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Jon hamm finally taking home best actor for mad men. Theres been a terrible mistake clearly. Viola davis making history. The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. And game of thrones crowned the nights big winner. We have your allaccess pass as we say good morning, america. And we do say good morning, america, on this monday morning. Such a big night. You said everyone was excited about jon hamm. Glad to see him and Peter Dinklage win. Well deserved. As for viola davis. The first woman of color to win for best actress in a drama. What a powerful, poignant speech. Well have so much more ahead. A little bit of history there. A lot of heart. We begin with the new polls. Good news for women in the race for the white house. They show Carly Fiorina surging. Through the republican field. Hillary clinton gaining strength on the democratic side. As ben carson and donald trump draw fire. For their comments on muslims in america. Tom llamas joins us with that. Good morning, tom. Reporter good morning to you, george. So many talking about the new poll this morning. Well have more in a moment. First, what some of the gop candidates said and didnt say about the muslims in the u. S. Has tolerance front and center for the gop. This morning, ben carson not apologizing for these remarks. Do you believe islam is consistent with the constitution . I do not. I would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that. Reporter his words prompting a prominent islamic American Organization to call for him to get out of the race. The Carson Campaign saying, absolutely not. Not backing down. Telling abc news, dr. Carson, a devout christian, believes an person whose faith is deeply seated in islam is inconsistent with the values of america. This coming after days donald trump had no comment. We have a problem in the country. Its called muslims. Reporter the man also calling president obama, who is a christian, a muslim. George asking trump about this. Why cant you just say definitively, yes or no . You have raised it many times. Hes not a muslim. You have raised the question. I havent raised the question. I dont talk about it. I dont like to talk about somebody elses faith. He said muslims are a problem in the country. Do you agree . Well, in some cases, george, we can say no and be politically correct and say everything is wonderful. Certainly, its a problem. At the same time, we have fabulous People Living here muslims, and they have done fantastically well. But certainly it is a problem. You look around the world, it is a problem. Reporter and this morning, Carly Fiorina is feeling the pressure. Of her improving poll numbers. Donald trump on a twitter tirade against her last night, questioning her business background and saying she cannot become the nominee. George. Lets talk about that with matthew dowd. Our political analyst. You see Carly Fiorina, huge jump in the cnn poll. Shell now face questions about can she broaden her base . This is the first time. These are always a test to the campaign. Its your time in the sun. Are you ready to shine . Or will you get burned . Thats the point in time. Shes not had to face that yet. Trump and carson facing questions. Over their comments on muslims in america. Is this your view this puts a ceiling on their support or solidifies their base . We may learn that over time. The interesting thing to me, we have talked about everything youre not supposed to talk about over dinner religion, sex, and race. I think this is a question. Voters dont want to be embarrassed by what you say or do. We dont know yet if voters are embarrassed by what trump and carson have said. Meanwhile good news for Hillary Clinton in the poll. Shes hit a floor, it looks like. Shes drop from the 06s, to the 50s, to the 40s. In that poll is, will it draw joe biden into the race . Does he think he has a chance . If he doesnt get in, a lot of his support goes to Hillary Clinton, not bernie sanders. Joe biden is almost in second. Matthew dowd, thank you very much. Now to the popes historic visit to cuba and the u. S. Pope francis arriving in cuba greeted by huge crowds. Excitement building for his arrival. Terry moran is with the pope in havana. Reporter this is the popes last day. Hes leaving havana for a couple cities. This was a trip supposed to be purely inspirational for cuba. But its been touched by protest and controversy. An unforgettable moment. The pope meets with fidel castro. The 89yearold revolutionary and a pope who is shaking up the world, too. A jubilant welcome from the hundreds of young cubans here last night. And francis spoke to them off the cuff, sharing his very untraditional vision of a church that must never become too insolent. When a religion becomes a convent, it loses the best thing it has. It becomes about im good, youre bad. Moral prediction. Earlier sunday, thousands greeted francis in the sweltering heat, waving flags, reaching out to him. As francis arrived in the square. A dramatic scene a protester tries to reach the pope. He gets dragged away. Celebrated mass. A profound experience for everyone and the kids loved it too. How was it . Im excited she says, i was like hooray its the pope. We had a lot of fun. Reporter the pope will travel just 90 miles from here in cuba across the florida straigts to the United States but its a world away from here. George. Massive crowds expected to greet the pope and keeping him safe. It is one of the largest Security Operations in america this morning history and Pierre Thomas has that from washington. Good morning. Pierre. Reporter law officials have to secure the pope and protect the crowds. Think inauguration scale security playing out over four days in three cities. One of the largest Security Operations begins in less than 36 hours. Its a tremendous challenge for us the secret service. All hands on deck. Reporter the pope often wads into crowds to doekt people. Tens of thousands expected to turn out in washington d. C. , philadelphia and new york city. Its an ied explosion from a backpack. Reporter the nypd training for worst case scenarios. The secret service preparing for the popes visit for months. In one scenario, a motorcade coming under attack. Secret Service Agents respond. Firing submachine guns. In another training scenario, emergency evasive driving with agents racing a vip out of harms way. Thousands of agents and local police deployed. The nypd Police Commissioner told George Stephanopoulos hes sparing no resources. Hes going to want to meet and touch people. Well watch closely as hes traveled around the world that how hes done it in the past. Reporter expect major disruptions in all three cities. Some federal employees in d. C. Urged not to come to work. Some philadelphia schools closed. One man so important to so many, the stakes could not be higher. And everyone in Law Enforcement knows it. Robin . George . No question. Thank you, pierre. Live coverage all week long of pope francis in america. Beginning with his arrival in washington tomorrow around 4 00 p. M. Youll be there in d. C. For us. Now to the major security questions for apple this morning. A first of its kind breach that could expose iphones and ipads to hackers. Malicious software in hundreds of apps. Rebecca jarvis is here with that. Reporter good morning. Apple is known for rigid security and oversight. Getting an app into apples app store requires loads of security. Testing and clearances. This morning it appears