good morning, america. and breaking right now, deadly terror attack breaking right now for our viewers out west. a deadly shooting rampage at a magazine in paris. the worst attack there in 20 years. the gunman escaping the scene. latest details coming in. also happening now, bone-rattling cold blanketing more than half the country. windchills up to 45 below. icy roads dangerous. flame retardants on the train tracks to keep them from freezing. the freeze as far south as florida. our extreme team tracking it all. new this morning, speaking out. reports this morning the television wife of bill cosby finally coming forward. what phylicia rashad is saying.

leap for their lives. 13 people on a skydiving tour narrowly escape disaster as their plain suddenly loses power. right before crashing into a lake. we do say, good morning, america to our west coast viewers and we are following that breaking news in paris right now. a deadly terror attack. details and video streaming in as we come on the air. mass gunman storming a satirical magazine there. >> the gunman still on the loose. putting frabs on high state of alert right now and french president saying what is he calling exceptional act of barberism. >> terry moran with the story. >> good morning. the worst attack in years.

the targets, satirical journalists and cartoonists. at 10:00, masked men emerged and opened fire. you heard them call out god is the greatest in arabic. one of the gunman wanted to know where the newspaper offices were and then they stormed in. a swift and murderous attack. the gunman calmly got in their vehicle and got away. they are still on the loose. ambulances rushed to the scene to find carnage. among the dead. two police officers and ten journalists. they called it an attack of

exceptional bar barris many. we were threatened because we are a country of liberty. a massive manhunt is under way for what authoritityies believe are three gunman on the loose. among the heavily guarded sighttes in paris, newspaper offices, and other media outlets. there's newspaper reports when they arrived at the door of that newspaper office. spoke fluent french and identified themselves as al qaeda. george? >> let's get more on this from brian ross. you see that video. this was a very sophisticated attack. it's pretty clear this was well-planned in advanced. the gunman were wearing firing glove, have extra magazine racks aupon their chests and have automatic weapons, modified for this kind of attack. this is clearly people who were

combat trained. >> they believe they thwarted several attacks. >> in fact the editor of this paper had bodyguards because of threats against him before. in november of 2011 the magazine published other cartoons which ridiculed pro fet muohammed. >> this magazine had been under fire for so long. so much french have signed up and joined isis. >> there's 900 french fighters in isis according to the french interior minister. fighting with that terror group in syria and iraq. >> we've seen isis threaten media organizations here in the united states. >> that's right. there's been reports of potential attacks against u.s. journalist journalists. this calls for extra vigilance by american news media outlets.

journalists not just in combat zones but throughout their home countries may be at risk now. >> brian ross thanks very much. >> we'll keep on top of it. meantime bitter cold at home. half the country feeling p frigid temperatures, deep freeze stretching from the rockies to florida. bitter travel making travel dangerous. ginger is in times square tracking it all. >> good morning. i assure you, it's plenty cold not only at 21 with the windchill, but this is nothing compared to the freeze watches going on from texas to florida. windchill warnings and watches the numbers are low. 23 bego is the feels-like in chicago. that's where we find alex perez. not only indianapolis public schools closed but parts of chicago, too. alex? >> reporter: good morning, ginger. it will feel as cold as 30 below zero.

and one of the concerns ice on railroad tracks. this morning. the arctic grip making getting around for many a nightmare. overnight, the weather causing scenes like this from the midwest to maryland. in the nation's capital, they are digging out and bundling up clearing sidewalks and roadways while trying to stay upright. >> slippery very slippery. >> reporter: from the midwest to northeast. second day of icy and snowy conditions. commuters this morning bracing for the rough. >> it was rough. it usually takes 30 minutes to get to p work. >> reporter: accidents shutting down this interstate in central, indiana, causing an eight-mile backup. for some the polar chill problems begin before they get in the car. >> after ice buildup shut down train lines in the chicago area

officials taking no chances, flames right on the track. crews adding more heaters to keep track switches from freezing and trains moving. >> without these flames we're talking about major problems? >> thousands of thousand of passengers will be stranded. >> reporter: more than 30 chicago area school districts, closing their doors and canceling school tuesday, anticipating life-threatening cold temperatures. the bitter cold also creating headaches for passengers at nation's airports. phil, new york, boston, comaug reporting delays and cancellations. and while we often hear about staying hydrated during extreme heat you also need to stay hydrated during extreme cold. to help your body stay warm. just don't believe your water bottle outside, it will end up like mine frozen. ginger? >> thank you for the tips. the weather is dangerous. you have to be covered up.

we have infrared cameras. this is notis an interesting way too look. look at our producer. you see where you're losing heat. not just the head. right there on your legs and feet. if you hold your hand on your jacket. dan, you can see where the heat escapes. right along the buttons. really interesting and something to note when you're getting ready this morning. we have a major break in the search for missing airasia flight 8501. search crews found the tail of the plane overnight. officials believe those all-important black boxes are buried in the mud with it and abc's david kerley has been on the story from the start and brings us the latest right now. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, george. it is a major find. why? because the tail is where the black boxes are located. the indonesians still don't have data recorders in hand yet. this is it. the puzzle piece that could solve the mystery of flight 8501. divers took these pictures just hours ago on the bottom of the java sea.

airasia markings on the a320, the "a" from its tail number. the tail the plane has been found and confirmed the head of the search effort told reporters. later he added while the searchers haven't heard the pingers or seen the boxes they believe the data recorders are buried in the tail section which came to lie on the sea bottom upside down. the ceo of airasia was a bit more cautious in a tweet. if right part of tail section then the black box should be there. those boxes are so important because they will tell us what the pilots were saying and doing and what happened to critical systems on the plane just before it disappeared from radar a week and a half ago with 162 on board and there is more. sailors like these on the "uss ft. worth" are finding more wreckage using sonar dragged through the water. this according to retired navy commander, john wood, is the cockpit. >> it comes to a point, it's a very clear point and then above the nose are what could have

been the nose there's some dark what appear to be cockpit windows. it really appears that that is the forward end of an aircraft fuselage. >> reporter: that's not all. farther back, some perpendicular lines. >> it could either be support members in the fuselage or it conceivably could be seats. >> reporter: the good news here, divers were able to get to the tail section. the bad news is that the boxes are actually buried as the indonesians think. heavy salvage equipment will have to be brought in to tail lift the tail debris and that could take time. >> to amy with the top stories. we begin with the developing story from texas. a shooting inside a v.a. hospital. a doctor among those killed. sources tell abc news a veteran who had been receiving treatment at the el paso veterans affair clinic at ft. bliss shot the doctor in the mental health wing before turning the gun on himself. authorities have declined to identify the shooter and the fbi is interviewing dozens of

witnesses to establish a motive. sources say the incident has prompted military officials to review security. the fbi is interviewing a person of interest after an explosion outside of colorado springs. investigators looking for a white man seen driving away. no one was injured. also overnight, video of a heart-stopping scene as fire raced through an apartment building in western michigan. take a look as the family trapped on the second floor is forced to throw their child from a balcony. you see the 4-year-old land safely in the arms of a police officer there on the ground. >> that same officer then climbed a ladder to save a man and a dog. everyone okay this morning. on capitol hill john boehner faced more defections from his own party than any speaker in more than 150 years. conservatives say he's been too soft on the president.

