good morning, america. brand-new details on the disappearance of flight 370. three days in. the mystery deepens. the urgent investigation right now to identify two imposters boarding with stolen passports. images captured by surveillance cameras. the hunt intensifying for the black boxes and plane debris. big new questions about who or what caused this catastrophe. march madness. the big thaw across the middle of the country. temperatures skyrocketing to 70 degrees. the first taste of spring just before a new major snowstorm targets chicago to the northeast by midweek. stage collapse caught on tape. the heart-stopping moment that this stage gave way under 250 dancing teenagers. dozens of them falling into the orchestra pit.

we'll hear from them this morning. and this incredible collision midair caught frame after frame. the plane colliding with a skydiver. and then crashes nose first into the ground. how did they survive with just minor injuries? both men speak out this morning. >> it was just unimaginable to me that there was an aircraft about to hit me. and good morning, america. josh off today. great to have amy right here with us. this mystery over malaysia flight 370. literally no solid clues right now. one example that we just learned that tests now show that the oil slick on the water is actually not, not from the vanished plane. >> first speculation that it could be. but we're just learning that is not the case. here's what we do know. no debris has been found. despite earlier reports. 40 ships, 34 planes are still searching right now.

investigators still looking into at least four people on that flight. >> and search and rescue continues right now. let's get right to the latest on the massive investigation. officials poring over images of all the passengers. our entire team working through the night to track this tragedy. pierre thomas starts us off. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. three days and counting and no sign of that plane. malaysian authorities say they can't rule out anything, even a hijacking. malaysian officials still baffled. >> talk about people hijacked. and this is not -- but we are looking at every angle. >> reporter: this morning, an urgent investigation is under way to identify two imposters who boarded that mysterious plane using stolen passports. this is the real luigi, happy to be alive and not aboard the infamous malaysian flight 370. his passport, along with another's were stolen in

thailand months ago. this morning, an urgent investigation is under way to identify the imposters who boarded the fateful flight using those stolen passports. surveillance video can be used. >> i can confirm we have visuals on them. i also can confirm that the two individuals concerned and the details have been forwarded to the intelligence agencies. >> reporter: the fbi and other u.s. intelligence agencies are hoping to get that video and compare it to images of known terrorists and criminals from around the world. using facial recognition technology. >> it will be a matter of time. they'll probably identify them. >> reporter: the two one-way tickets appear to have been bought at the same time in a travel agency in a thai resort town of pattaya. south of bangkok. malaysian authorities could not answer why the men were able to board that flight using stolen passports. interpol keeps records of stolen passports.

they said they were not contacted by malaysian authorities. the interpol chief said -- why should countries wait for a tragedy? he said, last year alone, passengers around the world boarded planes more than a billion times without having their passports screened against interpol databases. that amounts to a gaping hole in security for both criminals and terrorists. sources say, without the black boxes or debris, it's impossible to know what happened. they also say that the stolen passports could be tied to drug-running and unrelated to the plane's disappearance. a true mystery, george. >> it sure is, pierre. the big question, is this an act of terrorism? brian ross here with more on this. so far, one sketchy claim of responsibility from a group called the chinese martyrs brigade. >> that's right, george. very sketchy. there's no way to authenticate it. they do claim responsibility saying if you kill one of us, we'll kill 100 of yours.

but no details in that letter. a lot of skepticism about that claim. there is an issue involving a chinese ethnic muslim group who have claimed that malaysia has forcibly returned members of their group that have gone there for asylum. >> this is not an area known for al qaeda. >> you're right. they have been decimated by actions by the u.s. and of course, alasct al qaeda r shy about claiming responsibility even for things they haven't done. >> brian, we have two previous examples, twa flight 800, that air france flight that disappeared, at first thought to be terrorism, then turned out not to be. >> that's right. both thought to be terrorism, but both turned out to be plane malfunctions or pilot error. the key to solving the mystery is finding type of debris and the black boxes. abc's bob woodruff is in beijing

with that part of the story. >> reporter: this morning, more than 30 aircrafts and 40 ships are now part of a massive multinational effort to find out what happened to this jet. >> we consider this still a search effort to look for survivors. >> reporter: so far, there has been no signal from the black box of the missing boeing 777 and no sign of the plane. officials say the plane made no distress call. malaysian authorities say military radar suggests the plane might have been turning back to kuala lumpur. on sunday, debris thought to be the plane's door was spotted but it hasn't been spotted. this morning, authorities confirm that oil slick samples found in the south china sea are not from the aircraft. meanwhile, anxious families and friends are gathered in this beijing hotel, swarming officials and bracing themselves for grim news. >> we believe that the family

members should prepare themselves for the worst. >> reporter: for the family of 50-year-old american passenger philip wood, the wait has been agonizing. his father, barely able to speak. >> great son. he had a big, big heart. he, uh -- he liked to travel. >> reporter: wood, an ibm executive based in asia, had just recently returned to texas, to visit his family, including his two sons, nick and chris. >> if he was here right now, he would comfort me and say don't be sad. >> i'll never really give up hope. but that doesn't mean that i won't accept that he may not come back. we may not see him again. odds are we won't see him again. that's okay. >> reporter: this is the hotel where the families have been living all these days. they've been praying and hoping something would be found in the sea. the fact that the oil is not from the plane is really upsetting them. also, there's another one this morning, they thought they had found a raft from the plane in the sea. it turns out it was actually a circular cable reel instead. that's not there either.

