can skip these. ♪ good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, fiona is now a major category 3 hurricane gaining strength this morning. catastrophic hit. hurricane fiona devastating puerto rico. unleashing more than two feet of torrential rain. massive floods and mudslides. more than a thousand people rescued. now most of the island in the dark. as the major hurricane heads north with winds topping 115 miles per hour. we're live on the ground and ginger has the track and timing. immigrant showdown. overnight, a new criminal investigation targeting florida governor ron desantis, who flewt

this as new numbers show record apprehensions at the border. what's behind the surge? tensions flare with less than 50 days until midterm elections. freed from captivity. the american navy veteran and engineer kidnapped in afghanistan nearly three years ago now on his way home. what we know this morning about the high-stakes prisoner exchange with the taliban. final farewell. after millions of people across england and the world said good-bye to the queen, her family gathering for a private cremony. now, what's next for king charles and the younger royals as a new day for the monarchy begins. sherri papini sentenced. the mother who faked her own kidnapping gets 18 months in prison. now the caught on camera moment the lie came crashing down. >> i didn't do anything wrong. >> how her husband found out it was a hoax. and newly revealed images of the investigation. "serial" stunner. the subject of the wildly popular podcast, adnan syed free

this morning after more than 20 years in prison. the new evidence that got him out and what comes next. finally home. little leaguer easton oliverson returns from the hospital after his horrific fall. the special message from his family overnight. ♪ i wanna dance with somebody ♪ plus, "dancing with the stars" is back. and sam champion is taking on the ballroom. lara with a front row seat to the show as they both join us live this morning with all the best moments from opening night. >> both: good morning, america. you are next, george. >> sam did pretty well last night, didn't he? no, michael, i am not next. that's never going to happen. good morning, america. welcome to mary bruce.

>> good morning. great to see you both. we are going to begin with hurricane fiona. through the atlantic ocean, already devastating puerto rico and the dominican republic and still gathering more strength. >> here's what we know right now. fiona is currently a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds upwards of 115 miles an hour. on puerto rico, more than 90% of customers have no power, and 66% are without running water. victor oquendo is in puerto rico for us this morning. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we are in a town not too far away from san juan, and you can see what it looks like two days after hurricane fiona made landfall here. this creek behind me is rushing. you see what the street looks like with water coming up over the sidewalk. for the residents who live along this street, water is still creeping up to their doorsteps on this five-year anniversary of hurricane maria. all of this fees all too familiar. this morning, puerto rico in the dark after powerful winds from fiona knocked out power to nearly everyone on the island.

those winds, nonstop for two days dumping 30 inches of rain and leaving hundreds of thousands with no running water. five years after hurricane maria devastated the island, fiona battering puerto rico. killing one person. the u.s. territory's governor calling the damage catastrophic. more than a thousand people rescued. first responders in waist-deep floodwaters scouring this area and rescuing people in their homes. in salinas, ruben and his mother called 911 at midnight. [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: she says that the water was running just like this but inside her house. but firefighters couldn't reach them for seven hours. >> what was it like when the firefighters arrived? [ speaking non-english ] >> you were happy, you were relieved? >> happy, happy, happy.

>> reporter: small communities under water. in the mountain town here, a torrent of floodwater tearing apart this temporary bridge rebuilt after maria and sweeping it away. take a look at this dam. residents tell me they have fion inot ne with puertoand rico yet. this plantain farm damaged by those 85-mile-per-hour winds, gusts reaching 100 miles per hour. [ speaking in non-english ] this woman saying she knows nothing because she doesn't have access to anything. residents traveling to neighboring towns desperate for supplies and gasoline. now turks and caicos preparing for the wrath of the strengthening hurricane. fiona barreling over the dominican republic as it made its second landfall early monday morning. 80-mile-per-hour winds whipping across punta cana. west of the popular resort town, fiona's impact hitting the area hard. roads collapsing. debris pouring into the streets and the roofs of homes blown off. this home now uninhabitable.

while some have had power restored, the company that operates the grid here in puerto rico says it's going to take days before power is fully restored to the entire island. but if you speak with residents here who deal with blackouts on a regular basis, they expect it to take longer than that. michael? >> that's not what we want to hear. thank you so much, victor. and let's bring in ginger with where the storm is right now and where it's headed next. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we now have fiona as the first major hurricane of the season, meaning cat 3 or higher. it is just east of turks and caicos and it is strengthening. in the next 24 to 48 hours, we anticipate that this will become a category 4. thank goodness it is staying mostly in the ocean with the impacts there and will brush too close for comfort to bermuda and we will see impacts along the east coast, especially if you're planning on getting in the water because the high surf and rip currents will be the only thing we see. if you're in bermuda, thursday night, it looks like it could lash it with those outer bands

and we'll keep tracking it. bermuda is so small, george, the impacts there, but i have to mention that there is another one, a 40% chance the model trying to take it into the gulf by late next week. we'll be watching. >> i know you will be. ginger, thanks very much. now to the growing battle over immigration. a criminal investigation has been launched into the migrant flights ordered by florida governor ron desantis as the government reports apprehensions topped 2 million for the first time this year. rachel scott is at the white house with the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. the texas officials launching that criminal investigation insist that republicans are playing politics with human lives, claiming that those migrants were lured onto those flights with false promises of opportunity and work that they are desperately looking for. this morning, a texas sheriff launching a criminal investigation against florida governor ron desantis. just days after he flew dozens of migrants to martha's vineyard. >> they had a right to not be preyed upon and played for a fool and transported halfway across the country just for the sake of a media event, of a video opportunity.

