discovery that almost kept her off the dance floor. but may have saved her life. how surgery rebuilt her body and got her back on top. we hope you all had a wonderful weekend. there was that scare for travelers. the state department issuing a travel alert on sunday. and this morning, airports around the world are taking extra safety measures. >> our brian ross is standing by. as we said, he has new information. he's reporting this morning that suspected terror teams have already cased some european airport terminals. meanwhile, here at home, the fbi it reminding law enforcement agencies to stay on alert about so-called "soft targets" -- airports, train stations, shopping malls. >> the government is not saying not to travel. they're saying take extra precaution. we're less than a month away if the midterm elections. where do things stand? we'll be back at the smart screen for the latest on the house and senate races that could tip the scale. >> t-minus one month. we're going to begin with full team coverage with the world on high alert. we're on the ground in london. paris, berlin and here at home. so let's start with david muir who is in london for us. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. this travel alert for americans warns of possible terrorist attacks in public places throughout europe. in fact, in the "daily mail" talks about the tower of london being one of the most powerful spots, but travelers that we talked to from florida this morning said what are they to do but keep going with their trips. it is a rare move from the u.s. state department, a travel alert cautioning american travel lers about possible terrorist attacks here in europe, warning u.s. citizens they should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings. yet, at the same time, trying to make it clear what they're not saying. >> we're not saying don't visit major tourist attractions or historic sites. >> reporter: confusing and concerning so many american travelers but not enough to keep u.s. travelers here at home. do you find it to be too broad, too vague? >> vague, yes. >> it doesn't seem specific enough to warrant real worry and our plans were already made. >> reporter: it wasn't enough to stop your plans? >> no, because you have already saved how much money? for how much time? >> reporter: broad in scope, the alert is one step below an official warning which would have instruct amens the brits at first scoffed at the american action, rid it on the radio. >> they're pathetic, aren't they, those americans? >> reporter: but then britain reacted. keeping the threat level at severe, adding that the fear of terrorism is high, especially in france and germany. lama hasan is in paris this morning. >> reporter: while they've shut down the eiffel tower twice in the last two weeks because of a bomb scare, the alert level in this country remains the same as it has been for the past five years. but the french interior ministry says they are taking the u.s. alert seriously. the threat of a rrock is real and people here need to remain vigilant. >> reporter: while in germany, another country singled out by the uk, alex marquardt found no obvious changes. in security this morning. >> germany says there's no evidence of an imminent attack. here at the brandenburg gate there have been no signs of increased security presence and the berlin police tell us no special measures are being taken. >> reporter: meanwhile, across europe the travel alert isn't sidelining u.s. basketball. three teams are playing preseason games here. the lakers are in london tonight. so many travelers determined to keep going. as we heard this morning, also talk of increased security for the royal family. and we should point out that we're also hearing at the air force base in germany, increased su security because of the intelligence. >> let's dig into it. >> our chief correspondent brian ross here with the latest. >> george, what's behind all of this is that teams trained in pakistan are already in europe on a preset timetable, ready to strike. among the possible targets, the presecurity areas of five major european airports. in france, germany and britain, law enforcement authorizes say they believe suspected terrorist teams have thoroughly cased the l lobbies, looking for weaknesses in security. officials believe the group may now be ready to attack, despite the public alert. >> if they believe they can pull it off, i think there's every reason to believe they might go ahead and do it. >> reporter: u.s. authorities also believe the current plot is aimed at tourists. it may involve commando-style raids, the kind these german terror recruits were shown practicing on propaganda tapes in pakistan. authorities believe many of the men in these camps, particularly those with their faces obscured may have already been dispatched. although pakistani officials say the plot's leaders have been identified and targeted. were plotting -- involved in the plotting, have been targeted. and the others are certainly on the radar of u.s., pakistani and european intelligence services. >> reporter: over the weekend the u.s. says there's been a call chatter conversations between suspected terror group members have reached a level they have not seen since before 9/11. >> we saw brad garrett say that the plotters will still go forward. i would think they would call it off with this. >> they believe with the preset timetable, they may be on a schedule that requires tho they've appacng in wthei ak they've done surveillance and were given te -ao let's talk more about this, gentlemen. joining us from washington is michael chertoff, the former secretary of the homeland security and now chairman of the hrtoty i perspective on you just heard brian's reporting and given what you know what do you believe this all stands, where does it stand? >> well, it sounds to me as if intelligence officials have gotten credible information but is not terribly specific as to time and place. and that's why they're generally raising the alert posture all throughout europe, but they're not able to focus on a particular target or set of targets. and frankly, from a secity standpoint,t's est lenal w you knosmeting enough detail to focus your efforts. >> so why issue this hh al this unusually high alert, in the absence of any concrte >> well, i do th inormaroab pretty concrete. and i have to emphasize this is the lowest level of warning or alert that the state department it's no a sn ta it's merely a suggestion that you stay alert. i think it's a judg and what the authorities ar wrestling wits tho there's a threaut t and they feel