good morning, america. breaking now, yet another snowy, messy commute from philadelphia to boston. the storm battering chicago with thunder snow. more massive pileups on midwest interstates. ginger zee is standing by with a new headline, the big thaw on the way. and new overnight, severe turbulence on a united airlines 737 causes chaos in the cabin over montana. a flight attendant hitting and cracking the ceiling of the plane. multiple injuries. the aircraft forced to make an emergency landing. i'm the victor, but i was the victim, too. >> stunning jailhouse tapes just released of the man convicted of attempted murder in that loud music shooting. the shocking calls by michael dunn to his fiancee from behind bars. davis and white lit up the ice!

>> america's new golden couple. meryl davis and charlie white with an historic win scoring team usa's only gold ever in ice dancing, as the american bobsledders medal for the first time in over six decades. and we'll hear live from bode miller, on what could be the eve of his final olympic events ever, only on "gma." and good morning, america. boy, what a night for davis and white, so exciting to watch. look at that hug right there. after they finished, a perfect score, the highest scores ever in ice dancing. >> the real emotion right there and charlie whispering i love you to meryl. later he instagrammed this photo

with the caption, i should be asleep right now, but instead, i'm like whaaa? perfect image for how he was feeling. >> so great and derek hough really rooting them on. he played a large part in choreographing their routine and we will talk to him today about those moves. >> mm-hmm. >> what doesn't he do? how does he find the time? and more medals this morning for team usa. 27-year-old alex deibold just took home his first olympic medal. it's a bronze in snowboard cross. the u.s. right now looking down from the top of the table. but it's a big day. >> so a lot to get to from sochi. now, though, that snowstorm blasting the northeast right now. let's take a look in new york city. look, just shrouded in snow this morning. it's going to be another brutal commute for some big cities here in the northeast. ginger tracking it all. good morning, ginger, out there in times square. >> oh, i'm right here and i have that same feeling, that whaaa, that the olympian had. i have to show you video from not just here but east of philadelphia where some of the snow was coming down really heavy at times. we've seen anywhere from 1 to 3

inches. and i want to show you the radar right now. this is how you'll get an idea of when it's going to end. in the next couple of hours for a lot of folks. but stretching from western pennsylvania all the way to connecticut this morning. you can expect another 1 to 3 inches on top of what you already had especially in parts of northern new england. doesn't matter, though, even a little bit can create chaos on the roads as we saw overnight. it's another slip-and-slide morning commute across the northeast. [ thunder claps ] and thunder snow. that wild, explosive snow dropping 1 to 2 inches per hour in parts of illinois monday. and in michigan, a huge pileup along snowy i-94. around 40 vehicles colliding. and while this latest storm is mostly misery, the months of harsh cold potentially saving seven people that were on that plane. their engine failing. their emergency landing smooth on the thick ice of lake huron.

>> the one passenger stated it was actually softer than landing on the runway. >> reporter: and a survival story in ohio. this lucky kitten rescued after someone found him outside frozen. first mistaking him for a dark piece of ice. >> thankfully, this guy seemed to have a good spirit. he wanted to live. >> reporter: that kitten aptly named frosty, now on the mend with the local humane society. hoping for the best for frosty. we are all going to become less frosty. let me show you. as the storm pulls away we have that milder air right behind. the timing of it all gone for us by late tonight. but how mild will we get? it's a brief mild air. the february thaw only lasts a couple of days. but look at some of those numbers. indianapolis close to 60 friday, though, they drop down again. you know what that means between the two, we've got severe weather to talk about. all of that coming up in your nation's weather but for now back in to robin. >> all right, ginger. we have a few takers for frosty.

would love to adopt that little one. thanks, ginger. to a rough ride in the sky. a number of passengers and crew members hurt when their flight from denver to billings, montana, ran into severe turbulence just before landing. and abc's david kerley has the story. >> reporter: just as the 737 from denver was starting to descend for a landing in billings, montana, a violent sudden drop. >> felt like something came up from the bottom and hit the bottom of the plane. >> and then stuff and people were flying all over the place. >> reporter: united airlines described it as severe turbulence. >> the man in front of me flew up out of his seat and hit the ceiling. >> reporter: one passenger quoted as saying a flight attendant also hit the ceiling. one of those two people hit so violently the roof lining cracked. the drop so forceful an infant flew from a mother's arms and landed in another seat nearby, unharmed, but scared. with three crew members hurt as well as a number of passengers, the captain declared a medical emergency. >> bleeding pretty badly, and they can't get it to stop, so they're requesting medical attention at the gate.

>> white-knuckle flying. for 20 minutes after. >> reporter: once on the ground among the 114 passengers and 5 crew members, 3 flight attendants and 2 passengers were taken to the hospital. one taken to intensive care. turbulence is not uncommon and often hits without warning hurting crew members the most. every year turbulence injures on average 32 people in aircraft and more than two-thirds of those hurt are crew members. now, of the five people taken to the hospital, four have been treated and released. only that flight attendant is still hospitalized this morning. and it's a tragic reminder when they tell you, whether you're landing or taking off, but during flight, keep your seat belt buckled so you stay in your seat in case there's turbulence like we saw yesterday. george? >> okay, david, thanks. another flight story right now. we are learning much more today about that hijacking of a passenger jet by its co-pilot. at first we were told that the passengers were unaware of the threat. but now they are telling a much different story about their terrifying ordeal. abc's terry moran has the latest from london. >> reporter: it is every

passenger's worst nightmare come true. your co-pilot hijacks your plane from inside the cockpit. and that's what happened to the shrock family of goshen, indiana. on an ethiopian airlines jet. >> there was yelling over the intercom like put your masks on. >> reporter: the plane rocking, hurtling about, plunging. >> we just knew there was a lot of turbulence. we had lost a lot of altitude. >> reporter: the co-pilot threatening to crash the plane as the pilot, who was locked out by the co-pilot after he left to go to the bathroom, battled to get back inside. >> the lock on the door since 9/11, somebody can lock themselves in and you can't get anybody else back in the cockpit. >> reporter: then silence, no answers to their questions about the drama unfolding inside the cockpit. >> it was about three hours. we didn't hear anything after all of the yelling. >> reporter: air traffic controllers were wrestling with what to do. italian and french fighter jets were scrambled. >> fuel remaining is now 20 minutes. >> reporter: finally the police stormed the plane.