>> reporter: bexar county sheriff insisting they were lured under false pretenses, promised work in a hotel but instead shuttled to an airport and dropped in massachusetts. all to make a political point. >> that's enraging. it doesn't matter how you look at it. it's enraging. i believe there's some criminal activity involved here. >> reporter: desantis' office defending the move, claiming immigrants are more than willing to leave bexar county after being enticed across the border "to fend for themselves." adding florida provided an opportunity in a sanctuary state with resources as expected. at the southern border, a record number of crossings, apprehensions topping 2 million for the first time ever. that's a 175% increase from last august. across the country cities are overwhelmed by the influx. el paso opening up an emergency processing facility. the mayor of new york considering cruise ships as temporary housing. border officials say behind these record numbers are

migrants fleeing economic hardship and violence. but, look, we have never seen border crossings this high and it's bringing immigration back into the spotlight with less than 50 days to go until the midterm elections. mary? >> rachel, thank you. now to the american navy veteran free this morning after being held captive in afganistan for nearly three years. the taliban releasing him in a prisoner swap with the u.s. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has all the details. martha, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mary. this prisoner exchange was months in the making and the first one since the taliban seized power but this morning mark frerichs is a free man. three years after he was abducted, mark frerichs is safe in doha, qatar, flown there after a prisoner exchange. the 60-year-old frerichs, a navy veteran and engineer working on aid projects in afghanistan at the time he was kidnapped is said to be in stable health this morning.

>> i want to thank all the people would worked on this. >> reporter: but frerichs' freedom was not without cost. the u.s. releasing convicted afghan drug trafficker haji bashir noorzai held since 2005 in the u.s., who was welcomed back into the arms of the taliban like the conquering hero. president biden releasing a statement saying, bringing the negotiations that led to mark's freedom to a successful resolution required difficult decisions, which i did not take lightly. for years there was no evidence that frerichs was alive. he had been transferred to khost, a taliban stronghold, and transferred to the powerful and violent haqqani network. but in april of this year "the new yorker" obtained a hostage video with him clearly reading from a script. >> please, release me. >> reporter: pleading for the taliban to release him. frerichs' family expressing gratitude to the biden

administration. >> we're elated that he's finally got released. it's long overdue in my estimation. >> reporter: the family hopes to be reunited soon. the release, of course, comes as the biden administration is trying to free wnba star brittney griner and paul whelan from russian detention. mary? >> and, martha, we know the president met with their families last friday. so what should we read into that? what more do we know about that meeting? >> reporter: mary, as you know, griner's wife and whelan's sister met with the president in the oval office. whelan's sister saying she now has faith the administration is doing everything possible to win the release of the two. we do know there is an offer for a prisoner exchange but russia is yet to respond, favorably. mary? >> the administration still negotiating this one. martha, thank you. george? now to the final farewell to queen elizabeth. leaders from around the world joined thousands at westminster abbey for the funeral and the royal family is now paying one more tribute. james longman tracking it all from buckingham palace.

good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. flags on government buildings will return to full staff today as the country ends its period of national mourning. yesterday's funeral was an emotional good-bye to queen elizabeth ii. an emotional final farewell to queen elizabeth ii and her 70 years of service. ♪ ♪ last night, away from the cameras, there was a private burial as elizabeth was reunited with her beloved husband prince philip, laid to rest beside him where her parents and sister also lie. the service following a day of solemn tribute. public military ritual, but at its heart a family mourning their matriarch, king charles iii and princess anne by her mother's side every step of the

way, princes william and harry and the queen's great-grandchildren george and charlotte there too. nearly 2,000 people including president biden and the first lady packed into westminster abbey for the funeral service. on top of her coffin a handwritten note from her son the new king reading in love and devoted memory. after the church service, sailors from the royal navy escorted their commander in chief by buckingham palace where members of the royal household staff waited outside to say good-bye. then to windsor where thousands of well-wishers and the queen's two corgis patiently awaited her arrival. waiting also the queen's pony emma standing as the queen's coffin passed and on her saddle one of her late majesty's famous scarves. at st. george's chapel, the scepter, orb and imperial state crown removed from her coffin before it was lowered into the royal vault. ♪ the queen's piper playing his final song. ♪ god save the king ♪

then, "god save the king" ringing out as an emotional king charles watched his mother return to his father. ♪ god save the king ♪ >> reporter: overnight, the royal family paid one more tribute, sharing this photo of the queen, quoting hamlet writing, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. now the royal family does continue to observe another week of its own mourning. we won't see any senior members of the family during that time. britain and the world now just going to have to get used to life without queen elizabeth ii. michael? >> definitely very emotional yesterday. james, thank you so much. now we turn to the war in ukraine and another nuclear power plant in the cross fire. a russian missile falling within a thousand feet of the reactors and ukraine calling it an act of, quote, nuclear terrorism. tom soufi burridge is on the ground in ukraine. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. there's been genuine fear here in ukraine about a potential catastrophe at that zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which has

been shelled and damaged repeatedly. now a near miss at another nuclear plant. according to ukrainian officials, this security camera footage shows the moment a russian missile landed just 300 yards from the reactors of a nuclear plant near the port city of mykolaiv. according to ukrainian nuclear agency, the blast did extensive damage to a nearby hydroelectric power plant and blew out windows at the plant. thankfully no real damage to the safety facilities there and the plant remaining fully operational this morning. but russia stepping up attacks on civilian infrastructure in recent days following that successful counteroffensive by ukrainian forces here in the northeast kharkiv region. mary? >> tom, thank you for following all this so closely for us. now to inflation. the federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates again this week as prices we know show no sign of falling. chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange this morning

with what this all means for your bottom line. rebecca, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mary, and it has very significant implications for everyone's money. the fed begins its two-day meeting today. by tomorrow it's expected to hike interest rates again. so what does that mean in real terms? for your credit card, if you're carrying a 5,000 balance your rate has gone up costing you about $870 more in interest. if the fed does as expected hiking interest rates tomorrow by 75 basis points that amount balloons to $1,161. for your mortgage, for a new mortgage, it will also cost you more. if you take a look at a $300,000 mortgage, about a month ago that would have cost you a monthly rate of about $1,700. now, with the fed hiking interest rates and the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage above 6%, that same mortgage

costs you about $1,850 a month. the same is true for other loans. guys, where you do get paid a little more is on your savings account. >> that's good. >> thank you, rebecca. now we turn to little l leaguer easton oliverson who fell out of his bunk bed. now he's finally home from the hospital, and this morning his parents are sharing a special message. take a look. >> there were many moments this past few weeks where we didn't think that he was ever going to be able to come home. we thought our son wasn't going to make it. >> we're so proud of how far he's come and how hard he has worked but he definitely has a lot more work to do. >> he's home and we're just so blessed and so grateful and he's still with us and he's able to have a road of recovery with everything that this kid has had to go through since august 15th. >> yeah, we're very happy that he is healing and his parents also sharing this photo of easton in his own bed after more than a month. great news.

