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"gma." and lots of hitting, slapping, bumping, even ear-pulling on "dancing with the stars." one act's a crowd-pleaser. while a different dancer draws ire from the judge. >> it means slapping on [ bleep ]. it's not the way to try, in my opinion. hello there, everyone. last week, it was bruno. this week, it's len. >> they're trying to tap their inner simon cowell. >> they are. >> how about that christine o'donnell ad? i've seen thousands of political ads in my day. i've never seen one that starts with that sentence. i am not a witch. >> but it gets your attention. also, we have a new abc news/"washington post" poll. it has something for everyone. democrats gaining some ground on republicans. the tea party, losing a little bit of steam. but the signs still show a big night for republicans on election day. we'll get into that with the top leader of the tea party in a little bit. >> and being online helps keep you updated with all that. everyone out there with a laptop has put the -- it's a laptop. you put it right in your lap. but could this be dangerous? we'll tell you about the effects of something that's called toasted skin syndrome, coming up. >> that's coming up. also, take a look at this. a real-life firewalker. a daredevil that decided to get up and close and personal with an erupting volcano. that's a real erupting volcano right there. incredible video you have to see to believe. >> magma. magma. you know -- sam knew i was going to go there. we begin with the countdown to election night. just 28 days left. and that new poll shows a voters' preference from republicans have decreased. they still have the lead. backing for tea party candidates is dropping. jake tapper is at the white house for us this morning with all of the details. jake? >> reporter: that's right, robin. the new abc news/"washington post" poll shows a modest bump in the americans who think that the economy is improving. that number is still the minority. but the white house is using it as evidence that things are improving for democrats in the midterm elections, with a lot of work that remains to be done. it is a mere four weeks and counting until democrats and republicans officially battle over control for congress. and matters look somewhat less horrendous for democrats. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll, the republicans continue to hold a sizable lead in the generic ballot among likely voters. 49% to 43%. but that's an improvement. last month, republicans held a record-breaking 53% to 40%. now, we're talking about a blowout, compared to a tsunami. today's numbers are still bad for democrats, with republicans holding a bigger lead than at this point in 1994, when they last seized control of congress. including a current 20-point republican advantage among swing-voting independents. >> you can't lose independents by 20 points and expect to win a lot of these seats. even if you get democrats to turn out at their traditional levels. >> we're americans. this is our country. >> reporter: the new polls show flippage in popularity for the tea party movement. in july, 30% of registered voters said they'd be more apt to support a candidate if he or she was affiliated with the tea party. with 28% saying less likely. that first number has dropped to 18%. meaning for the first time, being a tea party candidate is for voters more of a bad thing than a good thing. with tea party candidates seeming to react to this change. >> they want to be seen as an independent candidate. not as someone who is affiliated so strictly with the tea party. >> reporter: robin, as for the americans' pledge to america. 34% of americans say they have heard of that pledge. of those who have heard of it, 29% say it makes them less likely to support the republicans. 23%, more likely. robin? >> jake, you know, the poll shows that republicans are very motivated to get to the polls. >> reporter: yeah. that enthusiasm gap shows. some skauling this more important than other congressional elections in their lifetime. that's up 25 points from this time four years ago. >> and four weeks to go. jake, have a good day. thanks. we're going to dig into the poll a little more. as you know, all year long, we've been tracking something we call the frustration index. with our abc news/"washington post" poll. it captures how people feel about government generally. how they're feeling about the economy. their satisfaction with government. how they feel about incumbents in congress. and how they feel about the president. if you look at this month, it shows a little less frustration than we've seen earlier this year. back in september, we had it up to 72%. now, it is at 68%, down just a bit. but those numbers are still high. they are higher than they were both in 1994 and 2006, when, of course, congress changed hands. in 1994 to the republicans. 2006, to the democrats. we're going to get into this with one of the leaders of the tea party movement, jennie thomas. she's worked with the labor department and the chamber of commerce. and is also the wife of supreme court justice, clarence thomas. how are you today? >> good morning, george. thanks for having me. >> let's begin with the poll. you saw the numbers in jake's poll, lessening of support for the tea party. want to show another number from that poll. only 32% of americans now believe that the tea party movement can come in and change washington. so, it seems like the more exposure the tea party is getting, the less popular it's becoming. >> i don't know about that. i think it's pretty popular out there, from what i see. >> what are you seeing? those numbers don't lie, do they? >> i think the real poll will be on november 2nd. i'm not a poll-watcher. i know gallup had some poll numbers that came out yesterday that are a little different. i'm not a poll-watcher. i think we'll see on november 2nd. i don't think it's a partisan thing going on. i think it's a principle thing. i think it's an american thing. people are rebelling. and there's a big tidal wave coming. >> as you say, there's an awful lot of evidence in our poll that the tidal wave could be out there, even if it is lower than it was before. we have to get to the ad by christine o'donnell, of course, who is a favorite of the tea party in delaware. her first ad of the election season. let's take a look. >> i'm not a witch. i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you. none of us are perfect. but none of us can be happy with what we see all around us. i'll go to washington and do what you'd do. >> what did you think when you saw that ad? is it effective? >> this is the first time i've seen it. thanks for showing it to me. i don't know. i think they're all effective when it's genuine, authentic people coming to washington, to have change. i think that's what people are look for. >> that's clearly what she's trying to tap into, repeating three times in the ad, i'm you. i'm like you. there's republicans and allies of the tea party movement that look at christine o'donnell in delaware. they look at the fight between sharron angle, and the tea party candidate in nevada. also, in alaska, where the tea party candidate is up against lisa murkowski. and they worry that tea party