how he plans to use the power of sports to help wounded soldiers rebuild their lives. and butterfly kisses. a boy s hilarious reaction to the monarch who just didn t want to say good-bye. it s on my nose. good morning, everybody. we want to get straight to that breaking news overnight. fatal incident involving nascar star tony stewart. it happened in upstate new york. what s called a sprint car race. spectators horrified as another driver, apparently angry after spinning out, storms on to the track, where stewart hits and kills him. we do have team coverage on this developing story, including perspective from espn s lead nascar reporter marty smith. but we begin with abc s linzie janis with more. the details of this deadly crash. reporter: the crash taking place at featured race ahead of today s big nascar event. around 10:30 p.m. last night, kevin ward, a younger driver is run off the track and crashes into the side wall and then exits his car on foot. you can see
his stash of clothing and the trash trail that finally led to his discovery. i will now accept the challenge. that is chris christie joining the red hot phenomenon sweeping the nation this morning, the ice bucket challenge going from your house all the way to the white house. we ll meet the man behind the craze as our own michael strahan issues his own challenge this morning. aagh! oh! and we do say good morning, america. does look like michael is enjoying his time off. notice he had to have the shirt off. of course, he did. of course, he did. so lara was asking for a replay already. can we see that one more time? i need to be clear on what went on. not going to happen. we have a lot of news to get to other than michael strahan shirtless. the passing of another screen siren. lauren bacall, what a beauty she was. there with humphrey bogart. both on screen and off screen and we ll look back with an extraordinary tribute to her this morning. we will but w
one, two, three. ice ice baby and it s our big live event, this morning, perhaps the biggest ice bucket challenge ever. that craze sweeping the nation, millions of dollars pouring in for top charities. oprah just accepted the challenge, so did justin timberlake, michael strahan, and look at these guys, this morning, can we pull off the biggest one yet? that is the theme, ice ice baby for the morning, good morning, america. great to see those firefighters getting us started. we ve got a huge morning for you this friday. look at that big crowd, central park, florida georgia line. right there with them, our ice bucket brigade this morning, getting ready for a massive ice bucket challenge, could be the biggest yet. it could be a bit chilly to add to the chill that we re about to feel. i think half the crowd is there just to see michael strahan, sorry, he already did it. that is a bit later but we ll begin, david, of course, with so much that s happening this morni
they are too cute. and emmy-nominated. even though the show virtually has no plot. no problem. we meet some irresistible pups you can t stop watching. but first, the nightline 5. zantac heart burn alert. zantac s different. relief without the wait. no pill relieves heart burn faster. take zzzquil and sleep like the kids went to nana s for the whole weekend. zzzquil, helps you sleep easily and wake refreshed. number one good evening. tonight, late-breaking news after a dramatic day in court featuring a young lover s triangle turn ee eed fatal. one man s girlfriend broke his heart and began dating his best friend. what really happened? now, with his fate in the balance, the verdict is in. here s abc s matt gutman for our series, crime and punishment. did you have any malicious intent to kill christian aguilar? no. it was spur of the moment. reporter: pedro bravo, on the stand yesterday, trying to convince jurors he s an innocent man, pleading not guilty in the
(jhr dicted overnight. rick perry, the governor of texas, accused of abusing his power in office. the charges against this republican powerhouse and how he is fighting back this morning. and oprah on ice. the legendary talk show host ice bucket challenge to raise money in the fight against als. here we go. the new nominations overnight and gma takes the plunge too but where was dan? okay, good morning, so rest assured there will be plenty of time for paula and sara and ron to heap abuse upon me for missing the ice bucket challenge, however, we do want to get to the breaking news out of ferguson, missouri, overnight. you can see the video coming in. heavily armed officers on the streets as at least one store was looted. tear gas also fired at the protesters. this friday night flare-up comes after what had been 24 hours of relative calm but then a rush of emotion. locals furious over the fact that police released this videotape allegedly showing michael brown robbin