The cause still a mystery. Killer snake on the loose in a major american suburb. The sixfootlong cobra terrifying people. This picture snapped after it attacked a dog. Where this did highly venomous serpent come from and will it be found before it strikes again . Only on gma we are only moments away from revealing the sensational new cast of dancing with the stars. The pros are rehearsing for their big dance number. The stars are on their way. Theyre all here live. Get ready to be surprised. All are you ready . Its that time again. Were heading to times square. Good morning, america im so excited i just cant hide it i know i know i know i want you we do say good morning, america. What a morning we have for you. It is a huge thursday morning. Always so much excitement when we reveal a new cast for dancing with the stars. And look at the chopper shot right there. The cast coming in right now. Thats when you know youre big. Chopper shot. And a little bit of your gma initiatioinitiation. Your first dancing cast revealed. And maybe im in that. Who knows. Maybe ill leave the desk and im grooving. Who knows. Be careful what you wish for. Youre here. Just the attention away a little bit. Well reveal all of that ahead. We begin with the hunt for those isis militants including the american who is helping mastermind their social Media Campaign spreading the message of fear around the world and brian ross has the latest on that. Good morning. Brian. Remaining hostages held by isis including as u. S. Officials make their plans today satellites and spy planes are overhead in syria looking for clues in the city of raqqah, the isis command center. We will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice. Because hell is where they will reside. Reporter the isis commander Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi and his key deputies are prime targets for the u. S. And so is the hooded british speaker seen in the hostage videos. Im back, obama. Reporter in the search for clues some of the recent gruesome isis videos offer unintended leads. Here the camera pans and briefly catches a glimpse of one of the isis camera operators and then another isis fighter driving the truck, part of the allimportant Propaganda Team that records and distributes the brutal videos. Its important to understand that for isis, every act of violence only makes sense if its also communicated. Reporter this morning u. S. Officials tell abc news that one of the key isis social media architects is a onetime American College student from boston. Abousamra on the fbis most wanted terrorist list. For the friends and family of steven sotloff, today will be another day to grieve but also send out the message that it is time to stand up to the terrorists who killed him. We will not allow our enemies to hold us hostage with the sole weapons they possess, fear. Reporter we also learned about the secret that sotloff and his family managed to keep from his isis captor, the fact that he was also an israeli citizen, something that obviously would not have set well with these islamic extreme i haves who sees jew, christians and some muslims as their sworn enemies. He practiced his religion in secret. Thank you very much. More on this from jon karl traveling with president obama at the nato summit in wales and, jon, the leaders stitching a coalition together to take on isis. Reporter thats right, george and isis was not even originally on the agenda, but now it is front and center more than 50 heads of state here seeking a united threat against the threat and british Prime MinisterDavid Cameron has taken a much tougher line than president obama but this morning they are both on the same page literally here in the types of london a oped saying its a barbaric threat saying they will not be cowed. Cameron this morning also said isis will be destroyed, squeezed out of exist tense, but, george, its unclear what they are going to actually do here. What the strategy is beyond the Current Campaign of u. S. Air strikes in iraq. Right, cameron didnt rule out further air strikes. Cameron and obama in that oped taking on Vladimir Putin saying hes trying to change the course of ukraine from the barrel of a gun at the top of the agenda this morning perhaps more military and economic aid to ukraine . Reporter thats right. The Prime Minister of ukraine was here meeting with the top nato leaders. They are talking hes requested, you know, more military assistance, more financial assistance, unclear exactly what nato is going to provide, but that is front and center here this morning. Okay, jon karl, thanks very much. George, back here at home new developments from ferguson, missouri. The protests have ended after police shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown last month but this morning, were learning the Ferguson Police department will be the target of a federal civil rights investigation. Abcs Pierre Thomas has the latest and joining us from washington, good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning, robin. The entire Ferguson Police department will soon be the subject of a sweeping Justice Department investigation. The attorney general is expected to announce as early as today that the federal government will examine whether the Ferguson Police are biased against minorities. There are a number of key questions that have arisen in the shooting of Michael Brown that sparked unrest in ferguson. Do Ferguson Police discriminate against blacks in traffic stops and arrests and do officers routinely engage in exsuccessive force against minorities as a pattern and practice. This is a separate investigation from the death of Michael Brown and they already are making changes. Theyre putting body cameras on the police officers. Reporter yep. That could help because it will give the public hard evidence that will show what happened during Police Encounters with residents but what the Justice Department is trying to determine is has there been a culture of bias which Ferguson Police that needs to be rooted out. Numbers that caught our attention, their attention. This is a city thats 67 africanamericans, but Police Department only has 6 black people. That is a startling number. All right there, pierre, thank you very much. Thank you, robin. The latest on that explosion at a Childrens Museum in reno. More than a dozen hurt. Children sent to the hospital and abcs aditi roy is live in reno this morning. Good morning, aditi. Reporter good morning, george. 13 people were injured in that incident mostly children. One child remains in the hospital right now. Listed in good condition. Now, things are calm right now in front of the hospital right now, but just 12 hours earlier it was utter chaos as a science demonstration went horribly wrong. Okay. Ready . [ screaming ] reporter shrieks of terror ripple through the Discovery Museum in reno after a routine science experiment breaks down. Most people ran and panicked. I grabbed children and started pulling them to the side away from it. Reporter jackie rider shot this video. It shows what offs say was a chemical splash resulting from a mixture of methyl alcohol and boric acid routinely used at the exhibit. Flames appear to fall off the table and onto the floor just feet away from a group of children. Among them, jackies niece. She was on fire completely on fire. Her hair, her back, her face. Reporter 13 people were injured. Officials say the science demonstration which takes place daily at the museum was supposed to simulate a tornado. The executive director of the museum said in a statement we are committed to determining the cause of this incident. Well figure out what happened and make sure it doesnt happen again. Reporter still, some parents say theyre not coming back. Not any time soon. Reporter there is minimal damage at the museum. Now it shut down early yesterday but is expected to reopen later on this morning as investigators try to piece together exactly what went wrong. George. Yeah, this is a strange one. Thanks very much. Todays other top stories from amy. Good morning, we begin with a breaking story overnight near nashville, tennessee. A disturbance at a juvenile desense ten ter where dozens of teens escaped. 