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The islands on alert right now and new path that has it heading to florida. Dramatic testimony as that former prep School Student charged with rape takes the stand. Denying the charges against him, confronted with deleted Facebook Messages that prosecutors say should put him behind bars. An abc news exclusive. A little boy hit by a plane crashing on a beach tells his story for the first time. The amazing survival story from the kid his friends call the miracle dude only on gma. We do say good morning, and we want to get right to that tragedy that unfolded on live television. Two young journalists gunned down. We have a live look right now at the memorial where people are paying respects to Alison Parker and adam ward, of course, they were gunned down by a former colleague, an angry former colleague. That community and their families are in a state of shock and their station held a moment of silence in their memory this morning . Theyre back on the air this morning, the morning team which they were so much a part of. We have much to get to. Many questions about what drove this former reporter to commit such a terrible crime. We have Team Coverage this morning starting with abcs jim avila who is there in roanoke, virginia, for us. Good morning, jim. Reporter good morning, robin. The roanoke morning team is back on the air today grieving with their regular audience of nearly 40,000 who witnessed the unthinkable honoring their two colleagues killed in the act of journalism this morning with that moment of silence. This morning, a news room, tries to grapple with the unthinkable. Trying to get through this together. It was all too real live unedited murder fatally interrupting a simple feature about tourism on local roanoke tv. There is no warning, just bullets followed by screams and after the victims fall, the shooters image briefly captured by the wounded photographers lens. The stunned anchor cannot imagine what has just happened. We will, of course, let you know as soon as we find out what those sounds were from. I heard this pow, pow, pow and it didnt register it was gunshots. Reporter viewers he in shock, too, getting realtime updates. Our wdbj morning crew was live this morning at Smith Mountain lake when shots were fired. The reporter, 24yearold Alison Parker and her cameraman, 27yearold adam ward did not survive the attack. Alison and adam died this morning shortly after 6 45 when the shots rang out. Reporter the woman they were interviewing Vicki Gardner shot in the back seriously wounded and still hospitalized this morning. The shooter immediately on the run, Police Chasing leads when a station reviews the tape that freeze frame and quickly identifies the suspect as a former onair reporter, Bryce Williams whose real name is Vester Flanagan fired two years before. We were all like, that looks a lot like him. Reporter but as police are searching another clue from the shooter himself on social media. Tweeting i filmed the shooting. See facebook. Posting two terrifying videos recording himself as he was firing those deadly shots. Abc news is not showing the videos. Suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous. Use caution. Reporter its now after 11 00 in the morning. Flanagan on the run in a rented car. State troopers spot him on highway 66, the road to the nations capital. But when they try to pull him over, he refuses and careens into the median. A lone trooper approaches and the gunman takes his own life. Flanagan was flown from the scene to a nova Fairfax Hospital where he died at approximately 1 30 p. M. Reporter overnight in roanoke a memorial service. Alison parker, a good, young reporter destined to be great. For the last couple of hours following how this investigation is going. Reporter the 24yearold had just moved in with her anchorman boyfriend, her father speaking out on megyn kelly last night. Weve got to do something about crazy people getting guns. Reporter and adam ward, the photographer who lived and breathed Virginia Tech sports steady and enthusiastic about coming in to work even on the early shift. Also among the mourners at the station, the cameramans fiancee, a producer on the morning show who was in the control room as those shots were fired. George. Yeah, she was celebrating her last day. Okay, jim, thanks very much. As jim said, were not going to be showing the video taken by that shooter, but we are learn ng a lot more about him this morning. A former reporter who worked with the two, he faxed an angry manifesto to abc news, texted with a friend right after the murders and abcs chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has those details. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning, george. Flanagan was a malcontent. He was a man who often felt victimized had difficulty getting along with colleagues but no one fully understood how deep the darkness ran. Overnight, police descended on the suspects apartment concerned about bombs and booby trap, all this hours after a nightmare that began on live tv. Flanagans anger had apparently been building since being fired two years ago from wdbj, the station where he and the victims worked. He had been ordered to get counseling, reprimanded by the stations management for berating a cameraman in public. The station citing him for, quote, aggressive body language when dealing with coworkers. Eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him and he did not take that well. Reporter the anger had been simmering for years. In 2000, flanagan was involved in a lawsuit with a Florida Television station claiming racism and that he had been called a monkey. Allegations that were denied. And in 2014 he filed a lawsuit against wdbj, but it was dismissed. Wednesday morning nearly two hours after the shooting a man identifying himself as flanagan faxed what he called a suicide note to abc news, 23 pages long, it portrayed a deeply angry man laying out his grievances. Why did i do it . The Church Shooting in charleston was the Tipping Point but my anger has been building steadily. I have been a human powder keg for awhile. Just waiting to go boom. But flanagan apparently never let go of the resentment. In the suicide note he claimed the cameraman he murdered complained to management about him and also said he was a victim of racism and Sexual Harassment suggesting he had been mistreated because he was a gay black man. One of his former bosses at another station suggested he was a problem employee, but that no one thought him capable of this. It was shock. Hair on the back of my neck went up. I didnt see that in his personality certainly. Reporter in the suicide note flanagan expresses admiration for mass murders, specifically the columbine killers and the Virginia Tech shooter and in one of his final callous gestures a man claiming to be flanagan called abc news in new york at 10 00 a. M. And said he shot two people. He hung up and we called the police. At one point in the suicide note, flanagan said that after the charleston this Church Shooting, jehovah, god, spoke to him, another case of apparently a man with Serious Mental Health issues with a gun killing the innocent that keep falling through the cracks. Robin . All right, pierre. Thank you very much. Joining us now are jeffrey marks, the general manager of wdbj and chris hurst, Alison Parkers boyfriend and an anchor there at the station. To both of you, i hope you feel the love and support from everyone all around the country and our hearts go out to you and our sincerest condolences. I know, jeffrey, that the Morning Show Team is already back on the air there, alison and adam were so much a part of that team. How are they doing this morning, jeffrey . Theyre doing as well as can be expected. Theyre choking back tears and their emotions show but theyre covering the news and assisted by some folks from our sister stations in the midwest, as well, who flew in to help us. Were very gratified by that and all the support from the people who have been here all night camped out and have brought flowers and placards and just want to Say Something to us, we are gratified by