Bock sheppard. Exit sandman. One of baseballs alltime greats. Mariano rivera, leaves the Pitchers Mound at Yankee Stadium for a final time. The emotions pouring, and departing in hardearned cheers and thunderous chants in the bronx. We do say good morning, america. George is off. Great to have josh back with us. You talked about bob sheppard, the announcer for the yankees. He was welcoming mario rivera for the final time. Sam was asking, why do you call him the sandman . Because you might as well put the game to bed. Oh, yeah. When that man, right there, 42, shows up. One of the games alltime greats. And one of the great gentlemen in sport. We have lost a singular person. We have more on that ahead. Also, were going to hear from two former president s today and this weekend. That was me yesterday, with president george w. Bush. Got a chance to sit down with him. Ask him about his health. And george sitting down with former president bill clinton. Youll hear about that today and sunday
We are not playing games. It was heartache. Could she save her only daughter . I just felt like i had to. I had to be strong for her. Heres kate snow with kidnapped. Amanda, amanda, i love you. Its hard to imagine being the mother on the other end of this call. If you guys dont pay 1 million for me, by one week, they will kill me. Okay. Her daughter was on the phone a world away. Shed been kidnapped in one of the most dangerous places on earth. I feel so awful. I cant brielieve theyre doing this. I hate doing this to you guys. This mother negotiated with kidnappers, with her daughters life on the line. I understand. Did you keep it together . I did. I had to be strong for her. And the daughter faced unimaginable fears. My head is pulled back. And then there was a serrated knife. Their stories are intertwined, amanda and her mother larin da, both women driven by strength, courage, and most of all, endurance, a story amanda told in detail in the book shes written and here on dateline. It
Traditional needle and something called the microneedle. More on this story coming up on gma later on. Now to a 3yearold arizona boy who is the toast of his local Fire Department after saving his mothers life after calling 811. Earlier this month the little guy named guy saw his mother suffer a seizier. That is frightening for any child at any age but the 3yearold guy managed to stay calm and call for help. 911. He is very patient to describe what he is trying to say to you or find another way to say it to you. He doesnt get frustrated. Whats more amazing, this is the first time that guy witnessed a seizure. Now he says he wants to be a doctor someday so he can save even more lives. Awesome. Little guy is amazing. Big changes coming to mcdonalds. The fast food giant says it will retire sty row people coffee cups replacing them with paper cups saying they are more environmentally friendly. The changeover will take several years. Another change at the golden arches. Customers will have a
In sport. We have lost a singular person. We have more on that ahead. Also, were going to hear from two former president s today and this weekend. That was me yesterday, with president george w. Bush. Got a chance to sit down with him. And george sitting down with former president bill clinton. Youll hear about that today and sunday on this week. A bofer. You can always count on you, sam champion, especially on a friday. Lets get right to the breaking story. Scary moments in the skies. A United Airlines flight forced to land mid flight after the pilot suffered a medical emergency while flying. David kerley is at Reagan National airport with the latest on all this. Good morning, david. Reporter this Emergency Landing declared because of one of the pilots who apparently suffered a heart attack in flight. Overnight, drama in the skies. We got a man down. Chest compressions going on right now. Can an ambulance and maybe some air stairs, meet us on the runway. United 1603, well get that goi
Todays games germany against portugal. Also on the program, aaron joining us with a look at gas dispute. Looks like the at thats have been turned off as ukraines Energy Minister says gas supplies is reduced to zero. Given its the middle of summer, were not guzzling gas. The question is should europe be worried . Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. Washington, 2 00 p. M. In tal afar, the latest city to be captured by isis militants. Residents say theres been heavy gunfire and men in trucks mounted with machine guns and banners roaming the streets. This follows the release of graphic photographs sunday apparently showing isis fighters executing hundreds of iraqi soldiers. The u. S. State Department Says this shows a horrifying blood loss from the al qaeda group. As they continue their march across the country, the group now controls vast areas including mosul, tikrit and fallujah. Tal afar was reportedly captured in the Early Morning hours. Heres our World Affairs corresponde correspon