and hero's welcome. the superstar surfer returns home overnight after that shark scare. now a worldwide phenomenon and opens up about that close encounter to friends and family joking about why he was targeted. as the internet goes into overdrive with its new hero. i'm glad he can joke about a shark attack right now but we're all going to have to get into the water to escape the heat. >> i'm telling you. we'll begin with the sizzling heat. millions under heat warnings and advisories. it was the hottest day of the year in major cities across the northeast and temperatures could top 90 degrees again. ginger where else would she be but outside in the heat for us this morning? >> oh good morning, to you, robin. this is supposed to be the hottest time of year and, boy, is it turning out to be. already in the low 80s this morning. one of the issues. the temperatures are not dropping. the other issue, a lot of moisture in the air. look at some of the heat indyices and feels like 90. you have the heat and humidity and when you start to get into the danger zone. >> this is worse than brutal. >> reporter: oppressive blistering heat. >> it's awful and it's very very hot. >> reporter: overnight, parts of new york city without power. and staten island portable light towers brought in illuminating officers directing traffic. no power forcing this hospital to run on backup generators. >> brutal. >> reporter: power lines igniting from the overload. new york city, now in the midst of what will likely be the first official heat wave we've had since 2013. nearly a dozen firefighters treated for heat-related ailments. some rushed to the hospital. >> check on your neighbors. particularly our senior citizens. >> reporter: in philadelphia city buses free for seniors to ride keeping them out of that heat and cooled off. in louisiana, and in texas, roads buckling. heat indices above 105. >> flames rolling out. >> reporter: in new hampshire take a look at this. nascar driver alex boman's right front tire burning rubber as temperatures soared to 126 degrees on the track. the other problem is the heat is cumulative. that's why we have advisories in effect from texas all the way to southern virginia southeast virginia. excessive heat virginia for florence south carolina up to wilmington. the numbers are going to soar above 106. jackson, mississippi, what it will feel like. if you are north of philadelphia you're going to see some fresher, much less humid and cooler air going into the end of this week so things will improve, george. >> okay thanks very much. to the race for president now. your voice, your vote and our brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll. big news for donald trump jumping out to the widest lead yet on the republican side. nearly double the support of his closest rival. let's get more on this from jon karl and pretty stunning surge but it does come with an asterisk. >> reporter: stunning surge with a big caveat. first the surge, look at the numbers, trump weighs in with 24% support among republicans. that is twice as much as jeb bush and it is the biggest lead we have seen by any republican so far in this race by far, but here's the caveat. most of this poll was conducted before his controversial comments on john mccain. among those surveyed after those comments his support went down conspicuously and take a look at this morning's "daily news," new york "daily news" getting hammered over those comments. "the daily news" pointing out trump received five deferments avoiding the draft in vietnam while he was spending mccain was spending his time as a p.o.w. >> most think he won't get the nomination but are worried he is a spoiler. >> reporter: look at the polls. jeb bush versus hillary clinton, you have a close race. but if trump jumps in as an independent, suddenly hillary clinton wins in a landslide, almost all of trump's support coming from republicans. >> and, jon, i'll be heading to ohio to interview john kasich the 16th candidate right now. not really registering in the polls but his profile gives him a lot of potential. >> reporter: so hard to break through but, look he is the governor of ohio he has won election twice in ohio and as you know there probably is no battleground state more significant than ohio so if anybody has a chance to break through at this late game it may be him. >> that will be on "world news tonight." >> i'll now you'll scoot out early for that. the latest on sandra bland, the woman found dead in a texas jail cell three days after being arrested during a traffic stop. police have released new video fromout side her cell around the time she died as her family awaits the results of that private autopsy. abc's ryan smith has been tracking the case for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. authorities say they believe sandra bland's death was a tragic dent and not one of criminal intent but also add they're viewing it like a murder investigation and now releasing video from inside the jail where she was held during the last moments of her life. this morning, authorities say this newly released jailhouse video shows the moments police officers realized sandra bland was dead. hanging in her cell a garbage bag around her neck. the three-hour surveillance tape shows little activity in the hallway leading to bland's cell. but watch as this officer goes to check on her, looks through a window and runs back to the main jail area to summon help. >> this is being treated like a murder investigation. >> reporter: the texas rangers now investigating how she died after being arrested in this routine traffic stop. >> you just slammed my headnto the ground. do you not even care about that? >> reporter: police placed her in this area of jail cells. you want see her but they claim her health was intact. >> there were no reported injuries by miss bland. no additional medical treatment requested. >> reporter: less than three hours before her death jailers conducted their rounds. >> a jailer personal spoke with miss bland and she reported i'm fine. >> reporter: later she asked about making agent phone call one never made. it would be their last conversation with her. an hour later, a guard comes to sandra's cell. >> a jailer observed miss bland hanging from a privacy partition in her cell. >> reporter: but this video still leaving her family with more questions than answers. >> it wasn't much of anything there so of course that's still lingering questions. i will tell you that what i think it shows is that it's clear that something is wrong. >> reporter: while a coroner listed her cause of death as suicide authorities say they're not so sure. >> it is too early to make any kind of determination that this was a suicide or a murder. >> reporter: police say they expect to release dash cam of the arrest and as for her family they're