that. And, chris, for you, i know i can see you Still Holding on, holding on to those pictures, holding on to the book that have all those pictures of alison. I know you have referred to her as the love of your life. What more do you want us to know about alison. I think that i want everyone to know that she was not only a fantastic journalist and was well on her way to a remarkable career, but she was good at everything she attempted. I know she was a happy person at heart. She colleagues said she brought out the lighter side of you even chris. She did. This is something that was for us, we only had nine months together but she gave this to me for our sixmonthiversary. We celebrated monthiversaries. Because we didnt even have an anniversary, as young couples often do. So exceptional. I hope that book brings you some source of comfort right now. Jeffrey, adam it does. It brings me innumerable comfort. Im glad to hear that, chris. Jeffrey, adam was engaged to the morning show producer who was there at work yesterday. Let us know about adam and also his professional relationship with alison. They were considered the a team. Nobody could beat them. Anything that was asked of them and more, and adam made sure we were laughing whether it was on the softball field or im told in latin class, i cant imagine adam in latin class at the university, he just came in and made us laugh and thats what were trying to remember this morning is our crew goes through the motions of doing the regular newscast and i want to say one thing about alison if youll let me. I dont care what social media says, i dont care what that alleged manifesto says, there was not a hateful bone in alisons body and she would have never made a racially insensitive remark which is one of the things that the shooter accused our team of. We dont have that kind of operation here. Its a diverse workplace full of respect and alison just couldnt have happened. You bring up the note that he sent us to abc which we immediately turned over to authorities and all that he claimed. Jeffery, were you or anyone at any of the executives aware of his prior behavior . No, he not until after he was employed. He used one name in his previous career and used another name when he came to us and we were not aware at all that he had had problems and had legal issues with other stations. Both of you know as journalists that when Something Like this happens, that the conversation turns to gun control and alisons father has already been very outspoken, and, chris, you were standing next to him when he said hell make it his lifes mission. Have you had a chance to give any thought if youre going to join alisons father in his efforts . As a journalist, my issue that i have looked at extensively has been mental health. There are Mental Illnesses in my family that have affected me personally and its been something that ive been reporting on. I dont have any comments on what her father would like to do other than i i support him and i support their family immensely. I told them yesterday for the first time because who would say it to parents of a girlfriend after nine months that i loved them and they told me that they loved me back and that i was a part of their family foreveand that they were a part of my family forever. Jeffrey and chris, youre part of a Remarkable Community there and team and family. Thank you very much and were also thinking of Vicki Gardner, hoping she makes a full recovery from her injuries. Yes. But, again, i hope that you feel the immense love and support. Please be well. We do and thank you. Thank you. All right. And theres just so many levels to the story but just well talk about it later in our next hour, watching that and how people how do you go how do you move forward . How do we all move forward . You have no choice to have that inflicted on you and we remember those journalists pulling for that young woman, vicki who is going to survive, we hope. We move on now to the race for president and a brandnew poll showing Hillary Clinton losing altitude as she interrupts her vacation for a trip to iowa. Striking out at the gop admitting mistakes in how she handled the email controversy and speaking out for the first time on a possible challenge from joe biden. Abcs cecilia vega was there for all of it. She joins us now from des moines. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter thats right, george, good morning. From emails to donald trump and every other republican candidate running against her but when things come to one of americas hottest political debates, Hillary Clinton had a oneliner. Things getting a little hairy for Hillary Clinton on the trail in iowa. Most of the other republican candidates are just trump without the pizazz or the hair. Reporter the democratic frontrunner joking about donald trump but when it came to those emails this time it was no laughing matter. Im confident that this process will prove that i never sent nor received any any email that was marked classified. Reporter she even issued a mea culpa about the scandal that plagues her campaign. It clearly wasnt the best choice. I should have used two emails, one personal, one for work and i take responsibility for that decision. Reporter but when it comes to joe bidens decision to run against her, clinton says it is his to make. I think he has to make what is a very difficult decision for himself and his family and he should have the space. Reporter biden speaking to Party Leaders during a Conference Call wednesday says hes still undecided following the death of his son beau in may saying if i were to announce to run, i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul and right now both are pretty well banged up. And that new poll will probably s Preece Joe Biden and could have Hillary Clinton worried. Take a look. I want to show you these numbers there. Clinton at 35 , her lowest so far, followed by Bernie Sanders and theres joe biden at 18 . And hes not even in this race. Some say he could wait until october to decide whether to run. Hillary clinton losing altitude in that same poll and donald trump flying even higher. Reporter thats right. I want to show you those numbers too. Donald trump so far ahead of the pack with 28 , his highest numbers so far. His biggest lead too followed by dr. Ben carson and trailing at the very end, jeb bush and marco rubio. S backed up. Cecilia vega, thanks very much. Amy with the other top stories. Another Police Officer under ta attack. Thats right, george. For the second time in less tan a week a Police Officer has been killed in the line of duty in louisiana. Officer henry nelson was shot with his own gun while responding to a Domestic Violence call in a rural town. The suspect is also accused of killing a woman. He tried to flee crashing his car before ultimately being arrested. Overnight a big turnaround in the Global Financial markets. Stocks in china surged higher by more than 5 , the best day in nearly two months. Concern about chinas economy is fueling volatility worldwide. The dow bounced back wednesday soaring 619 points. Well, scientists at nasa are sounding the alarm about rising sea levels. They say those levels are up about three inches since the early 90s which is faster than previously expected. Theyve released this animation. Areas in red and orange are where sea levels have risen over the last two decades warming water and melting ice are to blame. President obama travels to new orleans today to tour neighborhoods and highlight Recovery Efforts ten years after hurricane katrina. Former president bush visits tomorrow. And finally there may be nothing more frustrating than watching your car get towed, but note to self, this is probably not the best way to respond. A guy in florida, you can hear him there, trying to escape the tow truck. His suv was already hooked up so not sure where he thought how he thought he was going to get away. He was hitting the gas repeatedly trying to make that getaway but theres that hook. He fought the tow truck and the tow truck won. Now even more damage. Got to let the river take you sometimes or the tow truck. Thank you, amy. Ginger tracking Tropical Storm erika heading to puerto rico right now. Hitting antigua and heading toward puerto rico. This is what its looking like. 50mileperhour max sustained winds. Tropical storm warnings up to the dominican republic. Watches up through the turks and caicos because the track moved further north and east so more like the east coast of florida. Remember the heaviest winds and rain would be on the right side of that line and were still paying attention to the cone, not the line because its a couple days out here. Good thursday morning. I am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. High clouds. Hazy sunshine. The heat is peaking. It will be milder. Milder than this morning the next two nights. The drizzle on saturday will signal a change to the cooler weekend. 