good morning, america. breaking overnight, new threat. a major terror takedown down at home. at least six people arrested for ties with isis. the fbi investigation cracks open a nationwide ring. as the terror group pushes to recruit more americans into its ranks. the florida postal worker who landed the gyrocopter on the capitol lawn tells his story this morning. why he says he did not fear being shot down. the incredible new video of his journey high over washington. he's speaking out only on "gma." dramatic rescue. the harrowing 911 call from a 13-year-old boy trapped in his burning home with his sister. >> we're going to die! >> how he helped lead firefighters to save them with only moments to spare. and standing up. the show stopping moment at last night's country music awards.

taylor swift's mom battling cancer taking the stage for her daughter. >> i am a very proud mom. >> what she said that brought some of music's biggest stars to their feet. and good morning, america. happy monday. what a moment that was at those country music awards last night. everyone, listen to the applause for taylor swift's mom. >> what she said was so emotional. first time we have seen her since that big revelation with her battle with cancer. george has the exclusive interview with the postal worker who landed his gyrocopter on the capitol lawn. >> he begins his house arrest in

florida today and he's got no apologizes. no regrets. you'll hear why in a bit. we're going to begin with that big terror bust, at least six people taken into custody overnight. so much concern of isis recruiting here on u.s. soil, the fbi is cracking down and the suspects are expected in court this morning. abc's pierre thomas. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: sources tell us at least six people have been charged and there's a new emerging threat, recruiters, people are trying to facilitate radicals to join isis in syria. and iraq. the last two months alone 22 americans have been arrested in the u.s. for trying to join or support isis and recently prosecutors pointed to new recruiters as a new threat. two weeks ago a brooklyn man was arrested after he helped raise $2 million for isis and accused of providing money and military gear to isis. they're using an unprecedented

social media campaign to develop networks within this country. >> okay, pierre, thanks very much. we want to turn to the very dangerous weather, tornadoes, hail, knocking out power, causing damage across the south. that weather is moving east. affects more than 40 million americans this morning. rob in for ginger tracking it all. >> reporter: this system has been stuck for the past few days. on the move. this is what it did over the weekend. baseball-size hail in hot springs, arkansas. two of them right there. the bottom one is almost perfect. we had over 140 reports of wind yesterday and over 90 reports of hail. four reports of tornadoes and two surges. we had some tornadoes but it was the straight-line winds that did the most damage. overnight, severe storms slamming the south. trees toppling on to homes in tennessee. lightning igniting louisiana skies and also the likely cause of this apartment fire overnight in houston and portions of florida now on fire.

this video showing the blaze in miami. officials say the cause is still unknown. heavy hail, torrential downpours and strong winds wrapping up a wild weekend of weather. across the southeast. >> that tree fell on top of the house. >> in alabama, winds so strong, trains blown right off the tracks. weather claiming one woman's life in ohio after a tree crushed her car. and in texas water washing this car into a ditch. the woman inside crawling to safety. >> it turned over and i got under the water. i panicked. >> mother nature shaping and shifting the clouds all weekend but still showing a soft side with this rainbow over arkansas. we have more storms to get through before we see more rainfall and rainbows this afternoon. this is the area of severe risk. d.c., philly, new york in on this. we'll get in two surges. once this morning and later this afternoon.

so both the morning and afternoon rush are going to be suspect. and in a little bit of trouble. we'll talk more about the rainfall later on. we're going to turn to politics now and a new book raising questions about foreign donations to the clinton foundation. hillary clinton takes her campaign to new hampshire today. after a weekend where the republican presidential hopefuls were all over the granite state. jon, the clinton campaign tried to get out in front of this question last week. >> reporter: that's right, they limited the number of foreign government donations that the clinton foundation would take. this book takes a close look at the tens of millions of dollars in donations that the clinton foundation received and also the speaking fees that bill clinton received while hillary clinton was secretary of state. it charges that those donors got favors. for their donations. the clinton campaign is worried about this. they're pointing out that the author is a former bush speechwriter.

>> we saw those republicans up in new hampshire over the weekend, giving their stump speeches. taking aim at hillary clinton. she's also starting to get some shots from democrats, too. >> she sure is. a couple of democrats over the weekend. martin o'malley, the former governor of maryland, also former governor of rhode island, both considering a run. look at what martin o'malley said, he said the bigger issue is do we have ability as a party to lead by our principles, or are we going to try to conduct poll where the middle is every single day? a not so thin attack on the clintons. keep in mind, george, in every poll, i have seen, martin is at 1%. >> not even close right now. sounding more like a candidate. he's expected to announce officially next month. jon karl, thanks very much. amy, the other top stories. with the tragedy in the mediterranean sea. right now, there's a desperate search for nearly 1,000 people feared dead after a ship capsized in the mediterranean, it's the latest in the string of deadly migrant

boat sinkings. video from this sinking near greece shows people panicking swimming for their lives. hoping for a better life in europe. european leaders today are planning an emerge summit to confront this issue. alex marquardt joins us now where about two dozen survivors have been brought ashore so far. >> highlighting the humanitarian crisis with wave after wave of migrants trying to cross the mediterranean and so many not making it. hopes fading here for the hundreds still missing after their small boat capsized off the coast of libya. 28 people found alive and one survivor saying there were 950 build onboard and this morning reports of another ship with 300 people onboard issuing a distress call saying they are sinking. it's peered those numbers will only get bigger.

