and 0.9% apr for 60 months on tdi models. good morning, america. breaking now, path of destruction. >> oh! >> holy crap. >> oh, my god. >> this massive tornado slicing a deadly 80-mile path across arkansas. >> she's coming down. >> oh, my god. >> she's coming down right here. >> look at this. >> the huge twister outbreak has killed at least 17 so far across the midwest. the suburbs of little rock hardest hit, the path directly across the interstate right at nightfall. hundreds rescued and house-to-house search and more severe weather alerts at this hour. breaking new details on those explosive comments by the owner of the l.a. clippers. his entire team leaving their jackets on the court in silent protest and this morning, the head of the players association speaking out as the pressure builds for the nba to take action. midair collision.

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path north of little rock over the towns of mayflower and vilonia, the tornado reported to be a half mile wide as it remained on the ground for 80 miles, george. >> so long. ginger has been tracking this all night long and it's not over. >> it is not over. there are still tornado watch boxes for the midsouth to deep south, tennessee down to texas and that means the threat is not over this morning and we've got a new threat later this afternoon and evening. we'll be talking about that. it all moves into parts of alabama and mississippi and we've got to look back at least at least 31 reported tornados. it wasn't just in arkansas. that one we are talking about that caused the most damage and likely the most deaths did track just north and northeast of little rock itself and that's where we find the most stunning images and our alex perez is in vilonia. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, ginger. unfortunately, this is what many people are waking up to. you look around here, look, this is someone's front door. there are personal belongings

just about everywhere you look. someone's car. entire lives completely ripped to shreds. there are 56 homes in this subdivision, all of them gone. >> we're in it right now. we're in the tornado. >> reporter: in an instant watch as day turns to night and this car swallowed by the black clouds of the massive storm. >> we're in it. >> reporter: and then the aftermath as this drone captures the violent twister's path. a line of destruction right through suburban little rock. this trail of devastation lasting more than 80 miles, a vicious footprint of nature's fury. >> as i was driving back i saw nothing but black. it was huge. >> reporter: overnight arkansas rescue crews scrambling in the dark of night searching the rubble for survivors. >> this mass destruction is everywhere. cars thrown everywhere. >> thank goodness ya'll are okay. >> reporter: even in cars thrown along busy i-40. >> need help. >> reporter: crews rescuing many who feared they'd never be found. within minutes, the violent storm destroyed entire neighborhoods.

tammy's family rode out the storm in a closet emerging from the rubble shaken but okay. in vilonia, block after block of pure devastation. judy garrett and her husband robert escaped to their tornado safe room as the storm approached. 15 minutes later, they tried to get out. >> we opened the door and we couldn't get out. >> reporter: they were blocked in by debris. they emerged to find their home and entire neighborhood flattened. >> opened the safe room door, and all i could see was the truck and the boat and sky. should have been a roof there. >> reporter: the garretts only have this purse and the few items they were able to get into the safe room. and after losing everything, they say they have what matters most. >> we're so thankful god spared our lives. >> reporter: and there are piles of rubble just like this one everywhere you look. there's actually a car underneath all of this. you look around here and talk to people.

they don't understand why the damage is so severe. a lot of the homes are made of brick. you'll see personal belongings scattered all over the place. things they care about. one of the buildings that was damaged was a brand-new $14 million school that was set so open in the fall. the governor is expected to tour the damaged areas here later today, but the cleanup hasn't even started. ginger. >> oh, alex, it's terrible to see. we know we saw that -- we had those warnings out for days in advance. little rock was right there in the center and i've got the same type of warning for you today. this is why you have to take it so seriously when you see the red color from the storm prediction center. jackson, mississippi included just south of nashville west of birmingham, the area we're looking at and all of the orange has an elevated risk too so from indiana down to parts of louisiana. i'll detail more coming up. >> not over yet. ginger, thank you very much. we do want to bring in the mayor of one of the hardest hit towns. vilonia, arkansas. mayor james firestone. good morning, mayor.

i know you have so much work to do this morning. ask you went through this, almost exactly the same thing three years ago almost to the day. tell us about this one. >> three years and two days ago we were hit by an ef-2 that practically the same path. in fact this ran right along the site where the other tornado came. cut a path six and a half miles long from one corner of the city to the -- from the southwest corner to the northeast corner. this did a tremendous amount of damage. in 2011 we had a lot of roof damage, windows broken out, privacy fences. this storm was much stronger. the devastation was just tremendous as far as the damage that it did. before, minor stuff, now the houses are reduced to just piles of rubble. >> mr. mayor, so glad you're okay. we understand you and your family were able to take shelter. looking at the destruction

behind you, give us the status on the search and rescue effort right now. >> the first thing we did was organized the first responders into areas. we had the city set up into nine grids. we went from house to house looking for injured and any survivors. calling out to make sure that people weren't buried in the rubble. and it was a slow, pain-staking process, but we did that. and then, of course, this is just one area. really a small area of the damage that they have to search through. >> mr. mayor, just so sorry your town is having to go through this again. our thoughts, our prayers are with all of you as you go through this. >> thank you so much. >> just a hard situation. go west of there now to

oklahoma. one tornado has killed one. mike is there. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, george. an eyewitness told me it only took a couple of seconds for a tornado to mangle this building as it passed through downtown. the building collapsed on this car. luckily no one was inside, but after surveying the damage, it's amazing that only one person died. >> it is swirling. look at the top of it. turn around! [ bleep ] go! turn around! >> reporter: as the sunset, thunderheads grew and tornados began dropping from the sky across oklahoma, kansas and missouri. >> it's coming at us! >> reporter: james and michelle were caught on open highway and sped to evade the approaching tornado. michelle video taped the tornado with her cell phone. >> it's coming right at us, jim. please don't wreck us.

