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nch or citi.com/easierbanking to learn more. good morning, america. tense talks. president obama warns vladimir putin over an hour-long phone call that pleas from ukraine for help cannot be ignored as russian forces roll into the country heavily armed. part of ukraine now on the verge of breaking away to join russia. happening now, bombshell testimony from the ex-girlfriend of oscar pistorius now on the stand. detailing his obsession with guns, never leaving home without one. and at times halting court as she broke down about his infidelity. down the drain. a man going after a $20 bill that slipped from his hands gets trapped in the sewer underground for two days. the high school kids who heard something strange. so did he get his $20 back? hi. >> meet colin, the boy who just wanted a birthday party but didn't know who to invite.
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his wish gone viral. millions of people around the world joining his party and he has no idea. now his big live birthday surprise is about to happen here on "gma." ♪ happy and good morning, america. we have a happy friday. >> we do. >> let's look back in the dressing rooms. little colin has no idea as we never said what he's here for today. i met him backstage. he's very excited about being here but his family has been keeping a big secret with us and as you've seen, more than 2 million people have hit the facebook page liking colin wishing him a great day and you will not believe what is in store for him. >> the party crowd outside. >> he thinks he's here for a video game segment. right? he doesn't know.
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it all started just because his mom wanted him to have a birthday party and said he didn't think he had any friends but he sure does. >> we'll have that coming up this morning. also the clock will spring forward on saturday night. >> already. >> it's 13 days to spring and we're starting spring break early live in key west. one of my favorite vacation spots. there is ginger zee. >> oh. >> perhaps she got a little cup of coffee going out to the pier to watch the sunrise with all her friends. so we'll be in key west all morning long. let's get right to the crisis in ukraine caught in the tense standoff between the u.s. and russia. the latest on that tense phone call just hours ago between president obama and president putin. abc's alex marquardt is in kiev right now with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this was their second lengthy phone call in just the past week. about what the u.s. calls russia's invasion of ukraine. the two leaders seemed to be talking right past each other
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agreeing on nothing as crimea looks set to try to join russia. overnight, celebrations in crimea after parliament voted to break away to russia. >> they vote to be with russia, to be with moscow. >> reporter: earlier the few who dared protest brutally dragged away. this morning, russia and the u.s. are digging in ratcheting up their positions over ukraine's crimean peninsula, its takeover by russia now all but complete. president obama has slapped russian officials with travel bans and has ordered economic sanctions if russia goes any farther. but crimea will now hold a referendum next weekend to decide whether to join russia, a move the u.s. calls illegal. >> any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. >> reporter: president obama has asked president putin to allow international monitors into
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crimea blocked yesterday by pro-russian forces. on that hour-long phone call, putin told obama that russia cannot ignore calls for help as ukraine's new government imposes what putin called entirely illegitimate decisions on to crimea. we've seen the heavily armed forces believed to be russian blanketing crimea controlling the borders and laying siege to ukrainian military bases. while russia's navy harasses ukrainian warships. that russian grip on crimea only tightening as fears grow that ukraine is coming apart. pro-russia unrest is spreading throughout eastern ukraine. this as russia prepares their biggest air defense drill near the border of ukraine and the u.s. sends more fighter jets to its allies and eastern europe, all signs this crisis is growing. george? >> certainly rising. thanks. more on this from abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. we heard from alex the two presidents talking past each
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other on that phone call. any movement behind the scenes? >> reporter: none at all, george. you know, this is an hour-long phone call. their second in the week and they have resolved absolutely nothing. you heard from the president saying russia must withdraw its forces back to its barracks, must begin talks immediately with ukraine. with putin saying that russia has absolutely no choice but to be there to protect ethnic russians from an unconstitutional coup. only thing they agreed on, not insignificant, they will continue to talk. >> okay, meantime, there is a high-profile political conference in washington this week. you've got the conservatives all stepping in including chris christie coming back in public for a feisty speech. >> reporter: yeah, this is something of a woodstock for conservatives. the biggest gathering we'll see this year of conservatives and potential republican presidential candidates and i'll tell you day one looked a lot like the beginning of a comeback for chris christie. after a rough couple of months back home in new jersey, the old chris christie seemed to be back.
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>> all right. >> reporter: as feisty and combative as ever. >> if that's your attitude, mr. president, what the hell are we paying you for? >> reporter: seen as too moderate by some conservatives. >> i hope you'll join me. thank you very much. >> reporter: -- wasn't even invited last year but this time received a warm reception and a gathering featuring a who's who of potential republican presidential candidates but this is the crowd for tea partyers like ted cruz. his brand of no compromise politics. >> we need to repeal every single word of obamacare. [ applause ] >> sir, good to see you. >> reporter: we asked cruz about that in an exclusive interview for "this week." >> that's not going to happen while barack obama is president, right? >> yeah. >> state the obvious. >> look, i will say this. it's unlikely to happen. >> unlikely? >> i'll give you one scenario where it could. let's say november of 2014 is an election like 2010 which i think
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we're on the path to be and a tidal wave where republicans don't just win six seats but 10, 11, 12 seats, there's a possibility of that. >> reporter: pretty remote possibility there, george. cpac continues today. they'll be hearing from rand paul, another leading tea partyer and all but certainly presidential candidate. we'll also hear from him on sunday on "this week." >> that's right. talking to all of them. have a lot more on "this week." now top stories from amy robach in for josh. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. we begin with gunfire at a crowded mall panicked shoppers were sent running for their lives. at least one shot rang out inside the shopping center in memphis. several men who apparently knew each other were seen arguing. and one pulled a gun. the victim fighting for his life. four suspects under arrest at this hour. shoppers hid in stores while police combed the mall making sure it was safe. a potential embarrassment for the pentagon as it tries to address what's been called an epidemic of sexual assaults. this morning the army's top sex crimes prosecutor is now being investigated for assault. lieutenant colonel joseph morse is accused of groping and trying
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to kiss an army lawyer. he's been suspended while investigators look that those claims. meantime, the senate has rejected a bill that would have stripped military commanders of their authority to handle sexual assault cases. the bill would have then given that power to military lawyers. senator kirsten gillibrand who sponsored the measure is pushing for another vote this spring. and it's being called one of the largest ever medical records theft. police say in los angeles, a thief made off with computer equipment containing the records of nearly 169,000 patients from los angeles county. the files included social security number, billing data and possibly birth dates, as well. and important news for the millions of americans who are trying to find a job. a new report today giving us a clearer picture of whether the economy is on the right track. abc's rebecca jarvis is here with those details. rebecca, good morning. >> hi, good morning. it was better than expected news on jobs in america this morning. suggesting the economy is bit stronger than we thought.