candidates are going to cost republican seats they otherwise would have won. what's your response to that? >> i think the democrats are pretty worried about what's coming. so, i'm not worried about what's coming. i love america. i think there's great people coming our way. and i think they look like jim demint, some of them. that's a great thing. >> you say they look like jim demint. he's the republican senator from south carolina. he seems to be putting something of a challenge up to the current republican leader, mitch mcconnell, and argue for a harder line against democrats in the fall. this could end up being a recipe for more gridlock, depending on who wins in november. but if republicans take control in november, as you have predicted, i think you predicted 80 seats in the house and 11 seats in the senate. that would be clear control for the republicans in the house and the senate. do you want your candidates to support jim demint or mitch mcconnell for republican leader? >> i think there's a big discussion coming. i think it's a referendum on the obama agenda. and they want to stop that agenda, george. so, i think how they stop it and what they choose to do, once they get here, will be something that probably mitch mcdonnell and john boehner will work out with the new people coming. but i think the clear focus is to stop the obama agenda. >> but it's also a referendum on republican leadership in washington, as well. sharron angle, for example, the candidate in nevada, said republicans have lost their way, have lost their principles. is that what you believe? >> i think there's no doubt that some of the problems started under president bush. absolutely. we started losing free enterprise. we started bailouts and extra spending and big government. this is not about republicans or democrats. this is about restoring the founding principles of our country. >> okay. ginni thomas, thank you very much. >> thank you. now, we're going to turn to the overseas travel alert. the u.s. has attacked the headquarters of a terror cell in pakistan, suspected to be behind the plots to strike to the heart of europe. at least five of the insurgents killed were from germany. brian ross has breaking developments for us. >> reporter: that's right, robin. we're getting word of a series of arrests in france, what are being described as suspected terrorists. three in paris. eight in marseilles. reports they've been charged in marseilles on suspicion of arms and explosives trafficking. so far, there's been no information about u.s. targets. but security, visible security, has been stepped up in new york. and this week, there will be a law enforcement surge in certain big cities and along the routes of amtrak across the country. an exercise called rail safe, that authorities say has long been planned and is not connected to the plot in europe. even so, law enforcement authorities will be putting on a show of force on the rails. out of what one official called an abundance of caution. the exercise will be conducted in conjunction with exercises in europe. >> if al qaeda is planning attacks in europe, there's nothing to say they could not also include the u.s. on that list of simultaneous attacks. >> reporter: monday, pakistani authorities said, at least five people were killed at a terror training camp, where german citizens have been recruited for the alleged european plot. but the hunt is still on for others already believed to be on their way to europe. u.s. authorities say they have tracked one of the suspected terror cells to the german city of hamburg. one suspect worked as a cleaner at the hamburg airport. and others still being sought, attended the same mosque in hamburg where the 9/11 hijackers gathered. to the amazement of u.s. officials, it turns out one of the leaders of the mosque is the same man accused by the u.s. nine years ago of helping to finance the 9/11 plot. he was never charged by the determinens, darkazanli, declined to comment to abc news, when they approached his apartment. that mosque was shut down in august, after authorities learned of the plot. the question's why nothing has been done about the leaders involved. >> this guy is involved with the 9/11 hijackers. how does germany explain he's never been prosecuted. >> he has been financing terror attacks as part of al qaeda. it seems the germans have dropped the ball about this case. and they're upset about the fact that he has emerged again. and people training are being recruited out of his mosque to once again, perhaps, carry out terror attacks. >> brian, thank you very much. juju chang has the other top stories for us. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a big change in the credit card industry that could save you money. it all stems from a government lawsuit monday that accuses visa, mastercard and american express of trying to stifle competition by preventing stores from promoting other cards with lower fees. visa and mastercard have settled and agree to change their policies. but american express is fighting the lawsuit. a shooting spree near the university of florida was not random, as they once thought. a man driving a red pickup truck killed his father and five others before turning the gun on himself. in neighboring alabama, prosecutors are calling a government corruption scheme astonishing. four state senators were among 11 people arrested and accused of soliciting millions of dollars in bribes for their votes on gambling legislation. two casino owners and three lobbyists also face indictment. the next video is hard to watch. but we will tell you that the woman survived this crash. she was walking down the middle of the street in brazil, when a car drove straight into her, throwing her 40 feet in the air. you can hear sam reacting to it right now. somehow, she managed to avoid m major injuries. and now, jon stewart returned to his show. and wasted to time responding to comments from former cnn anchor, rick sanchez. sanchez, was fired last week after calling stewart a bigot and claiming that stewart was spoiled by his childhood in the suburbs. >> i think jon stewart's a bigot. >> oh, my god. rick sanchez knows my name. >> i'm so happy he grew up in a suburban, middle-class, new jersey home. with everything you could ever imagine. >> he really nailed what it was like growing up in central jersey in the early '70s. the fortunate son of a single mother in the education field. >> according to his wife's facebook page, sanchez called stewart to apologize, who was apparently gracious. and he called sanchez thin-skinned. >> talking about it. i said to sam earlier. >> that stuff catches me every time. good morning, everyone. dancing, swirling lows. let's start with that. it's a poetic way to say more sloppy weather for the mid-atlantic and northeast over the next at least 24 hours. probably wednesday evening we start to pullout. but the low reforms today and slowly inches its way. boston at 61. it is damp and dreary most of the day. 12 states have frost advisories out this morning. we should get used to it as we're headed through october. and the strong to severe thunderstorms in flagstaff, phoenix and tucson today. just outside of vegas, there's gusty winds and flooding rains does a it is the desert area. rain in a short amount, quickly, will flood that region. they clouds have moved back in. you might have a fair amount of sunshine that over the bay there are a few amount of breaks. 