good morning, america. happening now, the heaviest rains in years set to take hold over southern california. mud slide alerts and the red carpet at the academy awards rolled out early to beat the storms. plus, a winter storm watch for the mountains. developing now, danger in the skies. two new reports of lasers hitting passenger plane cockpits just outside boston. >> i've got a laser pointing at us, green laser pointing at the airplane. >> drivers in the area also reporting lasers in their eyes the police on the hunt for the latest culprit. caught on tape, special delivery on the sidewalk. the baby who couldn't wait even a new york minute. >> i went, no, that's my cab. >> the mom missed her ride and went into labor right there. we'll hear from her about that curbside delivery this morning. ♪ let it go >> and it's a song that's got america singing.

♪ let it go let it go turn away and slam the door ♪ ♪ let it go >> we asked and thousands of you showed us how you belt out "frozen's" superhit "let it go." now we're all singing it together coast to coast in the biggest sing-along ever on "gma." the star behind the song. idina menzel is here. are you ready to let it go live. >> good morning, america. ♪ let it go can't hold it back anymore ♪ ♪ let it go let it go turn away and slam the door ♪ ♪ i don't care >> don't want to talk over that song this morning. good morning, america. what a special wednesday here on "gma." all about the "frozen" phenomenon. of course, you know "let it go" up for an oscar nomination. boy, has this song taken hold. across the country and around the world. spotify says it has been

streamed 25 million times. >> whoo and more than 2,000 submissions coming in for our big event. we will do our very best to show yours this morning. >> indeed, we will. worldwide sing-along. again, it's going to play out from here in times square all the way down to disney world, out to chicago, through my living room, back here to times square. >> and probably don't need to say this, not to worry in case you don't know the words we've got them on screen for you so sing along with us. won't you? >> a lot of fun coming up. right to that wild weather on the west coast. ginger, the whole region is really bracing for some record rain. >> it is and this would be more rain for los angeles, other parts of southern california than they've seen in the last year in just four days. that's the big issue. so let me tell you, everybody asking is this going to solve the drought? well, the answer is even if you get five inches you still have 15 inches to go just this month so let me show you the timing of this storm because that's really the big question too is when does it come at us? it's already happening in northern california.

central and southern get a little bit into early tomorrow morning. and then the heaviest, the part we're concerned with starts at 3:00 a.m. on friday morning. this is not just heavy rain at times. it is thunderstorms. it's a potential for mud slides, especially in some of those spots that have had the wildfires so this would be the rain through the weekend. four to six inches especially north and west of los angeles. two to three, though, in l.a. that's going to bring them closer, it will be good. overall we'll look for spots that will be bad friday into saturday. >> some wet oscars. thanks. other top stories from josh. we begin with a rare and public apology from general motors. a car defect has now been linked to 13 deaths. that is double the number that was first reported. the problem is a faulty ignition switch that can cause the key to unexpectedly turn the car off. again, it's been blamed for dozens of crashes. the result, it's been a massive recall, 1.6 million cars are now affected. most of them chevy cobalts.

along with some saturns and pontiacs. gm admits it may have been too slow to recall the cars. and a scare in the sky for two airline pilots over boston. someone on the ground tried to shine a laser into the cockpits of two planes, one approaching logan airport, the other a delta flight to atlanta. >> i've got a laser pointing at us, a green laser. >> any idea where that came from? >> all i can say is was on a river, south bank of a river. >> thankfully the planes did manage to land safely but it's become such a serious threat now to pilots that the fbi is now offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who catches someone doing it. please, please, do not. meanwhile, asiana airlines is being fined $500,000 for the way it handled that deadly crash in san francisco last year. authorities say that it took the airline in some cases five days to contact some victims' families. and swiss bank executives

will be answering questions on capitol hill today. they stand accused of helping their wealthy american clients hide up to $12 billion from the irs. a senate investigation found that credit suisse used among other things a secret elevator, hid cash in panty hose and even stuck bank statements in a "sports illustrated" magazine all to avoid detection. speaking of detection, take a look at this. that. nasa has released new video of a massive flare erupting on the sun, the largest of its type. it's a gas explosion. it unleashed winds topping 4 million miles per hour. how do they know that? thankfully the flare was not pointed at the earth. so no problems are expected here, but whatever planet it may have been pointed at, you have our prayers. finally, have you ever been on a whale watch? well, i don't know if you had as much fun as this woman.

>> there's a fin. >> oh. >> oh, my gosh. >> she took a fin right to the head during a whale watch off baja california. and look at the picture up close here. yeah, not to worry. yeah, she's fine. look, if you go whale watching, there's one way to watch a whale. >> can't get more up close than that. >> yes. >> thank you, josh. >> yes. to the bill in arizona firing up a national debate over religious and gay rights. governor jan brewer under a lot of pressure to veto the measure that would give businesses the right to refuse service citing religious beliefs. protests overnight right outside the governor's office and abc's cecilia vega has the story. >> reporter: governor jan brewer has just four days to decide whether to sign or veto a controversial bill that allows businesses in the name of religious freedom to refuse to serve gay people. >> your message to jan brewer right now? >> veto, now. >> reporter: this has become a nightly ritual. protesters on the statehouse lawn and promise to be out here

every night until the bill is vetoed. for the governor, the pressure is mounting. major companies are taking sides declaring the law bad for business from marriott hotels to apple, american airlines and now yelp whose ceo wrote in a letter to brewer "every consumer has a right to be served by a business without fear of discrimination." the nfl says it too is watching the decision closely as next year's super bowl is set to be played in arizona, the league issuing a statement saying "it supports tolerance and inclusiveness" and arizona senator john mccain tweeting "i hope governor brewer will veto" as some stores and restaurants hang signs declaring business open to everyone, the bill's backers are hoping the governor hears their side, too. >> i want for us to be able to have our businesses and also be able to have our values respected. >> reporter: maia of the christian business networking says she's received death

threats over her public support of the bill but she is not backing down. >> you think it's not about gay rights? >> i think the bill is about religious freedom and the ability to have religious freedom. >> she has remained tight lip on how she plans to act on this bill. she did late last night send a tweert out to her followers. followers saying "i assure you, as always, i will do the right thing for the state of arizona." george, that clock is ticking. she has until saturday to decide. >> okay, cecilia, thanks. to the white house. president obama is facing tough questions about his nominees for ambassador. critics are saying that too of the plum jobs are going to cronies with more cash than competence pushing hard to reforms. jon karl has the story. >> reporter: sometimes it can be downright embarrassing. president obama's pick to be ambassador to argentina has never set foot in the place. >> mr. mamet, have you been to argentina? >> senator, i haven't had the

