illegally. and that he should have won the pu the recount set to get under way in wisconsin. hillary clinton's campaign says they're joining in. >>> end of an era. celebrations and mourning. over the death of dictator fidel castro. now new questions about the united states' future with cuba and trump's promise to "roll back relations." "world news tonight" anchor david muir is live in havana. >>> lucky to be alive. the kidnapped mom found bound on the side of the road weeks after she was reportedly abducted on a jog. an eyewitness who discovered that mother of two now speaking out. must really need help. >> as the massive manhunt ramps up for two women accused of being to linked to the abduction. ? >>> and get ready. it's cybermonday. and we have secrets to huge savings, after a record black friday frenzy. >> okay, you got the red. >> the online tricks to use right now. and the deals you'll find only on "gma." >>> and good morning, america. we hope you had a great holiday weekend. thanksgiving in the rearview mirror now. how many days until christmas? >> 26. >> 26 days until christma

arrests this morning. >> wisconsin recount. hillary clinton's campaign joining in. green party candidate jill stein pushing the move, already taking aim in two other key states. we'll tell you what's at stake. >> your cybermonday cheat sheet. becky worley has the biggest holiday sales online. no matter what's on your list, don't click until you see our report. >>> good morning everyone. we thank you for joining us on a sunday morning. we start with fidel castro. as controversial in death as he was in life. >> we want to show you contrasting front pages here. this is from a pro castro paper in cuba. the headline, tor victory. always fidel. and just one word, dead. >> we want to show you scenes that could not be any more different. they were partying in the streets overnight in miami's havana neighborhood for a second straight night as prominen republicans are lashing out at president obama for allegedly quote, showering love on castro >> so many questions swirling about the future of cuba and the future of america's relationship with cuba. we have team coverage this morning and we begin w

named deputy national security adviser. >>> wisconsin election officials will recount by hand that state's presidential vote which donald trump won by less than 1%. green party nominee presidential nominee jill stein filed for the recount friday. she has raised more than $5 million to pay for that recount and another in michigan and pennsylvania. some election experts doubt, >>> and finally online shopping powered a surge in black friday sales this year. several major retailers reporting a big jump in website traffic but in-store sales were up only slightly. over last year. the national retail federation says it expects total holiday sales to reach -- rise to -- by nearly 4%. over to robert marciano with the weather and some good news i believe for skiers like us, rob? >> they've been waiting for this for the past couple of weeks. one to two to maybe three feet of snow at the highest elevations that includes lake tahoe to mammoth lakes, video out of mt. hood meadows on the eastern side of mt. hood enough natural snow to build snowmen and they will take it there. >> this weather rep

recount in pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. she has raised more than $2 million to cover that cost. >>> and some sad news from chattanooga, tennessee, a sixth school bus crash. investigators say the driver was not on the designated route. they say there were no drugs, no alcohol in his system, so they're looking at whether fatigue could have played a role because the driver recently started a second job. >>> back here in new york, a worker at this wine store got the scare of his life when the e-cigarette battery in his pocket -- look at that -- exploded. a colleague thought fireworks were going off. the man was hospitalized with stable condition this morning. >>> amazon has avoided a potential disruption this holiday weekend. a judge has ordered pilots at a cargo airline who went on strike this week to return to work. the pilots at abx air deliver packages for amazon and want better working conditions but the judge ruled it is in the public's interest to stop the strike because holiday shoppers expect to receive their packages on time. >>> and finally, most people are having t

rockies, sierras, cascades and minnesota and wisconsin for the next 12 hours or so. along that cold front there are a couple of areas and roads i'd like you to be aware of. so any highway through chicago, cincinnati, stopped at 7:00 p.m. if you're one of those people that will wait until after the rush those are two pockets and macy's looks dry to start and rain, snow in the upper elevations. guys, i have to mention, even though we've got the problems out west, if you'rdry now and you're going to grandma's house and you have good weather, not going to be the case when you go back. i have the sunday forecast in just a couple of moments when everybody comes back from the holiday. >> the other end of the story, all right, ginger, thank you. >>> airport officials warning fliers to arrive early. louisville, long lines after a power outage and in chicago, lines are growing there too. abc's alex perez is at o'hare airport in chicago with plenty of company there. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. that's right. we do have a lot of company with us already. you can see

jersey, new mexico and wisconsin. but there are a couple of states that say, i do want to get involved. those states are california, texas, they say, you know what, if you are the dumper, the dumpee gets to keep the ring. >> the dumpee. >> how do people protect themselves when engaged? >> you know what i'll tell my son, robin, i'll say give her my are protected so she dumps you, she breaks that engagement off you get the ring back. the other thing i'll advise him, dent propose on a holiday. if you propose on christmas or hanukkah, many courts say that was a gift that wasn't part of the engagement and you get to keep it. >> that's a lot of work, sunny. >> sorry. >> a question of whether it's a conditional gift or not. is it conditioned upon us getting married as opposed to on a holiday where you basically said it could have been a christmas gift. >> this is a question for but what about just social etiquette. do you give the ring back? >> you know what, you dump me, i'm not giving the ring back. but look at mariah carey. mariah carey gets to keep her ring. >> it's only damages. basicall