>> at man jumping the fence at the why is. the package turned out to be harmless. steel spikes are being added to the fence to deter other climbers. a baltimore man died one week after he was critically injured while being arrested. cell phone video shows him screaming as officers drag him to a police van. he later slipped into a coma, his family's attorney said that his spine was severed. police would only say he was suspected of criminal activity. it's still a mystery how he was injured. the city is promising a full investigation. protesters accuse police of a cover-up. a dramatic roadside rescue by police in new jersey. officers rush in and pull an unconscious woman from the smoking car. a few moments later it bursts into flames. she is recovering but facing dui charges. finally, the most adorable

photo bomb ever, 8-year-old josh was posing for his school picture when, you see there, his soldier dad chose a fun way to let him know he was back home from kuwait. the photographer playing along. at first josh didn't believe it. but then, oh, he sees his dad. the hug says it all. his dad was away for a full year. i love it. the audio said, you still got it. apparently, his dad is a jokester. he's like you still got it. >> very sweet. we're going to turn now to our abc news exclusive with that man who landed his gyrocopter on the capitol lawn. here's doug hughes from his home in florida in a moment after a look at the brand-new footage of his flight. over washington. here for the first time see the journey of doug hughes from his perspective. watch as he races down the runway last wednesday preparing for take off from gettysburg, pennsylvania. up he goes.

on 80 mile trip straight to the capitol. only 150 feet up in the air, you can see d.c. in the distance below him as he makes his approach. >> this is not good, people. >> reporter: the 61-year-old lands right on the west lawn of the capitol all to deliver a political statement about campaign finance reform. he's on leave from his job and he's facing four years in jail, begins house arrest in florida today. his daughter is standing by his dad. >> i was just downright proud. he's a patriot, you know, he did it for the country. >> reporter: was this the right way to start a movement? >> doug hughes joins us now from his home in florida. thank you for joining us this morning. i got to ask you if you've gotten any closer to the capitol, you would have been shot, was it worth it? >> i don't think i could have gotten much closer to the capitol without being at risk with my rotor blades hitting a building. i landed right on the front lawn. >> the chairman of the house, homeland security michael mccaul said, they were prepared to shoot you. that doesn't give you pause at

all? >> i was a mailman, i was delivering the mail, i don't think that the government is going to shoot a 61-year-old mailman in a flying bicycle who is not threatening anyone. >> for breaching the no fly zone especially after 911. you know the security fears have been real for a long time. >> well, i made every effort to notify the administration ahead of time of my flight and who i was and that i wasn't threatening anyone. >> when did you become so passionate about the issue of money in politics? why did you think this was the best way to bring attention to it? >> i think almost everybody feels that there's corruption in congress, i think people have a gut feeling that congress isn't working for them. i think that goes across party lines completely. it's necessary to bring national attention to the problem of corruption in congress as the first step of solving it. >> what did it feel like flying toward the capitol? going over the national mall. did you feel your message was

getting through and what was going through your mind? >> at the time that i was flying up the capitol mall, and it was a huge thrill, i wasn't worried about getting shot down, i was worried about my flying and i was getting focused on making my landing and i think that's the same thing every pilot does when they're making a final approach. >> thankfully no one was hurt but you're now on administrative leave from your job, you're facing possible punishment, so was it worth it? >> it's up to the american people to decide whether or not they're going to catch the ball that i threw. if they pick this up it's in their power to fix the problem and then it's worth it even if i lose my job, even if i go to jail. >> and what's next for you? >> this morning i'm going to get fixed with a gps bracelet. i get to go home and i'm

confined there, except for a hearing that happens in two weeks. depending on the outcome of that, there should be a trial after that. >> will you be in a gyrocopter again? >> i expect they'll melt them down and make beer cans out of it. based on past experience, i don't expect they'll ever release the aircraft to me. >> thank you. >> thank you, george, my pleasure for joining. he's got a quirky sense of humor. >> indeed. >> good thing no one was hurt. >> and no regrets. going to switch gears to a mysterious disappearance to a mother and 14-year-old daughter, they seemed to vanished three weeks ago, this morning, they were found wandering around the city raising even more questions. abc has the story. >> reporter: this morning, the mystery deepens, a mother and her 14-year-old missing for three weeks found. a hotel manager calling police to report the two, but it's unclear why they vanished for weeks without a trace.

their family and police spending almost a month desperately looking for them. >> going through phone records, texting records, e-mails, credit card accounts. we haven't had any luck. >> reporter: the pair last seen leaving this parking garage. police telling abc news surveillance video shows the mother and daughter walking out of the garage with suitcases in hand. sunday, police removing 51-year-old iona costello's car from this parking garage. the last place they had been seen. march 30 costello tells the parking attendant they're staying at a nearby hotel. and will be back to pick up the car in two days. april 1st they don't return. april 14th emily misses school. family notifies police they were missing. she runs a farm in long island, new york. her neighbors says she arranged for her horses to be taken care of. while she was in the city.

>> she went away for a week and i know, you know, somebody's going to watch her horses for a week. >> reporter: her husband had recently passed away, she's currently involved in a legal dispute over the contents of his will with his four adult children from a previous marriage. >> they are reported to be in good condition and they were interviewed by detectives. authorities tell abc news no charges are expected. we're going to turn now to last night's emotional moment at the country music awards. taylor swift's mom. abc's t.j. holmes with that. >> her mother spoke for several minutes, very intimately about her daughter. very passionate. revealing stories about a girl she called a tangled-hair little girl. then the emotion poured out with these words. it's my pleasure, my joy to introduce my daughter taylor swift. star-studded performances one after another. the biggest standing ovation of the night for this stay at home mother from tennessee.