please. >> reporter: that tornado did this. ripped through the center of the town, killing one and sending five more to the hospital. >> it was raining so hard that i couldn't see the drive so i pulled over to stop. i did stop. after i had been stopped about 30 seconds, then a gust of wind hit me and that was the result of it. >> reporter: rescue workers searched through the night for more victims but found none. even the fire station was damaged. the chief, grateful his men survived. >> they're like family to me. the guys that i serve, you know. serve with. so you just never know. it's kind of an eerie feeling. >> reporter: when the same twister crossed into kansas, it was estimated to be three blocks wide. destroying and damaging about 100 homes and businesses, injuring 25. quapa is near joplin, they have seen a lot worse around here,

but they're already picking up the pieces, george. >> thanks very much. and you have the other big story of the morning. i do. absolute outrage this morning against los angeles clippers owner donald steriling and his apparently racist comments caught on tape. everyone from president obama to his own wife expressing outrage. and the team having a protest. refusing to wear the logo during warmups last night. cecilia vega is in oakland where the game was played. good morning. >> reporter: the calls for donald sterling to step down or face sanctions are growing louder this morning. with this controversy swirling he was not here in his usual courtside seat to see his team lose to the golden state warriors. they are the recordings shaking the nba to its core this morning. >> it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> reporter: that voice allegedly l.a. clippers owner donald sterling in an apparently

racist rant about african-americans to his former mistress, stiviano. in the recordings obtained by tmz sports, it appears the alleged rant was sparked by this photo, her with hall of famer magic johnson. >> you can do anything. but don't put him up for the world to see so they have to call me. and don't bring him to my games, okay? >> reporter: the comments outraging everyone from fans -- >> it was racist. >> reporter: to magic johnson himself. >> he's got to give up the team. if he doesn't like african-americans, and you're in a league that's over 70% african-americans -- >> ding ding ding. >> reporter: the clippers even staged a silent protest in oakland sunday, throwing their warmup uniforms in center court, wearing their shirts inside out. coach doc rivers telling me exclusively he hopes fans stick with the team through the controversy. >> it's the team that helps the fans, in this case it may be the opposite.

>> reporter: even the president slammed sterling. >> when ignorant folks to want advertise their ignorance, you don't have to do anything, just let them talk. >> reporter: he has twice been sued by the justice department over his alleged refusal to rent to minorities. the cases were settled. abc news tracked down stiviano who's being sued by sterling's wife. they were settled. and his wife told us she isn't talking. but his attorney calls the recordings legitimate, and his wife told us the family is devastated by the racist comments made by my estranged husband. the clippers haven't verified it's him, but he is emphatic that what is reflected is not consistent with nor does it reflect his views, beliefs, or feelings. many fans are not buying it. >> he needs to be put in his place and gone. >> reporter: he needs to be gone. out. >> yeah. >> reporter: so many fans

telling me that exact same thing, they want sterling to go. how the tapes got out is still a mystery. she says she did not release these tapes to the media. george. >> thank you. we are joined by sacramento mayor kevin johnson who is spearheading the controversy as chairman of the players association. good morning. >> good morning, george. >> you called this a defining moment for the league. you have met with the commissioner. if the tapes are authenticated, what kind of discipline do the players want to see? >> i think it's clear the players feel the comments are unsplinble and reprehensible. i got a phone call from chris paul who asked me to weigh in and help the players association navigate through this very difficult time. i was humbled and didn't hesitate. in terms of the players and if i had to say one word and what they're feeling, i would say outraged. we had an emergency call with

the executive committee and player representatives. they want to be heard. they don't want to be pass i have, they want to weigh in. and they want the most severe sanctions allowable in the nba bylaws. >> is suspension enough? >> we want to know what broad range of powers the commissioner has. what does he have at his discretion? and whatever that most severe sanction is, that's what they want. i would imagine it's some sort of a suspension. i imagine it's a very stiff fine. we think that the commissioner needs to act forcefully and very quickly. >> suspension and fine one thing, but we have seen people like magic johnson say he should be pressured to sell the team. do you agree with that? >> you know, i think we want to let the due process run its course. i think everyone's wrestling will with not being too hasty and rushed to judgment. but we can't be hesitant as a players association. we want our voices heard. and players don't think he's fit to own an nba team. >> do you agree with that?