an obligation to share that. at the same time, you don't wan to alarm people, particularly i the absence of specifi >> so what d te greatest threat right now? >> i think any time you deal with attacks on tourists, you've got a widield it could be hotels. it could be restaurants. it could be the part of the area before you reach security, the train stations. and that's why it's difficult to give a specific menu of things that can be done. there are ple eop cananygo ia pu place, you want to check where if ysee ke u somebody. and, frankly, in europe perhaps you don't want to d backpack because thasngl you out for specialnon. along, continue to ilan and aware of you ci with all that's going on now in europe, people want to know back home is there a threat level here in the u.s.? >> as you know, they haven't raised the alert level here but i can tell you based on my experience that the first thing u.s. officials do when they get this kind of threat information is ask whether there is any threat of that that comes into the united states. so what they're doing, they're continuously checking the information to see whether there are any connections between what they're hearing about europe and things back here in the united states. and i think that's going to continue for the foreseeable future. >> and, again, a final word, because we saw in the previous reporting that people who travel to europe and you and others are saying, this is not saying don't go there, that it's not off limits. but just your suggestions to those who are going to that part of the world. >> my suggestions are when you go into a public place, figure out where the exit is, figure out where you would take shelter if something happened. when you get into the hotel, figure out how you would exit the hotel if there were an emergency. americaag our b because that singles you out. it's commonsense stuff, but it it's comto youe stuff, but it let's turn to politics right now, with just 29 days to go to the midterm elections. it's crunch time for both parties. congress has gone home to campaign, and it's crunch time. republicans are getting a boost from that new crop of tea party candidates. but they're making it clear they don't necessarily follow the party lines. jon karl is here with more on that. >> good morning, george. united behind te defeating the democrats. but this campaign has produced a new breed of republican candidates determined to shake up washington and the republican party like never before. republican leaorke to defnow party insurgents like rand paul, sharron angle and joe miller are solidly supported. by the gop establishment. >> we're going to make sure that america gets back on the right path. we're not going to play ball. we're going to make sure things get done. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc news, alaska's joe miller talked about rolling back the power further than what they've talked about for 70 years. should the federal government be requiring that? >> that is clearly up to the state. we believe -- in fact, the state of alaska has a minimum wage which is higher than the federal level. which is higher than the federal level. at the mini replleroter eliminating the department education. some want to pull the u.s. out of the u.n. once scorned by party leaders, they're now embraced. case in point, in an audio provided by john ralston, sharron angle is talking about her newfound clout, or "juice" in the republican party. >> i go to washington, d.c., i understand say i want to see jim demint. he's right there for me. i want to see mitch mcconnell, he's there. >> now, republican leaders are counting on victory for the tea party candidates as the only way to get control of congress. >> let's take a closer look at the map right now. starting with the senate map. that has gotten very competitive. we've been looking at about ten states over the course of the last several weeks. we now think of the most competitive, washington and ka k california, leaning more toward the democrats. wisconsin, pennsylvania and florida leaning more to republicans. that leaves these five key battlegrounds. >> yeah, five pure toss-ups in the abc analysis. if republicans can manage to run the table on all five of these, they still don't have control of the senate. they're at 49 seats. but this morning, we're adding a new state to the ranks of the pure toss-ups, the state of west virginia. and now, george, this may be the hottest senate race in the country. in fact, republicans are buying more television advertising time in west virginia than they are in any other race in the country. even if they get that, they get 50/50. >> the incumbent there, started out as a huge favorite but now the gap is closing. i should say, democrats sl holding out some hope that they can win in wisconsin. and republicans think they're doing better in connecticut right now. f retive republicans still say that wave is going to carry them in. but we haven't seeny ch >> no. we're still exactly where we were a week ago. >> no, we're exactly where we were one week ago. there are 45 seats that are considered pure toss-ups by abc news. republicans need to win more than half of them to get ontn half of them to get n which we had been seeiu to o which we had been seeiu to o alstestrati index all coming up tomorrow. now to juju chang with the rest of the news. >> goodrge. good we begin in pakistan where just this morning the taliban is claiming respnsibr y another attack o carrying fuel for us in afghanistan. there has been four attacks in four d this time 20 trucks went up in flames and 4 people died. tensions have been high snce nato air strike last week killed three pakistani troops, prompting them to close a key boarder crossing. well, the search continues this morning for the body of a texas man shot and killed while jet skiing with his wife along a lake on the mexican border. on the 911 tapes out this morning, we're hearing his terrified wife's gut-wrenching call for help after she finally made it back to shore. our rob nelson has more. >> reporter: what began as a sightseeing trip on this tranquil texas lake turned into a crime so bizarre it's hard to even imagine. >> hello? >> ma'am? >> yes. >> okay. are you sure that your husband >> yes. in his head. >> reporter: tiffany hartley and her husband, david, were apparently attacked thursday by mexican pirates as they rode jet skis on falcon lake, a 50-mile reservoir shared by the u.s. and mexico. >> he was thrown out the jet ski and i was trying to get him on mine. >> reporter: he was hit on the head and his wife circled to help him. >> ma'am, were