Transcripts For WPVI Good Morning America Weekend Edition 20

WPVI Good Morning America Weekend Edition September 20, 2015

Right . As hillary puts on her dancing shoes. Despite the slumping polls. And a crazy play. Ole miss and alabama. The quarterback scramble. The helmet ricochet. What happens next is the Biggest College upset of the year. Go big or go home and good sunday morning. Dan is off today. Rob, youre back. Its great to have you back. Great to have you here. This morning, all eyes are on cuba and the popes visit to the communist nation. Ahead of his trip to the u. S. People are lining the streets to welcome him. Waving flags out their windows. The visit seen as a breath of hope blowing over this country. And this morning the pope offering mass in havanas revolution square, the political heart of cuba. As excitement building here as well with his stops in washington, new york and philadelphia. Abcs terry moran, whos been with the pope ever since he left the vatican, joins us now from havana. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, rob. A hot and muggy morning here in havana, as dawn breaks and music starts. But historic as you point out. Theyre expecting more than a Million People here in revolution square, commemorating the communist revolution of 1959. But they are here, today, to hear the pope from latin america, from argentina, preach a very different kind of revolution. Its the francis effect on the streets of havana. Thousands of cubans, many waving the papal flag. Hes the first pope from the new world and a stop here in cuba just before he comes to the United States is meant to strengthen that diplomatic breakthrough he helped broker between the two countries last year. I think this trip is really about healing historic wounds. And bringing together people who have been spread apart. Reporter onboard the papal plan on route, pope came back to greet each reporter. He urged the media to join this work. Build bridges, he told us, adding, make a big bridge for peace. Meanwhile in d. C. , philadelphia and new york, theyre getting ready for the pope. Hell arrive in the states on tuesday, but hes already reaching out to americans about his visit to the world meeting of families, releasing a rare video message in english. I will be there, because you will be there. See you in philadelphia reporter the pope is said to be practicing his english. He knows that every word of his in the United States will be scrutinized around the country and around the world. This man lives in response to the present moment. When hes with you hes with you. Today, hell be with them. Rob. Terry, im sure thats a moment for you. You have met countless head of states. What exactly is it like traveling with the pope . Reporter you know, rob, its a thrill traveling with the holy father. First, as one of my friends said, you feel safe up there at 35,000 feet, you just do. But also, its a very formal environment. Pope is up there. As he goes over every country invoking blessings in the air space and then, of course, the food is pretty good, its an alitalia is all italian wines. The bottom line is, he doesnt like all that pomp and circumstance. You can tell that. He sent us back the dish of argentina so that we felt closer to him. Hes an interesting man, thiss for sure. I would hope he keeps you safe, terry, and we have high confidence in your travels. Terry moran live from cuba, thank you. What an extraordinary opportunity for terry. How can you not feel safe while youre traveling with the pope. And we turn now to arizona where police have a suspect in custody in connection with the phoenix freeway shootings. But theyre still shooting for a motive. Leslie Allen Merritt jr. Was arrested in those shootings. Appearing in court, telling the judge they got, quote, the wrong guy. We get more from abcs kanya whitworth. Reporter good morning to you. Investigators are describing it as limited. Saying, this investigation is still very much ongoing. Even though they have their prime suspect of four of these shootings in jail. He maintains this morning hes not the one responsible for these freeway shootings. This morning, leslie Allen Merritt jr. Facing possibly charges. Residents fearing for their lives for weeks. The person almost took me away from my family. Reporter investigators say that a gun pawned by merritt junior was the same gun used in at least four of the freeway shootings, including this one, that injured a 12yearold girl. Im the wrong guy. I didnt have access to a weapon. Reporter a local ballistics expert said by studying physical evidence found after shootings the police can rule out several firearms and start from there. The investigators are being very cautious as they should. Reporter investigators say determining after testfiring several guns, bullet fragments matched a gun. As long its not fired thousands of time between the incident and the time its collected it should be pretty easy to match. Reporter but merritt has maintained that the gun has been at the pawnshop for at least two months. If he committed a gun, he has more sense to pawn said firearm because it links directly back to you. Reporter police say the shooting also spurring a string of copycats, which authorities are still on the hunt for. While they say progress has made this isnt over. Were