this is still very much a mystery. robin? >> it is, bob. for more, aviation consultant stephen ganyard joins us from washington. no emergency transmission before the plane disappeared. what does that tell you? >> robin, i can't begin to guess what happened. it was probably something that was either very catastrophic that happened immediately. and there was no chance of making a transmission. or there was a problem in the cockpit that the crew was so absorbed with that before it ended up in a catastrophe that they were not able or didn't have time to make any communications. >> steve, let me ask you this. in a time when technology is so advanced, why is it that the black box information is only available on the plane and not transmitted, say, back to air traffic control? >> that is a really good question, and that question is being asked more and more after the air france disaster. in the past, it's been a question of not enough money or

not enough satellite coverage. i think you're exactly right. in this day and age, we should not lose an airplane like this and have it go missing for days on end. >> it's been a few days now and the hope was that by now something would have been spotted. >> you're right. i'm a bit concerned about the coordination of the rescue effort itself. there are a lot of nations involved. but it just seems that everybody is putting airplanes and ships out there. doesn't seem like the malaysian government is putting things together the way it should be. and remember, we're in race against time. we have 30 days, that pinger -- it's a little audio pinger in that black box, it's sending out a signal that says, i'm here, come find me. the clock is ticking. 30 days to go or we lose that pinger. >> the clock is ticking. steve, thank you very much. appreciate your insight. let's get the morning's other top stories from amy. we begin with a powerful earthquake jolting the west coast overnight. the magnitude 6.9 quake hit near

eureka. four miles beneath the ocean. thousands of people from the bay area to oregon felt it. about half dozen aftershocks followed. but so far, no damage or injuries reported. president obama has invited ukraine's prime minister to the white house wednesday in a show of support. as tensions with russia escalate even higher. ukraine's leader says his country will not give up a single centimeter of land. but pro-russian forces have now seized the final airfield in crimea city. the notorious drug lord known as the craziest one has been killed in a shootout. with marines in mexico. authorities say that fingerprints confirmed nazario moreno died sunday. his death comes just weeks after the arrest of el chapo guzman.

a big headline in the fight against alzheimer's. a blood test has been shown to be 90% effective in predicting who gets alzheimer's disease. lower levels mean a higher likelihood of mental decline within three years. but doctors warn more research is needed, and it will be years before such a test is available. and finally, everyone's been talking about that spelling bee that lasted so long. the judges ran out of words. but this one may rival that. this one was on the ice. two high school hockey teams from ohio fighting for the state championship this weekend. they were tied going into overtime. the second overtime, the third, the fourth. all the way through the seventh overtime. the players were exhausted, many were dehydrated. finally, the state commission said enough and ruled that the teams have to share the state title. so everyone wins. or no one wins.

the fans were booing. i looked this up. i thought, why didn't they do a shootout? there are no national rules allowing for a shootout. so, they were really concerned about the players' safety and he'll at that point. >> they could barely stand. >> so upset that no one got to do the yea, we won. >> we have a winner in the spelling bee. we finally have a winner there. >> i'm not sure i like the call to call it a tie. >> i know. >> you're so competitive. >> you want someone to win. okay, thank you, amy. we're going to turn now to the latest on the stage collapse at a california high school. more than two dozen students sent to the hospital after it gave way. and now, investigators trying to figure out what caused this frightening accident. bazi kanani has the story. >> reporter: watch as this joyful performance in a packed high school auditorium changes in an instant from rally -- [ screaming ] -- to rescue. >> my classmates are crying. everyone was in shock. >> reporter: here again, this

cell phone video showing the heart-stopping moment on saturday when part of the stage in anaheim, california, holding about 250 dancing teenagers collapses. >> all the girls in front of me just dropped. >> reporter: dozens of students falling ten feet into the theater's pit. parents rushing to their children. >> her ankle is broken. >> reporter: 24 students still in costumes taken by ambulance to local hospitals. this morning, investigators are looking into the cause of the collapse but say the main problem -- too many people, too much weight. >> we were all dancing. we have done this five times already. >> reporter: that's hundreds of people jumping on a small, wooden stage built more than 20 years ago. school officials are not releasing details about the ongoing investigation but tell abc news our thoughts and prayers are with the students and their families. >> we're going to get through this. >> reporter: this morning, the injured students are all back home, recovering from broken bones, scrapes, bruises, and the shock of it all.

for "good morning america," bazi kanani, abc news, los angeles. >> so thankful everybody is recovering. but now to a brand-new and heart-wrenching interview with the father of sandy hook elementary shooter adam lanza. opening up "to the new yorker." abc's john muller is here with much more on this story. >> reporter: robin, the interview is just chilling. the father of the boy responsible for one of the most horrible mass murders in american history saying he wishes his son had never been born. this morning, peter lanza is speaking out for the first time since his son, adam, killed 20 children and 6 teachers at sandy hook elementary school. that same day, adam killed his mother and then hours later took his own life. in an interview with "the new yorker" lanza says he's speaking

out because -- i want people to be afraid of the fact that this could happen to them. it doesn't have to be understood to be real. lanza describes his son as a cheerful child who loved sandy hook school. he even used his savings to buy christmas toys for needy children. but as the years passed, his son began to struggle in middle school after being diagnosed with asperger's, adiagnosis that adam refused to accept. peter and nancy separated in 2001. lanza now says he wishes adam had never been born, saying you can't get any more evil. later continuing -- with hindsight, i know adam would have killed me in a heartbeat if he had had the chance. i don't question that for a minute. now, 15 months after the massacre, peter has finally started going through the thousands of letters of support he has received.

he has even met with two of the victims' families. and said it was gut-wrenching. a victim's family member told me that they forgave adam. i didn't even know how to respond. he constantly thinks about what he might have done differently in his relationship with adam, saying no outcome could have been worse. >> and this article is online. it's chilling. >> chilling, fascinating. you should read it. >> all right, thank you, john. there's no easy way to shift to a different story. we do want to share a happier update for you all this morning. it's a story we have been covering. that long-running spelling bee pitting a fifth grader against a seventh grader going at it for almost 100 rounds, determined to win. so, which one will go to the national spelling bee? it is now over. here's how the tie was finally b-r-o-k-e-n. it was epic. a spelloff like no other.

and after 95 rounds, 261 words, at long last, there was a champion. seventh grader kush sharma finally crowned the winner of the spelling bee after he nailed the word definition. >> definition. d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n. >> reporter: he nailed it. his opponent sophia misspelled stifling. the two have gone head to head 47 rounds the past year. after 66 rounds, the judges ran out of words and had to postpone the rest of the competition. kush and sophia even went at it right here on "gma." >> c-a-p-r-i-c-i-o-u-s. >> that is correct. >> a-r-c-h-i-p-e-l-a-g-o. >> there you go. all right, they're tied.