the two big state, wisconsin and pennsylvania, they thought they had solid leads. >> and people -- i'm assuming they will say at some point, their base did not come out to vote. >> >>> we saw a big reaction on wall street as the election results started to come in. stocks plugged, but then rebounded to a near record high on wednesday and rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange. what is going on here? >> reporter: good morning, that's what everybody is asking because all of the experts expected a major sell-off after these election results instead what we got, the day after the election, was a huge gain for stocks, the dow ended up the day after election day 257 points the night before. after those results were coming in, now we're in striking distance of hitting an all-time record high for the dow so what's really happening here? well, investors are still digesting the reality that now we have a new president-elect donald trump. what came out of donald trump's speech on election night was infrastructure. he talked about his commitment to spending on that. that's where w

hasn't gone republican since 1988. he won in the state of wisconsin, a state that hasn't gone republican since 1984 and although we haven't called michigan yet with 95% of precincts reporting he has a lead in the state of michigan. thought he had a chance to win. >> few people thought he had a chance to win and saw one commentator van jones call this a whitelash. we saw white working class voters especially in the places you just saw come out in droves. >> absolutely. let's take a look at those demographics. the biggest single factor in donald trump's victory here was white voters as you mentioned, george, but especially white voters without a college degree. look at this. he absolutely -- absolute landslide among those voters and here when you look further at the nonwhite votes, some very interesting things. not surprisingly, he got killed among african-american voters, getting only 8%. hispanic voters, he got 29%. asian-american voters, he got 29%. but consider this. for each of those three groups, african-americans, hispanics, asians. he outperformed mitt romney. donald trump did bett

where you are so i was in wisconsin supposed to be driving to milwaukee. i put in the name of my hotel driving catching up on calls and see signs for minneapolis, i had driven 3 1/2 hours in the wrong direction so needless to say i missed that event. it does happen. >> you may have missed that event that day but you made it here today. welcome back. hopefully civility cops to your life and all of you can get some sleep. >> yes. >> all right. that's the bottom line. that's a mandate we're giving you. get some sleep. stay right there. coming up, the best ways to deal with all of that election stress. we're going to find out from dr. ashton. maybe you guys should stick around. >> this next one is for you. >> ye ? sfx: laughter ? one hundred percent whole grain quaker oats is the delicious way to help reduce cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. >>> back here on "good morning america," did you know that election night is one of the biggest pizza eating nights of the year. i didn't know that but our sponsor pizza hut does and kick off the day. go ahead, guys. with a little bit

. like a michigan or wisconsin, minnesota. and/or one of those rocky mountain states. we've had our eye on bringing back states that have voted republican in nonpresidential years for a while, and where the poll numbers have been tighteni tightening. we have been able to be semi-competitive on the air, and on the ground with the clinton very much. >> thank you, george. >>> our latest tracking poll shows hillary clinton with a four-point lead. abc's jon karl is here. with a look at both candidates' possible paths to victory. we heard trump is trying to turn blue states red. what did kellyanne say that struck you? >> well, the big thing is saying she has to win one of those big blue states. here's where the map stands. red states, donald trump. blue states, hillary clinton. so for trump to win by they have to run the table on all of the tossup states. okay? all the tossup states, including new hampshire, which by the way, that shows hillary clinton with an 11-point lead. even if they do that, he has 263 electoral votes. not enough to win. that's why they have to carry one of these bri

flip one of those blue states. pennsylvania, michigan, maybe wisconsin or minnesota. that's why donald trump is also going to minnesota today. he really only has a map if he can flip one of those states. >> so given the electoral map that you've just discussed and given the fact that our tracking poll shows clinton up by five, how confident should her team be? >> well, you can't take anything for granted in this election. it's been the most surprising, unpredictable election we've ever seen and then you look at the other side. states like ohio and iowa seem to be fairly solidly right now, still fighting it out in ohio but in donald trump's camp, he's made some inroads right there and we've also seen one thing this year is the polls have been granted. >> how much legitimate concern is there about tuesday and the vote and we're talking about disruption, possible hacking, even terror. >> well, i don't think you can change the vote by hacking. remember, we have 50 individual state systems. it's hard to get to every single vote, but can there be enough shenanigans that would create some unc

