good morning, america. severe weather ripping through the midwest. reported tornadoes destroying homes ripping off roofs and flipping trucks. plus, driving hail as big as golf balls. snowplows brought out to clear the roads. ginger is here with the latest. an abc news exclusive, new jersey governor chris christie speaks about the bridgegate scandal that threatened his career. >> i feel like i let people down by not knowing. >> a new report clears him of any wrongdoing as christie goes back on the offensive right now. road rage revenge. a man cuts off another driver after tailgating her. and take a look at this. he loses control of his car after speeding past her, crashes on the side of the road. what happened next?

♪ hero man's best and most heroic friend, the dog who took a bullet for his partner shot while chasing a fugitive recovering right now. the two now partners for the rest of his life. ♪ a hero ♪ we do say good morning, america, on this friday morning. you know it has been three weeks now since flight 370 went missing. and some are saying we are back to square one this morning. >> hard as that is to believe, a new lead says that the plane was perhaps going faster than previously thought, completely then shifting the search area once again as time runs out on those batteries in the black boxes, about a week and a half left or so until the pinging stops. >> so let's begin with that severe weather, though, reports of tornadoes in missouri and iowa and there could be more

damaging winds and weather today. ginger, i know you're tracking all of this for us. >> yes. we're watching this radar. very active all the way down the gulf coast where some of the heaviest thunderstorms are from louisiana to georgia. nothing like what hit the midwest yesterday. take a look. [ sirens ] >> reporter: terrifying moments. >> that baby is about to hit. >> reporter: eight reported tornadoes racing across northern missouri and southern iowa. >> there she goes, dad. son of a -- >> reporter: driving hail as big as golf balls so thick snowplows were brought out to clear it. at least 70 reports of severe weather, flipping trucks. clawing at power lines. >> it's just like they show it on tv. you hear it when you see it. >> reporter: in trenton, missouri, four homes damaged and two others destroyed. a bird's-eye view of larry bailey's house revealing the roof ripped away. he says he and his wife barely escaped. >> the roof started falling on her. i was screaming at her, she got

under the table, though and i hugged her. >> so once those morning thunderstorms move on, the atmosphere will become unstable again later this afternoon and evening. and san antonio to dallas, houston, little rock memphis, all the way to the florida panhandle. this afternoon and evening you'll have to look out. we could see large hail, damaging winds and an isolated tornado. and the threat doesn't end there. on saturday it goes from tallahassee all the way through south carolina and north carolina and we'll watch this severe weather and coming up, the nation's weather, more for the pacific northwest. it does need a whole lot of rain. i'll have that coming up. >> all right, ginger. thanks a lot. we'll turn to new jersey governor chris christie who was cleared of any wrongdoing in the new internal report commissioned by his administration on the bridgegate scandal that threatened to derail his political career and future. christie sat down with abc news

for an exclusive interview and abc's jim avila is in trenton, new jersey, with much more. good morning to you, jim. >> reporter: good morning, josh. he is back and armed with an internal report written by friendly lawyers that says that he is, in fact, clear and he's back on the offensive today with an expected news conference and some of that characteristic bluster from governor christie seems to return, too, in that first post-scandal interview done by abc's diane sawyer. the in-house investigation cost taxpayers a million dollars and does not reveal the motive nor much of anything else about why christie's aides in an act of political retribution punished the people of ft. lee, new jersey, last september by jamming their access to the george washington bridge. but it does clear the boss of any wrongdoing. >> this report says that i had no knowledge of it before it happened nor did i authorize it or have anything to do with it. and that's the truth. >> does it make you feel clueless? does it make you feel like what was wrong with me? >> not clueless but it certainly makes me feel taken advantage of

and also more importantly i feel like i let people down by not knowing. sometimes people do inexplicably stupid things. >> do you really believe they didn't do it because they thought that's what would please you? >> anybody who really knows me would not believe that doichk something inexblik bli stupid could please me. >> what did you say to your children? what did you say? >> our oldest son was home on break and he asked me, did you do this? it was a tough question that your son would ask you. and i said, no, i didn't. and he said, good. i'm glad. >> bring you at any point to think maybe i'll step down, maybe this is just too much? >> never. never. i'm just not a quitter. >> reporter: the governor telling diane sawyer his rough and tumble style did not inspire his aides to run roughshod over

new jersey commuters and the scandal is not going to change him. >> i am who i am and for some people they love it. i will tell you when i travel around new jersey i hear from most people that that's the thing they love the most. >> what about iowa? >> well, i think they love me in iowa too, diane. i've been there a lot. i think they love me there too. >> reporter: so now the they went public. republican governor christie will wait for two more investigations including subpoena power and ability to grant immunity one by the state legislature and of course the other one, the critical one, by the u.s. attorney. robin? >> all right, jim. thank you. now to a big change overnight in the hunt for missing malaysia airlines 370. officials now believe the plane was going faster than initially thought. shifting the search area hundreds of miles. abc's david kerley following it all and joins us again this morning with the very latest. good morning, david. >> good morning, robin. for another week searchers may have been looking in the wrong place for this missing 777 this morning. another new search map from the

malaysian government because the plane was apparently traveling faster than first thought. this is the area they're now looking at but just learning they may have spotted objects in that new search area. not just one spotting but five of the aircraft flying the new search area report seeing objects on the ocean surface. crews saw objects of varying colors and size. >> the new search area approximately 1,680 kilometers west of perth remains in the australian area of responsibility. >> reporter: the malaysians have now asked this search move 680 miles to the northeast, closer to australia. >> the information provided by the international investigative team is the most credible lead we currently have in the search for aircraft wreckage. >> reporter: why the shift? the malaysians say boeing engineers in seattle were able to take the radar data from early in the flight and the little information from the jet's track and then estimate that the 777 was traveling faster than first thought meaning it was burning fuel

faster and would have run out of fuel and crashed into the ocean sooner. so today ten aircraft, six ships scoured this new search area. >> essentially this accident happened three weeks ago and we are back to square one. >> reporter: one benefit to the push north the search area now falling outside those roaring 40s. an area now plagued by some of of the world east's most fierce currents. but time is ticking on those black box pingers. >> it seems like a bad football team. this is a team that's going to lose the game because the clock runs out because they aren't able to get a play into the huddle and aren't able to get the team on the field. >> reporter: there is some good news. this new area the weather is better, the currents are a little bit better. should be easier to search. that's the good news. the bad news for the families. they were told in beijing by malaysian airline official, many of them walked out of the meeting in disgust. josh and robin. >> how much more can they take? thank you, david. to amy with the other top stories developing this morning. good morning, amy. we begin with the desperate

search for survivors in the def starting mudslide in washington state. overnight, authorities say they recovered the body of a 17th victim, a baby, only four months old. 25 people are now confirmed dead but officials expect that death toll will rise substantially today. new fall out from a massive cheating scandal in the air force. 9 nuclear missile commanders have been fired and 79 officers disciplined for being unaware of widespread cheating on proficiency exams at malmstrom air base in montana that that's a base that controls 150 nuclear missiles. and tens of thousands of russian forces deployed near ukraine's border may be gearing up for another incursion. the troops are already reporting hiding equipment and setting up supply lines. u.s. intelligence officials say russia could push further into the ukraine without any warning. well, the new milestone for obamacare. the white house saying more than 6 million people have already signed up for insurance ahead of monday's deadline.

