good morning, america. breaking right now, terror attack. two americans killed in kabul. details of this deadly suicide attack and why it came as such a surprise. also breaking overnight, laser attack. a pilot on board a helicopter hit with blinding conditions in the cockpit. the chopper forced to make an emergency landing in dallas. how it led to a serious injury and the investigation into who did it. road rage. two cars on a ram fest crashing into one another at 100 miles an hour for 10 miles on a busy highway. frightened drivers calling 911. >> i have no idea what the hell they were doing. >> what started this wild ride and how it ended. and wardrobe malfunction. 49ers coach jim harbaugh loves

wearing old-school $8 pleated khaki, but his wife, well, she hates them. how this football fashion feud was ironed out. here we are in the middle of one of the biggest football weekends of the year and ron tells me we should be talking about defensive strategy but, in fact, we're talking about pleated khakis, which i've also, by the way, seen ron wear. >> not on air, though. >> well, on air, just below the desk. >> yes. >> so it is the coach from san francisco and his wife is weighing in, and we know that bianna has a similar story at home. we'll get to that later. >> yeah, let's just say i'm sympathetic as a wife. >> we'll leave it there. also coming up in this broadcast this morning, take a look at this amazing picture. it's a bolt of lightning

striking a giant iconic statue of christ. we'll tell you about the damage coming up. >> and apparently that isn't the first time that lightning has stricken that statue, as well. we'll tell you more about that coming up. and imagine a little leaguer scores the winning run and is sued by his coach for what happened during the onfield celebration. what the boy's dumbfounded father is saying about the $500,000 lawsuit this morning. that's coming up later. but first, breaking news. that terror attack in kabul, afghanistan, targeting foreigners. we're now learning two americans were among the almost two dozen killed in the suicide attack. the newest member of our foreign reporting team, hamish macdonald, is following breaking developments from our london bureau. hamish, good morning and welcome to abc. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. that's right. the death toll now stands at 21 including two american civilians and we can tell you this morning they were working

for the american university of afghanistan. no names have been released yet because the families are still being informed. but we can tell you that one was in the political sciences faculty. the other was working in student affairs. now, this attack occurred at la taverna, a lebanese restaurant in perhaps the wealthiest and possibly the safest part of kabul. anyone that's been there will be able to tell you whoever carried out this attack had to go through a number of security checkpoints just to get there. the interior ministry has told us the police chief responsible for the area has been stood down pending an investigation and the taliban has claimed responsibility. they say it's a revenge attack, dan, for an operation carried out earlier this week in which multiple civilians they say were killed. >> yeah, and it's a frightening shift in tactics for them. usually they go after hard targets. this time, taking on a soft target and a lot of civilians injured and killed there. hamish, thank you very much for your reporting this morning. we have another breaking story. this one out of texas. a pilot of a medevac helicopter in the middle of a critical mission, transporting a patient blinded by a laser pointed

directly into the cockpit. what happened next? there's a federal investigation this morning, and abc's susan saulny is on the story from our washington bureau. susan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. a medical helicopter team was in the process of trying to save a life already when all of a sudden, they needed to save one of their open. it was a rescue that nearly went wrong. this morning federal authorities and dallas police are looking for the person who blinded this medevac helicopter with a laser pointer. 30-year-old michael pruitt, a medic with the air evacuation team, was severely burned early friday when a suspect on the ground shined a green laser into the cockpit hitting him in the eyes. pruitt suffered a severe burn to his right eye causing the chopper to make an emergency landing so he too could be rushed to the hospital. >> the light energy can produce such a high amount of energy, and that can be permanent damage. >> reporter: incidents of lasers being flashed at pilots have been on the rise

