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And an earlymorning wakeup call for our very special guest. Good morning, oprah. And youll never guess who she booked for a surprise interview. Were rolling out the red carpet. Oprah takes over times square, live. Hello, everyone. And robin, how about that for special guest for you this morning. Oprah in her curlers. Were going to have so much fun this morning. Robin is home, recovering from her bone marrow transplant. Glad to have amy robach here. She is at home watching. So happy. You had an early start. You picked up oprah. We thought it was the right thing to do. Oprah is a special guest. Our car wasnt completely clean which isnt always a good thing. Oprah was gracious. What took you so long . Of course, we were late. Look at you. I know. Ali didnt have time to get dressed. Oprah wasnt ready, either. We have a lot to get to this morning. Really something. Youre a patient man. Im not sure my wife would agree with that. But thank you. We have a lot to get to. Both candidates in the president ial race, turning up the Charm Offensive in the final days. Its all about the turnout right now. Big rallies for both candidates. They have to drive the vote out in the final 12 days. The new polls show the race as tight as ever. Mitt romney staying strong after the debates. But is it enough to overcome president obamas advantage in the key states . Also on the show today, we have an emotional and revealing interview coming up with country star leann rimes, after treatment for stress and anxiety. Lets get straight to Hurricane Sandy, heading into the caribbean right now. It could be targeting the east coast next. Sam has been tracking the latest on this killer storm. Sam, a lot of people worried about this one. And with good reason. When you look at what were about to show you, youll see why were concerned about this storm anyway. Lets show you the deepening center of this storm, as it exploded in strength overnight. Look at the dark center there, as it hopped off jamaica to cuba. Thats the center of the storm. The water is 80s. Its going to stay the same strength, or weaken over the next few hours as it heads to the bahamas. As we look at whats ahead for the storm and the combination of storms headi ining towards it, reminds us a lot of a storm in recent history. Sandy will roar through the caribbean, after pounding jamaica and cuba. This storm has already taken two lives. And forecasters fear it will soon be similar to another powerful storm that occurred in 1991. Looking at 40foot to 50foot waves, gale force winds. It will be the perfect storm. Reporter but the perfect storm stayed off the coast of new england, when hurricane grace joined with a powerful noreaster, bringing 50foot waves and galeforce winds. Look out. Reporter this storm could be worse. And forecasters say it could blast much of the east coast, even coming onshore, starting this weekend. As Hurricane Sandy moves up the coast, it will meet up with an arctic front moving across the u. S. And get extra support from the jet stream, with a blast of arctic air from the north. Three elements colliding over the countrys most populated corridor. This is exactly what steers that storm system. Right now, the idea is that sandy will continue to weaken as it moves up the atlantic seaboard. But this front has a tendency to draw systems toward it. Any cold front kind of does. It looks like this system will get so far and then try to make a little hook in. That hook will be anywhere from the delmarva since la, to the long island area, right there. We believe this storm system will be a hybrid storm by the time it moves there. And the forecast models are kind of agreeing with that. They were laying it out to the atlantic. One or two still do. But most of them in the trusted models will curve this in as we get to monday and tuesday next week. Making a big rainmaker, flooding. A lot of trees down, a lot of power outages. Well follow it, momentbymoment. The race for the white house now. Its your voice, your vote, with just 12 days to go. President obama and governor romney in a final sprint across the key battleground states. The president flying overnight to florida. Jake tapper is in tampa right now. Good morning, jake. Reporter good morning, george. It is a dogfight. And the latest abc News Washington post poll, mitt romney is up one point in the national, popular vote. But in a new poll out of ohio, a critical state, president obama is up five points. Overnight, president obama launched a new attack against romney. While you were sleeping, president obama was campaigning. A nighttime rally in las vegas with katy perry. Baby, youre a firework reporter the third of the day, in as many states. Where he continued to suggest mitt romney is not trustworthy. In the final weeks of this election, hes been counting on you to forget. Hes hoping you come down with what . Romnesia. Hes hoping you come down with what we call romnesia. Reporter he visited the tonight show with jay leno where he addressed the comments made by richard mourdock, who said this in a debate tuesday, why he opposes abortion in the case of rape. When life begins in the horrible situation of rape, that is something that god intended to happen. I dont know how these guys come up with these ideas. Let me make a very simple proposition. Rape is rape. Reporter a position the president is trying to tie to mitt romney, with tweets, emails and this new web ad highlighting how running mate paul ryan also opposes abortion in cases of rape. Campaigning in two states, mitt romney tried to sound the note of inevitability. The Obama Campaign is slipping and shrinking. Our campaign is a growing Movement Across this country. Reporter this week also brought some odd side shows. Romney surrogate donald trump offered to give 5 million to a charity of the president s choice, if the president released his College Records and passport application. I have a deal for the president. Whats this thing with trump and you . This all dates back to when we were growing up together in kenya. [ laughter ] reporter over the next week, both campaigns and their official surrogates and allies will spend about 80 million in battleground state, just on tv ads. Including this one, featuring clint eastwood. And this one, featuring the first lady. Of course, early voting is a huge deal here in florida and in other battleground states, george. Overnight in nevada, president obama met with some Union Workers at the Bellagio Hotel and casino. He urged them to vote early if in case on election day they have to pull a doubleshift. Onethird of voters voting by election day. Jake, thanks very much. Lets get to josh with the headlines. Good morning. Were going to start with the federal government hitting bank of america with a billiondollar lawsuit for its role in the mortgage collapse. A program called the hustle, to crank out loans as quickly as possible. The feds say, the hustle, which began at countrywide, before bank of america bought it, resulted in thousands of risky, rubberstamp loans that then went bad. The price of meat, everything from beef to chicken and turkey, is about to skyrocket. The government warning consumers that many farmers recently sold off their animals because of the extreme drought in the country. That means theres a temporary glut of meat on the market right now. But when that supply dwindles, one expert warns prices will be shooting up, and i quote, in a big way, end quote. And the death toll from the National Meningitis outbreak has now climbed to 24. The latest victim of a steroid shot for back pain in indiana. 317 people in the states you see highlighted here have gotten sick. Now, the cdc says that patients are at high risk for as long as six weeks after being injected. The fbi is hoping to question a man arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the u. S. Consulate in libya. 