70s at the coast, 80s around the bay. 90s inland. Tonight, lowtoupper 60s. Hopefully you will sleep well. My sevenday forecast shows 10 to 20degrees cooler much more much more ahead. The former prep School Student charged with Sexual Assault taking the stand facing questions for the first time. Dan abrams and nancy grace standing by right now to talk about it. An abc exclusive. That 12yearold boy hit by a plane on a beach. Yeah, i remember waking up and going in an ambulance and going to the hospital. Hes telling his amazing survival story only on gma. Time to get your home ready falwith big labor day savings,. Like 3 select cobble patio blocks for only 10. Plus select shrubs or mulch 3 for 12. So hurry in today for falls best deals at lowes. 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The Fastest Internet and the best tv experience is already here with x1. Only from xfinity. Good morning, america. Right now new details about the killer who gunned down two young reporters on live tv. Police searching his apartment overnight. The victims station holding a moment of silence this morning as that Community Mourns their loss. Also right now, the faa is investigating a scare on an Allegiant Air flight in las vegas. The nose of the plane started lifting off all by itself before hitting the right speed forcing the pilots to abort the takeoff. The mommy blogger with a backtoschool video that is really taking off. Baby its great but its all in the name of safety about getting people did anyone escape watching that. The sprinkler right there. They said bus dont move, the title of it. A little parody there. Well see a lot more of that coming up, but weve got another story right now. They certainly do. Well begin this half hour with this. That highprofile rape case in new hampshire. Closing arguments set to begin this morning. The former prep School Student charged with sexually assaulting a younger student took the stand on wednesday claiming the two did not have sex. Despite what he told friends. Dan and nancy standing by to weigh in live first abcs gio benitez is in concord with the latest. Good morning, gio. Reporter robin, good morning to you. The student says he was simply bragging to friends with teenage exaggerations but now insists he did not have sex with that girl. 19yearold owen labrie taking the stand thursday testifying in his own defense accused of raping a 15yearold girl last year at their elite prep school. She giggled like i giggled. It was you know, we kissed like a little bit. I thought she was having a great time. Reporter labrie saying it wasnt rate, but a consensual encounter brought on by a socalled senior salute where graduating seniors spend time with a younger student, sometimes intimately. Why did you send her a senior salute on the eve of your leaving the high school . I wanted to ask her out. Did you want to get together with her . Yeah. Labrie saying he was fond of the now 16yearold accuser, the girl in the courtroom sitting right in the front row listening to what labrie said happened at one point, leaving the courtroom upset. Labrie showing the jurors how she raised her arms to help him remove her sweatshirt. His attorney asking if she objected. Did she say anything . No. Did she do anything . No, she didnt. Did she grimmace or call out in pain or objection . No. He says they rolled around, kissing and just as he put on protection, he says he decided not to have sex with her. I thought to myself, you know, maybe we shouldnt do this. It hadnt been my intention going into the night to have sex. Reporter in crossexamination prosecutors saying he told friends he did have sex with the girl. Part of 119 Facebook Messages he deleted. It was a joke but today its a lie, right . Um, yes, it is a lie. You know, i wanted to boast to my friends afterwards and i misled them. Reporter and closing arguments begin this morning. The jury will then get the case. We could get a verdict by the end of the day, george. Okay, gio, thanks. More on this from dan abrams, hes right here with me and in atlanta, nancy grace, the host of nancy grace on hln. Dan, let me begin. This is the whole defense. That testimony yesterday, how did he do . You know, i think he did pretty well. Parts of his testimony i think were effective. Other parts were troubling. I think the beginning of his testimony was important in just laying out who he is, meaning, you know, dads a landscaper, mom is a public schoolteacher. Not a rich kid. Exactly. Theres this whole perception this is rich kid entitled. I think he got rid of that. When he got into some of details he said what he needed to say and denied what he needed to deny. But some of hissish ups, i think ring hollow, a little bit concerning the fact he never did want to have sex with her. That didnt ring true. He also kept denying when it came to phrases that mean sex that they actually mean sex that he had talked about doing these various things or that he had done these things, these slang terms for sex, saying well, that can mean anything from kissing to dating. Again, i think thats another potential problem for him with regard to credibility. Was he credible, nancy . Well, i think that if you looked at him, he gave a very credible facade. I mean he was dressed like he was going to a prep school with the tie, the shirt, the pants, the jacket, the whole works. He was very well moderated on direct exam. He answered very well and he should with all the money you pay a defense attorney to rehearse, you should be good. But i think it all fell apart on crossexam where he said that he was lied to his friends but was telling the truth to the jury after he bragged he had sex. He said he was fond of the girl but they had never dated. He said he put on a condom that he ejaculated but he didnt have sex with her and most of all the fact that he deleted over 100 messages which talked about having sex with the girl. He said that phrases like pork, slay, score, all which he used about the girl didnt mean sex . Really . What universe is that . So he was lying. But even if he is lying, nancy, lets assume for a moment the jury believes they did have sex, you know, maybe thats a statutory rape conviction but still has real problems with the other day you told me, no, no, no statutory rape doesnt matter. Thats what you said, dan. Thats correct. Right. Youre right. It is a lesser offense. If im owen labrie grounded in we didnt have sex. Right but if im owen labrie if im owen labrie and walk out with a misdemeanor statutory rape conviction, thats a huge win. Its a felony. Its ten years behind bars. Its a misdemeanor based on their ages its two to ten years behind bars. All right. Lets not debate whether its a misdemeanor or felony but its a misdemeanor based on their ages. Okay, lets dont. But the reality is thats a big win for him. If hes able to avoid the up to six years in prison on the aggravated Sexual Assault charges which is the key to this case, its a big win. Youre right. You think its likely. Two years versus 16, thats true. I think it is likely that he will be found either not guilty or there will be a hung jury on the most serious charges. I think he has some problems when it comes to the potential quickly, nancy, do you agree . I think his big problem he lied on the stand and in closing arguments the prosecutor is going to hammer that home. Theres no way to believe that he did not have sex with that girl. He told all his friends he did, he bragged about it on facebook. And the girl agrees with him so if hes lying that means his whole defense is a lie and they dont have any choice but to convict. Thats not true. Of course, they have plenty of choices and they dont have to believe that everything is a lie. Yeah. We will be watching. Well see what happens. Thanks to you both. Now to ginger with the weather. Miami has actually had a drought. Not just miami but parts of the southeast had some storms not associated with erika overnight. One map i didnt get to show you was the driving force, that High Pressure system in the atlantic that rotates clockwise, thats what kind of steers this. A lot of the models taking it farther east. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. Unless you are at coast where it will be 70, find a way to stay cool. 82 in San Francisco. 80s away the bay. 90 inland. 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Reporter watch as the single engine plane plummets he from the sky, bouncing on the surf, and tumbling across the beach. Its wing hitting nicholas in the head as his terrified friends watched. We thought nick died. We thought the plane was on top of him. Yeah, he started to move and then hes like, hes alive. Reporter the 23yearold pilot was uninjured but nicholas needed help. Shock td bye standers rushing in, holding him steady until paramedics arrived. I remember waking up and going to the ambulance and to the hospital. Reporter despite suffering a concussion and fractured skull bone that required surgery, nicholas stayed in the hospital for just four days. His recovery, amazing. His new nickname, miracle dude, something he jokes he could do without. I dont really like the name. Im just another person that just got hit by a plane. Reporter in a show of support, 12 of his buddies shaved their heads, as well. I was happy that they did it and doesnt make me feel awkward with my shaved head. Reporter happy for friends like his and thankful for First Responders who work to keep him alive after that terrifying crash. I just want to thank them for, i guess, saving my life. Reporter for Good Morning America, Kayna Whitworth, abc news, san diego. Thankful young man. Has such a sweet smile. He does. Great, great story. Weve got another one coming up. This mommy blog making a whole lot of news with this backtoschool hit. Shes going to join us live next. We need to sell it. Hi. Need an appraisal . Yeah. We do. Vo when selling your car, start with a written offer, no strings attached. Carmax. Start here. Time to get your home ready falwith big labor day savings,. Like 3 select cobble patio blocks for only 10. Plus select shrubs or mulch 3 for 12. So hurry in today for falls best deals at lowes. The new fall collection. White house black market now at chilis, new smoked chicken burritos for lunch. 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If youre in a hurry in your car you got to Pay Attention and there you are its a scary statistic, im being moralistic stop arm safety is my logistic becausence you got em loaded in that van you got a whole day to jam bust starts rollin you start strollin thinking of all the hours youve stolen looking super fly cause your day just improved then the pile of laundry kills your groove joining us now via skype, deva dalporto. Hey, well done. Well done. I have watched the entire video from start to finish so many times. You got the whole neighborhood involved, it looked like deva. We really do have the whole neighborhood. Its awesome. My friends are amazing. Theyre game for anything which is so cool. In addition to making amy happy, why choose bust a move. I busted a move because i wanted to bring awareness to School Bus Safety and what better way to do it than with a funky 90s rap. Because this is a very serious issue. What sparked you . I mean, were you angry, upset by things you saw and decided to have some fun but obviously have a real meaning behind your message. Yeah, i was talking to my friends about the fact that 25,000 kids get injured. Unacceptable and it just needs attention. Wow. Its blown up on social media but what kind of response have you had . The response has been amazing but also a little alarming. [ audio problems ] people are having a hard time hearing got it, she can put together that video, but we cant skype with her right now. We the professionals thank you, thank you for as a former school bus driver, thank you for this message especially. Have a great time there in sedona. Thank you, bye. Coming up gmas operation back to school. The better you see, the better you play. Time to get your home ready falwith big labor day savings,. Like 3 select cobble patio blocks for only 10. Plus select shrubs or mulch 3 for 12. So hurry in today for falls best deals at lowes. Befi was active. 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New this morning, the major new lawsuit alleging the keyless ignition in your car could be deadly. Drivers think theyve turned off their cars but instead their homes fill with toxic fumes. I thought i turned it off. Apparently i didnt. The safety alerts. Consumer advocates are pushing for them right now. So wake me up when its all over also this morning, baby boom goes high tech. The new fertility solution potentially groundbreaking for couples trying to conceive. Get ready to go galactic, jack sparrow and the toy story team about to get some company from a galaxy far, far away. Looks like we have visitors. Lets hope they come in peace. Weve got a huge sneak peek at the new Disney Infinity as we say all good morning, america. Party crowd out there in times square this thursday morning. So, can you guess who is behind that curtain . We got a little special guest this morning. Heres a clue. Its a big toy story you kind of gave it away a little bit. I did . Oh, i got it. Okay, okay, okay. That helped. Also this morning, so many new moms struggle with extra baby weight. Sometimes diet and exercise arent working. Theres some new research now revealing why and the condition you could have and not even realize it. Were giving amy exercise now. She just ran over to the desk to get the morning rundown from her. I appreciate that. Good morning and we begin with an outpouring of love and support following the on air killing of two tv journalists in virginia. The colleagues of reporter Alison Parker and cameraman adam ward are back on the air today Holding Hands and paying tribute with a moment of silence 24 hours after parker and ward were killed. The stations weatherman saying the sun will be bright today just like alison. The two were killed by disgruntled former colleague Vester Flanagan who had been fired by the station two years ago. Flanagan later took his own life. He had claimed in the past that he was bullied at work and had suffered Racial Discrimination but this morning, the focus is on the victims. Alison parkers father saying he is focusing on the time he spent with his daughter. You know, it just it just kills me. She loved to kayak and we that was the last weekend we all spent together kayaking but i went down by the river yesterday. I just looked down the river and realized that, you know, shes im sorry that shes not going to be there with me. Our hearts certainly go out to all the family and friends of the victims and, meanwhile, the woman being interviewed at the time of the shooting was also wounded. Shes in Good Condition this morning. Turning now to politics. Hillary clinton is sinking to her lowest numbers yet getting just 45 in the latest National Poll out this morning. On the republican side donald trump has hit a new high, 28 . Meanwhile, Vice President joe biden is considering whether to run. He says hes considering whether he has the, quote, emotional fuel to launch a campaign. Well, now to a warning about those keyless ignitions found in millions of cars. A new lawsuit claims they can be deadly, and drivers should be warned. Abcs ryan owens has that story. Reporter starting a car without turning a key. Its a convenience millions of americans enjoy every day. But now a lawsuit alleging keyless ignitions can be deadly. Its all about saving