with at least 75 reported this month after more than 3,000 last year. >> pilots are extraordinarily vulnerable to this because there's nothing that you can wear that's going to flash close, so to speak, when it sees one of these things and not let your eyes see it. >> reporter: the suspect could face a penalty of up to $250,000 and 5 years in prison. >> interfering with a flight crew is a federal crime, so the fbi has looked into many of these laser incidents over the last several years. we've located some of them, arrested. several have been prosecuted. >> reporter: still, many are not aware of the risks that come with a simple little laser. >> you wouldn't think of a little green laser as having the power to bring down an airplane full of pilot. but if you get the pilot's eys,s you could end up killing 400 people. >> if you take the vision from a pilot, that aircraft's ability to land is greatly compromised. >> reporter: and the passengers on board are all lucky to be alive, but authorities are cracking down on these incidents to prevent them from getting any worse. bianna. >> yeah, some states are trying to enact stiffer penalties as a deterrent.

susan, our thanks to you. well, we're going to turn out west now where finally progress is being made against the destructive wildfire that's forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes outside los angeles. an epic drought, the worst in a century, is fueling the blaze and forcing the governor to declare an emergency for the state. abc's david wright has the latest from the fire zone. >> reporter: this unusual midwinter wildfire has meant devastating loss for some. >> that's all gone. >> reporter: this man's home was spared, but his shed and his neighbor's house are gone. >> the important thing is my wife and my two girls are safe. >> reporter: california officials are now dreading what may be an endless summer of fire season. >> i'm declaring a drought emergency in the state of california. >> reporter: governor jerry brown confirming the most populous state in the nation is in crisis. >> we're facing perhaps the worst drought that california has ever seen. >> reporter: the drought has a direct connection to the wildfires we've been seeing because these hills are bone dry. two-thirds of the state is prone

to burn. the three men accused of starting this blaze now face federal charges and up to five years in prison. authorities say they started a campfire to keep warm even though there were red flag warnings. >> they weren't trying to burn anything down. this was not intentional in any way. >> reporter: state officials are powerless to bring on the rain that's so desperately needed to reduce the fire danger, but they are hoping that citizens will behave more responsible calling on everyone to use 20% less water. >> hopefully it'll rain eventually, but in the meantime, we have to do our part. >> reporter: if voluntary conservation doesn't work, mandatory measures may follow. a looming crisis of which this fire is only a symptom. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, azusa, california. >> our thanks to david wright for that story this morning. >> a lot of other news developing this morning so let's get it back over to ron. >> let us. good morning to you, dan and bianna.

sara, good morning. president obama announced major changes to the telephone controversial government surveillance program. the changes involve americans as well as people abroad, and the president also addressed his critics to say the nsa program violated privacy laws. >> i believe critics are right to point out that without proper safeguards, this type of program could be used to yield more information about our private lives. >> and the new guidelines will still allow the government to collect the phone numbers of hundreds of millions of americans, as well as details of who they called and when, but they will no longer be stored by the government. if the government wants access to the database, which will be elsewhere, it will need court approval. the president also ordered the nsa, the national security agency, to stop routine data collection on dozens of foreign leaders. and new details this morning about the number of priests implicated in the child sex abuse scandal that rocked the catholic church. according to documents obtained by the associated press, former pope benedict defrocked 387 priests around the world in 2011

and 2012 for molesting children. that was a dramatic increase over the 171 priests removed in 2008 and 2009. the vatican prepared the documents to defend itself before a united nations committee investigating how the church handled sex abuse allegations against priests. and the west virginia company blamed for the chemical spill that left 300,000 without safe drinking water, well, they have filed for bankruptcy protection. freedom industries is facing multiple lawsuits, as you well could imagine, as well as state and federal investigations following that spill that contaminated the state's largest water system. water restrictions have been lifted for most residents, but pregnant women have been advised to drink bottled water still. and some amazing pictures out of brazil. the iconic christ the redeemer statue in rio de janeiro was damaged when it was struck by a lightning bolt. you see it right there. brazilian officials say the right thumb on the 98-foot-tall statue was damaged, chinned