>> i am a very proud mom. >> reporter: andrea swift, taylor's mother, presenting her daughter with the milestone award. emotionally opening up about her daughter's childhood. >> i witnessed a young girl with very few friends. become a young woman with many. learning to stand up for herself and things she believes in. >> reporter: and even explaining the origins of one of her first songs. >> she was 17 years old and her dad and i strongly disapproved of a certain young man, she was real mad and she went to her room, she came out about an hour later with a song called love story. ♪ love story ♪ >> her appearance coming less than two weeks after taylor announced her mother has cancer. she's got an important battle to fight. ♪ >> reporter: the singer frequently sharing family

pictures on instagram. with the caption, casual sunday night with my parents. it was mom when it comes to a show-stopping moment, the apple doesn't fall that far from the tree. >> i know you love her as i love her. and for that i thank you eternally. >> as we know, we don't know -- she revealed her mother has cancer. we don't know what type and what the treatment is going to be. they didn't get into that last night. she also thanked the music community for taking care of her daughter. >> really choked me up hearing a mom so proud of her little girl. >> still a young girl. thank you t.j. back to ron, you warned us about this rain coming to the northeast. we're about to get drenched. >> i see the umbrella's already. let's take a look at the radar, it's filling in and moving quickly toward the northeast. couple of waves, d.c. just had a pulse, philadelphia getting some heavier rain, rolling up the i-95 corridor.

a bit of a mess for the morning commute. we do expect to see significant rainfall and some melt just to the north. little bit of flooding across northern new england. one to two inches of rainfall here over the next 24 hours. elsewhere, where it's been raining seemingly all weekend long dry across texas and across southern california. good monday morning. you are waning up to low clouds and mist and drizzle and 50s

there. another warm and sunny day inland but the cooling trend continues throughout the work week with low pressure off the coast keeping the low clouds with us the first few hours and then it is breezy but we have sunshine and 66 in oakland and accident in fremont and 76 in livermore and cooler still, tomorrow, with a slight chance of showers >> not quite a severe storm but this picture of the day shows that intense rain shaft across parts of kentucky. we won't see them that heavy. rain across the northeast today. be prepared. >> thank you, rob. coming up here on "good morning america" -- under fire, dr. oz fighting back against a group of doctors trying to get him fired. his response. to claims he's promoting quack treatments. also the dramatic rescue, a 13-year-old's incredible 911 call leading firefighters to save him and his little sister. plus, off-target, shoppers angry with the store after their new line by a top designers sells out in minutes. and star wars secrets.

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good morning, america. right now, at least six people arrested for ties with isis will be in court this morning. an fbi investigation cracks open a nationwide ring. also right now, dr. oz fighting back after a group of doctors tried to get him fired from columbia university. claiming he promotes quack treatments. tim tebow expected to sign a contract to join the philadelphia eagles after more than two years out of the game. good morning, america. and a good day to hear about tim tebow's possible comeback he's friend of ours and there he is in action. what is that call thibaulting. that is the moment. we have star wars mania taking over. it's everywhere t.j.

>> another part of mania, can you imagine a luke skywalker-less star wars. >> no never. >> that was a possibility. mark is telling us about that himself. the latest episode of the saga. we're going to begin with dr. oz fighting back against a group of doctors who want him fired from his job at columbia university's medical school for promoting what they call quack treatments. new questions about the accusers and their agenda as well. david wright here with that story. good morning, david. >> reporter: these critics accuse him a little more than being a snake oil salesman. this morning, dr. oz is fighting back. one of tv's most famous tv doctors. and this morning, dr. oz is fighting back against a group of fellow physicians now calling for his job. as seen on the abc show "new york med." he's a cardio thoracic surgeon

and he's also a professor of surgery at columbia university. ten doctors around the country are now urging columbia to fire him, because of claims like these. >> this miracle pill can burn fat fast. >> reporter: writing the deans promoting quack treatments and kurs in the interest of personal financial gain and they claim dr. oz has a lack of integrity. a criticism that dr. oz has responded to before on capitol hill. >> my job on the show is to be a cheerleader for the audience. >> reporter: he's long be a supporter of alternative medicines. >> one solution is to give you labels on food and tell you this has genetically-modifyied food in it.

>> reporter: against labeling gmo foods in california and elsewhere, according to the liberal watchdog group sourcewatch. >> some people who signed the letter have their own bias against the disclosure of gmos. dr. oz has been outspoken about his concerns. >> reporter: and one is a convicted fellon who served months in prison for fraud. dr. oz released this statement, we provide multiple points of view including mine which is offered without conflict of interest that doesn't sit well with certain agendas which distort the facts. we reached out to the ten doctors and dr. oz all declining to go on camera. dr. oz plans to address the issue on friday's episode of his show. turning now to a dramatic rescue all thanks to a 13-year-old boy, trapped with

his little sister in their burning home he manages though to keep his cool calling 911, leading firefighters right to them. abc's ryan smith has the story. >> it's eesi'm trapped if the hallway. >> reporter: it's the harrowing call of a 13-year-old trapped in his home. the fire broke out in the early morning hours on sunday in this maryland home trapping marcus mccoy and his 9-year-old sister in a second-floor bedroom. despite the smoke and his sister's terror marcus remains calm throughout the entire call. >> who else is in the house in. >> i got my mom, my stepfather and my older brother in the bassment. mom, you okay? >> reporter: no answer. they had's escaped. with firefighters on the way. >> i need you to tell me if the firefighters came to you how would they get to you.