47 degrees in berryville. we even have some upper 30's in some places. we will be in the low to mid 60's today. tomorrow mostly cloudy and an 60's today. tomorrow mostly cloudy and an ladies and gentlemen, both robin and george got the trivia question right. >> no, we didn't. >> i did. >> oh, you did? i didn't. >> look what you started, sam. this morning, the federal government is announcing a tougher safety rating system for cars and suvs. new crash tests have been put in place. and for the first time, a female crash test dummy is being used. lisa stark joins us with more. lisa, what took so long? >> reporter: who knows, george? the government admits it has taken far too long to start using a female crash dummy like this in its crash test. but it's incorporated them in the test. and it will rate on one star, not very safe. five, the top rating. this is what the new government crash tests look like. here's a female dummy in the passenger seat, as the vehicle smashes into a barrier. >> we've raised the bar on safety. more stars, safer cars. people really have to prove to us that these cars deserve a five-star rating. >> reporter: front and side impacts not just with the male dummies. but females, too. >> we think that is a step in the right direction. >> reporter: adrian lund heads the insurance institute for highway safety, which has use female dummies in crash tests. >> smaller people have their seats further forward. it tends to put their heads right in the window. there's nothing wean their head and what's coming in from outside to hit them. >> reporter: for automakers, doing well on those tests meant designing air bags large enough so women's heads don't slip under them. the government's new rating system may have automakers scrambling again. only 2 of the 34 vehicles rated so far, have gotten five stars. ranked last was the nissan versa, with two stars. and the popular toyota camry got three. down from top ratings with the old test. toyota told us, this is caused by the new testing procedures. not because the vehicle is less safe. >> i have a family. i look for safety. >> reporter: automakers want to do well because consumers care. >> odds are, something's going to happen to me out on the road. so, safety's a big concern of mine. >> reporter: and we have contacted nissan to find out about the low ratings in the versa. we did not hear back from them. robin? >> lisa, thank you. it sounds like a stunt straight out of a science fiction thriller, climbing into the fiery pit of a volcano. we sent nick watt to check it out. >> reporter: the dude in the silver suit is a mountaineer called drew. he's 300 feet from molten lava. his buddy, jeff, the camera man, repelled down into the angry volcano, and started shooting. it's stranger than fiction. look. here's "lord of the rings." here's jeff's video. jeff's video is awesomer. is that even a word? hundreds of thousands of youtube hits. can it be real? we showed it to an expert in visual forensics. >> youtube has changed how we interact with video. and there are claims of fake video. there's a lot of fake videos. >> reporter: sure there are. but what about this? >> i think the video is amazing. i think it's real. but i think that he's not as close to the volcano as it appears to be. >> reporter: so, a long lens and something like a car or a house to give us perspective, means he might look a bit closer than he actually is. but it's real. i'll shut up now. just watch in full. "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, london. >> danger man is close enough. >> those are incredible pictures. coming up, murder on the border. a family searches for answers after a man is murdered on a lake along the u.s./mexican border. we speak to his wife and parents about what they went through. it's time to get real about what happens in the bathroom. stop all the cutesy stuff. and start talking about what you really want from your toilet paper. it's time to talk about clean. feeling clean is so important. quilted northern soft & strong is now 50% stronger than the leading rippled brand, to help protect against breakthrough. for myself, for my family. it keeps us clean. i use quilted northern. quilted northern soft & strong. protection for a confident clean or your money back. all you expect from the number-one recommended detergent by dermatologists. all free clear is free of dyes and perfumes. and has powerful stainlifters to help get your whole wash clean. it's all good. to help get your whole wash clean. new revlon just bitten. it's the first two-in-one lipstain and balm. the lipstain gives me a light flush of color while the moisturizing balm softens my lips. have you ever been bitten? new revlon just bitten lipstain and balm. 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he was taken to task by len after the dances. a little more controversy on "dancing with the stars." >> really? involving the judges? >> yes. >> we'll have a full rundown this morning after another hot night on "dancing with the stars." good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm robin roberts. also this morning, a side effect of our high-tech habits. toasted skin syndrome. it happens when you put your laptop on your legs for too long. >> how about taking it off your lap when it starts to get hot? >> yeah, but you have nothing else there. that's why they call it a laptop. >> okay. >> we'll look into that. we're getting into it right now. we're going to begin on a serious note, with a family looking for answers, after a man was killed along the border with mexico. david hartley was jet skiing with his wife, tiffany, on falcon lake, which straddles the border between texas and mexico, when he was gunned down, allegedly by pirates with assault weapons. in a moment, we'll talk with his wife, his parents and his sister. first, ryan owens is in dallas with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: friends say david and tiffany hartley couldn't resist a good adventure. so, despite warnings not to, the young couple rode their jet skis past these poles and right into mexican waters. all, tiffany tells police, to take pictures of this mission. on the couple's ride back, tiffany says three boats chase them. firing weapons. >> hello? >> ma'am? are you sure that your husband got shot? >> yes. in his head. he was thrown off the jet ski. and i couldn't pick him up to get him on mine. >> reporter: u.s. authorities say they can't cross into mexican waters to search for his body. and mexico says it doesn't have the money to do so. in april, the state of texas warned boaters and fishermen to stay away from the mexican side of that lake. since then, the drug war along the border has gotten more violent. and encounters with those pirates, who likely work for the cartels, have gotten more frequent. which is why san antonio business richard drake says he stayed on the american side while fishing in a bass tournament in may. >> i turn and look over my shoulder. three guys in this bass boat. and two stand up with machine guns, waving them. yelling. pull over. you know? pull over. he said the pirates tried to lure him across the border. other boaters say they pretend to be mexican authorities. just a month ago, pirateses were spotted in a boat with game wardin, misspelled in duct tape on the side. >> stay away from mexico. stay away from it. simple as that. >> reporter: a warning this couple ignored together. now, a wife is left to fight alone, just to bring her husband home. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. moments ago, i had a chance to speak with david's wife, tiffany hartley, his parents, dennis and pam hartley. and his sister, nicki. and we talked about what happened the day their son was gunned down. >> on thursday morning, david and i had decided that we were going to go out to falcon lake. he loves history. and he did all this research about this church over in mexico side. and so, we decided we would go out there because we're moving back to colorado. and we were heading over to the church. we took some pictures. and were heading back out. and three boats had come towar us. and we saw, you know, that they had guns. i didn't personal see that. but my husband just motioned that we needed to get going. >> how close did they get? >> probably at least a couple hundred yards from us. >> and did these pirates, did they say anything, tiffany? did they demand money? anything? >> no. we did not hear that they had said anything. >> and so, they started shooting. and then, what happened? >> we were racing, david and i were racing as fast as we could, back towards the u.s. and they had started shooting. and i looked back. and saw that david had gotten shot. and i turned around to go get him. >> you must have been terrified beyond words. i know you tried to get your husband on your jet ski. >> yeah. i tried pulling him up on the jet ski. but he's a lot bigger than me. he's 6 foot, 250 pounds. and i'm only 4'10". i tried pulling him up. and you can't imagine how awful it was not being able to help him. >> we know you did everything that you possibly -- you possibly could. how did you get away? how were you able to get away? >> when i saw them coming back towards me, i just know god was telling me i had to get going. i had to keep -- you know, i had to leave david and go. and i had to pass them to get back towards the u.s. side. and i just went as fast as i could. our jet skis go up to about 70, 75 miles per hour. >> nicki, i know that you talked to your brother before he went out on this trip. and you were concerned. >> i had spoken to him, you know, several times over months proceeding, about our concerns as a family. and he had always promised me that he was always safe and always aware. and always looking out for the best interest of him and tiffany. and that he would always take care of them. and that was a promise he made to all of us. and he took it very seriously. >> mrs. hartley, do you think enough is being done by the u.s. and mexican authorities to find out who did this? and to recover your son's body? >> no. we need to get on the mexico side so we can search for him. he needs to come home. and we're begging the mexican government, the governor of texas, president obama, like mother to mother, help me bring my son home, please. >> talking about hillary clinton, mother-to-mother, to help you. >> yeah. she's a mother. she would know. >> tiffany, u.s. officials said there was a warning about going out on that particular lake. were you and david aware of that? >> we've heard of pirates and stuff being over there before. but we hadn't heard anything for several months. there's never been an involvement of a woman. and there's never been a killing of a u.s. citizen on that lake. or any in renosa. we lived in renosa for 2 1/2 years. we've been in that area for 2 1/2 years and lived there. >> mr. hartley, tell us about your son, david. >> david was a very loving and caring person. he, you know, always is first to help people. he was just a very good son. very good brother. very loving husband. >> well said. he sounds like a fine, fine young man. well, tiffany, nikki, mr. and mrs. hartley, we feel your pain. and our hearts go out to you. and thank you very much. >> thank you. >> bless you. time, now, for the weather. let's get back over to sam. sam? >> robin, i just hope someone helps those folks. let's start with the southwest. we're going to first begin with some flooding around the lake mead area. and if you're in nevada, you say nevada. and there's plenty of water over the road and mud, too. here's what happens with the fast-moving rain that will happen again today. remember the desert soil, it's so hard and flat, when you get flash runs in a short period of time, it has nothing to do but run everywhere. there's flooding, even with a very little amount of rain in those areas. phoenix, 78 today. l.a., you're 83 today. mild air. it's a touch of milder temperatures. we're looking at 61 in philly. but 72 by thursday. raleigh, back up to the 70s, as well. new york city, i just want to love this number for a minute. we're back up into the 70s. 71 degrees by the time we get into thursday. a quick look at the bi we are at 51 degrees at reagan national airport. we are on our way to about 63 this afternoon with variable out clever. there will be similar temp and all that weather was brought to you by whisk laundry detergent. robin? 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[laughter] there are new warnings this morning for people who put laptop computers where you think they're supposed to go, your lap. doctors with patients coming in with something they're calling toasted skin syndrome. one 12-year-old came in with burned thighs after playing with his laptop and several hours of computer games a day. becky worley joins us with more on how not to get burned. >> reporter: about a year ago, kristen started noticing the skin on her legs looked different. >> it started to spread. that made me nervous. >> reporter: worried, she went to the doctor. and the diagnosis, erythema abigne, which means red from fire. she was shocked at the cause, not the disease, her lap tap. kristin uses her laptop about seven hours a day. people got it from sitting too close to the fireplace. but technology is bringing it back. a recent case of a 12-year-old boy who used his laptop to play games was the tenth reported case in the last six years. >> there are some rare reports of skin cancer developing within this eruption. although, that is far from the rule. >> reporter: when a computer's working hard, the processor puts out a lot of heat. now, if your legs are on the vents that are there to cool it down, temperatures can really soar under here. i'm going to use a infrared thermometer and see how high the temperatures can get. some places, 96. others, 103. when i sealed off the fan for a while -- 117 degrees. does it feel warm against my legs? yeah. does it feel like it's burning my skin? no. how is that possible? think of a sun burn. it doesn't hurt when the sun's shining on you. but prolonged exposure definitely has an impact. >> i think it's gotten better. it's not as visible as it used to be. >> reporter: now, laptopmakers have always warned us about the heat coming off of the bottom of computers. and it's really good to just pay attention to that heat. a couple of points or so. on warm days, computers get even hotter. that's a good day to use a desk. some people use pillows. and they think this is a good way to keep this as a barrier between your body and the computer. but the problem is, these -- the fabric baffles the fan. it prevents the computer from cooling itself down. makes the computer work really hard. that's not great for the computer. a better choice would be to use a book, or something. a hard surface. george, they even make trays with pillows on the bottom for your lap and a hard surface on the top for the computer. that might be a simple solution to toasted skin syndrome. >> a lot of good tips, becky. and also cut back a couple hours. thank you very much. coming up, highlights from "dancing with the stars." it was a tough night from bristol palin. even john mccain seemed to come up. sure, but it's not gonna -- [ beep ] wow. 