>> reporter: kush now hopes to be the definition a winner at the scripps national bee in may. >> it is an accomplishment. i think sophia really did an excellent job as well. >> reporter: she says she and kush are still closer than ever. those words not the hardest that they did. they had much harder ones. i think you just get mentally exhausted. we wish kush all the best. >> i love those caps. >> i know. thank you, lara. i didn't think you would come back from the keys, ginger zee. >> yeah, i didn't think so either. but i have some spelling of my own. s-p-r-i-n-g. at least for a day or two. and then i'm going to spell another "s" word. coming up here. 52 chicago. kansas city and oklahoma, you're going to teal sunny and warm.

tomorrow, the northeast is going to be warm, too. but here it is, s-n-o-w. that's right. snow from chicago. >> oh. >> oh. >> locally, up to a foot. you get up into new hampshire. a wednesday into early thursday event for new england.

>> so even though it won't be a huge snow event for d.c. or philadelphia. new york city really not as much on the ground, it is going to be cold in behind. >> tomorrow. >> tomorrow. coming up, startling testimony in the oscar pistorius murder trial. his security guard on the stand. the story is emotional this morning. dan and nancy will weigh in live. also ahead, the dramatic collision in midair between the skydiver and the small plane. how did they survive with just minor injuries? both of them speak out just ahead. so many say being called bossy is bad for your little girl. the new movement right now.

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look at these startling pictures. a skydiver and a small plane collide in midair. it's all captured frame by frame. you see it right there. but get this. each escaped with just minor injuries. and they're both speaking out this morning about how they survived. just incredible. >> look at how -- nosedive. crunched all the way. >> unbelievable. good morning, everyone. as you can see, josh is off today. great to have amy here. also, jennifer garner, beyonce, sheryl sandberg. they are all banding together and they want to get rid of the word "bossy." >> i don't mind that at all. plus, we have a remarkable

story coming up. how one family connected with their autistic son through the magic of disney-animated movies. what it means for other families going through that same thing. >> i can't wait for that. and, by the way, it's a huge morning here on "gma." we have real social star power to help us out. take a look, the skateboarding bulldog. he skyrocketed to fame. he seems to have passed with our security guards. look at him. he's so cute. >> he's standing guard. >> that is really -- that is a cardboard cutout. oh, there he goes. >> we'll open the door. all will be revealed later. but, now, we begin this half-hour with the latest on the murder trial that's gripping the world. paralympic champion oscar pistorius charged with killing his girlfriend. another emotional morning in court and amy, you have been following this. >> this is a tough one. the blade runner visibly shaken during courtroom testimony this morning. he was throwing up when he heard the graphic details from the autopsy of his murdered

girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. drama in the courtroom this morning. at the start of week two of the trial for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. this morning, pieter baba, the security guard who went to pistorius' home back on the stand. >> my lady, i called mr. pistorius and mr. pistorius told me that everything is fine. >> he claims that he called pistorius first. >> translator: i'm the one who called him. >> reporter: the defense says pistorius called him first. >> so his call was first, and yours was second. >> reporter: it's relevant because, if the defense proved he called security first, it would suggest he was trying to get help for steenkamp. pistorius taking it all in, with a bucket at his side, vomiting as the pathologist described the blood-stained clothing worn by reeva on the night of her death. nearby, his track coach made his first appearance in court today. after the dramatic first week,

filled with stunning testimony, this, from a neighbor who says he found pistorius by steenkamp's body. >> he said, i shot her. i thought she was a burglar and i shot her. >> reporter: ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor also back in the courtroom today, testified friday how their relationship ended. >> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: pistorius said he shot her in self-defense thinking she was an intruder. it's interesting to know that the judge presiding over the trial has ruled much of the today's testimony regarding the autopsy was too graphic. and deemed inappropriate. he's forbidden any live tweets from the courtroom. it's been that emotional. let's get more from dan abrams and nancy grace. dan, let me begin with you. this testimony so graphic. it can't be broadcast. it made oscar pistorius retch in the courtroom. will that affect the case at all?

>> let's remember that this is a judge trial, not a jury trial. so, as a result, i don't think it's going to have much of an impact. you can believe that pistorius is guilty of murder and that he's also getting physically ill because he's seeing and hearing the details of what he did. >> do you agree with that, nancy? >> well, the law is very clear on this. in fact, judges actually instruct jurors that, when they immediately regret the deed, that does not negate the intent at the time of the incident. what is very important to me is that this call to security -- pieter baba was the name of the security guard that was on the stand. and he insists that he first called pistorius when he heard complaints from other neighbors about gunshots. but the records show pistorius first called him. here's the kicker. when he got pistorius on the phone, he goes, is everything okay? pistorius says, yes, everything is okay.

hello, he just shot his girlfriend dead. also significant, when they first get there, he's coming down the stairs with her. so there's no evidence that he actually ever tried to perform cpr on her. >> dan, there's some discrepancy. one he says everything is okay. one is where he's saying no, i'm okay. >> right, i'm okay. >> i think this witness becomes somewhat irrelevant. meaning, i think -- because there are contradictions, which are not insignificant. i think the defense gets a point here, with regard to this witness. as a result, the judge will likely say to herself -- >> dan, you really think that's insignificant? >> yes. >> she's your girlfriend, you still say, i'm okay, everything is okay. what about -- i just shot my girlfriend, call 911. >> you could have a scenario whereby he shoots her and freaks out. he doesn't know what to say. but regardless, he's not an

important witness in the case. the ear and eyewitnesses. those are very important witnesses. the ballistics. >> that's easy for you to say sitting in your studio in manhattan. >> right, as opposed to you being in atlanta, not in south africa. how is it different me being here and you being in atlanta? >> he's actually told people that everything was okay. or that he is okay. >> yeah. >> that is very important. >> so you're going to -- you're going to say that because it's a premeditated murder that he says this to the security guard thinking, well, you know what, no one will ever find out about what happened here. i mean, i just shot my girlfriend. it just doesn't make sense. the bottom line is that this witness -- >> i didn't say that, in itself, proved the case. i think it's important that immediately after the shooting, he was already lying on the phone. not only that, the ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor that takes the stand, also recounts another incident. this is the third incident where