opportunity yet to be there. >> reporter: neither have the president's picks for iceland or norway. >> mr. barber, i take it you've been to iceland. >> sir, i have not had the privilege yet. i look forward to -- >> mr. tsunis, have you been to norway? >> i have not. >> reporter: the would be ambassador to hungary had a hard time answering basic questions about the country. >> what are our strategic interests in hungary? >> we have -- our strategic interests in terms of what our key priorities -- >> have any [ bleep ] people been to epcot center? have you been anywhere? is there a rule that ambassadors can't have set foot in the country they're going to ambassador? would it ruin the surprise? >> reporter: here is what they have in common. they each helped raise more than $500,000 for the obama re-election campaign. like previous presidents, president obama has reserved about one-third of his ambassadorial appointments for political supporters, most of them big donors. >> more than half of the

political appointees he made to these posts gave or bundled, helped to raise more than $500,000 for his re-election campaign. is that a coincidence? >> look, the president takes an approach where he finds qualified nominees for these posts from a variety of walks of life. >> reporter: one nomination that the foreign service association will be watching very closely is u.s. ambassador to france, the post is currently vacant. the question, george, is will it go to somebody who raised big bucks for the obama campaign and if so will that be somebody who also knows a little about france? >> that has been vacant for awhile. jon, thanks very much. boy, you would think people would do their homework. >> you would think so, yes. to the new headline on fertility that could allow doctors to eliminate certain genetic diseases in babies and give new hope to women who can't have babies. abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser is here with much more. rich?

>> robin, the science that the fda is considering is extremely complicated. as i was studying the reports late last night, i have to say at times it felt like this. like i was reading science fiction. look at this. combining the genetic material of three people to make a baby could wipe out potentially a whole category of incurable inherited diseases. the procedure sometimes called three parent ivf starts with the mother's egg. if there's problems with the mitochondrial dna, they left out the eck's nucleus. with all the genes for height, weight, color in tact. and move it to a healthy donor egg. with healthy mitochondrial egg. now the enhanced egg can be fertilized in a lab by the father's sperm and the embryo would be implanted back in the mother like regular ivf. researchers in oregon tried this in monkeys. it worked. they also tried it in human eggs but never implanted them. the fda saying the controversial procedure wasn't yet approved for human trials. this morning, questions remain. is it safe and is it a good idea?

>> so, rich, talk about the dna that is the centerpiece. >> yeah. so this is called mitochondrial dna. they have mitochondria that provide them with energy in their eggs. if its infective, they may have a baby with a birth defect. >> promising technique? >> you know, it is. the idea you can make a fix before a baby is born so a couple can have a healthy baby is terrific. it's been done in monkeys. i think it could be done here. >> of course, there are people that are concerned about the risks. >> that's right. >> what are they? >> i mean, there are risks. the idea that the change you make could lead to a birth defect that you aren't aware of or a problem in the next generation. how do you do the studies to even sort that out. >> the ethical component of it. >> is this on the path to designer babies. you know, you make a change that prevents a deadly disease is one thing but are you on your way to selecting characteristics in a baby and do we really want to go there. >> even that's not the intent but you don't know if that's the direction it could go. >> that's right. that's something they have to sort out before they move forward.

>> thanks rich. >> thank you, guys. we'll get the latest on that kerry kennedy trial. the 54-year-old daughter of robert kennedy expected to take the stand today defending herself against charges for driving under the influence of ambien. abc's mara schiavocampo is tracking this case. >> reporter: tuesday the court was packed with kennedys. the famous family out in full force for kerry kennedy's misdemeanor drugged driving trial including her mother, 85-year-old ethel kennedy who is rarely seen in public. some also showed up on the witness stand, rory kennedy testifying her sister, quote, has a reputation for sobriety and general healthy living." another character witness, family friend reverend jerry creeden. >> his great heart -- >> reporter: who spoke at senator ted kennedy's funeral. of kennedy the minister said i've never seen her drunk. the 54-year-old niece of president john f. kennedy is facing a misdemeanor charge of driving while impaired in july of 2012. allegedly hitting a tractor trailer after she claims she

took the prescription ambien with her breakfast instead of a thyroid pill. >> i remember getting on the highway and then i have no memory until i was stopped. >> reporter: tuesday kennedy clutched rosary beads while the prosecution made their case saying she should have realized she was impaired. a forensic toxicologist testifying ambien is a fast-acting drug and could have taken affect in as little as 15 minutes. but the defense says kennedy made an honest mistake and that the prosecution has not proven its case. >> hopefully the jury will agree. >> reporter: in a case where no one disputes the facts, it will all come down to kennedy's judgment. >> the issue ultimately will be whether she realized that she was under the influence of ambien and yet continued to drive. >> reporter: if convicted, kennedy could lose some driving privileges. she also faces up to a year in jail. it's unlikely she'd actually serve they time, though, because she doesn't have a record. kennedy has pleaded not guilty and the trial could continue through the week. robin?

>> all right, mara, thanks very much. to the latest on the mysterious shooting of a prominent new york real estate tycoon and political power broker at his castle, one of the biggest private homes in the u.s. gary melius says he has no idea who would want to harm him. abc's gio benitez has that story for us. >> reporter: this morning, with his would-be assassin on the loose, the owner of one of america's largest and most exclusive properties, new york's oheka castle, is afraid for his life. insisting he does not know who shot him. with around the clock police protection, 69-year-old gary melius tells us from his hospital bed, i look forward to coming home. i look forward to getting back to work. oheka castle is the kind of place most only see on tv. with gardens fit for kings. but monday afternoon with melius sitting in his car a gunman wearing a black mask fired up to three shots, one bullet hit him in the head but never penetrated his skull. he went into shock.

melius who spent $30 million restoring the iconic castle is so politically connected, top elected officials were at the hospital distraught. >> it's terrible. terrible. >> reporter: just months ago melius, a political donor was at the center of an enormous scandal accused of using his access and connections to get the nassau county police to arrest someone. the police commissioner resigned soon after. both he and melius denied wrongdoing. but who would want melius dead? police don't have a motive or suspect. but according to "the wall street journal," surveillance video showed two men waiting in a vehicle for two hours before the attack. when melius sat in his car, the masked gunmen started shooting into the driver's side window. melius also telling us "if this near-death experience has done anything, it is a reminder to live each day, celebrate life and embrace your family." and back here at the castle

police are launching day three of that manhunt but they say melius is still having a really hard time remembering the details of that shooting, robin. >> good to see he is recovering. all right, gio, thank you very much. lara, i guess there is gold in them their hills. >> unbelievable story. it's true, robin. this is a california couple who goes out on a walk with their dog and they come home multimillionaires after stumbling on a veritable pot of gold. ♪ okay, this may not be a national treasure but coin collectors say it may be the biggest buried treasure ever found in the u.s. a collection of coins worth more than $10 million. it was found by a couple out doing the same stroll they do every day. >> there are many coins here that are better than anything anyone's ever seen. >> reporter: gold coins, some incredibly rare, the husband, wife and dog were on a path on their california ranch when they saw what looked like a rusty can

sticking out of the ground. >> full of dirt and they saw just the very rim of one coin sticking out and immediately knew what it was. >> reporter: the couple unearthed more than 1400 u.s. coins, all dating from the late 1800s and all in pristine condition. for safety concerns, the couple says they want to remain anonymous. they haven't even told extended family members and say no bank is safe enough either. the couple is keeping the coins right where they found them, saying in a statement, they dug a hole in the woodpile and cut a slab of green board to cover it. put the coins in plastic bags then put them in a box inside an old ice chest and buried them. most will be put up for sale on amazon while the couple will hold on to a few keepsakes. among the coins that they found, if you're a coin collector, the 1866 no motto double eagle. that one coin is worth $1 million. >> the no motta double eagle? no. >> good, ginger.