24 teens refusing to go back to their dorms were caught on camera here attacking the guards pumping one of them, pushing another against a fence. Some of the teens were armed with meatal pipe answer rocks and climbed to the roof before finally being rounded up. Sixteens from mondays escape are still on the loose. Some with violent criminal backgrounds. And students in houston are protesting what they call an excessive use of force by police at a high school who were caught on tape restraining a 15yearold girl for talking on her cell phone in class. The student who weighs 70 pounds as you hear her screaming as one officer appears to put his knee on her head. The School District is investigating. Well, fast food workers across the country are walking off the job today to demand a living wage. Organizers say this time some workers may engage in nonviolent civil disobedience. Most fast food workers make around 7. 25 an hour, about 15,000 a year full time. They want their pay doubled. A drivethrough disaster at this mcdonalds in oklahoma. The giant golden arches came crashing down on cars waiting in line. Two people were trapped in that wreckage but thankfully suffered only minor injuries. A frightening scene at this sports stadium. Look at that. The ceiling suddenly collapses to the floor. This happened during a badminton competition in vietnam. Players had been on the court 20 seconds earlier but the referee heard a crack and hangfully evacuated everyone in time. Wow. Tennis fans may be extra tired this morning, lara, after the late night drama at the u. S. Open. Top seeded Novak Djokovic and andy murray dueled until 1 15 a. M. Lara is nodding her head yes. Djokovic stormed back and advances to the semifinal for eighth consecutive year. Andy murray gave it everything he had. It was incredible. All right. You still look very well rested. I must say. Timely if youve ever wondered what really happened to all those socks you lost in the laundry, well, take a look at this. Its an xray and if you look closely, it shows the stomach of a 3yearold great dane in oregon. It may be hard to see but the dog ate 43 socks. Oh, no. Actually its 43 1 2 when they pulled them out. Yeah, there they are. The vet successfully operated on the pooch. Good morning, america. Oh. But heres my favorite part. That wasnt even the craziest xray. A veterinary trade magazine holes a contest. That came in third. Want to know what the first two were . No, not really. Go ahead. A dog who ate 30 rocks, 30 rocks and a dog who ate a shish kebab skewer. I cant say that. Shish kebab skewer. Shoot for number one. Amy, thank you. To you to that desperate search for a dangerous snake on the loose terrorizing a california suburb. Its an albino cobra venomous and potentially dangerous. David wright has the story. Reporter six feet long picture snapped by the owner of a lucky little dog. Tiko discovered it monday when it slithered into its yard. It was a terrifying experience for him. Big, long, white snake. Reporter his neck now has a battle scar but miraculously he survived after being treated at an animal hospital. I think its a su fan cobra. Reporter native to native to asia. Ive been working with venomous snakes for ten years. Reporter dr. Evan anton told us a bite from this kind of cobra could kill someone in less than an hour. It shuts down your nervous system so that is deadly. Actually much more deadly than the rattlesnakes we see around here. Reporter deadlier. Without a doubt. Reporter probably an illegal household pet that got loose but no so no one has owned up and neighbors are taking chances. Im concerned we havent found it yet. If i see it ill call 911 and let them deal with it. Reporter and run. And run. Reporter Officials Say that is the best thing to do if you do stumble across this snake. Call 911 and stand back and if somebody does happen to get bitten authorizes are ready to fly the crucial antivenom up from the san diego zoo, george. Thank goodness for that. Run first then call 911, okay, david, thanks very much. To you to that Airline Passenger who sparked a nationwide debate against reclining seats saying why he blocked the seat in front of him forcing an emergency landing. Abcs david kerley has that story. Reporter it was the use of these 22 pieces of plastic that diverted a United Airlines flight. This morning the man who used these seat defenders to keep the woman in front of him from reclining says hes ashamed and embarrassed but hed use them again. James beach is a frequent flier telling the Associated Press he never reclines adding you have the right but it seems to do it. Knee defenders are not illegal but banned by major carriers. Beech says he doesnt tell the passenger in front of him hes using the gadgets, quote, id rather just kind of let them think the seat is broken rather than start a confrontation but thats what he did ten days ago and removed them after being told to do so but the woman in front of him slammed her seat back, a war of words erupted and the woman throwing her soda in his face. If these two were fighting, can you only imagine what the folks a few rows behind them were feeling . Reporter the flight diverted to chicago. Both passengers removed. It was the first of three incidents in a little more than a week. This woman who demanded her West Palm Beach bound plane be put down because a reclining seat was escorted off a jet monday. So far from a full apology from a man who used these knee defenders, neither he nor the woman who were taken off the plane were charged. He got to keep these. He got home to denver on another airline, one that doesnt have reclining seats. Must have made him pretty happy. Thanks very much. Mike, you have a very different story. A class ago. Class act move by an nfl team. The bengals signed devin steele to their practice squad after cutting him. Now his mind was not on the game of football. His daughter battles an illness but the teams move guarantees him a paycheck, Health Insurance and most importantly more time with his little girl. Devin steele reporter for devin steele it was a onetwo punch. I just broke down in tears and i couldnt stop crying. Reporter in june his 4yearold daughter leah, the energetic light of his life diagnosed with stage 4 pediatric cancer. It was like my whole world turned up side down. Reporter steele blindsided for going offseason workouts to spend every moment with her. My dad got a bald head now. Youre going to be just like this. Reporter he shaved his head in solidarity then another blow. The bengals cutting steele from the team saturday. I completely understand where the bengals were coming from when they cut me because i couldnt give football 100 right now. Reporter but this morning an emotional second chance. The bengals offering still a spot on its practice squad providing him with muchneeded medical insurance and 6300 a week in salary to help pay for leahs care. Even better, it means less travel. Keeping him close to the little girl he calls the selfie queen. They could have washed their hands of me and said they didnt care what i was going through off the field. Its kind of like a blessing in disguise for me. Reporter both daddy and daughter now determined to return to the game stronger than ever. If were going to go to battle with cancer then shes willing to put up the fight to beat it. You know, the great thing about that, the team could do anything. They could release a player and youre on your own out in the world. For the bengals to do that, a classy, classy move, way to go, bengals. Beautiful little girl. Just like that. Companies and businesses could take a lesson from this. You know, when you need them most, they came through, the bengals. They can learn. Now to flooding from the south and, well, everywhere else it seem, ginger. Im telling you, in so many places yesterday. Look at this picture from charlotte, north carolina. You can see the rain. They had 3 to 4 inches there, oxford, alabama. A picture we dont love seeing and the video from st. Cloud, minnesota, inches of rain and in six minutes they had almost an inch fall. Its crazy how much rain was falling with severe storms and that brought dozens of reports. Some of them hail and today were looking from des moines up to marquette, travers city, green bay, minneapolis just east of you and the heat, chicago 91 today. 