he fires a gun in in public. >> so now, nancy -- brings us back to actually relevant witnesses. which she's right about. this is now, now you bring us back -- >> you can take potshots at me all you want, dan. all i care is the trial. and that justice plays out in that courtroom. >> okay. that's beautiful. >> not the last we have heard from you two. >> we got to move on and get the weather from the ginger. heated one today, much like our forecast. it's springlike for so many people, from the gulf all the way to parts of the mid-atlantic. look at the numbers here. new york city, tomorrow, 60. raleigh, getting close to 80 as we start the midweek. you go into pittsburgh, get to 60 tuesday, but drops, behind that storm, to 40 on wednesday. atlanta goes up to 77 tomorrow, too. here's a look at the pacific northwest, which has been really volatile the last couple days. rock slides stopping trains. drying out as we go into tonight and early tomorrow. 52 portland. medford at 54.

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back now at 7:42 with an astounding midair collision captured frame by frame between an airplane and a skydiver. miraculously, no one was hurt. and this morning, both the skydiver and the pilot are telling their stories. abc's linzie janis has more. >> reporter: this morning, a skydiver and a pilot are recovering after an incredible midair collision. all of it caught on camera. >> all of a sudden, i look over to my right, and there was an aircraft coming at me. i realized that i was going to have an impact, and i scrunched up and prepared for being hit. >> reporter: skydiver, 49-year-old john frost was coming in for a landing at this

small airfield east of tampa, when he saw the single-engine private plane piloted by shannon trembley, straight for him. >> i didn't want to end up in the propeller. >> reporter: instead the nose of the plane through the parachute's strings. that sent frost flying. >> it twisted me and jerked. i went to the back of the plane. >> reporter: at the same time, trembley, a world war ii vet, loses control and crashes his plane into the ground at a 90-degree angle and then tumbles toward frost. trembley spoke to wtvt. >> i pulled back on the stick to make the airplane go up and not hit him. if i hadn't have thought fast enough myself, he would have been dead. >> reporter: but frost, who says he's an experienced jumper, says he has never heard of a plane

hitting a skydiver before. >> it was incredible. >> reporter: the only thing perhaps more unbelievable than these images is that both frost and trembley survived with minor injuries. >> i'm very sore and have some bruising and possible damage, but no broken bones, and right now, they don't think i have any internal injuries. >> reporter: the ntsb and faa are investigating the accident. >> as soon as i feel safe to jump again, i'll be out there. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> so remarkable that they were able to get through that. thrilled that they're both okay. and coming up on "good morning america," a new twist on the magic of movies. how one family connected with their son through disney-animated films. what it means for other families. and we have a surprise wedding. george clooney's ex takes the plunge just months after their split. details ahead. ir split. details ahead. plunge just months after their split. details ahead. e your mark. ♪

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>> very happy to be filling in for josh. want to get right to it. because i just adore this story. scoring a three-pointer a big deal. imagine hitting four of them in the final 2:00 of a game. >> sure. >> i mean, make that the second game that you have ever played for your high school team. kevin grow has down syndrome. that game made him an internet sensation. last night, it also made him a harlem globetrotter. more than 1 million people have viewed this youtube clip of kevin grow. a high school basketball player with down syndrome. he made four three-point shots in the final 2:00 of a game. ♪ and catching the eye of his favorite team. >> he watches the globetrotters religiously. >> youtube clips. he's always been a fan. >> you want to see some moves? >> yeah. >> how's he doing?

>> the harlem globetrotters add the 18-year-old philly phenom as their three-point specialist in front of a hometown crowd. >> yeah! >> his new teammates quickly christen him kg3. ♪ ymca >> i can't hear you. >> in the third quarter, he gets the call. >> kg! >> and answers it. >> kg3, beautiful move right there, kg3, oh, it's good! kg3, yeah! >> a lesson to all kids who just want a chance to get in the game. >> oh, sweet! >> and to the parents who stick by them every step of the way. >> kids with special needs have a lot of abilities that you don't even know. don't undersell them.

like, challenge them. make sure that they can reach their full potential. >> kg3! >> kg3 delivers! >> mr. clutch. kevin's other favorite team, the philadelphia 76ers, gave him a one-day contract last month. the only other player to join both the sixers and the globetrotters? wilt chamberlain. kevin grow, we love you, congratulations! and coming up, our big reveal just moments away. security guards are standing by to protect the secret behind those doors. here's a hint, it involves all of you. stay with us.

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good morning, i am kristin. they're looking for a man after a carjacking attempt. it happened shortly before 2:00 a.m. delays on westbound 580. let's get the latest update. >> major delays due to a much earlier significant alert that happened this morning. you could see earlier video with a truck on the side of the road that caught fire. still looking at an hour and 45 minutes, westbound 580 from tracy into the pleasanton area. here is mike with the forecast.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. this monday. "veronica mars" star kristen bell is here burning up times square. could her fan-funded flick change how movies are made? and picture this. "gma" selfieing with the celebs. and now you join us. this morning, we unveil the brand-new crossroads in times square where you join us every day at "gma." ♪ let it go and banning the "b" word. why beyonce, jennifer garner, the girl scouts and sheryl sandberg say being called bossy is holding our girls back. ♪ i'm on top of the world and denzel is here. opening up to robin about the big shoes he has to fill. as we say -- >> good morning, america.

[ cheers and applause ] and a very happy monday crowd right out there in times square this morning. so much excitement for the big reveal just moments away right now. what is behind those security guards and those glass doors? you're all going to find out in just a minute. >> another special guest. who has made the very exclusive list to go in those doors. those are the chocolate chip cookie milk shots by the social mastermind behind the cronut. >> pure genius. pure genius. >> oh, they got in the door. >> i guess it's not that exclusive. but it is a huge deal. you're looking at also a vip, as in very important pug. also arriving for our exclusive opening. that's hamilton, he's an internet star. a huge following, very devoted following in the pug community, as i understand it. he's about to get his paws on our "gma" twitter account.