and battle lines have been drown between republican leaders and president obama. the white house threatening to veto the keystone oil pipeline. meanwhile the president travels to detroit to praise the auto industry's recovery but visiting a fourth plant that had to shut down this week because of the slowing demand in small cars caused by falling gas prices. and nasa said its keppler telescope discovered eight new planets outside of our solar system. three have the potential to hold life. one is rocky and similar to earth than any planet discovered so far. and bill cosby's tv wife. breaking her silence speaking out to defend him against a string of sexual abuse allegations. phylicia rashad who played claire huxtable, someone is determined to keep bill cosby off television and dismissed the claims by his accusers saying forget these women. what you're seeing is the destruction of a legacy and i think it's orchestrated. she went on to say that cosby's

wife is a tough, smart woman who has not looked the other way 50 years. and heisman trophy honoring o.j. simpson has been found after being stolen for 20 years. it was a replica of the one presented to simpson. it was taken from the building on the campus of ufc. simpson's alma mater. they announced the statue was found but won't say how or where it was located. one of simpson's jerseys also stolen at the time has not been recovered. and stunning development, a development in the billionaire tike con and ex-wife. sue ann arnall is demanding more cash from her ex-husband harold hamm. she even refused to accept -- take a look at this check hand cut for $974,790,317.77. that is the cash value of what he owes based on a recent court ruling.

she is appealing it and saying if she accepted that check it would hurt her chances in court. i would have loved to see her take that up to the teller. hey, i'd like this in hundreds and 20s, who gets a check like that and who writes a check like that. squeezed all those numbers in. >> how about just round it up. >> even billion. >> 1 billion. 1 billion even. >> takes a long of strength to turn that down. we'll move on to that deadly avalanche that took the lives of two promising young american skiers. their teammates honored them in a race tuesday and alex marquardt is on the scene in austria. >> reporter: a moment of silence for bryce astle and ronnie berlack. the american flag flying at half staff, their teammates competing in croatia, wearing black arm bands in their memory. >> it's super supersad. that's a horrible way to go and it's horrible to have any loss of life at that age. so it's really sad for us.

>> reporter: in the slalom david chodounsky gave his business run ever before pointing to the initials of the killed skiers on his helmet. >> we're all skiing with heavy hearts but this is for them we are remembering them. >> reporter: back in soelden we took a snowmobile ride out to see the site of the deadly avalanche. it was on the side of this mountain that the avalanche broke. four skiing to safety but astle and berlack were caught. this is where the two skiers ended up buried under all of this snow. look. it's 12 or 13 feet high. extremely heavy and dense. absolutely no way for them to dig themselves out. avalanches kill almost 30 people in the u.s. every year and over three times that many here in the alps. there had been an elevated avalanche warning on monday and the young skiers weren't wearing emergency beacons. but even the best training in the world and all the right gear are often no match for mother nature. >> you can try to swim, try to fight to stay on the surface, grab a tree. there are certain avalanches that you can't do a thing.

you're at the mercy of the avalanche and you're just along for the ride. >> reporter: so little you can do. the men's coach told me this morning that some of the team members are going out in this beautiful weather to do some skiing as a kind of therapy to trace some arcs and feel some gs as he put it. others, he said, may decide to go back to the states, each coping with this tragedy in their individual ways. george. robin? >> that's understandable. a lot of heavy hearts. now to the dramatic skydiving accident 13 people narrowly escaping when their plane lost power parachuting to safety moments before it crashed into a lake. abc's reena ninan has that story for us. >> reporter: the aircraft had just taken off for a skydiving trip over lake taupo in central new zealand when the plane lost power and suffered engine problems. the pilot told the six tourists and crew members this he had to leap for their lives midair. the instructors attached themselves to the tourists and

were able to tandem jump at the last minute, 4200 feet above water. >> so plane came across, smoke coming out of it and saw the plane, the parachuters jumping out and then heard a big bang like, yeah, it blew up. it blew up before it hit the water. >> reporter: the plane nosedived crashing into the waters as hundreds of stunned holiday onlookers watched. >> the pilot, what happened to him? >> he landed down there. he landed in there pretty deep so had to wait for fire brigade to come down and cut him out. >> reporter: some of the survivors managed to swim to the coast. while others were rescued by boat. you can see the plane here just below the surface. authorities will lift the plane today and are investigating the cause. the group paid to tandem sky dive with skydive taupo as seen here. the pilot was experienced but had only been with the company a few days. his fast-thinking action is credited with saving all aboard. they had to jump at a high altitude. almost half of what's ideal for skydiving.

>> nothing short of a miracle because both the pilot and all the instructors are heroic. they've been trained to deal with emergency situations and they pulled out in the best possible way. >> reporter: for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. let's get the weather now from ginger. >> george, the cold does not stop today. look at thursday's witchles. the big high pressure system is the culprit. the cold arrow tating around shoving down the northerly winds. will feel like 30 below early thursday morning. will feel like 6 in nashville. 16 little rock. 13 in morning new orleans. of the freeze line gets all of the way to florida. so you have to get to the southwest to get warm. they warmed up nicely when they got snow and cold. look at phoenix, 80. san francisco, pretty mild in the low 60s. and san diego, in p 60 as we end

