"good morning, america." overnight, new clues. was the truck that smashed into a bus filled with high school students already on fire before the deadly crash? whattie whattiens -- what eyewitnesses are saying this morning. >> he wasn't slowing down. he was moving fast. is she or isn't she? the new sign that kate middleton could be expecting again. the hint reportedly dropped by prince william that has everyone talking this morning. pollen vortex. allergy season hitting hard. and fast with pollen counts through the roof in some spots. dr. jen ashton is here with some survival tips. plus, promposals. the over the top ways teens are asking each other to that all-important rite of passage. >> if you don't go to the prom with stefan --

>> how they're even enlisting celebrities like "breaking bad's" bryan cranston to get in on the action. there's got to be some rule, if you get bryan cranston in your promposal she has to say yes. >> she has to. >> absolutely. >> a given. >> it is totally a given. coming up, we'll show you how that turns out. also coming up -- we're heading into a big week in the blade runner murder trial. the prosecutor known as the bull terrier preparing to go back at oscar pistorius in a relentless cross-examination. >> another intense week there. also this morning -- back in the water. the killer whales are performing once again in seaworld orlando. but trainers are being told keep your distance. more on that story straight ahead. but we're going to start with what could be an important new clue into the investigation into that horrible crash on the highway in california. there it is, the fedex truck slamming into a bus filled with students, was the truck already

on fire before it jumped the median and hit that bus? abc's bazi kanani is in our los angeles bureau with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: the investigation is still a long way from complete. but ntsb investigators are releasing what they know so far. this morning, we're hearing from the only driver who survived this crash. the fedex semi that slammed into a tour bus full of teenagers also sideswiped her white sedan. >> he wasn't slowing down. he was moving fast. >> reporter: the shaken survivor saw flames beneath the truck as it careened toward her and her husband. >> i think we looked at each other and both of us said, we're alive. >> reporter: their account of the crash is one piece of the puzzle for the investigators who have been working at the crash scene for days now. >> the initial inspection of the mechanical condition of the vehicles has already started. it's extremely difficult due to fire damage. >> reporter: the investigators revealing the first detailed account of the accident.

initial reports indicate the fedex truck was in the right-hand lane going southbound and attempting to change lanes, investigators say the driver lost control, barrelling across the median toward the bus. according to officials, the driver of the bus hit the brakes and skidding for 145 feet and swerving at the last moment. the fedex truck left no such skid mark. no possible sign of braking before slamming into the bus head first. more than 40 high school seniors were on the bus at the time. a college campus trip. panicked students climbed through windows to escape. >> lucky is an understatement. blessed is an understatement. i don't have a word to describe how i feel. i'm so thankful that i'm here. >> reporter: and as you might expect when you see those images of the charred wreckage, lot of evidence was destroyed. but investigators believe they'll still be able to get toxicology results. and they were able to salvage a black box-like recording device

that was on the bus. bianna? >> another reminder of how important those safety belts are for students. we're going to switch gears now, to a much lighter story, prince william dropping a big hint that another royal baby may be on the way. rumors are swirling that kate is a lady in waiting again possibly. abc's cecilia vega is with the royal family on their tour in new zealand. >> reporter: good morning to you. a headline to get everybody talking. this morning, we have one, is the royal family growing? the source for this speculation? someone who would definitely be in the know. what exactly did william say to the woman who gave him a shawl made for baby george? according to reports, the prince either said you may need to make another one sometime or soon. that simple sentence enough to fuel royal speculation that baby number two might be on the way.

but this morning, as rumors swirled that will had dropped a royal pregnancy hint, the duke and duchess continued on with their three-week tour down under. they took a ride in a jet boat that reached speeds more than 50 miles per hour. will and kate zigzagging across the river, going through narrow canyons. and they went wine tasting. it was pinot noir for the royal couple. activities you wouldn't expect if indicate was in fact pregnant. >> now, if she was pregnant, there's absolutely no way she would do those things. >> reporter: seemingly unfazed by all the royal baby talk, will and kate played a game of rugby with kids, a rematch. will gleefully won this round after losing two sailing rounds to his wife days earlier. there were loyal subjects to meet. traditional new zealand greetings to give. church to attend. all things royals do well. dropping hints about pregnancy, that's not normally part of the royal protocol. >> they'll definitely have