>> so up the steps. >> reporter: after ten intense minutes help finally arrives. but something isn't right. >> they broke the wrong window. >> yes! >> reporter: and finally -- >> we're right here! >> reporter: marcus and his sister are rescued. >> good job, good job. >> reporter: the firefighter lieu the about got to the kids first. >> that was a great feeling. >> reporter: and the dispatcher has no doubts that marcus saved the day. >> he did a wonderful job, everything he gave us helped saved his and his little sister's life. >> thanks to ryan for that. let's go to amy over in the social square. our buddy tim tebow all over the speed feed. >> touchdown on facebook right now. news this morning of a comeback for the possible quarterback. he's getting a new lease on his football life signing with the philadelphia eagles, in addition

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the social square with that. >> this movie almost came together without him. that's right. he considered for a split-second for not reprising his role as luke skywalker for the next film. he was afraid what his fellow jeddis ewoks would do to him. do tell luke. do tell. 30 years after this iconic father/son duel. the just-released teaser once again has star wars fans clamoring for answers. >> you have it. >> reporter: the surprises keep on coming from skywalker himself mark hamill telling adoring jeddis at the celebration in california he was shocked when creator george lucas discussed the new trilogy over lunch. >> i remember she said maybe he's going to do another trilogy. i asked at her.

later i thought it's not like a choice, it's like i was -- it was like i was drafted. i would have all of you surrounding my house like villagers in a franken stein picture. with light sabers instead of torches. >> reporter: overall, hamill remaining tight-lipped about the upcoming film. >> i'm so nervous that i'm going to leak something. >> reporter: but his co-star carrie fisher who played hamill's twin sister revealing a little bit more. >> probably not going to have the futuristic buns. but i think we have an alternate thing that you'll be very into it. >> you heard him joke about it there, there's so much seekry about this movie, the actors are pair nad about what they and can't say.

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and jesse palmer right there. rainy times square this morning. monday morning. jesse is here for a great series we're kicking off today. real life super heroes week. super athletes smashing all kind of records. she's got man of steel strength. she's really something. we're looking forward to that. >> or should we say, woman of steel strength. >> we should have. also, check out the social square, so much star power happening. john travolta in the house. hayden paniettere beautiful in pink, new mom. we have so much to talk to her and talk to john about. it's going to be a great morning. >> going on. we begin with breaking news federal authorities announcing the arrest of six people in a nationwide terrorism investigation. the suspects were taken into

custody in minneapolis and san diego accused of trying to travel to syria to join isis. officials say the suspects are part of a broader group based in minnesota that helped with funding and recruiting americaning hoping to joins cy sis. a boat has run aground off the coast of greece. three of the 80 people onboard were killed while seeking a better life in europe. on sunday a boat carrying as many as 950 people overturned. only 28 survivors have been rescued. two other boats need to be rescued today. european leaders called an emergency summit to address the crisis. new details of a case of a man who died. this man was being dragged by police last week. later fell into a coma. and suffered a spine injury.

suffering medical emergency during transport. protesters accuse police of a cover up. ben affleck, word the actor tried to bury his roots hiding part of his families past he's not proud of. abc explains the controversy. >> i'm sure there's so much peoples of history that gets lost over time. >> in an october episode of finding your roots, host henry makes several revelations to affleck about his relatives. >> how does it feel you have an an ses test who served bravely. >> it makes me feel connected to the history of the country. >> according to private e-mails that were stolen during november's hacking scandal. he asked the show not to reveal the discovery that one of his ancestors had owned slave. this was the first time anyone asked for this time of content

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hello to everyone out there in times square this morning. umbrellas are out for at least a day or two here in the northeast. t.j. holmes has "pop news.." we got an update on the health of bobby brown's at a concert saturday night, giving the crowd this update. take a look and a listen. >> my baby is awake. she's watching me. >> you heard him there, she's awake, she's watching me, is the update that we get. now, the news getting a lot of reaction from that crowd and also online. lot of people showing support for bobbi kristina's but a family source has told "people" magazine they're not aware of any change in bobbi kristina's condition. but everybody is hoping for the best. of course, the 22-year-old daughter of the late whitney houston was found unresponsive about three months ago, has been in a coma, this would be a great update if it's true. some people maybe he was saying, watching over me and maybe she's not awake but still hoping for

the best. let's turn to new baby news, it's not the royal baby, but this is as close as we're going to get, justin timberlake sharing the first photo of his newborn son, silas, posing with superstar mom. jessica biel. what is he wearing? this is the coolest part of the story to me. he's wearing a memphis grizzlies onesis. justin is part owner of the memphis grizzlies and the grizzlies are in the playoffs, they beat portland, mom and baby look pretty healthy and happy. he was just born over a week ago, already a pop sensation. 1 million likes on instagram. the kid is a week old. >> make it a million and one. adorable. now, one last thing here, they always say that it's very important for families to eat together, that's a good bonding time, that applies to dogs as well. take a look.

you all love your adorable dog videos. now, bonnie and clyde, it's dinnertime. now they're about to chow down. watch what happens. bonnie is the family's new rescue dog, moves the dish over to clyde, so that the dogs can eat together. now, this clip is getting a lot of attention, it's outdoing the justin timberlake baby right now. it's got 2 million hits and counting. >> that is real? >> that is real. >> backwards no less. >> that's incredible. >> that is real. i can't confirm or deny that. >> in our house, that would never happen. she would think charlie would eat all of her food. thank you, t.j. "heat index" coming up. let's go to rob. >> hey, guys, i have an umbrella doesn't that doesn't work. how about that? everybody out here is prepared. the rain has not dulled their spirits. we go to boston, a live picture, it's dry there for now.