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"express yourself." and we appreciate you sending us our resume. the only way to do it is at our website. abcnews.com/gma. >> got to fill out the official form. down to juju and the morning's news. >> i think we need a panel of gurus. good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. we get to the news. we're going to begin with the latest on the terror alert in europe. just this morning, french authorities say they arrested 11 expects from paris to marseilles to bordeaux. they've been held on suspicion of supporting terror plots or trafficking arms and explosives. meantime, the german government is remaining tight-lipped this morning about five german militants reportedly killed in a u.s. missile strike in pakistan. u.s. officials believe a cell of germans and brittons are at the heart of a terror plot against european cities. the man who attempted to bomb times square last may will face sentencing in a new york courtroom. we told you this morning about the security exercise about to kickoff here in the u.s. a show of force on the rails. as officials urge americans to pay closer attention to potential threats. our pierre thomas has an exclusive look at homeland security's unprecedented new awareness campaign. >> if you see something, say something. >> reporter: this department of homeland security training video was recently made for hotel employees. >> the same things that make america's hotels and motels inviting for guests, make them attractive targets for terrorists. >> reporter: it's a stark look at what the department now sees as real threats in the u.s. >> you can spot suspicious behavior. >> sir? you can't leave your car here, sir. >> reporter: the video also offers guidance on what to look for in hotel lobbies. kitchens. even guest rooms. films have been made for the retail agency and major sports. but the media campaign is increasingly making the broader public aware in a the terror threat is real and growing. and riders of d.c.'s metro subway system are probably surprised to hear a direct warning from homeland security secretary janet napolitano. say something to local authorities. >> reporter: the message will soon come to other subway systems. and posters like this are being placed at amtrak stations across the country and in trains in the northeast corridor. with continuing intelligence that al qaeda is actively planning attacks on the homeland, u.s. officials plan to place all on notice. for "good morning america," pierre thomas, abc news, washington. and turning, now, to politics. our new abc news poll shows support for the tea party dropping. and preference for republicans has decreased slightly in the last month. still, republicans hold a sizable lead among likely voters. 49% to 43% over democrats. that's a bigger lead than they had at this point in 1994, when they last seized control of congress. in medical news, new research shows when mom gets a flu shot, her newborn is protected, too. when a pregnant woman gets vaccinated, her baby is less likely to come down with the flu for the first six months of their life. the infants are also less likely to suffer from respiratory illnesses during that time. now, diane sawyer has a look at what "world news" is digging into for today. diane? >> good morning, juju. great to talk to you again this week. we'll have more on that abc news poll. some other surprising questions and surprising answers. what our neighbors really think in this election year. that and a lot more coming up on "world news." we'll see you tonight. >> and we'll be watching, diane. finally, all that training seems to have paid off for prince william. we just received word that he flew his first helicopter rescue mission, bringing an oil platform worker who became ill back to a base in northwest england. i can't help but thinking that princess diana would be so proud. time, now, for the weather and sam. good morning, sam. >> hey, juju. everybody let it out. let it out. that's awesome. you, however, did not make a sound. >> i did. >> did you real ly? >> yeah, i was screaming. >> you're a southern girl. that's good. that's good. and thanks for the sign. we appreciate it. pensacola, by way of mississippi? >> yes. >> and your first name? >> angie. >> nice to meet you. one or two things going on this morning we want to tell you about. first, a live shot. cvb knows everything there is no know about boston. if you're not watching them, unplug the tv set. or if someone next door isn't watching, unplug the tv set. cvb is all you should be watching in boston. here's what the fall color looks like. we're on the edge of color. you have peak color farther to the north. here is a live look outside with clouds spreading over the metro area. it cleared out last night locally. temperatures plummeted into the upper 30's. it is still a pretty picture there. temperatures are in the 40's. 50 degrees in arlington. a r forecast for today calls for mainly cloudy or variable cloud cover, 63 the there is a little bit of drizzle. do you feel that? just a little bit, in times square. george? >> keep it away, everyone. thank you, sam. today in "america's health," a problem we normally associate with the elderly is increasingly striking the young. each year, up to 70,000 americans under the age of 45 suffer from strokes. and dr. richard besser is here with what you should know. when i first heard this, it caught me by surprise. >> it is surprising. strokes have something young people don't think about. they don't think it can happen to them. it can be difficult to recognize the warning signs. you're about to meet two very young women whose lives were changed forever by something they never saw coming. >> i thought my brain was turning into liquid. i didn't understand what was happening to me. >> reporter: it was the most terrifying moment in liza gates' life. just 24 hours before, the 28-year-old seemed to have it all. well-educated. attractive. a writer. and the daughter of the famous harvard professor, henry louis gates. last summer when his arrest hit the air waves, she defended him eloquently. >> my father is a professor after intellectualism. >> reporter: but she seemed to slip away last april, at a friend's bachelorette party. >> i had some drinks. and went to bed. when i woke up, i had a pounding headache. i went to get my phone. and