another child, possibly even two. they definitely want to enlarge their family. >> reporter: one thing is certain -- the only thing that could take attention away from baby george is talk of a little brother or sister. >> reporter: officials are not commenting but it's not stopping the story from spreading out here. i have seen these crowds go crazy for one baby, i can't imagine what they would do for two. >> thank you, cecilia. we want to switch gears now, and move over to a developing story this morning, involving the crisis in ukraine, reaching a boiling point this morning. government special forces reportedly exchanging gun fire with pro-russian protesters. abc's alex marquadt has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: a dangerous escalation in ukraine this morning. ukrainian forces are tearing out what they're calling an anti-terrorist operation in an eastern ukrainian town. yesterday, two government buildings including the police headquarters were seized by well-armed pro-russia gunmen. ukraine's interior minister said that at least one ukrainian

officer has been killed. five have been wounded. in the past week, we have seen government buildings all across this part of ukraine fall to armed groups who are against the new ukrainian government in kiev. the united states has accused russian of being behind the unrest. and overnight, secretary of state john kerry spoke with his russian counterpart and accused the armed groups of having the same uniforms and guns as in crimea when it was annexed last month. tens of thousands of russian troops have massed along the border with european ukraine raising fears that this growing violence here could give russia a pretext to invade ukraine. dan, bianna. >> things heating up overseas. thanks, alex. meantime, other stories developing overnight. we're going to turn to ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. christians across the world are celebrating palm sunday, marking the beginning of holy week. at the vatican, pope francis presided over palm sunday mass. it was a packed st. peter's square.

the blessing of palms, or olive branchs used in italy, similar bow liezs jesus' entrance into je jerusalem as palm branchs were laid at his feet. and a spectacular and deadly forest fire is raging this morning in chile. so far, four people have been killed. 500 homes destroyed as hot ash rains down. chile's president has declared it a catastrophe zone. armed forces are in charge of evacuating thousands of people. this includes 200 female inmates at a prison. fire crews are having a difficult time battling the blaze because of the treacherous terrain in that area. a tense, week-long standoff at a nevada ranch is over. on saturday federal land managers released 400 cows that they rounded up after hundreds of protesters including tea parties members demanded the animals returned. earlier in the week, federal agents stormed the ranch after the rancher refused to pay federal grazing fees. and, a steak dinner or a

hamburger, is going to cost you more as beef prices are skyrocketing. the average price of a pound of beef is now $5.28. that is the highest that it's been in 27 years. dwindling cattle numbers and growing demand are to blame for tightening supply. some restaurants have hiked prices or are serving smaller portions to make up for price discrepancies. many shoppers are now turning to chicken or pork as an alternative, but those prices are also on the rise now. and finally, in boston, they're getting ready for the running of the boston marathon, one year after the horrific marathon bombing that killed three people. on saturday, "sports illustrated," which brought us this image of the attacks last year, wanted to visit the city one year later, when they asked people to come to the finish line for the historic snapshot, they didn't know what to expect. it turned out 3,000 people filled boylston street, sidewalk to sidewalk. everyone from survivors to first responders, to every day heroes. it was a picture-perfect scene

up in boston. the magazine will hit the stands on wednesday. the marathon takes place on monday, april 21st. very poignant marathon running this year. >> yeah. >> a resilient city. thanks, ron. the first of the nation presidential primary in new hampshire, just north of boston, won't happen for another two years. that did not stop a cavalcade of republican pars from descending upon the granite state this weekend. the candidates making their case at the freedom summit, which is the unofficial kickoff of campaign 2016. let's bring in the host of abc's "this week," george stephanopoulos. george, good morning. i can't believe we're already talking about 2016. >> all of the candidates went up this weekend. >> is there a front runner or a pack of front runners? >> i think there's a pack of front runners. you see a lot of different primaries within the primary in the republican party. rand paul is going to be on "this week" this morning. he's leading the polls in iowa, he's getting a lot of attention right now, but he's running for that outsider label, like ted

cruz, the texas senator looking to be the tea party candidate. and then you've got all kinds of people hoping to be the establishment alternative. and a lot of money people right now behind former florida governor jeb bush. hoping he will get back into it. and a bunch of other governors, like scott walker of wisconsin. bobby jindal of louisiana. even rick perry, former governor of texas looking into it. this is as wide open as it could possibly be right now. >> you left out the donald. i can't believe that. so, let me ask you about obamacare, it was brought up over and over again, talking about repealing it. is that a political possibility even if a republican takes the white house? >> think about it. if a republican wins in 2016, by the time they take office, it's 2017, who knows who's in control of congress. even more important, at that point you have several years of experience with obama care. if many more millions continue do get the insurance through that program and believe it's their right, hard for me to