>> a pug and a bulldog today. >> we do. this is a big party, george. we have a very heart-warming story coming up. you don't want to miss it. how one family connected with their son with autism through disney animated films and what it means for other families. ♪ hakuna matata >> people really need to hear this story. >> i don't know if they need to hear this. but it's fun to talk about. it's "the bachelor." juan pablo. we're going to find out which woman he chooses in the big finale. we have a sneak peek of tonight's show. we want to know, who should juan pablo choose? should it be nikki or should it be clare? let us know at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. >> or none of the above. let's get news from amy in for josh today. >> all right, good morning, everyone. we begin with new details in the search for the missing jumbo jet. tests now confirming the oil slick in the south china sea did not come from malaysian airlines

flight 370 which vanished saturday with 239 people on board, including three americans. dozens of aircraft and ships are searching for the black box or any sign of debris. but so far, nothing. investigators also looking closely at surveillance video of two passengers who got on that plane using stolen passports. an obscure militant group says it caused the incident to avenge the persecution of chinese muslims. but that claim is being met with skepticism. ukraine's prime minister on his way to meet president obama at the white house this week. as russia tightens its grip on ukraine's crimea peninsula. overnight, vladimir putin says he's willing to talk about ukraine but not crimea. he says the region has the right to secede. and rejoin russia. tensions rising on the streets. this pro-russian group beat a ukrainian government supporter on the sidewalk. well, get ready, unfortunately, to pay more to fill up your car this week. gas prices up largely because of the crisis in ukraine. in the past month, prices have

risen 22 cents. in case you haven't noticed. and that's one reason why people are taking the bus and the train. use of public transportation is now at its highest level in 60 years. largely because of improving service and those gas prices. a frantic scene in michigan. a 10-year-old boy fell out of a ski lift chair and dangled from it 40 feet in the air. two nearby workers scrambled up a pole. they pulled the boy to safety. the boy reportedly admitted he had been goofing around with his friends before he fell. well, a followup on a story we brought you on friday. we reported that two businessmen had been convicted for conspireing to steal and sell a formula developed by dupont for titanium dioxide. we incorrectly reported that one of those products was oreo cookies. dupont says its formula is not used in foods. we regret the error.

and finally, it was a tough weekend for tiger woods at a tournament in florida. his opening tee shot hit this german tourist in the head. it was a bloody scene. and of course, the tourist still had a smile on his face, though. tiger made up for it by offering some autographed gloves. as i look this up, he hit a second tourist on hole 3 in the shoulder leaving a welt and had to once again pull out a pair of autographed gloves. he should keep them stocked in the golf cart. it was not, not a good weekend. >> a good saturday. >> not a good sunday. >> not at all. >> thank you, amy. "pop news" is coming up. let's get to the weather and ginger first. >> oh, and we have a couple of big celebrations out here this morning, george. good morning to you. what is your name? >> erin. >> 40 years old. as you can tell by the hat. the family is surrounding you. from atlanta. i gotta get to the forecast because you said you love weather. >> love weather. >> so help me do this weather. we have got a touch of spring. that's central park, a couple of

those coming out through the snow. what a beautiful start over the weekend. the mild air sticks around for your birthday, especially, today and tomorrow. before the cold and the snow and the mix come in. out west, the santa ana winds, we had a record high yesterday at l.a.x. of 85. some of the numbers, well into >> i mean, really, it's nearly perfect for anything that you're celebrating. emma wanted to say something.

>> happy anniversary mommy and daddy. >> happy anniversary mommy and daddy. let's go in to lara. >> oh, that was the best anniversary present ever. okay, and so much coming up on our "gma morning menu." first in "pop news," we've got some details on a surprise wedding. george clooney's ex taking the plunge months after their split. and the high-powered campaign to ban the word "bossy." why stars from beyonce to jennifer garner are saying that it could be holding our girls back. and get ready for this. security guards about to step aside and let you in on a big secret. it's all coming up live on "good morning america," here in times square. mes square. ♪ [ male announcer ] your heart. it powers your body to walk enough stairs in a lifetime

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all right. we're going to get right to it. it's monday. we're going to get right into "pop news" we begin with this. you may remember george clooney, perhaps not ready to settle down. um, he dated stacy keibler last year. she moved on. oh, she moved on all right, marrying her tech entrepreneur boyfriend. his name is jared pobre in a surprise sunset ceremony in mexico. friends for over five years. they dated for just seven months before their big day. they say you know when you know. you know when you know. i think very, very happy. close friends, family, stacey said her wedding, quote, my happiness is indescribable. >> that's all that matters. >> congratulations. that's all that matters. i'm feeling a lot of love in the air.

maybe it's that's spring, s-p-r-i-n-g, that you speak of. because when it comes to celebrity love, hope always springs eternal. michael douglas spotted holding hands with catherine zeta-jones. at a trendy new york steakhouse. the a-list couple took a break in august as you probably remember to evaluate their marriage. they had a tough time, douglas beating cancer, zeta-jones battling depression. sources say the couple have seemed in great spirits. smiling, happy and that makes us happy. never give up. >> never give up. no better way to start the week than a video, playing kittens. here's a cat who apparently dreams of being a turtle. it's not a bad idea either. because, it comes in handy. you're out. and then you're right back under when you need to be. and you know, there was really no reason to show you that. we're doing all things social. you know we love social media. it's a clue.

everybody loves cats. there's a million -- i mean, cat fans everywhere, unite. this is a bit of a clue of what is to come behind in those doors with the security guards. >> a lot of kittens? >> yeah, yeah, are you excited? are you excited? meow. >> that's just a few. >> coming up. we turn to the new campaign against the "b" word. not the one you think. some of america's most successful women believe that the word "bossy" can be holding our daughters back. cynthia mcfadden has the story. okay, raise your hand if anyone has ever called you bossy. bossy, it's a word that kids use all the time. so do parents and teachers. a loaded word, says sheryl sandberg. >> we need to help them lean in. >> reporter: she's launching a campaign to ban it. >> we know that by middle school, more boys than girls want to lead.