>> i think i do agree with that. if everything is authenticated, it's very clear. this is the worst kind of intolerance and ignorance. and it does not represent the nba. and players want two-way accountability. the players want a code of conduct where they have to hold themselves to a very high standard, and the players want the owners to have a similar code of conduct where they have to hold themselves to a very high standard. and we feel strongly that the most severe sanctions that are possible are important. and ultimately if the commissioner doesn't have the discretion to say that a person has to sell a team, this has to be part of an ongoing discussion. >> thanks for your time. >> thank you. dan abrams with me right now. you heard the players and kevin johnson want him to go, can the commissioner force that? >> the commissioner probably can't expel him based on the contract and the agreement they have in place. but the nba has a wide latitude. expect a stiff fine.

expect a suspension. that would be first. how significant a suspension? they could suspend him indefinitely, which could do what you were hearing the mayor talk about. which is the possibility of forcing him to effectively sell the team. >> pressure campaign. dan abrams, thanks very much. and to amy. >> we begin with breaking news in the standoff with russia. president obama announcing new penalties aimed at russian president vladimir putin. jonathan karl traveling with the president in the philippines. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the president made it official the united states is hitting russia with another round of sanctions. hitting more individuals and companies close to president putin, including those in the high-tech defense sector. he called this a calibrated effort to try to change russia's behavior in ukraine, but he also has his eye on china. today announcing a plan to place u.s. troops here in the philippines for the first time in 20 years. amy. >> thank you.

and a new phase in the search for flight 370. the australian prime minister saying that the aerial search has been suspended to expand the underwater search that could take up to eight months. and a pilot is missing after two small planes collided in midair after flying from a vintage airplane festival. one pilot was able to land safely, but the other plane, similar to this one, spun out of control crashing into the water. a 22-year veteran of the knoxville, tennessee, sheriff's department has been fired of a he was caught allegedly choking a college student into unconsciousness. these pictures appear to show the young man appearing to be choked and then collapses. the sheriff said the deputy used excessive force. and finally a big scare for a long dance swimmer. adam walker was on this charity swim off new zee land -- zealand

when he realized a great white shark was lurking beneath him. and then a surprise, a pod of ten dolphins surrounded him until the shark swam off. those dolphins seeming to protect him. funny enough, walker was swimming to raise money for dolphin conservation. and i was actually -- i was amazed that the sharks are afraid of dolphins, but apparently they don't like the noise that dolphins make. that was a really nice -- >> the convoy was so great, protecting him. >> for an hour, protecting him. >> dolphins are so smart. and now to the other part of the storm system that caused the tornados. ginger has that. >> that would be the flooding rain. even if you don't get the storms you can see potentially this really heavy rain. the south all the way to iowa. you could see 5 to 6 inches of rain through wednesday. and even just west of new york city here for parts of pennsylvania, maryland, down into northern virginia. that's something we're watching. not just the severe weather potential, but, of course, the

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but tonight we'll fall back into mainly the upper 40s to low 50s. accuweather seven-day forecast, check out wednesday's highs. >> so, again, the rain potential. but the severe weather doesn't stop today. it's tomorrow too. i'll have that coming up. >> ginger, thanks. coming up on "gma," new details on the shocking murder of a connecticut teen. why teachers tell us no one could have seen it coming. also ahead, more on the shocking remarks allegedly made by the owner of the l.a. clippers and why his girlfriend made the tape in the first place. details on the brainy and beautiful woman who snagged george clooney as engagement speculation heats up. chris martin opening up about his split from gwyneth paltrow. saying he's hoping to set the record straight. gwyneth

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stabbed in the school hallway allegedly by one of her classmates. the boy, also a high school junior, has been charged with murder. >> he asked her to prom and she said no because she had a new boyfriend and he just got really mad about it. >> we also were aware of the stories out there and looking into that possibility. >> reporter: a teacher and coach who knew the suspect telling us, no one could have seen this coming. >> i've known his family for over ten years. was there ever any evidence that this could possibly happen from this individual? absolutely not. >> reporter: with prom postponed students headed to a local beach in their dresses and tuxes friday night holding a vigil. >> she was very nice. she was gorgeous too. >> reporter: and in this youtube video created by maren sanchez's boyfriend, he's seen holding her prom dress. his message, i will forever love

and cherish her. sanchez was a national honor student and an enthusiastic member of the drama club. >> it's saturday night. >> reporter: that's maren playing the piano in the video she posted online. students gathered at a memorial outside the school telling us her talents were second only to her kind spirit. school is closed at jonathan law high school here today to allow students more time to grieve with their family s. there will be a memorial service on the football field tonight for maren sanchez and the students i spoke with over the weekend say when prom is rescheduled they plan to make maren their queen. george. >> okay, thanks very much. more now on the firestorm swirling around nba owner donald sterling. the league could determine as early as today if it was his racist rant caught on tape but it's not the first time he's been caught up in racial controversy, and there are questions about how the explosive conversation came to be recorded and released.

ryan smith is covering it from the staples center in los angeles. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, george. the more you hear, the more shocking it sounds. more of the conversations released allegedly between clippers owner donald steriling and his former lover. but today some are saying the reason those were released may have something to do with a lawsuit by the sterling family. those controversial recordings believed to be l.a. clippers owner donald sterling telling his former lover, v. stiviano, not to bring black people to his games. >> don't come to my games. don't bring black people and don't come. >> do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you? >> you just -- do i know? i support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. >> reporter: sterling who is jewish allegedly also heard on the tape talking about religion and cultural beliefs. >> there's white jews and black jews, do you understand? >> and are the black jews less than the white jews.