hoping private autopsy results expected today will help solve the mystery of her death. >> thanks very much. let's talk to dan abrams about this. the police treating this like a murder investigation. but no evidence that anyone went in the cell. >> that's right so you have the sheriff and the coroner deeming this to be a suicide. but in he sense what the district attorney is saying is yeah i know that's their position. but i'm still going to do an independent investigation here to determine could there be something else meaning you can still look for example at the last tick bag. were there fingerprint, dfa, important questions that need to be answered and by the d.a. coming out and saying i'll look at it as if it were a murder investigation he's saying this isn't over and i'm pretty sure he's going to end up handing this to a grand jury to ultimately make that decision. >> that's why the autopsy is so important, but also the release of this dash cam video. >> the video is from when she's arrested expecting that to be released today. a somewhat separate issue as to why was she arrested. did the police behave properly when she was arrested. that will be more important than any civil lawsuit that she may file against the police department than necessarily in the murder investigation. >> why she spent three days in jail. >> that's right. >> thanks. now to new very manies overnight in the investigation into that deadly shooting in chattanooga. we're learning new details this morning about the killer. and his ties to an influential al qaeda cleric. abc's brian ross is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. for the first time officials this morning say they have found the links they thought they would find between the chattanooga shooter and islamic terrorists. it turns out that mohammad abdulazeez was an online follower of the radical preacher and al qaeda recruiter anwar al awlaki and they discovered the links in an extensive search of his phone and online activity and a representative confirms to abc news that the days before the weekly shooting last week abdulazeez went online searching for religious justification for attacking the two u.s. military sites. apparently hoping that by carrying out his suicide mission, allah would forgive his earthly sins including drug abuse and long list of personal failures but his family sees as more evidence of his mental illness and what the fbi sees as a clear link to radical islam. >> disturbing. something else disturbing. new drone video. take a look at this. it shows it actually firing a gun. it's going viral on youtube and now the faa is investigating. david kerley is has the story. good morning, david. >> reporter: we've seen drones doing some outrageous things but this one has the faa's attention mounting a handgun on a drone and firing it. this drone violated the no-fly zone around the white house flying over the fence. jetliner pilots on final approach avoiding the small craft. >> tower, we just saw a little drone below us. >> reporter: but this morning, it's this drone that is caving the eye of the feds calling the flying gun on youtube, a semiautomatic handgun fired several times from the drone. >> there are countless ways the drones can be useful. using one as a remote controlled weapon is not one of them and i question the judgment of anyone who would attempt to do so. >> reporter: this drone, the creation of an 18-year-old mechanic and college opportunity in connecticut who the faa is investigating for violating aviation rules and possibly criminal laws as well. the college student claims building this drone is part of his studies. he may have violated two federal bans releasing anything from an aircraft and arming a civilian aircraft. robin, he may be getting a visit from the feds. >> i'm sure he will. david, thank you. now to incredible new information about that daring prison break in upstate new york. convict david sweat speaking out from behind bars revealing elaborate details about how he and richard matt broke out last month and the work that went into it. abc's linzie janiss that that story. >> reporter: stunning new details about how david sweat and richard matt pulled off a prison break worthy of a hollywood blockbuster. investigators telling abc news sweat revealing to them he spent night after night for nearly six months roaming around inside the walls of the prison scouting out an escape route. the convicted killer boasting that he did the majority of the work crawling out of a hole he cut in his cell around 11:30 each night making sure he was back by the 5:30 a.m. count. >> they had access to seeing what the inner, you know portions of that part of the facility looked like. >> reporter: sweat shimmying down a pipe four floors into those tums busting a hole through a brick wall with a sledgehammer spotting that giant hot steam pipe that led to the outside world. according to police sweat waiting until the spring when the heating system was shut off then spending weeks cutting it with only a hacksaw. sweat and matt finally making it to freedom june 6th, an escape many compare to the one in "shawshank redemption." including sweat and matt themselves according to "the new york times," sweat telling investigators he first looked to escape through awe a sewer pipe like the one used in the film before reaching a dead end. according to the paper sweat also telling police that he and matt joked that while it took the film's character andy 20 years to escape it would only take them ten. it obviously took them a lot less. >> incredible what went into it. a new way to shop online this morning. a start-up site launching today takes aim at amazon and walmart and this battle could be a boon for consumers. paula faris has the story. good morning. >> reporter: this is really uncharted territory. jet is part costco part amazon and goal according to its founder is to undercut everyone on price. this morning, there's a new option for online shoppers jet.com which launched at midnight is hoping to rival retail giants amazon and walmart as the cheapest web retailer. the company describing itself as an online price club saving members 10% to 15% on more than 10 million products. shoppers on jet.com will pay a $50 yearly membership fee for access to those low prices. >> we only profit from the membership. once we know what products the consumer wants to buy we can figure out what's the cheapest most efficient way to that to the consumer. >> the low cost promise seems to be true. jet.com charging 7.49 for this women's schictquattro they sell for $15 and this is selling for over $40 less than walmart and more than $200 less than amazon but this hamilton beach slow cooker is $70 less than walmart and amazon. while there is a study found jet's prices were 27% lower on average and performed especially