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against the power of wisk®. wisk®. powerfully clean. perfectly priced. good morning, america. and breaking news, this thursday morning, october 1st. hundreds killed after indonesia, is rattled by two, powerful earthquakes in less than 24 hours. while thousands of miles away, the death toll mounts after the tsunami. what's behind this seismic activity? the torch is passed. first lady michelle obama, makes the pitch to bring the olympics back to her hometown of chicago. will she, the president and oprah, carry enough star power to get the job done? medical mistake. this mother of three goes to a spa for a cosmetic procedure, and ends up on life support. so, what went wrong? and a dramatic rescue, caught on tape. a good samaritan pulls a boy from a burning building. this heroic man joins us live to tell his incredible story. we are looking forward to meeting him. good morning, everyone. alongside chris cuomo, i'm robin roberts. diane is off this thursday morning. the south pacific, just reeling, from not one, but two, powerful earthquakes this morning, that have killed hundreds of people, thousands more trapped, under crushed and collapsed builds. >> right now, relief workers are rushing to american samoa, to help those victims. so are planes and ships to carry equipment, food and water. we're hearing from survivors this morning. one said that the rush of black water was like a monster rising out of the sea. there's fears that another could be coming. we'll look at what's causing the seismic activity in the south pacific. let's begin with abc's neal karlinsky, who is in samoa, with the latest on these natural disasters. >> reporter: the first blow, shaking the indonesian city of padang. and sending terrified residents, running. at least 500 buildings collapsed or were badly damaged. others burned. and reports of more than 30 children missing from a flattened school. less than 24 hours later, another indonesian quake. weaker, but still powerful. at the same time, across the pacific, the island nation of samoa is just beginning to recover. overnight, relief supplies were finally reaching those in need, along the hard-hit southern coast. >> clothes. cooking goods, food. >> reporter: despite the signs of hope, this wounded island paradise was still dealing its crew list blows. a team of volunteers, scoured a tattered village, looking for a lost 4-year-old boy. >> they don't know where he is. some say he was inside the house. but if he's still inside the house, maybe he's been crushed inside here. >> reporter: nearby, men dug a grave for another village's 70-year-old matriarch. her body was found at sea. >> a feeling of sadness that nobody can really, accept god in your heart. and i feel as if i'm one of them, those people who are dead. >> reporter: this is not routine. major earthquakes wreaking havoc on two countries at the same time. but seismologists aren't completely surprised, either. >> the area around samoa and the area off the coast of sumatra, are both highly seismically active. they do tend to cluster. and so, it's very often you'll see, large earthquakes happening in a short period of time. >> neal karlinsky reporting from samoa. we're going to turn to bbc reporter, karishma baswani. she's in indonesia. she's telling us what she sees in the after january math of the quake. >> reporter: it did not like the earthquake had created that much damage. there's pockets of devastation along the way that we've seen. huge cracks in the road. a few feet wide. in fact, i'm standing out in front of an evacuation procedure that's taking place right now. this cafe, a restaurant in the center of the city, was completely obliterated, as a result of the earthquake. the officials here, rescue officials, are trying to pull out what they believe are to be 60 people, who are still buried under the rubble. they say that today they managed to pull out eight people. the rescue operations have been hindered, of course, by the fact that communication in this area is still very difficult. >> so, again, a quake this morning. it's been a real one-two punch over in that part of the world, chris and sam. >> it has. let's fig unite out more why this is going on. it's called the ring of fire for a reason. explain why so much seismic activity here. >> there's big, solid, rigid plates all over the world, that are shifting and rubbing up against each other. if we think, and we believe, about 25,000 earthquakes around the year on average happen. 80% of them, 80% to 90%, happen on the pacific coast. they're clustered together where there's big plate movement. >> a lot of plate movement. we see three events like this in a row, short duration between them. is that unusual? >> it would support that theory. and here's why. with all of the plates pressing against each other and moving and pressing against, at some point, one's going to give. one's going to go up and over. another one has to go under. seismologists believe that happens in little waves and groups. there's so much pressure up against them, eventually, one, two, three, four, five, they move shortly together. >> now, we get news this morning of an earthquake off of california. does that help understand what the effect of the ring of fire can be on the rest of the world? >> originally, there was the thought it would take thousands of years to understand this. but there's reports coming out all the time. one about four days ago. the science foundation, national science foundation, the two universities, the usgs, and they're concerned about the major plate shift that affect the countless smaller faults around the world. >> what do we know about the one in california? >> it happened way out here in death valley. in the national park. there's not a lot out there. 5.1, medium earthquake. they go exponentially stronger. a 7 is much stronger. a 9 is incredibly stronger. this moderate earthquake. not a lot of damage. no injuries. >> thanks, sam. >> very helpful, guys. thank you. we're going to change topics now. president obama travels to denmark tonight, after deciding the best way to campaign for the olympic games is to do so in person. first lady michelle obama is already there. and so is abc's june yunji de n who joins us live from copenhagen. good morning, yunji. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it is crunch time. the first lady is spending the entire day behind closed doors. meeting one-on-one, with ioc members. she has 24 hours to secure the key votes. michelle obama began the day meeting a very important president. not her husband. but the president of the international olympic committee. the first lady is heading chicago's olympic dream team, with star athletes by her side, and some very high-powered help. >> i'm sort of an ambassador. am i not, mayor? i'm kind of a -- i've appointed myself my own ambassador for chicago. >> reporter: an ambassador with her own brand. and a single task. >> really, just ask that i show up and be friendly. so, that's not very hard for me. >> every, single city who is bidding, wishes they had oprah on their team. and we have her and we are grateful that she is part of this endeavor. >> reporter: that endeavor is not without controversy. this week, chicago's bid drew protests at home. tom tresser runs no games chicago, a group that believes the games will bankrupt the city. >> it's just the wrong project for the wrong city at the wrong time. >> reporter: across the globe, in washington, critics say the president should stay out of this campaign. >> now, the president's going to go off to copenhagen, when we've got serious issues here at home that need to be debated. >> reporter: the president will be on the ground for just a few hours. long enough to headline the last presentation. the final pitch to undecided ioc members, like ung chang. what are you looking for? how can someone convince you? >> the last presentation. the last presentation. that's important. >> reporter: and the president and first lady will share the stage at that final presentation. we're told that he will focus on the big picture, while she will get very personal. she'll speak from the heart. we're told there won't be a dry eye in the house by the time she's done. and, robin, oprah says, if all goes according to plan, the party starts tomorrow. >> in chicago, and