>> 100% -- >> is that right? >> we don't evaluate what's right and wrong. we live in a culture. we have to live within that culture. >> reporter: over the weekend the president of the clippers came to sterling's defense saying "the woman on the tape is a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the sterling family who told mr. sterling she would get even." that lawsuit brought just last month by donald sterling's wife rochelle who claims stiviano targeted extremely wealthy older men and embezzled $1.8 million from the sterling family. the suit also claimed that donald sterling used the couple's money to buy stiviano a ferrari, two bentleys and a range rover and gave her nearly $250,000 in cash. but in court filings obtained by abc news stiviano's lawyer claims these were gifts. >> do you have any comments at all about -- >> i have no comment. >> reporter: on sunday stiviano had nothing to say to our cameras but her lawyer says she vehemently denies what he called

"absurd allegations" in the lawsuit. as for those now infamous audio recordings stiviano's lawyer says she didn't release them to the news media but some are still calling foul. >> clearly this was a setup call because "a," she's recording it and "b" constantly redirecting him to issues of race. >> what's wrong with minorities? what's wrong with black people? >> nothing. >> reporter: still no comment from sterling. and rochelle sterling was at the game yesterday in oakland against the golden tate warriors courtside, right across from the clippers bench. donald sterling was a no show so the real question now is will donald sterling come here tomorrow night when the clippers have their next home game? george. >> or will he be allowed to. okay. thanks very much. to dan abrams in the social square. this is just exploding across social media the last couple days. >> as you can imagine the alleged comments sparking a huge reaction on social media.

#donaldsterling and #racist and boycott clippers trending all weekend. snoop dodd posting an expletive-filled video on instagram. kevin hart wrote "donald t. sterling is a flat out racist. he will never see another dollar from me." now, jeremiah rivers, the son of the clippers coach doc rivers tweeted "hate the man all you want, show him no mercy if you must but the players who put on that jersey do it because they love basketball." so tons of reaction here. >> he had a terrific series of tweets and what the commissioner can do about sterling if these are authenticated. how about the players? there has been some talk of boycott? >> a lot of people saying why don't the players boycott? it's not that easy. meaning if they were to do something like that, they would likely face stiff fines. a lot of people have paid a lot of money for tickets. they could make an argument they're protected under the civil rights act but it is unlikely they will do that. remember, the focus should be on sterling not necessarily the players. >> that's right. dan, thank you very much. as kevin johnson told us it

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i don't know if we have a picture. it led to two other great days when harper and -- >> yeah, that's what i said and that leads to the best days of my life and that was the day that those two little precious children were born. kate and -- >> for me it was the day my little guy everett was born. there he is. the day literally he was born on june 20th so, ev. >> i'm sensing a theme here. that's when my best days are. the days i get to spend with my little girls. i couldn't pick just one day. we were apple picking but each day i'm with them is the best day. it really is. >> i don't have them yet so on the way. that's why this is the best day of my life, the day i got engaged. and the photo is the worst photo. hold on. that's my back and that's ben's elbow. it is the only photo we have because someone passing by recognizing -- this is a private thing. >> is that the moment? >> yeah, that's the moment that he proposed.

>> really, ginger is all about paparazzi everywhere, every moment of her life is documented. >> it was like a tour group and she sent it to us two weeks later. i was exercising and then he just -- >> had to do it at that moment. i love ben. best day of my life. ah, that's great. we'll have so much more on that. but first we also will tell you about brand-new research out overnight about the surge in devastating knee injuries for young girls playing sports, a very serious injury, but how the risk can be cut in half. >> dr. jen ashton will be here with that. first, let's get some news from amy. good morning, everyone. we begin with the killer tornado outbreak that is raking over the midwest and south ripping part entire neighborhoods. at least 17 people have been killed overnight. 16 of them near little rock, arkansas, where a monster twister carved out an 80-mile path of destruction. home after home obliterated and the devastation on the highway with so many drivers trapped

in their vehicles, rescuers are still going door to door this morning searching for survivors in that debris. we know two dozen people were also injured in kansas. more than 100 homes are damaged or destroyed and millions are bracing for more of the same today. we will have ginger's forecast in just a moment. and also breaking right now, a u.s. congressman has surrendered to the fbi as he faces criminal charges in connection with alleged campaign finance violations. new york republican michael grimm last gained the national spotlight when he threatened a reporter on capitol hill. he said the charges are part of a politically driven vendetta against him. well, a new step in the standoff with russian president vladimir putin overnight. president obama announcing new sanctions against putin's closest business associates. the president says the goal is to push putin to end the violence in ukraine. and the nba could take action as early as today against los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. investigators are trying to verify if sterling is, in fact, the voice heard on a recording

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parents, but this year the show has been canceled. why, you ask? well, in a letter sent home to parents, the elwood school district said "the reason is simple. we are responsible for preparing children for college and careers with valuable lifelong skills." i would argue singing is a lifelong skill, people. more than 1200 parents signed that online petition arguing their 5 and 6-year-old children don't need career preparation just yet. give me that. i will sign it, as well. come on. they're kindergartners. they're singing for their parents. >> i'm speechless. i can't believe it. >> i know. >> they need to change that stat. hopefully that petition will help. >> let's hope so. you're going to help. your passion is going to help, as well. "pop news" coming up. dan abrams has his "pop news" debut in just a minute. first weather from ginger. >> and everybody out here, george, is celebrating the best days of their lives. there are lots of anniversaries. there are lots of just marrieds, welcome from houston but what's your name? >> sandy. >> sandy was telling me she had a little miracle boy.