>> for the whole family. a lot more coming up on "gma," including sherri papini, the california mom who faked her own kidnapping sentenced to 18 months in prison thngwe're seeing the menterusnd found out it was all he "serial" podcast case and dan abrams is here breaking down both stories. but first, back to ginger. >> reporter: thank you and good morning to you. you know, one of the hottest if not the hottest summers on record for many people in texas but look at houston. they started this summer hot and they will start fall ten degrees above average tomorrow because that officially begins. a quick look at the rest of that heat dome because it is unseasonably hot right in the middle there and will feel like 104 in memphis. they've been steamy all summer. kansas city even will feel like 101. that's the big picture. let's get a check now a little closer to home.

drew: i am abc7news yourccsherosbl in t nor ba otherwi a mixture of sunshine and clouds this afternoon. temperatures in the 70's. overnight tonight, any wet weather is out of here. dropped to the 50's under stars and clouds. drying out tomorrow, we welcome fall on thursday with a warming trend. expect a lot of sunshine, 80's and 90's away froro we'll be right back.

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morning. and a new criminal investigation has been launched against florida governor ron desantis after flying that group of migrants to martha's vineyard. this comes as new numbers show about 2 million apprehensions at the southern border last year, the most ever recorded. also, residents of jackson, mississippi, filed a class action lawsuit against the city for the ongoing water crisis there. it seeks relief and monetary damages against various government and private engineering defendants alleging years of neglect led to this crisis now affecting more than 150,000 people. >> it's been a tragic situation there in mississippi. legist's turn to something know nothing about. monday night football and a big night for the buffalo bills. quarterback josh allen throwing four touchdown passes. buffalo routed the tennessee titans 41-7 in their home opener.

the philadelphia eagles soared. heard about it everybody who is an eagle fan in the studio led by jalen hurts with just over 300 yards including that 26-yard touchdown there. the eagles landing a 24-7 victory. >> brad doing a little happy dance. >> i've heard it from like three or four people, george, and you know how i feel about those eagles. we've got a lot more ahead including the latest twist in the "serial" podcast case. how the popular series helped get a conviction overturned. that's coming up, george. right now the latest on sherri papini. the california mom who faked her 2016 disappearance was sentenced to 18 months in prison, more than double what prosecutors asked for. we'll talk to dan abrams after this report from chief national correspondent matt gutman in sacramento. he's covered this story from the beginning. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning. the judge calling a very tearful sherri papini a manipulator and that stiff sentence ending a six-year saga, but it also allowed for a trove of evidence used against her to be unsealed. that included images of the severe beating she inflicted on herself and a shocking video in

which police finally confront her with the truth. sherri papini, the california mom who lied to authorities about being kidnapped and tortured was sentenced to 18 months in prison monday and this morning we're learning how her hoax slammed to a grinding halt in august of 2020. >> we have everything that says that he said he told the truth. >> reporter: in new video obtained by abc news, we see for the first time a shasta county investigator confront the woman they tenderly treated as a victim for the previous four years. her husband in the room by her side. that's him in the blue shirt as the officers confront papini about her lies. >> the reason why you can describe the room is because you stayed in the room in the dark for hours for days on end. the reason why you lost so much weight is because you stopped eating. the reason why your nose was broke is because of a hockey stick. >> reporter: in november of 2016 sherri papini vanished for 22 days. then on thanksgiving morning she

materialized on a highway nearly 150 miles from home. a trucker stopping and calling 911 for her. that call heard for the first time this morning. >> what's hurting? >> i am chained up. >> you're chained up. >> she's chained up? >> i need an ambulance. >> reporter: she told authorities she had been kidnapped by two hispanic women and claimed they had beaten her, burned her, even branded her on the shoulder. those injuries shown in these images obtained by abc news. police chased leads. the redding community in terror of traffickers that never existed. >> now the parts that don't make sense is that you're accusing two females who abducted you when it was james. the part that you were branded, james did it. >> reporter: it wasn't until more than three years later that trace dna found on papini led to this mystery man, ex-boyfriend james reyes, who admitted he helped papini inflict those injuries on herself.

>> so there's a brand on her? >> yeah. >> there's significant bruising. >> she did it while she was here. i mean, she just hit herself with something. i helped her. i mean, i didn't punch her or anything. >> how did you help her? >> i shot a puck off her leg. >> reporter: she continues to deny the con. even as investigators drop those truth bombs. >> dna that was on you belongs to james reyes. we talked to him. he's been on a polygraph. we talked to everyone around him. we have the rental agreements, phone records, the car rental agreements. >> reporter: finally, she seems to break. >> it's talking to other guys that has got me here. >> so are you -- what aspect are you saying -- how has talking to other people got you here?

>> my husband, and i made mistakes talking to other men. >> reporter: until that moment her husband had stood by her. tearfully describing her condition to me just days after her return in 2016. >> her poor face, i got like nauseated just looking at her. the bruises were just intense, the bumps from, you know, being hit and kicked and whatever else. >> reporter: but this interrogation seemingly shattering any illusion about her innocence. >> obviously you heard the questions and you've seen some of the photos. >> you heard my side, but now you're telling me you guys can go home now. i don't want her anywhere around the kids or around at me. >> reporter: calling her disturbed revealing it was only until the day before she entered her guilty plea that she privately admitted to me for the first time ever she lied about everything to everyone. at her sentencing papini wept and conceded, i'm guilty of lying. i'm guilty of dishonor and i stand before you willing to accept, to repent and to concede.