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take a look. our economy created 175,000 jobs last month. that is an increase from january, but still short of the numbers that we were seeing last year. the unemployment rate picked up slightly to 6.7%. more people tried to re-enter the labor force. the harsh winter weather impacted these numbers. the snowstorms and record cold put a real damper on everything from construction to car sales to travel. and analysts estimate more than 600,000 people were unable to work this winter because of bad weather. so amy, there are hopes for a bigger spring recovery that will spring forward with those clocks. >> 13 days away, rebecca. all right, thanks so much. well, a bizarre scene during a college basketball game. an angry uc santa barbara fan ran on to the court to confront the opposing coach. after a technical foul was called, players quickly pushed him back and he was later arrested. this is the third time in the past month that a college basketball fan has come into violent contact with a player or a coach and the brawl erupted
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last week in new mexico renewing calls for better security at those games. and finally, an oklahoma man has been rescued after spending two days trapped underground trying to retrieve a $20 bill. the bill slipped out of his hands, fell into that storm drain. he went down after it, how i'm not quite sure. he got lost in the sewer system. finally after two days, a group of high school kids walking by heard his cries for help and called police. he is okay. he never found the $20 bill. i'm sorry to say that. by the way he was 15 feet below the street, the pipe, only 42 inches. what? give that man a $20 bill. >> what did he find? >> i know. >> thank you. >> i don't want to know. >> all right, you two, thank you. the murder trial being watched all around the world, oscar pistorius' ex-girlfriend on the stand this morning with emotional testimony about pistorius and what he was really like.
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abc's hamish macdonald is in pretoria where he has been in the courtroom every single day. good morning, hamish. >> reporter: robin, it is hard to imagine this trial getting any more dramatic but it is. samantha taylor, the ex-girlfriend of oscar pistorius has been in the witness stand with this blockbuster testimony. she's talked about the end of their relationship, she claims it happened when pistorius cheated on her with reeva steenkamp. samantha taylor, a marketing student and part-time model was 18 when she dated the olympian. she testified during their relationship he often carried a gun with him. >> he carried it around with him. he placed it next to him on the bedside table. >> reporter: she recalled pistorius firing his gun out of the car's sunroof after a policeman stopped them for speeding. >> he shouted at the policeman because he said that he was not allowed to touch his gun. >> reporter: the court had to briefly adjourn this morning when taylor became emotional, recalling their breakup.
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>> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: the defense claims they will produce e-mails between taylor and pistorius to show them he did not cheat. >> we had not officially broken up at that time. >> what does it mean that you have not officially broken up? >> there was a lot of commotion in our relationship. >> reporter: she refutes the defense claim that pistorius sounds like a woman when he screams. it's a crucial fact because so many neighbors say they heard a woman screaming the night reeva steenkamp was killed. >> if he screams and he's anxious, he sounds like a woman? >> that is not true. he sounds like a man. >> reporter: well, what we're starting to see now is a very clear picture painted, robin, by the prosecution of oscar pistorius as an angry perhaps reckless man, someone that is
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eager to grab his gun when he's scared, when he's afraid or annoyed. >> hamish, thank you very much. joining us now with more on the powerful testimony in the trial abc's chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams. you heard the ex. what do you make of her testimony? >> well, this is very important. you hear the prosecutors able to bring in evidence both about the firearms charge and murder charge so throughout this prosecution case we're seeing both of those come together. if there wasn't a firearms charge here you might not be able to hear all of this evidence about his propensity to use guns so allows the prosecutors to be saying to the judge, not only do we think that he committed murder and here's why, but this is a guy who didn't just have guns, this is a guy who used guns and so that allows prosecutors i think an advantage because of the types of charges you're hearing here. >> the ex-girlfriend also says something very interesting. he was often afraid of an intruder. that helped the defense. >> right. that is the defense here.
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that he was afraid all the time and that's helpful, but the prosecution's been presenting a pretty powerful case. the most important witnesses we're hearing from the prosecution are these ear and eyewitnesses who live nearby meaning all of them saying they see the same sequence and that is argument, followed by bullets and if that's the case, oscar pistorius is in a lot of trouble because he's saying there was no argument. i was the one screaming and that's why you hear the questions about could it have been him who was screaming and people are saying, no, i heard a woman screaming. very important testimony from the prosecution. >> extremely emotional these last couple of days as you would imagine. dan, thanks so much. okay, guy, thank you. to the hunt for a possible serial killer just outside washington, d.c. police in alexandria, virginia are saying three high-profile murders, one in the last month, may all be linked. and abc's david kerley is on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: two killings in the past six months and one ten years ago could all be linked say police with new ballistic reports. >> the bullets have the same
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general rifling class and characteristics similar in design for all cases. >> reporter: police can't say definitively they came from the same gun but there are so many other similarities. in these cases. the piano teacher killed when she opened her door at lunchtime. back in november, a local transit official killed at his home and the connection back to the real estate agent, ten years ago, and the wife of the sheriff who was also gunned down at home during the day. all three active in the community. all three killings within two miles of each other in alexandria, virginia. the connections are chilling for residents. >> i don't like the fact that there's a serial killer out there. >> scary, of course. >> reporter: the man they are looking for, white, balding and bearded. police won't talk about motive but former fbi profiler and abc news consultant brad garrett believes the suspect has a grudge with the city. >> he believes in his mind these three people represent the city of alexandria and the city has wronged him and he's going to
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make it right. >> reporter: since the killing of piano teacher ruthanne lodato residents have been keeping locksmiths busy installing peepholes and the police chief says residents do need to be vigilant. >> if any of you are suspicious of anything, please don't open your door. call the police. >> reporter: since that piano teacher was killed at that door behind me there have been 500 tips given to police. the fbi is involved but so far just the sketch of the man would could be a serial killer. george. >> yeah, a lot of tension there in alexandria. thanks very much. we switch gears. oreos in court. >> oh, yeah, this is very serious, george. talking espionage at the highest level. coke has a secret formula. kfc, famous blend of herbs and spices but oreos too have a secret at the center of a huge courtroom battle. >> i prefer the cream part of an oreo. >> that's crazy, the cookie is the best part. >> cream. >> cookie. >> cream. >> reporter: the cookie or the cream. a long-standing debate but turns
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out there's much more to their delicious middle than meets the eye and it's worth millions. the secret ingredient that just put the world's top-selling cookie in the middle of an international espionage case. it's a special formula added to the vanilla cream that makes it the perfect shade of white. >> titanium dioxide. >> reporter: the name not very appetizing, titanium dioxide, dupont patented a way to use it for whitening paper, plastic, paints and, yes, oreo cream. two american businessmen were just convicted by a federal jury for conspiring to steal and sell that top secret method to a rival chinese company for more than $20 million. robert maegerle and walter liew were found guilty of theft of trade secrets and obstruction of justice and economic espionage. >> it was important for the u.s. government to bring. a shot heard around the world and a message to foreign
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companies and foreign governments that they can no longer spy on u.s. companies. >> reporter: the fbi says we will aggressively pursue anyone, anywhere who attempts to steal valuable information from the united states. valuable info like what helps make this so darned good. >> shut the front door. >> reporter: now facing up to 25 years in prison, you could say these two spies just got creamed. >> oh. >> the question is, they got 25 years. would they have gotten 50 if they had gone for the double stuffed? >> i knew it. >> we saw her going there. >> the windup was -- >> oh, no. oh, no. >> robin, we'll be following up on this story. >> i'm sure you will. thank you there, lara. back to you. let's get back to ginger. now she's down in the florida keys. key west, spring break started early. good morning, ging. >> hey, good morning to you guys. yes, just a balmy 46 degrees warmer than you in new york but you know that mild air is coming and here it's very windy.