you shot at? >> yes. >> on the mexican side or -- yes. >> okay, it was the mexican side. did you see anybody? >> there were three boats. >> she went in the water trying to load up her husband and her jet ski. you know, she was being shot at so she finally had to let go of the body, climb back in her jet tes body, climb back in her jet once home to some of americ t fnts, this year, violnear mexican drug cartels has spilled over onto the water. this spring, texas authorities issued a rare warning after several boaters were approached and robbed. texas governor rick perry says thursday's shooting underscores the need for more border but that's little comfort for ey. she had been planning to mov out of state with he now, she's left hoping police will recover his body. for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. well, millions of verizon wireless customers are about to get some money back. the company is paying up to $90 million in refunds to 15 million customers who were charged for data services they never used over the last two years. even with the refund, the fcc still isn't happy. it wants to know why it took verizon two years to pay the money back. and may end up fining the pany and you might want to say one photographer at the cup may have gotten a little too take a look. somehow, he kept his composure and snapped this shot by tiger wo juss be ball stru interfering with the play, it was just a bad shot from tiger. as you can see in his face although it was reatot fromraph >> look at it closely. nt.look at it closely. look at the faces on the crowd. >> and tiger's face as well. you're right. he didn't object. he ended up winning the match with his partner steve stricker. >> that is going to win an award. >> thank you, juju. good to have you back. time for the weather and good to have back our sam champion. >> good morning, everyone. i know if you're in the northeast, not ng right now october starting off a little sloppy, a lt da right now october starting off a little sloppy, a lt da wandering area of low pressure at wt leaea atenow. we'll watch it wander around. what you're waking up with right now, from washington to portland and buffalo is likely what you'll have through the middle of the week, cooler than normal. talking about that, an awful lot of frost and temperatures coming up if we can get the temperatures -- there we go. minneapolis, 42. chicago at 40. evansville at 36. memphis at 46. it's actually chilly in atlanta this morning, as well. these numbers are some the coolest of the ssert on the west coast, scattered thundershowers from l.a. all the way toward phoenix and that area, not that you're going to get a l of probably a half inch but the problem is the gusty winds. 60-mile-an-hour winds with some of those. >> and all t >> and all that weather was brought to you by capital one. robin, this is bad timing for the rain because it's peak color in northern new england and the skies just won't dry out until the end of the week. >> ip in connecticut over the weekend. you could tell it's just starting to turn but with the wet weather, it's not helping. all right. sam, thank you. i don't know if you saw this over the weekend. but talk show host jon stewart is offering advice to rick sanchez, the cnn anchor who was fired after calling stewart a bigot. and for making derogatory comments about his bosses. all this happened on friday. well, stewart is expected to say more when he returns to the airwaves tonight, but he took some early shots and others did over the weekend. jeremy hubbard has more. >> reporter: he is the tv news guy with the jolting personality. >> 50,000 volts of electricity. do it. ah! oh! it hurts. it's painful, but no one's dead. >> reporter: but the outspoken sanchez -- >> switch that camera over there. >> reporter: -- has been noticeably quiet since his abrupt firing friday from cnn. the controversy blew up when sanchez was a guest on a radio show friday and put his foot in his mouth. >> i think stewart is a bigot. >> reporter: sanchez took it further when the radio show host pointed out that stewart is a minority. >> are you telling me that -- >> i'm telling you that everybody who runs cnn is a lot like stewart. and other people who run all the other networks are a lot like stewart. and to imply that they -- they're an oppressed minority -- yeah. >> cnn, the most trusted name in over-caffeinated control freaks. >> reporter: jon stewart who often mocked sanchez is expected to fire back on "the daily show" tonight. he said if you went on radio and said that jews control the media, you might want to hold on to your money. and adding, all sanchez has to do is apologize to us and we'll hire him back. and while sanchez is no longer on cnn, sunday, he's still the topic of conversation there. >> i think he's radioactive. >> i disagree. i think you'll see him again. >> reporter: for "good morning america," jeremy hubb news, new york. >> and no telling what mr. stewart is going to say. tonight about this. >> he's so happy this happened. no question about that. coming up, an infamous case r police begin new inview are they close to solving the case nearly 15 years lat and foreclosure freeze. some of the nation's biggest lenders take a second look at foreclosures. they may have been rushed to the system. will it help them keep their homes? and jennifer grey. she's leading the pack on "dancing with the starpbn't i [ male announcer ] when diet and exercise are not enough, adding lipitor may help. lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering medication that is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and 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>> this has "watercooler" all over it. believe it or not, there's a new twist on the jon men anyway ramsey case. after almost 14 years, police are going to go over the details of the death of the 6-year-old. more on my investigators are re-examening the case after all these years. >> reporter: investigators are taking a new look at old evidence. ♪ reaching out for fresh interviews with witnesses who may help solve the 6-year-old beauty queen's murder. among them, jonbenet's 23-year-old brother burke, he was only 9 when jonbenet was killed. the police recently met with burke and said if you want to talk to me, this is how you contact me. a random note left behind, her mother patsy called police. >> we have a kidnapping. >> tell me what's going on. >> there's a note. >> reporter: later that day, investigators found jonbenet's body beaten and strangled in the basement. >> do you think there's some people who still think that either you or your wife did this crime? >> oh, i'm sure there are. i have no doubt of that, because of the massive number and the frequency and the duration of the accusations that were thrown at us in the beginning. >> reporter: a decade art murder, an apparent break in 2006, a man named john mark karr confesses. >> i love jonbenet. >> reporter: but his dna wasn't a match and he was never charged. in 2008, the entire family was cleared. new details support that an undentdz fied intruder entered the home and murdered jonbenet. data matches have turned up nothing. and police are wondering whether they're finally getting any closer to finding out who did. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, boulder. >> for more on why this is happening. we're joined by investigator jay schiller. he's a contributor to "the daily beast." thank you for coming in. >> good morning. >> this has to be one of the coldest cases, 14 years later. why do we go back? >> number one, all police departments are mandated with modern technology to look at the case with with new is. this is a case that embarrassed the entire community. boulder police department didn't have any murderers, not even bank robberies there. they live under the shadz dough of this case. even though the district attorney's office has changed, new police chief, new officers, they're mandated to look at this every three or four years. >> with completely fresh eyes where do they start? >> they start by looking at the evidence through, as you just said, fresh eyes. modern technology. is there a witness down the road that has more meaning. do they corroborate something that was never krcorroborated before. you still have the footprints in the basement. you still have the smeared palm print. you still have the entry through the house through the basement which has never really been resolved. how do you resolve these issue. it's not by one person giving you the answer, it's corroboration. >> there was any implication that her brother burke, 9 years old at the time had anything to do with it. now we hear that the police have contacted him. >> that doesn't mean the dna found in his pants which was mixed with blood was the dna of the perpetrator. it was just there. it could have been from the manufacturing process. burke was 9 years old at the time. he was in the house. he was either asleep or awake during these events. the most important thing, mos m those memories are put in a room in his mind. is there an element that can trigger that again. >> wouldn't they bring in psychologists not just have police interview him? >> no at this point, i don't believe they're going to bring in psychologists. he was interviewed in a room with a glass window in which his mother and others studied his actions. i think it's the matter can he corroborate something that they know about, or that they suspect may lead them to a solution. there are many questions in this case that don't have answers. that doesn't mean that somebody's withholding the answer. >> one person that can't give any answers right now is patsy ramsey. she died of ovarian cancer in 2006. how hard will it be to get a complete look without talking to her? >> i think it's easier. the police were focused on her in the beginning. all of the investigative work is focused on the family, now at that family is fading away, either by death or some other way. i think it will be more interesting month, beneficial, to look at other evidence in the case, as lou smith did, the famous detective who recently passed on himself. >> you were one of the first people to say that -- to rule out the idea that the family could have been involved in this murder. >> right. >> 14 years later, what are the odds that the killer can be caught? >> look. i think there's always a chance with technology or confession. but there's also a big chance at that killer himself has passed on and no longer exists. >> larry schiller, thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >> time for the weather and sam champion. >> we're going to talk about the cool systems on both the west coast and the east coast. as we watch kind of a system swirl around. and another one move into the central west coast in the next 24 hours. it's damp, it's chilly, and it looks like we've got snow falling in yosemite. well, they've already put out winter weather advisories. and in the northeast, we've got chilly air as well. 59 degrees in new york. burlington at 57. buffalo at 54. what you're waking up with, anywhere from the militia atlantic, d.c. and maine, that's what you get until wednesday, and then finally that low will get out of the way. it's still chilly even in >> all that weather was brought to you by macy's, george? >> thank you, sam. coming up, the foreclosure crisis, foreclosures halted by three big runners. will it help or hurt homeowners? 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>> i'm good with one of them. elliott we're working on. >> many parents have that problem. drs. mehmet oz and michael roizen are here. zblp and i'm doing that segment today for a reason. also, you have bruce willis. he's got a brand-new action film "red." an all-star cast. ali and i saw the trailer over the weekend. we couldn't believe the people. morgan freeman, john malkovich. helen mirren. >> ernest borgnine. he goes on and on. in the last half hour, ten of the best beauty products all for $9. >> i'll be taking notes on that, too. >> it's a busy morning for you. >> let's get to juju. >> robin and i are such bargain hunters. that's a great segment. there's a lot to look forward to. good morning again, everyone. we begin with that terror alert for americans headed to europe. we've learned that at least five european airports could be among the potential targets of a suspected terror plot. airport areas like outside lobbies could be the targets. authorities believe terrorists have been dispatched on a preset timetable and have carried out surveillance in france, germany, and britain. meanwhile, the first arrest in a series of bomb hoaxes the in recent weeks. hoaxes came as authorities warned france of facing serious imminent attacks. in pakistan, two more attacks on trucks carrying fuel for u.s. troops in afghanistan. five people were killed. a main road between pakistan and afghanistan which was closed after an air strike is expected to open soon. back here at home, a somber but strong show of unity. at rutgers university. students gathered by candle light to pay tribute to a freshman student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter with a man was broadcast over the internet. our