>> your attention, please. this is a police operation. >> reporter: the pilot exiting the cockpit down a rope. he was arrested immediately. and he is in a world of trouble looking at a 20-year prison sentence if convicted. now, u.s. airlines have a general rule. if the co-pilot or pilot leave the cockpit to use the facilities, a flight attendant always, always steps in the cockpit. no one is allowed to be alone in the cockpit on u.s. flights. airlines around the world will undoubtedly be looking at these protocols. george? >> makes sense. okay, terry, thanks very much. how does this sound, the americans keep medaling? the americans keep medaling. nice ring to it, doesn't it? yes, shining bright on the ice last night and on the slopes this morning. abc's amy robach tracking it all at our "gma" headquarters right there in our olympics desk in sochi. good morning to you, amy. >> hey, good morning, robin. it is an action-packed day here in sochi and rain soaked. we can hear it pounding on our

roof here. it's pouring in the village and in the mountains. but guess what? no rain could dampen the excitement of a thrilling night on the ice. a magical gold medal performance unlike any other. >> davis and white lit up the ice! >> reporter: figure skating phenoms meryl davis and charlie white unbeatable. lifting and twizzling their way to america's first ever ice dance gold, capturing the highest free dance score ever recorded. >> to be able to go out on the ice and skate how you dream about at night was ridiculous. >> it's incredible. i can't imagine being up here with anyone else. >> reporter: afterwards white summing up their 17 years together in three simple words -- >> i just told meryl that i loved her. it was, you know, just the perfect moment to really express, you know, how grateful i am to have had her by my side. >> reporter: from regal style to adrenaline-pumping speed, team usa's steve holcomb and steve langton powering down the chute

and into the history books. >> he's got it! holcomb medals for the united states! >> reporter: their bronze medal run marking america's first two-man bobsled medal in more than 60 years. >> carpenter scores! >> reporter: in the semifinals of women's hockey team usa crushing the swedes, 6-1. their eyes now fixed on a gold medal clash with rival canada this thursday. >> down to a one-game tournament. that's all we have left. >> reporter: up in the mountains, races postponed by the thick fog monday. >> we are not racing because you can't see anything. >> reporter: finally getting under way this morning, american alex deibold crushing the competition in men's snowboard cross hours ago into the bronze medal spot. and just missing the podium, 18-year-old colorado native mikaela shiffrin who had three incredible runs, but landed in fifth place with only half a second between her and gold. now let's get to the latest news flying down the track this morning. lolo jones, the olympic track

and field star, now giving the winter games a go. her selection to the bobsled team caused a bit of an uproar, some suggesting she was included more for her looks than talent. jones says this olympics is all about underdogs citing shaun white and shani davis, big names who didn't medal. so if the underdogs end up on the podium, jones could find here's with something new to wear around her neck. and a great chance for gold when halfpipe skier david weiss hits the slopes today. he is the reigning world champion in this event and put all the other competitors on notice. he says he has a new trick he's been saving just for the finals. the u.s. team is deep in ski halfpipe. hopefully we will be able to add to our medal counts. robin, can't wait to see what that new move is. >> we're right there with you, amy, as always. thank you. speaking of the medal count -- >> yes. >> take a stroll. >> come with me. >> i wish.

>> to the sochi scoreboard. so much action in sochi this morning. take a look at the top. the u.s. now even with the host nation russia. at the top of your medal board. each with 19 total medals and fi5 golds apiece. the americans pulling even thanks to alex deibold. rounding out the top five, norway, with 18 total. a thrilling finnish the biathlon. just nosing out a french skier at the very end. netherlands and canada, bringing up the rear. 17 and 16 respectively. don't sleep on the germans with eight gold medals overall. >> looking good there, team usa. thank you, josh. >> thank you, josh. and that camera caught sasha cohen coming around. olympic silver medalist. our special contributor. hard to imagine a better performance than what we saw

last night. >> meryl and charlie are literally the best dancers that we've ever seen in dance history and to take home a bronze, a gold, and then a silver from a previous olympics, it's icon toik be part -- iconic to be pae team event. and be so consistent for so long, never make a mistake, and to -- they train with tessa and scott and basically flipped medal spots in the last games. >> i was going to ask you about that. what a small world. they train together right outside of detroit. >> these two couples have been together since they were children and they've matured into the sport and become such amazing, amazing role models and amazing athletes through it. when you watch their tapes to what they present now they've made dance more athletic and the twizzles that they do are really unrivaled. >> you tour with them and you have toured with them as well. you think they've got it to come back for another olympics. >> i toured with meryl and charlie on "stars on ice" and we would always discuss that.

and they have ambitions to go to law school and things. and being an olympic athlete consumes your entire life, but, you know, if anyone could do it, they could. sticking four more years to be at the games just required so much of them. and you know, they pulled it off so well. >> it did pay off. back for our "gma" games. thank you very much. today's other top stories from josh. we begin with a new plan to rescue a u.s. soldier held captive by the taliban for more than four years. u.s. officials believe that bowe bergdahl is being held somewhere in pakistan. and now, according to "the washington post," the obama administration is considering a new kind of prisoner swap. simultaneously releasing five taliban prisoners from guantanamo bay in exchange for bergdahl's release. they hope to negotiate his release before u.s. forces withdraw from afghanistan. and a very lucky escape for a woman in oregon. take a look at this. a tree came crashing through her house during a fierce wind storm, while she was asleep in

her bed. that is where the tree came through the roof of the house into her bedroom. she survived the near-miss, though, somehow got free and drove herself to the hospital. thankfully, she's okay this morning. and some new and very concerning news this morning for parents whose children play football. a new study finds that helmets may not be as effective at preventing concussions as you might have thought. researchers tested ten of the most widely used helmets and found on average they reduced the risk of brain injury only by some 20% compared to wearing no helmet at all. and one researcher actually admitted that all ten of the helmets tested were, and i do quote, terrible, end quote. meanwhile, dashboard camera captured this. video of a bus veering off the road in boise, idaho. as you can see, plowing through trees, light poles, crashing through not one but two parking lots before slamming into a

building. the driver of the bus suffered only minor injuries but police say he had been dozing off at the time the bus left the road. a shocking scene at a new art museum in miami. a local artist there picked up as you can see an ancient chinese vase worth $1 million and then threw it to the ground, shattered it. he says he was protesting the museum's decision to show only international art. he stands now charged with criminal mischief. and there's a reason they call pope francis the people's pope. insisting -- insisting on getting fingerprinted and paying the $50 fee to renew his passport in his native argentina, still using his stul name, jorge mario bergoglio. and just like everyone else, he'll have to wait a few days for the bureaucracy to get that through the system. >> just like us. >> it seems like almost every week there's something else that

that man is doing. incredible. >> so often it's just -- it really is just what we're doing. i mean, it's a really remarkable thing to see. >> you have to love it. thanks, josh. >> somehow it's much more charming the pope waiting on line for a passport. >> you have a different story. >> i do, indeed. it is a new comedy series from a rather unexpected source. the chipotle restaurant chain. so why are they getting into showbiz? it's all in the name of feeding us a message. and the laughs, well, you decide if they're organic. this may look like the start of any other new tv show, but it is quite possibly the future of advertising. >> the biggest improvement in agriculture since synthetic growth hormones. >> reporter: "farmed and dangerous" the new original comedy series streaming on hulu created by chipotle. yes, that chipotle. forget burritos and tacos. the faster-growing restaurant chain in america just got into

the scripted series business. >> what if i were to tell you that that animal can survive without ever eating a plant? >> i'd call my stockbroker. >> reporter: premiering monday, "farmed and dangerous" tells the story of a fictional company called animoil, that develops low-cost petroleum-based animal feed called petro pellet. >> petro pellet. you're feeding cattle petroleum? >> reporter: there's only one problem. >> have to call you back. >> reporter: the side effects. chipotle says the four-episode series reportedly costing $250,000 each to make aimed to raise interest among consumers about where their food comes from. >> chipotle as a company is essentially trying to change the way food is raised in this country. it's basically telling stories about how food is raised in an entertaining way. >> and a delicious way to boot. i think it's funny. >> if it works, it works. that's it. >> well said. >> all right, lara. thanks so much. another check of the weather and a little bit of everything. >> yes. >> out there right now. >> finally some changes and some big changes out in the pacific