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"good morning america," paris on high alert right now after that deadly ter ekror attack on a magazine. the urgent manhunt for the masked gunmen. also right now that arctic cold. descending on much of the country. we are tracking the deep freeze closing schools and causing havoc on the roads. and new allegations emerge the man already charged with murdering his wall street millionaire father. >> as we say welcome back to "good morning america" and new images coming in from paris where those masked gunmen opening fire killing at least 11 people. the president of france calling it an act of terrorism. abc's terry moran is in london with the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. here is what we know right now about one of the worst terrorist

attacks in europe in history. it was after noon paris time. gunman demanding to know where the little satirical newspaper was located. by the time they emerged, 12 dead we're told. 10 journalists, 2 police officers guarding that building. an eye witness said they spoke perfect french and identified themselves as al queda. they then calmly emerged and got back in their car. they are still on the loose. right now paris is on its highest alert in history. a massive manhunt is under way for what authorities now believe maybe three gunman who participated in this obviously well-planned attack and among the most secure places in paris right now are newspaper offices and other media outlets. here's what we want to know. one of the dead a beloved journalist a 77-year-old man, a

cartoonist who lampooned every religion and today died for his sense of humor in this terrorist attack. robin? >> all right, thank you very much, terry, in london. brian ross is with us in new york. you hear about paris being on high alert. what are you learning? >> we're hearing about this, this was a magazine that was firebombed in 2011 after publishing the cartoons of the prophet muhammad. in the attack this morning what experts are telling us so far what they see is not lone wolf but highly planned. at least two gunmen with what appears to be automatic weapons, based on audio of the gunfire, the rapid fire, indicates automatic weapons which is highly unusual in france. so it appears to be not a suicide attack because they got away and it appears from some of the pictures they probably attacked the police, a car outside which had been assigned to cover and provide security for this magazine given previous threat. >> exactly. there was added protection but, of course -- >> you can see the bullet marks there. >> exactly. everyone wants to know about what about here in the u.s. were, the concerns that are here?

>> well, traditionally what happens after an attack like this in new york particularly they will provide extra security for magazines that might be or newspapers here that might be under attack. the publishing of these cartoons has really riled al qaeda, they've called for attacks again and again both on this publication and also a publication in denmark that's been regular plotted against by al qaeda. >> because of "charlie hebdo"'s history don't know if this is al qaeda that called for the attacks or isis. which has also come in for some mocking by this magazine as well. >> absolutely and it's not clear from the point of the view of the french it doesn't matter other than who is responsible but clearly as the president of france has called it, this is a terror attack and appears from early indications to be a well-planned, thought out -- they did intend to get away. they didn't go in with suicide vests but they shot up the place and then fled. >> they are on the loose still. >> on the loose and that's the reason for the high terror alert in paris and that will likely be extended throughout france. >> thank you. >> thank you. we move on to that california doctor charged for trying to kill a man who followed him home in a fit of road rage.

the doctor is claiming self-defense and his 911 call played after the shooting played a key role in getting the charges dismissed. aditi roy with the story. >> i had a man follow me into my garage and i had shot him. i'm sorry. i need some help. >> reporter: the trembling voice on that 911 call, the 71-year-old james simon, a prominent northern california doctor telling dispatchers he had just shot another man who followed him home after a road rage incident. >> what am i supposed to do? >> dr. simon, take a deep breath. >> reporter: these pictures show simon and his wife inside that red smart car. behind him a silver mercedes driven by retired mortgage broker bill osenton. he told police simon cut him off. simon claimed he followed him home pulled into his garage and threatened him. >> i fired a warning shoot, fired a warning shot and he still put the car into the garage and the garage door fell on him. >> reporter: officials say simon then got a gun from his home and

shot osenton twice in the stomach. >> please help me. help him! >> all right, they'll be there as soon as they can. >> reporter: he survived and simon was charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm. on tuesday another stunning twist. after months fearing he could end up in prison if convicted, a judge deciding there wasn't enough evidence for simon to go to trial. >> i have no comment. >> reporter: he did not want to answer the questions from our san francisco station kgo-tv. >> i'm at a loss of words. >> reporter: an emotional simon free for now as the district attorney decides whether or not to refile the charges. for "good morning america," aditi roy, abc news, san francisco. >> thanks to aditi for that. the weather from ginger. >> earlier we were talking about so much rain in the pacific northwest, you have to see these pictures just coming in. this image of this home that's rolling down a river. it came off the side of the river and just goes right on down with it.

remember, that was 3 to even 12 inches. that's the wallace river in snohomish. just east of seattle. fortunately things have dried out. they have air quality alerts in place but other than that, temperatures will be rather mild. 61, medford. 71, redding. reno going to 59. burns there at 42. the other side is the cold. we've been talking about it all morning but when you put cold on a relatively mild lake you're going to get lake-effect snow. in some places had one to two feet already. and more to come. there are good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. two weather stories. poor air quality and near record highs from low-to-upper 60's and mid-50's for the rest us of cooler tomorrow and cleaner air by >> all that weather brought to you by subway. i saw pictures come out of west michigan that was the back of the deck like this.

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about past arrests. abc's linsey davis is with us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. some insight this morning from an ex-girlfriend who says the younger gilbert had a strained relationship with his dad. that he felt he could never please him. still, she describes being shocked by these latest allegations of murder and others including arson. this morning, new details about the 30-year-old now charged with murdering his hedge fund father. many of them suggesting thomas gilbert jr. had a checkered past. gilbert jr. is held without bail in new york city after police say he shot and killed his 70-year-old father thomas gilbert sr. >> he wanted the approval of his father. he felt he couldn't do anything good enough to his father's standard. >> reporter: anna rothschild said she dated him for several months last year. >> friends were scared for me when i was dating him. a mutual friend would say to me on a frequent basis we'll find

you chopped up one morning. >> reporter: gilbert jr. was in debt and unemployed. his mother said he had a history of mental illness. according to detectives, his investor father recently discussed reducing his allowance and no longer paying his rent. police also charging the 30-year-old with criminal possession of forgery devices after they say they discovered 21 blank credit cards and a skimming device used to capture credit card information inside his manhattan apartment. in addition to an arrest for drug charges in 2007 gilbert jr. was also arrested this past september for violating an order of protection filed by a former friend. he pled not guilty. three days earlier, that friend's family home was engulfed in flames. investigators believe it may have been arson. their primary suspect all along, gilbert jr. a hearing is scheduled for early february. if convicted he could face up to 25 years behind bars.

>> was there anything else that struck you that the ex-girlfriend said. >> she said they had gone out to dinner as recently as two weeks ago, he picked up the tab as he always did. she had no inclination he may have had any kind of financial hardship but always thought that the father was perhaps supporting his lifestyle. >> a lot of questions. thank you very much, linsey. and coming up, putting a freeze on the fun. why some cities are banning sledding. and superstar split. no happy ending for the best-selling author of hit romances like "the notebook." and it's our "gma" resolution revolution. our coast-to-coast live event all for a good cause, and it's just ahead. ♪ oh girl i'm going to show you when you're mine all mine ♪ ♪ treasure ♪ ♪ that is what you are ♪ ♪ that is what you are ♪ ♪ ♪ you're unpacking already? yeah. help me find some mugs?