we saw when jon was speaking, more snow in washington, d.c. >> they had almost 3 inches yesterday. snowing again this morning. we can see a shot there of the capital. look at that. they've got the fresh snow on the ground. more falls again. it's not going to be a ton and won't be a ton in new york city or philadelphia but snow possible before noon could make your morning slick. then the cold pushes in. new york city only a high today of 29. so subfreezing and the windchill, look at this. windchill advisories from montana to ohio, chicago, 15 below, 12 below is what it feels like in indianapolis. your local forecast coming up in just 30 seconds. first the rainy cities provided by purina pro plan.

good morning i'm abc 7 news meteorologist. bay area forecast, wet. in fact, we'll have heavier rains and breezy conditions develop. heavier rains and winds friday morning. our biggest threat with this will about your ban flooding. that means streets could get backed up with the heavier rain. now the rainfall amounts are go >> and the next half hour we're talking about the gulf. because major heavy rains from new orleans through other states. >> thank you, ginger. coming up on "gma" sex, money and murder. stunning testimony in the trial of an aspen socialite accused of killing her ex-husband at his country club. special delivery. the mom who missed her ride went into labor right on the sidewalk. we'll hear from her just ahead. let's go. let's let it go.

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>> incredible story and then also, a really startling story of a very unlikely olympic couple of athletes, did they buy their way into the winter games? >> yes. >> the term athlete really loosely. >> the check's cashed. >> you too pull out the checks. >> slalom. cash pile. >> you're an athlete. you're an athlete. >> the splendor of the olympics. the "the little couple" speaking out. the first television interview with the popular reality stars since jen arnold thankfully beat back cancer. >> yes. >> looking forward to that. but we'll begin with that socialite on trial for killing her former husband with a car bomb at his country club. prosecutors arguing that pamela phillips was out for money, this he argue and abc's ryan owens is covering the case from tucson. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. it took this case almost two decades to get here to court. but for anyone who likes a

sensational trial complete with sex, money and murder, this one was worth the wait. it has it all. is she a socialite, a sociopath or both? 56-year-old pamela phillips on trial for the murder of her ex-husband, high-flying commercial real estate developer gary triano. prosecutors say she wanted his $2 million life insurance policy to keep up her lavish lifestyle after their divorce. >> she was looking to get very rich. >> yes. >> reporter: hugh bancroft took the stand tuesday. his family once owned the majority stake in "the wall street journal." he testified about vacationing with phillips and loaning her hundreds of thousands after the divorce. >> pamela was dating some very wealthy men after she tworsed gary, isn't that true? >> yes. >> reporter: prosecutors say her greed let her to pay a hit man. her one-time boyfriend ron young to plant a pipe bomb in her ex-hubby's car at this arizona country club back in 1996.

gary triano was killed in the explosion just after finishing a round of golf with friends. >> his head was slumped over, his right arm and hand were gone. >> reporter: phillips became a mother on the run living it up in aspen until she was arrested in this luxury hotel in 2009. she pleaded not guilty and her attorney says her ex had lots of enemies. >> gary triano lived on the edge. he borrowed a lot of money from all sorts of people. many people who maybe were connected with organized crime. >> reporter: the hit man in this case is already serving life in prison. if convicted, his one-time girlfriend may just join him there. george. >> ryan, thanks. let's talk about this with abc's chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams. prosecutors zeroing in on this insurance policy. >> that's right. they're calling witnesses to say

that she was in dire financial straits. but most importantly, the one thing that she wasn't going to do when she was suffering financially was not pay the premiums on that insurance policy. >> on her ex-husband. >> that's right. they're divorced and they want to call witnesses to say she was borrowing money. she was making sure that those premiums were paid off. they say that's the motive and the other key to the case becomes linking her to young -- to her alleged boyfriend. >> taking a long time to build this case. this happened 20 years ago. what is the defense strategy in this? >> the defense strategy is broadly to impose reasonable doubt. but what they want to do, look at other possible suspects here. this is a guy who a lot of people were after. this is a guy who was involved in a lot of lawsuits, owed a lot of people money, had a lot of enemies, the defense saying that's the place to look. >> so in some ways they want to figuratively put him on trial which means she doesn't take the stand. >> i don't think there's a chance she takes the stand. there's too much at risk for her. too much for her to explain. they want to just say reasonable

doubt and most importantly they got something specific with that reasonable doubt which is look at all of these other people who might have been possible suspects here. look at all these other people who might have wanted him dead. not an easy defense. >> even though these are tough questions for her, all the evidence circumstantial. >> that's right. circumstantial and, remember, she's not the one who actually put the bomb there. the allegation is that she hired someone to do it. but under the law, if they find her guilty she's just as guilty as the person who put the bomb there. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. >> all right, george. to that very special delivery we've been telling you about all morning, the mom who missed her ride and gave birth right on a new york city sidewalk. only in new york, kids. only in new york. abc's john muller has the story. >> say hello, ila. >> reporter: she's the miracle momma who brought curbside delivery to a whole new level. this incredible video shows 39-year-old polly mccourt giving birth on a busy manhattan sidewalk monday after going into

labor unexpectedly in her apartment. she says her doorman tried to hail her a cab to the hospital but was stymied by rush hour rivals. >> he was trying desperately to hail a cab. a lady walked out 5 miters in front and hailed a cab and got into it. i went, oh, no, that's my cab. i turned around to him and said, i'm not going to make it. i'm not going to make it. i need to actually sit down. >> reporter: you can see in the video a crowd gathers, some offering her scarves to keep her warm then that incredible moment with her doorman propping her up and traffic whizzing nearby baby ila isabelle was born. you can see her here with her mom just moments after paramedics arrived in the nick of time to pull her out. then load a smiling mccourt on to the balance. >> let's put it this way. she's a real new yorker born on the streets of new york. >> reporter: this morning they're both doing great thanks in no small part to the kindness of strangers including one woman who gave her the coat off her back. to keep her warm.

mccourt says she only caught the mystery angel's name, isabel. but that was enough to honor her with a newborn name sake. >> meant to be ila polly, but now it's ila isabelle. the lady who gave me the coat and walked home with a t-shirt home. i'm getting emotional just thinking about it. >> reporter: for abc, john muller, new york. >> that's a true new yorker. >> that's unbelievable. that's unbelievable. that's gorgeous. >> the baby looks no worse for the wear. she looks fantastic. >> a doorman is holding her up. going to get a really big tip. >> yeah. >> going to get a good gratuity. ginger zee, i'm looking down home, my family is saying it's not too good down there right now. >> yesterday was the fog along the gulf coast and now we're talking about the rain and sol of it will be heavy at times. this is a little earlier from new orleans. just a look and it's very overcast. we had some gusting winds to some 20, even 26 miles per hour at one point.