the judge noting tersely people don't like to be conned. now, keith has filed for divorce from sherri and in a statement he said he's doing everything he can to provide a normal and healthy life for his children. now, sherri still has to pay over $300,000 in restitution. as for life after prison for her, her attorney talked about, a new sherri. the judge wasn't so sure. guys? >> okay, matt, thanks very much. let's bring in chief legal analyst dan abrams. wasn't so sure, dan? that judge was not having it. double what the prosecutors asked for. >> more than double. remember, prosecutors asking for eight months. the defense asking for a month behind bars. the judge coming back with an 18-month sentence. very unusual to see that kind of disparity between what the prosecution has asked, what the probation office has recommended, what the defense is asking for and ultimately what the judge ends up doing. >> how much did all this new

evidence, that we're just now seeing, how much did that play into the sentence? >> i think a lot of what played into it was the sense from the judge that she still is not fully coming clean, right? even the judge asked a question during the proceeding, suggesting, and the prosecution mentioned this, that she's continued to lie about it even after the plea. and i think that's the sort of thing that will really rankle a judge. when you're pleading guilty and supposedly accepting responsibility for what happened, yet in other places, with friends or family or whoever else it is, you're continuing to claim it didn't happen the way you're saying in court. >> so looking ahead then, what do you think? is she likely to serve all 18 months? >> so, under the federal system probably 85% of that. so you're talking about serving real time here in connection with this. and the judge pointing out that supervised -- supervision for another three years and he's not counting on the fact that she's going to be able to pay back that 300,000 plus thousand dollars in restitution. >> dan, thank you. you're not going anywhere and

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we're back now with the we're back now with the stunning reversal in the case that inspired the "serial" podcast. a judge throwing out adnan syed's murder conviction after 23 years behind bars.

steve osunsami has the latest. >> reporter: this was the moment after 23 years, the first steps to freedom for adnan syed. it's fair to say this morning that he's now on the better side of the door to the prison cell. >> this is a prepaid call from -- >> adnan syed. >> reporter: because of the wildly popular podcast "serial" downloaded by listeners more than 300 million time. it was the podcast that questioned long ago whether he was the true killer of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend hae min lee murdered in 1999. >> i mean, no way, i had absolutely nothing to do with her murder. >> reporter: it led to a new investigation by the current prosecutor in baltimore who convinced a judge to overturn his conviction. >> we're not yet declaring adnan syed is innocent, but we are declaring that in interest of fairness and justice he is entitled to a new trial. >> reporter: he has always maintained his innocence, including in the series where

they interviewed him on a prison phone. >> it is what it is. if someone believes me or not, i have no control over it. >> reporter: his ex-girlfriend was his high school sweetheart, seen here in a rare interview featured in the podcast. >> i played field hockey for two years. i played lacrosse for two years. >> reporter: this morning, state investigators say they found two other potential suspects in the case who were there all along. both with records of prior violence towards women and one who prosecutors say actually threatened to kill the young woman. the judge who released syed from prison is now accusing former prosecutors of withholding crucial evidence. >> we learned that during the original investigation one of the suspects were improperly cleared by investigators based on faulty polygraph tests. >> reporter: investigators also say that cell phone data presented at trial was unreliable and it was that data that helped to place syed at the spot where his ex-girlfriend was buried. his mother seen here after he was released was overjoyed. >> we are so grateful for those people who help us. >> adnan and, of course, hae min

lee's family have suffered immeasurably and that is what happens when the state fails to do their obligation under the law. >> reporter: the state attorney general of maryland is defending the former prosecutors saying they gave everything they had to defense attorneys. we should underline the family of the victim, they're having a tough time with all this saying they feel betrayed by the current prosecution. the judge has ordered this man confined to his home, wearing an ankle monitor while he waits to see if he gets a new trial. the current prosecution has 30 days to decide that, and then after that point, he's free for good. michael? >> back again is abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams. the prosecution have 30 days to decide whether to retry him or to drop the case. what do you expect them to do? >> i find it hard to believe that they would now retry him, right? think about what they've now told the public. they've told the public that they don't have faith in the

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you stronger ♪ we're catching up with the kardashians. kim is live in times square. >> you have no idea how iconic this is. you just have no idea. >> as she gets ready for season to of her family's hit show. ♪ fancy don't let me down ♪ feeling fancy because reba mcentire is here and she's going big for "big sky." plus, how her real life is coming to the small screen. ♪ and we're headed back to school with "abbott elementary" star quinta brunson. >> all right, now, it is time to get this party started. >> the new season, her golden night at the emmys and how she's paying it forward to schools across the country. ♪ just dance ♪ and we're flipping out because "dancing with the stars" is back. selma blair with an emotional opening performance. tiktok star charli d'amelio with

a savage start, and our sam champion lighting up the ballroom. lara getting a front row seat for it all, and they're saying -- >> both: good morning, america. >> let's do this, sam. ♪ good morning, america. sam already breaking out the champion jacket. oh, but it was a great night in the ballroom. our other friend, wayne brady earning one of the highest scores of the night. we're going to hear all about it from our guy sam champion who made it through the first week and lara is there with him this morning. there they are, wave to us, you two. cannot wait to talk to them in a little bit. >> they look good for no sleep. >> they're holding up pretty well. also this morning, the final farewell to queen elizabeth. her family gathering for a private ceremony. that's coming up. first, the latest on hurricane fiona now a category 3 hurricane. it's already devastated puerto rico and the dominican republic. still gathering more strength. victor oquendo is in puerto rico with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. we're in a town not too far away

from san juan. this is what it looks like two days after hurricane fiona made landfall. this street behind me is flooded sending water rushing right down this creek and for the residents, the people who live in these houses behind me, tough to believe that exactly five years after hurricane maria hit they're right back in the same spot. this morning, puerto rico in the dark after powerful winds from fiona knocked out power to nearly everyone on the island. those winds nonstop for two days, dumping 30 inches of rain and leaving hundreds of thousands with no running water. five years after hurricane maria devastated the island, fiona battering puerto rico killing one person. the u.s. territory's governor calling the damage catastrophic. more than a thousand people rescued. first responders in waist-deep floodwaters scouring this ard i their home. in salinas, these two called 911 at midnight but firefighters couldn't reach them for seven

hours. [ speaking non-english ] the water -- she says that the water was running just like this but inside of her house. now turks and caicos preparing for the wrath of the strengthening hurricane. fiona barreling over the dominican republic as it made its second landfall early monday morning. 80-mile-per-hur winds whipping across punta cana. west of the popular resort town, fiona's impact hitting the area hard. roads collapsing. debris pouring into the streets, and the roofs of homes blown off. this home now uninhabitable. it is going to take some time before power is fully restored to everyone here in puerto rico. the company that operates the power grid says that it could take days, but for the people who live here they take that with a grain of salt. george? >> victor, thanks very much. michael? all right, george, let's go to ginger tracking where hurricane fiona is right now. and where it is headed next. hey, ginger.

