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. good morning, america. breaking overnight, ebola in new york city. a doctor just back from africa diagnosed with the deadly disease raced to the hospital. health officials tracking his every movie right now. four people being monitored. was the doctor contagious when he went bowling, took a taxi and rode one of the biggest subway systems in the world? new video of the terror attack in canada's capital. the lone wolf attacker into the parliament, people running, new details about the suspect. and this terrifying attack at home. a man with a hatchet attacking police officers. it was tied to terror? halve orc on the highway, pulling wheelies on the road, standing on their seats, taunting a police officer. the search for the bikers.
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will this joyride mean jail time? ♪ you're beautiful and the singer behind this hit with a blunt admission. why he's apologizing for the grammy-nominated hit. can a song be too beautiful? ♪ and i don't know what to do and good morning, america. a lot of news to get to this friday morning. look live right now at bellevue hospital here in manhattan. that's where dr. craig spencer, back from treating ebola patients in west africa is in isolation right now. >> and look at where he lives. his apartment has been sealed off. the apartment building has not been, but his apartment has. and it will be decontaminated like we have seen so many times now with this disease. and the bowling alley he went to
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the night before he started feeling symptoms shut down right now. >> a lot of precautions. a cdc go team deployed. the first test for them and the ebola jar. we have lindsey davis at the hospital. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. bellevue hospital had conducted drills like this for months in anticipation of this very scenario. and this morning dr. craig spencer is here. officials now tracking his every move in the days leading up to that 103-degree temperature spike. they're saying he started feeling symptoms of fatigue as early as tuesday. this morning 33-year-old dr. craig spencer and his live in fiance morgan dixon are quarantined, apartment sealed off, two friends under quarantine. trying to calm public fears while racing to find out who he had contact with. >> we have been preparing for months for the threat posed by
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ebola. we have clear and strong protocols that are being followed and were followed in this instance. >> reporter: seven days ago, spencer arrived in new york after treating patients in guinea with doctors without borders. he passed several health screenings at jfk. >> when he arrived in the united states he was also well with no symptoms. >> reporter: once back in new york, we have learned dr. spencer took his temperature twice a day. feeling fine except for fatigued. but just one day before his dire diagnose, he traveled to the highline park, dined at a meat ball shop. taking the subway from his apartment to brooklyn. he even took an uber car. the driver is at low risk. last stoop, the gutter alley in brooklyn. the bowling alley is now shut down. they insist spencer would not have been contagious until the
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fever thursday morning. and another good sign, bellevue has been running drills like this for weeks. >> we have had a full, coordinated effort that has been working literally night and day. >> reporter: still, spencer's neighbors, like so many new yorkers this morning, can't help but worry. health officials to want stress that ebola is not an airborne illness. dr. spencer is a doctor at another hospital in new york. but he had not treated any patients since he returned. >> all right, dr. richard berszer is here with more. we have heard from the governor and the mayor of new york city, they prepared for the possibility of this. but with him on the subway and the bowling alley, there are naturally some concerns. >> yeah, you have to understand the fear in a crowded city someone with ebola walking around. but this is really a difficult infection to pick up early on. one of the things we saw from dallas and learned from dallas, the people who lived with mr. duncan.
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they were in the apartment with him four days while he was sick and after, not one got sick. and in this situation, dr. spencer was monitoring his temperature. as soon as he had a fever, he was isolated and contained. he was not out and about when he could have been spreading fluids and infecting people. >> and other lessons from dallas and mr. duncan in so many base the initial response here was different. >> dallas, they walked in off the street, weren't thinking about ebola and ended up sending him home. here, they were thinking about ebola, training for this. he was monitoring symptoms. called in emts, had full hazmat gear, no one was exposed, received by people in full hazmat and pus in isolation. very different. >> you were busy on twitter last night and got a lot of questions about the fact this doctor was in africa and came back and has ebola here. how do you address the concerns about the border? >> a couple things. some people are saying this is
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proof we should close our border. it's proof that until we knock this out of west africa, we're going to see more disease here. and we have more dr. spencers helping out over there. >> all right. and you are active again on twitter. he will be taking your questions. dr. richard besser on twitter. thanks. and the latest now on the deadly rampage in canada's capital. the terrifying moments the gunman stealing cars, running into parliament. abc's dan harris is on the scene. you have an inside look at what happened in that parliament building. >> reporter: george, this footage really is extraordinary. and not only this morning are we getting this new up close look at what happened inside the parliament building behind me, but strange new insight into the mind of the alleged shooter. you are looking at a lone wolf terror attack in progress. police says that suspect michael zee baf bibeau.
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and he bolts toward the parliament building gun in hand. he had shot and killed corporal nathan cirillo who had been guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier nearby. now people are frightened fleeing. and look what he does next, stealing this black car, driving it to the front steps and jumping out when it's moving. as he races inside, there are officers in hot pursuit. once inside, that massive gunfight which ended with the parliament's sergeant at arms, this man, kevin vickers, shooting and killing zehaf-bibe zehaf-bibeau. you can see vickers in the immediate after math, gun still in hand. and here he is on the thursday on the floor of parliament, a standing ovation for the man who ended the attacks. this morning, we're learning much more about the suspect. police say they now believe he acted alone. his motive, thing this muslim
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convert wanted to go to syria and was frustrated that he was having trouble getting a passport. >> i'm not inside his head. but i think it was central to what was driving him. >> reporter: worth noting, he had a long rap sheet including drug and robbery charges. also this morning, getting a sense of how close the shooter came to stephen harper, the prime minister of canada, once he stormed the parliament building. the gunn gunman came through this entryway, tangling with some of the garuards. shots were fired, and he was running with bullets flying at him down this hallway. this is the incredible part. he ran past these two rooms, filled with members of parliament. and in fact in this room was the prime minister himself. this member of parliament was trapped too in a small room with her 2-month-old baby. were you terrified? >> of course. how to make sure the baby was
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not yell interestis and crying. i did not want anyone to find us. >> reporter: and this morning, an amazing account of what happened in the room where the prime minister was in the parliament building during the rampage. according to a newspaper, he was hidden in a closet while other members of parliament took the various flags around the room, snapped the flag poles, turned them into spears and started guarding the door. imagine that, you have one of the most powerful men in the free world while men with spears are guarding him. >> that's quite a scene. all right, dan, good to have you in ottawa. and now to the scary scene on the streets here in new york. a man with a hatchet badly injuring two police officers. the attacker was shot dead. and there are questions if he has ties to terrorism. brian ross has more. >> reporter: good morning. coming on the heels of the
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attacks in canada, this bizarre incident? new york city is being investigated as terrorism. it seems to be a deranged man obsessed with issues of race. the 32-year-old man was charging with a hatchet in both hands as he prepares to strike. >> unprovoked and not speaking a word, the male then swung at one of the officers with the hatchet, striking his right arm. after striking that officer, the suspect continues swinging the hatchet. striking a second officer in the head, causing him to fall to the sidewalk. >> reporter: two other police officers opened fire, killing the attacker. but also hitting a female bystander. >> everybody ran to the store. for safety, running to the store. >> reporter: the attacker has been identified as zale thompson who's facebook shows a focus on racial issues around the world and a passage from the koran. terrorism could not be ruled out or in. >> this early on we really
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cannot say yes or no to that question. >> reporter: the officer hit in the head with the hatchet is reported this morning to be in serious but stable condition, robin. >> as you know, brian, we have seen similar attacks like this around the world. australia, england, now canada. are authorities concerned they may be copy cat attacks? >> very concerned, anybody in uniform, law enforcement, military, is a symbolic target for people with a grievance. >> high alert. and turn now to a deadly midair collision. a small plane and helicopter crashing in maryland, all three on the helicopter killed. but amazingly the passengers on the plane survived. david kerley has the story. >> reporter: the key was an aircraft pair a chute for those on the plane. >> oh, god! >> reporter: panicked screams after a mid-air crash between
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this plane and this helicopter in frederick, maryland. >> airplane down and helicopter down. >> reporter: the plaeb plane, a small private jet was carrying two, flying from tennessee into a small meows any cal airport. just before land, it collides with the helicopter which was doing exercises on the edge of the groubds. >> the chopper went down. >> reporter: the helicopter falling between two storage units, all three on board killed. >> a helicopter wrecked that bad. shocking. >> reporter: but the plane is able to deploy an on board parachute, descending into the trees. >> one of the pilots is in the trees. >> reporter: both men survived, pulled and taken to a hospital. minor injuries and released. the passenger, 75-year-old gilbert porter told the "washington post" said it was the parachute that saved his and the pilot's life. we were heading towards the ground at 60 miles per hour.
