Secretary of state . And good morning, america. We want to get right to the breaking news. Were going to look live now at that italian town of amatrice. A town reduced to rubble after a deadly earthquake struck overnight. Look at the before and after photos. The before on the right. The utter devastation on the left. Heres what we know right now. The 6. 2 magnitude quake hit around 3 30 a. M. Local time. The death toll is climbing. Dozens already confirmed dead. An italian seismologist says there have been at least 150 tremors since. The aftershocks felt all the way in rome. Hit such a wide part of the country. The pope says hes deeply saddened, praying for the victims, also thanking volunteers and rescuers who rushed in to help. Abcs terry moran is there with the latest. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, george. Well, the quake was felt here in rome for about 30 seconds or so of swaying and shaking. But at the epicenter, about 100 miles northeast of here, it lasted for a terrifying 142 seconds. And as you point out, it happened in the middle of the night. The worst time. Everyone in their beds. Rescue workers now flooding the scene, desperately trying to save lives. Overnight, a deadly earthquake bringing down buildings in central italy. Rescue crews are still scouring the debris this morning, theyre looking for anyone who may still be trapped. This woman was pulled from the rubble alive. Walls of buildings are completely gone. On this building, only the wall remains. The 6. 2 magnitude quake struck just after 3 30 in the morning. The electricity had gone. Nobody could see anything. We were able to make our way down the stairs into the garden. Reporter many people spent the night outside as the aftershocks came. Quite severe shaking of the beds. The first thing i did was panic and we waited for it to just subside to go and check on our children. Reporter in rome, about 100 miles northeast, buildings shook for about 30 seconds. One local mayor saying half his town is gone. The Italian Government says the damage is severe. Theyre sending heavy equipment to clear wreckage in the popular italian summer resort town. In 2009, central italy was hit by a 6. 3 magnitude quake. That one killed over 300 people and demolished towns. No major city was struck by this quake. But that devastation region is a region of picturesque hilltop towns, ancientconstructed stone houses, very vulnerable to quakes. As after every quake, its a race against time. George . Thanks, terry. Were joined by michael gilroy. He was right in the middle of the quake. Thank you for joining us. Youre in a hotel on the second floor in the town of montepulciano. What happened . Yeah, it was just before 4 00 in the morning. You know, and we felt kind of the best way to describe it is a rolling of the bed. Which quickly turned into a shake. And, you know, we gathered our stuff and ran out as quick as we could with everyone else. You knew right away it was an earthquake . Didnt know right away. Actually, my first thought was that it was a medical emergency of some sort. Traveling with my girlfriend. Realized that wasnt the case. And then, you know, on the way out, we saw a pretty big chandelier swaying from side to side. And thats when i think we knew for sure. What is the scene like right now . Yeah, the destruction looks pretty devastating. You know, it looks like there are multiple homes that have come down completely into the roads. And really, just a terrible scene. So, is the village locked in right now . Because theres so much destruction . Thats what it looks like. These roads are very, very narrow, and the homes are built on top of each other. Theyre all brick. And when they come down, theres not a lot of space in between. Are you going to be able to stay in your hotel . Has it avoided enough damage to stay there . Or are you guys trying to get out . We had actually planned on leaving. We had a car come at 6 00 in the morning. Were fortunate enough to be able to get out and so we headed down south, away from that region. But the quake region is pretty large, isnt it . It seems to be. You know, we were in the middle of tuscany, which obviously is a big destination. And it seems like a lot of people were affected all the way down to rome, which is where we are now. Were glad youre okay, michael. Thank you for sharing your story this morning. Yep, thanks for having me. Well, you see so many of those Old Buildings just crumble. And its just so awful that it happened when it happened. People were in their beds. They were asleep. People didnt know what hit them. We want to turn to dr. Lucy jones, an expert in earthquakes for more on the threat in italy and what we need to be prepared for at home. Dr. Jones, we heard from our terry moran that, according to reports, the earthquake lasted for nearly 2 30. Is that unusual . I think thats an expression of how long people felt shaking. That probably includes some aftershocks. A magnitude 6 is going to be on a fault about ten miles long and probably last about five or six seconds that the earth is producing energy. All right, thats interesting. All right, this is the second major earthquake to hit italy in seven years. You have called this area the california of europe, yes . Right. Its just like in california the United States, california is where the plate boundary and where most of the earthquakes are happening. Italy is the same thing in europe. Its the most Common Source of earthquakes. The 2009 earthquake that killed several hundred people is on the same fault system. As was an earthquake back in 1997. I know that we have reported there have been as many as 150 aftershocks. What are the big concerns for europe right now . Well, there will be continuing aftershocks. That Mountain Range is characterized by earthquake sequences, where there will be a lot of events. There will probably be more damaging earthquakes in the sequence, potentially even larger than the first one. And unfortunately, as theyre now searching for survivors in all that rubble, theyre having to deal with significant aftershocks, yes . Absolutely. The Recovery Time can be very, very dangerous, because the buildings are already unstable and the shaking keeps on happening. Any concern back here at home . No, one thing we have seen when we look at how earthquakes trigger others, it happens very nearby. Once you get more than 100 miles away, you just dont see any extra triggering going on. It wont affect the rate here. All right, we appreciate your expertise. Dr. Lucy jones, thanks for joining us this morning. Thank you for having me. Well stay on top of the story all morning long. Were going to move on now to the cyberattack on the New York Times and other media organizations. The fbi investigating whether the russian attackers who targeted the dnc are behind this one. Abcs brian ross is tracking it all. Reporter u. S. Officials this morning confirmed to abc news that the cyberwar sneak attacks by russia are now targeting the American News media, including the countrys most influential News Organization, the New York Times. No group of journalists is better connected than those inside this building. Where the most sensitive, highlevel sources inside government. Russian intelligence wants to know what the New York Times is going to write before it writes it. And they want to know who their sources are inside russia. Reporter u. S. Officials say they are now investigating a series of cyberattacks against the times from russia. Targeting its bureau in moscow. The times says none of its internal systems was breached or compromised. Officials say attacks came from the same Russian Hackers who did compromise the computers of the Democratic National committee. The telltale signs from the dnc were the ip addresses being used were previously attributed to russian attacks. Reporter the hack dnc emails showed how supposedly neutral party firms tried to undercut the campaign of bernie sanders. Sensitive