hackers have found a new way in. Introducing reporter just weeks after announcing a brandnew iphone, apple finds itself in an unfamiliar position. Victims of a large hack. That could steal your personal info, including passwords. Cybersecurity firms reporting that a malicious program, called x code ghost infiltrated 344 apps in the app store. The infected apps primarily used by chinese consumers included a chat app, a carhailing app, and a music app. The hack originated in china. Experts are warning that while your ipad and iphone are safe for now, the breach could put apple at risk for more attacks in the future. Apple released a statement saying weve removed the apps in the app store that we know have been created with the counterfeit software. We are working with developers to make sure theyre using the proper version to rebuild their apps. Again, apple says its removed the apps from the app store. They were primarily apps downloaded by chinese consumers. Its important to be vigilant. If you have an ipad and iphone, you should immediately update your apps and make sure theyre on the latest version. Its also just Good Practice in these cases to change your other account passwords, george. And icloud. Thank you, rebecca. Now to the wildfires ravaging Northern California. The fire destroyed over 1,000 homes, one of the worst in california history. Rob marciano is here with more. More than 1,000 homes destroyed. North of San Francisco. Fourth worst now. A new fire broke out in Monterey County over the weekend. Much smaller fire but ten homes burned. One fatality there. Fighting this from the ground and the air. Very, very warm conditions yesterday and that will continue in Northern California today. Southern california, we have rain coming in. Flash flood watches extend into parts of arizona and new mexico. Two systems. One is tropical. Deep moisture with this. Up through arizona. Could see two, three, four inches of rain. Potential for flash flooding. And mudslides over the next 48 hours. Robin . Thank you. Now to the mysterious shootings along the freeway in phoenix. A 21yearold man is in custody this morning. Accused of being behind at least four of the shootings. He tells police they have the wrong guy. Kayna whitworth has the story. Reporter is this the man responsible for terrorizing divers . This morning, Phoenix Police say they believe 21yearold Leslie Allen Merritt jr. Is responsible for at least four of the 11 shootings. Along an eight Mile Straight of an arizona highway. Hitting a tour bus, suv and two cars. This suspect presents a dramatic and profound threat to the community. Reporter now facing nearly 30 felony charges says hes innocent. Im the wrong guy. I tried telling the detectives that. Reporter the father of two appeared in court after being arrested at a glendale walmart. Police say they tracked bullet fragments found at the crime scenes, leading them to a gun he once owned. Investigators checking pawnshops. For guns matching the fragments. Last week, zeroing in on this pawnshop where merritt jr. Allegedly pawned his gun. Hes related to the first four shootings. Due to the weapon that he owned being involved in those shootings. Reporter merritt, who reportedly grew up learning to shoot guns as seen in this video he posted on facebook, claims his gun has been in the pawnshop for the last two months, when those shootings happened. I havent had access to a weapon. Reporter according to police documents the firearm was not in pawn status during the shootings. If he committed a crime with a firearm, my son has more sense than to pawn said firearm, because it links directly back to you. Reporter authorities believe hes responsible for four of the shootings. Theyre investigating what happened in the other seven. Are there others out there . Copycats . Thats possible. Reporter for good morning america, kayna whitworth, abc news, phoenix, arizona. Amy has the other top stories. Starting with details about american hostages in the middle east. Two americans held hostage in yemen are finally set free. After six months in captivity. Sam feren and scott darden were greeted by the u. S. Ambassador in oman. They secured their release. Darden was delivering aid when rebels kidnapped him and others. The fate of a third hostage remains unknown. The Obama Administration is accepting more refugees. As the crisis in europe deepens. Secretary of state john kerry saying the u. S. Will accept 100,000 per year by 2017. That is 30,000 more than this year. A Doctors Group is protesting the dramatic increase in the price of a lifesaving drug. The medication went from 13 a pill to 750 a pill overnight. Thats a 5,000 increase. A new Company Recently bought the rights to the drug which treats people whose immune systems are weakened by cancer and aids. The ceo says the money will fund research. The ceo of volkswagen says he is sorry after the company was found to have rigged cars to evade emissions tests. Their stock is plunging and the company lost nearly a quarter of its market value this morning. And in sports, the Seattle Seahawks remain winless after losing to the packers 2717. And some tough news for cowboys fans. Quarterback tony romo broke his collarbone on sunday. Could be out for two months. One guy got a big surprise when he ordered pizza and wings from dominos. Take a look at what was inside the box. Yep, 1,300 cash. The deliveryman was headed to the bank and gave the guy the wrong box. What would you do . If youre mike, you deliver the money back to dominos. He did the right thing and so hes getting free pizza for a year. Heres my favorite thing. He put the pizza in the refrigerator. I guess he likes cold pizza. When he got frantic texts from the pizza place, he found the cold cash. At least they gave him a tip. Helped you out with the pun, too. All the highlights from last nights emmys in just 30 seconds. What a night at the emmys. That historic first and breakthrough winners. Abcs nick watt there for all of the moments. Reporter on a sweltering starry night in los angeles, history was made. Yes, andy samberg nailed the hosting. Donald trump seems racist. What else . [ laughter ] reporter gaga looked gorgeous and jimmy kimmel ate a winners name. Far more importantly, viola davis. Reporter how to get away with murders viola davis is the first ever africanamerican to win lead drama actress. The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. [ applause ] reporter it means a lot to you as an africanamerican woman to have this in your hand. Absolutely it does. It means a lot. It means my work counts for something. It means that 27 years professionally that i put into this business means something. Reporter and jon hamm, finally winning best drama actor in mad mens final season. There has been a terrible mistake. Reporter the end of an era on late night noted with the recently departed jon stewart taking that nod. To everybody on television, i just want to tell you, cling to it as long as you can. Reporter other big winners, amy schumer for inside amy schumer. I know i should have written something down. Reporter game of thrones won four, so did veep. Julia louis dreyfus. Banging best comedy actress winning for a stunning fourth year in a row. What a great honor it must be for you to honor me tonight. [ laughter ] oh, no, no. So sorry. Donald trump said that. Im sorry. Reporter and after that horrific car accident last year, an emotional return for tracy morgan. Ive started to feel like myself again. So which means a whole lot of yall women are going to get pregnant at the after party. Reporter for good morning america, nick watt, abc news, los angeles. Our thanks to nick. Looks like tracys back. We have more coming up. On the emmys and viola davis. 