i realized that i didn't know the letters or the corresponding numbers on my phone. they just looked foreign to me. and that was really shocking. >> reporter: her friends were shocked, too. they knew something seemed wrong. so, they raced gates to the emergency room at a nearby hospital. >> the doctor on duty said that i had a complicated migraine. and we both go, yes, at the same time. it was just going to pass. and then, they told me that i should get some rest. and i fell asleep. >> reporter: but gates awakened even more confused. what she and her doctors didn't realize is she had suffered a rare stroke, caused by a kroted arte arte artery disection. a small tear in an artery. like so many people with artery disections. >> it was like my throat closed up. and i just panicked. i had somebody call 911. >> reporter: strokes in young adults are so rare. the paramedic that treated spies, said she passed a stroke test. doctors tent her home. and like gates, they didn't suspect a stroke for more than two days. >> i would have avoided a lot of discomfort and suffering, of course, if they had diagnosed me immediately. >> reporter: she spent months relearning how to swallow. still, she says, she feels blessed. >> i feel that i'm a miracle. my recovery has been a miracle. >> reporter: liza gates also feels lucky. her doctors thought she might not talk in sentences for a year. while she's amazed everyone, she still frustrates herself. >> you have such a small time to communicate your feelings. and i'm just on such delay. people will stop and say, how are you doing? i want to say, like, i'm doing well. w are you? but i'm halfway down the block when i can get the words out. it's only been five months. in the world of strokes i'm, you know, just starting my recovery. >> both women say they're lucky that doctors finally recognized what was happening. but both think awareness of strokes like this could ensure that they're caught much sooner. and that's why they wanted to tell these stories, george. >> they're struggling to come back to full strength and normal life. but the prognosis is good. but it takes time. >> that's right. it's better, the younger you are. your brain is able to remodel. and you have more energy to go through the rehabilitation. but it is a long road. >> are these the same kind of strokes that the elderly have? >> the causes are different. in the elderly, it's from hardening of the arteries. that can shoot off a clot or plaque. in the young, for the majority, they don't know the cause. but when they find a cause, it's either a heart defect that they were born with. or the dissection of the artery. here, liza thinks she may have had an injury to the artery. >> and remind everyone how can you tell if someone's having a stroke? >> this is key. remember the word f.a.s.t. "f" is for face. "a" is for arm. if they don't raise them evenly, that's a sign. >> what's that about? >> if you have damage to one part of the brain, you have weakness on one side. and "s," is for speech. if there's any problem with speech. then, "t," is for time. they have to get to the hospital within 4 1/2 hours to remove the clot to prevent further damage. >> if you see those signs, get to the hospital right away. when we come back, "consumer reports" with the best alliances and electronics you can buy. i have asthma. and when my symptoms came back i'd get this tightness in my chest. so i went back to my doctor again. we chose symbicort to help control my asthma symptoms all day and night. 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get it. call 1-800-for-avon or go to avon.com >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> and good morning once again. i am alison starling and the time is 8:27 on this tuesday. let's begin with a look at traffic and weather. we are looking at a car fire on the interchange between rte. 29 and briggs chaney road. this looks like one of the ramps. luckily, it is not blocking the through traffic on route 20 run -- on route 29. another camera in maryland shows you the traffic will be slow on 270 southbound getting to the interchanged. air is an incident on the shoulder southbound and incident began near the interchange at 370 heading south. on the inbound side of 66, it is still quite slow coming out of manassas. it is a cool tuesday morning. open up the windows and let the fresh air in. maybe not do that this morning. 51 degrees at reagan national airport. we cleared out the clouds over night but the clouds have moved back again. leesburg is 49 degrees. arlington is 51 degrees. your forecast for today calls for barry cloud cover across the region with ties about 63. tomorrow, similar temperatures with an isolated sprinkle possible but sunday, pleasant, and comfortable thursday through the weekend. washington, d.c. officials are expected to announce this morning that school enrollment is up. this is the first increase in 39 years. 73 of the city's 123 public schools gained students of the past year. schools gained students of the past year. schools in every ward diane lane, bigger than life on our jumbotron. she is starring in the remarkable true story about triple crown winner, secretariat. a real feel-good movie. you'll see diane lane live in our studio. we say good morning, america. alongside george, i'm robin. >> this is a treat. i am so exided. so inspiring. jane seymour will be here. she has a new book out called "among angels." it's personal stories that might help people getting thaw tough time. and emeril lagasse here to cook up a feast. he was working a little earlier. very shy, isn't he? he's very shy. always great to have emeril here. we're going to cook up something good. now, sam, with the weather. you're not going to surprise us this time, right? you're right there? >> i'm right here. by the way, it's not only a loft kentucky. but that gentleman is my blood brother from college. >> he has all of the secrets. >> he has all of the secrets. that's why -- let's go to the tape. you probably heard us talking about the great ideas and the projects that are getting money through the pepsi refresh project. doubled its monthly grants to fund projects aimed right at recovery for the gulf oil spill. thanks, pepsi. the oil spill affected every, living thing in the gulf of mexico. and coastal wildlife rescue facilities have been overwhelmed. so, the pittsburgh zoo and the ppg aquarium have stepped in. the grant from pepsi will shelter and rehabilitate sea turtles that were at centers. and free up space for centers for turtles in the spill. the zoo will also provide visitors on the site and online, about sea turtle conservation. see? i told you, it was good work being done there. now, all of the pepsi refresh grant winners all in one place. including all of the groups helping out the gulf. just by logging on to abcnews.com/refresh. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on as you walk out the door. we want to show you this. look at the right side of the screen. that's where all of the cool air is. chicagoland at 66 degrees. minneapolis at 70. then, look at the left side of the screen. hmm. rapid city is 90 degrees today. denver is 80 degrees. it's a sign that, yeah, we have some cold air in the country. but it's not staying this time. it's going to get a nice, warm push from the middle. dallas about 79 degrees. denver, 80 degrees. that air will move east over the next couple of days. chicagoland will warm up. new york city will warm up. right now, it is 52 in the district and frederick but in the upper 40's in the outlying areas. we are slowly warming up with variable cloud cover. sunny and p all that weather was brought to you by avon. george? >> settle down, sam. there is a new movie out, about one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. not a man or a woman, the horse. the amazing triple crown winner, secretariat. it's also about the barrier-breaking owner who believed in him. take a look. >> my account, they may be slow afoot. but they are quick to calculate. and they tell me you're in a rough spot. so, i'll buy that horse of yours, right now. $7 million, all cash. >> if he does what i think he'll do, his value will double, if not triple. >> you do know what you're saying? you're guaranteeing that this horse is going to win the triple crown. the derby, the preakness and the belmont. three races, three stakes, in just five weeks. hasn't been done in 25 years. >> that is exactly what i'm saying. >> and diane lane joins us now. playing penny tweedy right there. you look great. >> thank you. >> this is a movie about secretariat. but also the story about penny tweedy. and the story of someone playing into an all-boys club. >> penny chenery is an amazing woman. she was married then. her family is the chenery family. and she was born into horse breeding. people like to forget that about her. she was the underdog because she left to raise her children, four children in denver. when her family fell ill and her father's business sort of started going under, she came to the rescue. believing in one amazing creature, secretariat. when i heard they were making the movie, i thought, would it be possible -- >> do you remember? >> i was 8 years old when he was on the cover of all of the magazines. he boosted the morale of our country. and it was a very positive export from america. everybody was so relieved at that time. >> were you a horse lover then? >> i've always loved horses. i don't know a whole lot about thoroughbred racing. i got a crash course on this. but i'm a western girl, honestly. you know? the saddle, the slower horses. >> tell us about the crash course. you got to spend some time with penny. she's in her late 80s. >> yes. >> you watched the old film? >> we sat together on her sofa. she had me as a guest in her home in colorado. and i sat watching her watch herself. and this time in memorial. you just press that little postage stamp-sized icon, you can see secretariat. >> that brace, the belmont stakes when he won the triple crown. >> there she is. look at that hair. can you imagine living up to that hair? go, penny. to this day, she is a national treasure for a reason. she just defied the odds. and she's such a weighty person to live up to. it's an honor to play her. >> has she seen the movie yet? >> oh, yes. we were in lexington, kentucky, the other night. we were embraced by the governor of kentucky and everybody was thrilled to honor her once again. and give her her props. >> is it true that when she first heard you doing the movie, she didn't know anything about you? >> no. that's great for me, honestly. there were no presuppositions. i didn't have anything to live up to. i didn't have anything to live down. i could be woman-to-woman with her. and we did have a wonderful time talking about being a daughter. being a mother. being a wife. and all these hats that women wear and are supposed to do so well. you know, like they say, backwards in heels. with the dancing steps. we're supposed to be a little more graceful under pressure. and she really personified that. >> she did show that. it was great. you were mentioning secretariat being on the cover of "time." you meanted on that. on the cover of "time." in 1979? >> true. >> at the age of 14. i shouldn't have said how old you were there. >> i don't care. >> my wife and i were talking about this last night. a little romance. you worked with laurence olivier. >> yes. >> such a street. >> what is a treat, is having your first film being something to live up to. rarely do you enter the entertainment industry with a sense of purpose or a sense of, i'd like to do that again. you stumble into it a bit. i don't think my "time" magazine cover had anything to do with merit. it was more like, what an anomaly to be young and in the business. at that time, it was strange. >> you sure have lived up to it. >> you're kind. thank you. >> thank you very much. good to see you. the movie "secretariat" opens in good to see you. the movie "secretariat" opens in theaters this friday. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. [ male announcer ] are pixilated pictes, frozen images and weather-related glitches part of your regular tv schedule? time to switch to verizon fios. it delivers 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for the best picture quality, and more hd... not to mention internet rated #1 in satisfaction, speed and reliability 4 years in a row. upgrade to fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for one year... call now and we'll include this unbeatable bonus... over 110 premium channels including starz, showtime, hbo and more... free for 3 months... with no term contract required. so if you don't love fios, you can cancel at anytime with no early termination fee. move up to fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month... with over 110 premium channels free for 3 months. call 1.866.669.fios. that's 1.866.669.3467. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. it's time you got the picture. it's time for fios. we are having a lovely conversation. in her book, "open heart," jane seymour illustrated with her stunning paintings. now, she's back with a new book with more art and stories of angels. and it's called "among angels." it is delightful. >> thank you. >> glad to have you back with us. enjoying our conversation here. it's so moving. so beautiful. poems and quotations about angels. tell people how you came to this. >> there are things in life that happen that you can't explain. and there are a lot of religious beliefs. and a lot of ways that we all grow up to believe in things. and it occurred to me that there are angels in this world. and if your heart is open, you can receive the benefit of it. and who knows? be an angel to someone. quite often it will be something that just makes you think, i can do that. and you help someone. and you have no idea to what degree you have. when i looked into what angels were. angels are human beings that manifest the work of something divine. and i thought it would be cool to show that. and to also talk about extraordinary stories and things that happened in my life and my friends' lives. >> it is cool. i have to say. talk about your life. your mother. >> my mother had a stroke. she was in the hospital for a long time. we went to the same place to talk to her. and when she passed, a white feather appeared where we used to sit. and at that same moment, my sister called her house. and said under the portrait jane painted of her mother is a white feather. and since