email and voicemail messages about donors and the favors they sought. The Russian Hackers have a long list of successful and embarrassing operations. They hit a nonclassified system at the white house and a classified system at the pentagon. A report last week said Russian Hackers had successfully compromised a private Communications Network for a Foundation Run by american billionaire george soros. Cybersecurity experts we talked to say no News Organization with reporters logging all over the world, would be able to withstand a sophisticated attack from the welltrained russian government hackers. A cautionary tale. Thanks very much. Were going to move on now to the race for the white house. Hillary clinton continues to face questions about giving Clinton Foundation donors access to the state department. And donald trump signaling a new softening on immigration. Tom llamas is here. This comes as a new poll in the key state of virginia shows clinton opening up a huge lead. Thats right. If you go to a trump rally, or watch one on tv, trump sounds like the same candidate from a year ago when it comes to immigration. Now in more and more interviews, he and his team are signaling a shift. Overnight, donald trump making it clear he is changing his hardline stance on immigration. The gop nominee who proposed a Deportation Force during the primaries, no longer talking about one. Now, saying this there certainly can be a softening, because were not looking to hurt people. We want people. We have some great people in this country. We have some great, great people in this country. But were going to follow the laws of this country. Changes . What people dont realize what people dont realize, we have very, very strong laws. Reporter but as trump shifts on immigration, theres no wiggle room when it comes to his relentless attacks on Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation. On november 8th, a very, very important date, we are going to declare our independence from special interests, corrupt politicians, and i might add, very corrupt politicians. Reporter trump and his campaign now seizing on an investigation by the Associated Press questioning clintons ethics. The a. P. Reporting more than half the people outside of government who met with clinton while she was secretary of state gave money to the Clinton Foundation. As much as 156 million. Trump calling it a pay to play criminal enterprise. Its now abundantly clear that the clintons set up a business to profit from public office. Reporter but before his bid for the presidency, trump himself donated more than 100,000 to the clintons charities. His campaign explaining it this way. He gave money . As he said, sure, because they do good work. Lets hope that that money went to good use. He was not paying to play . No, he was not paying to play. Reporter the Clinton Campaign saying the a. P. Report relied on, quote, utterly flawed data. It did not account for more than half of clintons tenure as secretary. And left out more than 1700 meetings she took with world leaders. Were seeing new elements in the stump speech. Including the continued outreach to the africanamerican community. Reporter thats right. Sometimes the language he uses that gets him in trouble. One line is getting a lot of play. He said, quote, youll be able to walk down the street without getting shot. Right now, you walk down the street, you get shot. Tom, thanks very much. And new concerns this morning about north koreas military capability after confirmation that they the north testfired a missile from a submarine. The missile traveled about 300 miles into the sea of japan. Many analysts thought north korea was years away from this capability. And in a rare display of unity today, south korea, china and japan joined together to condemn that missile test. This comes as the u. S. And south korea conduct joint drills in the region. North korea has warned those drills could provoke war. Authorities in australia are investigating whether isis inspired a brutal knife attack on two british tourists. A 21yearold woman was killed. A man was critically wounded in the attack. At a Backpackers Hostel in northeastern australia. The suspect was french, shouting allah akbar. Theyre investigating whether he had been radicalized or whether drugs or possible mental issues were a factor in that attack. Now to outrage over the punishment for a former High School Athlete charged with sexually assaulting two classmates. The massachusetts teen getting two years probation instead of prison time. Abcs linzie janis is here with the latest on that. Good morning, linzie. Reporter good morning, amy. David becker wont spend a single day behind bars. And if he follows the rules of his probation, he wont have a criminal record. This morning, a massachusetts teenager charged with sexually assaulting two of his classmates is free. A judge sentencing him to two years probation. Prosecutors had asked that david becker, seen in Court Earlier this summer, serve two years in prison. In april, two of his female classmates told investigators they were sleeping after a house party and each woke up to the 18yearold assaulting them separately. In an interview with police, becker allegedly denied having any contact with one of the alleged victims. He said that when the other didnt protest, he thought it was okay. In an audio recording from beckers june plea hearing, his lawyer arguing the former High School Basketball player was a good student, with no previous criminal record. And he was a volunteer. David has been punished publicly, privately, and internally, and incarceration and conviction for a felony and sex Registration Requirements are not what david needs. He does not need the jail door slammed on his opportunity to attend college. Reporter during sentencing, the judge sharing that the victims did not want to see beckers life ruined over this. She says in her own words, i do not want to be responsible for ruining his life. And that is moving to the court. Reporter the sentence now being compared to the stanford rape case, in which former swimmer brock turner was found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman and was only given six months behind bars. One person tweeted that privilege is a lethal thing. Becker is allowed to serve his probation in ohio. If he completes it successfully, he wont have to register as a sex offender and he wont have a record because those charges will be dismissed. Amy and george. All right, linzie, thank you. And we have an amazing survival story now. Its about a florida teen beat the odds by beating back a braineating amoeba. Just the fourth person to do it in 50 years. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo has the story. Reporter its being called a miracle. That amoeba so rare and so deadly, that teens own doctors didnt even expect him to survive. But now, hes making an amazing recovery, back to walking and talking. Thanks, in part, to an experimental drug. This morning, 16yearold Sebastian Deleon is recovering from the unthinkable. A rare and deadly braineating amoeba that kills 97 of those infected. The family, when they came to me, i had to tell them to say their goodbyes. Reporter doctors at Florida Hospital for children suspect sebastian, a camp counselor, may have been exposed to the amoeba Naegleria Fowleri in a freshwater lake around august 3rd. The teen was admitted four days later and placed in a medicallyinduced coma for over a week. We woke him up, decided to take the breathing tube out. Within hours, he spoke. Reporter now, sebastians mother grateful to the doctors. Were so thankful for the gift of life. Reporter and for getting him the medication he needed to beat the extreme odds. Hes currently walking, talking. You know, its a miracle. Its a miracle. Reporter now, most cases of this do occur in the summer months. Doctors say the best way to lower your risk of contracting this, use nose clips when you swim in