former foe bernie sanders in ohio, vice president joe biden in wisconsin and president obama jumping in the fray in north carolina mincing no words about trump's own words. >> who calls women pigs and dogs and slobs? it's like suddenly reality tv has entered into the race for the presidency. >> reporter: and clinton is now calling in more big names. tomorrow lebron james. clinton heads back to ohio tomorrow. this will be her fourth trip there in just the last couple of weeks. that shows you how valuable that battleground is. >> cavalcade of stars for her. cecilia, thank you. we know you'll be with her every step of the way and as we said, trump was out on the trail speaking with pride about the size of the crowds he's attracting even without the aforementioned cavalcade of stars. he's in the middle of a ten-state barnstorming tour in the final weekend before the election. he's going to be holding a this morning, and ace campaign reporter tom llamas is right there. hey, tom, good morning. >> reporter: dan, good morning. in these final days, donald trump is very much a party of one. his f

. for team clinton, bill clinton in nevada. chelsea clinton in wisconsin. bernie sanders in north carolina and ohio and president obama in florida. in north carolina, the president issued a stern message to black voters. >> if you don't vote, then you've done the work of those who would suppress your vote. >> reporter: for team trump it's a family affair. >> he's going to do well here because he wants to infuse common sense back into the equation. >> reporter: today don jr. in pennsylvania. ivanka in michigan and new hampshire. eric trump in wisconsin, his melania trump's first speech of the general election campaign, just hours away in pennsylvania. sources tell abc news that melania's speech will be personal and talk about her family and journey to america and, of course, her husband. her goal is to show more of donald trump's heart. george? >> okay, tom, thanks very much. all hands on deck, and all kinds of information pouring in about where the vote stands in these final days. our poll has a two-point lead for hillary clinton right now. you see it right there, 47/45. cbs has a

. wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your have made a mistake. a lot of stuff has come out since you voted. >> reporter: now, there are a handful of states where you can change your vote. after the fact. wisconsin, pennsylvania and michigan among them. the deadline in minnesota has already passed, but there are other states that can. it's hard to see this new push having a huge impact. nearly 28 million people have already cast their ballots as of this morning. >> yeah, we're heading up to 40% of the vote. jon karl, matt dowd join us now. makes a lot of sense for hillary clinton to be in carpet bomb florida because if they wins there -- >> it's over. >> but we're also seeing both campaigns branch out to these blue states. >> you see real nervousness on the part of the clinton team on states that they thought were solidly in their camp. hillary clinton is going to be in the state of michigan the friday before the election. in michigan, this is a state that they thought they had wrapped up a long time ago, prioritie priorities usa which is the now advertising in michigan,

pennsylvania, michigan or wisconsin. >> a we're going to pick off something. we're competing right now heavily in pennsylvania, in new hampshire, michigan, wisconsin. new mexico. nevada. we're going to -- >> you concede you're behind in all those states right now. >> we concede it's within the margin of error. our enthusiasm. we have closed this gap as you pointed out dramatically over the last week, and we're going to continue to expand. mr. trump's message of hope, growth and opportunity that he's bringing to every american in every blue state is resonating with people. they want someone -- they don't want four more years of clinton investigations which i've lived through. >> you talk about clinton investigations. but we do have this story in "the new york times" this morning about donald trump and his taxes, suggesting that he wrote off hundreds of millions of dollars in other people's losses, even though his tax advisers said it was a dubious plan. and here's what they say. the tax experts say the maneuver trampled a core tax policy by conferring enormous tabe on mr. trump or losin

that wisconsin college student under arrest this morning facing multiple sexual assault charges and new accusations as police reveal details from his notebooks. abc's linsey davis is here with the story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning. one by one more women are coming forward. several say cook raped them but cook's attorneys are calling this a modern day character assassination. this morning, the university of wisconsin is caught in a sex scandal firestorm as one of its students faces a string of sexual assault charges. >> i've seen him around campus a lot. i just hope that he gets brought to justice. >> reporter: now suspended from campus, 20-year-old alec cook was arrested last week after the fellow student claimed he raped her for more than two hours at his madison apartment earlier this month. those charges have opened the of sexually assaulting them. now dozens of women are coming forward to police about their alleged encounters with the real estate and urban land economics major. >> it's scary. he lived a few floors from me. >> reporter: investigators say they dis

wisconsin. three others tilt towards republicans, and then we have six seats. those are the ones in yellow on the map that are pure tossups. democrats only need of them to gain control of the senate. skpi and i have to tell you, george, in every one of those us races, republicans have had to come out and speak on behalf of what donald trump has said. >> whether they embrace him or distance themselves from him. in the house, much tougher for democrats. they need 30 seats there to get control. >> even the most optimistic democrats say they're unlikely to get the 30 seats they need to top republican operatives feel they'll lose at least a half dozen seats. maybe as many as 15. that would cut the majority in half. that would make it tough for paul ryan to control the house. if things keep going so badly at the top of the ticket, i would not rule out a possibility of a big wave election that takes everybody by surprise. things go bad at the top, they could go very bad for house republicans. >> boy, everything breaks. thank you, jon. >>> we bring in matt dowd. he'll break down our latest