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there's snow on the ground there's snow on the ground as you know and all parts of the country this morning and for lots of kids that means it's time to break out the sleds. did you guys do that as kids? >> of course. >> big time. we did that one time in mississippi. >> i did it yesterday. >> you know, some cities and up towns, now banning sledding in certain areas due to safety concerns. here's abc's dan harris. >> let it rip. hang ten. >> reporter: sledding is enshrined in american culture both high and low from clark griswold in national lampoon's "christmas vacation" to "home

alone" to "citizen kane." >> rosebud. >> but now this hallowed winter pastime, this rite of passage is under assault. cities and towns across america are banning sledding in certain public spaces calling it too dangerous. the most extreme we found dubuque, iowa, the city council is outlawing it in almost all of their parks hoping to avoid being sued in an accident happens and they do happen. one study found between 1997 and 2007, an average of more than 20,000 children a year wound up in the emergency room with sledding injuries. the most commonly hurt body part, the head. so what are they saying on the ground tonight? >> i think the kids love it too much. however, i do understand. >> reporter: in our entirely unscientific survey most kids and parents were still pro-sledding.

>> all: we want sledding! >> reporter: in an era when dodgeball has been banned for safety concerns. >> are you all right? >> peanut butter for allergy concerns the people we spoke with seemed to be drawing a line calling for the continuation of sledding as long as it can be made safe for everyone. for "good morning america," dan harris, abc news, new york. >> even dogs. >> yeah. >> you can get hurt rollerblading, driving in cars. on monkey bars. come on. don't take sledding away from kids. >> my mom wanted me to wear a helmet when driving. whatever you want. >> you heard it here. the newest use -- you got to hear about this -- for botox. how it can help fight the post workout hair frizz. >> we're not joking. >> come on back.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and breaking news on those deadly shootings at a newspaper in paris. at least 11 people reportedly killed. the french president calling it a terrorist operation. the latest details just coming in. ♪ everybody talks ♪ and boosting kid genius brain power. how much is too much for these pint-sized einsteins? >> my goal is to get a ph.d. by the time i get my driver's license. >> where should parents draw the line with their own kids? ♪ and the botox blow-out. could it be the secret to keeping your hair flawless even after an intense workout? the results will blow you away and we'll show you how. ♪ am i wrong ♪ and how long does the spark really last? nicholas sparks wooed us with "the notebook."

now his own love story takes a turn from happily ever after. the story behind the surprising split for him and his wife. ♪ this time baby ♪ all that and our biggest resolution revolution ever. gear up, america, as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] >> who is that woman right there in the headband? that's, of course, our sara haines. she knows no fear leading. the charge in our resolution revolution cycle thon. we have bikes all over times square. >> oh, my gosh. >> remember when we came into work today all along the hallway. >> yep. >> they have them in the control -- yes -- in the control room. >> just to make us all feel guilty. >> in the elevator. look at that. >> all that cycling -- >> we have no excuse. >> all across times square and

all across the country as well. take a look at that right there. new york to los angeles. we got in between, boston, bethesda, miami. of course, here in times square, as well. everybody cycling for a very good cause. 500 cyclists hope to rack up over 6,000 miles to burn more than 200,000 calories all this morning. we're going to have a lot more. >> if we were really serious about this, we'd be right here like this. >> i just rode my bike into the kitchen. >> nicely done. >> come on. >> and, hey, look who's in social square, everybody. ohio state's brutus buckeye and the oregon duck. those two teams, of course, facing off in this year's college football championship game. that airs on espn this coming monday and, robin, you're going down to texas for it. and you may not know that a buckeye is actually a poisonous nut. >> yes. >> i say that with all due respect. >> is that why he has the nutcracker right there? >> oh, i get it.

i get it. giant nutcracker. it's like a chestnut. and it looks like the oregon duck is getting ready to crack him one. >> also great candy. great peanut butter candy. >> yeah, they are. >> we move on now. we got to get news right now. of course, that story coming out of paris. >> yes, the breaking news, george. we begin with the terror attack in paris this morning, the deadliest in decades. gunman attacking a satirical newspaper newspaper. the gunman still on the loose. good morning. terry. >> reporter: we know it was this morning. when gunman jumped out of a car. and you see they opened fire on automatic weapons. if you listen closely, the gunman holler out as they fire upon this weekly satirical

newspaper that had a long history of tweaking all religion including islam. the newspaper had been fire-bombed before for publishing those infamous cartoons of the prophet muhammad. the gunman heavily armed, wearing protective gear as well. they got away and are now on the loose. all of paris is on high alert. president hollande of france describing this as a cowardly assassination. a terror attack. he said "our nation has been targeted because we are a country of freedom." and the fact that right now the heaviest guards in paris are around journalists and newspapers show just what an attack on liberty this is. amy. >> all right, terry, what a chilling video and more to come on that. another developing story right now, a major break in the mystery of airasia flight 8501.

overnight the tail section of the jet was found on the bottom of the java sea off the coast of indonesia. you can see the airline's markings, even an "a" from its tail number. that's important because the tail is where the plane's data recorders are located. the problem is that tail is resting upside down which means salvage equipment may be needed at the site before the black boxes can be retrieved. back here at home some good news. this morning, the champ, muhammad ali, has been released from the hospital. his spokesman says ali is back at home after being treated for an infection, not pneumonia as was originally thought. ali turns 73 later this month and he'll be celebrating at home with friends and family. we have some dramatic video this morning of a woman's narrow escape when a truck came crashing through this office in brazil. we'll show you another angle. the truck plowing through the wall behind her but somehow she and the driver were not seriously injured. and 2015, this may not be a

leap year but we will be leaping forward by one second. scientists have determined that the world standard time needs to be advanced by one second to compensate for variations in the earth's speed. that extra second will be added on june 30th just before midnight so start planning now what to do with all that extra time. and finally this morning, puppy dog eyes that will melt any heart. this adorable little guy is now homeless. he was abandoned at a rail station in scotland, but his prior owners gave him a suitcase filled with all of his belongings including a pillow, food and toys. his name is kai. he's a shar-pei mix about two to three years old and kai's picture has gone viral. the big silver lining to this sad plight as you might imagine, after seeing that adorable face, thousands of people are now offering to adopt him and we feel like he will have a good home. lara, get in line. >> he's so cute. i mean if you're going to take the time to pack him a suitcase can't you find him a home? >> i know.