everywhere here in the u.s. yunji, thanks so much. now, "gma" weekend anchor, kate snow, has the morning's other news. >> good morning, everyone. the standoff over iran's nuclear program comes to a head today, as the u.s. and five other global powers begin talks with iran, demanding answers about the country's nuclear ambitions. and this morning, the u.s. may take an unusual approach. our senior foreign correspondent, jim sciutto, is in geneva, where the talks are being held. jim, first, what are the expectations today? >> reporter: well, the principal u.s. demand will be for access to this secret nuclear facility that was disclosed last week. but they're not necessarily expecting to come away with that today. the bottom line today may be just an agreement to keep talking. but the u.s. is going to be watching iran very closely. one official told me this morning, they're going to be looking to see if the iranians are serious. and if they're not, the u.s. is going to be looking at sanctions. >> we're hearing, jim, that the u.s. may take the rare step of holding one-on-one talks with the iranians. what's the thinking there? >> reporter: well, the u.s. officials have been talking up that possibility. they say there's going to be a number of opportunities for that today. and it would be a first in the context of these talks. yesterday, you had the visit of the u.s. -- of the iranian foreign minister to washington. him being allowed to visit there. what u.s. officials are telling me is they feel they have the upper hand. that the international community is more unified now against iran. and that may put pressure on the iranians to return the favor, in effect, kate, with substantive concessions. >> jim sciutto reporting. thank you so much. it's the end of the road for general motors' saturn brand. they will shut down the line after a bid to sell the line collapsed. it never actually made a profit. now, 350 dealerships will close. 13,000 workers will lose their jobs. some dramatic video this morning of a rescue at sea off the coast of oregon. a sick sailor was plucked from a navy submarine. the sailor was air lifted on to a hospital and taken to the hospital. the sub slipped back under water. and for security reasons, the name of that submarine was not released. this morning, china is marking 60 years of communist rule as only china can. more than 100,000 soldiers marched today, in the largest-ever parade of military hardware in beijing. the chinese air force even deployed chemicals in the air to clear the smog for the event. but the anniversary is not without controversy. here in new york, the empire state building was lit in red and yellow for china overnight. but some protesters argue that china's human rights record should not be celebrated. news from the sports world this morning. quarterback michael vick will be again wearing nikes. he's signed his first endorsement deal since returning to the nfl. nike dropped vick four years ago, and destroyed thousands of shoes with his name on him, after his conviction with a dogfighting ring. and the nba is banning twitter and all social media sites at least during games. because the league says players, coaches and officials are doing it too much. it's tweeting and facebooking they're talking about. 45 minutes prior to games. and if they want to tweet at half time. they have to wait for that, too. and the league hasn't said what the penalty is for a mistimed tweet. i was just going to send one to shaquille o'neal. >> he likes to tweet. what are you going to say to him? >> i'm going to see what he thinks about the ban. see if he answers me. >> it's not just the players. dallas mavericks owner, mark cuban, was fined in march for tweeting. >> they've been talking about coaches coming back or not coming back. >> that's the point. what people like about what we tweet, is they're getting inside what they see on television. to get inside the game, would corrupt betting and that kind of stuff. i understand the caution. >> what's your -- >> no, no. i have not been tweeting this morning yet. yeah. i'll hear about that. >> can i take your picture? i'll put that up. >> all right. there's some dusty conditions out there. >> this was a powerful storm that created mountain snow. and dust storms from colorado into nevada. we're going to show you pictures around i-70, in colorado, bethune, colorado. it can cause serious accidents, just like fog. you can't see. but in this case, there were no accidents. there were no injuries. just incredible -- there were one or two accidents. i take that back. no serious injuries. but there wasn't a real problem with the dust storm, once it cleared away. no issues at all. one or two strong thunderstorms are going to be right here in this zone today. we've been watching for this potential outbreak of some kind of tornadoes. this one, i don't know. isolated tornadoes involved with it. tulsa, dallas, shreveport, little rock, all the way to st. louis. it's been active. will continue to be active for a good part of the day today. light rain, ringing the area of the strong storm that kicked off the dust storms is weakening as it steps into the plains. a half-inch of rain or an inch. and the areas around minneapolis, and des moines. just north of where the strong storms will break out, could be the heavier rain totals of the storms will break out, could be the heavier rain totals of the time. mountain snow back on the board in colorado. we'll have more weather in the next half hour. robin? >> sporting that three-piece again. you're going to bring the '70s back if it kills you. >> bell bottoms coming next week. >> something to look forward to. thank you, dapper sam. appreciate it. now, for the first time ever, elizabeth smart will speak publicly about the nine months she spent in captivity, after being kidnapped from her home seven years ago. our barbara pinto joins us live from salt lake city, where smart will give courtroom testimony later today. good morning, barbara. >> reporter: good morning, robin. here in court, elizabeth smart is expected to confront the man who held her captive for nine months. for the past six years, brian david mitchell, a self-proclaimed prophet, has refused to submit to psychiatric testing, breaking into song in court. and elizabeth smart's testimony today would be crucial, on whether or not he's found competent to stand trial. is he cunning or insane? brian david mitchell, a homeless man who called him emmanuel, the prophet, is to be arraigned on charges he kidnapped and assaulted elizabeth smart. >> i think he's manipulated the system to the nth degree. he is confident. he's a pedophile. and he needs to be brought to trial. >> reporter: in detail she has yet to tell her parent, elizabeth smart will paint an image of the man who abducted her and kept her for nine months. elizabeth says she's determined and ready to testify. >> i don't want them ever out because i really believe that they wouldn't stop. >> reporter: elizabeth was 14 when she was kidnapped at knife-point, from the bed she shared with her sister. a massive search turned up few leads. but months later, someone recognized elizabeth, covered nearly head-to-toe, wandering in a nearby park, with mitchell and his wife. >> he hasn't been held accountable yet. and i'm hopeful that this will really bring him to accountability. >> reporter: pitchle and barzee, have been found unfit to stand trial. in letters written to her mother, barzee, wrote, it's extremely or difficult to imagine or comprehend, how i was deceived and lied to. i'm so sorry, mother. can you forgive me? now, the rest of brian mitchell's competency hearing won't take place until november. the judge is letting elizabeth testify early, because she plans to be in paris next month on a church mission trip. chris? >> barbara, thank you very much. we want to go to the latest in the extortion case involving the travolta family. john travolta took the stand again, telling the court how he found out he was being blackmailed. >> reporter: john travolta walked into court, hand in hand with wife, kelly preston. inside, he was alone on the stand, as he told the jury how he found out people allegedly threatened to implicate him in his son's death, unless he paid them millions. travolta testified he received a call from his bodyguard, and from his attorney, on