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Hes charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual sa nut in the death of his neighbor matty millington. Prosecutors say gonzalez tied her up, sexually assaulted her and then stabbed her. The fire has burned roughly 76,000 acres in lake napa. More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed. More than 6500 are still threatened. Yesterday, napa valley neighbors came together for a huge show of support raising 700,000 for victims. Its been a rough one. It has. The valley fire highway 29 has been reopened. Thats good news there. This is 80 in emeryville, we had an earlier accident. The two left lanes are cleared up. Traffic stacked up all the way into the macarhtur maze. Southbound 680, a fatal accident. Theyre trying to clear it up with oil on the roadway. We still have no estimated time of opening. Traffic is how do you start the day brighter . Make the ride smoother . And finish with a smile . Youve got this. Youve got t. J. Maxx. 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The next leg of his visit both here and there in the United States. He arrives in washington d. C. Tomorrow afternoon. Good morning america. Heres some other big headlines. An executive could be sentenced for live in prison for his role in a deadly salmonella out break. Blamed for nine deaths. And u2 forced to cancel because of a security breach. A man with a gun entered the arena. They will make up the show tomorrow. Huge moment at the emmys last night. Viola davis becoming the first africanamerican woman to win best actress in a drama. The speed feed getting a lot of buzz. You think she had just come up with it on the spot and she a attributes it to someone special. We begin with the big twist in the story of those two Young Atlanta men who tried to kill their parents earlier this month. Theyre behind bars. Now, their father and mother are saying they forgive them. Mara schiavocampo is here with that story. Reporter robin, good morning. Those parents speaking out for the first time. Saying they dont know why their sons tried to kill them. It doesnt matter. They forgive them. They want the world to do the same. This morning, a mother and father supporting the sons accused of attacking them. We forgive our sons. We love them. Unconditionally and we had to make sure that they understand that. Reporter the brothers facing charges after allegedly assaulting their parents earlier this month. Please send someone to my house. My children are trying to kill me. Reporter 17yearold cameron and 22yearold christopher accused of trying to kill yvonne and zachary irvin. Allegedly trying to drug them and blow up the home. Police arriving on the scene finding both parents with severe injuries. The two young men behind bars without bond. Their attorney did not return our calls. Those were not our boys that did that to us. We did not raise our boys that way. Reporter after attending a hearing on friday, the irvins spoke publicly for the first time. Were healing mentally and physically. Its all for the glory of god. Reporter yvonne, still healing. Telling our atlanta affiliate wsb that despite the near deadly consequences, she, zachary, and their two sons are doing better. We understand there are consequences. For what they did. They understand that. Were praying that the world forgives them in the same way we forgive them. Reporter the brothers are facing charges of aggravated assault with a Deadly Weapon and arson. The younger brother, still just 17, will be tried as an adult. In court documents, one of the brothers said they have been planning this since they were 11 years old. So a lot of people are curious about the motive here. Still no, no the parents say they dont know why. A case of a little boy with autism whose parents are being sued by neighbors who say the boy is a public nuisance. Complaining his bad behavior includes kicking and biting. Lindsey davis is here with the story. The two couples who filed the lawsuit say this case is not about autism. Its about repeated assaults on neighborhood children and that childs parents not doing anything to stop it. So much for love thy neighbor. This california culdesac is embroiled in a civil lawsuit aimed at having a neighborhood boy with autism declared a public nuisance. For us this case is not about autism. Its about the safety of our children. They were attacked on multiple occasions. Reporter the two san jose area families dont blame the now 11yearold boy. They claim the problem is his parents. They say they didnt do enough to control their son. They have been slapped, hit, kicked, terrorized. My son on his 4th birthday was riding his bike. The boy threw him to the ground, grabbed him by his hair and shook him violently. Reporter the plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages. For the boys alleged behavior as well as an injunction. Requiring his parents to prevent future occurrences of the same. While no Police Report supports these claims, they believe their Property Values could be affected if they decide to sell their homes. When theres unchecked violence in a neighborhood, it is something we have to disclose when we either sell or rent our home. Reporter the family at the center of the suit is no longer living in the house. Releasing a statement to abc news overnight saying we are very disappointed by the nonfactual and deeply misstated incidents. We feel amounts to a modern day witch hunt against a small disabled child and his family. Autism advocates worry this could set a disturbing precedent for families of children with autism. I would hope that the court doesnt rule against the family. That creates another barrier. That is not the solution. Reporter the two families say they filed the lawsuit as a last resort and wont drop the suit because the parents still own the home and could move back at any time. They claim the parents never apologized or took responsibility for the attacks. They say this lawsuit is an attempt to keep other children safe in the future. George . Lets talk to dan abrams. The families bringing the suit say its not about autism. What role does the disability play in the defense . Its going to be the defense. We have a child with a disability. There havent been major injuries here. So why are we here . Thats not the end of it. You cant say, oh, i have a disabled child and therefore, whatever he does shouldnt mean there are legal consequences. In the end, if this child is assaulting other children, the question becomes parental supervision. This is not a lawsuit against the child. Its a lawsuit against the parents. Saying that the parents didnt properly supervise a child who had particular needs for supervision. So does the fact that the family moved end the harm . Look, if they had moved and sold the house, i would say that should end this case, right . We have to be able to figure a way to put this behind us. The family has left. What the neighbors are saying is maybe theyve moved out. They still own the home and may move back in. So, this is one of these cases where you would hope they could resolve the differences and say, look, sell the house, or well make a deal, or properly supervise. Et cetera. The damages become less. You heard them talking about the Property Values. Its like, come on. I mean, thats not one of the stronger arguments they have. We have to disclose. Please, stop it. Lets focus on the real issues here, protecting the other children in the neighborhood. Which i think those neighbors have a right to do. This one could have been settled . It could have been or should be in the future. You ready . You ready . Come on, bring it. [ theme from monday night football playing ] i was wondering what i was ready for. Youre ready for some football. Can you afford it . Thats the question. T. J. Holmes has more. 