the reaction around the world right now. international murder mystery. the newly released surveillance video of that young american woman and her boyfriend shortly before they were killed in canada and now the possible connection to another death. police warning tourists to be vigilant. abc news exclusive. the best friend of that fake german heiress now breaks her silence. how she was duped. >> i believe she's a sociopath. >> the luxury trip that turned into a $62,000 bill and how the soho scammer was finally caught. and to the rescue. the moment this pickup truck flips over on the highway trapping the driver inside. the good samaritans jumping into action racing to pull him free. now that driver's message this morning only on "gma." and good morning, america. hope you all are doing well this morning. it is such a wet morning here in the northeast. >> it really is. waquite a nit here in new rks well. take a look at the scene that happened overnight. that woman braving floodwaters in brooklyn. that's in brooklyn, trying to cross the street. really rough. >> many said they have never seen anything like that. this woman, we're going to call her a highway hero, using a traffic cone to help clear out a drain so cars could keep moving again. those storms knocking out power for more than 500,000 people and linsey davis is in howell township, new jersey with the very latest. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. a very wet morning. a lot of concern for the residents here in howell township and you can see why. multiple scenes like this are playing out throughout the area. look, this tree has just smashed not just through the roof but through the side of the house, through the windows. a lot of the interior of the house is exposed. ad a policarurging n power s,lon herethe ff thebljustryintoconv se srms unde some streets looked more like waterways. water so high, roadblocks floating down the streets like pool toys. cars stranded along the roads as the water rises all the way up to the windows. and people forced to wade through the streets. >> it was shocking to me. i haven't seen water come up like that in this area ever and i've lived here my whole life. >> reporter: this woman using a traffic cone to help clear a clogged drain along a new york roadway. in subway stations rushing water creating waterfalls. more than 400,000 people are in the dark across new jersey, new york and pennsylvania leaving many stranded in their homes at the tail end of a heat wave. ma lnibyight also bringing in toof this as high winds are likely to blame for this crane collapse in new brunswick, new jersey. >> the entire wrecking ball went through the home and landed right back on the first floor. >> reporter: those winds are also uprooting trees. in monmouth county, new jersey this tree crashed through the home and this was the scene in washington, d.c. where trees fell into cars and blocked off streets. in maryland, an elderly man was found dead after a tree fell on him in his driveway. and in michigan, utility crews are racing to restore power. at one point more than 800,000 homes and businesses were without power after severe storms moved through. police are also telling residents here to help each other out, suggesting that the power could be out for an extended period of time, possibly multiple days. robin? >> all right, linsey, quite a scene. ginger, of course, tracking that severe weather as well as a tropical depression that's on the move in the atlantic right now, ginger? >> as if we needed more, yes. that is going to aid in adding more flash flood threats that we had. look at this picture out of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. it's actually from penn hills. they had 4 1/2 inches very quickly. a car and dumpster got pushed into the creek. let's go over here and show you that it's still raining from the southeast right through new england. it is that tropical moisture including the depression that is just east of florida that is going to add to this.ssachusett rhode island, but watch this. this afternoon and evening as that moisture comes up, you'll have damaging wind threats from 4:00 p.m. on from raleigh to fayetteville, wilmington, you too. george? >> the whole northeast and southeast as well. thanks, ginger. to washington now where special counsel robert mueller is set to deliver his long delayed testimony to two congressional committees tomorrow. mueller, the justice department, both parties in congress jockeying ahead of the blockbuster hearing and our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce, chief justice correspondent pierre thomas covering all the preparations. pierre, let me begin with you. overnight the justice department sent a letter to mueller trying to set limits on his testimony. >> reporter: george, good morning. that's right. overnight the justice department sent mueller a letter warning him he should not go beyond the public version of his report and, george, quote, that any testimony must remain within the boundaries of that document. the letter bluntly states that his testimony is unnecessary. the bottom line for mueller strictly no ad-libbing. but, george, that said, the report is 400 pages with reams of materials including a list of potential acts of obstruction by the president and the details of how the russians attacked the 2016 election and how the trump campaign responded. very few americans have actually read the full report, so the stakes are high. in a little more than 24 hours all of official washington will come to a standstill with much of the country watching, george. >> no question about that. what do we know about what robert mueller is doing to prepare for this testimony? >> reporter: he's been prepping with a small team of former staffers from the special counsel's office in a space provided by his former law firm in washington. his spokesman told me yesterday, quote, if you know robert mueller, he's going to come prepared. i've been speaking to sources that have worked with mueller in the past and they say his preparations for congressional testimony typically involves hours of mock hearings and rehearsals. george, he will be giving an opening statement prior to taking questions from the two house committees. the countdown to his testimony now under way, george. >> he's had a lot of practice. some dozens and dozens of appearances before congressional committees. okay, pierre. let's bring in our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce for more and how congress is preparing. mary, both sides taking this seriously. >> reporter: george, democrats and republicans are spending hours preparing for this behind closed doors. democrats today are potentially holding their own mock hearing with a staff member sitting in to play mueller. but with mueller, george, promising to stick to the report, both sides know they're not likely to get any new bombshells here so their strategy instead is to simply try to shine a light on the findings. democrats want to show viewers at home who may not have read the full 448-page report, they want them to hear for themselves directly from mueller what democrats believe is the president's misconduct. while republicans are eager to shine a light on the areas of report that they feel clear the president. but as you mentioned mueller is very experienced at this. it will be his 89th time testifying on the hill. he is known for very short often one-word responses. the challenge for these lawmakers is to draw out the answers they're looking for. >> we will see more of that tomorrow. meantime, mary, on another front congress and the white house seem to -- at least the congressional leadership has struck a deal with the white house that would basically set the spending limits for the rest of president trump's first term. >> reporter: yeah, george. this was getting close to the wire up here but the president and congressional leaders have reached this sweeping two-year budget deal that will raise the debt ceiling long enough to postpone any new budget showdown until after the presidential election. this took weeks of negotiating between the house speaker nancy pelosi and the treasury secretary. in fact, speaker pelosi was spotted on an airplane still on her cell phone hammering out the fine print. the final deal here though would raise military and domestic spending by $320 billion but it does little to address the ballooning deficit. the president, though, says this is a real compromise and congress is expected to act on this here in the coming days. >> mary bruce, thanks very much. tomorrow morning i'll anchor our live coverage of mueller's testimony with our whole political team. it starts at 8:30 eastern. cecilia? >> we turn to the latest on those tensions with iran. the iranians releasing new images they claim are cia officers running a network of spies in iran, a claim president trump flatly disputes. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is tracking the latest on all this. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. the cia would never publicly identify its officers but the images and names that iran has released puts those individuals in danger, whether they worked for the cia or not. the images which we have blurred were released as part of what the iranians claim is a network of spies. the iranians say the largely western looking men had recruited iranian nationals working in sensitive positions to obtain information for the the iranians men they claimed worked for the cia, some matching current or former state department employees. >> i read a report today about cia. that's totally a false story. that's another lie. they put out propaganda. they put out lies. >> reporter: this comes as the first images of those crew members from the british oil tanker seized by the iranians, the crew of the ship now in port in southern iran, armed iranian guard corps members checking out the ship as soon as it docked. this after that dramatic takeover of the ship by iranian commandos with a warning to the commercial vessel to turn around. >> change your course to 360, 360 degrees immediately. if you obey, you will be safe, rappelngown momentthmmandos were the british now urgently trying to get that tanker crew and the ship released but so far the iranians are not budging, george. >> martha raddatz, thanks. we now have breaking news overseas. boris johnson, a conservative firebrand often compared to president trump, has just been voted the next prime minister for great britain. our foreign correspondent ian pannell is in london with more on what this means. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. an earthquake, indeed, and so many similarities with president trump. johnson once said this, my chances of being prime minister are about as good as the chances of finding elvis on mars. but just now he has been chosen to be the next leader of his party and, therefore, prime minister. usually controversial and divisive, johnson is a populist who plays to the crowds as a posh bumbling joker never shy when things go wrong in front o lohe mh johnson. is opponents his a philanderer, unfaithful in marriage. he's been accused of racist remarks and a man of no fixed principle. one of his former bosses even saying this about johnson, he wouldn't recognize the truth if confronted by it in an identity parade. but president trump says that he thinks the two of them would have a very good relationship and as the british prepare to leave the european union, boy, does britain need america right now. johnson has some huge hurdles to leap over, though. just like his predecessor, above all, delivering brexit and cementing that special relationship with the u.s. and getting a desperately needed trade deal. so boris johnson will become the next prime minister, elvis not yet found on mars, george. >> ian pannell, thanks very much. turbulent times ahead. robin? now to the unrest in puerto rico. overnight protests expanding from the island to new york city as calls grow for the governor to resign and the turmoil taking a toll on the island as more cruise ships refuse to dock there costing the island millions of dollars. victor oquendo is in san juan and has the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the cleanup is under way here in old san juan where we can still feel the irritating effects of that tear gas. this barricade right in front of the governor's mansion, the front line of those late night clashes with a much smaller group of people, just a few dozen compared to what we saw throughout the day. it's now clear they do not plan to stop protesting until the governor resigns. overnight protesters and police facing off in puerto rico. police using tear gas to disperse crowds after protesters gathered late into the night. the clashes following a day of massive demonstrations. the anger aimed at the island's governor reaching a boiling point as hundreds of thousands demand he step down. >> this has been going on for so long and he was just the one to break the glass. >> reporter: governor ricardo rossello marred by controversy ever since a profane group chat between he and his aides leaked appearing on fox news digging in. >> i have made a decision, i'm not going to run. i'm not going to seek re-election and that way i can focus on the job at hand. >> reporter: on the mainland the ricky resign chant echoing in new york's grand central station. the anger and frustration even reaching the white house. president trump calling the governor terrible, slamming him for his handling of hurricane disaster funding. >> you have incompetent, totally grossly incompetent leadership at the top of puerto rico. >> reporter: in that interview with fox news the governor struggled to name one supporter here on the island and eventually named a local mayor. we reached out to that local mayor's office who told us, no, he does not support the governor. robin? >> all right, victor, thank you. overnight, new chaos on the streets of venezuela. a blackout plunging most of the country there into darkness, the fourth major blackout in months. the government is claiming it's an act of sabotage claiming what it calls an electromagnetic attack. the country's trying to restore service as quickly as possible. cecilia? now to the manhunt under way for the killer of a university of mississippi college student. a 21-year-old student was found dead not far from campus. officials believe she was the victim of foul play. marcus moore is there at ole miss with the latest on this. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. we know that ally kostial was attending summer school here at ole miss and was teaching fitness and police believe she was murdered, and this morning they're in the middle of a manhunt for her killer. this morning, a multiagency manhunt is under way as concern grips this small mississippi college town. authorities hunting for a suspect in the apparent murder of ally kostial. the 21-year-old senior at the university of mississippi was found dead over the weekend nearly 20 miles off campus. a deputy on routine patrol finding her body near the lake in neighboring harmontown. this is what it looks like around the lake where authorities found her body. you can see a number of trees and winding roads get you here and i've only seen a few houses so this area is very remote. kostial was studying marketing at the university, with a deepening mystery has classmates on edge. >> it makes you want to be more careful. i go there all the time and run around my neighborhood at nighttime. there's people out there. you don't know -- you feel like you can trust everybody but maybe you can't. >> reporter: her father keith kostial revealing on facebook how authorities delivered the terrible news writing, we were visited by the sunset hills, missouri police who communicated to us that our beautiful, dear alexandria "ally" kostial was the victim of a homicide. while the lafayette county sheriff's department is not releasing many details of the investigation, its investigators are following several leads and have confirmed its belief that foul play was involved. in a statement, the university of mississippi offering its condolences, writing we extend our deepest sympathy to her family, friends and classmates and stand ready to support them during this