lives. Reporter this new York Attorney is taking on ten of the worlds biggest Car Companies. Her lawsuit claims 13 deaths and numerous serious injuries have been caused from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Drivers didnt mean to leave their car running, their garage filling with toxic fumes. Mary rivera is not part of this suit but says she nearly died after leaving her car running. I thought i turned it off, but apparently i didnt. Reporter many cars do have warning lights and tones so drivers know the car is still on, but consumer advocates say thats not enough. The auto manufacturers have instituted auto off for the convenience of not draining your battery when you leave your lights on. But they havent done it to save lives. Reporter most of the Car Companies being sued had no comment. But ford tells abc news the keyless ignition system has proven to be safe and reliable, and volkswagen saying safety is a top priority. For Good Morning America, ryan owens, abc news, dallas. Our thanks to ryan for that. And if youre packing a Tuna Sandwich for lunch, you may be getting some money back. Starkist has settled a lawsuit accused the company of underfilling its tuna cans. Some customers who brought starkist between 2009 and 2014 are eligible for cash or 50 in free tuna. And finally, two adorable 18monthold twins in seattle may just have a future in acting. In fact, they could get their s. A. G. 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Welcome back to gma. Were going to get more now on that deadly shooting in virginia. You know, more than 500,000 tweets have been sent relating to this story. So many showing solidarity with the journalists showing the standwithwdbj. But those images so horrifying when a traumatic event unfolds like that it may be impossible to protect your kids from the fallout so we want to talk it through with our parenting expert dr. Janet taylor. Thanks for coming in. Its unavoidable for so many watching tv at 6 45 in the morning down in virginia. And it comes on. What kind of effect can it have . It has an effect. The brain knows stress and safety and so its a shock to your brain, and so its important for parents to realize that its not just what happened on tv but with social media, how many images your kids are having and just to be aware of that and the impact. Thats so true because if you didnt see it live, you go on social media. And even if youre not trying to, if all these people are connecting and they have the link to it, how do you protect your children . Well, the first thing that you do is to remember their ages and ask them openended questions like what are you feeling about this . How did you find out . Do you have any questions for me . And so that you can talk to them. Answer them in ways that are age appropriate. You know your child. You know what theyre used to and to remind them that theyre safe and also its an opportunity to come up with a safety plan. What if you felt uncomfortable . What if you dont want to watch this image, what can you say . Who can you talk to . What can you tell your kids in terms of not watching this some of these horrific images on social media . How do you keep them away from it . As parents we are in control so you cut their screen time but at the same time you replace it and focus it with facetoface time. Playing board games, talking to us, you know, facetoface, getting back to those things, again, reminding them theyre safe, reminding them that theyre loved and also just to remember that in times like this, sometimes its important to do an action so talk about volunteering and giving back and whats good. Should parents bring it up even if the kids dont first . Absolutely, because a lot of times your kids arent going to tell you. And if theyre watching on youtube or watching with friends, its out of context so its not you have to overload them with details but say are you aware of what happened yesterday . If they say no, you can say, oh, well, something happened or talk to them about even things that have happened in school that make them feel a certain way. You dont have to overload your own anxiety on to them but certainly understand they probably have seen it. Get out ahead of it if they havent so they know. But how about for all of us . How do we heal . Well, i mean the reminders, theres pain and suffering in our world but at the end of the day, theres more good than bad and its about who you can touch, being kind, being loved. A smile, that connection. And so its really about balance because certainly bad things happen, painful things that that youre not in control of. What you are in control of, who you love, who youre good to and how you reciprocate with that. Thats an Excellent Way to deal with that. Truly troubling problem but now on to a story of hope. Our series baby boom. This morning, were taking a look at a potentially groundbreaking new piece of technology that may help couples struggling to get pregnant finally be able to conceive. Abcs becky worley is here with that. Good morning, becky. Good morning, robin. Right now 1. 5 million americans are trying to get pregnant but struggling. I had my own challenges with fertility, and the process can be heartbreaking and frustrating all in one. So, what if putting this tiny gadget in your ear could help . Hillary yeager and her husband don wanted to have a baby but like millions of couples, timing it just right can be a struggle. We had been trying for seven months and were unsuccessful. Reporter so they turned to basal body temperature tracking. Basal body temperature typically will drop and then spike slightly right around the time of ovulation. So by tracking basal body temperature, a woman can look back and then be able to figure out roughly what day of the month she ovulates. Reporter you cant just pop a thermometer in your mouth at any time to figure out your basal body temp. It has to be taken at the same time every morning before you get out of bed before you move and heat up your body. The entire process of charting is a very anxiety causing process because theres a lot that goes into it. Reporter enter the yono, a new product debuting in october that claims to continuously monitor your temperature when you go to sleep each night. The yono takes an ear canal temperature which is ambient and mostly pretty stable. Oh, wow. Its tiny. Yeah, its really small and thats what helps with the comfort factor when you put it on at night. Reporter the makers of yono says ear temperature is more dependable and less obtrusive than popping a thermometer in your mouth but itll cost you. The device is expected to retail at 149 which is more pricey than the regular thermometers women have used for years and the yonos success has yet to be seen. Im trying to imagine sleeping with this and its comfortable. I can barely feel it. Happily for the yeagers the basal Body Temperature Method worked for them. They now have a 2yearold daughter emilie, but hillary says shed definitely use a product like the yono the next time she tries to get pregnant. I would probably prefer that way over getting up in the morning and taking my temperature. To be clear, this is all about getting to know when you ovulate. Charting that on a calendar for a few months and knowing your exact cycle, so when you see the temperature drop like this, thats when youre most likely to get pregnant. This process can take a while. Even with the yono, maybe a few months. Its not like the first time you use it and you see that, hey, honey, time to get busy, rather the yono can help you predict that window better the following month, amy. What was that . Harks honey say that again for us. The tone. Just how she said it. Thank you so much. Thanks. Well, you know, this actually flows really nicely into the next story. Now into our series on modern romance and trouble with finding mr. Right because you have to find him right, first . If youre a single woman looking for a man but think there are no good ones left, well, a new book on dating says its not just your imagination. Abcs linsey davis has the story. Im just supposed to run from every guy who doesnt like me . Yeah. Theres not