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And we speak to the woman behind the hash tag. This camper climbed 60 feet off of a cliff, while sleep walking. Rescuers were repelling to pull him up. And you will not believe what they say saved his life. And good morning, america. Boy, thats a lot more terrifying than grabbing extra cereal in your sleep. Thats one way to look at it. A lot to get to this morning. All eyes on president obama, as he prepares for military action on the eve of the 9 11 anniversary. The president laying out another longterm strategy to defeat an islamic terrorist group. Well talk to jon karl live from the white house in a minute. And the president will be live tonight. Youre going to have a late night. Thats right. Well start with the severe weather. Incredible rainfall. Ten inches in some aareas. That video was from the university of nebraska. Images of us seeing that highway, major highway in nevada, eaten away by all of the flash flooding in the southwest. The rains move to the east. Strong storms. 50 severe storm reports, including 6 reported tornadoes. Winds up to 92 miles per hour. On the ground. Reporter gustnados. And baseballsized hail, raking the midwest. Water cascading the stairs at the university of nebraska. More than three inches of rain in just an hour. And in nevada theres a car coming. Reporter that frightening scene on a major highway monday. That guy just got swept up in the water. Reporter flash floods swallowing that minivan. Watch again as it goes over the edge and into the underpass. The couple inside, making it out safely. That imperative stretch of highway connecting las vegas and salt lake city, eaten away. A mudcaked graveyard of cars that couldnt get out. Some homes cracked in half. Others surviving on islands. Now, abundant moisture. Copious the word were using. With flash flood watches from missouri to ohio, including wisconsin. The storms are strong, not severe. But they will become severe this afternoon and evening. Detroit, indianapolis, to springfield. Be on alert. Strong winds, large hail and the possibility of a tornado. Big part of the country getting hit hard. Ginger, thanks very much. President obama, set to address the nation tonight, on his strategy to defeat i. S. I. S. Secretary of state john kerry has just landed in baghdad, a surprise visit with the new Iraqi Government. Abcs jon karl is tracking all of this from the white house. And this underscores a key part of the president s strategy. Reporter thats right, george. With the formation of a new Iraqi Government this week, the white house says the battle against i. S. I. S. Can now enter a new phase. Look for the president , tonight, to talk about ramping up support. The effort to defeat i. S. I. S. In iraq. Including, more support for the Iraqi Military and expanded air strikes in iraq. And theres the question of syria. The president will make it clear that he is also ramping up the effort to defeat i. S. I. S. In syria. First, by increasing support for moderate rebels, fighting i. S. I. S. In syria. And he will make it clear that he is ready to order air strikes in syria when the circumstances are right. As one top official told me this morning, the president is prepared to go wherever necessary to defeat them. One of the key questions here. What is the role of congress . The president met with congressional leaders yesterday. He told them he believes he has the authority he needs to go into syria. Reporter thats right. But he has one immediate action item for them. The president wants to set up Training Camps for the Syrian Rebels in the region. The white house says they need congressional authorization to do that. And they need it now. Our live coverage of the president s speech begins at 9 00 eastern, right here on abc. Well be watching, george. Now, to the firestorm from the ray rice Domestic Violence case. This morning, were hearing from the nfl commissioner, for the First Time Since the videotape in the elevator surfaced. Ryan smith has the latest on this. Reporter good morning, robin. The nfl suspended ray rice for two games, based on a clip of the football star dragging his unconscious wife from an elevator. Now weve seen what happened inside the elevator, why did the nfls punishment not seem to fit the crime . Roger goodell finally answering that question. Overnight, nfl commissioner, Roger Goodell, clearing the air. Did he see this tape of football star ray rice, assaulting his wife in an Atlantic City elevator, before suspending him just two games . Telling cbs this morning, Law Enforcement never released that tape to the league. We had not seen any videotape of what occurred in the elevator. We assumed there was a video. We asked for video. But we were never granted that opportunity. Reporter goodell, saying the first time he saw the second tape was monday morning. I got into the office. And our staff had come to me and said, theres new evidence. Theres a video that you need to see. And i watched it then. Reporter and about the leagues indefinite suspension of ray rice monday. Did he need this new tape to make that decision . What we saw in the first videotape was troubling to us, in and of itself. What we saw yesterday, was extremely clear, it is extremely graphic. And it was sickening. Thats why we took the action we took yesterday. We have been very open and honest. And i have also, from two weeks ago, acknowledged we didnt get this right. Thats my responsibility. And im accountable for that. Reporter the ravens owner, penning a letter to fans overnight, apologizingfor not doing enough sooner. Seeing that video changed everything. We should have seen it earlier. We should have pursued our own investigation more vigorously. We didnt. And we were wrong. Tuesday, ray and janay rice at home, standing together. Also speaking by phone to josina anderson, of our sister network, espn. I love my husband. I support him. I want people to respect our privacy. Reporter but the commissioner, not ruling out the football stars return. He would have to make sure that we are fully confident that he is addressing this issue, clearly. He has paid a price for the actions that hes already taken. Reporter and this morning, the dominos continue to fall for ray rice. His biggest sponsor, nike, dumped his endorsement deal. E. A. Sports removed him from the madden 2015 last night. And the ravens letting fans know they can exchange their ravens jersey for another player. Adam scheckter. You heard the commissioner. Whats your initial reaction to how the league has handled it and his comments overnight . The league was never strong enough, quick enough, decisive enough in this situation. And now, its trying to play a game of catchup it cant win. It tried to follow the cue of the Atlantic City prosecutor. But the Atlantic City prosecutor is not view the same way the nfl is viewed. Everybodys watching the nfl. Not too many people are paying attention to the Atlantic City Prosecutors Office. In this case, the nfl missed the mark. Theyre trying to explain it right now. Theres skepticism about whether the League Office saw the video. There were other people at espn, who reported the contents of that video. At the very least, if the nfl didnt see the video, they knew what existed in the video. And you dont need to see the video to know that ray rice pulled his fiancee out of that elevator, like a pile of trash. We did see that to begin with. There are some that called for the commissioner to step down. What is your take on that . Its a difficult situation. The owners have to make that move. And the owners believe that Roger Goodell is a man who made a lot of money for them. Its hard to imagine that happening right now. Thats not on the table. But clearly, a cloud of suspicion is following the nfl. And the nfl has