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i don't know if you can see that stiff wind behind a front that yesterday brought some severe weather. i wanted to show you some pictures of a tampa bay tornado. there were three reported tornados throughout south florida and a look at the damage that it created. a much drier and calmer day here but all of that becoming snow and ice as it moves to the north. even d.c. in a winter weather advisory. your local forecast in just 30 seconds. first your weekend getaways brought to you by cat's pride litter. during good friday morning.
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safety. they suffered minor injuries. the little boy is doing fine. while crews were still on that scene, another fire broke out near that apartment complex. nine cars were damaged in a carport, seven of them destroyed. officials say the two fires were not related. just a strange coincidence. let's see how your friday morning commute is going. >> pretty light, so far so good. we do have a couple of incidents southbound 280 at ocean got a staal blocking the middle lane there. richmond parkway ramp to eastbound 80 there's a big rig blocking there on the overpass over the freeway. not affecting 80. >> we'll check out your forecast with mike nicco when we come back.
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♪ make me feel like happiness is the truth ♪ ♪ because i'm happy we're having a happy friday morning here on "gma." nathan, i guess. nathan the dancing dog. you might remember him. we showed him a while back. but now that video of him dancing to "happy" is going viral overnight. if you look at it you can understand. >> oh. he throws his head back. >> the way it works. we choose to believe he's busting a move. >> choose to listen to dj spinderella. right there helping us get happy. josh is off today. great to have amy robach with us, as well. >> yeah, we also have the birthday boy here with us, colin, the boy who just wanted a birthday party and told his mom he didn't have any friends and so his birthday wish has gone viral. that was his birthday wish to go
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viral and he thinks he's here to test out this new video game. there he is there. that's why he thinks he's here. >> that's a good reason. >> oh, sure. he's happy to be here for that but he doesn't know that he's about to get -- [ cheers and applause ] -- the surprise of a lifetime. >> amazing. so excited for that. also coming up one woman's mission to find her birth mother. she was left in a burger king parking lot. 27 years ago. now thousands of people are helping her search for her mom. also coming up, a movie theater owner's true confession the tricks theaters are using to get you to spend more and more money at the movies and there's a big clue right there. >> whatever they're doing is working. what you're eating, what you're drinking, major markups. we begin with the latest on the trial of a socialite accused of killing her ex-husband with a car bomb. revealing voice mails heard in court for the first time on thursday. abc's ryan owens is tracking the case from tucson. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to
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you, george. 18 years after that car bombing at this country club and gated community, today the state will rest later today. and they're ending with what they believe is some of their strongest evidence. pam phillips' own words. >> i wanted to tell you thank you 'cause you're a great friend. >> reporter: the voice mails start out sweet but grow desperate fast. >> the other thing is it looks like the money is gone. >> reporter: it's the first time the jury has heard the voice of accused murderer pam phillips in a series of messages she left for her one-time boyfriend convicted hit man ron young. >> i'm not able to send you any more money. i mean there's, you know, we need to talk about this. >> reporter: prosecutors say the 56-year-old agreed to pay young $400,000 to kill her ex-husband gary triano. young kept his part of the ar gain and is now serving life
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in prison for planting a fatal pipe bomb in the real state developers car at this country club back in 1996. >> i remember saying to him, oh, my gosh, she really did it. >> reporter: even though pam phillips got the $2 million life insurance policy with a new home in aspen and globe-trotting vacations, those millions didn't last. the monthly payments to the hit man dried up. a frustrated young started recording their conversations. >> you know what, i'm just aggravated. would you just leave me alone. just leave me alone. >> i'm bothering you? >> right now you are. i've got to go. i've got kids down at the pool. i have to be back for company at 4:00. >> well, you bothered me for some help so you could get rich, so -- >> will you leave me alone? good-bye. >> reporter: phillips never admits to committing a crime on these tapes and she's pleaded not guilty. >> when you sit in a women's prison for murder, you know, you are going to be really sad. >> i'm going to be back at 4. >> no you're going to be in prison for murder.
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>> reporter: the tapes end the state's case. the defense should begin later today. among their first witnesses ed kinnear, father of oscar nominated actor greg kinnear who ironically plays a criminal defense attorney in his new fox series "rake." the state's case took all of two weeks, the defense is expected to take at least twice that long. they have an astounding 103 witnesses on their witness list. george? >> wow, a lot to get through. okay, ryan, thanks very much. abc's chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams back with us right here. pretty powerful cap to the prosecution's case. those voice mails. >> absolutely. getting to hear her own voice. she doesn't actually confess on those tapes but she certainly makes incriminating statements. this is the key to the prosecution's case. they need to link her back to ron young because, remember, she's not alleged to have actually been there or planted the bomb. she's the one who they say ordered it.
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so the key is linking her with audiotapes, with records, with things that were found in young's van, et cetera. >> so pretty strong link. what does the defense do now? >> over 100 witnesses? why? because they want to point the finger at someone, anyone else. the key to the defense is going to be, look at all these other people who hated this guy. look at all these other people who were involved in business deals gone awry with this guy. what about this possible suspect and that possible suspect? they want to present reasonable doubt. when i first heard, you know, the idea at the beginning of the case they'll have all these witnesses, what will they do. then i'm thinking -- okay. they want to -- >> a million -- >> i don't think they'll call all 103 witnesses, by the way. >> this has been tried in civil court and she lost. >> that's right. in the civil court it was a personal case meaning you have the government against her. so very different standard of proof, but she's seen all this evidence before her again. and she lost in the civil court and this is going to be a very tough case for her to win in the criminal court, as well. >> okay, dan abrams, thanks very
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much. >> back in the next half hour, jury is out again. >> jury is out. >> triple duty. >> boy. getting our money's worth out of you, dan abrams. >> kids and weddings coming up. >> you're teasing "jury's out." wow. i love it. i love it. now to one woman's search for her biological mother. 27 years after she was left in a burger king bathroom she says she's not angry. she just has questions and wants answers. her plea on facebook is going viral right now and abc's gio benitez has her story. >> reporter: this morning a mother of three is on an epic search for her own birth mother. katherine deprill, now 27 years old, married with a happy family was known nationwide as the burger king baby. abandoned just hours old at this allentown, pennsylvania, burger king in september 1986. >> it just doesn't register in my head that i was abandoned. >> reporter: deprill was adopted
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but always had questions about her birth family. so just five days ago her adoptive mother had an idea. why not post a photo on facebook. she did. with this message, looking for my birth mother. please help me find her by sharing my post. >> everyone wants to know where they came from. maybe i had brothers and sisters. >> reporter: more than 15,000 people have already shared the photo on facebook. helping deprill expand her search across the globe. as a child deprill always knew she was adopted but it wasn't until she was 12 years old that her adoptive parents handed her this scrapbook. >> there it was, all the newspaper articles, burger king baby, my mother who adopted me saved all the newspaper articles. >> reporter: now more than a decade after learning the truth, deprill wants to know more about her background like her medical history. she says she's not angry. in fact, she says she wants to thank her birth mother. >> i'm so thankful that my birth