fresh water. Early symptoms include headache, fever, nausea, vomiting. And apparently, this is easy to misdiagnose so the doctors really get a lot of credit here. Mara, thanks very much. Now to rob. The latest on the storm systems . Yes, good morning, george. Were getting into primetime Tropical Storm system land. Were talk about gaston right now. May become a hurricane later on today. Thats way out in the atlantic. A tropical wave, though, in the northeast caribbean right now. Thats a greater concern. Most computer models bring it closer to southern florida by the end of the week. How strong it is were not quite sure at this point. But certainly something well be watching closely over the next several days. Also storms right now that are rolling across the midwest. Chicagos about to get hit with storms. If youre traveling through that city, maybe travel delays. Your stormy cities brought to you by j. C. Penney. Mike nicco, check out the forecast, highlights the summer pattern and we will get sunshine but the cost by noon and clouds and drizzle more likely as a touch caller of an air mass moving in. Hot temperatures around antioch and a lost 80s inland elsewhere and 70s around the bay and 60s at coast and san francisco. Tonight, more drizzle and clouds and 50. My sevenday forecast by the time the weekend rolls around we are five or ten degrees cooler. And coming up here on gma, a new twist in the murder case made famous by the podcast serial. Two people now coming forward before the retrial, saying a crucial witness is lying. Dan abrams and nancy grace weigh in live. And then the great escape. A seal swimming for his life, jumping onto a boat to flee a pod of killer whales. The incredible getaway all caught on camera. And a back to school revolution. The teacher whos rewriting the rule books saying no to homework. So, is that a good idea . Thats coming up on the big board. So, is that a good idea . Thats coming up on the big board. Amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. 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Weve had a million kids get asthma. We need to send the Oil Companies a message. Tell your legislator to stand up to the Oil Companies and protect our clean air laws. Dont let the Oil Companies put their profits. Ahead of our kids. Thanks for sticking around. Well start with current conditions. Cloudy just about everywhere. Mid50s to the 60s in east boy shore and san jose and los gatos. You could see the marine more compressed. And sunshine today. Average day with temperatures in the 50s, 60s and 70s for the coast and bay and inland at noon. Now at 4 00, still 50s at the coast and 70th around the bay and inland and comfortable this evening back in the 50s, 60s and 70th and grab that jacket once it cools off it will cool off into the 50s. Five to ten degree cooler by the weekend. Reggie. People will like that. Coming up, the serial murder and the key witness in the new trial that is next on gma. Another update in 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news. Com. 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Dozens confirmed dead and the death toll is growing. A massive search for survivors is under way at this hour. An italian seismologist says there have been at least 150 tremors since. And aftershocks felt all the way in rome. Well have the latest on this story throughout the morning. So much of that country affected. Also, donald trump signaling a shift on immigration, saying overnight, there could be a softening of his deportation stance. He says he would follow the laws of the country. And new cases of the zika virus raising concerns. The Florida Department of health is now investigating five new nontravelrelated cases. Including the first one along the gulf coast. And it is awesome to have sara with us this morning. And you have an incredible rescue. Its so cute. Its the great escape. An adorable little seal trying to get away from a pod of hungry killer whales. And this little guy is not only cute but clever. Much more on that coming up. Smart seal. Smart seal as well. Okay, but well start out with a new twist in the murder case made famous by the popular podcast serial. Less than two months after being granted a new trial, two new witnesses have now come forward raising questions about his alibi. Abcs ryan smith is here with the latest. Reporter good morning, george. Adnan got a new trial. But in the fight to set him free, two of her classmates from nearly a decade ago accuse someone of lying. Its the murder case that captivated millions with the podcast serial. The story of adnan syed, convicted for allegedly killing high school exgirlfriend, hae min lee. Thousands rallying to his defense. A baltimore judge ordering a new trial in june. The conviction is erased. Reporter but this morning, syeds star alibi witness story cast in doubt. I was sitting in the library, bored to tears. And someone wauxd in that i knew. Reporter she said she was in the library with him when lee was being killed. But this morning, according to documents filed by prosecutors this week, mcclains account is being called a flatout lie. Two of her former classmates say in a high school conversation, mcclain told them she believed so much in adnans innocence, she would make up a lie to prove he couldnt have done it. Those classmates engaging in a Testy Exchange with mcclain on facebook. Saying, you know darn well you never saw him at the library. To continue with this story 17 years later is disgusting. Mcclain replying, wow, this is crazy. Im not lying about any of this. The now 34yearold syed sentenced to life in prison at 19, spending almost half his life in jail. I had no reason to kill her. Reporter his new trial granted on different grounds. But the judge questioning why syeds defense lawyer in 1999 never contacted mcclain. A major plot point in serial. If there was some technicality that then would prove his innocence, great. But i think i think, asia, you might be that technicality. Reporter mcclains lawyer telling abc news, the classmates allegations are bizarre and wholly factually untrue. Mcclain herself, taking to twitter, what can i say. They say im a liar. I say im not. Mcclain also tweeting that she thinks the state wants to discredit her because she presents a problem to their case. Syed remains in prison while prosecutors are appealing the ruling. George. Okay, ryan, thanks very much. Lets talk to dan abrams, nancy grace about that. Lets pick up on that last point. The decision to grant a new trial was not based on the witnesses. So, is the new trial definitely Going Forward . No, not definitely Going Forward. The prosecution is appealing it. When you have a legal ruling like this, prosecutors can actually appeal. Theyre appealing this decision for a new trial. And sure, as a technical legal matter, it doesnt really matter because the ruling from the court below relied on something else. Cell phone tower data. But, the fact that there are now questions about the star alibi witness has inevitably got to seep into the appeal. And most importantly, if there is a new trial, this is syeds star witness. Well, yeah, i want to take this to nancy. If this goes to trial, pretty devastating, isnt it . It is devastating. I want to remind everybody that while the cell phone records are what the judge grants the motion for a new trial on, the defense is also appealing the decision saying it should have been granted because of the alibi witness, asia mcclain, who has tried to make money off this case and her book that is for sale on amazon, confessions of a serial alibi. Shes gone on tv, shes gone on podcasts, shes taken to twitter, shes selling a book. Thats not going to help anything at all. But back to the facts, i think the cell phone tower issue is the main issue. But these two sisters, did you look at what they said . Their statement is so rich in detail, and has been corroborated, that they were there at Woodlawn High School in a coop