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>> amazing video. i love that. >> sweet. >> coddle that note. >> great grandpa. let's pop it. >> okay. >> imagine walking into a restaurant and seeing the almighty avengers, almost all of them just sitting, hanging out, sharing a sunday supper. last night there they were, robert downey jr., samuel l. jackson, scarlett johansson, mark ruffalo just off camera shooting "avengers: age" and nick fury and the black widow were gearing up with some sustenance before the next day's ga lack tall battle >> that's a fun dinner. >> yeah. >> right. set to be released on the 1st of april, 2015. gaga over a brand-new pet. she's posting this photo with the words me and my batpig. now, i had to do a little research. in a minute i think you'll be

able to see it. to find out batpig is a nickname for a french bulldog. >> it's a baby. >> she then posted this instagram video saying her name is asia. she's now her mom. so congratulations to the mother and her adorable -- >> baby batpig. >> only gaga -- they're called batpigs. >> it's a common nickname for a french bulldog. >> let us know on twitter. >> that's a term of endearment. >> come here, batpig. move over, harry potter. viewed nearly 250,000 times this adorable little boy waves his magic wand and the tv pauses. he waves again and it plays. we watch as this toddler

realizes he is no ordinary muggle. it must be magic. and it is spreading joy to all. >> we just had a first here. i think that's the first time dan abrams went in character, right? >> harry potter. ordinary muggle. >> no. >> i practiced it a few times. ordinary muggle. >> i thought i heard that. >> what is he talking about? practicing a really bad british accent. >> that was really great. >> yes, thank you. >> it was so nice to do "pop news." >> thank you very much. it is fun, isn't it? >> it is fun. it is fun. >> way to go. we'll move on now to chris martin. >> weigh in. >> let me know i'll do a terrible accent. speak up for the first time taking much of the blame for the separation. juju has the story. >> reporter: intensely private

the lead singer of coldplay is half of what used to be one of the world's most glamorous celebrity power couples, chris martin addressing his recent split with actress gwyneth paltrow for the first time exclusively with bbc radio saying he's hoping to set the record straight. >> headlines recently, this would be a real one. so you can write that if you like. >> reporter: promoting the full interview with bbc radio 1 which airs later today in the interview he says he's got to, "not blame anyone else for the failure of his ten-year marriage to paltrow." the end, he says, was not a breakdown more a realization about trying to grow up. >> everyone in their life goes through challenges whether it's love or money or kids or illness. >> reporter: it's been just one month since he and paltrow announced their separation as conscious uncoupling in a joint statement saying that after working hard for well over a year, they will remain separate. >> chris martin is one of those performers who just doesn't talk

about his personal life. that's what makes this so surprising. >> reporter: paltrow made her first public appearance since the announcement in hong kong last wednesday putting on a brave face to promote her lifestyle website goop. ♪ call it magic >> reporter: while martin doesn't like to talk publicly about his family, lyrics from coldplay's newest album "ghost stories" which hit shelves next month may be speaking for him. for "good morning america," jujjuju chang, abc news, new york. >> so honest in that statement. ultimately just wishing them the very, very best. we want to move on. there is a rise among young girls who play sports in a really serious knee injury. tearing your acl usually requires surgery and leave you benched for months on end. a new report is one step ahead recommending ways to prevent acl tears from happening in the first place. abc's dr. jennifer ashton has our story.

>> reporter: it made lindsey vonn drop out of the olympicssidelined misty may trainer and wnba settle forced rebecca lobo into early retirement. blownout knees. something angela owens knows too well. her 9-year-old daughter tore her acl during a gymnastics routine. >> from the low bar to high bar and got to the high bar and the spotter missed me and i fell. >> reporter: knee surgery and a year of physical therapy. >> professional athletes, adults, not 9-year-old girls. >> reporter: how does it feel? >> good. >> reporter: for isabella and all athletes a torn acl that provides stability is devastating. >> it seems like there's an epidemic. we're seeing it almost weekly in young children coming in. they're getting so many opportunities to play high-level sports at an early age. >> reporter: a new study from the american academy of

pediatrics say they're on the rise because as they hit puberty their body size increases but their muscles don't keep pace. how worried are you about having a knee injury? >> pretty worried especially because i play a lot of different sports so the injury would definitely make a big impact. >> reporter: now the good news, the study says girls can cut the risk of injury in half. so i hit the field with my daughter khloe and a friend to show them ways to stay in the leg. one leg bent, you'll straighten your right leg and lift your hips straight up and make sure your shoulder to your leg is all in a straight line and put it on your standing leg. both your knees below your hips and balance for 30 seconds. >> all right, so we'll bring in jen ashton. we want to ask you some questions but first you'll do our flash poll. >> would fear of injuries stop you from letting your child play

sports? what did everyone say on this one? 42% said yes. >> wow. >> 58% -- >> that's too high. >> we hope not. >> that's too high. >> yeah, that is too high. dr. ashton, let me ask you what is it about a girl's anatomy. what is different? >> there are key differences. i spoke to two sports medicine specialists yesterday and said there are major factors called nerve muscle firing. that's how girls initiate movements, jumps, how they land, how they move. very different than boys and it can put a major joint like the knee in jeopardy. then there's something called quad dominance, we hear all the time strengthen your quads or your my muscles. it will protect your knee. girls tend to be strong in the quads and weak in what's called the posterior chain, the glut, hamstrings all the way down the back of the body and core and that's important. lastly kg called the "q" angle wider hips put strain on the