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The past decade, the price of a single nfl ticket has gone up to over 85 now. So we decided to take a look and figure out how you can still get the nfl experience at the stadium for a whole lot less . Tom lambert is a Third Generation diehard Washington Redskins fan. I grew up a diehard redskins fan with my family. His grandmother has a board on the fridge. Where every year they write predictions. Reporter its a family trait that wont skip a generation. He wore a redskins jersey for the births of his two daughters. The first songs they learned how to sing were hail to the redskins. Reporter his growing family their third daughter due any day now and the skyrocketing cost of attending a game have put football on hold. Tom hasnt been to a game in two years. With a family of four and todays economy, its not top priority. Even though its a big deal to my family. Things become more important than blowing a ton of money on a redskins game. You need to pay for swim lessons. Reporter we brought in will flaherty. From seatgeek. He says wait it out. Websites like seatgeek and vivid seats offering steep discounts. As prices drop closer to game day. If you wait until 24, 48 hours before the game, youll find the best deals. This ticket at 52, if you bought from the team is probably closer to 100. Youre saving about 50 . That is great. To park in the actual lots are anywhere from 60 to 120. Its so expensive. Thats just to park. Reporter instead of paying normal Stadium Parking prices, check out apps like spot hero and parkwhiz. Theyll save you money and a spot. Theres one for 30. Its about 20 less. Reporter and finally, feed yourself. The average cost to feed family of four is as high as 80 bucks. Check the outside food policy. If allowed, bring your own snacks. We havent been able to take them to a game yet. Its something were really looking forward to. Reporter on game day, the lamberts cheering on their beloved team. 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I cant seem to get over that line. Oh, viola davis there, quoting harriet tubman. People would argue, she got over that line last night. And thanked the people along the way. She was the top trend on twitter. Since her big win. So many stars tweeting out support. Like octavia spencer. She posted, viola, omg, history. So excited for you, baby. And then, there was another big moment of the night. Emmy host andy samberg giving out his hbo now password. And the universe tried to log into his account. Khaleesifan3 emmyhost. Com. You know what, it actually worked for a bit and we tried this morning and alas, no longer. Nice to known that he is a game of thrones fan. So many powerful moments. We cried. We laughed. Andy was terrific. At the top of the hour, a family that saved big by not spending money for an entire year. Ly that saved big by not spending money for an entire year. Queso dip havent been this lost in years gps recalculating shortest route do i really look like this . 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And best selling author Jackie Collins secret revealed on the eve of her death. Why she decided to hide it for nearly seven years. Keeping it from even her sister, joan. One familys ultimate moneysaving challenge. Refusing to buy clothes, gadgets, and more, for a whole year. Only spending on the essentials. The challenge stripped away the clutter. What you can learn from their strategy. And its gmas biggest emmys afterparty ever. The biggest winner, hottest look, from sofia to amy to kerry, were breaking down who wore it best. The biggest risk takers. And the new fashion trends as we say good morning, america. Good morning, america. All good morning, america. [ laughter ] and good morning, america. Look at all the stars on the red carpet last night at those emmys. Well break down the evenings best looks just ahead. Also this monday morning, a new series kicking off, going app to school. Get that, get that. All about the hottest new technology for the new school year. The app teachers and parents are using to track kids behavior. Coming up. Ill be paying attention to that one. Also ahead, a big step for your family, robin. Your sister dorothy starting out on a new adventure. A lifelong dream of hers. We see you guys right there. Shes hoping it will inspire a lot of other people do the same. I have never seen my sister happier. Shes she has some life lessons shell share with all of us a little bit later. Now to amy with the morning rundown. Good morning, everyone. The big story this morning, the pope attracting massive crowds in cuba. During his historic visit. Hes heading to southern cuba this morning after addressing 300,000 people in havana, warning them about the temptations of wealth and urging them to serve one another, not an ideology. He also met with fidel castro. And with the pope arriving in washington tomorrow, one of the largest Security Operations in u. S. History is under way. Breaking news out of texas. Video of an explosion that has level add home near dallas. You see the debris scattered across the neighborhood. At least three people have been injured. Two rushed to the hospital. No word yet on the extent of the injuries. The explosion was so powerful that nine other homes were damaged. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation. In california, 162 homes have been destroyed in the wildfire north of San Francisco. Nearly 1,600 have been lost in recent weeks. But there are many stories of heroism. Tim little drove through the flames to save this baby and her grandmoth grandmother. And now to another hero who risked his life to save a stranger, facing down flames on a pennsylvania highway, pulling a woman from a burning rv. Well hear the latest from reena ninan. Reporter this morning, a pennsylvania man being hailed a hero. After helping the couple narrowly escape this horrific highway scene. Joseph salsi traveling with his girlfriend, brenda jelly on friday, when he noticed the rv they were towing smoking. Smoke started rolling out of the back. Reporter within moments, the vehicle erupting into flames. He was able to pull over and escape before it was fully engulfed. But jelly stays back to rescue the couples cat and is trapped. Overcome, she loses consciousness. Youre saying not everyone is out of the rv . Reporter one witness, navy vet christopher springs into action, charging into the inferno to save jelly. It was so toxic. I went to my knees. I felt her leg. The woman was unconscious. Reporter seconds after the two emerge, watch as the rvs brakes fail, sending it careening down the road. Setting two other vehicles ablaze and knocking out power lines. The woman and her rescuer treated for smoke inhalation. Before being released. Incredibly, no one was seriously hurt. For good morning america, reena ninan, abc news, new york. Wow. A hero indeed. Thank you, reena. Finally, this takes hanging out to a whole new level. Take a look at this group of daredevils. They strung up a rainbowcolored chain of hammocks, hundreds of feet up in the italian alps. It was meant as a tribute to peace and friendship. Some of them spent the night up there. Proving once again that some people can sleep anywhere. I cant even imagine. Read the paper. Oh, my gosh. You dont want to rock the boat. There were two people in some of those hammocks in one. Can you imagine . How would you sleep . Apparently some got a lovely night of sleep. They said, enjoying the peacefulness. I dont see any peace in that. We have a lot more ahead. Could one photo ruin your kids life . The High School Quarterback in trouble for having nude photographs of himself on his phone. Well get into the debate over whether teen sexting punishments are going too far. And the family refusing to buy clothes, gadgets, and more for a whole year. How they managed to spend money only on the essentials. 