>> find him a home. >> apparently not. >> all right. i'm going to cry. thank you. >> he'll be okay. lara is here because robin is over in the social square. >> lara, you already have rescued too many. no, you can never rescue too many. that's more like it. here's a look at what's ahead on the "gma morning menu." in "pop news," what's the deal with jerry seinfeld? he's no joke when he hits the gym. and kids competing on a new quiz show to show off their intelligence and are their parents pushing them too hard. >> brutus, the duck, are you ready for the college championship game on monday night on espn? i'm going to go with you to texas. is that all right? i'm going to hang out in here with you and cycle mania here in times square. all for a great cause. how are you feeling? it'll all make sense. come on back. >> i know angela davis. "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by centrum silver multivitamins for the most amazing parts of you.

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australia looking -- loving every lick of that gooey peanut butter. the owner of the animal rescue farm says stephie often fights herself into the kitchen if she wants a snack. she's a superstar. that video is racking up over 600,000 views online. >> who is going to wipe her mouth off? she's a little mess. >> you know what's almost as good as watching stephffy the goat is watching george watch stephie the goat. >> hungry. >> oh, well, in "pop news," it's very busy today so i'm going to get ready. good morning, everybody. we begin with kevin hart and josh gad showing us the money with a hilarious parody of "jerry maguire." in this parody, kevin wants josh to show him the money that he owes him for dinner. take a look. >> i thought you were treating. you're crazy rich. >> i'm going to stay that way. that's why i want you to show me the money. >> show you the money. >> huh?

>> you got paypal. i'm just going to set up a joint checking account. >> this is to promote their new movie "the wedding ringer." now i'm dying to see it and i dare say they had me at hello. we can enjoy the bromance when josh and kevin join us live on tuesday. >> looking forward to that. >> yeah. >> just good laughs. also in "pop news" this morning, remember the "seinfeld" episode when jerry wore the white puffy shirt? well, now we know what he was hiding under those billowy sleeves. take a look at this. one person posting this picture on twitter of jerry pumping iron. a fan responding with a comment "who knew jerry was hiding those pythons. i suggest he change his show's title to 'comedians in gym getting pumped'." finally in "pop news" this morning, pharrell may have a problem on his hands next time he wants to sing this song.

♪ anything come get it bey ♪ >> come get it, bey. ♪ come get it bey ♪ >> okay, that word bey has been declared off-limits. it apparently means -- i don't know if you knew this. i always thought it was short for baby. it's not. it's before anyone else and it's one of several words chosen for this year's list of words to be banished from the queen's english for misuse, overuse or uselessness. the list compiled by lake superior state university for 40 years running. also on the list the words swag, takeaway, and cra-car, which, by the way -- >> very upset about the cra-cra. >> cra-cra had its swan song as far as i'm concerned yesterday in "pop news." i talked about scientists are studying the effects of white wine on women so good-bye cra-cra. so long, swag. footdy hack and ginger you'll be happy to know the term "polar vortex" has also been banished to expression antarctica.

>> before anyone else. >> yeah. >> i didn't even know -- i didn't either. >> before anyone else. >> and now it's banned. >> and now -- and they were saying that you'll probably forget that word before -- >> i never remembered it in the first place. >> that's "pop news," everyone. >> it is. now let's go to ginger. >> oh, we are out here cycling. yes, i'm excited the polar vortex is gone. we have some friends. we're cycling all morning for this resolution revolution. why not get ginger outside doing it. it is such a great workout and i actually started it a whole lot earlier. look at this video from earlier today. this is how i get ready every morning. oh, no, we're not looking at that video. we're looking at panama city. there i am. there i am just, you know, cycling. it's like you got to multitask at this point in life. it is a good workout. over the course of 45 minutes you could actually bike 12 to 15 miles, burn 400 to 700 calories. hey, guys, whoever wins this race is going to win this weekend. kidding. all right, quick look at the freeze watches in place. this is tomorrow morning's lows from texas to florida. those freeze watches, the windchill advisories. no one getting away with a warm one.

14 in birmingham is what it will feel like. 34 even good morning i am meteorologist mike nicco with the microforecast. we will have record highs and wind chills and cooler through the weekend when we will get clean air. we have to wait in next week friday for rain. 70 along the coast today and the rest of us are in the mid-to-upper 60's and seasonal tonight with limited fog and mid-30's inland. the spend seven shows five- to ten-degrees >> you guys need some water? i don't know that i do. look at these hats. such a great crowd and look at this. i think the duck won for now at least footwise. all right, let's get inside. >> no favoritism. no, no, no. to the "gma heat index" now and nicholas sparks, the beloved author of powerful love stories

like "the notebook" shocks his fans with news that he and his wife of 25 years are separating. she is the inspiration behind many of his best-sellers. abc's juju chang has more. >> look at us. >> reporter: he's the man who made us believe love can last forever. >> if you're a bird, i'm a bird. >> reporter: but this morning, nicholas sparks, the author behind heart-tugging love stories like "the notebook," "dear john" and "a walk to remember" announcing his real-life marriage doesn't have a storybook ending. >> wait. don't go. >> reporter: separating from his wife of 25 years. >> tell me about this dream girl. >> reporter: the mother of sparks' five children, cathy was also the best-selling author's muse inspiring many of the 17 romantic books he's written since the two married in 1989. >> nicholas said in a statement exclusively to "people" that he and his wife cathy did not make this decision lightly and still have a deep mutual respect for each other and asking for privacy for their children. >> reporter: nine of sparks' novels have turned into box office hits grossing more than

$500 million. >> it's beautiful what you did. >> reporter: now the end of his marriage is sparking a major meltdown online among his fans tweeting, "how am i supposed to believe in love anymore when nicholas sparks is getting a divorce?" another saying, "i've lost hope" and "love does not exist." >> don't talk like that. >> it's true. >> i think that's a little dramatic. i think that people are so emotionally connected to the stories that there's a blurred line between reality and fantasy. >> reporter: despite getting paid to write about the trials and tribulations of love, the author's never been comfortable dishing out marriage advice publicly. >> he told "people" in 2003 he feels like people have had longer and better marriages than he and he could learn a lot from others. >> reporter: sparks now leaving the happily ever after to the characters in those iconic love stories. >> still isn't over. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> well, i still love "the notebook" and i'll still watch it with great fondness and many tears. >> absolutely.