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mother did not throw me away. she didn't leave me in a dumpster. she could have been very young and felt very scared. i can't even imagine being in her shoes and being alone. >> reporter: this morning, she hopes her lifelong quest ends with a facebook like. for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> and we hope that for her too. >> i do. >> and the fact that she's not angry at all, she just wants some answers. bless her for that. let's get another check of the weather down in the florida keys where ginger is. don't forget to spring forward. you'll lose an hour this weekend. we got to have something to take away from her in that spot. >> yeah. >> hey, listen, you guys, this is just paradise. i have to tell you, we've got the conch koozie and i have a couple of kids that are from key west, right? spring break ending for this one from philadelphia. so some happy smiles from a very beautiful place. and take you to warmer weather
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for a lot of folks. let's look at the four-day forecast as we bring it on up. dallas, look at the moderating temperatures with who doesn't love to see that orange color smothering the map. chicago, back in the 40s, new york city, yes, that's a 53 by tuesday and atlanta flirting with 70. that's look at the big picture. good morning. i'm mike nicco. sunshine and above average, near 60 at the coast.ñr mid-60s to near 70 for the rest of us. even >> oh, here we are. we're here all day because of the florida keys and the tourist development council. very exciting morning, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> let's get back to that chilly new york. >> oh, i love it. you deserve it. if anybody deserves it, it's you, ginger. you enjoy. i love key west. go every year. the keys down there. coming up a movie theater owner confesses all in our
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we are back now at 7:43 with our consumer investigation into what really happens at movie theaters. from how you're persuaded into buying more popcorn or how clean
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or not those floors might be and those seats. what about those? a theater owner confesses all and nick watt receives the info. ♪ >> reporter: you're packed inside a big dark room with a couple of hundred total strangers. what's that smell? what is that guy doing? what's that on my foot? is that legal? that can't be clean. >> there's nothing more crazy than owning a movie theater. >> reporter: have you ever caught somebody in the moment? >> yes. but if nobody complains let them get away with it. >> reporter: what i always complain about are the prices. 8 bucks for a bucket of popcorn that cost, wait for it, maybe 8 cents to make. 10,000% markup. seriously? daylight robbery. well, not exactly. >> i make money by selling concessions. >> reporter: because here's a little-known fact, up to 70% of your ticket price goes to the
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studio and distributor leaving the theater owner with pocket change. >> you got to do little tricks to get them to buy concessions. >> reporter: okay, like? >> in my theater, i've got an exhaust pipe that runs from the popcorn machine into the actual auditorium so they'll have to come out and buy popcorn. >> reporter: wait until you hear this. >> they got to go. >> reporter: robert, who, remember, will never break up a courting couple will kick you out for cell phone use. tough rules but all in the name of enjoying a night at the movies. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> so that's the popcorn you smell. all right, well, you can see more of these and other true confessions tonight on "20/20" 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. and there is colin coming up, the boy who wanted a birthday party but didn't know who to invite. his mom did, though. she reached out, and, boy, did you, america, deliver.
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>> announcer: right then, here's the "play of the day." >> apparently really good at solving rubik's cubes. >> apparently not which is why i was upset when someone handed this to me. >> i feel like i spent the entire decade of the '80s to ever make one happen and i didn't. but, hey, here's a guy that doesn't have a problem at all. in fact, he solved three underwater. this is kevin hayes. and according to his twitter he is a world champion when it comes to solving rubik's cubes. his latest challenge, as you see, underwater solving three -- that's phenomenal. he accomplished this, by the way -- we sped it up, in one minute and seven seconds. he did all three. not surprisingly he's also a
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straight ahead on "gma," this little boy has no idea. straight ahead on "gma," this little boy has no idea.
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now,ñr from qabcy/ good morning. i'm kristen sze. they're celebrating the 15th anniversary of his company today at the justin herman plaza. he'll challenge tech companies to raise $10 million in 60 days to fund a new anti-poverty program in the bay area. there will be a concert out there today. check out how the forecast will be. >> temperatures right around the low 60s noon into materially afternoon. mid-60s our destination in san francisco. high clouds and sunshine. 60 along the coast. mid to upper 60s elsewhere. tonight we'll drop back into the 40s.
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watch out for patchy fog. rain's coming into the accuweather forecast sunday night. >> san mateo bridge high-rise two left lanes blocked with an accident here. you can see traffic starting to break midspan and eastbound bay bridge we've got an accident just leaving
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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and are you ready for the ultimate happy birthday? millions of you clicked "like" and now this little boy has no idea that his wildest dreams are about to come true live right here on "gma." and secrets of dating. the undercover experiment that reveals what men and women really want when they're looking for a relationship. is it beauty or brains? ♪ and hands off. one-on-one with stephen colbert. what he wants to share with his children right now and what he says about acting nuts as we say -- >> good morning, america. ♪ this is going to be the best day of my life ♪
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>> that is not all. there's dj spinderella. right here in times square. right here in times square. a special music break for a birthday party this morning. that's colin. remember we were talking about him. he doesn't know it's his birthday party. he thinks he's here to test out that video game. >> yeah, that's what he thinks he's here for. has no idea. we're going to share his epic live birthday surprise with you as we do say, good morning, america. on this fantastic friday josh getting a head start on his weekend. he's off. good to have amy with us. guess what, 13 days still spring. have we said that a couple of times today? >> say it again. >> we do have to turn our clocks forward and lose an hour of sleep. i'll take it if it means warmer weather. ginger is getting a head start on that warmer weather, getting happy. look how happy she is right now with her friends. ah. i'd be dancing too.
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from key west, key lime pie which you've already cleaned your plate. look at that. >> i have to catch up. >> this is good. >> mm-mm. >> i find that the consistency of the lime -- no, it is excellent and actually it did come from key west. key west lime. >> thank you, ginger. >> thank you. we'll take it. >> all right, whoo. that was good. hey, we also have a story today, oh, forget -- it's the jury's out. not one, not two but think three stories with dan abrams including the buzz about a proposed law that would force parents to take parenting classes. we want you to tell us what you think, should parents be required to take classes? let us know at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! my guess is you will have a lot to say on that one. >> a law? a law. wow. >> dan abrams would like you to weigh in. and you. >> i'm going to weigh in on that coming up. >> let's get news first from amy. >> good morning.
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we have a new escalation in the crisis in ukraine one day after a tense phone call between president obama and russian president vladimir putin. this morning, moscow is indicating it wouldn't support a decision by the ukrainian peninsula to leave ukraine and join russia even though president obama has warned that would violate international law. the president urging putin to withdraw his troops and accept a diplomatic solution, but putin calling the current ukrainian government illegal. opening statements are set today at ft. bragg, north carolina, in the historic trial of an army general accused of sexually assaulting a junior officer. brigadier general jeffrey sinclair has pleaded guilty to having an affair with a young female captain but claims it was consensual. encouraging news about the economy, 175,000 jobs created last month. the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7% as more people tried to spr the work force.