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Reporter this morning, a star North Carolina High School Quarterback making headlines, but not for his plays on the field. 17yearold Cormega Copening striking a plea deal. After facing child pornography charges for sexually exploiting a minor. Himself. Facing up to ten years in prison after police discovered nude pictures of himself, 16 at the time, and his then 16yearold girlfriend on his cell phone, while investigating unrelated claims of sexting at his school last october. When our investigators went through his phone looking at the data on it, we saw that there were photos of himself and another person. Reporter neither copening or his girlfriend sharing the photos with anyone. They were charged with making and possessing images of their underage selves. Considering each the predator and the victim. The law says nobody can be in possession of explicit images of a minor. And theres no exception. Reporter authorities claiming the photographs were illegal. But the legal age of consent for sex in North Carolina, 16. The young woman took a plea deal in july. Earlier this month, the teens lawyer fighting for the charges to be reduced. Saving him prison time and keeping his name off the sex offender registry. Its a scary thing that my life could have been thrown down the drain. Of some pictures. Reporter theyve been ordered to do 30 hours of Community Service and are not allowed to have a cell phone for a year. If they comply, their records will be wiped clean. Dan abrams here to talk about this. Heres the head scratcher. In that state, theyre old enough to have sex. But not old enough to take and keep the pictures. These prosecutors should be ashamed of themselves. What are we talking about here . Theyre being charged as adults. But being treated as minors for the purposes of being victims. So theyre both the perpetrators as adults and minors as victims. This is one of those cases where, the law is still on the books, and it could apply if you twist it, the way the prosecutors did. But should never have been prosecuted. One of those cases where the prosecutors should have used discretion to say this isnt what this law is designed to do. Had they sent the photos elsewhere, in your mind, would that be different . Yes. If this guy had sent out pictures of his girlfriend to other people, et cetera, a very different case. Theyre sending naked pictures of themselves to each other. If youre a parent and you want to say, they shouldnt be doing that, fine. Talk to your child. Talk to them about the dangers. Im not minimizing that. Were talking about the criminal Justice System getting involved in consensual photos. Theyre allowed to look at themselves in the mirror naked. But theyre not allowed to send a picture of themselves naked . You think this will change the law . Yes, a lot of states are updating the laws to prevent Something Like this happening because of all of the selfies being taken. Thank you, dan. Lets go to amy. We turn now to the emmys. It was hot on the red carpet last night. Literally and fashionably. Nick watt has the details on how hollywoods alisters tried to stay cool while still looking hot. Reporter yes, we care who wins the emmys and then there are the clothes. And lets not forget what tonight is really about. Celebrating hilarious women and letting the internet weigh in on who looks the worst. Reporter its hot out there, joe. It was hot. They dealt with it okay. They did. And by hot, you mean it was 98 degrees. Reporter there was a lot of sweating. So hot. Reporter super hot. I must look like im melting. Are you wearing an ice pack . Reporter i have one in my underpants. I like that. Reporter whats i dont know. I dont even know. The biggest trend is black. Lady gaga looked amazing. Reporter so did schumer. In green. Im going to do more of my tv show. And standup. And ill remain incredibly lonely. Reporter i mean, theres no one out there for you . Theres a lot out there for me. Theres no one i know that i want to ask about their day. You know what im saying . Reporter yeah. Best dressed in my book january jones, taraji p. Henson. And Sofia Vergara. And man highlights, stamos pocket square. This was Frank Sinatras pocket square. I got it this morning from his manager for good luck. Reporter and rob lowe. Just everything about him. God, you look good. Thank you so much. Reporter for good morning america, nick watt, abc news, los angeles. Thanks to nick for that. Joining us for our red carpet recap, Good Housekeeping style director Lori Bergamotto. Thanks for being with us. Thank you for having me. Who are your best dressed picks . Im with nick watt on rob lowe looking so good. Allison janney looked amazing. January jones. I loved the jumpsuit. Taraji p. Henson. Everybody was freaking out about her custom alexander wang. And Sofia Vergara, again, can do no wrong. She was in st. John. What i loved, it was a bit of a nontraditional night. Even though these were our best dressed, theyre all very different. They are. Very classic. Elegant. A big night for Allison Janney. Her seventh emmy. Recordbreaking night for Allison Janney. And look at that dress. I want to show you what i loved about her dress. I want to do the telestrator there. See the illusion panels. I think a lot of women over 40, which Allison Janney is use those panels at the decolletage covering mother sort of thing. It dates them. It ages them. Ladies this is how you do it. Theres no dating or aging on that. Its highlighting the thinnest part of her body. Love that dress. A lot of the looks were simple. There were some risk takers. Tell us who you liked. There were. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I loved kerry washington. Heidi klum, the internet was all abuzz about. Versace. And claire danes, who i loved. In prada. For this, everybody was talking about kerry washington. Look at that dress. Part of the reason is because shes become a fashion heavyweight. You can see here thats actually sheer. Shes wearing a body suit underneath there. And its metallicdotted lace. People are like, oh, shes a gladiator in true form. Thats not metal. Thats a lace. This was on the marc jacobs runway 72 hours before she wore it on the red carpet. This solidifies her as a fashion presence. I love the structure. Its a powerful, fierce, but feminine dress. Yes. Usually you see long gowns. And very prim. That was a risk taker. She did it perfectly. Lori bergamotto, perfect as always. Thank you. We want to know what you think. Who do you think was the best dressed on the red carpet . Tweet us with the hashtag socialsquare. You can see what all the stars wore on the carpet at good morning america. Com on yahoo. Robin . All right, amy. This morning, a brandnew series, app to school. So many families out there are getting into the swing of the school year. Were looking at new Ways Technology is playing a part. Becky worley kicks it off with an Innovative App that teachers are using to keep order in the classroom. [ whistle blows ] reporter recess ends in dublin, california. And miss crier has to settle the fourth graders down. For that, she uses an iphone and an app. A behaviortracking program called class dojo lets her note positive interactions. That was a showing respect one that time. Reporter and learning success. That was a putting forth best effort. Reporter but she can also log disruptions. I have given two points this school year for hats on in class. Reporter while sticker charts, a trip to the principal are timetested. These new apps have an added feature. They can alert parents in real time. I can look it up. Find out that he actually did do good. Reporter and of course, parents can ask about tougher days. What about days when youre like, oh, i didnt get quite as many points as in the past . I go home, tell my mom and dad. They do what they have to do. Reporter behavior points are tallied for all the kids to see. Some critics worry that children get labeled. Rachel doesnt like the tracking. And the carrot and stick approach. All parents are worried about how their kids are perceived in class. One day, they have four points. The next day, eight or ten. According to class dojo, i had a pretty good day. Sometimes other people get less points and they feel kind of sad. Reporter the makers of class dojo, a free app, say its a tool meant to provide concrete information to teachers and parents. And they say 90 of feedback given is positive. Power clap, table, one, two, three. Oh, becky, i gotta tell you, hearing from those little precious children. A lot of positives. We get that. Behavior and such, thats complex, isnt it . Pros and cons. Think of a kid who normally gets a couple of negative pieces of feedback. This is much more feedback and much more positive. That can create a positive cycle of behavior. But negatives, your kid is way more than pluses or minuses. You want a teacher who sees the whole child. The Old School Method of gold stars out the window. It kind of has to change. Everywhere else in the world, its digital. Its fast. It is. Were using digital to get more efficient. And thats what teachers told me. They said, we want smaller classrooms. A study shows 15 kids in the classroom is where the best learning happens. Average in the u. S. Is 21. My kids had 28 last year. Teachers are desperate to find efficiencies with technology. That is what will lead to better teaching. What grade are the twins in now . They are in second grade. Do the parents get this information . Its important to figure out how to communicate with the teacher. Through an app, email, text, or phone. Second grade, it happened so fast. Aunty robin says hi. Lets get outside to rob. A great group out here. Excited to be in new york and enjoy this cool, crisp fall weather. Across the midsection of the country, take a look. Still the last days of summer. Near 90 in denver. Way above normal to the canadian border. About ten degrees above so. Humidity down across parts of the south. The southwest, the potential for flash flooding as the system comes in over the next 48 hours. That is a quick check on your national outlook. Good morning. Im abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco in the bay area. A heat advisory once again, 3. 5 million of us affected from 11 00 this morning to 11 00 this morning. Whos not in it . The bay shore, and the coast. Checking out the air quality most likely, everything is okay. Ill start from 74 to tampa bay to 100. My accuweather sevenday forecast, coolest tomorrow, several people celebrating birthdays out here. Jersey boy turning 40. Lets go to pop news and lara inside. And pop news is on with this. One of the fun moments from tvs biggest night. A glimpse of what two of hollywoods hottest prime time stars might be like away from the stage and the emmy carpet. Take a look. Really, mary oh what you want to do want to be paula it is a really fun new apple commercial starring kerry washington, and taraji p. Henson. And theyre hanging out at mary j. Bliges house. Of course. A personal favorite of mine, phil collins. Directed by ava duvernay. Who also directed selma. She tweeted this is the first of three commercials for apple with this cast. The other two out later this week. Can we hang with them . It was a cute moment in the show. Also in pop news we can almost hear the wedding bells . One of hollywoods hottest couples, Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello will tie the knot in november. The modern family actress confirming the big news on the emmy red carpet. The day is in november that shell walk down the aisle. Just two months away. Stunning the crowd on televisions biggest night in a gorgeous gold gown. She was wearing something even sexier that you couldnt see. Perfume. Its called love. Its inspired by her fiance. I know what you were thinking, rob. No it smelled sexy right through the tv. I wanted that pause to make you nervous. Good. Just perfume. That comes out soon as well. Notes of the columbian coffee flower. And is apparently very feminine yet musky. On the red carpet. I like how you say, musky. Like a connoisseur. On the red carpet she announced theyre getting married in november . Nobody breaks news on the red carpet. Thats what pop news is here for. To break news all the time. She broke news on the red carpet. November. I think its bold to tell people. The month. Shes so in love. Theyre a beautiful couple. And you smell delish. Like coffee. Finally, this way. Genius. Another award for amy schumer. Were giving her most likely to have the best time at an awards show ever. She won the emmy for best variety sketch series. She killed it in her speech. She had a ball with her sister, her date for the night. Kept us laughing on instagram. Carbloading before the show. She used gollum to describe the look she was going for. She shared pictures with some of her favorite stars. She posed with the great mel brooks. The whole cast of game of thrones. A favorite of her shows. She said she was planning on blacking out by 10 00. And that she would keep cool on the red carpet with the help of a strategically placed bag of frozen peas. Thats why we love you. I thought you said it wasnt going to be naughty . I said clean. I believe that was. Frozen peas . Okay. Simply quoting amy schumer. Again, doing my job as a journalist. Did she use it for a snack later on . After they thawed . See, rob. Stay tuned for something wholesome. Robins sister will join us. Out on a new adventure. Shell share it next. \ good morning im eric thomas. Happening today the 15yearold accused in the murder of an 8yearold santa cruz girl is going to be charged Adrian Gonzalez is facing charges of murder, kidnapping and Sexual Assault in the death of his neighbor maddy millington. Prosecutors say gonzalez tied her up, sexually assaulted her and stabbed her. Were going back to bollinger. A fatal accident involving a big rig and motorcycle. Police are on scene there. Theyre hoping to open it up shortly. You can see just a long line of traffic. Id like to the wazer who is sending in this picture. Bumper to heres a look at our eighthour average. You can see only inland east bay with issues. Height advisory is out again but its not the coast, San Francisco or the bay. It does affect 3. 