continuing to analyze evidence and investigating this case. This case is still ongoing. Now because of the substantial fear in this community right now and, with the state considers the intense nature of these crimes, merritts bond has been set at a Million Dollar cash. Thank you. Now to politics. Its your voice, your vote. Donald trump back on the campaign trail and defending how he handled a supporters comments on president obama. Hillary clinton ags weighing in. Abcs devin dwyer is at the white house with more on this this morning. Reporter this latest controversy with donald trump isnt what he said its what he didnt say. This morning, donald trump is unapologetic and under fire. The future president of the United States of america reporter the High School Homecoming with high fives from trump. The gop frontrunner crashing the party with some sobering advice. If you can stay away from alcohol, its a big advantage. Reporter wisdom from a man one magazine compared to a founding father. Trump has the famous hair and the christian faith. I brought my bible. Reporter trump telling iowa conservatives saturday that hell defend liberties. We have a problem in this country, its called muslims. You know our current president is one. Reporter trump didnt dispute that statement. At a rally thursday. Now hes defending himself. Am i morally obligated to defend the president . I dont think so. Right. Reporter trump said he didnt want to interfere with free speech. A nowin situation. Do we agree . Reporter the backlash has been fierce, in new hampshire, Hillary Clinton is making trump her top target. Hes been trafficking prejudice and paranoia throughout this campaign. Reporter shes slumping in the polls, but tried not to look bothered. Senator Bernie Sanders surges ahead. Some people are ready for a political revolution. Reporter clinton telling abc news shes not feeling far behind. What do you think of the crowd. Unbelievable. Its amazing. Reporter now, clinton heads back to iowa this week where shes also under pressure. Meanwhile, all eyes on joe biden. A group urging him to run, they have seen an 800 increase in supporters. In just the past week, paula. For more politics we want to bring in George Stephanopoulos who will be hosting this week a little bit later this morning. George, thanks for being here. Lets call him teflon trump. Any time he says inflammatory it hasnt resonated in the poll. But he seems to have lost a little traction after the debate, do you sense a shift now thats the big question. It wasnt Donald Trumps best night this week. No question. Carly fiorina had a great night, and marco rubio. The questions coming out this, is if donald trump took a fall can he recover . Can Carly Fiorina actually make enough of her time in the spotlight . Well find out in the coming days. But as devin just mentioned, joe biden, those rumblings are getting louder and louder. Is it a matter of when not if at this point . Im not sure. Heres what we know, we know that biden and his team are doing everything they can to put the pieces for a campaign in place if indeed he does decide to run. Theyre talking to political operatives. Theyre talking to fundraisers. Hes out there on the stump. We dont know whats inside of joe bidens mind. Im confident that he hasnt fully made up his mind. We also dont know when would be the best moment for bide on the get in, if indeed he does. Theres a lot of watch. A majority of democrats want him to get in that race, 6 out of 10 democrats at this point want him to race. George, thanks for joining us. George is prepping for a big show this morning, donald trump and marco rubio are on the show. All coming up this week later this morning right here on abc. Rob, its political theater. Now an update on the 10yearold florida boy sickened after a termite fumigation at his home. His family is now taking legal action. And abcs Mara Schiavocampo is here with more on this sad story. Reporter its a really sad story. The familys lawyers saying the home wasnt properly ventilated. Before the family was allowed back in. They say peyton may have suffered permanent brain damage. This morning, peytons family filing a lawsuit against te terminix and sub akron tractor sunland, alleging negligence after allowing the family back in their home after a following after treatment. Because of that, unfortunately, has sustained a very terrible, traumatic brain injury. Reporter after the expose to pesticides, peayton lost motor control and his ability to speak. Hes now out of the hospital and in rehab. A family spokesman said hell never be the same. Life as he knows it has been stolen from him. Reporter the family have hired a sub akron tractor to fumigate their home. But within hours of returning to their home, the mccaugheys fell ill. The familys lawyer said this never should have happened. And could have been avoided. Properly fumigate your home. When the job is done, they have a duty to make certain that the home is fumigated, the fumigation, the chemicals are dissipated and properly ventilated out. Warn you of any potential dangers. Reporter in a previous statement to abc news, terminix said were saddened to learn of this and our hearts with the family. Were carefully reviewing the matter. Back in florida, peyton continues his physical, occupation and speech therapies. The