>> reporter: hey, michael. we're still in one of the busiest times of hurricane season and the atlantic ocean is acting like it. now a category 3, fiona is our first major hurricane of the season. major means category 3, 4 or 5. you can see it just passing close to grand turk island. it's going to take that north/northwest turn into the atlantic as it's a cat 4, thly most of the time is storm as we call it. and then it gets a little too close for comfort to bermuda and rip currents and high surf along the east coast from new england down to miami. but, look, as close as it get, the dirtier side more wind, waves, more push of water. the cold front will be carrying that thing away. and, mary, we're watching two other storms, one of which looks like it could try to get into the gulf next week, another that could be gaston and hermine by the end of today. >> okay, ginger, thank you. now to the final farewell for queen elizabeth, after millions across the globe said

good-bye. the royal family is now paying one more tribute. james longman is at buckingham palace. good morning again, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, mary. it was an emotional final farewell to elizabeth and her 70 years of service. last night away from the cameras there was a private burial. elizabeth was reunited with her beloved husband prince philip at st. george's chapel alongside her parents and sister. we saw all the closest members of the family together, king charles and william, harry, kate and the young prince and princess george and charlotte. nearly 2,000 people including president biden and the first lady packed into westminster abbey for that funeral before a solemn procession through london where we saw them pass by buckingham palace. n to winorhe thousands ofelshs were waited, and at st. george's ed t time. the scepter, orb and imperial state crown removed from her coffin before it was lowered into the royal vault. it was quite a moment. guys? >> such an emotional day.

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event. tory's got big savings on some of lara's favorite things. looking forward to that. mary? now to our "gma" cover story and a new cdc report on maternal death and pregnancy. the cdc finding more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the u.s. were preventable. abc news medical contribute dr. darien sutton joins us with more. dr. sutton, it's always great to have you. so help us break down these numbers. these are pretty staggering and terrifying to be quite honest. what is going on here? >> good morning, mary. researchers looked at over 1,000 pregnancy-related deaths and they found pretty concerning and disturbing findings that i think are important and wanted to share here. the first of which, mental health conditions such as substance use disorder, as well as self-harm were the leading cause of maternal mortality by 23%. that was followed closely by heart-related conditions by 22% and additional causes included bleeding, infection, blood clots and high blood pressure. but the most concerning number was that more than 84% were

deemed preventable and they defined it as during that period of pregnancy there was one thing that could have been changed to avert death and save a life. >> it's really shocking. we're still seeing racial disparities. black women, we know black mothers are dying at a much higher rate. what is behind this disparity? >> i think there are multiple factors behind this. one of which is that it's probably connected to the general disparities that we see in the general population. in the study we saw black mothers were more likely to die of heart and cardiac conditions. hispanic and caucasian mothers due to melt conditions and asian mothers more likely to die from bleeding. i think it's multifactorial and nuanced but something that needs to be addressed. >> looking ahead, going forward, what can we do when it comes to prevention? what can families, mothers be doing? >> how to address the systemic issues by multiple factors. one of which as providers update protocols to address complaints quicker and postpartum care and for patients, reminding them to take care of their chronic

conditions and keep up to date with any new issues and reminding patients what postpartum depression looks like including things such as hopelessness, inability to participate in things that you normally would like or ideas of self-harm. if you have any of these concerns, stressing to mothers you should reach out for help and remember, it's always okay to ask for help. >> always okay to ask for help. dr. sutton, thank you so much. george? we switch gears now and "dancing with the stars," new season kicked off last night. our friend sam champion started his bid for the mirror ball trophy and lara was there cheering him on until late last night. hey, guys. >> reporter: hi, george. of course i was here. i would not miss it for the world. i thought you were going to miss this morning. thankfully you just got here. >> yeah, i just drove up. i valet parked my vehicle behind me. >> reporter: sam just arrived in his wheels. i had news for him. cheryl told me last night that rehearsal starts literally the second this show ends. she says, sam, some advice. we're going to take it one step at a time. check it out. ♪ hold me closer ♪

>> reporter: what a night. sammy champion proving no one is foxier on the dance floor. ♪ running fast along the sand ♪ >> mwah. >> listen, i know you're busy. we brought presents. >> reporter: i flew all the way from new york to make sure i was there backstage to wish my favorite guy good luck. >> if i get one week here, i'm the happiest guy there is. >> i want you to think about this jacket. >> i need that jacket. >> and what it says. it's not just your last name. >> be the mirror ball. you are the mirror ball. >> that's right, you are the champion. ♪ turn down the lights ♪ >> reporter: with a front row seat on opening night, the dance floor was on fire. ♪ tiktok star charli d'amelio wowing the crowd with the top score of the night.

>> that is a 32 out of 40. ♪ >> reporter: selma blair leaving the audience in awe. the star diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 bringing the crowd to tears with her beautiful viennese waltz. >> i'm so grateful. i'm so grateful. >> it was amazing. >> thank you. >> reporter: but in the end it all came down to the judges making the final decision. >> i have to choose. >> reporter: saving table-flipping teresa giudice and sending jason lewis packing. >> i'm so sad i have to go home. it was amazing. >> reporter: what a thrill to watch sam dance, lighting up the dance floor with his smile. >> the most incredible smile. i think i was just watching your face the whole time just feeling like, oh, warm things. >> reporter: host alfonso ribeiro telling me post-show it was sam who showed the biggest heart. >> there's nobody who had a bigger smile on his face than sam champion.

