robin roberts with actress christina applegate and jamie-lynn sigler. both are battling multiple sclerosis. tonight, their fight against ms, and their fight to help others. >> david: good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. word coming in tonight, that scare on a passenger flight, a young man, a student pilot, trying to breach the cockpit multiple times. >>> and the news from georgia involving some charges dropped against donald trump. >>> but we do begin tonight with the heated battle over the future of tiktok here in the u.s. 170 million users here in this country. tonight, the house, by an overwhelming majority, democrats and republicans, passing a measure to ban the chinese-owned app here in the u.s., unless tiktok is sold to an american company within six months. the move sparking strong reaction from tiktok users, some protesting outside the capitol. many arguing it's not just dancing videos and viral clips. some say it's their livelihood, their business. tiktok fighting back tonight, a heavy lobbying effort on th

she and former sopranos star jamie-lynn sigler sat down with our robin roberts to speak about their common bond and their brand new endeavor. christina is here after four decades in the spotlight, christina applegate with good friend jamie-lynn sigler by her side. >> she's doing this because i have the tremors, because i love her, but candid about her life since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, do you feel the love, christina? i mean, yes, yes, i live kind of in hell. there's something i have to confess. >> the seven time emmy nominee was filming the final season of her netflix show dead to me, when she noticed something was wrong. >> my symptoms had started in the early part of 2021, and it was like literally just tingling on my toes. and by the time we started shooting in the summer of that same year, i was being brought to set in a wheelchair like i couldn't walk that far. so i had to tell everybody because i needed help. you know, i needed someone to help me stand and i needed someone to help. sorry, i needed someone to help me to get there. and so i was okay. and they

(bright upbeat music) christina applegate and jimmy lynn sigler have formed a powerful and unique bond the actors are teaming up and looking to help others. abc's robin roberts tells us how. >> i live kind of this hell. i mean, i'll be honest. my daily life is kind of [ bleep ]. and i'm alone. sorry i keep cussing. it's very hard, i'm a doeser these days. >> it's okay, you're allowed. >> reporter: little allowances. giving herself grace. all a part of christina applegate's new reality. living with multiple sclerosis. for the actress beloved since her role on "married with children." >> do you think for one second i'm going to -- >> reporter: quietly coping out of the spotlight. >> right now i'm isolating. that's kind of how i'm dealing with it is by not going anywhere. because i don't want to do it. it's hard. >> reporter: this year she's stepping out again ahead of a new podcast after having hollywood on their feet for her at this year's emmys. ♪ you can't have one without the other ♪ >> reporter: were you able to take in the moment, the standing occasion? >> i actually kind blacked o

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she is now podcasting with jamie-lynn sigler, her show "messy" premieres tomorrow.lause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome, welcome, it's great to see you. thank you for coming. >> of course. i was thinking, wouldn't it be funny if i came out and did a somersault like willy wonka? "ta-da!" you'd be like, "she's such a bitch, she's such a liar." >> jimmy: i've learned from our text exchanges that you have a very sick sense of humor. >> it's how i live. it's how i keep myself okay. >> reporter: i like it. i think that's good. i think that's the way to go for sure. >> otherwise i would be all the time. >> jimmy: yeah. you probably do a little of that, i'm sure. >> when i wake up. it's fine. >> jimmy: when you wake up. >> i think we all kind dove, right? >> jimmy: for those that don't know, you were diagnosed with ms three years ago? >> 2021. >> jimmy: 2021. and you've been -- >> are you going to say how's it going? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. but how are you? how are you doing? >> i mean, it sucks. i'm not going to lie. and i think anyone who has ms isn't going to be like, this is t

while sigler has lived with the disease for about 20 years.aunch the podcast after realizing how sharing their experiences helped each other. coming up at seven, gma anchor robin roberts talks with both actors about their journey living with ms. you can watch the full interview on gma again right after abc seven mornings. >> all right, bachelor fans, do you know a single senior who may want to be on the golden bachelorette? because casting is happening right now. the inaugural season of the golden bachelor ended with gary finding love and getting married to teresa. but now that opens up the next season for the golden bachelorette and the process to find the men who will be competing for her heart. and that is just beginning. >> i want compassion and empathy . you know, i want a guy who has layers and, just great energy, charismatic, you know, i want when he gets out of the limo for a bachelorette to go, wow. okay just to be clear, she's not going to be the golden bachelorette, okay? >> she is the casting director, so she is looking for the men

with good friend sopranos star jamie lynn sigler by her side through their shared disease. >> it sucks yeah, it sucks. >> it's not my favorite disease. i've had a couple. it's not my favorite one. >> how long has she really been facing it? >> i was kind of putting on a little act for everybody for so long. >> now her emotional, angry, funny takes. >> and i don't care anymore. >> and meet the real christina this morning. >> announcer: live in times square this is good morning america. we did say good morning america to jamie an christina. they are quite special. we'll have their conversation coming up in our next half hour. >> it's also about friendship when you look at that conversation. also, so many people are waiting to see what happens with tik tok. about 1 billion users world wide. we're gonna get the latest from washington in just a few moments. >> first breaking news overnight. putin's new threat, saying he's ready to use nuclear weapons after ukraine's massive drone strike on russia. foreign correspondent james longman starts us off. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morni