if you ask girls why they don't want to do it, they don't want to be disliked or called bossy. >> reporter: we saw that play out at the hunter school in new york city. what is more important, to be liked or to be a leader? >> if you're a leader, your friends will get mad at you and they won't want to be your friend anymore. >> reporter: and that is the heart of the problem. says sandberg. >> we're 50% of the population. we're 5% the fortune 500 ceos. we're 17% of the board seats. we're 19% of the u.s. congress. that's not enough for 50% of the population. >> reporter: why does it happen? she says it all comes back to bossy. >> i was called bossy in ninth grade. my teacher took my best friend mindy aside and she said, you shouldn't be friends with sheryl. she's bossy. and that hurt. >> reporter: so she's launched the campaign. >> being labeled something matters. >> reporter: complete with a star-studded psa. >> i'm not bossy. i'm the boss. >> reporter: through her organization, lean-in. today, the head of the girl

scouts, anna maria chavez, joins her. why does bossy matter? >> because words matter. we need to start naming girls with positive attributes, like strong, confident, resilient, with grit. not bossy. >> reporter: it is as you call it, the other "b" word. >> we call girls bossy on the playground. we call them too aggressive and other "b" words in the work place. we should have the expectation that girls lead so we applaud it. sxwlr well, sandberg says there is month room for bullying of rudeness. real leadership requires neither. our website, goodmorningamerica.com has more with yahoo! on details of all of this. sandberg is on the board of the disney company, the parent company of abc. i don't know about the rest of you, but i -- was certainly called bossy. >> yeah. >> but it didn't hold you back. >> no, and sandberg says some people overcome it. as she certainly did. she went from bossy to boss. she says it was her parents. i would say, mine, as well, who said go for it.

>> as the mom of two girls, i think it's great. you shouldn't be afraid to speak your mind. i think some of us do feel we have to stay in our place, being raised in certain ways in certain parts of the country. for sure. i felt like that. >> i agree. >> this was fascinating that you took this on and the project. >> i love it. >> thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. now to a powerful story of how a mom and dad discovered a way to reach their son with autism. he began to connect with them and make remarkable progress both academically and socially. he's the subject of an upcoming documentary that has so many people talking. this is fascinating. abc's claire shipman has his extraordinary story. >> reporter: it's a story as powerful as any fairytale. a young 3-year-old all but vanishes. >> all of a sudden, he's speaking less and less. then he wasn't speaking at all. you're like, where did he go? >> reporter: nearly two decades ago, owen suskind was diagnosed with regressive autism.

he stopped talking for years. but still adored watching disney films with his brother his parents saw an opening. >> we had a discussion. the first time in about four years. i talked to him as iago. how does it feel to be you? and owen turns to the parrot like he's bumping into an old friend. and he says, not good. i -- have no friends. and i can't understand what people say. and i'm lonely. all of a sudden, it's a -- a whole world opened up. >> reporter: and the family began living double lives. >> we're going to have to become animated characters. there's no other way to talk to him. we began what we called the basement sessions. where we would go down in the evenings and just play out the movies. he turned his favorite movies into a kind of language. using a story to make sense of his life. that's what he still does. iago the parrot. he's gilbert gottfried's voice!

>> reporter: owen is now 22. and in this documentary, he and his father are still using that same language they created so long ago. >> ow. >> ow, geez, what was that for? >> he told his mother. the way i see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it. and he swings again and he ducks, right, because he learned. >> i learned. >> reporter: owen lives at a special school with other young people. he even has a girlfriend. guess where he gets his dating advice? >> aladdin says he needs to give jasmine her space. >> you're right. you aren't just some prize to be won. >> reporter: owen's dad says other parents have had success with this so-called disney therapy. but he thinks the larger lesson is to look for the unique passion in each autistic child that might be a bridge back to the real world. >> so, are you going to watch videos all day? >> no, no, i'm going to get out and about and save us time for the evening. >> reporter: for "good morning

america," claire shipman, abc news, washington. >> oh, my. it's all in a lovely new book by ron suskind. it's called "life animated." let's turn to dr. richard besser with more. we were all just mesmerized. first of all, what is regressive autism? what is that exactly? >> it's a term many haven't heard of. regression means loss of function. you'll see it in 1 in 4 kids with autism. they have some function, growing normally, and then they start to lose things, usually between 1 1/2 and 2 years of age. >> and the technique we just witnessed there, what do you make of it? >> it's absolutely unbelievable. and what they did was, they found the hook. the way in. talking to autism experts, that's what they really look for. what is it that really interests this child? that may be the way in. you focus on their passion.

you can develop communication skills. it's used in therapy. this family discovered it on their own. >> what is the big takeaway for you? >> in addition to looking for the hook, the other thing that was incredible here and so important is the commitment of the family. they were down in that basement every single night acting out these disney movies, being part of his world. not giving up. advocating. when people told them there was no hope for their child, they said, there is. we're going to find way in. it's that persistence that paid off. >> you see the love. you see the smiles. >> yes, that was so wonderful. teachers, others saying, there is no hope for this child. they discovered a complex child and human inside of someone who couldn't communicate. >> parents never give up. >> does it teach us anything about the disorder? >> i think it tells us how little we really know. we tend to lump together autism. under this big umbrella when, within there, there are so many different things going on. the more we can understand different types of autism, and what may be causing them, that

could give us ideas in terms of hopefully prevention but how do you reach each of these children in their own way? >> as a pediatrician, this must be huge. >> it was unbelievable. unbelievable story. >> so glad he shared it. and the book is beautiful. it really is. hey, rich, thank you so much. are you ready for the big reveal? >> i am. >> it's big, it's huge, lara! it's so big, robin. you see behind me. fred, security blocking the door. the internet sensations here all morning long. now it's time to reveal why. so, gentlemen, everybody, welcome to social square. "gma's" social square. there's the logo. what it means is that you at home are now really a part of the show. so come on in. this is your room as much as it is ours. i love this space. it is hip. it is young. it is fun. it's all about you. we want to hear from you. we want you to talk to our guests, to us. tell us how you're thinking.