>> cheering for everybody. >> being the ultimate cheerleader for everybody and that's just who he is and it's so wonderful to see that. >> hi. >> on behalf of your "gma" family, cheryl, thank you for taking care of our brother. sam, you did it. >> reporter: while sam fully admits his nerves were on high alert he says all he really needed was his partner cheryl by his side. >> tell me about the nerves, the energy. were you freaking out? >> inside freaking out. i think they were -- i had clammy hands. i think they knew i was nervous. the judges knew. i knew i couldn't look at you or look at rubem but right there in those eyes and that led me through the whole thing. >> reporter: so sam did a great job. there are five or six dancers who could be the breakout stars this season. charli d'amelio, amazing, selma blair just so moving. wayne brady, the man can dance. shangela had the crowd on its feet.

all of them showed a lot of sam right in there, though because the judges love a growth story. the judges love to see growth each week. >> and they said that you had the biggest presence on the floor. so tell us, sam, how was it for you? >> it's the hardest thing i've ever done in my entire life and imagine how hard it might be and then multiply it times a thousand. it really is brutal. like, do you smell the menthol right now? do you? >> the bengay? >> from here to the tip of my toes in menthol. >> i have bad news for you. you said it was hard. cheryl pulled me aside and said, oh, he thinks it's hard now? your rehearsal, i believe, starts right after this ends and she says it only gets harder from here. this next dance, you've made it through to week two, it's elvis week, sam. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> there we go. >> i've been practicing. i can't snarl. but, you know. >> well, we don't want elvis to

leave the building so -- >> good one. >> thank you. what do you have hidden up your bell bottoms for the crowd? >> i don't know. i mean i was wearing blue shoes last night. is that a clue? >> okay. >> blue suede shoes. >> okay. >> i love "heartbreak hotel." i will tell you that i have been told that it is a viennese waltz which i have no idea what that means so why tell me. but you know what i said when they told me it was a foxtrot last week, just like five days ago, six days ago, i go, what does the fox say? i had no idea -- >> that's not it. and a viennese waltz has nothing to do with sausages. this is not -- >> chocolate. is there chocolate in the viennese waltz? i cannot wait. >> no. >> reporter: so imagine viennese waltz, elvis, that's what's

happening next week. cheryl, you have a lot of work to do. >> do you have a ticket for my car because i valet parked it? i don't want to have to pay for that. >> no, you won't. you're a star now. everybody, remembers, this is what we're shooting for one week at a time. one week at a time, george. >> it's only one week and they're already getting punchy. sam, derek was right, you do have a great smile. >> aww. >> thank you, george. you know, and that's all i got right now. [ laughter ] >> okay, we're all going to be watching. >> reporter: everybody, yeah, "dancing with the stars," make sure you pitch the show. >> i'm going to pitch the show right now. watch sam next monday. it's at 8:00, 5:00 pacific on dis disney+. let's go to ginger at the javits center here in new york city. >> reporter: we're celebrating new york city climate week. you can see the buildings behind me, hudson river, we're in manhattan at a one-acre rooftop farm and brooklyn grange farmer o'ryan is helping me out pulling the produce. they make 40,000 pounds of produce that they use here in the javits center. i just pulled some carrots. how great is that? take it right in the kitchen and use it today. they have 35 species of birds up

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but i want to start out by saying how are law studies going? >> they are really good. i have two years left. it's a lot, but, you know, i have to do four years, two bar exams. so i'm halfway through. >> halfway through. >> but between that, you're juggling so much. season 2, "the kardashians." it is debuting and the thing is, the trailer, you said that this is your season of independence. what does that mean? >> yeah, i feel that way. i just think that you see me making decisions for myself, obviously always thinking about my kids, but generally just doing things for myself and the one thing i'm really excited about for the premiere episode is we haven't done any promos on it. we're not going to. it is like a really seriously deep vulnerable episode that we really haven't talked about. so i think people will be really just surprised and hopefully

they will enjoy getting to see the first episode. and, yeah, this season is just about so much independence for me. >> and we're going to show them a little clip right now. >> yes. >> it shows you and your family have such a love for fashion. >> yeah. >> let's check it out. >> kendall and i, we just have shared this experience from day one. since she's gotten into modeling, i feel like i've been her stage mom. we always had each other. that's our thing together. okay, i will say lots of prada prayers. >> thank you. >> because we need them and we can be prada babes together. >> okay. >> proud of you. >> bye. >> the one thing i love, i love the support you all give each other. you are really a tight family. you've all been in front of the camera for 15 years. when you're in front of the camera for this long, you're scrutinized left and right. after 15 years has it gotten easier for you to have every move you make criticized. >> it has gotten easier because i think you just get to a level

where you see that so much of it is noise and we have each other. we have us as a support system. i couldn't do it without my family just because when there's, you know, maybe a little too much noise, everyone is there just to be like, okay, we know what's real. like we know what's happening. this doesn't matter. let's all just come back to what we know and that's each other and i feel so grateful that we had all of those experiences at the same time, so we can really lean on each other. >> and the one thing i love, you don't just sit in one corner. you expand and right now you're expanding into a fund called skky partners with 2 ks. kim kardashian, skky partners. you're going to invest in other companies. so what inspired you to do that? >> i feel like i've had the blessings of being successful growing my businesses and there's nothing that's been more satisfying when you have this

passion of knowing how to start a company from start to finish. and really being able to expand on that and i really just want to help other companies and other businesses partnering with jay sammons who knows a lot of the financial side, but then me on the other side who can really give all the input on how to really grow and expand your business. >> and you've done an incredible job at that and -- >> thank you. >> and another thing you're doing is -- you're not done yet, obviously -- is skims. you have a new launch coming out but highlighting people in different industries. why was that important to highlight that? >> because we're launching bras and we really haven't had a specific launch for just bras and i think every woman needs one and there's so many different type of women that need them. so we just wanted to highlight so many different women that work at all different places and have all different careers and everyone was really open in sharing their testimonials. it was a really fun campaign.

just seeing real women and what they like and just making sure that we have bras for women of all ages and sizes and it was -- that was probably one of my favorite campaigns to shoot. >> well, we're glad that you're here and my teenage daughters are freaking out right now and trust me, my credit card bill has skims all over it. thank you, kim. always great to see you. >> thank you so much. th premieres thursday on hulu. make sure you check it out.