mishandled this case from the beginning. A lot of fingerpointing, to the nfl, the ravens. Youre looking at the judicial system and saying they dropped the ball. To me, thats one of the biggest fallacies of this whole thing. The Atlantic City Prosecutors Office allowed ray rice to enter into a pretrial intervention program. If he went through anger management classes, these charges would be dismissed. How could anybody who saw that video and saw what he did to his thenfiancee, think that this could be allowed to go unpunished. And the nfl thought if it was got enough for the Atlantic City Prosecutors Office, its good enough for us. They made the initial decision. And now, theres new jersey lawmakers calling for the case to be reviewed. That, to me is where this all started. And we reached out to the Prosecutors Office and also to the new jersey state attorney general. And they both declined to comment. Adam, thank you very much. Ahead, we will have the woman behind the whyistayed hash tag. Lets get the other top developing stories from amy. Good morning to you, as well. We begin with new outrage in ferguson, missouri. City officials getting an earful, at the first meeting since theed shooing of michael brown. They commanded a complete overhaul of the police department. Look around you. Were not going to let you go back to business as usual. Its not going to happen. Residents demanded cash cams be installed in police cruisers. And name badges being given to all officers. The virus that has sickened hundreds of children across the midwest and the southeast, is spreading. Michigan is the 12th state reporting a spike in respiratory infections linked to the enterovirus. So many kids are crowding into emergency rooms, that one hospital rolled out a mobile triage unit. The number of children admitted in one day, 540. Overseas, a fire explosion tore apart this plant in germany. Flames 150 feet into the night sky, as many as 40 nearby homes were damaged. But only one person was badly injured. A luxury condo building in the sojo neighborhood is selling a single parking space for 1 million. Wow. Ironically, the condos are being built on the site of a former parking garage. And finally, it wasnt very hard for police in florida to catch a suspected burglar. Why . You asked. This helped. He fell asleep on a bed with a bag of stolen jewelry next to him. Police say dion davis broke into that house in florida and passed out cold. They had to wake him up to slap on the cuffs. Either he is a criminal that suffers from narcolepsy or he had too much to drink. Buthank you to stupid criminals. Another chapter to your book. And he had a plastic seethrough bag. Is that how he was going to carry it out . I love how he took the picture. Did the homeowner take the picture . Shouldnt you wake the guy up . Should have written on his face, too. A lot of fun with this. Thank you. Were going to turn to the blockbuster announcement from apple. The Company Unveiling brandnew iphones. A way to eliminate wallets and credit cards for good. Neal karlinsky was at the big event in silicon valley. Reporter apples big day didnt disappoint. The apple iphone 6 and 6 plus, would normally be a marquee event for themselves. We have one more thing. Reporter it was the apple watch in a stole the show. A sleek wearable device, starting at 349, that can give you directions, measure your heart rate and more. This had to be something that people were proud to wear. That said something about them. And it has to function in such a way that its more than just about things on their phone. Reporter world news tonight anchor, david muir, backstage, getting the exclusive with apple ceo tim cook. And usually camerashy genius, jony ive. We try to make products that people want to use. Reporter youll be able to send voiceactivated tweets from the watch. How fun it is to send the first tweet ever from an apple watch. See you tonight. Reporter one thing people are asking about battery life. Apple will not comment on that. Its clearly using up a lot of juice. How long will it last . The real gamechanger may be something called apple pay, the ability to use the phone or watch to buy just about anything. Something apple believes could make credit cards a thing of the past. For Good Morning America, neal karlinsky, abc news, cupertino, california. Were weighing in with our comments, as well. Now, to Oscar Pistorius, a verdict in his murder trial, expected tomorrow, six months after it started. The former olympian is appearing to show signs of stress as he waits to learn his fate. Abcs matt gutman has that story. Reporter this morning, abc news has exclusively obtained a copy of a tellall book by his exgirlfriend, sam taylors mother, portraying Oscar Pistorius as an emotional wreck and a danger to those closest to him. Do you believe that if sam stayed with oscar, it would have been her behind that door . Im convinced it would have been. Reporter coauthored by linda ferguson, the book oscar an accident waiting to happen, alleges oscar would drive his sports car almost 200 miles per hour, with a terrified petite blonde inside. That he wept hundreds of times on the phone with taylor and his mother, and apologize for his explosive temper. In one email, he reportedly wrote, sometimes i find it easier to believe that there is darkness in others like i know it is in me. In another email, the author says he wrote, most of my adult life, ive had moments that i sabotage the good that i have. And now, ahead of his trial for the murder of another blonde girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, Oscar Pistorius, again onedge. The blade runner seen friday, sporting a scuffy beard and beefier than he was during the trial. And seemingly snapping. On friy, he allegedly erupted at a pair of reporters. How can you ask me that . Do you really have the audacity to ask me how im doing at this point in my life . For Good Morning America, matt gutman, abc news, pretoria, south africa. Its expected to be a twoday process to learn the verdict. Michael, you have an uplifting story for us. I do, robin. Now, to an inspiring story that shows you should never give up on your dream. A baseball minor league lifer, riding buses and playing at small parks. And he finally gets called up to the big show. This is pulled towards second. And rodriguez, with a diving snag. Reporter overnight, an emotional first on second. First start in the major leagues. Reporter 31yearold rodriguez, taking the field as a major leaguer tuesday night, after 13 seasons in the minor leagues. His story, reminiscent of the hollywood classic, bull durham. After 12 years in the minor leagues, i dont try out. Its unbelievable. Reporter rodriguez has played 1,095 games in the minors, since moving to the states from venezuela. Until texas ranger interim manager, tim bogard, decided to give him a chance at the minor leagues. A guy thats always looking out for everybody else. Reporter is grod the real crash davis . Relax. Lets have some fun out here. This game is fun, okay . Reporter or is he more of a nuke lalush. I love winning, man. Reporter turns out, hes a little of both. I feel very happy. And i try to be fun every minute i stay here with the team. Every day, shows up. Be the same guy. Be a great teammate. Do the things you have to do. And sooner or later, people notice that kind of stuff. Yes, they do. Grod. Already has a nickname. I want to see the movie again, too. Great movie. Alltime great. Thanks, michael. Ginger, i cannot believe what youre putting up on that screen. You should believe it, george. Remember, i was talking about it. Lets go ahead and look. Yes, snow. Happening. This is calgary. This is canada. But next stop is u. S. And it will be happening in parts of the rockies. Thats why we had to give you that shocking picture this morning. It is cooling down. And minneapolis, temperatures in the 50s, as you wake up this afternoon, excuse me. They are not wakeup temperatures. They look like they are. Snow, in the areas you see there. Even a flake possible in denver in the coming days. Good morning, washington. Cloudy skies this morning, a couple of breaks, and then we will get more of that this afternoon. Wind coming from the east now, but it should become southerly this afternoon, helping to knock out cloud cover. The midwest had our way late tomorrow. Just practicing my snow angels. Getting ready. Too soon. All right, ginger. Thank you. Coming up on gma, the horrific plane crash that killed four college students. The family of one victim threatening to sue. Why it was part of a Fraternity Rush that went wrong. And why prosecutors say this man killed his wife 20 years ago. And how he almost got away with it. And the woman behind the whyistayed. 