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researchers in wisconsin took a big group of kids with concussions, half of them were told five days complete brain rest in a quiet room and others could slowly increase activities as symptoms got better. of headache or dizziness but the kids who were told be to be in a quiet room went a little nuts. it took longer for them to feel good. and so what they're saying is, you know, still you've got to rest but let people increase gradually. >> because you're not saying jump back immediately into action. >> no. especially when it comes to things like sports because, you know, strenuous activity that could lead to a second concussion dangerous. there are guidelines on how to increase your physical activity and wat challenge is that it relies on people saying what their symptoms are and you two know as athletes, athletes want to get in the became game and they're not going to be honest. >> i remember this. i was playing college ball. i took the charge, hit my head, boy, i was out in the first half. second half, i wanted to play, the coach said can you look at the scoreboard. i couldn't see

rigged. overnight at a rally in green bay, wisconsin, again hammering home the claim. >> they even want to try to rig the election at the polling booths and believe me, there's a lot going on. did you ever hear of these people. they say there's nothing going on. people that have died ten years ago are still voting. illegal immigrants are voting. smarts of some of these politicians? >> and we got jon karl joining us now from the battleground state of florida which was the e epicenter of the last presidential election controversy. and don't have to tell you, trump is not letting this one go, jon. >> oh, he is up obsessed with this everywhere he is talking about this. this morning he is still tweeting about it and this is a bedrock principle of american democracy, the peaceful integrity of our election systems. he is saying that they don't have integrity, so i asked one of the republican leaders he's talking about last night, i moderated a debate here in florida last night between the senate candidates and asked marco rubio about this. listen to his response. >> there's been a lot of

. wisconsin today. he's warning voters that the e election is rigged. he's unleashing more allegations as clinton opens up a bigger lead in the polls. tom llamas has the latest. tom, good morning. >> reporter: amy, good morning. donald trump is heading out west this week. first the midwest and the rockies and then las vegas on wednesday for the debate. he's preaching this message of a rigged election. >> the process is rigged. it's a rigged election. it's a rigged system. the election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing false >> reporter: in his latest conspiracy theory, he's saying the media wants hillary clinton to win the election so they're putting out stories against him. over the weekend, in less than 48 hours, trump mentioning the election was going to be rigged more than 20 times. so far, he has yet to provide any evidence of that. amy, back to you. >> all right, tom llamas, thank you very much. >>> wikileaks says founder julian assange has lost his internet access. so-called state actor. he's been holed up in ecuador's embassy in london. while continuing to leak e-mails that

man in bayview wisconsin showed his feelings about the presidential election with halloween decorations. his front yard, a scary debate. close by, a spooky white house, some paparazzi and the secret service. happy halloween. >> he had to go all out. what do you think he paid for that? how much do you think that cost? >> have no idea. >> that was not going to end well. >> no. >> although, that was -- >> help her out. >> that was less stressful to watch than any of the presidential debates. >> at least i didn't call him -- what was it? hot buns. >> baby buns. >> baby buns. >> hot cross buns. >> you never wonder what ron claiborne does when it's not golfing. this is it. cannon beach winds 60 miles an hour. the sand can be painful. not to make light, but a number of storm watchers out there and not nearly as bad as it could have been across western washington. here comes indian summer. ron will be on the golf course. 85 in dallas. this is going to be pushing north and east as we go through the next several days. over 80 probably tomorrow if not on tuesday for d.c. and new york c

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friends from wisconsin. they say, oh, this isn't that cold but let me tell you, this is chilly. we had frost advisories just outside the city. look where they're making snow. killington, vermont, so it's happening. turning over but don't worry if you're sticking around. all in new york, highs in the 70s by the time -- she said, yes. okay, more with taraji p. henson >>> and this weather brought to you by prudential. we love tennessee, too. that's interesting. everybody, this is exciting out here. right? you can cheer. all right, let's go ahead back inside to robin. >> all right, ginger, thank you. award-winning actress taraji p. henson. her new book "around the way girl: a memoir" is beautiful. it is hot off the presses and great to have you here with us. i love reading this book. people not familiar with the phrase around the girl way -- around the way, girl. >> if you've never heard of the handsome hip-hop rap star l.l. cool j., he did a song about it, yes. and i mean, he was talking about me, you know, and really what it represents is that i am just a girl from around the way who had

and today instead of being in wisconsin at an event where he speaker paul ryan, sources tell by the speaker of the house. he's now in trump tower doing debate prep and trying to figure out how to handle this. >> tom, you've been covering that every step of the way and we appreciate it. >>> we're going to turn now to the latest in hurricane matthew. the storm lashing the coast of georgia and the carolinas. >> yeah, so let's go back to rob in charleston with the very latest. and check back in. >> reporter: hi, paula. we just came down one block a little lower to give you an idea of how easily this city floods. and the water is coming up from below because we are so close to sea level and you get a surge that is five, six, seven feet. the gravity and these pumps just can't handle it and trust me, it is a lot worse the closer you get to the water. so we've got the storm surge and the water, the rain and we've got the wind. let's take a look at what is going on and the tornado threat issued from the sbc, a tornado watch that includes much of north carolina now as they're in the front rig