january 16th. exactly two weeks after his 16-year-old son, jett, had a seizure and died. the demand was for $25 million, travolta told the jury. and if not met, certain stories would be sold to the press. those stories, he told them, would imply that the death of my son was intentional. that i was culpable in some way. prosecutors say those threats came from the paramedic who transferred jett travolta to the hospital. and from his attorney, who used to be a prominent lawmaker here in the bahamas. the alleged plot centers on a document travolta signed for the paramedic, requesting his autistic son be transported to the airport, and flown back to florida, instead of being taken directly to the hospital. ryan owens, abc news. >> the case has a long way to go still. >> it certainly does. coming up in the next half hour, a real medical mystery. this young mother goes into a spa for a common cosmetic procedure. ends up on life support. what went wrong? we're going to hear from your family. >> it's the kind of spa that a lot of people go to. it's a procedure that a lot of people receive. she is a nurse. and it's just baffling what went wrong. we'll try to get answers to that. also, a dramatic rescue caught on tape. you have to see this video. a bystander rushes to save a young boy from a burning building. will the good samaritan, that man right there. he said something kicked into gear. he is going to join us live to tell us about this incredible story. tell us about this incredible story. after lo good. 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(announcer) for a free trial offer call 1-800-4-boniva or visit boniva.com 7:24. we've got ourselves more sunshine. despite the chill. we're 47 degrees, a gusty breeze on the hill in winters mill in westminster. we're expecting more sunshine for today. we'll take to you kingsville now and you can see the sun clipping the treetops at the st. seasons stevens school. 46 degrees. we've had clouds trying to slip on the north side overnight. we're breaking that up. still a cool northwesterly wind. as we head through this afternoon we'll call it partly cloudy to clearing but only 67 degrees. still running five degrees below normal. tonight though we should be mostly clear, down to 51. the core of the cool air actually passes east of us. we push the next weather system in with increasing clouds on friday but highs should get back up to 72, a small chance of a late-day shower. let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. we're heavy on traffic and light on incidents. not too bad. as we look at the beltway, west side at liberty road, a slow ride from 795 all the way to the route 70 interchange. things are also slow on southbound 795 as you approach the beltway. no incidents at the tunnels. but we have a couple of things in the area. southbound on 97 approaching 695, getting word of an object in the roadway, just use caution there. also heading to dc, southbound on the bw parkway approaching the capitol beltway there's a crash there that could slow things up. we'll be right back with a morning news update. good morning meryl news time 7:27. two people are in the hospital recovering from a stabbing. police tell our our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill a woman was attacked at knifepoint as she walked around lafayette street at midnight but she was not going to be the victim. they say she took the knife and stabbed her attacker in the neck. both are in the hospital. he's under arrest. the police say they are also investigating two other stabbings that happened in the same area. a lot of laws are going into effect today so listen up. if you don't want to get caught or ticketed, the first, starting today if you're caught texting while driving you could face a fine of up to $500. the texting while driving ban went into effect at midnight but doesn't cover reading text messages or talking on your phone or even just looking at it. those are still legal. also, baltimore's automaid speed monitoring program begins today. dozens of cameras are up and running now. for the first month drivers that exceed the speed limit by 2 miles per hour around the school zones, you'll -- 12 miles per hour around the school zones, you'll get a warning in the mail. after that, you could get a $40 ticket. teens have to wait longer to get provisional and full licenses. teen drivers with moving violations will face even tougher penalty. on "good morning maryland" at 9:00 -- ever wonder where your pharmacist is? there's a shortage of pharmacists around the country but a local college started a brand new program to try and help. we'll tell you about it. the cooler weather brings with it the urge for our favorite comfort foods. how you can enjoy them without gaining any weight. and we start breast cancer awareness month. it starts with a runway show but these are not your typical models. these are women who are breast cancer survivors. that and more, hope to see you at 9:00. see you in a half-hour for another update. now more of "good morning america" at 7:30. oh. we are all talking about this scene in new york. a young boy is alive this morning, thanks to a nearby store owner who pulled him, as you see, from a burning building. the boy was unconscious at the time. but we're happy to report that he is in stable condition this morning. and in a moment, we're going to speak live with his good samaritan. a heroic man who said he just somehow kicked into gear. and we'd all like to think we'd do the same thing. you just don't know. that man right there knows. and we're going to talk to him, coming up. as we say -- i get chills. >> it's one of those moments. imagine doing what he did. good morning, america, on this thursday, october 1st. alongside chris, i'm robin. diane is off this morning. also this morning, there are a lot of americans, as we know, that are hungry for work in this country. and we're going to show you unusual ways that people are helping each other to find new jobs. will it work for you? we'll find out. first this half hour, the story of a florida mom of three, on life support this morning, after going to a local spa for what is believed to have been treatment for weight loss. and our andrea canning has more on this. >> reporter: yeah, sadly, she is now brain-dead. the doctor involved in this case, has hired a criminal defense attorney, who admits his client performed license plate sungs on her, at a clinic that wasn't license. she says the procedure was done while awake, using the anesthetic to numb the pain. attorneys believe that lidocaine is to blame. but only an autopsy will term what happened. she was supposed to be in and out of this day spa in two hours. now, rohie kah, a mother of three, is brain-dead a treatment for liposuction. >> we hate to lose her. and for for those kids to be without their mother. >> reporter: paramedics described her as not breathing, no pulse, and not responsive when they arrived. she had been a regular customer at the spa for manicures. but her family attorney, michael freedland, says the unlicensed spa should not have performed liposuction. >> that mother of three should not go in for a routine procedure, and come out brain-dead. >> reporter: dr. omar brito, says he did nothing wrong. >> dr. brito performed a routine liposuction procedure on the patient. and unfortunately, through this routine procedure, toward the end of the procedure, complications developed where the patient had a seizure. lidocaine is commonly used in these types of procedures. >> reporter: medical examiners have yet to reveal if lidocaine is to blame. but plastic surgeon, dr. jennifer levine, says it can prove deadly if administered wrong. >> lidocaine, can have a direct toxic effect, depending on the dose injected. >> reporter: it happened before. in 2004, north dakota college student, died after applying too much lidocaine cream. but why did an unlicensed spa allow dr. brito to perform liposuction. >> dr. brito was unaware of the licenses that were obtained by the clinic or the licenses enforced by the clinic. dr. brito's license to practice medicine in florida is valid. >> reporter: weston med spa had no comment. but some are turning to the spas to save money, something that is not a risk worth taking. >> the officials have said there's no hope of recovery. if any good can come out of this tragedy, the