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Flying. How everyone on board managed to escape without serious injury. And the ultimate survivor. The 16yearold who walked away from a plane crash after and the hero she met. Its only on gma this morning. We do say good morning, on this friday morning and we have powerful images out of chattanooga. The Massive Police response. The gunman armed with an assault rifle. Youre looking live at the recrting office one of the sites of the shooting. Look at the bullet holes. There were shell casings all across the floor. And this is a photo of the gunman Mohammod Abdulazeez. We are following the latest out of chattanooga. Heres what we know. Four marines confirmed killed. Their identities not yet released. Three people were injured including a Police Officer heard in the firefight. The motive is unclear. The fbi has launched a full investigation. Call it an act of domestic terrorism. Law enforcement is on high ra letter around the current, security stepped up at all federal buildings and full Team Coverage of this story starting with abcs jim avila in chattanooga, good morning, jim. Reporter good morning, george. Im standing in front of the strip mall where the shooting began. The fbi evidence truck still in place. There throughout the night and then again this morning. As chattanooga tries to wake up from that half hour nightmare that theyll never forget. A burst of gunfire in a neighborhood strip mall a direct attack on American Military recruiters at 10 45 in the morning. Offices from each branch of the service, in this one row of storefronts. He just pulled up and next thing he know he lived up his arms like this with a big black gun and it was one shot and then endless shots. All units respond. Were treating this as a mass incident. Reporter he pulled into the parking lot in his silver mustang, convertible top down gun extended. One marine shot in the leg and before anyone could react the car roars away right up highway 75 seven miles to a Second Military site. The navy reserve support center. Apparently theres a shooter at the tree line. Reporter here the shooter would leave his car, enter the building and Battle Police and mps facetoface killing four marines and injuring two other service members. 32yearold female unresponsive. Reporter all ending in just 30 minutes then a hail of gunfire. Police shoot and kill the gunman. Identified as 24yearold Mohammad Youssuf abdulazeez shown here in a mug shot after a drunk driving arrest. A u. S. National born in kuwait described by friends as an allamerican child of the south. Theres no way knowing the guy i went to school with and what he did. It really hit me in the gun. Reporter a s. W. A. T. Team raided the suspects home and removed two women in handcuffs. The investigation into the shooters background already under way. We are treating this as an act of domestic terrorism. Reporter through the night mourners showed up at this targeted piece of america. To honor the uniformed victims, the president asked all americans to mourn. It is a heartbreaking ance for these individuals who have served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion. Reporter the fbi is in charge of this investigation. They say it is domestic terrorism. No evidence of outside of the United States connections and they tell the community they are reassuring the community that theyre safe. That this was a lone gunman. We are learning new details about the killer. A recent college grad and electrical engineer not on the fbis radar and abcs brian ross is here with that side of the story. Good morning brian. Reporter good morning, ro he was a practicing muslim who grew up in small town america, hixson tennessee but Officials Say Mohammod Abdulazeez was not one of the scores of Young Americans being watched for possible terror links. This quiet neighborhood was home for the accused shooter. This morning, it is at the center of the massive fbi investigation. We are just beginning this investigation. At this point we dont have anything that ties had him to an International Terrorism organization. Reporter he was born in kuwait but he and his family have lived in the u. S. Since 1992. At one point his father was even named a police specialman for the city of chattanooga. He had plenty of american friends growing up seen here in a Youtube Video with some of them at a local switching hole. He was just a typical american kid in high school. Reporter but in his High School Senior yearbook abdulazeez wrote my name causes National Security alerts. What does yours do. In a local newspaper it quoted his sister as saying she had been harassed at school because of her muslim faith. It was around that time that abdulazeez took up mixed martial arts. Hes the one on top in this video posted on youtube. Mohammod abdulazeez. Reporter but from outward appearances he did not appear to be a loser angry at america or. His mother posted these from his graduation as an electrical engineer. But given thursdays deadly attack. Something clearly changed in abdulazeezs life since then. It was only in the last year or so that abdulazeez started wearing a long beard, often a sign of the religiously devout. This was a mug shot from a dui arrest three months ago. And following that search of his family home the fbi this morning is analyzing his use of the internet and social media including a blog connected to an email address hes used with an entry just this monday that quote, said life is short and bitter. Unquote. Okay. Lets get more from senior justice correspondent pierre thomas. Pierre as weve said fbi taking the lead here and last year the fbi director told you exactly this is the attack hes been worried about. Reporter exactly. The fbi sent hundreds of agents to chattanooga to begin dissecting the life of the suspect interviewing family members and associates and plan to exploit any telephones and computers that he used in their hunt for evidence and they want to foe if he had any help and whether he was inspired by isis or any other terrorist organization. Attorney general Loretta Lynch fbi director james comey and Homeland Security jeh johnson are directly involved in this investigation and i can tell you there is a sense of urgency. No specific ties to isis have been identified but authorities have been warning the group is flooding social media with daily messages for supporters to attack inside the u. S. Which is why you have all these federal facilities on high alert. We have seen in recent weeks other attacks by isis sympathize sympathizers targeting the military. Reporter yes, george theres case after case. In march two illinois men charged with supporting isis with one alleging to adoptive a uniform to kill soldiers at a local military base so great concern and urgency today, george. Thanks, pierre. We are joined by chattanoogas mayor andy berke and police chief fred fletcher. Chief fletcher let me begin with you. It sounds like your officers were engaged if a pretty fierce gun battle. What can you tell us. Officers rushed a known hostile threat and they engaged a threat and put themselves between danger and our community and helped save lives in the city of chattanooga. Our heart goes out to the victims of the armed forces but im very very proud and humbled at the selfless sacrifice of the members of the Chattanooga Police department. What more do we know about the kind of weapons abdulazeez had and how he got them. The investigation is being led by the fbi and atf and actively processing the crime scene. Pretty confident your officers took him down. That he didnt shoot himself. Im absolutely confident they saved many lives yesterday. The father of abdulazeez was employed by the public works department. What more do we know mr. Him and