during a violence thunderstorm that swept through rio thursday night. another finger was chipped during another storm last month. the statue underwent a massive $4 million renovation back in 2010. and i want you to take a look at this. police are looking for this guy. he's cruising around on a skateboard through a target store in clearwater, florida. that's not why he's wanted. check this out. he's seen -- you see him leaving the store with a 32-inch television. he didn't pay for that. he then is going to hop back on his skateboard and rolls away with his tv in hand through the parking lot there. there you go. there you see him. police say he was last seen zipping down the street. and you guessed it, he's still on his skateboard and still -- i guess we don't have to say allegedly but actually with that television in his possession allegedly. and happy 50th birthday to michelle obama. the first lady tweeted this picture on friday, her actual birthday, holding up her brand-new aarp card. tonight, there will be a big celebration at the white house where the president, who's older than 50, is hosting the

festivities, and he's told guests to wear comfortable shoes and to eat before they head over to the white house where a lot of dancing is sure to be on the agenda. >> yeah, they're just serving cocktails and dessert. >> uh-huh. uh-huh. >> less to eat so they won't be able to drink so much. >> what i do whenever i enterta entertain. eat before you get here and less work for me. >> they usually provide funnels of beer, as well. a little-known -- >> or maybe you are. >> sara's house. >> too bad you weren't invited. >> the invitation didn't get to me. >> really. i got mine. >> all right. thanks, ron. >> sara, you can come. well, we're going to turn overseas now and the big buildup for the sochi winter olympics, less than three weeks away and the ongoing security concerns. our george stephanopoulos is the first american journalist to interview russian president vladimir putin ahead of the games, and he asked him how he'll keep u.s. athletes and spectators safe from terrorists. >> translator: if we express or

show any weakness, if we show we are afraid, then we will encourage those terrorists in attaining their goals. the job of the olympics host is to ensure security of the participants to the olympics and visitors to this festival of sports, and we will do whatever it takes. >> you've put so much into these olympics going back to 2007, so i wonder now how do you define success in sochi, and is your personal honor and reputation at stake? >> translator: no, no, you see, i want it to be this nation's success. it's not my personal ambition. it's the direct, direct interest, concentrated interest of the state and of the people. naturally when i see it and when we do, of course, i take pleasure in it, but once again, it isn't to satisfy some ambition. following the collapse of the ussr, following hard and, let's put it bluntly, blood-soaked developments in the caucasus,

the overall state society was depressing and pessimistic. we need to cheer up. we need to understand and feel that we are capable of pulling off major large-scale projects and do so on schedule and with good quality and not in the area or, shall we say, not only in the area of improving our defense tools but also in the humanitarian area including such as top level sports. >> the russian president has a lot riding on these olympics, estimated to be the most expensive yet, $50 billion. and you can see more of george's interview with russian president vladimir putin tomorrow on abc's "this week." >> yes, it's going to be a big interview and they're also going to talk about edward snowden and the crackdown on gays and lesbians in that country. we'll be tuning in tomorrow morning. meanwhile, it was a wild, high-speed chase with two vehicles screaming down a ten-mile stretch of a very busy highway and all of it fueled by out-of-control road rage. other drivers on the road were making panicked calls to 911, and abc's linzie janis is here

with how it all ended. >> just imagine going down the highway with two cars not just chasing each other, weaving in and out of traffic also ramming each at other at 100 miles of hour. this twisted pile of metal is the result of what authorities are calling an extreme case of road rage. the first 911 call coming in at 6:37 p.m. on wednesday night. >> there's two cars that looks like road rage, and they went crazy. >> reporter: the caller reporting two cars driving dangerously on washington state's interstate 90 near the city of issaquah. >> and one of them just -- pardon me? >> one of them just what? >> just hit the other one. >> reporter: the two speeding suvs begin slamming into each other multipling times as if trying to run each other off the road. >> both of them are extremely dangerous. >> reporter: the terrifying scene playing out for ten miles endangering everyone on that road.