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would you be able to get my torch to my partner around the corner? >> i can't. i'm sorry. >> i'm trying to get to the next pass-off. don't any of you want to help me? >> yes. >> right around the corner. >> just run around the corner. >> thank you so much. you're an american hero. thank you. >> you're an american hero. oh, that is -- >> he just blows by. >> what a torch run right here in new york city, improv everywhere staging this. giving anyone they encountered a chance to carry the flame during these winter games. >> it's hilarious. >> you know, it's a great feeling, they probably do feel like -- >> oh, i'd take the chance. >> sure. >> the crowd starts.

>> american heroes, that's great. by the way, everybody in on the joke except for the person being asked to carry the torch, which is just -- >> all the people cheering, as well. >> oh, yeah. >> come on. everybody in. >> that's lots of fun. also this morning, stunning calls from behind bars made by the man convicted of attempting murder in that loud music shooting. we'll have what michael dunn said to his fiancee and family from jail. we'll also bring you a startling story. two families stranded in the mountains. two dads and three young children. they had to hike 19 miles. it took nine hours to safety. thankfully, they're all okay. but what a story to tell. >> indeed. wow. then, robin talks to olympic skier bode miller. just ahead, breaking down in tears after his recent win, this morning, robin talks to him directly from sochi. >> that is all coming up. there he is. but we begin with jailhouse recordings on michael dunn opened a window on what he was thinking and feeling before his conviction for attempted murder. abc's ryan owens has pore on what the new tapes reveal. >> i said you're not going to kill me, you son of a [ bleep ]

and i shot him. >> reporter: the jury heard from him for four hours but even they heard nothing like this. >> i'm the [ bleep ] victim here. i was the one who was victimized. it's like they attacked me. i'm the victim. i'm the victor, but i was the victim, too. >> reporter: the state's attorney's office just released jailhouse calls between the software developer and his fiance, who later testified against him. >> what did the defendant say? >> oh, i hate that thug music. >> reporter: dunn also suggests the young men he shot at must be criminals. >> it's when the police said that these guys didn't have a record, i was like, yeah, i wonder if they were just flying under the radar. >> right. >> because they were bad. >> reporter: some of the calls are quite intimate. >> i miss you terribly. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> i knew what i had, but you don't know what you got till it's gone. >> reporter: in hours of calls

to his fiance and to his parents, dunn repeatedly claims the state has no case against him. >> i'm just, you know, superconfident that if they take this to trial, it's going to be a short deliberation. >> reporter: that's not how it worked out. jurors deliberated for more than 30 hours before finding dunn guilty of three counts of attempted second-degree murder for firing into an suv full of teens at this jacksonville gas station. [ gunfire ] >> oh, my god, somebody is shooting. >> reporter: the jury deadlocked on whether dunn murdered 17-year-old jordan davis or if he shot him in self-defense. even with a mistrial on the murder count, dunn will spend the next 60 years in prison. on the tapes he talks a lot about life behind bars. >> so i was in a room with three black guys. >> oh, no. >> well, they're -- two were kids and one was an old man and they asked what i was in for and i told them. and i gave them some of the

details, and they were like, yep, straight up, that's what they get. >> reporter: the jury didn't agree. and now michael dunn will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, jacksonville, florida. >> our thanks to ryan. now the story that josh was telling us about. an incredible survival story. members of two families whose suv got stuck in a snowbank on a remote mountain road. trekking almost 20 miles through treacherous conditions to find help. abc's alex perez has more. >> reporter: it's the hug two shaken families feared they'd never again share. will murkle, his daughter megun and john julian and his kids, samantha and isaac, survived the unthinkable. >> it was freezing. >> reporter: a bone-chilling night in the idaho mountains, stranded after a field trip went terribly wrong. >> the car just slid kind of off the road into the side of the mountain. >> reporter: their suv stuck in

the snow. no gas, no supplies, and no cell phone service. the group sang songs and told stories to distract themselves fearing what they might encounter. >> the scariest thing was when we came across fresh wolf tracks. >> reporter: after a long, cold night, sunday sunrise. they walked 19 miles. the dads encouraging their hungry kids along the way. >> well, we told them that they would get a cheeseburger, hot chocolate, fries and a soda. >> reporter: they finally found a cabin and phoned their families. >> my big concern not knowing if they were injured. >> reporter: amazingly everyone is okay. these dads promising next time they'll speak up before they leave. >> i think the most important thing is that we'd have made more clear where we were going exactly. >> reporter: even the kids picking up tips they'll share with classmates this morning. >> i'm going to bring extra blankets, sleeping bags, food and more water and pillows.

and a tent. >> reporter: lessons from a harrowing trip they'll never forget. for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> again, we're so glad that they're all doing well. and i love that little girl there. you gotta be prepared. >> in the making. >> yeah. >> she's going to be coming after your job, ginger. >> she'll be very interested in how that happened. i wanted to show you some of the video coming out of parts of colorado. you put really strong winds through those passes and let me show you what happens. the trees blow down. i'm talking 95-mile-per-hour winds. you take trampolines from backyards, slamming up against the streets. and that was in littleton, colorado, south of denver. 60 for denver ahead of the cold front but look at all the wind advisories, fire watches from el paso, texas, back to southeastern parts of washington state and even in parts of kansas this morning. so, yes, it is going to be windy for the western half of the nation. and then on thursday, this is what i want everybody to pay attention to.