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i'm very lucky to be alive. this morning the national transportation safety board is investigating how they came together and collided mid-air on the border of that airport. >> they are. amy is off today. dan abrams, the top stories. good morning, everyone. begin with the defective air bags that can explode on impact and send pieces of metal through your car. there's a new demand on congress that could lead to the auto industry's largest recall ever. two senators pushing to expand the recall to 30 million cars and trucks up from the current 8 million. but the japanese manufacturer is struggling to produce enough new air bags. it could take years to replace them all. and new dramatic video of an air strike against isis in syria. overlooking the border with turkey. disturbing new reports that isis used chlorine gas near baghdad.
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and the terror group continues to get richer. u.s. officials believe isis has made $120 million off oil sales in recent months and another $20 million from kidnapping ran somes. also breaking overnight, at least 60 more young girls and women have been reportedly kidnapped by militants in nigeria. that's in addition to the 200 held captive since april. raises doubts about a truce between the militants and the government. and sears and kmart are planning to close 100 additional stores. that means 6,000 workers could be losing their jobs. hazing has forced another high school to cancel its football season. the hazing at central bucks high school, quote, humiliating initiation rights. the coaches have been suspended. and a la have a flow on
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hawaii's big island has advanced 36 yards in just hours. it's near a small town. they plan to give three days' warning before they have to evacuate and hopeful the lava will turn away. and finally, next time you get the urge to flee a parking garage without paying, keep this gentleman in mind. he apparently thought crashing through the gate would make for an easy mistake. >> look at his friend. >> no good. it's a strong gate. the gate even swings back, whacking his friend in the face. then he pulls forward, guns the engine, tries to slam the gate again and flips over. he ended up causing, get this, $40,000 in damage -- >> to the car. >> to the car. maybe save a few bucks. wait a second, did $40,000 in
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damage to the car. >> never seen a gate like that. >> it's chain link. it's strong. they're implementing those in all parking lots now. >> thank you there, dan. got something here? >> i do. switch gears and talk about some heros. you have heard about them who took down the white house fence jumper earlier this week. we are learning more about the secret service dogs first on the scene. and they are now back on the job this morning. one look at these big, sweet faces and you may not realize it, but these are two of the president's fiercest protecters. the hero secret service dogs seen wrestling down the white house fence jumper wednesday night. >> i think the individual last night probably saw pretty vividly why we keep our distance. >> reporter: a little bruised from the scuffle, but this morning they are back on the job. meet canine jordan, a 5-year-old belgian malinois.
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he loves to stroll. and hurricane, he loves his kong toy. but when they are on duty, they are laser focused on one objective. subdued intruders. chosen for their power and agility. weighing more than 60 pounds, running twice as fast as an olympic runner. and biting an intruder like the other night, 200 pounds of pressure. hurricane, jordan and the 73 other dogs in the secret service canine unit get 20 weeks of training, working until they turn 10. they collect their puppy pensions in retirement with their beloved handlers. and they will stay with their handler for the rest of their lives. people suggested these two deserve a presidential award. >> how about a state dinner? >> i think they prefer that. >> and people confuse them for
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german she pardpherds. they have shorter hair, do better in all seasons. fast and strong. >> and off duty, those big smiles. thank you. it's calm on the east coast, but not so much out west. >> the big storm system and a tornado in washington state. a tornado, they get them, about two annually. you can see right here in this video the debris flying. not a lot of condensation. but they had an ef-1, winds up to 110 miles per hour. if i hadn't seen the bottom, that just looks like a funnel, but it connected and did damage. fortunately no one hurt. and that atmospheric river, more storm action, more rain. some places have more than 3 inches already along the coast. but through the weekend, even san francisco could see rain into saturday. look at the bullseye, med ford to just north of eureka. this weekend's getaways brought to you by mercedes-benz. ford to
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just north of eureka. this weekend's getaways brought to you by mercedes-benz. >> reporter: hi everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. nothing showing on storm tracker 6 live double scan. as we head outside to the airport, sky 6 showing clouds overhead. we're seeing breaks in the clouds. it's breezy and cool, temperatures in the low to mid 50s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a high of 67. breezy and milder, nicer than yesterday. 68 and sunny saturday, breezy and cooler on sunday, okay, 65 is the high. back to "g.m.a." #
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. and just like you said, robin, we are drying out and warming up. d.c., 62, better and better through the weekend. great for a state dinner for some dogs. >> let's do it. thank you. coming up, a bizarre home invasion. wife of a golfer shoots a man in the middle of the night. why the victim says she invited him. also ahead, motorcycle mayhem. this swarm of drivers doing stunts on the highway, even taunting an officer. and a new scam that could be targeting your home computer. what you need to know right now. and is this song too popular? too beautiful? t.j. holmes will share with us later.
