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dangerous s.w.a.t.org plank. >> friends for life. jennifer aniston surprised when her friends, monica and phoebe showed up on "jimmy kimmel." where were joey and chandler? and good morning, america. how much fun was jimmy kimmel having last night. >> like old times. >> when you a reunion like that it will go viral. >> i like jimmy in the role of ross. nice touch. also we do have breaking news overseas. the crisis in ukraine and the president canceling a trip because of a russian invasion and now calling an emergency meeting of the security council. >> situation gets more and more tense every day. we begin with that cyberattack on j.p. morgan chase. with a bank this big it raises big questions about the safety of personal accounts and national security. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking it from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. today one of the nation's biggest banks has been hacked and this morning the fbi and the secret service are investigating. law enforcement sources tell abc news federal agents are investigating a potential major breach of j.p. morgan chase's computers and those of at least one other major financial institution. investigators are trying to determine whether sensitive customer account information is among what was compromised. company and government officials declined to offer specifics but last night the fbi released a statement saying it and the secret were working to determine the scope of recently reported cyberattacks against several financial institutions. one official told abc news that when a bank the size of j.p. morgan chase is targeted, it's not just considered a financial crime but also potentially a national security matter. investigators will look to see whether organized crime rings were involved and whether the attack originated in russia. so far the bank is not seeing any unusual fraud activity but i'm sure customers want to know exactly what was hacked. >> no question about that. okay, pierre, thanks very much. now to monster storms causing massive waves and dangerous rip currents. ginger tracking that. >> yeah, this only happens about once per decade for a lot of these folks in southern california, that's why you got the people watching and look at this video. what happens when you're watching. and it crashes right over the edge. yes, some of the waves reportedly up to 20 feet high, of course, surfers taking advantage but lifeguards having to pull several people out of the water and now we're looking for that storm that has been causing -- you can see that surfer just clicking off the top there. that storm, marie, now a tropical storm. it is still weakening but as we get closer to land we still have a high surf advisory for some waves reaching 10 to still 15 feet so the threat not over. on the east coast you know we've been talking about this and already have seen two deaths due to rip currents. even though you want to enjoy the holiday weekend early here's the timing for you. as that storm pulls away we will see some rough surf. dangerous rip currents improving today in the southeast and here in the northeast, new england, waves as big as ten feet. >> okay, thanks, ginger. the latest on the american journalist held hostage by isis militants. the mother of steven sotloff recording an emotional plea appealing to the leader asking him in the name of islam to release her son. abc's brian ross is tracking this. >> reporter: good morning, and this morning steve sotloff's mother awaits word on whether her emotional plea to save her son's life had any impact at all on his captors. >> i am shirley sotloff. my son, steven is in your hands. >> reporter: the mother's last-ditch plea came eight days after isis publicly threatened to kill her son if the u.s. air strikes continued as they have. >> steven has no control over the actions of the u.s. government. he's an innocent journalist. ♪ >> reporter: shirley sotloff directed her plea personally to the isis leader, abu bakr al baghdadi, a brutal meg low mania who claims he is the caliph of the muslim world. >> i've always learned you, the caliph, can grant am mess city. i ask you to please release my child. >> reporter: but isis is a group that has shown no mercy as it has conducted its ruthless holy war across syria and iraq. thousands of innocent civilians have already been executed as the group has demonstrated the thirst for blood. >> this is not the kind of terrorist group that's going to say, we can be magnanimous here and give this one up because a mother has asked for it. >> reporter: as the isis group continues to grow military officials tell abc news it has demonstrated a sophisticated and well thought-out plan for establishing its own islamic caliphate state across syria and iraq. now they're using drones to gather overhead intelligence on targets and have captured a wide range of advanced military equipment and munitions, much of it left behind by the u.s. officials say isis is now much more than the ragtag terror group it was just a few years ago. and this morning u.s. officials tell abc news they are working to confirm new reports out of syria that yet another american has been killed fighting for isis, george. >> we know that so many westerners and americans have gone over there to fight and the concern not only will they fight there but try to bring an attack back home. >> what they call the clean skin, be able to get in this country with their documents. 100 americans thought to have signed up to fight for this group. >> isis also holding two other american, humanitarian aid workers. >> that's right, one man, one woman in addition to steve sotloff. >> and their families don't want their names published. thanks very much. we move now to amy for the other top stories of the day? good morning, everyone. we begin with some breaking news. what is being called a full-scale invasion, reports this morning that russia is sending more troops across the border of ukraine in two locations just hours after the obama administration voiced concern about moscow's unwillingness to tell the truth about its intentions. abc's lama hasan is following it, good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. this morning ukraine is admitting its troops are retreating and russian forces are now in control of southeast ukraine. as you can see in this new video coming in, the explosion of violence on the streets. the ukrainian president is canceling a trip to turkey because of what he describes a russian invasion, ukraine accusing russia of opening a new front in the conflict. abc news has spoken with a ukrainian defense ministry spokesman who confirmed to us at least 5,000 russian forces are now fighting and supporting the rebels, convoys of hundreds of vehicles and armored personnel carriers have been rolling into ukraine over the last few days. now, ukraine's president has just called an urgent meeting of his security council to decide how to respond. amy. >> all right, lama, thank you very much. we'll follow this situation all morning long. in the meantime, new details in the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 missing for nearly six months. authorities are refining that search area in the indian ocean after analyzing an attempted satellite phone call from the plane. today leaders agreed to a year-long search. meanwhile, after the recent disasters many malaysia airline flights have been virtually empty. the company is set to announce major job cuts. a big explosion at this bp oil refinery near chicago shaking homes for miles. the flames are pouring from the facility. the blast has been traced back to a compressor, thankfully no one was injured. and the sister of the boston marathon bombing suspects is in trouble with the law accused of making a bomb threat. police in new york say ailina tsarnaev called the mother of her boyfriend's children this week saying "i have people that can put a bomb on you." she is charged with aggravated harassment. a seattle man caught on camera stealing this suv with a baby girl inside. the father had left the engine running while he stopped at the store. he saw what was happening, ran outside and tried to disable the suv with his remote