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i'm getting to you any way. because all-time olympic great bode miller, becoming the all-time skiing medalist in history with the bronze medal win over the weekend. he still has two events to go and robin has a terrific interview but first abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: when bode miller flung himself down the hill on the super-g on sunday he didn't ski like the u.s. team's old man winter. more like a daredevil teenager. the 36-year-old nearly crashing but holding on to tie for the bronze. with an olympic career spanning 16 years, he would become the oldest alpine skier to medal in the olympics. he wasn't thinking about that. >> you know, my brother passing away, i really wanted to come back here and race, you know, the way he sends it. >> reporter: on the soft snow came the hard memories of his brother known as chilly, an olympic hopeful in snowboarding who died suddenly last april of a seizure.

bode told "access hollywood" he was thinking of him before the race looking up toward the sky. >> i talk and said i know you're with me, you know, let's make it count and really kind of special to have that. >> reporter: his wife morgan. >> my wife is critical for me. >> reporter: a professional volleyball player tenderly comforting him. he's won six medals in five olympics answer jokes he's an old man but not through yet. two events left here. the giant slalom an event he won silver in 2002 in salt lake city and the slalom in which he's never medaled. high stakes as rumors swirl that this may be his last olympics. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, sochi. >> our thanks to matt gutman and bode miller now joining us in sochi and i have to say, bode, i hope you hear the cheers back here stateside. very excited that you've added to your medal count, and especially coming off last season, which you sat out the

whole season because of an injury. how have you been able to come back as you have, bode? >> there was a real question mark i think for myself and everyone else especially coaches and staff and that surgery that i had, the micro fracture is really pretty fickle. especially at my age and with the abuse i've had on my body and knees, so coming back out of that and i did have -- i had a good amount of time which makes a huge difference, i didn't have to rush things a little bit and i think that really made a huge difference for me to come into the olympics ready. it was really kind of a focused goal for about two years and that, you know, that allowed me to be patient and take things slow enough to avoid the real risk of injury. >> right. and you have two more events to go. two more to go. how are you preparing and how are the conditions? >> i don't know if you can see right now, it's not very good. it's pouring rain. we were up skiing this morning and it was -- it was pouring rain on the bottom. and then freezing rain in the middle. and then snowing really hard at

the top with just the bottom lip. so, you know, we have a tough sport. outdoor sports are a little different and, you know, it's really about how you adjust to those conditions and that's one of the things i was pretty prepared for coming in here is i felt like i was ready to use my experience to make those adjustments and, you know, tomorrow will be a real test. >> yeah, it's odd to see all those umbrellas behind you right now instead of seeing snow falling. to see the rain falling like that. hey, bode, you know there's been a lot of focus on the emotion that you have shown going through what you have this past year. how comfortable are you with the focus being on how emotional you have been, some of the focus? >> i've kind of been used to having things picked apart and, you know, i feel -- i feel really lucky that people got the right -- you know, got the right idea that i wasn't sad about my medal, i was just overwhelmed with emotion about everything. and those moments kind of -- they sneak up on you sometimes. i really -- i don't think it was kristen cooper's fault and don't

blame nbc. i just thing it was just a heavy moment for me. i've had a long career and a lot of work to get to where i am and come back with all the uncertainty and have things fall into place and then, you know, just the slightest mention of kind of the loss of my brother was enough to really just open the floodgates. >> you have been comforted by having your wife there, who is a heck of an athlete herself. now, she's kind of mentioned that this may not be your last olympic games. that you may be back for another one. true? >> yeah, i mean it's -- i just don't really have much certainty about much, i think, in terms of my athletics. i tried to quit a long time ago. and here i am still. i've learned maybe to just maybe not make decisions until i know, know what they are. i still love skiing and i'm still fit. and mentally, i feel like i'm

still capable of winning. so if my body holds together, you know, you never know if i'll be around still, but, you know, it's tough. it's a long ways. i'll be 40 years old and i feel pretty old right now. >> fifth -- fifth olympics. >> incredible. >> incredible when you think about it and how -- zbll one. >> one of the all-time greats. >> and he has been very kind and generous to kristen cooper. the reporter. he's known her for a long time and said to people, please, it wasn't her fault. and he really has defended her a great deal. >> he has and being gentlemanly about it, come on back, bode, 40 is nothing. nothing. coming up here, "play of the day," snow day addition. ♪ how do you like me now led to the one jobhing you always wanted. at university of phoenix, we believe every education- not just ours- should be built around the career that you want.

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good morning, america. good morning, america. 8:00 a.m., and america's new sweethearts, meryl and charlie and a surprise super fan, derek hough, how he helped them bring home the gold. ♪ baby you're a firework and jessica simpson opens up by the pressure she's under right now and reveals her -- shhh -- wedding plans. also, are you prepared to enter the mega closet? women who figured out how to save big without spending a cent swapping clothes by shopping closets. all that plus matt leblanc and kevin spacey live as we say -- >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> yeah. >> yeah, all right.

a lot of star power here this morning. what about ginger and sasha right there getting ready. this doesn't quite seem fair. >> this does not. >> ginger is taking on an olympic silver medalist in speedskating. >> she is a ringer. i mean really. i couldn't stretch enough to -- she's just joking around. >> ginger, the good news is i'll be out there with you. i don't know if you've heard of a sport called roller derby. >> we got this, lara. and she has her skates on backward, by the way, left and right. that's what we have to do to beat her. >> if you don't do it, sasha cohen will win twice before you guys get to -- >> yeah. >> we have a guest here. >> we do, matt leblanc, ladies and gentlemen. great to have you here. i was talking to you earlier. huge fan. just seeing you makes us happy, happy. "episodes" is back, baby. >> we're back. >> oh, can't wait. we won't make you go out and get on the skates. >> unless you want to. >> thank god. >> i know you were thinking about it like we were, like george and i. you're safe.

good to have you, matt. looking forward to talking to you. >> we'll see. coming up here, take a look at what these women said when they saw themselves transformed into cover models, something we talk about all the time, photoshopping. well, just regular women went in, had their pictures taken then were photoshopped. how they reacted to it. very interesting. >> yeah, a surprise. >> they were in on it. >> you can also go. we have a "gma" flash poll. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! do you think photoshopping enhances or diminishes beauty? we'll let you know how you feel about you coming right up. >> i can't wait to say, survey says. >> we can't wait. >> it's the little things in life. little things in life. >> come on down, robin. so thrilled for meryl davis and charlie white. their secret weapon in their gold medal routine, who knew derek hough from "dancing with the stars." he'll tell us how he took his ballroom skills and put them to use on the ice. >> and, boy, did it pay off. a lot coming up first let's get some news from josh. we begin with new details

about that severe turbulence on a united airlines flight, the flight from denver preparing to land in billings, montana, when it shook violently, and the plane, in fact, dropped with such force, a passenger flew out of the seat and hit the ceiling cracking the plastic above him. an infant was also tossed out of a woman's arms and into another seat. all the passengers including that infant are okay, but one flight attendant remains in the hospital this morning. and a terrifying finish to this flight here in the uk. look this. the pilot trying to land in fierce crosswinds. the landing gear of that boeing 767 hit the tarmac so violently, the whole plane bounced before finally, in fact, coming to a stop. and near chicago, a crash on the tracks delayed the evening commute for thousands of people. the driver of the car you see, well, you saw there was stuck in the snow. it got stuck right in the middle of a railroad crossing.

