harvey. the new mandatory evacuations this morning. murder mystery. did cold medicine turn an aspiring pastor into a killer? the bizarre 911 call. >> i think i did it. i can't believe this. >> the husband now facing charges for killing his wife in his sleep. ♪ baby baby baby and breaking baby news. princess kate and prince william revealing they're expecting baby number three. what we're learning about kate's condition and the new royal sibling for george and charlotte. ♪ baby baby oh and good morning, america. great to have you with us on this labor day. very exciting baby news for princess kate and prince william and you, paula, know a thing or two about having three kids around the house. >> yeah, this is what you find out what you're made of as parents when you go from man coverage to zone coverage. we want to say good luck to the prince and princess, congratulations to them. we'll have much more ahead. first breaking developments on north korea. another test could be coming as they condemn them over their largest test yet. kim jong-un's regime saying they successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb and terry moran is near terry moran is near the border in seoul. good morning to you, terry. >> reporter: good morning, paula. this is a huge step forward for north korea. make no mistake about it. and as you say, it looks like there's more to come. the south korean government saying they see preparations for another ballistic missile test by north korea so they are accelerating the deployment of advanced missile defense systems with the u.s. kim jong-un is sending a message here and it's crystal clear. he wants a full-fledged nuclear capability and right now nothing is slowing him down. this morning, a show of force by the south korean military, f-15 fighter jets on live fire maneuver and missiles launched all simulating an attack on the north, the day after north korea celebrated its sixth and most alarming nuclear test yet. kim jong-un, the north korean dictator, posed smiling and proud just hours before the blast showing off what pyongyang claimed is a hydrogen bomb, vastly more powerful than the ones dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki and capable of fitting on the head of an intercontinental missile. those some experts say that's a fake bomb in the photo. on north korean state-run television people cheered news of the test which triggered a major 6.4 magnitude earthquake, that's more than ten times the force of their previous attempt last september. after attending church service sunday, the president was asked directly if he plans a military strike on north korea. >> mr. president, will you attack north korea? >> we'll see. >> reporter: u.s. defense secretary jim mattis, somber and stern, issuing an ominous warning. after meeting with the president. >> any threat to the united states or its territories including guam or our allies will be met with a massive military response. we are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely north korea, but as i said we have many options to do so. >> reporter: president trump also firing off a series of responses via twitter saying the rogue nation's words and actions are very hostile and dangerous to the united states. hitting not just north korea but also u.s. ally south korea for not being tough enough. their talk of appeasement with north korea will not work, he tweeted, they only understand one thing. with a series of 13 launches beginning in february, the regime has demonstrated it's rapidly developing nuclear capabilities and a range of possible targets prompting president trump to hurl this threat in august. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: but kim jong-un is quickly changing the equation. he will soon be able to make his own threats of nuclear fire and fury against the u.s. homeland entirely credible. the north korean nuclear blast came at almost the exact minute that chinese leader xi jinping was opening a major economic conference, almost as if kim jong-un is taunting the chinese too. the u.n. security council will meet this morning in emergency session to try to get a handle on this crisis, dan. >> seems like he's taunting many targets. terry mother -- moran, thank you. for more on this let's bring in our military analyst steve ganyard. steve, good morning. as simply as you can, can you explain the difference between the atomic bombs that the north koreans have tested previously and this new bomb. >> i think the easiest way to think about it, think about a firecracker, that's what their original atomic bomb was and what we saw yesterday was a whole stick of dynamite, it was six times more -- what we saw yesterday was six times more than what they had previously done and eight times more than what the u.s. dropped on hiroshima. once they perfect it, it will be ten times larger and more capable than their original atomic weapon. >> okay,o, that's all pretty horrifying. now there's talk of another missile launch coming soon, perhaps. how significant a provocation would that be? >> i think we look at it both as a provocation and how deliberate kim is being in developing his nuclear weapons program so we know that the last launch went over japan. if he really wanted to stretch the legs of his icbms he's going to need to do that again and put it between alaska and hawaii to demonstrate the range. it continues to be a developmental program to have a credible, capable and reliable means to hit the continental united states with a nuclear weapon. >> there are many people who feel the u.s. doesn't have any viable military options here. that's starting a war in the korean peninsula and would be too costly in terms of human life but living with a nuclear north korea or a north korea that could hit us with a nuke, is that really tenable? can't they just hold us hostage indefinitely in that case? >> dan, i think one of the things to think about, yesterday we saw the demonstration of a thermonuclear device so any kind of preventive attack, military attack on the north, could involve eventually the exchange of thermonuclear weapons so we'll have to learn to live with a nuclear north korea but also need to be able to stop them on their proliferation of wmd. >> steve ganyard with some unsettling news on this monday morning, thank you. >> certainly disturbing to hear how powerful that h-bomb was. thanks, dan. and president trump is holding an urgent meeting in the wake of that and jon karl is in washington with the very latest on the options, both trade and military that the trump administration is now considering. jon, good morning to you, and first and foremost, what can you tell us about the options that the white house is contemplating this morning? >> reporter: well, first on the nonmilitary side, he's talking about something that is the economic equivalent of a nuclear strike, the president tweeted and his treasury secretary said that he was working on a plan that would cut off all trade, paula, all trade with any country that trades with north korea. of course, the biggest trading partner north korea has is also our biggest trading partner, china. this would be a massive economic step with serious repercussions. in terms of military options, the interesting thing what you heard from general mattis is that they are looking at -- they are threatening annihilation, a major strike against north korea for the threat, for any threat to the united states, guam or our ally. >> strong