rain on the back half. 43 degrees going up to about 52. warm front coming through, new york, that's where the rain is coming from. a second round of storminess will be coming through, and then a pattern change under way, cooler air rolling in. there we go. you need a gma umbrella in order for it to work. good monday morning. you are waning up to low clouds and mist and drizzle and 50s there. another warm and sunny day inland but the cooling trend continues throughout the work week with low pressure off the coast keeping the low clouds with us the first few hours and then it is breezy but we have sunshine and 66 in oakland and accident in fremont and 76 in livermore and cooler still, tomorrow, with a slight chance of showers midweek >> umbrellas o >> umbrellas of all shapes and sizes. you got to watch your umbrella etiquette here. i'm above you and you're below me.

working out just fine. back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you, rob. and first on our "gma heat index," sam smith is opening up this morning about his lifelong struggle with his weight. the star is sharing about how he relied on food to help him through tough times. and how he is fighting back to reach his health goals. abc's rachel smith is here with more on this. good morning, rachel. good morning, lara. this is such an honest story, it will inspire many out there. sam smith's quickly captured the attention of millions, with his moving lyrics and distinct voice. now he's letting fans in on his lifelong struggle. and how he's spinning the pain into a positive new melody. ♪ >> reporter: soulful singer sam smith is no stranger to success. his debut album quickly catapulting to top of the charts and into the spotlight and now the british pop singer revealing a lifelong struggle, that being bullied for his

weight shakes his self-esteem more than anything else. >> i am gay and i'm proud to be gay so there's no issues there. when someone calls you fat, that's something that i want to change. so that affects me more. ♪ >> reporter: smith admitting he's leaned on food as a source of comfort. >> from a young age, food has controlled me basically. when i was at school and wasn't having a great time i would eat. when i felt lonely, i would eat. ♪ >> reporter: last month, the multi-grammy winner announced another major victory in his life, posting this instagram photo showing his weight loss. 14 pounds lost in 14 days. he creates nutritionist to the stars in her book. >> nutritional therapy, it's all about getting healthy. and getting people into good relationships with healthy food. >> reporter: and smith doesn't stop there, instagramming these

photos over the weekend, proving he's determined to stay the course. saying four pounds away from my goal weight and feeling happier and healthier than ever. making his weight loss story just as much a success as his music. ♪ won't you stay with me ♪ >> smith attributes his new lean look to a completely transformed relationship with food. some of the principals his nutritionists encourages are the basics, cooking from scratch, cutting out processed foods and sugars. and my personal favorite is implementing one healthy habit at a time to better the chances of success. set yourself up for success. thanks, guys. >> thank you, rachel. next on the heat index, they're calling it oversharenting, posting too much about your kids on social media. one complaint to a mom is getting reaction from parents all over the world. abc's paula faris has the story. >> reporter: oversharenting. it's the parenting phenomenon

sweeping cyberspace, moms and dads sharing very personal parenting moments on very public social media websites. >> they're so proud. they want to gush. >> reporter: from cute outfits to potty training tales. is that too much? >> too much. >> reporter: with all of this buzz, comes a motherlode of backlash. >> i'm not posting anything horrible or inappropriate. >> jade received this anonymous letter in the mail, slamming the first-time mom for posting too much about baby addie too much. posting "she crawls off the mat, we don't care. posting "she's 6 months old, we don't care." >> i read it and reread it again and i felt like i was being bullied. >> reporter: but this aussie mom isn't buckling. instead, posting the scathing letter on facebook and it's gone viral. >> i was shocked. i was trying to

shame them out. little did i know it would go all around the world. >> reporter: she was then flooded with words of encouragement, like, you have every right to show off your baby. and continue being the fantastic mom you are by being present in your baby's life. >> i wasn't going to go see them -- went to facebook -- >> reporter: for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. okay, we're now here with editorial director for parenting at yahoo!. what do you think? >> this is time when kids are growing up, it's like an unprecedented new movement in parenting, where they have their whole lives put online. >> we get a lot of questions from people who want to know what should they share and not share? baby's first photo? >> baby's first photo is okay to share. you want to make sure your security settings are okay on facebook, just your friends can see them and people can't pass it widely. >> okay, and how about first day of school? >> first day of school you want

to watch out for, because a lot of parents don't think about they could be posing them in front of their home. or other identifying details. >> this anonymous letter was pretty nasty, but if you think someone is oversharing, what do you do? >> it's very simple, just block them. you're not forced to look at their kids. it's better to do that than be passive aggressive. and write them a letter. >> why get in a cat fight over that? >> exactly. >> okay, thanks very much. more about this story tonight on "nightline." let's go to amy. >> all right, george, thank you so much. ♪ >> do you hear the music? you know what that can mean. we have living legend john travolta here in times square. he does it all. he sings, dances and acts. and apparently he paints very well. he's playing the best forger in the film "the forger." we're so happy to have john here this morning. >> thank you for having me.