key even trying a foot chase but the thief got away. it took about an hour but police finally caught the suspect and that little girl is okay. thankfully. well, a new lawsuit is aimed at protecting youth and pro soccer players from head injuries. a group of parents and players phiing suit against organizations that oversee the sport. they're demanding rules be changed to limit head butting and require more medical test g testing. finally, think you're having a bad hair day. take a look at what happened to tennis star caroline wozniacki at the u.s. open. she tries to return a shot and her hair actually gets caught in the racket. >> oh, no. she didn't give up on the play, though. she still tried to hit the ball. she said if felt like her head was about to come off. she went on to win in straight sets and later she said, it was just one of those things, we women, we keep it interesting. it's one way to look at it. i love she still tried to hit it. forget about the braid. >> they swing so fast. >> everything is so much harder for you guys. >> isn't it, though? >> thank you, george. >> thank you, george. >> and thank you, amy. we do want to turn to the latest on usc football star josh shaw. earlier he claimed he sprained his ankles trying to save his nephew from drowning. now he admits he made that story up. abc's linsey davis is here with the latest on it, good morning, linsey. >> reporter: earlier this week he was hailed a hero. this morning he is being called a liar and says the elaborate and daring rescue of his nephew was a complete fabrication. >> and josh shaw. >> reporter: this morning usc cornerback and team captain josh shaw is suspended indefinitely from the team after admitting he lied about how he ended up with two sprained ankles over the weekend. >> it was so out of character for him. he was the kid who always did everything right. >> reporter: on monday, the 22-year-old football player was praised as a hero after telling the school he jumped from a second story apartment saturday to rescue his 7-year-old nephew from drowning. but the very next day, speculation he lied. >> we've gotten a few phone calls contradicting what josh said occurred saturday night so we're going to continue to vet it. >> reporter: but when shaw's sister spoke to us she jumped to his defense saying she wasn't there at the time but believes shaw did rescue her son. >> my child is safe and it's because of josh. >> reporter: by late wednesday shaw came clean in a statement released by his attorney. i injured myself in a fall. i made up a story about this fall that was untrue. i was wrong to not tell the truth. i apologize to usc. >> he shouldn't have lied about it but he's a captain here. we should stand by hip as a school. >> reporter: now another twist, the lapd releasing a statement saying shaw was mentioned but not named a suspect in a break-in at an apartment building the same night he claimed to be rescuing his nephew. witnesses described a black male with dreadlocks leaving the apartment balcony. mr. shaw is listed as the victim's boyfriend who happened to have a similar description of the suspect leaving the apartment. no suspects have been arrested. the investigation is still ongoing. his attorney says nothing was criminal. the biggest question that looms out there is why did he make up such an intricate lie? >> so the trojans will start their season this weekend without one of their starters. the coach did say he hopes josh will not be defined by this incident and that the trojan family will accept his apology and support him. >> thanks. abc's chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams is here, you said yesterday it was a strange story. >> and now we're being able to piece together a little better what actually happened. we know he lied. put aside the whole story about the 7-year-old nephew for a moment of the here's what we know, the authorities get a report in downtown los angeles of a woman screaming, possible burglary. they show up. they're directed to an apartment complex. they go to an apartment complex. they end up interviewing a woman who seems to have been shaw's girlfriend. shaw's girlfriend identifies a person out on a balcony near where a window had been pried open as matching a description of someone who matches shaw. shaw's own lawyer puts him there at that apartment complex saying that is where he fell from a balcony so now we know forget all the business about his nephew and a swimming pool, et cetera. even his own lawyer is now admitting that the fall occurred at an apartment complex where there had been some sort of incident that night. >> so what kind of legal exposure does he have now, breaking and entering. >>? >> we have to be careful. you can lie about the police, but you get in trouble if you lie to the police. right? big difference there. so if he just lied about what happened and, you know, he was declared a hero by usc and by the media, that's just incredibly embarrassing and an issue that comes up with usc. he's being suspended from the team, et cetera. the problem for him would occur if he was questioned by the police. >> well, so that's the question. if he went out and told the story it's not a legal matter but if the police came and questioned him -- >> that's the fundamental line as to where he could get in real trouble versus just, you know, a little bit of trouble? in the meantime, he's suspended from the team. >> that's right, indefinitely. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. all right. we want to move now to a health alert about dangerous water in one louisiana community. a potentially deadly amoeba has been found in the water supply for thousands of people and abc's steve osunsami has the story. >> reporter: this morning, a deadly brain-eating amoeba often found in warm ponds and lakes is now tainting the drinking water of nearly 13,000 people in st. john the baptist parish, louisiana. >> the problem is making sure you keep precautions to keep it from going up your nose. >> reporter: health officials are warning residents to keep water from getting into their noses while swimming or bathing and telling parents to keep a close high with children playing with hoses or sprinklers. >> it finds itself way back in our noses and then can work its way into our central nervous system around our brains and once it's there it just causes destruction. >> reporter: the amoeba breeds in warm standing bodies of water, even a pool that's poorly chlorinated. infections are rare but almost always fatal. today officials will begin a chlorine burn to clear the water but that will take them 60 days. >> we're taking every step necessary to relieve that threat. >> reporter: last month haley yust died from a brain-eating amoeba. she was a waterskiing. 130 reported cases and only 3 people sur vied. kaley harding was one of them hospitalized for nine weeks after contracting the disease in an arkansas water park. >> i was real sick. >> reporter: for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> thanks to steve for that. these amoeba are so dangerous. we'll switch gears and a new chapter for diane sawyer. after five years of leading abc's evening newscast to new heights she signed off as "world news" anchor for the last time. >> there's been so much to celebrate here, as well, connections, community, america and the generosity of our neighbors next door. i want you to know none of that will change. "world news" is dedicated to what informs you and we always hope helps make your life better. and on a personal note as i said i'm not going far. down the hall up the stairs and i am not slowing down but gearing up in a new way, already at work on some of the stories that take you into the real lives around us, the ones we rarely get to see. >> you know that work has already begun. we'll see and hear much more from diane in new and different ways with original reporting specials, big interviews across all the programs and platforms of abc news. she's already done all there is to do at abc. had so much impact. it's going to be exciting to see what she'll come up with next and i know diane is excited about it too. we're so excited for her. >> absolutely. >> simply the best. >> last night when she had the moment she gave