so, how do you do that? where is hamilton? we had a viral sensation here before. he's got thousands of twitter followers. here he is now. one of our social media stars, hamilton the pug. we love talking about these stories that make us laugh, make us smile and touch us. now we want you to tell us how you feel, too. right now, we have the instagram chat wall. all you do is, look at that. four viewers already checking in with questions for us, for our guests. and we want you to as well. that's on instagram. we also have our social slot machine. you pull it down. this enables you to ask us questions and tell us how you feel from google plus, from twitter, from facebook. if that's not enough, we also have, this is our google plus, we're going to call it the hangout. it's like a video chat room. this is a live conversation between fans. where you can talk back and forth about how you feel about

news of the day, about what you see going on on the show. in this space, which, i would imagine we will all be using quite a bit during shows, there's foosball, basketball. because as you guys know, we're not very competitive. so there will be none of that going on. and celebrities, like this gal, hi. >> hi. >> kristen bell, everybody. star of "frozen." star of the new "veronica mars". it's back. we're so excited. i see you're using our spotify. >> i'm playing lionel richie. >> give me five. you're a huge social media star. 1.4 million viewers or tweeters, fans, twitter people. robin? >> hi, hamilton. >> kristen has agreed to answer a question. and one of our viewers right now has asked, what is your favorite style of pizza -- thin crust, pan, new york, or chicago? >> are those my only choices? i like thin crust -- i really like spicy pizza.

there's a place in los angeles called lucifer's. they put a lot of spice in it. >> it can be questions about just about anything. and, of course, you have probably seen it. there's our twitter mirror. would you be kind enough to do a selfie with us? >> sure. >> i think i just -- >> the camera looks about right. >> ready everybody. >> where do we look? >> right there. say cheese. there you go. check it out on twitter. we'll post that. and we'll talk more with kristen about her new movie, "veronica mars." it's back. stay with us. right here in social square. >> hey, there. you want to play? [ laughter ] >> put the ball in. >> come on in. >> oh! >> nice!

good morning, i'm kristen sze. fremont firefighters are investigating three fires on two different school campuses. arson investigators are at james leech elementary after a fire broke out at a daycare center for the ymca. the staff is trying to get another room for use today. and three suspicious fires started before 3:00 this morning. the other two at a shed next to the baseball field at warm springs elementary and inside a woman's bathroom at warm springs park. your commute, troublesome. >> a bear out of the central valley. earlier this morning we had a truck fire. that's long gone. looking at an hour and fifteen minutes from tracy to

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welcome back from the roof where it is dryer. you can see the sun through the clouds. morgan hill, that's where the rain is, and santa cruz and in the central valley.

temperatures are mainly in the 50s. we're on the way to a seasonal day inçhe 60s away f good morning, america. coco and i want to wish everybody happy day from texas. good morning, america. my name is savannah. >> and mooin mine's deangelo. >> we're from california. >> good morning, america, from newport beach, california. >> newport beach? >> come on. >> why can't we be there? you're looking at good morning messages from some of thousands and thousands of our google plus friends. one of the great new features of social square. we're looking forward to hearing from you. >> a jolt of energy. >> we're up now. >> no one needs coffee after that. >> let's see the first selfie.

where is it? there it is right there. we all got in there with kristen bell. there will be many more where that came from. >> all right. and we also have country music star eric paslay. listening to spotify. a song from lady antebellum, one of the songs he cowrote with them. we can't wait to hear him sing one of the hit songs off his new album. >> love him and love lady a. yes. also ahead, what's not to love? denzel washington back on broadway. he sits down for a one on one to tell us about his exciting new role. let's go back to lara in the social space. >> thank you, george. fans have waited nearly six years. "veronica mars" is back on the big screen. kristen bell, also back with us. today, not only to reprise her wildly popular role as the amateur sleuth, but also to open our social square. it seems so fitting with your huge social following. what do you think of the space? >> it's pretty rad. it definitely wakes you up.

and a lot of communication going around. >> we want you to get involved in the conversation. these are fans of yours. pick a question. this is our instagram chat wall. >> hi, my name is brenda. i want to know if you could have dinner with three people, who would it be, alive or dead? >> wow. >> whoa. that's a very good question. probably -- audrey hepburn. malcolm gladwell, and richard pryor. i think would be a good dinner party. >> could i be invited? that's a great party. >> right? >> so much more we want to talk to. come into the studio, will you? come on over here. tell me first of all, how fantastic was it to be back with your girl, veronica? >> oh, it's the best. i wanted to make a movie since the day the show was canceled. i always felt for some weird reason in my bones that it would happen. >> i think you have to, don't you? you have to believe. >> i hate to say i told you so. >> i love the power of positive

thinking. i think that is a wonderful way to be. and also the power of social media. the kick-starter fund was unbelievable. your reaction to the response? >> i was floored. our fans have been unbelievable. and we knew that. i think they proved that to the world. i thought we could make our goal in a month. i had no idea they would triple the goal in a month. i had no idea that the fans wanted it that badly. and we're ultimately flattered to be involved in this project that so many people want to see. >> we're talking about the funding site kick-starter. they raised there a ed $5.7 mil. was that enough? >> no, all the concessions we made were behind the scenes. like, nobody got paid. everyone was there because they wanted to be there. and we -- we take it very seriously that our fans funded this movie. we are not flippant about it. we desperately wanted in the

best movie possible for them. we tried to work as hard as we could and deliver. >> it picks up about a decade, nine years after the series has ended. veronica has gotten out of the private eye business, however, pulled back in by her ex. logan is in trouble. he's charged with a crime. >> yeah, it's kind of like a godfather-type scenario. she wanted to leave the business. she gets sucked back in. >> there he is back in her life. so it's veronica to the reese c rescue. can we show a little clip? >> yeah. haven't you spent nine years figuring out exactly who you are? hasn't your life been better since giving this up? getting out of neptune? it was an iniquitous hell hole before you left. everything you worked for is right in front of you. >> all the fan favorites. logan, mack, piz. all there. but also, if you're not a fan,