knees. >> what can we do? >> encourage them to play sports. ignore the flash poll. first of all there are things very important exercises they can be done anywhere and started young. ask their coaches or certified athletic trainer about pep program and get those exercises. >> "jeopardy," let's bring in khloe. >> okay. >> so this is khloe. she's 14, an ice hockey player. i'll put you on a pedestal literally. parents should ask their daughter to do a simple squat, do it the bad way and what they'll look for is their knees come in. this is showing weakness and all girls will do this. their knees come in and ankles roll. when they strengthen this posterior chain they can do this on a step and hold on to a railing or a desk like this and go straight down and see ow her leg goes straight down. you can tell she spends time on the ice. knee below hip foot underneath and do jumps and when they jump

which is also something that girls typically do badly, you want to really see, keep going, keep jumping. you want to see how she really engages her posterior chain and brings her heels right up to her gluts and again making all that back very strong. good job. >> fleiss job. [ applause ] >> we saw coach ashton. >> thanks so much. >> so important. these exercises make a massive, massive difference. great advice, thank you. >> we are talking about another kind of girl, gone girl is the best-selling book about to become a big screen blockbuster with twists and turns and even more will discover it in paperback. gillian flynn reveals the secrets in a new abc news exclusive. >> reporter: it's the literary phenomenon that sold over 6 million copies and landed on "the new york times" best-seller's list for 79 straight weeks. "gone girl" a dark thriller with fans still lining up two years

after its release. >> people have really strong feelings about both of the main characters, amy and nick. how does a nice midwestern girl like you come up with a devious set of people? >> it was pretty fun. >> reporter: the page turner examines the murkier side of marriage ironic since its author is happily married with baby number two on the way. you were a newlywed. how did that go over with your husband? >> do i need to worry. i had to be careful, we had just had an argument not to go straight downstairs and start -- excuse me, one moment. >> reporter: the book was so bu buzzed about rees witherspoon quickly scooped up the movie rights. ben affleck will play the other lead. soundtrack released a few weeks ago. what an amazing thing. you have ben affleck playing

nick. that has to be just a dream come true. >> it was, you know, it was really wild because, first of all, what better than anyone thought became this kind of cool thick and i was like, wow, that's great. that's enough and then now -- >> reporter: now you got a screenplay. >> and the movie happened. >> reporter: i've heard rumors the ending might not be the same as the book. is there any truth to that? >> i cannot give away in good conscious give away the ending of the movie but it's, you know, i wrote the screenplay so it was in good hands. people i think were kind of worried that it would turn into, you know, a musical or something. feel good hit of the summer and it's not that. still dark. >> reporter: it has been a remarkable journey for flynn. laid off as a writer for "entertainment weekly" back in 2008 and a few years later "gone girl" on the cover of that same magazine. >> i'm back. it turned out okay. i wish i could have told myself four years ago, get this.

like i know, right now you've been laid off but four years from now there will be a movie based on a book you have yet to write. >> reporter: it's gone to paperback and likely will reach a whole new audience. got to be so exciting as an author. >> it's so exciting. really wonderful thing when it goes out in the world and kind of takes on its own life. >> what a great redemptive story. it hits theaters in october and new paperback available now. we have american authors next. ♪ best day of my life

good morning. i'm kristen sze. the coast guard is searching for the pile of a cessna that crashed yesterday near richmond. the plane collided with a korean war-era plane that was able to land safely at an airport. an amber alert has been issued for a 3-year-old girl abducted in fresno county. investigators satan ya ruiz was taken from her mother's car in the city of huron around 7:45 last night. the suspect was seen riding away on a bike. that bike has been found. the fbi is involved. let's check your morning commute with leyla gulen. >> thanks, kristen. we take your ride over the 580, we have this zen blocking a lane westbound side of 580 at livermore avenue and we're still seeing bumper-to-bumper traffic away from tracy into dublin. sliding up to berkeley, this

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gets, back to average but look at the record ♪ i had a dream that things would be better for me but i don't want to let it go ♪ ♪ i best am believing things will get better ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the top band american authors singing "believer" it's so good to have them here. we love their story and can't wait to hear them sing "best day of my life" coming up ahead. >> so many have been coming in on facebook, twitter, instagram, google+. here are a few of your messages. >> hey, my name is antoinette.

the best day of my life is when my sister doesn't bite me. >> hi, i'm dawn. the best day of my life is any day i can volunteer with girl scouts with my girls. ♪ look back never going to give up ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> guess what, we also love to see, andrew garfield. yep, the star of "amazing spider-man 2." he's signing autographs for fans, so excited to see him. we'll talk to him and doing some interviewing. wait for that. >> oh, i like that. i like that. anybody notice anything interesting about this lineup? >> pink. >> spring. hey, michael jordan, of course, an nba legend, it also turns out

he is a superstar off the court making such a difference as an ambassador for make-a-wish and in an abc news exclusive bianna golodryga goes inside the pages of his new book called "wish granted" as he makes one little boy's dream come true. >> reporter: arguably the greatest basketball player of all time with six nba championship win, michael jordan single-handedly reinvented the game with his gravity-defying moves on the court and off the court for over 20 years jordan has made dreams come true for kids with life-threatening illnesses as an ambassador for the make-a-wish foundation. so private now in your life. what is it about the foundation that made you decide to give an interview? >> they've given me a vehicle to give back and give back and be able to touch kids that need to -- need relaxation and get away from the daily activity they have to deal with and so gratifying to touch the few we touch. >> reporter: on this day at the shadow greek golf course he is

making 8-year-old lucas' dreams come true. in february last year he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and all he wanted to do was meet his idol. >> these are life-changing events for these kids and i want them to be able to enjoy it. >> reporter: at the resort and casino lucas got the star treatment. are you nervous? >> a little bit. >> reporter: over the years jordan's changed the lives of over 200 sick kids. you have experienced loss with your father. do you think that connected you more with what these families are going through? >> in all honesty it helped me deal with the loss of a parent, you know, and being fortunate that i had him for 32 years. >> reporter: you understand what an impact you've had. >> but it's totally different. i had my time in the sun and now i want to quietly sit and watch and when i can help i can help but for the most part i'm just home. >> reporter: home for him is with his new wife yvette and newborn twin daughter.