a commuter train could not stop in time and slammed right into the car. thankfully the driver of the car managed to escahescape and was injured. president obama hitting the road today to announce his new plan to improve fuel efficiency standards. the president is unveiling new fuel efficiency rules for medium-sized and large trucks. he's already requiring automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of their new cars and light trucks to 54 miles per gallon by the year 2025. and at the winter games in sochi, rain falling today, but it hasn't dampened the spirit of 27-year-old alex deibold of vermont. he took bronze in the snowboard cross event while later sprinter lolo jones will make her somewhat controversial winter olympics debut as a part of u.s. bobsled team. and another snowboarder, lindsey jacobellis, star-crossed at the olympics but making headlines today. no, she's not taking home a medal. she's not leaving empty-handed, however. she's adopting one of sochi's

now infamous stray dogs. good for you. and in business news, the makers of the addictive game candy crush saga that millions play on their phones every day, well, they're cashing in. king digital is filing to go public. they're expected to raise -- i can't believe this. they're expected to raise $500 million in their initial public offering for a game that 93 million users play already on an average day. >> wow. >> and robin nods her head knowingly, yes. >> it's addictive. and finally, take a look at this. is it proof that one of the oldest pubs in england is haunted? we're going to let you be the judge. on the security video, there it is, a shadowy figure at the end of the bar. >> ah. >> workers have claimed for years that ghosts roam the pub. the pub 700 years old, by the way. >> or a light bulb that needs changing.

>> they finally -- >> one or the other. i'm not -- >> you know what, lara, seriously, really, really? >> really? >> can't it just be a ghost for five seconds? can't it just be a ghost until we toss it to ginger for the weather? >> you just wait until "pop news." >> i'm scared this morning. >> is nothing sacred? >> it's a ghost. >> i think we got to send it to ginger. >> i think you just tossed to me. i've got some great screamers out here. a lot of folks from grand forks, north dakota, down there and we've got jason and brooke from worcester, massachusetts. they said they've only had five snow days. can you smile under that. yes. going to get milder. first a place that was far from it this morning, cleveland and some blowing snow issues. they've had a 40-mile-per-hour wind gust. that snow now ended, and you're going to see the snow ending from west to east across the northeast for the next couple of hours, and then behind it, that warm front brings in some majorly mild air. washington, d.c., their high

today, 53, and look at some of the other numbers in that february thaw. washington, d.c. by friday, 61, louisville, almost 70. that's the big picture. mainly 40 tonight. look at how sporadic the drizzle and light rain is >> lara, the brilliant smiles out here are changing and the bouncing is not just from cold but from excitement. our games are coming up. can't wait to compete? oh, yes, yes, get ready, gign. but first, what's coming up on our "gma morning menu," the real secret behind all those sequins abba used to wear. and startling photoshop

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>> so good. john travolta obviously in "saturday night fever" released in 1977. we are showing you this because this iconic scene featuring a movie icon in john travolta. john travolta, 60 years young today. >> happy birthday. >> as he begins a seventh decade. in fact, fans are going to help him celebrate in l.a. with a sing-a-long screening of another one of his great hits. >> i haven't seen that in years. i forgot how good that was. incredible. >> so good. early 20s and just so good. it just holds up. >> one of the greats. >> timeless. >> lara, speaking of timeless, lara. >> the look in his eyes. >> i know, i know. >> can't wait. >> there's something -- >> there's something coming for everybody. it's going to be good. >> speaking of timeless, the '70s super group abba begins "pop news." this morning they're now revealing they issued their own sos when it came to their signature '70s dancing ensembles admitting the only

reason they wore them was for money, money, money. according to swedish law, if the outfits were so outrageous they could not be worn on the street, the band was able to count them as tax deductions. what would fernando say about that? singer bjorn opens up in a new book about the super troopers saying in my honest opinion, this is a quote, we look nuts in those years, nobody could have been as badly dressed as we were. >> it worked. >> it worked. >> they wanted to leave no doubt, yeah, that was -- >> and they didn't. >> you must, yeah. also in "pop news" today, helen mirren might have played the queen on film but she still gets starstruck when meeting her majesty, not that you'd know it from the look of this photo where the actress is seen wagging her finger at the queen. the actress, 1 of 250 stars welcomed at buckingham palace.

>> isn't that against the law in england? >> i'll let you tell. they're there for an arts reception. the duchess of cambridge joining in on the fun and joined wearing her cycled alexander mcqueen dress for the occasion, josh, and accessorized with gold earrings and a black clutch. >> flawless. >> this would have been very awkward. i almost wore my recycled alexander mcqueen today. so that would have been -- >> now you can tomorrow. >> that would have been meta. >> finally in "pop news," yesterday you met skimbles, the cat who has gone viral for his attempt to jump about four inches. well, we have an update. jay from new zealand, the owner skimbles the cat has posted a new video of his not so light on his feet feline. he's getting closer, george. he's getting closer. >> do you see his back legs? >> oh. >> that's our update in "pop news," george. >> i want to know -- >> try, try, try again. >> when did that cat last stick a landing? that's what i want to know. >> in the true olympic spirit,

skimbles does not give up, george. >> are you going to at least say he's okay? >> skimbles is okay, america. >> our control room playing it over and over and over again in a loop. thank you, lara spencer, i appreciate that. this is a talker. if you ever wished you could look like the flawless models on magazine covers, you're about to meet some real women who got that chance, and, well, perhaps you won't believe their reactions. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: we're bombarded with images of striking beauties every day, but are we getting the real picture? lena dunham, melissa mccarthy apparently photoshopped on the covers of high-fashion magazines removing every flaw, but isn't that the kind of perfection women want to see? >> you look at yourself, and you know you can never attain that ideal. >> reporter: apparently not. buzzfeed asked four women to participate in a photoshop experiment. >> they can be hard when you see models and celebrities and like you just don't look the same.

>> reporter: had the model in a professional photo shoot. then photoshopped the images to make the women look like cover models removing curves, blemishes and wrinkles. their reaction might surprise you. >> i feel like it doesn't even look like me? >> why would you want to make someone look so different. >> i like my freckles. i think they add character. anticipate the fact that they're gone, i don't even know who that is. >> people reflexively compare themselves to the images they see in magazines and i think this video shows that those images, that ideal is not reality. >> reporter: i almost didn't recognize myself after undergoing a virtual nip and tuck. and these women were more bewildered than excited. >> this is how i always wanted to see myself, but now that i see it, i'm like questioning why i ever wanted to look like that. >> you would assume when they look at a flawless photo of themselves, they would be so excited, however, women see this photo and think to themselves, where are all the aspects that make me unique and beautiful? >> reporter: could it be that

women who are typically their own worst enemies and harshest critics are actually embracing the notion that their imperfections are part of who they are? retailers might say yes. american eagle using real women in their intimate spring collection. no air-brushing, just embracing natural beauty. >> you just have to know that the ideal just doesn't exist. >> reporter: perhaps a sign that women are becoming more comfortable in our own untouched, unphotoshopped skin. for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> and we asked you at home to vote. our "gma" flash poll, do you think photoshopping enhances beauty or diminishes it? survey says, 82% say it does not -- it diminishes it. only 18% say photoshopping enhances it. >> i like that. i like that, america. >> and they are right. >> absolutely. >> comfortable in your own skin.