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at the bottom in job creation. massive cuts to education. and higher property taxes. under governor corbett, pennsylvania's been heading in the wrong direction. there's been no leadership and no vision. that's gotta change. as your governor, i will lead. and we'll move pennsylvania forward. we'll restore manufacturing jobs. close corporate tax loopholes. and make the gas companies pay up to fund our schools. after all, it's time to get pennsylvania moving again. >> hello, every, i'm matt o'donnell. 7:26 it is friday, october 24. here's romg -- karen rogers with what is jamming things up. >> reporter: a live look at the schuylkill expressway westbound approaching conshohocken. we see the accident in the left lane blocking all traffic while
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they've got the tow truck out there. everybody is stopped westbound on the schuylkill expressway you're jammed from the boulevard to this point approaching conshohocken because of this accident had been blocking the left lane now blocking both lanes. within the congestion there was another accident on the shoulder. often that happens people are slowing down because of the accident scene. this is the backup, 50 minute ride. a minute ago it was 61 minutes from the vine to the blue route. with no traffic it would be a 14 minute ride. the traffic lights are out on the boulevard at home avenue no cross traffic allowed. that's a problem, as well. atlantic city is live on sky6 live hd. look at this, what a beautiful shot. we have good weather in store for the next three days. we go to david murphy. we're cool to start out, seeing clouds, but the sun is getting in off the horizon at the shore. 57 degrees in philadelphia. a bit of a breeze blowing. it's a morning for jackets if
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you're spending time on the bus stop. 67 this afternoon, not too bad, breezy and milder than yesterday. for the weekend, sunny and nice, 68. cooler on sunday, high of 65. we'll have a bit more of a breeze blowing, but not bad. monday, sunny, 64. how about the 70s on tuesday and wednesday, next chance of a shower looks to be wednesday afternoon and not until wednesday night. >> we have posted details on a police involved shooting in
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that bass ♪ ♪ no trouble ♪ i'm all about that bass ♪ no trouble the question of the morning, can a pop song get too popular? that's what's being raised by james blunt this morning. there he is. okay. ♪ beautiful ♪ you're beautiful he's coming out against his own song. >> i'm still trying to figure that one out. >> i love this song. it's haunting. >> it is. >> he says he got sick of it. and we are going to investigate it. >> we're not, james. >> oh, t.j. shoholmes it going bring thattous. and this wild video, a swarm of motorcyclists on the highway,
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taunting an officer. unfortunately we're seeing this time and time again. >> can be so dangerous. and "gma" investigators an important warning this morning. a scam that could be targeting your home computer. what to do to protect yourself. and halloween is just a week away. buckle up. how color contacts could be damaging your eyes. >> you have to be careful with those. but first, a bizarre home invasion in florida. a pro golfer's wife shoots a man in the middle night, she says he was stalking her, he says she invited him. >> reporter: a frantic call. >> i need someone, someone was in my house. >> reporter: a home invader or a former lover? miche simpson was home alone with their daughter when the home alarm went off.
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according to the police report, simpson says someone came upstairs and opened the door. she saw a subject standing in the doorway. he began to back up and she pulled the trigger. >> i shot, oh, my god. >> reporter: that man, 23-year-old andrew noel, taking this photo seconds after being shot. >> we looked at each other, i turned around and she shot me. >> reporter: she filed a request for a restraining order, telling police he had been stalking her. but his story, much different. >> i had the codes and the keys to the house. she shot me from behind. >> reporter: the nature of the relationship remains in question. he claims in a sworn statement they were having an affair but had recently broken it off. >> we were romantic. we were having sex every day. >> reporter: on the night of the shooting, reportedly she texted him. >> she texts me and says that she's busy tomorrow.
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that her husband's out of town. that's like the code of coming over. >> reporter: but she told police they have never been involved in any sexual activity. abc news reached out to her and her attorney, but was declined comment. >> if he reasonably believes he was invited into the house, he's not going to be charged with a crime. if she reasonably believed that he was a threat to her, then she's not going to be charged with a crime. >> reporter: so far no charges have been filed. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> thanks paula for that. and now to the incredibly reckless driving on the highway in california. a group of motorcyclists doing dangerous stunts on the road, taunting a police officer trying to pull some of them over. investigators trying to track down the person who posted this video online. and brandi hitt has the story and join joins. >> reporter: good morning. this wild pursuit lasted about
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ten minutes. speeding by and performing dangerous stunts. now if caught, they could face criminal charge ss. motorcycle mayhem. the search is on for this swarm of 50 bikers seen here taking over a northern california highway. popping wheelies and standing on their seats. then look there on the right, the reckless riders taunting this california highway patrol officer trying to pull them over. even trying to talk to them over the loud hum of the bikes. but watch, this biker just waves at the officer to go away. >> as he would try to get into a position to make a stop on one bike, they would slow down. and then another one would break off and kind of speed up ahead. >> reporter: at one point you can hear one of the bikers laughing at his buddy swerving towards the officer. eventually the officer and another highway patrolman he called for ba e ed for backup d the pursuit, fearing it would
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put the public in danger. this isn't the first time we have seen a large group of bikers behaving badly. just this week, 100 motorcycle, dirt bike and atv riders took over the streets of philadelphia, weaving through traffic and blowing through lights. and in new york, nine bikers charged after chasing down an suv and beating the driver in front of his family. >> we ask absolutely that nobody try to take any type of law enforcement action into their own hands. >> reporter: california officers are looking for the person who posted this video online. their best evidence tracking down the bikers behind this joyride that could lead to jail time. and the search continue this is morning for this biker group. if you are surrounded and feel unsafe, lock your doors and stay at a safe speed. you can pull over. and if you really feel threaten threatened, call 911 and give your location. >> all great advice there, thank you. time again for the weather. is that an eclipse of the heart?
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>> it is. it's a -- ♪ turn around i'm not going to sing. it's a partial eclipse. in chicago, a couple of minutes. we have video where you can see it. so quickly, ever so quickly, and then the clouds came in. but either way, it was a great sight to see. now you can't see in the midsection. accidents and school delays in iowa. des moines town to a tenth of a mile. dubuque, kirsville, kansas city, half mile. take extra time or wait until you get out this morning if you're running into the fog. there is the warm air. it will result in something nice. indianapolis, 70 today, kansas city, 80, st. louis, 72, and memphis, 74. the warmth is moving up. florida, the stationary. >> reporter: thanks, ginger, david murphy on the terrace.
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and we're back now at 7:41 with "gma" investigators. a brazen phone scam as hackers pose as microsoft employees taking control of people's computers. and then hold their data storage -- hostage. the ftc is announcing this morning it shut down the company running this scam. selling these bogus services. matt gutman has the story. matt, this is insane. >> reporter: it is absolutely. and this morning the ftc announcing to us exclusively they are shutting down one of these major scammers worth $2.5 million. they are proliferating faster than global authorities can
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whack them down. taking advantage of harmless error messages already on your computer. >> my name is john. >> reporter: if it looks bad for your computer. >> we are receiving some critical warnings from your computer. >> reporter: it could be worse for your wallet. the i.t. guy isn't help, he's hacking. >> connect you to the windows technical team of microsoft. >> reporter: the ftc these conmen masquerade as employees for microsoft. cyber security experts warn -- >> there are going to be more of these. >> reporter: each scammer making hundreds of calls a day. kristina receiving one of them. the former school principal said earlier this year she got a popup with a dire warning. >> it said 400-some error messages noted by microsoft. call this number right away.