96 for st. Louis, theyre in a heat advisory. Good morning, washington. Its a warm start here. Our temperatures in the 70s in d. C. Lets take a look across the region. Its a little cooler in gaithersburg with 66. 69 at dulles and 70 in culpeper. Our forecast today, partlycloudy skies. Its going to be rather hot and humid. Isolated thundershowers will be possible, mainly south and west of the city, late today. Highs near 90 degrees. Tomorrow more of the same. You know, yesterday i lost my shoe so i made sure to put my dancing shoes on. How appropriate. Another possible clue. Could ginger be in the cast . Exactly. She could do it. You never know. Find out. Also coming up on gma, a shocking twist in a cold case now headed to court. Husband charged with poisoning his wife of 20 years. Now prosecutors say he almost got away with murder. The adramatic 911 call of a terrifying home invasion. What a brave woman did when she came face to face with the burglar. Plus, it could be one of the biggest divorce settlements ever. The wife who says her billionaire husband forced her to sign a prenup. Switching gears to our huge live event. 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That has the ability to cost you some time. In montgomery county, Georgia Avenue blocked in both directions at brookville road. A crash brought wires down. We still have a closure along Furnace Branch road at bna boulevard. Bna is open. Furnace is closed. A tow truck blow down and blew out his tires. Hes on the shoulder, the debris remains in the left side of the roadway. Not a great morning, but our forecast seems like its going to warm up a bit. Another very warm afternoon. We have quite a bit cloud cover this morning. Look at the sun rise over the potomac. Our temperature is 74 degrees. The dew point is at 67, so the humidity will be up today compared to yesterday. Our hourbyhour forecast featuring more clouds and sunshine. 83 at 11 00, 86 by 1 00. 9 at 3 00 with a few 89 at 3 00 with a few thundershowers possible. A boil water advisory in effect for parts of prince georges county. This was put in place after tuesdays water main break which is now fixed. Crews are testing the tap water in that area. If you live in an affected area its not safe to drink or brush your teague without boiling the teeth without boiling the water first. Well see you back here there it is, the dancing with the stars bus pulling into times square just moments ago. Taking over times square just moments ago with tom and erin. Everyone getting ready for this big reveal of the new cast of dancing with the stars this morning. Big question, who is it going to be . Theres some clues right there. Seeing everybody arrive. Fast moves. Very fast moves. Everybody looks good so far. Thats right. Ooh. I cant guess who anybody is but the crowd so excited as we get ready for this big reveal. Robin, the shadow, i think i saw your haircut. I dont know. Shhh. Youll never know. Amy . Also this morning, shocking home invasion. All the drama playing out on the 911 call as the woman hid in her bathroom. What she did when she came face to face with the burglar. Plus the bit irdivorce battle that could end up with one of the biggest stepans ever. The wife of a Hedge Fund Manager claiming she was forced to sign the prenup. Two High School Teachers who made this viral video, a spoof of footloose all about going back to school and theyre here to talk about it. Its fun. But well begin this half hour with an unusual murder trial under way in california. Paul curry is accused of poisoning his wife back in 1994. 0 years ago. Its taken prosecurs that long to make the case against him and Abcs Cecilia Vega has that story. Reporter it is a cold case that had authorities stumped for years. This morning the man who police say almost got away with murder will be in a Southern California courtroom. Jury selection is under way in the trial of paul curry, the 57yearold accused of poisoning his wife linda 20 years ago cashing in on insurance money and moving to another state to start a new life. This is pure greed and unfortunately its the kind of greet that allowed someone to kill the person he was supposed to protect. Reporter they met at the san onofre lab and lived here in san clemente but according to Court Records just nine months into their marriage linda started miysteriously having symptoms. A year later she died. Eventually forensic testing confirmed linda, a nonsmoker, had fatal levels of nicotine in her system. But as prosecutors told our los angeles station in 2010, it took years and more testing before authorities could link paul curry to her death. Sciences ability to determine the amount of nicotine in somebodys system and how lethal it is and timing of it was able to help us. Reporter curry was arrested four years ago in a small town in kansas where he worked in government overseeing City Building inspections. He remarried and lived off a 400,000 insurance payout from lindas death. But legal observers say the case brings challenges for prosecutors. This case may have unique problems due to its age. Witnesses may have passed away. Their memories may have failed. Reporter curry pleaded not guilty. If convicted he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. For Good Morning America, cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. Abcs dan abrams is here with more on this. No statute of limitations when it comes to a murder case like this. 20 years later here we are. Hes a been a suspect from the beginning. Not one of those cases where new dna evidence came to light and they were able to find it based on new technology because, remember, this is a husband and wife who lived in the same house so his dna would be everywhere. It seems that theres some sort of new technology or new testing that was done that allowed them to determine exactly how she died but what this really comes down to to me is a reinvigorated investigation in 2007. A District Attorney who decided to take a new look at this case, do some new testing in this case and now has filed charges in 2010. As we heard in the report 20 years later. Thats a long time. Its not going to be easy. It hasnt been easy from the beginning. They havent been able to file charges because its been a tough case and put on top of that you have these witnesses who may have passed away, may have forgotten thing, et cetera, this is not going to be an easy case and one of the key questions, of course, will end up being exact cause of death. Theyre going to probably battle over could it have been Something Else . Exactly how did she die . Are we certain that it happened at someone elses hand, et cetera. So what do you think is the biggest challenge . They have a lot of problems here on both sides of had case but when it comes to the defense, theres a little nugget about a missing rolex watch that she had had that the Authorities Say he put on the insurance form that it was stolen. They say he gave it to her sister. Why is that important . Because it goes to his