>> well, and singular things about anybody, things that define you as a person is what -- that's what makes you beautiful. >> but it was very revealing because you would think most women you talk to, oh, boy, i would love to have a makeover. i would love to be photoshopped, and then when you see yourself, you're like, my -- >> kind of reassuring. >> it is. >> you got that right, george. we'll move on. more on these champs we've been talking about all morning. ice dancing gold medalists, meryl davis and charlie white got help from our friend derek hough from "dancing with the stars." let's go back to amy robach with more on the secret weapon. hello again, amy. >> hello, george. it's a secret no more. derek hough may be more accustomed to choreographing on the dance floor than on the ice but now the "dancing with the stars" golden boy has proven either on the ballroom or on the ice, he has the midas touch. ♪ meryl davis and charlie white, the darlings of the ice rink,

fading into history books winning america's first ice dancing gold on monday. >> to go through the most stressful thing in the world, you know, we put so much pressure on ourselves and, you know, we did such a great job of being there for each other. >> reporter: this dynamic duo has been skating together for the past 17 years. ♪ so what's one of their secret weapons in scoring olympic gold? none other than master of the mirrorball, derek hough. ♪ ♪ i could spread my wings >> reporter: the "dancing with the stars" champ helped choreograph sunday's short program earning davis and white first place. >> they came to me and they said, listen, you know, we're going -- we want to go all the way. i feel really confident in them as a team. as a partnership. >> reporter: hough met them through a mutual friend and was up for a challenge of taking his ballroom skills to the ice. >> i do things outside my

comfort zone and picked up pretty quick that certain things you can and cannot do on the ice but really mostly that you can do and then that you can't do on the wood floor. meryl and charlie are just amazing human beings. they're just the most sweet and just kind people and i'm just so happy and proud of them. i just got done texting meryl and just congratulating them and just saying how happy i am for them. it's unbelievable. you know, gold medal. i mean, how do you wrap your mind around that? >> derek hough posted this message on instagram "usa, usa, usa, history in the making. first time usa has won this event in olympic history. so proud." derek says deciding to work with meryl davis and charlie white has been one of the best, most fulfilling decisions he's ever made and the entire american team is certainly glad he made it. i would say the entire united states of america is happy he made it. way to go. back to you, guys. >> i'll say. talented trio. those three. thanks, ame. >> all right and now we turn to jessica simpson.

she says she's on a mission to be the best version of herself and she is sharing her secrets to help other women do the same. abc's bianna golodryga has the story. ♪ let it burn burn burn >> i love this body and what it's capable of no matter what size. >> reporter: it's jessica simpson like we haven't seen in years, showing off that spectacular figure that made her so famous in her latest commercial for diet franchise weight watchers. >> my body like my life is a work in progress. >> reporter: it's a far cry from the simpson who struggles with shedding extra baby weight were plastered all over celebrity magazines. >> i was so insecure. i couldn't even believe what i weighed. >> reporter: simpson had lost 50 pounds in the few months following the birth of her daughter maxwell in 2012, then just five months later, the surprise of a lifetime, news that she was pregnant with baby number two, son, ace, now 7 months old. >> i don't think that i ever expected myself to see the numbers that i have seen on the scale.

>> reporter: and so was it hard then to suppress that desire when you were pregnant the second time because you knew you didn't want to gain that much weight? >> it was hard to suppress it. i knew that i would be gaining back the weight, so i didn't really think about it that much. i went on walks, and i worked out throughout my second pregnancy. >> reporter: and staying active now she says is key along with a healthier diet. what would a typical day be like for you as far as what you consume? >> for breakfast i'm an oatmeal girl. lunch, i do like bread, so i mean i will have like a sandwich or something. but for dinner i try and keep it super clean. >> reporter: she says she gets her motivation through her fiance, former nfl tight end, eric johnson. >> i have to figure out what i want my band to be. that's happening in like the next couple weeks. >> reporter: and staying busy planning her upcoming nuptials. are you thinking about wedding dresses? >> yes, we're planning a wedding.

since i was on "gma" last, like i have a date. >> reporter: oh, already. >> i'm super excited. i have -- >> reporter: can you tell us the time of year, any sort of hints? no? >> no, but it'll be soon enough. ♪ take my breath away >> reporter: but she says that in her immediate future she'd love to get back to her roots with her first love singing. >> i want to sing again. i want my daughter to see me on stage. my fiance has never even watched me perform, which is crazy. >> reporter: wow. >> and -- but that's my passion. it's my love. like that's everything that i am. >> reporter: but being a mom is her favorite job of all. once your children are older, what do you want them to be most proud of you for? >> if i can give my kids anything, it's just support in their dreams and who they want to be. >> she's so proud of being a mother. i also asked jessica what encouragement she could give other new moms struggling to lose the weight. she told me that while she's not the celebrity mom who bounces back a couple weeks after giving birth, that's

very refreshing to hear, she has lost a lot of weight and she's proved that it actually can be done. you know, she told me it was really difficult to get back to the size she is now. she embraces her body. she's very happy and what a beautiful family she has, so i had to ask her if she would ever consider going back to reality tv. she said absolutely no way. >> yeah. >> is that right? >> good decisions all the way around. >> she looks terrific. >> thanks, b. >> thanks, b. all right. as we count down to oscar sunday right around the corner, one of this year's nominees now has the highest charting oscar nominated song in a decade. this should make a certain man who wears, well, many of those hats very happy. ♪ ♪ it might be crazy what i'm about to say ♪ >> reporter: singer, songwriter, producer, performer, call him what you will, pharrell williams has had a remarkable year. >> i never dreamt of this because i just never even realized it was possible, you know. i just have been so appreciative with what i was able to get and experience in the music industry. you don't expect this.

>> reporter: he along with that hat swept the grammys with two of the biggest songs of the year. ♪ these blurred lines i know you want it i know you want it ♪ >> reporter: not to mention producer of the year award. safe to say that luck had nothing to do with it. ♪ i'm up all night to get lucky we're up all night till the sun ♪ >> reporter: and with his new single off the "despicable me 2" soundtrack skyrocketing up the charts, pharrell definitely has reason to be happy. >> "happy" has been the gift that keeps on giving. i never expected for it to go this far. ♪ because i'm happy hop along if you feel like ♪ >> reporter: the song has even been nominated for an oscar for best original song, and it has everyone dancing happily right along with it. ♪ because i'm happy clap along ♪ what happiness >> very effective song, i think. >> it sure is. hey, kevin spacey here live coming up, but speaking of

pharrell and that song "happy," we loved it so much, we did this counting down to oscar sunday. ♪ happiness is >> oh, yeah, we've got a lot to be happy at "gma." ♪ clap along if you feel like a room without a roof ♪ >> because we're counting down to oscar sunday. >> good morning, america. >> with the stars, the coolest nominees. >> good morning, america. >> the mega hollywood surprises, the fashion, parties and red carpet events and the only morning tv interview with oscar host ellen herself with robin. ♪ that's what you want to do >> go on, put some happy in your morning with abc's "good morning america." ♪ i live for the applause plause ♪ "gma's" countdown to oscar sunday brought to you by nasacort allergy 24 hour. ♪

