good morning, america. double punch. two storms slamming the west. the biggest rainfall in three years about to drench california. heavy rain, gusty winds and a chance of waterspouts and tornadoes. big worries right now about washed out roads and dangerous mudslides. vetoed. protesters cheering the arizona governor's decision to strike the controversial bill that would have given businesses the right to deny service to gay people for religious reasons. the decision coming after major pressure from big business. breaking this morning, the government announcing a major makeover for the labels on food. why calorie counts are up and serving sizes are changing. will this revolutionize the way we eat? please, no! a superstar's sweet revenge. you will never guess who is in

disguise taking an unsuspecting man on the scariest joyride of his life. we'll reveal the nascar driver pulling off the ultimate punk'd. and good morning, america. robin on assignment today. she's talked with ellen degeneres about her big oscar night. that is coming up. just as we're coming on air, some breaking news. we learned north korea test launched four missiles connected to their nuclear program, all the details on that developing and potentially dangerous story in just a minute. yeah, also a big headline for fliers. delta making a major change to its frequent flier program. no longer does it matter how far you go, but how much you pay for your ticket. we'll explain that. but we do want to get right to ginger zee and talk about what's going on on the west coast. ginger, you and i have been talking about it this morning.

too much too fast. >> that's going to be the problem. see, they're already seeing rain. los angeles close to an inch overnight but it came over four or five hours. that would not be a problem with storm one. that's how it's gone. monterey actually picked up some four inches in that region. but it isn't only storm one we're concerned about. it's storm two. it sounds like thing one and thing two. it comes tomorrow morning. most of thursday is dry but friday morning, 2:00 a.m. where we start to see the rain and thunderstorms, gusts up to 60 miles per hour, enough energy in the lower atmosphere to twist a little. so we could see some waterspouts becoming coastal tornados. weak but something pretty wild. and rain, almost all day on saturday, too. so here's the deal. you put four to six inches of rain very quickly, i mean an inch an hour at times on the mountains, you're going to pick up close to a half foot in places like glendora, california, where they have had a fire recently, that's going to

be an issue and that's where we find david wright this morning. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. this neighborhood just survived those winter wild fires a couple of weeks ago. now they're nervous about possible mudslides. as you can see the whole place looks like a fortress here bracing for what may come. it's california's worst drought in 150 years and the rains are coming. about to pose serious problems of their own. >> one thing after another. the fire was one thing but we've got another one right behind it. >> reporter: some areas that faced wildfires last month are now bracing for mudslides. >> a lot of folks here that are really scared. >> reporter: the scorched earth is not equipped to handle all that water. which can turn into flash floods and mudslides. >> if we have a combination of storm and high tide, we can have significant flooding. >> reporter: overnight, residents all too familiar with the danger rushed to pack sandbags. >> get out of here. >> reporter: hoping to prevent entire hillsides from slipping and sliding like muddy jell-o. >> i think we're all pretty worried about what's going to happen. >> reporter: the worry is that the drought and the wildfires

have weakened the ground cover and that could lead to a tidal wave of mud and what they're trying to do here is build a funnel and basically funnel it down the middle of this street and hopefully keep these homes in tact. george? >> so much coming in. thanks very much. we will stay out west to arizona now where last night governor jan brewer vetoed a controversial piece of legislation that would have allowed business owners to refuse to serve gay couple on religious grounds. it has sparked a national debate about gay rights and religious freedom with activists and big business weighing in. abc's cecilia vega is at the arizona state capitol right now. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. a lot of celebrating overnight. a huge national outcry, even some of the biggest names in the governor's own republican party lashing out against this legislation. jan brewer saying she heard those boos, even some cheers before she decided to veto it. >> the bill is broadly worded and could result in unintended and negative consequences.

>> reporter: they were the words so many had been waiting to hear. >> i have vetoed senate bill 1062 moments ago. >> reporter: arizona governor jan brewer announcing her decision on the controversial bill that would have given businesses the right to claim religious freedom if they denied service to gay people. >> religious liberty is a core american and arizona value. so is nondiscrimination. >> reporter: and that very moment outside arizona's capitol from cheers to tears. >> nobody rides at the back of the bus and everybody sits at the lunch counter. we fought that battle and that's what this battle is. >> we shouldn't have to do this again. i hope this is the last time. >> the people of arizona have spoken and they were urging a veto. >> reporter: the pressure for brewer to reject the law, fierce. >> all: the power of the people don't stop, say what. >> reporter: major american companies publicly bashed the legislation calling it bad for business. even the future of next year's

super bowl in arizona seemed at risk. the governor said she decided the bill was unnecessary tweeting this picture of her as she signed that veto. >> i have not heard of one example in arizona where a business owner's religious liberty has been violated. >> reporter: and in the end, the very group that had been protesting jan brewer thanked her. >> all: thank you, jan. >> reporter: now, supporters of this bill released a statement overnight calling it a sad day for arizonans who cherish and understand religious liberty. george, enough lawmakers say they're opposed to this bill to guarantee there will not be an override of the veto. >> okay. for now that debate is done. thanks very much. let's get today's other top stories from josh. a lot of news overseas. a lot there in ukraine. we'll begin there. several breaking developments to get to right now raising tensions between the u.s. and russia this morning. the ousted ukrainian president

viktor yanukovych on the run has reportedly been seen in moscow insisting he is still president of ukraine. also this morning, in a deadly escalation of this crisis, pro-russian demonstrators captured government buildings in eastern ukraine defying their new leaders and establishing a battle now of east versus west with the u.s. warning russia to stay out of it all. abc's alex marquardt is there and joins us on the phone. good morning to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning, josh. it is very tense here. that standoff under way right now in the parliament building. dozens of armed men have stormed it and raised the russian flag. this comes as russia put fighter jets on the border on combat alert part of a massive russian military drill that has been criticized by the united states. meanwhile, the whereabouts of ousted president viktor yanukovych have not been confirmed in moscow. he had asked for russia to help in ensuring his personal safety