imagine that it's going to be repealed at that point. >> george has a big show this morning. including a one-on-one with the 2016 republican front-runner, or one of them, senator rand paul. at least for that outsider status. later this morning right here on abc on "this week." george, thanks again. >> another packed show for george. thank you. we'll turn now to "good morning america" health alert. we all remember the polar vortex during the long, brutal winter. something new, even worse for allergy sufferers, the pollen vortex. striking right now and making millions of lives miserable. hate to bring you this bad news, something that a lot of people are talking about. turn to abc's jen ashton. dr. jen ashton, great to see you, why is this year even worse? >> this is the gift that keeps on giving. long brutal winter, delayed spring, instead of a gradual blooming of everything that we normally see landing on the windshield of our cars, it's all happening at once really setting up a perfect storm for allergy sufferers.

and i'm one of them. >> i am as well. what should sufferers take note of this year? should they talk to their doctors right away? should they get stronger prescriptions? >> if you're hearing my voice, talk to someone this week, the earlier the better. lots of medical options. we have a new kid on the block. new medication by prescription, oralair. fda-approved immune therapy. it's for allergies. think of it like a flu vaccine. montelukast is available by prescription. brand name singulair is really, really effective. things that everybody has heard of steroid spray and over the counter antihistamines. it is important to understand these take weeks or months to start working. you need to start them now if you haven't had your first sneeze or sniffle, waiting for the symptoms, literally is like putting a band-aid on a hemorrhage. >> if you haven't had them, you're lucky. talk about natural remedies. >> i like these too. these are things that people can start doing when they have the symptoms. first, keep your windows in your

home and car closed so you don't get that pollen literally in your face. shower before bed is key, because that pollen, that green film is on your skin and your hair. nasal saline spray. very effective. neti pot to rinse out your nasal passages. when in doubt, rinse it out. start now. >> useful tips. when in doubt, rinse it out. that's what i tell jake every day. we want people to enjoy a well-deserved spring. thanks for these tips. >> keep an eye on it. >> good luck. >> you, too. we'll turn now to one woman's horrifying encounter get this, not one, but five bears. it happened in florida when the 45-year-old made a shocking discovery in her garage. thanks to some quick thinking from her family, she is very lucky to be alive this morning. michelle franzen has more on this story. >> reporter: overnight a chilling discovery for a florida woman after a trip to the garage turned into a brutal bear attack. >> a 45-year-old female had an

encounter with a black bear. >> reporter: florida fish and wildlife investigators say the run-in with the black bear happened at the victim's central florida home. sheriff's deputies tell abc news the woman was attacked as she went to investigate a noise in her garage and discovered five bears, like these, going through her trash. >> she was dragged out of the garage into the driveway. >> reporter: the 45-year-old woman, not identified by authorities, was able to escape and get inside the house where her husband called for help. the victim's brother tells abc news his sister was at a local hospital being treated for her injuries. neighbors say she has wounds to her head, face, legs and torso. dangerously close encounters are on the rise in this part of the state as more people move to wooded areas where black bears roam. saturday's attack just ten miles from where a 54-year-old woman was slashed while walking her dogs in december. >> a woman i think she's been mauled by a bear. she's bleeding. she needs immediate help.

>> reporter: wile life teams are focusing on finding the bear involved in this latest attack. wildlife experts say that black bears, while dangerous, typically don't attack but they are on the hunt for food, especially with cubs in tow. the best way to avoid a face to face encounter with the bear is to keep trash and food covered and out of sight. we wish that woman well. >> of course. >> terrifying. >> thanks. news out of france this morning that may provoke a tsunami of envy. in the country that has already established a 35-hour workweek and five or six weeks of vacation, there's now talk of banning employers from sending work e-mails to employees after hours. would that fly here in the workaholic usa? abc's jeffrey kauffman is in london this morning. >> reporter: no e-mails, please. we're french. the country that works 35 hours a week and takes five weeks of vacation is now telling companies to stop bothering workers after hours. those smartphones we all cling to have made it oh so easy to bring work home.

