good time tease im only counting on your cancellation when i should be counting on you at my door did you forget about how we went around i dont know why you dont take me downtown anymore oh, anymore yeah, i dont know why you dont take me downtown i dont know why you dont take me downtown anymore i just dont get it [ cheers and applause ] at Kaiser Permanente weve reduced serious heart attacks by 62 , which makes days with grandpa jack 100 more possible. 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She grew up on a side of the road where the Church Bells Ring and strong love grows she grew up good she grew up slow like American Honey steady as a preacher free as a weed couldnt wait to get goin but wasnt quite ready to leave so innocent pure and sweet American Honey theres a wild wild whisper blowing in the wind calling out my name like a long lost friend oh, i miss those days as the years go by oh, nothings sweeter than summertime and American Honey get caught in the race of this crazy life trying to be everything can make you lose your mind a broader mix of energies, world needs which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50 fewer co2 emissions than coal. And why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. Lets broaden the Worlds Energy mix, lets go. Good morning. Scientists hoping to get a look at the young female hump back whale who washed a shore. They will have to wait longer because the dead whale is still floating off the coast too far to reach. They were hoping to get to the carcass to collect whatever samples they can. Still overcast. What will happen from here . Ic well s i think well see. Coast may never get cleed out. 66 tonight. Twins in town. Warmer this weekend. Accident in oakland northbound 880 near high street. But the real problem remains at the bay bridge. Malfunctioning metering lights most of the morning. A huge backup all the way to San Francisco. Announcer its live with kelly michael. Today, Academy Awardwinning actress jennifer lawrence. And a performance from singer phillip phillips. Plus, get your grills out. The love chef is here with a tasty dish for summer. All next on live. Now, here are kelly ripa and michael might have [cheers and applause] Michael Strahan [cheers and applause] michael yo kelly thank you