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Taking a look at the other side of the beltway, this is the traffic moving from north of 450 towards the baltimorewashington parkway. All lanes were blocked on the inner loop. It may give back to the left. Along 28ad a problem northbound in virginia, just be on 66. There have been accident activity along the right side of the roadway. Eastl also find constitution avenue and Second Street with protection barriers up. Cannot get it down at this point, causing big delays. How is the forecast looking . Up and down. Today we will start sliding up as the cloud cover breaks up this morning and we have some sunshine this afternoon. 71 at reagan national. 66 at ellis. Dulles. We are watching a very potent cold front moving across the great lakes and bringing thought strong thunderstorms there today. Temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s. In the meantime hundreds of rosa that belonged to parks will have a brandnew home at the library of congress. Officials say that the entire collection is being loaned to them by the son of warren buffett. Have a yeah. Check it out. Britney spears, showing michael some moves. Quick learner right there. Looks like you had a lot of fun with her. I did. I had a great time with her. She opened up about a new passion project, being a mom, a new project, and being single. She talked about it . Shes talking to me. I want to know it all. And getting you to know moves. Some dance moves. We taught each other how to dance. It was here and you come here. Dont hurt yourself. And throw it out there. And throw it out here. Hes got it all. Yeah. Individual sign up, theres a sheet. 15 minutes with me. And well all be dancing like britney tomorrow morning. That was macarenaish. She thought i could handle it. Also this morning, a family raising Big Questions about a plane crash they say was part of a fraternity event gone wrong. Plus, this is just a remarkable story. A sleepwalker plunging 60 feet off a cliff while camping. And walking away from it. What rescuers say saved his life. And the simple solution that may alleviate ahdh symptoms. The one thing kids can do before school that might help them focus. Were going to begin with the Small Plane Crash that killed four case western reserve students last month. The family of one of the victims suspects the flight was part of a fraternity event and is threatening to file a lawsuit. Abcs alex perez has that story for us. Reporter this cell phone video, obtained by cbs affiliate, woio, captures the fiery aftermath of a plane crash that killed all four onboard in august. Abraham was starting his first day at case western, when this tragedy happened. Reporter the four were all students at case western reserve university. Two were members of zeta beta tau fraternity. And the parents believe it may have been part of a rush or recruitment event. Were trying to find out who is aware of what was going on. And no one in our family knew he was rushing. Reporter the 18yearold shared these pictures on snapchat just before the crash. About to go on a night flight, he wrote on one. Rush, he wrote on the other. The snapchat photo that has the heading rush on it, goes to what abrahams state of mind was. Reporter peshawars family in court is seeking records from the fraternity and the flying club that rented the students the plane. Clear for takeoff, he wrote. In an initial report from the ntsb, shows felton, who was a licensed pilot, told air traffic controllers, he was going to flight east to sight see. The plane crashed shortly after. 911, whats your emergency . Theres a plane crash on bishop road. Reporter zbt saying the flight was not tied to the fraternity. But peshawars family Attorney Says they are considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit in the weeks to come. For Good Morning America, alex perez, abc news, chicago. A lot of questions to answer there. Were going to turn to the california murder case, where a man is on trial for poisoning his wife 20 years ago. Prosecutors say hes an unusual and hard to detect method. But now, believe they have the evidence they need to send him away for life. Abcs cecilia vega has the story. Did you have a reason to kill linda . Absolutely not. Reporter thats the man investigators say almost got away with murder. This Police Interrogation video shown to jurors tuesday, during the first day of a cold case turned murder trial. Paul curry, accused of murdering his wife, linda, two decades ago, to collect 500,000 in insurance money. This man took linda curry for a paycheck. Reporter they were married for just 21 months, when linda died mysteriously in their orange county, california, home in 1994. She was a nonsmoker. But an autopsy revealed fatal levels of nicotine in her system. Prosecutors say it took years of tests before they connected paul curry. By then, he had moved to a small town in kansas, remarried and gotten a government job. The man sitting at the end of counsel table was greedy, wanted money. And for that, he killed his wife. Reporter curry pleaded not guilty. His defense attorney telling jurors tuesday, linda had been sick before she died. And she might have used nicotine as an experimental medicine to treat that mystery illness. She was very, very desperate to find a cure. Youre going to have to find my client not guilty. Reporter but curry himself, not as confident. At least not in this recording prosecutors played for jurors of curry calling his new wife from jail, after his arrest. If i go there and go to trial, they laid out a bunch of stuff. And ive got to tell you. It looks bad. Reporter if convicted, curry could face life in prison. For Good Morning America, cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. Okay. Time, now, for the weather. Ginger is right here. So many in the great lakes this morning, chicago. Some areas getting an inch of rain. Thats the eisenhower. Known as the ike, here and there. The traffic is going to be slow in your morning commute, from parts of michigan, down through arkansas. Could pick up some of the heavier rains. Its along the cold front thats going to spark the severe storm potentials as we go into the afternoon and evening hours. Watch for that area today. The southwest, drying out. This is the good news back there. Had all of that epic flash flooding. And now, the numbers going into the century mark and beyond for phoenix. Los angeles hitting 90, as we go good morning, washington mayor washington. Clouds that we have this morning with breaks of sunshine this afternoon allow things to warm up with temperatures in t all that weather, brought to you by dannon creamily. Today is the peek of hurricane season. We have some to talk about in the 8 00 hour. You want to stick around. 