which they have provided. so it is a highly combustible situation here in ukraine. josh? >> again, with updates through out the morning. alex, thank you. we have breaking news from the korean peninsula. we told you at the top of the show. word that north korea has fired four short-range missiles off its coastline near its border with south korea. the missile launch is an apparent protest of the joint military drills being conducted by the u.s. and south korean forces. back in this country a scary landing overnight for passengers on a delta connection flight from los angeles to oakland. >> leave all your belongings and get off this aircraft. >> flight attendants suddenly had to evacuate the plane opening the emergency exits after the cabin filled with smoke. there is no word yet where it came from. thankfully everyone is okay. and dozens of consumer groups and medical experts are urging the fda now to stop a powerful new painkiller from hitting the market. they say that zohydro is up to

ten times more potent than oxycontin. some experts say a single dose could, in fact, kill a child. it was approved for release next month. and a wild police chase in nashville to show you, a part of with an even more wild ending. robbery suspects decided the best way to escape was that, to jump out of their speeding van. four of them were eventually arrested though another remains on the run at this hour. you'll forgive me but it seems only fitting -- >> oh, boy. >> yes, yes. >> game show fans are remembering a familiar face this morning. jim lange, the first host of "the dating game" has died. he hosted this iconic program for more than a decade before then moving on to other hits like "name that tune" and" million dollar chance of a life time." truly, truly one of the giants

of the golden age of the game show. jim lange, dearly departed, was 81 years old. >> he was so good at that. >> he was. in honor of him, can we do it? in honor. mwah. to one of the greats. all right, josh, thank you. >> you bet. turning now to some big changes coming to the food you eat. for the first time in 20 years the fda is changing nutrition labels on the back of just about everything you buy at the grocery store. we're talking 700,000 labels. abc's david kerley has our story. >> reporter: on the back, under a flap, one of these labels adorns much of our food and this morning for the first time in 20 years, a major makeover. this is what you see now and this is what you may be seeing in the future. the calorie count will be much bigger. a new category added sugars, what some call empty calories that you should avoid will be right there on the label. the rollout for the government was accelerated. maybe that's because it came out of the white house from a first lady who says let's move and eat

right. >> folks are really starting to think about what they eat and how active they are. so they're scrutinizing labels. they're asking questions. >> reporter: but some of the most striking changes come in serving sizes. they will try to reflect how we really eat. eight ounces of soda is considered a single serving but when is the last time you bought an eight-ounce pop so a 12-ounce even a 20-ounce soda will be considered a single serving and you will get the full calorie count. ice cream, now it's a half cup a serving. but we eat about a cup on average so that will now be the acceptable size. muffins now a half but we eat the whole thing. so the serving size will be a full muffin. same for bagels and toaster pastries but yogurt, it's going down. right now it's 8 ounces but we eat those 6-ounce cups so the serving size will be reduced. >> the new label is aimed at trying to help people manage

calorie intake, not eat too much sugar and eat more healthy. >> this is about obesity and trying to help. vitamin d and potassium will be added to some of these labels. even though the white house says this makes a lot of sense. there's undoubtedly will be push-back. you could see some labels in the next year could be mandatory, would be mandatory within the next two years. a 90-day comment period for grocers and manufacturers. george? >> that could create a lot of change. okay, david, thanks very much. news for flyers now. some may not like it. delta is changing their frequent flier rewards program making it harder for many to earn free flights and upgrades. abc's jim avila has the details. >> reporter: attention frequent flyers and fasten your seat belts, delta air lines sky miles members are waking up to free flight turbulence this morning. >> it's disappointing. >> i think that's awful. >> reporter: one of the world's largest airlines revealing a major overhaul to the sky miles program offering free flights

and upgrades not based on precious miles but on dollars spent. >> the airlines want to focus on those high fare paying business class passengers who are going to drive that bottom line for them. >> reporter: the new program taking effect january 1st, 2015, will award five points for every qualifying dollar spent to general sky miles members. that means an economy seat from atlanta to los angeles costing $427 that would earn you 3,892 miles today will only bring 2,135 points into your account under the new rules. >> now you're going to be rewarded for your spending instead of your time in the seat so the more your ticket costs, the more points you're going to get. >> reporter: how many more points? that same flight booked as a business class seat which costs more than a grand would now earn a whopping 12,585 points. delta is making no secret of the customers it's favoring, "the updated program will better

reward the customers who spend more with delta." >> if i'm not going to earn as many miles i'll look into other ways to fly, other airlines. >> reporter: for "good morning america," jim avila, abc news, miami. >> all right, jim, thank you, big changes there. now we go to the latest on the kerry kennedy trial, the daughter of robert kennedy taking the stand to defend herself against a charge of driving under the influence of ambien. abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: testifying for almost three hours wednesday, kerry kennedy said this is simply a case of mixed up medicine. telling the jury, "i thought i was taking my thyroid medication," adding that it left her confused and scared. defense attorneys presented the near identical bottles of kennedy's prescription thyroid medicine and the generic form of ambien. as kennedy recounted the july 2012 morning when she says she accidentally took the prescription sleep aid instead of a thyroid pill before eating

a breakfast of carrots and cappichino and headed to the gym. on the stand she said she didn't realize anything was wrong saying, "if i realized i was impaired i would have pulled over" but kennedy sideswiped a tractor trailer. her defense said she was sleep driving. >> i have no memory until i was stopped at a traffic light. >> reporter: the 54-year-old faces a single misdemeanor count of driving while impaired. the normally private kennedy spent several minutes on the stand talking about her very public family, affectionately referring to her father, the late robert f. kennedy as "daddy" and talking about his assassination saying "my father died when i was 8. he was killed when he was running for president." >> some jurors would probably be enamored with it and would have great compassion for her because of her background while other jurors may think she's trading off the name. >> reporter: prosecutors say kennedy was careless in taking the wrong pill, should have realized she wasn't feeling well and only cares about preserving her public image. today the defense will call one

more witness, a forensic pharmacologist before both sides make their closing arguments. the case is expected to wrap today and could go to the jury in the morning. kennedy has pleaded not guilty. lara. >> all right, mara, thank you very much. george. i have to say this next story made me laugh when i first heard it this morning. some of the most ingenious girl scouts in america. they learned early that success in sales is so often about location. so they decided to sell their cookies outside legal marijuana shops. abc's linsey davis has more on how they sparked a big debate by targeting the munchies. >> cookies are here! >> reporter: traditionally girl scouts would go door to door to satisfy those in need of a thin mint fix. >> we have your girl scout cookies. >> reporter: but 8-year-old lexi carnie of arizona is taking advantage of a new marketing strategy that the girl scout council in colorado has recently deemed inappropriate. >> my top three big sellers are samoas, thin mints and