there had been some reports he had been on a terrorist watch list in the past. Our federal Law Enforcement officers and our local Police Department are investigating every connection that the shooter had from family to friends to outside. And theyre going to continue to look at this. The local Muslim Community was outraged and shocked by what happened yesterday and weve seen very strong statements from them condemning what happened. We have seen those statements. Do you have any fear of retaliations against muslims in your community . Well last night chief fletcher and the entire Police Department team went out, we contacted the Muslim Community, we made sure that people felt protected. The goal here is we want everybody in our community to feel safe no matter who they are, certainly that applies to the people who proudly serve our country. It also applies to the people who want to worship of any faith in chattanooga. And, chief fletcher has abdulazeez had any runins with the police before we know . He had been scheduled to appear in court for some kind of a dui. George thats at only thing thats come to our attention but we continue to work with our investigators and the fbi to see if there were any other contacts that might have been documented in any other way but right now thats the only one thats come to our attention. Gentlemen, thank you both for joining us this morning. Our condolences for your loss. Thank you. And our entire team will be tracking this throughout the day. Our thoughts and prayers with the families in chattanooga and that entire community this morning. As we turn now to another mass shooting the verdict in the colorado Movie Theater massacre james holmes found guilty of killing 12 people and injuring 70 more. The question now is whether he will get the Death Penalty or spend the rest of his life behind bars. Abcs Clayton Sandell has that story. We the jury find the defendant James Eagan Holmes guilty. Reporter this morning james holmes already an admitted killer is now a convicted one guilty on 165 charges including murder and attempted murder. Ive got seven down in the theater. Reporter three years ago the 27yearold killed these 12 people and injured 70 at a midnight premiere of a batman movie. He remained motionless hands in his pockets. The Mental Illness is the reason the sole reason that this crime took place. But prosecutors argued though he is mentally ill holmes was not insane and that night knew right from wrong. Sandy and lonnie lost their daughter daughter. What does this day mean for you . That hes never going to see the light of day ever again. Reporter beginning this week sentencing. The jury will now decide if holmes should face the rest of his life in prison or the Death Penalty. For Good Morning America, Clayton Sandell, abc news centennial, colorado. Thanks to clayton for that. We turn to tornadoes touching down overnight. Eight reported in illinois and iowa causing major damage snapping power lines leaving thousands in the dark and ginger tracking all that. Where so lucky that did not injure anyone. But this week has been so turbulent, more than or almost 1100 severe storm reports and now that includes the eight reported tornadoes just yesterday. Tornado. Oh, my gosh. Reporter an impressive tornado tearing across northwestern illinois. This is not good. This is a very big tornado. Reporter the twister making its way across this field. You can see debris flying and transformer igniting. Multiple vortices torturing the land. Oh my gosh. Reporter left behind power lines snaking through the streets. The twisting winds bending the silo in half. More than a half dozen homes suffering extensive damage. This house split by a tree. In far northwestern missouri destruction after an ef1 tornado swept through the town of graham. Winds up to 90 Miles Per Hour and in iowa this funnel cloud forming and moving east toward illinois. And we could do it all again today. Damaging wind not only tornadoes but also hail that looked like this out of iowa. The area on the lookout from wyoming to south dakota awe the what i into southwestern minnesota. Thats the region and this weekend it doesnt get lighter. I will highlight that coming up in your nations weather. Thank you. Now the latest on those laser scares in the new york area. 12 planes in all reported that green beam shining in their cockpits. One pilot even complaining of blurred vision. Its part of a disturbing increase in these type of attacks this year. More than 2700 already. Abcs david kerley with that story. I just saw it out of the corner of my eye and few more times hit the top of our cockpit. Reporter a report repeated across the country, 35 accounts of aircraft hit by lasers wednesday night alone, a dozen in new york. Yeah they lit us up pet well. Reporter theyre intensifying efforts to find those responsible. Youre putting the lives of not just the pilots but all the people on the plane at risk. Reporter for more than a year the fbi has targeted these people who are what is called lasing jetliners. It is getting worse this year on pace to break a record. Every night 15 laser hits on arm on aircraft. Simulation from the fbi shows that little beam of light can blast a cockpit at one of the most critical phases of flight landing. The pilots are concentrating. If somebody bursts a green laser in their face from whatever distance away it will be difficult to see the instruments as well as runway to get that airplane on the ground. Reporter a pilot hit in new york is suffering blurry vision and these powerful lasers can temporarily blind a pilot. This available on line can blind you in five feet in five seconds. Its effect looking at the sun for more than ten minutes. Authorities are prosecuting and putting in jail violators if they can find them robin. Hopefully they will find them david, thanks. Now amy with the other top stories starting with the Security Breach at another major airport. All flights had to be stopped in san diego after a man ran on to the runway. It took about five minutes for police to take him into custody. He was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Also breaking overnight a fiery explosion leveling this home in st. Louis damaging two other buildings. Two people were trapped in that rubble. They are in critical condition. No word yet on what sparked the explosion. Officials report no gas odor. New details about the escape of the notorious drug lord known as el chapo. Mexican lawmakers reveal eded it was 18 minutes and there was no guard monitoring his cell. A helicopter trying to touch down on a narrow strip of land crashes into a pub smashing a tenfoot hole into the wall but the chopper then flipped on its side and the two people on board were able to walk away. Remarkably with just minor injuries. Former president george h. W. Bush remains in the hospital being treated for a broken bone in his neck. But doctors say he is in excellent shape. Hes been fitted with a neck brace. His recovery though could take up to fourmonths. And finally, a testament to the love nurses give their patients. A 4yearold girl in a New York Hospital fell so in love with her nurse matt she air force based him to marry her. You can see he said yes and 24 hours later the hospital pulled off a beautiful wedding. Abby in a dress and veil and matt in his best tuxedo tshirt. They ate cake and smashed it in each others face. They sealed it with a hug not a kiss and exchanged ring pops. Perfect. So beautiful. That is one cute couple. Thank you, amy. Back to ginger with this huge storm in the pacific. Dolores. We talked about it yesterday. I just wanted to update you. We have some video of the these islands. This is when it was a category 4. Likely winds of 130 plus Miles Per Hour. Not a place id like to be. Now dolores is starting to lose a little of that strength. However, punching moisture into the southwest and with the monsoon flow right now weve got flash flood watches. Wet weekend in southern nevada. Parts of Southern California and much of arizona. So thatss thatthats something were keeping an eye on. Jacqui one more nice day, then the temperaturesill start soar. It will be a hot weeeekend ahead. Partly cloudy skies, more humid but still not bad in the temperatature department. 