it seems to follow me wherever i go. >> now, your character is described as an artist turned thug turned block artist, and he tries to replicate monet's woman with a parasol. we have a clip. take a look, everyone. ♪ ♪ >> not a spoken word and yet, i was sucked into the drama. i understand that you have even dabbled in watercolors before. >> well, 30 years ago, i started

doing a hopper paintings with watercolors, it's not an easy thing. but for this role, i decided to take up oil. i went to hong kong and i studied with a master there. and then, i had a professional with me on the set, from texas, that worked with me and i did my own -- >> there's the photo. >> that's mine. >> you actually painted that. how long did that take you and what skill level does this require? i'm imagining a lot. >> my grandfather was a painter. my father painted. my brother paints. it's a gift the family has to some degree. i did it through half the film i was working on. in order to be in character, to feel the real pressure of trying to duplicate a famous painting, and i just wanted to know what that felt like. i tested myself. >> there's so much going on in this film.

another one of the big moments is you come back from prison and your son is dying of a brain tumor and we saw him there in the film. was that difficult for you personally given what you have been through? >> well, you can't help have it reflect on your own life. i try to separate my art from my life when it's that personal. but i believe that, you know, it's hard not to sometimes have it reflect. >> of course. of course. >> and i know your father in the film is played by christopher plummer. you both were in perhaps the two most famous musicals of our time, grease and sound of the music. any singing on this set? there had to have been. >> no. >> we found it interesting that the thing we'll most be remembered for are those two films, grease and the sound of music. we had that in common, let's say. >> there's another film out there that's been making

headlines, garnering quite a bit of press, and it's taking on your religion, scientology. former members speaking out, alleging abuses. why do you think there's so much intrigue, so much interest in your religion? >> mostly because it's not understood, you know, people really need to take time and read a book, you know, that's my advice, you can read about it, if you really read about it, you can understand it, and unless you do you'll speculate it. i think that's a mistake to do that. >> why do you think it has become such a target, though, for critics. >> when something works well it becomes a target. 40 years for me i have been a part of it and i have loved every minute of it. my family has done so well with it. it's been a beautiful thing for me. i saved my own life several times through the loss of my son, it helped me every step of the way for two years solid.

here i am, talking to you. because of it. >> here you are. and you're a busy man, you have a lot on your plate. i understand you have a big o.j. simpson coming up. >> i'm playing his lawyer, shapiro. >> just a small role. >> yeah, we did some tests the other day and i was quite pleased with how i looked as the character. it looked quite a bit like him. >> wow, that's certainly a teaser. we can't wait to see you and the forger, it hits theaters and on demand this friday. john travolta, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you very much. coming up, we're kicking off our real-life superheroes series with a real-life spiderwoman, all part of our countdown to the "avengers" cast. on "good morning america." stay with us. stay with us.

good morning. i'm kristen sze. a missing 8-year-old boy has been found safe. that is great news. a live picture over meadowlark drive in fairfield. you can see police and reporters down there. brock guzman was in his parents' car when somebody jumped in and took off. brock has been found less than two miles from home on dalia street. someone spotted the car with the boy still sleeping inside. he was not harmed. we are getting a full briefing and will have the latest on abc news at midday. we have a five-minute delay

for train number 5. no other mass transit problems. 87 is a grind. things slowing to 20 15 miles an hour. an eastbound 80 accident at redwood and vallejo. still, traffic remains >>

so good morning to you. lots of gray out over the bay. look for clearing by mid-day. a cool day in san francisco.

53 right now. highs in the low 60s. here is the fog. sunny by the delta. it is going to take some time to clear to the coast. ♪ in the city lights ♪ ♪ in the city lights ♪ ♪ i swear i hear you call my name ♪ ♪ call my name ♪ ♪ i'm stuck here while you're miles away ♪ this is live. this is not practice. rita just asked. welcome back to "good morning america." we're here with charles hamilton and rita ora. going to perform in a bit. charles, welcome. welcome to you, rita. good to see you guys here. what a roll you're having right now, you have the finale in empire. also on the album, straight to the top of billboard. how does it feel? >> it feels good. long time coming. this isn't my first time out but i'm glad this time around i'm putting in the amount of work to be able to get the kind of success i need, everybody needs success. >> everybody needs that.

moral of the story, hard works pays off. tell us about this collaboration how did you guys come together? >> i'm sorry. go ahead. >> you can start and then i'll kind of interrupt. >> cool, well, it was a collaboration with the invisible man, the producers of iggy azalea's fancy. and a bunch of other records. they had a hook line prepared. i just asked management if rita could be a part of the song. i love her voice. >> oh, thank you. >> you have a great voice. >> i was so excited. i'm a big rap fan and i know kind of his story and what he's been doing. i was so excited. so, you know, all in the same management, it's a big family. >> it is really nice. thanks for being with us. so looking forward to it. >> and it's raining. so perfect timing. >> yeah, live performance coming up. right now, a brand-new series we're starting right now, it's called real-life superhero, and all week long we'll be highlighting ordinary people who conquer superhuman feats.

today, the first woman to free climb. jesse palmer has her story. >> reporter: that's right, george. lynn hill is a legend amongst climbers and she's free-climbed some of the world's most treacherous rock formations. we expect nothing less from a true spiderwoman. she's the gravity-defying spiderwoman who would give peter parker a climb for his money. she's no computer-generated action hero, she's the real deal. >> some people call me a superhero. i don't feel like a superhero. i have had magical experiences. i don't know why it's coming together, like, it's just magic and it's something great. >> reporter: a trail blazer in the climbing world. in 1993 she became the first person ever to free-climb the nearly 3,000-foot nose of el capitan at yosemite. a year later, doing it again in just one day.