a tribute to her staff which i thought was such a great moment. we got to meet all the people behind the scenes. >> everybody behind the scenes. >> that was such a special moment as she signed off. >> exactly who she is. i was there too and gio was and said her staff is everything, the people and viewers, people mean so much to her. tv's transparent like an contemplate and we love seeing it. >> more to come. >> also more to come for her husband mike. she's going to have dinner with him more often. >> fantastic. okay. now we got to switch to ginger and get the storm damage in missouri. >> yeah, so start in st. louis area. the video from there, there were very few storm damage reports but many came from populated areas. the tree into the truck there and that was the case and today the storms will ride along that same warm front, the low coming up in the next three days will drop some pretty heavy rains for parts of the great lakes and the plains. look from des moines-ish to marquette, michigan and some of the target areas. there is another tropical low, not going to become much of anything but a rainmaker from houston to baton rouge and new orleans all included in that 2 to 3-inch range. >> a beautiful thursday to look forward to. to.ave 77 to wake up the dew point is at 66. the wind is 13 miles per hour. that withdrawal and less humid conditions and cooler temperatures. it is 71 at dulles airport. the forecast today will be up to 80 degrees. >> post front it is breezy and cooler in the north & new england. one last thing from diane she always says curious, doesn't she? >> we know that the "world news" anchor job is in great hands. david muir takes it over on monday and will have a strong start and a blazing career there, as well. >> congratulations. coming up on "gma," a tragic death during the filming of "cops." how a crew member got caught in the cross fire. emotional reaction from the texas father acquitted of murdering the drunk driver who killed his sons. plus, caught on camera police busting in on an unsuspecting gamer, guns drawn. is this an escalation of the dangerous s.w.a.t.org host. the mysterious lights spotted above one pennsylvania city has some believing in ufos. is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. come on, boy! 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[ laughter ] >> joey's catchphrase. why am i saying it. >> because i wrote the script and there is no joey anymore. that's why. >> there they are, the women of "friends" back together and jimmy kimmel having a lot of fun. jennifer aniston, lisa kudrow and courteney cox. so many sharing it. jimmy played ross. >> yes. >> but one of the big questions is why joey and chandler weren't there. we're get into that. >> so good to see them together. they are like old friends. also coming up, the texas father on trial for murdering the drunk driver who killed his sons, acquitted by a jury wednesday. now his emotional response to that verdict. >> plus, some frightening video heavily armed police looking for an active shooter busting in on an unsuspecting gamer and it was all a prank. have s.w.a.t.'ing.org hoaxes gone too far. >> yes. >> that's the answer. then there's deejay d-nice here to spin records for the final showdown in our epic dance-off daddy/daughter edition. look at them they're warping up getting their groove on. the last two teams standing of the you're right, they do got it. >> you can't pick one. >> that's coming up. we'll begin with that tragic accident during a filming of the popular reality show "cops." a crew member caught in the cross fire killed during a police shootout and abc's mara schiavocampo here with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police work is dangerous and that can sometimes put the crew of the show "cops" at risk. and now for the first time in the show's more than two decades on the air a crew men has been killed. ♪ bad boys what you gonna do >> reporter: for 25 years the television show "cops" has given viewers a gritty firsthand look at crime on the streets. but that danger all too real this morning after "cops" crew member bryce deion was killed during filming of a police shootout for an upcoming episode of the show in omaha, nebraska. police frantically calling for help moments after the 38-year-old audio technician is shot. >> one of the "cops" guys has been hit by gunfire. we need a squad here now. >> reporter: it all started with a reported armed robbery in this wendy's restaurant tuesday night. police say these images show 32-year-old cortez washington holding a gun. >> he just kept telling me hurry up, hurry hup, hurry up the whole time having the gun pointed at me. >> reporter: when police arrive deion and another "cops" crew member are with them filming every tense moment. police say washington fired first but when officers shot back, they say deion got caught in the cross fire. deion trapped inside this glass doorway struck by a single bullet. >> it came in the left arm and slipped in between the vest where there is an open area. >> reporter: this video reveals the hectic moments just after the shooting. emergency crews trying to revive deion. but both he and washington would die from their injuries. >> when you're reporting police work and riding along with us, unfortunately you subject yourself to that same level of violence that omaha police officers do every day. >> hey. >> reporter: "cops" has been filming in omaha all summer and was set to finish shooting this week. >> we've never had an incident like this. it's a very sad day for us. >> reporter: now, as it turns out that robbery suspect's gun was an air pistol that fires only plastic pellets. still, police say witnesses reported seeing that man fire directly at the officers and they say the footage that deion helped film in his dying moments showing just that. such a sad story. the guy was just doing his job. >> okay, thanks very much. >> so tragic. now we turn to the trial of the texas father accused of gunning down a drunk driver who killed his two young sons. david barajas was acquitted on all charges. abc's ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: applause greeting david barajas after the 32-year-old father is acquitted of killing the man who killed his sons. >> a lot of weight lifted off my back. i'm still destroyed. i'm missing my sons, always and forever. >> reporter: even barajas seems stunned. it took the texas jury three hours to find him not guilty of shooting jose banda, the drunk driver who hit and killed his 11 and 12-year-old sons. >> i pray for my family. i pray for the banda family that god gives then the comfort and the strength to move forward, you know, they lost a son too. >> reporter: it was 2012 when barajas and his sons were pushing their truck down this street south of houston after they ran out of gas. investigators say banda hit the boys right in front of their father. >> is it a kid that got run over. >> yes, he is bleeding badly. he is badly hurt. >> okay. is he breathing? >> i don't know. it's fatal. >> reporter: that's when investigators say an enraged barajas ran home to grab a gun and execute the 20-year-old drunk driver on the spot. prosecutors thought it was vigilante justice. an unlawful eye for an eye. >> we believe that mr. barajas committed this crime. >> reporter: with no witnesses and no gun found, the jury didn't buy it. from day one, barajas maintained someone else fired that shot. >> we're not sure who killed mr. banda but somebody killed mr. banda. >> i'm happy. i can move forward with my life. i can start closure for me. i can proceed with things that i wanted to do in life with my family. >> reporter: justice for a young father who prosecutors still insist took the law into his own hands and now got away with it. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> ryan, we thank you. dan abrams is here for more on this. we heard in the piece that barajas seemed stunned by the verdict. were you surprised by it? >> no. for two reasons, first of all, there's the lack of evidence, right. there's the fact that they don't find the weapon. there's the fact there are no eyewitnesses, et cetera. but you combine that with the sympathy for the defendant so if you got jurors back there who are saying to themselves, well, it sure looks like he did it. it sure seems like he did it. he sure seems like the obvious person to have done it and yet they say wait a second. we're not convicting this guy on this -- with these facts on this evidence. it's those two things together, i think, that made this a relatively easy call. three hours of deliberation. >> the prosecution was calling it vigilante justice. what was their strongest evidence. >> he was seen leaving -- his home was a hundred yards away. he's seen leaving the scene and then coming back. he said he didn't own a gun and yet they found a holster and ammunition at his home that was potentially consistent with the weapon that was used here. that was the most important piece of evidence in this case. but without more and the sympathy for the defendant, this was a really hard -- this is one of these cases where that beyond a reasonable doubt standard really means a lot because i bet you if you asked all these jurors do you think he did it, probably all of them would say probably but that's not enough to vick him. >> sad all around. >> horrible, horrible. >> dan abrams, thank you so much. we want to turn now to ginger with the latest on the weather. ginger, you are a busy woman this morning. >> yes, indeed. air quality alert is where we start in atlanta. the they'll go to 92. look at this live shot. looks pretty but if you're one of those people that have some sort of -- any sensitivity to those ozone qualities watch out today. you're around 70. you'll go to 92. a little bit of that oppressive heat, the steamy stuff staying to the south of that front we were talking about before. slightly rain cooled right along the coast from new orleans to corpus christi. 94 for birmingham 96 for memphis. a quick check of the southwest, though, heating up and staying relatively dry as we go through at least the first part of this weekend. look at the numbers. 110 in palm springs getting a little extra august in there. >> good morning. a beautiful start today. temperatures are warm. mostly sunny. seasonable and less humid air. temperatures i >> you know who has had a warm summer? seattle. they've had 39 days above 80 degrees throughout the summer and cooling down. that type of air not in the forecast in the near future. >> not used to that. coming up that dangerous s.w.a.t.'ing hoax caught on tape. have these pranks gone too far now. the mysterious lights floating above a pennsylvania city. why some people will just convinced it's a ufo. hi mrs. landers, your eyeglasses are ready. you should notice a real difference with these. they are nikon eyes prescription eyeglass lenses. you get sharper, clearer vision, and unlike ordinary lenses, nikon eyes lenses resist scratches and reduce glare. plus, walmart offers a twelve-month replacement guarantee. break or damage them, and we repair or replace them at no charge. and we now have nikon eyes sun lenses, so you can enjoy nikon eyes sharpness and clarity outside. ask about 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just shot multiple people. >> reporter: officers thinking they had an active shooter set up a perimeter evacuating businesses, locking down nearby schools, but police now believe it was all a hoax, a disturbing prank called s.w.a.t.'ing. take this fake 911 call a couple years ago. >> i'm going to shoot someone else soon. >> reporter: that one sending cops to miley cyrus' front door. now police say video gamers are making the phony calls to get s.w.a.t. teams racing to the homes of their opponents. >> this is not a game. it's not an online game. we have real guns with real bullets and there's a potential for tragedy. >> reporter: it's becoming so common that jordan matthhewsonm the s.w.a.t.-ee told other players he knew exactly what was happening. >> i think we're getting s.w.a.t.'d. >> reporter: his fellow players watching the incident unfold on twitch, a site where anonymous spectators can watch video games played realtime. >> could have been any one of the thousands watching. they like the anonymity of being online and being able to get away with stuff and they like to test that sometimes. >> reporter: the real caller's identity is still unknown but police are promising when they find them, it's game over. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. they just got to stop doing that. >> there are real consequences. >> this is real life, not a game. why the mysterious lights in the sky above pennsylvania have some on edge believing in ufos. the new high-tech exercise gear that could make your workouts a lot smarter. ♪ it can bring out the worst in people. but the m-class scans for danger, corrects for lane drifting, and if necessary, it will even brake all by itself. it is a luxury suv engineered to get you there and back safely. for tomorrow is another fight. the 2015 m-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. alright. i'm goin' klondike. you wno. i'm good. wouldn't want to spoil my 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miysterious sight. they saw a strange object flying overhead and managed to catch it on tape and brandi hitt is here to explain. >> still a big mystery this morning. good morning. residents in harrisburg are still trying to figure out exactly what those flashing lights are. aliens, a drone maybe? well, even a local police department does not have an answer. >> oh, i am scared to death now. >> reporter: it's the video that is sparking rumors of extraterrestrial life all shot on stephanie wilkerson's cell phone. >> oh, did you see that. >> reporter: wilkerson says she was relaxing on her porch monday night when the unidentified flying object caught her eye. >> i thought it was a plane until i realized it wasn't moving and i watched it for about 20 minutes and i started noticing it changing colors. >> reporter: that's when she ran for her phone and called over a neighbor. >> he went and got his binoculars because he first thought it was a planet and then he said, no, its changed yellow. that is not a planet. >> reporter: so she called 911. >> look at that. look at that. >> reporter: but even police were dumbfounded. >> he went there and apparently he saw them too so he called his sergeant and his corporal to come to verify what he was seeing. >> reporter: so police called the national guard training center and the local airports to find out if they could account for any aircraft activity in the area. they couldn't. >> this is unbelievable. >> reporter: this isn't the first ufo sighting in recent weeks. in july, this questionable object was spotted as firefighters battle a wildfire in canada and just two weeks ago these photos were posted all over twitter convincing many that the illuminated round disk was something extraterrestrial while some just don't buy it. one photo suggesting it was a reflection of this lamppost. back in pennsylvania wilkerson says she says these lights prove we are not alone. >> i'm now a believer in ufos. >> the whole neighborhood getting involved here. listen to this. stephanie says this is not a fluke, she saw the light again last night and frankly is now a little freaked out. another neighbor also saw it last week. so any guesses? >> well, it's definitely a ufo. it's an unidentified flying object. >> some of the stuff -- >> i'm with her. >> i do think it's strange. no flight activity from the airport. >> even the police sergeant is like, we have no idea. >> we'll stay on top of it. >> yeah. meantime, you stay on top of this. 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>> it is useful. i have been a great -- having a great time watching the sun come up and bringing the reflection between the clouds. the clouds will work out of here and we will have plenty of sunshine midday today. it is a warm start. in gaithersburg. 