>> now from abc 7 news. >> good morning. we're following developing news where almeida sheriff deputies shot and killed a man. they say the man tried to attack deputies with a baseball bat late last night. this was the 19th time the sheriff had been called to the home since 2011. leyla has your traffic. >> it is getting quite busy there. let's take you to the east bay as we come up to highway 92 where we have a crash that's blocking a lane. the golden gate bridge is moving along but it is a little busier than we saw earlier this morning. no crashes to report out there right now, ahead from the waldo

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seven-day forecast, some sprinkles and possibly light rain in the north bay "gma" wants you to sing along. you could be in the center of it all. ♪ let it go >> just record no more than two minutes of your version of adina menzel's "let it go" and go to g goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to get us your video and you might see yourself on "good morning america." ♪ let it go >> go ahead, josh. >> i have one more submission. >> oh, my god. it's a great song and it's why we are throwing what i'm told is the biggest "frozen" sing-a-long event ever and i'm guessing it's the first biggest "frozen" live

sing-a-long ever. it matters not and seriously, we want you to send us your videos of you or your -- >> invited too. >> or your little ones or you belting "let it go" family style, bring it, go to goodmorningamerica.com right now to find out how. it's going to be great. interestingly too. we saw "happy" before the break. these two songs are facing off for one of the great academy award races of all time. will it be "happy." will it be "let it go." >> win/win. you know who won't let it go, sasha cohen and ginger zee. let it go, no, they have been so competitive and so much fun to watch. last week, this week speed skating challenge, it's our thrilling tuesday edition of the "gma" games and, lara, word on the street you're going to go out too. >> yeah, i am. >> don't be a late scratch. >> no, no, no. >> i'm in it to win it. >> look who is at the twitter

mirror. we have both matt leblanc and kevin spacey together. two-fer. two-fer, two hit shows, "episodes," "house of cards" and they're on twitter right now looking forward to talking to them in just a minute. >> keep -- >> keep turning around. >> we'll have to go on twitter and find those pictures. >> that could be a meme any minute. however, we had to pick and so here we go. olympic mega meme time. >> announcer: the morning mega meme. >> how how i miss marvin. >> hi, marvin. >> timing issues. okay, here we go, it's quimming. a combination of quim and winning. remember johnny quinn, the olympic bobsledder that got locked in his bathroom and did that. to get out, well, quinning was born. take a look. some of our favorites thus far. >> approaching -- >> one hub by going johnny quinn

on a bottle of wine for his wife and in this picture, kevin, i'll take it. the snow so deep it buried the car up to its door handles but this woman and her sister pulled a johnny quinn, so good was in that the man himself johnny quinn, rap, rap, rap. >> kevin is like, come on. >> and that's it. that's actually it. >> it was so much fun -- >> you have the power. you're the first one that's been -- >> able to shut him up. >> thank you, kevin. >> kevin spacey should be our new meme. it's -- >> yeah. that's it. >> awesome. before we get to mr. spacey, we all know how expensive it can be to find the perfect outfit, jewelry or bag. one group of friends came up with a fabulous solution. sara haines has the story. ♪

>> reporter: here's the story of a mom named sasha who was looking for the perfect black shoe. across the hall lived a mom named dana who was looking for the perfect shade of blue. there was rachel, who needed the perfect jewel. and another dana who needed something cool. that's the way they all became the sharing crew. >> now i heard you share clothes. how did this start, this concept? >> basically started with an e-mail. someone was e-mailing about wanting to bror a pair of shoes, size 7 black pumps and everybody responded so i'd say from that people just felt free to shoot an e-mail to the whole co-op to see if they needed anything. >> reporter: in a city where oftentimes people don't even make eye contact, a group of moms in this grand street cooperative have taken neighborly kindness to a whole new level opening up their closets literally and sharing everything from dresses and shoes to accessories with the girl next door or down the hall.

>> that is so cute. >> you can go in -- in someone's apartment in your slippers and sit down on their floor and check out their closets and walk out with a whole new wardrobe. >> reporter: it just isn't for city gals. talk to your friends and neighbors about swapping. after all, sharing is caring and the benefits of that closeness, well, clearly extend beyond mere friendship. ♪ it's like the ultimate form of recycling. >> yes and save a lot of money. >> reporter: any excitement when someone new walks in and see look in the elevator who is well dressed and say i can totally find the occasion to wear that shirt. >> we have to get the scoop on the person first. >> reporter: as for the million dollar question -- >> worry someone is going to -- >> no, we know where you live. >> we know where they live. >> reporter: for "good morning america," sara haines, abc news, new york. >> got to share. we have our own "gma" version of that right here. brown boots. i brorred them the other day, my friend. >> any time. i'm here for you.

let's get outside to ginger with a final look at the weather. >> warming up still and you got all these people. i thought why not skate, do weather and instagram our beautiful crowd. good morning. hey, there. the twitter photos wanted 0 share with you today. key west, that's a place that i'd love to go. >> yeah. >> oh, so warm and a beautiful sunset there. thank you for sending that to warm us all up. in delaware some places getting 2 or even 3 inches of snow but, of course, that's moving on out and a new storm blasting into the pacific northwest, that is the same storm that is going to eventually come across the nation and develop some severe weather. big deal for places like memphis, nashville, birmingham, alabama, jackson, mississippi, all in that severe weather area. right now a slight risk but we'll be watching it as we get a little bit good morning, after a

colorful sunrise, check out these temperatures today. a chance >> all that weather brought to you by progressive and they're helping me stretch here and stay up, robin. >> yeah, okay, ginger. my eye, my eyes. for ten years he was one of our best friends on tv. now, matt leblanc is enjoying success yet again playing himself, well, sort of in showtime's hit series "episodes." we'll take a -- we'll talk to matt in just a moment but first take a look at "episodes." >> you no he that guy who got my part in the nbc pilot? >> oh. >> just had a kickboxing accident. paralyzed! >> oh, my god. >> temporarily but long enough that he can't do the pilot. >> the man is paralyzed! >> temporarily. jesus.