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unbelievable story of a couple under fire for what some are calling a pay to play at the winter olympics. they attended the games as cross country skiers representing the tropical island of dominica. ryan smith has the story. ryan. >> good morning, lara. 47-year-old staten island native gary di silvestri and wife anjelica di silvestri live in a multimillion dollar mansion in montana. how did they come to represent dominica? country of some 73,000 in the caribbean in this winter olympics? take a look. they may have seemed the unlikeliest of olympians seen here bearing the flag for the country of dominica.

47-year-old former hedge fund manager gary di silvestri and his 48-year-old wife anjelica di silvestri making headlines as sochi's oldest olympian, cross country skiers, the first husband and wife competing in the same event. they talked to nbc about their close relationship. >> so to have him here with me is special. i wouldn't be here without him. >> nor would i without her. >> reporter: but with no family and no residence in dominica some say they had no right. to be olympians. >> they have no direct ties to dominica. dubious qualifiers are part of the lore. remember the original jamaican bobsled team that inspired the movie? >> it's bobsled time. >> reporter: but at least they were born there. to qualify for the olympics, the di silvestris had to meet minimum performance standards, be full citizens and dominica had to have a governing body for the sport. gary di silvestri told "the new york times" he wanted to help the country saying "they need assistance so we did. we acted the best we could at the time, made a financial contribution to the country that

went to different projects and in return they granted us citizenship." dominica provides economic citizenship to married couples giving at least $175,000. >> the way the rules are written, there's nothing that says they can't be there but the point is is this what the olympics are? middle-aged couples from montana skiing for an island they may have set foot on once or twice. >> reporter: the olympic committee standing behind the couple, the president telling "the san diego union-tribune," "the di silvestri family did not buy their way into the winter olympic games. there has been no violation of the olympic rules and princeles. and their performance, not exactly scintillating. both weren't able to complete their olympic run because of medical issues. and they aren't the only athletes in sochi that competed for a country other than their birth nation much at least 120 other athletes did the same, but most have some birth or living arrangement in their country. as for living in dominica gary di silvestri said he is look for a place and, lara with average

temperatures in the mid-80s, not a bad idea. >> not a bad idea. all right, ryan, we thank you. and coming up here, the "the little couple's" jen arnold speaking out for the first time on camera since beating back cancer. >> terrific stuff. also a "play of the day." maybe the very best senior night of all. ♪ carry on ll. ♪ carry on [ bettina ] my dentist said to me that i had acid erosion. he actually told me that a lot of the foods that i thought were really healthy for me can do damage to the enamel on my teeth. i am a healthy girl, i love salads, i love fruits, and it's not something i want to give up. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel twice a day as my daily toothpaste. pronamel will help protect the enamel from future erosion. it's just so great because all of those foods that i enjoyed so much, i didn't want to give up, and now i can continue to have them.

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>> actually what happens just before, well, what for many is the final plays of an athletic career. robin, tell us about your senior night. >> i can remember my senior night. taking the court with my fellow seniors, michelle, kim and amy. still have that picture. >> people with whom you slog through months and -- >> give me the ball. give me the ball. >> before you would play a final home game before the home fan, again, for a lot of people, the last time you might play competitively. well, let's go to allbright college, shall we? megan boyle was being honored on her senior day. and, of course, along with her fellow seniors. the families gather, the roses are handed and they go to center court. and she's looking around for her parents and i guess -- oh, there they are. someone else was missing from the celebration. >> meghan!

>> oh. >> welcome home, brother william. >> that never gets old. >> never gets old. oh, the homecoming. >> what a sprint that was. >> that was. >> good athlete. >> well, both good athletes because she was coming in. he was ready to take the charge. instead he took the hug. >> look at her. >> and look at them both. william, thank you for your service, meghan, congratulations on a wonderful career that ended about as well as it possibly could. >> she'll remember that. senior night to remember. as for us, a "let it go" epic live event to remember, take a look at the crowd as it grows in times square. >> coming up. >> lots of excitement as we get ready to go round the world. go nowhere. ♪ >> coming up, "good morning america's" "countdown to the oscars" brought to you by jcpenney. when it fits, you feel it. when it fits, you feel it.

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♪ let it go good morning, america. are you ready to let it go live? ♪ let it go >> we're going "frozen" in an epic "gma" event with the song that has the world singing and the star behind it, idina menzel, is here. thousands of you shared your videos, showing us how you sing along. so get ready to let it go live with all of our topple secret guests. and oscar sunday now just days away. nonn n n non-stop star julianne moore joins us and the waffle taco is unleashed. fast food wars reach a fever pitch. a jam-packed hour ahead as we

say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ let it go let it go >> all: good morning, america. [ cheers and applausenon . >> look at those skateers in bryant park this morning getting ready for our "let it go" extravaganza right here on "gma." the new york children's chorus in times square, as well. we've got links up with the entire country right now for this huge sing-along coming up. just under half an hour. >> if you're at home, you're joining in, as well because you have been sending us your videos from times square to bryant park to chicago, little rock, arkansas, cannot wait to get it going this morning. >> you know, you mentioned those videos. thousands upon thousands of you, each one more adorable than the next and enthusiastic to boot. i mean, there's some serious enthusiasm here. we'll share as many of them as

we possibly can as we prepare to let it go. >> i love the ones that are so earnest. >> even though they have no idea what they're singing. >> they are going to let it go no matter what that means. it's going to be great. two others stories coming up. "the little couple's" jen arnold is speaking out for the first time on camera since she beat back cancer and in "pop news," could you lose weight by playing a video game? what scientists are saying about one of the most popular games back in the day. >> the answer might be yes. >> it might be. >> wow. okay, lara, thank. a lot coming up. news from josh. we'll begin with breaking news now and just days after the olympics ended in sochi, russia, russian president vladimir putin apparently flexing some muscle. he is reportedly ordered his troops in western russia to test their combat readiness, although he did -- the order did not specifically refer to ukraine