86 degrees. An isolated shower or two o is always possible. Temperatures dropping into the 70s, tomorrow will be a hot one. Folks in nebraska saw this in the sky. Some people thinking it was alienish but it looks like many things. A dirigible. You look like a ray of sunshine in that beautiful dress. Thank you. Thank you so much. Im trying. Ahead this morning, that mystery death in texas. This woman found dead in her jail cell after a confrontation with police. Her family and thousands online deed handing answers. A modern family battle that affect so many. The exwife say the embryos belong to her. Now this girl meeting her hero only on gma. If you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Nt it time to let e real you shine rough . Introducing otezla apremilast. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. 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Jacqui another nice day on tap, the humidity will be higher and once we had into the weekend big changes off to the west, tonight it could bring a brief shower in the overnight hours and then temperatures much, much warmer for your saturday and sunday. Our by our, 80s this afternoon partly cloudy skies and become becoming a bit on the sick sticky side. Angela checking on the friday morning commute, a live look at 66 through centreville just nearing the crash we had approaching 28. We are looking at pockets of slow traffic off and on closer to vienna. However, coming in from oxon hill, inner loop delays approaching 295 towards the wilson bridge. The crash on northbound 95 at the anacostia freeway and the 11th bridge, police are on the scene. Back to you. Melanie Prince Georges County police are investigating a double shooting in Capitol Heights. Two Security Guards were shot this morning at the central garden apartments. One of them died. The other has lifethreatening wounds. Police are looking for a suspect who took off in a dark colored dodge. A development in that massive federal data breach. A new audit is expected to be released today and learned that the audit reveals the federal government is still very vulnerable to major hacking attack. You can get more news, traffic and whether on good morning washington. Good morning, america. Law enforcement around the country on high alert after that deadly shooting targeting the military in tennessee. Leaving four marines dead. Hundreds of fbi agents are on the ground there as we learn new details about the killer this morning. The identities of the victims are going to be revealed today. Also right now, ginger tracking the threat of Severe Weather this morning. Millions in the path of damaging wind and hail after eight tornadoes reported overnight damaging homes and knocking out power for thousands. We do say good morning, america, on this friday morning and we all remember this famous scene from bridesmaids. Wilson phillips taking the stage for a huge wedding surprise. We may have two that topped them. I thought they would use our video from halloween. I was hoping. I was hoping not. Wait until you see what they did for their sisters big day. Pretty good tease with that movie. Well get to that. But well begin with the sudden death of a texas woman in Police Custody after a routine traffic stop. This cell phone video shows the arrest of 28yearold sandra bland. Three days later she was found dead in her jail cell. Police say it was suicide. The family is not buying it and abcs ryan smith is here with the story. Good morning. She was in texas to start a new life preparing to move from chicago after getting a new job. But while authorities investigate what they say is a suicide, her family and friends want to know how a woman pulled over in a simple traffic stop could have died in jail days later. It began as a routine traffic stop of sandra bland caught on camera that seemingly went wrong. Just days later, her family told the 28yearolds was found dead in her cell of an apparent suicide. She was in the cell alone. Reporter this morning, that family demanding answers to the mystery of Sandra Blands death. The 28yearold activist black lives matter. Reporter died just three days after being taken into custody for allegedly assaulting an officer. Police saying in a statement she was argumentative and uncooperative but her family claims sandra was the one injured. She really felt that she did. Reporter watch as she questions officers tactic. For a traffic signal you slam me into the ground and everything. Reporter police tried to halt filming. You need to leave. Am i on public property. Reporter sandra applauds it. Thank you for recording. I am suffering from something that some of you may all be dealing with right now. Its a little bit of depression as well as ptsd. Reporter could be used in their investigation. That selfdiagnosis is certainly something that we are going to look at and consider with the motive for a suicide. Reporter but sandras family said she was days away from starting a new job and would never take her own life. Based on the sandy that i knew thats unfathomable to me. The case is being investigated by Texas Rangers with the fbi monitoring and Authorities Say while no cameras were in her cell no one was seen going in with her before she died. It has sparked outrage online. The justiceforsandy going viral as her family search for answers. Ryan thanks very much. To that battle ba Bitter Court Battle over frozen embryos in california that could have implications for families everywhere. The exwife taking the stand on thursday saying they belong to her. The ruling could set precedent for similar cases in the future. Abcs linsey davis is here with much more. Reporter good morning. Two recent similar cases both won by the woman, both were Cancer Patients who became infertile. Thats the argument for the woman in this case that using the embryos she created with her then husband years ago is now her only hope. This morning fate of five frozen embryos hangs in the balance in a San Francisco court case. Mimi lee and exhusband Steven Findley locked in a tense court battle over the embryos they created five years ago after learning Cancer Treatment would leave her infertile. Lee, now 46 is fighting for what she says is her only chance to have a biological child. The issue of whats going to happen with the embryos is incredibly emotional. Reporter the concert pianist and parttime anesthesiologist sobbed at times during her testimony thursday. They are my embryos, and they are my babies, she said. But her ex a wealthy Investment Analyst says the agreement they signed with the fertility clinic specifies the embryos only go to lee in the event of his death. Lee says she wasnt given enough time to read the document before signing it and asked if she believed the concept form was binding said no absolutely not. Reporter we think that because mr. Findley retains the ability to have children with someone else and dr. Lee does not have the ability to have her own children it will tip the scale in her favor. Reporter in court lee testified he never would agreed to let her keep them if they divorced. The very purpose of the documents was to make the direct i have clear. Reporter its very clear here. What shes saying is this just simply should not be viewed as a contract between us. Reporter it is a modern