while sigler has lived with the disease for about 20 years, the two actors decided to launch the podcast after realizing how sharing their experiences helped each other. they're both on gma this morning. >> my symptoms have started in the early part of 2021 and it was like literally just tingling on my toes. and by the time we started shooting in the summer of that same year, i was being brought to set in a wheelchair like i couldn't walk that far. so i had to tell everybody because i needed help. you know, i needed someone to help me stand, and i needed someone to help. sorry. i needed someone to help me to get there. and so that's okay. and they were wonderful. >> i really like christina applegate. she's been such an amazing advocate. you can hear a lot more this of this interview coming up on good morning america as they talk with robin roberts. that's right. after abc seven mornings, a bay area nonprofit serving vulnerable youth, celebrated its brand new space, city leaders and community members gathered for a special ribbon cutting ceremony at at san francisco casa. >> its new space

. >> well, later on good morning america, applegate and jamie-lynn sigler discuss their new podcast.h ms. >> it's going to be a great interview. >> most definitely next. no luck for you mega millions players, including me. no tickets matched all six numbers in last night's $735 million drawing. >> so that means friday's grand prize will be an estimated $792 million. an update now on an act of kindness by some college students in rhode island. >> the students at providence college surprised the security guard at their dorm with a dream trip to see his family in nigeria. they tried to raise $3,500, but now their fundraising website shows they've raised 27,000. >> once we learned that james hadn't seen his family in over a decade, that's kind of what kick started. kick started this for us. we take care of our own and we firmly believe that james is one of our own. >> james will make the trip in june next, a new option to stretch out on your next flight. >> you can pay to make sure the middle seat is empty. frontier airlines will offer that option next month in the front of its planes fo

we have more now on my conversation with christina applegate and jamie lynn sigler. christina was diagnosed most recently in 2021. are you still in the grieving process? >> mm-hmm. i'm not putting a time stamp on it. >> i don't think it ends. >> i'm never gonna wake up and go, this is awesome. i'm just gonna tell you that. it's not gonna happen. i wake up and i'm reminded of it every day. it's not gonna happen. i might get to a place where i will function a little bit better. right now i'm isolated and how i'm dealing with it is by not going anywhere. i don't want to do it. it's hard. >> it was hard for her to be there for us. we really appreciated that she did that. she is completely honest about her anger, about her grief about having this disease. that kind of candor you don't hear that often. it's very powerful and important. takes a lot of courage. she and jamie lynn are supporting each other and others facing the disease. they are launching -- it is a great podcast. it is called messy. isn't that a great name? they capitalize the m and the s. they're taking it

jamie-lynn sigler. my symptoms have started the early part of 2021. so powerful, inspiring. tomorrow on good morning america . >> developing news. more fallout after a door plug blew off an alaska airlines flight in january, the ntsb is planning to hold two days of hearings this summer. >> now, this comes following a scathing new york times report on boeing and one of its suppliers. you may recall the alaska airlines plane was a boeing 737 max nine that was missing some bolts on that door plug. >> the times reports. boeing failed 33 of the 89 audits conducted by the faa after that incident. spirit aerosystems was also audited. it's a key supplier, and it reportedly failed seven of 13 audits. >> both alaska and southwest say they're considering cutting flights in anticipation of receiving fewer boeing planes this year. united now has a pilot hiring freeze as it searches for more planes. >> ikea is planning to cut its prices at stores in the united states in the coming months, because of inflation cooling off the popular furniture and home goods company has been slashing price

you saw jamie lynn sigler. you know her from the sopranos.that and much more. that is coming up tomorrow. >> looking forward to that. now time for the pop oscars. [ applause ] >> oscars night. we have our own awards show. of course we do. we are gma. time to hand out the pop oscars, ladies and gentlemen. these awards honor the best and brightest stars who stole the show. we're going to begin with best dressed. and, of course, the red carpet was glittering with a-listers. they brought their a game. robin, you are holding the envelope. winner, please, for best dressed. >> winner for best dressed, john cena. [ laughter ] >> sometimes less really is more. the actor presenting in his birthday suit. almost, really. a nod to the 50th anniversary of the infamous academy awards streaker. do you remember this? 1974? i'm old enough to remember it. take a look. >> costumes -- [ laughter ] -- they are so important. maybe the most important thing there is. i can't open the envelope. >> oh my gosh. >> the nominees for best costume design are -- [ laughter ]

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so joining us to talk more spabout the possibilities and te strategies, travel expert gabe sigler. think march and april just the demand is hot. >> airlines are trying to match what we saw last year, which was a banner season for airlinesn and i think we're seeing that again. you know, the headline is that spring break travel is spabout 2 to 3% less year over year, but that's negligible when there's a family of 4 or 5 that we spring break. so short hops are expensive, have long flights, are ridiculous. uh, vegas seems to be the kind of bargain proposition i'mc actually considering taking my kids to las vegas for spring break, because that's the sort of one of the cheaper options out there. so the flip side of that year. i think it's going to ber- another banner year for international travel, even for spring. although the pendulum might swing a little bit, i'm thinking that last year, you know, a lot of the domestic hotel industry folks saw a little bit of a slow down. i think that will rebound this year. so some domestic hotspots. >> okay, give me some tips though, if i, if i tot&