tagalongs. >> reporter: lexi set up shop outside this medical marijuana market in phoenix. marijuana is, of course, known to be a powerful appetite stimulant. as one might expect sales there were, well, high. >> i sold 76 boxes at true med in three hours. >> reporter: lexi got the inspiration from 13-year-old danielle lei who just last week sold 117 boxes in two hours. nearly a box a minute outside this medical marijuana shop in san francisco. lei even caught the attention of late night comics. >> and by the way, 117 boxes in two hours to one guy. >> reporter: california and arizona are states where selling locations are left up to the parents. but according to the girl scouts of colorado, the only state with legalized recreational marijuana, cookies and cannabis don't mix saying it's not appropriate for girl scouts to sell cookies out of adult-oriented businesses. some argue it's a missed

opportunity to sell to eager snackers, but sometimes that's just the way the cookie crumbles. for "good morning america," linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> future corporate titans. >> what would you guys -- i'd do cap'n crunch. >> you would? >> yeah. >> good question. >> i have no idea. >> business is business, you know. >> you don't need an mba to know. demographics are everything. >> supply and demand. >> let's get weather from ginger. >> go ahead and do that. >> that's amazing. that was an amazing story. >> and the sales are high. my favorite line. thank you, linsey. so here we go. we've got this arctic front, this cold blast that we've been talking about. windchill advisories or warnings for some 18 states including new hampshire, massachusetts, west virginia back to montana and north dakota and the numbers are really astounding. look, it feels like 33 below in minneapolis, 13 below for chicago. indianapolis this morning at 3 below for the windchill so that

cold is eventually going to sink south while it will be drier along the gulf coast look at tomorrow morning temperatures, freezing in the panhandle of florida, atlanta, only at 30, nashville will only be 22 waking up tomorrow morning. your local forecast coming up in just 30 seconds but first this morning's windchill forecast is brought to you by tylenol extra strength. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. scattered showers through the morning hours. then you can get rid of the

umbrella until tonight. heavy rain, wind and thunder is going to roll in. that next system is going to hang through at least saturday. rainfall amounts about half an inch to an inch in the lower elevations. 2 to 5" in our mountains. check out the winds on the way, gusting up to possibly 60 miles an hour friday morning through saturday morning. accuweather seven-day foreca on the other side of the break we'll go ahead back to the west coast. where there is rain up high there is snow. i'll tell you how much in the mountains out west. a lot else coming up as well including explosive new allegations in the mysterious death of a young texas father. the family's private investigator speaks out this morning. the jailhouse videos just released of justin bieber pacing in his cell, doing pushups, and taking a sobriety test. just who is driving this car? superstar driver pulling sweet revenge. you're never going to guess who is behind that wheel. robin sits down with ellen degeneres. of course counting down to oscar sunday. she'll be the host. they open up about love and marriage and have our

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spilled out. firefighters have been pumping out the rest of the tanker's load and attempting to reopen at least one lane. driefrt of the vehicle is okay. he was taken to the hospital after complaining of pain. pain drivers are feeling as well. >> that accident southbound still has all lanes closed in morgan hill. sigalert in south san francisco northbound 280 at hickey, car travel southbound flipped over to the northbound lanes. traffic slow directions. take 101. that big rig has been cleared. >> mike

good thursday morning. still seeing some clearing over san francisco. can you see behind me thicker clouds as rain is moving through the east bay. here it is with live doppler pulling out of the east bay hills into the valleys. be prepared for some brief, heavy rain. thunderstorms, windy conditions, power

♪ how do you like me now >> go. >> go back, man. >> so who is that rogue cab driver behind the wheel? we'll give you a hint. he does know how to drive. he's a champion nascar driver getting some very sweet revenge on the man in the back who thought he was going to go test drive the new corvette. that's not what he got. he got the ride of his life instead. we'll tell you about it coming up in just a minute. >> what did the guy in the back do? that's what i want to know. >> hello, everyone. robin is out in l.a. right now getting ready for the oscars and interviewed ellen degeneres coming up and dj kiss here live as well. there she is. >> oh! ♪ >> this is studio 44 because we are in the heart of broadway doing "the hustle" on 44th

street. there's another video out there, george, that a lot of people are talking about, it's of justin bieber just released revealing new details about the night the superstar was arrested in florida. >> yeah, also these walk-in clinics increasingly common in drugstores becoming more and more popular for parent, they are convenient, cheap and fast. that means perhaps there are new warnings you'll want to hear about before the next time you think to bring your children to one. >> they do come in handy but doctors are concerned. also, the "gma" trailer, the oscar trailer is back. so will it be the dark horse in the race for best picture. last year was magic as you recall. oh, magic josh. oh. some would say it was even presidential. so we will pull out the popcorn and hustle, this one to the screen -- >> they didn't play the british

abe lincoln there. >> no, that was the -- that was the kiwi abe lincoln. >> we may see a british bradley cooper today. >> only if you're really lucky. >> please stay with us. >> okay. but i know we have a lot to get to. >> we do. we'll switch gears and begin with new questions about the mysterious death of a young texas dad. you may remember from earlier in the month local officials insisted alfred wright's death was not a homicide. a conclusion questioned by a pathologist hired by the family and abc's steve osunsami says there is no evidence that the initial investigation was botched. >> reporter: this morning there are explosive new allegations in the case of alfred wright, a 28-year-old physical therapist and father of three whose mysterious death shocked families in the small town of jasper, texas, when he was found dead after being missing for 19 days. authorities thought it was a drug overdose but now his family isn't believing it. >> this is one of the worst investigated cases of texas history. >> reporter: in an exclusive