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and wisconsin. amy. >> all right, tom, thank you. >>> hillary clinton picking up another endorsement from a republican. former virginia senator john warner expected to announce his support today. clinton also picked up the endorsement of "the arizona republic" making it the first time the newspaper backed democrat for president in its 126-year history. >>> the man known as the warrior of peace has died. shimon peres was one of the founding fathers of the state of israel. during his seven decades in public service he served as prime minister and president and won the nobel peace prize. peres was 93. world leaders expected to attend his funeral on friday this jerusalem. >>> well, the search is now on fo nearly 400 tourists after a volcano erupted without any warning. hiking trail when that volcano spewed a 6,000-foot column of ash. more than a thousand people have already been evacuated. >>> back here in this country new evacuations have been ordered in california with seven fires burning in that state following record heat. one fire in the santa cruz mountains has burned m

concern in the midwest as several rivers in both iowa and wisconsin are in major flood stages because of heavy rainfall. rob, that flooding is expected to get worse over the next hours and days? >> this week they have seen a tremendous amount of rain and there's more rain coming in right now. eastern iowa where the river continues to rise and cedar rapids, it is not flooding right now but tomorrow is going to be a whole other deal. several rivers rising dangerously high in iowa. cedar rapids bracing for what could be one of the worst floods in its history. >> we need to push hard these next two days to be fully prepared for that crest. >> pushing hard and hoping sand bags will keep flood waters at >> everybody is working together as a team trying to get the houses safe from the water coming up pretty fast. >> residents evacuating before the rising waters hit monday night. >> we figured it would be a good idea to get everything out of the basement and getting some important stuff out. >> we know it's a very stressful event for someone to have to leave their home. >> the cedar r

would called him a liar. >>> plus, midwest floods. wisconsin and iowa hard hit, rivers on the rise, streets, cars and businesses waterlogged. iowa's governor declaring a disaster emergency in 13 counties. sandbagging going strong in this race against time. everyone. let's get right to the breaking news. the shooting at the mall in washington state. >> this is the man police are hunting for this morning. they say he walked into the mall and opened fire killing five people in the makeup department at macy's. >> the cascade mall is just outside of seattle. it's transformed into the scene of a mass shooting. customers, many of them shell shocked, were loaded onto buses and taken to a safe location until their >> a typical night in suburbia violently interrupted and neal karliny is there in burlington, washington, with the latest. neal, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan and paula, good morning. this is a community on lockdown right now. the man police say shot and killed five people inside that macy's right there was last seen running out across this parking lot towards the highway

coming in in states that lean democrat that show momentum for donald trump including wisconsin which now in the most recent poll is within the margin of error. a state that hasn't voted republican since 1984. >> yeah, a lot of states tightening up. meanwhile, to debate prep. we saw tom llamas talk about how the candidates are prepping and have public presentations, as well. you see a little bit of a difference here. donald trump working the rest, talking about the pressure of holt and the clinton team working the jury. all the reporters covering this race on social media, the debate. >> exactly what is going on. trump is saying he's going to be treatly unfairly and talks about this over and over again. for hillary clinton, her campaign knows that the debate as large as that audience is for the debate, the audience afterwards will be even more important. they are encouraging their supporters to get out there and dominate social media to create the impression that one, to try to shape the coverage and what is seen of the debate in the news coverage that follows. >> so it's likely

parts of iowa and wisconsin, dozens of roads closed. and then in virginia, they have had the remnants of julia up against a stationary front bringing them a lot of flooding. flash flood warnings, lots of rain falling in northeast iowa, west central wisconsin and a couple of areas of concern across the country. your lowe weather coming up, and then the cool cities brought to then the cool cities brought to you by macy's. weather coming u then the cool cities brought to you by macy's. c weather coming then the cool cities brought to you by macy's. a weather coming d then the cool cities brought to you by macy's. l weather coming and then the cool cities brought to you by macy's. weather comine cool cities brought to you by macy's. weather coming up, and then the cool cities brought to you by macy's. >>> good morning, denver will not be one of t today. temperatures granlly warming to the low 80s. temperatures above normal this time of year. normally highs in the upper 70s. today expect a mix of sun and clouds and breezy conditions and overnight lows staying mild in the upper 60s. a chanc