28yearold ali karsi is facing terrorism charges in tunisia. His attorney claims that his client is only a scapegoat to satisfy america. A second suspect has been killed in egypt. A historic game one of the world series. Giants slugger pablo sandoval, third baseman nicknamed the panda, hit not one, not two, but three home runs. Joining babe ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols to do that. Those of us on the east coast got to go to bed a little early. Finally, you dont have to be a grownup to make a difference in this world. Look what 11yearold dante cano from new jersey did. He had an idea the other day. He was watching football. And he thought, why do the refs penalty flags have to be yellow . Why cant they be pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month . So, he wrote a letter to roger goodell, the commissioner of the nfl, which has partnered with the folks at susan g. Komen and have made pink gear a part of the monthlong in the nfl. But guess what. This sunday, at the jets game, first time in 50 years, the refs flags will be pink. I love it. Yay. Thanks to dante. It was a 40word letter from a fifth grader. We know why a little boy would want to do that . We dont know why. But perhaps, you know, feeling better for his fellow man and fellow woman. But sent it off. 40 words later, he got it done. All right, josh. Thanks so much. We turn, now, to very serious news and a shocking update in the death of 10yearold Jessica Ridgeway. Police arrested a 17yearold. Austin reed sigg is set to make his First Court Appearance today. Abcs Clayton Sandell has the story. Reporter investigators overnight scoured the westminster, colorado, home where austin sigg lives with his mother. Fbi agents combed the backyard for clues. Police towed away his car. I believe we have taken a significant step towards justice for jessica. Reporter sources tell abc news that sigg confessed the crime to his mother, who called police so her son could turn himself in. Austin has known the suspect since elementary school. He was never thought he would go this far. Reporter sigg is a Community College student where classmates say he was studying mortuary science. In high school, he took part in a competition involving crime scene investigations, or csi. Its not uncommon for people who abduct women to be fascinated by crime and crime detection. Reporter jessica vanished october 5th on her walk to scho. Her body was found a few days later. Sigg lives less than a mile from her home, about a halfmile from her school and close to this reservoir. Thats where he allegedly attacked a female jogger in may, covering her face with a rag that smelled like chemicals. Authorities are also looking at this Youtube Video that briefly shows a boy that looks like sigg, wearing a small cross. It appears to be similar to one that police say was found at the crime scene. I never put two and two together. Reporter with the suspect now under arrest, people in Jessica Ridgeways Community Hope their nightmare is over. Its terrifying. I dont know why somebody could do this to somebody else. Reporter later this morning, sigg will be in court for his initial appearance, facing charges of kidnapping and murder. The judge says he will charge the 17yearold as an adult. As a juvenile, he will not be eligible for the death penalty. For more, now, lets bring in gma analyst dan abrams. We heard clayton say, police are charging sigg as an adult. He will be tried as an adult. 17 is not the lowest age. You can go younger in the state of colorado and be charged as an adult. As you heard him say, the Supreme Court has ruled that no one under the age of 18 can be charged with the death penalty. Can face the possibility of the death penalty. So, thats the only protection he has as a juvenile. But for now, he is still effectively considered a juvenile. Thats quickly going to change. Interesting if his age becomes an issue with his confession. He waved his right. Could age be a factor as we go forward . Its something his team will undoubtedly bring up when trying to get his confession excluded, if they do. But it is not likely going to be a winning argument. They have to come up with more than just his age. They could probably argue his age with conjunction of other things. Very unlikely. His mother was involved in turning him in, et cetera. So, i would think theyre going to have a tough time getting that confession excluded. Dan abrams, thanks so much. We appreciate your time. Now, to the growing debate over the future of football. Millions of kids across the country are going to take the field this weekend. But a doctor in one town has sparked a fierce response for his call on parents to put a stop to the sport in high school. Abcs dan harris has the story. Reporter High School Football, an american institution. And reflected time and again by hollywood. So, when this mildmannered School Board Member at a sparselyattended meeting in dover, New Hampshire, introduced a radical idea. We have a moral imperative to begin the process of ending this game. Reporter it sparked an instant uproar. A surprising proposal at a school board meeting. Reporter the media got wind. Now, the future of the program, in jeopardy. Reporter the board member in question is paul butler. A retired doctor and former High School Football player himself, who says the beloved Dover High School team, the green wave, has to go. The legislature is clear. This is a dangerous game for children to be playing. Reporter espn Sports Science says big blows like this one can be the equivalent of taking a sledgehammer to the head. Its not just pro football. New studies show that kids that play High School Football and Peewee League football, are exposing themselves to the dangers of head trauma. A game that uses the head as a battering ram, is not a smart game to allow a youngster to play. Reporter butler has his critics, including the school board chairman, the local paper. And check out how Rush Limbaugh describes critics of football. Pantywaists who want to try to take the risk out of everything in life. Reporter butler admits he does not have the votes to ban football right now. But given the mounting evidence, he says his proposal is a first step toward the inevitable. For Good Morning America, dan harris, abc news, new york. Theres no question, this debate is not going away. Thats not going anywhere. Guess what. Someone isnt going anywhere anytime soon. Its the end of the line for one of floridas most notorious outlaws. There he is. The mystery monkey of tampa bay. He was brought down by an elaborate primate sting operation. Steve osunsami had the story. Reporter hes the most celebrated fugitive monkey in the country. With songs to his name. Youre the mystery monkey reporter somehow eluding florida authorities for three, whole years. Now, hes in the clinger. Weve been chasing him for three years. Reporter months ago, they had him cornered. But slippery as a banana peel, he was able to shake off the tranquilizer darts and scamper away. On television, its Stephen Colberts monkey on the lam. It may not be a monkey at all. Reporter his latest post to his nearly 90,000 fans on Facebook Says it all. Today, my freedom has been taken away from me. Catching him was like mission impossible. Luckily, the target is a sucker for bananas. Trappers set up a cage outside of the home of a woman he had bitten three weeks ago. Last friday, he managed to get in and out scottfree. But wednesday was a monkey ambush. The womans daughter spotting him on a low tree branch, luring him to the cage with another banana. When he went for the food, snipers busted out of the bushes. He will be held for 30 days, roughly, to make sure no one does claim him. At that point, well try to find him a home. Reporter they think hes a lost pet that traveled more than 100 miles. A true legend that had a good run. For Good Morning America, steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. We have a mystery banana. I dont know what were supposed to do with that. Hes already been caught. Sam, how about some weather . Lets just start with the radar. Well show you, with the reason we start with this picture in south florida. This is the moisture from sandy getting in. Well begin our forecast today with how much rain the eastern coast of south florida gets and all the way up the eastern seaboard. Notice the parts that stick out farther in the atlantic, will pick up more rain. Along the shoreline, miami, to jacksonville, youll probably pick up two to three inches from this storm as it cruises by. The outer banks will pick up much more rain than that and will be likely closer to the stronger winds and the roughest surf as the system continues to cruise east. Well watch it wherever it goes. Here comes the shot of colder temperatures. 26 degrees in billings. Thats the start and the end temperatures, its that cold. Kansas city, starts at 71, but drops all day long, as the powerful cold front moves rough. That time of year. Good morning, a foggy and clouds start this morning but mild with 62 degrees. Today will be tranquil with a of 75. Were approaching the weekend close eye on her bepus and which should interacting with a strong cold bring as rain and wind problems potentially along coast. An uncertain forecasts all of americas weather and updates on sandy all morning long. Josh . Amy . George . Coming up here, fighting back. This woman says ending up on a girls gone wild dvd when she was 14 ruined her life. Plus, leann rimes emotional and candid interview with katie couric. And we have a very special guest in times square today. There she is. The one and only oprah. Were going to have so much fun with her, coming right up. [ female announcer ] there are lots of different ways to get well to your loved ones. This came for you, mommy. [ female announcer ] but it takes the touch of kleenex® brand, americas softest tissue, to turn a gesture into a complete gift of care. [ barks ] send your own free kleenex® care pack. Full of soothing essentials at kleenex. Com. Kleenex®. Americas softest tissue. A kraft homestyle mac cheese bowl. Its yours for a mere 30 minutes of a pg13 movie. [ alien noises ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni cheese. You know you love it. Flawless skin doesnt have a [ maltime limit. ] kraft macaroni cheese. 