credibility. Mining that if the jurors dont believe him, that could be a big problem. Sothing like that 13 as part of the defense, a small point that could end up being really important . Thanks. Now to a phoenix womans terrifying confrontation with a burglar in her own home caught on a 911 call and grabbed her gun before hiding away and turns out she may have needed it. Abcs ryan owens has the story. Can you please help me . Somebody is trying to get into my house. Reporter that voice belongs to a phoenix woman hiding in the bathroom of her home when police say 20yearold Michael Louis breaks down her door. They just broke in. Reporter alone and afraid she cant afford to wait. Theyre coming in right now. Please, please, please. Reporter then the 911 call takes a more dramatic turn and officers say the intruder finds her hiding spot and starts beating her. Reporter until she shoots him. Ow. What was that . What was that . What was that . Did you reporter he can even be heard apologizing. Did you think you could beat me half to death . Im sorry. Im sorry. What did you come in my house for . I dont know. Reporter police say the shooting was perfectly justified. Louis pleaded guilty to burglary and assault charges. Dont get up or ill shoot your reporter the 47yearold widow says shes thankful her late husband taught her to use a gun. A lesson she believes may have saved her life. For Good Morning America, ryan owens, abc news, dallas. Terrifying moments there. Lets get the weather from ginger. Yes, i have a jawdropping picture. Just striking of the Aurora Borealis in canada. See that color when the wind hits part of our earths atmosphere this happens and gets brighter towards fall. Speaking of fall winterlike in barrow, alaska, had their first significant snowfall of the year and that cold air, its a breath of autumn coming in. Chicago, while theyre 91 today, by the weekend it will feel like fall. 74 there. 76 on sunday. That cold air makes it to the mostly cloudy skies and a high near 90 degrees. Some all that weather brought to you by edward jones. I dot to say a lot of people are saying with fashion week theyre ready for boots and all that. Not with you. I love sweaters and jeans. Eye very excited. I am too if like another month. If you love it, go home, turn on the airconditioning and put it on. We dont want it cold outside. Im with you. Coming up, the billionaire Hedge Fund Manager and his wife in a bitter divorce battle. Why it could be one of the biggest settlements ever. And there they are. 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Mrs. Griffin now asking a judge to throw out their prenuptial agreement saying tuesday she signed it under duress. This could be one of the biggest divorces weve ever seen in this country. Reporter in legal filings anne griffin once a successful money manager herself said the prenup would leave her with just 1 of her husbands net worth which has been estimated at over 5 billion. How big a deal is ken griffin. He is as big a deal as they come. Hes the guy that people in the financial industry want to be and the guy they fear. Reporter the couple who has three children were married in 2003 in a lavish ceremony held at the palace of versailles in france. Mrs. Griffin alleging in the days before they walked down the aisle the couple argued intensely about their prenup. She claims her soontobe husband became violent asking her to go to a psychologist who she says convinced her to sign it. Something she says she did just three hours before their rehearsal dinner. Mrs. Griffin also saying her husband failed to disclose he had a previous professional relationship with the psychologist. Lawyers for ken griffin telling abc news annes allegations are salacious and simply untrue. Now a judge will decide how this fortune unfolds. For Good Morning America, linzie janis, abc news, new york. Indeed and she is also asking for sole custody of her three kids and wants to move them from chicago to new york and a lot of conversation about that prenup being forced to sign it. How do you force someone . A lot of questions. Yeah. Tough decision. All right, coming up, Country Music legend, we love it when he comes by, garthth brooks getting ready to hit the road and has a new song out today. And the two teachers getting footloose for a good cause as the kids go back to school. Theyre here live. Please louise [ mike ] i wanted to do some good for my guys. So im trying hellmanns with olive oil. Lets see what happens. Thats not hellmanns on your sandwiches. 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Now i gotta cut loose footloose kick off the sunday shoes please louise pull me off of my knees jack get mac come on before we crack lose dont tire yourself out. Save some for me. When you think back on that video, i mean, what really inspired you to start making these videos for the students . We had amazing educators in our lives who inspired us to dream big and incredibly proud of our students and staff at union and wanted to show it off to the world and just guild a super fun and engaging learning environment. So how many students do you have participating with you in this video . This year we had just around 40. We have an amazing staff, amazing students. They all loved it. We look forward to doing it every single year if whats next year . Whats next years song because one direction. You did jason derulo. What is next years song . Probably going to sit down with mr. Brooks and his people and see what we can work out and maybe get the dancing with the stars crew involved. 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Our humidity is going to be up a notch compared to yesterday. 74 at reagan national. So thats a warm start here. Dulles is okay at 69. High pressure has been loosely controlling us the last couple of days with this boundary to our south kind of fizzling out will give us enough instability we could pop a thundershower or shower today north and west of d. C. Thank you so much, jacqui. Early morning fire in aspen hill is underinvestigation righ now. That fire broke out around 4 30 this morning on a home on ira street. A woman was rescued and taken to the hospital with lifethreatening injuries. Our sister station news channel 8 will have an update coming up in just a few minutes. 8 will have an update coming up in just a few minutes. Well see you a my lenses have a sunset mode. And an Early Morning mode. And a partly sunny mode. And an outside to clear inside mode. New transions® signature™ adaptive lenses are more responsive than ever. So why settle for a lens with just one mode. 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Thats what people say thats what people say but i keep cruising cant stop wont stop moving its like i got this music in my mind saying its gonna be all right cause the player gonna play play play play this is a first the pros dancing like this for us. What a special treat. Yeah, theyre shaking it off. Our first live spectacular performance by the pros so who will their partners be . Celebrities, well find out. Just mopes away as we reveal it for season 19. The mirrorball trophy right here. Lets see. Tom and erin will be here with the big announcement already. So much excitement on social media. A lot of questions out there. Julia wants to know what made you want to do dancing with the stars . Shes wondering from all of the new cast members. Also wants to know who encouraged to you do it. So many questions pouring in. Well have some answers coming up, right, mike . Another viewer, melissa, she wanted know what was your First Impression when you first met your partner . Well answer all those things and have the big reveal. Maybe im not sitting behind this desk. Youre such a big tease. Those outfits those guys are wearing. I could pull that off. A lot coming up first news from amy. Good morning. We begin with president obama calling on World Leaders to confront the militant group isis. The issue wasnt even originally on the agenda of todays fate to summit but now it is front and center. The president joining british Prime MinisterDavid Cameron today declaring that the u. S. And britain will, quote, not be cowed by islamic extremists and cameron ramped up the prospects of air strike without the syrian regimes permission. This comes as a u. S. Spy plane flies over syria searching for the isis commander and the man believed responsible for executing americans james foley and steven sotloff. Also breaking overnight a new video from the leader of al qaeda announcing the terror group is expanding into india. That is raising concerns about possible new tensions between Nuclear Powers india and pakistan. Back in this country in reno, neff a routine demonstration at a Science Museum erupted into a fireball. Children were screaming in fear astin experiment using a smoke tornado machine set off an unexpected flash. 