parts of the nation. wisconsin back to minneapolis could see flooding rains. your local weather in 30 seconds. first though, this is brought to >>> good wednesday morning. today is the last official day of summer and highs also feeling warm. above average temperatures still 83 in denver. same in highlands ranch. mid to upper 80s across the north eastern plains and 60s and foothills. a mix of sun and clouds throughout the afternoon. as we >>> so i'll do more sports forecasting. twins and tigers, watch out. rain on the way. i had to ask though -- i thought it was the minneapolis twins. it's the minnesota twins. i'm learning. >> close enough. >> yes, you are. >>> coming up, the surprising angelina jolie and brad pitt announcing their divorce. what both are saying this morning. >>> caught on camera. >> some disturbing video of a man mugged while playing pokemon go. >> i'm sorry, george. does a fitness tracker help you stay in shape? a lot of people wear them and you'll find out in the research. >> who has one on? >> not me. >> get moving. trey brown, director of college scouting. the surf

twist this morning in a the attorney general in wisconsin is now appealing a judge's decision to throw out brendan dassey's murder conviction. dassey was one of two men convicted of killing 25-year-old teresa halbach. he was 16 at the time and his lawyers argue his confession was coerced. abc's adrienne bankert has more. hey, adrienne, good morning. >> yes, you know what, dan, of course, you're very familiar with this story. now attorneys fighting to prove whether dassey was involved at all. this morning, a new twist in the "making a murderer." brendan dassey's chance of getting out of prison jeopardized. wisconsin eral brad schimmel filing an appeal in federal court challenging a state judge's ruling which overturned dassey's conviction and prison sentence finding that the 26-year-old's confession was coerced. >> be honest. you went inside, didn't you? >> yeah. >> you went in the trailer? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: dassey was found steven avery kill teresa halbach when he was just 16 years old. dassey making this emotional plea in a letter he read as part of the netflix documentary

hurricane newton floods wisconsin. the east braces for a heat wave. temperatures that feel like 100 degrees. >>> a stunning shoot-out caught on surveillance camera. a 71-year-old man shot while watering his lawn in chicago. the city facing the deadliest the desperate search for those two suspects. >>> our friend and colleague elizabeth vargas opens up about her long battle with alcoholism. >> the only thing that will make you feel better is more alcohol. >> the "20/20" anchor reveals what fueled her drinking and how she took back control of her life. >>> and good morning, america. boy, that vargas with diane sawyer is so raw and real and a lot of hope in there. >> we are very proud of her. this is a disease that affects millions. >> she came out and very forthcoming about it and i think it's going to help a lot of people. >> first we begin with the race for the white house. both donald trump and hillary clinton sitting down to answer questions about leadership and the military. their answers and attacks giving a preview to the upcoming debates. clinton's campaign manager robby mook

also see the moisture get trapped as far north as wisconsin so, michael, not only mother-in-law lives in tucson so, there is a lot of work here and, janice, i got you, all right.>> may be moving in with . >> right. >> a little bit. >> that's right. >> thank you, ginger. >>> we're going to get the latest on bill cosby. he appeared in a pennsylvania court yesterday where a judge set a june trial date for a sexual assault case and linsey davis has been covering it from the start, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. bill cosby's lead attorney says his client has been the victim of racial bias and prejudice. and while he contends that for the past 14 months the sexual assault allegations against cosby have played out in the court of public opinion nine months from now they will be laid out in criminal court when his client goes to trial. bill cosby will have his day in court no later than june 5th of next year. his legal team says they welcome the trial date. >> the time has come for somebody somewhere to shine a spotlight on the trampling of this man's civil rights and that time is n

very good morning to grandma evelyn, right. where does she live? >> racine. >> racine, wisconsin. >> yes. >> you did it. >> hi, grandma. >> just as loud as inside. >> yeah. >> so let's check the forecast. an update an tropical storm 65-mile-per-hour max sustained wins on hurricane watch and warning right there in the bend of florida so, again, winds will really kick up late tonight into early tomorrow is when it's expected to make landfall and hugs the coast through the >>> good morning, cloud cover across north eastern colorado. kids this morning low 60s at the bus stop. mid to upper 80s >>> back in to you. >> coming up next it is the makeup trend taking over the runway and the red carpet. no makeup, of course, there really is makeup so we'll tell >>> two children and a woman recovering when a driver crashed into a daycare center in aurora near havana and mississippi. the driver was trying to avoid being pulled over by police when the crash happened. . >>> more problems with the train to the plane but the issues hopefully resolved this morning. 20 minutes delays yesterday becaus