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We were a great team in richmond and well be a great team in shington. Im tim kaine and i approve this message. Because well Work Together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcerer ] tim kain. Bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. What mitt romneys tv ads sayn. Bringabout women . Ogether or what mitt romney himself says . Mitt romney do i believe the Supreme Court. Should overturn roe v. Wade . Yes. And it would be my preference that they, that they. Reverse roe v. Wade. Hopefully reverse roe v. Wade. Overturn roe v. Wade. Planned parenthood, were going to get rid of that. Ill cut off funding to planned parenthood. Anncr no matter what mitt romneys ads say. We know what hell do. President obama im barack obama and. I approve this message. Athats what the plan george allen supportsts. Would cost our economy. Newspapers called it economically destructive. Like allens votes to give tax breaks to companies. That ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would. Help big corporations, devastating the middle class. Allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. Virginia cant afford to go back to george allen. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign committee. Is responsible for the content of this advertising. Live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. At 7 26 on this thursday, october 25. The former university of maryland student who threaten to go on a shooting rampage earlier fateyear will learn his today. After making on line threat in march. August, he pleaded guilty to andurbing the peace telephone. Face jail time but will be sentenced to probation and community service. And powerresidents are preparing for a potential visit from her can send it. Moving through the caribbean and it may skirt the east coast. Newschannel 8 will have more in a few minutes. Lets get the latest on the morning commute. The goodness in fairfax, annandale is or reopened at backlick road at little river turnpike. We are slow on New Hampshire. Venue there was a crash on northbound New Hampshire ave. There was a fatal crash shutting down route 1 at route 100. I wonder how much fog is the morning commute. You conceive visibility is down a little bit. 63 degrees right now in washington, dc and the dew point is 59 degrees. The winds are coming in and out of the east. We are mild with 64 in manassas up thisill warm around 74to a high of degrees. Around 74to a high of degras governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. And tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. Mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. We were a great team in richmond and well be a great team in washington. Im tim kaine and i approve this messe. Because well Work Together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. Bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. Where a good idea comes from. You know, it could come from a democrat like me or it could come from anybody. We made things happen. We balanced budgets. I knew heeally cared about all of the things we had to get done. And the work that we were doing and its impact on people. [ lindstrom ] he was very sensitive to those programs and taking care of the women and children. [ edmonds ] i see qualities in the man that makes me know i can put the natioin his hands and feel very good about it. [ romney ] im mitt romney and i approve this message. Why are you struggling . You know . No one could quite understand why you hurt so badly. But im not going to cry. Why do you . An emotional leann rhymes right there in an interview with katie couric. She opens understand on the anxiety and a toll it took on her. Thats coming up. Good morning, america. Robin is at home recovering from her bone marrow transplant. Great to have amy robach here. And we have a special guest this morning. Oprah winfrey. Shes going to be here. Ali and i got up early to drive her into work. And she is ready to go this morning. Ali wasnt quite dressed. But thats okay. She has a coat on over her pajamas. It was early. It was early. Where is oprah now, though . Oprahs in the control room. Oh. Yes. I cant wait to get out there and sit at the desk, a lifelong treatment. We cant wait to have you here. Im excited. That is a true story, right . Many, many years ago, you wanted to come in and sit in for joan lunden. But it didnt happen. It didnt happen. I want to be the substitute for joan lunden. Im not a substitute. Im standing in for robin. You did okay. Tell us about the photo bomb youre doing this morning. I had my first photo bomb experience. I just want to go around new york and photo bomb. There it is right there. There she is. You think theyre surprised with that photo. Thats great. Shes jumping up and down here again this morning. They didnt know i was there. See . Thats so great. Thats so good. The power of oprah. This is great. Her husband her husbands team wins game one of the world series. Shes 100times happier than he was. Look forward to seeing you in a little bit, oprah. See you in a minute or two. Also coming up on the show today, switching gears a little bit. We ask, can you really get lush lashes like superstar Natalie Portman . Why her ads with dior is under fire right now for misleading customers. Were going to begin with the bombshell lawsuit involving video use in one of the girls gone wild movies. The plaintiff was 14 when the video was shot. Her case began in 2004. But now, the Georgia State Supreme Court will be taking it up. Linsey davis is here with the latest on that. Good morning, linsey. Reporter good morning, george. Lindsay boyd was a teenager when she let a videographer shoot her flashing him. But that has gone to a girls gone wild film. Now, after fighting the company that bought her video, early next month, shell finally have her day in court. This is the image that lindsay boyd says ruined her reputation and her life. A single frame of video that turned a teenage girl into a topless cover model. A stupid splitsecond decision that you make can follow you around the rest of your life. Reporter lindsey boyd was just 14 when she was approached by two men with a video camera during a spring break trip to florida. I dont really remember what they said. But i flashed them. Reporter those few seconds of video were later sold to the makers of this girls gone wild video, with her face plastered right on the cover. They didnt have Big Equipment with them or girls gone wild tshirts. Reporter boyd says she didnt find out until high school. Teachers knew about it. Coaches knew about it. It was devastating. Reporter in 2004, she sued the makers of the video, arguing her image was used for commercial purposes without her consent. She bared her breasts for some men. And unbeknownst to her, she never dreamed that or didnt dream it would be used for in girls gone wild. Reporter the suit has been tied up in knots ever since. Moving between state and federal court. In part, lawyers say, because georgia law isnt clear on whether she even has a case. What the defendants are arguing is that she cant later claim oh, her right of pvacy was somehow violated because she, in fact, consented to do this in a public arena. Reporter but now, after years of legal wrangling, boyds suit will finally be heard november 5th in georgias Supreme Court. Whether boyd will have the right to sue over a teenage mistake. What people say and think, its forever. Reporter just 14. The defendants mra holding said they purchased the footage from an independent third party and believe that boyd doesnt have a leg to stand on. A long time coming. Thanks so much. Now, another bitter courtroom battle, this time between Britney Spears and her former manager. Sam lufti accuses britneys father of attacking him and threatening his life just days before britneys public meltdown. Abbie boudreau has the story. Reporter these days, Britney Spears life is pretty dramafree. A devoted mom, who earned 58 million last year. She had a hit album, femme fatale. And is now a judge on popular talent show, x factor. Five years ago, britneys life was spiraling out of control. And now, new details of that public meltdown are being revealed this week in a los angeles courtroom. I cant answer that question. Reporter sam lufti claims hes the pop stars former manager and is suing britneys parents for defamation, libel and breach of contract. During the course of this, all sorts of nastiness is coming out. Allegations of drug use. Allegations of