that's 1 million in just the past week. despite a poll showing support for the health care law dropping to a new low. a wild road rage crash in florida. a woman shot this video of a man tailgating her. he gives her the finger, cuts her off, and then guess what, he spins out of control and then crashes into a light pole. yeah, you heard the woman laughing. you get what you get. she got his license plate number. he was later arrested. he was not injured, but i kind of think we can all go, ha, ha, karma. >> that's right. this morning, amazon is denying it's about to offer a free video streaming service to compete with netflix. the complete wall street joumpl reporting that the new service would be supported by ad sales. next week amazon is widely expected to unveil a new web to tv streaming box. and finally, it is the record no one could possibly want or could they? the philadelphia 76ers have lost their 26th consecutive game tying the record for the worst

losing streak in nba history. if they lose again this weekend they will own the longest losing streak in the history of the four major pro sports. now, for people like me who are sports illiterate i thought that's so horrible. >> no. >> but apparently they're losing on purpose, some would suggest, to try to get the number one draft pick for next season. sports analysts calling this losing streak potentially a work of art. i learned something today. >> they're certainly very good at it. it would be hard to get -- it would be hard to be this good at losing. that's certainly true. >> it's hard to be really good losers. >> yes. >> all right, thanks, amy. we turn now to the latest on that newlywed murder case out of montana. it was an emotional day in court as jordan graham was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she confessed to pushing her husband of just eight days off a cliff and to his death. abc's ryan owens has the story. >> did you mean to push your

husband off a cliff? >> reporter: newlywed killer jordan graham will be 52 years old before she walks free again. on thursday a montana judge slapped the 22-year-old bride with a tough 30-year sentence in federal prison. no parole. graham was hoping for leniency when she pleaded guilty to second degree murder back in december. admitting she pushed cody johnson off a cliff at glacier national park eight days after they danced to this song at their wedding. ♪ everyone wants a safe place to fall ♪ >> reporter: thursday the sobbing bride told the judge "i think about cody every day. i still love cody and i have no doubt if he were still here i would still be with him today." the usually stoic young woman then turned to her former mother-in-law and apologized for killing her only son. "i took the most precious gift god gave you. nothing can take that place and i'm truly sorry." >> i do feel that i can move

forward from this, yes. >> reporter: graham reached that plea deal in december at the last possible moment, just as jurors were about to decide her fate. one of those jurors came back for her sentencing. >> a fair sentence i believe is life. she took his life. she owes her life. >> reporter: but it was the judge who decided a very short marriage would end with a very long prison sentence. he posed this question to the court, "she was a normal person, at least on the surface. but how does a normal person kill her husband of eight days?" for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. and we move on now to medical news and troubling new numbers about autism. a new report finding a 30% jump in the number of children diagnosed with autism. abc news chief medical editor dr. richard besser is here to explain what's behind this. what is behind this dramatic change? >> these are startling numbers. 1 in 68 children now have been

classified as having autism. 30% increase in the past two years. it was 1 in 88. boys, four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls. >> why do you think this is the case? >> well, there's a couple things that is going on. the data we have, school record, medical records and think parents of children with mildly affected autism are getting diagnosed more. but doctors also say there's an increase in real autism. >> so what do we take away from this, rich? >> the big thing is the average age of diagnosis is age 4. we have to drop that lower. the earlier you diagnose, the better the treatment. parents need to ask their kids' doctors to screen at 18 months. you can pick it up then. >> great advice from a pediatrician. thanks so much, rich. >> see you later in the show. we're going to turn now to the minnesota teen who won a big settlement from her school after it searched her facebook account. she says that violated her constitutional rights. abc's gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: this morning, one minnesota student's legal battle

over facebook posts could send shock waves through schools across the country. a $70,000 settlement three years after then sixth grader riley stratton, 12 at the time posted a message about a hall monitor. >> i posted on my facebook saying i didn't like this kathy person. i hated this kathy person because she was mean. >> despite not using a school computer she said she received a detention and forced to write a letter of apology. but it didn't end there. several days later school officials received a complaint that riley and a male classmate were having private conversations on facebook about sex, again, not on school computers. that's when she says school officials made a demand. >> they interrogated me and forced me to give my password to them. and i didn't want detention, so i had to give them it. >> reporter: the aclu taking on the case saying riley's constitutional rights were violated like the rights to free speech and privacy and they were

suing, for among other things, emotional distress. >> students have lots of free speech rights on campus but even more enhanced when off campus so that made it a more egregious violation of riley's constitutional rights. >> reporter: the two sides settled. and while the school district is not admitting any wrong doing, the superintendent now saying "we'll be certainly much more cautious about punishing people for things they say off-campus outside of school time." >> i lost trust in adults. i'm just happy it's over. >> reporter: riley is now being home-schooled. for "good morning america" gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> we certainly do wish the best for her. lara now, about as inspirational a story as we'll see. >> as you will likely get. good morning to you and you. we turn to a hero police dog. 7-year-old bruno shot in the line of duty, severely wounded but this morning recovering after emergency surgery and reuniting with his fellow

officer and, of course, his best friend. >> what's up, dude? >> the bond is unexplainable. seeing him the way he is, it kills me. >> reporter: it's a reunion that anaheim police officer r.j. young was afraid might never come. >> that's him telling me when are we leaving? let's get out of here. >> reporter: last week bruno and 7-year-old sabol and six-year veteran of the anaheim police department was shot in the face while chasing down a suspect for r.j. during a gunfight. >> point blank. it was a horrific thing to have watched. my entire world came crumbling down in a matter of a second. >> reporter: the dog barely whimpered and returned to his partner's side even though he was bleeding profusely. >> he never made a sound. saving his life was a team effort. that's for sure. >> reporter: a police escort shut down roads to clear the way to the animal hospital e.r. >> efrld everyday is better than the last. that's what we're hoping for.