. anyway my new friends from wisconsin, you guys have known each other for how long? >> since kindergarten. >> no way. i love that. friendship forever and celebrating their 70th birthdays. but we are not celebrating this morning because we have a lot to talk about in the >>> good morning, it is a top 25 and we have a lot of sunshine east in limon. still some patchy fog north of their. here in denver mostly sunny this morning, 82 by this afternoon, upper 70s near limon and akron . potent >>> and, amy, adrian is here. he wants to throw it back inside to you. he's loving the people. >> ah. he's been so sweet. coming up, a lot moore. we'll be right back. >>> i denver police officer will return to work nearly 2 years after getting hit and dragged along east colfax. >>> reporter: he was hit by a car, drive about a block and more than one dozen surgeriee later, officer against-- the officer is back at work. >> i wasn't sure that this would actually come and doctors that told me this day would never come, i'm blessed. officer adsit is taking on a you. >>> we have mostly sunny skies in

friday. their attorneys asking to have their trial moved to a different county in wisconsin and one submitting that new plea. this morning an insanity plea in the works for one of the girls classmate all to impress a fictional internet character called slender man. >> we would also on behalf of miss geyser enter the not guilty reason because of mental defect. >> reporter: that being filed for morgan geyser, this after she and anissa weir, both 12 years old at the time, lured their friend payton leutner into the woods and stabbed her 19 >> her clothing has got blood on it. >> reporter: luther survived and the young suspects now 14 charged as adults with attempted first degree murder later sharing their bizarre explanation centered on the horror themed online myth. >> i was really scared knowing that slender could easily kill my whole family in three seconds. >> reporter: once in custody geyser was diagnosed with early onset schizophrenia, transferred to a statemen tall hospital where she's undergoing the judge ordering both be evaluated by two additional doctors. >> she's certainly r

protests, abc's tom llamas is on the trail in wisconsin with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. it is a new day for the trump campaign. trump who once said he didn't need a pollster has now promoted his pollster to campaign manager base he's brought in an ultraconservative news executive to serve as campaign ceo. trump himself says he's not changing but his campaign clearly is. overnight, donald trump shaking up his campaign promoting pollster kellyanne conway to campaign manager and hiring stephen bannon, chairman of breitbart news as campaign ceo. trump saying in a statement, they are extremely capable, highly qualified people who love to win and know how to win. the campaign keeping paul manafort on as chairman but the changes come just 82 days before the election. >> america first. america first. >> reporter: just a few hours earlier trump back on prompter sticking to the script and making a new plea. >> i'm asking for the vote of every african-american citizen struggling in our country today who wants a different and much >> reporter: trump aski

. >> reporter: however, the wisconsin department of justice now holding up the release of that video saying they are working expeditiously but are not prepared to release any of the video evidence at this time. >> i think it would be a measure of good faith to release the video because it would clearly show what happened and that's what's allowing a lot of things to fester. >> reporter: the tension leading two teens hit by bullets in the chaos. >> gunfire, shots fired. >> reporter: 11 officers wounded as bricks were thrown by protesters. >> this is the police. leave the area! >> reporter: for smith's family and the community here, unanswered questions and a lot of pain. and the curfew just lifted here just a short time ago. you can see police taking no chances overnight putting up this fence around the park, people here thankful for a peaceful night. david. continued calm there, eva, thanks very much. >>> we turn now to the olympics this morning and team usa's allyson felix sprinting into the record books becoming the most decorated track and field star of alt time but everybody is t

documentary "making a murderer." >> that's right, a federal judge in wisconsin overturning the conviction of brendan dassey who was found guilty of helping his uncle steven avery kill a woman and abc's eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: this morning, one of the men at the center of the true crime sensation "making a murderer" could soon be a free man. >> we're really happy to hear that it was finally overturned. >> reporter: a federal court in wisconn overturning the 2007 conviction of this man, 26-year-old brendan dassey, uncle steven avery kill teresa hallback when he was just 16 years old. >> i suspect what's going to happen, this is all gone go go to the seventh circuit and they're the ones who will ultimately decide what happens in dassey's case. >> reporter: millions watched the netflix docudrama that put a spotlight on their cases raising questions suggesting dassey was mentally unfit and coerced into a confession that he later recanted. dassey's attorney opening up recently to dan harris. >> what you have here are police officers who are using psychological interrogatio

wisconsin, was asked about trump's second amendment comments and hillary clinton. he says he didn't hear the exact comments but was aware of it and says it sounded like a joke gone bad. i hope he clears it up very quickly. george. >> okay, tom, thanks. >>> let's talk to one of donald trump's top supporters, rudy giuliani. hi. >> thanks, george. >> you heard the speaker saying this is a joke gone bad. apologize. >> well, first of all, i was there and i'd like people at home to kind of get an idea what happened in the presidential campaign. he never used -- >> he was talking about after the election. >> he was talking about the election in general. he wasn't just talking about after the election. you know how speeches go. he was talking about how they have the power to keep her out of office. that's what he was talking about. that is what -- >> generally, but specifically he was talking about he can't do anything after the election except the second amendment people. >> we know donald trump is not particularly indirect. if donald trump was going to say something like that he would say