going to be anybody left. Reporter contrary to the movie hes just not that into you, book author jon birger who we met up with at new york citys dakota bar suggests the problem for women trying to find mr. Right isnt just about interest, as it is numbers. Its not their fault. Its the demographics. Reporter in his new book dateonomics how datings become a lopsided numbers game, he says hes crunched the numbers and cracked the code to why young women like Lindsey Dreyer are finding the one can be so elusive. I have a great group of friends, i have an amazing job so i have everything in my life that i want. The only thing missing is the right guy. Reporter according to birger her first problem is that she lives in a city like new york where there are 38 more female College Grads under the age of 25 than men who have a college degree. The educated man deficit is even worse in raleigh, North Carolina, where the gap is 49 and its 86 in miami. Men are more likely to play the field, to delay marriage when women are in oversupply. Reporter and while nationwide among young College Grads there are four women for every three men, birger says women will have more luck in silicon valley, San Francisco and columbus, ohio. As a result of this imbalance, he says in the future well see more of what he calls mixedcollar marriages. I think we all need to be more openminded about who were willing to date. Reporter something this 31yearold says shed consider. I would definitely be open to dating somebody who doesnt come from the same educational background as me, but they would definitely have to be intellectually curious. Reporter instead of the old its not you, its me mantra, birger says more women should understand its not you, its the ratio. For Good Morning America, linsey davis, abc news, new york. Its science, people. Here with us now relationship expert, Demetria Lucas and, demetria, tell us what you think about the book and its findings. This sounds awfully similar to what black women have been hearing about dating and relationships since about 2008. Studies say approximately half of black women are not married so now this has gone from a black womens issue to a National Issue and it feels very similar nationally than it did to us back then. It feels a bit like shaming. Youre telling women theyve got to you picked the wrong job, you have gone to the wrong school. You didnt focus on getting your mrs when you were in college. You should change your religion, you know, like these are things now youre not living in the right city. Youre not living in the right city but asking women to change the things that make them happy in order to find a mate. That feels wrong. Oh, gosh, when you said mrs, thats why my mom said she went to howard to get her mrs. When you hear this argument for the first time in u. S. History theyre saying, they, whoever they are, its even more difficult for a woman to find love as they get older, what do you think of that . That may be true but keep in mind something people dont like to talk about. Women are actually waiting to get married now. Youre going to college. You have your own career. Youre independent. Youre not getting married for survival. You dont need a husband for economics. So women are also taking their time. And i think its Something Else to point out, you know, we have a graph here. These are women who their bachelors degrees with their masters degree, women are doing really well. Were doing really well at education, something to be celebrated, not shamed. One takeaway for men would be to move to new york, raleigh and miami. Whats the other . I think guys have to be realistic about the modern woman. Shes not going to drop everything or make you the entire center. Or the only thing in your world. She can prioritize you but if youre expecting a 1960s housewife and all i woman cares about is that, its just not going to happen. Whoo i love that. Thank you. How do you really feel, amy . Andrew, nothing about you. Sounds like too much fun in there. And we are too. Were having a great time. This is little zachary, hes from new york here. Hes been up since 5 00 a. M. Thank you, zachary, and thank all of you for watching this morning. You have to see the air quality alerts for the pacific northwest. Red flag warnings still in place. But ive got somewhat good news. A series of fronts will come in. Itll be rainfall at least west of the cascades. It could peak the winds a bit which is never good for the fires but, hey, any rain in any of this area is good. Well, my goodness. Good thursday morning. I am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. High clouds. Hazy sunshine. The heat is peaking. It will be milder. Milder than this morning the next two nights. The drizzle on saturday will signal a change to the cooler weekend. 70s at the coast, 80s around the bay. 90s inland. Tonight, lowtoupper 60s. Hopefully you will sleep well. My sevenday forecast shows 10 to 20degrees cooler well, my goodness. Sara, im going to be right in for pop. Thanks, ginger. We all know and love laverne and shirley, lucy and ethel, tina and amy, but get ready for this. Jennifer lawrence and amy schumer. Yep, theyre making a movie together. The hilarious duo are writing a screenplay in which they play sisters. J. Law telling the New York Times theyve written 100 pages so far and our new bffs met just a few months ago and had a blast on vacation together in marthas vineyard. The hunger games star said theyre creatively made for each other and writing together has been the most fun experience in her life. Bring it on. How cute are they, though . Is theyre like that couple you want to happen. And i want to be part of it. Lets make this a triplay or triple. George with the smart words. And one of the top trending stories on twitter this morning, social media superstar hayes grier making the big announcement that hes putting on his dancing shoes for season 21 of dancing with the stars with 4 million followers on vine and instagram, not shabby, the North Carolina teenager is bound to be a huge fan favorite. So far we know hell be taking on bindi irwin, triple crown winning jockey Victor Espinoza and backstreet boy nick carter so hes got his work cut out for him. Stay tuned for more announcements. Well have the entire cast revealed right here on gma on wednesday, september 2nd. Nick carter, too. Hes going to have a little advantage with the dance. You think . Yeah. Bye, bye, bye. And this is a surprise for george. We know that he goes to bed slightly early, maybe 8 00 p. M. So you might have missed your beautiful firecracker of a wife, Ali Wentworth on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. She made a dazzling entrance and apparently had quite the meeting back stage with miley cyrus. We actually just bumped into each other and i went, wah, and she went, wah and wah. Thats how people communicate these days. I have a feeling dvrs are now being put to use with the rewind button and the slow motion. I cannot wait till George Stephanopoulos sees this on pop news tomorrow. [ laughter ] i have to tell you, you know youre going to have i do go to bed really interesting. You know youre going to have an interesting day when you wake up and your first email is from jimmy kimmel 2 40 a. M. And its titled my apologies in advance. You know youre in trouble. And then i stroll through the rest of the evening and have a rapidfire series of about seven from ali that are basically saying she had no choice. She had to do it. She had to go there. It was a funny bit. It was very funny. If you saw miley earlier in the show and she was wearing she said comedy demanded it. Is there anywhere else you want to be a fly on the wall than watching George Stephanopoulos with his wife, seriously. Oh, my goodness. You guys are hilarious to me. Like you try to keep a straight face. Your wife clashes. Like whats going on . Im just glad we can entertain you, sara. I love you so much. Good morning, im kristen sze, developing news the search continues for a driver who police say caused an explosion at A Santa Clara strip mall. It sparked a fire that destroyed five businesses. Officials are k look for a woman who left the scene in a white honda acord. She may have caused the explosion by driving into a gas meter. Leyla gulen has more on traffic. Theres a delay due to an incident at irving. Sh shuttles are in. Place from carl and hillway. We also have an accident southbound side of highway 101 at 880. And on saturday we do have a big concert. Do expect big delays for luke good morning, warming rapidly already in the 70s. Even still 59 in santa rosa. This afternoon is going to be the warmest under total sunshine. 