well in the household category where prices were a surprising 39% more affordable. >> the real hard question is can they keep enough product in stock to convince you that there's enough there to be worth doing your digital window shopping on jet as opposed to amazon and walmart. >> reporter: now the company's founder mark lori has a whole lot of internet success under his belt. you may have heard of diapers.com. sold it to amazon for $550 million and, george no profit here on product. it's all coming from those membership fees. >> half a billion for diapers.com. okay, paula, thanks. to amy with today's other top stories. you start with the survivor of that bridge collapse in los angeles. >> we are hearing for the first time from the driver who was left dangling in his truck for hours after the highway bridge collapsed in flooding rains in california. in an off-camera interview from the hospital brian cast ter says he found god. he says he was sure he was going to die and there were no warning signs before that bridge gave way. the bridge passed a safety inspection just last year and caster says he started praying when chunks of concrete fell on his head. fortunately his friend escaped and called for help. he is recovering from broken ribs and a shattered knee. well breaking overnight one of the world's top ceos is resigning taking responsibility for cooking the books. an independent investigation found toshiba's chief executive was aware that the company had inflated profits by $1.2 billion. half the toshiba board is also resigning. nearly one-quarter of american children are living in poverty according to a study just out this morning. it found 22% were living below the poverty line in 2013. that's up from 18% during the recession. new details now about what caused the explosion of that private rocket carrying cargo to the space station last month. engineers now blaming a two-foot steel strut that snapped under pressure. 4,000 pounds of cargo was lost costing taxpayers $110 million. well after becoming the first female head coach in the nba summer league becky hammon just made history again. she led the spurs to the summer league title last night beating the suns 93-90. hammonds saying you do things the right way and treat people the right way and good things happen. and finally, some kids just found a whole new way to cool off in the summer heat. go to the aquarium and, wait for the beluga whale to hose you down. they soaked it up in japan where they've been sweltering in the heat, as well. it was a whale of a good time. look at the abs on that whale. did you see that jo. >> a buff whale right there. >> impressive. i love how you pause before -- yes, whale of a good time. >> wait for it. the flooding down south, ginger. >> right, so it was in amarillo overnight. now in oklahoma and kansas but look what it left behind. three to four inches of rain. amarillo not looking great but the water receding. a lot of cars that were parked were with water up to their windows so where does it go now? i mentioned flash flood warnings in oklahoma and kansas where we'll see some of the heaviest rain but the next several days moves to the south and east even in southeast georgia you pick up another 2 to 3 inches. jacqui: the worst of the heat is over, but humidity remains h high. temperatures in the lower 90's torms developing this afternoon. clearing ski overnight will become breezy with low temperatures around 70 degrees. tomorrow, refreshing air, most sunny, temperatures inin the 80's as you look at your seven-day fore >> ginger we do know you're wearing pink and blue and pink and blue. both of them. ahead this morning, missing doctor mystery. 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new research this morning on how becoming a dad packs on the pounds. and "the bachelorette" comes face-to-face with all her exes in the most explosive episode yet. so many tears and this crazy moment. ♪ baby love my baby love ♪ we've got all these couples and wait till you hear why as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. thank you. >> good morning. it is hot out here and so we're getting some ice cream. thank you to cool us off. >> thank you so much. >> popsicles as well to our audience. they're enjoying it. >> yes, they are. >> it's going to cool down a little bit. >> they look cool back there. >> it's a huge morning here at "gma." now, as you know you lost your cone? lara always spilling stuff. but as you know ginger zee and her husband ben are expecting their first child and this morning they're letting us in on their big secret whether you're having a boy or girl wearing pink and blue so you're trying to confuse us. >> very deceiving. >> amy and i have already decided. we think we know but we'll all find out soon. do we have the sonogram? >> yes. >> that is actually ginger's sonogram. and we are going to find out. >> yeah obviously we cut it off right there at the waist so you didn't get any clues. and you will know very soon but i want to kick it up a notch this morning. gender reveal parties are all the trend. so many wants to share it with friends and family so invited three lucky couples to be part of the celebration. they want the moment to be a surprise not only for their friends and family but for themselves. they have no idea what they're having. they shared their gender of their baby with us. >> we got the permission from the doctor to tell us. >> yes. >> we're all good. >> well but maybe somebody is having trinhs and don't even know that. maybe. >> you never know. >> very exciting as we said we'll find out, that coming up. you'll be eating a lot of ice cream. >> oh i'm already hungrier every day. >> i'm not going to wait for her. eating mine receipt now. amy with the morning rundown. the big story this morning it's that stifling heat gripping so much of the country with temperatures feeling like triple digits. the heat is buckling roads and setting power lines on fire from texas up the east coast. parts of new york city lost power, forcing rest dents to suffer with no air-conditioning and overnight flash floods gushed through amarillo texas, shutting down a highway after four inches of rain fell in three hours. well people in san francisco bay area got a jolt this morning. a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck near fremont, california followed by several aftershocks. no major damage reported. a new poll showing donald trump with the biggest lead yet in the republican race for president. but most of that poll was conducted before his comments about john mccain's war record. a major newspaper in iowa now calling for trump to drop out of the race and this morning, "the new york daily news" taking trump to task for five deferments for military service during vietnam. meanwhile today ohio governor john kasich will become the 16th