class, with asia mcclain, the alibi witness, and had this argument. So its basically two against one. Now, is this a popularity contest . Two against one . No. But will it destroy her alibi . Yes. And remember there are two separate questions here. One question is the legal machinations as we work our way through the appeal. The other is lets assume he gets a new trial. Shes supposed to be his star witness. This is devastating. And if shes shown to be lying i cant wait for them to bring that book out at trial. I dont think shell face being prosecuted for anything like perjury or that. When it comes to the trial itself, because, look, the public has been watching serial, right, theres a whole group of people think hes innocent. Even the judge. Hes finally going to get his day now. And finally, the world is going to see that hes not guilty. Except, even if he gets this new trial, this information is going to be a real problem for him at trial. Dan abrams. Dan abrams. Dan, i know youre going to disagree with me, but i just want to remind everybody that in the car, the victims car, who nobody is mentioning, her name is hae lee. Shes dead. She was a Little High School girl. In her car was the map book with adnans print on it. The page of the map where her body was found was torn out of that map book. His fingerprints on the map. And not only that, they had just broken up. He wouldnt let her go. She had a new boyfriend. She wrote him a letter, let me go. And on that letter, adnan syed writes, i will kill. Who else killed her . The only other person i think realistically that could have killed her would be the other person in this story, which is jay, right, the one who is talked about so much. Because hes the one who brings them to the car. You have to believe it was either jay or adnan. So, you dont really disagree with her that much . No, no. He didnt have a dog in the fight. No motive. Nothing, plus, he goes to police. Thats what im putting out there. I dont i dont were going to end in a good agreement today. Lets go over to amy. Yes, peace at last. All right, coming up next on our big board. Little house on the prairie star Melissa Gilbert dropping out as a democratic candidate for congress. Why are republicans trying to stop that from happening. Then, are you the breadwinner in your family . What a new study says it could mean for your health. Plus, homework battle. What a teacher is doing that has students celebrating. But, is it a good idea . Our insiders join us in just two minutes. Good idea . Our insiders join us. I use mine as a science experiment as an emergency umbrella. To help feed a friend. A drum solo i just use my backpack for books and stuff. Embark backpacks. Guaranteed for one year. 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And matt dowd is here with more on that. Matt, the state election board is allowing a replacement for gilbert to get on the ballot. But her republican opponents are fighting to keep her in the race. Why . The only thing that would make it better is if the district was in walnut grove, minnesota, in the course of this. The republicans are pointed on this. They know that if they keep Melissa Gilbert on the ballot, and its her on the ballot, shes much more vulnerable than the candidate that the democrats want, which is an assistant prosecutor. They know they have a better chance of defeating Melissa Gilbert. I think as an homage to laura ingalls, theyre a half pint short of a quart. That was a good one. That was a good one, matt. Has there ever been a case where someone was forced to run when they wanted out . Interestingly. Amy, as we saw in the republican primaries, a bunch of the candidates dropped out but they were still on the ballot. Jeb bush was still on the ballot in a number of states. Marco rubio was still on the ballot. One of the most interesting cases was in texas. Two state senators died before election day who stayed on the ballot through election day. And interestingly, both won the election. Though they had died 60 days before election day. Youre probably right, the state election board decision is going to hold. But Melissa Gilbert forced to run, will she run or whats going to happen . Shes just on the ballot. From everything ive seen, and read on it and looked at, shes not going to campaign or do anything. It looks like she has a real physical issue with her spine in the course of this. But i think in the end, the democrats are going to be successful in having their candidate on the ballot. I think its not going to be that competitive a race. Its a republican district. A lean republican district. The republicans, because of donald trump on the ballot, want to protect everybody they can. All right, matt, thank you. Now to that big headline about breadwinners. A new study by researchers from the university of connecticut find that more men are depended on to be sole providers in the marriage, the more their Mental Health suffers. Rebecca jarvis joins us now. Rebecca, what do you make of this study . I think the study will surprise a lot of people, amy. It turns stereotypes on their head. You have this study that shows men who are under pressure, where the expectation is they have to be the breadwinner, the more they have to earn in a marriage and support their family, the less happy, the less healthy they are, according to this study. Now, the study looked at a number of people over the course of 15 year. The caveat here is they looked at people age 18 to 32. Im sure there are people out there who are married, 44, 54, things change along the way. But still interesting information. You might take some pride. Its surprising to me. But it does show Something Different for women. Yeah, its the flip side here, george, for women. Women are actually happier in this study when they get to support the family more. When they get to earn a little bit more. So its the opposite for women than it is for men. I can buy that. I can buy that. Thats very interesting. All right, rebecca, thank you. We turn now to a big debate about homework. It was sparked by a texas teachers letter to parents. Its gone viral. She says shes not going to assign formal homework this year. Were here with jedediah bila, the view cohost, a former teacher. Shes here with us. This debate has been going on for years. I want to show a clip. This goes back to Everybody Loves raymond. Its just its just she has too much homework. Did you see how many books she has to carry . Shes going to be a hunchback. [ laughter ] i think a lot of kids are u urdened by a lot of homework. This teacher says, research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance. She urges parents to, quote, spend your evenings doing some things that are proven to correlate with student success. Eat dinner together, play. I agree with her. I think there is sometimes too much homework. I went to a school where i almost became a hunchback because i had so many books on my back all the time. A lot of times, teachers give this repetitive homework. In a math class, theyll send the kids home with 50 problems. Its repetitive. I say give homework that makes sense for the kids. Give them three or four problems that they can exercise what they did in class, but dont make it excessive it turns into busy work. Or the parents im not the teacher. My kids are asking me how to do complex math problems that i dont know. Didnt you learn this in school . You were an administrator, as well . I was, i was an academic dean. I often had parents coming up saying, my kids are inundated with homework. They dont have time to be kids. They dont have time to enjoy their life. They walk away being negative. Come up with a creative exercise. Give them something at home that theyll enjoy. Dont take up the entire night. I remember sitting for hours and hours and hours and missing out on high school in many respects because i was doing homework. I could have gotten the same academic benefit doing one or two problems, not 50. My kids love when i help with the math homework because they say it proves daddy is dumb. Uhoh. Uhoh. Thats not true. We all know george wins everything. Jedediah, thank you. Rebecca, matt, thank you as well. And coming up the close call caught on camera. A seals amazing escape from a pod of killer whales. When we come back in just two minutes. When we come back in just two minutes. R whales. I dont want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. Or wonder whether i should seek treatment. 