words there. let's shift gears a little bit. jon, back at home we're expecting a ruling on daca which will determine the fate of 800,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers. the constitutionality has long been questioned since president obama carried it out without congress. but what do you expect to happen? >> the president is moving toward a step that would do away with it but over a period of time, a period of several months. they would give congress the time to do this in what the white house sees as a constitutional way, of course, paula, there is no guarantee that congress would do that. >> all right, jon karl, thanks for your analysis this morning. dan. >> jon, thank you. for more on all the big stories of the morning let's bring in matthew dowd. matt, good morning. let's start with the d.r.e.a.m.ers. could ending this program be politically perilous for the president? >> i think the president is in a really difficult situation right now. the country instead of looking for a commander in chief is looking for a chief of compassion and that program obviously affects 800,000 people. he has kicked the can down the road and looks like he'll give it to congress. the president is in a difficult bind. he promises base one thing but i think he knows the country wants something else today. >> he seems to have been struggling with this quite publicly. let's get back to north korea. president trump, he has spoken with some seriously bellicose language talking about fire and fury. has he possibly boxed himself in with these aggressive remarks? >> well, i think not only he's boxed himself in but our country has boxed themselves in. this has been a problem that's ongoing for the last 30 years and i think it's time that we finally come to the conclusion as, yes, he's going to have a nuclear weapon and how do we deal with that? we have to deal with that through some sort of deterrents or containment. the president has to come to the conclusion that north korea has a weapon. what do we do now in dealing with that. >> matt dowd, we always appreciate your analysis. thanks for joining us. >> thanks. >> paula, over to you. now to the latest on hurricane irma, a category 3 storm right now. it is strengthening by the minute and it's closing in on the caribbean but models show it could be headed for the southeast. ginger is here tracking it all for us. good morning to you, ginger. >> good morning to you, paula. so much interest in the storm because everyone is very hurricane weary right now. we should be prepping but not yet freaking out. here's why. we don't have a definitive answer on u.s. landfall. it is a strong still category 3 moving west a little southwest but it eventually will take more of a west-northwest turn. the northern leeward islands are under hurricane watch, that's happening wednesday into thursday. north of puerto rico this track takes it and then into the southern bahamas by the weekend. that's the big thing that you have to pay attention to. the weekend, so we're talking about still almost a week before it would impact the united states or have the potential to do so. we put a couple of computer spaghetti plots on just to give you an idea, anywhere from mobile bay up the coast to north carolina, dan. >> so you say don't freak out now but still concerning nonetheless. as we closely watch hurricane irma, millions of people are cleaning up from hurricane harvey. the crisis far from over. neighborhoods struggling to recover as waters recede. the storm killing at least 44 people and damaging or destroying more than 185,000 homes. abc's victor oquendo is right there on the ground in houston for us yet again this morning. victor, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this is what so many neighborhoods across the region look like this morning. piles of debris just lining the streets. here it looks like we have an entire bedroom set on display. the headboard, a dresser with clothes still coming out of it. a big chair over there right next to it but here's the thing in this area at least they're dry. we found one neighborhood in west houston that's still underwater. this morning, another round of mandatory evacuations for about 4600 homes and crews ordered to cut power to many to reduce the risk of electrocutions. more than a week since harvey hit and unbelievably potential for more rising waters leading to a new mandate from houston's mayor. >> if you got water in your home, i'm requiring you to evacuate. >> reporter: in bear creek village in houston, water still as high as five feet. we took a ride with the harris county sheriff's office. the army and atf where they patrol looting and make sure no more rescues are needed. on the trip we came across numerous neighbors trying to check on their flooded homes. these two right behind me here they are actually using whatever they can to paddle. one has what looks like the end of a broomstick. can't tell what the other part is, maybe part of a bed. the water has receded a little bit here. if you take a look on that wall you can see part of the water line has gone down a few feet but still under -- tough to say, maybe three or four feet of water. >> reporter: cars still underwater. hoods damaged by boat propellers. residents told it may take weeks before it recedes. >> seven foot of water total devastation. >> reporter: the ongoing search under way. >> we hope we don't find bodies in there because the water level is so high it hasn't fully receded so we don't know who evacuated and who didn't. >> reporter: and today some homeowners breaking apart their homes throwing all waterlogged materials into the street. >> it's not just debris, like this is your life. >> yep. yep. that chair right there we got from sherry's grandmother. that's probably 100 years old. >> reporter: and while the rest of the country is in back-to-school mode, houston on major delay. 53 houston schools with major damage and 22 with extensive damage. the superintendent says an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 students will need to be temporarily moved to new schools. the cleanup process is well under way here. but for those people in west houston, those homes could be under water for four months. dan. >> such a disaster for all those families. thank you. abc news will stay on this story, our michael strahan will have much more live from his hometown of houston right here tomorrow on "gma." we want to turn to the threat out west where los angeles is dealing with the biggest wildfire in the city's history. abc's marci gonzalez has more from the scene. >> reporter: firefighters working through the night, a state of emergency in california as dozens of wildfires burn. including the largest blaze ever recorded in the city of los angeles. >> and this is the biggest fire in 50 years, one of the biggest fires in our entire history. >> reporter: scorching more than 7,000 acres of the iconic hills surrounding the country's second largest city. a wall of smoke towering above l.a. neighborhoods. homes destroyed. this man using a garden hose on his roof trying to keep the flames at bay. shutting down a major freeway more than a thousand forced to evacuate. >> it's not over yet. once we get this fire out, you have mudslides. >> reporter: but now some progress in the firefight. the inferno 30% contained and evacuation orders lifted, but more wildfires are burning across seven other states. >> it's nerve-racking, that's for sure. >> reporter: this one in oregon police say was started by fireworks. >> that's toasty. >> reporter: leaving more than 150 hikers stranded overnight saturday. first responders dropping notes from helicopters with a warning to shelter in place. all of them finally rescued and in washington state, the jolly mountain fire now charring 18,000 acres and growing. and back here in l.a. some embers still burning at this house which you can see was leveled. this stove about the only recognizable thing left and this is just a part of the destruction this fire left behind. dan and paula. >> yeah, you can't understate the severe weather of the situation. marci, thanks for your reporting. now on a much lighter note let's talk about that breaking baby news. princess kate and prince william announcing they're expecting their third child, a new sibling for george and charlotte, and we're looking for someone british to cover it and we found abc's nick watt. good morning to you. >> so offensive, dan. anyway, this i think was an unscheduled announcement. kate was supposed to be at work she pulled out at the last minute and palace officials came up with an explanation and the explanation is morning sickness. this morning, baby news from the royal family. kensington palace revealing that the duke and duchess of cambridge will welcome their third child. the queen is said to be delighted with the news of a new great grandchild. the duchess of cambridge is once again being treated for severe morning sickness at kensington palace canceling her planned engagement this morning at the hornsby children center. the condition, hyperemesis gravidarum, hospitalized the duchess during her first pregnancy and requires extra hydration, medication and nutrients. the new royal, baby sister or brother, for princess charlotte and prince george will now be fifth in line to the throne after grandfather, father, big brother and big sister pushing uncle prince harry down one spot. harry is apparently not upset by that. he was out and about this morning, someone shouted, hey, harry, what did you think, he said great news, fantastic. we're already talking names, i'm afraid. a bookmaker has arthur, alice, victoria, henry as the favorites. baby due april, may, something like that. >> arthur sounds like there's good history behind it. >> absolutely. >> congratulations to them. thanks. >> sorry for offending you. >> no, you're not. >> dan usually offends everybody now and then. ginger, a serious situation out in montana? >> there has been. this is montana, one of the many fires there, 75 large wildfires burning across the west. there have been evacuations in several of these fires but montana still with those red flag warnings and the smoke alerts, the entire state smothered and this has been the case for so many folks. so we wanted to make mention of that. good monday morning. i'm mike nicco, it's a colorful sunrise, don't let that fool you, that's dirty air. there's a slight chance of a storm today, and a 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what happened? >> reporter: 28-year-old matthew phelps arrested after a detailed and disturbing call to 911 early friday morning. >> i had a dream and then i turned on the lights and she's dead on the floor. >> how? how? >> reporter: between labored breaths, an alarming admission. >> i have blood all over me and there's a bloody knife on the bed, and i think i did it. i can't believe this. >> reporter: aisoriented sounding caller telling the dispatcher that he took cough medicine to sleep the night before. >> what medicine did you take? >> i took coricidin. i know it make you feel good. so a lot of types i can't sleep at night. she's not moving. oh, my god. she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: just after 1:15 a.m. officers arriving at the couple's raleigh townhome finding her with multiple stab wounds. >> it looks like i did kill her. the knife is here. i have blood all over me, however, this medicine made me do it. not an uncommon way for people in his position to respond. >> reporter: overnight, bayer extending their deepest sympathies to the family and saying, patient safety is our top priority and there is no evidence to suggest coricidin is associated with violent behavior. and police say that, while there's a fuel investigation under way, they say this isn't a random act. he is due in court on tuesday. his wife's funeral is later today. >> they hadn't been married that long. >> under a year. >> just a bizarre troubling story. >> tragic. >> we're sending our best to her family, thank you, erielle. we turn now to an abc news exclusive with the survivor of that mass shooting targeting republicans, congressional baseball practice back in june. matt mika was one of four people shot in an attack that also seriously wounded the house majority whip steve scalise. now, he is opening up about those terrifying moments to our congressional correspondent, abc's mary bruce. >> reporter: it's been almost three months since this virginia baseball field turned into a battlefield. house majority whip steve scalise and three others shot. >> i could see his eyes and the gun but that was it. but then after that it was like i got to get out of here. >> reporter: now matt mika is speaking out for the first time since he was critically wounded. what do you think when you walk through those gates again? >> i think it's awesome i'm alive. the incident took six minutes according to the police reports. >> how long did it feel? >> it felt like 30, 40, time stopped. just stopped. >> reporter: the 38-year-old lobbyist and volunteer coach takes us inside the shooting spree. the bullets holes, a piercing reminder. >> there's two clipped pieces. this is the first place he shot through. >> reporter: hodgkinson approaches near the third base line and hits scalise. mika is over on the first baseline when he spots the shooter. >> we all yelled gun and started running and that's when i turned like this and ran that way and that might have been when i got hit or when i was over there. >> you still don't know exactly when you got hit? >> all i know is when i got around to the gate, i had blood all over my chest on my pants. >> reporter: as he runs a gaping hole in his chest, his instincts kicks in and sees joe barton's 10-year-old son jack and pushes him into the safety of this concrete dugout. >> all i remember is seeing him and thought there is a kid out here. >> reporter: in the parking lot mika ducks behind an suv, his hands over his head when he's hit again. >> i was like this on the ground. >> so your arm being like that you think protected your head. >> yeah, yeah, that clearly saved a neck shot, a head shot or another shot to the chest. >> get out! >> reporter: overhead bullets fly, scalise's security detail agents krystal griner and david bailey are engaged with the gunman. agent griner covers mika protecting him. >> she got shot in the ankle at some point. fell on top of me. used her gun to get back up and re-engaged in the shooting. >> reporter: mika says they were the first people he asked about when he woke up. the only reason they're there is because of steve scalise. he has a protective detail because he's in leadership. have you paused at all to think what might have happened -- >> i wouldn't be here and we'd be talking about a massacre. >> reporter: mika is still in physical therapy but has every intention of getting back on the field next year. >> this is supposed to be a safe haven, a sandlot where people are supposed to have fun. so we have to be better than that. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mary bruce, abc news, alexandria, virginia. >> brave of him to go back to the scene of the crime. i can only imagine it probably conjured up frightening moments. >> we have to be better than them, he said. >> good motivation for us all. drones on the front lines of houston. the amazing way that this technology is helping save lives from hurricane harvey to fires and so much more. we're right back on this monday morning. listen up, heart disease.) you too, unnecessary er visits. and hey, unmanaged depression, don't get too comfortable. we're talking to you, cost inefficiencies and data without insights. and fragmented care- stop getting in the way of patient recovery and pay attention. every single one of you is on our list. for those who won't rest until the world is healthier, neither will we. optum. how well gets done. it'samerica's #1 is a status earned in every wash. and one we re-earn, everyday. #1 trusted. #1 awarded. it's got to be tide. an epic flavor... it's cranberry. it's pineapple. and there's no. sugar. added. cranberry pineapple 100% juice. the next big thing to hit the juice aisle. cranberry pineapple 100% juice. 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"gma" has been taking a look at the creative ways first responders are using drones to save lives. in fact they call it a crucial piece of rescue equipment and now we know they're using them right now in the wake of hurricane harvey. we've got three rescue boats here. in the urgent effort to save lives amid harvey's massive devastation rescuers take to boats, helicopters, even jet skis but also making their way to the front lines, drones, the texas-based public safety uas response team deploying to the houston area last week. their eye in the sky spotting structural damage to this building forcing workers to evacuate. >> the roof was caving in and there were people in there working. >> reporter: the team also inspecting critical levees protecting neighborhoods. >> and then we're taking that video and streaming it back to the emergency operations center allowing them to make the decisions that they need to make on the recovery efforts and where we go forward. >> reporter: these aircraft deployable in just minutes, more agile and up to 400 times cheaper than using a helicopter. outside of harvey we found drones being used by firefighters who outfit them with thermal imaging cams. >> it's better information and with better information comes better decisions. it's the next best thing to the fire hose. >> reporter: to show what it can do i'm led into a fire training facility with smoke. that's me on the right. i crouch down in the corner playing a trapped victim. from the outside there's no way for rescuers to know if anyone is inside but a quick view with that thermal and there i am. high-tech firefighting. that's the way to do it. our final scenario search and rescue. in june, a drone spotting these two lost colorado hikers and their dog in just two hours. and as night falls here i head into the woods, the drone delivering a kind of lifeline, a radio with a glow stick attached for easy spotting. i have the walkie-talkie. i'm not hurt. >> we will send a search team for you right now. >> reporter: then something i never expected. they have a spotlight on a drone. this is the kind of spotlight you might expect from a helicopter. you found us! i can't believe it. and that was a drone, believe it. incredibly more than 300 state and local agencies have added drones to their arsenals and tens of thousands of lives have been saved because of them in just the past few years. if you thought these were just toys, forget about it. >> think again. it's so encouraging to see them using drones for something positive. >> that's right. >> glad you're safe, by the way. >> thank you. >> yes, and great job covering the floods. this is the wave of the future. coming up next, our big board. and the question, the end of the summer blockbuster. why we're seeing one of the worst labor day box office showings in years. couples: how much money do you think you'll need in retirement? then we found out how many years that money would last them. how long do you think we'll keep -- oooooohhh! you stopped! you're gonna leave me back here at year 9? how did this happen? it turned out, a lot of people fell short, of even the average length of retirement. we have to think about not when we expect to live to, but when we could live to. let's plan for income that lasts all our years in retirement. prudential. bring your challenges. let's go re-ed! let's go!k! 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"transformers," the fifth installment didn't perform as well as expected and "pirates." those franchise movies that have been sort of box office surefire were not so great overall. also, studios didn't release anything new this weekend and recently haven't really released huge new movies. some in anticipation of next weekend's movie "it." which is anticipated to do really, really well so i think for this weekend studios wanted to shy away from that upcoming sort of big-time box office hit. >> does anybody benefit from this kind of slow weekend at the box office other than netflix? >> well, they do but also the holdovers, "the hitman's bodyguard" and "annabelle creation," in their third and fourth weeks respectively, have maintained the top spot so if for no other reason lack of competition have served them well in maintaining their big run at the box office. >> "the hollywood reporter" said hollywood may have abandoned labor day. ticket sales are down 15%. so many say there's no good movies to see. >> you hear that a lot. the same old thing but look at what did well. 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"girls trip," a breakthrough with an all female led cast. there's room for creativity and i think all of us hope that this is a sign like, hey, we'd like fresh ideas to be given the support some of these big movies get. >> i need to see something besides "the emoji movie." >> "the big sick" was good. so, the studios approximately make 40% of their money during the summer. can they make up for that? >> we have a big fall and winter, new "star wars" movie "the last jedi" everyone is anticipating that to be huge. new thor movie and chris hemsworth back to remind i could hit the gym every now and then "justice league" hoping for bounceback. >> jeremy, great to have you with us on this labor day. have a good one. >> you look fine, by the way. you're thoresque. >> oh, great. thank you. i always get that. >> you could hit the gym together. >> should we do that? >> i don't know what to say. coming up, princess kate's baby news and the condition she's suffering from. dr. jen ashton is here to explain. two big reveals coming up. guess which "dancing with the stars" pro is heading back to the ballroom plus the nominees for this year's cma awards live here on "gma." >> we're guessing? >> yes. we call it a tease. >> jeremy. >> we could plank. 