Good Morning America Top Stories – Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Intro >> George: GOOD MORNING AMERICA. DANGEROUS HEAT AND WILD FIRES IN THE WEST. FLOODING IN THE SOUTH. LATE SEASON HEAT WAVE IN THE WEST. 60 MILLION AMERICANS IN FIVE STATES. PHOENIX TOPS 100 FOR THE 100TH DAY THIS YEAR. FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE THE BEAR FIRE IN CALIFORNIA FORCING EVACUATIONS. PLUS THE FLASH FLOODS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. AND THE LAND SLIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CALIFORNIA. >> Rebecca: COUNTDOWN TO THE DEBATE. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS SET TO OUTLINE A NEW ECONOMIC POLICY AS WE LEARN NEW DETAILS ABOUT HOW SHE'S PREPARING FOR HER FIRST FACE-OFF WITH FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> George: SPYING FOR CHINA. A FORMER TOP AIDE OF NEW YORK GOVERNORS CHARGED. ACCUSED OF TAKING MILLIONS IN KICKBACKS TO BUY UPSCALE HOMES AND A FERRARI. WHAT HER ATTORNEYS ARE SAYING THIS MORNING. >> Michael: ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE. A TOP FBI OFFICIAL OVERSEEING TEAMS LOOKING INTO FRAUD AND SCAMS IS HERE LIVE. THE URGENT WARNING AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR MONEY. >> Rebecca: GROUNDED. WHY ONE MAJOR AIRLINE ISN'T FLYING SOME OF ITS AIR BUS FLEETS. >> George: MIRACULOUS RECOVERY. NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE 49ERS ROOKIE RICKY PEARSALL. WHAT HIS TEAMMATES ARE SAYING AS THE 17-YEAR-OLD CHARGED IN THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IS CHARGED. >> Rebecca: ROBIN IS WITH ABBOTT ELEMENTARY'S QUINTA BRUNSON. WHY SHE'S EXCITED FOR THE EMMYS AND MORE ABOUT THE NEW SEASON. ♪ I'M NEVER GONNA NOT DANCE ♪ >> Michael: DANCING INTO THE SEMIFINALS. OVERNIGHT, A BIG WIN, SET FOR A FACE-OFF WITH FELLOW AMERICAN TAYLOR FRITZ, WHILE JESSICA PAGULA LOOKS TO JOIN EMMA NAVARRO. PLUS, GET READY FOR THE BIG REVEAL RIGHT HERE IN TIMES SQUARE. >> LET'S DANCE. >> Michael: WHO WILL STRIKE A POSE IN THE BALLROOM? FROM THE FIELD TO THE DANCE FLOOR, THIS SEASON WILL BE A SLAM DUNK. EVERYONE'S WATCHING. IT'S A WHOLE FAMILY MATTER. LISTEN FOR THE CLUES. WE'RE NOT SPELLING IT OUT FOR YOU. >> WHO WILL BE MY PARTNER? >> Michael: IT'S A "DANCING WITH THE STARS" TIMES SQUARE TAKEOVER. >> Announcer: LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE, THIS IS "GOOD MORNING AMERICA." >> George: THERE'S A WHOLE LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES THIS MORNING. [ LAUGHTER ] GOOD MORNING. EXCITING MORNING. WE HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL. GOOD MORNING AMERICA. >> Rebecca: GOOD MORNING. WE HOPE YOU WERE LISTENING TO ALL THOSE CLUES FROM MICHAEL. ALSO AHEAD, WHY AGES 44 AND 60 ARE SUCH A BIG DEAL. WE'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN THE RADICAL SHIFT THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON HEALTH. >> Michael: BUT WE BEGIN WITH THE EXTREME WEATHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE WEST. MILLIONS ARE ON ALERT FOR HEAT AND FIRE, AS TEMPERATURES SOAR IN THIS SEPTEMBER HEAT WAVE. PLUS THE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. GINGER STARTS US OFF WITH ALL OF THIS. GOOD MORNING, Ginger Zee forecast GINGER. >> Ginger: HEY, GOOD MORNING. WHEN WE SHOW YOU A HIGH WATER RESCUE WE OFTEN SHOW YOU FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. FROM INSIDE A HIGH WATER RESCUE, HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. HAD TO BE INCREDIBLY TERRIFYING. LUCKILY, THIS MAN GOT OUT. THE ALAMO HEIGHTS AND SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENTS CAME TOGETHER TO GET HIM AND SICK OTHER DRIVERS, JUST ON THIS ROAD ALONE OUT. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN FELL QUICKLY. THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN. THEY NEEDED IT BECAUSE THEY WERE IN DESPERATE DROUGHT SITUATIONS BUT IT CAME REALLY QUICKLY. FROM GALVESTON AND HOUSTON, RIGHT THROUGH MOST OF LOUISIANA, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI INTO ALABAMA. WE'VE HAD ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. THIS SYSTEM HAS ALREADY SHOWN US HOW SLOW IT'S MOVING. KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. THEN THE WEST AND HEAT. THEY DO HAVE HEAT WAVES THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS SUMMER WE ARE COMING OFF THE HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD FOR DOZENS OF CITIES. FROM HARTFORD TO FT. LAUDERDALE TO THE WESTERN ONES LIKE PHOENIX, WHICH BROKE LAST YEAR'S SUPER HOT. THEY'VE BEEN 100 DEGREES FOR 100 DAYS IN A ROW AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT'S GOING TO STOP. THAT SMASHES THE OLD RECORD OF 76 DAYS. LAS VEGAS HAD THE ALL TIME 120 OVER THE SUMMER. AND THEN LOOK AT THIS. WE'VE GOT THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS UP TO WASHINGTON STATE, OREGON. THAT BIG RIDGE IS GONNA STICK AROUND SO YOU SEE THOSE NUMBERS. COULD SEE RECORDS FROM PORTLAND TO SEATTLE AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THE WEEK. MICHAEL, YOU WONDERED YOU'RE GOING TO L.A., NEED YOUR TANK TOP, YES. IT'S GOING TO BE HOT. >> Michael: I HAVE GOT MY SHORTS. I'M READY. Countdown to the debate >> Ginger: YOU GOT IT. >> George: THANK YOU, GINGER. JUST SIX DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BETWEEN KAMALA HARRIS AND DONALD TRUMP. RACHEL SCOTT IS TRACKING THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN. LET'S START WITH MARY BRUCE WHO IS COVERING THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN. GOOD MORNING, MARY. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, GEORGE. WELL, KAMALA HARRIS IS OUT TRYING TO BRING HER ECONOMIC POLICY IMAGES INTO FOCUS. SHE'S GOING TO BE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHILE SHE'LL BE OUTLINING HER PLAN TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY EXPANDING TAX DEDUCTIONS TO $50,000. SHE'LL ALSO ANNOUNCE EFFORTS TO REDUCE RED TAPE AND EASE REGULATIONS INCLUDING CREATING A STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS IS ALL PART OF HER GOAL TO HELP START 25 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES IF ELECTED. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WE EXPECT HER TO BE LARGELY OFF OF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS SHE GETS READY FOR THE DEBATE NEXT WEEK. SHE'S TAKING THE UNUSUAL STEP OF HUNKERING DOWN IN A KEY BATTLEGROUND. SHE WILL BE IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, STUDYING UP FOR HER FIRST EVER FACE TO FACE ENCOUNTER WITH DONALD TRUMP. IT WILL GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO GET OUT THERE AND DO SOME INFORMAL CAMPAIGNING WHILE AILES STUDYING UP. SOURCES TELL US SHE'S ALREADY BEEN DOING MOCK DEBATES. HER PLAN IS TO NOT GO DOWN ANY RABBIT HOLES BUT FOCUS ON ISSUES AND PIVOT AND ATTACK TRUMP. SHE'S GOING TO TRY AND REVERSE HOW TO KEEP COOL, HOW TO STAY CALM, WHILE ALSO GOING AFTER TRUMP AND, YES, ALSO TRYING TO GET UNDER HIS SKIN. >> George: NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO RACHEL SCOTT WHO'S TRACKING THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN. NOT ONE FOR TRADITIONAL DEBATE PREP. >> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP HAS NEVER BEEN A FAN OF ANY FORMAL TRADITIONAL DEBATE PREP SO I'M TOLD THERE WILL BE NO MOCK DEBATES FOR THE FORMER PRESIDENT. INSTEAD HE'S REVIEWING POLICY WITH A SMALL GROUP OF ADVISER. HIS CAMPAIGN HAS BROUGHT ON FORMER CONGRESS WOMAN TOLSI GABBERT. SHE WAS ONCE A RIVAL TO KAMALA HARRIS DURING THE 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION. SHE CHALLENGED HER ON THAT DEBATE STAGE. THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL MOMENT OF THIS CAMPAIGN. THIS IS NOT THE FACE-OFF THAT DONALD TRUMP WANTED. HE WANTED TO RUN AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN ESPECIALLY AFTER HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE IN THAT DEBATE. SINCE BIDEN HAS EXITED THE RACE, TRUMP HAS REALLY HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO DEFINE VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS. HIS ADVISERS HAVE BEEN URGING HIM TO STEER FROM THE PERSONAL ATTACKS, STAY FOCUSED ON THE MESSAGE AND THOSE CRITICAL ISSUES, ESPECIALLY THE ONE WHERE HE HAS AN EDGE ON HARRIS, EDUCATION, CRIME, THE ECONOMY. IMMIGRATION. THE FORMER PRESIDENT WILL BE DOING A TOWN HALL TODAY. THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS DELIVERING REMARKS TOMORROW AND HOLDING A RALLY IN WISCONSIN THIS WEEKEND. EVEN THOSE CLOSE TO TRUMP ADMIT THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH VERSION OF HIM WILL SHOW UP ON THAT DEBATE STAGE. GEORGE? >> George: WILL BE A BIG NIGHT. OKAY, RACHEL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU CAN SEE THE DEBATE Former deputy chief of staff to New York’s governor being charged as apparent Chinese agent TUESDAY NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON ABC. MICHAEL? >> Michael: THANK YOU, GEORGE. NOW THE FORMER AIDE FOR TWO NEW YORK GOVERNORS CHARGED WITH ACTING AS AN AGENT FOR CHINA ALLEGEDLY IN EXCHANGE FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT AARON KATERSKY HAS THE STORY. GOOD MORNING, AARON. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO YOU, MICHAEL. IF THESE ALLEGATIONS PROVE TWO THEY SHOW A REMARKABLE ATTEMPT TO INFILTRATE GOVERNMENT AND INFLUENCE POLICY. ACCORDING TO THE INDICTMENT ALL IT TOOK WAS A WILLING STATE OFFICIAL, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND A DELICACY OF DUCK. THIS MORNING LINDA SUN, A FORMER AIDE TO TWO NEW YORK GOVERNORS, IS OUT ON BOND AFTER SHE WAS CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR CHINA. SUN IS A NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZEN BORN IN CHINA AND WAS ON THE NEW YORK STATE PAYROLL FOR MORE THAN A DECADE RISING TO BECOME DEPUTY HOCHOL'S DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF BEFORE BEING FIRED. SHE EVEN APPEARED IN THIS VIDEO PROMOTING LEADERSHIP. >> EQUITY, MAKE SURE ALL THE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE HAVE EQUAL ACCESS. >> Reporter: AT THE SAME TIME, FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAID SUN ACTED AS AN UNDISCLOSED AGENT OF CHINA WORKED TO PREVENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TAIWANESE GOVERNMENT FROM MEETING WITH HIGH RANKING NEW YORK STATE OFFICIALS, TRYING TO SHAPE THE PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO GOVERNORS CUOMO AND HOCHOL. TO ALIGN WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S POLITICAL PRIORITIES. SUN SEEN IN THIS IMAGE, INCLUDED IN THE INDICTMENT WHERE PROSECUTORS SAY SHE MET WITH LEADERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. SHE EVEN TWEAKED A LUNAR NEW YEAR MESSAGE SO IT WOULD NOT REFER TO THE PLIGHT OF WEGERS A MUSLIM GROUP CHINA HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF TARGETING FOR GENOCIDE. IN EXCHANGE, SUN ALLEGEDLY TOOK MILLIONS IN KICK BACKS AND HER HUSBAND IS CHARGED WITH LAUNDERING THE MONEY, ENABLING THE COUPLE TO BUY A $3.5 MILLION HOME ON LONG ISLAND. THE FBI RAIDED THE PLACE. THERE'S ALSO A $2 MILLION CONDO IN HONOLULU, FERRARI, AND DUCK PREPARED BY A CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S PERSONAL CHEF. THE INDICTMENT QUOTING SUN MESSAGING A CHINESE OFFICIAL, I VERY MUCH VALUE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CONSULATE AND HAVE DONE MANY THINGS TO MAKE THE RELATIONSHIP FLOURISH. >> I'M FURIOUS AND I'M OUTRAGED AND ACTUALLY SHOCKED AT HOW BRAZEN HER BEHAVIOR WAS. IT WAS A BETRAYAL OF TRUST. THE TRUST OF GOVERNMENT, THE TRUST OF THE PEOPLE AND I'LL TELL YOU THIS. THE SECOND WE DISCOVERED SOME LEVELS OF MISCONDUCT, WE FIRED HER. WE ALERTED THE AUTHORITIES. >> Reporter: SUN'S ATTORNEYS TELLING ABC NEWS OVERNIGHT WE ARE DISAPPOINTED BY THE FILING OF THESE CHARGES WHICH ARE INFLAMMATORY AND APPEAR TO BE THE PRODUCT OF AN OVERLY AGGRESSIVE PROSECUTION. LINDA SUN AND HER HUSBAND EACH PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE ARRAY OF CRIMINAL CHARGES. THEY'RE FREE ON BOND THIS MORNING. THEIR CASE IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES PROSECUTORS HAVE BROUGHT MEANT TO STOP CHINA FROM TRYING TO SECRETLY WIELD INFLUENCE IN ALL CORNERS OF AMERICAN LIFE. >> George: QUITE A STORY. OKAY, AARON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW THE LATEST ON THE WAR IN GAZA. DOJ charges Hamas U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGED MULTIPLE SENIOR HAMAS LEADERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACK WHILE DEMONSTRATORS FACE OFF WITH POLICE IN ISRAEL DEMANDING A CEASE FIRE TO BRING THE HOSTAGES HOME. MARCUS MOORE IS IN TEL AVIV. GOOD MORNING, MARCUS. >> Reporter: GEORGE, GOOD MORNING. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHARGING THE HEAD OF HAMAS FOR HIS ALLEGED ROLE IN THE DEADLY ATTACKS AND KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZENS HERE IN ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7TH. ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND POINTING TO THE TERROR GROUP'S KILLING OF MORE THAN 1,200 PEOPLE INCLUDING 40 AMERICANS. DOJ ACCUSED SIX TOP LEADERS OF, QUOTE -- AT THE SAME TIME, HERE IN ISRAEL WE'VE SEEN THOUSANDS BACK IN THE STREETS TRYING TO UP THE PRESSURE ON PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU TO SIGN A CEASE FIRE DEAL AND BRING HOME 97 HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS, INCLUDING SEVEN AMERICANS. THE PROTESTS HAVE BEEN INTENSIFYING AFTER HAMAS EXECUTED SIX HOSTAGES SATURDAY. U.S. OFFICIALS ARE STILL DETERMINED TO GET A CEASE FIRE DEAL, SAYING THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. ONE OF THE MAJOR OBSTACLES IS ISRAEL'S REFUSAL TO FULLY WITHDRAW FROM ISRAEL'S BORDER WITH EGYPT. A NEW DRAFT OF THE U.S. BRIDGING PROPOSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENTED TO ALL OF THE SIDES IN THE COMING DAYS. REBECCA? >> Rebecca: IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE HAMAS TOOK THOSE HOSTAGES. ALL RIGHT, MARCUS. THANK YOU. WE TURN NOW TO THE Deadly Russian strike WAR IN UKRAINE AND ONE OF THE DEADLIEST ATTACKS SINCE THE FIGHTING BEGAN. MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE. MORE THAN 270 OTHERS INJURED. OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT TOM SOUFI BURRIDGE HAS THE LATEST. GOOD MORNING, TOM. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, REBECCA. RESCUE TEAMS STILL SEARCHING THROUGH THE RUBBLE. THAT RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE KILLING SCORES OF UKRAINIANS INCLUDING SOLDIERS, AT A MOMENT WHEN THE WAR IS ESCALATING WITH ANOTHER RUSSIAN BOMBARDMENT IN A WESTERN CITY. THIS MORNING RUSSIA LAUNCHING A BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A UKRAINIAN CITY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AFTER EXPLOSIVE DRONES AND MISSILES BOMBARDED LAVIV. KILLING AT LEAST SEVEN AND INJURING MORE THAN 30 INCLUDING CHILDREN SAY LOCAL OFFICIALS. IT COMES JUST A DAY AFTER ONE OF THE DEADLIEST RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKES OF THE WAR. TWO BALLISTIC MISSILES RIPPING APART THIS UKRAINIAN MILITARY TRAINING FACILITY AND HOSPITAL, KILLING MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE INJURING MORE THAN 270. ADDING TO AN ALARMING SPIRAL OF ESCALATION. RUSSIAN STRIKES SEEN HERE IN VIDEOS VERIFIED BY ABC NEWS, RELENTLESS. UKRAINE HITTING BACK, TAKING THE WAR TO RUSSIAN SOIL STRIKING OIL REFINERIES LIKE THIS ONE IN MOSCOW. AND ALL THE WHILE UKRAINIAN FORCES HOLDING STRONG IN RUSSIA'S KURD REGION, POUNDING TARGETS THERE. UKRAINE STILL OCCUPYING HUNDREDS OF SQUARE MILES OF RUSSIAN LAND. BUT RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN SAYING THIS WEEK HE'S FOCUSED ON EASTERN UKRAINE. WHERE HIS TROOPS ARE SLOWLY STEAM ROLLING FORWARD AND ARE NOW BEARING DOWN ON A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT UKRAINIAN TOWN. GUYS, THIS MORNING THERE ARE SIGNS OF POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY IN UKRAINE. SEVEN MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY'S TOP TEAM RESIGNING AS ZELENSKYY CARRIES OUT THE MAJOR POLITICAL RESHUFFLE OF WHAT IS, OF COURSE, A CRITICAL MOMENT IN THE WAR. GEORGE? >> George: INCLUDING THE FOREIGN MINISTER. QUITE A SHUFFLE. OKAY, TOM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE Airbuses grounded by specific airline GROUNDING SOME OF ITS AIR BUS FLEET OVER FAULTY ENGINE PARTS. TREVOR AULT IS AT NEWARK AIRPORT WITH DETAILS. GOOD MORNING, TREVOR. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, GEORGE. SO THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH SOME VERSIONS OF THE AIR BUS 350. IT'S LED HONG KONG CAFE PACIFIC TO GROUND MANY OF ITS AIR CRAFT. THIS ISSUE HAD TO DO WITH A BAD PART, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE FUEL NOZZLE. THIS IS SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT IT'S CAUSED SOME OF THESE ENGINES TO FAIL MIDFLIGHT. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. ACCORDING TO SIRIUM, THERE ARE 87 AIRCRAFT WITH THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE. THEY ARE USED BY QATAR AIRLINES, BRITISH AIR WAYS AND A FEW OTHERS. SOME OF WHICH DO FLY TO THE UNITED STATES. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THESE OTHER AIRLINES HAD BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS ISSUE. WE DO WANT TO NOTE OF ALL THE U.S. BASED AIRLINES, DELTA'S THE ONLY ONE THAT FLIES AN A350 BUT DELTA'S A350S HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENGINE, NOT ONE WITH THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. SO THE FAA SAID THEY ARE MONITORING THIS PROBLEM AND ARE IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION'S AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY. THEY ARE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF NEED. >> Rebecca: WHICH IS IMPORTANT, GIVEN WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN Thrilling day for the Americans at the US Open FINDING. WE TURN NOW TO THE U.S. OPEN. A THRILLING DAY FOR THE AMERICANS OVERNIGHT FRANCIS TIAFO PLAYED HIS WAY TO THE SEMIFINALS WHERE HE WILL FACE TAYLOR FRITZ. AND EMMA NAVARRO IS MOVING ON TO THE SEMIS AS WELL. LARA IS HERE WITH ALL THE BIG MOMENTS. HEY, LARA. >> Lara: I JUST HATE THAT WE HAVE TO LOSE ONE OF THESE AMERICAN MEN. BOTH HAVE PLAYED LIGHTS OUT AT THE U.S. OPEN. DJOKOVIC ALCARAZ OPEN. OUT EARLY IN THE MATCHUP. DOOR WAS OPEN. BOTH OF THESE PLAYERS TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE. SO HERE WE ARE. FRITZ VERSUS TIAFO IN THE SEMIFINALS, GUARANTEEING ONE OF THESE AMERICAN MEN WILL GO ON TO THE FINALS. >> FRANCIS TIAFO WILL PLAY FOR A SPOT IN THE U.S. OPEN FINAL. >> Lara: OVERNIGHT BIG FO WINNING BIG AT THE U.S. OPEN. FRANCIS TIAFO WOWING THE CROWD AT ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM, TAKING THE FIRST SET BUT GREGOR BATTLING BACK TO TAKE THE SECOND SET TIE BREAK WITH THIS MASTERFUL SHOT. THE 33-YEAR-OLD SUFFERING AN INJURY IN THE THIRD SET, ENDING THE MATCH EARLY IN THE FOURTH WALKING UP TO THE NET TO SHAKE HANDS WITH TIAFO. >> HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL SEE ME AGAIN. FRIDAY WILL BE ONE HELL OF A DAY. >> Lara: NOW TIAFO WILL PLAY AGAINST HIS PAL, TAYLOR FRITZ, ON FRIDAY, MARKING THE FIRST ALL-AMERICAN MEN'S SEMIFINAL AT A MAJOR SINCE THE 2005 U.S. OPEN. GUARANTEEING AN AMERICAN WILL BE IN THE FINALS OF THE GRAND SLAM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2006. >> IT'S OVER! TAYLOR FRITZ! >> Lara: FRITZ WINNING IN HIS 3.5 HOUR, FOUR-SET THRILLER. >> IT WAS MY TIME TO TAKE ATE STEP FURTHER. IT'S ONLY FITTING I'M DOING IT HERE ON THIS COURT AT THE OPEN. >> Lara: ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE, AMERICAN EMMA NAVARRO TAKING CARE OF THINGS IN STRAIGHT SETS. NAVARRO DOWN 1-5 IN THE SECOND -- >> NAVARRO WITH THE NERVES. >> Lara: BUT SHE TURNED IT AROUND, WINNING SIX STRAIGHT GAMES, RALLYING TO ADVANCE TO HER FIRST GRAND SLAM SEMIWHERE SHE TAKES ON LAST YEAR'S FINALIST. >> REALLY HAPPY WITH MY PERFORMANCE TODAY. CRAZY TO BE MOVING ON TO THE SEMIFINALS, U.S. OPEN, BABY! >> Lara: SO HAPPY FOR EMMA. LOOKING AHEAD TO TODAY, A HUGE MATCH FOR AMERICAN JESSICA PAGULA. SHE WILL NEED TO PLAY LIGHTS OUT TO UPSET THE NUMBER ONE RANKED PLAYER IN THE WORLD. THE WINNER OF THAT MATCHUP WILL MOVE ON TO THE SEMIFINALS. YOU CAN CATCH ALL OF THE QUARTER FINAL ACTION STARTING TODAY AT NOON ON ESPN. YOU KNOW WHERE I WILL BE. >> Michael: WHERE? >> Lara: RIGHT THERE. WATCHING EVERY BIT OF IT. >> Michael: I'LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. I LOVE IT. IT'S BEEN GREAT. COMING UP THE LATEST ON THE REMARKABLE RECOVERY OF RICKY PEARSALL. WHAT HIS TEAMMATES ARE SAYING. THE SUSPECT IN THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IS CHARGED. >> George: NEW CONCERNS OVER THE SAFETY OF SOME BABY AND TODDLER PRODUCTS FROM SHEIN AND TEMU. WE BREAK DOWN CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION. >> Rebecca: A TOP OFFICIAL FROM THE FBI IS HERE LIVE WITH AN URGENT WARNING ABOUT SCAMS. >> Michael: "DANCING WITH THE STARS" IS TAKING OVER TIMES SQUARE. >> ARE YOU IN SPIDER MAN? >> I'M NOT IN SPIDER MAN. I'M IN GUARDIANS OF GALAXY. >> HE'S NOT THAT INTO YOU. >> THAT WAS RUDE. >> NO, I MEAN HE'S NOT THAT INTO YOU IS MY FAVORITE BRADLEY COOPER FILM. >> IT'S MORE AN ENSEMBLE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S JUSTIN LONG'S MOVIE. >> YOU CRAZY, BRADLEY. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Michael: WELCOME BACK TO GMA. EVERYBODY AT THE DESK IS LAUGHING BECAUSE ABBOTT ELEMENTARY WITH BRADLEY COOPER. NOW THE CAST IS HEADING BACK TO THE SEMIS, THE POPULAR SHOW NOMINATED NINE TIMES. YOU SEE WHY RIGHT THERE FROM THAT CLIP. ROBIN'S GOT THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE CREATOR AND STAR, QUINTA BRUNSON, AS WE COUNTDOWN TO THE 76TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT. >> George: SUCH A FUN SHOW. FOLLOWING A LOT OF HEADLINES RIGHT NOW. STOCKS BEGIN TRADING AFTER A BIG DROP THAT STARTED THE MONTH. DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE FELL 626, NASDAQ 577 POINTS. TRADERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FRIDAY'S JOB REPORT AND ITS IMPACT ON EXPECTED INTEREST RATE HIKES. ALSO RIGHT NOW, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RANCHO PALISVERDES DUE TO LAND SLIDES. MORE THAN 100 HOMES ARE THREATENED. THE LAND HAS BEEN MOVING FOR DECADES BUT GOT WORSE AFTER RAIN HIT THE AREA SOUTH OF LOS ANGELES LAST YEAR. >> Rebecca: THIS MORNING A NOTE ABOUT GETTING YOUR ABC NEWS ANYTIME ANYWHERE. ABC NEWS LIVE IS NOW ON DISNEY + LIVE AND AROUND THE CLOCK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. I JUST HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH ISABELLE TO CHANGE IT OVER FROM BLUEY AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR ABC NEWS LIVE AT THE JARVIS HOUSE. WE HAVE A LOT MORE AHEAD INCLUDING OUR BIGGEST "DANCING WITH THE STARS" CAST REVEALED. GOT ACTORS, SUPER BOWL CHAMPS, MODELS. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. FABULOUS PROS ARE GETTING US READY. IT'S ALL COMING UP. >> Michael: WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WE ARE GOING TO THE RECOVERY OF THE 49ERS ROOKIE SHOT DURING A ROBBERY ATTEMPT IN SAN FRANCISCO. PROSECUTORS CHARGED THE 17-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT YESTERDAY WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AS RICKY PEARSALL RETURNED TO THE WEIGHT ROOM WITH HIS TEAMMATES. MELISSA ADAN IS IN CALIFORNIA WITH MORE. GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING. THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS GENERAL MANAGER SHARING HOW PEARSALL IS DOING REMARKABLY WELL, SURVIVING WHAT HE SAYS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL BLOW. THE BULLET MISSING HIS VITAL ORGANS AND NERVES. >> BY THE GRACE OF GOD, RICKY PEARSALL IS HERE WITH THE TEAM AND DOING REALLY WELL. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE MIRACULOUS RECOVERY OF ROOKIE RICKY PEARSALL, WHO WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST DURING AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN SAN FRANCISCO. >> REALLY MIRACULOUS. DIDN'T TOUCH ORGANS. IT FEELS LIKE ALL THE NERVE STUFF IS GOOD. PRETTY REMARKABLE. >> Reporter: THE 49ERS GENERAL MANAGER SAYS PEARSALL WAS LUGGAGE SHOPPING FOR GAME ROAD TRIPS BEFORE POLICE SAY HE WAS ATTACKED BY A 17-YEAR-OLD IN UNION SQUARE SATURDAY. THE TEEN RALLYING BEHIND A 23-YEAR-OLD NFL PLAYER AS HE RECOVERED IN THE HOSPITAL. >> WE HAD A TEAM PARTY THAT WAS SCHEDULED. WHEN I GOT TO THE HOSPITAL AND VISITED WITH RICKY, WE WERE ABLE TO PIPE RICKY IN TO THE PARTY. HE FACE-TIMED THE ENTIRE GROUP. THAT SHOW OF LOVE AND RESPECT WAS A REAL SPECIAL MOMENT FOR OUR TEAM. >> Reporter: PEARSALL, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, WAS THE 49ERS FIRST ROUND PICK IN THE LATEST NFL DRAFT. >> WE'RE A 49ER! >> Reporter: HIS TEAMMATES GRATEFUL HE SURVIVED. >> JUST SUPER HAPPY. SUPER HAPPY THAT HE'S ALIVE, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE HIM AND TALK TO HIM. >> Reporter: OVERNIGHT THAT CALIFORNIA TEEN ACCUSED OF THE SHOOTING SEEN HERE SURROUNDED BY OFFICERS, CHARGED IN JUVENILE COURT WITH ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE ROBBERY, ASSAULT WITH A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. SO THE TEEN SUSPECT WILL FACE A JUDGE THIS AFTERNOON. AS FOR WHETHER HE WILL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT, THE DA SAID THE CASE IS STILL UNDER REVIEW. MEAN TIME THE GM EXPECTS PEARSALL TO BE WELL ENOUGH SOON TO MAKE HIS NFL DEBUT THIS SEASON. GUYS? >> George: THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE. NOW NEW CONCERNS OVER THE SAFETY OF BABY AND TODDLER PRODUCTS FROM SHEIN AND TEMU. ELIZABETH SCHULZE HAS THE STORY. >> Reporter: FEDERAL REGULATORS ARE CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THOSE POPULAR E-COMMERCE SITES IN A NEW LETTER TO LEADERS AT THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION CITE RECENT MEDIA REPORTS THAT DEADLY BABY AND TODDLER PRODUCTS ARE EASY TO FIND ON THESE PLATFORMS. THE LETTER DOES NOT SINGLE OUT SPECIFIC ITEMS, BUT ONE REPORT FOUND PADDED CRIB BUMPERS BANNED BY CONGRESS IN 2022 ARE STILL AVAILABLE ON THE SITE. IN A STATEMENT TO ABC NEWS, TEMU SAID IT REQUIRES ALL SELLERS TO COMPLY WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO PRODUCT SAFETY AND IT WILL FULLY COOPERATE WITH ANY INVESTIGATION. THEY HAVE EXPLODED IN POPULARITY IN THE U.S. OFFERING SUPER CHEAP PRICES ON EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHES TO HOME GOODS. REGULATORS SAY THE PLATFORMS CAN OFFER GREAT DEALS, BUT IT'S CRITICAL THAT THEY COMPLY WITH U.S. SAFETY STANDARDS TO AVOID ANY RISK OF INJURY. REBECCA? >> Rebecca: BUYER BEWARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE TURN NOW TO NEW RESEARCH OUT OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY REVEALING THAT AGING MAY NOT BE THE GRADUAL PROCESS MANY OF US THOUGHT IT COULD BE. IT MAY ACTUALLY