family would hope that other people would think twice before going to these type of facilities. >> reporter: and we checked in to the doctor's background. in 2006, he was fine$2006, he w and ordered to perform community service for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. the family is now struggling with the decision of whether to take her off life support. and homicide detectives, even though she hasn't officially died, is investigating this case. >> big decision for a family. >> and the father having a hard time right now. >> so many unanswered questions. andrea, thanks so much. chris? what a story we have now. a man in new york, walking down the street. when he hears a scream coming from a burning apartment building. what would you do? it's a scenario that many imagine, isn't it? well, this man did what all of us hope we could do. he rushes up the fire escape. you're looking at it right now. miraculously pulling a young boy to safety. and he joins us this morning. may i shake your hand? >> pleasure. >> it is great to have you here. you own a business nearby. >> yes, i do. >> you're walking down the street? >> i was inside the store at the time. i was fixing something. and i could hear screams, which were desperate screams. i almost ignored it because i thought it might be kids on the block just playing. and i rushed outside to look above the store and see just waves of smoke coming out the window. and all i could think about was go get my ladder and make my way up the fire escape. >> firemen were there. >> not yet. not yet. >> they weren't there. >> nobody was there. >> no one was there. did you hesitate at all? >> you can't. you have to -- you can't think at that time. you have to do what's right. that's what i did. >> were you thinking about fire? what can happen to me? was any of that in your head? >> no. i was fine. i was outside. we worry about the people inside at the time. and nobody helps them at that time. they're screaming for help. and i happened to be there. >> you get up those stairs. what did you see? >> when i got up the ladder, i just -- just waves of smoke were coming, rapid, out the window. and i saw a man sitting in the window screaming. i opened the window up, and asked him, what are you doing here? i believe he was in a state of shock. he couldn't make his way out. i forced him out. i pulled him out. and had him on the fire escape. i've seen the footage myself. some of it is missing. i'm surprised they even have that much. what are the odds that somebody's just sitting on the corner with a camera? but when you see him going up the ladder, i told the man to come outside. and i told him, is there anybody else? and he said, yes. there's a baby boy inside. and that's when i broke the windows, to make sure that the smoke comes out, has room to come out. to clear out the room. i needed to see where the boy was out. >> when the firefighter handed you little christopher, did you think he was gone? >> yes. his head just went back because -- what happens then, i spotted him on the other window. the firefighter was trying to -- they were trying to adjust the ladder, as you can see, on the window. and i heard the firefighter saying, kid, where did you go? and that's when i got scared. he was just at the window. i told him, just breathe. just breathe. i couldn't see any flames behind him. so, i knew that the only thing he needs is just oxygen. stay there. you're good for now. don't make any move, nothing. just stay. i wanted to see him. so, i could -- he wasn't responsive. but i could see that he's looking at me. i said, all right. if you're conscious, listen to me. breathe, keep your head out the window. don't do anything else. >> the good news is he went to the hospital. but now, we believe he's okay, right? >> i heard last night he's going to be fine. he's a brave, little kid. he's really strong to go through what he went through. i hope it's not going to affect him any way physically or otherwise. >> it's going to affect him because someone did something that was very uncommon. thank you for telling us the story. stay there for a second. let's go to sam and get some weather. sam? >> that's a nice story. good morning, everyone. we're going to start with pictures out of steven's pass. a late september, early october, kiss of snow in steven's pass. a lot of the rocky mountain resorts load up to get everybody in this time of year and make snow. this is a little early. it's not that unusual. but you're getting the real, natural snow falling in that area. here's the system that kicked that out in the rockies. now, it moves to the plains. there will be storms to the south of it. and heavier storms to the north of it. rain is moving through iowa, like cedar rapids, which is above a foot of rainfall for the year. they don't need the rain. the heavier rain outside of des moines. in cedar rapid, we feel like you'll get an inch to an inch and a half of rain here. that goes from the dakotas toward st. louis, where there will be a heavy hit of rain. in chicago and central indiana, that rain continue there's. cold air around the great lakes. a little colder than normal. in some cases, this is the coldest air of the season. that chill goes towards new york and boston. all of america's weather was brought to you by ford fusion. chris? >> sam, come on over here. we have to get the family over. the story isn't over yet. haria has love in his heart right now. what do you want to do this morning? >> i'm looking for my girlfriend. >> the special woman in your life. desiree, are you here? can you come out here, please? >> where is she? >> this fuels the love in his heart. this is the woman, right? >> yes. this is desiree right here. i have something to tell you. you know, that i'm a handful already. we both know that. and i promise you one thing, it's never going to be a dull moment. so, therefore, will you marry me anyway? >> yes. >> oh. my goodness. well. >> thank you. >> you know that. >> it's a little dusty. >> we'll be right back. another hug. what a beautiful day. what a beautiful day. >> congratulations. what a beautiful day. >> congratulations. >> congratulations to but we also speak mpgs so you can fly by gas stations. in fact, we speak mpgs so fluently, we can say one more thing. the ford fusion is the most fuel-efficient midsize sedan in america. and that's something no one else can say. we speak the 2010 ford fusion. get in... and drive one. nothing. you don't enjoy things the way you used to. you're sad, restless, you can't focus. maybe you feel guilty or worthless. changes in weight, sleep, appetite and fatigue. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a prescription medication that treats many symptoms of depression. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, you have unusual changes in behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing of the skin or eyes. talk with your doctor about your medicines, including those for migraine, or if you have high fever, confusion and stiff muscles, to address a possible life-threatening condition. tell your doctor about alcohol use, liver disease, and before you reduce or stop taking cymbalta. may occur upon standing. ask your doctor about cymbalta. depression hurts. cymbalta can help. to get softer every time you wash them. and canopy comforters don't have to be dry-cleaned, which makes your bed easier to sleep in and that much harder to leave. canopy home furnishings. available at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. all right. let's get back to work. the latest job numbers. a monthly snapshot of economic recovery, due out tomorrow. this morning, however, we want to focus on how some people are using creative ways to get back to work. and our workplace contributor, tory johnson, author of "fired to hired," has found some real success stories. >> i have success stories. but they're not marriage proposals. maybe they'll lead to some. >> hard act to follow, huh? >> yes. >> we have seen, tory, neighbors helping neighbors. and helping the best way they can. you found some place. the manhattan state of the moron church. what are they doing? >> love this. they have about 14 groups that are 5,000 people. and, of course, many of those people are out of work. so, they started to do something every sunday morning. the first five minutes of every service would be devoted to what they call a needs and leads huddle. that meant every would start speaking up. i'm jake. i need a job as an accountant. i'm david and my company is hiring for a graphic designer. all these needs and leads were put together into a database that's frequently updated for everybody to have access to. one such example of a success that came out of it, a woman named kim allred. she works for a new york nonprofit. she was reading over the needs list. and saw that a lovely woman, named maddie thompson, was finishing up grad school. wanted to launch her career as a family therapist. so, kim presented maddie's resume to her director at the nonprofit. monday, she had the job offer. 