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we'll assist you. >> reporter: when she called, a man answered. >> he had a customer i.d. number for me. >> reporter: the man asked to connect to the computer. she let him take control remotely and never got it back. >> he says if you want everything that was there back, you know what you have to do. >> reporter: that doesn't sound like an i.t. guy, sounds like a street thug. >> that's what it sounds like. >> reporter: the guy said to buy a money card and send it to him. she was savvy enough to know what to do next. >> i hung up. >> reporter: microsoft tells "gma" investigators it would never call consumers asking for money. >> my name is john. >> reporter: but remember the scammer, john, we caught up with him by phone in calcutta. he says he quit the business. i wonder if you feel badly for having taken part in that? >> i do feel bad. i do feel bad. >> reporter: what do you do to protect yourself from people like john? first of all apple and microsoft
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are never going to call to hit you up for money. cyber security experts tell us update your antivirus software as often as you can. and the hardest one, change where are password, make it exotic and secret. change it often. >> doesn't take long. thank you so much. and coming up, can a pop song ever get too popular. james blunt has a lot to say about his song. we'll talk about it. and part of so many costumes that could be dangerous to your health. we'll explain. come on back.
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♪ you're beautiful we're going to get to the apology from james blunt. here's the twist, he's sorry for the hit there. "you're beautiful," saying he even got sick of hearing it because it was overplayed. t.j. holmes is over there. and blunt says he's sorry, which means we're going to hear it even more. >> now, george, can you imagine if this became a trend. we'd have singers apologizing every day for some song. maybe the young lady who sang this current song you're hearing. but before the story, issue a warning to our viewers. some of these songs can cause nausea, vomiting, headaches, and all-around irritation.
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from psy's gangnam style to lmfa o's party rock anthem, they're the hit songs that grow on you until they grow on your nerves. remember this song ♪ you're beautiful you couldn't turn on the radio or msv in 2005 without hearing those two words. even creeping its way into now i now pronounce you chuck and larry. ♪ you're beautiful >> gets me every time. >> reporter: now james blunt, the singer says he's sick of it. apologizing for the hit song that made him a household name. the 40 year crooner telling "hello" magazine this week the song was force fed and became annoying. >> we have seen this all the time from artists who want to start the next phase of their career. he's being hard on himself, but
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it's understandable to have that exasperation. >> reporter: he's not the only singer to speak about their viral songs. madonna said this to et canada in february. >> i hate my music. sick of it. >> reporter: and celine dion says even thinking about singing "my heart will go" is enough to make her sick. ♪ my heart will go on and on and on until over-played tracks sound less and less beautiful. ♪ you're beautiful it's true part of the reason for the apology is he's trying to get away from the persona. they aren't bad songs, you just hear them so much, once you hear it again, you're just like, give me a break. lara, i heard you like this song. >> i did. >> this is why you bonded just yet. >> you had me the day you said
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>> hey, everyone, i'm platt matt o'donnell, 7:56. we have more on what's geeing on on the schuylkill expressway. >> reporter: not one but two accidents causing a problem. this is the schuylkill expressway westbound approaching conshohocken. the other accident i showed you a half-hour ago. we had the tow truck on the scene. looked like they had been ready to clear that out, but not the case. it is still blocking the left lane. there was a fluid spill with this, partly of the problem. a 70 minute ride westbound from the vine to the blue route with no delay it it would be 14 minutes. it's a mess on the schuylkill expressway westbound because of these two accidents approaching
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conshohocken. look at the speeds in the single digits you're jammed from past montgomery drive to conshohocken. stick to ridge pike, 2 or route 30, lancaster avenue instead. a new accident blocking the left lane on the turnpike eastbound between downingtown and valley forge. expect delays there. >> ticking live look at center city philadelphia, kind of an interesting cloud formation there isn't it? >> reporter: that's alto flat clouds. take a look at temperatures we're cool, 57 in philadelphia and wilmington. below that in millville, allentown and down the shore. there's a breeze, as well. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a breezy and milder afternoon today with sun and clouds, high of 67. the weekend starts out great, sunny and nice saturday, 68 there. and on sunday breezy and cooler. 65 degrees, nice day although
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it's chillier with the breeze blowing. mostly sunny monday, 64. tuesday and wednesday we're in the 90s. >> all of our ebola coverage is in one place online at 6abc.com/ebola.
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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and halloween warning. could the color contacts you wear with your costume be damaging your eyes? had you can protect yourself right now. and "shark tank" your life. the sharks here. do you have what that takes to make millions? get ready to take the plunk. and "gma" investigators tailgating food safety. what you need to know before the weekend's big game. ♪ and brad pitt live you've never seen him before. >> is it hard for you to maintain a suntan? >> on the hot seat with zach pablo galavga galifianakis. the video going viral right now as we say -- >> good morning, america.
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big crowd out there in times square. and a big good morning from jake gyllenhaal in the social square. he's got a brand new movie coming out. >> "nightcrawler." >> hits close to home in the news business. he is great in this. >> really. he is creepily good. >> i love that. creepily good. >> can't wait. >> we will hear from him. in the social square. >> and d.j.irie right here. >> we know what he's not going to play. >> oh, look -- >> the posse he has around him. always good to have you here d.j.irie. and feel good friday. and a life-saving service for young people, taking teens off the street and giving them a second chance. and a young woman who's going to give back in her own way. >> that's a great organization.
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i'm a big supporter. can't wait to see that piece. and we want to "shark tank your life," everybody. lori is with us, one of the sharks. and we have four aspiring entrepreneurs. >> in the tank? >> yes. she's taking a dip. yeah, she's got the moves in the tank. she sure does, actually. and she's going to give them some great advice. she's going to tell them the truth. will their pitch, will it get through, robin? will they be able to sell it? go to the website to learn about them and vote for the two that you want to see. >> can we say all the sharks on the show, they are really into it. they're really into helping people. >> it's a lot of pressure. give us your pitch in five seconds. >> i know. >> it's impossible to turn off once you seat show too. amy is taking the day off, we have the news. and to the latest case of ebola diagnosed on u.s. soil. a new york city doctor testing positive last night after treating ebola patients in west africa. dr. craig penspencer is in
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isolation at a manhattan hospital. his fiance and two friends quarantined. he arrived from guinea on friday, before feeling ill he rode the subway, took a cab, went bowling. it is extremely unlikely that anyone else was infected. police in new york investigating if terrorism was the motive on a brutal attack on police officers. a man slashed at them with a hatchet. wounding two, one seriously, before he was shot and killed by another officer. it appears he's just an angry guy ranting about american policy overseas. the man in canada on the shooting rampage had been trying to get a passport and travel to syria. they are not linked him to any middle eastern extremist groups. he was recently homeless, and
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his angry behavior prompted a local mosque to ask him to leave. an eye-opening figure, a typical middle class american saved only $20,000 for retirement. that's only a fraction of what most analysts say is needed. and a first for queen elizabeth. her majesty just sent her first tweet. she was opening an exhibit at the science museum in london today, celebrating the history of information technology. tweeting, it's a pleasure to open the visit. she didn't seem to love the tweeting. while it was the first time, could be the last time that the queen tweets. and finally, there is no place like meridian, idaho. the annual corn maze is celebrating the 75th anniversary of "the wizard of oz." dorothy and her friends are on 1 million corn stalks across 20
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acres. that's nothing. who needs dorothy? do you recognize this lady? >> it's ginger. >> bin go, boom. >> yes, it is. >> it is ginger zee. immortalized in a corn field in her home state of michigan. i have always said -- >> you have not made it. >> you have not made it until you are carved into a corn field. >> i didn't know that was coming. full circle, my first job in tv was in a corn field in michigan. it's all coming together. >> what's the story with this corn field? >> i'm honored. >> seriously? >> i flew over it. took that picture, and tweeted it to me. >> isn't that great? >> so somebody that -- your face into their corn field. >> do you know how much work goes into carving a face into a corn field? >> don't turn this story dark. it's a happy, happy story, okay,
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lara. >> i think it's really nice. i do. >> beautiful. >> we all think it's nice. >> you're just jealous. >> congratulations. >> i am jealous. >> okay. we're going to turn to a health warning now. at halloween, so many people put on colored contact lenses, make them part of the costume. but they can cause damage if you don't have a prescription. reena ninan has the story. >> reporter: colored or decorated contact lenses like these may creep out your friends at halloween, but what's really scary is what non-prescription lenses can do to your eyes. the u.s. government is working to seize counter fit lenses illegally imported and not approved by the fda. 20,000 pairs have been seized this year. real contact lenses, even decorative ones, need a prescription to be dispensed. counter fit ones pose a danger to your eyes.