>> reporter: he had emergency surgery to remove the bullet from his lung now recovering from a shattered jaw. >> i know a lot of people may not understand and they say it's just a dog. but the dog went with him everywhere. the dog spends more time with him than i do with him. >> reporter: r.j. says bruno is his partner, in it for the long haul for the rest of his life. >> i know my dog, i know my partner and he's not going to let them get the best of him. >> truly man's best friend and after he is out of the hospital officer young plans to adopt bruno and take over all of his medical expenses. you can go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to find out more about the effort to help bruno. just an inexplicable bond. >> truly miraculous that bruno is alive today. >> a team effort, as they said. >> there is no such thing as just a dog. >> as we know. no way. >> brought a baby blanket with him so he could feel at home. >> if he doesn't want to adopt him, i know somebody who will. >> i'll arm wrestle you. hey, thank you, lara. the northwest getting hammered, ginger. >> ah, that's the thing.

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good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. the bay area microclimate forecast. we'll see some sunshine, warmer temperatures. mainly dry today. our best chance of steady rain tomorrow and monday. and more wet weather next week. as far as today, we're going to be back to average. mid to upper 60s. even a few 70s around the bay and inland. upper 50s to low 60s at the coast. light to moderate rain moves in tonight and low to mid-50s. the seven-day forecast, up to an inch in lower e coming up, i'll have more on what all of this means for your weekend in just a couple of minutes. >> i think i can figure it out. >> we got that. thanks, ging. coming up, the surprising twist in the oscar pistorius case. why the trial was delayed the day he was to take the stand. and parents behaving badly. how a little league mom threatens the coach's family when she thought he was playing favorites. also coming up, we have new

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monday. directors are expected to vote on a major plan that would overhaul the public transit system. changes include realigning more than half of muni's 81 routes, and decreasing others. let's get a check on the morning commute with leyla gulen. >> thanks so much. we take you into pede mopt. we have this two-car crash blocking two lanes southbound along highway 13 at mountain boulevard. not cause anything delays. still pretty friday light out there. here's a live look. it's going to be the san mateo bridge as you head across the water toward the peninsula. about a 12-minute commute. accident-free there. stays accident-free as you drive along 101 north and southbound. mike nicco has your bay area

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a dramatic twist in the oscar pistorius trial this morning. he was supposed to take the stand in his own defense, but an unexpected delay. we'll tell you why it will be more than a week before he testifies. as we say good morning, america, we made it to the end of the week. >> tgif. >> tgif, friday is here. >> yes, it is. a lot to get to. also, a story i think we hear and see a lot and really far too much. parents behaving badly and all centered around their children's athletic pursuits. trouble for a little league team. the story of why one mother accused of threatening her son's coaches. >> do we all have our eyes on it or always happened?

also coming up, zac efron reportedly recovering after being involved in an altercation in downtown l.a. we have the latest on that story this morning. and today great to have dj djzeke thomas. behind-the-scenes here. so happy to have leah berg with our final makeover. we have style guru gretta monahan and bobbi brown working their magic. let's start the clock. >> careful. >> come back to us. ♪ >> is there smoke coming out of the machine yet? >> so excited. the first two we had this week. oh, so excited when they came out. that isiah thomas' son, zeke.

if you see a resemblance. that's why the nickname zeke just like his pa. good to have you here. wheel we hear music, ear worms, just to classify, twitter. ear worms. >> ear worms. >> yesterday till 4:00 p.m. all the way to the evening. >> something tells me you got a lot of tweets about that. >> ear worm. >> let's get right to the surprise twist in the oscar pistorius trial. pistorius expected to begin his testimony this morning, but the judge delaying the trial for more than a week. abc's matt gutman is there in south africa with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right. we'll have to wait ten more days to hear oscar pistorius tell his version of events that night. now, in this country it's customary for the defendant to take the stand first in his defense. now, we expected that, what we didn't expect is for the judge's assistant to suddenly fall ill

and for such a long postponement. it was supposed to be the day the blade runner walks into court and on to the witness stand. instead, yet another delay. a surprise announcement from the judge. >> this matter will be postponed to the -- to monday, the 7th of april. >> reporter: the assessor is the judge's assistant who helps her pour through the mountain of evidence she is to analyze. both sides concepted to that postponement. earlier the prosecution rested turning the case over to the defense. pistorius has admitted he shot his girlfriend, the model, reeva steenkamp in his bathroom last year but claims he mistook her for an intruder. on tuesday, the defense asked for a two-day postponement. following a day crammed with intimate details of oscar and riva's relationship. 1700 messages most of them loving, the moment in the convenience store caught on camera. the kiss blowing selfie. >> i love it and it goes on so

warm, thank you and it ends up with three crosses. >> reporter: the love notes but the prosecution revealed a darker side of pistorius angry and jealous texts to steenkamp. >> and i was standing tight behind you. >> reporter: and her fear of him. >> i'm scared of you sometimes and how you snap at me and of how you will react to me. >> reporter: now, analysts tell us that oscar pistorius' testimony is that upon which the whole trial will hinge. what was his state of mind? did he feel vulnerable and does that entitle him to shoot through a closed door at supposedly unknown targets whether it was steenkamp or an intruder? josh. >> all right, matt in pretoria, south africa. we will turn to chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams here for more on what would have been a big day in this trial. oscar pistorius' presumed testimony now delayed. how do you think, though, to this point they had an

preparing? >> for days and months and you can imagine in his own head he has got to be going through every possible question he's going to be asked. look, the key is trying to remain as consistent as possible with past statements that he's given. in the bail hearing he stated -- he gave a statement that said here's how it happened. here's where i went. and there are going to be some issues that he's going to have to explain, for example, how did he go about getting his gun from underneath the bed and not realizing that she wasn't there? that will be a question that prosecutors are going to focus on so it's the sort of inconsistencies he's going to have to focus on and think about both in terms of his direct testimony and be prepared for in the cross-examination. >> quickly, this is a man who seemed anything but disabled when running on the track but how do you think he might use his disability to his benefit in his testimony? >> look, i think the defense is going to say that a reasonable person, remember, that's part of