more than a dozen 911 calls came in. >> i have no idea what the hell they were doing. they almost hit me. they were chasing each other. one was obviously trying to follow the other extremely closely. they were weaving in and out of traffic. >> reporter: then this. >> they just hit each other. they were merging in the same lane. >> reporter: a final collision. the two suvs flipping over left mangled in the center median in the town of bellevue. police say 29-year-old desi beltran was driving this ford explorer, and inside this ford freestyle, 32-year-old hugo yanez. yanez had two passengers, a 27-year-old woman said to be beltran's ex-girlfriend and her 2-year-old son. >> it's remarkable, and it's a testimony to the increasing safety features of vehicles that all the occupants were okay. >> reporter: both drivers were treated for minor injuries and arrested. the cars totaled and towed away. yanez tried to flee the scene but was quickly tracked down by

police. police now believe the incident was sparked by domestic disputes. both men were in court an friday to face a judge. yanez charged with two counts of reckless driving and a hit-and-run, his bail set at $20,000. beltran was charged with a count of felony domestic violence assault. his bail set at a million dollars. >> and a 2-year-old in the car. >> shocking. >> really shocking. >> all right, linzie, thank you. we'll turn to a developing story that has families in california on high alert for a mountain lion back on the prowl in their neighborhood. the big cat caught on camera before one of its savage attacks. helpless dogs proving no match for this clawed killer. abc's marci gonzalez has this story. >> reporter: serious concern this morning that this mountain lion preying on pets in a community outside los angeles is back. >> as the mountain lion came by, he went through the bench and the bushes here. >> reporter: this home surveillance camera capturing these images of the mountain lion earlier this month walking

towards the outdoor area where his 80-pound boxer named rocky was sleeping. the dog disappearing, no trace of him ever found. >> it's been rough, you know, the family is going through emotions. >> reporter: now we've learned just ten days later, the mountain lion returned. the next-door neighbors watching in horror as duke, their chihuahua mix, was attacked. >> we heard the dog crying. when my dad got up to look, he saw the mountain lion right there on the stairs of the fountain hopped right over with the dog in its mouth. >> reporter: the california fish and wildlife service says the extreme drought is sending more wild animals into residential areas in search of water and food. while wildfire experts explain attacks on humans are rare, neighbors are worried,. demanding that something be done to keep their pets and their families safe. >> there's a lot of kids in the neighborhood, you know, and it's very dangerous to be out.

now we know it's serious. it's something that has to be taken care of. >> and the california fish and wildlife service tells abc news under the law they cannot capture and relocate the mountain lion because it's a protected species, so for now we're told they're posting flyers and just warning residents to be cautious. >> tricky situation. marci, thank you. a big change this morning for the warrior prince. harry will no longer be piloting an apache helicopter in a combat zone. he's moving now to a desk job. there could however be some upside for his personal life leaving him with a little bit more time for the woman many think may be the next royal bride, and abc's lama hasan has the story from london. hey, lama. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, dan. oh, how i wish i had a crystal ball to give you that bit of information. sadly, i don't, but here is what we know. this is the next phase of harry's work life. technically he's still in the army. he is still heavily involved with military duties. it just means that for now, he won't be doing them from the front line.

a free-spirited venture around the world globetrotter, military attack pilot, but now prince harry may finally be settling down. captain wales, an apache helicopter co-pilot during his three years with the army air corp is doing what he once called inconceivable. >> the last thing i want to do is have my soldiers sent to iraq and be back home twiddling my thumbs. >> reporter: that's right. harry is getting out of the cockpit and into a desk chair. according to kensington palace, prince harry will be taking a staff officer role in the british army helping to plan special events while retaining his rank as captain. >> the fact that he's been active of course gives him that real insight into what these people face when they're on the front lines and what happens to them when they're wounded and after they're wounded, the fact that it gives him this wonderful