>> they kept trying it and going after it, they wanted it. and here's lynn, and she crushes it. it was ground-breaking, earth-shattering and it was a woman. >> reporter: more than two decades later, it's a route that only she and one other people have done in one day. in less than 24 hours. >> i want people to believe in themselves. not limit by stereotypes. >> she approaches things differently. she sees the rock differently. and she sees life differently. >> reporter: but climbing like her takes catwoman agility and man of steel strength. >> you had to have fingers of steel. zero body fat. more like dance and gymnastics than weight lifting. flexibility is super important. you just have to stay really cool and calm. >> reporter: but perhaps the now 54-year-old is more like the avengers' black widow in her superhuman longevity. >> with great power comes great responsibility.

so, i try to be good to people. i do my part when i can and i just try to talk about what i believe in and that's what a superhero does, they do good things. >> wow, you talk about a spidey sense. now you can catch lynn and other superhuman climbers when the show premiers saturday night. and if you're looking for another superhero fix, the entire cast of "avengers" will be live right here in times square on friday morning. how excited are you guys. >> i'm very excited. >> it's going to be great. i love her energy. i want to go back to her for a second. it's very contagious and beautiful. >> incredibly inspiring. quite possibly the greatest athlete the general public has never heard of and she just keeps pushing the boundary of the art of the possible. inspiring people all over the world. >> thanks for being us that story. >> absolutely. let's go to rob with another check of the weather.

>> we have got all sorts of people from all of the world. how do you say it's raining in swedish? [ speaking foreign language ] that's all i got. they could use some of this rain out west. couple of shots there. brush fire has grown to 1,000 acres. that one is kind of pretty. we don't want fire and smoke that's for sure. cooler today. onshore breeze will help the situation. maybe some rain next week. just a little bit. we got a lot here. that's the national outlook. good monday morning, mist and drizzle at the coast clouds and upper 50s later on and sunny day in palo alto and 70s, and 70 in fremont and mid-70s in concord, cooler tomorrow and a slight chance of showers >> boston strong, it's a big day, it's patriots day. have you ever run the marathon? >> i ran the marathon twice. go runners!

>> you look like a runner. we'll be dry to start the race and then, you know, if i were to ever run a marathon i would be running in the rain. that's when it's going to come, in the afternoon. where are you folks come? >> wisconsin. you're not phased by this. can of corn for folks in the midwest. george, back over to you. >> thank you, rob. i'm here with john ridley, he took home the academy award for 12 years a slave. now he's tackling tough issues in "american crime." take a look. >> you're always a symbol. part of the healing. this is not a violent protest -- >> boy, you know what it feels like to be in that protest right there.

john ridley is here. i love the story of how this all came to be, the show is so real and so gritty. abc came to you and said be bold. >> it was very unusual to have a network television to come and say to someone, don't hold back, talk about who we are and where we are now and use all of the tools of cinema, this was before the academy awards, lot of people would have expected it afterwards. >> i heard that you were a little unsure of it at first and then ferguson came and something really clicked for you. >> it was post-trayvon martin when we started dealing with it. we thought maybe as americans we moved past a certain something. in the middle of production, ferguson happened. we realized that there's still a space to have these conversations and present certain emotions that you're not going to see in other places. >> and it's so candid. felicity huffman came here at the beginning of the series and you know she plays a character, barb, who can be unsympathetic. almost racist.

she's fearless in the role. >> she's phenomenal. all of these individuals -- to have a show that's about family, about faith, about people dealing with themselves, that's what's extraordinary about the show. how many times do you see faith dealt with so frankly and so widely in one program? >> you're busy right now, working on ben hur with morgan freeman. >> yeah, i had flown to italy to meet with him. started working on that. that's incredible. to be you're around people that you literally grew up with at a distance. and now you're working with them. >> i went through your resume. you have worked with just about everyone, will smith back on "fresh prince." >> yeah, if you're around long enough -- i'm working with you. check that off. you see. it's pretty special and it is nice. and to have people look at you, i still feel like i'm a kid from wisconsin.

but to have people look you in the eye, to think you're a peer and your work has merit, that makes it special. >> and you're generating a lot of buzz right now, as well, i don't know how much you can tell us, some secret project with marvel, reinventing some kind of a superhero. >> i found out on friday i'm working with marvel. i can't wait to find out this morning how i'm doing. it is a secret project. i honestly can't say much about it, except that i'm really happy to be working again at abc. and marvel obviously know what they're doing in creating good characters. can't say too much. except most of the speculation is completely wrong. >> most of it is wrong, a tiny clue, not all of it is wrong. so go to the internet. john ridley, thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> american crime is on this thursday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. coming up, hayden panettiere is here.

she'll dish on "nashville" and what it's like being a mom. and later, charles and rita ora singing live.

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i'm a giant "nashville" fan as you know. welcome back. welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> pretty in pink, a vision, smiling ear to ear about your beautiful baby kaya. how is it to be a mom? >> out of body. as you know. you know what it's like. as long as your kids are happy and healthy, i mean, it's fabulous. it's fabulous. >> you're much younger than i am, but you would agree that it does really change your perspective of what's important. what's worth getting stressed out about. >> absolutely. absolutely. you just repriorityize as you said before. and you hear that they're healthy and you don't care about yourself anymore. it's the most out of body experience. i will completely lay myself on the line for my child without even -- >> questioning. >> -- without hesitation. >> that's a beautiful feeling. >> it is. >> i loved last season on the show.

they incorporated your pregnancy. you got to sort of -- you still pushed the envelope. how was it playing patsy cline for that role within the show? >> it was fun. i wished it was longer. it was quick. working with derek hough was amazing and getting to wear -- like to transform into patsy cline and getting to sing crazy, that's one of my favorite songs, and i got to do it, and i was pregnant at that time, too. >> right. >> and i was trying to suck it in and hide it. >> would you do a cover of any country album? >> i would love to, but my only hesitation is that people would not be able to differentiate between juliet barnes and myself. and i feel like i want to dedicate myself to the role that i'm doing. and i have really -- i feel like -- >> maybe down the road. >> maybe down the road.