time. her sorority sisters also paying tribute on social media writing, she was the brightest light and always had a smile on her face. she truly was a ray of sunshine. and her high school friends near st. louis remembering her bright personality. >> ally was just very fun and outgoing. very friendly girl. i'm just going to miss how the fact that she was always there for me if i needed to talk to her. >> reporter: and it's the unknown that is adding to the sense of concern for classmates and also residents in this area that is quieter right now because most students are away for the summer. in the meantime, the mississippi bureau of investigations is helping in the search for answers. cecilia? >> okay, marcus, such a sad story. thank you. robin? >> so sad. thank you, cecelia. now a look at the locker room of tomorrow. open this morning at lsu in baton rouge, take a look at the new features for athletes, part of a $28 million renovation. >> wow. >> one of the highlights, chairs that can be converted into sleep pods. >> i'll take it. >> it looks more like a first class airplane cabin than a locker room. the players just got their first glance and i think they -- yeah, they like what they see. >> yeah. >> wait a minute. the school was quick to point out while lsu is a public university, taxpayer money was not used, not one cent for the renovation. it was all private donations. living large. >> how do we get chairs that turn into beds here? >> any chair can be a bed with our hours. >> good point. also this morning, we're also following some clues in a murder mystery involving a young american woman and her boyfriend in canada. we have some new surveillance video and what police are now saying. we're hearing from the driver in this amazing rescue. the good samaritans who raced to save him. it's our favorite story of the day. let's get back over to ginger. >> and let's get straight to the tuesday trivia brought to you by subaru. good morning. i'm your meteorologist mike nicco. our weather is in the pattern today. it is going to get hotter starting tomorrow, but at night it's going to be cool to mild. let's look at the temperatures. we have 60 to 66 coasts into san francisco. to the east bay, it's 97 in antio antioch. tonight low 50s to upper 60s. my 7-day forecast, hottest we are just getting started on this tuesday morning. we'll be right back. the third . and your mother told me all her life that i should fix it. and now it reminds me of her. i'm just glad i never fixed it. listen, you don't need 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>> -- in dallas. >> i'm going to assume he made it safely to the other side. is he wearing a helmet? >> we're not endorsing that. >> not endorsing it. showing it, but not endorsing it. we want to get to the latest in the killing of a young american woman and her boyfriend in canada as police try to determine if there is a connection to the death of another man hundreds of miles away. abc's matt gutman is tracking the case. matt, canadian officials now warning tourists to be vigilant. >> reporter: that's right, george. this comes right in the peak of tourism season in canada. last night police revealing that stunning possible link between the murder of that couple we've been following, the mysterious death of a still unidentified man, and the disappearance of two teens, all in northern british columbia. that newly released surveillance video showing chynna deese and her boyfriend lucas fowler at this gas station. you can see deese cleaning the van's windows. lucas pumping gas. at one point the two sharing that sweet embrace all about a day before they were brutally murdered. >> we can now confirm that chynna and lucas were the victims of gun violence. >> reporter: road worker trevor pierre discovered deese and fowler's bodies. >> i don't know how anybody could live with themselves after doing what i saw. >> reporter: he said the bodies were left in the ditch by the side of the road. the van's side doors left open, the back window shattered but stranger yet, he says, their bodies arranged almost identically. londra hall, also a road worker, said she saw a bearded man talking with the couple earlier. >> to me he looked frustrated. >> reporter: police basing this sketch on her description eerily similar to another sketch based on the image of an unidentified man police found dead 300 miles away four days later. overnight canadian police revealing the couple's murder and this third mysterious death in british columbia could be connected. >> it's unusual to have two major investigations undergoing of this nature in northern bc at the same time. these could be linked. >> reporter: they discovered that bearded man's body while responding to a burning camper on the side of a highway. the camper had been driven by 19-year-old kam mcleod and 18-year-old bryer schmegelsky. those two teens now believed to be missing. >> they have periodically connected with family and friends over the past week. it's possible they're now in an area without cell coverage. >> reporter: as for lucas fowler's father, a police chief inspector in australia, he spoke for the families. >> it really is the worst ever love story, because we now have two young people who had everything ahead of them tragically murdered. george canadian police seemed concerned in the press conference. they didn't say there was a serial killer on the loose in canada. but as you mentioned, urging people to remain vigilant, to stay only in established campgrounds and even to set up check-in times with their families. families. >> yeah, they got to take precautions. thanks very much. cecilia? we switch gears to an amazing rescue on a highway caught on camera outside chicago. good samaritans rushing to save a driver after his pickup truck spun out of control and flipped over pinning him inside. this morning we are now hearing from the driver himself. t.j. holmes is here with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. we're hearing from the driver, not from his hospital bed because they don't give you one of those if you just have a couple of scratches which is all he had from this accident. look, the accident itself is only one of two extraordinary scenes we're about to show you. the second one is the rescue. good samaritans show up and cut him out of the vehicle. but before they could do that, they had to physically use that human strength to flip that truck on its side. >> reporter: watch what happens as a news helicopter covering traffic captures the moment an accident happens. that small maroon pickup truck blows a tire. >> i knew right away at that instant that, okay, something bad is going to happen to me. >> reporter: the driver, 32-year-old construction worker orlando hernandez loses control. hernandez was then trapped inside. >> the only thing i could think about was checking myself, seeing that i'm okay. >> reporter: but now look at what happens next. a number of good samaritans stop to help. >> one man was shouting, oh, my god, let's get him out of there. are you okay? 