new french employment rules guarantee workers are right to disconnect from their smartphones, including 11 uninterrupted hours each night. now it only applies to a few hundred thousand workers, mostly in the tech sector, like google france. it's all to protect the good life. but what's the problem? one survey in the u.s. found 63% of americans check their smartphones every hour. 9% said they check them every five minutes. but this recent cadillac ad hit a nerve in the u.s. when it took aim at the laid back french work ethic. >> upside of only taking two weeks off in august. ne -- n' cest pas? >> reporter: the idea of turning off e-mails appeals to people we talked on the streets of new york, but no one thinks that the french disconnect could work in the u.s. >> i think it's a great law, but i don't think it would work here. >> reporter: it may be good for workers, but it's not necessarily good for the struggling french work force where unemployment is over 10%

and growth is almost stagnant. now, just got to send this e-mail, hang on a second. i don't want to keep them waiting. bianna, you heard of the french motto, liberty, equality, fraternity. we might revise that to say liberty, equality, fraternity, unplug me. >> i'm right with you. check this out. two phones. ron said, who are you waiting for? a call from the president? i have no idea. i just have two up here. >> you got to keep things covered. >> thanks. one thing millions that millions of teens are plugged in this year is the all-important school prom. the average student plans on spending just around $1,000 on their prom this year. of course, you have to get there and you have to have a date and we have seen some amazing promposals, students showing off their creativity, popping the big question. almost as important as a wedding question, will you go to prom with me? >> now, possibly, more important, these are not my memories. back in the day, a guy would

swing by your locker between paer periods, ask you to go to prom, and hoping for a yes, and then back to class. now, times they are a-changing. now teenagers are stepping up their game. sometimes including fanfare and fame to get their yes. these teens are popping the big question. >> will you go to the prom with me? >> promposals, the over-the-top way to ask that special someone to the biggest event of the season. >> there is a sense of wanting to outdo other kids. these promposals inspire creativity and thoughtfulness. >> teens are going all-out to plan epic stunts to get their dates to say yes. by serenading. ♪ twerking. stephen refusing to be outdone, decided to recruit "breaking bad's" bryan cranston. who would have thought? the ruthless walter white. >> what's wrong, chief?

having a little trouble walking? >> reporter: would create so much chemistry outside the lab. >> maddy, if you don't go to the prom with stephen, maybe your best course of action would be to tread lightly. >> maddy, will you go to prom with me? >> how could a girl say no to that? >> i don't think there's any saying no to walter white. and if she did say no, well -- >> he would kill me. it was a threat. but a kind threat. >> reporter: still, as maddy waits for her date to arrive saturday night, thankfully, this won't be the guy at the door. >> i am the one who knocks. >> clearly an offer they can't refuse. but if this is what prom is like, i can only imagine what their proposals will be like. >> they set such a high bar. >> i love brian. what a trouper. thanks, sara. >> somebody else i would have loved to have gone to the prom, why not? time for a check of the

weather. good morning, once again to meteorologist bill kelly, who's with us from our abc station in columbus, ohio. wsyx, wasn't that a cute story, bill? >> it's very cute. but what it does, as a father of an 8-year-old, it doesn't make me look forward to the future as to what might be coming down the pike, you know? i want to start you guys out, severe weather, this is palatine, illinois, north of chicago, golf ball size hail, or as the floor crew likes to say, the newly-named swedish meatball-size hail. that is accurate. this is michigan. muskegon county. power lines down. we had over 60,000 people without power. we have had some road shutdowns. a pretty nasty day there. take a look at this. more severe weather as we head into the afternoon. southern plains, large hail, strong winds, even tornadoes possible. through parts of oklahoma and into southern kansas. but on the backside of that, the cooler air. look at this, over a foot of snow possible for the rocky mountains. 3 to 6 inches in denver. i will say get out if you can, aspen, for example, going to close this weekend with nice spring skiing. that's a look at the

>> i'll tell you, it isn't all bad. there are parts of the country that are beautiful today. we'll be talking about that in the next half hour. >> not bad here. >> not bad. it's beautiful. >> i'll take it. thanks. >> i'm hungry, i could use some swedish meatballs. carry on. all right, coming up on "good morning america" -- the blade runner under fire at his murder trial. getting a grilling from the prosecutor known as the bull terrier. so, what's next for oscar pistorius when he's back on the stand tomorrow? >> huge case there.

diving in. killer whales making a splash again at seaworld orlando. what is different this time as the controversy over the death of a trainer there rages on? and spilling secrets. country star luke bryan's wife, her big reveal on her heart throb husband. what happened during their first kiss? ahead in "pop news." ahead in "pop news." [ julie ] the wrinkle cream graveyard. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. clinically proven neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it targets fine lines and wrinkles with the fastest retinol formula available. you'll see younger looking skin in just one week. one week? this one's a keeper. rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots rapid tone repair. from neutrogena®.

