Not so fast. The South African officials put the brakes on Oscar Pistoriuss Early Release from prison. How long will it last . This morning, we talk to reeva steenkamps mother in an exclusive interview. And coming to a theater near you. The nations largest movie chain announces it will now begin inspecting bags. Worth the peace of mind or a disturbing sign of the times . Well ask you where you come down on it today, thursday, august 20th, 2015. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. A busy thursday morning. Keeping an eye on breaking news coming from atlanta where there as you can see former president jimmy carter is speaking publicly for the first type since he revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. He hadnt revealed maybe specifics about that so well be keeping an ear on this to hear if he reveals details. Well keep an eye on that and go back live as necessary. First, the top story in the west, the unpredictable fastmoving wildfires. The newest c
An abc news exclusive, happily ever after, Jennifer Aniston speaking out for the First Time Since saying i do revealing how she got all her friends to keep the wedding secret. Where there is a will there is a way. What shes saying this morning only on gma. And good morning, america. A lot ahead this thursday morning. Look at robin, she is in new orleans right now and its hard to believe but its been ten years since Hurricane Katrina. Robin, youve been working on a special commemorating that anniversary. Yeah, george, it is hard to believe but i am down here as we approach the tenyear mark since Hurricane Katrina and last night, we held a special screening of the abc special that will be shown sunday night, katrina ten years after the storm. Its not a celebration of what happened ten years ago but a celebration of the human spirit, perseverance and hope. Well have more throughout the morning from here in Jackson Square to you there in times square, george and amy. Thank you, robin. So m
Ditching his board and pulling a 14yearold to shore speaking out this morning on gma. And we do say good morning, america. We made it to friday. A huge crowd already gathering in central park this morning for 5 seconds of summer and for a few seconds it didnt seem like it was summer at awe, the flash floods, the storms but look at them. Theyve dried out after staying there all night, amy, ready for this concert this morning . We cannot wait to hear from the band in just a bit. We do want to get right to that breaking news, that explosion in los angeles overnight. Rocking the basement of a highrise sparking a power outage at the Staples Center. Nick watt has the latest. Good morning, nick. Reporter good morning, amy. Thats right. Concertgoers plunged into darkness. Firefighters deployed in the heart of the city, fire and billowing smoke in the financial district. Overnight a powerful underground explosion shaking downtown los angeles. Looks like we got a large multistoried modern sealed
Calling the crews here on the front lines heros. Matt and is a mchatt, i want to give you a snapshot of how many fires are burning across the country. 80 large wild fires burning across the west. There are thousands of firefighters spread out across six western states. Theyll face dangerous conditions today. The firefighters on the front lines fighting with a heavy heart. Miguel, thank you very much. Turn o the president ial race and the salw down in New Hampshire between republican rivels donald trump and jeb bush squaring off in dueling town Hall Meetings. They didnt hold back on how they feel about each other. Kristen welker was watching closely. Good morning. Reporter matt, good morning. The candidates are back on the campaign trail in nut hampshithre again today, and it comes on the heels of those fireworks you mentioned between jeb bush and trump trading jabs on everything from iraq to their conservative credentials. Its face off in New Hampshire with jeb bush and trump squaring
I think i want to marry you an abc news exclusive, happily ever after, Jennifer Aniston speaking out for the First Time Since saying i do revealing how she got all her friends to keep the wedding secret. Where there is a will there is a way. What shes saying this morning only on gma. And good morning, america. A lot ahead this thursday morning. Look at robin, she is in new orleans right now and its hard to believe but its been ten years since Hurricane Katrina. Robin, youve been working on a special commemorating that anniversary. Yeah, george, it is hard to believe but i am down here as we approach the tenyear mark since Hurricane Katrina and last night, we held a special screening of the abc special that will be shown sunday night, katrina ten years after the storm. Its not a celebration of what happened ten years ago but a celebration of the human spirit, perseverance and hope. Well have more throughout the morning from here in Jackson Square to you there in times square, george and