>> what's it like being a new dad this time around. >> i can see a lot of the things. with my other three kids i wasn't there as much. i'm learning but having fun. >> reporter: since i was on a golf course i decided to see if his airness could grant a longtime wish of mine learn how to play golf. >> what kind of a coach are you? in the end, not even a sports god could grant my wish. luckily the wish that really mattered, lucas', came true. >> what's up? everything's good. >> yeah. >> for "good morning america," bianna golodryga, abc news, las vegas. >> all right. thanks. a final check of the weather with ginger. >> oh, i am just -- this crowd today, you guys came more than 3,000 miles -- no, 9,000 miles from where? >> biloxi, mississippi. >> but went via california. let's go ahead and check out some of the rest of the nation and the twitter photos to give you an idea of some of the nicer things that happened.

that beautiful rainbow in albuquerque. and then the not so beautiful flooding in iowa city. remember, we are talking about not only severe weather but flooding potential and then that raw cold air the northern side of the system is really cold. look at chicago, only 45, fargo, 28, 26 rapid city. that would be windchills but still you're wrapping around even some snow on top of that strong tornadic system and not at all cold but very, very warm, seattle could go to 82 by thursday and if they do that, it would break a record. good morning. i'm mike nicco. temperatures today warmer than yesterday, back to average, low to mid-1960s, slight onshore breeze at the coast. upper 60s to mid-70s around the bay and low to mid-70s inland. check out the near record heat, though, wednesday. >> all that weather brought to you by the home depot. george. >> hey, thanks. you see him with me, dr. phil.

we're celebrating something of a milestone. 2,000 shows. >> unbelievable, isn't it? i was talking to oprah the other day. she said who's have thunk it. 12 year, 2,000 shows. >> and still keep on bringing these exclusive interviews and the latest with the mother and the daughter of this craigslist killer, miranda barber. they along with her husband was accused of luring people in with ads and killing at least one man. >> yeah, now, she claims, george, to have killed 22 people since she was 13 years old. but, you know, that seems completely implausible to me but to think that this is perhaps the only time she's ever done something like this to pretty naive too so you got to wonder where the truth is in there. >> which, of course, creates so many questions on the part of her family member, the mother and sister. i want to show a little bit of your interview. >> did she attack you with a knife when she was 12? >> yeah. >> when she was 13, were the

police called and it took five officers to restrain her? >> yeah. >> when she was 14, did she throw you down the stairs? >> yes. >> did she kill your pets? >> yeah. every single le animal i've hads a weird death story. >> talk about warning signs. >> interestingly, we -- once we started doing this story, we discovered that miranda had written the letter to me a year and a half earlier asking for help, not for herself but for her mother, please help my mother. >> how does a mom or any parent confront and cope with that kind of evil in a child? >> you know, that's the problem. sometimes you get to the point where you need some type of professional intervention because the older they get, the more able they are to aggress against other people and, you know, this crime, i mean, stabbing this man multiple

times, choking hip, killing him, these things -- i mean, who does that. >> who then kidnaps three women like that cleveland kidnapper, mr. castro. you smoke with michelle knight. >> one of the most fascinating interviews i've ever seen. people thought this young woman was intellectually disabled because of some of her early court appearances and that sort of thing but in truth she was practically blind and almost completely deaf from the abuse. >> she is unbroken. that's the inspiring part of the story. >> when this happened, three girls were taken, three girls were rescued but only two girls went home because she had nowhere to go when they rescued her. but it's turned and she's doing just terrific. >> that is great and, of course, everybody can watch dr. phil weekdays afternoons. check your local listings. >> george, thank you. >> nice crowd out there in times square. look at the social square. andrew garfield and zac barnett

on the twitter mirror. looks just like andrew garfield. yeah.

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♪ look at that selfie. you got to love it. american authors and andrew garfield, singer zac barnett. a lot say they look alike. do you see it? i think the facial expression is throwing you off but "the amazing spider-man 2," did we mention, opens friday here in the united states. but it's already snared fans worldwide in its web. andrew is here with a sneak peek at the blockbuster but first want to take a look where spidey is helping a young boy fend off some bullies. >> i think without spider-man there would be no hope for this kid. >> who do you think pays the bills for all the damages he causes, huh? it's you and me. >> do you make this? >> yes. >> you made this. no way. this is amazing. right? i'll walk you home. what's your name? jorge. >> i'm spider-man. >> by the way, such a touching