interview with abc news private investigator chuck foreman tells us wright's family hired him soon after he disappeared and police failed to properly investigate. >> they have not interviewed the family. they have not searched the truck. they just didn't do the due diligence that you demand from law enforcement. >> reporter: and now another turn. foreman is looking into the possibility that he may have known cindy had ducks, the adult daughter of the sheriff who worked the case. they knew each other locally from physical therapy work. that is not only thing. >> there was many other indicators that didn't add up. >> reporter: among them foreman says his search team found wright's body in the same wooded area police claimed they searched days earlier in what he calls an unnatural position. then there's the autopsy calling the death an accidental drug overdose and ruling out homicide. wright's family says he didn't do drugs. >> it was completely not like alfred to run from his

responsibilities. >> reporter: there's the second autopsy commissioned by the family including he sustained serious and gruesome injuries suggesting foul play. >> when a person is found at 28 years old unclothed in the woods, how could you not treat it as a criminal investigation? >> reporter: this morning the sheriff's department tells us they have no one available for comment. for abc news steve osunsami, atlanta. >> let's bring in abc's chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams. dan, so many questions raised by the pathologist. local officials turned this over to the state? >> they tried to. the local district attorney tried to hand it over to the attorney general. the attorney general said premature for us to look at it. i think that's a mistake. there are a lot of questions here about the relationship between the sheriff to various people involved in this story such that four just the sake of the appearance of propriety i think the attorney general should have taken it over. you've got him calling his wife and saying my truck broke down and an hour later his parents come to pick him up at this

convenience store. he's not there. from day one they say the authorities say no foul play. they found his clothes, his i.d., his watch and yet the search was still called off after just four days so there are a lot of questions to ask here. >> on the other hand, there was also a fair amount of information showing some at least odd behavior. >> well, no, the authorities -- the local sheriff would say, look, we did an autopsy. we found significant drugs in his system. there's an eyewitness from the convenience store, a clerk from the convenience store who says they saw him putting his cell phone into his sock and then running off. the authorities claim that's consistent with someone who's high on some sort of drugs but the family says, you know, he never took drugs and no evidence of drugs found either. >> there's also some talk that this might have been a hate crime. do you see this becoming a civil rights investigation? >> i see that the justice department keeping the heat on the local authorities, but i don't think this is going to end up in any sort of federal court but they're definitely going to keep an eye on it and i think

the attorney general will have to look into it. >> thanks. the newly released jailhouse video of justin bieber caught on camera just after his arrest last month for dui and other charges. it is a glimpse of a very different side of the young superstar, a side that has many concerned about where his life is headed. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: in these jailhouse videos newly released by the state attorney's office in miami, you can see justin bieber pacing in a holding cell even doing push-ups and there in the black hood ki taking a sobriety test. watch as bieber raises his arms seemingly losing balance carefully walking back to the other officer. he does it again and this time seems to stumble off the line. composes himself then starts over. >> one would argue his ability to walk a straight line seems to be affected. >> reporter: police arrested the 19-year-old last month. bieber allegedly drag racing in this yellow lamborghini. he was charged with dui, resisting arrest and driving

with an invalid license. he's pleaded not guilty. while the video clearly shows him stumbling his blood alcohol content was below the 0.02 level considered drug in florida for drivers under 21 but marijuana and xanax were found in his system. >> if there's evidence he can't maintain his balance they'll say that shows proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he was impaired. >> reporter: the video comes on the same week that the young woman riding with him in that yellow lamborghini chantel jeffries spoke to e! news. >> they say justin is addicted to drugs. >> misconceptions about justin. >> that he's out of control. >> misconceptions. >> reporter: and now in a five-page cover article in the upcoming issue of "rolling stone" insiders close to bieber are speaking out. one reported talking about his trip to panama right after he was released from that miami jail. when bieber's mom, his mentor usher and manager scooter braun flew in for a so-called intervention, the source tells

"rolling stone" it wasn't an intervention, it was a conversation reminding him of the people who care about him and to consider things to do about it. and that insider also reportedly told the magazine going forward bieber's schedule has been cleared for the foreseeable future so he can work through this phase and, george, lara, he has a lot of work to do. >> seems to make a lot of sense. thanks very much. weather from ginger. >> yeah, i can spout out numbers about california and how dry they've been but i think the pictures speak for themselves and why we are excited about the storms to come and what worried. you can see this is follow sois. on the right, january 2014 so more recently. obviously a big, big issue. even the falls here, you can see where the dam breaks, there is absolutely nothing coming out of there. so major water reservoir problems and then the snow will help that too. here's what you can expect as we go through early sunday morning. up to a couple feet in some of

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welcome back. it is 7:43. we continue now with nascar great jeff gordon pulling off a high-speed prank in his new pepsi max ad. in it he gives a vocal critic the ride of his life. this is gordon getting back at a guy who was convinced that the previous pepsi ad he did was a fake. nick watt shows why the naysayer may now be convinced. >> okay, go back. >> reporter: that's nascar legend jeff gordon pretending he's just a regular cabbie.

well, almost regular. >> i'm going to be playing an ex-convict cab driver. >> that is travis, an auto enthusiast and writer who thought he was on his way to drive a top secret corvette. here's a peek of what happened. >> you buckle up your seat belt for me. >> oh, yeah, sure. >> oh, man. why is that cop running all over my [ bleep ]. oh, what -- ooh! no way is this happening. i can't go back, man. >> please. no. >> oh. >> i can't go back, man, i'm sorry. >> no. >> no! >> continually called him sir and said please because i figured if i showed that man some respect maybe he'd let me out or he wouldn't kill me. >> reporter: but why did jeff gordon pick on poor travis

sikulski? because last time he pulled a stunt like this pretending to be a fast driving car buyer, travis went on tv to say it was all fake. >> i started to suspect on the second viewing. >> reporter: for those fateful words this was jeff gordon's sweet revenge. >> this is going to be good. >> reporter: travis' friend ray was in on it and told him a cab would collect him to take him to that test drive. travis, no doubt, this is real. too real. >> i'm going to lose this guy. >> it never works. >> i've watched "cops." they always get caught. >> reporter: this time travis got caught. ♪ >> come on out, buddy. i'm jeff gordon. >> oh, my god. >> was that for real. >> that was for real. >> would you like to go for another ride? >> yes. >> reporter: fell for it hook, line and sinker. those eyes can't lie. pure terror. for "good morning america," nick

watt, abc news, los angeles. >> apparently sometimes it does work. >> he got him. >> he'll never live down that scream. >> all right. coming up, robin has an amazing sit-down with oscar host ellen degeneres who opens up about marriage and love and, of course, the big show right now. >> coming this sunday. also "play of the day" coming next. how far would you go to find a lost phone? ♪ hard to look back at you baby ♪ ♪ ♪ bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolateads. to anything -