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and safeway, is merging with albertsons, creating a super market giant with 2400 stores. the deal could top $9 billion and will keep prices low. frantic moments for children in minnesota. the bus filling with smoke on the way to school. the drive did not waste a second. he pulled over and got four special needs children off the bus just in time. two in wheelchairs. and he is credited with saving their lives. and a similar scene in texas, it wasn't a bus, but a truck that tipped over and then burst into flames on top of another car. good samaritan, god love them, to save them, and breaking the windshield to free the woman. and finally, an explanation for an unthinkable mistake, bonnie mailing out this flier
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promising to get things done for long beach. the only problem is that's not long beach, that's san diego. and the campaign spokesman is taking the blame, saying there was a mixup at the printer. no one -- the printer. it's not operator error, it's printer's fault. bad timing. voting begins next week. she said everyone makes mistakes. >> but look quickly -- >> she's a great politician. >> true, george. "pop news" coming up. and ginger down in the florida keys getting ready for spring break. >> and we are just in paradise. welcome to the conch republican. we are hearing the band. we will hear them under my weather. i think we should always have a band with the weather. let's get right to the forecast. give you an idea of what is happen. we talked about the rock slides
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and mudslides in the pacific northwest, that's over with. and turn your clocks back on sunday. there it is. portland at 62, medford at 64. and more rain late. but through the weekend, a look across the nation. and right here in good friday morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike niko high pressure taking over. dry and warmer. into saturday. light rain sunday night into monday morning but after that an extended period of warm, dry weather. today's temperature along 60s on the coast. patchy fog and temperatures mainly in the 40s. accuweather seven day forecast. don't forget to spring ahead saturday night into sunday. we lose that >> all right. lara, we are just starting the party. this is a mix. i'm going to have to send you
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some. a good way to get started on a friday morning. >> i'll say, ginger, good way, indeed. >> yeah. >> the sound of that blender. that's a wonderful way to start a friday, robin. >> serenity now. >> namaste. a look at what's coming up on your "gma morning menu" on this tgif in "pop," got a need for speed? a new app that could change the way all of us read. the undercover dating experiment that reveals what men and women really want when it comes to dating. and the results may surprise you. and a big live birthday surprise for colin. there he is. he does not know he's about to get the birthday of a lifetime coming up on "good morning america" here in times square. ♪ ♪ you make me feel like "good morning america's morning menu" is brought to you by centrum silver multivitamins for the most amazing parts of you.
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your headphone jack and when your time hits, the alarm goes off and at the same time the alarm goes off, the aroma and the sound of sizzling bacon fills your room. for the chance to win one of these limited edition bacon alarms all you have to do is fill out a little quiz on the oscar mayer website. trust me, can you do it. three questions. >> dan is over there cracking up thinking about it. >> i want to touch your dongle. >> well, dan, thank you for saying what i was thinking. >> electronic device. >> that's right. yes. >> yeah. more on dongling coming up later. also in "pop news" this morning as you search for a retreat for spring break or even what is this summer you speak of? you may to want push the boundaries of what you're willing to go for. "war and peace" could be a piece of cake thanks to another new app that will allow you to read
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it as dense as harry potter in less than 90 minutes calls spritzing. >> not reading. it's called spritzing. >> it allows you to read between 250 and 1,000 words per minute. to give you an idea of what the typical college student reads, 200 and 400 words a minute and how much you actually understand, they say, is equal with spritzing. they've done intense testing on it. >> you remember in grade school they had those -- >> yeah. >> speed reading? >> something like that. >> that's kind of what that is, right? >> basically. >> what it does, basically what it does, shows you one word at a time which they believe helps your brain sort of digest the word. i don't know. there's great research on it. people say it's a wonderful thing. it's all about your optimal recognition points. yes. we'll talk about that and dongling after the show. the app is coming to samsung soon. finally they say patience is a virtue and that sharing is
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caring and, well, easier for some than others. i was wondering when i saw this video why is the mom letting the little dog have the ice cream and not letting the big dog have the ice -- just take a look. >> cool. >> no. daisy gets her first. >> daisy gets hers first, why? poor cooper. >> why does daisy get hers first? >> that's a good question. [ laughter ] >> can we do that in slow motion? >> that's great. >> and then we understood why daisy got hers first. >> oh. yeah. >> wow. >> we were all feeling so bad for cooper. >> nobody needs to feel bad for cooper. >> excellent. >> all right. that's "pop news" and i guess i continue, exciting. we go to our undercover dating experiment revealing the secrets of dating trying to answer the question of what men and women really want in a relationship and abc's juju chang has our story.
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>> reporter: we're at the world bar in new york city for a speed dating event. eight men, seven women and just eight minutes to decide if there's a love connection. but what no one knows is today there's a ringer in their midst. meet lindsay, a professional actress. >> generally a guy interested in you for your looks doesn't ask you any questions. just kind of like, hey. >> reporter: tonight we asked her to be not just beautiful but obnoxious. >> my friends call me the goddess. >> reporter: she's not going to make it easy. mike is taken aback. >> isn't that like a witchcraft thing the godess? >> reporter: but mike takes it right in stride. >> from what i'm getting from you is not arrogance. >> reporter: when she lays her gold digging line on this guy -- >> i want to meet a guy that, you know, i can -- he can take care of me. >> reporter: he plays it cool. >> making it happen. >> yes. >> but sugar daddy is the right way, you know, like -- >> in half.
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i got it. >> no. for me, yes. >> for you, yes. >> reporter: although this guy actually tries to talk her out of it. >> wouldn't you be bored if you didn't have anything to do all day? >> i'm not going to sit around eating bonbons. >> reporter: with nearly 40% of american singles looking for love online relationship coach donna barnes says men just can't help themselves. >> it all starts visually for a man as far as attraction. >> reporter: you say visual. i say shallow. when we tallied up the results three men thought lindsay was worth a second date but trevor was one of five who wanted no part of lindsay. >> i just thought she was a gold digger. >> reporter: giving women everywhere some hope that men aren't completely driven by looks alone. >> there are a lot of women who are gold diggers and if she was a little bit more obvious about it than most. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> uncovered right there. but we got dan abrams back with us and time for "the jury is out."
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going to tackle all the hot topics across the internet. what will riling you up today? >> is it okay to bring a baby to a ski resort? >> yes. >> one colorado hotel guest was fuming at her noisy neighbor after she says she was woken up throughout the night so she left a nasty note that said thank for bringing a screaming baby to a ski resort. babies don't ski. i never brought my babies to places like this. i was considerate of others, not selfish. now, initially i was going to say i think the woman with the note has a point. my girlfriend went crazy on me saying, what are you talking about? these are public places. rent a house if you don't like it. i don't know. >> there are hotels i will say that don't allow children under the age of 12 for that very reason. >> you said you wouldn't bring your baby. >> i never did. to something like that because i do feel like i would feel very nervous if my baby started crying. i would feel bad for the people next to me. if you go to a ski resort,
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babies can't ski. >> the hotels should have thick enough walls for babies. shouldn't be that big a deal and the mother should -- and the father should keep the babies as quiet as they can but of course they can bring the baby. >> why didn't the person instead of writing a note, why not go to the door and say -- >> or could have gone to her room and yelled wah. >> here's what we got. we got on facebook, heidi says "no, and if i am in a room next to a crying baby all night long they should pay for my room for that night and each and every night i will be disturbed from my sleep by a wailing baby." >> wow. >> kathy says "yes, i've been kept awake by drunk, loud, rude adults. at least a baby has an excuse of being a baby. what's the adults' excuse?" >> good point. >> the more you read the internet, you realize there's a lot of angry people. >> next up, why is attending a wedding gotten so expensive? costs a couple between $490 to $540 per couple to go to a wedding. 36% of people now say that they've gone into debt to attend a wedding. all right.