21 successes in only 5 months. this is something that every faith-based organization can do. >> can really learn from that. >> that's right. >> another creative way -- i love this. i never thought of this. a company that had some empty desks. and they turned those into new opportunities for others. how? >> a.j. martini is a commercial construction firm outside of boston. hit hard by the economy. laid off one-third of their staff. empty desks are bad for morale. they decided to open those up to architects and engineers out of work. two of those people, dan and david, two act tekts who had been laid off, having great difficulty because of the isolation, grabbed two of those desks. now, they're driving because they have conference rooms and equipment, and all of the stimulation of their colleagues. another man, jansen chang, great architect, out of work. he's partnering with the firm on projects because he's under the same roof. something so applicable to a lot of different industries. >> now, this industry, they're bustling again because, you know, they had the empty desks. they were thinking of the colleagues who were laid off. now, they have a -- >> this stimulation helps so much. >> job clubs. >> job club. i love this. >> in little rock, right? >> little rock. alltell communications, bought by verizon, a man who got a pink slip, would meet with his buddies at cafes. they'd talk about all sorts of stuff. passing the time to see what would happen. saw some of his buddies were leaving the state to take jobs elsewhere. he panicked because he has a wife and three kids. and decided, i don't want other families fleeing. i'm going to start this job club. he co-founded after alltell. one of the beneficiaries went from losing his sales job to getting another job within three month, all credited to this job club, which really helped him, with everything from resumes to negotiating. something everyone can do. >> we know it's tough out there. it is really tough. a lot of people losing jobs. and there's not that many jobs to be found. you have to be creative. >> creative. people are your best sources. come online and talk to us. we have so much on the abc site. it warms my heart. as much as that marriage proposal, because people helping people. people doing great things for others. >> that's it. tory, thank you. as you said, you can find all of her fabulous advice in our as you said, you can find all of her fabulous advice in our sp when you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep... remember 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer helps you fall asleep quickly. and unlike other sleep aids, a second helps you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation, and hallucinations may occur. don't take it with alcohol as it may increase these behaviors. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and in rare cases may be fatal. side effects may include next-day drowsiness, dizziness, and headache. in patients with depression, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide may occur. if you experience any of these behaviors or reactions contact your doctor immediately. wake up ready for your day- ask your healthcare provider for 2-layer ambien cr. ♪ mmm... hot fudge sundae. ♪ ooh! frosted blueberry?!? 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what does she think about all this? what does it mean for the music she's making? she has an album out called "one reason." it is very moving. as we were coming out, who was walking in? amy brenneman. she is with "private practice." last time we saw her, it was a cliff-hanger on "private practice." amy will be here to give us a sneak preview. >> huge hour of stuff. let's start it off with the news and kate snow. >> good morning, everyone. indonesians are racing against time this morning, scrambling to rescue thousands of people trap affidavit two, powerful earthquakes there. the first, a most devastating quake, hit last night. killing more than 500 people. hundreds of buildings were flattened. and rescuers are digging through the rubble for 20 missing children. and across the pacific, the death toll is rising after the tsunami in the samoan islands. at least 150 people are confirmed dead. volunteers are combing through the debris in hopes of finding more survivors. high-stake talks about iran's nuclear ambitions are under way this morning. switzerland, the u.s., and other world powers, are meeting with iranian officials to demand they freeze nuclear activities. washington says officials are even open to rare one-on-one talks with iranian diplomats. president obama heads to denmark today to make chicago's pitch for the 2016 olympics. he'll meet first lady michelle obama and meet with members on the international olympic committee, on who vote tomorrow on who gets the games. a jaycee dugard's accused tormentor has sent a letter from jail. a letter that shows she's still focused on dugard. here's abc's brian rooney. >> reporter: the pencil-written letter claims that jaycee dugard's free speech rights are being violated. this reportedly written by phillip garrido, the man accused of holding the 29-year-old woman for 18 years, until she was freed in washington. the letter with a jailhouse stamp on it, sent to the abc station in sacramento, says that dugard has repeatedly been denied to have an attorney present when questioning. that's interesting because garrido is being held without bail, unable to contact the young woman, who has been returned to the family she was snatched from at age 11. garrido has contacted the same television station before, by telephone. >> it's a disgusting thing that took place with me in the beginning. but i turned my life completely around. and to be able to understand that, you have to start there. >> reporter: the letter, signed as phillip garrido, went on to say, dugard's two children were getting the same treatment. dugard's two girls were fathered by garrido. one when she was just 14. the letter ends, protect her and the children's rights. the station reported that when one of their anchors tried to visit garrido in jail to discuss the letter, he was stopped by garrido's public defender. for "good morning america," brian rooney, abc news, los angeles. and finally in the newscast, the hero pilot who landed the plane on the hudson river returns to the cockpit today. it will be the first flight for chesley sully sullenberger, since leaving -- since saving, i should say, 155 lives back in january. and today, he will fly the same, exact route as was planned on that day. new york to charlotte. and that is the news at 8:04. on to the weather now. and sam champion. sam? >> kate, imagine how good it would feel to hop on that plane and see sully's there, shaking your hand. >> you know you're in good hands, right? >> you're feeling really good. sitting in the seat saying, i feel good this morning. >> people are booking tickets for that flight. >> good morning, everybody. city year. jared, you were elected by the crew. what is it? >> we are a nonprofit national organization, that's part of americorps. made of a group of diverse individuals, all over the world. and we mentor and tutor students in the different boroughs of new york city and around the country. >> before we run out of time, if i am sitting there. and i want to join your crew, because you guys are lots of fun. and do really good things. where do i go? >> if you're interested in getting involved, you can go to cityyear.org. >> online. all right. thank you, guys, for showing up this morning. let's get to the boards. we have one or two things we want to talk about this morning. quickly, watching