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and it's time to -- >> do the hustle. >> our "countdown to the oscars" throws back this thursday as we kick off "american hustle" morning and wait till you see how we're celebrating this year's oscar nominated films. ♪ carry on >> the hero of hollywood. gary sinise opens up about his special mission for the military. >> man of action, liam neeson here live revealing his nonstop suspenseful role. "deals & steals." red carpet edition as we hustle. >> good morning, america. sorry, do i need another take. like that probably wasn't that good. good morning, america. god. i'm horrible. what is wrong with me. good morning, america.

♪ >> and third time is the charm for dj kiss and look at our audience out there getting into the spirit of "good morning america." [ cheers and applause ] calling it studio 54 this morning right on 44th and broadway and, you know, they're teaching the hustle out there as part of our celebration this morning. sara haines is with us, as well. i'm sure you have a great husband. >> i have an amazing hustle, thank for asking. >> my hustle has never been better. hey, today, it's finally here, the "gma" oscar trailer. it's back! one morning only and last year's, well, it had a certain magic to it. this year has some hustle and even gravity, some weight to it. we'll get that that. >> yeah. >> speaking of the oscars, that is, robin, already in los angeles. she is prepping for oscar sunday and yesterday had a chance to sit down with a revealing talk

with this sunday's host, ellen degeneres opening up about her life, about marriage and love. >> yeah, looking forward to that. then also this morning a new warning that you should hear before you take your kids to the drugstore health clinics that are popping up all over for their next checkup. they've become a really easy and popular place to go. why the american academy of pediatrics is advising parents against using them. let's get news from josh. first the breaking news overseas. could further strain relations between the united states and russia. russian media report ukraine's ousted president viktor yanukovych who's been on the run and is wanted in his home country for mass murder has arrived in moscow and is being protected by russian security. meantime, new violence erupted this morning as pro-russian demonstrators captured government buildings in eastern ukraine, hoisting the russian flag in doing so just as their parliament selected a new

pro-europe prime minister. the u.s. has warned russia not to get militarily involved in the conflict. also breaking overnight a plane has crashed on the hawaiian island of lanai. at least three people have been killed in the crash. two others are in critical condition at this hour. we've been told that it was a private plane that went down. and the governor of arizona has vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed business owners with strong religious beliefs to deny service to gays and lesbians. cheers as you can see and hear erupted outside the capitol when governor jan brewer made her announcement. several business groups and high-profile republicans had pressured her to reject the bill which was, again, aimed at protecting religious freedoms. and a developing story this morning. 13 workers at a nuclear waste facility in new mexico have tested positive for exposure to radiation. this days after a mysterious leak at the site. the testing was only

preliminary. more information is expected today as officials have insisted the levels are low and, in fact, pose no health threat. the facility is the nation's only underground nuclear waste dump. and the coast guard had to come to the rescue to save a passenger on this cruise ship in the caribbean. the carnival "paradise" was nearly 200 miles from florida when the man became ill. he, as you can see here, was hoisted on to a helicopter and thankfully airlifted to tampa. and finally, have you heard about the guy walks into a bar with a pet tiger? well, you have now. because it happened. seriously. in chicago, you see the tiger there. you see the bar. the owner apparently thought it was okay just to take his cat out for a stroll through town. this guy also keeps wolves and a bear at a nearby ranch. he is now facing several misdemeanor charges. here's the crazy thing. apparently the same guy took the same tiger to the bar a year

ago. it bit another patron, but nobody actually reported it. so i think the fact that -- >> sounds like "the hangover." >> also sounds like -- it sounds like this town maybe has issues to work through. >> i didn't know you were allowed to have pet tigers. >>. >> "pop news" coming up. >> first news from ginger. >> i found myself a friend. your name? >> chase. >> chase and chase is from new hampshire. chase, do you like know? >> yes. >> well, interestingly in new hampshire and other places you'll get more snow. let's talk about it. the same storm racing across california, the second one, mind you will go into the great lakes. look at that swath of 6 to 10 inches of snow. some of the cities that have already seen top ten coldest and snowiest, yeah, that's more know for this late february into early march and an idea of what's happening. look at the days, the cities and the numbers because that would be the overnight low waking up on tuesday morning in hartford is 8. so the single digits, another

push of cold air next week even though meteorological winter ends good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. scattered showers through the morning hours. then you can get rid of the umbrella until tonight. heavy rain, wind and thunder is going to roll in. that next system is going to hang through at least saturday. rainfall amounts about half an inch to an inch in the lower elevations. 2 to 5" in our mountains. check out the winds on the way, gusting up to possibly 60 miles an hour friday morning through saturday morning. accuweather seven-day forecast, >> oh, we got the beats out here. "funky town" is playing. sara. >> a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." in pop, big "star wars" speculation as the new villain finally been cast weeks before it starts. the new warning answer go the convenient and easy

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vma, the kids there love the song by pharrell. >> oh, yeah. >> it inspires them to move. to pop, to lock to boogie to hustle to get down, to feel it. >> oh, wow. ♪ >> it's awesome. >> ooh. >> the kid probably was doing it and well, i might add. >> yeah. >> i love that they're so free. each of them doing their own personal dance. dance like you just don't care. advice for life. >> it's a great song. >> yeah. >> happy kids. so great to see happy kids. it just is. sara haines in for this one. >> that was also my pregame dance before i got up here. >> what do you have? >> lock and pop. well, jimmy kimmel is not usually one to light up social media for a fashion choice but that's what happened last night. showing off the results of his loom suit challenge. >> whoa. >> yeah, those are -- >> the rainbow --