family has set up a go fund me page. To hope with expenses related to peytons care. He still cant sit or stand on his own and no one, not even his doctors, know if hell make a full recovery. The hope here is, because hes young the brain will reroute some of those pathways and hell be able to recover some motor function. Fumigations happen all over usually safe. Its an unusual story. Its turned the family upsidedown. Its a very sad story. Were pulling for him. Absolutely we are. We want to check in with ron looking at other top stories. Including another possible migrant crisis. Good morning to you, paula and rob. We begin overseas and the search for dozens of migrants missing after their boat sank. Coast guards officials in greece say a boat carrying 24 people sunk off the coast of lesbos. At least 10,000 migrants to austria. And here at home, take a look at this, burning boat off the coast of galveston, texas. A man called to report a fire. The coast guard, the man who had the made call, safely rescued all four people on that boat. The fire is believed to have been started in the vessels engine room. And a londonbound plane taking off from jfk was grounded saturday after the wing of that aircraft hit a fence. The packed Virgin Atlantic plane was being pushed back by a tug. Airline officials apologized for the delay. A photo shows the right wing tip pushed up against that fence. You see it right there. And tributes are pouring in after the death of bestselling author jackie collins. Collins dubbed queen of the romance novel, sold over 500 million copies in 40 countries. Her sister, actress joan collins tweeting an old photo. Oprah winfrey also paying tribute. Jackie collins died of breast cancer, she was 77 years of age. And now to golf, a wild putt at the bmw championship, you may not have heard of South African sangmoon bae, but check out this putt that he made from 117 feet from the hole. Rob can do this, right in there. Oddly enough, the crowd was excited. But bae seemed pretty calm and cool about it. This longest putt made from 2003. It was eagle. Bae is still 18 shots back of the jason day. Hes well back. Still in the world of sports, whats being called the biggest upset in College Football so far this year. Only third week. Ole miss stunning alabama. I think rob said alabama would win that game. He was wrong. Among the key plays, opening play of third quarter. Quarterback losing control of the snap. You see it here. He hit the defender on the head, his helmet. The ball was caught. Crazy. Crazy. Bouncing off the helmet there. The final score, i believe, was, what, 4337. Yeah. Alabama did score 20 in the fourth quarter. One fan was having a rough time with that loss. Slumped over. Slumped over like i was after stanford defeated usc. Im sorry about that. Are you okay . They play again next week. Okay. Rob, once again, youre a very busy man this morning. Lightning on the football field and off of it. Check it out. Lightning in west palm beach. When i sit next to paula, she can actually look at my cheat sheet. Yes. Timelapsed video. Its very cool. Well take that. Of course, lightning is a usual occu beginning tonight and tomorrow and tuesday, and fair amount of heavy rain, we will see upward of two or 3 inches of rainfall in the desert southwest, that is certainly enough to cause flash flooding. So we are looking for that potential here in arizona and Southern California and a across parts of the new mexico. 55 degrees in chicago, boy, cool yesterday, comfortable today, ron mentioned golf tournament, bmw championship weather is perfect, per round four, 70 degrees for high there and much of the east enjoying more comfortable weather with much lower levels of humidity but still hot and steam a cross parts of the south. The that is your up day national heres is what happening logily for you. Good morning everyone ims meteorologist chris soars with this accu weather update. Double scan live crystal clear. We have cloud cover upstairs right now, associated with a cold front in the process of pushing through, maybe one or two areas picking up mist or some patchy drizzle but for the most part front is pushing through dry, cooler temperatures behind the front, lowering humidity levels and later we will see increase in sunshine, so forecast for today 78 degrees. Should feel fantastic out there. Seventyfour for monday. Tuesday looks pretty nice, 75, and wednesday not too bad 79. T shoes on. Stop it, paula. Rachel smith, always nice to have you with us. Well, thank you, rob. Youll be back later with some pop news. You dont want ron to do pop news . You take the drumming. Ill do pop news, how about that . Maybe another time. Do i get to ask the questions for hometown trivia . Okay, possibly. Fall is coming up in the next weather segment. Coming up only Good Morning America a terrified teen home alone with thieves break in. Plus, breakins hitting close to home. Do thieves have a new way to gain access to your house . Its gma on the lookout. And, rolling out the red carpet tonight. Its the primetime emmy awards and history could be made in the best leading actress category. Details ahead in pop news. With ron, right . Pop news with ron. We would love to see that. Good morning america is brought to you by bushs beans. 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