linsey davis joins us. good morning. >> reporter: students grieve. a professor present at last nig night's vigil told us that students just sobbed into his jacket. it's clear that many students on this campus and beyond feel a very personal connection with tyler's passing. the vigil was silent. the message, loud. >> my prayer is that our acts become something greater. that it becomes the actions of something bigger. >> reporter: hundreds showed up, part of a call for compassion in the name of tyler clementi. >> it was the next in a series of tributes for the young man who jumped off the george washington bridge after his sexual interaction with a young male was broadcast over the internet. facebook already with 100,000 supporters. yet some say the university still has to do more. has rutgers had an adequate response? >> in a word? no. >> reporter: students in the gay community tell us that months before the suicide, they went to the university for help. >> 4 out of the last 7 students to take their own life were identified. we asked for safe places in dorms around here. we were given a flat out no. >> reporter: this rutgers student says when he confided in his r.a. three years ago, it ended in disaster. >> when i was a freshman. i came out to my r.a. as transgendered, and she outed me to the building. >> reporter: rutgers had no comments about the students' claims. but says that the president of the university does plan on meeting with leaders of the gay and lesbian community here on campus sometime this week. juju. >> linsey davis, thanks for the follow-up. this year's nobel prize for medicine was announced this morning. the winner is dr. robert edwards. he's been called the father of the test tube baby, vn develo d ed in vitro fertilization. which is credited with 4 million births since the one back in 1978. now, a look at what's coming up on "world news." here's diane sawyer. >> good monday, juju. hope it's a great week ahead. and tonight, on "world news," as you know, we asked people in america to tell us great ideas for creating jobs in their hometowns. and this week, we are taking our cameras to your hometown. telling everyone the solutions. and tonight, a new kind of library really helps. ks,rary really helps. nr thec nr thec he he >> good morning, juju. i think we're kind of in between, guys. what do you think? go ahead. lisa, you're from rainesville funeral home. you wrote to us with the "work tell me, what would we do if we were at the funeral home? >> i would let you choose. you can tell me if i have a dream job or whatever. i want you to tell me your opinion, because we do quite a few thi >> okay. at the funeral home. but you're such a happy person. sometimes you have to bring it down. >> sometimes, yes. if i cried, would you cry with me or laugh? >> i couldn't stop crying if you started crying right now. i'm that guy. if you started right now, i'd be oh, lisa, are youy? i just thought it was interesting. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morn >> now, ev >> now, everybody's in the shot. there you go. robin, work with me, a funeral home, how would you feel about that? >> you know, we were saying, is he going to come back to us on that? just let it go, sam. just let it go. but thank you, thank you, thank you. jennifer grey has been the front-runner since the first episode of this season's "dancing with the stars." there she is with her fabulous partner derek hough, but the road back to the dance floor has been a long one for the actress. chris connelly talked to her behind the scenes and what she's overcome. what we heard last week, we couldn't believe it. >> it's true. not only is grey, now the mother of an 8-year-old daughter, she's struggled with physical problems for years. there was a checkup to see if she could even participate on the show that may have saved her life. >> reporter: gracefully luminous. breathtaking energetic. atop the "dancing with the stars'" leaderboard week after week, at age 50. >> getting my body put back together was really the first key point to bringing me here. >> reporter: her struggle began in a 1987 car crash with then boyfriend matthew broderick. >> i was in a very serious car accident in ireland where there were two fatalities in the other car. and my boyfriend at the time was very seriously injured. >> reporter: "dirty dancing" opened less than a week later. >> nobody puts baby in a corner. >> reporter: yet, as the emotional trauma propelled her to withdraw from the spotlight. >> it was so shocking to my psyche to survive a crash where a mother and daughter were killed, i felt like my ambition just shut down at that moment. >> reporter: how often did you regret that? >> oh, so much. i didn't have the wherewithal or the support to just say i'm going to go for this because i deserve this, because it's mine. >> reporter: there was a physical toll as well. intense pain became jennifer's constant companion for more than 20 years. >> the collision was so intense, that the ligaments were ripped from the back of my neck. and i'd have a headache for four days where i could barely open my eyes. i couldn't do anything that involved this whole section of my body because it would send my neck into spasm. >> reporter: last year, jennifer decided to give "dancing with the stars" a try. and went to spine specialist dr. robert bray for his okay. only she didn't get it. >> her spine was actually, literally falling off. one good fall, or a rear-end accident or throwing her head suddenly, and it could have been serious damage to her spinal cord. >> reporter: are we talking about paralysis? >> we're talking about complete paralysis. >> reporter: what was it like to hear that you have been living with a time bomb all this time? >> complete shock. >> she fell apart. >> reporter: last year, dr. bray put jennifer back together again. removing the discs. screwing in a titanium plate to stabilize the area around jennifer's spinal cord. >> this is the dr. bray fusion. >> reporter: but dr. bray spotted something else. this ominous enlarged white spot. jennifer's thyroid. >> it just didn't look right on the mri scan. she needed to have a specialist address it and have it taken care of. >> reporter: when she got the results of her biopsy, jennifer was sitting with a cancer survivor friend of hers. >> and i was on the phone with the doctor and he said, i'm very sorry. you have cancer. and i was like this. and he said, you're not going to believe it, you're going to find a new relationship to the now. i did have a really good cry. i said, i have cancer, what does this mean? >> reporter: it means more