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later today. kumasi: we will have another update in 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our news app ♪ high or low ♪ ♪ or whether you're high or low ♪ welcome back, everybody. our next guest is the creator, executive producer and star of the hit series "abbott elementary" and she just added emmy winner to her resume. please welcome quinta brunson. yes. congratulations are in order. the show nominated for seven emmys. you made history as the first black woman to ever be nominated for comedy series, lead actress and writing in the same year. your first year at the emmys. >> yes. >> and you won an emmy. >> yes. >> what does that feel like? >> it was.

host i wase thought -- happy at the thought that we might get to go to the emmys. so to be nominated was just a dream. it's not very often that many anymore, half hours. so that was exciting and then to actually go and win was unreal. it just was last week, so i'm still -- still processing it, quite honestly. >> have you had any sleep since last week? >> no, i haven't. i'm doing all right, though. i'm trucking along. we're here. good morning, america. >> it's a testament to how great the show is and everyone loves the show. i'm just curious. did you get a chance to celebrate? have you had any sleep of the? you had to work the next day. >> we had to work the next day. not technically. we went to the disney after party for the emmys but there i had to do a photo shoot for "variety" magazine. they scheduled a photo shoot in case i won and so, then i had to do that and there it is. that was done at the after party and then i had to -- we went to

work the next day. but you know what, going to work the next day was a celebration, because it was an honor to get to live in that moment with the cast and crew and production staff. so many wonderful people work on "abbott" who i think made winning any of those emmys possible. it was wonderful to get to be with them the next day. >> let's talk about one of those co-stars because sheryl lee ralph had an amazing moment. she took home emmy gold. her speech stole the show in many ways. what was that moment like? >> for me she is just so deserving and it was incredible to be there to witness it. i think if i wasn't there i'm not sure she would have actually physically gotten up because she was in a state of shock so i got up to help push her up and to help tyler make sure she got up on the stage. in the room it was like electric. it was this thing where she started singing and we didn't know what was about to happen. >> you had no idea? she surprised you? >> they surprised her.

she really didn't think that -- we had had many talks of like, wow, we just got here and it's just an honor to be nominated. winning was the farthest thing from anybody's mind. we were just happy to be there. that's a term i normally hate because i think everyone deserves to be where they are. but we just weren't thinking about winning, so she did not expect that and it was a beautiful moment. she's so deserving. >> amazing. >> i'm happy she lit up the night for everybody else too. >> she really did. >> what can you tell us about season two? >> season two is exciting. we have more episodes which for me is a lovely playground. last year was 13 episodes and i just wanted to show people what we can do on "abbott." now we get to have more fun. more meaningless sitcomy fun and i'm really excited about that. we're also going to kind of go to our characters' homes more. the first season i really wanted to focus on staying within the four walls of abbott, staying in that school. now we get to leave and have

more fun. go on some field t i'm excited about that. >> let's take a look at a clip. >> we're fully formed adults and this year is going to be different. what the -- what in the world? oh. ava, why is a man cooking ribs in my parking spot. what is happening? >> it's game day. >> it's development week. >> here's the development. park on the street or give me $50 for your spot. i'm making extra money for the school. [ laughter ] >> i had to -- >> big win last night. >> thank you so much. >> michael, this eagles thing cuts so deep. >> i know. but you, you know, another thing i love that you do, though, you've made it a point to give back with the show. you took money from your marketing budget and you bought supplies for schools. >> yeah. >> are you going to do that

again this year? >> absolutely. we're already on it. we partnered with lake shore which many teachers know is the teacher store where they go before school starts every year to get their supplies. i'm so excited about that. to do a sweepstakes for teachers for their classrooms, we have many activations that happen. we just had one in l.a. at century city mall where teachers were able to show up, just grab the supplies they needed, and it's just a wonderful experience just for them to come and have a chill day and also just grab a bunch of pencils and markers and books and stuff like that. yeah, we're going to continue to give back making this show kind of -- it only feels good if we're also helping the people who are the subject matter. >> and that you are doing. thank you for being here. >> thank you, guys. >> outside of that go birds, we had a great interview. >> wow, wow! ava, michael strahan, next time. we can go. >> i'm looking forward to having you back. how about that? >> thank you. >> "abbott elementary," it gets

back to school when season two premieres tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. coming up, the great reba mcentire is here to talk about the new season of "big sky" and much more. pst. girl. you can do better. at least with your big-name wireless carrier. with xfinity mobile you can get unlimited for $30 per month on the nation's most reliable 5g network. they can even save you hundreds a year on your wireless bill over t-mobile, at&t, and verizon. wow. i can do better! yes you can! i can do better, too! now you really can do better! switch to the fastest mobile service - xfinity mobile. now with the best price on two lines of unlimited. just $30 a line.

♪ welcome back and that is o welcome back and that is one of the all-time great country songs by reba mcentire, "fancy." we are feeling extra fancy because we have the grammy

award-winning artist, country music hall of famer and actress starring in "big sky" right here on abc. reba, always a pleasure to have you here on "gma." >> thank you. thank you. i should have worn my red dress. >> i do want to start with a little trip down memory lane. is this right? it has been 45 years since your first debut at the opry? >> how about that? >> that actually almost didn't happen? >> well, yeah, it didn't because i -- i was having trouble getting into the property. we went up there and my daddy rolled down his window and said got reba mcentire here to play on the grand ole opry and they said, nope, she's not on the list. so i had to go back, call my agent. when we went back, yes, parking slot 45 right over there. >> we're glad that happened. you're kicking off the fall leg of your concert tour in a few weeks, but you started work on this in 2020. then the pandemic hit. so what are you looking forward

to as far as being back in front of a live audience? >> it's so much fun. we were so craving getting back on that stage. my band and myself, the crew, we worked so hard to get the show up and running and then we were just setting there for two years and then we started in january on this tour and now we're going to do the fall leg of it and just really excited to get back on stage. we love it. we're show dogs. [ laughter ] >> let's talk about "big sky." >> okay. >> i have to say it is hard for me to imagine you as a villain. where do you draw your inspiration? >> bette davis, joan crawford, you know, "hush, hush, sweet charlotte," "whatever happened to baby jane?" those kind of movies. matter of fact, the other day, when we did one scene i looked over at my boyfriend who plays my husband on the show rex lynn and said, was that bette davis or what? [ laughter ] >> i love that. rex ryan, your boyfriend, he does play your husband in the