60's along the i-81 corridor. temperatures should be in the mid-80's. mainly 50's across the region tonight. he will return as we head into the weekend. in thehunderstorms late holiday weekend. snyder,ins owner, dan says he wants to build a new stadium for the team. he started working with architects, even though the current lease does not expire for another 13 years. news channel 8 will have a on this coming up in a few minutes. ♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and actor tracy morgan making progress on the road to recovery. the latest on how he's doing after that harrowing car crash. and the sleekest way to sweat. the new smart shirt able to measure everything from your heart rate to your stress level. going to change how you work out this morning. and what really happened to tony soprano? the hit tv show's creator clearing up the confusion this morning. why he says it's beside the point if tony is alive or dead. all that and delicious "deals & steals" plus our daddy/daughter dance offwith dancing superstar tony dovolani as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ baby you're so classic ♪ baby you're so classic our good friend tony dovolani out there with the finalists for the daddy/daughter dance-off. getting warmed up and getting some last-minute tips. all of you voting for these final two. so many entries came in from all across the country. they were terrific but these are the ones you voted for dancing to that trophy right there here in morning on "good morning america." >> yeah, eye on the prize, people. you got a little music, deejay d-nice spinning for you this hour. and then you see tony dovolani will offer up his expertise to the contenders. we will see that later. this big reunion on jimmy kimmel. all the women from friends having fun with jimmy right there. he's going to explain. we'll hear his explanation for why he did not invite the men. >> he was playing the role of ross. this was sort of the r-rated version of "friends." >> it is late so that's coming up. news first from amy. >> we begin with breaking news overseas. russia accused of launching a full-scale invasion of ukraine. sending troops across the border in two locations as fighting intensified overnight. ukraine's government right now calling an emergency security council meeting calling this a major escalation of the months-long conflict. the obama administration wednesday accused russia of orchestratingny new military campaign to help rebel forces but no comment yet from the white house on today's fighting. also breaking overnight concerns about national security after a massive breach at one of the nation's biggest banks. the fbi and secret service are investigating whether russian hackers are behind reports of widespread cyberattacks at j.p. morgan chase and at least o other major financial institution. huge amounts of data may have been compromised including customer account information. well, now to the alert along the southern california coast. look at that. waves up to 20 feet high, bat r battering the coast as marie churns in the pacific. surf like this seen only once in a decade. it's damaging piers and boat yards and one lifeguard building from the '50s was seen here slowly collapsing into the ocean. the storm surge tossing boats the water. even burying this van. it's the -- sand up against a sailboat. on the east coast it's high surf from cristobal that's blamed for the death of at least one swimmer in maryland. well, a security scare on a flight from toronto forced two fighter jets to be scamled to escort it back to the airport. two women on a sunwing airlines flight got drunk, lit cigarette, locked themselves in the bathroom and started making threats. the flight landed safely back at the airport and those two women are now in custody. well, the man would killed john lennon 34 years ago now says he's sorry for, quote, being such an idiot." at his recent parole hearing mark david chapman expressing remorse saying he's found jesus but the board was apparently not convinced and denied him parole for the eighthth time. will, finally call it a real grand slam. denny's is opening its first ever restaurant in manhattan and it's going to go big. instead of offering its typical breakfast fare like moons over my hammy. >> i love that. >> it's a good one. it's offering this for new york city. a $300 breakfast. >> at denny's? >> yes, it includes pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage and there it is, a bottle of dom. which costs, what, 250 or $270 of the $300 break pass. >> kind of defeats the whole purpose of denny's. >> that's the joy. >> kids still eat for free on tuesdays. >> you're supposed to be recovering from the dom. >> with the denny's. >> exactly. okay, thanks, amy. we'll get the latest on tracy morgan after that horrific car accident back in early june. a member of his inner circle test "people" the road to recovery has been tough and abbie boudreau has the story. >> the emmy goes to -- >> reporter: monday's emmy show could not go on. >> reporter: shout-out to tracy morgan. without a nod to tv's funniest. >> the entire community is rallying around him. >> reporter: it's been almost three months since that tragic multivehicle accident on the new jersey turnpike that left tracy morgan in critical condition. and claimed the life of his friend and fellow comedian james jimmy mac mcnair. now morgan's lawyer speaking to "people" telling the magazine morgan's recovery is slow. >> tracy is having incremental progress but that he really is struggling in having a hard time. >> reporter: nearly one month ago morgan outside his new jersey home in a walker appearing thin but flashing the peace sign. >> i'm okay. >> reporter: tracy suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken leg and several fractures to his face in the accident. >> reporter: the 45-year-old comedian spending five weeks in the hospital after a walmart truck driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel crashing into the comedian's limousine van. >> also gehring up for a legal battle with walmart and walmart spokespeople tell "people" magazine they are fully cooperating with the investigation under way. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> i wish him the best. >> sure do. 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"heat index" coming up. time now for ginger and the weather. >> george, i found some ladies here that look just about as bright as you can be. because we're celebrating a 60th birthday for -- >> susan. >> susan, happy birthday. welcome, everybody. love the hats. >> thank you. >> very subtle. you know you guys don't stand out much at all. and they're from houston as the sign says. let's check in on the forecast. we start in new york city here because you're obviously visiting hopefully for your birthday. a beautiful day ahead. the sunshine and cooler condition, drier too but remember we do have the rip current danger so if you are going swimming in the southeast, the conditions improve today because that thing is moving away from the coast. but you could see waves even up to ten feet in long island as we go through tonight and into tomorrow. the water temperature is going through the weekend, some of the warmest we've seen this summer. 90s. >> any warmer start today. temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. notice the cooler temperatures north and west. to workmass is trying its way into keep us less humid. high temperatures will be in the mid 80's. tomorrow, cooler still. we will jump back up as we head into the weekend. near 90 degrees saturday. >> straight from milwaukee, wisconsin, it's on her bucket list. look at these nails. they look just like new york city, george. so cool. >> oh. there you go. thanks, ginger. time now for our "heat index." top of the "heat index" new relationship research trending big in "the new york times" now. it reveries that cups who are deliberate about making big decisions like defining their relationship deciding to live together have stronger marriages than couples who slide through the big dig. >> makes sense. >> makes a lot of sense. many cups who live together didn't sit down and talk about that decision beforehand and when couples let those big events happen without having real conversations it can lead to a weaker marriage. all about communication. >> what was also interesting people, young people today don't know what counts as a date. are we dating, are we not? there are very unclear lines. i think it's only going to get worse with our texting world and all of that social media. no one is having real conversations. >> and nobody wants to have them because they're tough, right? >> they're