13 people were injured including seven children. Most suffering smoke inhalation and minor burns. And police near nashville, tennessee, say calm has now been restored at this juvenile desense center where dozens of teens revolted overnight attacking the guards. This is the same facility where 32 teens escaped on monday. Six of them are still on the run. And two kayakers got the fright of their lives off massachusetts. They were taking pictures of seals when suddenly a shark took a bite out of one of their boats and knocked them both into the water. Fortunately that shark swam away. They were not injured but experts have confirmed the bite marks on that kayak belong to a great white. And heres the appetite of a great white on full display much a camera crew in new zealand trying to film underwater. The shark had another idea trying to scoop up that camera in its mouth before it eventually fell into the ocean floor. And big news this morning from our colleagues over at the view. Abc making it official naming actress rosie perez and political anise analyst Nicolle Wallace who will join whoop by goldberg and Rosie Odonnell when it premieres september 15th. Finally, everyone, mug shots can be quite unflattering. But one arkansas woman was all dolled up for hers and theres a reason why. Brandy allen accused of taking more than 140 worth of eye shadow from a beauty store and here she is apparently wearing said evidence. The store manager says that allen claimed it was hers but you know what, you just cant make it up. That was for you. Is the trend the puns you throw over to us . I try to mix it up. We do pun meetings once a day, she and i. She wasnt caught redhanded. She was caught blueeyed. Ooh. On gma. Were waiting for amys dumb criminal book coming out next year. Thanks a lot. Now we have a major change that could have a big impact on your diet and health. Perdue is removing antibiotics from nearly all its chicken and jen ashton here with the details. Pretty big. It is definitely big news and its a step in the right direction because theres been growing evidence that there is a link between the overuse of antibiotics in livestock and then antibiotic resistance which then affects humans so in theory the healthier the animals, the healthier the people who eat the meat from those animals. What do you think . Its an important first step but need to broaden it out to how theyre treated, raised and lived because if theyre jammed into close quarters and peck each other and they spread infection, thats not good for them and its not good for us but its much more than the issue of antibiotics. Its are they being given hormones . What are they being fed and how are they living so an important step but its not the whole picture. Their Living Conditions is why theyre given antibiotics in the first place. Part of the reason. Its they get an infection and it spreads. Not only bad business for the farmer who is growing them but bad for those animals and then bad for our health but, again, when youre talking about antibiotic resistance, we need to use those antibiotics. This is only the beginning because we hear about that all the time, the overuse of antibiotics and they just dont work. Thats right and we need to start with doctors prescribing them well and patients not asking for them when not necessary and use the right one in the right scenario. Thanks very much. Mike, youre going to go over with the morning menu. Im going to go over. Heres a look at whats ahead on the gma morning menu from the social square powered by samsung technology. The tummy tamer. Can it help you drop unwanted pounds . 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Moment as way from the big dancing with the stars cast reveal and as you can see were not the only ones excited. This elephant. Elephants like music too. Yeah. Smart animals. Serious moves. And the beat. And the beat. Elephant has talent. Just nice to watch. Just puts a smile on your face. This song is so catchy. Yeah. Weve been hearing it all morning long. As amy said in the interview with taylor swift, the words if you really listen, i love singing it with my 9yearold girl because its just very powerful. So is this. Let me start with pop news. I hope you love this story as much as i do. One golfer hitting the course not only swinging his way to success he is swinging his way right into our hearts. 3yearold tommy morsi was born without one of his arms but that has not stopped him from teeing off like a champ. His parents say that people tell them how incredible and inspiring tommy is. Adults are envious of his smooth and powerful swing and doctors predicted that tommy would have exceptional hand eye coordination and body and brain think he is right handed but because he doesnt have a right arm his brain has to work overtime do compensate which makes him an extraordinary athlete. Its simple for him. His motto, grip it and rip it. I love it. Hes not afraid of that water at all. No. Hes driving it further than me. So keep your eyes on tommy. Uhhuh. Also in pop news this morning, george clooney, his next project will be directing, okay, actually his next project will be his wedding then hell be directing a film adaptation of nick davies book Sharyn Hakken hack attack. It shut down news of the world after 168 years in print and george said his announcement, this has all those elements. Lying, corruption, blackmail and the fact that its true is the best part. He gets to take on the tabloid press. Yeah, there will be certain satisfaction in that, im sure. No word on when hell start production. The wedding we hear, though, is fast approaching and good luck on both. And then finally, this guy, named grover is having a really good morning. Check it out. So grovers parents built a playpen with plastic balls just to see how he responds, clearly grover really, really likes it and reminded me how we feel on days like today and then we feel like this after the show ends. Just a little glimpse inside the lives of the Good Morning America team. Thank you, grover. Thanks, lara. Heat index coming up. First ginger with a check of the weather. Were feeling good right now out here. My new friend. Your name. Carol. Carol from a small town, she says. Just a small town girl from new mexico. Look at this. She wants to be on gma. Well ahead and check that off. All set there and we have news about the southwest, i want you to hear about it. Hurricane norbert will parallel baja and moisture will get up into the southwest so the monsoon flow going to grab it and you see just south of albuquerque, the moisture adding up to some places 2 to 3 inches and flash flooding start of the weekend and there we go in New York Stock Exchange city anything but very dry, comfortable, behind that front that we had. 73 this morning or you see in new york, then you look at the showers from a very cool shot on our rooftop camera at the belfort furniture weather center. The sunshine leans through the clouds. 