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Reporter after a little rest, gerald making its way back to sea after this whale of a tale. Well done, pudge. Survive. Reporter they named it gerald. So, before you call these orcas evil, just remember, this is how nature works. Orcas eat seals. No doubt, happy ending for the smart seal, at least for now. Smart and fast. Thanks for that. Thanks for that. Thank you. Coming up next in our next hour, will and kate on a mission. How they are helping parents and kids and following in princess dianas footsteps this morning. Kids and following in princess dianas footsteps this morning. His is morning. Was always on my mind. So i asked a dermatologist about aczone dapsone gel 7. 5 . I apply it once a day, any time. Aczone gel 7. 5 is fda approved for the topical treatment of acne for people 12 years and older. Aczone gel is a onceaday acne treatment with clinically proven results. In clinical trials, acne got better for people using aczone gel in just 12 weeks. 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Roll my windows down and cruise and Florida Georgia Line, cruising into times square, here performing live, as we say good morning, america. And Florida Georgia Line, a few selfies out there in times square. Having some fun. Cant wait to hear from them. Getting ready for back to school as well. And youre going to love this fourth grade teacher from chicago. Listen. Fourth grade so happy to meet you his name is dwayne reed. Hes got so much commitment and so much creativity. His video would make any kid want to go to class. Hes going to join us live. We have a surprise coming up for him. I watched the whole video. He, too. It made me so happy this morning. Cant wait to see him. Then its also workout wednesday. We have new highenergy workouts from everyone, from Sofia Vergara to kim kardashian, is trying. Its called the lagree fitness method. Apparently, it can help you burn up to 400 calories in 5 minutes. Well show you how to do it coming up. Join the action on facebook and our website all hour long. Theyre going to be going all hour long. We start with news. Tom llamas and the morning rundown. Guys, good morning, again. Lets head back to central italy. Theres an urgent search under way for survivors of todays 6. 2 magnitude earthquake that leveled buildings and entire neighborhoods. In the mountains northwest of rome. The quake was centered near the busy summer tourist town of amatrice. At least 78 people are dead. That number expected to rise. Terry moran continues our coverage. Reporter right now, the roads are being cleared. To the devastated area. Rescue workers, aid workers are on the scene. Theyre pulling people alive. From the rubble. Reports from some of the most devastated villages. There are voices coming from the rubble. Many people still trapped and so, right now, as after every quake, it is a race against time. This quake happened at the worst possible time. 3 30 in the morning, everyone in their beds. And near the epicenter, the shaking and swaying lasted for a terrifying 142 seconds. And while no major Population Center was hit, this area of italy dotted with picturesque ancient hillside towns. The construction, old stone, the most vulnerable. To the quake. So, right now, time is of the essence, tom . Terry, thank you. U. S. Coalition forces have joined turkey in launching a new offensive against isis. Turkish tanks crossed into syria today hoping to drive isis from a key border town. Vice President Joe Biden is visiting turkey, meeting with leaders today after that failed coup. North korea has testfired a missile from a submarine. It traveled about 300 miles. And analysts say thats an impressive improvement over previous attempts by the north. This comes as the u. S. Conducts military drills in the region. Back here at home, donald trump is slamming Hillary Clinton after a new report suggested top donors to the Clinton Foundation got special treatment when clinton ran the state department. The report by the Associated Press found more than half the people outside of government who met with clinton while she was secretary of state gave money to the Clinton Foundation. The Clinton Campaign says the report is based on flawed data. But trump says it shows the clintons profited from public office. Meanwhile, for the first time, trump says he may soften his hardline stance on immigration, saying hes not looking to hurt people. A philadelphia man is freed this morning after spending 25 years in prison for a crime he didnt commit. Anthony wright was convicted of rape and murder in 1981. In 1991. But dna testing cleared him. The 44yearold says now he just wants to be a good father and grandfather. And finally, a 9yearold boy who has inspired millions of people has a new goal. Last year, zion harvey became the first child in the u. S. To undergo a double hand transplant. Now 12 months later, doctors in philadelphia say his rehab is going remarkably well. He is able to write and make himself lunch. But he says his mother is standing in the way of the one thing he really wants to do. She wont let me try out for football. No. Were going to start with baseball. Why not . Too dangerous. Zions got a lot of personality there. He says that hes excited. Hes going to try to convince his mom to let him play football because he doesnt give up that easily. He wants to get in there, tackle some kids. She said yes to baseball. Hell start there. Not so bad. Thank you, tom. Saras got some pop news. I sure do. Were going to start here with Courteney Cox revealing her struggles with hollywoods beauty standards. Take a look. Sometimes you find yourself trying, and then you look at a picture of yourself and go, ooh, god. I look horrible. I have done things that i, you know, regret. And luckily, there are things that dissolve and go away. The actress discussed the pressures of being a woman, aging, and negativity online while hiking through the mountains on running wild with bear grylls. But she also says the best part of getting older, guiding 12yearold daughter coco through the game of life. I guess when youre out in the wilderness, you decide to admit everything. That or a church, right . And next up, Justin Timberlake and jessica biel hosted a special guest in their l. A. Home. Hillary clinton. The couple held a starstudded affair for her fundraising efforts. And as you can see, they had a little fun with the photo booth. The event was hosted by tobey maguire, jennifer aniston, and shonda rhimes. Tobeys wife, jennifer meyer, was also present. Snapping a photo, interviewing mrs. Clinton, and a photo with clinton and aniston. Starstudded. Can you imagine cleaning up your house . Were going to throw a lunch for the president. No one is going with me. And finally, we all know ryan reynolds, a superhero on screen, a superstar on social media, and hes not bad looking. So, when you combine all three, some of his fans might get a bit out of hand to say the least. And send some unspeakable tweets his way. Theyre bad. But, we are going to show you some of his polite rejections. No, bad in a bad way. Things you wouldnt want to repeat. Things you dont want to know people think. And theyre tweeting these things at him. Its bad. He takes the higher road. Okay, so, this is one of his responses. Sorry, just holding my infant niece in my arms for her baptism right now. Number two, sorry, just trying to get this wild dolphin untangled from fishing line. Number three, aw, just planting Fresh Flowers at a local community center. Number four, just trying to finish this charcoal sketch of the last supper. And when asked how his lovely wife blake lively felt about the very suggestive fan tweets, he said, pretty sure it is my wife writing those. It sounds like her. If you saw how bad they are, like, hes really handling it well. Its cute. Yeah. Hes supercute. Those responses only make him cuter. But were going take a look at whats coming up on the gma morning menu. William and kate back in action. Helping parents and children this morning. Showing off their soccer and cooking skills. And its back to school time with sandra lee. Shes here with delicious and healthy recipes for your childs lunchbox. Im going to take one of those. Thank you. Plus, Florida Georgia Line is cruising into times square. Performing live. Good morning, guys. Want a muffin . Thank you, of course. Courtesy of sandra lee. All coming up right here on gma. Stay tuned. Who know it wasnt a day at the beach. Rough it. Unless someone got buried. To the fullbacks. Gearheads. And those with green thumbs. To the sticky. 