and as a reminder, george has a packed show, sitting down with crisis management expert judy smith. the inspiration behind the abc hit show, "scandal." her take on the ongoing weiner saga later on "this week" with george. thanks again. >>> this morning the death toll is mounting. and the fear is rising in the volatile middle east after the army there killed dozens of islamist protesters in egypt, there are new warnings of more violence to come. can america do anything to stop the slide here? abc's jeffrey kofman is in cairo this morning. jeffrey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can feel the sense of siege here. we are between battles right now, but it is not a question of if the streets will explode again here. it is only a question of when. in the blazing summer heat of cairo, they are waiting. this is camp morsi, tens of thousands of men ready to fight again to see mohamed morsi restored to the presidency. but supporters of egypt's deposed president are outnumbered and certainly outgunned by the military and its many supporters. the clashes left close to 100 morsi fig

that's when they need judy smith. she is one -- she's the number one crisis management expert and the real woman behind the hottest new show of the show "scandal." and lara had a chance to talk to judy smith. and you're going to bring that to us, aren't you, lara? >> i sure am. what an interesting, cool lady. >>> and how about this guys? director, james cameron, live, in our studio. and he'll reveal his favorite "titanic" moment. i cannot wait to hear what that is. >> george, back to you. >>> first, we have to get weather from sam. >> i feel like we went to the west coast. came back to you. and -- >> modern technology. >> this went all over america in less than five seconds. i hope you appreciate it. let's get to the boards. we're going to show you what's going on this morning. we have a great picture from hiram, ohio. there's some places that picked up a little snow in the cold burst that came down. toms river new jersey. we show you where the line where the cold front develops this year. there's the denver amarillo

you never know who is going to walk into the door. >> it is based by judy smith. you say that it's inspired by her. but this goes way off. >> i like to say it's inspired by judy's work but not based on her. because my character, like judy, she is smart and powerful. and really empowered. but in her personal life, she is vulnerable and a mess. you know, she's really not as put together in her personal life. >> i don't know how much to reveal. ali and i watched the show last night. the personal life of your character really is a mess at the absolute highest level. >> it's really complicated. that's one of the fun things about the show. when you watch the first episode, you get introduced to the characters at pope at associates and all of the characters where my character used to work. but at the end of the season, no one is who you think they are. everyone has secrets. >> and one thing we do see is you're always in crisis management mode. whether it's a professional job or someone's personal life. let's take a look. >> should we do it? >> yes. >> i'm asking about as

so, she's hired judy smith, a public relations crisis manager, whose success is the inspiration behind the abc hit show "scandal." on walmart facebook page, posting, you drop paula. and i drop walmart. the annual paula deen cruise has added a second departure. and advance sales of her latest cookbook are through the roof. so, about those words. the words that she used in the deposition in the lawsuit against her. paula deen says those aren't her. george? >> okay, we'll see what happens next. thanks, steve. >>> we're turning, now, to wimbledon. the opening days, full of drama in a way we have never seen before at centre court. stunning upsets by the day for some of the biggest names in the sport. nadal, federer, sharapova, all doing what we're doing now, watching the action, after they were all knocked out by unknowns. superstars all. roger federer -- >> roger federer. is out. >> reporter: sharapova. >> shocking. >> reporter: and rafael nadal. all wimble-doomed. >> disappointed. >> reporter: this week, some of the world's best players have been served even bigger upsets. leaving some to