psychological issues. Reporter in court wednesday, lufti claimed britneys parents were out of control, too. Testifying that the superstars father once chased him around the kitchen, punched him and threatened his life after an argument about britneys condition. The spears deny this. And lufti broke down on the witness stand, saying he contemplated suicide, after britneys mom wrote a book of him accusing him of hiding britneys cell phone. Lufti claimed thats untrue. And tearfully said, after the book came out, there was a huge spike in death threats. There were people wishing i was dead. Lufti testified that famous head shaving incident was to prevent britneys head follicles being tested for drugs during her custody battle for her sons. This is a respect for how high shes risen and how low she was. Reporter britney was not in court. But her parents were. Her mom, crying in the courtroom, as the jury watched a video of spears fightg with the paparazzi. The thing britney would like most is to forget the bad part. Look to the future, which is very bright. Reporter we reached out to britneys lawyer overnight about the shaved head allegations and got no response. Court will be back in session later today. Amy . Abbie, thanks so much. Im sure there will be more updates on that. You know who we need an update from . Sam champion. Theres a lot going on in the weather world. Lets show you pictures of snow. We can talk tropical systems at the same time and talk snow. Thats lakewood, just outside of denver. 4. 1, your biggest snow of the season so far. 90minute airport delays just last night. Check with your air carrier. Some of the flights are flying around. Well watch the cold front that brought that hit of snow drive down in the deep south. Watch the numbers go down. You take a tumble from 76 today to 47 on saturday. Its a big change, big shift. Get ready for it. And look at dallas. Youre going from the 70s into the 50s. Youll bound back in the deep south. Heres where the big heat is today. Washington, d. C. At 74 yesterday. A record at 84 degrees. Its nice and mild along the eastern seaboard. Thats where all the mild air is holding for the day today. Quic morning, a foggy start with low clouds and the misty in a few areas and at 63 degrees. Up today between all of that weather was brought to you by jcpenney. To the desk, with josh, amy, george and lara. Sam, thank you. And coming up, leann rimes Holding Back Tears in an emotional interview with katie couric, revealing why she really checked in for treatment. [ male announcer ] were excited by trends. And mng brings the best to your neighborhood jcp. European style that makes every day better. Get it on bang the gong [ male announcer ] at jcp, were into the i jeans attitude. Its what you put on when youre going out. What you feel good in. Feel better every day in i jeans by buffalo. At truly low prices. 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It was simple as i was unhappy and stressed and wanting to live a happier life and joyful life. Reporter along with seeking treatment, leann welcomed the new decade with a 30th birthday bash, that was a bon voyage to her 20s. Your cakes didnt have the traditional happy birthday, leann. One said, die 20s, die. R. I. P. , rest in peace, 20s. Were they really that bad . They were interesting. It definitely had its challenges. But there were a lot of life lessons in my 20s, for sure. Reporter life lessons that included learning the delicate balance of living her private life in the public eye. Especially the extramarital affair with her husband. You got married last year. How is married life treating you . Its good. I have a great partner in crime. Hes a sweetheart. Hes kind and loving to me. You know, we have two, wonderful kids of his half the time. And i love them. I love them. I really do. Reporter her other love is still music. A new album called spitfire will be released this spring. Shes cowritten eight of the songs. And shes telling anyone who will listen exactly what she feels. I really have to take a stand for myself and be who i am. I can show you how it goes we could have a little fun that voice. Taking it one day at a time. You can see more on katie and tomorrow on 20 20, allaccess nashville with katie couric, 8 00 p. M. Here on abc. Im up next in our play of the day anchor challenge. Check out this little jedi. Hes ready for battle. But freeze it, right there. Who is he going to fight . Well find out. Who is he going to fight . Well find out. Well find out, coming up. Zachdad gave him a pep talk about asking out the cutest girl in algebra. The metcalfe brothers had a staring contest to see whod get the last bite of dessert. Four old roommates debated whether asia was or wasnt the greatest 80s supergroup ever. And a Surprise Birthday Party caught Amanda Sullivan totally offguard. All over delicious entrees like new smoky chipotle chicken fajitas from our 20 dinner for two. Chilis more life happens here. Just begin with americas favorite soups. Bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. Or bestever meatloaf. Go to campbellskitchen. Com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. Campbells. Its amazing what soup can do. Heres the play of the day. Ive had the week off. Its been guest anchor challenge time. And its going to be georges turn today. We want to recap everybody because youre voting at the end of this. Back on monday, sam the 600pound marlin. Sort of caught himself and landed itself and did that in the boat. Yeah. And then, this was amy. This was one kind of boring. Nice. Its just dancing. And then, of course, this was laras. The carp, an invasive species. There was already a fish. All prologues to george. What have you got . I got the cutest jedi warrior ever. Take a look at this young man. Wait a second. Wait until you see who he is fighting. Thats right. Revenge for the dog destruction. Thats pretty good. That gets george a whammy. You were ahead until then, amy. I know. You know what . We should just crown the winner now. You logon to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo you crown george the winner again. Oprah, coming up, everybody. Oh. There are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. So we invented a warning you can feel. Introducing the allnew cadillac xts. Available with a patented safety alert seat. When theres danger you might not see, youre warned by a pulse in the seat. Its technology you wont find in a mercedes eclass. The allnew cadillac xts has arrived, and its bringing the future forward. Our boys. Husbands sisters boys. Play cousins. Im just gettin started. Woo [ male announcer ] shop now and put it on layaway. So, you have more time to pay. Walmart. I need all the help i can get. Thats why i like nutella. Mom, whats the capital of West Virginia . Charleston. 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Live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. Time is 7 56 on this thursday morning, october 25. The maryland state board of someions wants to know why absentee ballots had missing pages. Theyre missing a page where vote on several ballot questions. That investigation continues. Election. S was a field director. Newschannel 8 without an in depth report at the top of the hour. More closers in howard because of an accident. Three a serious crash, fatalities involved in this accident, shortly after 6 00. Out one is closed in howard elkridge. It was south of route 100. You dont want to get stuck there. Use 95 and the baltimore washington parkway. It involved a tractortrailer. Nd a vehicle [no audio] we have low clouds and some fog and that will be a problem. You hear me now . This will be a factor we are dealing with this morning. We will have a high of around 75 degrees deception in. At 8 27. L be back man to some people, Social Security is just a number. But to me, its money that i earned. I count on Social Security. And i dont want washington politicians like george allen. Privatizing it. If george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street. Thats fine. But i dont want him risking mine. George allen just isnt watching out for us. Anncr the Democratic Senatorial Campaign committee is. Responsible for the content of this advertising. And this is maryland. Teacher this is West Virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. Every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. Question seven will build a new casino and bring table gameto baltimore. Generating hundreds of millions for schools. And that money has to go to education. Its the law. So vote for question seven. So we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. George, can i say this. When im on the news, its really amazing. Too good to be true. We get no sleep here. Oprah in the house. Oprah in the house. Right here. On gma. So happy to be on gma. In the house. Oprahs going to be here. In the house. Let me say. Im happy to be on gma. Gma. I love this. Show. [ cheers and applause ] Good Morning America continues with george, robin, sam, josh, lara and me. Right here, the host. In the house. I didnt know i could sing, either. It feels great to be here. And, robin, just let me say, i love sitting in with your tv family this morning. Aw. Standing in for you. And we did ask you to get a very early start this morning. But you had some help. You had some company. George and ali picked you up. Best escorts in town. We got a little look at what happened behind the scenes. I just dont understand why you forget to order a car service and i have to drive you and oprah to work. What the heck . Oh. We have to go. Okay. Let me get my bag. Hold on. What a big place. Good morning, george. Hey, sweetie. I havent seen you since your new eye thing. Its good, right . Yeah. Were off. Already late. Already late. Oh, my gosh. Kids car. You know, we lost a guinea pig this year about six months ago in this car. I see you drive the kids. Who else could be driven to work by the george stephanopoulos. Who would have thunk . People are waving. Look this way. Youre doing good, honey. Wow. That was good. I shouldnt drive that early. Its not a good thing. Once the crumbs were out, it was okay. She lit a candle. We have very Important News to get to, oprah. Were talking about a growing controversy around america here. Mascara. Natalie portman is starring in an ad. The Company Behind it, said its misleading consumers on just how great your lashes can actually look. Well have more on that. And were leading consumers to great deals and steals this morning, with items chosen by none other than miss oprah. These are great items at a great price for you, our gma viewers. Cant wait to see what you picked out, miss oprah. Youre going to be surprised. We have a special celebration for our dear friend, robin, at home. By the way, when oprahs in the house, she always gets the big get. So, we have a special interview coming up on the show from a voice that you havent heard in a very long time. Thats all an Oprah Winfrey guest, ladies and gentlemen. Really . Robins calling in. And, robin, we cant wait to hear you and hear how youre doing. And i know you want to talk to the folks at home, too. Thats great. Stick around, everyone. So much to get to. Got to get some news, as well, from josh. I have to admit, i dont have news as good as that. Were going to begin with sams news of the morning. Hurricane sandy roaring across the caribbean and already blamed for at least two deaths, as it pounds jamaica and cuba. Winds up over 100 Miles Per Hour now. It could take a track up the east coast this weekend, similar to that socalled perfect storm in 1991, that slammed new england with 50foot waves. Sam looking at it in a moment. So many various models to bring you. A new poll showing president Obama Holding a fivepoint lead in ohio, considered by many to be the crucial state in the president ial race. At a las vegas rally, with singer katy perry, the president continued to suggest mitt romney is not trustworthy. Former president bill clinton will join president obama on the campaign trail next week. Meantime, mitt romney says that its obvious the Obama Campaign is slipping. Romney holding a lead in national polls. And hes closed the gap among women. But challenges remaiin the battleground states. One adviser admits, the math could be more daunting, than the politics here. And the teenager arrested in the abduction and murder of 10yearold Jessica Ridgeway near denver is due in court today. Investigators are still collecting evidence from 17yearold austin siggs home, not far from the Community College where he is studying forensics and mortuary science. Sources say sigg confessed to his mother, who called police. And with halloween less than a week away, Health Officials are sounding the alarm on decorative contact lenses. They say illfitting lenses could scratch ones cornea, causing infection or leading to blindness. Officials in florida are fining stores, ordering them to stop selling the lenses. Finally, a lighter moment from the campaign trail. You would think it would be tough to upstage the president. But not so for one little lad in florida. Take a look. While the leader of the free world posed with some florida schoolchildren, look at the kiss, the back row. Planting one. Oh. Tremendous. Look. There is no time like that time, perhaps, for his first kiss. He saw his chance and he took it. He did. Speaking of ones chance, i work with all of you every day. But ive been practicing. Back to you, oprah. Thats too cool. Trust me, it is. Right over to lara for pop news. Thats right. Good morning, everybody. Lets get right to it. We begin with something near and dear to our special guest, oprah. Yesterday, you were in chicago, i understand, interviewing none other than Justin Bieber, for oprahs next chapter. The pop superstar is going to stop there on his tour. We hear it was a great conversation, in which justin opened up about his music, living in the spotlight, and even his girlfriend. Whats he eating there . Hes eating fries. How are you and salena able to see each other . Do you need Police Escorts and stuff like that . Sometimes we have to take the back exits and do different things. But i never make her separate from me because i dont want her to feel like im ashamed of her. I feel like a lot of guys do that. You know, a lot of especially in the business. They dont want to be seen with their girls. So, they make them ride in separate cars and do all that getaway stuff. If we get away, were getting away together. You two are sharing a little candlelight meal there. At chicago. And then, we went shopping afterwards. And we had such a good time. He bought wonderful things for his sister and brother. So great. I understand he serenaded some fans along the way. Yes. Acoustic guitar. Went outside. Just a normal day shopping with oprah. With the biebs. You can check out that interview, airing on oprahs next chapter on november 25th. Around the world. Around the world. This is the firstever Global Edition of the show. The biggest thing ive done since Michael Jackson in 1993. You saw the exclusive right here, everybody. Also in pop news today, heidi klum is known for stunning on the catwalk. And every year at halloween, she hosts an annual party and goes all out. The supermodel gave us weekly a sneak peek of her as cleopatra this year. Thats right. Shes going to go ahead and this is just the beginnings of it. Shes done the Halloween Party for more than a decade. Shes transformed herself into things like an alien robot. There was the year she was a hindu goddess. And the one that scared the kids, a skinless corpse. Thats always a winner. Theres two big new york Halloween Party. Bette midler has one. Theres three. Whats the third . Right here. Right here, everybody. Its on, heidi klum. Its on. Our Halloween Party is coming up on wednesday. I wonder what everyone will dress up as. Wow. And with that, i move on, now, to a couple from indianapolis, deciding to make a video, instead of the usual wedding pictures, a card to look through all of them with your friends. They decided to do a video. And theres nothing usual about this. Its larry and abbie, dancing their way across europe for eight days. They busted out classic moves like the running man, the lawn mower, and of course, a little gangnam style. They did this through six countries. The macarena. Yep. Theres a classic. They thought their friends might actually look at their wedding pictures and honeymoon pictures. Now, they have everyone online. This has gone incredibly viral. And they say to everyone who wants to do a honeymoon dance video, dont hold back. Youre never going to see these people again. Except if we put it on gma. And thats pop news. That was fantastic. Lets get weather from sam. Josh mentioned it in the top of the news. Were going to talk about sandy. Already effects in south florida. We have to get pictures from miami this morning. We have watched some waves of rain move through. Lets show you the rain in the coastline. Anywhere from the tip of florida all the way up the eastern seaboard were watching this system. The heaviest rain will be those parts that stick out more in the atlantic, as the storm will stay offshore for a while. Right along the coastline from miami, to daytona, to jacksonville. When you get to the carolinas, theres more rain involved in there. This storm, if it follows the path, these are the spaghetti models. And most of the forecast models agree, in a hybrid form, as a powerful noreaster, this storm turns onshore. Anywhere from d. C. , new york city, boston, will be strongly affected by this storm, with heavy wind and rain. Its something you want to watch for next w we are dealing with a foggy start this morning. 