family dilemma also being fought by actress sofia vergara. Her former fiance nick loeb seeking custody of the frozen embryos they created. I dont want this person to take advantage of my career and try to promote himself. Reporter as for lee she says theres no amount of money she would accept to give up her embryos calling them priceless. Lee says findley would have no parental responsibility. Findleys Attorney Says if his child is his he will participate in their life but fears 18 years of interaction with dr. Lee. Thanks very much. More now on that mysterious explosion at a rhode island beach. The woman injured is speaking out. Shes not happy the beach can open again. Abcs reena ninan has the story. Reporter it started out as a Beautiful Day at the beach for Kathleen Denise her two sisters and niece olivia. Water was calm. The beach was clean. It was just a perfect day. Reporter the three women were getting ready to make a sand castle with olivia when out of nowhere. The sand exploded and my chair was sinking and thats the last thing that i remember. Reporter kathleen rocketed out of her seat thrown in the hair landing on a jetty. Her sisters screaming for help. I heard the explosion, a lout blast like an m80 and at the same time i seen the rock shift. Reporter nearly a week after the three speaking out for the first time about their frustrating search for answers to exactly what caused the explosion. You dont want any other family to be hurt. It would be tragic because the beach is open and someone is climbing those rocks as we speak. Reporter rhode island officials claim the electrical line pulled from under the sand had nothing to do with it. We know this is a dead end because its a dead cable. Reporter this is not safe. These kids need to be off the rocks. You need to investigate further. Reporter while the department of Environmental Management says more materials will be analyzed over the next few day, these ladies wonder why the beach has been kept open because they dont want this to happen to anyone else. There were canine units, investigators, seismologists, nobody seems to know what happened. I cant explain it. It doesnt make sense. Theyre missing something. Reporter for Good Morning America, reena ninan, abc news new york. This is a strange one. M80s are powerful. We were like m80s. Havent heard that in a long time. Flooding in the midwest. Wasnt just the tornadic storms but up to a half foot of rain falling so flash flooding happening in parts of North Central illinois too and many of those storms fueled by the heat and humidity which there will be plenty of excessive heat watch from florida up through much of missouri. Look at the actual air temperatures. In the 90s, memphis will go to 97. So will little rock. The heat jacqui good m morningng washington. 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Reporter the teen burning her hand trying to save them. Theres a lot of adrenaline. I was just trying to do what i could to get them out. Reporter but overtaken by flames she couldnt. So are you telling me that you watched your stepgrandparents die thats something that is going to haunt fee forever. Reporter she spent the next two days alone freezing and frightened and covered head to toe in bug bites. Making her way through the woods using skills she learned from watching survival shows with her dad. I knew that going downhill finding water and following it always led to civilization. That was my first instinct. Reporter and instinct many called amazing. Its just amazing. Shes amazing. Just amazes us. Survivorman should be proud of her. Reporter the survivorman himself had to tell her just how proud he is. I know you. Proud of a survivor teen. I really have looked up to you since i was super little. Now i look up to you. Oh. Thank you so much. Youve had to do for real what ive only been able to practice. I look up to you, autumn. I really do. Reporter for Good Morning America, Kayna Whitworth, abc news bellingham washington. She is really that word amazing. That had to mean a lot to her. Absolutely. Uhhuh. Brave young lady. So much more coming up on Good Morning America including the ultimate wedding singer. You guys cannot wait until you see how these bridesmaids honored her sister on her big day. And one familys surprising discovery. How did the planes propeller fall through their roof . Leaving that hole. Come on back. Look at us. A nation of checkers. Missing this moment. To check all of the other moments. Really, mom . Just one look. Theyll never notice. Checkers, you can keep failing at trying to sneak a peek. Or, you can change the way you check your phone. Its 30 in the first. Howd you do that . Magic. The Samsung Galaxy s6 edge, with discreet edge notifications. 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Its trending on buzzfeed and going viral, a bridesmaids toast to their sister and new husband unlike any youve seen after a traditional train bute. They broke into a pop mashup celebrating their sister kaitlyn and new husband john in song. Tunefulness taking a bit of a backseat sometimes. Take a listen to Michael Jacksons black or white. Sees what i would be when you stop being things i but one you thinking about having a baby drop the mike moment. It heated up. Heres o happy day i take you to be oh yeah to be be mine always the bride reduced to tears and hugs around. Go big or go home. It may not have been Wilson Phillips but i think it was even better. Full commitment. I loved it. Tears are something. Joy. They were tears of joy. Yes, they were. Oh. Can you imagine . Yes. Ive got two sisters. I got two sisters. Yeah. We have much more ahead this morning. Designer denim versus bargain jeans. Can you really tell the difference and is it really worth it . 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Jacqui another nice day on tap, humidity will be higher and once we head into the weekend, big changes. Warm front to the west. A brief shower during the overnight hours. Much warmer for saturday and sunday. 80s this afternoon. Partly cloudy skies on the sticky side. Showers and thunderstorms possible both days. Angela morning commute, we are still looking at a nice ride. On the capital beltway we have a live look at alexandria. The wilson bridge, montgomery county, slow traffic on the outer loop. No issues to report on the George Washington our way. Into Georgetown Crossing the key bridge, we are looking at a nice pace for most traffic this morning in each direction. Back to you. Melanie a traveling nurse charged with sexually abusing female patients has a status hearing today in d. C. s female court. Jerod klein is accused of playing on women at four different hospitals in our area. He rejected a plea deal that would have convicted him on lesser charges. 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How to get the best deal and the best fit when it comes to jeans. And where are all the hunks hiding . New data that reveals where americas highest concentration of handsome is. Get out your map. Well show you the men. Suddenly i see all that and leah remini with us live as we say good morning, america. Good morning, everyone. Help me out here. I have no clue about those two pair of jeans. Which is which one is the designer which one is the bargain pair . Can you tell the difference . They both look great in them. Hard to tell. Well get into that. Sometimes it is very difficult. You really are getting something for well discuss it. Also this morning, Jake Gyllenhaal transformed himself did you see this into fighting shape. I want to see this. Ill watch it this weekend. 