>> and believe in true love. >> absolutely. >> but we wish them the best. >> we do. >> 25 years is a long time. >> yep. hey, also in the "gma heat index" this morning, a new solution for ladies who want to sweat it out at the gym and keep that blow-out looking beautiful at the same time. it's called blow-tox and -- i said that. it involves botox injections to maintain that just been to the salon look when you've just been sweating profusely. >> reporter: botox, many call it a miracle injection smoothing out wrinkles, headache prevention and some even using it to control excessive sweating and now add one more marvel to the list. some women believe it can fight the post-workout frizz. stopping them from ruining their expensive blow-out. >> i'm definitely noticing significant change since i had the procedure done. >> reporter: 26-year-old melissa howie tried it out a month ago and has already seen a difference in her hair. >> i noticed about five days i had the procedure my hair was

starting to look better. i didn't have to shower as often. my blow-outs lasted longer. >> reporter: here's how it works. the doctor injects botox into the scalp and forehead. the botox blocking chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate sweat glands stopping scalp perspiration. doctors say they haven't seen evidence that botox causes adverse events but note there can be side effects. >> side effects can occur and probably my worst side effect is i get a little bit of a lid lag where the eyelid droops a bit. it's very rare. >> reporter: it's also not permanent or cheap. dermatologists say if you like it, the treatment needs to be repeated every three to six months and can cost between $500 and $700 each time. but while some dermatologists agree it can be beneficial, they're not all convinced it will help you maintain your mane. >> will it help? possibly. it will help with some of a reduction of sweating, but will it make your hair not frizzy at all? if you are working up a big sweat, you're still going to get

frizzy? >> reporter: but for new patient nicole james, she's hoping it's worth every penny. >> i do think the procedure is worth it. >> reporter: another new year, another new you, only this time maybe with better hair. for "good morning america," brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> thanks to brandi for that. let's move on to "the morning stir." a new reality quiz show where kids compete to show off their intelligence. it's "the stir" this morning. it's called "child genius." it's about how much kids should be pushed to get ahead. abc's mara schiavocampo has the story. >> these are some of the brightest kids in the united states. >> my goal is to get a ph.d. by the time i get my driver's license. >> reporter: it's the competition series where the contestants are small but the i.q.s through the roof. >> my daddy is not as smart as me because he has a 135 on his i.q. and i got a 146. >> reporter: lifetime's new quiz show "child genius"

premiering tuesday night. and with $100,000 on the line -- >> practice, practice, practice. >> reporter: -- the pressure from their parents is on. >> i'm leaving. you're never satisfied, mom. >> reporter: but is it too much too young? >> if the kids are pushed too far too hard, that can be devastating. >> reporter: 12-year-old ryan shay is one of the show's top competitors. >> as my parents always tell me if i work really hard in my childhood, i won't have to work as hard later on. >> if you want to be the best in this nation, you pretty much have to sacrifice all your fun time. >> sometimes. >> sometimes or all the time. >> sometimes. >> sometimes. >> reporter: graham kurtzsinger, part of ryan's competition. his parents using a different strategy. >> our primary focus is not just academics, we want him to be a well-rounded individual. >> the show is just one tiny speck in my life. i don't want to be known as kid genius or whatever. >> reporter: other shows like lifetime's "dance moms."

>> you are a brat. >> reporter: and fox's "master chef jr." >> you guys are embarrassing. >> reporter: also featuring preteens who some would say are often pushed to the breaking point. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: but parenting experts caution, it's just a game. >> the important part of it is to be able to play the game and win or lose with grace. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. and our parenting expert ericka souter joins us. i'll confess, ericka, when i see my kids watching those shows i go and change the channel. what's your take? >> we have to remember they are just kids on the show and reality tv really increases the pressure. you know, everyone is watching. their friends, their parents, their community, the world, and so when they make a mistake, it's just more intimidating, and it lives on forever on youtube. >> how about the parents who have kids who are not on television, what are the signs that they're going to get back from their kids they might be pushing too hard? >> well, you have to watch the stress level. you know, it's not just about

them complaining they don't want to do something but feel the weight of the world on their shoulders. are they freaking out when they make the tiniest little mistake? these things should be more fun for them. >> it's kind of hard. you want your kids to do as well as they possibly can and work as hard as they possibly can. so what's your advice to parents on how far to push your kids? >> well, there are three questions i think parents should ask themes. number one, are they pushing them too hard. too many extra practices and too many extra whatever. number two, are the kids having fun? there should be some enjoyment out of it. and maybe the most important, are your kids feeling good about themselves? these activities should increase their pride. they should be proud of what they're doing and help build their self-esteem. not make them feel bad. >> yeah, you have to have that feeling of mastery. the more you work at something, the better you're going to do. >> you do, you do. your kid should be becoming a more well-rounded person. not like i didn't score the goal, i didn't win, it's horrible i didn't win the competition. >> ericka souter, thanks very much.

"child genius" airs tuesday on lifetime. coming up, lara has joined the resolution revolution for charity. how is it going? >> george, this is great. my legs won't stop moving. we'll have more coming up.

good morning i'm kristen sze. b.a.r.t. police hope surveillance video will help them identify at least one person who shot a man in san leandro. witnesses say the victim was shot in the parking lot just after 10:00 last night. he is in the hospital with a serious gunshot wound. investigators believe more than one person might have attacked him. they're also trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. now for on update on your morning commute here's leyla gulen. >> take a look at this. wow, have you ever seen it so empty at this hour? that's a look at the bay bridge as you're coming in from the east bay towards san francisco. normally this will take 16 minutes. it's taking half that amount of time, how about that. we've got a crash northbound side of 101 at college avenue leaving us with backups from

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60s. poor air quality today and likely thursday and also friday. it's going to be cooler starting ♪ ♪ i need to be free with you tonight ♪ okay our resolution revolution is in full swing right now. you see them right there in los angeles. we are going strong here in times square as well. dj calcutta spinning the tunes here this morning. all across the country on our resolution revolution. >> all right. we know lara is getting in on the act right now. lara. >> not recommended for soul cycle but it's great. i can't stop. >> you look strong. >> we also have the "galavant." he has some props too.