5 million of us from 11 00 this morning to 11 00 this evening. Santa rosa good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] welcome back to gma. Gearing up for todays big monday night football game. More on that just ahead. Fundraising. Good money. There they are. Come on in, guys. And people here for the National Ovarian cancer coalition. This is the month for that. I was complaining about my shoulder injury. Someone gave me a tape that would help. How kind are our viewers. She has one for everyone. One family saves super savings. They went a whole year without spending money on toys, clothes, a whole lot of other things. Lets go inside to amy. Thank you so much. Ill be out there shortly. This morning, right now, were celebrating the life of bestselling author Jackie Collins. She passed away over the weekend seven years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. A diagnosis she kept secret until right before her death, even from her older sister, joan. Juju chang is here with all the details. Its because of her big sister, in part, that Jackie Collins became a hollywood wild child. She went on to make a fortune dishing about debauchery in tinsel town. No detail too intimate. In a rare twist, it was the one thing she kept secret. Her yearslong battle with a terminal illness. Over the weekend, the world stunned by the unexpected loss of a literary star. Jackie collins, the novelist. Who entertained readers with hollywood extravagants losing her nearly sevenyear battle with breast cancer. A fight she kept private until her very last days. With the end near, she decided she wanted to finally come forward and share her journey with the world. Reporter it was admittedly the one story she wasnt eager to tell. After being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. According to people magazine, jackie confiding only in her three daughters. Hiding it from the world. Not even her older sister, actress joan collins, knew until just two weeks ago. Joan saying i admire how she handled this. She says shes completely devastated. Tweeting farewell to my beautiful, brave, baby sister. I will love you and miss you forever. In the authors final interview, she told people i didnt want to make it public. I didnt want peoples sympathy. I took control of the situation. Im not sorry about anything i did. She wasnt going to let cancer define her career. Define her life. The end of her life. Reporter a career spanning over four decades, penning 32 books with more than 500 million copies sold in 40 country. Most of them runaway best sellers. With nine of her books brought to life on the big screen and tv, the britishborn author, a longtime friend of gma, appearing with george in 2010. I get a lot of young readers. They come to my twitter account or facebook and go, i just stole my mothers copy. I read it under the covers. It was so much fun. Now i love reading. And im going to read all of your bookings. Reporter and authoring five books since her diagnosis, writing all the way up until the morning she died. And jackie saying she finally went public to raise awareness of Early Detection. Saying i want to save other peoples lives. From larry king to sharon osbourne, the reaction had one word in common. Shocked. And her family telling us, we already miss her beyond words. And jackie said she finally broke her silence at the end because she wants to get people talking about Early Detection. To help save those lives. Asked how she would like to be remembered. I gave a great deal of people great deal of pleasure. I know Early Detection is such an important issue for you. It can be the difference between life and death for so many people but you have to admire how she lived and died on her terms. Absolutely. Beautiful. Juju, thank you. Robin, obviously, a cause near and dear to your heart as well. Shes right. She gave us so much pleasure. Thats what she wanted. And she did that. Now to a story close to my heart. We have profiled many people who change course in their careers in their lives, striking out on a new path. Uncertain of what the future may hold for them. But following their dream. This morning, i want to share the story of one such person who has taken that leap of faith. My sister, dorothy. One, two, three. Oh. Five, six. Whoo and on that note, surrounded by dear friends and family, my sister, dorothy, like so many others, has taken a bold new step. We havent opened yet. Beginning a new chapter in her life. Following her passion for the arts, by opening a gallery, featuring her jewelry and the work of other local artists. Its called robins nest in the pass. In our beloved hometown, pass christian, mississippi. Though it bears my name, this is all Dorothy Henderson roberts mcewen. Its all her. Its all her. I know, really. I think its wonderful. We all need to go off track every now and then. I think thats a wonderful idea. And i think if this is your dream, you should follow your dream to do things like this. Yes, indeed. Reporter so these are some of the pieces i wear on good morning america. Thats right. Reporter i love how a portion of the proceeds are going to the senior center. Right here in pass christian. Mom and dad. Absolutely. Absolutely. Reporter after a truly fulfilling career as a social worker for close to three decades, this was not an easy decision for dorothy. Could you have envisioned a store like this . No. This past tuesday, i came in and realized i had a Little Department store. This is nothing but a channel to help the creativity flow in our community. This is not about dorothy roberts. Reporter what do you tell someone who is looking at you and saying, i want to do this. I want to i want to find my something. I know i have something that im meant to do. What do you say to that person to get up this morning and do it . I say to them, get up in the morning, and begin your list. You cannot accomplish it all in one day. Set down your steps. Figure out what it is that you want to do. Just stay in the flow. Pray. Prepare. Proceed. Persevere, and then praise him. And it will happen. Reporter robins nest. Very humble that it bears my name. Let everybody know the true meaning. Nest. Nurturing. It speaks to that. The robins eggs. The three, represent the three sisters. And the nest represents our brother. This is our legacy. Reporter our parents, who always admired entrepreneurs, would be so proud of you. I think its an honor to their memory that were together for this occasion. Reporter and i, along with my other siblings, sallyann and butch, are inspired by her. What does it mean to have sister dorothy open the nest . Dreams are what make life purposeful. To see it is truly encouraging. I saw in one of moms books. Were not prisoners of our past. Were pioneers of an exciting future. Reporter a very bright future. Life is a journey. Its not a destination. There are no mistakes. Just chances weve taken. Lay down your regrets because all we have is now. I know that. Because you wrote it. Reporter i did. Cause all we have is now were not prisoners of our past. Were pioneers of an exciting future. And im just so you have no idea. Like so many people, she was a music major. But she became a social worker. Done incredible work. Working with a lot of people with intellectual disabilities. Running a facility like that. I have never seen her happier. My parents always wanted us to have a business. I was texting my siblings. I said, this is mom and dads anniversary. They were married 68 years ago today. Thats magical. 