good morning, america. new video overnight, incredible downpours washing out entire towns causing major damage. >> completely flooding right now. >> this entire college campus overrun with fast-moving walls of water. roads washed out. piles of trees crushing cars as lightning sparks new fires in the west. the bully fire destroying homes. dozens more in its path. and breaking overnight, severe and dangerous turbulence on this jumbo jet in midair. passengers flown out of their seats. their heads leaving holes in the ceiling. at least 25 injured including two critically. also new right now, break-in at the kennedy compound. this man arrested in hyannis port, accused of spending hours

at the family's retreat. how police were alerted to the intruder and why he said he did it ♪ hot hot hot and our 5-alarm firefighter challenge is getting hot. firehouses from around the country competing. down to the final two for the $10,000 prize. will your firehouse be the winner? >> all: good morning, america. it's getting hot in here. ♪ good morning, america. those firefighters have been so much fun all week. today the big finals. we want to welcome back amy, hope you had a great trip. >> thank you very much, i did. >> robin in l.a. for the espys. >> we will be crowning our champion in the 5-alarm challenge later in the show so do stay tuned. >> right now we'll get to that extreme weather. nearly 100 storms reported across the country. almost 2 inches of rain in one hour at that college campus in idaho. very dangerous conditions and ginger tracking it all.

>> all it takes is one storm. this is the radar -- the storm that blew threw quick, 2 inches comes through rexburg, idaho, and you have scenes that look like this at an apartment complex, people wading waist deep at byu, idaho. overnight a water invasion. raging floods rocking the byu idaho campus. >> the nc is completely flooding right now. >> reporter: brown water gushing into the student center and parts of the town under as much as much as six feet of water. students helping each other navigate the swallowed campus using anything and everything to help get that water out. across the nation in maine a colossal tree piercing this home with the owners still inside. >> i saw the living room ceiling come down. >> reporter: outside washington, d.c. trees obliterated. downed power lines sparking flames. rushing water sweeping this 12-year-old pennsylvania girl nearly half a mile underground

through a flooded drainpipe monday. >> i was sweeped under and i'm trying to yell and i couldn't like because i didn't want to open my mouth. >> this 14-year-old struck by lightning in delaware. >> i was just kind of like running and i heard it and then i was just shocked. i was shaking and bleeding everywhere. >> reporter: a small wound on his hand marking the impact. >> i'm just happy i'm alive. >> the storms along the east coast along the cold front going to be reserved for the new england area and also far southeast in florida. also a new storm that will kick up strong storms back in parts of the west but we look for rain, much needed, in parts of oklahoma and texas and that cold air still settling in this morning. some places breaking records like topeka, kansas, in the low 50s. lara. >> thanks. the heat and extreme conditions out west are fueling multiple wildfires. in fact, dozens are burning across at least five states and abc's clayton sandell has the very latest. >> reporter: this morning, the fire near the northern

california town of igo has chewed through nearly ten square miles. it's called the bully fire and it's chasing people out of their homes. 50 are threatened. eight already destroyed. 2,200 firefighters are desperately working to keep the flames away. across the west, the weather is not helping. overnight lightning sparked this blaze near reno burning hundreds of acres and causing what appears to be a flamenado. in idaho lightning is also to blame for nearly 20 fires burning across the boise national forest. >> the fire is coming right down to a few structures and we've got line around the structures. >> reporter: and in washington state new fires are gaining ground. a 20-mile stretch of interstate 90 was temporarily closed overnight when the fire jumped the highway. this morning, large fires are burning in at least five states, red flag weather warnings now up in washington and oregon meaning

conditions are perfect for those flames to spread. the heat and those dry winds are expected to stick around for a few more days. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> that is a powerful fire. now to that nightmare in the sky. severe turbulence on an overseas flight so bad the cabin cracked and passengers thrown from their seats, 20 injured, 2 critically. abc's terry moran has the latest from london. good morning, terry. >> reporter: what a terrifying experience it was for the 165 passengers on board south african airways flight 286 from johannesburg to hong kong when it landed in hong kong, emergency crews and ambulances were rushed to the scene. you see them there and you can sense some of the serseverity o injuries. head and neck injuries as you said, 20 passenger, three crew members were hospitalized and

this, this is what it looked like on board. passengers thrown around by severe turbulence slammed into the ceiling. that hole punched in the overhead compartment was made by a passenger's head of the other ceiling panels cracked. most of the damage at the back of the plane. many passengers were sleeping and some not wearing seat belts. the turbulence lasted for several minutes. we are told by passengers one of them saying it was like the end of the world. just a really frightening flight there. >> terry, i know you've been looking into how new planes will have new technology to deal with this turbulence. >> reporter: it's amazing, george. i was at the air show here in england yesterday, one of the major air shows in the world. new passenger jets have these incredibly sophisticated computers on board. a next generation advance. they will make instantaneous adjustments in speed and altitude heading into turbule e turbulence, and it should help with this effect, but basic listen, wear your seatbelt. >> and tie it tight. okay, terry moran, thanks so much. also this morning, new controversy in the immigration debate. a pulitzer prize journalist,

also an undocumented immigrant held at the texas border. jim avila is live with that story. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, lara. jose antonio vargas, one of this country's biggest advocates for immigration reform spent a day in custody of the border patrol arrested along the border, and detained right along with the kids and mothers from central america he went to help. america's most famous undocumented immigrant arrested and detained tuesday by the border patrol in mcallen, texas, speaking first to abc news about the ordeal? it was really surreal and scary and very emotional thinking that i'm getting arrested for boarding a plane in my own country. i'm going to tell you something, that i haven't told a lot of people, i'm actually an undocumented immigrant. >> reporter: jose antonio vargas, a pulitzer prize-winning author and documentarian who came to the u.s. from the philippines at the age of 12 went to the texas/mexico border this week to document the humanitarian crisis underway among central american unaccompanied children.

he has no u.s. driver's license, birth certificate or passport. >> i just didn't realize going down to mcallen that that was the situation, that border patrol would be checking my passport right next to tsa. >> reporter: when he tried to travel back north a border patrol agent stationed at the airport cuffed him and sent him to be processed holding him for eight hours releasing him with an immigration court date. >> i got out. many people are not getting out. >> reporter: earlier in the day vargas tweeted this picture showing his filipino passport and miniature version of the u.s. constitution he traveled with. vargas has lived in the states for more than 20 years and considers himself an american. >> you're talking about the most privileged undocumented immigrant in america. can you imagine all of these other 11 million people who just want to live their lives with dignity. i dare any politician to go down there, look at the eyes of these children and tell them, i'm going to send you home. >> reporter: vargas insists this

was no stunt. he's never been arrested before and he travels all over the country. the border patrol says its agents are always stationed at airports near the border and vargas openly told one he had no legal papers but had no choice but to arrest him. lara? >> jim, thank you. now, george, i know there were interesting tv last night. jon stewart, hillary clinton. >> that's right. she's had this summer-long book tour and has all the trappings of a presidential campaign much last night, when she sat down with stewart, she dropped some of her biggest hints yet about a real run and jon karl has the details. >> reporter: after a media blitz that hasn't always gone all that smoothly, hillary clinton received a friendlier reception last night from jon stewart. jon stewart began by saying hillary clinton was going to make a big announcement on his show. >> she is here solely for one reason, to publicly and definitively declare her candidacy for the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: when she came on stage she didn't make any

declarations but amidst all the joking, she came pretty close. >> i think i speak for everybody when i say no one cares, they just want to know if you're running for president. [ laughter ] >> i was going to make an announcement but i saw -- you kind of spoiled it for me. >> no, no, no. >> so that's a yes? >> the big spoiler. so, you know, i'm just going to have to reconsider. >> sure. >> where i go do it. >> a little confusion. do you like commuting to work or do you like a home office. what's your -- >> you know, i've spent so many years commuting i'd kind of prefer a home office. >> would you like to have corners or not to have corners? i don't know. >> you know, i think that the world is so complicated, the fewer corners that you can have are better. >> reporter: hillary's media blitz has not been all laughs. she's come under fire for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees from colleges and universities where students are facing tuition hikes and

she's been called tone deaf for saying this to diane sawyer. >> we came out of the white house not only dead broke but in debt. >> that was an inartful use of words, obviously. >> reporter: the appearance on "the daily show" comes at the end of one of the most aggressive book rollouts political book rollouts we have seen but even though there's been a lot of publicity it's sold pretty well, it's been replaced about a book that is harshly negative about hillary clinton. >> you see both sides. yet, you have to give jon stewart credit. he used the jokes to get her to answer the question. >> reporter: no question about that. >> jon karl, thanks very much. let's go to amy, back with today's top stories. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the more than 100,000 people who have been placed on alert warned to flee their homes because of air strikes from israel, fired into gaza this morning after palestinian militants rejected a cease-fire. more than 200 palestinians have

now been killed in the conflict. israel just suffered its first fatality. people in gaza heeding the warnings. these palestinians were actually sleeping in the yard of a united nations school today after evacuating their homes. powerful pictures there. also breaking right now, a killer typhoon lashing the philippines. nearly 500,000 people have been forced to evacuate. a 10-foot storm surge was predicted. at least 11 people have died. and this morning a published report indicates general motors may have withheld information about crashes caused by those faulty ignition switches. at least 1 deaths are blamed on the problem. "the new york times" reports documents showed gm knew about the problem but evaded questions from federal safety agencies on several occasions. the documents could play a key role in the justice department's criminal investigation. a top gm lawyer testifies tomorrow on capitol hill. frightening moments along the las vegas strip.

gunfire breaking out inside the upscale fashion show mall. one man was shot in the neck. he ran down an escalator. well, a man is under arrest on cape cod accused of breaking into the kennedy compound and staying for hours. he reportedly answered the phone when ted kennedy jr. called and that's when police were alerted. the suspect is described as a disabled veteran who told police he was looking for singer katy perry. well, a close call at this racetrack in ohio. a driver was -- wes allen was recording, look at this, when two cars collided in front of him and a car struck him from behind flying over him. look at that. barely missing his head. remarkably nobody injured. finally it was a true all-star tribute for derek jeter during his 14th and final appearance in the midsummer classic. [ applause ] >> number 2, derek jeter. >> he received a 63-second standing ovation when he walked to the plate, and then, you got

to love this, in true fashion, he hit a leadoff double. later while leaving the field fans applauded for 2 1/2 minutes as frank sinatra's "new york new york" played over the speakers. jeter was repeatedly waving to the crowd. the american league went on to win, 5-3. that there was an emotional moment. but just before this all began there was a truly bizarre moment. yep. >> oh, wow. the perhaps oddest class photo ever. all of the major league mascots took to the field. the only one missing was homer the brave from atlanta. >> i knew it. >> yeah. >> oh, well. maybe they can put a little space in there for him from cheering and crying to head scratching. what's that? such an emotional moment. >> it was. >> and he deserved every minute of it. >> yep. >> i love how he ended, boom, with a double. >> that was great. turn to a health alert for anyone headed to lakes. more than 200 people became sick after swimming in horseshoe lake in washington state last weekend. health authorities now

investigating. dr. richard besser talked to them about what happened. >> i talked to the health investigator and it's a mystery. 200 complaints but they think far more got sick. here's what had happened. the weather had been terrible then this last weekend it was beautiful. and the lake was just overwhelmed with numbers of people. 2500 people a day. and what the complaints are of typical stomach flu symptoms, he thinks it may be norovirus, so stomach flu symptoms, people got sick 12 to 48 hours after being there and some who had contact with them got sick, as well. norovirus is highly contagious, one of the big causes of outbreaks and this lake actually had an outbreak of norovirus a couple of years ago. >> what should people do to protect this themselves? >> you think of a lake as a clear, pristine place and it is except when it's overtaken and it's like taking a bath with 2,000 strangers. >> thank you. >> so i mean here's -- here's -- there's things you can do. when you're in the lake, you don't want to swallow the water. when you get out you want to wash your hands before you eat

food. you want to go to a lake that's monitored, because they're testing it and if you see any green film, that could be algae or a smell is one of the leading causes of this. you don't want to go in those lakes. lakes can be wonderful. you just have to take some precautions. >> rich besser, thanks so much. thanks so much, rich. turning to a dangerous deja vu. two young kids, very young kids, stealing a car, going on a joy ride, and this isn't the first time they've done it. abc's reena ninan has the incredible 911 calls. >> hi, i just passed a car that looked like about a 10-year-old was driving it. >> reporter: it was a 911 call that sent police in washington county, wisconsin, into overdrive. reports of two children taking a joyride. >> it looked like they were looking through the steering wheel. they barely were tall enough to see. looked like two kids were in the vehicle. >> reporter: the driver a 9-year-old who apparently stole his stepfather's car and was too short to fully see over the

wheel and riding shotgun a 4-year-old relative. >> i looked over and i'm like what the hell and they were kind of driving a little sporadically like weaving. >> reporter: at one point they were driving in the wrong lane. eventually a deputy caught up with them but not before the boy joyrider drove the car straight into a ditch. these tire tracks marking the spot. the boys weren't hurt and the car was undamaged but it turns out this wasn't the young duo's first road trip. >> i just watched a car being stolen here by these two little kids. they can't be more than 8 years old. >> reporter: in june they stole a different car from a parking lot before driving more than twice the speed limit to go to their grandmother's house. >> there's a red grand am that is using both lanes, just weaving back and forth really bad of the. >> reporter: that time, these two drivers pulled in front of them to get them to stop.

>> i can't believe they got back on the road after they got hurt almost the first time. >> reporter: they're looking into possible child neglect and once the investigation is complete it'll go to the d.a.'s office. a joyride with potentially serious consequences. >> and they get away with it. >> amazing nothing happened to them twice. thanks so much, reena. now heavy rain in the forecast. >> yes, we have flood watches for parts of oklahoma and texas. so some of the areas that really need it are in exceptional drought in parts of the country so about this area in flood watch but that's the area that needs the rain. how much will fall? let's talk about it and happens over a couple of days. through saturday night. that green bull's-eye takes you to five-plus inches. there are big numbers being printed out of it and in the southeast parts of arkansas you really don't need it, but you're going to get it. seattle has been 80 for consecutive days, more consecutive days than since 19 7 and now will cool off.

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>> so that natural air conditioner taking spokane from almost 100 today to less than 80 for the weekend. it's going to be nice out there. >> thank you, ginger. coming up on "gma," new developments in the hot car death of that georgia toddler. his mother breaks her silence for the first time. and the former teach ever accused of pushing his wife off of a cliff, then he fell, too. what he says really happened. one couple's breakup with their cable company turning into a nightmare with one of the most persistent sales reps ever and it was all caught on tape. >> and our "facts of life" reunion. stars of the '80s show are here live. why are they back together again? ♪ there's a time you got to go

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hydrocarbon and water leaked then caught fire. nobody was hurt. health officials says it posed no danger to nearby residents. >> here's leyla with the commute. >> anyone heading over to the oakland airport, we have a sigalert on the nimitz, southbound along 880 at hegen burger road, one lane blocked in the northbound direction as well, an accident involving a motorcycle, so we are seeing heavy delays there. southbound 880 farther to the south at highway 92, crash in the clearing stages but you're on the brakes from 238 to union city. eric? >> when we come back, meteorologist mike nicco has the bay area forecast.

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with her in her own house. one couple's breakup with the cable company that turned into a nightmare. we've all been there with a customer service rep that doesn't want to let you go. this one you can't believe all caught on tape. you've got to hear this. ryan has that story coming up. the latest information on that georgia toddler who died after being left in a hot car for hours. this morning the boy's mother is speaking out for the first time as her husband stands trial for murder. abc's ryan owens has her story. >> we have no comment for you. >> reporter: for weeks she has silently stood by her man. her husband, justin ross harris, accused of murdering their little boy cooper by leaving him to die in an suv on a scorching june day in atlanta. but this morning, leanna harris is breaking her silence releasing a statement through her attorney. "for leanna, cooper's death has been devastating. she will never again be able to tuck him into bed at night and return later to check on him." leanna harris has not been

charged with a crime and her husband has pleaded not guilty but her actions and her words since cooper died last month have gotten the attention of the public and investigators. >> she didn't show any emotion when he notified her of cooper's death. >> reporter: police say leanna somehow knew what happened when she went to pick him up. >> all of a sudden she states, you know, ross must have left him in the car. >> reporter: this case has focused americans' attention on children in hot cars this summer. in 96-degree houston good samaritans armed with a hammer shattered the windows of this jeep monday evening to rescue two children after their mother says she accidentally locked them inside. but prosecutors say little cooper's death was no accident. his mother's statement does not mention her husband or the charges he faces. her attorney simply says "she mourns cooper's death deeply in her own private way." for "good morning america," ryan

owens, abc news, dallas. >> such a sad story. we're going to turn to the retired schoolteacher on trial for trying to kill his wife by pushing her off a cliff. complication is he fell off the cliff too. he claims it was an accident and she says it was attempted murder. mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: attempted murder charges and several counts of assault and the motive here was money after lisa black inherited millions from her father. in a maine courtroom this morning the case against retired social studies teacher charles black is just getting under way. tuesday black watched emotionless as prosecutors laid out their case against him claiming the 71-year-old tried to kill his now ex-wife lisa black by hitting her in the head with a rock and pushing her off an 800-foot cliff. >> she'll tell you that she was begging for her life, that she was speaking about her two daughters and begging that he not do this. >> reporter: in opening arguments the district attorney

says charles black he wanted his then wife dead because she recently inherited millions from her father and the two fought about money and lisa discovered he was having an online affair. >> what you'll hear is evidence of two motives, one, money and a second, another woman. >> reporter: according to court documents the couple went for a picnic and a hike in april 2011 when lisa black says she was hit on the head several times and that charles threw her over the edge of the mountain. officials say she survived only by landing on a rock ledge a few feet from the top. in an unusual twist, lisa black reported that charles black fell just moments later. lisa black told police she thought her husband was chasing her down the mountain when he fell. and in court documents she says she felt as if he had been trying to kill her in the weeks prior. falling on her from the top of a ladder and hitting her on the head during a different hike. but in court charles black's defense attorney says the story

just doesn't add up because there's to physical evidence and charles black had no reason to kill his wife. >> what you have to conclude is it just didn't happen the way that lisa black says at all. >> reporter: now, perhaps unsurprisingly the couple has since divorced. if convicted charles black faces up to 30 years in prison on the attempted murder charge alone. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. that trial is expected to take two weeks and we are expected to hear from lisa herself as she will testify. >> thanks very much. let's talk to dan abrams about this. she's going to testify. the ex-wife is going to testify. that's critical in oh, absolutely. look, this is the ultimate he said/she said, right? she is saying that she is knocked in the head with a rock in the back of her head, that she's then dragged to the edge of the cliff and he then pushes her over. he is saying that didn't happen. i didn't try and kill her. now, he claims he doesn't remember exactly what happened because he too fell down the cliff later but this is going to

be a fascinating case to hear lisa black's testimony and it is all going to come down do the jurors believe her, that's what happened. >> what could tip the balance in her favor a year later they're still together but there's some evidence that he might have tried to poison her. the question is, is the judge going to allow it. >> wasn't mentioned in opening statements but the prosecution is trying to introduce evidence that there was a conversation overheard where he was talking about triing to kill her. if that comes in, that would be, i think, devastating testimony against him because, remember, you need -- whatever the prosecution can do to back up her story becomes crucial. they say they've got scientific evidence and forensic evidence from the top of the cliff. for example, about where the blood was, et cetera. but anything else they can get to support that account becomes crucial because it's all about her testimony. anything that can support her testimony becomes absolutely essential. >> his too. do you think he testifies? >> i don't think so. you know i've been thinking -- last night when i was asked, i

wasn't sure. after reading the entirety of the logs of the opening statement i do not think he'll testify and relien 0 the statements he told police at the time because, again, he says he doesn't remember what happened and that's not a good thing to tell a jury, right -- >> you don't want to be saying i don't remember. >> so i would say better to keep him off the stand and just challenge her credibility. >> okay, dan abrams, thanks very much. let's go to ginger with the weather. >> if i had a nickel for every tweet i got from the great lakes this morning saying where is summer, i'd have at least a dollar. you're seeing the summer -- well, hardly pictures from chicago and right along the lake, the beach is just empty. the girl in the jacket. oh, so cold but you are going to warm up slightly. cooler and less humid is right behind that cold front so numbers you'll wake up to. in new york city, low to mid-60s. that's not that cool but still going to feel quite a bit drier and more comfortable. washington, d.c., philadelphia, boston, you'll all be getting on this cooler and drier feel in the 60s and i'll leave you a

look across the nation, watching severe storms in a pocket >> all that weather brought to you by purina but i should say a lot of people are loving the cold saying the oscar goes to best sleeping weather in milwaukee this morning. >> nice break for a day or too. ginger, thank you. coming up, one couple's maddening call with a persistent sales rep when they tried to break up with their cable caught all caught on tape. sandra bullock coming face to face with her alleged stalker, what he staid to her. she needed a good meal and a good family.

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a little officer 7:42. back with one couple's breakup story with their cable company turned out to be much harder than they imagined after getting the most aggressive phone rep on the phone. they captured it on tape and ryan has the story. >> we all know what it's like to have a painful call with customer service but one cable company's rep has taken disservice to a new level and the customer on the other end caught it all on tape. in "the table guy." jim carrey plays a service tech

who goes from being a nuisance. >> you were supposed to be here four hours ago -- >> reporter: to a full-on nightmare. now one couple's real-life run-in is going viral. >> i'd like to disconnect, please. >> so why is it that you don't want the fastest speed? help me understand why you don't want faster internet. >> heap me understand why you can't disconnect us. >> reporter: ryan block says he and his wife recorded the second half of a 20-minute call to cancel their comcast service for more than ten minutes the customer service rep is heard badgering them. >> why is it that you're not wanting to have the number one rated internet service? >> reporter: interrogating them. >> all of a sudden you're moving and something's making you want to change. what is it that's making you want to change that. >> because that's what we want to do. >> why is that what you want to do? >> that's none of your business. >> reporter: all in the name of, that's right, customer service. >> i'm just trying to figure out what it is about comcast service that you're not liking, that you're not wanting to keep. i mean, why is it that you don't want to keep the service.

>> this phone call is a really actually amazing representative example of why i don't want to stay with comcast. >> reporter: after he posted it on sound cloud it got more than 3 million plays and this morning comcast says it's embarrassed by the call and will be apologizing to block and his wife writing in a blog post "the way in which our representative communicated with them is unacceptable and not consistent with how we train our customer service representatives." adding that "while they are now investigating 9 situation, the overwhelming majority of our employees work very hard to do the right thing every day, we are using this very unfortunate experience to reinforce how important it is to always treat our customers with the utmost respect." >> you're very welcome. have a great day. >> yeah, i bet, right. the reaction online has been swift and harsh. some saying it's like a bad breakup. now, the rep refused to give a confirmation number on the phone when he tried to cancel the service so they still had to go to the store to check that the service had, in fact, been can selled.

it was but you guys were reacting. >> yeah. >> this guy kept his cool. >> yeah. >> amazing. >> i don't think any of us would have been that cool. >> no. >> i wouldn't. >> he recorded it. can't hear you. >> what he said -- when the rep said i don't understand what you don't like about the service. all of us said at the same time, you. >> you're the example. >> that was really something. coming up we'll reveal the five best ways to make after an argument with your spouse. this is a big one. you should never immediately apologize. but just one. >> all right, listening to that one. then this story is magic. we've got the very rude response to the chart topper from a dad who's become an internet star overnight. you don't want to miss it coming up on "good morning america." ♪ my friend but the answer is no ♪ and with the quicksilver card from capital one, you earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you purchase.

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the rest of my life say yes yes you say i never get your blessing till the day i die so good luck my friend but the answer is no ♪ ♪ why you got to be so rude >> so, dad says no. he thinks he's rude. here's the response video by dad benji cowart from western new york state that posted this a few days and people are loving it ♪ ♪ daughter for the rest of your life you got to make more than burgers and fries ♪ get out your momma's basement go and get you a life son you're 28 don't you think it's time why you gotta call me rude i'm doing what a dad should do keep her from a fool like you and if you marry her anyway you marry that girl i'm gonna punch your face ♪ >> at least he had a guitar and not a gun. >> exactly. >> and he's honest. >> that's great.

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♪ it started with a whisper good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and we're telling you the secret to making up after any argument and the one question you should be asking. ♪ next to me and one father going above and beyond with his daddy/daughter date that's gone explosively viral. why he's facing major backlash. is he sending the wrong message? ♪ whoo-hoo and they're not your average boy band. two famous female superstars going incognito. who's really in disguise here? ♪ you take the good you take the bad ♪ >> all that and "the facts of life" reunion that's happening here live as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ you know about the facts of life the facts of life ♪

♪ when the world -- there are tootie and blair in times square right now. kim fields and lisa whelchel from "the facts of life." we're going to hear what is bringing them back together. >> so great to see them. just love that show. >> i'll be singing that song all day long. >> me too. >> i won't sing it. yeah. and then it's the final day, everybody, in our 5-alarm firefighter challenge, oh, and, yes, things are heating up. we're going to get the two final teams out here to help cool things off. >> that's right. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. >> these two fire departments from mcallen, texas, and tacoma, washington. >> that was nice. >> facing off live this morning in our sink or sizzle trivia showdown. >> these guys are good sports. >> yeah. >> i thought that was coming my way. >> they're all so game. the team with the lowest score will be taking a dip in our dunk

tank, and the winner will be taking home $10,000. that goes to their fire department. >> boy, there should be a little better second prize. >> that's what i said. that's what i said upstairs. it just doesn't feel right. >> okay, well, that's all coming up. amy, let's get some news. thanks, everyone. good morning. we begin with the extreme weather that ginger has been telling us about, soaking downpours triggering flooding all across the country and flooding brigham young racing through the campus. they had to grab buckets and trash cans to scoop up as much as they could and then trees came crashing down on homes and cars from the nation's capital all the way into northern new england. thousands have lost power. out west it is the opposite problem. extreme drought fueling dozens of wildfires. this fire destroyed eight homes and in idaho lightning has sparked at least 20 fires. 60 homes are threatened there. 25 passengers on a flight to hong kong were seriously injured in severe turbulence overnight. some people on the south african

airlines flight hit their heads so hard, look at that. they punched holes in the overhead bins. 1 ee,000 palestinians have been urged to flee their homes in gaza this morning as israel unleashes an intense new round of attacks. the latest air strikes aimed at senior militant leaders one day after hamas rejected a cease-fire. more than 200 palestinians have been killed since last week. back in this country funeral services are being held for the family gunned down in their home in texas. the suspect allegedly upset over his failed marriage killed six members of the wife's family. the only survivor, 15-year-old cassidy stay, bravely called 911 despite being shot. this morning i spoke to friends of the stay family about the outpouring of support they have received. >> seeing the strength that the family has exhibited in this trying time gives us all a lot of strength. the faith that we share with them and with our friends and

with the community, that's all of us coming together is what's buoyed us up. >> our hearts and our thoughts are with those family and friends. the lawyer for the suspect in last week's shooting is planning an insanity defense. and new details about alexander's horrifying encounter with an obsessed intruder. the alleged stalker accused of breaking into the star's mansion and coming face to face with her. more from abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: this morning a search warrant revealing terrifying details about just how close america's sweetheart came to an alleged stalker inside her own home. police say loud bangs woke up sandra bullock early one morning last month. that's when she saw a man dressed in dark clothes walking in her hallway right past her bedroom. the a-list actress locked herself in and called police. when they arrived at her hollywood home, they say joshua james corbett was inside and that he screamed, "sandy, i'm sorry. please don't press charges."

according to the warrant, corbett was carrying magazine pictures of bullock and handwritten notes to her. one of them read, "you are very special to me, and without you in my life, there is only misery." another said, "i will forever be thinking of you and louie, my son, as you are my wife by law." police say bullock's son louie was not home at the time. corbett, who pleaded not guilty told police he did not mean to upset bullock. he said he did not expect her to be home. for "good morning america," cecilia vega, abc news, new york. >> that is scary stuff. and then we have a frightening moment for a pilot in alaska. he was about to land his sea plane when he nearly landed on a humpback whale. can you see it there? and if you look closely, you can see the whale's blow hole. the pilot pulled up just in time. oh, my goodness. everyone is okay. the whale and the pilot. finally, a stunt worthy of the harlem globetrotters.

we have seen pool dunks before, but this time they throw it back and forth until one jumps through the flaming hoop. look at that wow, being duped the hottest pool dunk ever. wow. incredible stuff. that's just a saturday for me in my house. yeah, we do that all the time. >> they're better. >> i was thinking the ball would go through there. i didn't know the human would. >> see what they have for us next time to top that. >> cannot wait. "pop news" and weather coming up but our "morning menu." >> i do. here's what's coming up on our "morning menu." first in "pop news," you'll never believe what kevin spacey is cooking up on "the house of cards" set. plus, the adorable daddy/daughter date going viral. why the dad is facing some backlash for it now. and then we have great summer "deals & steals." tory back and better than ever with deals more than 80% off. and "the facts of life" reunion is coming up on "good morning america" here in times

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just a little bit. that was very nice, guys. thank you. >> i was 10 years old again. >> mrs. garrett. >> mrs. garrett is the best. >> hi, ry. ready for some "pop news." >> let me bring it to you. let's start with lena dunham needs your help. the star of "girls" needs an opening act to her book tour and posted this casting call on twitter saying she wants people with, key, singular talents including but not limited to singing, comedy and musical spoon, of course, because that's a singular talent. now, if you've got what it takes she's accepting video submissions until august 1st. guys, what can we do? >> singular? >> we were rehearsing a little something on the break. >> we can sing one song so that would be singular. >> yeah. ♪ i can bring home the bacon fry it up in a pan ♪ ♪ and never ever let you forget you're a man ♪ >> because you're a -- ♪ woman >> i can do this. >> we're waiting for the music.

>> you come and do "pop news" and get them to do that? wow. >> incredible, right? it's the power of "pop news." >> do you want to show your singular -- >> wait. ginger has a singular talent. >> i will be dancing to your rendition. >> nice. >> she does this really wonderful freeform martha graham thing. >> i love it. bringing people together. >> thank you. all right, hey, what about this, jerry seinfeld modeling debut and this time no puffy shirts, not that there's anything wrong with it. jerry traded up spring and summer collection, check it out. the star's wife was the first to give the photos her stamp of approval writing on her instagram she thinks the 60-year-old comedian looks hot. >> is he new the face of rag and bones? >> you know who else would be good? george. >> guy, send the clothes over.

>> hey. >> and speaking of george, one of his favorite show, "house of cards," if you catch the show you know kevin spacey's character underwood loves barbecue and announced a finger-licking good competition and gives them a chance to hang out on the set of "house of cards" and break cornbred. there's the picture. he has the creepy frank underwood look. but he gets to rehearse a scene with kevin and take a behind-the-scenes tour and for a good cause. it supports two historical theaters. >> creepy permagram. >> that's right. >> would be. >> so fun. >> i can't wait to taste the barbecue. >> how about that. thank you, ryan. great "pop news." ginger has the weather then "heat index." >> singular talents, no worry. good morning, everybody. >> here's some energy out here.

a lot of this going on. check out the forecast in boston. showers in new york but lingering showers up in parts of new england. that's how you'll start the day but it will dry out as we go through. i wanted to show you this. how the storm progresses. eventually the cold front sweeps all the way through and might see a few isolated showers behind it, cooler and less humid. syracuse, a high of only 71. that's a look at the southwest heating up again without that monsoon moisture.

>> let me tell you something, after that hot, hot sticky day, it fees good out here this morning. >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. see, that is exactly it. let's get right in to you, guys. you have to get out here and say hello. >> we will in a little bit. kicking off "heat index." we all saw it in "the wall street journal," the best way to make up after an argument with your partner. one of the top stories overnight on that website and it's like i'll just say there are five steps, let's see if we can guess them. calm down -- >> don't say calm down to your wife. >> keep that out. next instead of focusing on who was right or wrong think about the other person's feelings. that's basic. third, tell them you understand how they feel. number four, accept responsibility. >> oh. >> and, finally, accept that it may take time to feel better. that's a tough one. >> i think all of those are tough actually. it's all easy to put on paper and makes sense. in reality when you're really mad that's hard to do. >> you know the rules and you want to throw them out. >> slam the door. >> honestly, you should go

online and check it out. the steps where it's a little box in the article. just hang it up because they're really helpful. >> and the smart ones that really said don't be so -- in such a hurry to say you're sorry. sometimes you feel that's the east yi way to get out of it. >> i do that. >> avoidance is not the right way. >> that's just simmering. >> you don't want to hear it at all? >> you're never arguing about what you're arguing about. >> you want to hear when it's real not a way to get out of the conversation. >> sorry. >> i think the feeling thing is really try to think about how it all started and what the other person is going through and they may not be right but you understand their feelings. >> i know. okay. we want to know what you think. who is the first to say i'm sorry, you or your partner. tweet us @gma, #socialsquare. >> prince george is turning 1 next week and it was not too long ago that we were soaking wet in the rain waiting for it.

the little prince is featured on the cover of the latest issue of "people" magazine full of details about his first year. he is so cute. i bet he just smells delicious too. >> i want to pitch those cheeks. >> beautiful. and apparently little george loves dog and loudly popping balloons. some things he's not a fan of bath time and stuffed animals. this is a guy that likes trucks. >> and bunnies apparently too. >> according to his mom his royal highness is far more interested in helicopters, anything with wheel, exactly. as for a sibling for george, everybody is talking about this. a little brother or sister could be on the way -- this is all such speculation, leave them alo alone. let them have a year with their son. the palace not commenting but the couple say they would like to have a sibling for him and are when they are ready. >> and amy and i volunteer to go to london again. >> yes. >> all right. also trending right now, kristen stewart and anne hathaway going

incognito for a brand-new music video for jenny lewis and it's called "just one of the guys" and put on mustache, matching track suit, love that and doing a little break dancing. it's been trending on facebook since it launched on tuesday and i love it. they look good. >> yeah, i have to say we've done that before for our oscar thing where we got to dress up as -- >> i remember. >> it's liberating. >> for you it is. >> you look like a swedish viking -- >> that's when i was thor. >> another volunteer. >> i saw you in the hallway that day. i had no idea who you were. >> i totally got into it. the girls said they did too. got it in as rappers. everybody is talking about it. that's why it's on "heat index." >> up next in "heat index." a viral video stharing a dad and his adorable 3-year-old daughter. it sounds innocent enough but the dad in this video is taking his daughter out on a date. some find it endearing. others say it's inappropriate.

abc's linsey davis is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning, amy. some people assign romance to the term date and that's why some people are finding it a bit controversial but one thing that is not in dispute is the importance of the daddy/daughter relationship. and here's a dad with two little girls who found a way to make his one-on-one time with them so special his video about it has gotten nearly 8 million hits. ♪ >> actually pretty nervous. it has been a while. >> reporter: it starts out like any ordinary first date. >> we're going to have some people set up dinner on the back porch. >> reporter: only this one posted by aaron dixon has been viewed nearly 8 million times and it's all because of who comes to the door. >> oh. hi. oh. >> hi, dad. >> you look so cute. >> mom did that for me. >> reporter: his 3-year-old daughter anna lynn so thrilled with her date she kisses him before it even begins.

>> just a chance to remember this moment when i have a 3-year-old and a 2-year-old and encourage other fathers out there as well they can do it too. >> reporter: while some viewers find the roses and pulling out of the chair, the waiter filling her sippy cup with water and peanut butter sandwiches and strawbursts -- >> who did i open the door for. >> reporter: there are others who call it nauseating and naysayers saying "it doesn't seem right, very creepy". >> i think that the video could be controversial only because some people will assign romance to the term date but really this is about a father and a daughter spending beautiful time together. >> reporter: but dixon is hoping this video will last as a reminder to show his daughter how she should be treated by a man. >> we played at the park after peanut butter sandwiches, strawberries and carrots. >> yeah, girl. >> i love my daddy a lot!

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good morning. i'm kristen sze. menlo park police say it appears a 9-year-old girl accidentally drowned in a swimming pool. it happened at an apartment complex on sharon park drive near sam hill road around 5:00 last night. emergency crews found the girl uncontinue, and not breathing. she was taken to stanford medical center where she died. tough commute in some places. let's check in with leyla gulen. >> certainly has and still busy through oakland on the nimitz. this accident just occurred involving about five vehicles westbound around highway 4 at daly road. two lanes taken away. light conditions through pittsburgh, but at bay point on the brakes approaching 242. kristen? >> thanks. still cloudy. we'll talk to meteorologist mike nicco about yo

ghorng. happy hump day. things quieter on doppler 7-hd. san francisco about 0.01 of drizzle around point reyes. increasing sunshine to partly sunny conditions today. starting off warm, low to mid-60s everywhere, already 72 in antioch. but we'll see the cloud cover out there. i think temperatures will pull up about 2 to 4 degrees cooler than average.

accuweather seven-day forecast, a little more sunshine tomorrow, but the morning marine layer will get us off to ♪ hot stuff baby >> okay, this is it, the final day of our 5-alarm firefighter challenge. just two teams left right now getting ready for the finals. the team from mcallen, texas, and tacoma, washington, taking on the $10,000 grand prize and who will end up in that dunk tank. they've been great. they've been so good. >> thanks to all of them. they are ready to go. >> yep, take a look at this. colin firth, emma stone right there, we see you, emma hiding in social square. >> very in character. >> the place to be. >> yes, it does. >> beautiful manicure. over at the twitter mirror, lisa whelchel and kim fields from "facts of life." i got to get in there.

that's pretty great. >> i would like to see all four together. >> then we'll reveal the final four chip flavors in the lay's do us a flavor contest created by everyday people and we have a taste test coming up, so we might need some firefighters' help with some of the hot ones, right? >> all right. let's get right to this, though. we've been so excited to talk about these gals. they stole our hearts as tootie and blair in the hit '80s sitcom "the facts of life" and now all grown up and back together in hallmark's new romantic comedy called "for better or for worst," so excited to talk with lisa and kim but let's take a stroll down memory lane. ♪ you take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life ♪ >> they grew up before our eyes in the iconic '80s show "the facts of life" about four boarding school friends. >> oh! >> navigating their way through adolescence. lisa whelchel played popular blair warner.

>> i had another one of my great ideas. >> reporter: kim fields played tootie ramsey. >> we are in trouble. >> reporter: teaming up for "for better or for worst" giving love a second chance. >> what about marco? >> what about marco? >> you light up whenever he's in the room. that's what about marco. >> we were simply discussing the kids. >> i have seen the way you look at him -- come on. tell me it's about some darn kids. >> all right. lisa whelchel, kim fields joining us live now. good morning to both of you. so good to see you. i was saying i feel like i know you. it's been such a pleasure watching your show for all these years. are you surprised how connected we all are to it? >> i think so. not in a bad pat ourselves on the back kind of way but the fans have always let us know over the decades how much the show has meant to them, their children growing up or their children's children. >> because we are old. their children's children.

>> you guys look fantastic and i know -- >> thank you. >> you are back together again. tell us how this came to be "for better or for worst." >> i was sent the script and i've been sent a lot of scripts to do some family friendly shows or faith-based and sometimes they're so cheesy but this one was so cute and i'd like to be a part of it and not hit you over the head with some crazy moral -- just a great romantic comedy and when they said they would hire kim to play my friend, it was, okay, i will weigh do that for free. >> how was it? was it sort of like riding a bike again. >> sure, absolutely. very much like riding a bike. very much like, you know, lisa's just a wonderfully talented woman plain and simple so to be able to work with her again and we're grown now so it's not like there was a whole lot of sameness from when we were young are but certainly very comfortable. >> and how about for you having just had baby quincy three

months was it before flipping starred. >> yeah, three months before filming started and it was very relaxing and to that end, you know, a lot of types especially as actresses we're very pressured to, you know, get the baby weight off and got to do this and got to do that and it was like, you know what, i am comfortable in my skin right now. i get to do this movie. it's spring break so sebastian can also come and, you know, just really enjoy it >> that's awesome. let's get to "the facts of life" and share with you something very special. let's roll it, guys. >> lisa, kimmy, it's charlotte. well, i'm looking forward to you both being on this hallmark movie this weekend. i'm aquiver with anticipation. >> oh. >> i know you'll be brilliant and i love you. mwah. >> oh. >> oh. >> so sweet. >> hi, charlotte. >> i love you. >> what a sweet, special surprise. thank you. >> do you all keep in touch? >> absolutely. you got a selfie. >> i just had lump with her just a couple of weeks ago and just

took a selfie. no big deal. >> on my twitter account and just went viral. >> i mean, mrs. garrett, she'll always be. >> oh, yeah. >> to all of us. >> how about the rest of the gang? >> i keep in touch with everybody. >> very much so. i mean, you know, we're blessed to work with really great people in our career, you know, from other projects we've done doing "living single" and other projects for me so working with great people is a mandate for me. >> says something about how you are. well said, kim. >> you just don't so definitely keep up with them and now with social media and things it's a lot easier to send baby pictures and, you know, get updates and things like that. >> we don't have a ton of time but want to do this because our producers created a game for better or worse -- it's a quiz. no, that's your movie. facts of set life. answer and raise a paddle. >> whose dressing room should be declared a disaster area back in the day? >> i was always asleep.

>> yeah, she was asleep. >> everybody -- you all were neat. >> reading or sleeping. >> last one, who was the director's pet? >> on the movie? >> "facts of life." >> i would say nancy. >> nancy, nancy mckeon. >> i studied directing so i was always up under the directing so i'm going to go with me. >> i love it. we could spend all day with you. it's great to see. >> you this is so fun. i like these. >> you're welcome to bring them home. a parting gift. >> a gift to our viewers "for better or for worst" premieres on the hallmark channel this saturday night. we thank you so much. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. we'll head out to ginger real quick for a final check of the weather. >> oh, you know what we're doing out here. even though it has cooled down we've got the firefighters inside getting ready for their challenge. about how cold is that? pretty cold. >> oh, yeah, it's freezing. >> it's freezing. i cannot wait to see all this. good morning, everybody. i wonder who they're voting for, mcallen, texas.

a couple of twitter photos. earlier a waterspout just close to ft. lauderdale off the beach near hallendale. thanks so much to julie from our affiliate down in miami. a beautiful sunflower shot and severe storms to watch out for near the rockies. that's the >> yay. >> all that weather brought to you by target. amy and ryan. >> all right, ginger, thank you. time for the "gma" chip challenge. it is america's first chance to see and taste the four final flavors of this year's lay's do us a flavor contest. 14 million entries submitted by chip fans around the country. who isn't a chip fan? we're down to the best of the best vying for a $1 million grand prize and we have everyone

right here with us so let's get first to our lucky finalist. chad scott. you're a visiting lecturer at the university of nevada las vegas working for your ph.d. and found time to create a chip flavor. we're supposed to test this. >> let's see. >> hmm. definitely taste coffee. >> the inspiration on this is just the love of coffee, you know, as -- >> does it have caffeine. >> it does not. as a graduate student and now a university faculty i spend a lot of time reading and writing in coffee shops so since i drink a lot of coffee cappuccino is what i look forward to and when it's good enough, it puts a punctuation point on mie day. >> we love it. those are great. >> matt allen. you just realized your dream of becoming a full time firefighter but this reflects what you make at the firehouse. >> yes, inspiration was cooking for the guys at the firehouse and let's be honest, firefighters love their food. i knew i had to bring my "a" game. >> bash cure. >> cheddar bacon mac & cheese.

it was a hit with the guys at the firehouse. >> okay. with me too. that was fantastic. >> all right. and now we're moving on and we have a look at manenko, a registered nurse and special afin if i for spicy food. >> my flavor came from my grandmother who is japanese. she's been making me sushi sinces of a little girl. when i got older i was allowed to have wasabi. >> that's what i taste. >> so this is -- >> ah. >> wasabi ginger flavored -- that is fantastic. i love that one. >> fantastic. >> and julie stanley-metz. you work a lot in your garden. tell us about your flavor. >> i'm a mom of two and we get together and cook and my husband makes the most amazing manage guy salsa. >> i love it. >> that was all of these flavors were incredible. we want to tell you how you can vote. go to goodmorningamerica.com on

yahoo! and say which chip you'd like in your house. >> they're all good. coming up superstars colin firth and emma stone here live. we're going to start eating. i got to say, the