surgery and an excellent prognosis. >> if you catch it and get it out, it doesn't metastasize hopefully. that's the plan. >> right. >> reporter: after a few procedures by dr. bray to remove bone spurs in her neck, jennifer was ready to go. motivated to make up for all that lost time, and now, rehearsing for tonight's samba. >> i'm very aware, and i'm keep i'm going to keep an eye on this. >> oh, my gosh. >> watch the neck. >> screws in her neck, and we're dancing a samba. pressure. >> reporter: and none of this would have happened if you hadn't decided to do "dancing with the stars". >> well, i do feel that just the movement towards the joy in spite of the fear, was a very important shift for me. ♪ loving arms to hold me tight >> it's great to see her sharing that joy with the rest of the world. an extraordinary turnaround for the woman many fans will always think of as baby in "dirty dancing." >> and that line, "nobody puts baby in the corner." how does she go from the doctor saying the spine was ready to fall off to dancing as she is now? >> she obviously had the surgeries. and she did a lot of physical rehab to get her mojo back. she said she feels like she was given a maserati. and now she's ready to drive. >> who was she training with? >> well, his rehab center has olympic athletes. dr. bray said she inspired them with her enthusiasm. she's a patriot also, helping our olympic cause. >> do you think we'll see her dad, joel grey? he's a fabulous dancer. >> i guess she's saying she won't be surprised if he turns up in the audience. that would be fun, too. >> this is week two? >> week three. away we go. >> you can see all the action, you heard the man, "dancing with the stars" tonight, 8:00, 7:00 central. right here on abc. coming up, drs. oz and roizen. right there. with tricks to get your kids to eat what's good for them? coming up, drs. oz and roizen. uh huh. mom, i can walk from here. what about your... mom, i got it. ♪ [ female announcer ] they're never too big for a little something sweet. kellogg's rice krispies treats. we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned an la getaway twice as fast. we get double miles every time we use our card. 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>> right, rapid weight gain in the first year of life is associated with later development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. that first year is important. eye brought up even in the womb it's important. we have an iphone app for that. but in fact, you can cover it, make sure they get adequate nutrition, making sure they get a liquid multivitamin. follow the instructions carefully. liquid multivitamin in the first two years of life. and something chewable, a solid, a gummy bear, if will you. >> to get all the nutrients? >> right. remember, too much is a problem, too. too much vitamin a vitamin e causes a problem, too. >> how do you get kids started on portion control? >> kids never learn to self-regulates. get rid of that clean plate club. you know the old add damage, there are starviing children in china? there are not starving children that we need to worry about here. >> they know what they're doing? >> absolutely. what we have to focus on, that's what we want to focus on today as well, is what you feed them. >> that's what i want to get with you, mike. part of the reason you push kids to finish everything on the plate, you want them to try a little bit of everything, not just the mac 'n' cheese and chicken nuggets. >> you got them balanced with the multivitamin. but you don't have peanut butter and jelly for weeks and months. look at the bright side, it's pretty easy, they'll get it down with no fuss. just choose organic just with peanuts. there are other things that you can get with store-bought peanut butters that increase latent allergies. look for organic peanuts. >> you're saying don't get too stressed out? >> you want to encourage it but don't get crazy over it. >> they make us do a power play and kids like to control what they eat. i think it makes sense for everybody. find them a peer that you often see as a fact thing, but this way, a positive peer pressure. maybe one of the kids, the older siblings. once you crack the code, when kids learn how cool it is, if their friends are eating carrots, you're good to go. >> i like that idea. and you developed something some the cleveland clinic that will help encourage kids, almost a game? >> right. it's five to go. five fruits and vegetables. a serving is your hand size. four serving of low-fat dairy. three compliments. feed three compliments and give three compliments a day. two hours of screen time or tv. and one is most important, the one hour of play. and you want to put them outside as much as possible. zero soft drinks, zero sugar drinks. >> if you can enforce that good luck to you. what are some of the other games. >> real quick, red light/green light. we play that all the time. fresh fruits and vegetables. 100% whole grain breads. and one of the games that kids often play and you play with them, remember, kids learn about life through play. ask them how many raisins can they stick in a celery stick with peanut butter? it becomes a game. what kind of questions do you parents come to you with most often? >> they come and ask, can we do this? and it's just the questions you've asked. but what you want to do is make this as much variety and get them into the healthy bv so they start and stay healthy. >> one big caution, george, don't use food as reward or punishment. if the kid does something right and you give them addo nut, that's a mixed message. you're telling them they probably shouldn't be doing because they did something right. food is food. don't make it an emotional thing. take a lot of that out of there. if you're celebrating food and you're aware of it and there's a conscious effort, you're doing it right. >> okay. mehmet oz, michael roizen, thanks very much. the book is called "you raising a child." you can read an excerpt on abcnews.com/gma. with chase freedom you can get a total of 5% cash back. fun money from freedom. that's 5% cash back in quarterly categories and an unlimited 1% cash back everywhere else. and this too. does your card do this? 