62 degrees is our temperatures mild and the wind is out of the east. We will stay warm with highs in upper 70s and a of sunshine this afternoon. Our temperatures will drop into weekend with a strong cold front and a chance of hurric sam, i know, oprah was asking, halloween, safe . Theres a lot that can happen between now and then. This storm will be inland. Most of the coast is clear. We have to watch between now and then. Its a good thing your costume is waterproof. Im wearing it now. Could you give us a hint . No, because no. You just did. I might have just made that up. You know what . It will be super. It will be super. Oh. It will be. Heres whats coming up on your gma morning menu, this mascara ad, starring Natalie Portman is under fire now because we ask, or they ask, is it misleading customers about lashes and how long they can actually get. Plus, the top doc who says hes been to heaven. Now reveals what he saw there. And, yes. Oprah in the house. Sing it, oprah. Oh. Shes here live for a special edition of deals and steals just for you. Does it get better than that . Right here on gma, everybody. In America Today were running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. What we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. By 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough College Graduates to fill them. Thats why at devry university, were teaming up with Companies Like cisco to help make sure everyones ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure americas ready. Make sure youre ready. At devry. Edu knowhow. 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First, though, were asking a very important question. Can you really get your lashes to look like Natalie Portmans in her Christian Dior ad . The ad is now banned in some places, under fire for allegedly misleading consumers. Abcs paula faris has the story. Reporter it supposed to lengthen, thicken and valiumize. Morphing eyes from this, to this. But can mascara really do this . This ad featuring Natalie Portman and her lush lashes is at the center of a battle between two of the largest beauty companies. This Christian Dee yarr mascara ad featuring portman was banned in the u. K. Tuesday, the company accused of misleading customers. Making them think the mascara would achieve the look in the picture. When they do cross it, thats when the problems happen. Reporter wednesdays ban came after beauty giant loreal campaigned to british authoriti authorities, saying the competition was exaggerating the effects of the mascara. Dior denies it. Although, the ad lashes were increased the length, more a more stylized effect. Advertisers are trying to be aspirational. Reporter last july, it was loreal that came under fire from the same u. K. Council for this Julia Roberts ad. And in the u. S. , ads like this are everywhere. And companies cant or wont call each other out for making false claims. So, just how do the stars and models in ads achieve those luscious lashes in beauty magazines. We checked in with beauty expert greta monahan, who says fake lashes are the way to go. Typically, what i need to do if i want a magnified effect, a movie star effect, is to use false lashes and mascara. Reporter for Good Morning America, paula faris, abc news, new york. Both companies declined to comment on that ad when we reached out to them. Now, the stunning, new book by the prominent doctor that not only claims he went to heaven, but says he can prove it. Eben alexander almost died four years ago. Now, he has his book, proof of heaven. Reporter Eben Alexander is a healthy, 58yearold harvardtrained neurosurgeon. An expert of science. Did you go to heaven . Yes. Reporter four years ago, alexander nearly died from a massive brain infection that plunged him into a coma and shut down nearly his entire mind. He was barely alive in this world. But he says he journeyed elsewhere. I was rescued by this beautiful, spinning white light that had a melody. Indescribable beautiful melody, that opened up in a bright valley. Reporter he says god was there, and a vast presence of infinite love. He met a young woman, he says, his guide as they soared on a butterfly wing. And she gave him a message from heaven. You are loved. You are cherished. Theres nothing you have to fear. Theres nothing you can do wrong. Reporter a lot of people are going to say, doctor, it was a hallucination. I know this was not a hallucination. Not a dream. Not what we call a confabulation. I know that it really occurred. And i know it occurred outside of my brain. Reporter as a neurosurgeon and a skeptic about god before his coma, alexander says there is no scientific explanation for what he experienced, given how sick his brain was. How neardeath. Other scientists dismiss his claims. But theres this. After he recovered, he was sent a picture of a longdead sister he had never met or seen. It was her, the girl he believes he saw on the butterfly wing in heaven. It was the most profound experience ive ever had in this life. Reporter for Good Morning America, terry moran, abc news, lynchburg. Wow. That makes you think. Lara . It does, george. Thank you so much. This will make you smile. Deals and steals now. Its the oprah edition, everybody. Were so thrilled to have oprah here, picking out every, single item. Of course, tory johnson has managed to land the incredible deals. We thank you, tory, as always. Quick reminder to you, though. These deals go fast, especially when oprah picks them. Go to our website, goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo for the promo codes, the links, you need to get the bargains. Shall we . Lets go. Product number one. Here we go, everybody. Miracle body jeans. Miracle body jeans. Yes. Why are these fabulous . These are fabulous because, honest to goodness, they make you look ten pounds thinner. And who doesnt want that in jeans . Miracle body jeans. Thats why i love them. Youre going to love this price even more. These jeans are normally ranging from 72 to 118, depending on what you choose. 50 off. Starting at 36 bucks. A huge section on our website. 36 bucks. Order them now. We need you for a couple minutes. Item number two. These are my signature sun gases. I was wearing them this morning. Sam is wearing them now. Yes. Handmade in japan, every pair. Unlike anything in the eyewear industry. Handmade in japan. Normally 225 to 575. These do not come inexpensively. But for the first time ever, the company has never done this before. 50 off. Starting at 112 and free shipping. This is an investment youre going to have. As you know, forever. Im going to order more. Oprahs favorite thing here is oh. Huge. I used it this morning. I love it. This stuff is great. This will knock out ash, dry skin, whatever. Miracle cure. Miracle price. Normally, this product is 38 to 48, depending on the size you choose. Slashed also by 50 . Starting at 19 bucks. They never slash. It never goes on sale. And it lasts a ton. We have to go online. All right. Deal and steal oprahstyle here. Tada. I love that. Its my favorite book. Its what i give to everybody who wants to have a better life. I gave it to Justin Bieber yesterday. One sentence, why is it important for everybody to go out and grab this . It will help you to have a tr life. This is slashed to just 8. 47. What . Come on. You cant skip that. Can i this is going to be the gift you give everybody. This is going to be the one. Finally. What is it . It is of course. There you go. One year subscription. We probably didnt tell you how inexpensive we were giving this away. Youre going to need ear muffs. Normally, the cover price makes it 54 a year. But slashed to 12, for a year. 78 . Thats a deal. Come on. Im barely able to feed my dog. For our gma viewers. I love that. Right . Its really important we thank all of the companies for providing these great deals. Thank you for providing the great deals. Go to goodmorningamerica. Com to get the codes and the links. Coming up, we have more with oprah. Were talking to robin, live. Talking to robin. Live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. The time is oclock 27 on this thursday morning. Be a protest at noon gallaudet university. Two ministers are organizing the the cheap support of diversity officer who was placed leave after signing a sexition to put same marriage, maryland ballot. The minister say is unacceptable fornce censored for exercising our rights. The school board will likely a controversial issue sen. We are still quite busy around the area. Interstate 95 south, we still a fourmile backup. Southbound 95 before you get to bwi, delays down to with the accident at route 100. Route 1 and Howard County had a with threesh fatalities. Down betweenshut and 175. Be slow tods will morning as the wind the east but we are mild at 62 degrees. For today, we should get some afternoon, partly day, 7277 degrees have a slide in a cool down with the weekend and a potential from sandy. E back at 8 56. President obama theres just no quit in america. And youre seeing that right now. Over five