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♪ ♪ that's definitely the song of the year, pharrell getting happy at the popular music festival coachella. spreading the good cheer. lots of celebrities got up to join him on the stage. including, get this, busta skprooim lauren. >> two artists you don't think about. >> but that's what happens at coachella. everyone just blends together and has a great time. we'll see more of that in "pop news" straight ahead. >> big, breaking "pop news" this morning. also, coming up this morning -- the return of shamu. seaworld orlando reopening its killer whale show after a three-month break. but there is some controversy over some significant changes they've had to make since the death of a trainer four years ago. the blade runner against the bull terrier. olympic champion oscar pistorius brought to tears by a tenacious prosecutor during a withering

cross-examination during his murder trial. that's, of course, picking up again tomorrow morning. >> the same kind of fireworks? what effect could this have on the judge deciding this case? abc's lama hasan is in south africa. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan and bianna. when oscar pistorius was in the witness box in the courthouse behind me he was feeling the pressure, his voice was trembling, he was breaking down, crying in the courtroom again and again. and it's not over yet. oscar pistorius can expect more grueling cross-examination when he returns to the stand on monday. >> if you waited a second to see if the door would open, you would not have fired. >> it's a possibility, my lady. >> reporter: the prosecutor gerrie nel relentless in his questioning. likely pushed pistorius harder with inconsistencies in his testimony. the blade runner trying to convince a judge that the death of his model girlfriend was a mistake. at times, he was emotional. >> i will not look at a picture

where i am tormented by what i saw and felt that night. >> reporter: repeatedly pressed by a ferocious prosecutor, nicknamed the bull terrier. >> say, yes, i killed, i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> reporter: pistorius also caught contradicting himself at times. in one case saying he heard his bathroom door kicked, and then saying that was false. >> you can't give contradictory versions and then apologize. there's a reason for it. >> i made a mistake. >> reporter: these mistakes led to the judge intervening at one point. >> if you are tired and you're making these mistakes because you're tired, you must say so. >> he did everything wrong. he argued. he didn't answer the questions. he didn't listen to the question. >> reporter: with no smoking gun and with a judge and her assistants being the final arbitrators, what he says next week will be critical. oscar pistorius back in court on monday morning, the prosecutor

is expected to pick up where he left off. accusing pistorius of knowing that his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was behind the bathroom door and shooting her. this is a critical moment in this trial. dan and bianna. >> potentially several more days of this showdown between the prosecutor and the defendant in this case. our thanks to lama hasan this morning. lot of other news overnight. for a check of the headlines, let's get it back to ron. good morning, everyone. in the news, the only driver to survive that horrific truck crash in northern california is now speaking out. bonnie durant said she saw flames beneath the truck as it careened near the white sedan that she and her husband were riding in. the fedex semi that slammed into a tour bus full of teenagers killed ten people. in ukraine, escalating tensions in the eastern part of that country, carrying out an antiterrorist operation. several government buildings seized saturday by pro-russian militants.

ukrainian officials say that at least one ukrainian officer has been killed and five others wounded. and in tennessee, more than 20 cars were scorched in a brush fire at the parking lot of international raceway in memphis. dozens of fans were left stranded at the race as they watched their cars go up in flames. but thankfully no one was injured. history possibly being made at augusta, 20-year-old jordan spieth is tied with the former champion from 2012, bubba watson, at five under par. going into the finals today. if spieth wins he would be the youngest masters champ ever. even one year younger than tiger woods when he won the masters at the age of 21 in 1997. imagine there's going to be a lot of pressure on this guy. 20 years old, in the masters' final, tied. it's going to be tough. >> i know one guy who will be watching. >> i'll be watching. cheering for him. i like to watch him. we're on the street.