and the unrest there. meantime, today new clashes are breaking out in eastern ukraine between pro-russian protesters and those demanding closer ties to the west. ukraine's ousted president remains on the run. and here at home people in southern california are bracing for potentially devastating floods. they could see more rain in the next four days and the reason, than they saw all of last year. thousands of acres charred by recent wildfires meanwhile, will be unable to hold that water. it sets the stage for destructive mud slides there. ginger will have a complete forecast in just a moment. of course, the west is in the midst of a record drought and that is helping to drive up the cost of your morning cereal now. oat prices are approaching a five-year high. this morning, arizona's governor is offering no hint on whether she plans to sign a contentious bill that some call sanctioned discrimination against gays. the bill which has prompted large protests in phoenix would

allow businesses -- business owners to refuse service to gays in the name of religious freedom. now, several large companies and high-profile republicans including mitt romney are urging a veto. major small town corruption scandal in the headlines this morning. one-third of the police force in the town of king city, california, including the police chief stand accused of preying on immigrants by towing their cars and then selling them or keeping them when the owners failed to pay the towing fees. more than 200 vehicles were allegedly taken. and finally, austin powers had a mini-me so why not pope francis. take a look. this morning at the vatican, the pope kisses a little boy named daniel. >> oh, no. oh, no, dressed in the white robes, overcome by the moment to be sure. >> that's incredible. >> it's actually all a part of carnival season.

kids in italy often dress this costumes before mardi gras >> that's funny. >> mini-me. >> that's great. >> you got "pop news" coming. you got to get out of here. >> i would love to "let it go" but i got to go to l.a., interview ellen degeneres and so i will be here in spirit for the sing-along. i know it's going to be great. >> i know you will. see you out there. >> see you out there. the weather from ginger. >> yeah, robin, i think you'll be able to hear this crowd all the way from los angeles, everybody ready to sing with us and we're saying good morning and ready to let it go. let's get straight into the forecast because we have some big fog issues. dense fog advisories for much of florida really. this is west palm beach. saw a picture of the honda classic, just some fog for sure. less than a quarter mile in a lot of places and looked like 0.6 mile there in west palm beach. the range, josh was mentioning it, anywhere from 4 to 6 inches in some of that yellow area, even bakersfield in the red could get 3 to 4 inches through the weekend. the heaviest of which will come

friday into saturday when we're most concerned about mud slides and that type of thing. here's the look at the blizzard conditions. blizzard warning for tonight into tomorrow for parts of minnesota in the orange good morning i'm abc 7 news meteorologist. bay area forecast, wet. in fact, we'll have heavier rains and breezy conditions develop. heavier rains and winds friday morning. our biggest threat with this will about your ban flooding. that means streets could get backed up with the heavier rain. now the rainfall amounts are we've got grandma bk back here. everybody ready to let it go. >> here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." first in pop, an unexpected twist on selfies and the breakfast battle heats up. what you need to know to stay

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ferguson dancing down under. he wants it badly. it's for "so you think you can dance australia." he joked he has auditioned for the u.s. version so many times, they won't let him on. maybe it'll work down there in the southern hemisphere. it did bring the crowd to its feet. standing ovation. and why not? the cast of "modern family" in aus filming an upcoming vacation episode. >> "a" for effort. >> absolutely. >> "a" plus. and vacation episodes always great. always terrific. lara, i put the ball on the tee for you. >> all right, ready. i'll hit a home run. i'm kidding. i'm kidding. i was just joking. good morning, everybody. st stars are starting to pop up as the muppets spread the news with selfies on their official instagram account proving once again you don't need a opposable thumbs to keep up with the

times, even waldorf was in the joke posting this with the caption "this is the fanciest calculator we've ever seen." >> sorry. >> i was just playing along. >> josh and my rendition of statler and waldorf. remember tetris. i was big in donkey kong. tetris was earlier. scientists say it can help you lose weight. it turns out when you're immersed in this brain teaser you don't have time to visualize snacks and even playing as little as three minutes reduces and neutralizes cravings which as we know only last a few minutes. if you get past them you win. tetris can distract you from other powerful cravings like alcohol. >> is it just -- lara, sorry. >> follow-up free zone. >> is it just tetris? >> that's what the scientists studied because it does -- it makes your brain work much harder than say a ms. pacman.

>> i was skeptical but that makes sense. >> thank you, george. everything i say makes sense. >> other video games that could do it? >> go study it. >> poll position. i am. i'm about to -- it'll be science. >> okay. all right. thank you very much. you know, i think it does make sense, enjoy your tetris, everybody. finally in "pop news," this one is for you too. a little smile in the shape of a dog who is losing his marbles literally over a bag of marbles. >> what does he think they are? >> he wants those marbles so badly. i like the whole play on words. you know, we just thought that it might be a wonderful way to start your wednesday. >> it is. >> that's all i got tore you. >> oh, geez, that poor dog. >> that's "pop news." >> it was something. >> yeah, it was something. the fast food breakfast battle. taco bell ready to take on the egg mctoughen and other favorites with its own menu.

abc's aditi roy has a look. >> reporter: taco bell wants you to make a run for the border for your first meal of the day unwrapping its new breakfast menu seven years in the making, a tortilla filled with eggs and hash browns and the waffle taco, the chain's answer to the egg mcmuffin. >> we did it in a uk fleekly taco bell way. that's how we think we have a great chance. >> reporter: social media is already buzzing. one customer writing, this must be what heaven looks like. but while these treats look good, how good are they for you? a crunch wrap is between 650 and 690 calories according to taco bell's preliminary counts listed on its website with more than half the calories coming from fat and 1250 milligrams of sodium, more than half the usda's recommended daily allowance of 2300 milligrams for the average adult under 51. the company says they are still

tweeting them so additional nutritional information may change by the nationwide rollout. >> when we developed the products we just used what consumers really wanted. >> reporter: there are other more healthful options. those preliminary coinses one steak and egg burrito has 450 calorie, 960 milligrams of sodium and 24 grabs of protein nearly half of the u.s. recommended daily allowance. 46 to 56 grams depending on gender. customers will probably veer towards the more decadent choices. no matter what you 0rd, company executives hope you'll be saying -- [ speaking a foreign language ] >> for "good morning america," aditi roy, san francisco. >> let's bring in lisa dreher. now we all know lara loves these snacks. hasn't tried the breakfast yet. the question is what about are they healthy or mott. >> clearly taco bell is very excited to enter the breakfast market trying hard to appeal to

consumers who love their items like yourself but make no mistake, waffles, crunch wraps and zina bun delights for breakfast are pure indulgence, not exactly the healthiest items of my concern is if you stat your day off with these splurge, what's next for lump and dinner? it's really important if you want to have these foods it's okay once in a while but balance them out with hefrtier options throughout the day. >> i wish you could have seen lara's eyes wide for that story. >> the crunch wrap, i have to mention, it's basically a burrito and eggs and begin inside a tortilla and it has 14 grams of saturated fat. do you know that's almost double the amount of saturated fat in a hershey's chocolate bar. >> wow. >> yeah, so just to give you a comparison. >> here for comparison sake we asked you -- your three healthy options in this marketplace. >> that's right. there are -- i want to say even taco bell. you can get scrambled eggs and orange juice or a steak and egg burrito in the package. there are healthy options.