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This is their first joint engagement since going away on that Family Vacation with Prince George and Princess Charlotte. This morning, theyre visiting Mental Health organizations. This morning, a royal seal of approval for the work these charities are doing for Mental Health, as they shine a spotlight on suicide. William and kate visiting a Dropin Center for young people. The prince showing his soccer skills with a quick video game. The queen of recycling wearing the blue and white dress again from one of her favorite designers, l. K. Bennett. As she tries her hand at being a sous chef and getting cooking tips. Its hammering the issue home again that this is an issue they want to promote. Reporter their primary focus, telling kids and parents its okay to ask for help. Giving comfort to those coping with suicide. Reminding people as young parents, they wouldnt be afraid to seek help if george and charlotte needed it. The future king and queen following in dianas footsteps. Breaking down barriers. Not afraid to tackle the most challenging issues. And the other big news. Kensington palace announcing william and kate will be wowing the crowds in canada next month where they did their first royal tour as a married couple. Kensington palace has not officially announced that george and charlotte will be joining william and kate in canada. But i think its safe to say well see them touching down in september with their parents. It is going to be a fantastic trip for the family of four. Reporter the duke and duchess taking a more highprofile role stepping in for the queen in canada. They have an actionpacked month ahead of them. The royal duo next week will be in cornwall for a couple of weeks before jetting off to your side of the pond and kicking off their royal tour of canada. Tell us more about that. It could be a glamour shot with the new canadian prime minister. Justin trudeau. Reporter absolutely. Yes, its a highly anticipated eightday tour of canada. 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Reporter the workout dubbed pilates on steroids uses the special machine called the supra to create what lagree calls total body stimulation. Upper, middle, lower body are all engaged. In fact, lagree claims you can get a total body workout in just 25 minutes. The supra machine has the ability to incline and tilt. This motion requires some muscle groups to overcome resistance while other muscles work to maintain balance. All that while reducing stress on joints and connective tissues. Its all about provoking your body to do Something Different. Reporter but lagree says you can get a similar effect on a mat, as long as you focus the right parts of your body. There is a detail to the form. To the tempo. The body alignments. The range of motion. You have to be engaged. You have to be focused on what you do. And look who we have here live with us. Joining me here live is lagree fitness method creator, sebastian lagree. And celebrity trainer ky evans. Youve been working out hard. Were pushing the limits today. I havent been in new york in 20 years. Im so excited to be here. Were excited to have you here. What is the Science Behind the machine . How does it work . The key with the supra is the angle. The inclined tilt allows you to work multiple angles which targets multiple muscles. Also, on the supra, the angles align your body to eliminate the wear and tear on your joints. And what were doing here on the mat today is really the slow and controlled movements. Is there cardio involved . Absolutely. You can see it. Hes sweating like a pig right now. Im fit. Its strength and cardio combined. Its the best way to shed the pounds. This machine helps you lose weight. Absolutely, yes. Yes. Any workout that combines strength and cardio overall will do that. Ky, i think you have lost at least two pounds just this morning. Yes. All right, lets get viewers into this. Rob will join us as well. Lucky rob. Hes going to try it out. Show us some of these moves, ky. Were going to apply the same ideas. The lagree method on a floor routine. Trying to work as many muscles we can without impact. Control, rob. I have none of that. What are we going to do . The scorpion. Were going tabletop position. All fours. Like that. Perfect. All the way up. All the way up. Hold on. Look, look, look, like this. I like mine better. Its easier. Now, were going to also do one of the key components is mind body. So were going to go opposite hand, opposite leg comes up. Like this. And back down. Oh scorpion. Here we go. That is not easy, amy. Its core. Its mobility. Stability, flexibility. You have to think. Like Aretha Franklin said, you have to think, america. You have to think, america. One more, rob. Im thinking, ky. Its not helping me. Good job. You got one for the upper body now . Oh, yeah. This is the daddy longlegs. His name. He likes funny names. Scorpion. Daddy longlegs. Its a spiderman with the leg kickout. So were going to go in the pushup position. Make sure the hips are tucked. Elbows are in. Work everything in your exterior. Knees going to come in, go down for a pushup. Ah. Bring it in, push up. That is spiderman . What is that . Daddy longlegs. Oh, yeah. Other side. Here we go. Knee in. Knee in. Leg out. Leg out. Knee in. Knee in. Push up. Push up. Thats hard, man. For a minute to 90 seconds. Is this segment over yet . One more, one more, come on, big boy. Good job, rob and then lower body. So, agai, with the legs, the back of the leg. The posterior chain. Lagree really focuses on that. Lets start with our right leg forward. All right. Ow. I like him. This is called the supra lunge. Knees under the hip. 90 degrees. You need 90, 90. A little bit more. Come all the way up. Okay, now such form you need for this. Well, yeah, man. Lifes all about owning who you are. Come on, muscles. Ready . Up and down slowly. One, two, three, four, just a tap, push off the heel. Core tight, chest open, chin up. Yeah. Here we go. Now this segments almost done. Hold right there. Hold right there, big boy. Now, hold higher. Watch the knee. Now, were going to move the front leg forward and back. Watch this burn. Two, three, four. Well let you continue. And let everyone know that our workout wednesday live stream is going all hour long. Rob will keep doing this. Well get more tips from sebastian. Sebastian, thank you. Rob, youre going to have to do the weather. Yeah, thats a burner. All right, ky, thank you. Good job, big boy. Good job, rob. Can i do this weather in sign language . Hope you can follow me on this. Hey, guys, yall are next with this stuff. Thatll warm you up on a workout wednesday. Check out the tornado in northern kansas that happened yesterday. 