obviously helpful. >> so and i think once you dive in, you really it syria it really that tough? well, yeah. yeah it is sometimes but you got to do it. >> scary. >> also in the "heat index" this morning, a lot of people talking about this. "the sopranos," seven years after it went off the air david chase the creator of the hit show speaking out about tony soprano's fate following that iconic series finale. remember that. it left us all wondering if an interview with vox chase says tony's not dead. i always wondered. he's just sitting there. that music and just wondered was a gunman coming in. >> wonder if your tv was still working. >> yeah. whether or not he lived or died is not exactly the point. in a new statement released overnight a rep for chase said the statement was actually taken out of context. he says "the final scenes of "the sopranos" raises a spiritual question that has no right or wrong answer. it's an enigma wrapped in a riddle, everybody." >> he didn't want that out there and got upset when the question was asked. >> a true artist. >> it was a great ending. >> it was. >> hey, seven years later and we're still talking about it. yeah. so we want to know are you still talking about it? or are we crazy? no, let us know what you think happened to tony in the finale of "the sopranos." all you need to do is tweet us at #socialsquare. >> also, what we're talking about, that big reunion trending everywhere overnight lapping on our friend jimmy kimmel's show, the cast of "friends" surprising fans with a little reenactment. take a look. >> so good to see you. ♪ >> yeah, that. >> what? >> this is -- [ cheers and applause ] >> what is this? what is this? >> an exact replica of the kitchen from the show. i actually spent $80,000 making it -- >> ross, you look sad today. what's the matter? >> rachel, we haven't made love in months. [ laughter ] how about we make love right now? >> let's meet our friends but not until we have made love several times because you are very good at it. [ laughter ] >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> are you kidding me? now you drag court into this. >> that's not court. that's monica. >> oh, my god. you're said to be so good at it that sometimes i wish you would make love to me. [ laughter ] >> but, monica, i can't make love to you, you're my sister. >> darn. [ cheers and applause ] >> good to see you, ross. but more importantly, how you doing? [ laughter ] wait, that's joey's catchphrase. why am i saying? >> i don't know. >> because i wrote the script and there is no joey anymore. that's why. >> what happened to joey? >> where's chandler? they're not in the script. >> they're dead. >> we come back and we all make out. >> okay. all right. good night, everybody. good night. >> wait, wait, wait. hold on a second. there's no exit. there's no exit. we have 22 more pages here and the lovemaking scene. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> going to be jimmy kimmel, your fantasies. >> right. >> so funny, i think at one point jennifer aniston said this is stupid. he said no more stupid than people working in a coffee shop and live in this huge apartment in new york city. >> so good to see them all. they look fantastic. >> they do. >> that was fun. >> all right, next up on the "heat index," high-tech sportswear and new smart clothing making its debut at this year's u.s. open, shirs that track heart rate, calories burned and even stress levels. abc's linzie janis checked it out. >> reporter: had it comes to fashion at this year's u.s. open, don't look at the players. check out the ball boys. their tight black tops might just be the technologically advanced t-shirts on the planet. >> designed to make you live healthier more informed lives. >> reporter: capable of tracking heart rate, calories burned, your breathing and stress levels, even coaching you through your workout. >> your breathe something shallow. breathe deeper. >> reporter: the polo tech shirt by ralph lauren packed with high-tech sensors embedded in the fabric. no need for wristbands or clunky heartrate monitors. >> this is the only hardware on the shirt. >> that's it. nothing else, no other wires here. >> reporter: state of the art. >> yes. >> hard-working ball boys like eric testing the tees expected to hit stores next year. >> let's see how fast i can get eric's heart rate up. ♪ giving this guy a workout. all right. well done. how do you feel? >> i feel great. >> you're sweating. >> yes, a lot. >> do you think you'll be a lot more fit at the end of this tournament. >> i sure hope so. >> reporter: polo a other sportswear and tech companies trying to cash in on a wearable technology craze that already has hundreds of thousands of americans monitoring their activity on fitness wristbands. >> it's not just small tech companies talking about this anymore. it's, you know, a giant apparel brand. >> reporter: but for all that tech, it's the simple things that keep this ball boy happy. can i test to see if your shirt is still dry? >> yes. >> reporter: and it is. for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> i got to check that out. but right now i want you to check this out. deliciously decadent "deals & steals" and today every single thing you'll see is half off. go right away to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to get the links and codes before these goodies get gobbled up thanks to this gal, tory johnson, let's get started. >> we have gio to help us out. >> the reveries here. first up, here we go. >> an amazing company called divino that make handcrafted artisans the most delicious fruit gelatgelato. all natural and stick it into the skin of the fruit. five different flavors to choose from, lemon, plum, tangerine, peach. how delicious is that? 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"good morning america's" "deals & steals" is brought to you by bank of america. use your bank amer card cash rewards credit card to earn cash back. >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. i am jummy olabanji. the last time we spoke to jack taylor, he said the commute was bad. ifwill check in to see things have gotten better. >> it is a tough ride this morning. he knows problem is on the roosevelt bridge. a broken down vehicle. authorities are getting there quickly to clear things out. summer is over. everything on canal road, down to m street towards georgetown, it is heavy and slow. lay, a lot of red. problems in prince george's county through montgomery county. everyone is off to the soldiers. they delays traveling ywhere on mainline 495. it has not been attractive. >> very pleasant weather overall. a couple of clouds. 78 degrees is our temperature. perwind is at 13 miles hour. it will draw in some dry air today. temperatures will be warm, but not as bad as yesterday. we are looking at seasonable conditions in the middle 80's. tomorrow will be down into the lower 80's. the heat will come back for this weekend. thunderstormsand possible late sunday. >> we have a warning if you are heading to ocean city. rip currents are making the surf very dangerous. an 18-year-old, josé hernandez, died after being caught in a rip current half-hour after lifeguards went off duty. the dangerous surf conditions are likely linked to hurricane cristobal. ♪ we got an inner tube we got a trailer hitch ♪ ♪ we're near the river [ cheers and applause ] brand-new music video from brad paisley "riverbank" the lead single off "moonshine in the trunk." boy, i hope tomorrow is like this. he will be here for our party in the park concert. "gma" right there. tomorrow morning, right here, brad paisley is going to be our star. >> he is such a star and he's always bringing the party so hopefully you'll come too and right now coming up we've got improve this! we have some great diy projects this morning. we're going to show you -- there's one of them. we'll show you how to do that. really cool stuff using surprising tears that you can find at lowe's or your local home improvement store and very unexpected. i hope you like them. >> very cool. then we have a look at chef joel gamoran from sur le table. he's here to demonstrate tips and tricks that make any cook's life easier and a lot more fun. i can't wait to see what he has. >> ooh. >> we