opportunity to spearhead launch of the warrior games and that's something that he's incredibly passionate about it. >> reporter: last year harry attended the warrior games in colorado where over 300 injured troops competed, paralympic style. harry deciding organization should spread past the u.s. telling reporters -- >> hopefully bringing other athletes in here. >> reporter: but while harry's new london address may allow him to focus more on charity planning all of us will be focused on the time it allows him to spend with his girlfriend of 19 months, cressida bonas. on thursday the two were spotted at a burger joint for a low-key date. as harry walks away from his days in action, could he be setting his sights on taking this walk? >> i think absolutely this is a start of a new phase for harry and a new phase for harry and cressida. >> reporter: so wedding bells are not in the air for harry and cressida just yet, but this new desk job in london means he'll be able to help the wounded

servicemen and women, as well as fulfill his royal duties and spend quality times with his girlfriend, not to mention do a bit of baby-sitting for his nephew, george. dan and bianna. >> both brothers settling down. harry getting a desk job. william going back to school for agriculture study. boy, times have changed. lama, thank you. well, time for a check of the weather, and we want to welcome in bill kelly, the chief meteorologist for wsyx from columbus, ohio. good morning to you, bill. >> well, good morning to you, bianna. good morning, dan, and good morning, everyone. we start out with some record temperatures. what a day it was yesterday. 87 in oceanside. santa barbara, 85. your old record was 80 degrees. it was 84 in monterey. sacramento at 71, and when you look at the forecast today, if you were in california, man, it is going to be another warm one, 70 in sacramento. the record for today is 68. 83 in l.a., and as you all know, this time of year, you could wear a coat to the beach with that marine layer, not today. you need the sunscreen for sure. on the flip side of that, we

bring you over to the midwest and the upper plains where snow is in the forecast. not a ton of snow. we're looking at a few inches afternoon some advisories posted up through the ohio river valley, getting into new england. look at this. this is in boston right now. not expecting much for you in boston, but we are going to see a little bit. if you are into the higher elevations, you could see a couple inches of snow. in atlanta, you're waking up to 26. grab the jacket before heading out. temperatures are going to warm up. it will be dry, but it will certainly be colder than normal out there. 50s in florida. that is a look

>> i'll tell you what, compared to what we've dealt with the last couple of months, it's pretty quiet out there. >> for now? >> yeah, exactly. >> we'll take it. >> yeah, thank you very much. glad to have you here. and coming up here on "gma," little league, big lawsuit. why a coach is suing his own player and why he says he deserves 500,000 bucks. plus, who wears the pants in this football family? the 49ers' khaki-wearing coach and his frustrated wife fighting for him to change his style on the sidelines. how she's hoping for a conversion. >> and "entourage" encore. >> i really think -- >> reporter: the guys from the hbo hit are back this time on the big screen. we'll take you to the red hot movie set in miami. >> it could be great. don't you think? >> well, i mean it's not a whole lot of time. >> it could be great. don't you think? >> well, i mean it's not a whole lot of time. ♪ ♪ i think the sun might be shining ♪ ♪ just a little more bright

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experience life well lit. upgrade your lenses to new transitions® signature™. not very many things make me want to call in to a radio station. i will not take the blame for his outfit. >> rightly said as a wife. that's the wife of 49ers head coach jim harbaugh calling a fashion fumble on her husband. why he's getting so much flack over his gridiron dress code with tomorrow's big game on his mind. so many people are talking about this story. so many people, myself included, can relate. >> i really like her. i'm excited to hear more from her. that's coming up. also coming up this morning, fans of ben affleck and henry cavill are getting some, sad to say, disappointing news about the "batman-superman" movie matchup. what that is all about coming up in "pop news" with miss sara haines. but first the little leaguer who crossed home plate and ran straight into a lawsuit, and it turns out the guy suing him, well, it's his own coach.

abc's aditi roy is in our l.a. bureau with what could wind up being $500,000 worth of trouble. good morning, aditi. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. it's a really interesting story. alan beck says he likes his former player, that it hurts him to be suing the boy, but that he's doing so because he wants the teenager and his family to take responsibility for what he's calling physical and emotional injuries. this teenage little league player seen in these photos at one of his games is at the center of a $500,000 lawsuit for what his coach said he did while celebrating a teammate's walk-off hit for a come-from-behind win in march. >> he threw the helmet like a spike, like spiking a football. he's the strongest kid on our team. he threw a helmet, and it clipped my achilles and tore my achilles. >> reporter: former coach alan beck says it happened as the then 13-year-old was rounding base after the game's winning hit and the team began

celebrating. in court documents, beck says the blow from the helmet caused him serious physical, psychological and emotional injuries. >> as a coach against the young man that he's supposed to be training, not just in sports, but in maturity and in life. >> reporter: but beck says after failed attempts to work it out with the family, he has no choice but to sue the league, the parents and his former player. >> just wanted some accountability for their son's action. he's a great kid. i love the kid. you know, it really hurts me for me doing this. >> reporter: but the boy's parents say there is nothing to apologize for. that their son was simply joining the team's celebration. >> it would be something like get it out of the way so i can celebrate with my friends. >> reporter: joe and reagan paris believe the suit is frivolous. they're prepared to defend against what they believe is a senseless curveball. >> you would think that something this severe, an ambulance would have been called or people would have rushed to him.

>> beck's attorney told abc news his client is recovering from foot surgery he had yesterday related to the incident. abc news also reached out to the president of lakeside little league. he told us they have no comment. dan and bianna. >> sounds like it's tough for everybody involved. aditi, thank you. we want to take another look at the breaking overnight news and back to ron. >> hey, dan and bianna. in the news, at least two american civilians are among 21 people killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan. friday's attack took place at a restaurant in kabul that's popular with foreigners. the suicide attacker's bomb exploded at the front of the restaurant while two armed men entered from the rear entrance shooting people. the taliban has claimed responsibility. and back in the u.s., federal authorities and dallas police are looking for the person who blinded the crew of a medevac helicopter with a laser pointer. a medic on board was severely burned when a suspect on the ground shined a green laser into the cockpit of that helicopter. the crew was in the middle of transporting a patient. and new information about

that southwest airlines plane that landed at the wrong airport in missouri earlier this week. the ntsb now says that the pilots had the right airport loaded into their flight management computer, but when they saw the runway, they said, when they saw those runway lights of the airport six miles away from their destination, they assumed that that one was the correct run and landed there. and, well, finally just when you thought you've taught your dog all the tricks in the book, i want you to check out jesse the dog, a jack russell terrier, he's zipping around. you're going to see him in a little bit in his own motorized car coming up here in a second. well, here he's pushing the shopping cart. you can imagine that and doing some shopping. he also hops rope and walks around on his front hind -- front legs, not hind legs, front legs and rides a ball and does all kinds of other weird things, successively weird things.

great dog, huh? >> yes. i want one for myself. >> in fact, we should bring jesse on the show. >> yes, absolutely, walk him right past the news desk. thanks, ron. time for another check of the weather and back to bill kelly from wsyx, columbus, ohio. good morning, bill. >> good morning. train him to mow the lawn, rake the leaves. he could take care of it all for you. guy, i want to show you -- we start with new video into "gma." this is out of grand forks, north dakota, where 4 inches overnight fell. the good news is the snow is winding down, but if you are watching from this area, be careful out there this morning. you have some fresh snow. now to the maps. that snow will continue to make its way across parts of the plains into the midwest, into the ohio valley by this afternoon cutting through parts of ohio. it is going to be a chilly day out there looking at about 30 in cincinnati, 35 around washington, d.c. but speaking of cold, of course, you all remember just a couple of weeks ago, we had the polar vortex. this is not that, however, the next several days you are going to need to layer big time, especially those kids, you send them to school. high temperature in minneapolis

of just 2 degrees. that's it, about 19 in boston, new york city, we're going to about 34 -- 24 for the high temperature, and then as we look at out west, last week you guys were dealing with the winter storm. today we're looking at some fog and an air stagnation advisory which means things are pretty mild. >> and this weather report brought to you by mcdonald's. >> thank you very much. >> there you go. >> thanks, bill. coming up here on "gma," the 49ers coach jim harbaugh got a million dollar salary, so why is he wearing pants from walmart? even his own wife is calling him on it. we'll tell you about that coming up. and how to make "toy story" even better. get kittens to star in it. yes, you heard me right. the cuteness factor off the charts. straight ahead in "pop news." >> i think the jack russell