1 of 2 that touched down. We had flooding today across northern iowa. Over eight inches of rainfall. More storms heading to chicago. Hot across the pacific northwest. Wow, you mike nicco, check out the forecast, highlights the summer pattern and we will get sunshine but the cost by noon and clouds and drizzle more likely as a touch caller of an air mass moving in. Hot temperatures around antioch and a lost 80s inland elsewhere and 70s around the bay and 60s at coast and san francisco. Tonight, more drizzle and clouds and 50. My sevenday forecast by the time the weekend rolls around we are five or ten degrees cooler. Coming up in ten minutes, amy robach doing the scorpion, the daddy longlegs, right . No, you already did it for me. Thank you, rob. You were great. Coming up next, we have the teacher whos making going back to school a lot of fun going viral with this video. Joining us live next. Next. Good morning to you, im natasha zouves. It is time for a traffic update with alexis. No serious incidents blocking but we are at the peak of the commute so a lot of heavy volumes. Live at emeryville, westbound 80 congested toward the bay bridge. And a quick look at drive times, 80 to the albany, 11 minutes and fremont to san jose 24 minutes and 21 minutes from highway good morning. Thanks for sticking around. Our current conditions. In the mid50s to low 60s as the cloud cover is stubborn, but inland seeing breaks in the clouds. 62 to 72. And toasty by 4 00, 86. Here is my accuweather sevenday forecast. Tomorrow some of the warmest as a small cooling trend will take over friday through sunday. Thanks so much. Well have another update in about 30 minutes and always on the news app and abc7news. Com. Join, reggie, mike, alexis and me, the whole gang on week days 4 30 to 7 00 and the 30 to 7 00 and the [ cheers and applause ] and youre seeing it here first. An exclusive sneak peek right there, Florida Georgia Lines upcoming video, may we all. They did it with tim mcgraw. And of course, Florida Georgia Line going to be performing for us live in a few minutes. Cannot wait for that. First, we have fourth grade teacher dwayne reed helping us get back into school mode. Hes starting his first year of teaching in chicago. Hes getting students excited with a special rap racking up views. First, we want you to take a look. Oh, hes ready. Welcome to the fourth grade hello im your teacher my names mr. Reed and its very nice to meet ya im from chicago i love eating pizza and i dress to impress but i still rock sneakers its my first year teaching so its all real exciting got some ideas and id really like to try them like making songs to remember what you hear well be learning so much by tepid of the year to my friends and my peers dwayne reed joins us from chicago. That was awesome. How did you come up with the idea . You did it in one day. I wanted to spice up the oldfashioned news letter. So i thought, man, im kind of good at music. I know how to put together lyrics. Lets put a song that gets the kids excited. Have you heard from the kids . From some of the parents . Actually, i havent. We just posted to it the parents and the students yesterday. I heard from a lot of other teachers and parents. They said, hey, youve done a good job. So im real happy about it. How do you top it in the classroom . You got em all excited . I know. Its going to be tough to top. Maybe ill dance on top of my desk like ron clark. You know who ron clark is down in atlanta, georgia . Yes. Yes. Maybe ill start doing that. Oh, man. I bet everyone is clamoring to get into your class. Are you going to keep this up . Will you do it every year, the rapping newsletter . Yeah, maybe, if youll have me on Good Morning America every year, ill put a video up. Well be happy to have you. You seem like a natural rapping. In fact, we have a bit of a surprise for you. We have Florida Georgia Line. They watched the video. They wanted to Say Something to you. Go ahead. You guys can talk to dwayne. Whats going on, man . We love the video. We love the song. You got skills, bro. We wish we were back in school so we could join your class. You could be our teacher. Keep it up, man. Awesome. Thank you, i appreciate it. Thank you, guys. Dwayne, its so inspiring to see a teacher showing that much commitment. Its great. We love you. Keep rapping. Im sure youre going to have a fantastic school year. Thank you so much for being with us, dwayne. Thank you so much. Hey, chance the rapper. Love you, mom. Rob, you have weather. Robs been working out. It was hard to concentrate because he was grunting while we were talking. Not in a good way. Not good. Not good. An exciting crowd here. Florida georgia line coming up. We have the Florida Georgia Line forecast. Check it out. Not a bad spot to be this time of year. The beaches are beautiful. Temperatures in the upper 80s. Rain showers in the afternoon. The heat builds up across the northeast and the northwest. Heres the forecast for boston. Getting into the lower 90s. Sara haines. Loves a sw you could use a little food right now. We have a sneak peek at the food forecast, gingers new show. Shes traveling to traverse city, michigan. Theyre famous for cherries. But cherries can be affected by weather. They can easily bedestroyed. Its driving some farmers to go to a different crop. Sara haines, hops, shes a fan. Michigan is quickly moving up the ranks. See more of gingers food forecast on your app and abcnews. Com. Hops is beer, right . It goes into beer. Which is in high demand now. So you were right. It is one of my favorites. Now its time to build it forward. Lowes is revamping and revitalizing boys and girls clubs of america around the country with a multimilliondollar initiative. Rachel smith has more on the project to rejuvenate these places. And change a lot of kids lives. Reporter at the boys and girls club on new yorks upper west side, volunteers are hammering and painting away. Giving the 36yearold harlem staple some earned the loving care. Were so excited to be able to be here today and say this is really going to happen. Reporter the nyc club is part of a special 2. 5 Million Initiative called renovation across the nation. One club in every state will receive a 50,000 grant from sponsor lowes. All aimed to refresh, enhance facilities from alabama to wyoming. This is part of our corporate purpose, to help people love where they live. And to make a difference in someones day every day. Reporter olympic Gold Medalist and Longtime Club fan Dominique Dawes is wearing a hard hat. Springing the program into the spotlight. 50,000 kids will be impacted positively around the u. S. Theyll be introduced to sports, extracurricular activities. Theres going to be gaming. Reporter to mark the occasion, a special mural designed by a 16yearold club member from florida debora. It will be placed in all 50 clubs. How do you hope your artwork impacts other kids at clubs . I hope it shows other artists like me that they have the ability to do a lot of things. Reporter cheese. Harlem, their new stateoftheart, 10,000squarefoot facility will include a teen center, counseling spaces, Digital Media lab, and a new kitchen. It feels amazing. This is a really big building. Reporter leaving these young members excited for the grand opening this fall. Im happy that they could do this. Reporter for Good Morning America, rachel smith, abc news, harlem. That is great, rachel. We have coming up, sandra lee is here with the best back to School Recipes for your childs lunchbox. [ cheers and applause ] were back now with our be your best series. This morning, we have the abcs of how to pack a great meal for your childs lunchbox. Disneys Healthy Living commitment is ready to help families make healthy choices that kids will love. Sandra lee is here to help us make food that is so good, the kids are already enjoying them. Were going to get on the kid helpers in a minute. Theyre having fun. Its about fun, thoughtful, healthy meals. Just because its healthy doesnt mean its not delicious. Its hard finding healthy snacks. Our first tip