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>> i believe she's a sociopath. >> reporter: speaking on camera for the first time about anna sorokin who for more than a year betrayed rachel and others and is now in prison for defrauding luxury hotels, banks, a private jet company to the tune of more than $250,000. a tale rachel recounts in her new book "my friend anna: the true story of a fake heiress." >> were you seduced by her and her behavior in some ways? >> i'd say, yes, i was captivated by it. i was sort of fascinated by her willingness to just challenge boundaries. >> reporter: anna sorokin's inconceivable life as the so-called soho scammer began when she moved to new york in 2014. assuming the name anna delvey claiming to be a german heiress with a $67 million trust fund. talking her way into exclusive new york parties and nightclubs which is how she met rachel williams, then 28, a photo editor at "vanity fair" magazine. >> what were your first impressions? >> she was slightly offbeat. she had curious mannerisms. >> no pictures. no pictures. >> reporter: anna picked up the tab treating rachel to fancy dinners and even $300 a pop private fitness sessions. >> i was so glad to have this person who was available and seemed really excited to be my friend. >> reporter: then in the spring of 2017, anna offers an all expenses paid trip to morocco and the high life takes a dip. anna's credit cards mysteriously stop working. >> i'm frustrated at the disorganization but at this point i still trust her. >> reporter: fearf of credit cards as a temporary backup, even though she can't afford it. >> i leave before anna does. when i land i get a text message that the whole bill is being charged to my cards. >> reporter: how much? >> $62,000. >> $62,000. how did you even wrap your mind around that? >> it was such a complex, paralyzing moment for me. she owed me more money than i made in a year. >> she keeps promising you the bank will pay you, the wire transfer is going to happen. what is going on for you internally? >> it was starting to eat at me. i'm late with my rent, late with my credit card payments. >> reporter: soon it's clear that rachel has been duped. she goes to police and then the manhattan d.a. when anna can't be found, rachel turns to social media to smoke her out, aiding investigators in a sting operation. in the summer of 2017, police arrest anna sorokin in malibu, california. >> you were putting your neck out there. >> yeah. >> to try to capture her. why was that so important to you? >> the money was extremely destabilizing, yes, but what was equally upsetting to me was sort of this riddle that needed to be solved. >> reporter: rachel now knows the awful, painful truth. her friend is no heiress but a con artist. the russian born daughter of middle class parents who faked financial records and wrote bad checks. testifying in court, rachel comes face-to-face with her former friend who shows up for trial in designer clothes. >> i wasn't sure what to expect in seeing anna after all that time. when i did look at her she was smirking at me. >> did it unnerve you? >> no, shockingly. i thought it would. >> your honor, i apologize for the mistakes i made. >> reporter: in may 28-year-old anna was convicted of eight charges against her including grand larceny but found not guilty of defrauding rachel. she was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $200,000 in restitution. her attorney insists anna meant no real harm. >> i don't believe a criminal act occurred. she made a voluntary choice to put this debt on her credit card. she didn't have to. she wasn't forced to do it. she chose to do it and that was a mistake. >> when you look back on it should you have known better? >> i think i wanted to see the good in her. i think it's also important to see reality and to understand what's right in front of. >> trust your gut. >> trust your gut. >> she learned about trusting her gut. anna's attorney by the way says they filed a notice of appeal and in the meantime, as you might imagine, hollywood has come knocking. this incredible tale will be adapted by lena dunham for an hbo show -- program and shonda rhimes is adapting it for a netflix series and if you're wondering what happened for rachel with the money that she was on the hook for, i've got more details tonight on "nightline." you will learn what happened tonight. >> anna can't collect any money for her story. >> there's a son of sam law that she cannot collect any money, but there is some question about, you know, how she's able to afford the designer clothes in court and so forth. >> we have to wait till "nightline" to find out? >> you have to wait until "nightline." but, no, she cannot profit from her crime. you're absolutely right. >> what a story, thanks, deb. another tease for you, "play of the day" is coming up. profit from her crime. you're absolutely right. >> what a child story in thanks, deb. another tease for you, "play of the day" is coming up. in a storm-devastated area. a family pulled up. it was a mom and her kids. everything they had had been washed away. the only thing that brought any kind of solace was the ability to hand her a device so she could call her family and let them know that she was okay. 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>> and good-bye again. >> just go. i've already -- go. >> behind the scenes at "men tell all" with chris harrison and hannah b. herself as the countdown is on to the finale. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ meet three brothers, colin, ryan and austin. they wanted money to buy video games. their parents told hem to figure out how to earn it. they have a business and now giving back. the family traveled all night to be here. one long train trip, two canceled flights, five big hearts and we're so glad they're here to say -- [ chanting "good morning, america". >> the one brother said, they told us to wave. wave, wave, wave. they are adorable. >> it was worth the trip. >> it was. we are so excited to introduce some of the small business owners this morning who give new meaning to the word small. these brothers are just 8, 11 and 13 years old, started their very own candle company. now they're giving back in a big way and they'll share their business secrets coming up. adorable. >> they are cuties and really looking forward to that one. but first a lot of news to get to still starting with severe storms in the northeast causing widespread power outages and dangerous flash floods. let's go back over to ginger who's been tracking it all. hey, ginger. were lkabt that lightning last night and the flash flooding. look at brooklyn, new york, the streets filled with water. it was just two to three inches but when it falls fast like that it's easy to see that. also in camden, new jersey, see how gusty the winds were. there were reports from the mid-atlantic to northeast of up to 80 miles an hour. it took down trees in new jersey. we still have a couple of flash flood watches as far south as knoxville and asheville but what i wanted you to watch for today is until about noon in the northeast.ne will come through talking about damaging winds in excess of 70 miles per hour possible from fayetteville even to myrtle beach starting after 3 or 4:00 p.m. and that tropical depression everybody is talking about is east-northeast of west palm beach and will stay out there and add moisture and then dies out. guys. we move to washington where special counsel robert mueller is set to deliver his long delayed testimony to two congressional committees. that's going to be tomorrow morning. mueller, the justice department and both parties in congress jockey ago head of the hearing and back to pierre thomas with the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. the clock is ticking and the pressure is mounting now that we're just about 24 hours from mueller's testimony. he's been intensely preparing with a small team of former staffers from the special counsel's office in space provided by his former law firm in washington. i've been talking to key sources who have worked closely with mueller in the past and they tell me his preparation for congressional testimony typically involves hours of mock hearings and rehearsals. he'll be giving an opening statement prior to taking questions from congress but, george, he is being warned by the justice department that his leased rs inting out to emain specifics that are favorable to the press, george. >> okay, pierre, thanks very much. we'll be here tomorrow. i'll be anchoring it with our ot 8:30 eastern. robin. right now we want to celebrate the man that was known as papa funk, art neville, founding member of the neville brothers has died at 81 years old. he was a new orleans legend. i love this music. he helped define music in the big easy for half a century. that sweet voice, soulful, art neville began recording as a teenager, served six years in the navy and teamed up with his brothers and the neville brothers performed their final full public concert in 2012. unmistakable sound of the neville brothers. >> iconic. >> yeah.ouayhe f is trying to stop teens from using e-cigarettes. and lara, what do you have >> coming up we have an interview with jason priestly, his brand-new project and what he says now about his days on "90210." and we love these guys, blockbuster entrepreneurs in the making, lighting the way with these candles and giving back to their community in a big way. you guys excited to be here? 