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>> nobody is raising their hands. interesting. >> he's very popular. >> you would be accurate. we digress. adrienne bankert is here with "pop news." >> thank you. okay. let's talk about somebody who might really be on p. diddy's guest list. let's start with j.j. watt announcing over 150,000 people have donated to his campaign for the hurricane harvey effort. yes, but, wait, there's more. they're coming close to a goal of $20 million. for all those folks who need help. he is just outdoing himself. watts and his teammates contributing and distributing supplies this weekend including ten semi truckloads full of food, water and clean be supplies and that was all volunteer driven. watt stressing not a single dollar of that nearly $20 million he's raised has been spent so far. those are all dough nations. the houston texan says he's going to carefully distribute them based on lessons learned from katrina and it was full of thanksgiving. folks all around the world showing out that when difficult times happen, humans step up to help other humans. we are so proud of j.j. watt and so thankful to him and all volunteers working to help those folks. >> it's an amazing thing to see. >> so encouraging to see at the worst time probably in our country in recent history. you know, people stepping up and seeing the best in people. >> that's the silver lining to all the damage that has been done. it'll take years, j.j. watt saying he'll be there for the long haul. take a look. george clooney photobombing matt damon and their waiter. i love that face at a venice restaurant. you know what that looks like, the like the man who is a daddy making faces to his kids in high chairs. it was fitting out promoting their new movie premiere. clooney and his wife amal hitting the red carpet for the first time since they welcomed twins and two nearly 3-month-old bundle of the joy. there's the description for you here. alexander, his son, is a moose who just sits and eats. according to george and ella his daughter is very elegant, all eyes and looks like amal thank god. so you could only imagine how pretty that baby is. perhaps we should look out for clooney in the world of politics. when asked if he would like to be the next president he answered, oh, that sounds like fun. the rock has mentioned being president, clooney has mentioned being president. who is next? >> kid rock might be running for office in michigan. >> a real shot. >> yes, a lot of celebrities throwing their hats in the ring. finally for you jimmy kimmel fans we got a special treat. a sneak peek of the upcoming baby bachelor in paradise. take a look. ♪ >> where did this guy come from? >> what the heck is chad doing here? >> chad's hot. >> did she just say chad's hot? >> yes. >> it reminds me of little rascals with more drama. you know what i mean, little rascals but way too much going on. catch the all new jimmy kimmel live with baby bachelor in paradise tomorrow night. 11:35 eastern, 10:35 central. >> that's a "bachelor" i might let my kids watch. maybe. >> yeah, maybe. it's a little late at night. >> still too late. we can always dvr it. >> great "pop news." >> thanks, adrienne. we do want to move on to breaking royal news. i'm over here, princess kate and prince william saying they're expecting their third child and kate suffering from morning sickness. let's go back to nick watt for all things royal baby. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, paula. slightly unclear how far along kate is. maybe 8 to 12 weeks so we're looking at a new royal baby sometime in the spring. april or may. first came george. then came charlotte. and now a new baby will make three. >> we've had news that the queen is delighted with the news. we're told that charles and the duchess are excited. who wouldn't be? it's lovely news. >> reporter: they're delighted with the news of a new heir on the way but, again, the duchess is suffering from acute morning sickness. hyperemesis gravidarum which kate suffered from during her first two pregnancies that causes nausea and sickness and can lead to severe dehydration. the duke and duchess have been open about wanting a large family talking about it ring their engagement. in 2010. >> it's very important to me and, you know, i hope "will & and will be able to have a happy family ourselves. >> obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that. >> reporter: the duchess even joking about a new baby back in july when given a stuffed animal designed for newborns at a tech event in poland. >> we'll just have to have more babies. >> reporter: and will and kate have proved to be hands-on royal parents who have delighted royal watchers recently appearing in pippa's wedding and traveling with their parents this summer on official visits to poland and germany. >> they like to travel with them. they're not just about having george and charlotte in the nursery and being wheeled out. they're very much being hands-on. >> reporter: the new little one will be fifth in line to the throne. busy times for kate and william. prince george starts school on thursday. they're going to have three kids under the age of 5 but, paula, don't feel too sorry for them. they have a full time nanny. >> good to hear that. thanks very much, nick and our senior medical contributor dr. jen ashton joins us now. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> okay, so that's quite the announcement but suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum. also known as -- >> hg. >> this affects at most, what, 2% of women. can you tell us what it is? >> possibly so it's often described as severe morning sickness on that spectrum of severity. i think that's very inaccurate from a medical standpoint. we're talking about the potential for severe malnutrition, electrolyte abnormality, sodium, potassium and in some cases organ failure so really i think that hypemesis gravidarum is severe morning sickness like hurricane harvey was a little bit of rain. >> so that's quite an understatement. what are the specific symptoms that kate's probably going through right now. >> you know, a lot of women have a little bit of nausea and vomiting. with hg you're talking about vomiting that could be every hour or more than every hour and really doesn't stop at the end of the first trimester like most cases do. then you're talking about the potential for severe weight loss, dehydration, low blood pressure, potentially organ failure. i mean this can take a woman from being just bed bound to being needed to be hospitalized. >> shows how tough she is because she experienced this the last two pregnancies and decided to do it all over again but we know she's treated at kensington palace. what can be done to ease those symptoms. >> it depends on the severity and on the consequences to the pregnant mom. we're taking care of two lives so both have to be considered even in the first trimester but treatment at some points can need iv hydration, there can be medications, typically we use some that work centrally in the brain and in the g.i. tract and then we're talking about potentially some rest, some certain diets and alternative therapies and i have seen pregnant women need i.v. or even tube feeds for nutrition and hydration. it can be very, very serious. >> sounds so serious and we know you have so much experience with this, especially delivering over 1500 babies so if you are experiencing symptoms from hg, advice from dr. ashton. >> it affects not just that pregnant woman but her spouse and the whole family so take it day by day. >> thanks, jen. congrats to the royal family but send things over to ginger. >> hi there. we have a big announcement this morning. and i'm joined by some friends but this is about the launch of watch on facebook. a collaboration with abc news to bring you