million new jobs. Exports up forty one percent. Home values. Rising. Our auto industry. Back. And our heroes are coming home. Were not there yet, but weve made Real Progress and the. Last thing we should do is turn back now. Heres my plan for t next four years mang education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting americanmade energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where. We can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. And ending the war in afghanistan, so we can. Do some nationbuilding here at home. Thats the right path. So read my plan, compare it to governor romneys. And decide which is better for you. Its an honor to be your president. And im asking for your vote. So together, we can keep moving america forward. Im barack obama and i approve this message. Rise up, king jesus lord and deity rise up, king jesus that is the power and praise choir, for our friend, robin roberts. Shes at home, recovering from her bone marrow transplant. We have a special guest here, Oprah Winfrey. Im happy to be here. So glad to hear the choir singing aint no Mountain High enough. A song that sums up everything about her. Happy to know shes already awake this morning. Shes already awake. Shes watching the show. Not only that. But shes going to call in for oprah this morning. Were going to get a chance to hear robins voice. Shes calling in for all of us. We havent heard her voice for a long time. Its the first time were going to talk to her on gma since she left. Were a news show. And theres no better news than that. Also, weve been talking about this morning, six days and counting now. The gma halloween superparty spectacular. Its going to be spooky. Its going to be monstrous. Very disturbing. We cant give away any hints. We have unbelievable costumes. Well say that. We have surprise guests, as well. Be sure to spend halloween morning with us to find out who were going to be. A little less than a week. Sam, keep the rain away for halloween. Were going to do the best we can. We have this storm. Its one to watch all week long. Lets start with twitter and facebook pictures. A little bit of hawaii. Theres never a bad picture of hawaii. And south boston, virginia. Weve been on the hunt for bestlooking foliage out there. That tree is giving you every bit of red and orange it can possibly give you. Heres the storm, sandy, right now. It cruises through the bahamas as a cat 1 storm. All of the forecast models will merge it with a couple of systems in the northeast and hook it back around toward the coastline. All that by monday into tuesday, probably. Tuesday being one of the toughest days for the northeast, with wind and rain. Well watch where it goes carefully for you, so you wont be surprised by the storm. Next week, we have plenty of time to plan. But your eyes should be on that storm. Strong santa ana winds in the west. Morning, we are watching sandy around here as well. And the impact it may have on wetth a windy and conditions. 62 degrees right now and that we are outside with the best audience in the world, right here in times square. All that weather was brought to you by ensure. Ladies and gentlemen, lets go back inside. Best audience. Best Television Host ever. Oprah winfrey is right here this morning. Well sit down and take a breath. Its hard. You can hardly get a breath. We move fast here. Yes. Oprah winfrey show went off the air may 2011, a year and a half now. You havent missed a beat. I havent missed a beat. I think ive been working harder than ever before. I was is that true . Oh, theres no question about that. Building a network theres that final moment. Building a network is exciting. I feel like im in the space now where, oh, my god. Who gets to do this . Who gets a network with your name on it and the opportunity to have a platform to speak to people in a way that you get to enhance their lives . Hardly anyone does. That is true. It is a real challenge, though. Its no secret, you came in and you guys had to build from the groundup. You know what the problem was . I wasnt there. Lorne michaels said to me, its going to change when you can put yourself there in the space. I wasnt surrounded by the people i was accustomed to work with. I put in sherri and eric morgan who had run harpo. I said about a month ago, that i was in the pivot. I think were in the full turn now. For the past nine months weve shown amazing growth and really great shows. You are getting traction. Were getting traction. Was there any part of you that said, i dont need this . I dont need to prove myself . There were a couple of days back in the spring and early on, i asked myself, what have i done . Because i expected it would be a lot easier. I expected that i would be able to go into the office every other day or so. I expected that i would just call up people and do an interview when i wanted. It doesnt work that way. For anybody thats building anything, any kind of business, it is directly proportional to the amount of work youre willing to put into it. Its so rewarding. We saw the Justin Bieber interview coming up in november. You have a great oprahs life class going on right now. If you want to know what youre going to be like five years from now, this is what youre saying about yourself right now. Woo. You cant go around saying all day that, you know, im not attractive. And im never getting any good breaks. And im a lousy mother. Thats going to draw a negative that feeds. Tell us about the life class. The life class is an anchor for our network. It is really what our brand stands for, enhancing peoples lives. Allowing them to be inspired to do better for themselves. I heard a herman that joel o olestien. I texted him. If you say i am tired, im disappointed you bring it on yourself. I texted him and said would you be interested in expanding on that idea and teaching that for our audience . And he agreed to do it. We have this sunday and next sunday coming up. Youve been moonlighting, back to acting. Yes. The butler. I love the pictures youve been tweeting out. And this is a fantastic story that needs to be told. Its a true story. You that worked in washington and still do, are familiar with eugene hall, that was the butler, that lived through eight president s. And lee daniels, director, saw a story in the Washington Post is creating the screen play. We see you with Forest Whitaker right there. My husband. You have real scenes there. Some lovely scenes with him. Thank you, mr. Whitaker. Thank you, keshia whitaker for allowing that to happen. Its just acting. Are you ready to do more acting . I think when the opportunity presents itself, i would my dream is to do broadway. Thats going to happen. My dream. All right. I think people would like that, as well. You can do broadway right now in our twitter piece theater. Josh, where are you . Were about to. Oprah, please. Oh, my goodness. We have combed oprahs twitter feeds, in fact. No. Oh, yes. More than 14 million followers. And we created a story out of real fan tweets. And here to act it out for us, our good friends are we ready . Players, are you ready . The twitter piece players. Our good friend, joy behar, cohost of the view. And some guy named sam. Some guy named sam, come on out. Sam keeps coming out. You know what i mean . Every day. He comes out. Oprah, this is your dream on broadway. You will act out the part as oprah. I can do that. Let us begin, then. Once upon a time in a virtual world, Oprah Winfrey decided to spend the night at a Justin Bieber concert. Believe concert was so impressive. Thanks for a superfun night. Cant wait to talk to you tomorrow. Exclamation point. Others saw them together and tweeted. Oh. So proud to see you with the queen. Huge exclamation point. This is going well. While others were just happy to see oprah. Why is oprah not in the dictionary . Shocked. The next day, oprah headed out for a walk. She was surprised by what she saw. Just saw a baby alligator. Couldnt get my camera fast enough. He went back underwater in swamp country. Yall. People on the streets wouldnt help notice her and think seriously worship oprah. This obsession may or may not be out of hand. Dont care. Long live the queen. Oprah. Lara, wake up. Thank you, joy. Others have tweeted about their others have tweeted out there oprah fantasy, as well. I want oprah to announce my name, melissa gregory, smiley face. Others passed on valuable advice. If Oprah Winfrey married deepak chopra, her name would be oprah chopra. Has a funny ring to it. Smiley face. Wow. Thank you. We want to thank our twitter piece players. It wasnt my broadway dream. But okay. Heres the dream, oprah. That wasnt the broadway dream. Okay. Broadway nightmare. We also mentioned, joy, quickly, the new show. Say anything. You will. I always have to have two shows. Tell us about it. Its on current tv. Its 103 on time warner, look it up. Its like the gspot. Its really hard to find. But once you do once you