where the strong to severe storms will break out. it's along a strong front. north of that will be heavy rain. but places like little rock, which are 15 inches above their rainfall, don't need it. a more weather from times square in the next half hour. back upstairs to robin or chris? chris? >> thanks, sam. when mackenzie phillips surprised the nation with her dark secret of incest, her sister, chynna, stood by her. but the timing wouldn't be worse. just as chynna, is releasing a new album. her first in years. i sat down with chynna, to talk about the shocking news, her own family's fallout, and her direction in life, and music. what a mixed blessing you have come here. you have your new album, "one reason." then, this bombshell, from your sister. did you have any idea this was coming? >> yeah. i did. she came up. and she told me that she was going to be -- that the book was basically already written. and that she was going to be writing about the incestuous relationship between she and my father. >> you love your sister. you've been working hard on your music. how do you process those emotions? >> i love my sister very much. and as you know, her book and my record came out one day apart from each other. i can't help but think maybe there was some sort of divine reason for it. >> your sister comes out. she gives her story. she goes into the media. the response is about her, but far beyond. hotlines from the rape and incest abuse network, up. 83%, visits go up. does that help, that there's been a significance, that other people, who believe they lived through same thing, are coming forward, when they probably wouldn't have? >> obviously, jesus had a plan for this. i think that he did it intentionally. sometimes, you can't see the big picture. but god can. >> the news of the book was news to you. >> yes. >> the news of the incident was not news. >> correct. >> you had known about this. >> i knew. i knew for 13 years. got a phone call from my sister. and she said, there's something i really want to talk to you about. i really feel like you should know. i don't want to hold on to this anymore. and she told me about the incest. and, well. you know, it was one of those things where, i just completely shut down emotionally. and felt like i didn't know how to process the feelings. i didn't -- i still don't. i'm still struggling with it. i cannot say that everything is just as it is written in the book because she admittedly was on drugs. so, there's no way for me to be able to corroborate. >> there was pushback, though. your mom, other people said, we don't know. your mom said i have ever reason to believe this did not happen. how do you navigate your way through what you want to believe, versus what you have to accept? >> well, there's a song on my record called "eye for an eye." and it's really a beautiful song, written by von penn, the duo in my group. and it goes -- ♪ i'm not going to hate even if i ache inside ♪ ♪ i'm not gonna hurt someone even if i'm justified ♪ ♪ i'm not gonna lie even if i've been deceived ♪ ♪ an eye for an eye is not the life i choose ♪ ♪ i choose to lead it's a beautiful song that she wrote. and i really think that those lyrics are right where i'm at no my life right now. >> let me ask you about chynna and vaughn. this is a meaningful turn in expressing yourself. how did the evolution happen? >> well, i recommitted myself to my christian walk about five years ago. and i just said, okay, god. i'm ready. just give me a door. and i met vaughn. ♪ turn right around >> i knew that there was something special there. i just can't seem to kick the chicks. i'm back in a girl group again. and i think that that's the way god wanted it. >> we wish chynna all the best with her music and moving forward. we appreciate her opening up to us. the new album, with singer/song writer, vaughn penn, available right now. when we come back, you're going to meet someone. a shopaholic nearly $300,000 in debt. a shopaholic nearly $300,000 in debt. how will she stop spending the only cracker with raised edges... to keep dip in its place. town house toppers-- part .of the town house family., when it comes to toppings, we've got the edge. town house toppers-- the only cracker with raised edges... to keep dip in its place. town house toppers-- part of the town house family. when it comes to toppings, we've got the edge. i live in northport, alabama. i'm semi retired and i'm here to tell a story. my parents all smoked. my grandparents smoked. i've been a long-time smoker. you know, discouragement is a big thing in quitting smoking. i'm a guy who had given up quitting. what caused me to be interested was, chantix is not a nicotine product and that intrigued me. the doctor said while you're taking it you can continue to smoke during the first week. 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her husband, jerome, built her closets in the garage. these are overloaded. >> reporter: how much debt are you in right now? >> oh, $280,000. >> reporter: $280,000. is that a shocking number to you? >> very much. >> reporter: startling as her financial problems are, psychiatrist dr. charles sophy, says her emotional problems go deeper. her shopping addiction is not really about shopping at all. >> it's a very safe place to be. >> when you're shopping. it feels good. >> it does. >> it's one of the few times you may feel. and that's not a good thing. >> reporter: ginger, dr. sophy discovers, was taught to bury her feelings. she grew up in berkeley, california, in the '60s, a turbulent time. one day at the bus stop, a group of white boys pushed her in front of a speeding bus. >> i think i weighed like 90 pounds. i got in the bus. and he went and put on two things of brass. he beat my face to a pulp. i went blind. i couldn't really see. that incident, i removed it. and actually -- >> what do you mean, removed it? >> i just, like it never happened. >> but it did. >> and it took me years to remember. >> reporter: dr. sophy says her tendency to disconnect from emotion, is a big part of the reason ginger shops. >> i'm bleeding, i buy. i stop bleeding, i feel good. it's a cycle you've created over the years of an engrained behavior, to smooth that bleeding. and you have to find more appropriate, less expensive band-aids. like, talking about how you feel. and dealing with yourself on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: and now, it's time for ginger to face her demons. >> looking good. >> reporter: ginger has never been in this store without making a purchase. >> what do you love about it? >> the way it feels. the way it fits. >> yeah. >> how you look in it. and the fact that other people, when they see -- when they see you in it, they recognize it. sometimes they may not talk to you, but they'll talk to your clothing. >> okay. let's translate that. it gives you self-esteem. this is an addiction. it gives you that excitement. that heart pounding. you're like a kid in a candy store. >> absolutely. >> you really are. >> yeah. >> and that's that excitement that has to be broken. >> reporter: today, she'll try on. but the doctor won't let her buy. >> this is killing me. it feels bad. it really makes me almost sick. >> take them out to maxine. say thank you, but no thank you. >> oh, god. in front of everybody? i'm going to leave everything here. i'm not going to shop today. >> okay. >> and give me a hug. >> okay. >> i can get out of here. >> yeah. >> i'm going to be fine. and i'm going to do -- oh, my god, this -- jesus. >> reporter: it's a struggle. but in hindsight, it's also a breakthrough. >> you're starting to be able to say to yourself, i didn't buy. things are okay. oh, my gosh. there's a closet full of clothes. >> reporter: this is rodeo drive. >> yes. >> reporter: beverly hills. is it hard for you to walk by all this and not go inside? >> absolutely. you know, for me, walking by and looking at something like that and not going in is like a punishment. >> reporter: i'm sorry. >> but it's a growing thing. >> reporter: eventually, dr. sophy says ginger will be able to shop like we all do. for groceries or sox and underwear. and as part of her treatment, she needs to purge. >> this is -- >> oh, my gosh. >> this is the progress. >> you can really see -- you can park your car in here. >> there's not 50 bundles of clothes and clothes hanging out of the closets. >> reporter: ginger admits she has progress to make. but says she's over the hump and moving forward. >> the journey back to ginger has been a bumpy road. it's been a really bumpy road. but i'm liking who i see more and more, every day. >> so happy to report that she's really working on this. she's finding ways to spend her time differently. she's paid down a lot of that huge debt that she had. one of the hardest things that she's had to face, though, is dropping some of her friends who shop with her. and avoiding her personal shoppers, robin, because they were the ones who would encourage her to spend more and more. she said they were like her drinking buddies. >> enablers, in a sense. when you saw in the store, how she connected with them in there. i'm glad you said, this is not something to laugh at. it's serious. >> it's an addiction like any other addiction. and it has to be dealt with. and it's much deeper than that, too. >> there's much more to this. and you can see more on abc's "nightline" tonight at 11:35, 10:35, central. 