there's still a lot of fun. a cameo from a certain hubby. >> yeah. >> in the film. >> we got a nice stud-muffin cameo from dax sheppard in there. yeah. >> so, doing it, was it easy to go back, to get back into the skin of veronica? >> she was, by far, the most effortless role that i have had. i don't feel like i'm acting when i play her. it's special to me. would i find it, would it be as natural? i was nervous. about ten minutes into shooting, i was like, oh, yeah. >> team logan or team piz? >> oh, gosh. i get if so much trouble when i answer this question. >> the fans outside the windows with signs. >> i'm split down the middle. i know there's passion with logan. but piz treats her so well. >> right. it's tough. want to move on to something serious. you and your husband, dax, are spearheading the no kids policy movement. share what that means. >> i think after having a baby

we realized how ridiculous it is that our children are roped into this sort of paparazzi issue. they're extremely aggressive on the street. they run red lights around schools. they push children over to get pictures of celebrity kids. and i just had had it. i thought i wanted to start a public conversation. i think that people that look at pictures of children do it because they like children. they would not want to see them if they knew they were negatively affected. so i asked people to start a new-kids policy. it's really about the consent. if the parents want to take a picture or bring the kid to the premier or don't mind that the photo is taken, then post it. but i don't want pictures of my child on the internet. i want her privacy and anonymity protected. i want people to realize there should be consent around minors' pictures. >> to that end, i would like to add that "good morning america" and all of abc news platforms will not be using paparazzi photos taken of celebrity

children without their permission. we're so on board. >> that makes me so happy. >> and so happy on behalf of my producer, sabrina, who was in tears when she found out that veronica mars was coming back. and all fans out there. >> thank you, sabrina. >> congratulations. congrats on baby lincoln. greatest name ever. >> thanks, i like it. >> kristen bell, everybody. "veronica mars" opens nationwide on friday. check it out. outside to ginger for a final check of the weather. >> what a group out here. we have a bit of a rain/snow mix coming down. it will be a rather mild day. look at the ladies from pennsylvania. 60 years of hiking. and on my right here, happy birthday to samantha, in minnesota. let's get right into that forecast. we have beautiful twitter photos to show you. coming from hawaii. we thought we would all warm up there. kona, the big island. and port -- anybody know? you have to -- no one in the crowd knows. parts of california, a nice sunset.

tuesday, it starts in chicago. parts of michigan, ohio, that is snow. and more snow for parts of new england, wednesday into thursday. some places could see a foot. just as we all start talking about spring, some more snow to talk about, too. good morning. a little wet for the morning commute, but a whole lot of sunshine. temperatures near average this afternoon. 60 at the coast, mid to upper 60s for the rest of us. check out the accuweather forecast. near record high this weekend. >> all that weather brought to you by dick's sporting goods. and a big hello to louisiana by the way this morning. let's get inside. >> all right, ginger. tonight is the big night. the big "bachelor" finale. will juan pablo find true love and hand out a rose to hair styler clare or pediatric nurse nikki? we have an exclusive sneak peek. >> the helicopter is landing.

we have a rare moment together. with no cameras, nobody is there with us. and -- juan pablo leaned over and whispered something to me. he chose to tell me something that no woman wants to hear. it was insulting. it was offensive. and -- it just made me feel awful. um -- i want to talk to you. >> well, we asked you earlier, who do you think should get the bachelor's final rose. nikki or clare. overwhelmingly, 62% of you said juan pablo should choose nikki. only 38% said clare. we'll see in the three-hour season finale event tonight starting at 8:00 eastern.

and then after the final rose. coming up, denzel washington talking about his return to broadway. stay tuned. >> i got me a dream, baby. woman says be charitable.

are you ready for this? two-time oscar winner denzel washington, one of the most powerful actors on screen and stage. his last time on broadway, took home a tony. now anticipation is high as he prepares to open in a classic drama.

i got a chance to talk with him about that and a whole lot more. the buzz on broadway? denzel is back. starring in a revival of "a raisin in the sun," the lorraine hansbury classic. >> a man says i got to change my life, i'm choking to death. a woman says, your eggs are getting cold. >> reporter: you talk about this thing on broadway, it's a way for an actor to sharpen your instrument. >> that's the foundation to me. it's where you really learn how to act. it's alive. it's a living thing. you get an energy from the people. >> reporter: originally produced in 1959, "a raisin in the sun" is set on the south side of chicago. >> walter, eat your eggs, they're going to get cold. >> reporter: washington's character, walter lee younger, is an aspiring entrepreneur, struggling with the limited opportunities for african-americans in the work force. walter lee younger. tell me a little bit about the

character. >> he's hungry. it's interesting. he's a driver. he's taking his boss to places that other african-americans or "colored" people didn't get to see in those days. so he's got a taste of it, but he's not part of it. >> reporter: it was the first play written by an african-american woman to be on broadway and on the big screen. >> i'm 35 years old. i'm married 11 years. and i got a boy that has to sleep in the living room because i got nothing. >> reporter: the oscar and tony-award winner admits he has big shoes to fill, as he stars in the role made famous by the legendary sidney poitier. >> i spent time with him in the last couple of month. i've been stopping by his house. he's a character. a sweet man. a gentleman. he got up, he couldn't remember the lines. but he was -- so, i asked him. i had my iphone. i said, can i tape you a little bit? he was like, yeah, sure. i got footage of him going back

in time. >> reporter: denzel is not the only talented washington in the household. he and his wife, pauletta, inspired their four children to pursue careers in the arts. >> they are film buffs. real movie people. they just all found their way there on their own. we didn't push anybody in the business. two are behind the camera. two are in front of it. malcolm. a young film maker. john david first played nfl, played football. and the first thing he reads for, i always just knew he was a naturally gifted actor. he just had it. and so he -- is starring in an hbo series with the rock. >> reporter: as he gears up for opening night, he shared his hopes for the play. >> no matter how much you think you know, you can go to the theater and learn and enjoy and respect and just have a great night. >> there is something special about the theater. and, my mother met

lorraine hansbury, knew her. went to college with her sister, mamie, at howard. >> i loved watching you when the picture popped up. >> opening night is april 3rd. at the same theater where the original play was performed. >> that is magic. breakout star eric paslay performs live here on "gma." go, eric. ♪ ♪ right here ♪ till the sun comes up talking forever ♪ ♪

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