COME IN WAVES MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN IN A PUNCTUATED WAY AT SPECIFIC AGES. ERIELLE RESHEF IS HERE WITH MORE ON THAT. >> ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BACK IS STARTING TO HURT THINKING ABOUT THIS. [ LAUGHTER ] DID YOU HIT A CERTAIN AGE AND YOU NOTICE YOU'RE STARTING TO FEEL OLDER? IF YOU HAVEN'T, I'LL HAVE WHAT YOU'RE HAVING. CONSIDER YOURSELF PRETTY LUCKY. A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN NATURE AGING SHOWS OUR HEALTH UNDERGOES TWO SPECIFIC PHASES OF RAPID CHANGE DURING OUR LIFE. FIRST IS AT AGE 44 AND THE SECOND IS AT AGE 60. RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT MOLECULES AND MICROORGANISMS IN PEOPLE 25-75 INCLUDING BACTERIA, VIRUSES AND FUNGI THAT LIVE IN OUR BODIES AND SKIN. MOST DON'T SHIFT IN GRADUAL TPAEUGS. THEY CHANGE RADICALLY IN YOUR 40S AND 60S, WHICH COULD HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON YOUR HEALTH. THE STUDY FOUND PEOPLE IN THEIR MID 40S SHOWED A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO METABOLIZE ALCOHOL AND FATS. YES, I MAY HAVE NOTICED THIS. THEY ALSO HAD CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES AS WELL. THOSE IN THEIR 60S HAD A SHIFT IN KIDNEY FUNCTION AND IMMUNE REGULATION WHICH MIGHT GIVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO WHY SOME OLDER PEOPLE ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO VIRUSES LIKE THE FLU AND COVID. THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS. EXPERTS SAY WE CAN SLOW IT DOWN WITH MORE MINDFUL LIFESTYLE LIKE HEALTHIER EATING, EXERCISE AND TRYING TO MINIMIZE STRESS. THOSE OF US IN THIS INDUSTRY ARE DOOMED. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Michael: YOU SAID ALL THOSE THINGS. NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. >> WE'LL TRY. WE'LL DO OUR BEST. >> Rebecca: LOOKING GOOD AT ANY AGE. >> Michael: JAMES BARNACLE, A TOP FBI OFFICIAL. HE OVERSEES TEAMS LOOKING INTO FRAUDS AND SCAMS. HE IS HERE WITH A WARNING FOR AMERICANS HEADING INTO THE FALL ABOUT SCAMS AND NEW WAYS SCAM ARTISTS ARE TARGETING PEOPLE WITH A STUNNING AMOUNT OF MONEY LOST EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. >> Michael: WHY DO YOU FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE HERE AND WARN AMERICANS? >> WE ARE SEEING SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FRAUD OVER THE LAST FOUR, FIVE YEARS. LAST YEAR AMERICANS REPORTED LOSSES TO THE FBI OF $12.5 BILLION. WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE SO FAR THIS YEAR. >> Michael: WE COVER A LOT OF SCAMS, THINGS ABOUT SCAMS HERE ALL THE TIME. SOME OF THE VICTIMS REACH US THROUGH TEXT, E-MAILS. WE ARE SEEING MORE SCAMMERS SHOWING UP AT PEOPLE'S HOMES AND ACTING AS IF THEY ARE A PERSON IN AUTHORITY. >> YES. SO THE TWO BIGGEST SCHEMES WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW ARE INVESTMENT FRAUDS, ESPECIALLY CRYPTO RELATED AND SECOND THE TECH REPAIR SCHEMES. IMPERSONATION SCHEMES. PEOPLE THINK THEIR COMPUTERS OR BANK ACCOUNTS ARE COMPROMISED. FRAUDSTERS WILL TELL THE VICTIM, WITHDRAW CASH AND WE'LL COME TO YOUR HOUSE. A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE, PICK UP YOUR MONEY AND KEEP IT IN SAFE KEEPING. WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FALLING VICTIM TO THIS. ESPECIALLY OUR ELDERLY. >> Michael: THOSE ARE THE TWO TOP SCAMS, IMPERSONATION AND CRYPTO. >> CRYPTO INVESTMENT FRAUD PRIMARILY. LAST YEAR AMERICANS REPORTED $5.6 BILLION IN LOSSES TO CRYPTOCURRENCY RELATED TO SCHEMES. ABOUT $3.8 BILLION OF THAT WAS INVESTMENT FRAUDS AND CRYPTO. WE'VE SEEN ABOUT A 12% INCREASE SO FAR IN THOSE FRAUDS. >> Michael: WHAT ARE THE TOP THINGS PEOPLE CAN DO WHEN THEY ANSWER THE PHONE, OPEN THE DOOR. YOU SAID PART OF IT IS TAKE A BEAT. >> TAKE A BEAT. RELAX. DON'T BE EMOTIONAL WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE. FRAUDSTERS WANT YOU TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION AND GIVE MONEY. LOOK AT THINGS WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF SKEPTICISM. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. >> Michael: ALSO GETTING A LOT OF PRESSURE AT THE SAME TIME. >> THEY WANT VICTIMS -- FRAUDSTERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE EMOTIONAL. WHEN FOLKS MAKE AN EMOTIONAL DECISION, THEY OFTEN MAKE A BAD DECISION. >> Michael: WE'RE HAPPY YOU DIDN'T TAKE A BEAT TO GET HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. THANKS TO YOUR VIEWERS FOR LISTENING ABOUT THE FRAUD PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES. >> Michael: JAMES BARNACLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. HERE AT GMA, WE WILL BE INVESTIGATING THE LATEST SCAMS, SPENDING ALL MONTH ON THIS IN OUR SERIES SCAM U. ALL TO PROTECT YOUR MONEY, YOUR IDENTITY, EVEN YOUR HOME. IN FACT, ON FRIDAY, REBECCA, YOU HAVE A NEW WARNING. ED >> Rebecca: THAT'S RIGHT, MICHAEL. I HAVE BEEN DIGGING INTO THIS, TALKING TO THE VICTIMS. THERE IS THIS ALARMING NEW REPORT ABOUT A RISE IN PROPERTY THEFT. PEOPLE'S LAND AND VACANT HOMES ARE BEING STOLEN RIGHT FROM UNDER THEIR NOSE. IT IS A CRIME THAT IS SKY ROCKETING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE'RE DIGGING INTO IT AND TALKING TO THE FBI ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO AS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE. >> Lara: THE STARS, THE PROS, THEY ARE READY TO TAKE OVER OUR STUDIO. I THINK THEY ALREADY HAVE. RIGHT NOW THOUGH WE ARE GOING TO REVEAL ONE OF THE CELEBRITIES WHO HAS SIGNED ON TO GO GET THAT MIRROR BALL TROPHY. HERE WE GO. NBA CHAMPION. HE IS AN EIGHT TIME NBA ALL STAR. >> Rebecca: YES. >> Lara: AND HE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. BUT WILL HE BE ABLE TO MASTER THE CHA CHA? HOW ABOUT WE ASK HIM RIGHT NOW? COME ON OUT, DWIGHT HOWARD! [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ >> WHAT'S UP, Y'ALL! GOOD MORNING! >> Lara: HELLO! >> GOOD MORNING. >> Michael: GOOD MORNING. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> HOW Y'ALL DOING? >> Michael: WELL, DANCING, IF YOU WIN THIS WITH ENERGY, YOU ALREADY GOT THIS THING LOCKED UP. >> IT'S GOOD TO HAVE ENERGY, RIGHT? >> Michael: YOU GOT A LOT OF ENERGY. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE ENERGY. IN 2008 YOU WON THE NBA SLAM DUNK CONTEST. I REMEMBER THAT. YOU TIED THE SUPER MAN CAPE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRANSFER SOMETHING LIKE THAT OVER TO DANCING? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. [ LAUGHTER ] I THINK I'M GONNA JUST GO OUT THERE AND JUST HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS POSSIBLE. SMILE. I HAVE BEEN DANCING MY WHOLE LIFE. >> Lara: I CAN TELL. >> BUT NOT BALLROOM DANCING. [ LAUGHTER ] THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME DOING IT. I'M SO THANKFUL THAT I HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. GOD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST FOR BEING HERE WITH YOU GUYS. THIS IS AMAZING. >> Rebecca: WE LOVE HAVING YOU HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> Rebecca: WE REALLY DO. ALSO, WE LOVE THAT YOU ARE A LITTLE TOO TALL FOR THE BREAK THROUGH. >> I HAD TO BEND DOWN. >> Rebecca: YOU'VE BEEN A HUGE FAN OF THE SHOW FOR YEARS. WHY NOW? >> WELL, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME TIME AWAY FROM BASKETBALL TO DO THE SHOW. IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DINA CASSEL. I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU. SHE WAS THE REASON WHY ALL THIS WAS POSSIBLE. SO IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. I CANNOT WAIT TO GET OUT THERE AND DANCE. HOPEFULLY, AT THE END OF THE SEASON, I'LL BE BRINGING HOME THE MIRROR BALL. >> Rebecca: SPINNING IT ON ONE FINGER. >> HOPEFULLY. >> Lara: DINA IS THE CASTING DIRECTOR. I THINK THINK SHE NAILED IT HERE. THE ENERGY. WE NEED TO SEE THAT SUPER MAN CAPE. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO BRING THE CAPE? I GOT THE CAPE. >> Lara: THINK ABOUT IT. >> I GOT IT. LET'S GO. LET'S GO. >> Rebecca: CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AND THE CAST, THANK YOU, DWIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO MEET THE REST OF THE SEASON 33 CAST IN OUR NEXT HOUR. WE HAVE ANOTHER CLUE FOR YOU. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS THEME SONG? OH, I DO. >> Lara: I SURE DO. >> Rebecca: SEE WHICH '90S STAR IS JOINING THE CAST. >> George: GOOD MORNING AMERICA. IT'S 8 A.M. LATE SEASON HEAT WAVE IN THE U.S. 60 MILLION AMERICANS IN FIVE STATES, PHOENIX TOPS 100 DEGREES FOR 100TH DAY THIS YEAR. FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE THE BEAR FIRE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, FORCING EVACUATIONS. PLUS, THE FLASH FLOODS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. >> Rebecca: HEAR BREAKER. BACHELORETTE JEN'S LOVE ENDING IN TEARS. >> HE CALLED AND BASICALLY BROKE OFF THE ENGAGEMENT. >> Rebecca: HOW SHE WENT FROM ENGAGED TO SINGLE. JEN TRAN JOINS US LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE. >> George: DAX SHEPHERD IS HERE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW SEASON OF HIS PODCAST. >> WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO CHARMCHAIR EXPERT. ♪ WATCH ME DANCE DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY ♪ >> Michael: GET READY TO DANCE THE MORNING AWAY. >> LET'S DANCE, AMERICA! >> Michael: MEET THE PICTURE PERFECT CAST GETTING READY TO BURN UP SOME BALLROOM. >> I AM WINNING THAT MIRROR BALL. >> Michael: WHO'S GOING TO BE JOINING DWIGHT HOWARD ON THIS ALL STAR SEASON? >> YOU SEE MY MOVES ON THE COURT? WAIT TIL YOU SEE MY MOVES ON THE DANCE FLOOR! >> Michael: PLUS THE MESSAGES FROM A-LIST FANS. >> GOOD MORNING AMERICA. LET'S GO! >> Michael: A PERFORMANCE FROM GRAMMY NOMINATED FORMER COMPETITOR, GAVIN DEGRAW. EVERYONE IS HERE TO SAY -- >> GOOD MORNING AMERICA! >> Announcer: LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE, THIS IS GMA. >> Michael: YOU HEARD THEM. GOOD MORNING AMERICA. IF YOU WANT TO DANCE, YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. GEORGE, HIS SHOULDERS MOVING A LITTLE BIT. WE ARE COUNTING DOWN TO OUR "DANCING WITH THE STARS" CAST REVEAL. >> Rebecca: THERE ARE SOME OF OUR STARS. WE HAVE IT ALL, FROM A TV DAD TO A GEORGIA PEACH AND AN NFL SUPER STAR. THINK YOU CAN GUESS WHO'S GEARING UP TO TAKE THE BALLROOM THIS YEAR? YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUR BIG REVEAL. THERE THEY ARE. >> George: WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A LOOK AT TOP STORIES BREAKING AT 8. EXTREME WEATHER, INCLUDING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE WEST, MILLIONS ON ALERT FOR HEAT AND FIRE, AS TEMPERATURES SOAR IN THIS SEPTEMBER HEAT WAVE. ALSO FLASH FLOODS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. WANT TO GO BACK TO GINGER. >> Ginger: LET'S START OUT WITH THE FLASH FLOODING. THAT WAS THE MOST IMMEDIATE THREAT IN PARTS OF TEXAS THAT DESPERATELY NEED RAIN, BUT NOT 5 TO 7 INCHES. THAT'S FROM INSIDE A CAR WHERE A MAN HAD TO BE RESCUED. ONE OF SIX ON THAT STREET ALONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM SAN ANTONIO DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH HIGH WATER RESCUES. WE'VE GOT THAT ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. GALVESTON, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND MOBILE YOU'RE ON THE END OF THIS. WATCH FOR THE INUNDATING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ALSO, DOZENS OF CITIES HAD THEIR HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD. WE KNOW LAST YEAR WE SAW THE MOST DEATHS. I ANTICIPATE WE WILL SEE SIMILAR THINGS. NOW PHOENIX HAS HIT 100 DAYS OF 100 IN A ROW. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR THEY HAD NEVER DONE IT BEYOND 76 DAYS. WE'RE JUST SMASHING RECORDS AGAIN. IT'S NOT STOPPING. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS GO FROM PHOENIX UP TO WASHINGTON STATE. SEATTLE AND PORTLAND COULD BREAK RECORDS. PACIFIC NORTHWEST THAT'S A BIGGER DEAL BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. >> George: COMING UP HEART BREAK FOR THE BACHELORETTE. SHE'S HERE LIVE AFTER THAT SURPRISING FINALE OVERNIGHT. >> Michael: HERE IN TIMES SQUARE, DAXSHEPARD. THERE HE IS. YES! WE ARE COUNTING DOWN TO THE LATEST CAST OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS." LARA IS WITH SOME OF THE GUESTS. >> Lara: WE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY. OH, NO, I SHOULDN'T. I SHOULDN'T. THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. WHO WILL DANCE THIS YEAR ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS." YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS. SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE CELEBRITIES ARE HERE. REVEALS COMING UP. LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN. >> George: WE ARE COUNTING DOWN TO THE 76TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS. ROBIN IS ON ASSIGNMENT WITH QUINTA BRUNSON ON THE SET OF ABBOTT ELEMENTARY AFTER IT WAS NOMINATED NINE TIMES. TAKE A LOOK. >> Robin: ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT EMMY NIGHT? >> I AM. YEAH. I'M GONNA HAVE FUN. >> Robin: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO? >> GETTING TO TALK TO PEOPLE WHOSE WORK YOU ADMIRE. GETTING TO ACTUALLY TELL THEM, HEY, I LOVE YOUR WORK IN THAT, OR YOUR SHOW BRIGHTENED MY DAY, OR YOUR SHOW MADE ME CRY. THAT KIND OF STUFF IS EXCITING TO ME. >> Robin: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY. >> YES. >> Robin: IT HAS TO BE FILLING. IT HAS TO BE FILLING. >> IT IS. >> Robin: AND IT'S A CHARACTER IN ITSELF. >> IT IS. I FEEL LIKE THIS SEASON IS EXCITING BECAUSE WE'RE DELVING EVEN MORE INTO SILLY CULTURE. TRYING NOT TO GIVE THINGS AWAY. I'M PUMPED TO CONTINUE OUR TRADITION MAKING PHILLY KNOWN TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. >> George: THE PRIMETIME SPECIAL AIRS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH ON ABC. YOU CAN SEE THE EMMYS LIVE ON SEPTEMBER 15TH STARTING AT 8 P.M. EASTERN. LARA? >> Lara: GOING TO BE FUN. WE WANT TO CHANGE GEARS TO OUR GMA COVER STORY. BACHELORETTE JENN TRAN, SHE PROMISED US AN UNPRECEDENTED ENDING TO HER SEASON. SHE WAS RIGHT. SHE LEFT HAWAII ENGAGED BUT DID NOT GET HER HAPPILY EVER AFTER ON THE BACHELORETTE. JEN IS NOW HERE IN TIMES SQUARE WITH US. BEFORE WE CATCH UP WITH HER, TAKE A LOOK. THIS MORNING BACHELORETTE FINALE THAT NO ONE SAW COMING. >> HE CALLED ME AND HE BASICALLY BROKE OFF THE ENGAGEMENT. >> Lara: JENN TRAN HEART BROKEN AFTER HER CHOICE CALLED OFF THEIR ENGAGEMENT. >> HE BASICALLY SAID THAT HE DIDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE AND DIDN'T FEEL THE SAME WAY. >> Reporter: JENN GOING INTO THE FINALE WITH TWO MEN TO CHOOSE FROM. JENN PICKING HER MAN AND PROPOSING TO HIM. >> DEVIN STRAIGHTER, WILL YOU PLEASE MAKE ME THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD AND MARRY ME? >> Lara: THE ENGAGEMENT FALLING APART WHEN DEVIN REALIZED HE COULD NOT BE THE MAN JENN HOPED FOR. >> I FOUND MYSELF FALLING SHORT OF THOSE EXPECTATIONS IN THE REAL WORLD. I FOUND MYSELF NOT BEING ABLE TO LIVE UP TO THE THINGS YOU NEED AND YOU DESERVE. >> Lara: JENN ULTIMATELY STANDING UP FOR HERSELF AND HER DECISION. >> I DO NOT REGRET PROPOSING TO THAT MAN ON THE AIR, BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT MAN DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, I'M STILL THAT SAME WOMAN I AM. >> Lara: SHE SURE IS, STANDING TALL. JENN TRAN JOINING US LIVE. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. >> Lara: IT WAS HARD TO WATCH FOR ME. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW YOU WERE DOING LAST NIGHT. >> IT DEFINITELY WAS A MOMENT THAT I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO HAPPEN FOR THE PAST MONTH. NEEDED TO GET THAT OFF OF MY CHEST AND START A CLEAN SLATE AND MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE. >> Lara: CAN YOU FILL THE VIEWERS IN ON THE TIMELINE. >> DEVIN AND I HAD GOTTEN ENGAGED BACK IN MAY. WE HAD JUST BROKEN UP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SINCE THEN IT'S KIND OF BEEN OFF AND ON AND WHATNOT. SO IT WAS NICE TO GET THE CLOSURE THAT I FINALLY NEED LAST NIGHT. >> Lara: YOU LOOKED SO HAPPY WHEN YOU ASKED HIM TO MARRY YOU. CAN YOU SHARE, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, WHAT CHANGED? >> YEAH, I MEAN, WITH ME, NOTHING HAS CHANGED WITH ME. I WAS SO HAPPY. SO READY TO START OUR LIFE TOGETHER. BUT I HAD REALIZED HIS ENERGY HAD SHIFTED AND HIS PRIORITIES HAD SHIFTED. HE WASN'T THE SAME PERSON HE WAS ON THE SHOW, AS OFF OF THE SHOW. YEAH. >> Lara: HOW SOON DID YOU REALIZE THAT? >> PRETTY IMMEDIATE THAT I STARTED NOTICING THE EFFORTS WERE DIFFERENT AND THE INCONSISTENCIES IN THE THINGS THAT HE WAS PROMISING ME AND THEN NOT FULFILLING. BUT, YOU KNOW, I SAID MAYBE IT'S JUST THE SHOW. IT'S BEEN A LOT, COMING OFF OF THE SHOW, SO I GAVE GRACE WITH THAT. I THINK OVER TIME, YOU KNOW, JUST REALIZED HIS HEART JUST WASN'T IN IT ANYMORE. >> Lara: YEAH. OKAY. YOU WERE THE FIRST WOMAN TO PROPOSE. YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE NO REGRETS ABOUT THAT. YOU STILL BELIEVE THAT? YOU STILL STANDING BY THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. I PROPOSED TO A MAN WHO PROMISED ME A FULFILLING LIFE, A LOVING PARTNERSHIP AND A MARRIAGE THAT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED. I AM VERY CONFIDENT IN KNOWING THAT IS STILL WHAT I WANT. UNFORTUNATELY, HE JUST WASN'T THE MAN THAT HE TALKED HIMSELF UP TO BE. BUT I WOULD BE SO LUCKY TO FIND A MAN WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO FULFILL THOSE PROMISES. >> Lara: MAYBE YOU WILL. YOU WILL BE BUSY AND AROUND A LOT OF PEOPLE. FIRST I WANT TO JUST SHOW EVERYBODY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. DO WE HAVE A PICTURE OF JENN, WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH. THAT'S ONE OF THE PICTURES. YOU WERE ON A PLANE ALL NIGHT LONG TO GET TO US BECAUSE YOU ARE PUTTING DOWN YOUR ROSE AND PUTTING ON YOUR DANCE SHOES AS ONE OF THE CELEBS ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS." WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT. >> YES. SO CRAZY. >> Lara: I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE GREAT. >> I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN TO DANCE. THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE, HONESTLY. >> Lara: YOU DON'T HAVE ANY BALLROOM TRAINING? >> I TOOK ONE BALLROOM CLASS IN COLLEGE AND GOT CREDIT FOR IT. THAT COUNTS, RIGHT? >> Lara: ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'RE LIKE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF CLAY, WAITING TO BE MOLDED. >> I LOVE THAT. >> Lara: YOU GOT A GREAT PRO. WE'RE GOING TO WATCH, CHEER YOU ON. WE'LL TALK MORE LATER. GEORGE, I'M GONNA GIVE IT BACK TO YOU. >> George: WE'RE HERE WITH DAX SHEPARD, CO-HOST OF THE PODCAST ARM CHAIR EXPERT. WELCOME TO MORNING TELEVISION. YOU JUST SAW FULL MORNING TELEVISION. >> I'M HOPING THAT SHE FINDS LOVE ON THE DANCE FLOOR. >> George: WE ALL DO. YOUR PODCAST HAS STRUCK SUCH A CHORD. YOU SIGNED ON TO A NEW DEAL. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT AND WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SOURCE OF THAT APPEAL? >> YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, IT WAS ALL AN INCREDIBLE SHOCK TO ME. I THINK THE VERY FIRST EPISODE WAS MY WIFE AND I. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO RECORD BECAUSE I KNOW HER WELL. IT WAS A DISASTER. WE FOUGHT AND BICKERED THE ENTIRE TIME. EVEN DEBATED WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD RELEASE THAT INTO THE WORLD. BUT WE DID. IT KIND OF OVERNIGHT WAS REALLY, REALLY BIG. AGAIN, IT WAS REALLY SHOCKING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY REAL FANTASIES OF WHAT IT COULD BE. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT A PODCAST COULD BE. IT CONTINUES TO BE WONDERFUL. WE'RE IN YEAR SEVEN AND HAVE THIS NEW GREAT DEAL. WE'RE STARRING IN A NEW VIDEO. IT KEEPS GROWING. I KEEP GETTING GUESTS THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE ARE WILLING TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND TALK TO ME IN MY ATTIC. >> Rebecca: LIKE YOUR MOM. >> MY MOM WAS THERE. ALTHOUGH SHE, AGAIN, HAD TO DO IT BECAUSE SHE'S MY MOM. >> Rebecca: KRISTEN BELL AND YOU, YOUR WIFE KRISTEN BELL AND YOU, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS -- I'M A LISTENER. ONE OF THE THINGS PEOPLE ARE REALLY DRAWN TO, YOU DO SHARE A LOTTED. YOU TALK ABOUT COUPLES THERAPY. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP. >> YEAH. >> Rebecca: HOW IMPORTANT -- WHEN YOU SET OUT TO DO THIS, HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT TO YOU TO BE VULNERABLE AND REALLY PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE? >> YOU KNOW, I THINK I KNEW PROBABLY JUST FROM BEING A BIG FAN OF HOWARD STERN MY WHOLE LIFE. I KNEW THAT YOU COULDN'T BE IN THIS FORMAT, THIS MEDIUM, WITHOUT BEING OPEN. JUST KIND OF THE COMPACT WITH THE AUDIENCES. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLY HONEST AND INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE. THAT'S THE NATURE OF IT. I THINK I ENTERED IT WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. BUT ALSO 20 YEARS IN RECOVERY. I'M VERY USED TO TALKING OPENLY AROUND STRANGERS. I THINK I HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN PRACTICING FOR IT FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. BUT, YEAH. I THINK FOR KRISTEN AND I, WE GET -- PEOPLE HASH TAG RELATIONSHIP GOALS. IT'S VERY FLATTERING. BUT WE FEEL SOME OBLIGATION TO SAY, IT'S ALSO A BEATDOWN HALF THE TIME. WE HAVE TWO LITTLE KIDS. IT'S BRUTAL. WE HATE EACH OTHER FOR LONG PERIODS AND THEN WE REPAIR. I'M SURE I'M CLEARING MY THROAT IN THE MORNING AND SHE'S LIKE, HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE WITH THIS THROAT CLEARING THE REST OF MY LIFE? YEAH, I JUST THINK BEING HONEST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT GOES INTO IT IS IMPORTANT. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A STAR CROSSED LOVER EVENT IN YOUR LIFE AND IT WILL BE EASY. I THINK ANYTHING YOU LIKE IN LIFE'S GONNA BE CHALLENGING AND REQUIRE WORK. >> Rebecca: RESPECT. >> George: TELL US ABOUT THE FAMILY SQUARE RITUAL. >> OH, THIS WAS INVENTED BY KRISTEN. MAYBE SHE STOLE IT FROM A PARENTING BOOK. I DON'T KNOW. I'M GONNA GIVE HER CREDIT HERE ON LIVE TV. WHEN THERE'S AN ISSUE IN OUR HOUSE VERBALLY -- WE HAVE 9 AND 11-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRLS. THEY'RE PERFECT. BUT IF YOU DO VERBAL UP. PEOPLE CAN CALL A FAMILY SQUARE. I THINK THE KEY ELEMENT IS EVERYONE HAS TO SIT ON THE FLOOR. THIS IS REALLY A NOTE FOR ME BECAUSE I'M MUCH LARGER THAN ALL OF THEM. MY WIFE IS ALWAYS REMINDING ME, SURE YOU'RE TALKING IN THE SAME VOLUME, BUT YOU ARE VERY HIGH AND IT'S VERY INTIMIDATING. SO LET'S GET YOU ON THE GROUND. SO I'M AS LOW AS I CAN GO. THERE'S NO INTERRUPTING. LITTLE BIT OF A CEREMONY AND EVERYONE GETS TO AIR THEIR GRIEVANCES AND WE TALK IT ALL OUT. IT GOES PRETTY WELL MOST OF THE TIME. >> Rebecca: WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FAMILY SQUARES YOU'VE DONE IN ONE DAY? >> WELL, LUCKILY, THEY'RE USUALLY ONE OFFS, BUT THEY CAN LAST. WE HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE FAMILY SQUARE FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR SURE. IN FACT, WE JUST HAD ONE RECENTLY WHERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT GOING, WHAT'S THE TIME LIMIT ON THE FAMILY SQUARE? I THINK WE'RE GOING IN CIRCLES. >> Rebecca: WHAT'S THE BIGGEST THING YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY IN ALL OF THIS? >> I HAVE LEARNED THAT IF ANYONE IS IMPATIENT, THEY SHOULD HAVE KIDS. I HAVE LEARNED TO BE PATIENT WHICH HAS REALLY ENDED UP TRANSFERRING TO MY WHOLE LIFE. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT WITHOUT KIDS. I JUST LEARNED THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY AND THAT KRISTEN HAS PROVEN TO BE -- I ALREADY THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE MOM, BUT SHE'S OFF THE CHARTS, COULDN'T BE A BETTER MOM. I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT MY CHILDREN HAVE HER IN THEIR LIFE. THAT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL REVEAL. IT COULD HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY. IT SOMETIMES DOES. [ LAUGHTER ] >> George: THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. >> Rebecca: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> George: IT IS AVAILABLE NOW ON WONDRY AND ALSO YOU TUBE, WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCAST. >> Michael: NOW TO THE MOMENT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. JUDGES, HOSTS, ARE YOU READY? >> Lara: SO READY! TO REVEAL THE NEW CAST OF SEASON 33. >> ARE YOU REALLY READY? >> Lara: I'M REALLY READY. >> I'M READY. ARE YOU READY? IS SHE READY? I HAVE NO IDEA. >> Lara: LET'S DO IT, MICHAEL! ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ LIVIN LA VIDA LOCA ♪ >> Lara: DANCING WITH THE STARS IS FULL OF SURPRISES. AFTER A GUT WRENCHING FINALE, THE BACHELORETTE IS GETTING ON A PLANE TO JOIN THE CAST. IT'S JENN TRAN. LET'S GO FOR THE GOLD. >> I'M GOING TO POMMELL THAT DANCE FLOOR. >> Lara: HE MASTERED THE POMMELL HORSE AND NOW READY TO MASTER THE DANCE FLOOR. THIS NEXT STAR ROSE TO FAME IN A '90S CULT CLASSIC. >> 902, PERFECT 10. >> Lara: SHE CAN'T WAIT TO JIVE INTO THE BALLROOM. IT'S TORI SPELLING. YOU LOVED THIS TV DAD ON FAMILY MATTERS. NOTHING CAN ERKLE THIS GUY ON THE DANCE FLOOR. REGINALD VELJOHNSON. >> I HOPE ERKLE DOESN'T INTERRUPT MY DANCING. ♪ STRIKE A POSE ♪ >> Lara: SHE'S ON THE COVER OF THE "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED" SWIMSUIT EDITION. >> GOOD MORNING AMERICA. >> Lara: SUPERMODEL BROOKS NADER. NEXT UP, ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE IS A TOTAL KNOCKOUT. >> IT'S GOING TO BE A MIRACLE IF I WIN THIS MIRROR BALL, BUT I'M GOING FOR IT. >> Reporter: WELCOME TO THE DANCE FLOOR ERIC ROBERTS. SHE MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES AS A CONVICTED FELON. >> DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME? YOU DON'T. >> Lara: NOW SHE'S DETERMINED TO MAKE THE GREATEST COMEBACK OF ALL TIME. JURY RULES TIME FOR ANNA DELVEY TO IT THIS DANCE FLOOR. >> GOOD MORNING AMERICA! WAKE UP! >> Lara: THIS NEXT STAR IS A SLAM DUNK. >> GOT TO GET ONE UP QUICK. HOWARD HAMMERS IT HOME. >> Lara: WATCH OUT WORLD FOR DWIGHT HOWARD. >> I'M RED DO I SLAM DUNK THIS SEASON! LET'S GO! >> Lara: SHE PLAYS AN ALPHA WEREWOLF. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER HOWL ON THE DANCE FLOOR. >> WATCH OUT AMERICA! >> Lara: IT'S ZOMBIE STAR CHANDLER KINNEY. THIS NEXT STAR LEFT IT ALL OUT ON THE RUGBY FIELD. NOW THIS OLYMPIAN WILL GIVE IT HER ALL WHEN SHE WALTZES INTO THE BALLROOM. TEMPERATURE IS HEATING UP. ♪ IT'S RISING ♪ >> Lara: THE TEMPERATURE IS HEATING UP. ♪ IT'S RAINING MEN ♪ THIS HEARTTHROB LEADING MAN HANDED OUT HIS FINAL ROSE. >> WILL YOU MARRY ME? >> Lara: NOW HE HOPES TO SALSA HIS WAY TO THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY. >> I'M TRADING ROSES FOR THE MIRROR BALL. >> Lara: THIS NEXT NFL PLAYER HAS MOVES IN THE END ZONE. >> TOUCHDOWN! >> THESE DANCE MOVES ARE A TOUCHDOWN. >> Lara: HE CAN'T WAIT TO DOMINATE IN THE TANGO, DANNY AMENDOLA. >> OH MY LORD SWEET BABY JESUS. >> Lara: AND FINALLY -- ♪ LET'S GO GIRLS ♪ >> Lara: THIS SOUTHERN BELLE MIGHT BE THE BUSIEST BUSINESS WOMAN IN REALITY TV. >> WHEN IT COMES TO MY FAMILY, I'M THE JUDGE. >> Lara: NO CHALLENGE WILL STOP HER. >> I'M GOING FOR THE BALLROOM CHAMPION. >> Lara: GET READY TO CHA CHA WITH PHAEDRA PARKS. ♪ NEVER GONNA NOT DANCE ♪ >> Lara: SEASON 33 OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS" STARTS RIGHT NOW. >> LOUDER, LOUDER, LOUDER! ♪♪ >> Lara: WOW! ♪♪ THANK YOU, GUYS. WHAT AN AMAZING DANCE NUMBER. ALL RIGHT. WE KNOW THE PROS. WE KNOW THE CELEBRITIES. BUT LET'S SEE WHO'S BEING COUPLED. WHO'S DANCING WITH WHO. ARE YOU READY? >> Michael: READY! LET'S GO! >> Lara: ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO, EVERYBODY. JENNA AND BACHELOR JOEY GRAZIADE. ALAN AND ILONA. BRITT AND ERIC ROBERTS. GLEB AND BROOKS NADER. WOW! REAL HOUSEWIVES PHAEDRA PARKS AND VAL. WITNEY AND DANNY AMENDOLA. [ APPLAUSE ] EZRA AND ANNA DELVEY. EMMA AND FAMILY MATTERS STAR REGINALD VELJOHNSON. BRANDON AND ACTRESS CHANDLER KINNEY. RYLEE AND STEPHEN NEDOROSCIK. PASHA AND TORI SPELLING. AND SASHA AND JENN TRAN. AND DANIELLA AND DWIGHT HOWARD! >> Michael: THERE WE GO. THAT IS THE CAST OF SEASON 33, EVERYBODY. WHOO! [ APPLAUSE ] JUDGES, JUDGES, WHAT SCORE DO YOU GIVE THE CAST? >> OKAY. OKAY. LET ME LOOK INTO MY CRYSTAL BALL. LET ME SEE. WHAT DO YOU SAY? >> WHAT DO I SAY? I THINK WE HAVE A FANTASTIC SEASON 33! LET'S GO! >> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. >> Michael: WHAT DO YOU TWO THINK OF THE LINEUP? >> WHAT DO WE THINK OF THIS SEASON? >> Michael: THE LINEUP? WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE SEEING ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL FACES. JUST GO OUT THERE AND HAVE SO MUCH FUN. THIS IS A FAMILY AND WE'RE SO EXCITED YOU'RE PART OF IT. >> AND WORK VERY, VERY HARD! WORK VERY, VERY HARD! IF YOU DON'T WORK HARD, YOU WON'T GET RESULTS. >> Michael: FANTASTIC LINEUP. WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE OF OUR DANCING WITH THE STARS TAKEOVER NEXT! >> Announcer: WELCOME BACK TO GMA LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Michael: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. WE ARE JOINED BY SOME OF THE BIG NAMES WHO ARE HEADED TO "DANCING WITH THE STARS" BALLROOM. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE CAST. WELCOME AGAIN, EVERYBODY. [ APPLAUSE ] OAK. >> THANK YOU! >> Michael: BY A SHOW OF HANDS, BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED REHEARSING. BY SHOW OF HANDS, HOW MANY HAVE REGRETTED THIS DECISION? >> Lara: BE HONEST. >> Michael: AFTER JUST A FEW PRACTICES. >> THEY'RE ALL IN IT! >> Lara: ALL RIGHT. >> Michael: I LOVE IT. >> Lara: WHY DON'T WE START WITH OLYMPIANS. WE'VE GOT TWO OLYMPIANS. STEPHEN AND ILANA. WE ARE. LET'S GO, BUDDY. I WANT TO ASK YOU GUYS, WHAT DO YOU THINK THUS FAR OR WHAT DO YOU IMAGINE IS POOR PRESSURE, PARIS OLYMPICS OR "DANCING WITH THE STARS?" I'M GOING TO START WITH STEPHEN. >> OLYMPICS IS SO STRESSFUL. I HAVE ALSO NEVER DANCED SO I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHEN WE STEP ON THE BALLROOM FLOOR. >> Lara: HOW ABOUT YOU? >> I HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS A LOT. I AM GOING TO SAY OLYMPICS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS MY LIFE'S GOAL. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY TOUGH AND STRESSFUL. I HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THE OLYMPICS, GOT A MEDAL. >> Michael: THIS CANNOT BE HARDER THAN RUGBY. >> I THINK IT CAN BE. RUGBY, I'M TACKLING AND STIFF ARMING PEOPLE. YOU PUT ME OUT THERE AND MAKE ME LEARN THE CUBAN BREAK -- WHAT'S IT CALLED? [ LAUGHTER ] IT'S NOT NORMAL. >> YOU'RE CUBAN AND YOU BREAK. >> RIGHT, RIGHT. >> THERE'S NOTHING DO IT. >> WE'LL SEE. >> Lara: LET'S GO TO REGINALD NOW. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING, REGINALD. HI, BY THE WAY. >> HI, BABY. >> Lara: LOVE "FAMILY MATTERS." WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO THAT WE FOUND. EVERYBODY, TAKE A LOOK. WATCH OUT, CELEBS, THIS MAN CAN MOVE! REG, ARE WE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT? >> I HOPE SO. IT WOULD BE NICE TO JUST DO THAT. I DON'T REMEMBER IT, IT WAS SO LONG AGO. >> Lara: ARE YOU COMFORTABLE ON THE DANCE FLOOR? DO YOU FEEL YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW AMERICA HERE? >> AMERICA'S GOING TO BE SHOCKED. [ LAUGHTER ] I LOVE YOU FOR THAT. >> Michael: DANNY AMENDOLA, WHAT'S UP, DANNY. >> HOW YOU DOING, BABY? >> Michael: I'M HOLDING THIS FOR A REASON. YOU CAUGHT SO MANY TOUCHDOWNS IN YOUR LIFE. SO MANY TO MY PERIL, TOO. YOU'VE BEEN IN THE END ZONE A LOT. DANCING IS REQUIRED IN THE END ZONE. CAN YOU GIVE US A SAMPLE? IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE FROM THE END ZONE DANCE? [ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> Michael: LET'S GO! OH! [ APPLAUSE ] YOU KEEP IT. JUDGES, WHAT SCORE DO YOU GIVE THAT? >> THE BALL MOVES ARE A 10! >> MY DARLING, IF YOU HANDLE YOUR FEET LIKE YOU HANDLE YOUR BALLS, YOU'RE IN! COME ON. >> Michael: CAN WE GO HOME NOW? [ LAUGHTER ] >> Lara: WE CAN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. >> Michael: DANNY, WE HAVE ONE MORE THING FOR YOU. WE HAVE ONE MORE THING. WE HAVE ONE OF YOUR FORMER TEAMMATES, HAS A MESSAGE. >> CONGRATULATION ON YOUR NEW GIG, MY FRIEND "DANCING WITH THE STARS." YOU BRING THAT ENERGY TO THE DANCE FLOOR, YOU WILL SURE DOMINATE, KID! YOU'RE THE WHOLE PACKAGE. YOU GOT THE LOOKS. YOU GOT THE FEET AND THE HIGH MOTOR, BUDDY! ENJOY THE WHOLE PROCESS. I'LL BE WATCHING, CHEERING YOU ON, DOLA! LET'S GO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT'S MY GUY. THAT'S MY GUY. >> Lara: I WANTED TO SWITCH GEARS TO ANNA. ANNA, LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW YOU, OBVIOUSLY, FOR BEING IN THE HEADLINES FOR GOING THROUGH THAT FRAUD TRIAL. THIS IS A CHANCE TO REINVENT YOURSELF. RIGHT NOW, LET'S JUST GET IT STARTED. WHAT DO YOU WANT VIEWERS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU WILL DO IN THIS PROCESS? >> HOW GOOD I AM AT THE CHA-CHA. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Lara: YOU HEARD IT RIGHT THERE. SO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT YOU HAVE THE MOVES? >> OF COURSE, YES. >> Lara: WOMAN OF FEW WORDS, BUT MANY MOVES ON THE DANCE FLOOR. >> Michael: FEW WORDS AND A LOT OF CONFIDENCE. TORI, YOUR FORMER CAST MATES HAVE BEEN ON THIS SHOW. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU THINK THEY'D GIVE YOU? >> OH MY GOSH. WELL, BRIAN KNEW. IT WAS A SECRET. HE WAS LIKE, YOU CAN DO THIS. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. AND I KNOW SHANNEN WILL BE WATCHING OVER. SHE ALWAYS SAID YOU GOT TO TURN YOUR POWER ON. SO I'M DOING IT NOW. >> Michael: TURN YOUR POWER ON. I LIKE THAT. >> Lara: THIS IS A DREAM. THE CASTING DIRECTOR HAS BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS SHOW. WHY NOW? >> I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IT. IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY LIFE LONG DREAMS. I HAVE ALWAYS TOO SCARED. I FIGURED AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AT THE RIGHT TIME. I'M GOING TO PUSH THROUGH MY FEAR AND DO IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Lara: IT IS SERIOUS. YOU DON'T WANT TO FAIL. I THINK WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO PASHA. I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT. >> IT WAS CLOSE. >> Lara: YOU FLEW THROUGH THE NIGHT. YOU ARE A SURPRISE MEMBER OF THIS CAST. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRANSITION FROM THE BACHELORETTE TO THE BALLROOM? >> I THINK HEARTBREAK IS THE BEST MOTIVATOR FOR SUCCESS. I'M OUT FOR BLOOD. I'M READY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Lara: GO FOR IT. >> GO FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. SO, GUYS, WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO IT. WE WANT TO START WITH THE HOSTS. I DID NOT SAY WE WANT TO START WITH THE JUDGES. BOTH OF YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE MIRROR BALL. YOU BOTH HAVE DONE IT. NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE? >> FOR ME, ULTIMATELY, I THINK IT'S ABOUT HEART, RIGHT? IT IS A SHOW. YES, IT'S DANCING, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT TO GET TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WE WANT YOU TO BE OPEN TO THE WORLD. SHOW EVERYONE WHO YOU ARE. YOUR LOVE OF PARTNER, EVERYTHING THAT THIS SHOW IS IS ABOUT HEART. LET'S SEE IT. BE OPEN. WHEN YOU GO UP TO THE SKY BOX AND ARE WITH JULIANNE, LET YOUR HEART FLY. THAT, TO ME, I THINK IS THE TRUE WIN WIN. >> Lara: ALFONSO VERY WELL SAID. >> I ECHO EVERYTHING HE SAID. IT'S CONNECTION. TRUST YOUR PARTNER. ALL THE PROS ARE LIKE, THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. TRUST YOUR PARTNER. THEY HAVE YOUR BACK. ALSO, WE, ALFONSO AND I, ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. JUST EMBRACE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A FAMILY. YOU CAN COMPETE WITH FAMILY, TOO, RIGHT? >> OH, YES. WE KNOW. >> Lara: YES. PHAEDRA, WE WANT TO START WITH YOU FOR THE CELEBS. WHERE ARE YOU? >> Michael: RIGHT HERE. >> Lara: IT IS SO NICE TO SEE YOU. PHAEDRA, WE FIRST MET YOU ON HOUSEWIVES, OF COURSE, ATLANTA, ONE OF THE GREATS. 