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>> infection, even blinding infection. this is the concern. >> reporter: ask julian ham elwho wore contact lenses from his gas station. >> i was trying to get into the modelling industry locally. >> reporter: but he scratched the cornea of his left eye, leafing it badly infected and perm nantly damage. >> i'm legally blind in the left eye. almost lost my eye. >> they are available on the internet. everyone though they are available, doesn't mean the lenses themselves are fda-approved. >> reporter: contacts should be dispensed by an eye care professional who can show them how to care for them, even the cool colored ones. >> you can pick up a pair of contact lenses for $20, $30, but a hospital bill, it's a whole lot different. >> i thought that's what's going happen, but here i am. >> reporter: reena ninan, abc news, new york. thanks for that. "pop news" and weather coming up. robin is in the social square
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right now. she just ran in. >> i was outside. you'll wait and see what i was outside playing with. now a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." the honeymoon is far from over for george clooney and amal. how they're celebrating their wedding. and tailgating safety, what you need to know before this weekend's big game. "shark tank your life." two of the entrepreneurs about to face off in the pitch battle with lori. she's answering your questions right now. this is what stopped me earlier. lori. oh, good questions. so much ahead here. happy friday, everybody. it's all coming up here in times square. oh, this is a good one. note 4? yep. smooth intro, man. and yes, that is the note 4. with the best screen we've ever put in a phone. do you guys think i should start mccoy? it's great for multi-tasking so you can get to all that important stuff. like this... ...and this. what're you doing? figuring out our costumes for the office party.
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george cloony and his new wife settling into married life. the party, it ain't over yet. e online has the invitation that her parents sent out to friends and family for a post-wedding bash at the house in southeast england on the thames. this saturday. it's a former private estate. now a hotel. just another way to continue their celebration. >> why not? >> why not? and brand new digs for jennifer lawrence. purchasing a 5500 square foot hampton-style house in los angeles. has a swimming pool and great amenities. it was built in 1991, has a history of famous owners before jennifer. including ellen degeneres and jessica simpson. the neighborhood brimming with big wigs, including ashton kutcher and mila kunis who moved down the block. >> baby sitting.
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>> i'm sure j. law will be like, totally. $15 an hour. i'm not a giant fan of the word hairy to describe situations. look at your face, robin. >> not worse than moist. >> moist is a problem word for me. but hairy i don't like either. but i don't know how to describe this dispute in oregon. it's a hairy situation. both organizations say they hold the world beard and mustache champions. there's a group in the u.s., and another in europe. and the europeans say our group is a sham. and that these photos are from the u.s. event. and the europeans claim that -- >> dr. -- >> looks like. >> colonel sanders. >> there's a championship being held this weekend in portland, oregon. >> might not be the championships. >> the europeans don't call it the championships. you guys are amateur hour with those handlebars. those are, like, a tight bike.
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>> that's a whole life. >> so anyway, long story short. this is a story that i will have to continue bringing to you in "pop news" until we get to the bottom of who is the real -- >> this could be a legal story, right? >> dan, will you weigh? >> yeah, to kerm whidetermine w of these two organization signature the legitimate. >> because the jury's out. >> that's right. the jury's out. >> we need the whole team on this one. thanks, lara. heat index coming up, ginger with the check of the weather. we have people from everywhere at the party in times square today. oklahoma to kansas city. so i'm guessing we say, go royals? >> correct. >> go royals. this corner certainly does. but san francisco, we want to support them as well and talk about the nor'easter pulling away from the northeast. any of you visiting new york city, things are going to get better and better through the weekend. trier and milder air pushing in. some of the numbers peeking up into the 60s for new york. mid-60s by the end of the
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weekend. and high wind warnings in s >> reporter: thanks, a lot, ginger, david murphy on the terrace. it's cool and breezy, temperatures in time 50s. we have a mix of sun and clouds. that's the story today, breezy, milder than yesterday high of 67. sun and clouds mix today. tomorrow, pleasant of sunshine, nice, too, high of 68. sunday we ease back a little bit behind a weak passing front. 65 is the high. monday, sunny, warm on tuesday, back to >> so amal and george clooney still celebrating their wedding. but it's your 30th birthday. you said, it was in april, but we celebrate all year long! >> happy birthday. >> take that, george and amal. we can celebrate too. good for you. first up in the heat index.
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we all know what happens around the water cooler. who hasn't found themselves caught in gossip at one point or another. a new study this morning, how engaging in gossip makes us feel. listening to positive gossip about others motivated some others to work harder. but those listening to negative gossip felt a sort of ego boost like they were the better place and the person. i hate that. >> a shot of freud. >> yeah, that's great. yeah. >> and when we first heard this, yeah, people do that. >> because, you know, my own crappy life, i guess it's not so bad. at least i do. >> someone else's misery -- >> it's not a good karma. >> it's karma that's not cool. >> pointing it out. >> we're here to psa. don't do it, people. chl >> everybody's got something. >> that's for sure. and brad pitt, finding
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himself between two ferns. you have seen this before. zach gal if i that kis is the insufferable host. brad, out promoting "fury." it's gotten more than 6 million clicks. take a look. >> is it hard for you to maintain a suntan? >> why? >> because you live in your life's shadow. tell me what it was like the first time that you laid eyes on angelina. it was like one of those classical love stories like when -- i don't know, like when ross first saw rachel. you know that show, "friends," have you seen that? ♪ i'll be there for you ♪ when the rain starts to -- >> i like that song. >> do you think people focus maybe too much on your looks and don't even, you know, realize that you're just an actor?
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>> next. >> you know, everybody is in on the joke on between two ferns. but it's still uncomfortable. >> it's his best role, brad's, right there. >> look at that. >> and zach's funny. turn now "gma" investigators. tailgating safety. so important during football season. what you don't know about keeping your food safe can cause all kinds of discomfort. we put tailgaters to the test, linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: this competition not just on the field. football fans also fired up about their tailgates. but how safe is the food they're serving? >> we put our food out and keep it out all day long.
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>> reporter: "gma" investigators as the university of south carolina's homecoming game to put some tailgaters to the test. any sweat? but will they be as confident after an inspection from the university's food safety expert, neal smoke. neal says raw meat contamination is the biggest culprit for sidelines tailgaters. >> on the bottom. >> reporter: keep your meats -- and always bring a thermometer to ensure hamburgers, chicken and hot dogs are cooked to 165. >> 165, they are well done. >> reporter: grill master don is doing the right thing by wearing disposable gloves. >> no contamination on his hands. >> reporter: neal said any food left out should be covered. >> there's a fly on there. cover some stuff. keeps the flies off, gnats off, a good technique.
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>> reporter: the first tailgate did well, and neal thinks they would pass a restaurant inspection. on the other side of the stadium, stephanie and linn, ready to tackle their tailgating competition. >> i think we're going to do well. >> reporter: neal encouraging them to only put out small amounts. >> change it often. >> the rest is in the cooler. >> reporter: and points for the cooler placement. >> cooler in the shade. >> i get the credit, right? >> always. >> reporter: but the deli sandwiches? how long have they been out here? >> two hours. >> those ought to be discarded. >> e. coli, salmonella. leaving it out too long and the bacteria growing. >> reporter: even with that infraction, neal also gives them an a. >> an a. >> reporter: tailgating, meant to be fun. but if you do get sick, doctors
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suggest intercepting the symptoms. >> if they continedon't resolve hours, seek medical attention. >> reporter: linzie janis, columbia, south carolina. and watch abc's college gameday tomorrow. the crew is in baton rouge for lsu and ole miss. >> mississippi state's number one. that's ole miss, number 3, mississippi state, number one. i'm sorry, it's good times. >> robin, penn state plays ohio state this weekend. very big weekend for me. i'm with you, you're with me. >> let's tail gait. time now for shark tanking your life. we're here with lori, "shark tank" host extraordinaire. and our viewers have been voting all morning to decide which of these entrepreneurs and their inventions will face off. it's the as seen on tv pitch competition. or in this case, they all want to be seen on tv.
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we have, of course, the wrap-a-roo, the lift, and the baby soothe massager. and tailgate in a box. drum roll please. and the top two in our viewer vote are -- the lift and instagate. so congratulations, guys. you guys will be going head-to-head. get ready. start thinking about it. meanwhile, i'm going to talk to lori for a second. lori, what advice do you have for these people? not a lot of time, need to make an impact. >> first of all, get an ip attorney, it's worth it. make sure people want and need your product. pound the pavement. do your questionnaire, show them your product, would you buy this, do you like it, do you need it, what would you pay? >> are you ready. >> i am. >> and matt with burger lift.
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>> we ate 50 billion burgers last week. three per person per week. the best are the juicest. but one delicious bite can leave a mess of juice. who wants a burger on that? the solution is the burger lift. elevating above the plate, away from the juices. it keeps your buns dry and your burger intact. lift your buns with the burger lift. >> catchy. very catchy. anything you can do to lift your buns i think is a winner. what do you think, lori? >> it's clever. definitely unique. nothing out there like it. i think it has some merit. only question is, how many people would use it? >> right. thank you. >> all right. so instagate. here we go. instagate. >> hello, i'm matt mcclain, and this is the instagate tailgate in a box. all you need to tailgate,
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barbecue or picnic all in one easy and affordable package. it looks like just another box until you open it up, and you see it's a whole lot more. and it has a cooler, locking in place with the hinges. and ten other tailgating essentials. and what's a tailgate without a grill? >> wow. >> the best part is, it's all made from biodegradable and recyclable materials. bring the fun and recycle it when you're done. >> bring the fun, recycle when you're done. matt, i don't think he missed a thing. matt, how much? >> we're still figuring it out. we had it on the kickstarter at a special of $39. >> lift our buns or start tailgating. >> buns was great, but the tail gaiting, that's really a party in a box. and everything is there. solves problem. >> and your burgers and drinks fit inside too. >> so i think it's time.
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>> yeah. lori. [ applause ] >> the "shark tank" trophy has been chosen. matt with instagate. i love the bun lifter. down with. both are great. tune into lori on "shark tank" happening tonight at 9:00. right here on abc. and we'll be right back with jake gyllenhaal
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>> breaking news at 8:27 police are investigating reports of a shooting in the tacony section of philadelphia. it was reported at 7:50 a.m. with the location being the 6700 block of torresdale avenue. police have shut down the area as they investigate. let's turn to karen rogers for a look at traffic. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, the big mess is on the schuylkill expressway. both accidents have cleared westbound toward conshohocken. westbound traffic is jammed from girard to catch catch. 34 minute ride westbound, last time i talked to you it was 70 minute ride. we're doing better on the schuylkill expressway. we talked about the schuylkill expressway today, how about i-95 no accidents jammed from bridge
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to girard. 16 miles per hour. tacony-palmyra is scheduled to go up at 8:30, stick to the betsy ross bridge instead. we have a glass leak in chester county phoenixville bridge street is closed near main stick to nut road. >> david murphy has the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: good morning, matt, we have sun mixing with clouds across the region right now. cool, 57 degrees in philadelphia right now. and a bit of a breeze blowing. 54 in trenton, 54 in allentown. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, shows a high of 67 this afternoon, milder than yesterday, breezy, but with a mix of sun and clouds it's easier a better day. sunny and nice tomorrow, 68 degrees, sunday, breezy and cooler, 65 degrees the eagles are down in arizona where it will hit 90. they have a retractible roof on the stadium, and they probably close it because of the heat. mostly sunny, monday, 64. back in the 70s tuesday. >> the great valley patriots
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♪ [ cheers and applause ] d.j.irie. spinning us into the weekend. and taking us to funky town right now. did you finally make this woman's day? where's the sign? there it is. i love george stephanopoulos. she -- >> that's a big triumph right there. thank you. that's making me feel good. and it is feel good friday this friday morning. we have a great story about a young woman down on her luck getting help to turn her life around through an organization, and we're going to talk about how she's giving back right now. and this story is going to make your day. >> can't wait for that. also, though, we have been
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getting a ton of videos for the shake it off contest. now we have hundreds and hund d hundreds of submissions, hoping to be vips, we are so impressed with the creativity. we have to show you some. check it out. ♪ but i keep we made the call, asking our viewers to show us how they shake it puff. and hundreds of fans answered, shaking from all corners of the country, even underwater. from 7-year-old gia and her pals, they play the song every morning before school. >> this song shakes it off. >> to florida where 21-year-old allison and her sorority seniors won't stop moving to the song. and their harnts aren't going to break, break, break, they keep on dancing on their own. in new york, 16-year-old karly and her girls have this -- >> number one in our charts, number one in our hearts.