the standard. what would be a reasonable person do? the defense is going to say a reasonable person in his situation, a reasonable person who had his disability would be more vulnerable and, therefore, more afraid and they say that should give him more leeway in terms of what he did. so it's going to be an important question here. it's going to be an important issue and you can bet that prosecutors will try and turn it and say, you know, look at everything you've accomplished and say, you know, you didn't seem all that, you know, harmed by this for the rest of your life but i do expect that will be part of the defense. >> remains to be seen. today's delay a delay -- unbelievably how long it's delayed. they delay weeks on weeks. >> into april. thanks. now to a case of major league misbehavior by a suburban little league mom convicted of stalking her son's baseball coach and his family. her threats were chilling and

anonymous and turned her victim's life into a nightmare. abc's deborah roberts has the story. >> reporter: if you think little league sports is all about team building, think again. nearly every weekend, bad calls lead to bad behavior. but the mvp, most vicious parent award may very well go to the mom who secretly terrorized her son's little league coach and his family with threatening notes. >> you all better watch your backs. this is no joke. >> reporter: it began in east meadow, new york, after the little league office received a letter accusiing the coach of giving special treatment to his son. there's another letter and another letter. and soon a special delivery to them. >> two handwritten envelopes in our mailbox so i opened both. one was addressed to my son. i made it my life's goal to observe your family on a 24/7 basis. don't be planning a vacation any

time soon. you will have no home to come back to. the letter to my son was just took me down because it just said if he doesn't step back i'm going to kill him. >> reporter: how frightened were your childreny. >> his initial reaction was to put down his gloves and his bat and said, you know what, dad, i don't need to play baseball anymore. >> reporter: evidence pointed to an angry parent of one of dominic's fellow sluggers, but they would soon learn their tormenter was terrifyingly close to home. >> i could feel my knees starting to shake as i was standing there and i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," deborah roberts, abc news, new york. >> we're here in the social square. we wanted to hear from you. should there be rules for parents when it comes to their behavior in little leagues and so these are some of your responses. megan says, "yes, especially no parents in the dugout."

that's one way of going. on facebook we heard from angela. "no cursing, no threat, no fighting with other, good-natured smack talk is acceptable." time for one more on facebook from patricia. "yes people act like this is life or death. it's not "hunger games." it's kids having fun. sit down, enjoy the game or stay in your car." tonight on "20/20" deb will share more of this little league mystery that took over a year to solve. at 10:00 p.m. eastern, 9:00 central. now to weather with ginger. >> thanks so much. if you don't like hitchcock's "the birds" you might want to do one of these. if you love spring and want to see a sign of this, look there around the finger lakes, all birds are geese that go from the delmarva peninsula up to canada taking a little stop. that's not scary at all. it will be a little frightening in the way of potential flooding

going through the weekend. look at this. all the way from the gulf coast where we could see 3 to 4 inches. tallahassee up to the berkshires so in western massachusetts and just east of albany so the good morning. on this friday, we're between storms. . partly sunny and warmer with mid-60s to low 70s inland. upper 50s, low 60s at the coast. light to moderate rain in your forecast tomorrow and again monday. >> all that weather brought to you by quaker. a look at some of the yummy temperatures coming up. >> yeah. >> we're getting there. >> i like that stroll from the social square back to here. yeah, get a little workout in. feel chipper when i'm over there. coming up "high school musical" star zac efron reportedly involved in an altercation in downtown l.a. new details about what really happened. saved by strangers.

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>> reporter: but this morning, zac efron isn't making headlines for singing and dancing but reportedly for fighting. according to kabc, the lapd confirms that a battery report was taken involving actor zac efron and a second person. a new "l.a. times" report says he and his friend got into a braul with one homeless person in downtown los angeles. officers reportedly arrived on scene just before 2:30 in the morning and found, quote, indications of an altercation. according to the "l.a. times" they were waiting for help under a freeway overpass after their car became stranded near l.a.'s notorious skid row. >> high crime area, narcotics area and crimes of violence. >> reporter: ephron shot to fame in 2006 as the star of "high school musical" and went on to more mature roles in movies like "parkland" and "that awkward moment." a career path he discussed with josh elliott last year.

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we have breaking news now in san leandro where alameda county firefighters are investigating a possible explosion. residents are reporting hearing what sounded like an explosion on the 800 block of doolittle drive. we'll have more details as they become available. now let's get an update on your weather situation. mike, any more sprinkles? >> mainly up across the north bay. most of us are dry, partly sunny. mid to upper 60s. even a few 70s away from the coast where we'll be in the upper 50s and low 60 pps the seven-day forecast, moderate rain tomorrow morning. leyla? >> a serious crash involving a vehicle northbound side of 680 at bernall avenue.

that's where it's hanging over the side right now. there's a creek at the bottom, so chp and other emergency crews are trying to retrieve that vehicle and hopefully they can get it back on to the road. >> thank you so much. the news continues with "good morning america." i gotta have that bag. italian leather? for an amazing deal. [ shopper ] you paid how much for that? [ female announcer ] two stores. two amazing ways to score. t.j.maxx and marshalls.

♪ i'm on the edge good morning, america, 8:00 a.m. and saved the best for last. it's makeover madness as we give our glam team 60 minutes to transform a "gma" guest. she's going in a time machine and taking off ten years. the startling results live. and before "noah" makes waves this weekend we're taking you inside the epic story of what it took to bring it to the big screen. director darren aronofsky is here live in times square. ♪ all that and it's dj friday as we say -- >> good morning, america! yes! ♪ wonderful group supporting

p.o.w.s. they're wearing yellow bands that we are being given. our "gma" time machine, yeah, talking about you, yes, thank you, thank you for what you're doing. our time machine is fired up once again. it is part of our series "lose 10 years in 60 minutes." today it's leah's turn using the all-star treatment. there you see her before she went into our time machine. the clock is ticking, just over 30 minutes to go and our dream team working their magic right now. stylist gretta monahan and the glam squad led by the one and only bobbi brown helping leah look younger in just minutes. can't wait for the big reveal. >> do we get to choose the ten years we lose? >> good point. i like that. also we have -- you heard him just a moment ago, dj zeke thomas. oh, yeah, he's sending us into the weekend.

going old school on us. >> isiah thomas. that must be for his dad. i know isaiah would like that song. ♪ all night long ♪ all night long >> hey dj zeke. thank you. >> oh, boy, that was good. >> keep it up. >> we need it. tgif, everybody. a lot of great stories for you. including this amazing one. saved by strangers. it's a remarkable story of how this group helped a young woman at her local gym. she calls them now her angels. we'll explain. another great story for any fashionistas out there. the hot, new fashion trend revolutionizing the way we shop, boutiques on wheels, parking themselves all over the country right now. we have one here in times square this morning. you just pop in and pop out. couldn't get easier to save money? that's what i always say, spending money to save money?