2010. YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY AND HAVE A WAY WITH WORDS. >> YES. >> Lara: NOT SHY AT ALL. >> I LIKE HER ALREADY. >> Lara: WHAT WOULD YOUR OPENING STATEMENT BE ON WHY YOU SHOULD BE THE CHAMP? >> EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M SASSY, CLASSY AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE A WEE BIT TRASHY, BUT IF YOU COME FOR THIS MIRROR BALL, IT WILL GET NASTY. >> Lara: OH! [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY. COME ON! THAT'S SALTY. >> Michael: I'M NOT EVEN DANCING AND I GOT THAT. GREAT JOB, PHAEDRA. OKAY, CHANDLER. CHANDLER. I LIKE IT. YOU'VE BEEN DANCING SINCE YOU WERE 3 YEARS OLD. >> Lara: OH, WOW. >> Michael: DO YOU THINK THAT GIVES YOU AN ADVANTAGE? >> I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AND RHYME LIKE PHAEDRA. IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS, OVER TEN YEARS SINCE I TRAINED. I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE BALLROOM THAT REQUIRES TRUSTING ANOTHER PERSON. SO I'M NERVOUS. ALSO, I LOVE THE SHOW BECAUSE IT REQUIRES, YOU KNOW, SHOWMANSHIP. EVERYONE ON THE STAGE HAS PROVEN THEY'RE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF THAT. I'M NERVOUS. >> Lara: WE LOVE THE CAST. GOING TO BE SO FUN. SITTING NEAR YOU IS ERIC ROBERTS. EVERYBODY, ERIC ROBERTS IS IN THE HOUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] SUCH A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU HERE. THIS IS REALLY STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE I WOULD IMAGINE. >> LIKE A MILE AND A HALF. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Lara: WHAT DOES YOUR FAMILY THINK OF YOU DOING "DANCING WITH THE STARS?" >> THEY ARE ALL FINDING OUT RIGHT NOW AS THEY'RE WATCHING THEIR TELEVISION. >> Lara: NO WAY. >> NO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Lara: THAT'S GREAT. >> Michael: WOW. >> Lara: THAT'S FUNNY. I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THAT. BROOKS, YOU WERE THE COVER OF "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED." YOU WERE ON THE COVER 2023. I THINK WE HAVE A PICTURE OF IT. WHEN YOU GOT THAT CALL -- YOU WERE ALSO THIS YEAR, TOO. I HAVE TO BRAG ON THE GIRL. WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS MORE NERVE-RACKING, GETTING THAT CALL THAT YOU WOULD BE THE COVER GIRL OR GETTING THE CALL THAT YOU HAD MADE TO IT THE RANKS OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS?" >> WELL, I FEEL LIKE WITH THE COVER, I WAS OBVIOUSLY THRILLED BUT IT WAS A DONE DEAL SO I WAS VERY EXCITED. WITH THIS, IT WAS UNEXPECTED. I DIDN'T EXPECT TO GET THE CALL. THEN I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOD, THIS IS AMAZING. THEN I MET MY PARTNER. >> Lara: I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN. PICTURES WERE TAKEN. >> IT WAS ALREADY A DONE DEAL. >> Lara: THIS HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN. DO YOU HAVE DANCE EXPERIENCE? >> A LITTLE BIT. WHEN YOU SAID YOU WERE DANCING SINCE YOU WERE 4, I WAS LIKE -- I DON'T HAVE THAT. HIGH SCHOOL DANCE. IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT. IT'S A NEW CHALLENGE. I'M SO EXCITED FOR IT. >> Lara: STRIKE A POSE, BABY. >> EXACTLY. WE'VE GOT SOME MOVES. WE'RE READY. THEY'RE GONNA COME FOR US BUT WE'RE READY. WE'RE READY, GIRL. WE'RE READY. >> I'M GETTING THAT FEELING. HMMM. >> Michael: JOEY, BACHELOR AND BACHELORETTES HAVE TRADITIONALLY DONE VERY WELL ON THIS SHOW. ARE YOU FEELING ANY KIND OF PRESSURE? >> HECK YEAH! I THINK FROM WHAT I'M TOLD -- I'M FEELING GOOD. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THERE HASN'T BEEN A GUY THAT'S MADE IT TO THE FINALE. THAT'S MY PERSONAL GOAL THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD TOWARDS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Michael: ALL RIGHT. >> Lara: YOU GOT THIS. >> Michael: DWIGHT, THE MAN, FIRST REVEAL WE HAD DOWNSTAIRS. YOU WERE TOO TALL FOR US TO HIDE YOU. DANIELLA WON THE MIRROR BALL WITH SOMEONE TALL LIKE YOU, IMAN SHUMPERT. YOU'RE 6' 10". SHE'S 5' 2". YOU JUST REALIZED THAT. >> YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME. >> YOU'RE THE BEST. >> Michael: SHE WON WITH IMAN SHUMPERT SO SHE KNOWS HOW TO WORK WITH THE HEIGHT. >> SHE'S AMAZING. I'M GOING TO TRUST HER, FOLLOW HER LEAD AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN. >> GREAT. >> IT'S JUST LIKE, TO SEE EVERYONE UP HERE, TO BE DANCING, I CAN'T WAIT. >> THAT'S THE ATTITUDE. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. WORK HARD, TRUST THEM. IT'S A COMPETITION. >> Michael: DANIELLA, WITH THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE, HOW DIFFICULT WILL THIS BE? >> I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, FOR SURE. LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE TRADITION WILL NOT WORK. >> Lara: THAT MIGHT BE FUN THOUGH. >> I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. >> Lara: I WANT TO ASK DEREK, WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR THESE GUYS? LET ME REWORD THAT. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING TO, LIKE, WEED OUT AND GET TO THAT NUMBER ONE, WHAT ARE YOU AND CARRIE LOOKING FOR? >> I WILL SAY ONE PIECE OF ADVICE. I WILL SAY YOU HAVE TO PLAY FULL OUT. YOU HAVE TO PLAY FULL OUT. YOU GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN. WHEN YOU GO TO REHEARSALS, WORK HARD. YOU'RE GOING LIVE ON TELEVISION SO MAKE SURE YOU DO THE WORK IN THE STUDIO. I THINK AS WELL, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS JUST THE FULL PACKAGE. PERFORMANCE, TECHNIQUE, SHOWMANSHIP. LIKE ALFONSO AND JULIANNE SAID, THE HEART. WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOU IN SOME WAY. >> Lara: CAN HEART MAKE UP FOR TECHNIQUE? >> NO. IT CANNOT. [ LAUGHTER ] NO. >> I DO THINK PEOPLE AT HOME ARE NOT CARING ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE. REMEMBER, THE AUDIENCE AT HOME HAS THE VOTE. OKAY? THEY HAVE THE POWER. >> BUT POINT YOUR TOE, PLEASE. POINT YOUR TOES. [ LAUGHTER ] >> LIKE ME PERFORMANCE. LIKE A SINGER, AN ACTOR. IF YOU DON'T LOVE WHAT YOU DO. IF YOU DON'T CONNECT WITH THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, IT DOESN'T WORK. YOU CAN BE THE BEST TECHNICIAN, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE HEART AND IT'S NOT GOOD. YOUR TECHNIQUE COULD BE SLIGHTLY LESS, BUT GIVE THEM LOVE. GIVE THEM EVERYTHING YOU HAVE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> George: WHEN WE COME BACK, A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY THIS MAN RIGHT HERE, GAVIN DEGRAW. [ APPLAUSE ] >> George: YOU KNOW THAT MUSIC. GAVIN DEGRAW WAS ON SEASON 14 OF DANCING WITH THE STARS. NOW HE IS RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS WITH A REIMAGINED VERSION OF HIS ALBUM CHARIOT. OUT ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. HERE HE IS PERFORMING THE HIT "CHARIOT." TAKE IT AWAY. [ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ ♪ STAIR STARING AT A MAPLE LEAF LEANING ON THE MOTHER TREE I SAID TO MYSELF WE ALL LOST TOUCH ♪ ♪ YOUR FAVORITE FRUIT IS CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES AND SEEDLESS WATERMELON OH NOTHING FROM THE GROUND IS GOOD ENOUGH ♪ ♪ BODY RISE IT PUTS OVER ME OH CHARIOT YOUR GOLDEN WAVES ARE WALKING DOWN UPON THIS FACE ♪ ♪ OH CHARIOT I'M SINGING OUT LOUD TO GUIDE ME GIVE ME YOUR STRENGTH ♪ ♪ YOU'LL BE MY VACATION FROM THIS PLACE YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT ♪ ♪ HOLDING THAT CUP IT'S POURING OVER THE SIDES ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME WANNA SPREAD MY ARMS AND FLY CHARIOT YOUR GOLDEN WAVES ARE WALKING DOWN UPON THIS FACE ♪ ♪ OH CHARIOT I'M SINGING OUT LOUD TO GUIDE ME GIVE ME YOUR STRENGTH ♪ ♪ GIVE ME YOUR STRENGTH CHARIOT ♪ ♪ GIVE ME YOUR STRENGTH CHARIOT ♪ ♪ GIVE IT TO ME ♪ ♪ OH GIVE IT TO ME GIVE ME YOUR STRENGTH OH CHARIOT ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> George: OKAY, GAVIN. YOU'RE A VETERAN. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR THIS CAST? >> WHAT'S THAT? >> George: WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR THIS CAST? >> IBUPROFEN, MOSTLY. [ LAUGHTER ] IBUPROFEN AND WHISKEY, I THINK. >> Lara: LISTEN, CONGRATULATIONS. BEST OF LUCK. WE'LL BE ROOTING FOR YOU. WE WANT TO THANK YOU, GAVIN. YOU SOUNDED AMAZING. WOW. TO THE HOSTS, THE JUDGES, THE NEW CAST, WE SAY THANK YOU FOR GETTING UP EARLY. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT!