is a piece of plastic. jobina: is a plastic? reggie: in my head it is. [laughter] ♪ good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, a new provocation from putin. he warns the west, this is not a bluff. breaking overnight, vladimir putin signals a major escalation in the ukraine war. in a rare televised address, he appears to threaten a nuclear strike against the west. national security official john kirby joins us exclusively as president biden gets set to address the united nations. monster hurricane fiona on the move. the category 4 storm with winds up to 130 miles an hour after leaving behind a deadly trail of destruction. ginger is tracking its powerful path this morning. the battle over the documents seized at mar-a-lago. the former federal judge

appointed to review them raising questions for former president trump's lawyers. you can't have your cake and eat it. abc news exclusive. the woman who says she was sexually assaulted by the man charged with killing memphis mother and kindergarten teacher eliza fletcher, almost a year before her murder. >> do you believe if your case had been processed sooner that eliza would be alive today? >> this morning alicia franklin speaks in her first tv interview. >> not a day goes by that i didn't think about this. fighting inflation. the fed set to hike interest rates again. what it could mean for buying a car, mortgages and your credit card bill. quarter of a billion bust. the massive pandemic relief fraud case. dozens arrested accused of stealing $250 million meant to feed kids. the top two women in american law enforcement here live. the new director of the secret service and the nypd commissioner are getting crime rates down, protecting the

president and the missing text messages around the january 6th insurrection. you'll see them both only on "gma" this morning. the good news in the fight against cancer. the encouraging trend in recent years as robin celebrates ten years after her life-saving bone marrow transplant. this morning how you can help give someone a second chance. ♪ do you remember the 21st night of september ♪ plus, here comes the judge. yankee slugger aaron judge smashing his 60th home run of the season, joining the ranks of babe ruth with this blast. and what happens in vegas, everything is coming up aces. the wnba champions' massive celebration on the strip. the city's first big title. ♪ remember how the stars stole the night away ♪ good morning, america. as you can tell, the band is

back together. the band, the lead singer, robin, back from london and then -- great coverage you did there. >> thank you. >> you did there for the queen's funeral. >> it was a tremendous team effort by the whole abc news staff but it's good to be back on this side of the pond. a lot of news to get to. we start with the war in ukraine and, as president biden prepares to address the united nations general assembly, vladimir putin is signaling a major escalation in the war. >> and overnight, vladimir putin addressed the russian people for the first time since the invasion began. in a moment our exclusive with national security official john kirby but first to tom soufi burridge on the scene in ukraine. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it's a huge moment in this war. a lot of putin's rhetoric this morning about russia being under threat was predictable, but the kremlin's move to annex a large swath of ukraine is a major escalation. make no mistake, putin is making these moves because russia's military campaign in ukraine is failing.

this morning, in a rare tv address on the war in ukraine, vladimir putin appearing to threaten a nuclear strike against the west. [ speaking non-english ] saying, those who are trying to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the wind can turn in their direction. putin adding, this is not a bluff. with russia sustaining heavy losses on the battlefield, putin also now bringing in a partial draft. his defense minister saying 300,000 men with reservist experience will be called up to fight in ukraine, claiming less than 6,000 russian soldiers have been killed in the war. western officials estimating 20,000 with another 60,000 russian troops injured. and in another major escalation russia also moving to declare large areas of eastern and southern ukraine, which its troops occupy, as part of russia. the kremlin planning to stage referendum votes in those areas later this week.

the u.s. rejecting russia's actions calling the votes a sham. putin upping the stakes as ukrainian forces continue to retake ground. here ukrainian troops marching into a village in luhansk showing russia no longer has full control of that eastern region and in the same area, incendiary shells raining down on a village recently liberated by ukrainian forces. according to ukraine's ministry of defense releasing the video. george, by moving to annex a large part of eastern and southern ukraine putin is trying to signal that attacks on those territories will be seen by moscow as attacks on russian land. president zelenskyy will address the u.n. general assembly via video link later as will president biden in person. the president expected to deliver a stinging rebuke of putin's war here in ukraine. george? >> okay, tom, thanks. a lot to ask the national security coordinator for communications, john kirby.

thank you for joining us this morning. your reaction to putin's speech? >> i think there was a lot in there that was typical. a lot we've heard before, the threats about neo-nazis in ukraine talking about his own territory being threatened. the only territorial integrity that's being threatened right now continues to be ukraine, and he called up a partial mobilization of reservists and accounts for 300,000 troops. >> that's a serious move. >> we expected that. that's a lot, 300,000. that's almost twice as much as he committed to the war back in february of this year. >> a sign the war is going badly for him. >> definitely a sign he's struggling, and we know that. he has suffered tens of thousands of casualties and has terrible morale and cohesion on the battlefield. command and control has still not been solved. he has desertion problems and he's forcing the wounded back into the fight. so clearly manpower is a problem for him. he feels like he's on his back foot particularly in the northeast area of the donbas. >> the most ominous part his suggestion using nuclear weapons is not a bluff. do you buy it?

>> we always have to take this rhetoric seriously. it's irresponsible rhetoric for a nuclear power to talk that way, but it's not atypical for how he's been talking the last seven months, and take it seriously. we are monitoring as best we can their strategic posture so that if we have to, we can alter ours and we've seen no indicaion that that's required right now. >> what happens if he uses nuclear weapons? >> you heard the president talk about this. there will be severe consequences. not only will he be that much more a pariah on a world stage but -- >> how about votes to annex the ukrainian territories he says are part of russia? will any attack then by ukraine be seen as an attack on russia? >> that is what he's trying to do, george. he's trying to -- because he can't legitimately take some of these areas, he's trying to have some sort of political legitimacy so he can claim it's russian territory. it is not. it won't be even as a result of these sham referendums. >> that's not going to deter the united states in any way, shape

or form? >> no. we will continue to support ukraine with other financial aid as the president said for as long as it takes. that is ukrainian territory. doesn't matter what sham referendum they put in place or what vote they hold. it's still ukrainian territory. >> what do you make of the fact the leaders of china, india and turkey have all taken on vladimir putin? >> pretty interesting. doesn't seem like he has a whole lot of sympathetic ears even among countries like china who hasn't condemned him, but clearly they have concerns about how the war is being prosecuted. the atrocities, the war crimes and i think they're surprised at how little progress russia has made. it's noteworthy some nations, nations he thought were in his corner, clearly are expressing concerns publicly not just privately. >> what do we expect from president biden today? >> the president is looking forward to his speech. i think you will see a wide-ranging set of remarks on a range of issues. he's going to make clear to the u.n. charter the united states'

commitment to the charter, the founding ideas of the u.n. which is about solving conflicts through peaceful dialogue and discussion. i think he's going to be very clear about where we stand with respect to russia and ukraine, and i think he's going to make some announcements on food security and other global investments that the united states looks forward to leading. >> john kirby, thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> michael? >> i'll take it here. >> i'm sorry. >> that's all right, george. appreciate you both. we turn to hurricane fiona on the move this morning after battering puerto rico. the dominican republic and turks and caicos. ginger is here with where the storm is headed. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, robin. we're watching fiona now out of the caribbean, and they're breathing a sigh of relief as it moves north. that eye tightening and wobbling a bit, but it is strengthening in the atlantic. good news, we have a cold front for mainland u.s. that will keep it to the east. that is not great news for bermuda. as a category 4 storm by friday morning could be passing by that island and on that bad side, the dirty side where you could get outer bands, if not the push of water and really heavy rain. here it will be fall-like behind the front but fall means, you've got hurricanes and we have more that we're watching. the one that is just north of south america here that has a

90% around it is a tropical wave. it will go over trinidad tobago and close to south america and watch it move as it gets into the western caribbean by late next week. we could see impacts from the gulf to florida. we'll keep an eye on it. robin? we're going to talk more about fiona and go to victor oquendo who is live in preuerto rico for us this morning. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the lights are coming back on in some spots here, but not where we are. more than a million customers are without power. this is four days now and they're beginning to clean up. once again these people starting all over. this morning, hurricane fiona is a monster of a storm. becoming a category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour as it marches north. its wrath leaving behind a deadly trail of destruction. overnight the u.s. department of

health and human services declaring a public health emergency in puerto rico as the flooding impact worsens. the now category 4 killing at least four people in puerto rico, dropping nearly 30 inches of relentless rain in parts of the u.s. territory. the damage surveyed from coast guard helicopters showing catastrophic remnants. this car nearly submerged in polluted water. all of puerto rico lost power when hurricane fiona hit. this crew from luma energy is working on repairing damaged power lines in san juan. look at the bucket truck. they tell me this is happening across the entire island. the company expects a large part of the island to have electricity back by today but 81-year-old minerva is patiently waiting. [ speaking in non-english ] everything she owns now she's moved it up here into bags and had to protect it from the floodwaters that came inside. fortunately she has her daughter she can stay with.

we were here when hurricane maria hit a few years earlier. puerto ricans have been making the best out of a bad situation for a long time now and are incredibly resilient and resourceful. robin, fiona is not going to change that. >> you're right. they are resilient and resourceful. we are thinking of all that have been impacted by fiona. thank you, victor. george? we get the latest now on the mar-a-lago document investigation. the official appointed at the request of donald trump's attorneys is challenging their refusal to prove that they were declassified, suggesting trouble for the trump's legal strategy and chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is tracking the case. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. trump's attorneys requested an independent official to help resolve questions about those documents, but this morning that special master is raising questions that they may not like. this morning, that newly appointed special master pushing trump's attorneys to produce evidence that those sensitive documents confiscated from the former president's mar-a-lago

home have, in fact, been declassified. the first face-to-face meeting, with trump's attorneys and doj lawyers raymond dearie asking for clarification. if you don't advance declassify claims, which i understand is your prerogative, as far as i'm concerned, that's the end of it. you can't have your cake and eat it. the special master noting the obvious, that some of the documents have classified markings, a number labeled secret and top secret. if they are on their face classified, without any evidence to the contrary, how is it on the court to conclude anything but? trump has publicly stated he declassified the documents, but so far neither the former president nor his attorneys have claimed the documents were declassified in any formal court proceedings. and the special master seemed to acknowledge how you handle classified material is a serious matter saying, quote, the government has a strong obligation to all of us to see

that this information doesn't get into the wrong hands. michael? >> all right, pierre, thank you so much. now we're going to turn to wall street set to open this morning following a down day for the dow jones and the s&p 500. traders are on edge over today's expected interest rate hike. chief economic correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange for us this morning. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, michael. and the federal reserve is expected to hike interest rates today by another 0.75%. that is an aggressive move and the third one since june. and here's where it's going to have the biggest impact, if you're carrying a credit card balance or you're anticipating a major purchase. for example, if you're about to buy a car, an auto loan of $35,000 would have cost you about $661 a month earlier this year. now that balloons to about $673 a month. that is $144 more a year for the same car because interest rates

are climbing. the other major area where this is having an impact is on all your other loans, new mortgages. some student loans later this year could have an impact. then it's your credit cards. that credit card debt gets far more expensive when the fed hikes interest rates. most people, about half of americans are carrying some form of credit card debt on a $5,000 balance. that number, the amount of interest that you are paying as a result of interest rates going higher has gone to $870 more if you're making the minimum payments and after today's hike, that number will climb to $1,161 in additional interest payments, george. >> okay, rebecca, thanks very much. the major fraud case involving a quarter of a billion dollars in taxpayer money. dozens of people under arrest accused of stealing $250 million in funds that were supposed to help feed children during the pandemic. andrew dymburt has the story. good morning, andrew. >> good morning, george.

this is the largest pandemic-related fraud scheme yet, $250 million meant for meals for low-income children instead used to make luxury purchases like cars, homes and jewelry. federal investigators charging 48 people in minnesota with conspiracy and other serious counts, many of the companies involved were sponsored by a nonprofit called feeding our future. the organization's founder aimee bock was among those indicted here's how prosecutors say this scam went down. they allege the perpetrators claimed to be offering food for tens of thousands of kids across minnesota, then tried to get reimbursed by the government for those meals. only few meals were ever even served according to authorities. instead the defendants used it to fund a lavish lifestyle. by the way, the u.s. attorney for minnesota says the $250 million they ripped off from the government is just the, quote, floor and they may have stolen even more. george? >> oh, my goodness. andrew, thanks very much. we'll turn now to the wnba champions, the las vegas aces celebrating their big win overnight.

massive victory parade. now since they brought home the trophy and the city's first major sports title, the governor declared september 20th las vegas aces day in nevada. part of the famous strip, you see, it was shut down for the players to celebrate with fans. no one partied harder than two-time mvp a'ja wilson. did you see her in the post game interview? she said we can't thank you enough for how much you rallied behind myself and my teammates. we did this for you and later tweeted, i need a nap. i bet she does. this was becky hammon's debut season as the head coach of the aces and said at the parade, there's gambling and then there's odds and the odds are on the las vegas aces. they are celebrating big time. >> congratulations to all of them. great season. coming up, we have our interview with the two top women in american law enforcement charged with protecting the president and the public. secret service director kim cheatle and new york police commissioner keechant sewell both here live.

our abc news exclusive with the woman who says she was sexually assaulted by the same man accused of killing eliza fletcher. first, back to ginger. >> so much emphasis on the hurricane fiona and what is to come but there's a big story happening in the middle of the country. record historic heat like spencer, iowa. last time they hit something hotter than 101 was 1925. but now they have hit the hottest latest. omaha, nebraska, breaking records, a dozen or more records broken yesterday. that heat dome is in place behind that cold front we were talking about, so you're still seeing big heat as we have our last full day of summer because fall officially begins tomorrow. your local weather now in just 30 seconds.

drew: morning showers giving way to afternoon sunshine, it is a level 1 of the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. climb to the 70's for afternoon highs, close to average. we will find patchy fog, likely dense in spots. upper 40's to upper 50's as we had to thursday. accuweather 7 day forecast, morning showers son today. fall arrives tomorroww> and we'. a lot more coming up here on "gma."

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mateo bridge, we had some real progress as far as lane's opening in the eastbound direction with the delays. really kicking in in the westbound direction, where you see all those taillights, traffic is crawling for the peninsula. we want to zoom in here to an issue we are following in livermore. we have all lanes blocked on eastbound 84 before the park -- the boulevard, i should say. and then we are back up there with some drive times. traveling across the bay bridge, in the westbound direction, 20 minutes. releasing a lot of slowdowns due to the rain. reggie:

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a nuclear strike, then added this is not a bluff. russia also sent 300,000 men who are reservists will be called up to fight in ukraine. ron desantis facing a federal class action lawsuit for flying migrants to martha's vineyard. a sheriff in texas announced an investigation into the flights that originated in san antonio. and a new report from the american association for cancer research says deaths are dropping with a 2.3% decrease every year from 2016 to 2019. in addition, more americans are surviving a cancer diagnosis with the number of people who have a history of cancer now exceeding 18 million. that includes 1 million additional survivors over the last three years. the battle, of course, is far from over. more than 600,000 lives will be lost to cancer this year but the fda approved eight new medications and expanded the use of ten more medications to help americans win the fight. coming up in our next hour, it's been ten years since our robin roberts' life-saving bone marrow transplant. we'll show you what you can do to help save a life. >> you can do it.

it's so simple and you can do it today. >> we'll have a lot more on that coming up. now we turn to the young woman who says she was sexually assaulted by the suspect in the murder of memphis mom eliza fletcher. alicia franklin said police ignored her case and erielle reshef has that exclusive interview. good morning, erielle. >> good morning, george. alicia's story is chilling and frankly hard to fathom. exactly a year ago today she says she was sexually assaulted by cleotha henderson. she tells me something kept drawing her to eliza fletcher's case as she continued to press for answers in her own, but she never could have imagined the unthinkable connection. >> i never in a million years thought anything like that would happen to me. >> reporter: this morning in her first tv interview, 22-year-old alicia franklin breaking her silence about the night she says she was raped by cleotha abston-henderson, the man now accused of kidnapping and killing memphis jogger eliza fletcher. >> not a day goes by that i didn't think about this.

>> reporter: alicia alleging henderson attacked her almost a full year before eliza went missing but the dna results from her sexual assault kit linking henderson to her case were not reported until after eliza disappeared, a delay she believes allowed henderson to remain free. >> they had more than enough evidence that night when they interviewed me to get him off the streets, but they didn't. >> reporter: henderson only now facing charges for attacking alicia. pleading not guilty. in september 2021, alicia says she met a man who went by cleo on an online dating site texting on the phone for weeks before finally meeting in person. she agreed to pick him up from what he claimed was his apartment, but once they got inside, she says it was abandoned. >> walk us through what happened the night of september 21, 2021. >> we walked in the house. he put a gun to my neck.

he was like, if you move, i'll kill you. i was so scared. so he ended up putting a shirt over my head. he didn't want me to see him. i was crying because i'm like please let me go. he wasn't really trying to hear and every time i said something he threatened to kill me. he forced me in the car. he raped me. >> reporter: alicia who was four months pregnant at the time begged him to stop. >> told him i was pregnant. he didn't care. >> reporter: she says he then took her back into the vacant apartment at gunpoint. >> when you hear me rev my engine, that's when you leave but i thought he would shoot me in the back of my head. i just didn't see him letting me go. once i heard the car drive off, i just ran. >> reporter: in the fog of trauma, alicia drove herself to the hospital, then to a rape crisis center where they administered a sexual assault kit and she was interviewed by a sex crimes detective. >> what did they tell you the protocol was for your rape kit? did they give you any sense for when they would give you the results? >> no. she didn't -- she didn't tell me how everything would play out. i called for about two days, but nobody really was talking to me. >> reporter: alicia says that same night she gave authorities the man's phone number, walked

them through the crime scene, described his car and all the details of the assault. >> did they give you any explanation about why you had all these details about him and still they didn't track him down? >> they said they didn't have enough evidence, like, they was like this is not enough evidence to charge him for rape. >> even though you had taken a rape test they said they still didn't have enough evidence? >> yeah. >> reporter: alicia's lawyers alleging if authorities had run the sexual assault kit then it would have matched henderson's dna, which was already in the system because of his extensive criminal past. but they didn't. and over the next year alicia says she kept pressing authorities for answers. >> i called. they just always gave me the run around and sent me in circles. i have always been paranoid since then. i'm always on edge. i don't trust people. i'm always looking over my shoulder. >> reporter: on friday,

september 2nd around 4:30 a.m., 34-year-old mom and kindergarten teacher eliza fletcher went for a run in memphis but never returned. her body found days later. henderson now charged with her murder after authorities say dna at the scene was quickly tested, linking him to the crime. >> you believe if your case had been processed sooner, that eliza would be alive today? >> i definitely believe she still would have been alive today. >> reporter: alicia's lawyers say she's telling her story to prevent this from happening again. >> she wants to make sure that when a victim speaks out like she has spoken out, that we listen and we, you know, expeditiously process rape kits and expeditiously look for the person that needs to be off the street so that no one else is ever hurt. >> cleotha henderson not entered a plea in eliza's case yet. alicia is now suing the city of

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commissioner keechant sewell and the newly appointed director of the secret service, kim cheatle who is joining us for her first interview since being appointed to lead the agency she served for nearly 30 years before retiring. great to have you back on the job and great to have you both here live in the studio. there's so much i want to talk to you about. but can we just recognize the history right here? two of the top law enforcement leaders in the country right here. talk about the importance of this partnership. >> we enjoy this partnership year round and to be able to do it with a new director is tremendous. the idea that we are both women in these roles is not lost on me at all. but i think it's important that we begin to normalize women in these roles. women serve in every rank and position in the nypd, and if i can be someone that inspires, i

think that's important. but there have been 45 police commissioners in the city of new york. i'm thrilled to be number 45 but our mission remains the same no matter who sits in this role and that's the safety of all new yorkers. >> how were they able to -- 30 years and you retired. you came back at a time when there is still so much fallout from the january 6th insurrection, including the secret service deleting text messages. so as a new director how are you going to tackle that? >> i feel like you're aging me first. it was 27 years. but, no, i'm very honored to come back and, you know, being transparent and making sure that we continue to cooperate with all the ongoing investigations is very important to me. so we're going to continue to do that as an agency. >> is there concern with the

midterms coming up in november -- is there a fear of the threats of violence connected to the campaigns? >> so we're always looking as an agency along with our partners during an event like this or during the campagn we're always looking at what the potential threats that are out there. we start planning for the campaign well in advance usually 18 months or so before building the details and the personnel that will be responsible for working those campaign assignments. but, you know, we're a 24/7 organization so always keeping an eye on things. >> 24/7, the world is always changing. we know that the world is on edge. here in new york city we know that crime is up overall 26%. so what is your plan to make it a safer place for all? >> so we have had some successes. right now our homicides are down. our shootings are down. our number of victims are down but we have to make sure we see these numbers as people. the other strategies we have for crime control are taking hold. we know as we move forward and people start to come back into the city those numbers are going to decrease but we have a robust plan to continue what we're doing in the city. but i think it's important to be

able to say we have had these successes and to be able to acknowledge what works and what doesn't. we have to be able to pivot to new strategies when we recognize we're having one area where there's more challenges, and the numbers are a little more stubborn, but it's working. every single day the officers of the nypd are trying to make the city safe. we understand that there is a perception and there's a reality, but for us we have to address the fact people don't have this sense of safety. our numbers in the subway are below pre-pandemic levels, but we have to surge more into the subway to have that omnipresence that people want to see. >> as more people continue to come back to the city, you just came back from london. >> i did. >> that was a huge security event so can you take us behind the scenes and what the challenges were to protect president biden? >> i did just return from london and it was a massive security undertaking as has been said. the brits have been planning this for years and our folks have participated in meetings on the planning and preparation of that. so for us we just kind of fit

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, vladimir putin signals a major escalation in the ukraine war. in a rare televised address he appears to threaten a nuclear strike against the west. national security official john kirby joins us exclusively as president biden gets set to address the united nations. fighting inflation. the fed set to hike interest rates again. what it could mean for buying a car, mortgages and your credit card bill. a "gma" health alert. identifying anxiety. the new recommendation to screen most americans. how it can help doctors spot and treat anxiety early. ♪ girls like you ♪ ♪ go around with guys like me ♪

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♪ don't come hanging around my door ♪ ♪ i don't want to see your face no more ♪ good morning, america. we are looking forward to talking to sanaa lathan about her new movie, "on the come up." >> when you say it like that -- >> i don't know how to say it. i'm glad you said it. >> just came out of me. just came out that way. >> it didn't sound the same coming out of george. >> i tried. this is a big week for you, robin. >> i'm telling you what, after you face a health challenge every day is significant but this is a special week because it was ten years ago i had what's known as a rebirth. my sister sally-ann gave me the gift of life by donating her stem cells so i could undergo a bone marrow transplant to treat my mds and i shared that journey with you. now we'll tell you how other thrivers, other donor stories

and the number of people who have reacted and saved a life. so many. >> without a doubt. plus, how giving back helped this lifelong skier grow his business. we'll have his tips coming up. george? we'll begin with the latest on the war in ukraine. russia is signaling a major escalation in the war and overnight vladimir putin addressed the russian people for the first time since the invasion began. i want to go back to tom soufi burrdge on the scene in uraine. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. it's a huge moment in this war. a lot of putin's rhetoric this morning about russia being under threat was predictable, but the kremlin's move to annex a large swath of ukraine is a major escalation and make no mistake, putin is making these moves because russia's military campaign here in ukraine is failing. this morning, in a rare tv address on the war in ukraine, vladimir putin appearing to threaten a nuclear strike against the west. [ speaking in non-english ] saying, those who are trying to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the wind can turn in their

direction. putin adding, this is not a bluff. with russia sustaining heavy losses on the battlefield, putin also now bringing in a partial draft. his defense minister saying 300,000 men with reservist experience will be called up to fight in ukraine. it's less than the full draft which many expected. with fears of that, flights out of russia selling out overnight. the kremlin claiming that less than 6,000 russian soldiers have been killed in the war. western officials estimating 20,000 with another 60,000 russian troops injured. and in another major escalation, russia also moving to declare large areas of eastern and southern ukraine, which its troops occupy, as part of russia. and by annexing those territories putin is trying to signal that attacks in those areas of ukraine will be seen by moscow as attacks on russian land. president zelenskyy will address the u.n. general assembly in new

york via video link later as will president biden in person. the president expected to deliver a stinging rebuke of putin's war here in ukraine. robin? >> all right, tom, our thanks to you. we'll turn to another interest rate hike and how this will impact americans' bottom line. so let's go back to our chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis at the new york stock exchange. good morning, again, rebecca. >> reporter: nice to see you, robin. good morning, the fed's number one objective here is fighting inflation. to that end it is expected to hike interest rates aggressively again today as goldman sachs put it in a note until the economy either enters a clear recession or shows sustained signs of progression on inflation. the fed will be under pressure to hike interest rates. here's what it means for you -- higher interest on your credit cards, if you're carrying a balance. it means a new car, a new home if you're paying with a

mortgage, that mortgage will cost you more. that auto loan will cost you more. not only is wall street today watching for what the fed does, but they're watching for what fed chair powell says about this economy and the risks of a recession. michael? >> definitely all eyes on the fed. thank you, rebecca. going to turn to getting a jump on finding and treating a commonly underdiagnosed mental disorder. a task force is recommending most americans get screened for anxiety. erielle reshef is back now with more. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, again, michael. for the first time that leading panel of experts is recommending everyone ages 19 to 65 be screened for anxiety. that new guidance comes from the u.s. preventive service task force designed to help primary care clinicians identify the early signs. experts say anxiety disorders are often underdetected as you mentioned and in some cases patients can go decades without being properly diagnosed and as we know the pandemic has taken a severe toll on mental health. so some doctors say this new guidance comes at a critical time.

while the panel's advice isn't mandatory, the task force carries enormous weight in the medical community and its recommendations often change the way doctors practice medicine. michael? >> so, erielle, how will this work? >> reporter: so when you see your primary care practitioner for a routine exam for an appointment they will use existing questionnaires and other screening tools to assess whether you may have signs and symptoms of anxiety. the hope here is that these new guidelines will allow for early intervention, michael. >> all right, thank you, erielle. coming up on our "gma morning menu," adam levine is denying allegations he had an affair but admitted he crossed the line. we'll give you the details this morning. plus, a special announcement from former first lady michelle obama, only on "gma." also this morning, it has been ten years since my bone marrow transplant and in the time it takes me to tell you about registering with be the match our intern right there, kayla has taken the first step to potentially saving a life. how you can do it too coming up. and, lara, what's going on

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exclusive announcement from, of course, the former first lady, michelle obama. she's going back on tour for her upcoming book, "the light we carry." that comes out november 15th. the tour kicks off that day in washington, d.c. >> and the last one was huge for "becoming." i mean had to add dates to the tour. >> they're kind of big pep rallies. >> very much so. we turn to our "gma" cover story. adam levine is responding to accusations of an affair that went viral on tiktok. mona kosar abdi has the story. good morning, mona. >> reporter: george, good morning. this all began with a video that now has over 20 million views. prompting adam levine to release a statement denying an affair but admitting in certain instances it, quote, became inappropriate. ♪ girls like you run around with guys like me ♪ five lead singer adam levine oo- denying rumors he had an affair while married to his wife of eight years, model behati

prinsloo but admitting he, quote, crossed the line. >> no one fights harder than me. six seasons. >> reporter: the former judge on "the voice" writing on instagram, wrote, a lot is being said about me right now and i want to clear the air. i used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in any kind of flirtatious manner. i did not have an affair. nevertheless, i crossed the line during a regrettable period in my life. >> i'm sure you know who adam levine is. but adam and i were seeing each other for about a year. >> reporter: on monday 24-year-old social media influencer sumner stroh went viral after posting this video on tiktok claiming she had a year-long relationship with the "moves like jagger" singer even sharing screen shots of what she says are conversations they had online. stroh claiming that months after they stopped talking, levine even messaged her in june asking if he could name the third child he and his wife were expecting after her. >> my morals were unknowingly compromised. i was completely manipulated.

>> reporter: hours later stroh posted another video. >> i was under the impression their marriage was over. >> reporter: levine never mentioned stroh by name but says he regrets putting his family life in any sort of jeopardy. quote, my wife and my family is all i care about in this world. to be this naive and stupid enough to risk the only thing that truly matters to me was the greatest mistake i could ever make. i will never make it again. adding, quote, i take full responsibility. we will get through it and we will get through it together. and abc news has reached out to adam he levine. his representatives referred us to that online post. george? >> mona, thanks very much. let's go to ginger. >> thanks, george. i want to bring you to fiona. we now know it is out of the caribbean out into the ocean but bermuda is next which i'll show you. more importantly probably for today the heat advisories that are now up for the north shore of puerto rico.

remember, very few have power, so very few ways to get cool and when it feels like 101 in san juan that could be an issue, something where they'll need extra hydration. watch as the path stays far away from the main land u.s. we just get the high surf. drew: morning showers giving way to afternoon sunshine, it is a level 1 of the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. climb to the 70's for afternoon highs, close to average. we will find patchy fog, likely dense in spots. upper 40's to upper 50's as we had to thursday. accuweather 7 day forecast, morning showers son today. fall arrives tomorroww now to robin's big milestone. ten years since your life-saving

bone marrow transplant. you found a special way to commemorate it. >> i did. so much has happened since my sister sally-ann gave me that precious gift, her stem cells. for the next 174 days, that's the number it took from my transplant to come back to "gma." so we're going to celebrate. yeah, that was a bad dance move. yeah, we're going to celebrate a second chance, how everyone can save a life and a young man whose desire to get that message out turned into a social media sensation. >> i'm here today to do an amazing challenge, the lemons for leukemia challenge. when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. this is how i do it. >> reporter: it was the challenge that took over social media. >> we're trying to break the world record for most amount of bone marrow donation sign-ups. >> reporter: celebs like danny devito and the rock joining in. >> lemons for leukemia. do it. >> reporter: as well as our own "gma" family. >> lara, george, robin, let's get the lemons.

go! [ cheers and applause ] >> i know, chris, when you started this you could not have imagined that the reaction that it has received. >> honestly, i expected to maybe get 500 views on our youtube video and within the first day we broke a quarter of a million. >> reporter: friends chris and dylan created that challenge in 2018 inspired to break a record and raise awareness for the bone marrow donation registry after chris learning his chronic leukemia had returned and he would need a bone marrow transplant to survive. like chris, 70% of patients do not have a fully matched donor in their family and must rely on a registry such as be the match as their best chance for a cure. >> the reach of the lemons for leukemia challenge is something that continues to surprise me and through the kindness of random people across the world they really empowered us to do spectacular things. >> reporter: over 11,000 people joining the registry and to date helping 17 patients including chris find their lifesaving

match. >> they told me i had four 10 out of 10 matches and going from them telling me you have six months to a year left to you have four matches in just the span of about three, three to four months was pretty crazy. >> reporter: chris undergoing a bone marrow transplant in may of 2018 and after a long road to recovery, today, chris is thriving and cancer-free. >> even if things look like there's no hope, there's always hope out there. >> all of the support that i've received from every single person, it means a lot to me and my biggest thing was about spreading the message. if i can save other people besides myself, that's worth it in itself. >> we and many others are grateful to chris for turning his illness into a way to help others. and since i first started sharing my journey with you, so many strides have been made. now more people can be helped by

bone marrow transplants. there are new ways to do the transplants. more diseases that can be cured from them and much more. so over the next 174 days we'll tell you all about them and other stories of donors and survivors that we hope will inspire you. >> so many of our viewers have signed up to be part of the registry. what kind of numbers do we have? >> we went to be the match and they're astounding. more than 26,000, 26,000 of you have signed up for the registry. 140 people have gone on to donate. that gave 140 people a second chance at life. we want to share how you can do it too. you can scan the qr code that's on your screen right now to get all the information you need to be a donor and you can get more information about be the match and all of the innovations. oh, my gosh, i cannot get over the innovations in the last ten years when it comes to bone marrow transplants. get all that information on our

website. >> so hard to believe it's ten year. >> i know. i was talking to ginger earlier because people were making a big deal about today and it is great and yesterday was actual transplant, today was the day i was waking up in the hospital. i was in the hospital for 30 days. every day is special and so when people are talking about today. and, yeah, it's cool. when you go through a health crisis, you're just so grateful and my family here, i remember coming back and saying, 174 days and that to me is the day i celebrate. not so much today. but also hoping to be a living, breathing, symbol. everybody has something. i want to be a symbol of this too shall pass. >> you are. >> and we celebrate every day with you, robin. >> thank you. >> trusst me. >> and my dancing? >> you know, you did mention getting a second chance. you can have one right now if you want to dance. >> i deserve that. i deserve that. >> all right. we're going to go to lara. hey, lara. >> congratulations, robin. we love you so much. we're going to switch gears right now. though, and we'll kick off our very fabulous "deals & steals" fab find special.

tory johnson with us this morning with incredible deals that she put together of some of my favorite brands that i've mentioned over the years when i really go crazy. we'll focus on our furry friends and an irresistible home decor. you can get them all by pointing your cell phone right there tqr code. we're going to start right over h here. we have a model in the house, halle. >> you're dying to get down there. >> i am. >> i know you are. >> i want you to know these are made of like memory foam so i sit on this often with riva and come home and give her big hugs. hi, buddy and, of course, i love the tennis ball. >> the tennis ball is your favorite. >> but there's other shapes. >> they're riva and lara approved. now hailey approved, as well. we also have from them the waterproof blankets really great to put on your couch so if you want to protect your couch from

pet hair, spills, messes. you don't have anything on you now. you look perfect. these are fabulous. 50% off today and free shipping. >> really love that. >> we've got a huge assortment online. >> highly recommend them. they're really great. there's a football, all kinds of things. moving on to home decor. so cute customizable. i made one for nashville for a certain girl who will go to a certain school in nashville and come in all kind of things. i see one for riva. i think -- oh, lil man lukas. you can make them for whoever you love. tell us about these. >> you did. you did it all. they're $21 from little birdie home. they're cut and sewn together and you can pop it in the washing machine so easy to clean. >> awesome. great deal. again, and the way to personalize your home. i love this because it keeps your kitchen area or wherever you feed and give your dogs water, keeps it neat and clean. >> that is the neater feeder so the elevated sides prevent splashes from getting on the wall, the floor.

also the water and food stays inside here. the design was inspired by a rescue who would like to flip over his bowl to roll around in the water and they said, not so much anymore. >> it's also better for their necks too. they're a little bit elevated. >> elevated and they can grow with your dog. so the legs can come off so if you start with a smaller dog and then as you grow with your dog this is a great one and start at $20. >> thank you, tory. another fab find. i love this. organization, very, very into keeping things neat and in their place. >> so that's what you get with folden lane. storage containers come in five fabulous colors. so whether you like to go light or dark there's so many different options and for any room whether it's, you know, in the kitchen, to keep all kinds of things or toys for kids, crafts, there's so many options, it's a really soft faux leather on the outside. i love the feel of these. >> yeah, they're cool. >> they start at $40. >> i got a bunch for my child who is at college now. very helpful when you have

limited storage space, just a thought. moving on to coziness. >> yes, so saranoni blankets. luxurious blankets for the couch. i can't decide which i like best. >> i like the fur that comes in black and brown. >> they're beautiful to have on a couch. no only do they look good but give a little warm. cuddle season is here. >> and they're a good deal. >> they are 50% off. they start at $74.50. there's a huge assortment, more than a dozen different -- >> super, super lux. they feel very expensive. then finally, i mean i don't know what to tell you guys. i'm into towels. it's very strange. i love great towels. absorbent and soft and that last. these are, i'm not kidding, the best towels ever. >> you texted me saying these are truly fantastic from cozy earth. the plush collection.

this is the one that you like. then we have the waffle collection which is pretty gorgeous because you can have this aesthetic on the outside plus the absorbent for your body on the other side and a variety of colors, every single size and start today at $17.50 and free shipping from cozy earth. >> sometimes it's nice to get fresh towels. highly recommend. >> nice upgrade. >> this is just the beginning. we have partnered with all of these companies on these deals. you can get them very easily by using the qr code or going to our website, goodmorningamerica.com. and we've got more deals coming up. more of my fab finds. but next sanaa lathan live in times square. there she is. gorgeous in green. stay with us.

>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning. let's get to jobina with traffic. jobina: wet roads have caused a lot of problems this morning. dumbarton bridge you are going to face major delays in the westbound direction. westbound 84 rep before the toll plaza, crash has speeds around 20 miles per hour. further into the east bay, east on 84 before airway boulevard, we have all lanes blocked due to a crash that has major injuries involved. kumasi:

>> bay area, good morning. "live with kelly and ryan" is coming up. drew: live doppler 7 showing you scattered showers this morning. in the east bay it is scattered showers, even a similar story along the peninsula. wet roadways the biggest concern this morning. this is a level one light storm we are tracking this morning. we have even seen some lightning and solano county, so storms are possible.

best chance of showers this morning, it is brighter, it is drier. 60's and 70's this afternoon. reggie: thank you. -- kumasi: thank you. we will have another update in 30 minutes. ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it out of sight ♪ we're joined now by the actress who graced the screen for 25 years, "love & basketball," "the best man" and recently "succession" and now making her directorial debut with the film -- come on, say it. >> i can't say it right. "on the come up." i know that's wrong. [ laughter ] >> earlier i was like, "on the come up." >> yes. >> "on the come up." you know, it threw george off. >> i like it because it has many

layers of meaning. >> that's right. that's right. thank you for being back with us. >> thank you. >> where are our manners? happy belated birthday. how did you celebrate monday? >> packing. [ laughter ] >> to come here. i'm actually going to have a little belated celebration tomorrow night with some friends. >> wonderful. you deserve that. >> yes, you do. and let's talk about "on the come up." >> yes. >> this is -- you know, toronto film festival debut, rave reviews. it's your first time behind the camera but you're also starring in the film. so what was it like for you to be behind the camera for the first time? >> wow, i mean, everyone asked if i was going to be nervous and i -- honestly it came so naturally. after being in the business my whole life, you know, being on sets for, you know, i'm dating myself but 30 years, you know, it's a natural progression and i had such a connection to this story. i had such a vision for it and i

surrounded myself with amazing people and it all, you know, came out great so it just felt amazing. >> so you also have to direct yourself as michael said in the movie. you're one of the stars and play the lead character's mother battling addiction. tell us about her. >> her name is jay, jada, and she is a woman who through lots of pain and suffering fell into an addiction, a heroin addiction. you don't see this in the movie. this is -- by the time we get to the beginning of the movie she's recovering. she's three years recovered but, you know, of course, you know, it's a struggle. she's trying to get on her feet. >> looking for redemption. >> looking for redemption. looking for forgiveness from her daughter. trying to get on her feet. and i loved showing her her journey because there's so many people who are struggling to get out of addiction, especially in this day and age when life is hard and people self-medicate and, you know, we don't always see that.

we don't always see the struggle. we see people who are in the addiction or we see them completely fine, and she is -- she's working through that struggle with her daughter. >> let's take a look at a clip. >> what i did, leaving you and trey, that was the hardest thing i've ever done. i am sorry. i am so, so sorry, baby. i know that broke you. i know and maybe i can't undo the hurt, but i can promise you that i am never going away again. >> oh, the music you used, very powerful. >> that young woman, jamila, she is a newcomer. >> she is a newcomer. i feel so blessed and lucky to have discovered her. out of 200 audition tapes -- because everything -- when we

were casting and putting together the crew for the movie, it was in the middle of the pandemic and, i mean we're kind of still there but everything was remote and so everything was on self-tapes. and i went through 200 tapes and saw her performance and couldn't keep my eyes off her and i can't wait for the world to see her. she gives such a beautiful performance. >> there are a lot of young actors in this. >> yeah. >> how were you able to impart your knowledge? >> yes, well, i love acting and i love actors and i'm from the theater and i went to conservatory. and so for me i'm like a natural -- i over the years have coached actor friends of mine so that comes naturally to me. so it was great. it was kind of like a little bit on-set school. you know, not school of acting for the young'uns. >> you love acting. we love watching you act. i loved "brown sugar." cult classic. 20 years ago. >> i know. can you believe it? >> when you're making a film

like "brown sugar," do you feel like it will be a cult classic? >> when you're doing it, you never know. you never know, but i do remember it was right after 9/11, and we shot in new york city and we were one of the first productions to actually, you know, shoot here. and i remember going around the city and everybody was so grateful that we were there, but there was such a beautiful sense of family on set, latifah, taye, mos def, boris. we're all still friends to this day. it didn't feel like work. that's what translated to the screen. >> are you going to have another one? >> "brown sugar"? >> yes. >> we're having another "best man." >> whoa! >> wow. [ laughter ] that will be on peacock on december 22nd. >> okay. >> it's a limited series this time, eight episodes. >> wonderful. >> it'll be the final chapters. >> with their reaction,

everybody will be watching. >> i know. >> you'll have to come back in november now. >> breaking news. >> exactly. >> you are a sheer delight. thank you for sharing your talents with the world like you do. and "on the come up." >> "on the come up." >> "on the come up." >> it's in theaters and on paramount plus this friday. coming up, even more of lara's fab types in "deals & steals."

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back now with "the bachelorette" season finale. with two women handing out roses this season, there was no shortage of drama. zohreen shah has the story. >> reporter: it was "the bachelorette" finale with twists and turns down to the final moment. >> rachel, will you marry me? >> i will, yes. >> reporter: well, rachel and gabby windey, two bachelorettes, two engagements but did not stay that way. rachel got her ring but gave it back. >> she's totally crucifying me. get me out of this. just tell her to break up with me. >> reporter: what rachel had hoped would be a fairy tale ending took a heartbreaking turn. >> didn't really work out. he cheated on me. >> reporter: now tino and rachel seeing each other for the first time since that fight. >> it's not your job to be embarrassed. >> absolutely no excuse for what you did. >> agreed. >> you completely shattered like everything.

you broke my heart. >> i really did try and i don't think anyone deserves to ever go through what i went through, especially the fact that all i wanted today was just kind of finally an apology and finally for him to own up to it. >> reporter: but just when she thought her journey for love ended -- >> i was just wondering if you wanted to get out of here and maybe catch up. >> i would love nothing more. [ cheers and applause ] >> he was literally a knight in shining armor. >> and has always been. >> reporter: and gabby finding love with aaron. >> we're engaged! >> i feel like i'm on cloud nine but there's lots of unknowns. i'm not naive to that and we'll still have to work on a relationship. >> reporter: for "good morning america," zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and with that wrapped up the new season 27 of "the bachelor" pemieres january 23rd. lara? >> thank you, michael. we will be watching.

time now though for even more fab finds. tory johnson back in the house with fantastic bargains on some of my favorites for your kitchen and home. all you need to do is point your cell phone at the qr code on your screen and get shopping. and, tory, where should we start? >> first up can i say i love that your friends are texting you during this segment telling you what they're buying. >> niecy nash literally just texted and said i love the dog stuff. >> she has a new baby dog. puppy. this is letterfolk and what i loved about this is it's vintage inspired. that reminds me of your love of home decor. what's great about this is it's fully customizable and comes with a set of the plaque and while tiles, necessary hexagons. you can create any kind of name, shape, design, a pattern. then they also separately -- >> "gma," well done. >> that's leslie.