>> save so much. look how much i saved. >> i could have spent. >> the knee-jerk reaction at this table is -- >> amazing ideas. >> i love it. i wlof love it. >> i want to give her my address and she can just park it. >> knee-jerk -- >> sounds awesome. i'm in. also march madness, it will continue tonight but we have a wonderful story for you. adreian payne, the very large fellow on your screen leading the spartans in the sweet 16 against virginia. that is one of his very best friends. >> ah. >> an inspiring little girl, an unlikely friendship. it is a wonderful story. can't wait to share it with you. >> did you say the spartans? >> yes. >> big night in our house tonight. oh, yes. all right. >> want to stick around for that. >> yes and for the game, as well. breaking news for malaysian flight 370. five planes have spotted debris in the new search area of the indian ocean.

overnight, authorities shifted the search area nearly 700 miles to the northeast because a new analysis of radar data showed the plane was flying faster than previously thought. there's no way to know yet if the debris is from the plane, but some of it is the same color. photos are being analyzed right now and the search will resume again in the morning. and in texas law placing new restrictions on abortion will remain in place for now. a federal appeals court has upheld that law overturning a lower court ruling. the law requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and then restricts the availability of abortion-inducing drugs. the battle is likely headed to the supreme court. a death toll from this week's massive mudslide in washington state is expected to rise sharply today. right now 25 people confirmed dead. only 17 have been recovered but dozens, upon dozens remain missing. a frightening close call for an inspector checking out the stability of this brick building

when the entire structure suddenly gave way without any warning. the facade crashing to the ground, the inspector remarkably was not injured. there was to scare here. a man who has been called the french spider-man, climbed this 36 story skyscraper in paris with no harness, no cables, that's 500 feet. he's climbed dozens of landmarks even though he claims to suffer from vertigo. he was arrested for the stunt but then he was released. all right. now he just needs to start fighting crime and i'm all for it. finally, how about this for a scary commute? a bus stop in london was so rigged computers would see a meteor coming at them as they looked down the street. wait for it. then they would see monsters like a massive tongue coming out of what would be the subway area. grabbing people and going down. other creatures would come out of the sky. turns out a special digital screen had been installed so when people ran to the other

out of fear they would see the pepsi ad. some call it brilliant marketing. i say i don't need a coffee later today. maybe i'm just going to go home but, hey, you knew pepsi got some great advertising. >> if you mean by brilliant terrifying, then, yes. >> thank you, amy. >> thanks, amy. "pop news" coming up with lara but take it outside to ginger with the weather. >> i got to tell you, robin, i have a group surrounding me that is from iowa. that's not the odd part here for an anatomy trip. we have a lot to learn so let's go in for the weather. this is the serious part. please watch your local abc stations if you're anywhere from houston little rock, new orleans, jackson, the hail, the damaging wind, isolated tornado potential moves to the east from virginia down to the panhandle of florida including south carolina too. we'll look at all that coming up. good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco.

the bay area microclimate forecast. we'll see some sunshine, warmer temperatures. mainly dry today. our best chance of steady rain tomorrow and monday. and more wet weather next week. as far as today, we're going to be back to average. mid to upper 60s. even a few 70s around the bay and inland. upper 50s to low 60s at the coast. light to moderate rain moves in tonight and low to mid-50s. the seven-day forecast, up to an inch in lower eleva >> so you're saying that there's a chance that emily and macy could say hello to hunter hayes just in case he's watching. that's what we wanted to do. >> thank you so much. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." pharrell bringing his magic touch to fashion making one brand, oh, so very happy. ♪ plus, how a group of strangers came together to help save one woman at the gym and now she's calling them her real-life angels. we'll explain. and the clock is ticking, the time machine is up and

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great way to roll into your friday and we begin "pop news" with this man, pharrell. everything he touches seems to turn to gold. makes sense that the major brands are clamoring to work with him. the latest fashion label to land the man of the moment is adidas with pharrell announcing he's collaborating on a new line expected to hit stores this summer. no word on yet whether hats will be offered but they should. i know you're wondering why i'm passing out beers, team, because it's friday. every friday, what? there's a new ale on the market that will boldly go where no beer has gone before. inspired by "star trek." it is called klingon warhog, coming to a store from a galaxy near you. banana, clove and a caramel -- >> oh. >> working that.

>> you can get your hands -- >> no, we're not going to drink it. >> i'm just going to smell it. >> i'm so disappointed that we're not allowed to drink it. >> you have to pour it in a grail, apparently, according to the back. >> yes, no, get out your suit, your spock suit. and start chugging. the distance. you will find yourself talking to klingons after a six-pack. thank you. >> way to soldier through. you soldiered right through that, lara. good for you. >> never mind. >> go ahead. >> is that the one -- >> yeah. >> more tweets. >> that's not it either. >> oh. looking desperate. >> ear worm. >> yes, i know. robin, it's friday. hold on a sec. all right, come on, everybody. here we go. the canine equivalent of david and goliath.

everybody, meet little sadie. sadie is -- >> oh, my. >> oh. >> really something. >> i mean, foxy does not stand a chance against little sadie. as we said, robin, in the words of mark twain it is not the size of the dog in the fight it's the size of the fight in the dog. >> is that your twain? >> that is my mark twain. >> of course. i have it on authority that's how he talked. i have it on good authority after seven klingon beers -- that's how he talked. that's "pop news," everybody. tgif. >> you finish strong, lara. as always, thanks. we'll turn now to the remarkable story of a 23-year-old graduate student who struggled with an eating disorder until a group of angels stepped in to help. abc's juju chang is here with her inspirational journey. juju. >> reporter: good morning, robin. her name is lauryn lax and her body so beaten by anorexia, she

needed medical intervention, bad. but she was so consumed by the disease she couldn't see it. she said she actually said a prayer that morning but she would never have guessed which angels were about to come to her rescue. another day, another grueling hour's long workout for lauryn lax. at the ymca outside nashville. >> a certain intensity and discipline in her workouts. >> reporter: some people at the gym took notice but were too polite to say anything to the 23-year-old who weighed a mere 79 pounds at the time. they guessed but they couldn't be sure that she was on the verge of dying from anorexia. >> i had been in treatment four times before, not to mention the countless hospitalizations. >> reporter: but this day was different. a group at the gym now known as the nashville angels say that after watching lauryn literally wither away, they worked up the courage to confront her. >> we saw a girl about to die. >> reporter: this group of friends and strangers from the gym planned to take lauryn to

the hospital for an intervention. >> all of us felt that we are way out of our league here. >> reporter: they contacted lauryn's father through social media. >> leaned in to someone's life they didn't know. she was so sick and exercising and starving herself to death. >> reporter: and set up for a covert operation. >> we all met at the "y" in the parking lot at dark and all parked our cars in separate locations. when we saw lauryn's car pull in, we literally all converged on her and she was like a deer in headlights. >> we just said we're not taking no for an answer. >> reporter: it's a moment lauryn will never forget. >> they saved my life. that's why i call them my angels. answered a prayer. >> reporter: her heartbeat slowed so much doctors almost had to put in a pacemaker. >> that's been profound to know we were that close to losing her. >> reporter: three years later

she's healthier than ever and plans to save a few lives of her own. >> helping others know that there is freedom and great purposes for them to live for that don't revolve around what they look like in the mirror. >> taking her to the er that day literally saved her life and not an understatement. she spent a total of three days in icu, three weeks in the cardiac unit because her heart rate had gotten so dangerously low. and now after 11 long months of recovery, she's healthy, studying and wants to pay it forward and help others who are struggling. >> it takes a village. >> hey, juju, congratulations. we know you've been named the new co-anchor of "nightline," working on the program for so long and now -- >> i have. you know, we all love telling stories, but we love that at "nightline."

because we get to tell quirky, edgy, fun interesting and important -- >> you don't have to get up at 4:30. >> but we want to mention our dear, dear friend and colleague cynthia mcfadden is moving on to do something different and cynthia, we love you. oh. you left us in great hands with juju so thanks. >> adore her. >> thanks, guys. >> have a great weekend. >> thank you. all right, we move on. you'll love this story. i know you like to shop. it's the latest trend for fashionistas who are on the go, boutiques on wheels. fashion trucks, just like food trucks, fashion trucks bringing style practically to your doorstep. abc's racel smith checked it out. >> reporter: from the runway to the roadway, style savvy entrepreneurs are taking a cue from those wildly popular food trucks and catering high fashion coast to coast. >> it combines the convenience of online shopping and then you also can try these things on. >> i love it.

so cute. in los angeles alone roving retail is picking up speed. since its 2010 debut with 20 trucks with a smorgasbord of styles from vintage to edgy to the accessory hungry and pricing at typically under 100 bucks. bam! le fashion truck was l.a.'s truck. >> we saw the food trucks coming out, how good the crowd was responding to them it was almost like a natural progression. >> reporter: each has a specific style. >> you can use that as a dress or a top. >> reporter: but curbside appeal and convenience, that's a fashion fixer-up. what kind of clients pop in? >> all types. it really just depends on the area i park in which is the benefit of having a truck. you can kind of go anywhere and i can reach all types of people. >> reporter: even a familiar face from abc's "the view." >> miss sherri shepherd. >> yes, she came into the truck. she went crazy.

she bought almost every style in her size. >> reporter: how would you describe the style of your clothing? >> i would describe j.d. luxe to be very edgy but very laid back, as well. we do live in california. >> so i think we have weigh only seen a little of what's to come and the reality is these people are definitely ahead of the curve. >> reporter: for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, los angeles. >> and we are with jesse goldenberg, owner of her fashion truck called nomad. i love this idea. why do you think it appeals to so many customers? >> it's different. it's not something you see every day and it's an exciting new way to go shopping. >> it is and i think it's a conversation piece to be able to say, all right, i bought this off of a truck. >> yeah, absolutely. not everyone can say that every day so it's definitely unique. most people don't experience it. >> what do you think the biggest advantage of shopping in a major department store is. >> we offer a product major department stores don't and a fun way to buy those, intimate. we get to talking and have a fun time. >> it's intimate and filled with really cool stuff. very well cultivated.

i love it. it's a great, great idea. i'll be here the rest of the show shopping. i'll get back inside to josh. >> i'll join you in just moment. a remarkable relationship we want to share with you. a college basketball star and a little girl. he is leading his team into march madness tonight into the sweet 16. she is battling a rare and advanced form of cancer and through it all, they are best friends. ♪ >> on the court, he is as talented and as fierce a player as any in the march madness. the heart of the spartans while off the court, adreian payne is almost seven feet of gentle giant. sprung from a storybook. >> he's a really nice brother and i like it when he picks me up. it just makes me feel happy and safe. >> reporter: 8-year-old lacey holsworth has another name for him, though.

>> superman because he flies high. he dunks and he busts down the walls and he's my superman. >> reporter: and to payne she is princess lacey. >> i love her and, you know, i wouldn't want anything to happen to her. she's always going to be a part of my life. >> reporter: their unlikely friendship began two years ago when lacey was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer that attacks her nervous system. payne and his team visited her in the hospital. >> adreian playing with her was the first time she really truly smiled and i think felt joy. >> reporter: she is certainly his biggest little fan. >> she always takes me and wishes me luck and tells me to get some dunks and shoot three-pointers for her. >> reporter: he's become a fixture in the holsworth home. >> we play games together and color and stuff. and i make him brownies. >> just her brother. as if he walked into our family that day and stayed. >> reporter: payne's coach tom

izzo described the bond of player and princess in an interview with "the journey" on the big ten network. >> this past year she was back in the hospital and i knew he was down about it and things were looking kind of not very good and so i said, hey, i'll go down there with you. and we were on our way down there and he wanted to get her something. he bought her this stuffed animal. >> when i came in, i was just terrified like, you know, what's going on. >> as i sat there and watched a.p. sit on the bed with her and the mother kept saying a.p. and she turned and her eyes opened for the first time in a couple of days, i guess and it was just like her world was better. >> payne senior night ceremony lacey was his special guest. >> i would like to thank lacey, lacey's family and everybody for, you know, coming out and supporting me, you know and you know just praying for lacey because she's going through some hard times. [ cheers and applause ]

>> reporter: on march 16th payne would lead the spartans to the big ten tournament title and give lacey the honor of helping to cut down the net. >> that was fun. >> you ever been that high? >> i don't think so. >> i'm going to be sad that he's leaving, proud of him as a player and maybe even prouder of him as a person. >> good luck. i lo love you. >> i love you, too. >> lacey's family has raised more than $30,000 of its $50,000 goal. 71 days to go. if you want to find out more about the effort to help her, go to our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! as she continues to fight the good fight. adreian payne and his michigan state spartans will face virginia tonight in the sweet 16. >> i mean, you just -- you can't get enough of hearing that there

are truly fantastic giving phenomenal people in this world. >> as wonderful a person as he is a player, i might add. >> can i borrow your -- >> time machine. the amazing makeover revealed. go nowhere. ♪

now from abc 7 news -- >> good morning. i'm kristen sze. more on reports of that explosion in san leandro. alameda county forecasters have been on the scene of a scrapyard on doolittle drive where a propane tank exploded. it appears the explosion propelled the tank across the street and landed in that rear window of the car you see of a nearby metal shop. an employee was sleeping inside. that man was taken to the hospital to be checked out and is expected to be okay. your morning commute, how is it going on this friday? leyla gulen. >> not too bad but we have this crash involving two vehicles. looks like it's in the clearing stages. pretty decent speeds as well. we're top speeds as you leave santa rosa. it's critical mass today starting at 5:30. everyone will descend on justin

herman plaza at the head of market street in san francisco. so be prepared for that. it's going to have a traffic impact. >> thank you so much. we'll check out your forecast with

good morning. i'm mike nicco. check out the game tonight. the weather will be okay at the start but a chance of light rains possible at the end. 60 dropping down to 57. a's and giants at at&t park. if you are heading out now, cloudy. a few breaks in the cloud cover for sunshine.

49 san ramona. accuweather seven-day forecast, moderate rain tomorrow and again robin. >> danced with me before. >> i've danced with you before. >> i've danced with you too. >> but nobody knows that. >> we can't wait for you to be in the ballroom. >> we love you, robin. >> i love you more. >> oh, they're fighting over me. >> this is when you say -- >> stop it some more. thank you, maks. thanks, val. >> as val and maks get set to welcome you this coming monday to the ballroom. join len, bruno and carrie, guest judge night and there she is, robin roberts heading -- >> a lot of pressure. >> after the show today, in fact. >> i need to prep. i'm going to see the couples as they rehearse their dances and taking this serious.

i'm going to have a lot of fun. don't worry about. >> inside scoop about how it all happens. >> i feel i'm taking it from the perspective of the viewer. watching with my slippers with a bowl of popcorn but i'm very flattered they asked me. i actually danced with maks and val from a milestone birthday. they got me prepared. actually i danced with val and then i did a dance on "gma" with maks so i know basic steps but, i'm not an expert. i'm not trying to be an expert. i'm just flattered they asked me. >> again, and there is an added bonus. there's a surprise for folks. >> yeah. you want to share it. i know you do. >> i'm dying to. i actually accidentally did yesterday so now i know better. so you're going to have to tune this monday. you'll want to find out. speaking of the greats, dj zeke thomas, here he is, after all dj friday spinning us into our weekend and we want to thank

him and a great crowd outside. spring break in full effect. weather we're not embarrassed to share with all of them. >> i like dj zeke thomas. he's smooth. >> great energy. >> yeah, he's wonderful. also ahead we have the star of the new movie "cesar chavez," first ever movie chronicling the civil rights activist and labor movement. >> hard to believe he changed the lives of millions for the better. >> are we doing -- is that -- >> it's coming up. smoke effect. >> is that time machine -- >> from the time machine. sorry. because i believe leah berg is back from the time continuum. time for the final big reveal. we have just loved doing this for our "gma" viewers, our "gma" time machine. leah, you can see she entered it. one hour ago. we promised she would lose 10

years in 60 minutes with the help of our dream team headed by gretta monahan and bobbi brown. before the big reveal first leah's story. ♪ >> reporter: when leah berg heard about "gma's" "lose 10 years in 60 minutesst series she viewed it as a sign. >> i feel i have aged quite a bit. when i look at myself in the mirror, i do have a lot of dark circles under my eyes. a lot of sun spots. >> reporter: at work, among family, leah is frequently told she looks older than she is. and people we spoke with on the street agreed. how old do you think she is? >> 47. >> 45. >> 52. >> reporter: but leah isn't in her 50s or even 40s. what would you say if i told you this woman here is actually 34. that's right. leah is just 34. leah attributes her older appearance to the stress she's endured since her youngest daughter was diagnosed with a

rare form of eye cancer four years ago. a multitude of doctors' appointments and rounds of chemo followed with her daughter now on the road to recovery, leah says she's ready to lose ten years. for her family and herself. >> looking younger would give me more confidence. it would just be awesome to get back to how i used to look and then hopefully keep up with it now that brittany is doing amazing. >> reporter: will our beauty dream team succeed? find out now. >> moment of truth right now. we are nearing, i don't even know, are we at zero. open up the time machine. here is leah. [ cheers and applause ] >> right here. >> stay right here. >> get the camera. and now, leah, take a look in the mirror. >> seeing herself. [ cheers and applause ] >> so beautiful.

>> come over here. >> what do you think? >> i can't believe it. >> thank you so much for that. the last four years with brittany with her cancer and she deserves this. she really deserves this. >> how do you feel? >> i feel awesome. >> when you looked in the mirror did you feel 10 years younger? >> yeah, i look awesome. thank you. >> i love hearing that. tell us about yourself. you deserve it and dream team, thank you so much for your generosity all week led by the great gretta monahan. you've got two terrific -- >> cut and color and print, this is what makes us look younger and feel great and also show off your form. stop wearing those big clothes. those are my two tips if people have -- always buy things too big. >> i always say it. >> bobbi brown, thank you. what can you share? >> yellow tone foundation evens out your skin. she had a lot of red in her skin.

yellow tone. if you have to test it on the face and eyebrows, if you color your hair make sure the color you choose is the color of your hair. pencil or brush-on brow. >> two great tips and more. i want to thank you so much. dr. david rosen, you whitened the teeth. congratulations. enjoy it and it's friday. i hope there's going to be a little party. [ applause ] >> mom, thank you for coming. been a really wonderful thing to do and great tips for you. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! if you think you might -- well, if you feel older than you are please let us know. we want to help. right now we want to help you with what to wear this weekend. ginger with a final check of the weather. ginger. >> hey, good morning. the powe suppo the p.o.w. supporters. a cake, something to check out

for sure all wearing the bracelets. we do have to give you information on that weather forecast and begin with a look at something interesting. erie, pennsylvania, a place that hasn't seen that dry ground without snow for more than five months but there it is, the grass, exciting for some but i bet this erie it is and arizona and get a good look at that beautiful sky and all the mountains. now, the spring weather is on. but, of course, it comes with showers and most of the places there are seeing here with some of the warmer temperatures so 54 saturday in d.c., back to 64 as we kick off the workweek. good morning. on this friday, we're between storms. . partly sunny and warmer with mid-60s to low 70s inland. upper 50s, low 60s at the coast. light to moderate rain in your forecast tomorrow and again monday. >> and all that weather was brought to you by bp. amy. >> the magic of storytelling is incredibly important for kids

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today. but it has already had folks talking including criticism from many who haven't seen it. there's speculation the director darren aronofsky took dramatic license in telling this well-known tale. we'll talk to him about that and a whole lot more. but first here's abc's dan harris. ♪ >> reporter: in order to make a nearly 2 1/2-hour-long movie out of the relatively short story of noah and ark embedded in the book of again nis, director darren aronofsky knew he'd have to take some artistic liberties. >> there's a long, long tradition of looking what is there and trying to figure out and kind of puzzle together what it may have been like and there's a lot of clues. >> reporter: he went to great lengths to build a realistic ark but admits that some details like fleshing out the character of noah's wife mentioned but never heard from in the bible had to be imagined for the film.

>> they're children. they're our children, noah. >> reporter: at its core it's about a family dealing with a difficult task in the face of a world gone wixted. a story he's been drawn to since age 13. >> i wrote a poem called "the dove" about noah and ended up winning a contest with the united nations so sent me down the path of creative writing and storytelling. >> reporter: for "good morning america," dan harris, abc news, new york. >> i have been looking forward to talking to darren aronofsky. good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> we heard dan's piece, age of 13, congratulations on the award that you won for the paper. >> thank you. >> here is opening night. you've been thinking about this all these years. what are your emotions. >> it's insane. it's been a 32-year-long journey. the longest one and as a filmmaker, since i made "pi" my first film i've been thinking about making this so it's been a long journey to see opening day with russell crowe and a

billboard out in times square kind of blows my mind. >> he was here earlier in the week talking about it. we had jennifer connelly here. >> oh, great. >> and as i told them, watching it with a group of people, not really knowing what to expect and going in with an open mind. >> yes. >> there has been a lot of criticism as you know and paramount put out a disclaimer saying it's inspired by the story of noah. >> what is literalism. does it exist. when you're dealing with something like noah where everything is a miracle from the deluge to all the animals two by two, everything that happens is a miracle. as soon as you start to interpret it and cast russell crowe it's an interpretation but it's about the spirit and the spirit is going back to those four chapters and trying to be very truthful to every single word, every sentence and to bring it to life for a 21st century audience. >> talking about bringing it to life, the ark and being truthful, i want to lay a clip here. here's "noah."

♪ >> this is the part where we're all like this when we're watching it and feel like the flood was coming and the ark itself, the dimensions in the bible. >> it's one of the most specific things in the bible and gives you the exact cube bit, the measurements, 55 by 75 by 350 and with hollywood's power and might we were able to build the actual full thing to scale and it's interesting, when you look at, you know, all religious art for the last few thousand years they always do something with the boat and the keel and a houseboat and that was the first thing i pitched him. you won't be standing there with a long white beard and two

giraffes but new and fresh. >> it was huge. not cgi. this was the real deal. >> real deal. >> and you needed that for this type of film and russell said how impressed he was when he came in the helicopter over the location and almost wept. >> with all the miracles you wanted something to ground the arcs because if they were fully on a green screen with everything how do you get that emotion and the emotion was so important to make the film. >> darren, at heart it's about family, isn't it? >> yeah, i think so. it's about a lot of things, it's about family and survival but it's also about how we all have original sin in us and what are we going to do with this second chance we've been given. we're living the second chance of noah and a great cautionary tale to look watt ourselves and think of the world we're in today. >> that's what we did when we watched the film. great themes. a little bit of everything. there's a bit of everything in the film. >> yes. >> and i hope people will go to it. >> please come on out and see it. >> with an open mind if you do that. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i think they'll be pleasantly

surprised. awe the best to you. since the age of 13. now it's here. "noah" in theaters nationwide today. coming up, the cast of the brand-new movie "cesar chavez" first on good morning messages from our google+ followers. take a look. >> one, two, three. good morning, america. >> good morning, america. from harper, vermont. >> good morning, america

♪ i just came "cesar chavez" is the first ever movie chronicling the life and times of civil rights activist and labor organizer cesar chavez and ordinary family man who embraced nonviolence and dignity for all workers and in so doing helped to inspire the birth of a grassroots american movement for social justice. we are honored to be joined by two of the movie's stars. america ferrera and the director diego luna and welcome to all of

you. first of all, congratulations on the audience award. >> yes. >> you know, growing up in southern california, a kid, we do hear a lot about this man but what inspired you to tell his story the way you diddy. >> well, i thought it was a beautiful message that was sent to this country, a message of nonviolence and change being in the hands of people, you know. it's an excuse to tell the story of not just cesar but everyone around him in the movement. all those families that went through so much sacrifice and struggle to bring attention to a forgotten community in this country, you know, i think it's a universal story that can inspire young people all around them and in this country, everyone should know it's part of american history. >> it was certainly uniquely american movement and in a very turbulent time. rosario, you played dolores who co-founded the national farm workers association with him.

as an agent for change, what he like as an organizer, as somebody who i think seemed to understand that this was much more -- this was about more more than just himself? >> i think actually it was fun playing dolores because i think i'm a loud new yorker and she was known for being in there and jump in to do contracts and forthright and i think that's one of the reasons she became such a big name in the movement because he was the exact opposite. he was quiet and would sit in meetings and people wouldn't know he would be there before three hours he would say i'm cesar chavez and this is what i'd like to contribute to the conversation. that wasn't his thing. he really liked organizing people. >> the spirit of cesar, was it influenced in the making of the film? what was the set like every day? i wonder when you're making something that is this important, you hope it entertains but also educates but it's an important thing. did you feel it every day making the film? >> we felt quite a lot.

>> i think so, absolutely, i mean, you know, we were making this film with the family, you know, diego spent a lot of time with paul chavez and some of their other eight children and helen is still alive and spent time with her so when telling a story about people's lives there's certainly that responsibility of, you know, we're a part of history. >> thank you so much for making this film. congratulations to all of you. >> thank you. >> "cesar chavez" and it hits theaters today. and we'll be right back.

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>> leyla, thanks a lot. we'll see you on the mid announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, star of the new film, "noah," russell crowe. and from the new series, "friends with better lives," james van der beek. plus, actress and singer kristin chenoweth joins michael at the co-host desk. all next on "live." michael strahan kristin chenoweth! [cheers and applause] michael: oh, wow! [laughter] there we go.