15 pounds of muscle for his new movie southpaw. Hell be here on monday. Its a little more than 15 pounds. Guys he was at the espys and hugged and it was just i dont want you to use you as an example but you could feel that under his anyway never mind. Yes. As robin said hell be here live on monday. We sent nick to find out how to get that ridiculously ripped. The workout secrets. We sent nick for this . Nick. Just ahead. Did he put 15 pounds on . Well find out. Lets go to amy with the morning rundown. Good morning. The big story this morning is u. S. Troops on alert across the country after that deadly shooting rampage in chattanooga. Four firefighter killed in a barrage of bullets at two military centers. Three wounded. The gunman shot and killed by Police Identified as 24yearold Mohammad Abdulazeez born in kuwait and raised in tennessee. He was not on Law Enforcements radar and had no known ties to militants but investigators are treating the attack as a case of domestic terrorism trying to determine if he was influenced online by isis. Meanwhile in paris terror charges have now been filed against three men accused of plotting to attack a French Military base on the mediterranean. Prosecutors say the suspects as young as 17 were in contact with a member of isis. And extreme weather plowed through much of the midwest overnight. A storm chaser caught this swirling over western illinois that tore up tree blew out windows and knocked down power lines. Emergency teams going door to door assessing the damage. A new york family got the surprise of their lives arriving home to find an airplane propeller had fallen from the sky and crashed through their roof plowing into the attic leaving a hole in a bedroom ceiling. The propeller had fallen off a small plane and the family just grateful they were not home at the time. New reaction this morning to the decision by the Cable Network tlc to pull the plug on the hit reality show 19 kids and counting after the series featuring the duggar family became embroiled in scandal. Abcs aditi roy has details. Reporter this morning, tlc is calling it quits on its hit show 19 kids and counting after nine seasons. What do you think . Reporter the Network Releasing a statement saying tlc and the duggar family have decided to not move forward. I think i understand how it works. Reporter they released their own statement writing our entire family overcame a terrible situation, found healing and a way forward. We appreciate the love support, prayers and kindness extended to us by many of you my life as i had known it was changing. Reporter josh duggar embroiled in a Sexual Misconduct scandal in may after sealed document were obtaining saying he molested six young girls including two of his sisters back in 2002 when he was 14 and 15 years old. Ultimately they must have decided that the brand was just too tainted and the whole situation just too, you know, un unpleasant to continue. Reporter tlc also announcing a documentary to air later this summer focusing on survivors and families of child sexual abuse including jill and jessa. For abc news ati roy, San Francisco. Its summer and for millions across the country that could mean that frightening first jump into the pool. Take a look at this little guy at the edge ready to go for it but needed lastsecond convincing and he supplyied his own inspiration, listen. Im great. Im strong. Im going to jump in this water right now. You got to love it when kids show us the way. Bam there he goes. And you know what so cute. Look and he kept going and going. Now the pool is his, he owns it because hes strong hes brave. God made him that way. So cute. I love that inspiration. Also the little puppy crawl. Couldnt get out. Puppy paddle. We have another adorable picture to show you before we go to lara. Devon still posted this photo on instagram of his daughter leah with their espy award. They won the jimmy v. Award for perseverance. He wrote this might have both our names on it but its leahs trophy. She has a hard time and he could be not be prouder. She is facing cancer. She couldnt be there at the espys because she had a stem cell transplant and her immune system is k3r078sed but that picture says it all. That smile. Happy for them. Now lara. Hank you very much everybody. Heres whats coming up on our gma morning menu. Perfect match or a mismatch. This couples photo sparking a lot of controversy across america. Now theyre speaking out on gma and then designer denim versus bargain blue jeans. Is there really a difference . And how you can tell. Plus the hot new diet that mixes paleo and vegan. Doctors say it could be the best for your body and hear that . My friend everybodys favorite leah remini is with us on Good Morning America. Live in times square. [ cheers and applause ] hi, everybody. Leah is here. Gmas morning menu is brought to you by advil. Advil fast and strong on tough pain. 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Stuck to your face. Reporter now theres ashley and christopher. We met at Columbus State University where we attend college . We hung out at a Football Game and i just remember him being like a huge goofball and he made me laugh like so much. Reporter 21yearold Ashley Stevens caught the bouquet at her friends wedding. This picture loo landing on reddit. People online criticizing his looks in comparison to hers with comments like that guy is punching above his weight. Dudes way out of his depths and thousands more too graphic for television. Ashleys response perfectly poised. I won the jackpot with christopher. He may not have rock hard abs like the world tells girls to want but i love him and he loves me for who i am. Understanding, loving and hilarious which is so rare to find these days. My biggest advice is to date someone you would be with if nobody else was looking. Reporter ashleys post spurring selfdescribed mismatched couples to post their pictures in solidarity on facebook proving theres always two sides to the same no one can make me laugh like christopher and hes my best friend. So i love you just the way you are. I love you just the way you are. Reporter for Good Morning America, juju chang, abc news new york. That was a perfect ending. Yes. Something to have all the ingredients for a terrific relationship. Also burning up the heat index were talking about designer denim. It can range from 22 to over 200 but can you tell the difference and is it worth it . Well ill tell you i have my favorite pair on and ill tell you just how much you did change. I did change. Designer or bargain . E first from Mara Schiavocampo. Reporter jean the allamerican wardrobe staple with one in four women saying they own more than ten pairs. But finding that perfect pair can be downright daunting. With lots of styles trends and costly price tags whats really the difference between super cheap and super chic . A Higher Quality jean will last you for years and years and years. And in the long run youre probably saving money that way. Reporter lifestyle website refinery29 took on the denim debate and says, expensive jeans are typically better made from quality cotton rivets and button and have a higher stitch count. Bargain, lower quality fabric with a low stitch count more likely to tear and touchily have lower distressing quality or not at all. Your typical 0 pair of jeans are going to sag and stretch out within a couple of wears. Theyre probably not going to have any embellishments on them. Reporter do you get the bang for your buck . We hit the streets to see if people could tell the difference between the 20 and 200 pair. Which do you think is cheap and which do you think is chic . Cheap, chic. I think these are expensive. These are more expensive. Reporter you are right. I want those ones. Thats amazing. Those are 00. So good. Look at that. You got it right. I didnt. Reporter expensive differences that can be hard to spot. For Good Morning America, Mara Schiavocampo abc news new york. And here with me now style director at Good Housekeeping magazine Lori Bergamotto. I got these pair of jean saw them in the store and actually didnt look at the price tag. Put them on to the counter, guess how much they told me they cost. I dont know theyre a pretty good pair. How much . 