>> all right. that's not a no. happy to hear that. >> i got to find myself to tell the story. the greatest thing about country music it has a through line of honesty. it's telling a story no matter what you're doing even if you're telling a store about partying. >> speaking of which, thanks for bringing us a sneak peek of what's to come on "nashville." take a look. >> what possessed you guys to sign that little copy-cat? >> i mean, she's grown a lot since "american hit-maker." >> really? >> he's building a solid fan base for her. we have high expectations for the first album. >> speaking of albums, i need to finish mine. as soon as possible. baby's out, back to work. >> baby's out, back to work. juliet is such a trip. do you love playing her? >> i love it. i feel like i can get my angst out.

every emotion. i'm a nicer person when i go home. i can throw it all out there without anybody holding anything against me. >> now, you guys aren't allowed to reveal, but can you give us a little bit of a nugget. you were telling our producers sort of behind the scenes what's to come. >> she's just finding herself. she's trying to find herself, she's trying to, as you know, as a mother, you feel like you lose yourself for a second, which you should, you're giving yourself to another person. but she's terrified that that's going to disappear. that all the work that she's done throughout the years, that's her identity. >> in the pre-interview, you said, juliet is a pistol. now imagine a postpartum pistol. i think that's very well said. >> she's a postpartum pistol. >> can't wait to hear more about the baby. love having you here. check out "nashville" wednesdays at 10:00/9:00 central right here on abc.

coming up, charles hamilton and rita ora performing live in times square. ♪

welcome back. now, charles hamilton and rita ora are here with the hit single off the number one-selling "empire" soundtrack. this is "new york raining." ♪ >> how you all feeling today? happy 4/20 today. miles from home, my style has grown, sick of getting played like a xylophone. my instrument is me with thousands of bones. i just wanna zone. my mama knows i need a chick to be kind of dope. spoil me with your bad. you're like royalty, baby, catch that.

see that rain is making me feel painless. this relationship is so dangerous. if they find out what will they make of it. so i say that every kiss like a sanction. you ain't missing a thing. saying i need cash just to give you a ring. love at first sight. it's was blocked by pain. ♪ in the city lights i swear i hear you call my name ♪ ♪ call my name ♪ ♪ there's nothing right ♪ ♪ i'm stuck here while you're miles away ♪ ♪ new york raining new york raining ♪ ♪ it's too much baby i need you ♪ ♪ it's too much baby i need you ♪ >> are you ready? red wine and cheese before bedtime you and i fell in love is the headline. i stay silent and let you chime in. you want me to talk? fine then. someone broke your heart. let me find them.

i hate fights now i got stage fright xwlu make me smile stop doing that. a lot is on my mind when i rap. needless to say it's magical after you chivalry i have to do i love it when you catch an attitude. i want to tease you just to laugh at you. so the makeup could be a faster move. c'mon. ♪ in the city lights i swear i hear you call my name ♪ ♪ i'm stuck here while you're miles away ♪ ♪ new york raining new york raining ♪ ♪ it's too much baby i need you ♪ ♪ i need you ♪ >> when the rain falls down the pain is all out, my brain you call out my name and that's fame. i'm looking great. but i feel shame. for real it's the game. i feel i'm insane. when i'm with you my feelings change. i love you, i really hope you feel the same. you know what i am. you're holding my hand. no one else can. so i'm your man. you're what i miss.

we all need this, love and affection is all we miss from the world. with each other that's all we need. i want to hear you out. talk to me miss. the awesomest kiss. call me whenever. call me forever. as long as i can call us together. i love you. ♪ in the city lights i swear i hear you call my name ♪ ♪ there's nothing right i'm stuck here while you're miles away ♪ ♪ new york raining new york raining ♪ ♪ it's too much my baby i need you ♪ ♪ it's too much my baby i need you ♪ ♪ in the city lights i swear i hear you call my name ♪ ♪ i'm stuck here while you're miles away ♪ ♪ new york raining new york raining ♪ ♪ it's too much my baby i need you ♪ ♪ it's too much my baby i need you ♪

>> yeah! >> thank you. happy 4/20. mmmm, they made french toast out of banana bread, then topped it with candied pecans and bananas? it's like a match made in heaven. like bacon & eggs... ...oh look, bacon & eggs. the new banana bread french toast slam. denny's. welcome to america's diner.

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rita ora and charles hamilton, thank you so much. that was just perfect. have a great day, everyone. >> thank you. perfect. have a great day, everyone. >> thank you.

good morning. starting to look a little different weatherwise. let's check in with lisa. a mild start, cloudy 55 fremont, san jose. later on today, sunny. it will take a while. here is the fog. all the way to our east bay valleys. we will be looking at highs in the 70s. 66 in oakland. 62 san francisco. next couple of days we could see a slight chance of a shower. there will be showers in the sierra nevada. for us it just means a little bit cooler partly cloudy skies and really seasonal through the week. coming out of nova doe into central san rafael. a live shot outside. slow and go here. otherwise, another wrap up here

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