we have separates if you want the colored tiles so depending what your vibe is there is an option. 50% off and range from 15 to $50. >> very fun idea. chic geeks. >> you were asking when it is coming back. we have prove that you have these. you have that green one on the left. >> i love it so much. they make your computer look pretty. i love the colors and love the texture and they've got also these keyboard covers. >> i put one on here to show this keyboard cover. >> i don't know if you can see this. >> instantly elevates. >> keeps the crumbs off. fun, so pretty and now they have phone cases. i'm into that. this is just one of my favorites. >> it's a fabulous one. the textures, the little skins or the glitter, there's so many different options. these start today at $10. >> nicely done. all about using less plastic in the kitchen. i love these. these are sort of your little kitchen bags for leftovers or whatever and they're washable. i turn them inside out and throw them in the dishwasher. really great and let's save the

earth one step at a time. >> w&p and as you said, you can store, steam, freeze, microwave, dishwasher, it's safe for everything. we have their great popcorn popper where you pop and eat in the same bowl and these port-a-bowls. they're great for food storage, and everything from them. really great and sleek and as you said, less plastic, less dizzy positivable is better because you save money in the long run. it's saving you and your wallet starting at $10. boom. good one. >> let's decorate. >> yes, really simple easy way to get a whole new look. >> yep, so wallpops. this is repositionable and i want to really mention that because a lot of times when you think wallpaper if i don't get it perfect, this is easy to get into place to make it look gorgeous, to redo any room in the house and have their backsplash tiles. what i love about these it doesn't leave any residue. you can use it on old furniture or on a staircase to elevate

instantly. >> can i give one diy idea? the back of a bookcase and w put this in. because it's repositionable if you don't love it or want to change it, you can, i love the one with the animals and picked that out personally, my personal favorite. >> all 50% off starting at $10. >> boom. >> ulla, a nod to my wine lover. it's their brand-new aerator and pu purifier. all you do is put it on top of a glass and it removes the sulfates instantly to bring wine back to its natural state. >> and less of a headache if you have a problem with red wine. >> the other is do you see this slide here that allows you to adjust the aeration? keep it off for delicate whites but then go all the way full if you have something -- >> a heavy cab. >> exactly. this is a good deal today. it is $38 and free shipping. >> just saying, great gift idea

and finally these are the cutest scarves ever. tell everybody about them. >> it's fun. it's honey + hank. woman owned business. i know you own women-owned businesses. we've got their great cotton dish towels and bandannas, game day bandannas. penn state one for you in pennsylvania, colors. coasters, huge assortment. everything is half price and starts at $10. >> really great. >> we're not done. tomorrow. >> we have a whole other day with two other segments like you just don't want to miss these companies, these deals. thank you, by the way, for giving us these great deals. go to our website, goodmorningamerica.com and as i said, tory will be back with even more of my favorite things. i want to sing but i won't. let's go to ginger. >> sounds good. you both look comfortable out there but by friday morning if you have segments outdoors you won't be comfortable because of a front that did this. wisconsin here, some of the hail got up to baseball size but beaver dam you can see it falling.

greenville, michigan, that cloud separated from the thunderstorm but those storms will be peeking up in western pennsylvania and new york. so erie, cleveland, buffalo, be on the lookout this afternoon as that front approaches and storms could start and you could see severity. by friday morning, that's a high temperature at 64. that's the big picture. drew: morning showers to afternoon sunshine, climbing to the 70's later on today. next seven days, showers to son today. -- we have a "gma" exclusive first look at the trailer for disney's "strange world" coming to theaters november 23rd and it's the story of a family of explorers forced to put aside their differences to complete their most important mission. it stars jake gyllenhaal. >> good morning, america. i'm so excited to introduce a

sneak peek of the "strange world" trailer coming to theaters this thanksgiving. >> our entire world is in grave danger. >> we need you to figure this out otherwise we are doomed. >> aaaghh! >> that ain't good. >> where in the world are we? >> we are clearly in uncharted territory. >> oh. >> grandpa is awesome. >> he is not awesome. you gave me a machete for my birthday. >> classic. >> i was 2. >> come on. we got a world to save. >> disney's "strange w

welcome back to "gma." during the pandemic millions of new businesses were launched by first-time entrepreneurs looking to turn their packages into profits. "gma" lifestyle contributor lori bergamotto is here with one man's story of doing just that. good morning to you. >> hey, lara, good morning. so many of these new entrepreneurs are turning their dreams into dollars. this segment is sponsored by

godaddy which helped a man who lives for skiing give his new company a lift. creighton has a passion for hitting the slopes. >> my whole life is based around skiing. >> reporter: in 2009 he took his passion and turned it into profit teaming up with an engineer starting hinter land skis in salt lake city, utah. >> we wanted to bring something to the market that didn't exist. >> reporter: bringing quality and craftsmanship with his product. >> we spent about 10 to 12 hours on every set of skis making sure every tiny aspect inside the ski is absolutely perfect. >> reporter: his appreciation for the forest brought to each set of skis. >> the wood veneers imported from all over the world and they match your surroundings. >> reporter: with business booming locally he sought to expand online with help from

our sponsor godaddy. >> our biggest jump was getting that e-commerce presence. our website with godaddy makes it easy to showcase our skis and reach a huge demographic of people all over the world. >> reporter: godaddy's spokesperson liz pearce says there's simple ways, display your craftsmanship. >> reporter: use your website as a way to really showcase your craft. the behind the skerenas video cn give people a way to connect with the work you do. >> reporter: next, simplify the selling process by using tools to help save time and money. >> every business owner today really wants to be spending their time making products, delivering great service and godaddy online store was designed to make selling simple. built-in tools like inventory management, catalog management and a place to see your orders in one place and godaddy payments which come with every store has the lowest transaction fees in the industry. you save 20% and you get to keep more of what you make from all of that hard work. >> reporter: and for creighton, giving back to the land he loves has proven to be good for business.

>> we partnered up with tree utah where they help to re-vegetate the local ski areas. we donate two trees for every pair of skis we sell to make sure we're protecting our mountains. >> and godaddy gave us a few more tips to grow your business, first people are more inclined than ever to shop with a brand that gives back to a charity, right? just like we saw creighton in the piece find something that your brand has a personal connection to and support that cause. also, you know, we're inundated with mass produced products right now with these like faceless brands. they want to know there's a person behind that brand. they want to know there's a heart, there's quality, there's artisanal nature there. >> there's a total connection to his passion. >> exactly. so use your sight, use your social platform. send out newsletters and post-purchase thank you notes to let you know there is a person behind the product. >> all about authenticity. thank you so much, lori. great story and we will be right back. "gma's" open for business is sponsored by godaddy.

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>> building a better bay area, finding solutions, this is abc7news. >> good morning, everyone. we will take a look at traffic. >> good morning, everyone. we are starting with the graphics and following up on the dumbarton bridge. . we do have a sig alert on eastbound 84 before airway boulevard. all lanes are blocked. the backup has not let up. >> we are tracking scattered showers out there this morning, live doppler 7 showing a lot of the action is in the east bay, showers around fremont. similar story around concord. slick roadways are the biggest concern. it is a level 1 light storm we are dealing with. scattered

showers out there, and the afternoon is different. 60's and 70's. >> it's time for "live with >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, actor and filmmaker, tyler perry. plus, gabby and rachel, the bachelorette. also, another edition of inbox. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: good morning. once again, i failed at putting the necklace on.