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there's a shortage around the country but a local college started a whole new program to try to make more pharmacists available to you. and the cooler weather brings with it the urge for the favorite comfort food. think about yours. maybe we'll be making it on imurm -- "good morning maryland" at 9:00. we'll talk about your favorite comfort food without gaining a lot of weight. plus raising money for breast cancer. see you at 9:00. ♪ bye-bye birdie we're going to have a little hollywood star power here tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen. the cast from "bye-bye birdie." they're doing this on broadway. first time, this great classic has been on broadway. tomorrow, they'll be here, performing one of their classics. john stamos was here the other day. >> yes, he was. october 1st. rabbit, rabbit. here with sam. here with chris and kate. diane has the morning off. we have a lot of great things. did you know that today is former president jimmy carter's birthday. he's 84 years old today. and part of the special celebration, there's claire shipman with the president. and, of course, his lovely wife. they're going to reopen the presidential library today. we'll have a tour and get to see a president. this is great. >> looking forward to that. we also, by the way, have been getting a huge response, with our come together food drive. we want to give a new total. let's get a drumroll please. we wanted to get 10 million meals. we're up to 3,509,350 meals. >> my goodness. >> now, if you want to contribute or kick in, all you have to do is go to abcnews.com. and we'll connect you to feeding america and the whole thing. it's about throwing a dinner party at your house. collecting. doesn't have to be a lot, just a little. and 15 family farmers. we have one of the farmers here. the notella. welch's how much are you contributing today? >> welch's is donating 1 million servings of juice. >> 1 million servings of juice, going to feed america. we love our family farmers. thank you so much for your generosity. it's all going to help. >> can i get a chew on that? can i get the other side? we have good stuff coming up, too. sherri shepherd, coming up in this half hour. she's got a movie. she's got a book. she has a new tv show. and amy brenneman is here. "private practice" is coming back. what happened at the end of last season? will he find out? stay tuned. >> have to say what those concord grape things are reminding me of. it. >> that was a welch's farm. let's get to the board. we'll do it on the gorgeous fly-by. the one map that gives you everything you need to know on one screen. look where the strong to severe storms are. they're in eastern texas. louisiana, arkansas. an area that had heavy problems with rain, two weeks ago. we're not talking about the rain totals there. that's more to the north. iowa, into minnesota, and the dakotas will come with the big rainfall totals here. and not the big, banging boomers on the end of that line. san antonio, about 93 degrees. today, orlando, about 87 degrees. we're a little cool in new york. washington, d.c. is about 67 degrees. denver, about 58 degrees. all right. we've got to do our birthday cheer. now, is there a madeline bohn in from australia, from gold coast. is that you? are you surprised? it is your birthday, right? >> yes. >> how old are you? >> 13. >> you're here with your mom. and also your sister. where's genevieve? right there. and is your dad there, too? >> right there. >> now, let me see. let's do this. here's your birthday -- happy birthday. >> thank you. >> and if you want to send somebody birthday wishes, you can do it by going to our website, "gma." right on the right-hand corner, go to birthday cheer. it's under must clicks. send us the information. we'll make it happen for you. that was brought to you by the american cancer society, by the way. your birthday cheer. your greeting. who are we going to? chris. >> all right, thank you, sam. allow me to say again. it is a very special day for former president, jimmy carter. he's celebrating his 85th birthday today. and it happens to be the day of the grand reopening of the jimmy carter library and museum in atlanta, georgia. so, from atlanta right now, is "gma" national correspondent, claire shipman. she's down there for the events. good morning, claire. >> reporter: good morning, chris. it is such a pleasure to be here. and let me say, happy birthday, mr. president. >> thank you. >> reporter: thank you so much for both of you for being with us. it's a treat to be here for your birthday. and so much has changed since i was last year. this is really incredible. the center looks amazing. what i'm struck by is the focus now on the post-presidency. it's a fabulous part of the carter center now. especially the exhibits that are interactive and let you travel along, as you watch what you have both done on all your missions around the world. what are you hoping people are going to learn from some of these displays? >> well, i had my grandson, hugo, in here yesterday. he's 10 years old. he look liked it very much. he is accustomed to games and fast-moving events. that's what it's about. it tells not only my life and a continuum from the time i was a little child until now. but also, how ever person who visits here, will see their own lives intertwined in the life of our great nation. and in the continuum of things. for instance, i've identified about 35 major issues, all which i had to deal. and now, obama has the -- president obama has the same things on his desk. some of them are shown here. like iran, and the middle east peace process, and energy, and health care. i think that's immersing visitors' times in the events, as they transpire. my life is intertwined with this. and i can see now that our country is great, always facing challenges. sometimes the challenges reemerge. and we can solve them. >> reporter: indeed, they do. and your story has really been one of a partnership. you've been focused on so many issues together. you travel together. mrs. carter, what missions have stood out for you in the last 20 years? >> well, in the last 20 year, we worked at the carter center. we have really incredible programs. to go to the country where we are eradicating -- it's 99.9% gone. we go to a village. there's no guinea worm. and people are dancing and singing. it's such wonderful celebration. those kinds of things, with our diseases. and also, elections. people have never, ever voted before. they're standing in line. you talk to them. what do you want? we want peace. >> reporter: i love the interactive table. you get the feel for the emotion you're talking about because you get to meet some of the people who have really been helped. mr. president, you were talking about challenges that keep coming up. you have an oval office here. and you get a sense with some of the exhibits of what it's like to spend a day in your shoes. i wonder what you think about a decision that this president had to make recently, that you probably have some thoughts on, regarding the olympics. you were in a position where you had to boycott olympics. then, you saw olympics in your hometown. does it make sense for president obama to travel that far, to lobby for olympics in the united states? >> well, i