75 at reagan national. 69 at dulles, 70 in gaithersburg, 75 in quantico, and 72 in culpeper. It will get warm and steamy. Partly cloudy by the afternoon hours with more breaks in the clouds and a High Temperature near 90 degrees. Tomorrow more of the same. Widespread showers and storms on saturday. I just love this party were having down in times square. Theyre celebrating dallas and just had a baby and enjoying new york city. Lets go ahead and get inside. A real party atmosphere. The heat index, the latest trend in weight loss. Its actually something used by the ancient egyptians, a belly band you wear around your stomach. Shrink your waistline by preventing you from overeating. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo checks it out. Reporter its the latest weight loss trend. No, not a juicer or insane workout but the malory band, a simple polyester cord designed to help you lose weight just by wearing it around your waist. As you eat your stomach expands and it makes the band start to feel tighter and thats an alert for your brain to say, ive had enough. Reporter penny pmalory says she was inspired after meeting a man who wore a piece of string around his waist to gauge how full he was getting. It gives you a constant gauge. Theres no cheating. No lying to yourself. Reporter this purported curve curber sells for 40 bucks and get this, its meant to be worn 24 7. While you sleep, at the gym, even in the shower. It seems to be working for some. Mom mary peacock has lost 16 pounds in nine months. Its like a psychological reminder. Reporter 29yearold ashley sun derland is also a fan of the band. She lost 25 pounds in five months changing her eating habits and picking up yoga. It has really helped me recognize when enough is enough and when im full. Reporter but not everyone thinks this string is a slimming solution. Really when it comes down to it its calories that matter when it comes to weight loss. Reporter so this is no different than an incentive of wearing smaller pants. Right. But personally i would rather wear a smaller size jeans or a smaller pair of pants than wearing a tighter polyester cord around my waist. The piece of string cannot make you lose weight but remind you and encourage you. Reporter unique idea that certainly is striking a cord. For Good Morning America, Mara Schiavocampo, abc news, new york. I think it makes sense and you know when i was a gymnast back in the day, we had to wear bands around our stomachs if for the same reason. It was more for posture but a reminder to stay fit and so i remember my mom sewed a froggy on it to make me happier wearing split same is if your waistband is snug, you dont really want to eat. I do get it. Thanks, para. Up to robin and george right now. We are up here. [ cheers and applause ] the cast of dancing with the stars. Can you believe can you believe season 19. 19, tom bergeron, erin andrews are here to do the honors, take it away, guys. Good to see you guys. Right to it. First off, this actor showed off his dance moves on the fresh prince of belair. Its alfonso and his partner, witney carson. Oh, fancyschmanciment. Her dad ruled duck dynasty but will this reality star rule the ballroom. Say hello to Sadie Robertson and her partner mark ballas. [ applause ] thank you. We got to take that back to california with us. I think. He won the daytona 500 twice, but can he win the coveted mirrorball trophy . Lets bring out Michael Waltrip and his partner emma slater. [ applause ] oh, well, thats not coworker of mine too. Our next contestant is an olympic hurdler and bobsledder. Say hellooo lolo jones and her partner keoikantse motsepe. Oh, very nice. Keo, one of our new pros. Next up he starred in mean girls opposite Lindsay Lohan please welcome Jonathan Bennett and his partner also one of our new pros, allison holker. [ cheers and applause ] get ready. A lot of mean girl references from me this season. All right, this actress is best known for starring in back to the future but does she have a mirrorball trophy in her future. Come out Leah Thompson and her partner artem chigvintsev. [ cheers and applause ] well done, you two. I almost went with the low cut show artem has on. I thought as much. Okay. So, george and i were going to take it over and say alfonso, great to see you. Great to be seen. You know what, i see you every morning, though. You do. Yes, we have somebody in our control room, hes our technical director, bobby. He does a mean its not shush a mean carlton. You see. Can we thats not bad. Thats not bad. I went back there earlier and hung out with him a little bit because you know no, no, no. Theres a twin in the back. I was like really. No, i just read another brother. Can we expect to see the carlton . Do you expect to see the carlton . I think we are thinking about it. We are planning it at some point. At some point. We will absolutely give the fans what they would love to see which is the carlton dance but we have three i have three dances ive got to give, the carlton and the jump on it and give a little michael jackson. As you foe [ applause ] can you handle this . I am trying to. Can you annual alphonso. I have to give the audience this. Yes, yes. We have lea. I understand youll be drawing on your roots as a serious ballerina when you were young. I started out in new york and pennsylvania and minnesota as a ballet dancer and but that was 32 years ago. So. Just like riding a bicycle. Yeah. Kind of. And lolo, olympians have had a pretty good run. Meryl davis just last season. I know. Its a lot of pressure. A lot of pressure on me. Ill definitely be calling her for tips. Hey, michael, we saw, hmm, when you were there with your new dance partner. A lot of things going on there. Youre getting a rub down there. Very intense training so far. Ive enjoyed every minute of it. Hes got his own move, carlton does. Im a race car driver. We thought about a move for me. What do you think, maybe skid marks. Theres so many ways you can go with that but we helio, helio castroneves, he won it all. He said youve got this, mike. I know you can do it. You need to do two things, make fun of yourself and hit on your dancer. I said, check that. Already accomplished one of them. Halfway there. Halfway there. Sadie, i have to know. How did the rest of the duck dynasty clan react when they found out about this . Well, they thought it was hilarious. We dont really have that much dancing experience in our family but its going to be really funny to see them all at the show. Anybody there you can practice with . Uncle sy maybe. How about you, jonathan . Have you watched the show over the years. Oh, my gosh. Yes. Obsessed. Like ever since i saw i want to be on that show. I want to be on the show and i want to be a dancer. Yeah and now that im on the show everything hurts. So its like maybe i was regretting my choices but, no, its so much fun. I love it. So youre all in all of you. Yeah. Okay. You guys are excited. Love it. Cant wait to start. They have what it takes, mark . Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, i think so. Its going to be fun. I think so. But you know youre going to have some stiff competition this. Is just six right here. There are seven more to go. Is that correct . Thats right. Well reveal the final seven celebrities coming up next. [ applause ] live from the abc7 broadcast center, this is an abc7 news update. Good morning. 8 27, im jummy olabanji. Thursday morning commute has been a little touch and go in some areas. Were going to check in with jack taylor for the latest. I think everybody seems to be touching a brake pedal as you head out. Give yourself extra time. Summers over and were back into those patterns where everybody and their brother is on the roadway. Canal road, theres delays coming off the chain bridge moving south on canal. Georgia avenue, brookville road closed both ways from the wires down from the Early Morning crash. 