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my take in particular if you have a destination wedding where you make your friends go somewhere far, i think that you have to offer to pay particularly for people who can't afford it. i think people are put in tough situations all the time. >> you say making. you're not making them. you're inviting them. they don't have to go. >> the guilt -- >> no, but i think if -- sometimes -- well, i have a lot friends having milestone birthdays and getting ourselves to these locations not to be revealed. and then the person who is having the birthday is supplying the accommodations and giving us a group rate. a group rate. >> weddings are expensive. it would be really hard to pay for all of your guests. >> do it local. >> if you can afford it and family members that can't, i would say -- >> smaller wedding. maybe they don't want you there. >> and if you find out ahead of time -- >> that's why people do it. >> you find out ahead of time and pay for it and be like your vacation, as well. >> kim kelly said "if you're going to go into debt by
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attending the wedding maybe it's time you sat down and re-evaluate your priorities. i wouldn't go into debt for my own wedding." many katia said "yes, and i've been a bridesmaid it can cost you a fortune. i have to lie every time a wedding comes up." >> that seems like a lot. >> you know what the average wedding in new york city costs to throw? what would you guess? >> 75,000. >> whoa. >> $76,000. >> wow. >> lara spencer. ladies and gentlemen, lara spencer. >> average? >> new york state. new york state legislator proposing a law forcing parents to take four parents classes on issues such as bullying and physical and emotional abuse by the time their child graduates sixth grade. don't take it and your kid does not go to seventh grade. >> that's crazy. >> yeah. >> my mother always said she took parenting classes and i mean didn't really turn out so well for her. >> i agree with because i think -- >> mandatory? >> i did that just voluntarily because i wanted -- >> i think it's great
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information if it can educate, i'm torn but i think -- >> working all day and -- >> i think it could be suggested. >> highly encouraged. >> yes. >> let's do -- we got twitter on this. kai williams speaking as a pediatric nurse, yes, if you could only see some of the situations these innocent kids are in." finally our "gma" flash poll we did on this one. what do you think? okay or no way? 65% of people said okay. >> i'm surprised by that. >> to require this for -- >> it's an epidemic. >> i think a lot of people feel there are bad parents out there. >> thank you, dan. >> talking about some angry people out there. there are some really great people out there, as well because now to our big surprise for 10-year-old colin who's unknowingly become a viral sensation. the story touching millions of people all around the world all started with his mom jennifer and her wish to give him a birthday party. oh, gosh, her plea quickly
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became an international outpouring of love culminating this morning with the surprise of a lifetime. ♪ he's the 10-year-old michigan boy with a megawatt smile and a heart of gold. meet colin, an avid gamer, comedy buff and bow tie enthusiast turned internet icon. >> hi. >> reporter: his rise to stardom began in early february after his mom offered to throw him a party to celebrate his march 9th birthday and got a gut-wrenching response. >> he said, mom, who am i going to invite? i don't have any friends. >> reporter: fun-loving colin has a disorder similar to aspergers, which makes fostering friendships difficult. but determined to show him just how much he is loved, she took to facebook setting up a happy birthday, colin, page, that went viral igniting an international outpouring from india to
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ireland. so many of you hit the site that said birthday love for colin. >> so many want to reach out and do something for my son, it's amazing. >> reporter: supporters have even been sending him cards, more than 10,000 a day and get this, colin has no knowledge about any of it. >> he'll scream his pants off. >> so to kick off the biggest surprise of his life, "gma" is shifting into high gear to ring in colin's 11th birthday with a times square-size blow-out he will never forget. this is his daddy. his little sister right here and colin believes we've invited him to test out some video games. it is time to reveal what's really going on. so let's bring in colin and his mother jennifer. come on in. come on in. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> hi, colin. how are you? >> nice to meet you, colin. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> good to see you. >> this is george. >> hi, jennifer, how are you?
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>> good. >> colin, thanks for helping us out and trying out those video games. >> yeah, big help. >> we appreciate that. that really helped us out a great deal but, colin, that's not the only reason we invited you here today. your dear mom here said that you wanted -- your birthday wish was to go viral? is that right? you wanted to go viral? >> yes. >> yes, so you know what she did? >> no. >> your mom and this is all what your mom did, she went to facebook and she said, i've got a great son and he's having a birthday on sunday. do you want to wish him a happy birthday. and do you know what happened on facebook? look right over there. the facebook page was revealed. look at that. and do you know how many people -- watch this number. over 2 million. >> 2 million people! [ cheers and applause ] >> 2 million likes. hundreds of thousands and thousands -- you could not have known, jennifer, that it would
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be this big. >> i had no idea. i did not even think that was going to happen. >> we wanted to make sure you knew that you went viral on your birthday letting you know that you are loved, and you have friends all over the internet. >> i want to give you this whistle. if you blow this, the party will get started. blow the whistle. blow it, blow it, blow it. >> whoo! >> get the party started. [ cheers and applause ] >> yes. ♪ >> we got your favorite. the band. >> the cake. >> you are going to disney world, you and the whole family. happy birthday. [ cheers and applause ] >> happy birthday.
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good morning, i'm kristen sze. you can expect slow going this morning on the lower deck of the bay bridge. you can see crews are clearing several vehicles and debris from an accident that happened in the past hour. you know the damage is done, sue. >> the damage is done. traffic backed up on 101 to candlestick park. you can see the backup all the way. this accident happened right leaving san francisco eastbound on the bay bridge. and so it's going to be quite some time before this residual backup is cleared. then the san mateo bridge, we had an earlier accident there, too. that's clear, but look at the backup here all the way to hayward. >> check out your forecast with mike nicco right after this.
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good friday morning from the roof. i'm mike nicco. you can see the high clouds mixing with the sunshine. temperatures right now still running in the 40s inland except for antioch and fairfield in the mid to upper 50s. temperatures today are going to run anywhere from about 1 to 4 lose that hour of sleep saturday
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night. sunday night to monday chance of light rain. then much warmer than average tuesday and wednesday of next ♪ and the party is still happening right now. the big birthday boy colin. how do you feel about this? you got a great big birthday cake. ticks to disney world. happy birthday. >> you know you'll be taking off this afternoon for disney world and begin the weekend there to celebrate your birthday. we're not wasting any time. you got to tell the truth. how surprised were you? >> really surprised. >> and this is your favorite song, right "happy"? "happy." >> i don't really have a favorite song. i don't really have a favorite song. >> they're all good. so are you. so congrats. happy birthday. mom, dad, little sister and the rutgers band, thank you for being here. >> let's go back out to lara.