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it's the return of shamu, seaworld orlando, finished with their fix-up. so the majestic killer whales can once again take center stage. >> but it's not exactly everyone in the pool this time, their four-year battle to return its trainers to water suffering a major setback and abc's mara schiavocampo is here. >> reporter: that show is attracting both crowds and protesters after a brief break. this, as an appeals court says it's too dangerous for trainers to be in the water with whales. killer whales, splashing, spinning and even smooching. at seaworld in florida this weekend, things seemed to be going swimmingly. >> it was awesome. >> spectacular. >> it's just amazing. seeing the animals working together. >> reporter: the theme park's star attraction is back after being on break since january for stadium renovations. but just as the show went on, a new ruling on safety at the park. a federal appeals court

upholding a ban for trainers getting back in the water with the animals. saying, quote, close trainer contact with killer whales is not integral to seaworld's workplace. in 2010, the federal government restricted human interactions with the whales after trainer dawn brancheau was killed by a 12,000-pound orca. seaworld argued that the ban is similar to restricting speed at nascar and says, quote, they're committed to providing a safe work place for employees. the killer whales show has long been seaworld's most popular attraction. but so far this year, park attendance has been decreasing. down 13%. >> when you look into their eyes you know somebody is home. >> reporter: her death was also the focus of the 2013 documentary, "black fish," which raised questions about whether killer whales even belong at theme parks. this weekend's performance drew some protests. the show, called "one ocean," leading to many different reactions.

in the meantime, seaworld is currently developing another killer whale show that's set to debut in june. as for that court ruling, they haven't said whether they'll appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >> thanks, mara. >> thanks, mara. coming up on "good morning america" -- caught in the act. "good morning america" viewers show us their guilty pets in pop news. we have some good ones this morning. >> that's awesome. i want to see them all right now. we have to take a break. we'll be right back. >> oh, the toilet paper. >> oh, the toilet paper. they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. thousands of people here in alaska are working to safely produce more energy. but that's just the start. to produce more from existing wells, we need advanced technology. that means hi-tech jobs in california and colorado. the oil moves through one of the world's largest pipelines. maintaining it means manufacturing jobs in the midwest. then we transport it with 4 state-of-the-art, double-hull tankers.

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♪ all right, time now for some "pop news." you can tell this is going to be a good one. ron's already cracking up. >> feet up. >> ready. >> we're going to start with the

epic music's festival, coachella, giving fans their money's worth. happy hit-maker pharrell making his first ever appearance there. pulling other big names on stage to help him out. like lorde and busta rhyme. then he got busy belting out his signature song. ♪ ♪ if you will like that's what you want to do ♪ >> you remember it, right? the lyrics happy. it also included teaming up with gwen stefani. they sang "holla back girl." another great coachella moment -- it was sisterly love. beyonce jumped up on the stage to join sow -- solange to sing. the audience went crazy. that was worth your ticket right there. >> when i see dan and his brother together it's almost as magical. >> we are magical together. >> if you could sing, i would buy a ticket for that. >> you don't to want hear that. trust me. and staying with music, luke bryan isn't afraid to shake it for thousands of fans, but apparently he wasn't quit as confident when he first met his

wife, caroline. she said they hang out as friends at georgia southern university. luke was too polite or shy to make a move, so caroline initiated their first kiss. things worked out well, they're married. if you're in florida, catch luke's famous hip-shaking moves at the festival in fort lauderdale tonight. it's held right on the beach. water slides, volley ball, jet skiing, all for a good cause. the event raises money for ocean conservation. and it sounds like a good time. >> my brother and i will be performing there, as well. >> oh, my gosh. you know where i'm heading tonight. speaking of what the fox says, do you know what sound a sloth makes? i wouldn't put money down on this. but we have adorable pets sneaking their way into hearts everywhere. ♪ >> it's vaguely creepy. >> it's so cute. these little orphans live in sloth sanctuaries in colombia

and costa rica. they were filmed by national geographic explorer, lucy cooke. she founded the sloth appreciation society, because there is one of those, to prove to the world that fast is totally overrated but cute is not. >> they are very cute. everywhere they go, that music plays. >> that's the noise. >> it helps pull on the heart strings. you included. >> you rain on everyone's parade. >> i like it. >> it gets even cutecuter, guys. if you thought the sloths were cute, we're seeing some amazing photos of your guilty pets this morning. we pulled some of our favorites. this is a shih tzu, she clearly won her battle with the blinds. >> i thought you were going to say something else. >> any guesses for what this cat is googling? and this is sochi, he got into the backyard after a stormy night, and, well, the results speak for themselves there.

one of their dogs, yukon, the baby pool was the least expensive of all of yukon's antics. this next situation it looked like it could get very costly very soon. keep your pet photos coming. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and we'll be right back. >> pretty good "pop news." >> thank you. >> that's really good. ♪ [ male announcer ] spring is calling. get bayer advanced insect killer now just $8.88 at lowe's. ♪

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