republican to enter the race for president. george is sitting down with him today. his interview will air on "world news tonight" and right here tomorrow. there's a growing backlash against the owner of a diner in maine refusing to apologize for yelling at a crying 2-year-old sparking millions of comments on social media. abc's reena ninan has that story. >> reporter: breakfast battle pitting parents of a crying baby against a portland maine, diner owner who had enough. >> i turned around slammed both hands on the counter then pointed at the child and said this has got to stop. >> reporter: saturday morning macyy's diner's own darla neugebauer was completely fed up with this toddler when she felt the parents weren't doing enough. >> the mother screamed at me because i was yelling at her child. you know what lady you should have taken the kid outside. >> reporter: carson says it was raining and that neugebauer had no right to yell at her child. taking to facebook calling the owner an absolute lunatic continuing to post who in their right mind would behave like this unless you are deranged. you have a problem with a child crying then you are not suitable to run a business. over 2.5 million have commented and shared that post. many further outraged at neugebauer's initial profanity-laced response on facebook. i ask you to pack up your rotten child or take the so important pancakes to go. but no you just there and let your expletive screaming kid go. >> i think maybe mom and dad could have taken the kid out and nipped it in the bud. i had had enough. >> reporter: for "good morning america," reena ninan, new york. the odds of getting struck by lightning are extremely low and the odds of winning the lottery even lower but what are the odds of both happening to the same guy? well ask pete mckathy. at age 14 he was struck by lightning while on a boating trip. his daughter was also hit by lightning and now he just won a million dollar lottery jackpot. one mathematician calculated those odds, 1 in 2.6 trillion. so you know what i'd say congratulations but it certainly came at a price, guys. back out to you. >> it certainly did, amy. we are still out here. you're literally shaving ice for the fans here for the viewers out here. let's kick it inside to michael in the social square. oh, my goodness. >> thank you robin. here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu" in the social square powered by samsung gallery. country superstars blake shelton and miranda lambert calling it quits, but they're saying now about their divorce. if fatherhood making you fat? i say no. the new study that may explain the extra pounds. plus the bachelorette's men are telling it all. kaitlyn coming face-to-face with her exes. very brave on her part and all that and is it a boy or is it a girl? 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coming out and we were talking about it so we digress. welcome back to "gma." time now for "heat index" and i'm feeling the heat. hot button. that superstar split, country music power couple blake shelton and miranda lambert announcing they are divorcing after four years. chris connelly has that story for us. >> reporter: no it's country music's golden couple miranda lambert and blake shelton announcing their intention to divorce after four years of marriage. ♪ in a statement they said this is not the future we envisioned and it is with heavy hearts that we move forward separately. we are real people with real lives with real family friends and colleagues. therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter. the sad news anything but music to the ears of their fans. in the country world it doesn't get much bigger than mraik and miranda lambert. they were on every red carpet winning awards left and right together. >> thanks to warner brothers records and starstruck management my wife miranda lambert -- >> reporter: the couple had been an affectionate fixture at awards shows winning back-to-back his and her vocalist nods at the cmas. >> thank you so much. i love you. >> reporter: their talent matched by senses of humor as they dealt over the years with tabloid rumors of their imminent demise. shellen knocking them down in 2013 with this tweet. writing "miranda lambert, i just read in a tabloid that our marriage is falling apart. to which lambert replied o.e. no, can't wait to read if we make it or not. ♪ you're the reason god made oklahoma ♪ >> reporter: they say they first fell in love in 2005 after teaming up to perform "you're the reason god made oklahoma" for cmt's hundred greatest duet concert. a decade later another concert in wyoming last saturday lambert breaking down while performing "the house that built me" a song originally intended for shelton that he gave to lambert to perform. ♪ if i could just come in i swear i'll leave ♪ ♪ won't take nothing but a memory ♪ >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly abc news new york. >> oh we wish them both the best. >> so unfortunate. > also burning up the health heath. new study revealing that fatherhood may make you fat. that's a very real part of becoming a dad and abc's david wright is here with more. good morning, david. >> good morning, michael. as the father of three i can say that unfortunately, this is a study that i can relate to. the definitive new look at the danger of pregnancy weight for those of us merely spectators in the delivery room talking about the dads here turns out the dad bod is a real thing and could be hazardous to your health. let's face it. dads can't complain. women are bombarded with images of supermodels miraculously back in bikinis within weeks of giving birth. us men, we get old school. >> we're going streaking. >> reporter: will ferrell, vince vaughn and others making the world safe for the dad bod, the six-pack exchanged for a quarter keg. now a new study says the dad bod is no joke. fatherhood can make you fat. and those love hams can be lethal. >> may skip their exercise skip their ability to go out and take care of themselves. >> reporter: jamie is trying to lose the pregnancy weight even though he's never been pregnant. the former high cool and college tennis player and friend of a "gma" producer he started packing on the pounds about two years ago right about the time little jackson was born. >> the poor guy, he really did join me in my own weight gain as i was pregnant with jackson. there was some collaborative eating. >> there were a lot of changes in my eating habits. if there were leftovers or things he would not finish eating rather than waste or anything else we would do a little snacking ourselves. >> reporter: last time an energy for exercise too. >> we were both working full time by the time we would put jackson down at night we were just exhausted. >> reporter: total weight gain for jamie easily eight to ten