9 to 11 degrees. Possibly even 1 above average. 80s around the bay. 90s inland. It will be near 80 at the warmest time during the game today. Watch out for that strong sunshine. My sevenday forecast, looking up at the screen right now. All of our favorite star wars characters, Disney Infinity and the new role and we are surrounded by disney characters today. Itll all make sense in just moments. Hope you remember earlier this week, i shared our interview with apple ceo tim cook and that groundbreaking initiative, schools all across the country, at a school in tuskegee, alabama, and i also hes with apple. Take a listen. I was listening to in this morning. Broken down and tired of living life on a merrygoround theres a depth. I love it. And can you believe that woman, andra day is here today . Youre going to hear her sing it was just random. Rise up is her song. He listens to her. It helps him when hes working out and things like that. I come back here and they said, guess who is on the show . Robin, you have some real fans back here this morning. [ cheers and applause ] theyre happy. Giving you a shoutout today. Thank you. Were going to talk about a problem, a lot of moms know all too well, that stubborn postpartum belly fat. For some women no matter how much they exercise and diet their bellies just wont go away. Its a medical condition and Abcs Paula Faris has more. Reporter belly fat is the postpartum bane of many womens lives and for so many the bulge wont bulge even long after giving birth. Physicians tell new moms its just their new normal. You just had a csection, you have twins, you have an older son, this is just the way it is. Reporter but ann new something was wrong. I was exercising, i was eating healthy and i lost the weight but i did know my abs werent budging. It felt like my insides were falling out. Reporter she had diastasis recti. It stretches out the abdomen and causes the vertical bands of muscle that meet in the middle to separate resulting in a permanent bulge. It really happens probably in almost every woman that has a pregnancy. Reporter and wrote about her own struggle for parents magazine. A lot of women have it. They dont know they have it. The most common way we create it is part of an abdominalplasty or tummy tuck. Reporter leslie says a year after giving birth to her youngest son everything was back to normal except for her tummy. She too had dra. Leslies doctor gave her the name of a plastic surgeon. He said this is a medical condition. Thats not going to go away and then i went home and cried. I felt my body betrayed me and i mean i hate to say that because this body also gave me my babies. Reporter she decided to get a tummy tuck. Going into an elective surgery, having two young boys, yeah, it was tough. Reporter but zoe levine who teaches postnatal fitness classes says surgery isnt the only option. I was told by a surjsen the only way to solve it is by surgery from hip to hip. Surgery may be an option but i have heard and seen a lot of great stories. Weve seen it come back together with work with exercise. Reporter zoe shows me the right exercises for women with this condition. The hips a little higher for those squeezes. She also shows me a couple of wrong moves. No, its going to bother your back. One major message theres help out there for you so it just find it. Reporter ann says shes going to stick to the exercise route. Leslie has no regrets about her tummy tuck. I am very happy with the results and if i had to make the decision again, id make it. Reporter for Good Morning America, paula faris, abc news, new york. Great tips. Now we want to start with our social snapshot. Look at these amazing weather photos. You ready for it . Start in arizona. W ochoo michael takes really nice photos with us. With the mon son thats the good part and the rain and this one from tahoe so thank you, taylor, for sending that in. We want you to send me your photos at ginger good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. Unless you are at coast where it will be 70, find a way to stay cool. 82 in San Francisco. 80s away the bay. 90 inland. My sevenday forecast shows ten or on degrees cooler and bre all that weather brought to you by target. I think were going right up over here. Wow. Youre hanging out with those bama girls. Thats a party in the morning. Because theyre rocking nyc because their shirts say so. You can feel the excitement because of a new edition of the video game Disney Infinity thats going to blow your mind, sara, come on. Tell us all about it. The game and possibly Robin Roberts but well go with the game. Weve been keeping the secret all morning and the way youll change gaming forever. Take a look. Disney infinity the video game where the worlds greatest characters from jack sparrow and mickey mouse to mr. Incredible and even marvel superheroes transcend time and space to go on the ultimate adventures created by you. And now looks like we have visitors. Lets hope they come in peace. Reporter you can go from infinity and beyond to a galaxy far, far away. Star wars taking over Disney Infinity, the heroes and the dark side teaming together now with their new friends ready to play. Your imagination controlling their new story with infinite possibilities. Its Disney Infinity 3. 0. I like you. Wait a minute. The new star wars characters, theyre going to take over times square. Theyve taken it over, robin. Including our special guest this morning, yoda. Star wars and Disney Infinity 3. 0 come from abcs Parent Company disney and that means some of your favorite characters including yoda are available to play with in the game. And now Disney Infinity 3. 0 has the complete star wars experience, the original trilogy crew is here. The clone wars fighters, the star wars everything is about that but we got an introduction to make. We do. Weve got johnny gnocchi. What are we looking at . Disney infinity 3. 0 and theres two different ways to play. Playsets then we have a toy box mode and inside the toy box mode you can bill and create your own stories using iconic characters across the Walt Disney Company and for the gma audience our team has built a custom toy box themed at gma sets on forest moon endar. How do you bring the characters in . Mixing them altogether . Theres two different ways to play and inside the play sets you dont mix them but in the toy box you mix them together and use your imagination to play however you want to. Weve got over 1 ee playable characters inside of the game and so you can take classics like mickey and minnie and bring them together with ultron and even characters from star wars and the force awakens. You can combine them together like that. Your imagination goes wild. The same way we play with toys going up. Do it inside of infinity in the toy box mode. So many of us are huge fans of star wars and really special what were seeing. This year weve really done something for everyone. For the Younger Generation of star wars fans, we have episodes 1 through 3 and the clone wars as well as Star Wars Rebels and older fans like why are you looking at me . We have stuff based on episodes 4 through 6, the classic trilogy and this holiday well have content based on the force awakens. When does it come out. This sunday, nationwide retailers, august 30th. Thanks for doing that for our wonderful gma audience. They love to play games. Love what you do there, john. For more on Disney Infinity 3. 