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you see him on the sidelines but 49ers coach jim harbaugh is in the headlines these days, but for a surprising

reason. >> yeah, sure, his team is in the nfc championship game tomorrow but it's his fashion sense that everybody is talking about, specifically the multimillionaire's pants. yes, his pants. abc's ryan smith is here with more, what people are calling khakigate. >> khakigate. good morning, guys. okay, you know, has your significant other ever begged, if not pleaded with you, to throw out that favorite shirt or pants? you know the one that you just can't give up but it looks like a garage sale wouldn't take it? well, now it turns out even super bowl coaches aren't immune, especially when they can't get enough of their pleated pants. jim harbaugh, one of the most respected coaches in the national football league, is fighting to take his san francisco 49ers to their second straight super bowl in this weekend's nfc championship game, but there's one flag on the play before the game even starts. too many pleats on the pants. the coach, who reportedly makes 5 million a year, called out by his own wife sarah on 99.7 kmvq for wearing pants from walmart that cost less than $10. >> he just doesn't care.

>> reporter: and now she's distancing herself from the fashion faux pas. >> not very many things make me want to call into a radio station. i will not take the blame for his outfit. >> reporter: nfl coaches used to be known for their style like dapper dan's tom landry in his customary fedora or mike ditka with his tie and sweater vest. but comfort coaches have slowly taken over. john madden made the ruffled look famous and bill belichick seems to fancy the above the knee shorts and the cutoff sweatshirt. even his brother, john harbaugh, sports the pleats too, like during last year's super bowl when they coached against each other. but at least he's been known to wear a suit from time to time. sarah has tried to take measures into her own hands. >> i've thrown them away. can i tell you, i've thrown them away many o'times, and i've asked him, please, pleats are gone. >> reporter: so what did coach harbaugh do? he went back to the scene of the crime caught red-handed at a walmart in indianapolis with more of those pleated khakis. and as for the penalty, it looks

like harbaugh and his wife ironed it out. >> the levis and the nike and the dickey makes a flat khaki, so happy wife, happy life. >> that's right, coach. all right, so you like the look of those harbaugh pants just like these you see right here, well, you too can own a pair of the coach's game-worn pants for, wait for it, 500 bucks. >> wow. >> how about that. >> those are nice. >> we'll get them at walmart. >> i'm having sympathy pains. remember earlier i mentioned that i had a similar story. so my husband, love him to death, when we first met, he had a pair of khakis i could not stand, always hated when he wore them. he knew that, and then one day he was free for lunch. and i said, hey, let's meet up. he said, well, there's just one problem, i'm wearing my khaki pants. i didn't think i'd see you. after that i said, you know what, they're going in the garbage. my mom was in town and helped me. >> you can't just love him in spite of his pants. >> oh, i adore him. and he also lives by the mantra happy wife, happy life. >> there you go.

>> yes, that's why from a sartorial perspective, i've gone with the route of complete submission. coming up here on "gma," could it be the best kept secret in hollywood? "the big c" actress laura linney making an announcement that nobody saw coming. how did she manage to pull this thing off? >> and gwen stefani lets everyone know about baby number three. her big reveal by way of instagram, of course, on whether she's thinking pink or blue. we'll tell you straight ahead. >> she's not wearing khakis. ♪ blue. we'll tell you straight ahead. >> she's not wearing khakis. in the last 23 years, but i needed help in quitting smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental-health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix.