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>> who will come to new york city so see taylor perform? the big announcement is just days ago. >> fwam "gm"good morning americ love you! >> that's fun. swi taylor swift. really good. taylor is going to be here live on monday to tell us what she thinks about the amazing have is and to surprise the winner. she'll be back next thursday, blowing us away with a concert. you can see more submissions on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. >> did you see jimmy kimmel? she shut down hollywood. so glad she's with us next week. it's time for feel good friday. we need this today with an organization making a huge difference in so many young people's live opinions there are a staggering 1.6 million children who don't have a place to lay their heads. and last night, people inspired to do something about it.
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gio benitez slept out on the street at covenant house in new york. he's joining us to tell us about it. how was your night? >> it was cold, noisy, but so eye-opening. a lot of brave souls here for a very special cause. take a look. meet 20-year-old nigeria. born, raised and thriving right here in new york city. here you are, overlooking manhattan. >> i don't think there's any other better place that i could be. >> reporter: but jouust two mons ago, she was on the streets. her parents dying when she was young. show wound up in foster care. >> when i got to my fostermore's home, she wasn't accepting i was a lesbian. i cress dressed like a tomboy. >> reporter: don't dress like that. >> change clothes or leave. >> reporter: she spent nights in subway cars. >> you forget to stop, and i'll be one of those people.
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>> reporter: then everything changed. >> welcome to mi casa. >> reporter: all right. she found covenant house, a life-saving steppingstone for young people. northea she's on track to get a life of her own and training to be a nurses aid. a lot of people are helping you, but you will help people. >> i hope i am, i love people. >> reporter: but overnight, it was our turn to spread the love. ♪ covenant houses across the country rescue thousands of young people like her every year, but now taking it to a whole new level. they're challenging me and 60 others from lenox advisers to sleep out here in the sleeping bags. it's cold, windy, it's going to be tough. but all to show america that these kids are not alone. >> it's very cold out. if the kids can do it, we can do it. >> that's right. >> reporter: look who is here, nigeria. you need the nurses license, a lot of people need your help in
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the morning. >> the covenant house sleep out raised $7 million over the last three years. that's how we keep the doors open. >> what's this? >> wind guard. >> i have a feeling a lot of us aren't sleeping tonight. it's 1:15 in the morning inside my bunk. so many sleeping out so others don't have to. and this group already raising $125 grand overnight. and look here, the beautiful future nurse nigeria and rick from the corporate sponsors. you want to talk to them, take it away. >> i do. thank you all, nigeria, so happy you're finishing the job. you're graduating today. what does it mean to you to see people like rick and others that are sleeping out overnight to bring awareness to what's going on in this country? >> it just gives me hope to know that people will take time out of their day, even though they
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don't have to be here, just to raise awareness for us youth that don't have the things that people usually have. i'm just grateful for that. >> it does bring an awareness like that. and rick, i have known you a long time. you have been doing this for a number of years. just explain to people what it's like and why you're doing this. >> well, robin, i think it's a -- probably have 60 or 70 people here and in l.a. also that slept out. you know, experiencing homelessness is a very, very humbling experience. and it's something that everybody should do. just to see what these kids go through on a nightly basis. and the covenant house is just an amazing, amazing place where kids that come in come from broken homes. they've either been physically or sexually abused, they've been neglected, they've been thrown out of their homes like nigeria was. and the covenant house brings them in, gives them shelter, job
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couns counseling. support. but gives them hope. hope they can make a difference and get their lives on track. the goal is for the covenant house to raise awareness and do corporate sleep outs. go to the covenanthouse.org, and sleep out, raise money, do their own corporate sleepout. >> and young people like nigeria standing next to you, they want a helping hand. they don't want a handout, a helping hand. that's what covenant house does. are you excited about graduating today and going on to be a nurses aid, nigeria? >> i'm superexcited to graduate today. i get my cna on monday. it's my dream job. to have that step in the door, start my career. i'm ecstatic. >> and we are for you. hey, nigeria, and rick, thank you. and gio, thank you as well.
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he sent this remarkable e-mail overnight. and go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. now to ginger for the final check of the weather. >> that was a really nice story. let's check off your bucket list. you're here. we'll invite you to new york city. let's go ahead and check the forecast for florida. south florida. such a rainy week. and some places seeing major flooding. now a much drier weekend. miami going to 77, daytona beach, 77. fly across the nation. find some of the nicer . >> reporter: thanks a lot ginger, we have a mix of sun and clouds, david murphy with your update. this afternoon milder than yesterday, 67 a breeze blowing. 68 and sunny saturday, back to "g.m.a." >> all that weather brought to
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you by carmax. i see 102nd birthday. celebrating that, but it's perfect weather to stay in tonight and watch this. "say yes to the dress." yes, i am saying yes to the dress tonight. see me, my friends, they helped me select and tailer my dream dress and came to the wedding. the whole show, going to show you a lot going on from the shores of lake michigan. celebrating again tonight on tlc. i love looking at the video. robin. >> all right, thank you very much. jake gyllenhaal's new movie "nightcrawler" hits theaters on halloween a week from today. but critics are raving about his performance. calling it transformative. he plays a stringer, a photographer who sells footage mostly to local news stations. >> i run a successful tv news business. we film breaking stories. maybe you saw my item this morning, the fatal carjacking. >> no, i don't have tv.
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but that sounds cool. >> do you have a cell phone? >> yeah. >> does it have gps? >> yes, it does. >> congratulations, you're hired. >> okay. >> oh, that was an interesting dynamic between the two. welcome back here to "good morning america," jake gyllenhaal it's been a while. i was telling you, i didn't to want give up too much when i was talking to you before we started here. okay, your character, lou. has issues. a little creepy. but you find yourself rooting for the guy. >> it's a success story. he's a stranger character, but it's a success story. it's about a guy who starts a company and it grows and grows and grows. that's the basis of the whole story. >> and i think that people are going to be shocked, but they're going to find a little bit of themselves in lou. in some ways. >> in some ways. i think, yeah, there's an ambition to him. a drive to this character, getting the footage and build
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this company. it's something a lot of people relate to. and when you need to build a company and build something, that kind of ruthlessness is essential. it's a competitive world. >> it very much is. you were bummed out when a scene would end. >> yeah. the writing in this movie is the best writing, really, i've got ton say. it's -- it's just so funny and sort of scary and brilliant. dn gilroy, who wrote and directed the movie wrote a brilliant screen play. i memorized the whole thing like a play. every time we would finish a scene, i would be bummed because i didn't have the next night to perform in front of an audience. it was done. it was done an film. >> a lot of it was scripted. but i wanted to go back when i read that you didn't mean for this to happen. the mirror scene. it wasn't suppose to go as far as you did, just the moment hit you. >> we tried a lot of things. the character is funny at times
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and crazy at times. try different things with speeches, and some scenes go really out of control. other ones, keep it more tame. and i was in front of the mirror. and we were shooting in front of the mirror, brushing my teeth and combing my hair. and i decided to scream at the mirror in a fit of improve. i hit the mirror and it broke. that was that, and it's in the movie. >> broadway debut, you must be excited about that. >> i am. i just saw my sister on broadway last night in her show "the real thing." and he's incredible. it's pretty cool. i'm going ton broadway too. we'll be on broadway at the same time. i'm excited. it's "consolations." it's a beautiful play. a love story. >> wonderful. you're a beautiful man. >> come on. >> yes, you are. they didn't hit you too hard. >> you're a beautiful woman. so thank you. >> we're not supposed to say too beautiful because it's been played too much.