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[ applause ] welcome back. thank y'all because tuesday is a little difficult for us here. but you all give us life so thank you very much. [ applause ] what is it about tuesdays? >> there's a long way to go. >> let's do it. good morning to you guys and to you. we begin with a big night on the red carpet at the nce upon a time in hollywood" premiere. the stars of the highly anticipated film, there they are, making their red carpet debut together at the tlc chinese theater in hollywood. brad pitt, leo dicaprio and margot robbie posing together with quentin tarantino and took a little detour on the way crashing our friend jimmy kimmel's set which is just across the street. take a look. >> is there a problem? can i help you. >> oh, no, thank you. i'm just heading to the premiere so just cutting through. >> okay. >> this is the alleyway? >> no, this is not some kind of an alleyway. >> thanks, jimmy. >> i actually came here to invite your whole audience to our premiere. [ cheers and applause ] >> seems like a few of them do want to go so we'll work that out. >> all right. >> you just go right through there. that way. [ cheers and applause ] and they weren't the only a-listers there. chris hemsworth stopped by. britney spears turned heads with her boyfriend. their first official red carpet together sparking engagement rumors. we see a little ring on that finger. "once upon a time in hollywood" opening july 26th. already getting major oscar buzz. check it out. [ applause ] also in "pop news" the big story in hollywood, matt damon, ben affleck, could they be collaborating on a new script, it would be their first since "good will hunting." it of course won them an oscar back in 1987. both deadline and "the hollywood reporter" reporting that damon and affleck are hard at work on a screenplay they would both star and produce. they even have the title, "the last duel" based on a novel by eric jager about two best friends in 14th century france forced to fight a duel to the death for the honor of one of their wives. the story looks dark but it is fantastic. no specific casting information yet other than the two stars. reports say ridley scott, though, is on board to direct. >> that is going to be something. >> that's what we call a dream team. >> wow. [ applause ] >> dream team in the making. billy joel in the news this morning. the ultimate entertainer and good man hosting a meet and greet at madison square garden before one of his shows when the singer was introduced to logan rhymeman, a piano virtuoso, 14 who just happens to be blind. when joel heard about his talent he asked logan if he'd like to play his piano. take a listen. ♪ >> wow. >> ooh. >> yeah, there you hear it. they went right into a joel song. [ applause ] joel so impressed. that they played for quite a while together blown away by his talent, we believe he would be called a big shot. drop the pen. and then finally hit it. ♪ there's a reason that we're playing "red, red wine" by ub-40. old school. this woman has become a viral sensation. a woman after my own heart. thanks to a red wine stain eleanor walton enjoying a day at the races in north yorkshire, england, it happened someone bumped her, a glass of red wine spilled over her jumpsuit. she could have let it ruin her day but then you know what, she had a stroke of genius and she and her friend poured more red wine onto her jumpsuit turning her mess -- >> into a message. >> -- into a message. >> okay. [ applause ] >> i believe eleanor's message was to look at life with a glass half full. that's what i believe the message was and here you go. that's -- well, that's the after. there's the before with the stain that just kind of looked like a mess. there's the after which she sort of felt looked like it was meant to be. 200,000 likes say it's so. eleanor says it took four more glasses to create that look. the maker of the jumpsuit even got in on it and commented not a "pour" decision. i didn't make that one up. well done. [ applause ] that's "pop news." >> not a pour decision. lifted our spirits. thank you, lara. we have our "gma" cover story now. the new way the fda is trying to put a stop to the vaping epidemic. 3.6 million teens are smoking e-cigarettes. now the fda has launched a new series of psas to try to explain the dangers in a way teens will understand. janai norman has more. >> if you vape you're more likely to start smoking cigarettes. >> reporter: this morning the fda is trying to turn the tide on teen vaping. >> some people think that vaping is no big deal but that is just an illusion. >> reporter: with new ads called the real cost youth e-cigarette prevention campaign. the message is part of an ongoing effort to reach nearly 10.7 million at risk youth through tv, social media and in-school ads across the nation. the goal, to keep teens ages 12 to 19 from using e-cigs. >> i don't want to try this. >> reporter: even prevent them from starting to vape in the first place. >> we now know conclusively that kids who start using e-cigarettes are far more likely to go on to smoke cigarettes. >> reporter: the new ads called magic features street magician julius dean who magically turns a teen's e-cigarette or vape pen into a conventional cigarette. it shows how teens who vape are more likely to start smoking real cigarettes. >> they think it leads to cigarettes. >> reporter: some e-cigs and vape pens have come under fire for marketing that critics say ames to young people alarming parents and health professionals. like traditional cigarette, e-cigs contain nicotine which is addictive. >> nicotine to the developing brain is harmful and increases the likelihood that they'll become lifelong addicts. >> reporter: the juul ceo apologizing to parents of kids using his company's product, recently telling cnb-- >> it's not intended for them. i hope there was nothing that we did that made it appealing to them. as a parent of a 16-year-old, i'm sorry for them and i have empathy for them in terms of what the challenges they're going through. >> reporter: for "good morning america," i'm janai norman, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to janai. dr. jen ashton is here. before we start discussing, let's bring in the audience here. raise your hand if you or pleaseai your hand if you . know -- okay, keep your hand up if that person is 21 years old or younger. wow. look. the hands are still up. >> robin, we have some young people there, both their hands went up so i think we need to understand and be crystal clear, we are not talking about adults using e-cigs here. we are talking about kids, teens, young adults with developing brains and statistics are telling us that as many as one in five high school kids have used an e-cig in the last month so this is a major issue. >> okay, we know about nicotine and we know about other chemicals but you're also saying there are behavioral aspects we have to be concerned about. >> absolutely and we have to understand that they were designed to help people wean off of traditional cigarettes and evolved into something very, very different. and to say part of it is marketing and advertising that that wasn't the intent is kind of like the shakespeare line me thinks the lady doth protest too much but when you talk about behavioral effects we have to remember the developing brain exquisitely sensitive to chemicals. we know nicotine is highly addictive that can result in a lack of concentrating and absolutely can be a gateway. people who say it's not are burying their heads in the sand and can result in difficulty with impulse control. not something that we need more of in a teenager or a young adult. >> how can parents know if their child is doing it because you don't -- >> robin, first of all, don't put your head in the sand. i'm a parent of two young adults and will tell you almost all their friends including athletes are using e-cigs. but i want you to look at this. these are what some of the cartridges look like. they almost look like flash drives. so if you're a parent you can say, i don't know what that -- how harmful can that be? i think the key is ask, listen to the answer, observe your child's behavior and don't be in denial. >> great advice there. all right. thank you so much. celi >> great advice. okay, robin, thanks. we turn to an explosive night on "the bachelorette." no one holding back on the "men tell all" episode which kicked off with a surprising twist involving the season's so-called villain luke p. abc's abbie boudreau is taking us behind the scenes for it all. hey, abbie. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. right when we thought we'd seen the last of luke p., he's back and causing more drama than ever. last night's episode of "the bachelorette" brought our favorite suitors back together in an explosive "men tell all" beginning with luke p. who was sent packing just last week. >> hannah thought after sending me in the van that there's no way i'd want to be with her anymore. she's sadly mistaken. she doesn't realize that i still love her and that i'm not through. >> reporter: the audience of "the men tell all" in shock. >> she doesn't know it yet, but i'm on my way. i want to prove to her how serious i am about this. >> reporter: but when hannah sees him, love is not in the air. >> why are you here? >> i need to talk to you. >> no. >> she said, no, bro. just fall back in line, man. >> just go, i've already -- go. >> hannah, i'm going to stand here all day until you -- >> no, you're [bleep] not. >> seriously look me in the eyes and tell me that you have complete clarity and that you have no feelings for me any longer. >> i can. >> okay. >> reporter: and finally the season's villain gone for good. >> what did you think about when he just got up and left? >> that it kind of summed him up. he kept trying to save himself and kept trying to get his point across and i think the point was he didn't have one. >> reporter: but still the topic of the night. >> you are a narcissistic cantankerous misogynist. >> you are the man that wants to control a woman so that you can feel better about yourself. >> reporter: when asked if he had regrets, it's still unclear. >> if i could go back, i wouldn't change a thing. >> reporter: but hannah's regrets? >> i'm so over being slut shamed and being felt like that makes me not a woman of faith. >> reporter: the 24-year-old opening up and getting personal with "gma" after the show. >> there's a lot of pressure in a standard of what you feel like "the bachelorette" is. >> do you feel like you found your confidence through this whole process? >> i feel like i found my truth and -- >> which is? >> that i am just a normal girl that is strong, but also can be aware of my weaknesses and can grow through those. >> reporter: and "the bachelor" franchise rawls has a twist. chris harrison revealing the show is going on the road. alum ben higgins telling "gma" this overnight. >> you thought hannah's season was wild. just wait till me and your "bachelor" and "bachelorette" favorites come to a city near you for the biggest bachelor party ever. i'll be your host. so you know it's going to be fun. >> and tickets for "the bachelor live" on stage go on sale friday. and tune in to the two-night "the bachelorette" finale starting next monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, and, cecilia, everyone is already talking about who will be the next bachelor, a lot of fans hoping for mike. so we'll find out soon. >> we will. that is a tease. abbie, thank you. we've got another tease for you. hann will be here live next wednesday morning. so who will she bring with her? hmm. ginger, over to you. we got to wait. >> i know. and this time we're doing a "gma" moment and going international to the farne islands. watch as this gray seal hangs out with ben scuba diving trying to pull his whole hood off. i guess it's good morning. i'm your meteorologist mike nicco. our weather is in the pattern today. it is going to get hotter starting tomorrow, but at night it's going to be cool to mild. let's look at the temperatures. we have 60 to 66 coasts into san francisco. to the east bay, it's 97 in antio antioch. tonight low 50s to upper 60s. my 7-day forecast, hottest >> we' >> we're going to check in with jason priestly. you know him from "beverly hills 90210." now he has a new movie series debuting on lifetime. also a "90210" reboot is in the works and eva pilgrim spoke to jason about both big projects. ♪ >> reporter: summer is just starting to heat up for jason priestly. >> all the cute guys except you. >> well, thanks for the compliment. >> reporter: the '90s heartthrob so famous for "90210" now part of an upcoming lifetime movie series based on author v.c. andrews "casteel family movie series." >> this is just beginning. >> it's kind of saucy then. >> there are good, clean, dirty fun. >> good, clean, dirty. do those words go together? >> they do now. >> reporter: priestly plays tony tatterton. >> tony tatterton is a very successful massachusetts industrialist toy manufacturer but he's also complete sociopath, alcoholic sociopath. >> diving into some tough topics. >> yes, but they are interwoven in ways that, let's say, that are not appropriate. >> oh. >> everything in life has a price. i'm sure you've become well aware of that. >> in typical v.c. andrews fashion, there is a lot of things going on between relations. >> delicately put here. >> i'm trying, i'm trying. it's morning television. >> reporter: a far cry from nice guy brandon walsh from "beverly hills 90210," the hotly anticipated revival coming later this summer. >> different than the version of it that we all knew. >> very different. >> so we're not going to be >> so we're not going to be ? >> oh, no, you do see brandon at the peach pit. the show within a show within a show within a show. it's very meta and it's very multilayered. >> one of the obvious things for fans is the fact that luke perry won't be a part of the reboot. how has that been coming back together and he's not there? >> well, you know, that was hard. that was -- that was the hardest thing of the whole process, i think. luke was a big personality and had a big heart and he was a big part of everybody's life and so not having him there is -- he definitely left a vacancy there that we all felt. >> the generation of people who grew up with you guys watching "90210," they're the same generation that shows up literally at like every backstreet boys concert and they're a very excited group of people. >> yeah. >> what has that been like? >> i think people at this point in time look at me and think that i look like brandon walsh's dad or his older, much more tired brother. >> for "good morning america," eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> and jason's new movie series premieres on lifetime this yesterday. coming up, the stars of the summer blockbuster, "hobbs & shaw." good morning. cal train's future plans include faster service and fewer stops. the goal is to provide service to 180,000 people. they estimate they would need an extra $90 million in subsidies a year for the upgrades. the commute, the camera showing a problem southbound 880. this is around the ala mee da. a three car crash. one of the vehicles has a broken le lanes.it's blocking they're trying to get that hooked up to the tow truck. still a problem on the peninsula. the far right lane blocked. about a 45 to 50 minute delay. all that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, or a view that defies all expectations. these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed. welcome back. here's a look at the temperatures. mid 50s and upper 60s where the sun is breaking out. a look at the commute. it's foggy but not as bad as yesterday at this time. it's going to be hot if you're heading back to the east bay neighborhoods on mass transit. hotter wednesday, saturday, and sunday. thanks, mike. we'll have another abc7 update in about 30 minutes. see you then. [ applause ]. ♪ 24 karat magic in the air welcome back to "gma" and we're going to shift things intr and a new spinoff called "hobbs & shaw" and joining us from london, vanessa kirby, idris elba, jason statham and dame helen mirren. good morning, guys. i guess it's good afternoon over there. all british lineup over there so i want to ask you guys is "fast & furious" as big over there as it is here? >> huge. >> big. >> keep coming back to make more of them. >> we like cars in england, in britain, you know, we're -- there's a big car culture here. remember the aston martin, the mini cooper, all british cars. >> yes. >> and that's just helen's collection. her little collection. >> oh, my gosh. it's wonderful to see all of you most when describing this film? helen, you can start. >> oh, i have to start? i would just say a fun ride, a great ride. it's like a -- what are those -- what they called in -- >> roller coaster. >> roller coaster. >> thank god it's not helter-skelter going swiftly downhill. >> how about you, jason? >> bigger, faster, funnier. that's three words. [ applause ] >> bigger, faster, funnier. i'm going to choose a cool word, it's vibey.t.deayk you. thank you for that shoutout. >> yes. >> i'd probably say spectacular. >> oh. >> all right. >> your voice got deeper as well. spectacular. >> yes. >> the way she said it was spectacular. >> helen, you have played so many classic roles. we all remember that oscar winning performance in "the queen." what drew you to a big action movie like this? >> well, that word, action. you know, that's what's fun. it's a very different experience. you know, we like to mix it up in our lives. i love to mix it up. i have lots of different experiences. i was dying to be in one of these movies. i went down on my knees basically -- not like that. oh, dear. >> morning television. >> morning tv. >> morning tv. >> morning tv. >> begging, begging, asking if i could be in one of his movies. and it succeeded. >> well done. >> well done, well done. >> idris, you are the bad guy in this one and also taking on jason and dwayne "the rock" johnson. everyone here wants to know who is the more formidable opponent? >> ooh. >> oh, who's the more formidable? wow, what a wait to put me on the spot. >> right here. >> i have to say, you know, dwayne is a big softy. hes, you know, a little cuddly bear but he's a tough guy over here. this one over here. he's tough. [ applause ] >> you teed me up well, idris, because, jason, your character was the villain, so is there hope for idris to turn good guy? >> ooh. >> exactly. we just are on the surface of a. that's the great thing about these movies we look through the curtain further on each episode of the saga that they unwrap so there's more to come for sure. >> this is the first time i'm hearing of that so thank you. thank you. >> may not want to be a part of it but he don't have a choice. he has a gun to his head. >> literally. >> we know you have seen the film but we haven't across the pond so here in the audience, would you like a little clip? [ cheers and applause ] >> well, i don't think you could see over the steering wheel. >> buckle up because i'm going to save your life again. [ cheers and applause ] >> all in a day's work. >> you're getting all thumbs up back here. hey, vanessa, your character is no one to mess with either and you mess with dwayne's character and you guys really get in a tussle. it's nice to see you interact with him. how was that for you, your character, to get to play with the rock? >> the best thing i've ever done. hands down. like, we had this -- so in one of the early previous stunt choreographies they sent me, it was just me beating up dwayne. i was like, i think i have to do this movie. you know, it was amazing he let me do it and i am -- i had to use a utensil though to help me. >> a utensil? >> is that what you -- a kitchen utensil. >> oh, right. >> like a motorbike helmet in order to help me because it might have been unrealistic ? >> yeah, you did a great job. >> i love the chemistry. >> so much fun. >> i know, you guys are making us want to see the film even more. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you guys. thank you. >> lovely, lovely and we'll see most of the cast here in new york here in our studio next week. 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[ applause ] we are back now with three incredible young brothers turned entrepreneurs who created a successful candle company that also gives back. it's a story we first saw in "the washington post." they'll join us live in a moment but first let's take a look at their story. ♪ meet the gill brothers, colin, ryan and austin, masterminds behind their very own company specializing in candles, and these entrepreneurs are all under the age of 14. these young brothers began the business two years ago, all in a bid to make more money toward new video games, and since then, the business has soared. now in more than 30 stores. the brothers also giving back big along the way. already donating hundreds of dollars a month to the homeless and pledging 10% of their profits go to those in need. [ applause ] it is great to have the gill family. first of all we got to say you know how bad the weather was. they had canceled flights and a long train ride. they got here in the wee hours so we really, really appreciate you wanting to be here and telling your story. colin, so why candles? why candles? >> so me and my brothers asked my mom what's your favorite thing to buy. she said bath bombs but it was kind of a longer process so we decided candles was easier. >> mom inspired you because she said candles. i understand that you're the scentologist. what does that involve? how do you go about selecting a scent. >> i usually put the most scents i like and mix them together and ask my family members if they like it or not and we will make it into a candle. >> are you going to make some scents for us right now? how do you like owning your own business? you're a businessman. how do you like that? >> i like to buy my own toys. >> you like to buy your own -- it's all about motivation. that's what it originally was. mom and dad said, okay, you got to get a job if you want it. so can you believe this all became a reality? >> it's amazing. it's amazing. it was just like a side thing because they wanted more money for nerf games and ps4 games and i said get a job or start a business. they surprised me and they started a business and they started selling at their baseball and football games and moved on. [ applause ] >> i want to smell it. i can already start to smell it. >> patrick, you know, i can just sense parents leaning in right now, you know, who are watching this, so what advice would you have if you have a child who wants to start a business like your boys did? >> you have to keep an open mind and foster anything they're doing because it might flow to other things and you want to help them focus on what it is they really like. >> uh-huh. and the most amazing part -- that's right. do you all have fun doing this as well? i mean it's a business and you're making money but it seems like it's something. you are very intense over here, little man. i don't know what it is you're doing but you're very focused right now. so the motivation was to buy video games and such, but it switched into wanting to help others. how did you go about making that decision? >> so my brother ryan has a big heart. so he likes to help homeless people out so like every time -- in d.c. there is a lot of homelessness and every time we would stop by and see a homeless person, he would ask our mom to give him money. >> ryan, that's you. [ applause ] so tell us a little bit more about why you wanted to do that. >> because i was always about helping others and helping others and really helping most of the people that are in need. >> oh, yes, i know. that's really kind. what does that make you feel? as parents to know that they wanted to do this because they could have kept all the money for themselves and nobody would have been the wiser so as parents, you must have taught them to be this way. how does this make you feel? >> we always give back. i mean, we've had people that needed place to stay and stayed with us and we have a big community and we also wanted to do job