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all right time for "pop news" and here's sara. hey, sara. >> thanks, bianna. attention "entourage" fans, it's official. filming has finaled started on on the "entourage" movie with new photos surfacing from the set in miami.

and it looks like the boys are back to their old tricks with plenty of beautiful women standing by in their bikinis despite the cool weather. adrian grenier, who plays the lead role of vincent chase, has also been posting his own behind-the-scenes photos including this one where he looks to be in possibly the best shape of his life. >> how can you tell? he's covered by that chain. >> the chain adds a certain element of strength. >> i saw the muscles, though. >> the guns were there. >> britney does it with the snake. adrian does it with metal. what's going to be your weapon? >> chains probably. >> tune in tomorrow for -- >> ron's weapon. >> machete. >> pleated khakis. >> pleated khakis, no. in other movie news, the highly anticipated "batman-superman" blockbuster starring ben affleck and henry calf cavill has been pushed back from its 2015 release date. fans will have to wait longer for their superhero fix. but mark your calendars.

the new release date is may 6th, 2016. now the movie's filmmakers say they kneed more time to realize their vision but with a cast of affleck and cavill, i'm sure it will be well worth the date. and another release date of sorts. now, as gwen stefani has revealed she and husband gavin rossdale are expecting a baby boy. the no doubt singer broke the news on instagram saying, "i was ready to hand over the crown, but i guess i'm still queen of the house, #itsaboy." i love that kind of stuff. >> three boys for them now. >> three boys. completely. it's adorable. in an even bigger surprise, actress laura linney has given birth to a boy. a revelation to fans who didn't even know the 49-year-old actress was pregnant. >> wow! >> that's great. >> i had no idea and i feel like she's been in the press a lot and i had no idea. congratulations from all of us to both of you, gwen and laura. >> i love when we have babies in "pop news." >> when i'm going to be a mommy hopefully later so to see women

do this at a more advanced age, my mom will become a grandmother. >> you are so young, sara. >> absolutely is hope for sure. >> thank you very much. that's later. and few kittens are journeying to infinity and beyond with a super cute video dressed up as buzz lightyear and wood ki, the kittens reenact "toy story" while a small child plays narrator. >> what do you say, cowboy, is andy's favorite toy? >> someone's poisoned the water hole. >> he gets a space ranger named buzz lightyear. >> how come you don't have a laser, woody? >> and i know it's adorable, but i kind of feel a little badly for the kittens. i don't think they're enjoying it as much as they are. >> i'm calling the aspca. >> they look bewildered. >> i couldn't follow the plot either but the cast were cute. thank you, sara. appreciate it. great "pop news." we'll be right back. keep it here. great "pop news." we'll be right back. keep it here.

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a big night for sara. she's off to l.a. to cover the s.a.g. awards. we are going to hear from sara tomorrow live on the west coast. meantime, have a wonderful day. we'll see you later. >> good morning, i'm eric thomas. today san francisco will honor martin luther king, jr. with series of events. they will lead volunteer work party to clean up and beautify the area around the swimming

pool and playground. it will it will a celebration at the pool that will include music, free party exercises and a swim team. who says there's no such thing as a free ride? happening today, caltrain is celebrating 150 years of service between san francisco and san jose. the public can get a free round-trip ride on a special train today from san francisco to an 11:00 event at santa clara. the event will include speeches from dignitaries, speeches and live music and food. the train will make six stops along the way. the train departs san francisco at 9:40. a look at the weather now. >> it's only been about 40 minutes since sunrise so the temperatures continue to drop in the north bay. we are at 28 degrees. the exploratorium camera shows how mild we are in the city. clear and 50 degrees downtown. cool in oakland. 36 for you with 40 in los gatos and another vantage point, the

east bay hills camera. a little haze. it's a spare-the-air day today. the worst air quality in the north bay. but the central bay as well. a cooler start to the day. it's 4 degrees near mountain view, oakland and livermore due to the dry air. with the ridge of high pressure once again intact, we will look for temperatures above normal with upper 60ths to near 70. eric. >> lisa, thank you very much. next the high-tech solution to the bay area's drought problem and why it's taking such an effort to get off the ground. and a san francisco man takes action after his bike was stolen. and exclusive video what have he

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