scene and spider-man is always there for the underdog. i read you actually, spider-man helped you. the comic book series helped you with a young kid who was a bully. >> that kid jorge vega you saw in the clip, he is representing me as a 7-year-old. we had a real opportunity to bring our -- as the filmmakers to bring our own 7-year-old in and put him in the film and jorge vega is the kind of manifestation of that and it's amazing because the thread of it that he has after spider-man shows up, if i was getting bullied on the playground i'd be looking up to see if he was going to come and give me a hand. but what the hope that i drew from the comics and the cartoon and that character is that i found that own -- my own strength inside myself, he was always a representation of my own. >> it shows on the big screen

for sure. we know that in this rendition, spider-man has to go up against two villains and peter parker has to hide his own feelings. which was the tougher battle? >> it's -- something simpler about, you know, being spider-man, definitely, because you're literally trying to neutralize any threat to any innocent bystanders. >> matters of the heart are so much more complicated. >> absolutely. i think in life what i find is my biggest obstacle is myself and i think peter parker feels that way too because he's constantly in an existential dilemma and unless he's -- and if he's not he won't be peter parker anymore. >> i have to say the chemistry between you and emma is unmistakable. i know you don't like to talk about your off-camera relationship. what was it like working with emma on camera? >> yeah, she's -- you know, i will write a book one day about how i feel about every aspect.

>> looking forward to that. >> emmy stone. she's a full genius and she has found her genius and giving it so fully and beautifully and just i think everyone who works with her, everyone who, you know, brushes shoulders with her or even kind of makes eye contact with her gets a shot of sunshine. >> agreed. again, you can see it on the screen. speaking of a shot of sunshine, we have a 9-year-old reporter here from kids day who would like to come on up. come on, drew. 9-year-old drew hex. first of all, what did you think of the movie? your rating? >> it was a zillion out of 5. it was really cool. >> that is the best kind of a rating you could get. you have a few questions for andrew. so i'll give you the floor. >> do you do your own stunts or do you have a stunt double? >> good question. i would like to say i do all my own stunts but that would be a lie. i do as many as i can but there are two amazing stunt doubles one is called william spencer and other ilram choy and we play

rock, paper, scissors or best man wins. >> one more quick one. >> how did you react when you got the part? >> i cried. i laughed. i got very scared. very, very scared. >> then you became a superhero just like you. that was a good job, drew. give it up for him and, of course, andrew garfield. thank you very much. >> thanks for being here, drew. >> "the amazing spider-man 2" opens nationwide on friday. guess what on "gma" we have emma stone. >> all right. >> emma stone live. coming up next american awe aauthorizes perform their smash hit live.

we all know the song "best day of my life" especially here at "gma" where it really has become one of our theme songs as we start each morning and we want to say, good morning to zac, james shelley, dave rublin

and matt sanchez. welcome to "good morning america." >> hello to you. >> the song, i know the album was just released in march. >> yes. >> i loved reading in the research that it's a little bit of a wink, because "oh, what a life" not always so glamorous to be an up and coming rock star or rock band. >> yeah, that's kind of what it is. the whole album deals with the ups and downs and good times and bad times in life and everything that you do and to, you know, everything, all the work you put in to reach your package and what you love doing in life. >> you all went to school together. you never gave up. we are so thrilled. it has become an anthem. please enjoy, everybody, "best day of my life" off their album "oh, what a life" here are american authors. [ applause ] ♪

♪ w ♪ i had a dream so big and loud i jumped so high i touched the clouds wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ ♪ i stretched my hands out to the sky we danced with monsters through the night wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ i'm never gonna look back woah i'm never gonna give it up no please don't wake me now ♪ >> one, two, three, four. ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life my li-i-i-i-ife ♪ ♪ oo-o-o- this is gonna be the best day of my life my li-i-i-i-ife ♪ ♪ ♪ i howled at the moon with

friends and then the sun came crashing in wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ but all the possibilities no limits just epiphanies ♪ ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ ♪ i'm never gonna look back woah never gonna give it up no just don't wake me now ♪ ♪ oo-o-o-o-o ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life my li-i-i-i-ife ♪ ♪ oo-o-o ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life my li-i-i-i-ife ♪ ♪ ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ i hear it calling outside my window i feel it in my soul ♪

♪ the stars were burning so bright the sun was out till midnight ♪ ♪ i say we lose control ♪ control ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life my li-i-i-i-ife ♪ ♪ oo-o-o-o ♪ this is gonna be the best day of my life my li-i-i-i-ife ♪ ♪ wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ this is gonna be this is gonna be this is gonna be the best day of my life everything is looking up ♪ ♪ everybody up now ♪ this is going to be the best day of my life wo-o-o-o-oh ♪ my li-i-i-i-ife ♪

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good morning. i'm kristen sze. developing news in san rafael where authorities are investigating the possible discovery of a body. they're looking in the water near smith branch road and mcginness parkway. let's get a traffic update from leyla gulen. >> thanks, kristen. just over this earlier footage shot over 580 westbound at livermore avenue. you see that ambulance there carrying an inmate with the law enforcement officers. doesn't sound like any injuries were reported there. no injuries. here's mike with the forecast. going to be a great night for baseball. a little cool but the winds won't be blowing, down to about 56 degrees. our temperatures running pretty close to average but look at that near record warmth tuesday

through thursday. hope you enjoy the summer, kristen. >> thank you so much. announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, the amazing spider-man himself, andrew garfd from the "hollywood exes" nicole murphy. plus, a performance from "american idol" finalist c.j. harris. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here areahan!rip ♪ [cheers and applause]