>> a typical wednesday morning at "good morning america." it is day three of our series resolution revolution. so much fun having folks soul cycling all morning and at the helm one of the most motivational instructors out there. angela davis over there. she's helped so many lose weight and gain confidence including two very special people and cameron mathison has her story. >> reporter: new year new you, right? but keeping that motivation going and sticking to a resolution is let's face it we could all use a little bit of help so we went in search of the most motivational instructor and, boy, did we find one. >> come on, y'all. >> reporter: meet angela davis. she's the soulcycle guru to the stars, vanessa hudgens, david

beckham. even oprah winfrey rode into her 60th birthday with angela at the helm. >> i just had the best workout ever at soulcycle. >> here we go. >> reporter: why do you think so many celebrities are drawn to you and your workouts. >> there's no judgment. there's no limitations. what i love about soulcycle is it's a community. >> reporter: it's her commitment to community that makes angela's classes so special with a unique approach to change you from the inside out. >> angela has changed my life. >> she's a world class motivator. >> reporter: her followers call her workouts a spiritual movement. >> it is telling you can do it. you can't stop. we won't stop. >> i want you to know that dream that you have for yourself is not unreachable. >> reporter: for years she's been a life saving inspiration to people who need it most. through urban fitness 911, a program that helps kids pedal towards a healthier life.

>> we're taking kids from the inner city the hood and giving them experiences they would never ever get. >> reporter: teenagers ronnie and shaveon not only lost 160 pounds collectively through soulcycle, but because of angela they say they have a whole new lease on life. >> i have high self-esteem. i believe in myself. everything i want to do in life is possible. >> what do you think about you? >> reporter: a spiritual journey. >> i had to try. for "good morning america," cameron mathison, abc news, los angeles. >> thank you, cameron. we are so happy to have angela motivating us here this morning. and you, boy, to see you in action but i have to tell you, those two young people ronnie and shaveon, they are just -- they're incredible. >> they are incredible. they are incredible. they're from urban fitness 911 and they have changed us. they have literally changed us. >> they have led to you wanting to do more.

soul scholarships. >> soul sclipgss. >> what are those? >> a program we're rolling out in february and give over 100 soul scholarships to underserved teenagers. what soul scholarships does is we are going to mentor we're going to give classes, we're going to teach these kids how to eat healthy and be healthy and let them know they have a right to their best life and coach them to that. >> and it's not just -- this is what i am so happy i heard you're working on a book. >> yes. >> i'm so glad because it starts from within. >> it has to. >> it has to and it has -- and you've given this to these young people. help everyone starting out in the new year. they're motivated like sara and everyone here is motivated. so great what you're doing. >> angela davis, give us some of those tips that you have. where does it begin, writing it down. >> write it down. you have to visualize what is your dream, what is your goal and then write it down and put it where you can see it so if you put a sticky on your

computer on the console in your car, on your mirror write it down. see it. you have to see it before you see it in order to receive it. >> oh. >> then when you see it say it. you are who you say you are. you got to say it. >> that better be in the book. okay and then it's all about making choices. >> absolutely. >> so we make choices every day. we make choices all day and by the end of the day those choices will have made us. so if you made a bad choice you're right around the corner to make another choice. make good choices. >> okay you know what i'm looking at your face. you guys are smiling. if you're not having fun, if you're not enjoying what you're doing, you're not going to do it. >> you're not going to do it. find joy in movement and at soulcycle we pride ourselves in typing joy in movement. you have to love it to continue to do it. find your way. find your way. >> unfortunately we can't have a big class like this all the time but it is about community, it's not going it alone. >> absolutely. absolutely. i love the saying teamwork makes

the dream work so find your community, find your village, find your tribe. at soulcycle another thing we pride ourselves on is the community. riding as a pack a family a tribe, a village. find your village. find your community. >> what is it about this lady right here this woman right here? [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you for what you do. sara everyone and, again, wait a minute guys. i want to make sure everybody hears this. they have committed to giving 100 scholarships but if today's cycle thon is a success and it's going to be soulcycle will double the scholarships for next year so keep on going. [ cheers and applause ] final check of the weather with ginger. thank you all. thank you. >> oh robin, that was so much fun up there and such a great cause. so glad we're doing that. we are glad we have these in our hand from our friends at fleer. you can tell victoria on the right. go ahead and raise your hand.

her coat is giving off a little more heat so we'll have to get her warmed up. the full screen of my folks with their cups of soup in their hand and can tell whose coat -- yours is letting out a little extra heat so we have to give you extra warmth because -- that's me right there. that was so exciting to see. the blue represents coal and the red, hot but because this hey, that high pressure system is going to sit around. not just today but tomorrow wednesday through thursday there are windchill advisories and warnings from montana to texas, pretty much everywhere east of the rockies. as cold as it is we're getting really pretty pictures. look at pratt beach in northern illinois from bruce, thank you to that and quick look good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. two weather stories. poor air quality and near record highs from low-to-upper 60's and mid-50's for the rest us of cooler tomorrow and cleaner air by

>> oh it is so cold out here and it is january, of course soup month so campbell's our sponsor has given us healthy soup that fits with that resolution. tastes good? >> yes. >> resolutions are all a cup of campbell soup. make sure youic havele and enjoy campbell's. lara. >> thank you very much ginger. we are going to talk about abc's hilarious new comedy "galavant" a musical, crossed between "spamalot" and "princess bride." he brought very fancy chairs to get in the spirit. here's a little sampling of the show. >> today we cross the place to the rocky river to the shores. >> i wouldn't take the rocky river out. there are rumors that thieves and bandits -- >> i don't care about ban bits. i'm galavant and apartment --

>> i hate cashews and brazil mix. you know what heroes get the raisins and choose the path. that's just the way it goes. >> so we're here with joshua sasse who we call josh. i know you noticed we have armor and sort of very -- i don't know -- medieval looking chairs. >> i didn't want to feel out of place. >> i love that you said that what you didn't bring to new york was any clothes. will you share with us that tale of woe. >> i just -- i forgot them. >> you got on the plane. so excited. >> i was cleaning up dog stuff -- >> oh, no. >> and turning lights off and forgot all my clothes. >> you ran and jumped on a plane with zero clothing. >> it would be fine. i didn't know it was that coal and got here and then i realized what a massive mess i've made. >> yes, well we're glad you found them. >> thank you. >> and also so glad to see the show. such a fun departure from what we've seen on tv before and i understand when you tried out for or you auditioned for the part you didn't know it was a

musical. >> no i didn't. that was a bit of a surprise. >> how did that go? you think you're going for this fun part. do you mind singing it? >> i liked the script and read it and loved it and didn't mention music as big a part as it ended up being and auditions happened and, oh alan menken wants you to do a song. >> alan menken too. no pressure. >> and then i went along pretty quick and music was great and just sort of went along with it. i've done musicals in the past and it was a lot of work so i was a little bit -- >> you got it. you literally got it. it's fantastic. hugh bonneville weird al yankovic a few of the many great stars with you on the show. it's great fun and if you've missed the two me prior episodes you have a second chance to watch them at 10 p.m. eastern. don't forget two all new back-to-episodes air this sunday 8:00 p.m. also right here on abc. such a pleasure to meet you. congratulations and welcome to

the abc family. we might hang on though these chairs. coming up, dave senzi

♪ we have more of our "gma" resolution revolution. now so many people out there hoping to get in better shape in 2015 and abc news nutrition and wellness ed dore david zinczenko is here with some pointers from his new book "zero belly diet."