0, go to our website goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo thank you, sara. Coming up, the inspiring story of little leaguers rallying around their teammates and getting the surprise of their lives. Come on back. Its a good looking car. . This is the model rear end event. The model year end sales event. Its year end its the rear end event. Year end, rear end, check it out. Talk about turbocharging my engine. Youre gorgeous. What kind of car do you like . New, or many miles on it . Get a 1000 volkswagen reward card on select 2015 passat models. Or lease a 2015 Passat Limited Edition for 189 a month after a 1000 bonus. Is there someone in your town that goes above and beyond . A parent, a teacher, a neighbor, anyone in your community that helps and inspires others . If the answer is yes, let us know and we can help your whole town come out and thank them in an epic way live. This is going to be so good. Gma is going above and beyond. Time for operation back to school a home run surprise for thoughtful little leaguers who kicked off the school year celebrating a special teammate. Abbie boudreau has the story. Hi, boys. Reporter a field of dreams, we have a big surprise for you. No longer just a dream for these little leaguers. The field is yours. Go. Oh, my gosh. Reporter as the Los Angeles Angels of anaheim invited these Little Angels into the outfield. Off this one. Reporter home to one of the biggest names in baseball, history making mike trout. A day of many firsts for these west covina, california, boys whose love of the game and their teammates extends far beyond baseball. Do you feel like a pro right now . Yeah, pretty much. Reporter 14yearold jalen fong is a pitcher. Hes also a leukemia survivor. And it was his baseball buddies, he says, that helped him through six long years of treatment. It would make me forget about my treatments i had at the hospital. He would get treatments on thursday and show up on saturdays and play in the game. Reporter today is a back to School Celebration for jalen and his teammates. Dont ever let anybody tell you cant do it. Reporter with tips from angels coach and some baseball drills. All right. Left. All right. The importance of hand eye coordination after repetition, itll train the hands and eyes to work together. Reporter they use that eagleeyed vision to tackle a word game of our own. We have an r up there. Have any guesses . T. Reporter which revealed the ultimate surprise. Whats your guess . Mike trout. Whats going on . You guys good. Be a good kid and stay out of trouble and, you know, things will lead you in the right way. Reporter and be a really good hitter like him. Then its jalens turn. I wanted to meet you. Everything good . Yeah. Reporter handing his idol one of his courage wristbands. I appreciate it. Ill wear it right now. You watch tonight. Ill be wearing it at the plate. Cool. Hopefully get me some hits. Reporter and he kept his word, getting hits. Ripped into center field. Reporter and creating memories for a lifetime. For Good Morning America, abbie boudreau, abc news, anaheim, california. What a great story that was and coming up, you heard just a bit of her magic a little while ago, andra day will perform in just a little bit. Gmas operation back to school. The better you see the better you play. Get lets go see, brought it meansnother neighbor is wgoing to sleep better tonight. Because they went to sleep trains ticket to tempurpedic event. For a limited time, save up to 500 on select tempurpedic sets. Plus, get up to 36 months interestfree financing. Sleep riskfree with sleep trains 100day money back guarantee. And of course, free sameday delivery are you next . Make sleep train your ticket to tempurpedic. Your ticket to a better nights sleep okay, america is something in your life a hot mess, your wardrobe, that messy closet, the big party you were supposed to plan . Do you need a little boost in the right direction . Who doesnt. Were looking to hit the road to give viewers the gma surprise life makeover you deserve. Go to goodmorningamerica. Com and tell us about your mess and gmas hot mess express could be headed your way. Andra day is being called a true artist. She has a powerful sound. Her highly anticipated debut album cheers to the fall drt drops tomorrow on tour with lenny kravitz, next stop to sing for us. I have been looking forward to meeting you. I understand Stevie Wonder discovered you. How . Him and his wife discovered me. She saw a clip of me singing and so she played it for stevie and he liked what he heard and he was like, lets get her on a call and figure out how we can work with her and called me and my tiny little it was like probably the size of that corner over there, the apartment that i shared with my mom and just talked about working on Music Together and he introduced me to the producer, that i did the album with so him and his wife were angels, yeah. The album is come on, coming out tomorrow on friday. Oh, the single that you are about to you made me want to stomp rise up. Rise up. It is such an anthem. Its a fighters anthem and Serena Williams has chosen it as part of her campaign with the u. S. Open and beats by dre. Thats actually very surreal so it will be its featured in Serena Williams rise up campaign. Im still of kind of like is that happening so im very excited. Now singing rise up. The new single from her debut album cheers to the fall, the amazing as i bow to you, andra day. Thank you. Youre broken down and tired of living life on a merrygoround and you cant find the fighter but i see it in you so were gonna walk it out and move mountains were gonna walk it out and move mountains and ill rise up ill rise like the day ill rise up ill rise unafraid ill rise up and ill do it a thousand times again for you you when the silence isnt quiet and it feels like its getting hard to breathe and i know you feel like dying but i promise well take the world to its feet and move mountains bring it to its feet move mountains and ill rise up ill rise like the day ill rise up ill rise unafraid ill rise up and ill do it a thousand times again for you you you for you all we need all we need is hope and for that we have each other and for that we have each other and we will rise we will rise well rise oh oh well rise ill rise up rise like the day ill rise up in spite of the ache i will rise a thousand times again and well rise up rise like the waves well rise up in spite of the ache well rise up and well do it a thousand times again for you for you ooh for you [ applause ] tomorrow, ronda rousey is one of the toughest fighters and on top of the world but what did she learn from this little girl that changed her life. Tomorrow, the story you have to hear and the Emotional Message she wants to share on abcs Good Morning America. Her name, andra day. Wont forget that one. No rise up and said she dedicated to those affected by hurricane katrina, the anniversary coming up on saturday. Rise up. Have a great day. I know youre staying golden by managing your energy use. Ns which means managing water too, sfx rawr especially during a drought. Learn to save water, energy and money at energyupgradeca. Org good morning, im kristen sze. Following breaking news out of east san jose. This is video of the scene where a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle. The search is now on for this driver. We will bring you more information as we get it here in the newsroom. Lets take a quick look at the forecast. Lets talk about sunshine near 80 degrees today. Watch out for the high burn factor. 70s at the coast. 80s and 90s around the bay. 100 inland east bay. 10 to 20 degrees cooler this weekend. We have a serious accident that is causing serious delays on southbound 680 as you pull up to the bridge, 10 miles per hour. Once you get closer, we have some construction blocking the off ramp thats causing big delays. Its time for live with kelly and michael. Join us for announcer its live with kelly and michael. Today we get an acting lesson from jude law, and tori kelly sings her hit song shouldve been us. Plus big screen star Elizabeth Banks is here, and you could win a fabulous caribbean vacation, but you have to tunein to win. All next on live. [captioning made possible by disneyabc domestic television] now here are emmy winners kelly ripa and michael strahan. [cheering and applause] kelly [indistinct] michael [indistinct] kelly hi