14. 99. Thats impressive. Youre advanced. Bravo. Very proud of this. Can you tell the difference typically. Well amy well take it to the audience and see what they think. [ cheers and applause ] we want to know audience, which jeans are the more expensive pair. Is it a or is it b. Hold up your paddles . What do we think, a, a lot of bs. Do you want to weigh in. I think b. The answer is a, folks. You have here 178 pair of jeans and gina in a pair of 10 jeans from h m. That 10. Pretty impressive. Whats your advice . Is it worth 170. What are you getting for that . Generally when things are more expensive theyre made in america but you can find a pair of good jeans for 10 bucks. Three things to look for, stretch. You want to look for jeans that, yes, contour to your body and have stretch. A good ratio 98 cotton to 2 lycra or spandex, okay. You dont want them to look like the pajama jean. Two is the wash. You are defying this because youre in a lighter wash. Maybe you are not fashion forward. You are so you want to look for something in a darker wash more flattering and the whip stitching, the stitching on the pocket. You want to make sure its present but not pronounced. Present but not pronounced. Very good tips Lori Bergamotto thanks very much. We send it over to george now. Hey. Hot new diet trend call eded peganism and combines two diets into one and reena ninan explains. Reporter its the latest diet trend to take the internet by storm and its foodie followers are plastering pegan picks from eggs avocados and roasted veggies, its perfectly delicious. A diet that makes sense. Reporter paleo and vegan for pegan, a compromise between the caveman diet considering of meat, fishes nuts and fish. If you combine those two gives you a balanced and healthy diet. Reporter the phrase comes from choosing whats best for your body from both diet that means limiting Meat Consumption and adding in glutenfree whole grains and boosting the fruits and veggies. Cutting out dairy. Cutting out gluten. Cutting out lots of sugar. Youre cutting out all the processed refined foods. Its just a sensible way of eating that creates health. But there could be something important missing on that plate. So one of the drawbacks of this diet is that without the dairy, you are missing some calcium but you can compensate for that by drinking nut milks or take a calcium supplement. Reporter it can lead to weight loshgs lowered cholesterol and reverse onset diabetes. Reena ninan, abc news new york. Another diet to try. Smart ideas right there. Outside to ginger. Oh my gosh. Sorry, were just talking and complimenting each other. Compliment hour. Another beautiful morning in new york city and the same is boston, starting the morning in the mid60s and they will only get warmer as the weekend goes along. Look at some of this summer heat piping up. If any of of you are around for the weekend or early next week temperatures almost into the jacqui one more nice day, then the tempures wilstart to soar. Itit wille aa hot wkendnd ahead partly cloudy skies, more humid but still not bad in the temperure departrtment. 86 degrees an isolated shower or two is alwa possible. Temperatur dropping in the 70s, tomrow will be e a hot one. Lara how cool is clintons sign . He cant start his morning without us and we cant start our morning without him. It matches your dress. Get on in here. Time for pop news and the emmy nominations are out. Amy will be happy to hear game of thrones leading the pack with 24 nominations. Mad men got 11. One for jon hamm. This is his last chance to get best actor emmy. Done draper nominated seven times shut out every single imtoo. Mad men up for best drama against Downton Abbey and house of cards. All of my favorites. What about you . Im hoping for mad men now that the show is wrapped but theyre all terrific. And you know we got to mention a few of our pop news faves. Miss booboo kitty, taraji p. Henson up against viola davis. Get away with murder. Some feel they did for not nominating empire for best drama. No emmy nod. Lee daniels had a lot to say on social media. Now saying, oh hes just kidding. No he wasnt. But then not pleased about it but we see how it shakes out when it airs september 20th. I cant remember the last time a show got that much buzz as empire and grew every single week and didnt get it. I hear you. A lot of people talking about that on social media this morning. Then finally in pop news, or also pop news. A search for the greatest concentration of handsome men in the country. I need your love we found one anyway. Oh theres another. Wow. Go fonzie. In the studio. I need your love Public Service announcement for all Single Ladies watching get yourself to seattle stat. Its not just here in the gma studio apparently thats where s biggest concentration of handsome has been brewing. Groominglounge. Com has run the numbers and determined this based on how much they spend on their permanent appearance so the coffee capital of america is in first. Second place are the sexy men of San Francisco followed by third place, washington, d. C. s dapper dude bostons babes, okay. George. Are we allowed to make fun of their methodology . Based on how much people spend . Where are the southern men . I guess they dont spend muff. Theyre naturally good looking. Youre right, george. Its all about groomoming much how much men are willing to spend southern men dont have to do that. Exactly. Neither do our men in the gma studios. Can i get one more closeup please . Another kiss, fonzie. Blow another kiss. There you go. The top five just according to this survey was the dudes of denver just wanted you to know. Thats what they say. I believe you all know who we think are the most handson men. Happy world emoji day. Today is the day because the date on the calendar the emoji for calendar is july 17th so tech users are celebrating with the worldemojiday. Roger federer getting in on the ago. Hes famous for documenting his days with emojis and american authors, our band waking up early getting in on the action as well. In honor of the holiday we wanted to combine our love of pop culture with our love of emojis and created famous movie titles using them. Nun one you got an ant and a man. Antman. Number two. Cant see it. Number two. One more. Plane trains and automobiles. Pop news, one more shoutout to gorgeous men. Great mashup. Hands in the air, three, two, one. Kick off the video. Good morning. I love it i dont like it no i love it world cup champs. All tossusa, usa. Everybody lets go. Rise and shine america. The video. Isnt that a good thing. Good morning, america. Im done now. Good morning, america. Pop news popping. I dont like it. No i love it here we come i dont like it, we love it. Simi simi simi like this. Like this . Shake it down down wonderful crowd in central park thats why booboo kitty i dont the piece robin and i are getting married everyone glam looks finish i call that grecian urn bongo, bongo. Ginger zee huge announcement going to have a baby. You make me blush. Pop news. We got jack black. Jack i love it i dont like it special delivery. Wow. Just how we like it shake it down down down Good Morning America good morning good morning, america. I love it i love it melanie we want to get an update on the weather right now with jacqui jeras. Jacqui another nice day, the heat will be on during the weekend, the heat creeping up compared to yesterday with temperatures just below average, partly cloudy skies in the middle 80s. Added clouds will be expected later tonight with a warm front lifting to the north and light rain showers north of town overnight and early tomorrow morning. Temperatures are going to rise tomorrow with thunderstorms late in the day, highs will be in the 90s saturday, sunday, and monday. Angela a live look at the capital beltway to alexandria, a crash between van dorn and the eisenhower connector. Outer outer loop clear, minor delays from the springfield interchange. 