1947. So many reasons to celebrate. Our wonderful community. Chipper mcdermott. They came out. It was like black friday. The mayor. One of her, that she works with. She has two parttime people. She was in the back shaking because there were so many people. Theyre not used to that. Thats not the purpose of it. And dorothy is like a social worker in that shes giving away so much of everything im like, not just right now. But she just really wants everyone to have something creative in their home. My mom did that. So she has this beautiful, beautiful building. The people there in the pass, were so grateful. Congratulations. Lets go outside to rob. Theres a fall chill in the air. Time for the gma football countdown. Here with this Handsome Group of strong men. The Long Island City high school bulldogs. Here to help us with tonights matchup. Monday night football. New york jets against the indianapolis colts. A big night. For millions of fantasy football fans and we have the inside scoop. Yahoo sports expert brad evans has two musts for tonight. Colts wide receiver Donte Moncrief and chris ivory. Moncrief is expected to haul in five catches and score a touchdown. From the sideline, chris ivory is good for 90 yards and a td, as well. Oh, yeah. I got moncrief starting. I need a big night from him. The forecast for indianapolis. They have a roof on the field. Its sponsored by nationwide. Outside, lucasoil stadium. Gorgeous kickoff. About 65 degrees at kickoff. Good morning, im meteorologist mike nicco. Poor air quality and excessive heat for most of us today with 90s across the board to inland east bay, coolest wednesday and al all right, you can see all the action, 8 15, espn. Who is the unsung hero of the game . The gruden grinder. Theyre 30. Looking to go undefeated this year. Robin said, all right. Coming up next, one family trying out the ultimate budget diet. How they went a whole year without spending on gadgets, clothing, and more. Could it work for you . Stay with us. 123450 more. Could it work for you . Stay with us. So how long could you go without spending money on things like clothes, books, electronics, gadgets . It would be tough. One family did it for an entire year. Rebecca is back with their story. One family, 365 days. Zero of those purchases. Could you do it . Heres how they did. The ultimate challenge one nashville family says changed their lives forever. We had a better understanding of the things that mattered. Reporter for one year, scott and Gabby Dannemiller kept a tight lid on their wallets. And stopped buying. No new clothes, gadgets, electronics, toys, books, or home decor. The things on the list that we could buy, food items. Also, hygiene items were okay. An experience. If it wasnt something we could use up within a year, we couldnt buy it. Reporter the experience profiled in scotts new book. The year without a purchase. One familys quest to stop shopping and start connecting. It was about getting back to whats really important. It did feel freeing not to buy anything. At first, it was hard. Then it was great. Reporter that freedom allowed the dannemillers to get back to basics as a family. It wasnt always easy. I have to travel a lot for my job. A suitcase is really important. My suitcase broke. I was unable to fix it. She pulls out my daughters lavender childsize rolling suitcase. It was hard. For me. Because i thought, gosh, this doesnt match who i am. Reporter their top three tips . Avoid visiting stores you dont really need anything from. Unsubscribe from marketing email lists. Throw away circulars. To avoid temptation. The challenge stripped away the clutter. Reporter taking a vacation from consumerism. Giving this family a whole new perspective on whats really important. For us, focusing less on stuff and focusing on each other. Love that. They focused on what is really important. The savings can be huge. We polled people out here. Can they do it . Can you go a year without buying anything . Florence, florence is the one. One woman could do it. Congratulations. Thank you, rebecca. Coming up, were behind the scenes with the muppets. Theyre on fire ahead of their big premier. What do you get when you cross miss piggy and kermit . I dont know. What do you get . Baby back ribbits. [bell chime] ting a nice day out here. Well go behind the scenes with the muppets now. Their mayhem begins tomorrow night. Brandnew show. You see rachel smith. She spent time on the set. Hello, world. Its moi. Reporter yep, theyre back. Our new show is not like anything you have seen us do before. Reporter i walked into the middle of all the cameras and chaos to get the scoop. All your favorite muppets working on miss piggys latenight talk show. And now with cameras following them around, on stage and off. What an overused device. I hate these interviews. I love those interviews. Great device. Welcome to up late with miss piggy. This is where we call home. Over here is where the divine miss p. Sits. Reporter that is her royal throne. Can i try it out . No, no. Dont do that. Shes got cameras on the seat 24 7. Reporter fozzy is miss piggys side kick. Whats brown and sticky . I dont know. A stick. Oh. That joke never fails. Yeah. Reporter outsood of work, the show devils into fozzys personal life. Including his new girlfriend. Im going to introduce her to my parents. Are you planning to have a laugh track to the sbrir at all. Reporter back in the writers room. We should learn to type. Reporter have you had luck . Yes, i have had luck. Reporter how many dates . Its not good luck. Just luck. I want to write something down. I have a thought. Reporter what is your phone numbe numbers . What are you doing . Are you married . Reporter i am not. Did she give you her number . Almost. She gave me the area code. Reporter over in kermits office, we talked about the channels of being exexactive producer to your ex. Theres a lot of talk and chatter yof you and miss piggy in the headlines these days. I mean, working with miss piggy has always been a challenge. For the first time in my entire life, i dont have to worry about having an attractive woman in my office. At least i dont think i have to worry about it. Is piggy here yet . Reporter rumor has it kermit has moved on to a marketing exec named denise. Is it safe to say you have a type . I have a font. Times new roman. Reporter will pepe ever stop flirting . Well have to watch the show and see. Kermit, good luck with the new docuseries. All the cameras. Its wonderful to see you. Its a french the only french thing i do. Im very upset. Call me. We need the talk. Check out Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. Kermit and miss piggy, live. Miss piggy is dating again. Find out what she is looking for in a date go to yahoo . Well be right back. And before we go, big congratulations to regina king, winning best supporting actress in a limited role, on abcs american crime. Congratulations to her. Tyra banks opening up about her very personal struggle to start a family. Thats on fab life. Check your local listings. We thank you for watching. I love this tune. Welcome to subway, what can i make for you . How about our new flavorpacked italian hero, loaded with three authentic italian deli meats. 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