>> and this is my technical loom suit. >> kimmel had been lobbying kids and their parents to send in the bracelets made with the rainbow loom rubber band kit. clearly they differ deliveliverd to toe. the completed suit of the loom now up for auction on ebay and going to a charity to treat childhood cancer. >> sarina knocks this one out for me. little did i know whole outfits can be -- >> with a daddy your size she'll be doing them till 21. >> good, good, better that than most anything else. "star wars" news. the first cast member for the new movie is set to be announced any day now and rumor has it adam driver from "girls" is the top choice to play the film's villain. he's similar to darth vader. his girlfriend lena dunham said

he's about to rip a hole in da force. lots more buzz to come. i don't know if it's because of the character he plays but he seems like -- >> he could do it. >> dark. >> very dark. >> great choice. >> hope that happens. and jared leto picked his date and it's sure to warm your heart. his mother constance. here's the moment the "dallas buyers club" and his brother shannon told mom she'd be joining them on the red carpet. this isn't the first time he's gone all family. con stance proudly accompanied him at the s.a.g. awards in january and i was able to meet them. even in his speech his gratitude about why he's where he is today. >> yeah. >> that's awesome. >> leo and brad cooper all took their moms. great move for men. bring your mom. >> we'll stay on oscar sunday right now because robin is sitting down with the biggest star of all, ellen degeneres set

to host for the second time. they talked about everything going on in her life and what it means to host hollywood's premiere night. >> you're a little busy. >> you're busy. i can't believe you just flew in and we're talking. this is great. >> i've known you for many years. seen you in different places. you look great. just feel at peace where you are with portia and the house and just everything that's going on in your life. >> i'm really happy and i'm really grateful. i have accomplished more than i could have have ever dreamt, you know, to accomplish in my life. i think there's something to be said, you know, as you get older, you get comfortable in your skin and not to say that i don't have days where i'm not comfortable in my skin and days that i feel, you know, down or whatever. >> people have been cheering for you. i mean it's -- you went through professionally a little rough patch. >> uh-huh. >> sometime ago and it seems like it's in the require view mirror. >> yeah.

>> it's got to be gratifying that people get you. >> yeah. >> they get you now. >> portia said when we got married one of the things she said to me and her vows was, you know, it's one thing to be loved but it's profound to be understood and that's what -- that's all you want from people. you know, i can't expect everybody to, you know, love me and like everything i do and, but i just want people to understand me and to get me and know what my intentions are and my intentions are to make people happy and my intentions are to never hurt anybody and my intentions are to have compassion and to hope i can spread that a little bit every single day. >> any time you go to a choir tracker they make you feel so bad about yourself. last year they talked about this. he told me i was sitting wrong. now i'm standing wrong. if i want someone to point out flaws i'll go to family dinners. i don't need him. >> you're in front of an audience all the time. what's the difference? >> oh, there's a big difference. that audience comes to see me

and they travel from and god bless them, they travel from all over the world to come to a taping and wait for a year for tickets. they're my core group of people that get me, know me. and love me and i feel that and, you know, that's -- that room is like church. i mean that really every single day that i do my show, it is an energy that is like no other energy. ♪ >> the way you are with your audience is unlike i think anything i've ever seen. i mean they really feel that they are -- they are a part of the show. >> yeah, yeah, they are. i mean, this is our 11th season and when we started building the studio, it was really important that the audience was comfortable and it was really important that they were not in the dark, that they were lit because they're part of the show. it's not a spotlight on me, of course, my lighting is better. i'm a cover girl. i have to look good but it's still bright enough that they're

part of it. >> all she wants is to make people happy. she makes so many people happy. >> what a relaxed conversation. fun to watch. >> two of our favorites right there. that was great, robin. >> sunday is going to be a good one. it's going to be a good one. >> can't go wrong with miss ellen d. moving on now to parents are often relieved to know there are places like drugstore health clinics out there for those scary types that we have all experienced when your child is sick. there are no other options, but should you rely on them as your regular go-to? the academy of pediatrics issued a statement that questions the quality of the care and abc's adeetty roy has the story. >> reporter: sherry has three children, two jobs and a very busy life. so when her kids get sick, she often takes them to the clinic at her neighborhood drugstore. >> when i am jammed with time, our time schedules are tight -- >> reporter: she's not alone. the american academy of pediatrics says the first retail-based clinic opened in

2000 and as of 2012 there are 6,000 such clinics throughout the country. but while moms like sherry says they provide shorter wait times and lower cost than a doctor's office the aap is advising parents not to use them. in a statement released just this week the aap calls these clinics an inappropriate source of primary care. and says these clinics do not provide children with the high-quality regular preventive health care children need." however, the aap goes on to say "it is understood that the services of these clinics may be used for acute care." if you go to a retail clinic are you getting substandard care. >> the individual encounter may be fine, but the important thing is health is not a moment in time. it's a continuum and you're missing out on that connect connectedness of health rare the convenient care association say they're more convenient than the alternative which is often

waiting for an appointment while the child is sick and that they work closely with local physicians and pediatricians. swantek says in spite of the warning sometimes a clinic is the best option for her family. >> it's very convenient for us. >> reporter: tough decisions on keeping her business a family healthy and happy. for "good morning america," aditi roy, abc news, san francisco. >> tell you what, if you ever had an ear infection in the middle of the nightette the only option. >> run two. >> though we did want to hear what you have to say. so our "gma" flash poll now, would you take your kids to a drugstore clinic? 18% of you said yes. wow, 82% say no. so here now with more on the growing use of these clinics is abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser. rich, what do you think? >> first i'm a pediatrician so these are my people and i agree with a lot of this. one of the things i love about being a pediatrician i see kids from the moment they're born through all these stages and so

when they come in sick i can place it with their life and history. that's not something you get when you go to a walk-in clinic. >> are there types when it makes sense. >> i would always try to see your regular doctor first. if you can't get in, your child has a sore throat and want a swab to see if they have strep that's secret you can do in a clinic. going on a trip and want someone to look in the ear. better to go to a walk-in than not be seen at all. there are settings where it makes sense. >> i like what we heard. the idea of the continuum of care so i don't -- >> i don't think you ever want to go a regular checkup or behaviorial problem. see your regular doctor or if you ever think it's a serious illness see your regular doctor because they know your child's medical history and they'll be the ones following up and have the records. that's really important but pediatricians have to pay attention here and say people want convenience, they want to be able to get in. if they're not getting it

they'll go elsewhere. >> more of a band-aid type thing. >> band-aid is good. >> something is better than nothing. rich, stick around. the time is nigh. three days until oscar sunday and we're counting down as always with a tradition here at "gma." one morning only. in years past it was lara and robin stars in "bridesmaids" or it was george being george in "the descendants" and maybe one of us got a little presidential. that's the madagascar iian lincoln. we have the popcorn. should we dim the lights? hit roll. the third annual "gma" movie trailer is yours. ♪ i'll be just fine >> this spring you're invited on a journey of discovery. >> please wait as your operating system is initiated. >> well, hello. i'm robin.