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Reporter the urgent call for help, moments after Ryan Campbell falls 60 feet into the pitchblack night. Campbell had gone to sleep in his hammock. But his friends say, just an hour or so later, they watched him sleepwalk right over the edge of this cliff. Dont need too much tension. Reporter rescuers quickly responding. Rigging lines, preparing to repel down to reach campbell. Upon getting to the bottom, incredibly i was shocked that i couldnt find any discernible injury. Reporter rescuers finding campbell conscious, alert and talking. I was sure i was dead. You know. Or at least severely messed up. You dont think youre going to fall that far and walk away from it. Reporter soon, hoisting him back up that cliff in a basket. It was surreal coming up the way i came down because, you know, i got to see every foot of this cliff that i had just flown over. Reporter and rushing him to an ambulance. He was treated at a nearby hospital. Released just hours later. It looks like miraculously, out of all of the places he could land in, he landed in a bush. Reporter campbells rescuers believe that giant bush likely saved his life. Otherwise, he more likely than not would have been a fatal fall. Reporter and campbell says, hes hanging up his hammock. Im not going to put myself in a position to have that happen again. Reporter its good to smile about that now, right . Perhaps the most defining moment for him, he says he remembers waking up after gio. Thanks so much. Coming up here, a new study revealing the simple thing that may help kids with adhd symptoms focus in school. And the woman behind the whyistay. Beverly gooden, an abc news exclusive, answering your questions on gmas twitter account right now. And we have a 13yearold sensati sensation, teaching the boys a thing or two, while skateboarding. She joins us live. There she the is. [ male announcer ] lowes presents how to find your true calling. 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Shes not afraid to be who she is, in the sea of guys out there skateboarding. Being a girl in a mostly boydominated sport, is really nerveracking. They dont think i take it seriously. I dont let them get to me. Once they see me skate, they kind of change their minds. All right. Alana, come on out. Hey. Hi. Welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. Look at you. When youre the only female out there and competing, how do you psych yourself up . I mean, i just listen to music and try to get into my get loose. Game mode. What kind of music . Everything, basically. Im not that i kind of like country. But i usually try to more motivating. Whatever youre diastoloing, working because youre kicking butt. For all of the kids watching the make your mark series and theyre considering skateboarding, what do you tell them . If you want to skateboard or any sport, just go for it, if you think its fun and you love it, just do it. Your gender, your age. Dont let anything hold you back. Dont let anything hold you back. Do it because you love it. I love your message. I used to try that. And it wasnt for me. I couldnt handle i wasnt good. My feet are too big or something. Can you show us your favorite move . Sure. Im going to back up. What is that called . A kick flip. A kick float . Flip. Kick flip . Yeah. No, no. I kicked it and flipped it. Thats what im talking about. Anybody else want to try . I did it so well. Teach him another one. Teach me another one. What else you got . All right. Something yeah. Ready. I have a feeling you took it easy because if i do try it, that may be something i can do, right . Okay. Here we go. I need you to stand for me. Yeah. I felt like we were dancing. The make your mark Series Premieres this friday on the disney channel. Go to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo youre amazing. Good job. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar Car Insurance Companies Say theyll save you by switching, youd have, like, a ton of dollars. 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Com this is kathen. Setting up the perfect wedding day begins with arthritis pain and two pills. Afternoon arrives and feeling good, but her knee pain returns. Thats two more pills. The evenings event brings laughter, joy, and more pain. When jamie says. Whats that like six pills today . Yeah. I can take 2 aleve for all day relief. Really, and. And thats it. This is kathleen. For my arthritis pain, i now choose aleve. Get all day arthritis pain relief with an easyopen cap. 7 56 on this wednesday morning. Roadwaying on on the and morning. Several incidents, we will get right to jack taylor. Crazy morning as we head through prince georges county, the bus fire is out. Inner loop of the beltway, it trying to get anywhere through college park, single file on the shoulder. News chopper seven was headed by, they were taking pictures and it was on fire. College park, basically traffic is stopped. On the outer loop near Central Avenue there was a crash in the same area that has been involved in the delayed near the John Harrison highway. All of your lanes are open on the outer loop and it is very slow. Accidentblem with an at oaklands road. 16 is closed in both directions. It has not been pretty. It will get prettier. Covere got the cloud across the region right now due to pesky east winds that will stick around through the better part of the morning. South winds kick in this afternoon and we will get more of a break in the cloud cover. 71 degrees is the temperature. In the midwest tomorrow there are strong thunderstorms, so today we are looking for the clouds to give way. 80s. Ne, lower tomorrow we are expecting upper 80s with strong thunderstorms in the evening hours, then a big cooldown that last into next week. Thank you, jackie. We will see you back here at 8 27. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. And an abc news exclusive this morning. The woman behind the whyistayed, saying everybody is asking the wrong question behind the ray rice story. And the new trend that everybody is trying out. Is it actually healthy . And not a girl but a goddess. A first look at lena dunham like youve never seen her before. Were taking you behind the scenes of a surprising transformation. That is pretty. And michael goes oneonone with Britney Spears. Life as a mother right now, living single. Wait until she teaches him how to dance. Oh, my god. As we say good morning, america. Good morning, houston, texas. Thats where Cameron Mathison is. The final stop of gmas epic shake it and dance mirrorball tour. Get that car going. Come on. Hes rolling in right now. The premiere of dancing with the stars next monday evening. Theres cameron. And former dancing champ, j. R. Martinez. And check out that crowd. Theyll have to shake it off first. Exciting, live danceoff is coming up. Thats your hometown. Htown. Love it. Someone from boston. Someone from chicago. Houston today. Yeah. Its exciting. Big premiere on monday. Well shake it off for dancing. And a huge morning of stars here, as well. Michael has a oneonone, coming up with Britney Spears. And we also have Connie Britton. We love her on nashville. And Harry Connick jr. , with us live. And we begin with president obamas plan t take on the Islamic Militant group i. S. I. S. In his address to the nation tonight, the president is expected to announce hes prepared to authorize air strikes in syria and will ramp up air strikes against i. S. I. S. Fighters in iraq, while increasing iraqs military. Secretary of state john kerry made a surprise visit to baghdad this morning to meet with members of iraqs new government. Abc news will carry the president s address live, at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Nfl commissioner, Roger Goodell, is defending his league when it comes to that video, showing former running back, ray rice, punching his thenfiancee. He said nobody at the nfl had seen the