original content from great new shows that you're going to love. we're joined by the star of the new show "career canines" two american heroes, wess brown and his dog isky, everybody. always good to have a puppy around especially this one. isky was injured in afghanistan and that was from an explosion. is it great for you to now see that he's getting the attention he deserves? >> it is. you know, dogs are kind of the unsung heroes. they don't get the attention they really deserve. we kind of chose, you know, to sign up and do that kind of thing, the dogs didn't. they kind of got bred into the program and for them to get the attention they deserve now, the show really highlights what he does for me, what he's done for the country and, you know, also go on about other dogs that aren't military that don't have that choice but, you know, unconditionally they work for you. >> you've been so open about your struggles. we know isky has helped you. and we want to see more and will because "career canines" is one of their must see shows. you can see olivia culpo search through old closets to create new outfits. good monday morning. i'm mike nicco, it's a colorful sunrise, don't let that fool you, that's dirty air. there's a slight chance of a storm today, and a lesser chance tomorrow. mainly cloudy, above average tonight. i have a slow cooling trend. 70s to 90s in today's forecast. tonight is going to be milder than normal. wednesday through saturday all right.ugh saturday now to our big "dancing with the stars" countdown. season 25 premiere two weeks away and this morning we're revealing one more professional dancer heading back to the ballroom? they thought they got them all. oh, no, there's one more. she is danced an incredible 19 seasons. won the mirror ball twice and she's a real fan favorite. let's do this. cheryl burke, come on out. [ applause ] >> hi. how are you? >> great to see you. you look fabulous. >> thank you. how are you guys? >> so you were missed. what brings you back? are you excited about it? >> last year i danced with ryan lochte but it's been a season i missed. this is my 20th season and i'm just so happy to be back. anniversary season, season 25 and for me so i'm excited. >> this will be your 20th season but you've been there since season two. >> yes. >> so the show has changed a lot. >> getting old. >> now, let's not say that. but it's changed a lot. what has changed? >> so much. i mean just the production value from, you know, lighting to the creative and the music and the level for sure has changed. i mean i couldn't do any of the routines i used to do back in season 2 and 3 and i mean season 25 is going to just be bigger than ever and that mirror ball trophy, i hear, is going to be amazing and i need it so going to be fighting for that. [ applause ] >> and in season 2 you won. the rodeo themed dancer. are you still in touch with drew. >> absolutely and also emmitt smith as well. i won with him season 3 so my mirrors are slowly falling off the mirror ball so i think it's time for a new one. >> we're revealing we make cheap mirror balls is the big reveal of the morning. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> welcome back. >> thank you so much. thank you for having me. >> when you are not on this program i know you're around the world and you've been dancing since you were 4. >> yes. >> there are a lot of young dance that's would say, cheryl, tell me when should i start. is that too early? >> never. >> never too early. >> i started at 4. i haven't stopped since. follow your dreams and never give up. don't listen to dance moms out there. >> any idea who your partner is going to be? any hints? >> he's a guy. >> oh, wow. >> yeah, that's about it. that's about it but you will see the whole cast wednesday so tune in. [ applause ] >> not doing the first female/female dance. you can rule that out. is there something, though, you said the show has changed so much. is there something you've never done saying i've got to do it this season. >> oh, my gosh, i think just, you know, getting a lot of the troupe dancer involved in our performances really changing it up a little bit, not just doing ballroom choreography but adding contemporary or jazz and honestly, again, i just need that new mirror ball trophy, ginger. i really do. i need it. >> you may have sent this message but before we go do you have any message to send to your competitors as we head into season 25? >> well since abc promised i was going to win this season i mean everyone just have fun. joking, joking, everyone is going to take me seriously. joking. you know, just have a great time. i've been there, done that kind of so i'm just going to have a great time and everyone, i just wish everyone luck. going to be a great season. >> look forward to watching. as we said we're revealing the new "dancing with the stars" cast wednesday right here on "gma." paula, over to you. >> i just want to know what it's going to take to get dan harris on that show. we do have exciting news now for superhero fan, marvel's latest creation "inhumans" is coming to abc and diane macedo got secrets from two of their big stars. >> what if i told you there is a place where people have powers like us? city of adeline and i can take you there. >> we're inhumans. >> reporter: marvel's "inhumans" explores the story of a family of genetically altered superheroes who live on the moon. >> it's a human story in a human world. we have got a king and a queen. brothers and sisters, 2,000-pound teleporting dog. >> are we supposed to follow our king and remain silent? >> reporter: anton mount has a voice so powerful the slightest whisper can ruin a city. >> you're taking on a role where you cannot speak at all so how do you manage to blend that >> you're so used to the brain/mouth connection that the mouth wants to take over and i would be craning my head forward in the middle of scenes. >> push it back. >> and i depended on serinda a lot because her character is my translator. >> reporter: serinda swan stars as medusa. her main weapon her superpowered hair. >> the guys with cgi were incredible and worked with me. the hair ended up doing the movement and i would like angry hair. happy hair, moving. >> which brings me to your hair. >> contact black bolt. >> there are story lines where she had her hair shaved. >> reporter: she's forced to revert back to the days where she didn't have superpowers. >> it takes her back to beginning days, it's her human. >> how does medusa go on without it. >> that's why you have to watch. >> no one tells me what to do. >> reporter: for "good morning america," diane macedo, abc news, new york. [ applause ] >> our thanks to diane. see marvel's "inhumans" beginning september 29th right here on abc and coming up this monday morning, the hilarious graham norton. he's live and it's an interview you don't want to miss. he's live and it's an interview you don't want to miss. good morning, i'm jessica castro. making headlines, dozens of shelter pets are in the bay area this morning everyone they will be up for adoption later this week. shelters in texas sent them here to make room for pets who were separated from their owners when hurricane harvey hit. now, let's check traffic, hi, alexis. >> still, nobody out there this morning, here's a live look outside at walnut creek, we have that terrible air quality, but nobody on the roads, you'll have a smooth commute if you are one of the few heading in today. we have our weekend track work happening in downtown oakland for bart. that continues the rest of the day today. bus bridge in place, but that could add throughout history, the one meal when we come together, break bread, share our day and connect as a family. [ bloop, clicking ] and connect, as a family. just, uh one second voice guy. [ bloop ] huh? hey? i paused it. bam, family time. so how is everyone? find your awesome with xfinity xfi and change the way you wifi. good morning, the air is as bad as it looks. it's unhealthy everywhere right now. be careful if you're going to be outside. not as hot as over the weekend, more cooling. especially wednesday through saturday. jessica? >> thank you. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes will always on our ♪ we want to say welcome back to "gma." what a great audience we have in times square showing up on their holiday weekend. thanks for joining us, everybody. [ applause ] and you're in for a treat. we are here with the hilarious award winning host of one of the uk's most popular talk shows and now author of a captivating murder mystery novel called "holding" so give it up for graham norton. [ applause ] >> hello. >> okay, graham. >> hello. >> great to have you here. >> thank you. very lovely to be here. >> i got to ask you. you've written memoirs in the part this. is your day bay novel. why did you decide to write one. >> i turned 50 and, you know those people who say i wish i could play the piano. i wish i could play the piano. you could learn how to play the piano so i kept saying i wanted to write a novel. i thought i better do it. when i turned 50 i wrote a novel. like it or not. >> i mean it's still pretty extraordinary. a lot of people say they want to do a lot of things but it doesn't mean they do it or can do it so kudos. what was your inspiration. >> i mean the story, it's set in ireland and it's kind escapism. if you want to not think about north korea for a few hours dip into this. it's a nice, safe world. i say that, somebody dies in it but it's -- in a lovely way. and ireland is one of those places where there's just so many stories. you can't -- if you kind of drew an irish village as it actually is people go, this is ridiculous. this is unbelievable that every house has a scandal or, you know, an afair or secret child so i just picked a few stories from my childhood that i knew from various places we grew up and wove them into this story. >> this is full of your childhood inspirations as well because like you said you grew up in ireland. >> i grew up in rural ireland and growing up i mean i hated it. couldn't bear it so the minute i could go out of there i was, boom, out and now -- that's the thing. you get older and now i love ireland. and i just finished spending my whole summer there. i do it every year and i love spending physical time there but writing this book was a pleasure to spend time in my mind. >> you are a legendary host in the uk. >> that makes me sound so old. >> no, no, no. >> so old. >> no, no. [ applause ] you've been a legend for a long time and you have this late night show and there have been these rumors that you may have these big guests coming by the name of will and kate. true? >> well, no, i feel really bad. i read that rumor too and we got very excited about it. we were like, where did this come from and then we looked into it. it came from me. [ applause ] i started that rumor, so i am pretty sure there's no truth in it. >> would you like to officially invite they are. >> they are so welcome. so, so welcome on the show, kate, will, harry, any of them, combination of those three, come on down. >> you're a wildly famous and popular host in the uk. your show going yon your 20th season. >> it's -- we started in '98 so 20 years this coming year. >> will you stop making him feel old you. >> said he was a legend. 20 years is pretty unprecedented in today's tv industry but you have had like literally every a-lister known to man on your show. any moments that really stick out? >> for me i mean, there's always those big moments, you know, people say, who haven't you had that you would like to have i say madonna then we had madonna so now i've sort -- julia roberts. we've never had julia roberts unless we had julia roberts in which case i'm sorry i for got you were on. you must do this too. you blank. >> who is your favorite interview? i can't think of any. >> i don't know who was on. >> i forget who i'm talking to right now. >> dan, i am so with you. >> his name is don, not dan. you've had so many great moments. we want to know if you could pick anyone dead or alive to interview, who would it be? >> well, i'm going to go with alive. i'm a good host. i'm not that good poking them with a stick. [ laughter ] >> it would be a little hard to do. >> i think they're nodding. so who would i go with who is alive? >> besides julia roberts and will and kate. >> i have spoken to him once was larry flint. i think he's -- >> from "hustler." >> one of the most interesting men i met unlikely i know but i loved him. >> i didn't see that coming. although -- you are -- i just want to say, people are getting a kick out of listening to you. and the book. >> everybody, we want to say "holding" available right now. coming up revealing this year's cma awards nominees live right here on "gma." maybe wea whole new place that'swe lookin' to get scared! with bats...and ghouls...and cars in disguise. i've cast quite a spell now...you won't believe your eyes! 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[ cheers and applause ] >> congrats. all right. next we have the nominees for cma music video of the year. this award goes to the artist and director, the nominees are "better man," little big town directed by becky fluke and reid long. "blue ain't your color" keith urban directed by carter smith, "craving you," thomas rhett featuring maren morris directed by tk mckamy. "vice, miranda lambert. directed by trey. "it ain't my fault." brothers osbourne directed by wes eclipse aw wes edwards and ryan silver. those are the nominees for music video of the year. yay. >> all right. the nominees for cma vocal duo of the year are dan + shay. flo -- florida georgia line. locash, maddie and tay and the brothers osbourne. those are the nominees for cma vocal duo of the year. >> all right. all right, all right. the nominees for cma entertainer of the year are garth brooks, luke bryan, eric church, chris stapleton and keith urban. those are the nominees for cma entertainer of the year. [ applause ] >> congratulations, you guys. congratulations and i've got to say, you guys had no idea till just now. >> we had no idea. well, we hoped we would have gotten it but this is huge. >> i got to ask you first and foremost, dustin, you have a big bumg coming out friday called "current mood" kicking off a tour in november but you're nervous about this album because your fan also see a side of you they haven't seen. >> this is three years of my life in songs and so that's pretty special to put out and exciting, thou. i'm excited. hopefully there's a song on this album for everybody for whatever situation they're going through. >> lauren, are you having a pinch me moment right now? your first nomination. >> yes. [ applause ] i really am trying not to cry because i feel like i always cry. >> you can cry. that's all right. >> i'm trying not too. eye shadow looks really good today, thank you, mary. >> what does it mean to you. >> i don't know what to say. i really hope my parents are awake. mom, dad. my dad works night shift so he may be asleep but i'm blown away. i'm really excited and it's an honor. [ applause ] >> so deserving. and i know you wrote all the songs on your sophomore album, you're so deserve and you are so deserving. you have two nominations but you are the reigning champ, so to speak for vocal duo. i have to ask is there one award that means more than the other? >> i mean, i don't know. i mean i think just even being nominated is really cool. i will say being the reigning duo winner, i was hoping that we would be at least nominated this time or you would have seen a complete meltdown. so that's good. >> congratulations to you all. we're so excited for the cmas and excited to hear you guys perform. we'll let you guys go dough you can get warmed up. see the 51st annual cma awards live from nashville's bridgestone arena on wednesday, november 8th and brad paisley, carrie underwood, two names you may have heard of hosting for the tenth time right here on abc and just ahead, brothers osbourne, you guys go over to the stage. we know you're getting ready to perform live on "gma." ginger, let's send things over to you. >> oh, we can't wait. can't wait to hear that performance but now we've got to tell you about a cool book combining the abc show "fresh off the boat" and fresh off the boat: stories of immigration, identity and coming to america." each in just six words. i was honored to contribute my six words to this memoir. so proud to be a good morning, i'm mike nicco. dirty air today and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. temperatures will continue to all right. now we have to do a special tour of las vegas with actor and model tyson beckford. always love to see him. our abbie boudreau went one-on-one with him to see what the city has to offer this week. >> reporter: it's the hip strip like we've never seen it. alongside our guide actor and star of the chippendales review tyson beckford. >> hey, abbie. >> reporter: a spokesperson for las vegas. tyson shows me this town isn't just for weekends. >> we're going to do yoga up there on the high roller. >> oh, my god. we're going to do yoga up there? these dazzling activities are available midweek for many to enjoy. ♪ first up, yoga at the high roller. 550 feet up in the air with 360-degree views. >> bring your left arm down and body down and look forward and stretch forward. >> reporter: from the world's largest observation wheel. >> smile, kick. breathe. four, three, two. >> reporter: next we head over to jaleo at the moss mow politan for lunch. >> a little here. >> season in there. >> a little more. >> reporter: for an interactive cooking class with head chef luis. >> now bring it up to a boil. >> reporter: at the largest paella pit in the country. mm-mm. oh, yeah. no better way to cool off than checking off the famous bellagio fountains. and on the water a vip tour. with a soaking surprise. >> oh, my gosh. >> this is amazing. >> here it comes. here it comes. >> reporter: topping off the day at hive. upscale lounge inside the bellagio hotel. one last magical vegas moment. >> voila. >> three, two, one. >> hey! >> reporter: a desert oasis with round the clock fun every day of the week. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, las vegas. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love this. all the girls. coming up, brothers osbourne is performing live right here on "gma." so don't go anywhere. ♪ "gma's" getaway guide brought to you by las vegas. we are back now with brothers osbourne here performing the song that just nabbed them a nomination for a cma music video of the year. here they are, t.j. and john with "it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ ♪ blame the whiskey for the beer blame the beer for the whiskey ♪ ♪ plame the morning on the night for those lying here with me ♪ ♪ blame the bar for the band blame the band for the song ♪ ♪ the song for the party that went all night long ♪ ♪ but it ain't my fault no it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ i might have had a little fun lot of wrong i'd done but it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ blame the heart for the hurtin' blame the hurtin' on the heart ♪ ♪ blame the dark on the devil blame the devil on the dark ♪ ♪ blame the ex for drinking blame the drinking for the ex ♪ ♪ blame the two for one tequilas for whatever happens next ♪ ♪ but it ain't my fault it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ i might have had a little fun lot of wrong i'd done but it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ i got my hands up i need an alibi ♪ ♪ find me a witness who can testify you made a mistake ♪ ♪ you got the wrong guy i'm only guilty of a damn good time no it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blame my raisin' on the name blame my name on my raisin' ♪ ♪ blame my lack of knowing better on public education ♪ ♪ blame smoke on the fire blame fire on the smoke ♪ ♪ the fight on the bouncer that couldn't take a joke but it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ i got my hands up i need an alibi ♪ ♪ find me a witness who can testify you made a mistake ♪ ♪ you got the wrong guy i'm only guilty of a damn good time ♪ ♪ no it ain't my fault no it ain't my fault ♪ ♪ no it a't my fault [ cheers and applause ] you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap to friends at more banks than ever before. you got next? chase. make more of what's yours. you know people think that all turkey tastes alike.tarians. 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(both laughing) get it? butterball. the choice of turketarians. >> announcer: wednesday, you're about to find out which stars will be dancing because the full cast of "dancing with the stars" season 25 will be revealed live only on "gma." >> who's ready to meet the full cast? >> announcer: wednesday only on -- >> all: good morning, america. >> we want to say thank you to brothers osbourne. you guys, that was incredible. see more of the nominations on our facebook page and website. >> have a great labor day. thanks for being with us. hi, good morning, i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings, mike nicco has a check of the forecast. is it cooling down? >> it's going to cool down a little bit. the 100s are gone. the cloud cover is going to help that. that's putting in a little extra humidity in the air, all that you see unhealthy for all of us. there's too much fine particulate matter in the air because of the smoke. 90s inland east bay. mid-60s to mid-70s. a little warm overnight. the road s still totally empty, if you're about to head out the door, i can promise you a smooth commute. no delays whatsoever, a quick check of some drive times here too. tracy to dublin, no delays southbound north 680 in the north day. time now for "live with >> announcer: today, kelly and ryan are having one more day of summer fun with lots of kids and you're invited. join us for "live's" #endofsummer labor day party. also invited to the party, film and tv star, maggie gyllenhaal, and a performance from the 13-year-old winner of "america's got talent" grace vanderwaal, and kid chef peggy fischer shows us some fun, new ideas for your back to school lunchbox. plus, all through the show, kids from our studio audience will be competing for cash and prizes in "live's" labor day games, all next on "live"! 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