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how much did you spend on cosmetics and beauty products last month? the average woman spends about a hundred bucks. did you know you could get some of the best products for your face, body and hair for less than $9? that's coming up. >> that coming up but sam champion is here. >> i'm in the heart of america. >> waynesville, north carolina. >> that's the whole point. you had a great wave. want to give me your wave. just like that. one or two things going on we want to talk about. we want to stick with the northeast. i'm sorry, guys, you guys are all here to visit. it's a little damp, a little dreary, and it is going to be until wednesday. it's true, it's one of the cities you can stay inside all day long in new york city. look at the rain, central pennsylvania all the way up to western new york state because this low is going to circle around there for three days. wednesday, we feel like we might start to pull it out. on the fly-by on the west coast. right there from sacramento to re >> and all that weather was brought to by orthohome defense. >> thank you, north carolina. action star bruce willis is here with us in the studio. he's in a brand-new action movie with plenty of laughs about a band of retired cia agents to get back to worth with a great cast, including john malkovich, morgan freeman. mary louise parker. richard dreyfuss. it goes on and on. it's tough flying in like you do. >> no, great, i love to be in in new york. really nice. >> we can tell that. let's talk about why you wanted to do this particular movie. >> well, i liked the script. i was one of the first people to get involved in it. and myself and karl urban. and in the last two months of casting, just before we started shooting, an unusual thing happened. a lot of movie stars signed up for the film. a lot -- that whole list. >> yeah. >> and more. so it was -- it was like christmas. every four or five days some other big movie star showed up. >> you know morgan freeman. you know what's so great about this, i watched it over the weekend. had you action. you had the love story. it's a combo platter, really? >> ambitious. it's an ambitious movie to try to put all of those things in one movie. because you can make the movie about a comedy or action or humor. we put it all into this film. and somehow, robert swanky, the director, made it work. made it fun. >> and we didn't tell everybody what r.e.d. stands for -- retired, extremely dangerous. and that's what comes to mind when i look at you. you are a group of cia agents. you guys have been put out to pasture a little bit. you didn't want to go. you guys were really good at you what did. and you didn't want to be brought back in but your life is in danger. so you elicit the help from some friends. "red "red" is the name. >> how did you do it? >> what? >> when you made the transition. you seem so calm, at ease. >> i love it. i love it here. i love the baking. i love the flower arranging. i like the routine. well, i do get a bit restless sometimes. i take the old contract on the side. >> that's not how we're used to seeing her. >> i know, it's so cute. >> it is. did you have to show her a thing or two. you know your way around a gun? >> i do. someone else showed her. but she didn't take much coaching. >> do you know why she wanted to do the movie? >> i heard that. >> she has a huge crush on this man right here. >> huge crush. >> huge. >> fortunately, she's married. fortunately, i'm married. she's so nice. so charming. it's just something sexy about her on that .50 caliber machine gun. i like watching her. >> i know you had a bit with "expendables" with stallone. that was a whole cast of people. it's something about these types of movies where people are supposed to be past their primes. they're brought back in, much like this movie here. and it just really strikes a chord with people, don't you think? >> i think it does because science has been able to extend their lives way past 65 years of age. and people are so vital and so you know, should be able to do their jobs and can do their jobs. >> and want to do their jobs. >> and want to do a good job. so they're going to have to sort that out. >> i want to do a little quiz. you had a full life there, mr. willis. so the subject is you. the first question is, who haven't you killed on screen? the options, alec baldwin, this alien, or cybill shepherd, your co-star in "moonlighting." >> i don't think i killed cybill shepherd. >> is he correct? >> i think so. >> whoo. >> that was a little close there. all right. and then -- is there anyone that you wanted to kill that you haven't killed? just asking. just asking. >> not in this decade. >> if i'd asked you perhaps in the '90s or '80s, you might have? >> i think i would have, oh, yeah. >> we'll take you off the hot seat. we've got a crack staff. and they're always looking for old video. do you remember this video right here. >> oh, no. >> roll the tape. let's go to the videotape, anytime now. ♪ ♪ find true love >> yeah! >> whoa! >> it has a little "miami vice" to it with the white chusuit an the '80s look? do you miss those days, my friend? >> i miss those clothes. the silk white suit. >> you wore it well. thank you. family's growing and everything like that. >> thank you. >> "red" is opening [ male announcer ] sacramento and silicon valley are only one hundred thirty miles apart. they may as well be on different planets. sacramento, mismanaged, ineffective. silicon valley gave us apple, intel, ebay. here meg whitman started with 30 people. led them. managed them. executed the plan that grew this main street company to fifteen thousand employees and made small business dreams come true. to change california let's send meg whitman up the road... about a hundred and thirty miles. to change california let's send meg whitman up the road... state budget cuts are crippling my classroom, so i can't believe the sacramento politicians cut a backroom deal that will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax give-away, a new handout that can only mean larger class sizes and even more teacher layoffs. but passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate give-away and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24, because it's time to give our schools a break, not the big corporations. ♪ in our last installment of "america's jobs," tory johnson told us about more than 200,000 open positions for the upcoming holiday season. today, she's back with even more ways to make money. tory, it's great to see you. i love this phrase, hire yourself. what exactly does that mean? >> so shop yourself around as a haul day helper. around the holiday season, everybody knows there are so many additional demands and chores on our time. and a lot of people feel really stressed about that, and would gladly pay somebody to be that helping hand to take some of those chores off of their list. >> there are all kinds of things that people will pay for. >> all kinds of things