do, its fabulous. We mentioned she would be saying anything. Coming right up, the amazing power and praise choir here to sing a song for our robin. Were going to talk to president obama im barack obama and i approve. This message. Anncr victims. Dependent. Thats what mitt romney called fortyseven percenrc. Of americans. Including people on medicare. But what about his plan for you . Romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. Seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. A plan aarp says would undermine medicare. Youre no victim. You earned your benefits. Dont let mitt romney tke them away. We had a good group of people. Good group of employees out there. This was a booming place. And mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. I was suddenly, 60 years old. I had no health care. Mainly i was thinking about my family. How am i going to take care of my family. Il he promised us the same things hes promising the united states. And hell give you the same thing he gave us. Nothing. Anncr priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. Anncr every president inherits few have faced so many. Four years later. Our enemies have been brought to justice. Our heroes are coming home. Assembly lines are humming again. There are still challenges to meet. Children to educate. A middle class to rebuild. But the last thing we should do is turn back now. President obama im barack obama and. I approve this message. [ cheers and applause ] we all know how much robin loves music. And she loves gospel choirs. We have an amazing one here this morning. This is the power and praise mass choir. They are getting ready for a Live Performance at jayzs barkley center. Competing at a Huge National choir competition. And weve asked this special group to sing one of robins favorite songs this morning, aint no Mountain High enough. For robin and for all of you, heres the power and praise mass choir. [ cheers and applause ] Mountain High and valley low you can call me no matter where you are no matter how far dont worry, baby aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you remember the day i set you free told you could always count on me from that day on i made a vow id be there when you want me someway, somehow there aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you, babe aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you no wind no rain winter comes cant stop me, baby you are my love ill be there on the double my love is alive all the way down in my heart although we are miles apart if you ever need a helping hand ill be there on the double just as fast as i can aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from you aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from you aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from you aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough aint no river wide enough to keep me from you nothing can keep me keep me from you aint no Mountain High enough aint no valley low enough to keep me from getting to you [ cheers and applause ] unbelievable. Coming up, a very special phone call. Our robin roberts, well, shes got to talk about that. Shes calling in, live. Aint no Mountain High enough nothing can keep me more power and praise choir right there. And robin roberts, i want you to be looking right now. Were all channeling you through our shoes right here. The froggy slippers. We know youre wearing them at home. This is the moment weve been waiting for. Oprah winfrey, this is the biggest get you could get for us, robin roberts. Robin, were so happy to be here. Im so happy to be here with your family. We havent heard you on gma for a long time. Robin, are you there . Oh, yes. I am here. Good morning, oprah. Standing in for you, robin. You know, oprah, i love when you left me a message. And you said, standing in the gap. And its about sisterhood. And you didnt hesitate. And i appreciate all that you have done this morning. You have lifted my spirs. The power and praise mass choir. Usually, im watching between my toes in bed. But you got me on my feet. You got me dancing, like you were this morning, with the rollers in your hair. It was the best. The best escort in new york city. Ive been uplifted. How are you . Its day 35. 35 days ago, i had my bone marrow transplant. And it is a journey, my friend, as you have taught me. I am so incredibly blessed to be doing as well as i am. Some days i do feel like im 35 days old. And cant get my head off the pillow. But those days are becoming fewer and fewer. And im just you know, when i see you all this morning and this is what is so important. I hope anybody that is facing any type of challenge, any mountain they feel is in front of them, that this, too, shall pass. And its about i cant wait to come back. I want to be back on that couch. And with those froggy slippers with everybody else. But its just about understanding the moment, why i am here now. Im journaling. Ed you be very proud of me, oprah. Journaling a lot. And so appreciative of the outpouring. Not just for me. But for everyone who is facing a challenge. Robin, we hear that all the time. Its great to hear your voice. Its so moving. We hear every, single day, emails, phone calls, people coming up to us on the streets and telling us what a difference you are making for them right now by being so open about your challenge. By fighting it in front of everybody. Thats giving a lot of people facing similar challenges real strength. Well, you know, i think of my dear mother. And she taught me well. And it is about being a service to others. It would be a whole lot easier not to go be so public when youre going through Something Like this. But the people that ive met, george, who are going through this, they are family members who are so appreciative of what we, as a family, are doing. And, oprah, i love how you at the top of 8 00, oh, mississippi. I love mississippi. Im sorry. Im following along, watching some of the pictures behind you. But when you were talking, oprah, about my tv family, thats so true. You know . And i think about, you know, how we often and you know this, the wonderful following that you have had. They become a part of your family. Not just the people you work with, but the people that watch you. And its such its a privilege to be a messenger. I know youre not here. But i felt your presence when i walked into the studio. You are here in spirit. And were so happy to have you call in this morning. We cannot wait until youre back on this couch. That computer, were hitting it. Back on this couch. [ mitt rmiomney ] we have to it. Work on a collaborative basis. Look, the reason iin this race there are people that are really hurting today in this country. And we face this deficit could crush the future generations. And republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if its a repucalican or a democra. Ive done it before, ill do it again. Im mitt romney, and i approve this message. Athats what the plan georged allen supports. Im mitt romney, would cost our economy. Newspapers called it economically destructive. Like allens votes to give tax breaks to companies. That ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would. Help big corporations, devastating the middle class. Allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. Virginia cant afford to go back to george allen. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign committee. Is responsible for the content of this advertising. So, how many ways can we thank Oprah Winfrey . Thank you, oprah. Live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. The time is 8 56 on this thursday morning. The son of virginia democratic moran hasn jim from his fathers campaign. Patrick moran was caught on showing a man how to commit voter fraud. This scenario is set up in which moran was advising a man to fake utility bills. You can enter an Online Lottery free tickets to see the National Christmas Tree Lighting and the lottery starts in one hour at 10 00 this morning it close at 10 00 a. M. Monday. Ceremony thising this year will be on our website. Technicalsome difficulties but you can hear me now. Maryland, were starting to see some improvement. On i95 southbound at 195. It is very slow and there was an earlier crash of that is gone. Route 1 is still closed in each direction with a serious fatal crash closing route 1 between and 175. It is a foggy start this morning and low clouds are around, 62 degrees with high the dew point of 59 s of theand the wind us the lowinging clouds and moisture. The visibility is down to about 3 miles. We should get some peaks of sunshine this afternoon with a 7277 degrees. Thank you for watching. We will be back at noon. Live with kelly and michael is next. How does it ew such great coffee . Well, ininside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, actually, i just press this button. Brew what you love, simply. Keurig