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>> i'm kristen sze. overturned tanker truck is causing major backup on southbound 101 on morgan hill. the highway estimates 4,000 gallons of the 8,000 gallons in the fuel in the tanker spilled out shortly after 1:00 am. firefighters have been working all morning, pumping out the rest of the tanker's load and clearing the area to open at least one lane. the driver was taken to the hospital after complaining of some pain, but he is apparently okay. the same cannot be said for the traffic, sue. no. and still no lane open yet in that particular situation. and that is in the southbound direction. it is still closed. sigalert northbound, jammed as you saw earlier. still no remaining time for that to be opened. elsewhere, more problems.

101 -- 280 near hickey, that accident just cleared and an accident in danville. kristen? >> thanks a lot, sue. we'll check out the forecast, see about remaining

wha where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. look out to my east. you still see some clouds and spotty showers on live doppler 7 hd. heavy rain, thunderstorms and windy conditions tonight.

♪ tonight i want some hot stuff baby this evening ♪ >> all right. george wanted sara's hustle. >> i'm happy about that. >> looking good. ♪ >> and extra bonus -- >> more than a hustle. >> for the boa. dj kiss and our audience getting into the spirit of it, studio 44, 44th and broadway as we wish you a good morning, american hustle celebrating all the s this year, special tribute to one of the best as we look ahead to los angeles and this weekend, of course, we'll all be heading out there for the oscars. robin in advance sat down with ellen and looking forward to getting out there, however, ginger, wet weekend we may be facing. >> even before that we're starting our celebration early with our own walk of fame. let's look at the wax figures

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>> all this weather brought to you by mercedes. josh. >> all right, ginger. we, of course, are counting down to oscar sunday and this morning, we want to highlight gary sinise who, of course, 20 years ago played a role that earned him not only a best supporting actor nod but also a life a passion and very special calling. >> run, forrest, run. >> it endures as a true classic. the tale of the innocent everyman with the low i.q. >> stupid is as stupid does. >> takes an unlikely and unforgettable and singularly american journey. >> my momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. >> reporter: a journey that has continued tore the movie's oscar nominated supporting actor, gary sinise. >> try not to do anything stupid like getting yourself killed. >> aka disgruntled amputee lieutenant dan.

the part sinise would realize he was born not just to play but to live. >> who would have thought that, you know, 0 years later lieutenant dan would still play a part in my life? a lot of actors might shy away by being so identified by one role but it seems like you not just embrace it but it seems to have completed you. >> there's something different about this part. >> hey, hey, hey. i'm walking here. i just missed the draft. the veterans in my family, what had happened to them when they came home from war and i just felt such compassion for them and guilt too. >> reporter: in 2011 he formed the gary sinise foundation to honor those who have given so much of themselves for us. so this month he thought he'd get 50 of america's gravely wounded warriors out of their hospital rooms and with a private charter courtesy of american airlines took them on an all expenses paid trip to where it all began for lieutenant dan. hollywood. ♪

for men and women such as triple amputee brian anderson who lost his arm and both his legs in iraq when his vehicle struck a roadside ied. >> he's put together this event that will change a lot of people's lives and give people the mind-set that you can still be a whole person for some of us that feel like they're not a whole person. >> reporter: their first stop, disneyland. ♪ abc's corporate parent disney threw open the doors of its signature home. >> thank you, gary sinise. >> reporter: for sinise, the collective well-being of america's wounded warriors is paramount. so the next day he thought why not take them there? welcome to hollywood and paramount pictures. wow! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> reporter: the studio that made "forrest gump" and its

producer wendy finerman remade its back lot into a heavy celebration where we had the honor of speaking with those whose lives are now as lieutenant dan's was on screen. >> i should have died out there with my men but now i'm nothing but a cripple. >> a lot of things frustrating about being in a wheelchair and not being able to do things the way you used to be able to do that. >> reporter: but it was the rare choice made at movie's end, highlighting lieutenant dan's resolve rather than his rage. >> i never thanked you for saving my life. >> reporter: which resonates still with those who sinise himself calls a new generation of lieutenant dans. >> there's a hopeful ending to the story of lieutenant dan that all our wounded veterans want is that story that they can be standing up again and moving on with life and doing all right.

>> lieutenant dan. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: before it was all over sinise had one last surprise for his troops, gathered for a screening of the oscar-winning film, a cameo appearance. >> mr. tom hanks. >> by the man himself. [ cheers and applause ] >> you can call me forrest gump. >> i'd like to say gary, i probably seen you 20, 30 times. you can see the enjoyment like radiating off of you that you're getting so much out of this just as much as we are so thank you for everything that you've done. >> is this do you think in a way your service? >> yes. just couldn't not do anything. >> reporter: and on this night the stars lining this hollywood walk of fame for those among us who sacrificed for the freedoms we hold so dear. >> the whole purpose is to make sure i send them home smiling. they should know that they're

appreciated and that's what we're trying to do here. >> i can tell you gary sinise far too humble to ever say it. he is himself something of an american hero and i just want to say this is not an actor who is doing this for the cameras. this is a life's passion for him. he is on the road with the lieutenant dan band playing every fort, every army base around the country, around the world 50 weeks a year. 50 weeks a year and his love and compassion is limitless. it was an honor to spend a day with him and with all of those american heroes. >> that kind of commitment. >> a phenomenal human being and a bunch of other phenomenal human beings. you can see more of gary sinise and his journey with those wounded warriors on our special. we're excited to bring it to you, "countdown to the oscars" tonight, 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc.

and coming up, right here, live in studio, liam neeson. ♪ can't get enough of your love baby ♪ >> announcer: "good morning america's" "deals & steals" is brought to you by bank of america. use your bank amir card cash

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>> could you threaten me.