is to have breakfast for lunch. This is something you can make ahead and take quickly. Now, here i have apple and cinnamon muffins. I have ham and cheese muffins. Now, the base and the secret to both of these is going to be a whole wheat pancake and waffle mix. Your eggs, oil, water, all that stuff. In here, ham, cheese, peppers. All right. Get it on in there. This is going to be a very fast lunch, too. I like it this way. When everyone else does it. Take your scooper. Right. Most of the year, that goes into the drawer because ice cream, its not going to be hot outside. Scoop it in. Youre going to go 18 minutes with these on 350. Thats it. Then theyre ready to go. These are beautiful. This is so you, amy, to pack Something Like this. This is an onthego snack. This is a togo snack. One of the things kids love are fun, festive ideas for lunch that ore kids dont have. Now, if you have you need something gluten free, or your child has peanut allergies, these are great ideas. This is a lunch in a jar. This is a mexican salad. So, i always find that if you use what the kids love, which is salsa, what they want, low sodium. Buy the low sodium version. Lettuce, corn, black beans, chicken. You have lunch in a jar. And this is also what they want, these right here. Glutenfree tortilla chips. Look for the gluten free on the bag. And in these beautiful jars, fantastic snacks. This is ranch dressing, 50 50 with yogurt. It has protein in it. You put it in the bottom of a jar. You have carrots, celery. Peppers. Now this one does have gluten in it because you have the celery sticks. But in here, hummus. Oh, yeah. I love hummus. So do my kids. Speaking of kids, heres the deal. If the kids cook it, they will eat it. Get them in the kitchen. Take them grocery shopping. Oh, my goodness. She had a lot of mustard. She really likes mustard. All the way down. All the way. A nice start. You could stop there and do a little decor. This is about sandwiches. What youre doing are cutting out their sandwiches with cookie cutters. Right . Normally for christmas. What these are are just turkey and avocado. Great with a little bit of lettuce. Avocado instead of mayo. These are whole wheat wraps. In here, i would use Something Like apples and maybe Almond Butter instead of peanut butter. Just a few substitutions. And kids like to eat things that look fun. And that they made. These are panko ovenbaked chicken nuggets. You dont have the oil, the grease, the fat. I love the containers. You could do Something Like marinara, too. I tasted those. Theyre really good. Very good job. Doing a great job. Now this is fabulous. These are granola bars and energy balls. An energy ball is the hottest, newest thing. Very easy to make. Theres a bee on there. See, Everybody Loves it. Thats how healthy it is. Bees only go after flowers and, like, real food, right . These are oats, cinnamon, Almond Butter again. Get the Almond Butter instead of peanut butter. In the grocery store. Youll love it. I really want to eat one of these. They look really good. This is a nobase granola. Just four ingredients. You have oats, pumpkin seeds, cranberries, a few more ingredients. Coconut, and coconut nectar or agave nectar. And there you go. So healthy. I was impressed. We ate, she talked. You can get these recipes on goodmorningamerica. Com. On yahoo . All of these recipes come with a mickey check. A way to find healthy choices that meet disneys nutrition standards. We have Florida Georgia Line performing live. Stay with us. Before you get lost slow rolling with the top on the back of a bronco smiling with her hair blowing out the window were back now with Florida Georgia Line. A brandnew album coming out, dig your roots. Thats friday. Were going to hear a little bit from it in a minute. First, we want to talk to these guys. Thanks for coming back. Thank you for having us. We showed a little bit of tim mcgraws collaboration. We have quite a few. We have ziggy marley on a song. We also have the backstreet boys. Mixing it up a little bit. A lot of childhood influences. And heroes on this record. Youve been selling out stadiums all over the place. Like 1. 5 Million People the last tour. Crazy. You included songs from the new album when you were out there, as a preview. Weve been doing dig your roots, weve been doing a couple of new ones. We feel like were connecting. We dug a little deeper. It took longer to make this album. But were superproud. And showed a different side of yourselves, a little more spiritual side. A little bit more different side of who we are. We want to let our fans into our life and let them ride the journey along with us. Its an evolution. Were really enjoying letting them in on our life and being real with them. Well, this song shows it, lets hear holy. Lets do it. [ cheers and applause ] when the sun had left and the winter came and the sky thought to only bring the rain i sat in darkness all broken hearted i couldnt find a day i didnt feel alone i never meant to cry started losing hope somehow baby you broke through and saved me youre an angel tell me youre never leaving cause youre the first thing i know i can believe in youre holy holy holy holy im high on loving you high on loving you youre holy, holy, holy, holy im high on loving you high on loving you you made the brightest days from the darkest nights youre the river bank where i was baptized cleansed from the demons that were killing my freedom let me lay you down give me to ya get you singing babe hallelujah well be touching well be touching heaven youre an angel tell me youre never leaving youre the first thing i know i can believe in youre holy holy holy holy im high on loving you high on loving you youre holy holy holy holy im high on loving you high on loving you i dont need these stars cause you shine for me shine for me like fire in my veins youre my ecstasy youre my ecstasy youre holy holy holy holy im high on loving you high on loving you youre holy holy holy holy im high on loving you high on loving you youre the Healing Hands where it used to hurt youre my saving grace, youre my kind of church youre holy [ cheers and applause ] thank you guys so much. Thank you. A big thanks to Florida Georgia Line. Thank you for coming back. We loved that song. Thank you. So good, we loved it. Thanks to everyone out there joining our workout live stream. Have a great wednesday. It slowed down a little bit. The Oil Companies pollute our air. Putting their. Profits ahead of our kids health. Now theyre trying to weaken californias clean air laws. Im tom steyer. Weve had a million kids get asthma. We need to send the Oil Companies a message. Tell your legislator to stand up to the Oil Companies and protect our clean air laws. Dont let the Oil Companies put their profits. Ahead of our kids. Good morning. It is time for a weather update with mike nicco. Hey, mike. Hi, everybody. Lets talk about temperatures. Average day today from about 60 along the coast, 66 in san francisco, 99 in antioch and a sprinkle in the 80s elsewhere. Tonight we drop back into the 50s and a cooling trend again. And we are just getting word of a new trash on 24, the westbound side so the heavier side this time of day between lafayette and lorenza and chp just arriving on the scene and expect longer drive times coming from that area from concord. Thanks alexis. Good to know. It is time for live with kelly and well be back at 11 00 for our midday news. R reporting continues now on our news app and at abc7news. Com. Announcer its live with kelly. Today, mel b from americas got talent, plus we do the conga with gloria estefan, and we try a hot new workout you wont want to miss. Also, Anderson Cooper is our cohost. All next on live. [captioning made possible by disneyabc domestic television] now here are kelly ripa and Anderson Cooper. Do you think about me . Do you think about me at all . Do you think we hit the rough . And when we call it off do you think about me . [cheerining and applause] kelly hi