then, these white feathers appear. sometimes when we're going through a tough time. and when a white feather appears, we look at each other. she's there. >> on the flip side, your father, not so much. he was a little more -- >> he did not believe in god. said there is no heaven and the rest of it. i said, in case you're wrong, just give me a little haunting. that was the last thing i said to him. and the next day, he passed on. a few months later, i went through a terrible divorce. i lost everything. it was a major crisis in my life. and i called my agent and said, i need to work. and all the networks said, okay. this is -- you should do a series, "dr. quinn medicine woman." and out of the blue comes this amazing gift. my father was a doctor. i watched surgery at 10. it couldn't have been a better fit. and nobody knew i had that background. so, i know my father gave me a little haunting. my angel up there. >> he was. all right, now. you're a huge fan of johnny cash. even named one of your sons after him. you brought some wonderful home videos. >> i did. what happened was, johnny and june were on "dr. quinn." we became great friends. there's johnny cash in his kitchen with little johnny keach, named after him. johnny keach and johnny cash had an amazing bond. and johnny cash was in amazing pain. and after 45 minutes of this child, hugging him and kissing him. johnny keach is 14 years old. he's recorded five songs. he's like a muse. he's playing at the whiskey-a-go-go. he's opening for '80s bond on friday. berlin and boys don't cry. and he has a group called pt-5. and johnny is just doing this. tell me there aren't angels. >> there are some people, jane, watching. going, that sounds really nice. but they don't feel it. they don't believe it. they don't think this is possible. >> well, you know what? there are too many extraordinary circumstances that happen. and i think you can lead your life where you close up and just say, no. i don't believe in anything. i don't want to receive anything. i don't even believe in the kindness of a stranger. or you can be open. as we were talking about before we started. and you can go through lots of stuff in life. and instead of closing off, you can open your heart. you can share it with other people. you can be a messenger of hope and help other people by having gone through the experiences you're going through. and i'm not telling people you have to be religious or they have to believe in angels. i'm just saying that we may be angels ourselves, to people, without even knowing it. and we may have the opportunity to do something really special to help other people. and other people may be able to get through to us and help us if we're open to receiving it. so, that's basically the message. >> that's a beautiful message. and you always bring such grace when you're here. and thank you for the home video. to see johnny cash like that. >> isn't that the neatest thing. >> continued blessing in#1-800-) ♪ hey, good-looking the leaves are turning. there's a little chill in the air. and emeril is here with a fall feast to get us ready. that's the theme today. autumn, changing seasons. >> it is, george. we're going to do a beautiful, delicious pork loin. just a pork roast. we're gointo do it with dried fruits. i chose prunes today. you can -- amazing. wait until i get to the apples. it's that time of the year right now. there's tons of different variety of apples out there. we're going to do a great dish with apples and onions. a little bit, as i said, dry fruit. first thing we're going to do, we have a small, four or five-pound roast. we're going to season both sides with a little salt and pepper. fresh ground black pepper. and some sea salt. we want to get our little braising pan with a little bit of oil. >> really hot, right? sere it. >> sere it. it's starting to smoke. and the fat side down is what we're going to begin to start searing this in here. once this begins to start searing and we get a good -- about six or eight minutes on each side, then we're going to take it out. that's where i am right now. we're going to take it out. what we're going to do is add our onions. >> in the bottom of the pan. >> yes. we have all of what i call the yum yums there. we're going to first saute the onions for four or five minutes. >> you don't put anything else in it? >> just give me a little salt and pepper. give me a little of that in there. perfect. a little -- we have a little bit of the seasoning. what we've done -- perfect, george. we've taken the dried fruit, in this case, the prunes. and we've added chicken broth. or i'm using apple cider over that. when the onions get cooked, about four or five minutes, we're going to add a little garlic. >> you want them to soften? >> yep. we're going to add three apples to that. >> what's your favorite? >> you know, macintosh, pretty standard. granny smiths are great for baking. those are the green ones here. right now, there's pink ladies. so many varieties. >> and the galas. >> the galas are delicious. we've taken the pork roast out. and we've cooked the apples. now, we're at this stage right here. we've taken the pork roast out. we cooked the apples down. this happens in six or eight minutes. >> that's all? >> yeah. now, what we're going to do is add the pork roast back in the apples. we're going to add a little bit of fresh thyme. we're going to add a little bit of the apple cider. and a little bit of the chicken broth. and now, what we're going to do is we're going to add the fried fruits that we had soaking. >> where do you have the heat now? >> the heat is at medium. as you see, you come over here. over here, we have the sauce. we take the pork roast. we cover it up. and we're going to just pop this in the oven. let me show you this part right here. okay? we're going to open up that oven. about 375 degrees. we're going to go inside the oven. and we want to get the internal temperature, george, at about 140 degrees. >> you don't put the parchment paper on top. >> no. what i do when it comes out of the oven, the big mistake is people don't let it roast. and they don't let the roast rest. this has been resting here for about five minutes. what we'll do to finish this, is we're going to add a little bit of butter. we're going to add a touch of apple cider vinegar. now, watch this. watch this, george. what we're going to do is we're going to take and slice the pork roast. look at this. it's perfect. >> perfect. how long was that in there for? >> this has been in about maybe 40, 45 minutes. >> that's all? >> yeah. what you're going to do. take some of the sauce now. >> okay. >> and you're going to put it right on that beautiful -- yeah. see that? i can say that i got george cooking here. you see that? that's perfect. now, what that, george, we have some smashed butternut squash that we just roasted. with a little brown sugar and a little honey. also, remember, fall, not only apples. but also great pears. we made a very simple butter with vanilla bean. and then, we put that on puff pastry. you can buy the puff pastry. just fan out the apples. there you go. >> i need a fork. >> i have one for you. >> we're going to keep talking. all of the recipes on abcnews.com/gma. 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