270, south trying to move out of clarksburg to the lane divide, about an hour and 27 minutes. South of falls road and headed toward montrose road, a huge delay. I think its going to get hot isnt it . Well call it very warm. 90 degrees is my criteria for hot. Well get close. Upper 80s for sure. Maybe 90 at reagan national. 75 degrees. We have quite a bit of cloud cover. We do expect more breaks in the clouds about midday today and this afternoon. Some stray thundershowers are possible mainly south and west late this afternoon or early this evening. Upper 80s to near 90 degrees today. Well see the same tomorrow but a cooldown by the end of the weekend. Sad news and an update to pass along. The woman rescued in the house fire this morning has died of her injuries. The fire broke out about 4 30 on a home on ira street. The woman was rushed to the hospital and news of her death came into the newsroom just a few minutes ago. Two firefighters also suffered minor injuries. Thank you for watching. Well have another upd [ cheers and applause ] nothing in my brain thats what people say cant stop wont stop its like i got this music in my mind saying its gonna be all right cause the players gonna play play play there they are, the pros from dancing with the stars heating up times square with a little taylor swift. Half of them know their celebrity partners but a lot more coming up. Were off to a great start. Can we have a gma version of dancing with the stars. Every time theyre here you just feel like okay. Did i say that out loud . I was like, no. You know what, you know why also were happy . Garth brooks. Our good friend is here again. The Country Music legend. Hes releasing a brandnew song this morning. Hes about to go on tour. Theres so much to talk to mr. Garth brooks about. Cant wait for that. And then take a look. It doesnt stop there. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen and gold medal olympic skier lindsey vonn in the social square talking about their new project and garth brooks. Hes not going anywhere. In a good place. Erins reaction. I know, Gisele Bundchen im telling you. All dancers are. All right. Well talk to her. I will check that out for you coming up. First, though, the rest of the exciting reveal of the cast of dancing with the stars so weve met half of the new stars now tom and erin are about to annoyance the over celebs that will hit the dance floor in season 19. Yeah, season 19, get gisele out of your mind for the time being. Erase, erase, erase. That pony of tail. This next star is known for his work on General Hospital but millions have loved his calvin klein billboard, as well. Say hello to Antonio Sabato jr. And his partner cheryl burke. [ applause ] cheryl always gets the good ones. I went through that set piece at Airport Security just yesterday. It was interesting. All right, all right. Our next competitor is a sixtime world mix martial champ and star of the expendables three known as the natural in the ring but is he a natural on the dance floor. Lets bring out Randy Couture and his partner karina smirnoff. [ applause ] whoo. All righty. Now she plays a pretty little liar on tv but will she be a daring dancer. Lets welcome Janel Parrish and her partner val chmerkovskiy. [ applause ] get ready, janel. Thatll be the last time you see val smile in a while. Just kidding. Oh, stop you always are. You smile too when hes around. You remember him, you remember him. Yeah, i do. And youre very excited. Why dont you introduce him. Oh really. I will only say i was talking to him backstage and doing that gave me the munchies as half of the Legendary Comedy team cheech and chong, will he win or will his dancing dreams go up in smoke. Tommy chong and his partner peta murgatroyd. [ applause ] there you go. He was actually on my flight on the way over here and all the flight attendants were like getting his picture on the way. Can we have one more . Can we have more. Selfies on that united flight. You take the next one. You want me to. This Fashion Designer does gymnastics down the runway and cartwheeling her way into the bethroom. Betsey johnson and her partner, tony dovolani. [ applause ] want me to do it . Yeah. All right. I just wonder is she going to get to design her outfits . I hope so. This 18yearold, nothing against her sorry. This 18yearold youtube star has over 7 million subscribers. She got the viewer votes. We hope theyre all watching dancing with the stars but will she click with the judges. Heres bethany mota and her partner derek hough. [ applause ] hello. Very nice. Now we have one more competitor and hes live via remote in l. A. You may recognize him from his tv and radio shows. Please welcome tavis smiley and his partner sharna burgess. Hey, tavist, hey, sharna. Lara. We have to get to some questions and start with antonio. Great to see you again, congratulations. Thank you. And what are the plans if you were a guessing guy how many times do you think you will be without shirt during the season . I dont know. You have to ask cheryl that. Hes just so ugly of i dont know what to do. I dont know. I would say, you know, a few times maybe a little shirtless maybe pantless weve been training hard. Im so glad to be with her. Shes the best. I have randy over here. What do you think will be tougher, the dance floor or the ring . E. I think the dance floor is definitely going to be tough. Weven enjoying the training. I found some new muscles i didnt know i had. So a tough partner. He is but he is working very hard. I can tell. How is it possible for him to find new muscles . Janel, i have to tell you, our scouts are saying that you may be the one to beat. They think youve got to go all the way. No measure pressure. My partner is pretty awesome so well see. Yes. Ready to put her to work . For sure. Im going to ask betsy this. So we said it some said it before. You will do gymnastics down the runway. Will you incorporate your signature moves into your dancing . Oh, ill definitely plan on putting that in. At the end. Hes got a plan. At the end when im completely shocked. When you have nothing he, rely on the gotos. Thats it. Great that youre here. Best of luck to you. Thank you. We got tommy over here for so long we all know it was cheech and chong. Are we ready for chong and murgatroyd . Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. Its time. Its time. How is he on the dance floor. Hes been awesome. Hes dedicated and we have a lot of fun together. So what can we expect from you . I cant tell you that. Theyd kick me off the show. Its a little suspense there, all right, tommy, thank you. Okay. Finally, bethany, so many click on you. My girl is excited. Just texted me. Can you make that same connection with the pros that youve made with so many young people online . I hope so. I mean just being me doing my thing. I think its going to be interesting. Ive never done anything like this before so itll be a fun experience if what do you think, derek . You guys have already started. We have. Shes doing great. Shes got some sass. Im excited. This guy is not too shabby. Pretty good track record. Tavist, im used to seeing you on sunday mornings. I didnt know you could dance. I didnt know i could either. Well, i guess were all going to find out. I guess well find out. Im about to turn 50 in a few weeks so i figured, george, i would do one last foolish thing before i turn 50 and after that im going to get serious about my life. Maybe a talk show on pbs. Maybe an appearance on this week on abc, write some books on poverty. Ill get serious after 50 but one last foolish thing before i turn 50. Thank you, tavist. Foolish and i dare say will be fun. All of you guys, congratulations, well be watching. Everybody, dont miss dancing with the stars premiering on monday, september 15th. 00, 7 00 central right here on abc. And we want to get down to our gma dancer, miss ginger with the weather. I want to be on this set every day. Tom and i love this. Okay. So im not going to dance. Lets go ahead and talk about the forecast instead. It looks like hail is falling here in the set. But look, its that hail that really fell and pictures for you and severe storm possibilities riding along the lopez system and front from des moines to marquette. Green bay involved. Hail and damaging winds and a tornado is not out of the question. 