the revolutionary new plan to lose up to 16 pounds in 14 days and help you lean for life. >> help keep you lean for life. >> i can't read a prompter. >> that's okay. can you help me do my job so this is a great -- tell me what the zero belly diet -- catchy phrase. >> it is easy it is effective. it is for everyone and the results are immediate. with zero belly diet i tapped into the latest science and put together a plan that does three things it turbo charges your metabolism with all these superfoods so that you can melt fat faster than ever while it reduces bloating and inflammation and restores gut health. they help you lose 20 pounds in six weeks and four inches from your waistline. we put 500 people on a test pam and proved it amy. >> let's tell everyone how it works. one chapter is 50 shades of fat. >> well, what we're doing is we

were trying to study the fat and its effects on the body and up here you have brown fat. this is very good fat. it's in the neck region. when it's stimulated it loses up to 250 calories every three hours. >> oh wow. >> then down in this area along your spine you have beige which is a mixture of brown and white which when you can tap into it can trigger weight loss, as well. down here in this area when the butt and thighs you have the white fat which is the subcutaneous right below the surface, it's not bad and here this is what the whole plan zeros in on. this is zero belly, the white visceral fat that sits deep inside your body and wraps around your organs, leads to all bad kinds of bad stuff. >> how do we get rid of the belly fat. >> have an handy acronym. zero belly. you just take this with you. it's basically z is zero belly drink, eggs you've got red fruits which are better than

green fruits because there are more phytochemicals and micro nutrients and olive oil and other kinds of healthy fats which are important of the eating fat does not make you fat any more than eating money makes you rich. you need the right kind of fats. >> start out with a shake every morning. peanut butter shake. >> we'll show you in a bit the meal plan but it's great. it takes a minute or two to whip up. 250 calories. and it's like you're eating dessert for break fachlts that's zero and beans, you go into leafy green, go into lean meat. >> protein. >> chocolate? >> flavorings, chocolate, ginger cinnamon and this right here this is the "e," extra plant protein which you can to smoothies because it helps prevent bloating. >> you have surprising foods that people think are good tore them but cause belly bloating. >> focus on gum. the artificial sweetener in

gum -- it's sorbitol and basically feeds the bad bacteria in your belly so that you bloat. and then this is -- >> all this other stuff. >> nutrition bar, dried fruit. >> this is just a typical day of eating where you can tart with a smoothie a peanut butter chocolate smoothie fritata, burger plenty of burgers, there are tons of recipes in zero belly diet. >> chocolate popcorn. >> 1200 calories -- >> all the recipes in your book. >> all of them. >> amazing. zero belly diet available now. paralimbian and "dancing with the stars" runner-up amy purdy talking about her new book and the exciting conclusion to our nationwide rev

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snowboarder with two prosthetic legs in the world and she's now a three-time world cup parasnowboard gold medalist. now she's added author to her police of accomplishments with her new book "on my own two feet." i love that title. great to spend time with you. >> thank you. >> as i told you just got off vacation read it cover to cover. you, meningitis at the age of 19 you waited to share your story now. why? >> i wanted to somehow help other people but i also wanted to live more life and i have. so i felt like this was the perfect time to do it. >> you did have a near-death experience. >> i did. i did. i was in the hospital for well overall for about 2 1/2 months but the first few days were definitely the worst. i was on life support. i was in a coma and at one point i was rushed into emergency surgery. >> you kind of heard a voice asking you pretty much do you want to stay or do you want to

go? >> i did. i made the choice to stay and i'm grateful i did. >> i know that you want others to be able to apply it to whatever challenge that they are going through. what do you say to people who are facing their something, their challenge? >> i always tell people the same thing. whether it's a kid who has prosthetic legs or somebody else going through something, i think that we all have so much potential and we are capable of accomplishing so much. we all have this light, this inner light and it's our job to find it and share it with the world. >> and you have found a way to do that and in your recovery i was reading you were dancing before you were walking. tell meme about that. >> i was. my legs were so uncomfortable. honestly could not imagine what the rest of my life was going to be like walking in these metal chunky legs and but my sister had a wedding that was coming up and i thought, i'm going to walk in her wedding. as i gave myself that goal i started working harder and harder and ended up walking down

the aisle in her wedding and thinking, okay if i can do this when last week this seemed impossible if i can do this then what is possible? what else can i do? >> and that something else not just sochi at the olympics and doing as well as you did, bringing home the bronze but shortly after dancing on "dancing with the stars" with derek hough. >> yeah it's crazy. he's amazing. i felt very lucky right off the bat that i had such a creative person. somebody who was -- who kind of thrived by challenge because that's how i am as well and i knew right off the bat it would be a great partnership. >> people seeing you every day, every week dancing and i said everybody, not people who -- everyone watching could get something from it and understand that yes, this too shall pass. >> yeah absolutely. >> you get through it the best way you can. yes, we have not heard the last from you, amy. i can't wait to see what you have up next. but thank you and this is

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good morning, i'm kristen sze. meteorologist mike nicco has our forecast. >> good morning to you. look at the temperatures today mid-60s to upper 60s just about everywhere, even warmer at the coast, 70s there. 72 that's cooler than yesterday at santa cruz. 78 for a record high. tonight upper 30s to low 40s inland, mid-40s to near 50 as you head through the bay into san francisco. here's your accuweather seven-day forecast. today spare the air day. most likely tomorrow and friday even with cooler air. the cleanest air comes in saturday. the metering lights are on but nobody is home. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is completely empty there, wide open spaces. we do have an advisory on b.a.r.t., a 10 to 20-minute delay on the daly city line due to a medical emergency. we have an accident in san jose

northbound 37 at capital expressway. kristen. >> please join us for the midday news at 11:00. have a great day. announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, academy award-winning actor forest whitaker. and from the new film, "whiplash," j.k. simmons. plus, shaun t brings in sanding to the studio as we continue our "kick-start the new year: fitness edition" all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