that people will pay for. the key is to start now. i know that sounds crazy, we're just into october, if you start now, there's a very good chance you can make money for the holiday season. so the very first thing you want 0 do is your research. you want to figure out what people would pay for. ask 25 people what is it they like least about the holiday season? for some people, it's as random to hanging holiday lights outside of their home, the others, gifts for people. ask what people like to do the least. then you want to figure out who is your target market. by this, i mean is it men who hate to shop and won't go into stores. small businesses, any business in the community that need help handling their own chores. is it business families that don't have a lot of time. find that specific market. develop your pricing, so important as well. it's a combination how much you're willing to work for and how much you're willing to pay. do you want to use flat fees. do you want to use hourly rates. figure out what exactly it takes to accomplish one of these things. then you want to start building your marketing campaign. >> this very up close and personal? >> absolutely. and it has to be. in fact, i talked to two women who very successfully did this last holiday season. so monica mcintyre is a woman in tulsa, oklahoma. and she decided to start with friends and family. she charges a flat fee of $30 per hour. she'll do everything from shopping for what's on your list to writing out those christmas cards to helping plan your holiday parties. very up close and personal what she's doing. another woman i talked to, lori clinton. she is a military mom whose husband is stationed in baghdad. she decided last holiday season to do this. last holiday season, she made $2,000. monica who we saw made almost 5,000 $ from doing this. lori decides to do a flat fee. $20 a day, she'll watch your pets if you have to go out holiday traveling. >> bargain. >> $25, she'll address your holiday cards. i know for me, i have great intentions to send holiday cards. come january, they're still sitting in a box. i'd gladly hire somebody to do that. both of these women, a lot of their marketing starteds with friends and family. instead of going out and asking zhao need help for the holidays, and people are like, yeah, i guess i do. i want you to be really specific. you say things like how much do you hate standing in crowded lines in a mall. for a small fee, i'll do that for you? how much do you dislike wrapping presents? i'll make your presents look perfect for a small fee. let people know. play to what we don't like to do. >> that makes a lot of sense. it gets over the discomfort that people must feel, asking your family to pay them? >> sometimes, when people hear what the services are. like facebook is a really good resource to promote these things that you're doing. sometimes, i might tell you this, but you may say, i don't need that, but my wife could use you or my neighbor or my assistant or my friend. letting people know exactly what kind of help it is. not just saying, do you need help? but specifying the kind of help. we've got a long list on abcnews.com of the kind of help you can offer. that's what gets people thinking, hmm, i'd be willing to pay for this. >> as you said, there's a list on our website. also you worked out a month-long plan. that's all at abcnews.com/gma. when we come back, beauty products at work for under $9. now, we all know beauty is big business. american women spend $7 billion a year on cosmetics and beauty products. but did you know, we average about a hundred bucks a month each? "allure" magazine says, though, we can look great at a fraction of that cost. kristen, the executive editor, joining us with tips. all for $9. >> yep, you can stock up. >> there's nothing more fun than going up and down the cosmetic aisle. what did you find? >> we spend all year testing products. october is the best. first up, maybelline marvelized mascara. frosted. you can create smoky eye looks. >> and this is concealer? >> mark save the day concealer. it has acid in it to make the zits go away. >> excellent. for five bucks? >> i love this. burt's bees. makeup artists use this color. it's a gorgeous shade that looks great on everybody. it's beautiful berry. i just smooshed it. >> then we have body products as well. >> for the snooki fans out there. jergen's natural glow. you apply it like body lotion. >> i'm nervous about self-tanners. you're saying this drys really well? >> it drys very well. in the event it does streak, but alcohol on it and rub it over the streak. >> this is body wash? >> dial nutriskin body wash. t costs $4. it has microseeds filled with seed oil. >> what about hair products? >> we all have the problem, we use the styling products, we can't get them out of our hair. when we do use a clarifying shampoo, it leaves your hair like straw. this doesn't. neutrogena shampoo. it's great. >> what is this? >> motions. it's particularly for african-american hair for smoothing and setting it. what we found is women with caucasian hair can actually use it. >> and asian hair? >> exactly. >> this is more for caucasian hair? >> $2.49. it will give you frizz-free hair and fly away in the summer for $2.50. >> what about skin care? >> ambi, $5. it contains hydrokeynotes which lighten dark spots. it takes three to six months to fully work. >> it's $995 cleaner. >> and does it work on freckles, too, or just spots? >> it does work on everything. you're going to get a mild amount of fading. over time. you have to couple it, though, with sunscreen. this is olay complete. it's dermatologist recommended. it also contains great moisturizers, anti-oxidants and it's a version for every skin. >> it's in my vanity. and i got it at cost, bargain basement. what did you do to test out the products to make sure one was working better than the other? >> we have a staff of 50 women. we're testing all year-round. when i'm in the shower, for example. i've got four or five different body washes. we're testing them for scents, how well they moisturize the skin. based on packaging. if it's easy to use. at the end, our editors all vote. when it comes to skin care, we're also consulting with dermatologists. >> and robin and i are always trying to bargain basement each other. do we look for prices or quality or both? >> both. if you want to spurlilurge on things, we've got amazing moisturizer that cost about $70. but then we've got cheap. >> clean and effective. thank you. there are ten more tips online? >> ten more online. 230 products. 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