later in fall in wisconsin. >> devin, thank you. for more let's bring in our political analyst, matthew dowd. two-part question about trump's endorsements overnight of paul ryan, john mccain and kelly ayotte, rather, the senator from new hampshire. first did he seem enthusiastic to you, and, second, will this be enough to heal the wounds within his own party? >> well, you know, dan, two months ago i said when donald trump first read from a tranquilizer circus lion that had bitten too many fans in the audience. i was reminded of the same thing again. it's also -- i have to say, watching him bring those people together and being forced to do that together reminds me of when my parents asked me to take my sister to the school dance. it's not something i really wanted to do, but they made me do it. that's what it looked like. i don't think it's going to help much. it's not going to help paul ryan at all. i think paul ryan will win re-election. i think it was donald trump's effort to try to stay disciplined or go back to being di how long will that last. >> all right, matt. >> how long will

opposes. >> all right, jon, thank you. >>> now a health scare in wisconsin. the cdc warning residents called elizabethkingia. killed at least 18 people and sickened dozens more. abc's chief medical editor is here. you used to work at the cdc. what is going on? >> i talked to the cdc and until you sort out what's going on and solve the outbreak, it's worry sing. elizabethkingia, a newly recognized species of bacteria that can cause bloodstream infections, meningitis. this is the first outbreak they've seen. typically there are five to ten cases per state per year, so it's very worrisome what's happening here. they're not sure why in the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions. >> what is the symptoms? >> what you can see, shortness of breath, fever and neck pain. cdc has sent a team up there. this is what public health does. the cdc has sent five disease detectives up there and have a team in atlanta that's working looking for any clues that connect them. medical records and testing of water supplies, they will interview the patients to see what is going on here that may

in wisconsin alone have seen nearly 100 accidents. they're slipping and sliding in michigan too. at chicago o'hare they're sliding off the runways, a private jet slipped in the snow and an american airlines jet slid while taxiing. it had to be towed back to the terminal. here in alabama, authorities door checking on families. this morning, everyone is accounted for. robin. >> that's great news. steve, thank you. >>> we turn to amy with the morning's other top headlines starting with a train derailment overnight. >> that's right, robin. dozens of homes have been e evacuated after a freight train carrying hazardous liquids derailed south of buffalo, new york, along lake erie. 15 cars came off the track and one was leaking ethanol which is highly volatile. that leak is now contained. there were no immediate reports of injuries. >>> and a developing story out of iraq right now. "the new york times" reporting that u.s. special operations forces have captured an isis operative who is described as a significant figure in the organization. he is reportedly being questioned at a temporary de

sitcom "saved by the bell" reported to a wisconsin jail last night. sentence in that jail for a 2014 christmas day barroom stabbing. >>> and finally an alleged store robber who picked the wrong person to pick on. now, check this out. the suspect stormed a convenience store in st. louis shooting right at the woman in the counter. behind the counter, 63-year-old store owner went on the attack after the suspect then attacked her husband. >> then he pulled my husband down. i shoot him right away. i swear to god i don't want to kill people. i'm too old enough, you know, i have to protect myself and protect my husband. >> and she did. she -- the suspect ended up being chased off. nobody was injured. a happy ending except unless you're a criminal, i suppose. >> i like how you called him an alleged robber. i think we can say given the video he did it. >> i'm not going there. >> legal standards for dan harris. >> innocent till proven guilty or caught first. it was photoshopped, ladies and gentlemen. >>> indra is back. indra, save us with the weather, please. >> you know, we're actually talkin

embrace ing ing because it's cold out here. from atlanta, all the way to -- am i right, wisconsin? >> yes. >> tell me your name. >> judy. >> hi, rick. >> and other family in wisconsin. triplets back there watching. >> i know they're inside because it is cold in wisconsin. but let's talk about the west coast right now. so, l.a., all the way from san diego, surf's up, boys and girls. get out there. it's about eight to ten feet. north of that, we're talking about the rain. san francisco, you're in for about a half an inch, medford, you're the bull's-eye. of rain. it'll be a player moving across the country, could bring ice thursday night chicagoland, detroit. start thinking about that. as we watch these systems move in from the west. cool in nashville this morning. orlando, gorgeous. >>> all right, everybody. where are we going now? >> all: lara. >> thank you, sam. sam, that's so funny you mention that. come on in here, sam. we're going to get some "pop news" started and we're going to talk to sam about a little something coming up. i want to start with you. you hear this song "start