need to -- i think we need to investigate. >> we do. first we need to have this "gma" daddy/daughter dance-f. it is time finally so great to have our friend tony dovolani here. take in all the action with us. tons of amazing entries for this competition. all of you selected our final two teams before they hit the dance floor, take a look at the contenders. ♪ >> they are the daddy/daughter dance duos who stole america's heart set to that classic beat. from new york to california entries poured in coast to coast. and while many of the dads admitted to having limited dance skills, it was their limitless love tore their daughters that made them game for the challenge. thousands of you voted online for the two finalists. ♪ i want to thrill you like michael ♪ >> jason and lilly denney from missouri. >> we're incorporating a little old school. a little new school. some middle school and a little bit of preschool too. ♪ in the wrong time >> aron and kennedy lee from pikeville, north carolina. >> the love i have for this young lady will shine through this dance because i love you. >> and i love you. >> and we'll show you what we do. >> both pairs ready to take on times square for the ultimate "gma" dans daddy/daughter edition live right now. [ cheers and applause ] >> and that moment here. the music is all cued up. tony, are you ready? >> i'm ready. looking forward to some good moves right there. >> are you ready. take your spots let's go. jason and lilly. ♪ baby this world might's gone crazy the way you save me who can blame me when i just wanna make you smile ♪ ♪ i wanna thrill you like michael i wanna kiss you like prince let's get it on like marvin gayee like hathaway ♪ ♪ write a song for you like this you're over high med i'm out of my mind thinking i was born in the wrong time one of a kind living in a world gone plastic baby you're so classic ♪ >> all right, great start. it is not over yet. that was fantastic, guys. well done but you know you're not done yet. time now for the deejay pick from d-nice. he has a surprise song. do it freestyle. give it to them. ♪ just dance ♪ just dance [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. these guys not thrown at all. well done guys. okay, mr. expert what, do you think? >> i thought it was very inventive. the corps horeography was aweso. i love the dirty dancing. i might steal a couple of the moves, i have to say. >> all right, guy, that was great. first the votes will start right now but we have to get to our next couple right now, that was great. now see, what do we have, aron and kennedy. you guys ready to go? let's do it. ♪ whoo baby baby this world might have gone crazy the way you save me who can blame me when i just wanna make you smile ♪ ♪ i wanna thrill you like michael i wanna kiss you like prince let's get it on like marvin gaye like hathaway write a song for you like this you're over my head ♪ ♪ i'm out of my mind thinking i was born in the wrong time one of a kind living in a world gone plastic ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. great stuff. deejay, let's do it again. ♪ playing my song fly away my hands in the air like yeah moving my hips like yeah ♪ ♪ playing my favorite song it'll be okay ♪ ♪ rocking in the usa >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> dad is excited. >> yes. >> that was very exciting. no lack of energy. that's for sure. very inventive, nice break dance moves. nice running man. that was really good. i like the way you reacted to like the surprise song, i thought you guys did fantastic. >> you guys are great too. come back out here. we have a little surprise for both cups right now. danced to the mtko song "classic." malcolm kelly has something to say to both teams. >> this is malcolm from mkto. you guys rock. thank you guys for jamming to "classic." we appreciate it. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. time for all of you to get in on the action. which team cops in first place. head to our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to cast your vote. we'll reveal the results later in the show. don't wait. vote right now and, tony, we cannot wait for next week. you are going to be back again and announce the new cast. >> it's a great cast. i got to tell you there's a lot of twists and turns, it's going to be a very entertaining season. >> i wish we could get it out of you right now. we'll have to hold on for another week. you'll be back. >> keep trying to get that out of him. i want to know. also want to wish a very happy birthday to this young lady from athens, georgia. your name. >> go dogs, crystal. >> i thought your name was going to be go dogs. how about we check the forecast and talk about rain? there will be heavy rain in parts of the great lakes, northern plain, yellow, 3 to 4-inch range, rainy couple of days along the gulf coast from corpus christi and houston, that tropical low trying to shove up on top of there. anyway in the west coast, still surf high. that high surf advisory through friday. the waves could still top ten feet today. some of the biggest swells were ending as of last night but still the threat is still there. you want to be extra careful if going in the waters. >> it is a warm start this morning. 78 degrees at reagan national. its humid air is working way in. it looking for highs in the [ cheers and applause ] >> all that weather brought to you by daisy sour cream. guess what, we have one more forecast. mr. and mrs. met are here and the forecast for tonight for the mets game, i just wanted to mention this is a comfortable mid-70s or so to start and then cooling off so you'll want to have a jacket. especially if you're going to the game. my "gma" sunshine moment making somebody's day today. includes these folks right here. that's right. because with the metropolitan -- well, first of all you'll be getting met tickets, both of you. they had no idea. take those. brought to you by the metropolitan hospital suite playing the atlanta braves. you guys pumped? >> yes, absolutely. whoo-hoo! >> let's go. >> you come to times square, you get prizes, #gmasunshinemoments. >> doesn't often happen but we have a little news to report right now. we found out that angelina jolie and brad pitt were married saturday in france. the couple sharing that big news through a spokeswoman, we say congratulations to them and much more on that all day on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! abcnews.com. congratulations to the happy couple and coming up here, welcome back. it's time for improve this! and this morning we have some fun do it yourself projects that can transform your home using common everyday items you can get at lowe's in a very surprising and create taif way thanks to this gal sabrina soto is here with us creator of casa company and here to show us how to do it, so you have some extra tile. you were doing a diy project, it's in your garage. a lot of people have those. you have a fun way to use it. >> i don't care how well you plan you'll always have leftover tile. two super easy project, the first one is a frame. if you have a plain frame you want to jazz up you could cover it with tile or make our own like a big one like this use particle board. >> frames can be expensive especially custom framing and tie in the tile on your backsplash. >> exactly. >> for less than ten bucks. easy way, cut it and use this adhesive tile mat. hike a sticker for towel. you could grout it but i didn't. you stick it on the frame and you're done. >> to the shape of the frame. like a sticker then this goes on and can grout if you want. if not -- easy breezy. i love that. up-cycling. recycling. another great use for that tile is jazz up an old piece of furniture using the same -- what is this called? >> the adhesive tile mat. it's really a sticker for tile. >> all the instructions on our website. it is a cute idea and ups the value. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! for step-by-step directions. now, copper piping. i would never have thought of this. i love how industrial chic this is. you can buy the piping for next to nothing and create your own little side table, cocktail table. >> make it as tall or short as you want. you keep scoring around and around because the big copper pipe comes pretty large. >> get the copper piping. not that expensive at lowe's. make sure you get this then you simply whatever side you want. want it to be a cocktail table. i love the lucite top and see the industrial -- it's mod but you could use a piece of mirror, a piece of wood. >> marble. if you want to jazz it up. >> your own industrial chic look. i love that idea. >> amazing project. >> okay, so go to your garage. you might have old rope, maybe an old tire. >> i'm going to blow your mind. >> i made an ottoman out of a tire, look at this. >> that is phenomenon. >> how hard is that. >> it takes a while to put the rope on so you have to have patience but i think this looks so cute, indoor, outdoor. a perfect little ottoman. >> a lot of hot glue gun. >> you can see under here particle board. >> screw it right on to the tire. >> many beneficiaries, two tires and make a coffee table. i'm getting all wild. i get excited about this. >> look how cute that is, nautical. >> all about recycling. another great idea if you have extra -- sorry. that almost just rolled away. i love live tv. the directions to create this hanging shelf. fill it with plants. >> for your window in the kitchen. >> directions on our website as well, goodmorningamerica.com and it's rope, people. rope and it's a glue gun and good fun and do it with your kids. >> why buy when you can diy. >> one other thing, make sure you go to our website, did i say it? i've said it five types. i love you so much. and thank you, sabrina, we love this. we love lowe's. great ideas. coming up, chef joel gamoran will show us some delicious easy cooking and he's rocking. look at him shake that salad. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> "gma's" improve this! brought to you by lowe's. [ cheers and applause ] i'm excited about this. we have some secret shortcuts that help make cooking your favorite foods quicker and easier and have a pro. >> i'm here, baby. >> this is joel gamoran, he's the senior resident chef at sur la table and here with these five tricks and the first one, these are all from sur la table. >> our classes, we show these trick as cross the board. this makes cooking so much easier and fun. >> and making it healthy. homemade pasta with a trick. >> i'm trying to shave the carbs. so if you love pasta, guilt-free pasta, drop the remote. this is your segment right here. so you're going to grab this and you'll take it into here. like a pencil sharpener and you crank it through like this. check that out. look at that right there. come on, baby. isn't that awesome? >> pasta. >> what is great about this pasta, it emulates noodles. >> doing great. >> you don't have to boil it. put it right into the sauce, finish it -- >> let me taste it. i'm very excited. this is research right here. oh, god, this would be really -- >> got to hook you up. >> i'm going to look like an idiot. >> you're looking awesome. >> see, it eats like pasta. >> you dig? >> that is so good. >> 1 for 1. >> i love that. from pasta to cake. you show us how to slice a cake. >> you know what it's like when you have like a work party and everyone has that big cutter that gets messy. totally get rid of that. dental floss. you love that. that's what's up. so don't use the mint dental floss unless you have a mint cake. unscented and look how beautiful that is. >> you want a slice. >> i'll give you a big slice. my type of slice. >> i like that slice. >> then you go like this. >> i got underneath. >> there you go. look at that clean cut. >> all right. >> get in there. research here. i'm sorry. i have to do this. cheers. >> that's an amazing cake. this is something i have trouble with. peeling garlic. all in your fingernails. >> you get smelly like the thing everyone avoids of the put it in a bowl with the paper on it, put a little bowl on top of it. now you got to shake like your life depends on it. >> whoo! >> okay. >> if you open it up you'll see -- >> look at that. >> it kind of cops out. you got to shake a little harder. that's cool. ready to go. you shake hard. >> you can dice and slice. >> speaking of dicing and slicing. another thing that's a pain in the kitchen when you're trying to slice peppers. >> we're starting with the tomatoes. both a pain so basically when you have little round things like grapes or tomatoes or olives. >> individually. >> so what we do is grab a lid, a small plate. put it on top and i'm literally going to go through it. >> oh, my gosh. so smart. >> all in one. >> fantastic. ready for your salad. now show me how you're doing the peppers. >> okay, i'm obsessed with this. rolling the pepper. you so you have the seeds and little white thing you want to get rid of so we cut off the bottom. you cut off the top then you sneak your knife in and roll it out like that. >> how smart are you. >> that takes like -- >> give it up for the pepper. i love it >> that's incredible. i love that, joel. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> i'll have to start cooking. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to find other creative food hacks and tell us your food hacks. tweet us with the #social squaresquare. right back to give you the winner of dadd ♪ >> okay, there they are, our finalists in the "gma" daddy/daughter dance-off. both teams did so well there's jason and lilly. there are aron and kennedy but now it is time. all of you voted at home. let's have a drum roll. and after a very close vote, the winners of our "gma" dans daddy/daughter edition are aron and kennedy. [ cheers and applause ] >> first place trophy right there and ginger, you're here for the honors, second place. you guys did so great. [ applause ] >> that was such a fun contest for all of us. >> really fun to watch. both teams much there is more that we want you to head home and have more fun together. "gma's" going to treat you and your family to dinner at your favorite restaurants back home and big thank you to mr. tony d. >> these guys have a future. >> stick to dancing because that's a bright future for you guys. >> that's right. of course, you'll be back here next week to reveal the new cast of "dancing with the stars," giving us a tease how great it's going to be? a little bit for everybody. so it'll be fun. >> that will be fun. thank you, deejay d-nice, that was fantastic. love those surprises, as well. ♪ >> so great. what a nice day. thank you, congratulations to all our team, thanks to tony and thanks for watching. tomorrow, huge party in the park with brad paisley so come on out. have a great day, everybody. >> so long, everyone. [ cheers and applause ] >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. i am jummy olabanji. we will head over to wtop and check in with jack taylor to see .f the commute has gotten -- ok it not? weeks it has been a mess -- >> it has been a mess. 95 to georgia avenue, on the the johnp moving to hansen highway, look at the delay from springfield to the legion bridge. going onruction still connecticut avenue northbound between bradley and 410. three accidents. new hampshire avenue southbound. left lane. second one is in the right lane .t adelphi the third one at piney branch. i think the weather looks better than this. >> it is on the warm side. you do not need long sleeves. 78 degrees. overall, temperatures will end up cooler than yesterday by a couple of degrees. the humidity is lower. middle 80's. tomorrow, chilly conditions in the morning. most of us will be in the 50's. we will be in the lower 80's in the afternoon with sunshine. the temperatures heat up in the holiday weekend. >> thank you. closing arguments expected tomorrow in the mcdonnell corruption trial. the defense rested wednesday. prosecutors's have one more rebuttal witness. 's firster virginia couple daughter testified about the troubled marriage. announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, one of our favorite leading ladies, cameron diaz. and "the walking dead" star steven yeun stops by. plus, michael strahan gives us a glimpse of his morning behind the scenes. and tune in to win a new tablet or a vacation get away. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by isney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan. [cheers and applause]

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