66 is still a bit heavy and slow out of manassas, a live look at kenilworth eastern avenue. The crash we had it 295 on the 11th street bridge, we still have some minor delays, pockets of slow traffic approaching this earth. Back to you. Melanie police are investigating a double shooting in Capitol Heights that killed a Security Guard and wounded another. They were shot at 1 00 this morning in the Central Gardens apartment. Police are looking for a suspect who took off in a dark colored. New developments in the Jesse Matthew murder case, newly released Court Documents find that no blood was found in his car. He is charged in capital murder in the death of the uva student. His next Court Appearance is set for august 20. More news, traffic, and weather updates on news channel go big or go go go go big or go home go at all go big or go go go go big or go home we are jump starting your weekend weekend. Our gma summer Concert Series american authors right here in times square. Theyre loving every bit of it. Their hit go big or go home. A couple of minutes away. I want what theyre having. Happy to be here and one week away from our party in the park with nicki minaj. Go to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo im here with leah remini back with season two of her reality show its all relative all about her life her family. We welcome you back to Good Morning America. So good to see you. Thank you. Always lovely to be here. You guys are amazing. Crazy here on a friday. Its very loving here. Very loving. Thank you. We feel the same way about you. Your show youre so open. We see your family coming out of a Group Therapy session. Its a serious topic talking about leaving the church of scientology. We told you we reached out to the church and said it comes no surprise that someone as selfabsorbed as leah remini continues to do this and its a pathetic attempt to get ratings what do you say to that . My first emotion is sad. It makes me sad to hear that from a group that i was in most of my life and that i supported. So my first instinct is to be hurt. But then you know i have to i mean i understand it i guess, they have to say these things. But i can only be me. I have to tell my story. Its hard to do a reality show and not be real because then i would get attacked for not talking about it, not showing what were really going through so i mean i really do pride our show on being authentic and not written. Not an easy topic. Not easy to reveal everything of yr real life. But thats what our show is about and also just to add, i think its an interesting place to come from being that this is an organization that says we dont comment on our former parishioners and yet here we are. Right. And youve said youve decided to leave the show. Well show a clip. Your choice was about your daughter and youre around the table with other folk friends who also were in the church grew up in the church and also left so lets take a look. We didnt have a choice. Exactly. Yeah and theyre pretty hard prepercussions to leaving. Exactly, exactly. I just didnt want her to be raised that way because lets say in ten years if i dont want to be connected with the church anymore, my own daughter would be taught to disconnect from me. Right. So i didnt want to create that. I didnt think it would be healthy for her. There you have it. Yep. You tackle also you know its not always about the tough stuff. Your mom on the show. Breakout star. I was going to say the breakout star. She is. And im okay with it. Im okay with it. I mean honestly she always thought she was the star of my family anyway like she always thought she was the one that should be on television so i want her to have this moment. Lets talk about the tattoo. Its this big. Its like an area rug. Its an area rug. On my mothers back. Its yes. I keep saying do you regret it . No actually i dont. What else can we expect from mom . Mom does shes like doing a bucket list type thing. Oh, no. Not like shes dying. Shes going for it. It has nothing to do with age, she says. Why are you doing it now. Because of my age. She has a platform to show it off using your sitcom to she thinks shes going to get a sitcom from this. Im not kidding. She goes wouldnt it be great when i get my sitcom. When you get a sitcom . What is going on with you vicky marshall. Why would anybody give you a sitcom . I called it a sitcom. Its a reality show but it is that funny. We loved your kit some with kevin. Which was harder . This is harder. The reality show as a matter of fact i keep texting kevin going, please save me from this. Id like to make a guest appearance on my own show because clearly vicky is the star but take me away from all of this. Will we ever see you guys reunite in some way. Yes, yes. Please. We just dont know how but, yes, definitely. Promise . Listen id do anything with kevin. Anything you know who else would do anything with kevin . Who . Your mother but thats for another show. This is a morning thing. Hey listen thanks for talking about topics that respect always easy to talk about. Thanks for making us laugh and thank you for your mother. Youre welcome. You can have her. Visit us again. In the meantime, leah remini its all relative. It airs wednesday nights on tlc. Out to george. We got a big new movie from Jake Gyllenhaal owl next week called southpaw. He plays a champion boxer. You see he went all in on the training. Look at that physique. We find out what it took to get that fit. Lets reporter blood, sweat and the punches for real. Jake caught a couple punches and blood out. That was real. Thats great. Reporter yep, that skinny little Jake Gyllenhaal after six months boxing training with Terry Claiborne right here in this l. A. Gym. Terry called me up and said i think you got the wrong guy. I said no he can do it. Give him a chance. I knew nothing about boxing when i started. Reporter the role in southpaw was written for and inspired by hiphop artist eminem who went on to executive produce the soundtrack leaving jake to step into the ring. I think he broke up with his girlfriend. His whole personal life went to crap. He was with us every day. Reporter 2,000 situps every day, piled on 15 pounds of muscle. No extras no doubles. No standins. Im going to take care of this. He did a great job. Reporter the movie is kind of raging bull meets the champ. Its not a boxing movie. It is and it isnt. Its about a father and daughter. Reporter we know jake can act. Night crawler, Brokeback Mountain donny darko. You can have a great actor but if he looks bad in a boxing movie it wont be good. Reporter like jake i know nothing about boxing. He did this every day twice a day for hours and ran eight miles in between. Beautiful counterpunch. I dont know how Jake Gyllenhaal did this. Id rather be in a movie about dominos or badminton, croquet. Reporter but antuan fuqua doesnt direct movies about that. He loves the vulnerability of the fighter. He is a boxer himself. Jake is a pretty good fighter, man. I didnt know how that would turn out. I think you could take him. Reporter maybe not. Thats for real. Thats not make believe. Had the moves. For Good Morning America, nick watt, abc news los angeles. Looking forward to that. Jake here live on monday. Southpaw in movies next week. Ut to ginger. Good morning, george and good morning, everybody. Just like robin said i want what theyre having. I dont know if its coffee or sugar or whats going on here but its good and hopefully your weekend will be good. I know it will be in pittsburgh where they have a new festival. Its called picklesburg. 