you need to know which ones they are. mcdonald's fruit and yogurt garth parfait. 150 calorie, easy to grab, it's filling. has a good dose of calcium and protein. so it's really a great option. also just came out with their egg white delight mctoughen. egg white, that's another nice option at mcdonald's. also here we have starbucks, this is one of the best options out there. it's actually their spinach and feta breakfast wrap, egg whites, spinach, tomatoes, under 300 calories and rich in protein and fine ir. >> if you're on the run there are some decent options. >> exactly. >> if you need to go to a fashion food -- >> dunkin' donut, egg white veggie flatbread. >> i do like those. great options out there and taco bell, do you think this will be a big success there? >> you know, consumers seem to be really excite the about it. you know, they're talking about it on social media. i think it's going to be a big hit but it's just important -- >> keep in mind the calorie count. >> calories matter.

your health mears and just balance it out and also if you're on the go, take a fruit from home with you because that's a great way to balance out an otherwise unhealthy breakfast and it's rich in fiber, low in calories so it boosts the nutritional value of your meal. >> brown bagging it. lisa, thank you. >> thanks, lisa. we'll turn now to what's been a trying time for jennifer arnold and her husband bill klein the stars of "the little couple." this morning, they're speaking for the first time on television since overcoming her health scare and battle for her life. here's abc's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: after her life-threatening battle with a rare form of cancer -- >> i have two little kids under the age of 5. now i had a reason to live like i had a really important reason to live. >> reporter: dr. jen arnold from "the little couple" is now in remission, cancer-free this morning and talking about it on camera for the first time with "gma." this truly was a fight for your life.

>> yeah, i guess you might say that. would you say that. >> no, definitely. >> reporter: how are you feeling now? >> now i'm feeling much better. i'm feeling obviously very happy. >> you look good. >> thank you, yes, well, you know, i love my new hair. >> reporter: in their sixth season airing march 4th on tlc the couple along with their adorable toddler will traveled to india to adopt 2-year-old zoey seen here making her television debut. the family's second adoption in less than one year. but on the third day of their trip jen's health took a turn for the worse. >> doesn't seem like it's getting better honestly. it's not good. i started having some bleeding and then it got to be pretty excessive and i realized something was seriously wrong. >> reporter: she was forced to fly home leaving bill and the kids behind. >> it was terrible. i just wanted it to be me instead of her and her to be with the kids. >> reporter: jen was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in her uterus stemming from a

recent miscarriage, she quickly started aggressive chemotherapy and ended up having a hysterectomy to remove the tumor. >> i kept thinking i want to see will get married. i want to see zoey get married. i want to see what they become when they grow up. >> reporter: so she fought back with that signature smile and, of course, a healthy sense of humor. even as she lost her hair. >> she's remarkably strong. she's like superwoman. you know, wonder woman has nothing on her. >> oh, yeah, we're going to have a party at the zoo. >> reporter: now with will turning 4 years old, the supermom of two little ones is hoping for life to return to normal. a lot of people in your situation i think it's totally understandable would say why me. why did this happen to me? >> occasionally i would think about that age then i kind of thought, why not? ready for life to be boring, i guess. good or bad, i want it to be none of this crazy excitement.

>> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, houston, texas. >> love her attitude. >> yeah, obviously we here at the show and we here at the show have some muscle memory about this show. keep on fighting. great to see her. "the little couple" returns for a sixth season tuesday, march 4th on tlc. get going, jen. all right. and here we go, everybody. our "frozen" morning at "gma." it's our amazing sing-along and it is moments away. the animated movie sliding its way to the record books from the box office to the music charts now up for two oscars this sunday. abc's bianna golodryga has a look at the movie and the song that has inspired so many. ♪ let it go let it go >> reporter: box office behemoth "frozen" has become a musical phenomenon. ♪ here i stand >> reporter: with the sensational hit "let it go" striking a chord with millions around the world. ♪ let it go

♪ can't hold it back anymore >> reporter: inspiring covers -- ♪ let it go let it go turn away -- >> reporter: heart-melting renditions. ♪ i don't care ♪ what they're going to say ♪ let the storm rage on >> reporter: and the powerhouse singer behind the vocals tony award winning star idina menzel. >> my son sings "let it go" back to me in the bathtub and i was messing up the words one day. he said, did you say let it snow. let it snow? ♪ let it go >> reporter: the "frozen" soundtrack is such a success it iced beyonce's new album out of the top spot on the billboard chari charts. why do you think this has resonated with girls. >> it's about owning your own power. it's about owning who you are and celebrating what makes you compelling, fierce, young girl. and not caring about what people think and finally relinquishing

that thing and just being free. >> reporter: the film has earned two academy award nominations including best original song with the exhilarating anthem set to take center stage. >> it's such a huge hit and you're actually are going to be singing it for the world to see at the oscars. how awesome is that? >> it's awesome. >> are you excited? >> yeah. >> are you nervous. >> yeah, this is a dream come true. i've watched many people that i admire get to sing on the oscars and just to be a part of it is really surreal for me and i just am having fun with it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, abc news, new york. ♪ the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ >> love it. idina menzel will be singing that hit song live on oscar sunday right here on abc, but even before that idina joins us in our very special "frozen" sing-along. >> we have promised it.

we have been talking about it. we are now six minutes away. so let's go show you, come on, guys, come with me. ♪ i don't care >> let's show you what we are talking about as we head outside. look at them. there they are, there are the princesses, hi, guys. we're coming out here and look at us. so many families here to sing a song we know, take a look up there. they are upstairs here. in times square, hey, even over in bryant park. thank you all for your service. take a look over at bryant park. there they are, the skaters. and here we are with the new york children's choir. they have been warming up, a sound check that we've all been doing for months and months in our living rooms, we're going live. "frozen" sing-along. are you guys ready? >> yes. >> are you ready? are you all ready? [ cheers and applause ] >> we're about to do it. we're going to let it go in

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bay area residents are preparing themselves for much needed rain heading our way today. a tree came tumbling down on a fence and parked cars could definitely be a sign of what's ahead when the storm really hits full tilt. sandbags are available in several areas including the sandbag station in east palo alto. residents are concerned about flooding. with the wet, you know it could be a problem for the commute. >> that's right. 10 to 15 minute delay right now in daily city. take a look at how colorful this map is. that's indicating where we do

have rain falling. there's an accident involving four vehicles. lanes are blocking bumper to bumper traffic all the way into oakland. we'll talk to mike

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get my friday evening. heaviest rain right now through the valley. ♪ let it go let it go oh, a little cold weather, it's actually quite fitting, one could argue, as we get ready to celebrate "frozen," obviously the movie already out digitally. so many people right here and all across the country, the world getting excited. it's our epic "let it go" live sing-along here in times square. we stretch, in fact, all the way to bryant park, a few blocks from here where the skaters are getting ready, as well. >> there they are. everyone getting ready. so much excitement right now. so many people turning out right here, all across the country. ♪ get to me at all >> all right. i believe, george, we're going to look at some of the submissions, so many "frozen,"

hot, amazing, let's go. let's let it go. here they are. ♪ the snow glows white on the mountain tonight not a footprint to be seen ♪ ♪ a kingdom of isolation and it looks like i'm the queen ♪ [ singing in a foreign language ] ♪ couldn't keep it in heaven knows i tried ♪ ♪ don't let them in don't let them see be the good girl you always had to be ♪ ♪ conceal don't feel don't let them know ♪ ♪ and now i know let it go let it go ♪

♪ can't hold it back anymore let it go let it go ♪ ♪ turn away and slam the door ♪ i don't care what they're going to say ♪ ♪ let the storm rage on the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ ♪ >> so great. >> the time is now at long last. "let it go." here in times square and far beyond we have our young singers, lexi, grace and marianne. they'll be leading our live performance. of course, you may have seen lexi and grace on youtube, all three incredibly talented, and they are joined by some

incredible talents, as well, those of the new york city children's chorus. all right. so here we go. follow the snowflake at the bottom of your screen as we get ready to sing along, let's all join hands, take my hand. as we get ready to let it go live, the countdown clock, please. in five, four, three, two, one. ♪ ♪ ♪ the snow glows white on the mountain tonight not a footprint to be seen ♪ ♪ a kingdom of isolation and it looks like i'm the queen ♪ ♪ the wind is howling like this swirling storm inside ♪ ♪ couldn't keep it in heaven knows i've tried ♪ ♪ don't let them in don't let

them see be the good girl you always have to be ♪ ♪ conceal don't feel don't let them know well now they know ♪ ♪ let it go let it go can't hold it back anymore ♪ ♪ let it go let it go turn away and slam the door ♪ ♪ i don't care what they're going to say let the storm rage on the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ ♪ it's funny how some distance makes everything seem small ♪ ♪ and the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all ♪

♪ it's time to see what i can do to test the limits and break through ♪ ♪ no right no wrong no rules for me i'm free ♪ ♪ let it go let it go i am one with the wind and sky ♪ ♪ let it go let it go you'll never see me cry here i stand and here i stay let the storm rage on ♪ ♪ ♪ my power flurries through the air into the ground my soul is

spiraling in frozen fractals all around ♪ ♪ and one thought crystallizes like an icy blast i'm never going back the past is in the past ♪ ♪ let it go let it go when i'll rise like the break of dawn ♪ ♪ let it go let it go that perfect girl is gone ♪ ♪ here i stand in the light of day let the storm rage on the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ that's where this song stops. can we do that again, daddy? [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪ here i stand and here i'll stay ♪ ♪ let the storm rage on [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. even better than we might have hoped. >> one more time. >> we'll be right back. yeah. >> that was so fun. good job, you guys. "good morning america's countdown to the oscars" is brought to you by jcpenney, when it fits, you feel it. ♪ got a feeling

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♪ ♪ makes everything seem small oh, what a morning. that's terrific. >> did you guys have fun? >> i believe i just heard julianne moore inside say that's the most spectacular thing i've ever seen in morning television. we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did here in times square and at bryant park and really all around the country. >> that song is -- you can't stop singing it. and, guy, thank you. how did you enjoy that? >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thanks. >> yeah, thank you.

we thank you. >> you know what we did, we want to thank the new york city children's chorus for sitting out here in subarctic temperatures to do all of this, of course, the three princesses leading us through, as well. but, ginger, about those subarctic temperatures that we're making them -- >> yeah. >> it is truly frozen out here. >> so appropriate in that event. thank you. we want to let you know we have a little mention, the hit movie is now on sale digitally and we want to tell you about a brand-new way that you can get it. it's a new free app called disney movies anywhere, you can discover, purchase and watch disney, pixar and marvel movies anywhere on multiple devices using that app, so it connects directly to itunes offering all the disney titles you could ever and for a limited time you can activate and connect to disney movies anywhere to your itunes and you'll also receive a free digital copy of disney pixar's classic, "the incredibles."

who doesn't love that? find out more go to our website goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! let's get straight to the weather forecast. yes, it's cold. lara is helping out. let's get right into it and give you an idea what's happening. we've got a look at the twitter photos first. it's cold and that's what happens to snow when it gets dirty and nasty in new jersey. they call it snirt. that's what i'm calling it, snirt. and beautiful day from california or -- >> can we say that on tv? snirt. >> that frozen, there you go, frigid temperatures this morning, the windchills you're waking up to, 2 below in pittsburgh. 3 is what it feels like in kansas city. good morning. the wet weather is here and this is how much we're going to get through friday. 1 to 3 inches in the lower elevations, 2 to 5 inches in the mountains. this afternoon's c >> all that weather brought to you by tide. >> you know, usually they would be using the tide flakes to create the snow that's falling, not today. >> not today. >> it's real snow. >> perfect timing. >> let's go back inside with

george and julianne. >> i'm back inside with julianne moore. we want to talk about your new movie but you love this song. >> i do. i love it. the cold never bothered me anyway. >> you'll come out next time. let's talk about this. you star with liam neeson. it's a thriller, nonstop. you're a passenger. he's a federal air marshal. everything goes wrong on this transatlantic flight. and everyone is a suspect. we want to show everyone a little bit of it. >> okay. >> ever seen one before? >> no. >> the toilets were locked ten minutes before the captain died. five minutes before that i saw a woman enter. she's 70 years old. she said you went in after her and she doesn't have alzheimer's if you're wondering. >> are you asking me if i saw someone else go in or if i killed the captain? >> i think he is. >> i know. i'm very suspicious, don't you think? >> yeah, but your character is quite an enigma. the only thing you really know about her is she really wanted a window seat. >> that's right. she wanted a window seat.

you don't know why and she sits right next to liam neeson which is where i'd sit if i were in an action movie. >> absolutely, and i read that you wanted to do this movie because it really reminded you of the real thrillers we grew up with. >> like all those big action movies with the huge casts like "towering inferno" and "poseidon adventure" where you follow a large amount of people as they enter into a situation. you don't know who anyone is, how they're going to react. i always loved those movies. >> it's got you like this the whole time. we have a lot of facebook questions coming in. not surprisingly a lot about your co-star. >> liam. >> yes, sherry laird wants to know "is liam as awesome in person as he seems to be on screen"? >> he's super awesome. i think people always ask me why, why audiences respond to him as an action hero. and i think he has so much personal integrity and he's so human and wonderful and warm that you want to see someone like that take control. i mean, he doesn't feel like a superhero. he feels like a wonderful man.

>> when he takes control and you see that menace, he can also scare you. >> tough, right. >> big week ahead for lupita nyong'o too. she's in this movie and up for an oscar on sunday night. >> we're all so excited for her. that was a magnificent performance. really wonderful. >> you know, you were a subject here on "gma" last week. i don't know if you know this. >> i heard. >> we were talking -- >> my baby-sitter told me actually. yeah. >> you confessed that you stalk your kids on facebook. >> well, it's not exactly stalking. i mean, i do -- i check it, you know, i look at it, like i follow my daughter on instagram. i get all of her feeds. >> you had a lot of supporters. we were all agreeing with you. of course, who wouldn't want to do that? >> i don't have a facebook page but my dad does so he looks at my son's facebook page and, you know, yeah, so i keep track. >> it makes a lot of sense and, of course, if you're keeping track, all the kids now following "hunger games." and this is your next big role. you're going to play a president. >> uh-huh. i am the president. madam president, which is cool. it's nice to see a female president, right. >> it sure is. do you understand the appeal like that this hold it has on kids?

>> i think the books are magnificent. i don't know if you've read them. i actually -- >> i'm starting to now because my daughters are getting into them. >> well, i bought them for my son years ago long before they were making them into movies. i actually bought him the third volume, "mockingjay." my daughter was reading them. i had nothing to read. she was playing ping-pong. i picked up the book and tore through them. i think they're wonderful. i mean they're really political books with adolescent overtones and pretty magnificent. >> i have to thank you. i spent many, many hours when my daughters were a little bit younger reading "freckle face strawberry." that's your children's book. and you wrote "my mom is a foreigner but not to me." is this going to keep up? >> that's a book about what it's like to grow up with a parent from another country. my mother was from scotland. so the person who is most familiar to you is foreign to the rest of the world.

but, yeah, "freckle face strawberry" is going to keep going and moving into early readers and i feel like that's a great place for the character and kids really respond to her. >> they sure do. no question about it. they're going into schools now. "non-stop" in theaters nationwide. it opens on friday. julianne moore. liam neeson will be here live tomorrow. coming up here stars of the hot new abc show "mixology" will be here live. ♪ the fire fire fire and we're going to let it burn burn burn burn we're going to let it burn burn burn burn ♪

♪ ♪ fire fire fire still reeling over our "frozen" sing-along. back inside though with the terrific new cast from the abc show "mixology." this comes from the writers of "the hangover," so you can only imagine what the show might get into. things, of course, get a little crazy as the show follows five girls and guys looking for love, i dare say, or something like it at a manhattan bar. let's start off with a quick sneak peek at the new show. >> ooh.

>> you really think i can do this. >> yes. >> yes. >> all right. i'm going to do it. what do i have to lose? right? >> oh, yeah. >> yes. >> oh, wow. oh! all the way in. >> you have to finish it before you -- >> it looked like there was so much less. >> there it is, dude. >> ah. >> go get 'em. >> all right. >> yeah. >> go get 'em. >> go get it, dude. just don't try to be funny. and don't talk about laura because you'll cry like a little girl, okay, buddy. >> okay. >> three of "mixology's" finest joining us now, blake lee, andrew santino and vanessa lengies, welcome to "good morning america." >> yes. >> thank you for having us. your dressing room is incredible. >> oh, thank you, jonathan adler did that. >> unbelievable. >> oh, thank you. >> i almost didn't come to this interview. >> we've been hanging out in your room. >> have you been up there? wow. >> we took some stuff. >> great energy here too. you guys seem like you have a terrific time and i understand there's some truth in the premise. you were asked by producers to go out and, you know, stir things up a little. is that correct, andrew? >> yeah, that's right.

blake and i were cast first and they asked us to go out and have some fun, and we had a little bit too much fun, yeah. it was like a first date and then turned into a myriad of bars, meeting a three-legged dog and then getting kicked out of a house party. >> it was really good. >> and now they're best friends. >> and now we're best friends. >> that's awesome. and the show takes place over the course of the season in one night. >> yes. >> what's that like for you guys as actors? >> i think it's pretty fun because you kind of develop these characters over like -- over one day, so you see more of like who they are and our back stories are told through flashbacks so you know why these people are who they are today and you get to know their families and starts at birth and goes all the way to the present. pretty great. >> that's pretty cool. a great premise. you wear the same things so like how many of that costume do you have? >> dozens. they had dozens. >> i only had three of my cocktail waitress outfit, and i had to change once because i spilled many, many drinks on set and i was constantly running changing, and they would like go shampoo and bleach the fake beer

off my top, and i would have to go back, but i know only have three and have this necklace that's a friendship necklace between me and my mom and wore it in the pilot and they can't find it again so there's only one of them so that was a real danger on set. >> no, it is. continuity. it's key. continuity, speaking of which, zach galifianakis' character is sort of your guy. >> yeah, kind of. well, the writers of "the hangover" are the writers of our show, so i think they kind of base part of my crazy, kooky character on him and have this big burly beard and some are like it's the ginger zach galifianakis. i'll take it. >> this is half the size of it on the actual show. >> it's way more disgusting on the show. i'm only half disgusting. on the show i'm like repulsive. >> who doesn't want to watch? it's by the writers of "the hangover." these guys are great fun. it's called "mixology." it premieres tonight, 9:30 p.m.

we'll be right back on "good morning america." good luck with the show, thanks hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it,

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♪ well, julianne moore did say it best, the best thing she's ever seen on morning television. what an amazing performance here this morning. so many people coming together for the biggest "frozen" sing-along ever. >> it was phenomenal and so many people to thank. so thank you to bank of america winter village and bryant park,

thank you, skyliner synchronized skating team. thank you, new york city children's chorus. thanks to liberty corner elementary school choir and thank you, st. thomas choir school. >> thank you, everybody at home, for joining in for sending us those great videos and, of course, idina menzel and her cast mates from the upcoming broadway so "if then." >> that's coming up on oscar sunday, a couple of days away. we want to remind you about our oscar special. find out about it on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! give us your best nouns. have a great day, everyone. >> let it go.

good morning. you can see rain has been falling in the bay area this morning. it's expected to get a lot heavier later today. mike nicco has the forecast. >> a soft steady rain on the rooftop. moving into the central valley, we have more coming up. so the steady's rain going to continue, but the heavy rain is coming in with this heavy area of low pressure. that's when we'll have thder and flooding possible. the roads are get saturated right now. one lane now open westbound 580 at highway 32. you can see the heavy backup

there. yurks i-5 announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the big screen thriller, "non-stop," actress julianne moore. plus, from the hit show, "the americans," actress keri russell. and a teacher from ohio gets a new look as we conclude our special "look as young as you feel makeover"s. all next on "live." and now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