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we won't play that song right now. you're a great sport. and wish you the best. >> thank you. >> and "nightcrawler" opens nationwide on halloween. it's perfect. that's friday. coming up, ed
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what's the truth on taxes? factcheck.org says it's tom corbett who's being dishonest. they say tom wolf has a plan to reduce income taxes for the middle class and cut local property taxes. and tom corbett? it's corbett who slashed education by a billion dollars...
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...and now almost 80% of school districts plan to raise property taxes. and it's corbett who's increasing gas taxes by 28 cents a gallon. tom corbett. desperate and dishonest. i'm here with edward norton. one of the stars of the outstanding new movie, "birdman." norton has a take on a theater actor who takes himself very
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seriously. watch his first rehearsal with the director and birdman, played by michael keaton. >> something i have. >> and they are no longer locaters to the job loyalty promised to earlier generations. what i believe -- >> actually, that was jake's movie. we saw that a while back. do we have the clip from "birdman"? here we go. >> i don't even know the guy, okay, what's your point? >> what's my point. >> yeah, what's your point. you say spit it out. what are you saying? you say love is absolute. >> yes, yes, the kind of love that i'm talking about. it is absolute. the kind of love that i'm talking about you don't -- you don't try to kill people. >> yeah. good. >> how did he do? edward norton is here right now. we got the right clip up there. both good movies. and i love your character and the way you play it in this
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movie. he's the most actorry actor out there. >> he takes it maybe a little bit too seriously. >> but it's so good, and looks like you had so much fun sending up the whole atmosphere. everything about broadway. >> it's -- there's certain movie it is you're an actor or a fan of films, when you -- "tootsy" or "network," movies that speak behind the skin of those cultural forms that we're all fans of. and sometimes those -- those are just very special. and as soon as i read this, i knew it was a very special one. >> and you could tell everyone clicking with each other and with the director. >> it was -- it was really like -- i said to someone earlier, it was -- it was -- when you get into making movies. when you see those movies of your youth that make you want to make movies. this was one of those experiences. it was -- it was everything --
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it was everything you get into the trade of film for because it was just -- it's wildly, wildly inventive. it's one of those film s i can say for sure you have never seen this film. it's an incredibly original experience. just the whole experience. >> i couldn't agree with you more. we have all seen it and loved it and talked with the cast. and you were brilliant. i wish we had more time. we don't. >> thank you. >> and up next, kenny chesney reveals his big
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now country megastar kenny chez any. he has a new album and stopped by with big news. good to see you again. >> good to see you. >> 15th studio album. you love being on the road, you kind of missed that. >> i missed that a lot. i made a choice to take the year off the road. because i knew the record that i
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had in mind, that i wanted to make, i couldn't mail that in. couldn't balance both worlds, being on the road and being creative in the studio. we took 2014 off the road to solely work on music and be -- be create i have. and take our time being creative. >> taking that year off and just taking a deep breath. >> it felt great. and i feel amazing. >> that revival, is that part of the title? >> that's why we call issed "the big revival." but the title alone did hit straight to the heart to how i felt in this year off in the studio and making this music that -- that will rattle the audience's cage. >> so you take the year off. approaching 2015. >> yes. >> come on, what are you going to do for us? >> we are officially going back on the road in 2015. i'm excited about that. >> yes. >> we are going to set up everything. we're going to set the circus tents up again and we're going
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to do play music. and i'm really excited about it. i get asked a lot, what do you miss the most this year? what's the one thing you can't live without? it's the first note of every night. that's the thing that's anticipated the most by us as a band. and as a road family. it's the shared moment. the first time you see each other. and that's my favorite part of the night. that's what i missed most and looking forward to the most about 2015. we're calling it the big revival tour. and we're going to do about 55 cities. 18 to 20 of those are stadium shows. the rest are arenas and am if i theat theaters. looking forward to that it. >> how do you keep the passion? >> we have fun. we genuine low have a blast. it's a lot of work, but a lot of fun too. and that's the motto we have lived by on the road. we work hard and play harder. >> what do you want to say to no shoes nation?
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>> well, i want -- i -- first of all, i want to thank them for loving the music. and i can't wait to be out there and to touch their hands again. and like i said, rattle their cage and feel their energy. it's going to be a lot of fun. it is. it's going to be a lot of music. it's going to be -- you talk about passion, it's going to be energetic. it's going to be rocking. it's going to be everything that you hoped to have in a concert and a day of music. >> thank you. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> i know you are. the and tour kicks off in nashville march 26th. that's kenny's birthday. come on, d.j., hit me with a little kenny chesney on the way out. there you go. we'll be right back. this is ceo tom macarthur's world.
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♪ everybody, a good day. thanks to d.j. irie. taylor swift on monday. have a great day, everybody. >> breaking right now chopper 6 is live over newark high school in delaware where police evacuated the school buildings
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this morning, and if the process of doing so some fights broke out. as you see police directed the students to the football stands where many remain right now. police arrested 11 students at the same school back on monday of this week because of a pair of fights. let's turn now to karen rogers for a look at traffic odds friday morning. >> reporter: hey, matt, both accidents on the schuylkill expressway westbound has cleared. this is norm delay on the schuylkill expressway, normal still slow. so westbound jammed from the boulevard to gladwyn and again approaching conshohocken. 26 minute ride that's nothing. it was a 70 minute riled an hour ago. westbound on the turnpike approaching mid county, speeds 42 miles per hour blocking the left lane. a gas leak in phoenixville bridge treated is closed near main, use nut as the alternate. >> david murphy has the accuweather forecast.
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>> reporter: cool and breezy on the terrace with a mix of clouds and sun. we have jumped up to 58 degrees in philadelphia. but coat weather. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a high 667, that's ten degrees better than yesterday. sunny and nice tomorrow, 68. george owlings start to the weekend -- gorgeous start to the weekend. breezy and cooler sunday, 65. by the middle of next week we're celebrating the 0s. >> coming up on "action news" at noon tracing the steps of new york city ebola patient. we'll have a full report from manhattan hospital where's being treated now. "live" with kelly and michael is next. i'm matt
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announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the series, "deal with it," howie mandel. and from film, television, and broadway actor, gretchen mol. plus, it's big, really big. "live" proudly prevents "america's biggest pumpkin." ll next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