be happy for me for once. we are back, baby. >> and we're delighted that he is back, matt is here with us this morning. thank you. oh, boy. down in back, kevin spacey. he started the standing ovation. you play yourself as i said sort of in "episodes." so kind of explain to people how that shakes out. >> let's see. it's a scripted version of myself which i got to say is much more interesting than the real thing. >> you said that when you won the golden globes, congratulations, for this role that you had. >> thanks, yeah if a couple of years ago and you said that you are more interesting, the character is, but is there something about it that you pull from in your real life? >> well, you know, it's just like loose parallel of my life so they can pull the fact that i was on "friends" so they make references to that and there's enough real references about it that people wonder, is that what he's really like? is that what he's not? what's the real deal, so it's

been kind of fun to sort of dodge those questions and kind of keep it vague. >> yeah, sagetly like that and you know something you've done so cute a perception of you because of your character and your character joey you're not right and you actually use that to your advantage in real life, haven't you? >> i don't understand. yeah, you know, it gives me an edge, if you will. >> exactly. do you have people that come up and think you are truly the characters that they see? >> yes, sometimes people will speak slowly to me and they think, oh, well, you're not -- you look like you're tired or because i'm not so big and excited but it's kind of fun to see. i guess it's a good thing that they're believing what i'm doing. >> you're a good actor. you're a great actor. >> well. thanks. >> what does get you all excited, the writers and producers. this is what really brought you back to work with these guys again. >> yeah, jeffrey and david called me out of the blue and said they had an idea and i

said, i'm in and they said, well, do you want to hear it first? i said, well, okay, sure and they pitched me this idea and i thought it was great, you know, and i had a reservation in the beginning about playing myself. i wasn't really sure what that would mean and they said, well, you know, we're not making a documentary so it'll be, you know what you're comfortable with and what you're not comfortable with and we'll take it one step at a time and it's been -- it's been great and sort of come full circle to now they're protecting me from myself. i'm the one that's pitching, well, what if we did this and they'll say, no, no, no we don't want to turn people off. you can't do that. let's not show that side of you. >> really great you have that trust there and so it makes you be able to take a few more chances because you know you got each other's backs. >> it's like working with family again much you know, they did all ten years of "friends" so it's been really nice to be like working with my uncles again. you know what i mean so gifted writingwise. >> that's clear and you bring up

"friends." i can't believe 20 years ago it started. it's been off the air for ten years, you know what everybody asks, is there going to be a movie, a reu yon, get back together at any point? >> yeah, i really don't see that happening. if it is happening nobody's told me about it, first offall. but "friends" was about a finite period in your life where college is over and your life hasn't really started yet. it's that sort of window where you're figuring it all out and i think to go and see -- this is just my opinion -- i hi to go and see those characters now at, you know, older and things like that, i think it's like that old saying, the book is better than the movie. >> ooh, yeah. >> i don't think we don't want to see chandler pushing the stroller or at a soccer game, you know what i mean, because their lives aren't together anymore. they've all moved and -- >> seeing joey, you know, because we -- you're right. kind of want to remember joey how he was. >> better than to see him still an out of work actor and nothing

going on. >> you got -- matt leblanc got a lot going on. congratulations for all your continued success and coming in this morning. we appreciate that. "episodes." >> thank you. >> airs sunday nights on showtime. you know who is coming up next, an embarrassment of riches. kevin spacey is going to join us live to talk about the new season, "house of cards" that has everyone talking. oh, are you couping me down, in three, two -- oh, the camera. wow. ♪

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♪ i just -- >> there they are at the twitter. frank underwood and a friend, kevin spacey because "house of cards" is back. many fans have been through the second full seeing on netflix trying to find out how america's most evil politician will gain more power. starring kevin spacey playing frank underwood clawing his way up to vice president. watch him plot. >> have you ever considered serving in the leadership? >> i figure that might be possible eight, ten years from now. >> what if i suggested that you could serve in leadership this term to replace me as whip?

>> you're being -- >> let's assume that's true. >> i love those dark shadows. great to have kevin spacey. you've been seeing him all morning. you do camera, stage manager. come back and anchor tomorrow. >> i also video bombed. sort of like photo bombing. video bombing, a new thing i'm starting. maybe i shouldn't do the interview. just do the bumpers and go. >> that would work. welcome back any time. and very different persona from frank underwood and i've been trying to figure this out. ali and i were through five episodes of season two but i'm trying to figure out. he believes in power above all else. what does he really want in the end? >> hmm, you know, it's a great question and not one that i can really answer quite yet. only because one of the great experiences that i'm having in doing this show is how much i don't know about frank underwood yet. >> you don't know. >> yeah, because, look, i'm not an actor who thinks that, oh, i know this character completely and i show up on the set and can

do it in nye sleep. one of the incredible experiences that i'm having is that we are discovering who frank is as we go along, that bill and our team of writers as they begin to explore more, reveal more as well as hold back more every time i come to work i'm lettering more about this character and so i don't know everything -- >> is there any real politician living or dead that you have somewhere in your head? >> not really. i mean he was so incredibly conceived on the page, both in the original british series and michael dobbs' book and now in what bow and david fincher who directed our first two episodes last season that, no, i think if i could say anything, maybe it's the fact that he admires lyndon johnson so much. and if you look at lyndon johnson and certainly his reputation of being a very tough, very difficult in your face negotiator, there's a couple of photos that i have on my wall in "house of cards" that

are pictures of literally johnson in someone's face leaning over them. he was a very, very tough negotiator. >> also a love story. probably one of the most chilling love stories i've ever seen between frank and claire. >> well, robin writing as done an extraordinary job with quite frankly not a whole lot of dialogue, you know, she's a very miss terrorous character. >> all in the gestures. >> she's remarkable to work with. i've known her a long time. we never had a chance to work as much together as we have in this. but i think she's extremely, extremely remarkable. >> so powerful. we get all kinds of questions on twitter. more than anything else when will they be able to see season three? how long will he have to wait? >> we don't start season three for a little bit later this year so, again, be out next year but what i understand is that a lot of fans have said they're parcelling it out this time. not necessarily binge completely but try to watch one but maybe they won't be able to last but that way there won't be as much

time between -- >> that's smart. final twitter question from doug cost low, what would frank underwood's advice be to hillary clinton on whether to run for president? >> oh, run. sorry, that was bill. i said -- sorry, i -- run, baby, run. i did that as bill. >> kevin spacey, thanks a lot. "house of cards" is so great. all 13 episodes of the second season are now available on netflix. thanks for coming in. welcome back any time. live outside for the "gma" games and just a minute, speed skating challenge coming up.

>> okay. and we're back, day seven of our "gma" games, the competition, oh, is fierce. let's take a look, ash we at the overall medal count right now because sasha has it in her deal. she right now currently atop the

standings with five overall medals. ginger zee close on her heels with four. lara spencer and i have like the same amount of medals. >> i only have two. >> you have one. it's okay. you're a good person. i just need you to remember that. speedskating has nothing to do with the actual sport of speedskating and sasha cohen has two left skates. >> no brake. >> and no brakes. >> what could possibly go wrong, america? >> come on. >> here we go. on your mark, get set, skate. >> go, lara, go. >> oh, my goodness. okay. come here, sash, okay. >> i got you. there you go. >> and, oh, oh. >> okay. i think we have a winner. i think we have a winner. we a here we go. sasha, how do you feel. >> i have tears of joy. >> lots of tears. >> thank you. >> a lot of tears. i think it's fair to say a lot

of tears out here. i still have no idea what that had to do with speedskating but we'll be right back.

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