show. what is it like working together? >> oh, we have a blast. we've been working together since '91. we were on "the gambler" movie with kenny rogers then did a lifetime movie this summer called "the hammer" and we were kind of like love interests and now we get to play husband and wife, buck and sunny. he makes me rehearse so much by the time we get on the set, i know my lines, your lines, your lines. [ laughter ] but it's fun. i love it. >> let's take a look at a clip. >> okay. >> what brings you out here? >> i was on my way to check out a trail. glad i caught you. >> are you going to join us at the camp? we have law enforcement discount. >> oh, private investigator. >> yeah, that too. whatever. what can i do you for? >> actually the family of a backpacker contacted the office. they haven't from him in a while. they're worried. >> is he missing, lost? it's that time of the year, tourist season. >> we're not sure. i just decided to look around. >> ooh, very intriguing. >> yeah. >> and you know, two years ago you were here, right? going to change real quick. you talked about a reboot, "reba." you said that everybody is 100% on board. are you any closer to that

happening? >> unfortunately, not. i thought we were getting really close, but, nope, not going to be able to do it for right now but we'll kind of keep seeing if we can get in there somewhere. >> just keep playing that villain. [ laughter ] >> reba can come back as a villain on the "reba" show. that will turn it around. >> call the writers. >> that would mix things up. >> that would. >> thank you so much for joining us. we are so excited to watch "big sky: deadly trails." it premieres tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. right here on abc. back to ginger at the javits center. ginger, you have a new special too. >> reporter: yes, a new special that airs tonight streaming both on hulu and abc newslive. you all saw me on that ev road trip. now we know california will be selling only electric by 2035. the big three automakers have told us for more than a year they're going all electric by 2035. so how will we make all those batteries for those cars? where will we get the critical

minerals like cobalt and lithium and can we do it here at home? take a look. for an entire century, we have really known only one way. >> as the surge spreads, oil just cost more. >> reporter: coal, oil and gas have heated our homes, powered industries and fueled vehicles and gave us freedom, but that freedom came at a cost. fossil fuels while propelling us forward, now we know they actually pushed us back. >> a major investment in clean energy cars. >> reporter: so as we come to the fork in the road that is our new energy future, the question really becomes, can we truly electrify our world without screwing it all up? i will take you to the first cobalt mine in america in more than 30 years. see how they're doing it differently and how they're using technology.

and then everybody says, well, what are we going to do with all those batteries. how will we recycle them? everything inside super valuable. so we will show you the cutting edge of recycling lithium batteries and then we'll go to the new frontier, most controversial part and talk about deep sea mining. there is an area in the pacific ocean that's highly contested but down 15,000 feet, the whole ocean floor is covered with these tangerine-sized rocks and inside cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper. a lot of the things we need to make those batteries. what will we throw off if we start sucking them to the top? that special airs tonight streaming on hulu and abc newslive, 8:30 p.m. eastern time. i hope you'll join us. so much to learn and this really is our energy future. not just for electric vehicles but the phone, laptop, any battery you use really. it will affect you. that's the big picture. let's drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. shower possible in the north

bay, temperatures climb into the 70's this afternoon. fall arrives around thursday, coming up right here, best-selling author nicholas sparks joins us live to talk about his new book. ♪

♪ ♪ i can't turn back. >> ready for election night. ready for debate night. i'm ready for it all. boom.s midterm is realrtt. wl t >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, senator. >> we ain't going to take no for an answer. >> hello, everyone. we're going to run you ragged. >> what would george do? george would ask the next question. we're working on it, george. we're going to make you proud. that starts sunday on hulu. right now back with nicholas sparks, 23 novels, 23 times "the new york times" best-seller's list here to talk about "dreamland."

welcome back to "gma." >> great to see you. thanks for having me. >> where did "dreamland" come from? >> you know, really love of music, right, and i really wanted to find the parallels, let's say, between falling in love, right, this hitting these notes that just seem exactly right that form this romantic melody, i guess, and how that parallels, i guess, with music so you get this idea of these two young people who meet by happenstance and music, you know, they find this shared passion and meanwhile, you got another whole "b" story going on. and you wonder how they're connected. >> yeah, it's so funny. you know, all these ideas, they

come froon one small thing. i want to do a theme. or explore this concept or this character or music, for instance, in this, and then the ideas, you know, novel doesn't come to you all at once, right, you get one idea and start stacking ideas and eventually you get enough you think you can start writing but really i don't know. >> that's the magic. >> that is the magic. i feel the same way, right, when i spoke to ingrid michaelson and she was doing some of the music for "the notebook" musical. i said how do you do what you do and it's as foreign to me as perhaps writing novels would be for her. >> 11 of your books have been made into movies. can you pick a favorite? >> "the notebook" holds up pretty well, right, this is what i'm known for and i'm happy for that, but the one i've watched the most is "a walk to remember," right, because i have five kids and as each of them came of age, okay, dad, can we watch one of your movies. >> they ask you? >> they do. >> lucky you.

>> can we watch one? we'll watch "a walk to remember." wholesome story, great characters and so, it's a good starting point. >> so let's cast "dreamland." i hear that harry styles is a fan of yours. >> sure. i've heard that. i've heard that. my 21-year-old daughters have told me that they are harry styles fans, so, yeah, what a great potential person to star in "dreamland." >> and who would make a good colby? >> well, that would be harry styles, right. that would be harry styles and, you know, you want someone who really does love music and good at it because it is such an elemental part of this novel. of course, then the whole other story going on. >> you mentioned "the notebook," the musical starting in chicago, maybe headed to broadway. >> fingers crossed. you don't want to jinx it or speculate, of course, that's the plan. i get to see it for the first time, right, when it opens in chicago and i'll see it with my daughters. we're all very excited. i've never seen -- i have not been to a table read so this will be as new to me as for anyone in the audience. >> you write the book and you give it up. >> well, in this case, yes, because my knowledge -- let's be honest, george.

look, i can do a lot but, come on, broadway, this is a whole skill set with a number of skill sets that i just don't have, right, so you hand it off to people who are really, really good at this including ingrid and becca who wrote the book and michael and shelly who are directing, you know, fingers crossed it'll go to broadway. >> "dreamland" is out now. is the new book, the next book already germinating? >> it's about 70% done by now. >> wow. >> it's about 70% done. i'm hoping to finish by december and then we'll start thinking of the next one. >> incredible. nicholas sparks, thanks for coming in. "dreamland" is available now, and we'll be right back.

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