80s to 90 degrees. Plowed this afternoon partly [ cheers and applause ] all that weather brought to you by cvs ive seen your moves. Coming up Country Music legend garth brooks is here live so dont go anywhere. Shake it up shake it up yeah. Oh, my goodness. I know theyre having a good time upstairs. We are thrilled down here because our good friend garth brooks is here. Do you know he has some new music that is out today . Hes working on an album. He is going on tour. You can see here world tour 2014. Now, you gave us a headsup about that last time. You were the one that got me in so much trouble, yes. Thats right. Yes, you did. You killed me but it was out so now were back here to say thank you and the circle is complete because tonight it all starts. Uhhuh. In chicago. In chicago. Were going to get to that in a moment. But i want to talk about people loving people because i remember the first one, the first one that came out 25 years ago, its been since 2007 was the last time you had much too young. Much too young to feel this on morning tv but tell us, do you get get that same excitement when a new one is coming out. I heard this on the radio yesterday evening for the first time and it just if somebody sits here and says, uh, its okay if you hear yourself on the radio, theyre lying to you. Its the greatest thing. Doesnt get old. Its fantastic. You worked with some great writers again and they just they swarm around you 24 7. I tell you what, nashville is blessed with writers, great writers in the town writing better than they ever have and people loving people, i didnt write it but time telling everybody i did. What a great message. I love it. You also have a message leaving here going to chicago to perform with miss yearwood. Yes. Start the world tour tonight. But you also because it sold out like that so you were gracious enough youre adding another show. We ended up with 11 down there which is nice. This morning at 10 all the holds for the production because the production is now in seeing what the great seats are they killed to protect now theyll open up at 10 00 this morning so theyll probably be the best seats in the house getting ready to open up. Did yall hear that at 10 00 a. M. Central time, chicago, youre going to have some more seat as valuable. That is so great. Going to be fun. The more the merrier were ready. We were chatting during the commercial break and all that. Youre a dear old friend and were talking about how things change and i know that you said when people come and see you, people have seen you over the years and they love it. You said theyll see the cornerstone of who you are but also some new things. Yeah, i mean we bring new things but the truth is im a fan and sit in that audience and go see the people i love and i dont go there to hear the new stuff. I go to hear the old stuff so brought all our old stuff with us and sprinkle a little new stuff but its going to be fun and, again, this is something you caused by yeah, youre going to blame it on me. But this room has been a big room for huge statements for us. Yeah. So im just going to tell you right now i wish you could come back with us because were having a press conference at 1 00 and what we announced here nine months ago cant hold a candle to what were going to im throwing these cards away. Im throwing so what you got . I cant tell you. I cant tell you. 1 00 though today im telling you get on that plane, come back with me. Ill send the plane right back here. Youll be the only one on it, come see us. Hang with us. Watch us as it goes down because Music History is about to change. Ill put it that way. Im getting on that plane. Are you relly. Im going to get on that plane. You know how long ive waited for that statement. Im going to get on that plane. Now my producer is going crazy because i have something for later today clearing my schedule. Tell the producer to come with us too. Im going youre going to need your team. Yes, youre going to need your team. So theres something so 1 00. 1 00 theres going to be a huge announcement. This is going to be awesome. Its going to theres a new window opening in Digital Music coming and im very proud to be a part of it. Okay, well, i got to go pack my bags so well kit this short. We can just go shopping when we get there. Oh. Garth brooks. He has a new single. People loving people. I love this people right here. But stay tuned because im going to get on a plane with garth and hear that big announcement at 1 00. 10 00 central time. Ticket, more tickets going on sale in chicago. Well be right back. Give me some love. Give me some love. Thank you very much. So good to see you. Im going. Im with you. I dont want to shame you into it. Coming up, Gisele Bundchen and lindsey vonn join us live brought to you by under armour. We all fell in love with that under armour ad Campaign Featuring misty copeland, the ballerina. Viral sensation. 6 million hits on youtube and counting. Now under armour has upped the ante signing supermodel Gisele Bundchen to help sell their i will what i want campaign along with athletes like this gal, olympic skier lindsey vonn and both here with an exclusive look at the next ad, this one featuring gisele. Ooh. Gisele, do you really do that for a workout . Yes, i do a lot of different things. I really enjoy moving my body but you learn something from that, right . What did you learn . Not to approach her. Dont get on my bad side. No, no, no there is no wrong side. Im kidding. I will what i want. What does it mean to you . I think it really i think its a Wonderful Campaign because its will what you want is creating what you want. Its not listening to the outside noise and just having your clear intention and clear focus and whatever you want in your life. Clearly people want under armour because the announcement was made and the stock has gone up significantly. Congratulations on that. And the whole idea is to get women and their business as big if not bigger than their mens business. Lindsey, why do you think youre the right voices and faces to make that happen. I mean, were real. You know, as you can see from all the ads were tough. Were gritty and, you know, she may be completely perfect, but no, no. Shes working out in the gym and like everyone else and, you know for me as an athlete i will what i want completely encompasses me and my motto and ive had two knee surgeries now and some people say to work for it. Well hear so much more from boat of these gals tomorrow with robin and well be right back here on Good Morning America. Stay with us. Live from the abc7 broadcast center, this is an abc7 news update. Good morning, its 8 56, im jummy olabanji. Well head over to jack taylor now to see how the commute is shaping up from the wtop Traffic Center. Hanging tough. Welcome back to the end of summer. Inbound on canal road coming off the chain bridge, its going to be slow. The light at the white hurst is short timing. Brookville road closed both directions from a crash that brought wires down. Youll find yourself detoured in the area. Just after the Fairfax County parkway, a tractortrailer broke down. 270 southbound after montrose road. A new crash on the outer loop, blocking the left lane. That will