pounds. turns out he's in good company. the new northwestern university study followed more than 10,000 men over a 0-year period and found a typical six foot man gains nearly 4.5 pounds after becoming a dad. nondads actually lose about 1.5 pounds over the same time period. >> what we found is that fathers increase their weight after they transition into fatherhood compared to men who didn't become fathers. >> so the message here don't succumb to the dad bod. >> the unintentional weight gain course stoppeds to mindless eating making poor food choices. parents to need about their health the same way that they think about their kids' health. >> reporter: the researchers did not appear to control for the fact that men without kids were also far more likely to be un unmarried so fatherhood may not be the only reason for those extra pounds but still be cautious about the dad bod. >> those extra hours to hit the gym because you're being a good dad. >> and you're tire snider that's true. thank you very much david. you're going to want to hear this everybody, because next up on the "heat index." we are counting down "the bachelorette." the big finale coming up in less than a week and that will be when we find out who kaitlyn chooses. last night she came face-to-face with every one of the men she said good-bye to in "the men tell all." things got a little wild. a little emotional. abbie boudreau was there for us for all the highlights. >> reporter: she's the most talked about bachelorette and kaitlyn's controversial journey is coming to a close. >> i'm in love with two guys and two guys are in love with me. >> reporter: but not before facing the suitors she rejected during "the men tell all." there were awkward apologies. >> are you proposing right now? >> reporter: but by far the most polarizing issue of the season kaitlyn's conduct with nick. >> when it's thousands and thousands of comments after comments just pouring in of people hating -- like i get death threats. >> reporter: host chris harrison reading some of those hateful and at times explicit messages directed at kaitlyn out loud. >> i'm going to read these as they were received by kaitlyn. i can't wait to see kaitlyn cry like a little [ bleep ]. she's a dirty [ bleep ] who treats people like [ bleep ]. >> i mean that was a mother who said that to me. >> i'll tell you this i will take you as a role model for my kids over anybody who would be a cyberbully and spew that kind of hate. >> reporter: kaitlyn overcome with emotion as the audience and the men give her a standing ovation of support. [ applause ] >> what was interesting is that they chose to read those on the air. they did it in an effort to bring the conversation to the forefront and also point out how incredibly inappropriate and unfair it is. >> reporter: social media exploding. many rushing to kaitlyn's defense including former bachelors and bachelorettes. molly mess nick from season 1 of "the bachelor" says i am so glad they are showing these tweets. it is awful the things people say to and about kaitlyn bristow #stopbullying. abbie boudreau abc news, los angeles. >> that is something everybody is talking about and this is the final edition. >> this is it. >> jen weiner who is just the greatest tweeter, best-selling author and all things bachelor and bachelorette. >> this season has not disappointed. last night, wow. >> i mean there she was, if life is like a box of candy there is kaitlyn in front of her candy box, you know, august the chocks that she bit and put back every single one of them there. i mean i think the ben passing over the bens and jared big mistake and left with the two wrong guys. super possessive sean who just like cannot get over the fact she's had things with other fellas and then nick who like this is round to for. doesn't matter which bachelorette he still wants to be there. >> i can't get over the cupcake guy with the crying. >> even side i'm crying then there was the whole, the shaming thing, the you know kaitlyn had sex. we all know she had sex. we know because they reminded us every 10 15 minutes she had sex and then they were all shocked that people were angry about this and i sort of felt like they were trying to have the drama of like she did this and then like oh but people are angry. it's like -- >> manufactured in your opinion? >> i'm going to say that it was a little manufactured. i think they wanted to have the sexy cake and eat the shame too. >> where is the -- >> when the men go to the fantasy suites like everybody knows they try all three flavors but like if a lady does this you know and she did it before the fantasy suite so it's just like, you know -- how dare she, exactly. >> so -- >> down to the final two. >> i have to ago like i care. >> you really think she picked the wrong two. >> ben z. come on eat him with a spoon and nick and shawn, i don't get it but i think she likes shawn. that's how i feel. what do you think? >> i think that's probably the way it's going to go. i did love ben z. too. >> there will be a ben. that is my prediction. a ben to discuss next time. >> general wiener you have been nothing short of fantastic. smartest girl in showbiz. that one. what do you want kaitlyn to end up with nick or shawn. vote now. why not, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and "the bachelorette" finale airs next monday 8:00 7:00 central. we will be having a girl watching ice cream eating party with cupcakes. okay we won't cry. jen's brand-new novel "who do you love?" comes out august 11th. for "jeopardy" we know it's again. >> handing out ice cream. new york city is hot. out west they are not as hot thanks to the cloud cover and rain showers. look at what's happening or what did happen. remember we had that flash flooding in parts of california. this was near riverside. today you still have showers from the remnants of what was hurricane dolores. up in the jacqui: the worst of the heat is over, but humidity r remains high. tempererates in the lower 90's showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon. clearing skies oveight will become breezy with low temperatures around 70 d degrees. tomorrow, refreshing air, mostly sunny, tperatures in the 80's as you look at your seven-day fo >> i got my friends from texas here. this is for you. all right, lara. >> thank you so much and you are wondering why we are playing with the rubik's cube. they are our lead story in "pop news." word of the fastest fingers and where they spend their fingers in brazil for the rubik's cube world championships. hundreds of speed cubers racing their way through the perplexing puzzle vying for the title. pose annoying. >> have you ever gotten it? >> i have peeled the stickers and broken it apart. that's how i've gotten it. >> 4-year-old yanni chan holds the record for the youngest speed cuber. congratulations, yanni. then it was 19-year-old defending champ felix from melbourne, australia. he conquered the cube, guys in just over 5 1/2 seconds. >> what? >> and that -- >> 5 1/2 seconds. >> 5 1/2 years. >> 5 1/2 seconds. >> i can't get out the first line of "pop news" in 5 1/2 seconds. >> i'm done with the rubik's cube. congratulations, felix. >> way to go. >> and all you other speed cubers. foo fighter's front man dave gruel has given his orthopedic surgeon the greatest thank of you all time. he invited his doctor on stage at fenway to perform a cover of the white stripes "seven nation army". the surgeon sang lead vocals with the band and he made the cut. yeah. >> glad you said that. >> we get it. >> take a listen. ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh oh ♪ >> a lot of ohs. >> listen the foo fighters backing up, not bad. he broke his foot last month and been able to continue his tour belling out tours in a recliner shaped for a rock star. glad you're feeling better and, doctor keep on rocking. also in "pop news," new website called imperfect produce wants us to embrace our funky fruit. our crooked cucumbers, our bumpy blueberries. hey, just like mom always said don't judge a book by its cover or banana by its peel. the company says wonky watermelons and such are perfectly good to eat and with them they are discounted. you can get boxes of the produce from imperfect produce, the website for great deals delivered to your home and now one supermarket is jumping on board. it's in northern california. stocking lumpy legume bulging broccoli. can you tell i had fun writing this. >> yes, i did. >> all for 30% less than prettier produce. >> it tastes the same. >> yeah. >> healthy. >> exactly. exactly. as nature -- ? we love bumpy fruit too. >> yes, oh no let's stay away from that and move on. finally if you think you had a hard time getting out of bed this morning we can totally relate and so can this guy. get a load of this drowsy dog and take a listen. [ dog sounds ] >> oh. >> that's buddha the bulldog. if you listen close enough he can be heard saying in fluent dog, hit that alarm and roll over. >> five more minutes, mom. >> and that everybody, is "pop news." happy tuesday. >> still the most adorable picture andrew and your dog. >> big old lick on his face. >> it was precious. >> very sweet. we have much more ahead this morning. this man shedding half his body weight with help from an unexpected place telling michael how he did it. ginger, you are throwing us off with the pink and blue you're wearing today. the big secret will be revealed this morning. live here on "gma" and three couples are going to find out. oh, wow, come on back. here they are. melanie: we want to get an update on the weather right now with jack gerace. jacqui: another warm and muggy day, relief is less than 24 hours away. your hour by hour forecast this morning lower 90's this afternoon, feel factor in the mid to upper 90's, shy of the triple digits, most likely between noon and 6:00. south of town you have a better chance of gusty winds and heavy downpours. temperatures will be in the 80's for the rest of the week. lower humidity. angela: a live look as you make your way past virginia, heading into mclean on the inner loop volume delays on the way. no accidents to report. and before you get to georgia avenue within an existing outer loop delay. we still have delays been cleared from the crash on oxon hill past hundred 10. if you are traveling northbound on 295 we have react against along the way just fast north down between glebe and washington boulevard. melanie, back to you. melanie: top stories, we are learning more about dna evidence linked to the man charged with murdering four people at a northwest d.c. mansion. a prosecutor revealed that the dna of darren wint was found on a construction vest inside the victims torched porsche. input coming from citizens about an ordinance requiring that county business be conducted in english. a bill on repealing this ordinance is set to be repealed tonight in frederick. ♪ somebody loves you ♪ >> it is hot out here so we want to say thank you to all these wonderful people who came out to join us here in times square with some ice cream, some shaved ice. >> yes. >> a little of this. >> a little baumsteinlttle balmy out here. ask and you shall receive. >> didn't you used to work here? >> i was a researcher for five years. you know what i started this business at "good morning america." >> look at you now in i'm back at it. >> you are back at it. >> glad to have you. we have ice cream truck ample -- >> i have to do something. here to deliver. >> they are from kabc in los angeles. say hello to leslie. >> i work in new york. >> you can bring ice cream any time. >> so who is holding down the fort back if l.a. with you here? >> we don't know and we don't care. having a good time in new york city. >> on "gma." life is good. >> ice cream, lots to celebrate. >> best way to start the morning in l.a. >> thank you. >> thank you. thank you, guys. speaking of treat, a big one for everyone at home celebrating mops and dads-to-be revealing a big giant gender party. ginger is letting us in on her big secret whether she and ben are having a boy or a girl. >> and we also have three more couples, they're going to find out live right here if they are having a boy or girl and who better to do that than ginger to reveal. >> right here right now kicking off the party with michelle and peter barcelo and peter's son. peter jr. under there will help us. so many of their friends and family members are here none of them know. michelle doesn't know. peter doesn't know the gender of their twins but that is about to change. ready. we'll pop these balloons and find out, audience let's do this. michele and peter, are you ready. peter jr., hit it. one, two three. pop it. pop the balloon. >> pop it. >> it doesn't matter. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. a girl and a boy. they get it all done in one. this is so exciting. how about we do one more over here? and welcome to danielle and justin's excitement. the friedmans have a 2-year-old son spencer and can't wait to find out if he will have a baby bother or sister. pinata, let's see. >> oh it's a girl. >> this is all way too exciting. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right, thanks guys. time now for open mike. in an inspiration story about a big man in alabama on a very dangerous path who lost half his weight and he found help in one of the most unlikely places. take a look at john tiny likely. a fry cook at the fast food chain zaxby's. hard to b believe when he took the job 19 months ago, the 33-year-old was twice this size weighing a whopping 500 pounds. >> here in a day i can see how he struggled. i mean it made me hurt to watch him work. i just thought, you know we really need to do something. >> reporter: so tiny's co-workers at the restaurant famous for fried chicken fingers and wings decided it was time to help him make a change. his manager becoming his surrogate nutritionist and trainer, the owner setting him up with a gym membership an entire staff cheering him on. >> first stop was negative. he's going to quit and -- but look at him now 19 months undo the road. still going. he encourages me. i mean this guy doesn't give up. he's got an amazing attitude. >> reporter: tiny overhauling his diet swapping fried chicken for grilled. and always including a salad with his meals. even the simple act of putting on his seat belt. >> guess what 500-pound tiny couldn't do that. >> reporter: not anymore. his hard work rubbing off on his co-worker and friend. >> tiny started helping me when i started working here and we help each other start going to the gym together. start working out. >> reporter: now at 239 pounds tiny is half his size. his recipe for success, a little help from his fast food family. >> it's amazing. it's incredible. >> now, tiny joins us via skype? andalusia, alabama, this morning. good morning, tiny. how are you? >> good morning, america. i feel awesome. i feel amazing. 18 months in my journey and lost 260 plus pounds. you ask how i feel. i feel i can fly, buddy. >> that deserves a round of applause. >> tiny i got to say, you say 260 pounds. you lost a complete me in my football days. what do you tay to your team tine think that helped chip in on your journey. >> my team tiny familiar len and andalusia community and blood community, you believe in me and that made me believe in myself. me by believing in myself got more than 5,000 followers on facebook and hope i will gain more popularity by the end of today and want to show the world you put your mind to it you can do it. >> well you know what we have a special message from our fitness guru at abc who helped people lose a lot of weight and told you about his story. he sent a message. check this out. >> john hey, what's up buddy. it's me chris powell from "extreme weight loss." i am beyoupdz proud of what you've accomplished in just 19 months. it is extraordinary what you were able to do with not just hard work and sweat but with an incredible support group, as well. so keep up the great work my friend. you're inspiring me and millions of others. >> ah. >> definitely definitely you are. >> ah. thank you, chris. thank you, thank you, i appreciate it. i appreciate it. it's been hard work man. it's been hard work. it's been a long road but i just knew that it was going to be worth it. you put hard work into something, it's going to be worth it. this is my life and i knew it would be challenging and the hardest challenge i ever done in my life but had a great organization, had a great community and we started the zakby fitness challenge to let everybody know you can do anything you put your mind to. just because you're one way doesn't mean you have to end up that way. >> congratulations. >> go tiny. >> living example of it. everybody here is proud of you and you paying it forward which i love with your challenge to everybody else that needs or lose weight. tiny you are the man. we appreciate you being on. thank you. >> y'all guys are the man. i thank you for having me man. it's been a blessing to be on "good morning america." hope to see you soon. do anything. if you're ever in doubt turn to team tiny andalusia. if he can do it you can do. >> we're about to turn it up by sending it over to ginger. >> oh michael, we are turning it up baby style. our whole theme this morning so we want to start with the weather forecast. some of the baby named cities across the nation. why not, right, mother north carolina go to the mid-90s. child, tennessee, same deal birthday creek, alaska going to only 70. northeast has been so hot we wanted to let people know you will cool down cqui: good morning, washingt. still sticky today, temperatures tting into the lower 's with showers andd thunderstorms providing relief >> we have already celebrated with two of the most popular gender reveals. we did the balloon pop and the pinata but now we turn our attention to nadine and kinderick to find out if they're having a boy or girl. those lights will let us know the gender of your baby. are you ready, in three, two, one. hit the button. it's a boy! it's a boy. congratulations. that's generating excite many. lara. >> we're still weighing to hear your news. first though we want to talk about her nick watt. you know the french have been known to have bad reputation can be labeled as rude but is it true our nick took to the streets of paris with a hidden camera and boy did he find out. ♪ >> reporter: arguably the most beautiful city on earth. populated by arguably the rudest people in the planet. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> you smile at them. they don't smile back whereas in california you smile at anyone and they're like, hey. >> mean french girl? >> reporter: are the french really as rude as even they say they are? i'm armed with a map and schoolboy french. how rude will they be to me. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> it's not 1 miles away. he'll actually going to try to navigate me there. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: and this woman -- here's another major thing i've learned. the french will speak english if you try just a little french. >> oh no it's pretty far. >> reporter: it's pretty far. how would i get there? would i take the subway? i'm asking the dumbest questions on earth. where am i and where is the eiffel tower and everybody was un unfailingly nice to me. [ speaking french ] >> thank you very much. thank you for your help. bye-bye. theriot type like many stereotypes is false. they have great wine great food good looks and the vast majority of them even the parisians are very pleasant. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, paris. >> that is good to hear merci beaucoup monsieur, watt. tuning in tonight at 10:00 on the travel channel. boy or girl for ginger. ginger and ben are both with us revealing their big secret next. ♪ baby love my baby love ♪ we have all been waiting for all morning long we have watched as three expectant couples find out the gender of their babies and now it is time for ginger and ben to let us in on their own secret whether or not it's a boy or a girl. how are yous feeling right w? >> excited. i'm happy to get it out there. >> i actually don't care as long as it looks like her side of the family. >> good answer ben. >> you have a photo of the baby. >> the first sonogram. >> you guys have cut it off so we can't really make any guessty payments. >> it looks like -- >> was that a clue? >> it might be. very muscular british child. >> are we ready to do -- >> are we ready? >> one shgs two, two, three, go. >> whoa! >> oh my god. >> that's awesome. >> congratulations. >> oh i'm going to hold this up forever. thank you very much. oh, thank you. thank you. >> congratulations. >> a hug. >> that is so great. >> did you have a feeling either way? >> i didn't have a feeling. i had a lot of people telling me it was a boy. >> amy and i got it totally wrong. >> nobody has been right. >> no a lot of people -- >> thank you guys very much you too. >> we checked and double-checked so blue cupcakes. >> you can only have blue. thank you, guy. >> cheers to ben, cheers to ginger. cheers to baby boy we don't know a name i'm assuming -- >> oh blue onesies. >> only wearing bow ties? and ben and i did not agree on names yet. >> no weird names picked out. >> i have a feeling we'll have a segment or two. >> she wanted to name him stephanopoulos. >> that sounds good to me. >> that's great. >> nice ring to it. >> rolls off my tongue. >> sounds like a prehistoric dinosaur. >> congratulations. >> congratulate all of our other couples. you found out, as well. we want you to know ginger has a blog about her experience becoming a mom. n her website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! check out what the latest news is with ginger. >> put it out there. >> the good the bad, the ugly. >> nice to hear from people. please share your experiences. it helps me. >> be part of it i hope. >> of the blog itself? >> possibly. a lot of guys probably want to know what's going on. >> comedic relief. >> i'm the only person to have a child apparently so i'll be giving my opinion on the whole thing, absolutely. >> we'll be looking forward to that. and performing live what a beautiful morning, nathan sykes rose to fame with the popular boy band the wanted. now he's got a solo album on the way and a hit new single. we'll hear "kiss me quick" in just a moment. wonderful to have everybody here. so you are going to make your u.s. debut. >> yes. >> grammarry theater. sold out in ten minute those tickets. >> i couldn't quite believe it. oh wow, that's incredible. incredible to have such a loyal fan base to do that and i can't wait for the show and they'll hear quite a bit of the album in january in the u.s. i think. so exciting. >> i really love the sound. it's very r & b. tell me about the influence. >> i got to work with baby face on the album and so harmony is incredible so i got to work with just amazing people and i'm so lucky to be able to say i've written all of the album except for the dime warren track but so much fun writing the album. i can't wait for meme to hear more of it and hope they love it, as well. >> i'm sure that they already do. they already do. now here's nathan sykes with "kiss me quick." thanks for being mere. ♪ >> good morning, america. my name is nathan sykes and i'm going to sing a song for you. it's called "kiss me quick." let's do it, hey. let's go. ♪ baby i've been searching searching through these crowds ♪ ♪ to maybe find someone who knows what i'm about ♪ ♪ all these excuses too young to settle down ♪ ♪ so it's crazy what you got me doing now ♪ ♪ hold up baby you know you drive me crazy and i want everybody to know ♪ ♪ i'm down nobody's looking right now ain't no time for messing around ♪ ♪ but it won't take a minute baby come kiss me quick let's act out feeling right here ♪ ♪ make this unforgettable yeah baby come kiss me quick ♪ ♪ no we don't know what tomorrow's gonna bring so don't put the pause on giving everything yeah ♪ ♪ you got me hooked on your pda wait a minute wait a minute before you go away baby ♪ ♪ hold up baby you know you drive me crazy and i want everybody to know ♪ ♪ i'm down nobody's looking right now ♪ ♪ ain't no time for messing around but it won't take a minute ♪ ♪ baby come kiss me quick let's act out feeling right here ♪ ♪ make this unforgettable yeah baby come kiss me quick ♪ ♪ kiss me quick baby kiss me quick baby ♪ ♪ kiss me quick baby baby come kiss me quick ♪ ♪ so put your lips right here then your body will follow ♪ ♪ put your hands on my face don't worry about tomorrow ♪ ♪ baby make sure you're feeling that magic before you disappear ♪ ♪ you got me baby you got me baby ♪ ♪ i'm down nobody's looking right now ♪ ♪ ain't no time for messing arou minute ♪ ♪ baby come kiss me quick let's act out feeling right here ♪ ♪ make this unforgettable yeah baby come kiss me quick ♪ ♪ kiss me quick baby kiss me quick baby ♪ ♪ kiss me quick baby baby come kiss me quick ♪ ♪ kiss me quick baby kiss me quick baby ♪ ♪ kiss me quick baby baby come kiss me quick ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ baby love ♪ "good morning america" is brought to you by pronamel toothpaste. protect your ee nanlle against the effects of everyday acids. >> oh yes, it turned out that ben is right. >> i'm a boy. >> no we are having a boy, yes. >> actually yes. there's the big moment when they found out, the blue balloons. congratulations to ginger and ben. to all of our couples, everyone enjoy some ice cream. melanie: we want to get an update on the weather right now with jacqui jeras. jacqui: warm and muggy, but believe his 24 hours away. your hour by hour forecast of the 80's this morning, lower 90's this afternoon, the feel factor is staying shy of the triple digits. showers and thunderstorms most likely between noon and 6:00. south of town you have a better chance for gusty winds and downpours. futurecast shows that to you. more in the evening hours temperatures in the 80's for the rest with plenty of sunshine. angela: slow down on 66 between monument drive and fairfax. a tractor-trailer on the right side of the roadway, attracting some attention in addition to volume delays. headed into georgetown right now, slow traffic on the key bridge. blocking the left lane, add to those delays, making your drive on anacostia freeway's northbound 295, left lane formation approaching the road, still dealing with three collisions northbound on 395 towards the 14th three bridge back to you, melanie. melanie: police confirmed human remains were found on manor drive in alexandria near woodlawn park. a pedestrian made the discovery around 8 p.m.. police say that the remains are so decayed they have not confirmed whether this was a man or woman. police are investigating an explosion at a federal building in gaithersburg saturday night on the grounds of the national institute of standards and technology. police are looking into whether a chemical reaction from drug making caused the blast. you can get more news, traffic and the weather on "good morning washington," throughout the >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, one of our favorite funny guys adam sandler. and performing his huge hit "watch me," silento. from the new film, "paper towns," cara delevingne. all next on "live." 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