>> can you turn the lights down or off. >> yeah, definitely. >> before this night is over, i will kill you. but before i kill you, i will make you suffer pain so unimaginable you will wake. >> liam neeson having fun on jimmy kimmel back with a new thriller in "non-stop" he plays a federal air marshal on a transatlantic flight terrorized by a secret killer but is that killer nissen's character. >> my daughter was diagnosed with acute leukemia at the age of 5 and spent my days at work instead of being at home looking after her because i was afraid of was she going to die. i'm not a good father, i'm not a good man. i'm not hijacking this plane. i'm trying to save it. >> liam neeson here this morning. >> thank you. >> welcome. you know, this is a different kind of action movie. it's much more about the

suspense. >> yeah, there's a definite homage to mr. hitchcock, george, i would say, yeah. and, you know, a lot are so acutely intelligent, especially the teenagers, they get it so we try to keep one or two steps ahead of them in the guessing game of who the bad guy might be. >> you keep it right up until the end but it gets into the whole idea and see it in that scene we just played about what makes someone rise to the moment and actually become a hero. >> i know. it's the unfathomable question because we don't know how we're going to respond, do we in an emergency, in a dangerous situation like that. we all like to think we would be heroes, you know, but it's always a special -- >> real-life situations here all the time and invariably when someone truly is a hero they deny it. >> yeah, and it's usually the least, you know, if he you had a group you'd pick the fittest or handsomest you know what i mean because we're so conditioned by

the movies but it's usually not. >> no. you can be surprised. we got a whole bunch of questions coming in on facebook for you. and so many around this same theme, melissa wanted to know because you've done so much in your career. did you ever see yourself as an action hero? >> no, never in a month of sunday, never, never, this is like a great -- i'm 61 years of age endid the first take and when i was 55 so that became very successful. >> i'll say. you're about to do another one. film another one. >> we'll do "taken 3." and we start in a month's time or so. >> you know, another question came in from jennifer martin. gets into what we were seeing up there when you were with kimmel. and i was surprised. you didn't know that was coming on kimmel. is there anything special you do to get into the zone before doing a scene like that? >> just acting, george. that's it. you know what i mean? it's just acting. >> well, you did it on a moment's notice there in kimmel and you had such a great group of people to work with in

"non-stop." julianne moore. >> yes. >> was here yesterday. >> lupita nyong'o, may get an academy award. >> up on sunday night. >> she's fantastic. michelle dockery from "down p tton abbey." >> we know who you're rooting for sunday. >> you better believe it. >> liam neeson, thanks for coming in. opens nationwide tomorrow. the hollywood hairstylist

♪ on the disco yeah >> wow. >> ginger. it was that award-winning performance and there is george, robin roberts. it's our -- >> oh, my gosh, i have a star. >> sara, congratulations. >> i'm glad we made sara's day this morning. >> totally made my day. >> you made ours with your hustle. we're celebrating a good morning

"american hustle" with the wizard that conjured up the amazing hairstyles. she is a member of the academy of motion pictures and arts and motion pictures arts and sciences one of an elite group of professionals whose vote decides on the oscars and abc's cam mathison has more. >> welcome, welcome. >> reporter: from effie's coif in "the hunger games" to princess leia's inter galactic double buns in "star wars" movie hairstyles can become just as iconic as the films themselves now hairstylist and recent bafta winner katherine gordon creatdid with creating the stars in this film. >> it's fantastic and looks so natural. they look like real people do. it didn't look like hair and makeup people did it. >> her team just missed the cut for being follow natured for an oscar by a hair. >> don't repeat that.

but, yes. >> reporter: gordon says she's deeply proud of the project. >> a great movie to work on because you could mix high fashion with regular people. sears catalog, high fashion magazines, diane von furstenberg. it's studio 54. >> what about that unforgettable comb-over. >> 'he make it go forward, lift it. put pray gel in there. i taught him how to do it, of course. >> armed with my "gma" pal rachel smith we challenged our own hair and makeup team to see if they could do what katherine gordon's team did so masterfully. apparently my whole look i got going on isn't cutting it. i want to get a little more bradley cooper fabulous. >> the bronze, the curls. >> i want to sea amy adams, the hair, the makeup. let's get in touch with our inner '70s self. >> the curls and bradley's uber masculine tan and of course more curls and volume. could this be the revival of

something big. >> three. >> boom. look at you. careful. careful. these are dangerous curls. >> such a vixen. i think we're into a new trend. just saying. >> whether it's a fashion do or don't, 1978, here we come. for "good morning america," cameron mathison, abc news, hollywood. >> looking good. >> he's got the walk down. >> absolutely. and we'll be walking the red carpet for "red carpet live" starting at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific this sunday and it's followed by the oscars with host ellen degeneres right here on abc. and then if that's not enough. >> there's more. steak knives. >> we'll have everything oscar on monday from fashion to parties. so join us for "gma's" u[dad] [u [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes?

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♪ shake your groove thing >> big thanks to dj kiss for giving us such a fun morning. have a good day, everyone.

good morning. i'm kristen sze. next storm due to arrive this evening. not a lot of time. >> no, it's not. it is pretty nice out here. scattered light showers are possible. check out the rainfall amounts. half inch to an inch. two to four tonight. stormiest weather will be tonight. heavy rain, thunder and wind also get going with power outages. accuweather seven-day forecast. sunday will be the better day for outdoor activities. sue? >> thanks, mike. one lane now open, southbound 101 in morgan hill. still a sigalert due to an earlier tanker truck that has spilled. southbound 280 in daly city

south city, clear but heavy. kristen? >> thanks a lot. join us for ou announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, star of the new action thriller nonnon, liam neeson. from the hit comedy, "2 broke girls," kat dennings. plus, your comments and questions when the hosts open up the inbox. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause]