good morning, america. this morning, do we now have the motive for the massacre at ft. hood? new information on what may have sent soldier ivan lopez on that deadly rampage. >> he cried, we prayed. >> families making emotional reunions with the survivors. caught on camera. a brazen smash and grab. thieves wielding axes stage a daring heist at a jewelry store. [ honking ] we'll tell you what they got away with it. wild courtroom drama. >> he is a time bomb waiting to explode. >> a prosecutor fears for her safety at a murder trial where the defendant is playing lawyer. the request in court that had everybody playing musical chairs. and a "gma" exclusive. movie megamansion.

>> this legendary staircase for the "godfather". >> this pricey palace which appeared in famous films which has 30 bedrooms and 40 bathrooms is up for sale. wait until you hear what the most expensive home in all of california is going for. also coming up this morning, the latest shots fired in a battle over a product that may be on your breakfast table right now. yogurt, greek yogurt specifically. the new allegations against the founder of chobani brought by his own ex-wife. it's getting nasty here. >> is this a woman scorned or was a crime committed here? it's an interesting story. also ahead, a star saying he's learned his lesson. actor james franco explaining himself on national television after word surfaced that he tried to pick up a 17-year-old girl on social media.

but the question this morning, was it all a stunt for his new film? you know, he's known to think and act outside the box sometimes. lot of people are debating that topic now. >> conspiracy theories abounding. and remember the cronut craze? we actually tried them on the set one time. this is where the pastry was created. it's been shut down by the health department. the unappetizing things they found in the trendy bakery coming up. >> going to disappoint a lot of people. first new revelations about the deadly shooting spree at ft. hood. we're learning about his possible motive and the victims of his rampage. abc's alex perez has the latest from the military base in texas. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. for the first time, we're seeing one of the survivors, sergeant jonathan westbrook. he came face to face with the gunman. this morning, an exclusive look at sergeant jonathan westbrook reuniting with his family overnight for the first time since he nearly lost his life at ft. hood.

westbrook's father drove ten hours from mississippi to be with his son. you think your son is overseas and worry something can happen to him if he was serving somewhere else. he was right here, at home, on base. >> that is beyond my ability to express or describe to you. my son was deployed to afghanistan last year, and he came back here to a u.s. military insulation that's secure and almost lost his life and got wounded. >> reporter: sergeant westbrook was one of the first people shot, twice in the chest and twice in the arm. >> we walked the floor, we cried, we prayed. we allowed ourselves to think of the worst. >> reporter: westbrook says lopez had been in the office shortly before the shooting, asking for a leave of absence form. when he was told to return for the form the following day, lopez apparently lost it and stormed out.

>> he came back with a gun and opened fire. >> reporter: the gunfire killing staff sergeant carlos rodriguez, sergeant timmy owens, and daniel ferguson, sergeant first class. his fiance says he was killed while holding a door shut, trying to protect a room filled with military personnel. >> since wednesday, we've been to hell and back. >> reporter: and mr. westbrook says those seven hours without his son were the longest hours of his life. there are already plans for a memorial to remember the victims here in ft. hood next week. dan, bianna? >> alex, thank you. lot of open questions in the story. we'll continue to cover it right here on abc news. meanwhile, we want to check the other overnight head lines. for that it's mr. ron claiborne. good morning, sir. >> good morning. we begin with terrifying moments on a city bus in philadelphia. a passenger springing in action after the driver is knocked out of his seat trying to dodge an oncoming car. this happened friday night. police say the driver of a white

mazda ran a red light and slammed into that city bus, jolting the driver out of his seat. the bus went careening on to the sidewalk, striking several parked cars before taking down a street lamp. a quick-thinking rider dashed to the front of bus and slammed on the brakes. 23 people, though, were injured in that incident. a major child seat buckle recall to tell you about this morning. evenflo is recalling 1.3 million buckles found in eight children's convertible and booster seat models. the company says the buckles may become stuck and children can get trapped in their seats and could not be removed quickly in an emergency. owners will be provided with replacement buckles. and take a look at this dramatic video of a brazen smash and grab break-in in broad daylight. this happened in england. footage recovered by an on looking showing a gang of masked robbers, carrying what appears to be axes, smashing into the

jewelry store. at one point, one of the robbers uses the ax to persuade a passer by to get away from getting too close. the suspects took off in a get away car with a number of stolen watches. and former nfl quarterback and sports show host, boomer esiason is apologizing for some controversial remarks he made about met's second baseman and new dad, daniel murphy. murphy missed the first two games of the season on paternity leave to be with his wife in florida following the birth of their son. earlier this week, esiason suggested his wife should have scheduled a c section so murphy wouldn't miss any baseball games. >> i apologize for putting him and his wife in the midst of a public discussion that i basically started by uttering insensitive comments that came off very insensitive. for that i apologize. >> murphy has defended his decision to be with his wife and newborn. and 8-year-old joseph lee from denver is nursing a broken leg and kind of a broken spirit a day after being on the slopes he took a dangerous turn. joseph's mother was recording

her son skiing when suddenly a man, you see him there, cuts off the boy, runs right into him and, dan, imagine this he casually takes off, the adult does. under colorado law, the downhill skier always has the right of way and you're required to stop if you hit someone while skiing and help them. this guy didn't do it. joseph said he just wants the skier to apologize for running into him. and an all-star move by a yankees legend derek jeter. it happened during thursday night's game against the houston astros in houston. jeter spotted a little girl wearing a derek jeter jersey. number 2. and went other to her to give her a ball as a souvenir. fans, grownups in front kept trying to grab it for themselves. imagine that. after some pretty slick moves, jeter got the ball to the little girl. yankees beat houston, by the way, bianna. and finally, cronut lovers, everywhere, you may need a moment for this one. the bakery that makes this donut hybrid has been shut down by the

new york city health department due to a severe mouse infestation. kind of sickening, but the shutdown comes after this video surfaced of what appears to be a mouse racing through that bakery. the designer donut hot spot has a die-hard cult following with lines stretching for blocks. the bakery says they're exterminating and hope to reopen soon. i don't know if they'll still get those crowds after this. >> what's next, the ramon burger, my other favorite food. enough bad news for one morning. >> ask your doctor about that. >> great segue to our medical news. >> i still like them for the record. >> you'll be back? >> i'm forgiving. we turn now, though, to the backlash against a new painkillers. zohydro hit the market just last month. already massachusetts has banned the prescribing and the dispensing of this drug. >> vermont issued an emergency order to make it harder for doctors to prescribe this drug. let's bring in dr. jennifer ashton with more on this. good morning, dr. ashton.

>> good morning, guys. >> so we talked about this drug when it came out last month. what's so different about it and why is it to easy to abuse? >> you have to remember the premise of medicine is to do no harm. when you talk about a drug like this, i'm not sure the benefits outweigh the risks. this is an incredibly pure, powerful opioid narcotic. it does not contain acetaminophen. it stays in the body longer. than other traditional painkillers. it's igniting a fire storm of controversy within the medical community and the public alike. >> the fda did approve it. there must be some benefits, right? >> yeah, dan. the benefits -- this is another big tool in the arsenal against chronic pain which affects 1 in 3 americans. this is not for short-term usage. it's for use for more than three months. the big thing with this drug, zohydro, it doesn't contain acetaminophen. and that is important. we've heard a lot about the fact that acetaminophen overdose

accidentally when taken with opioid narcotic is the leading cause of acute liver failure in this country. that's potentially a huge benefit. >> we should mention that the maker of the drug says they'll set up a board of experts to review. what can we expect them to do? i was interesting in what you told me off camera. this is really an american problem. >> absolutely. we use more than 99% of the world's opioid narcotics here in this country. the risks with this, which are the risks of all of this class of medication, it has a very high potential for abuse, very high potential for misuse and accidental overdose and addiction. so, they are going to be looking at this very, very carefully. the big opponents to this drug have a problem with the fact that it doesn't contain any abuse deterrents. therefore it can be crushed, it can be inhaled, it can be injected. that's the last thing we need with this class of medication because misuse is already a massive problem. >> thank you for bringing this to our attention. >> proceed with caution. >> work with your doctors on this. >> absolutely. >> all right, jen, thank you. >> you bet. we turn now to the bizarre drama playing out in a courtroom in florida.

a man defending himself at his own murder trial. his angry outbursts have the prosecutor voicing some anger of her own and demanding a judge take action. abc's gio benitez has been following the case. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning. the man is charged with killing his 21-year-old wife within days of a rushed wedding. now a strange series of events right there in court, prosecutors feeling threatened as the judge calls it all a circus. it's a bizarre murder case playing out in a florida court right now. that's 42-year-old michael escoto. accused of murdering his new wife, wendy, just days after their marriage. the allegation, he did it to collect $1 million in insurance money. now, he's representing himself in court. here he is addressing the witness on the stand. >> say that again. >> objection, judge. >> reporter: that outburst leaving the judge to hold him in contempt of court. >> this is not a circus and it

is not a show. this is a murder trial. but we're not going to make it a comedy show. i'm not going to allow that. >> reporter: friday, a twist. prosecutors telling the judge that escoto is dangerous. >> this defendant is a time bomb waiting to explode. >> reporter: and even with the contempt of court ruling, prosecutors say they fear for their safety. >> that's not enough for me to feel safe. it is not enough for my partner to feel safe. >> reporter: now prosecutors are asking for the tables to be rearranged in court so they would be far enough for escoto reach. watch as escoto cross-examines his own mother-in-law last week. >> did you think that i could kill wendy? [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: i never thought you would be capable of something like that. you were her husband. >> reporter: and escoto has pleaded not guilty and has said, only a moron would kill someone for insurance money. the trial is expected to last at least another month, dan. >> quite a case, gio, thank you.

we have a big new twist this morning in the greek yogurt wars. and now it's getting personal. the ex-wife of the man who founded chobani is coming forward with an allegation that he illegally bought the recipe from a competitor, fage, the company that started the whole greek yogurt craze here in america. and abc's reena ninan is on the story this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. oh, boy, the marriage of the founder of chobani yogurt may have soured but the greek yogurt industry certainly has not with billions of dollars at stake. the yogurt wars keep churning. >> it's hard these days to find food made with only real natural ingredients. >> reporter: it's a battle for your taste buds. >> plain will never be the same. >> reporter: in a matter of years, chobani yogurt unseeded fage becoming the number one brand of greek yogurt in the u.s. but this morning, could allegations of espionage sour business? the former wife of chobani ceo hamid ulukaya alleging her

husband simply stole the recipe from fage. in an affidavit obtained by abc news as part of her lawsuit over shares of ownership in chobani and its predecessor company, hex wife ayes giray says he bragged he got the recipe by bribing a former employee of fage with over $41,000. now she's suing her former husband. >> we're talking about big dollars here. but the only way that it's going to have a real impact on chobani is if the company, who she says he stole the recipe from, were to take legal action. >> reporter: and that special recipe, according to chobani's youtube page -- >> almost 18 months in the kitchen. we try to do it as pure as possible. >> reporter: on the competitions website, fage claims it's made with a family recipe dates back to 1926. just milk, cream and live active cultures. chobani denying any theft or espionage. telling abc news, the

allegations are completely baseless and without merit. requests for comment have not been answered from fage. the lawsuit comes amid a potential deal chobani is reportedly striking with six investor who are valuing the company at a whopping $5 billion. >> lot of money at stake. >> sure is. >> comes down to the bottom line. reena, thank you. >> you bet. from yogurt wars to caviar dreams. a legendary beverly hills estate right out of the lifestyles of rich and famous is up for sale at a record price. it's only on "gma." and abc's nick watt has the story. >> reporter: think of the house of your wildest dreams then think even bigger. >> nice. it's possibly an understatement. this is where whitney lived in "the bodyguard" and -- we all know this view. >> it's legendary as a view from a hollywood movie there can be. that's the famous staircase from "godfather." >> reporter: last time this

place was up for rent at $600,000 a month. that's right. 600 grand a month. do you have to pay utilities? >> utilities included. >> good. just checking. but now the nearly 6 acre estate can be yours, all yours for $135 million. if they nail that price, it will be the most expensive home in this, the golden state. >> there was a recent sale about a mile away from here for $102 million and the owner decided it was a perfect time to put the estate back on the market. >> we're talking 50,000 square feet, 30 bedrooms, 40 bathrooms, a nightclub and a gentleman's cave. like a man cave but lined with vintage french wine. william randolph hurst spent days here with a starlet. marion davies. and jfk and jackie honeymooned here. >> the buyer will be somebody who will not live here year round. it will be somebody who already has multiple homes, one or two yachts, a jet or two.

>> reporter: yep, you heard that right. let's just move on. now, i wish i could say it was over the top, but it's not. it's lovely. i really would love to live here. >> it would be nice. >> reporter: i can dream about living here. i can dream about living here. and i will. that right there is called a caviar dream. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, beverly hills. >> nick seemed very comfortable. >> yeah. very comfortable. cool 135 million. >> exactly. >> that's not that much. that's all. we want to talk now about one of our fellow anchors here on "gma" here on the weekends. you know ron claiborne as a guy who delivers our news headlines. and some very funny one liners, usually at my expense. he is also a guy who quite seriously never misses a chance to help out when he can. >> yeah. this truly is a priceless story. he got the chance at the glen mills school outside of philadelphia. so, ron, you got to show some students the tools of the trade. >> well, exactly. you know, i first learned about the glen mills schools by chance. they run a golf course on the grounds. but what it is really is a

school for boys, teens who got into trouble with the law. during a visit there last fall, had the idea of returning to talk about and teach what we do. so last monday, a group of us from abc and abc's affiliate wpvi, philadelphia, we put on a tv news workshop. i got to tell you, it was an amazing day for all of us. we began our marathon day meeting our 24 students in the school's library. >> from 4:30 to 7:00 a.m., you turn on channel 6, you'll see me there. >> i started off in the music video aspect. >> i am the chief photographer at wpvi. >> they told us a little bit about themselves. >> i'm the type of person that likes to take on a lot of challenges. >> i want to be an actor. >> reporter: then it was time to roll up our sleeves and get down to helping these young camera men, reporters and editors put their stories together. >> we're speaking to this baseball coach and we're talking about her being a baseball coach in news, you want to see that. >> reporter: we helped show them

how to write their stories. >> you have a female coach and this is an all-boys school. that's pretty unusual. and how to really tell them. imagine yourself before you start saying check this out. this is something you want to pay attention to. >> do you know a girl who everything is dramatic, but every story is, oh my god, do the story the way she would do the story. >> reporter: and finally put it all together, edit it into a real news story. >> throughout the piece, make it stronger if you hear the background noise. >> is there something he said quickly that you can lay in? >> grab people's attention. >> reporter: the results, well, have a look. >> those sounds and images of hard work inside the glen mills weight room are the keys to success. >> having a female in your lives to feel like that will benefit you guys in the long run. >> perhaps none, literally, are as big of a success story as jay thompson. >> reporter: it was all a lot of fun, but more important is the lesson we hope these bright young men full of promise learned that there is another way, another path in life that they can succeed.

>> and you know, they really were a great group of young men. smart and curious, engaged and pretty darn good at writing and shooting and editing video. yes, they have made mistakes early in their lives, but every one of them, every one of them showed genuine ability. these guys can do anything they want to do, they just have to believe it. and, you know, i just want to add a note here. one of the guys in the group was louis who is the chief photographer for 38 years. at wpvi. he retired yesterday and he really connected with those guys with his own stories of his experience and his upbringing. some of them talking to them, they actually had tears in their eyes when he was talking to them. >> congratulations to lou. >> it was a great thing. >> you said they have to believe it, but it works both ways and people have to believe in them, too. it was fabulous. >> that was one of my messages. >> watching you with the hat on. you're a great teacher, ron claiborne. >> i love it. it was a great day, i have to tell you. >> great teacher and great story teller.

fabulous and casual. >> thank you very much. >> and lou, i hope you're sleeping late. >> sleep in. >> another one of the reasons why we love ron claiborne here on weekend "gma". we also love weather on weekend "gma". we're happy to have ashley brown with us from wr tv in indianapolis. good morning, ashley and welcome. >> good morning and thanks for having me. it's been a stormy 48 hours for parts of the country. the area hit the hardest, texas. this is a picture from hunt county, texas. take a look at it here. ef-1 tornado touched down. winds of 105 miles per hour. i also want to show you other storm systems that moved throughout the area associated with this storm. this is video surveillance video from a home in mckinny, texas. you can see gusty winds. this is dramatic video of this storm system moving through. here is the good news, high pressure is billowing in for most of the country. that means we'll start to dry out and warm things out. 55 for st. louis. look at parts of the countries warming to the 50s. areas to the south, a bit warmer here. a pretty quiet day for parts of the country here. your national forecast shows we will have a possibility of some

showers and storms unsettled weather pattern for parts of the south. that's your national outlook. if you take a look at your local >> that's your local forecast. back to you dan and bianna. >> thanks, ashley. great to have you with us this weekend. next time i'm having trouble with one of my stories, i'm going to call ron claiborne. have him put on a baseball cap. come to my office and help me out. >> story time with uncle ron. >> i love it. i'm going to hold you to it. coming up here on "gma" -- a millionaire businessman

arrested for allegedly trying to have his wife, a former top model and businesswoman herself, killed. why police say this man went looking for a hit man. >> bizarre story. plus, james franco fessing up. the actor explaining his messages to a 17-year-old girl on social media, but was it a p.r. stunt for his new movie. >> lot of questions about this story this morning. and this adorable dog takes a flying leap for the coach. it sounds a lot easier than it is. it's in "pop news," straight ahead. >> go for it. >> we don't want to tell you the ending. >> that's what you call a tease. >> it was premature. ending. >> that's what you call a tease. >> it was premature. "good morning america" is brought to you by the home depot. more savings, more doing, that's the power of the home depot. ♪ i'm on the edge that's [ male announcer ] let's do a brand-new day. let's step away from the bland and let the color fly. let's get to the one store with more number-one choices and match this or this without using too much of this. then let's crack open a can and get to it.

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♪ ♪ do you want to build a snow man ♪ ♪ or ride your bikes around the hall ♪ ♪ i think some going viral. kristen bell's on stage performance of "do you want to build a snow man" from "frozen" sung from three different stages of the characters life. people can't get enough of that movie. i was on a flight, there were like four adults watching this movie. it's not just for kids. everyone is obsessed. >> people don't know but bianna has a great voice and she can sing "let it go". if we have time? >> really? really? what did our viewers do to you? coming up here on "gma," we'll tell you what she has -- what she is saying, kristen, about her chance to play a disney princess. also coming up, this little thing we've been telling you about james franco. it is a social media mess. the messages he sent to a

17-year-old girl, what he's saying about them and the looming question, is there more to this story than meets the eye? >> yeah. he started talking about it with kelly and michael. we'll get to that later. first, the former top model said to be the target in an alleged murder-for-hire plot at the hands of her own husband. the estranged couple tied together through their successful health and beauty business. >> will secret recordings be enough to send him to prison now? >> abc's bazi kanani has more. from our los angeles bureau. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. good morning, bianna. this case involves a couple who seemed to have it all, living and working together for more than a decade until a nasty breakup that prosecutors say became criminal. ♪ >> reporter: a bomb shell model for top designer turned successful businesswoman becoming the sultry face of her own skin care line. the image of monica olsen's seemingly charmed life now shattered with her millionaire husband in jail, awaiting trial or more allegedly trying to have her kill.

dino guglielmelli, seen here in this interview about fda regulation is the founder of a multimillion dollar natural products company which distributed his wife's skin care line sold at hundreds of drugstores nationwide. >> i have almost 400 employees. i am a success story. >> reporter: but the business went bust, filing for bankruptcy after guglielmelli was arrested in october, accused of attempted willful, deliberate and premeditated murder and solicitation of murder. according to court documents, guglielmelli asked a friend to kill olsen. that friend recorded their conversation and went to police. >> when the jury hears the tapes, they'll understand that he was manipulated by somebody who was trying to help himself. >> reporter: guglielmelli's defense attorney says his client was set up in the midst of a bitter divorce battle. olsen declined to comment but is reportedly focussed on

rebuilding a once glamorous life, hoping to save her home and business. guglielmelli is now in jail on $10 million bail, expected to remain there at least until his trial is complete. that's expected to begin next month. his company and all its assets have already been sold at auction. dan, bianna? >> thanks to you. lot of other stories developing over night. for that let's go to ron. hey, ron. >> bianna, dan, sara haines. good morning, everyone. we begin with a dramatic rescue in the high seas. the california national guard boarded military planes to reach a 1-year-old american baby girl who needed immediate medical help. the baby developed what looked like a life-threatening rash while on a sailboat with her parents. they were 900 miles off the west coast of mexico. luckily help got there in time and she is now, the baby girl, in stable condition. and overseas, voters in afghanistan are lining up for that nation's first democratic transfer of power. those voters defying a threat of violence by the taliban. outgoing president hamid karzai cast his ballot on saturday.

ballot boxes were deliberate to polling stations. and take a look at this. a woman reels in a record tuna in new zealand. several boaters battled the nearly 900 pound pacific blue fin for nearly four hours before finally getting that fish on to the boat there. the largest tuna ever caught by line and hook. imagine this, it's worth $2 million. $2 million. and the fisher woman, she has no plans to sell it. i'm not sure why. finally, a play date with a prince. prince harry of britain let loose with some children after queen elizabeth olympic park opened in london, taking a spin on a huge swing. the park opened saturday to the public for the first time since the 2012 olympic games there in london. maybe next time try doing something more comfortable on. instead of going around in a suit playing on a swing. little unusual. >> field trip of a life time for those children.

>> exactly. >> i bet it wasn't planned. if he jumped in. >> the mayor was in a suit and tie, too. >> you should always have sweat pants under your suit, though, in case something like that comes up. >> is that what you do? >> yes, sara. >> note to self. >> another addition of life lessons from uncle ron this morning. thank you, ron. >> rebuttal. it's routine. moving on, time for the weather and ashley brown from wrtv in indianapolis. good morning once again. >> good morning. it's spring, right? doesn't feel like it in minneapolis. today at 44 degrees but it was even colder yesterday. actually seeing over a foot of snow fall at target stadium. look at what's happening here. they're cleaning up. opening day is monday for the twins. trying to get all of this cleaned up so you can sit and enjoy the game on opening day. let's look at the cooler than normal temperatures around the country. you're not alone, minneapolis. it's cold in chicago. 51 for today. that's definitely a warmup for most of the country. a fare weather day. the desert southwest, overachievers when it comes to spring. look at phoenix, 95 by monday. feeling the heat there.

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there he is, actor, james there he is, actor, james franco, now saying he has learned a hard lesson about social media, or did he? >> yeah. his flirting with a 17-year-old fan caused a major buzz feed. then came the damage control on

national television. but some are wondering if it was all a brilliant mistake. abc's linzie janis is here with more. lot of people talking about this this morning. >> yeah. you have a mystery. >> i'm loving this story. good morning, guys. james franco says he's embarrassed by the whole thing, but this morning not everyone is buying it. questioning whether this is some kind of publicity stunt? extreme method acting, perhaps. or was franco a naughty boy at an opportune time. >> all you have to remember is that everything will be okay. >> reporter: james franco, the academy award nominee who is a poet and occasional college professor. but is he also some kind of man cougar? >> thank you. >> reporter: the 35-year-old going on live with kelly and michael friday, saying he feels odd about getting caught trying to pick up a 17-year-old fan. >> i guess i'm just a model of, you know, how social media is tricky, you know. it's a way people meet each other today, but what i've learned, i guess, just because

i'm new to it, you don't know who is on the other end. so i used bad judgment and i learned my lesson. >> reporter: new to social media? isn't that the same franco has over 2,000 instagram photos and was behind this viral spoof of the kim-ye cover? >> it felt authentic to me. he was clearly uncomfortable. he clearly said the right words. kind of sheepish. >> reporter: the encounter all posted to instagram by the scottish woman who met the star after his tuesday performances broadways "of mice and men" after the two got in touch, on the photo sharing website. franco got basic deals like age and relationship status before asking what's the hotel. should i rent a room? even providing proof it's really him. sending her two selfies before ending the flirty conversation with the skeptical teen. if you don't want to meet, then text me when you do. bye. some saying it looks like a strange coincidence. the social media scandal making

headlines just hours after the online release of the trailer for franco's new movie "palo alto" in which he plays a soccer coach who gets involved with one of his high school players. scottish teen told franco she would come back to meet him when she turns 18. but for the record, the age of consent here in new york is 17 years. but seriously, james, chatting up someone half our age, it's outrageous, don't you think? >> yeah. i have a bad feeling about all of that. yeah. i don't think that was a brilliant move even if it was a p.r. move. >> i went to his play this week. i have to tell you, the house was packed with teenage girls, college girls. now they'll be screaming outside. i thought about waiting around. glad i didn't. clearly. i might as well be 85. it was a good play, though. >> this conversation has gone in a direction i didn't foresee. thank you very much. appreciate that. >> she is really invested in this story. coming up on "good morning america," -- the adorable 3-year-old who will dance right into your heart.

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kristen told the crowd as a child she always wanted to be a disney princess, so the role of anna was a dream come true. ♪ please, i know you're in there ♪ >> i was able to help shape a type of princess that i wanted to see. that i would identify with when i was 5 to 10 years old. and i feel like i'm so, so proud of anna because of all those things. >> you can watch the full performance on the disney movie's anywhere app. the talent of her to channel three different stages, it's an amazing evolution. >> we don't have kids. should i be watch ping "frozen" because i haven't seen it yet? >> the message is universal. >> it's great. you'll enjoy it. >> all right. >> wow. that's a whole new level, john. >> we won't tell anybody else, john. imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. who wouldn't want to look like the happiest star on the planet? even lebron james is caught up in pharrell fever.

here he is sporting the singer's trademark headgear at a post-game press conference. when he was asked, he said i'm happy. it looks like that song or the hat can cure a loss to the timberwolves. we can't wait to get happy with pharrell williams on monday on "gma" live in times square. performing a blockbuster concert. >> finally, it's not just the song playing everywhere, we'll get the real guy. >> i don't know what's more viral, "frozen" or that song. >> i'm going to go with "happy." that song is everywhere. >> you think so, ron? >> absolutely. also getting plenty of clicks this morning, a 3-year-old toddler wowing the judges on the talent show "amazing chinese." he performed a three-minute set. the highlight was his robot dance. check out these moves. >> that is great. look at this. >> oh. [laughter] >> now the judges push a remote control and the tone of the

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