63 billion pickles are eaten each year by by me. She loves pickles. We have those weekend getaways. Seattle hot and sunny. Very summerlike. Pittsburgh a little hot, humid and some storms. Jacqui good morning wawashington. Another Beautiful Day. Not ququite nice as yterd. Mostly because the humidity isis gog to creep up a littleit. Teeratures sll belelow average a lile bit. And all that weather brought to you by panera bread. We want to tell you about an exciting event coming to abc. The first broadcast of we day celebrating a generation of committed to changing the world. Take a look. We will change the world. We day is taking over. Happy we day. Celebrating the we generation with your host selena gomez. August 21st on abc. Like im wearing it. See, host selena gomez, demi lovato. Tyrese gibson the band perry, so many bringing inspiring story of Young Americans making a difference. Check we. Org and tune in to abc august 21st at 8 00 p. M. For we day. And, hey, weve got so much more coming up on this beautiful friday morning. American authors are here live performing. Stick around. It is time now for our summer Concert Series. It is so great to have american authors with us this morning. One of our favorites here at Good Morning America and here they are with their new single go big or go home dont feel like going home but all my cash is gone yeah i got nothing to do tonight im passed out on the floor up in the hotel bar but it dont matter cause im feeling fine im thinking lifes too short its passing by so if im gonna go at all go big or go go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home i gave the dice a roll and then we lost control you know were lucky that we survived but when we jumped the ship oh, man, that boat it flipped but we should do it all again tonight im thinking lifes too short its passing by so if were gonna go at all go big or go go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home whoo all right. Giving my body all the things i need rescue me with a little whiskey staying out dont need to sleep ill sleep when im dead you can bury me ill sleep when im dead you can bury me i guess im going home cause all my cash is gone i spent it all trying to feel alive well go big or go go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home go go go big or go home its getting crazy were gonna do some things that we wont forget go go go big or go home im going crazy im gonna live my life i got no regresses go go go big or go home gmas summer concert seri breyers natural vanilla. Milk and fresh cream and only sustainably farmed vanilla. Breyers has fresh cream, sugar and milk. Breyers. The good vanilla. Our milk and cream come from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones. This is so good were back with american authors. Were so excited to have them for a special gma summer concert right here in times square. We didnt have to go to the park. We brought you to the people. We could stay here in midtown. Hello, zac. Go big or go home from your second one coming out. Finishing up now and the new single is go big or go home. You dont have a title for the second one. No its funny. We were tossing around some names last night. Nothing that stuck for sure but no title yet. Do you have any suggestions . You opened up a canworms. American authors, account can of worms. Right here on Good Morning America. I know youve been on tour. Is it true you have a studio in the back of the tour bus so you can write your music. Its like a laptop with a kyeboard and some microphones that sit on the benches and stuff. So yes. It is a studio. Its a makeshift studio but gets the job done. You met up in berkeley. Is that where you all Berklee College of music in boston and met there, dropped out together and moved to brooklyn. Stay in school kids. Stay in school. School is cool but in all honesty we wouldnt know each other or be where we are taut without school. You are classically trained and can play each others instruments. Im going to get on bass. Matt will swing we were thinking and james is hes a breaking bad dancer. Ill take the drums for you. Perfect. You can join in too. Can of worms coming up next. Ready to have the best day of my life. Thats what youre going to sing right now. American authors. [ applause ] wooooooh i had a dream so big and loud i jumped so high i touched the clouds wooooooh wooooooh i stretched my hands out to the sky we danced with monsters through the night wooooooh wooooooh im never gonna look back whoa im never gonna give it up no lease dont wake me now two, three, four. Woo woo woo this is gonna be the best day of my liife my liiiife woo woo woo this is gonna be the best day of my liife woo woo woo woo woo woo i howled at the moon with friends and then the sun came crashing in wooooooh wooooooh but all the possibilities no limits just epiphanies wooooooh wooooooh im never gonna look back whoa im never gonna give it up no just dont wake me now whoo woo woo woo this is gonna be the best day of my liife woo woo woo my liiiiiife woo woo woo this is gonna be the best day of my liife woo woo woo my liiiiiife woo woo woo woo yeah woo woo woo i hear it calling outside my window i feel it in my soul soul the stars were burning so bright the sun was out til midnight i say we lose control whoa woo woo woo woo woo woo this is gonna be the best day of my liife woo woo woo my liiiiiife woo woo woo this is gonna be the best day of my liife woo woo woo my liiiiiife this is gonna be this is gonna be this is gonna be woo woo woo the best day of my life woo woooo woo everything is looking up everybody up now woo woooo woo this is gonna be the best day of my liife woo woo woo my liiiiiife thank you. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] how much do we love american authors . A lot. A lot. Thank you, guys. I know this touring thing is working out but you could be our house band any time. Please. Cool. Youre right down the street. We live in brooklyn so well see you guys next week. Same time next week. Yes. Are we all good with can of worms as the new album . Well see. Have a great weekend. Melanie heres an update on the weather with jacqui jeras. Jacqui the heat will be on during the weekend, humidity picking up compared to yesterday, with high temperatures in the mid80s. Once a gets up to the north you could get some light rain showers overnight. Temperatures rising with thunderstorms late in the day highs in the 90s. Angela often on delays for folks in montgomery county, headed around to Georgia Avenue on the northbound delay blocking to lanes, of course we are at just minor delays with the folks traveling in the mclean area. Making your way to the clara barton, just creating a crash on the freeway northbound as you approach main avenue, still seeing residual delays from the earlier crash that we had often on approaching the 11th street bridge. Melanie a new audit is expected to be released today the reveals the federal government is still felt still vulnerable to major hacking attacks. This morning kevin bacon will be handing out meals to children in alexandria as part of the campaign with his brother in alexandria. The Bacon Brothers performed before of that packed house last night as well. Its live with kelly michael. Today, Academy Awardwinning actor sir ben kingsley. And a performance from the hit Broadway Musical an american in paris. Plus, a woman from woodland hills, california, is our next contestant on lives americas new grill star. All next on live. 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