creation so right now we're working with one organization to hire some of their clients transitioning from homelessness. >> oh, really? to give them a job? >> uh-huh. >> that's wonderful to do that. not just giving them money but also finding a job. what is it like, little man, what is it like working with your big brothers? >> awesome. >> because it seems like they're bossing you around. i don't want to say anything but it looks like -- you're not the boss of me. you're the boss. you say you're not the boss of me. what's the next step? >> a candle truck. >> it's like a food truck. instead of food, it's candles but also we're looking to get like a facility to make our candles out of. >> how can people help you do that? >> by buying our candles. [ laughter and applause ] >> i walked right into that. i walked right into that one. >> we also have a gofundme campaign for the candle truck because the candle truck will double as a skills training center so a s.t.e.m. center, we have some really big ideas. we're trying get it all together. >> gill family, thank you. thank you so much for getting here. [ applause ] let us know how it goes. can i just smell a little bit? is it ready to be smelled? >> yeah. >> oh. i'll take ten. i'll take ten. all right, ginger. >> i was going to say, sign me up, robin. i'm buying. thank you so much. that was inspiring. i loved to hear that story. i wanted to share with you, i don't know if you saw the storms but the barnegat bay, that is a shelf cloud coming over there with the lng striking over there. that was the price we pay for this, that big dip in the jet stream, look how cool it is this morning. it's feeling like almost fall. kansas city hasn't seen a cool morning like this in july since 2014. good morning. i'm mike nicco. i hope you liked yesterday's temperatures. today about the same. just a few more clouds in the sky than yesterday. the 7-day, check out how hot it gets wednesday, sasasasasasasasa [ cheers and applause ] >> you can smell those candles. cecilia, keke, over to you. >> all right, ginger, thank you so much. i'm here with the one and only keke. what you guys got cooking on "strahan & sara.?" >> we got a great show. it's tuesday so that means we're breaking down "the bachelorette" and talking all of the drama and the return of luke p., okay. plus we got "deals & steals" with tory johnson and their products are so cool you'll wonder why didn't i think of this. >> i got to say, that lady said, that's keke palmer. >> hey, what's up? >> keke. >> i'm just saying. >> how you guys doing? y'all cooking up some stuff, huh. it's not food. it's actually candles. >> we'll be right back. [ applause ] >> we'll be right back. [ applause ] all right. we're back just chatting with all right. we're back just chatting with a dear old friend of our next guest spent 25 years on tv as a broadcaster before starting her second act if you will as a great writer and has a new book called "you've been volunteered." it's a sequel to her hilarious debut novel called "class mom." everybody, welcome laurie gelman. [ applause ] i should say welcome back. welcome back, laurie gelman, because your long career in television included a little bit of time right here ott "good morning america." >> oh. oh. >> he said you did not want to see this. >> oh, my gosh. >> i want everyone to know laurie was a "gma" family member way back when. >> look at me. [ laughter ] i'm glad i went back to my natural blond. >> is it a sand castle contest? >> you know what, i think it's -- we were doing christmas in different parts of the u.s. so i went to vermont and then i went to florida. it was supposed to be a sunny beautiful morning but it was pouring rain and then -- >> the joy of live television. >> and then to texas. look at me though handling that microphone. >> moving on now to being a terrific author and have gotten great reviews. your first book a big hit and you follow a mom named jen dixon who has three kids and navigates something that any parent out there has to deal with which is the politics of life in school. you have kids in real life. >> i do have kids in real life. >> two kids. we were just talking how fast they grow but how much did you use? did you play on your own world? >> for the first one i was class mom for five soul sucking years in a row. >> bless your heart. >> i know. once they get you in it's like the mob. they suck you in and you try to get out and they pull you back in. she has this thing where she wants to make it fun for everybody. this jen dixon, i mirrored that and wanted people to participate in class so i would make my emails really funny so that they would want to read them as opposed you look at the emails of the class mom, like, yeah. >> it's so true. >> i know. >> it's so true. did your kids censor anything you wanted to write or were a participant? >> they aren't even really in it. they were so young when i was a class mom they don't remember those days and so much it came from my crazy, crazy imagination. emails were the only thing mirroring me? >> there's a picture of them. >> oh, hi, girls. >> your hubster is getting ready for his show. >> that little show "kelly and ryan." ever hear of it? >> michael gelman is the executive producer. there they are. >> there they are. >> and i like this picture that you posted. talk about good marketing and good friends. you have your friend post this picture. there she is laughing hysterically reading -- >> yes, she actually didn't laugh but she yucked it up for the camera. that was a great post for me. a lot of people loved that. >> at the end of the book you have a thank you to ali wentworth, george's wife. >> george's wife. >> what's that about? >> you know what, if you met her, she is one of the kindest, sweetest women in the world. >> and smartest. >> yes, and she barely knew me but said if you ever want me to read anything and she literally cracks the door open, i stuck my foot in, i opened the door, yes, read this whole book, tell me what you think and she was there for every stupid question i had like what page do you sign the book on when you're autographing it? i had no idea. i was stupid new guy so she's just been the best. >> women helping women. we love that. >> she's one of the greatest. [ applause ] >> and as i alluded to, i got a peek of your beautiful daughter heading away -- congratulations -- college. >> thank you. >> will that be subject matter for the next book? >> oh, yeah, as soon as i get finished crying about it, it might make it into book five or six. >> i'm right behind. >> fasten your seat belt. >> this one is really funny. please check it out. it's called "you've been volunteered." it's out everywhere today. laurie gelman, congratulations. we'll be right back. "good morning america." 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"good morning america" is sponsored by state farm. talk to an agent today at 800-state-farm. lara, behave. yes, the gill family, thank you again for being here. momma, where can people get the candles? >> www.fbcandle.com. candle with no "s." fbcandle.com. >> there you go. a lot more info on our website too. take care. good morning. here's mike nicco with our forecast. >> thank you. hi, everybody. we have faster sea breeze today. 16 miles per hour across the golden gate. the clouds stubborn at the coasts than yesterday. the breeze brings us a small craft advisory north of the bay bridge. watch for that in the afternoon and early evening. the 7-day, steady temperatures. look how hot it is saturday, and sunday. a crash at the san jose. southbound 880. last time we were watching that vehicle get hooked up to the tow truck. it is gone now. all lanes opened up just a few minutes ago. definitely still have residual delays. about a 20ow it's time for live kelly and ryan. we'll be back at 11:00 for midday live and our reporting >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "orange is the new black," laverne cox. and star of "dora and the lost city of gold," isabela moner. plus, comments and questions when the cohost open up the inbox. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! 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