think it will take just a few hours of his time. and it's a very important thing for our country, as well as chicago, to have the olympics come here. so, i wish him every success. we were very excited when they came to atlanta, as you know, a few years ago. there's a lot of competition. i think for the president to use his abilities and his influence, not only for the nation. but also for his hometown. being from plains, georgia, i can say. >> reporter: i understand. and also on iran. today, negotiations starting. and you're right, this is an issue, that you dealt with it. incredibly turbulent, iran. and do you think the way the administration is trying to handle this now, heavy on the carrot. what point could you pivot? when you would look for moving to another strategy? >> we've given iran every chance to comply with international inspections, which they signed the nonprolive ration treaty. and the best way to force them to have a maximum response capability. to work with them and to comply with the international inspections is the best approach. >> reporter: all right. thank you so much, mr. and mrs. carter. it's been so much of a pleasure to be here. and again, happy birthday. >> thank you, again. >> reporter: chris, from atlanta. >> extend birthday wishes from all of us here. when ♪ save up to an extra 30% when you use your jcpenney card. stores open early saturday with doorbusters. sweaters for her are just $14.99. st. john's bay sueded polos are $12.99. go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. jcpenney any questions? 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i don't know. i'm just trying to take care of my kid. it was a brain fart. i was the seconds-most googled person in the country. and people were writing, i wouldn't want you in third grade with my kid. i wrote back, i wouldn't want to be in third grade with your kid. i'm supposed to be on "the view," and be perfect. and know everything. i got letters from women. people saying, i'm just trying to make it through the day. that's the way the onus came for writing this book. going we got to go, it's okay. we don't know everything. it's okay if you don't know if the world is round or flat. it is round. but even if -- it's okay. >> it's okay. give ourselves a break, and a little permission. you write also about this. and this is what your fabulous, new show is based on. "sherri's" the name of the show. great title, huh? >> you have to have your name in the title somewhere. >> and your husband, kept it real on why the marriage ended. >> a little cheating going on. >> on his part. that's what the show is based upon. and i want to play a clip. >> okay. >> here you are, and you think you're dating a 21-year-old. and he's really 17. and his momma -- she's about to get busted by mom. >> 21? aren't you a little too old to be here with a 21-year-old? >> not really. >> you're right. >> i'm sorry. it's just that i caught my husband cheating a while back. and this is my first time out as a single woman, with a straight man in ten years. >> you took advantage of a woman whose man cheated on her? >> ma, it's no big deal. >> no big deal? >> it goes on and on. and that is your -- what happened? >> it's based on my life about, just infidelity. and another child coming from the infidelity. and how i had to give myself permission to move on and heal. and just now being a single mother and a single woman, trying to navigate the whole dating scene. that's that's what "sherri's" based on. this particular one, took place in my life. and my girlfriends and i went to a nightclub. we thought we were dressed great. my leather pants on. had a new wig. and we were at the club. and these kids at the club. it was like 20-year-olds. i was like, jamal, don't i teach you in sunday school? now, i'm meeting all these young boys now, robin. as a single woman. i don't know what to do. >> you're doing just fine. >> i'm not trying to take your 17-year-old, y'all. unless they got a job and good credit. then, i'm right there. >> sherri, never enough time. couldn't even talk about your movie. "precious," which is -- we're going to talk about that. >> it's wonderful. >> you have to see this movie. it's coming up. mariah carey. >> everybody. >> thank you, my friend. >> thank you for having me. >> continued blesses. i love the hair. you're working with it. >> you know what, girl? i love yours. >> you can read an excerpt of "permissions slips" on our website, abcnews.com/books. her series, "sherri" premieres october 5th, on lifetime. she's got it going on. coming up ne for hd picture quality that beats cable in customer satisfaction. and crystal-clear phone service. just $79.99 a month with a one-year agreement. an amazing price, guaranteed for 2 years. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v ask about additional packages with over 120 hd channels. that's way more than cable. get amazing tv picture quality and unlimited nationwide calling for just $79.99 a month, with an incredible $150 back. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v this is fios. this is big. true professionals, always ready when they hear the call... guys, pancakes! (announcer) it's another job well done. because when it's pancakes, everyone's in it together. and now, last season, the hit tv show, "private practice," ended with a harrowing cliff-hanger. here to tell us what surprises are in store for the upcoming season, is five-time emmy award nominee, amy brenneman. >> thank you very much. >> i cannot think of a more troubling scenario. one of your more disturbed patients, because you help people on the show, has paralyzed you. and is considering literally taking the baby out of your stomach. >> right. >> what happens? do you make it? i mean, give me something. >> well, this show -- tonight's episode, the season premiere, picks up about 20 minutes after we left off. so, i do survive. i always -- i feel like i'm negotiating with shonda rines, in my head. i do survive. it would be weird that my contract got picked up for a year. i do survive. but bad things happen. i do not get out unscathed. >> okay. your necklace is banging and your microphone. i didn't want you to think i was staring inappropriately. it was a sound check thing. >> that was the most exciting thing all morning. >> move on. move on. let's show a clip of "the practice." this is something we'll get to see. this is something of a flashback, of amy's character helping tim daly, dealing with a loss of his own. take a look. >> you're holding things in. and when you do that, what happens is eventually, it festers. and then, it explodes. it's like one of your infectious diseases. sometimes you leave it alone. you let the lod di heal itself. but your job is to decide when to take action, to avoid further damage. and that's my job, too. i look at you. and i can't see you leaving this alone. i think we need to attack this, for your own sake. not for me or sam. but for you. >> do you love what you're doing in this? do you love this role? >> yes. i love this role because i'm interested in therapy and psychiatry. and i love that a person with be good at helping somebody else and terrible at taking care of herself. >> it comes through in "private practice" let me change topics. i was in the garden game with my kids. loved it. you were in the garden game. did the kids love it? >> i loved it. we have that garden. we have that really cool garden. that garden, i live in the san fernando valley, in los angeles. i live in a desert. but i grew up in new england. for many years, i wanted this lush, beautiful garden, which i still do. except, i had to learn to love drought-resistant plants. it took me a while to figure out, it doesn't rain here all the time. and we're in a water shortage. i have drought-resistant, sustaining. >> and great for the kids. amy brenneman, thank you for being here. it really was about the microphone. >> sure. >> the season premiere of "private pr excuse me, mary? what? okay, ah. verizon's internet and phone package give us more for less - speed, security, online storage and free wi-fi! that's the edge our small business needs. tom, look what i found. verizon could help us be more productive within our budget. well done, mary! i know. boss, i found the perfect solution from verizon... great work tom. 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