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fortune teller on the make. when he tries toeks pose her as a fake he begins to fall under her spell. >> i'd be happier than a fraud because your withhold world fixed view would be shaken up. >> it's quite the opposite. if you knew how much i don't want you to be a fake. >> think how embarrassing it would be for you. your whole life you spend publicly crusading against spiritualism and then you'd have to, you'd have to come out with it and say you were wrong. >> but i'm not wrong. >> and colin firth and emma stone join us now. i never would have guessed the first time you guys have worked together. >> really? >> yeah. feels like we've been doing it for years. >> was it fun? >> it was a terrible time. >> i had a good time. she had a terrible time. >> oh, well. >> with him, oh. >> did you get to work with woody allen? >> yeah. >> is it true you actually named your dog after alvey singer from

"annie hall." >> how did woody take that. >> he doesn't know that. he knows now. >> nobody out. just keep it to yourself. >> he'll never see this. >> he doesn't watch television. i think we're pretty safe. your first time as well. is that dauptsdzing at all. >> yeah, it's extremely daunting. he's basically been in somewhere involved in my entire life since i was 10, you know, from the early stand-up days, i think the first one i saw was "bananas" and "take the money and run" and i can remember where i was when i saw them, which theater. >> it's got to be hard to meet someone who you admired so much and then kind of have to work with him. i would think the butterflies would be especially high. >> particularly when they're clever and also he is not big on the kind of preliminaries, you know, the social graces and -- >> just to work. >> yeah. >> you get an early -- you don't get phone calls and meetings. >> you meet him at the camera

test? or rehearsals or any conversation. >> no rehearsal. >> you just get started. it is in a beautiful place. what a place to get to do a film, the south of france. >> it was incredible. we stayed in provence and it takes place in the '20s so the locations are just stunning. yeah. >> your character stanley is about as unlikable a man as you could imagine. at least at first. was that tough? >> well, yeah, i want to be likable and, you know, you keep seeing these lines which are -- they're so arrogant and supercilious and self-asured and i remember thinking they probably all won't make the final cut. are we sure? haven't i just been that mean already in those exact words and, no, he was pretty sure and ultimately there's something quite liberating -- >> you just get to let it all hang out. >> yes, just be as unpleasant as possible and not care. >> you softened him up. now you'll work with woody allen

again. >> yeah, right now we're shooting in rhode island so we have a couple of days off to come talk about this. >> well, i'm glad you did "magic in the moonlight," opens next friday. it's a terrific film. thanks for coming in, guys. when we come back, the final round of our 5-alarm firefighters challenge. who will win the grand prize? who will get dunked? 6

♪ looking for some hot stuff this evening ♪ >> love the music. it is our 5-alarm firefighter challenge. our final teams, hungry for that $10,000 grand prize that will go to their fire department courtesy of disney's "planes: fire & rescue," that film hitting theaters on friday, amy. >> we're down to two final teams after tuesday's obstacle course. mcallen, texas, up against tacoma, washington, and this is going to be our sizzle or sink trivia showdown. each has a designated member at

the dunk tank in case that team loses. >> and when the team is ahead they'll take home the prize. the team with the lower score will be subjected to the dunk? wait till we've read the question and give you the choices. are you readiy. >> ready. >> okay. >> cue it up. >> first one, which celebrity is a former new york city firefighter. john stamos, steve buscemi, mick jagger. >> steve buscembuscemi. >> correct. >> "b." >> here we go. >> tacoma, whose the voice behind the hit single "girl on fire." alicia keys, janet jackson or celine dion. >> alicia keys. >> correct. tacoma, taking the lead. >> true or false. the majority of firefighters in the u.s. are volunteers? >> mcallen, texas. >> volunteers. >> true, that is correct. >> where are we. we didn't start the fire, are lyrics from a the song by an

artist, stevie wonder, billy joel or -- >> billy joel. >> correct. >> then we have which american city suffered a massive fire in october 1871 that burned for two days was it baltimore, cincinnati or chicago? tacoma. >> chicago. >> all right, going up in the lead. >> next question. which musician has a son who recently became a new jersey firefighter. a, bruce springsteen, madonna, or garth brooks? >> bruce springsteen. >> again, correct. >> true or false. all fire trucks must be red? >> false. >> correct. it is false. >> this is getting heated. all right. here we go. according to the american red cross most house fires start in which room, a, laundry, b, kitchen, c, bedroom. >> kitchen. >> kitchen. [ sirens ] >> what is that alarm? >> now we have a tie. which historical figure is credited with starting one of the first volunteer fire departments in the u.s. was it

benjamin franklin -- >> benjamin franklin. >> that is correct. >> oh, however, this is a real conundrum. you are not supposed to buzz in before but we did give it to you. they did it too. i believe control room, can you weigh in? >> mcallen is the winner. >> oh, yes. yes. >> 5-alarm firefighter challenge. >> that means, unfortunately, tacoma, washington, goes in the dunk tank. >> bye. >> oh, here we go. >> uh-oh. [ sirens ] >> you guys were great sports. we thank you so much. congratulations. >> excellent job. >> give me a high-five. >> incredible dancing. incredible -- >> be right back. >> and big prize coming up. great job, everybody. >> you guys did a great job. [ sirens ] ♪

♪ looking for some hot stuff "good morning america" brought to you by mercedes-benz. experience truly great engineering today at your authorized dealer. >> what a fierce competition. before we go, we have the check for the winners of our 5-alarm firefighter challenge courtesy of disney's "planes: fire & rescue" plus golden fire hats for each of you. congratulations. >> actually want to ask a

question. why did the girl have to go in the dunk tank? >> you volunteered? >> i trusted them. >> with my life. >> that's true. >> the least you could do was keep her dry. you guys were great and gave it your all. so game. we thank you all so much for competing. and to all of our firehouses around the country, it's been awesome. >> thank you, thank you. >> really great. hey, tomorrow on "good morning america," neil patrick harris and dane cook are with us. >> so much to get to. hey, stay dry. warm up. >> lucky guy. >> congratulations to our winners. have a great day, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. >> i did not know that was coming.

good morning. i'm kristen sze. new this morning, the oakland city council has scheduled a vote tonight on a lease extension for the athletics at the oakland coliseum. "the chronicle" reports mayor gene kwan is privately asking members to delay to vote to give her more time to negotiate with the a's. we had to negotiate our way through drizzle this morning. getting better, mike? >> it will, especially in the higher elevations. i think it will be partly sunny by the afternoon hours, temperatures below average from mid to upper 60s along the coast in san fra70s and 80s for the rest of us. leyla? northbound 280 in san jose accident in the clearing stages but blocking one lane, causing delays from 101. along 101 this crash has cleared

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