video before monday. Well have more on the public reaction to that case in just a bit. Millions of people are bracing for more extreme weather across the midwest, after a wild night of tornadoes, torrential rain, and hail the size of baseballs. At least six twisters and more than ten inches of rain have been reported in missouri. In nevada, rising waters swept away that minivan on the left side of your screen. The people inside escaped just in time. Look at that. Wow, the flooding forcing police to close a 50mile stretch of highway. Calling all of the Single Ladies out there and men, as well. Youre no longer in the minority. For the first time ever, government figures show single americans make up the majority in the united states, not married people. Singles represent over half the population, compared to 37 of the population back in 1976. And broadway paid distribtro joan rivers. A trade group said that rivers wasnt associated enough with broadway to merit that honor. But reversed the decision after a public outcry. Talk about living on the edge. Would you live here . Take a look. An architect in australia, building a threebedroom dream home and bolting that home to the side of a cliff. The living room are at the lowest level, closest to the water. No word on the asking price. But this just in. Ginger has officially put in an offer. Im sure she has. Thats a cool house. Thanks very much. Were going to look, now, at a new study suggesting what could be a simple remedy for adhd. 30 minutes of activity before school can help with attention. More than 6 million kids have been diagnosed with adhd . Its much higher than that. 10 of children have been given the diagnosis. And over half of them are on medication. Everyones trying to figure out, is there something we can do for these kids, besides putting them on medication. They took 100 kids who had symptoms and gave them 30 minutes of exercise or art class before school. Their mood, their behavior, it improved. And these are kids not on medication. You keep talking about the medications because a lot of parents say thats what they do. Is this in lieu of . This study doesnt answer that. They didnt take kids on medication and see how they do on medication or physical activity. But it points to the fact you have to look at the whole child. Physical activity is important for every child. Imagine if you were hyperactive and had to sit in the chair all day at school. You cant focus and do what you need to do. And so many schools are not prioritizing physed these days. That drives me nuts. After no child left behind, theres more focuses on the tests. You cant focus on the tests. And you cant get the job done without that activity. And i hope things like this will have people say, we need that for all children, especially those with adhd. You write in using drbchat. Heres whats coming up on our gma morning menu. Lena dunhams transformation from girl to goddess. And then, beverly good, the woman behind the whyistayed. She is live with us in an abc news exclusive. And were revealing the truth about the green juices that people think are incredibly healthy. Are they . And we have so much more. Were dancing and have celebrities. All that coming up on Good Morning America. Well be right back. Hi, guys. Good morning. [ female announcer ] one minute. Thats all it takes to help make a kids wish come true. Join Straight Talk wireless at our give a minute. Help makeawish event, and help make more wishes come true for children with lifethreatening medical conditions. This saturday from 10 to 4 at your local walmart, take a minute to learn more about Straight Talk wireless and great phones like the Samsung Galaxy ace style, and well donate a dollar toward our goal of 1 million to makeawish. Straight talk wireless. Same phones. 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Wearing a prosthetic sixth finger on his left hand to ensure that we remember, there will never be anyone just like mel. Why did it take so long for mel brooks . That might not be a prosthetic. It might be real. Unclear. Do be continued. Mel, congratulations. It was a long time coming. Speaking of pinkie fingers, george. Theres a new world record for the worlds strongest pinkie fingers. This gentleman did 16 pinkie pullups. This gentleman did 16 pinkie pullups in just 30 seconds. Come on. Guys, in order for him to count, his chin had to go above the bar. And his arms had to be fully extended. He trained 14 years for this moment. He trained 14 years. And another world record to share. My pinkies oh, my goodness. It just wraps around. I have a weird pinkie, too. I hit on the diving board. Is that the i was born like that. All right, lady gaga. I woke up. It was like that. I kept on going. You do that dance, george, ill do those pullups. Do you think you could do even one . No. Im heavy. Id rip my pinkies off. Darn it. I was trying, guys. Another world record to share with you, though. This comes from denmark. Carson moss has created the worlds longest usable golf club. What . Robin . Its 14 feet long. Looks like a pole vaulting stick. The worlds longest useful golf club. Its 145. He can drive over 180 yards with it. And no one can stand anywhere near him. How do you get it to the course . You saw it on the court. Good point. I am just here to give the facts. Finally in pop news, its fall in new york city. Thats time for football, apple picking upstate. And a pair of young woman have submitted an ad to craigslist for fall boyfriends. They want something seriousish, as their ad says, as the weather moves from hot and humid, to crisp patagonia vest season. The girls tell buzzfeed, this is a parody, unless they find love. And then, its for real. Thats great. Walks in the park. All those fun things. Moving on from summer. Only the seriousish need apply. Thats pop news for today. Thank you, lara. Im going to leave that alone. Its better that way. Heat index coming up. Ginger has the weather. We have a happy anny. Happy anniversary, to my friends from dallas, texas. Lets get into the forecast. We have a little to talk about a whole lot in the atlantic. Today is the peak of hurricane season. Were watching two areas, disturbances in the atlantic. And the one, as we go into the next three days, will be affecting parts of southern florida. You can see the heavy rainfall. You can see waterspouts. And see gusty winds coming along with that and rip currents. Something to be good morning, washington. We have got a lot of cloud cover lingering this morning. 71 degrees is the current temperature at reagan national. We are still seeing it in the cloud cover. I do think it will change to the southeast this afternoon allowing temperatures to warm up in the sunshine. 68 at bwi. The forecast tonight, upper 70s to lower 80s. Tomorrow a cold guess what, robin . Its linda from okeechobee, floridas birthday. Happy birthday, linda. Kicking up the heat index, on the other side of the ray rice story, his wife and the millions that are victims of Domestic Violence. Many wondering why she could stay with him. And beverly goodens powerful response, whyistayed, is creating a viral movement. Were going to talk to her and dr. Phil in a moment. First, heres abcs ryan smith. Reporter the haunting images. A national wakeup call. Janay rice knocked out cold, by thenfiancee, ray rice. The tape, costing rice his livelihood. But sticking by his side, the victim, janay, his wife. This is our life. Just know we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is. In may, janay, shouldering some of the blame. I deeply regret the role i played in the incident that night. Reporter and some ask how she could defend the football star, others like beverly gooden, firing off tweets, listing the many reasons it took her a year to leave all her own abuser. All ending with the whyistayed. He said he would change. I believed him. He lied. Goodens post, sparking an avalanche of comments. Because every time was the last time. Whyistayed. And because i was pregnant. And wanted my daughter to have a dad. Whyistayed. The viral hash tag, and now the infamous tape, igniting a coasttocoast conversation, on the topic. I would never stay with a man that did that to me. She can be a positive role model for women going through similar situations. Abused women often stay in the relationship and blame themselves. Reporter its far from a new issue. Its estimated that 25 of american women experience Domestic Violence. Statistics show it takes an average of seven attempts for a victim to leave the abuser. Its a horrible decision to make. In 75 of cases, of Domestic Violence, the most traumatic and the most dangerous time in the relationship the not when she stays. Its when she leaves. Reporter for Good Morning America, ryan smith, abc news, new york. Joining us now is the creator of that whyistayed, beverly gooden. And dr. Phil mcgraw, the host of the dr. Phil show, who has testified on capitol hill, about Domestic Violence. We are looking forward to having this important discussion. Thank you both. It is an important discussion. And people are starting to understand what beverlys talking about here because the truth is, separation assault is a phenomenon that occurs when you attempt to leave the abuser and even the two or three weeks after. And there are more fatal injuries and serious injuries during that time than any other. And i would hate to see this debate spark people into saying, i need to get up and leave because theres a right way and a wrong way to do it. And were going to talk about that. Im glad youre bringing that up, dr. Phil. Beverly, theres a lot of women watching this morning that are in an abusive relationship. And it took you many times to be able to leave your exhusband. So, you understand. Yes, i do understand. Yeah. Just talk about how many times it took you and why. The first time i tried to leave him, he laid down in front of the door. The door to our apartment and slept there the whole night so i couldnt get out. I didnt leave. The main reason i didnt leave, and i think this is underestimated a lot, is because i loved him. I loved him. I believed in him. I believed what he said when he said he wouldnt do it again. I trusted him. I was afraid of him. All of these reasons are invalidated a lot in the public eye, as bad reasons why you stay. Fear is real. You know, i was afraid of him because of the abuse. I was afraid if he would hurt me after i left. And all those things are valid. And staying, although it may seem like a bad decision, sometimes its the only decision a woman can make. Weve been asking people to write in. Theyve said something similar to what you said. When you see this, the world, a lot of people say, that woman is stupid. Thats the word people are using online. Fear, as you talked about you talked about this. You counseled people. What do you say . We have a huge commitment to this on the dr. Phil show. And my wifes foundation is devoted 100 to Domestic Violence. And the things that she said that her husband said, these are the topten reasons that abusers theyre not novel. They come up with them every time to keep them there. And the number one tool of the abuser is isolation. They cut you off from family, friends, church, others that can give you support and help you. And so, youre left alone. And they take away the phone. They take away money. And abuse is not just physical. Its all of the erosion of selfworth and selfesteem. What do you do . As you said, there are startling statistics that sometimes its more dangerous to leave than to stay. The abuser panics. Im losing control. And the number one rule needs to be safety. I would hate for this debate to spur women to just jump up and either confront their abuser or leave without a plan. Number one rule is safety for you and your children. Have a plan. And go about that plan. And we developed something call the aspire initiative, which well give you a link to. That talks about the steps you need safetywise, the planning to get out and get out safely. Its not just get out. Its get out safely for you and your children. And how did you do that . I started to go, secretly, on to Domestic Violence websites. The National Ones specifically. And they give you a list of things to do to be able to get out. One is to start to save money. In secret, if you have to. And thats what i did. I started to save money. Just a few dollars here and there. To create a bag, with clothing and toiletries and any personal items that you need. Any heirlooms or things important to you. Keep it in a bag, hidden away, in a place he wont look. If at any given moment, you need to grab that bag, you have everything you need. These are practical solutions. And i have to say this, too. People were saying in the case of janay rice, her husband is a multimillionaire. Theres all these people that are saying these things. And women from all walks of life find themselves in this situation, dr. Phil. It doesnt matter if youre with a multimillionaire or not because the abuser tells their partners, nobody wants you. Theres nowhere to go. They criminal all of the money, whether its a little bit or a lot. And so, it just seems overwhelming, which is why women need to know, if you pick up the phone and call the national Domestic Violence hot line or the national network, these organizations, they listen. They wont force you. They wont pressure you. Nobodys going to make you give your name. You can call and get help and support. Dont feel alone because its not out there. I know Robins Foundation created this aspire app, which is something that can go on your phone. And with a tap of a button, it sends out messages to five or six people you designate that says, i need help, get here now. Even if theyre not ready to call the police, they can send a message to their mother or whoever, come help me. Dont leave me alone. Thats information we need to share with our viewers now. How are you doing now . Im four years removed from leaving. And the reason i started the hash tag was to give voice to the people out there who had that voice taken away. To give voice to them for them to be able to speak their mind. I think what bothered me most was that the question was, why did she stay . Not why did he hit her . You know, as if and we do this across the board, with violent situations. We do this with Domestic Violence, saying why did she stay . We do it with rape, why did she wear that . As if your clothing or your mere presence gives someone the right to hurt you. I think i really want to change the conversation from, why did she stay, to why did he abuse . And you are doing that with that simple hash tag. In the time we have remaining. Youre about to start your 13th season. Can you believe that . I know. You and i have known each other a long time. The current issues. Things that are in the news. We focus on those things. Today, were talking about the David Barajas story. The man whose children were killed by a drunk driver on the road. And a shot rang out. And the driver was killed. And he got acquitted a few days ago. We have the exclusive interview with him. Moral dilemma for parents. What would you do if someone ran over and killed your children . And friday, the story you all covered so well, the squatter nanny. We have the nanny and the homeowner together, facetoface. Dr. Phil, thank you for being here. Beverly, good for you. And thank you for starting and continuing the dialogue. Good for you. Thank you. Well have more Good Morning America in a moment. Good morning. 8 27, we are going to get right to jack taylor over in the wp ot wtop traffic center. Thankfully the bus fire on the inner loop is out, you have three lanes getting by to the left. Blocks in the right lane, delays or huge at this point. Loop from georgia avenue, over one mile, the outer loop is not much better. All the way up to kenilworth as heavyhat is just and slow, about one hour and 10 minutes. 15 north, frederick, only the left lane gets by. North begin as you travel of 285. On 23,blem in vienna stacked right now because of a water main break. Lanes are getting by under police direction. The forecast looks better than this . It is great, but things are going downhill a bit as we are concerned about severe thunderstorms. A lot of cloud cover across the region. We do think that the wind is going to turn to the south later on today, bringing some breaks in the clouds for more sunshine at least. A strong cold front is approaching from the midwest with strong storms tomorrow. Enjoyed today. All right, thank you. Montgomery county police are still searching this morning for a woman and her two children. Youce say that the law and see here lied to family members about where her daughter and son were. When the father questioned the mother, she also disappeared. Police say that she had paranoid schizophrenia. Thank you for watching this wednesday morning. We will see you back here [ cheers and applause ] look at the wonderful crowd we have here in times square. So happy this morning. Michael, you know, we have the oneonone with Britney Spears. Thats still coming up. Talking about everything from being a mom to being single. And we cannot wait to see them dance, as well. Come on. Get a little more excited about that. Theyre excited out here. Very excited. Connie britton, starring in the movie, this is where i leave you. In social square. Who else is there . Harry connick jr. He might not be in social square right now, but he will be there. Connie looks great. We want to get to cam and j. R. Martinez. Theyre in houston. Its the final day of our epic shake it and dance mirrorball tour, danceoff. Theyre going to pick three people who will shake it off live, to win a trip for mondays dancing with the stars premiere. Cameron, take it away. Houston has come out to party this morning. Discovery park. J. R. Martinez, here to judge. Were ready to pick the three finalists to come up here. Give you guys a shot to go to l. A. All right. Here we go. One at a time. Here we go. Last three numbers. What have we got . These are, 243, come on up here. 266. Youre coming up. And 240. Come on, guys. Yeah. Whats up . See you in new york, ready for the big finals. Goodness. Were going to have the danceoff. Its coming up. Oh, were going to see their moves in a little bit. They look confident. And rightfully so. First, lets get over to michael. All right, thanks, robin. At the age of 32, Britney Spears is already a veteran of the entertainment industry, with eight studio albums, countless awards and a residency in las vegas. But now, shes taking on a different challenge. When i sat down with her, i found out this new project, its been many years in the making. Give me a sign hit me, baby, one more time reporter if the charttopping hit that launched the princess of pop. Im a slave for you reporter over 15 years, Britney Spears has made us a slave to her music. One, two, three reporter with her iconic dance moves and dance anthem. Reporter and now oops i did it again reporter shes done it again. But in a way we havent seen before. A sleepwear line. The intimate Britney Spears. Ten years ago, i was in europe. And i went to this vintage, art artie sleep wear line. Its ten years ive been trying to put this line together. And its very romantic. Very vintage. Muted colors. Im passionate about it. Reporter she gave us a special look at that passion project. And the color is really beautiful. This is a jumper. Reporter how much input do you have with the design . Its taken me a year and a half to put it all together. Ive been very handson. Reporter shes been hand on working on her residency show in vegas, piece of me. How is it for you . Its been challenging. I dont want to do a show today. And i have to do a show. I know that feeling. Its fun. Im having a lot of fun doing the show. Reporter speaking of vegas, you spoke about being single and breaking up on stage. You tweeted, ahh, the single life. Give me some of that. Bravery. Bravery at its best right there. How is it being single in vegas of all places . Its mindblowing. You know, my moms like, you need to date three or four different guys at one time and have a lot of fun. Im like, mom, were not that oldschool anymore. I guess i could try to do that. Reporter you seem to be doing well with everything. I think everything happens for a reason. Reporter and a lot of your songs are about love and struggles and all those things. Do you look at your relationships and draw some inspiration in your song writing . Definitely. When i perform, you take what youre hurt and you put it in the show. Sometimes it will give you way more energy, surprisingly. Reporter and shes taking that energy back to the studio. Posting this sneak peek on instagram. We need some new anthems. Okay. Reporter are we going to get some . Yes, you are. Reporter is there a timeframe . Were taking things really slow. Reporter i cant sleep a wink. Since new music is still in the works, i had to see if she would show me some classic britney moves. This is in slave. Side. Hit, hit. Well just do that much. Reporter that was like ten steps further than i can remember. You show me yours. I love that. Reporter her moves are better than mine. From one sweet tooth to another. Sprinkles. Chocolate. Can i have one right now . Reporter cheers. Thank you. Reporter my girl, Britney Spears. Chocolate chocolate cupcakes. You cant go wrong. Those sprinkled cupcakes, delicious. I think we need them on set here every day, you guys. Now, to ginger with a final check of the weather. I have to say, my favorite part was when britney had her mom voice on. We all have one of those when we say just like our mom says. Just a moment ago, you said to me yes. I asked if you were cold. It is a little chilly. But im feeling good out here. I got a lot of stinkeyes for the chilly weather coming down the line. As we go through the day, we will warm up. The temperatures in the upper 70s for new york city. Philadelphia, 82. Its actually very nice. Some of the nicest weather across the nation, right here in the northeast and new england. Not as nice are parts of the great lakes and the midwest. You see the orange area, from springfield, missouri, this afternoon and evening, down to ohio, too. The atmosphere will need a little time to become unstable again. Once it does, it will erupt and fire up. Were watching that. And youll have to watch your mostly cloudy skies in d. C. , a few breaks in the sunshine, lower 80s, and all that weather, brought to you by h r block. Its time to go back out to houston. And Cameron Mathison, the final leg of our shake it and mirrorball tour. We have three people shaking it off. They will get a chance to win tickets for monday nights dancing with the stars premiere. Cam, they look ready to go. So, take it away. Three finalists. They are vying for two tickets to the premier next week. J. R. Martinez is judging. Theyre dancing for this. Are you ready . Take it away. Cue music. Yeah. Come on, eric. Get personality into it. There you go. Put all of it into it. I love it. Yeah. Oh, man. That was 30 seconds. Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh, man. Houston, rockin the house, shaking it. What do you think . What do you think . I can understand, carrie ann and bruno and now, julie ann have to deal with on a weekly basis. I dont want to be a judge. All three of them had a great time. A lot of them knew the moves. But the one th actually took it congratulations. Going to dancing with the stars premiere. How does it feel . Woo. Im going to disneyland. Yeah. Wow. I dont think people are going to have voices tomorrow. No. Great job, cam. Congratulations. Look at her reaction. That was awesome. The party doesnt stop there. The dancing with the stars premiere is monday night, 8 00, 7 00 central, right here on abc. To get the scoop about the cast of dancing with the stars and all thats going on, just go to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo whats coming up, amy . One of my favorite people in the world. Harry connick jr. Is here live. vo ours is a world of passengers. The redeyes. daughter im really tired. vo the transfers. Well, thats kid number three. vo the copilots. All sitting. Trusting. Waiting. For a safe arrival. Introducing the allnew baru legacy. Designed to help the driver in you. Care for the passenger in them. The subaru legacy. Its not just a sedan. Its a subaru. [ cheers and applause ] Harry Connick jr. , is as talented before a movie camera as he is before a piano keyboard. I think everyones noted that. Hes back on the big screen, in dolphin tale 2, the sequel about the injured dolphin with the prosthetic tail. Thank you for being with us. Not only did you take the plunge with dolphins. I was really astounded when i saw you take your ice bucket challenge. It was an ice machine dunk. Im at a hotel in clearwater, florida. Im taking the ice machine challenge. Lets do this. How did that feel, harry . It hurt a little bit. I wanted to mix it up. All for a good cause. Thats right. You are mixing it up. Weve seen you travel the country as a judge for American Idol. How do you think things would have changed for you, had you been discovered overnight . If there were an American Idol for you . Its a quick turnaround for a lot of these people that go from being no one to being huge. Its an amazing training ground. If you win it, its an amazing opportunity. If you dont, its a few months of musical boot camp. And i kind of had that in new orleans, growing up anyway. So, im not sure. Theres so many different circumstances and so many variables, it would have been interesting to see how i would have done. I wouldnt have won, though. You would have won. Dolphin tale 2, the sequel started at the wrap party for the first movie. Which, by the way, my daughters and i thoroughly enjoyed. Tell me how this movie came about. When we were shooting dolphin tale in florida, close to the night of shooting, we had our wrap party. And everybody was gathering around the cell phone, saying, come look. And everybody was looking at this little dolphin they just rescued, that became known as hope. Little did we know there would be a sequel, based on the relationship between hope and winter. Its an amazing story. I think they did a good job with this one. A perfect setup to take a look at a clip from the film. Take a look. Now, all we can do is hope. Thats her name. What do you think . Yeah. Everyone, lets say hello to hope. [ applause ] and so, there is hope. And the world will come to know her and her amazing tale. Cannot wait for that. I want to get to something quickly. I think all of harrys fans would agree. Hes basically perfect, right . Perfectly talented. Perfectly handsome. We want to go to a game that weve decided to call the trouble with harry. Stealing that from a hit movie. The dark side of Harry Connick jr. Whats the one bad habit you wont give up . Probably wearing crocs. Wait for it. Thats going to come back in a second. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be . I think i would like to be more patient. Hurry up with the next question. Whats the most embarrassing thing you do . Probably beating i beat on things a lot. You know, around the house. Like sinks and pots and pans. I like making music. Its more annoying than embarrassing. To everyone in your house. Guiltiest pleasure . Junk food. Any kind of bad food. All right. Youre not perfect. You know what you are going to be . A year older tomorrow. We want to celebrate with you. We brought in some cupcakes. Dolphinthemed cupcakes for you. And i have a birthday present for you. Can you quickly open it . This is for jill. I hear she loves these. No pressure. Open fast. Oh, yes. Now, i can wear them, though. And theyre blue, just for the movie. Dolphin tale 2 in theaters this friday. Coming up, Connie Britton, here live, to talk about the new movie and the new season of here live, to talk about the new movie and the new season of nashville. Bargain trash bag users go through 60 more bags here live, to talk about the new movie and the new season of nashville. A year than glad users. Ever wonder why . Glad holds more tough trash than the leading bargain brand. Strength that saves. We all love Connie Britton in nashville. And now, shes starring with jaiten bateman, tina fey, in this is where i leave you. Playing a successful shrink, that falls for their lovable loser as a brother. I realize what this might look like to you all. This is supposed to be a fling. Younger guy. Appropriate men are so boring. You know . I do know. It wasnt supposed to turn into anything. I mean, really. Look at him. Hes a moron. Yeah. Of course, im the moron who fell in love with him. And Connie Britton joins us now. The minute your character walks into this family, kind of dysfunctional family, you know shes too good for phillip. She cant help herself. I know. I know. But i love the character because, you know, i really love to play strong women. But strong women with flaws and with things theyre dealing with in their life. And i like this character because shes very successful, very accomplished. Shes got it together. Shes totally got it together. But her tragic flaw is she falls for these guys. And we get to see her discover that in this movie. You know, this is an ensemble movie. Its not a huge part of the movie. And we get to see that journey for her. And she lets you see everyone else in the family because shes the outsider coming in. And you play across adam driver, who plays your love. Hes a ton of laughter. He just grabs the screen. He really does. Hes a huge star. And hes going to be a gigantic star. You can tell, the minute you saw him on girls, he had something real. And he shows even more of it. Hes such an authentically talented actor. Hes really a joy to work with. But everyone in this cast was a joy to work with. Where to begin . Tina fey, jason bateman, jane fonda. The best ever. It was my joy and my honor to be able to work on this movie. And you got a chance to bond with jane a little bit . Yes. Shes really so incredible and inspiring. And i have to say, i do find myself some mornings or whenever im having a moment, what should i do with this particular situation . I think, what would jane do shes been doing a lot of things right for a long time. Whatever the controversies have been, but she is beautifully contained and strong. She looks great in the movie. And plays a compelling character. Shes a wonderful human being. We have to talk about nashville. Third season. Yeah. Woo. Coming up, guys. You left everyone hanging. Rayna left everyone hanging. Yeah, we did. Thats what we do. A tiny bit of a hint on who shes going to choose . Please. Robin. No. Why would i do that. I wouldnt want to ruin it for you. Its going to be so fun. It is going to be a fun season . Its going to be a lot of fun. And raynas going to make a decision. Will it be the right decision . I dont know. Well see. A decision, though. Does that mean she chooses one of them or walks away . We dont know. Im doing my best, robin. Im trying everything. I appreciate that. We cannot wait. Its coming up in a couple weeks. Its coming up in a couple weeks. Connie britton, thank you very shes having the time of her life. English lit. Soccer. That boy in her study group