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♪ >> lara. hi, robin. i am outside this door. our team recognizes this is where the show gets put together every morning. our executive producer, the writers, all the senior producers and you know what, they work in a -- wasn't exactly inspiring so on our "improve this!" today, wonderful tips to sort of up the ante for your work space and we got the one and only designer and dear friend of the show jonathan adler to help out. take a look. when you picture "gma" producers hard at work early in the morning, you probably imagine something like this. >> really want to know. >> reporter: but when the show is not on the air -- [ sounds from "psycho" ] >> this is their home away from home. >> not even 5:00 a.m. and sitting on a bright death star. >> so much happening. >> reporter: known as the tss back office, the day begins here well before the sun rises.
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>> right here. >> yes. >> kind of a mess. >> marilyn monroe, map of the world. >> the germs, the germs, the germs in this place. they're everywhere. this furniture has probably been here 30 years. >> hi. >> reporter: there is one man who can turn this clutter and claustrophobic area into a peaceful oasis of work bliss and that's my friend, scale extraordinaire and potter jonathan adler. >> thanks for helping us out again in here. >> i'm so happy to be here. >> we don't have a coat rack. they'll be thrilled with us. >> we block other stations. >> yeah. >> there's the custard walls that are not doing anybody's complexions any favors. i get the feeling it is chaotic here. >> it is. >> i think we need a little bit of calm to deal with the chaos. i think blue is a very calming color. and i think orange is an optimistic color so calm and optimistic is what "gma" is about. we're going to make this gorgeous, calm and functional for you guys.
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♪ >> all right, jonathan adler is joining me as is denise and rob and simone, the people who it will affect most. jonathan, shall we. come on in and see the new "good morning america" office space. feast your eyes. >> this is amazing. >> what do you think? >> it looks so clean. >> it's organized. it's clean and i want to ask you, jonathan. explain what your philosophy was for this space and the key with color. >> the key was color. first of all let's be honest. it was a mess and it was that depressing custard color bumming me out so i decided to do a calming gray because first and foremost it needs to be calm and functional space. >> you haven't seen it at 6:30 in the morning. >> it was gnarly. >> gnarly. >> and pops of turquoise are the most optimistic happy colors. >> optimistic, energy. way to make a winning show and diy consider our friends, our viewers can take home are the
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fact you guys used plywood to make these chic modern desks. why did you decide not to paint or stain them but polyurethane them. >> i love plywood. fantastic artists, donald jug my inspiration and wanted to do a clean modern space and that "mad men" chic thing. at sterling draper price they know how to do it. >> mad men, crazy men. >> crazy women. >> also another fun diy tip. i showed you on the internet. you gave me this. i executed. you take -- take old crates or buy crates as your home design store and we literally cut -- water damaged books and cut the bindings off using a table saw and simply glued them. great storage for old scripts for newspapers, everything that you need. really chic way. you have a table here so you can talk about how great "pop news" is that day. here after the show we can discuss how great robin and george were on the show that
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day. >> this did so comfortable to lay down. >> hard not to take a nap. >> you need to nap. you guys are here at the crack of down. >> we're here earlier than that. >> so great to lie down on. >> this is a snooze-worthy couch. >> amy, you and i can chill after a long day of news. they built up these windowsills using the same plywood as the desk and go to your home design store and get six-inch foam, cut it and literally wrap it like a birthday present. could not be easier to do yourself and gives you more seating and hopefully tom who is wrapping me, my beautiful executive producer, this will make a space that makes you very happy, relaxed and kind to all. we're going to go to ginger outside. >> fab. >> thank you so much. >> it was so much fun to do. i hope you enjoy your new space. >> ginger, i can't wait to get back so we can rap in the office. >> i can't wait. well, actually i can because i'm
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going to hang out for the weekend. key west is too nice and i have a conch player who will teach me how to play it. >> purse your lip, pull from your gut and give a nice blow out. nice blow on the conch shell. welcome to key west and the florida keys. >> let's get the weather forecast for the conch republic and other islands, not just key west but so much more, 76 for a high today, guys. marathon, islamorada looking very nice after the storms blew through yesterday. a look across the nation, kind of a mess in the southeast good morning. i'm mike nicco. sunshine and above average, near 60 at the coast.ñr mid-60s to near 70 for the rest of us. even
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>> now we left you, we left all of you with some of that -- the conch so you can learn to play and stone crab. one of our favorite regenerative resources and gary is here with the king fisheries, can the key fisheries. tell me how we get a king crab leg. >> stone crab. >> stone crab claw. >> exactly. that's what i meant. >> stone crab claws are caught in florida bay about 40% of the ones are caught off the keys in marathon and marathon is the biggest port for stone crab. >> we left some back in the studios so you can enjoy while we are enjoying. oh, it looks so fresh. >> it is fresh. we take a claw, break it off. they'll regenerate in 12 to 15 months and their lifetime get three to four claws off a crab. >> i'll take a bite. >> very green resource. >> it is. delicious resource. >> try a little bit of mustard sauce with it. >> while we dine we're going to check out my -- i have some
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adventures. >> thank you. >> i had adventures in the keys, the water is the most important resource and we're protecting that too. check it out. ♪ ah, the florida keys, a 120-mile chain of islands erupting with adventure. five glorious regions protected by the only living coral reef that's in trouble. >> hit by hurricanes, pollution. >> reporter: but before we get to the deep stuff we have one day to do as much as we could in the florida keys. and a gorgeous start here in ila more rad dough, the sports fishing capital of the world. >> we'll try to find some kites. >> reporter: new jersey? >> easy. some people kite board. i drag and we blame it on the lack of wind. >> plan a does not work. we do plan b and so from that to parasailing. this is going to work.
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>> it will. >> i'll bring a friend. this is samantha who works behind the weather wall with me. above the water, spectacular. but below there are some remarkable changes happening. ken niedermayer noticed a decline in reefs around the world and dedicated his time to bringing them back. in 2002 he started an offshore coral nursery. this he grow coral and with the help of students and volunteers, they transplant it to nearby reefs. we'll feed some folks. closer to land. aggh! i let him have it. i let him. those magnificent wears just begging to be shared. so we end our day paddling with pups in key largo. hopefully, otis won't be jealous. matt just showing me the ropes. >> this is the only way to end a perfect day in the keys. let's go. 1,000 pounds of key lime pie behind me.
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this is david. he has made it and the keys are known for key lime pie. how much? >> we have enough to feed 1500 people. there's 55 gallons of sweetened condensed milk, 200 pounds of graham crackers, over 6,000 key limes went in here. >> we're leaving everyone back in new york with a taste. >> they've got to come to key west for it. we do a key lime festival and we make this mammoth bigger every single year. >> i'm going to get into this. you guys get into yours too, robin. come down to the keys. >> okay. okay. every year. and sorry, we don't have any pie left. we already ate our pie. >> oh, you already ate it. >> yes, we did. so glad you're having a wonderful time. give our best to everyone. thank you there, ginger. coming up one-on-0 one with stephen colbert. come on back. ♪ "gma's" improve this!" is brought to you by lowe's. lowe's, never stop improving.
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and so many kids are excited about the launch today of mr. pea bod and sherman. i have a date with my girls tomorrow. so excited is stephen colbert. he talked to josh about how this new project gave him the chance to indulge his childhood passion for cartoons. take a look. >> reporter: he's best known for his sharp wit and trademark brand of political humor on "the
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colbert report." >> the republicans are on record as trying to deport dora. and they condemn spongebob as a form of birth control. >> reporter: but stephen colbert's latest animated role in "mr. peabody and sherman" is less political and more affectionate nod to an old childhood favorite. >> your name is bull winkle. >> reporter: rocky and bull winkle. what was your relationship with it as a child? >> i was a wee lad and would sneak in, 1 of 11 kids and i'm the youngest and so i would sneak in, kind of hide among my other brothers and sisters to be able to stay up to watch it. it was on at night. it wasn't on during the day and i loved it. mr. peabody and sherman were two of my favorite things. >> here sherman. >> reporter: he was intent to share that joy with his three kids. >> this was available on dvd. i got for my kids and said you can watch this as much as you want. wear it out. >> reporter: it follows the ex-employs of that brainy dog, mr. peabody and his human
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sidekick sherman using their way back time machine. so what did the kids think? they were thrilled. are you mr. mpea body. i'm like no. >> reporter: your character. >> dad. my daughter penny is a friend of sherman's and they get into a tiff at school and come over to meet with sherman's dad who i didn't know he was actually a dog. i thought it was a metaphor. >> reporter: for someone who thrives on the manic energy of a live audience -- >> you're barking up the wrong tree, mister. >> reporter: the intimacy of a recording booth was an entirely different experience. >> he's got my daughter inside that giant space apple. >> it's always something i would assume as a performer, something of a jarring thing you're never actually -- >> you never actually see anybody. you hear other people's performances but for the first, i don't know, for the first four times you record it's just you in a room. >> my face is numb. the nice thing they're laughing in the booth. the director and producers are
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there and it's actually a lot of fun. >> the comedic prowess that is colbert, not just limited to his show or the movie screen. >> ha. >> reporter: but also evident in his recent role as pistachio pitch man. >> pistachios, pistachios, wait for it. pistachios. >> none of that was cgi, by the way. >> he's in tlshg the green fellow is in there. >> i trained for months to split my head open. >> that was not a real eagle. >> i'd rather not say because if it was an actual real eagle that's a federal offense. it was against the law to keep a captive eagle for entertainment purposes so if it was an actual eagle then i'm a fugitive. >> reporter: the commercial was a fan favorite and marketing gold during a super bowl that attracted some 150 million viewers. it was the most watched television event in the history of the medium. well done. well done.
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the hand, there you go. >> backhand and like -- >> that's why i want to be an actor. >> oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh yeah. >> thank you. >> oh, he's so much fun. "mr. peabody and sherman" in theaters everywhere beginning today. there they are, the cast of the hit show "once upon a time." they are here live. [ cheers and applause ]
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♪ we're very happy to have abc's hit "once upon a time" resuming this sunday. and emma swan finds herself living, oh, happily in new york city, her memory of storybrooke, a curse until she's visited by a dashing figure. take a look. >> you want to know who you really are, who your parents are, go there. >> leave now. >> if you met before, a year ago, you just don't remember. >> a year ago i was in boston.
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then a fire destroyed my apartment and i moved here. >> you're a crazy person. >> i prefer dashing rapscallion. >> ooh. captain hook. we are joined now by four of the main characters, jennifer morrison who plays emma swan. josh dallas plays, of course, prince charming, lana parrill is the evil queen and captain hook. hey, jennifer, so when last we saw you, you know, you had no memory. you're here living in new york city and now you have mo memory. >> no memories of what actually happened in storybrooke. she's false implanted memories of believing she raised henry from birth. she has false memories. >> this little captain hook comes -- >> yeah. >> down at the end. >> very dashing at the end over here. >> rapscallion.
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>> hey, josh, congratulations, first of all. >> thank you. >> your co-star in real life begin for goodwin, you're having a baby. >> we are. we are. >> you're having a baby. >> thank you. >> and so can you tell us exclusively on "gma" how that will fit into the story line. >> you know, as we saw in the last -- if the first part of the season, snow confessed secrets to prince charming that she wanted to have another baby so i mean if you saw ginny now you would know that hiding the bump is going to be a difficult thing so snow and charming will have another baby. >> oh, that's beautiful. i know that you are so excited. >> we're so excited. we just can't wait to meet it. >> lana, you evil woman you. evil. but you're going to have some competition now. the wicked witch of the west is coming to town. >> yes, she is. >> so, what do you make of that? >> a lot of -- there's a lot of rivalry there but there's a lot of showdowns that take place,
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it's a lot of magic and awesome costumes. >> don't you have a love interest of some sort. >> yes, regina will have a love interest this season. >> and speaking of love, captain hook, how can you be a pirate and fighting for the affection of this woman here? >> i mean, my daughter, by the way -- >> i'm just saying. >> i'm waiting. >> yeah, it better be good. >> he realizes that he's ready to let go of whatever kind of hatred that he's had and let go of the old love that he had from had yous of years ago to sort of try to move on and move on in his mind hopefully with emma, i think. >> eek. >> the love triangle. >> you know what i really enjoy about it, i think, is so wonderful in the writing. it's not a catty love triangle. it's actually people who really
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respect and care about each other which maybes it way more heart wrenching when it comes to making a decision. even hook and neal, they have a respect for each other so they're not going head-to-head in a mean way. sort of torn and, of course, emma is torn because they're wonderful people in different ways. >> she threw you a bone there. >> i know. >> she did, colin, thank you. lana, thank you. congratulations, josh and jennifer. really love having you here and continued success in all you do and we will be watching because "once upon a time" returns with all new episodes starting sunday at 8:00 p.m., 7:00 central right here on abc. we'll be right back. ♪
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♪ florida george line. their brand-new music video. "this is how we roll" featuring country superstar luke brian. you are seeing it first. what a way to cap off our friday morning. have a great weekend, everyone. thanks to dj spinderella too.
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good morning. i'm kristen sze. we had big traffic problems here. >> right, earlier accident eastbound bay bridge leaving the city long gone, but we've got a nasty backup all the way to candlestick park. you can see that accident right here. also san mateo bridge, earlier accident on the high rise. that's gone as well. traffic starting to improve here. a school bus accident john daley boulevard. >> good morning, everybody. high clouds and sunshine. temperatures a little bit above average today. near 60 along the coast, mid to upper 60s inland. here's your seven-day forecast, even warmer tomorrow. set your clocks forward saturday night and get ready for rain sunday night monday morning. >> join us for the midday news
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at 11:00. in the meantime, have a great day and a great weekend. bye-bye. announcer: it'sd michael." kelly and michael." today, from the series "glee," the lovely lea michele. and the man from "dallas," actor patrick duffy. also, our very own fashion guy turned author lawrence zarian. plus, we'll announce thefour fis fantastic four finalists in "live's" unstoppable moms search all next on "live." [captioning made possible by isney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause]

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