good morning, america. happening now, the bull's-eye of that western storm hitting, breaching levees, sparking fears of mudslides. as a record warm-up causes big trouble in the east, seven teenagers falling through thawed ice in central park. >> if i didn't grab him, a second later he was gone. >> inside the daring rescue. new details about president trump's revised travel ban, and a surprise announcement of a new national security adviser. >> general h.r. mcmaster will become the national security adviser. >> the general receives praise from both parties as vice-president pence tries to soothe rattled nerves overseas. deadly disaster. new images of that devastating plane crash that killed four american tourists and a pilot,

ripping through the roof of an australian mall just seconds after takeoff. the aircraft suffering catastrophic engine failure. 90 firefighters on the scene trying to battle the blaze. the american television exclusive. one-on-one with angelina jolie opening up about her divorce from brad pitt. how their family is getting through it. >> we will be stronger when we come out of this because that's what we're determined to do. >> what she says about brad as their father. and the role her kids are playing in her new passion project. it's only on "gma" this morning. good morning, america. we have a lot to get to on this tuesday morning. you just spoke with angelina jolie. >> that is right. she is in cambodia for the premiere of her new film about that country, the genocide there and a real story of heroism. that country holds such a special place in her heart. it's where she met and adopted

her first son maddox who worked closely on this film. she opens up about that and what's next for her family. >> i can't wait to see that, george. first we're going to look at the dangerous storm hitting the west right now. abc's neal karlinsky is in sacramento, california with the latest. they just saw record rainfall yesterday. good morning to you. >> reporter: michael, that's right. good morning. this is what happens when you get so much rain and wind in a such a short period of time. just look at the huge tree there's blown over and the roots here are so saturated and this is just a small slice of the huge mess that's been left behind out here this morning. this morning, california's rivers bursting their banks as another storm pounds the area. heavy rain sparking landslides across the state making some roads impassable. overnight a levee breaking along the san joaquin river, more than 500 people fleeing the area. >> we had to evacuate and hurry. i mean, just hurry. >> reporter: in modesto, police going door to door evacuating residents. >> is there any medical emergencies in here?

>> reporter: where the floodwaters are rising. and in san jose, the fire department jumping on inflatable rafts to rescue two people trapped by the roaring river. california's not the only state battered by brutal weather. this morning, texas cleaning up after four confirmed tornadoes hit sunday night and early monday morning. hundreds of homes damaged. >> it's kind of like a sonic boom. >> reporter: the wind so strong it took down all 12 cars on this train, and take a look at how the wind bent this transmission tower like a paper clip. on the east coast in new york city the warm weather brought its own dangers. seven people falling into an icy pond in central park. >> we saw kids thrashing in the water and ones in the back were screaming. they had their backpacks on. >> reporter: good samaritans bennett jonas and ethan turnbull rescuing the teens out of the freezing water. authorities now treating six of them for hypothermia. >> if i didn't get to those last couple of kids in the back, they weren't getting out.

>> reporter: amazingly, witnesses say, that happened because those kids were taking selfies and jumping up and down on the ice. by the way, that levy breach, that has been patched. michael? >> thank you, neal. let's go to ginger for more on those flood warnings and watches this morning. good morning. >> good morning. you can see the image. the don pedro spillway gate opened for the first time in 20 years and you can see the road just crushed by the water there. that's why they're getting folks out of modesto so that water as it gets there later this afternoon will hopefully not affect people. they'll be out of there. flood watches and warnings throughout the sierra and foothills. even a flash flood warning there. san francisco, for example, has more than doubled their february average rainfall total already and we're still going. this pattern is really set in stone, the tropical connection to out there south of hawaii will leave a couple more inches of rain, certainly a windy morning. >> hopefully there's some relief in sight. >> hopefully so.

we move on to president trump announcing his new choice for national security adviser. general h.r. mcmaster after firing general michael flynn and the president was gearing up to issue a revised travel ban. abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has all the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. even the president's staunchest critics are praising this new nsa pick and with this move, the white house is now trying to move past one of the biggest controversies of this month-old presidency. president trump's national security team in place now following that surprise announcement in his mar-a-lago clubhouse. >> general h.r. mcmaster will become the national security adviser. >> reporter: right there on the couch next to the president, the general who accepted the job. >> i look forward to joining the national security team. >> he's going to do a great job. >> reporter: general h.r. mcmaster is considered one of the army's leading intellectuals but he was not the president's first choice. michael flynn was fired for lying about his contacts with

russia. and the president's second choice declined the job. but mcmaster is raking in the praise from both parties. republican senator john mccain called him an outstanding choice and the top democrat on the house intelligence committee calls mcmaster a solid choice, bright and strategic. with his team set, the president is expected to sign a new travel ban executive order this week. the first one at the center of so much protest including the not my president's day protest taking place in several cities around the country. currently that ban held up in court. senior white house officials tell abc news a draft of the new order targets the same seven majority muslim countries as the original but the new draft does not have an indefinite ban on refugees from syria. now, also in this new draft a clarification that was not in the first one, people from those seven majority muslim countries who have permanent u.s. residency or dual citizenship

would not face any restrictions, robin. again, the president expected to sign that this week some time. >> that's right, all right, cecilia. overseas president trump is facing public anger and attacks from the british parliament. as vice president pence tried to reassure america's nato allies. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran has the latest and joins us this morning from london. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. president trump has become priority number one for europeans, not just government leaders trying to figure out the new american regime, it's also that the president dominates conversations over here and sparks protests. so for top u.s. officials, there's a lot of work to be done. this morning, vice president mike pence is back in the u.s. after his mission to reassure rattled allies in europe. [ chanting ] >> reporter: across europe, president trump is stirring controversy and unease. parliament debating a petition signed by nearly 2 million britons demanding that mr. trump's trip here later this year be downgraded. >> we should not be inviting him

to preach hatred and spread his bigotry, his misogyny and his division. >> reporter: president trump doesn't back down. taking to twitter once again. target, sweden. tweeting, give the public a break. the fake news media is trying to say that large scale immigration in sweden is working out just beautifully. not. this after the president's gaffe over the weekend. >> you look at what's happening last night in sweden. sweden. who would believe this. >> reporter: but nothing happened that night in sweden. no attacks. crime rates overall are low. later president trump taking to twitter to explain that his statement was in reference to a story that was broadcast on fox news concerning immigrants in sweden. and the whole kerfuffle drew a pointed response from the swedish prime minister. >> we must all take responsibility for using facts correctly and for verifying any information that we spread. >> reporter: there is a major

substantive issue here and it's the american commitment to europe, especially defense commitment. president trump called that into question. he's blasted nato's obsolete and scorned the eu and it will take more than nice words from mike pence to repair that breach. >> terry, thanks very much. let's talk more with martha raddatz and jon karl, down in washington. martha, let me begin with you. general h.r. mcmaster, you know him well, well respected inside the military and kind of the opposite of a yes man. >> he is the opposite of a yes man. he wrote the book "dereliction of duty" saying the joint chiefs of staffs should have spoken up during the vietnam war, and the one thing, the big difference, to me, between mike flynn and h.r. mcmaster is h.r. mcmaster is nonpartisan, apolitical. i cannot imagine him ever getting up in front of a political convention and saying anything. he will speak back to president trump in any way he can, but the downside here is he has no experience in washington, d.c., really, at all.

>> he's an active duty three-star general and from what we know, has views at odds with president trump on issues like russia. >> certainly russia, wants to be tough on russia, and iraq i remember many times being with h.r. mcmaster, very welcoming to the iraqi people. he'll have some things to say about that ban if it doesn't go well. i'm sure he'll certainly be getting iraqi interpreters in on that. >> on that, the president really probably will come later this week the aim to make his bulletproof in the courts. >> reporter: that's exactly the goal, is making sure this is something that can withstand the constitutional challenge in the courts. it's a very different process this time, george, and that's why we're not seeing it immediately. i don't expect it until the end of the week at the earliest because it is going through an extensive internal vetting process here. the president now has his national security cabinet in place. they will be weighing in on this including attorney general sessions, secretary kelly over

at the department of homeland security. this will knoll are -- not be rushed through. and they want to be sure they get it right this time and that it can withstand the challenge in court. >> no internal vetting of those comments about sweden, and what a diplomatic incident they have created. >> reporter: it's something else. you know, there was -- the official swedish twitter account which is actually controlled each week by a swedish citizen had an interesting tweet. we have around 100 murders per year. that's like two days in the u.s. two days. you know, the bottom line is sweden has taken in a lot of immigrants, about 200,000 refugees over the last few years. but there is no sign, at least yet, of any kind of a major spike in crime in sweden. >> okay, jon karl. >> let alone terrorism. >> jon karl and martha raddatz, thanks very much. now to a scare at jewish community centers all across the country. the fbi is investigating a series of bomb threats. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington, has more details on that. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. there's been a wave of anti-semitism targeting jewish

community centers, 11 bomb threats yesterday alone. more than 54 jewish centers have been targeted in 27 states since the beginning of the year, and while no bombs have been found, the fbi is investigating these threatening calls as possible civil rights violations, potential hate crimes. >> pierre, many are hoping that the administration, this administration, would take a more forceful approach in addressing these incidents of racism and anti-semitism. what are we hearing from the white house? >> reporter: last night white house press secretary sean spicer released a statement saying that the president believes such actions are, quote, unacceptable and that, quote, hatred and hate motivated violence of any kind have no place in this country. the president's daughter, ivanka, who is jewish, also released a tweet last night saying america is a nation built on the principle of religious tolerance. we must protect our houses of worship and religious centers. robin. >> all right, pierre, thank you. we have new details about the plane crash that killed four american tourists and a pilot in

australia. authorities there are calling it the worst civil aviation accident in 30 years and abc's lama hasan has the story. good morning, lama. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, george. this morning we're learning more about the victims. four american tourists, two of them were from texas. all reportedly on a golfing trip of a lifetime. sadly ending just minutes after their chartered plane took off. just moments after the pilot reported catastrophic engine failure, the plane carrying four american tourists and an australian pilot crashed into an outlet mall killing everyone on board. the mall was 45 minutes from opening. >> a charter plane, twin engine plane, left the airport and shortly after takeoff had a catastrophic engine failure. the pilot attempted to return but crashed into the field. >> reporter: the fire and smoke visible by drivers from the nearby highway. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: ripping through the mall roof causing a large explosion.

thick plumes of black smoke coming from what was left of the plane. debris scattered everywhere. >> this was a very intense, very nasty fire, but our highly skilled and trained firefighters have done an outstanding job in extinguishing that blaze. >> reporter: emergency crews responding within minutes, a total of 90 firefighters on the scene to extinguish the massive fireball caused by the crash. the sister of greg de haven, one of the americans killed, tells abc news he was on vacation with a group of friends and their wives, posting on facebook, my handsome, athletic big brother was killed today in a plane accident while on his once-in-a-lifetime trip to australia. now, the mall was right at the end of the runway where their beechcraft airplane was taking off and the pilot made two distress calls before crashing into the mall and authorities are calling it, quote, a desperately sad day, george. >> oh, it is sad. okay, lama, thank you very much. michael. george, now to a major security breach at one of

america's busiest airports. 11 passengers somehow getting through a metal detector that wasn't staffed and boarding flights at new york's jfk airport. abc's david kerley has new details. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, michael. a serious breach of security is what one of our security experts is calling this at one of these checkpoints at jfk. it happened with 11 people walking through a metal detector but there was nobody manning the tsa area. three of those passengers actually set off that detector and continued into the security area. the gate area because nobody was manning that position. now, it was at 6:00 a.m. they walked through. it wasn't until 8:00 a.m. that tsa called the port authority police to tell them about the incident. >> three passengers in the restricted sterile area without being screened, they have video footage of this. >> reporter: in a statement tsa says it is confident this

incident presents no threat to security adding that after review employees will be reprimanded and retrained. as for those three passengers, when they landed in san francisco, because they got on their plane without being checked, they were rescreened. imagine their surprise, michael, when they showed up in san francisco at their destination and had to get rescreened at that point. >> things went a little bit backwards. >> just a little bit. david, thank you very much. how does something like that happen and the gap of time as well? now to amy with the morning's other top stories starting with a vigil in southern california. >> that's right. good morning, everyone. hundreds of people gathered in a los angeles suburb to honor a veteran police officer killed while responding to a traffic accident that resulted in a firefight. police say the driver who shot officer keith boyer and wounded another officer is a gang member who was granted early release from jail one week ago and killed his cousin monday before stealing his car. he is now in custody after being shot in that firefight. in colorado fire crews worked through the night containing this fast-moving brush fire in boulder county.

dozens of homes evacuated as flames engulfed four buildings during the unusually warm and windy weather. near philadelphia, video is just coming in showing two commuter trains that collided on the tracks this morning. they were not in service at the time. it's unclear what led up to this crash, but no serious injuries have been reported. well, the ceo of uber has hired former attorney general eric holder to investigate sexual harassment charges against that company. holder will look into claims made by a former engineer who says uber's management ignored a pattern of sexism that forced many women to quit. a potential merger in the fast food industry. the company that owns burger king is reportedly close to striking a deal to buy popeyes chicken for as much as $1.7 billion. >> just don't mess with the recipe. >> all right. you heard it from robin. don't mess with the recipe. finally a warning from pope francis about the dangers of texting while at the dinner table. he says it could lead to war.

the pope warned a group of students that the lack of face-to-face communication in today's society is pulling families apart. he says that face-to-face dialogue brings our hearts together and is a medicine against violence and says it's the start of war because there's no dialogue. my children would disagree. they say they are communicating just fine via text. >> now we have a new argument at the dinner table. >> no, i'll use the pope next time. >> there you go, amy. >> the pope says you can't do that. >> any means necessary. you'll do that. beautiful picture behind you there, ginger. >> it is so beautiful but it's a little off. the magnolia trees in memphis are blooming three weeks early and so the folks at the botanic garden said this is not normal. no, it's not normal, and it's not normal to have five days in the row in the 60s which chicago will do first time ever in recorded history. there's a look at the mild weather. it will end, of course.

. hello i'm abc7 news. showers and breezes. we have them this morning they'll weaken this afternoon. now, wednesday through friday, some cool nights. 30s and 40s and dry days. wet weather coming for saturday, sunday and monday. look at today, though. we pulled back the storm impact scale to just one, light. my biggest concerns this morning are urban flooding and power outages and river flooding. once we get past this afternoon, look at and coming up here on "gma," the american television exclusive, angelina jolie speaks out about her new film and her divorce from brad pitt.

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good morning, i'm abc7 frances dinglasan. on the storm impact scale, it is a level one. morning showers and isolated afternoon chance. winds relax a bit. look out for some downpours, as well, as they still make their way through the morning hours and then we'll have a very easier commute this evening and then dry tomorrow. reggie? >> i think i speak for most of the bay area, we can't wait until that. one-on one angelina jolie that interview exclusively next. always on our news app and ab

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commitment to nato and the european union. take a look at these images from livermore, california. overnight a car there submerged and flooding waters and the bull's-eye of the storm is hitting the west right now, while across the midwest and east, record heat. >> it is heating up here. we move to our exclusive interview with angelina jolie. as michael said, she is in cambodia for the world premiere of her new film about the genocide in that country. she calls it a thank you to the country of cambodia where her oldest son maddox was born. we spoke about her movie, her family and how they're coping after jolie's public divorce from brad pitt. the film, of course, is called "first they killed my father" and you call it the story of war through the eyes of a child. why was it so important to tell this story? >> this country means a great deal to me. this country has been through so much and 40 years ago this war affected every single individual here and i wanted to understand myself.

i believe that my -- i don't know much of my son's birth parents but i believe they would have gone through this war. i wanted to understand him and his culture in a deeper way and i wanted to bring this story to this country in their language and i wanted to tell the story of a dear friend of mine, loung. >> you have been screening it for the cambodian royal family for survivors of that horrible war. i imagine that's kind of a daunting audience. >> it is. it is. i was very, very nervous. it's, of course -- it's -- it is a very -- it's an honor to be allowed to come into a country that is not your own country and to tell its history. >> you mentioned your son maddox. of course you adopted him from cambodia back in 2002. he was a real partner on the film for you, wasn't he? >> he was. he was. i talked to maddox about this film and doing it and it was him in the final hour who said that he was ready and that he wanted

to understand more and he wanted to work on it and he wanted me to make it. so being with him on set and studying the history of this country with him and being with his fellow countrymen every day was extraordinary. and pax also worked on the film and did the still photography. >> yeah. >> very special. >> do you have budding directors in your family? >> i don't know. i think they probably would rather be musicians. they're, you know, they're -- i don't know how they feel about film. i think they like the adventure of the crew and they like to be -- they like to be in the thick of it. >> how did they feel about eating scorpions? >> they're used to eating sworp yans, especially shiloh. shiloh loves a tarantula and a bug. they all love -- they can eat a bag of crickets like a bag of chips. so they're used to it.

but, no, i'm learning to cook them better, a little more -- a little more flare, a little more seasoning. >> of course, we all know this has been a turbulent time for your family. you filed for divorce last september, as you said, for the health of your family. is your family healthier now? >> oh, we are -- we are focusing on the health of our family and so -- and so we will be. we will be stronger when we come out of this because that's what we're determined to do as a family. >> and in the past you describe brad often as a wonderful father, of course, as part of the family. do you still believe that? >> of course. of course. we will always be a family. always. >> i know you've also spoken out for so long about refugee policy as well. you wrote an op-ed earlier this month saying that you wish the u.s. refugee policy would be

based on facts, not fear. what did you mean by that exactly? >> who are we? we are people as americans who represent something to the world and we have to understand who these people are. and we have to remain tolerant and open and base our policies on facts and civil rights and human rights. >> the president says he's going to have a new executive order this week. as you may know he watches a lot of morning television. what's the most important thing you think he needs to know about what you've learned about refugees? >> well, i would bring it back to my friend loung, who is the subject of this film i've just done and she is a proud american citizen who has contributed, who makes our country better by her existence and her citizenship so i think -- and that is our how country was built. that's who we are so to forget that is to forget who -- to

forget ourselves and our core. >> you said this film is in some ways a thank you to cambodia. has that country survived and thrived, the country you see today? >> absolutely. and most -- and most of all it is because of the people. they are an extraordinary people. when i first came here i expected to meet people who had been through so much war and so much violence that they would be a bitter, hardened people and they are a kind, open, resilient, intelligent and a very -- i hope when people see the film, a very creative people full of love and joy and family, and so for that, they are -- cambodia will rise. >> angelina jolie, thanks very much. >> thank you so much. >> she has showed such a commitment to that country and these issues. but who knew you could eat crickets like potato chips? >> wow. >> her kids, like a bag of chips. looking forward to seeing the film. >> they are. the film, "first they killed my father," will be available on

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we'rebut maybe we've had it wrong all along. maybe our most extraordinary moments happen when we feel small. princess cruises, come back new. back now with new developments in the case of two young girls killed while hiking in indiana. police are now calling this man in this photo the main suspect. abc's alex perez is in carroll county with new details for us. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. authorities are expanding their search and say they want to not only speak with people who may have been on the trail but want to talk to anyone across the country who might recognize the suspect. this morning, indiana investigators expanding their search for this man, who they are now calling the main suspect in the brutal murders of 13-year-old abby williams and 14-year-old libby german. >> we're asking people who live in logansport all the way to lafayette if they saw anyone

around that late afternoon, that evening of monday the 13th, if they saw somebody walking down the roadway that just did not look like they should be there or just a hitch hiker, we would like to know about that person. >> reporter: authorities who believe the suspect may have changed his appearance, pouring over hundreds of tips. >> my thought is that next phone call is going to be the one we've been looking for. >> reporter: one week ago today search teams made the tragic discovery, the remains found in a wooded area near this trail in delphi. the day before a family member dropped the girls off at the trail for a fun afternoon. libby even snapchatting this picture of her friend abby on this railroad bridge. but when family returned a few hours later to pick them up, the girls never showed up. >> our minds at this stage are stirred in the deepest sorry one can imagine. >> reporter: authorities say a search warrant executed at this home last thursday did not advance the investigation, but did lead some suspicious residents to harass the homeowner. on facebook the local prosecutor pleading with the public to be

patient and let police do their work. do not jump to conclusions. frightening people jeopardizes the investigation. officers need your cooperation. and investigators again say they have received several hundred tips. they're following up on each and every one of those. robin. >> sure are. alex, thank you. we'll bring in abc news consultant brad garrett. going to put up that picture again. this person has gone from being a person of interest to the main suspect. how do they come to that conclusion? >> i suspect, robin, they have eliminated virtually everyone on the trail during the time before the girls entered that particular trail and maybe even time afterwards. keep in mind this is a remote part of indiana so the idea that that trail has high volume is not likely so i think it's a process of elimination. >> if you were investigating what would you be doing now? >> you've got to keep this case in the public's eye. you've got to talk regularly,

hold press conferences and you want to hit social media, television obviously, radio and in particular print news because the idea is that not everybody uses the internet in an older population. this gentleman looks like he could be 40, 50, maybe older. that's going to be the real key, keep it in the public's eye. >> it's not uncommon for authorities not to release all the information that they have, for instance, we don't know how they obtained that grainy photo. they're not saying how those two precious little girls were killed, and there's a reason why they withhold some of this information. >> absolutely. the reason you don't tell the public all the details is the following, that you want to hold back when you actually find the guy. you don't want him to destroy evidence. what did he use? did he use a knife, a rope, his hands. whatever it might be, you want to be able to at least have the possibility of recovering those things once you find him. >> all right, brad, we hope all the tips that the authorities are receiving are going to lead to something.

thank you very much for your insight. appreciate it, brad. michael? >> all right, thank you, robin. coming up on our big board the latest on david cassidy's condition. the "partridge family" star revealing his very personal health battle. dr. besser is here to talk about that. plus, five days until the oscars and we've got a big secret from behind the big show. we'll be back in two minutes with jess cagle to talk about that. that. out that. our powerful relief now in pill form. it's the one and only cold & flu caplet

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we are back now with our big board and our big boys, dr. besser, editorial director of "people/entertainment weekly," jess cagle is here as well. we're going to start with that health news from, oh, somebody that we really care about. david cassidy, the beloved partridge family star shocking fans revealing that he is battling dementia. this really broke our hearts, jess. "people" magazine had the exclusive of this and saw him recently, david cassidy, forgetting the words to lyrics

to popular songs of his. he was slurring his words, and now this from "people." >> he got the diagnosis a couple of years ago that he was suffering from dementia and he had kept it secret. he was ready to talk about it and be open about it because i think he's going to stop performing pretty soon which is very important to him. and he has a close relationship with his fans. and frankly, i was going to hold this story for a couple of weeks and break it then. we had been working with him. and then over the weekend, he had some trouble on stage. he was very, very worried that people were going to think that he was drunk on stage. he didn't want people to think that and so we moved it up a little and he went ahead and made the announcement. >> it's a very serious thing. and dr. besser, what exactly is dementia and what are the warning signs? >> yeah, so dementia is a brain disorder where you see progressive worsening in memory, in thinking, in behavior, in language. alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia but there are many other kinds. the earliest thing you're going to see are problems with memory,

especially with alzheimer's disease. it's not the old memories. it's learning new things and often it's not the person who picks up on it but family members. it's not just missing an appointment. it's needing to write all those post-it notes and reminders to get through your day. >> we know through the article in "people" magazine he used the word he was in denial knowing it was in his family but in denial like that. that's not uncommon so what do you do if you think you or a loved one is going through something like this? >> first, it's really helpful that he's talking about this because so many people now will look at themselves and their relatives. if you think you have it or someone you know does, they need to get seen right away. there are certain types of dementia that actually have some forms of treatment. there's dementia that's caused from little mini strokes because blood pressure is too high or thyroid is out of whack or you're low in vitamin b12 or you have parkinson's disease. those are all treatable. even if you're given a diagnosis of alzheimer's disease, you can plan for what you want to do while you still can and that's very important.

>> we wish him all the best. >> yes, we do. switching gears, we're counting down to the oscars. control your excitement, jess. five days, five days till host jimmy kimmel and hollywood's biggest stars take to the stage and now we're learning some secrets behind the big show. jess, in a recent interview, the show's producer said jimmy kimmel uses his irreverence to get laughs. it's his first time hosting. >> he is really irrelevant. he is so lovable and a teddy bear of a guy but if you listen to what he says he's pretty sharp. not quite ricky gervais but gets into that territory. the thing is he is so popular and so beloved in hollywood, that there's going to be so much support for him in that room. i think that he really will be sharp and irreverent but still a celebratory evening and community town hall for hollywood. >> there's a lot to celebrate. there's so many great films. but whether it was the super bowl or the grammys and now the oscars, people are wondering political, how political it will become.

>> i'm sure no one will mention trump from the oscars. [ laughter ] they love him out there. >> you get an oscar for saying that and making us believe that. >> no, that will be one of the fun things about it honestly. some people will worry about the backlash because meryl streep took such a hit after the globes and there is kind of a backlash against hollywood speaking out against politics in these award shows. however, that's not going to stop anybody. you have to remember, in the room, in the bubble of hollywood, everybody feels the same way and they're going to feel very safe and they're going to use the platform because when else are you going to have that platform to say what's really important. >> you only have 45 seconds. >> you don't have long. >> a lot of people to thank and say whatever else you want to i say. you've seen all the movies. give me predictions. >> i love the movies. what i want to see win big is "moonlight." i saw it twice. >> thank you. >> i love that movie. i think "la la land" may cash in on a lot. >> you think so?

>> but i love "moonlight." there's a doctor's prediction. >> "moonlight," yeah. >> it's a -- >> can you give a prediction, jess? >> "moonlight" i think will have a good showing. mahershala ali with a writing award. however, it looks like based on all the predictors we know "la la land" will go home the big winner. however, "moonlight" right there, right behind it, and "hidden figures" gaining momentum. >> oh, boy, that moment we had yesterday. >> it was great. >> oh, gosh. thank you both. michael and i will see you on the red carpet. you can join us if you like. oscar preshow. >> just ask. >> we need a doctor. >> we do. coming up, ginger has the story behind these commuters who banded together when a tree took over a highway. coming up "gma's" road to the oscars is brought to you by aquafina sparkling, let your interesting bubble over with aquafina sparkling, simply more interesting. sparkling, simply more interesting. nteresting bubble over with aquafina

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good morning 7:56 i'm reggie, qui. let's head up to the roof where fran frances is right now. we have some rain. >> we're getting some breaks in some of the showers right now. live doppler 7 showing us heavy showers along the peninsula towards pesquadero. light today morning showers, isolated afternoon chance and then breezy this afternoon, as well. for traffic, we've had quite a few sig alerts out there with the wet roads. a new one reported on the benicia bridge and also traffic has been heavy through hayward and 880 and san mu teo bridge. very slow drive times for a lot of bay area bridges, reggie. >> thank you, frances. coming up, the star of "flip or flop" is talking for the

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it's 8:00 a.m. and record rain sparked landslides in the west. levees break and send hundreds fleeing from their homes. >> we had to evacuate in a hurry. you know, i mean, just hurry. >> now, record-breaking heat on the way in much of the country swinging from the midwest up to the northeast. get ready to warm up. a "gma" exclusive this morning. christina el moussa, everyone knows her from the wildly popular show "flip or flop." now for the first time she's speaking out live about her life, her show and what lies ahead. ♪ walking on broken glass you know this house from "the bachelor" but guess who really lives there. we're inside the mansion where hears are broken with the family behind all the roses. ♪ shake your groove thing the beloved giant panda is

packing up and heading out. she's sleeping in this morning. thousands of people about to send her off as she gets ready to go home. ♪ shut up and dance with me we have very special guests here with us morning. the ailey ii dancers are here live and they're here -- >> to say -- >> all: good morning, america. [ applause ] >> good morning, america. great to have everyone here this tuesday morning. we have some great dancers. >> and a dancing tuesday, indeed. we've got the ailey ii dancers and that's who you just saw and we've got two "dancing with the stars" pros that are going to make a big announcement. who could that be? the big reveal coming up. they're returning to the dance floor. >> and we also have christina el moussa is here. she's from the hit show "flip or flop." and she's going to open up for the first time since her very public split from the show's co-host and she's going tell us about her life after their

separation and how they are co-parenting. >> yep, and we are also, as you may have heard, counting down to the oscars this sunday. very excited. we wanted you to take a look at this. this is set designer darren mcclain working away on this year's dolby theatre stage which we hear will be absolutely covered in swarovski crystals and we're excited to tell you that derrick will be helping our team to design our own oscar set. >> really? >> so you can expect us to be sparkling, as well. [ applause ] >> so we have a lot coming up. let's get the morning rundown from amy. we begin with new video trup condemning anti-semitic threats after bomb threats at dozens of jewish community centers after he was widely criticized for his response to the issue in recent days. >> i will tell you that anti-semitism is horrible and it's going to stop and it has to stop. >> you're denouncing now once

and for all -- >> oh of course and wherever i get a chance i do it. >> the president visited the museum of african-american history, calling it a reminder of fighting bigotry and tolerance. authorities arrested three suspects of an alleged plot. the tsa is under fire after the agency waited two hours after a security breach at jfk airport. 11 passengers walked through an unstaffed security check point without being screened. the employees are being disciplined. a dramatic video after a small plane crashed into a shopping mall in australia killing four americans. the flooding in northern california has another storm swamps the region, stranding cars. a levee breach forced up to 500 people to evacuate. the levee is plugged for now.

one of the reservoirs spillway has been opened for the first time in 20 years to ease water pressure. angelina jolie is in cambodia for the world premiere of her new movie about that country's genocide. earlier she spoke to george about adopting her son who was involved in making that film and said her family is healing after her divorce from brad pitt. >> we are focusing on the health of our family, and so we will be, we will be stronger when we come out of this because that's what we're determined to do as a family. >> and jolie added that brad pitt will always be a part of that family. and finally a big star is leaving the u.s. today for china. the giant panda, bao bao, has delighted millions with her antics and just overall adorableness since her birth at the national zoo in washington but i didn't know this, all giant pandas born at the zoo must be relocated back to china before age 4. no worries, though, they packed her favorite food for the journey including 55 pounds of

bamboo, two pounds of apples, two pounds of sweet potatoes and a lot of water. she's going to travel first class in a special crate the size of a double bed. so nothing but the best for bao bao. >> rightfully so. >> that is first class. >> bye-bye, bao bao. >> you were waiting so long to say that. >> no, i wasn't. it just came to me. i'm sad. >> well, hi, hi, lara with "pop news." >> thank you, robin roberts. good morning, everybody. we're going to begin with some news on paris jackson, the daughter of michael, becoming a star in her own right. the stunning 18-year-old gracing the cover of "cr fashion book" which is a style magazine from the former editor and chief of "vogue paris" and inside being interviewed by director lee daniels about her career. she is currently doing some modeling and writing some folk music and she wants to be an actress and she tells daniels if she could have one trait of her dad's it would be his strength and how everything he did was with love and with kindness. "cr fashion book 10" hits newsstands internationally on march 2nd. a great read, you guys. so good to see her doing so very well.

>> absolutely. >> want to say thank you, too. that was an exclusive from cr fashion. 18 years old. she experienced a lot. >> yes, she has. also in "pop news" this morning, paul mccartney and ringo starr have come together for a musical reunion, if you will. the legendary beatles photographed in the studio to record new songs for ringo's upcoming album. looking forward to hearing that. the drummer sharing this photo of the pair arm in arm tweeting thanks for coming over, man, and playing great bass. the former bandmates also joined by eagles guitarist joe walsh who, a little fun fact for you, is ringo's brother-in-law. i did not know that. >> who knew. >> must be fun. that sunday dinner. there they are posing for a shot, talk about a legendary jam session. no word on ringo's album's name though it is said to be released sometime this year. >> got some good cameos on it. [ applause ] >> eagles, man. the eagles, the beatles, all good. finally dnce is giving back

and they rocked at house at my alma mater, penn state, surprising students at the university's dance marathon, the largest college-run philanthropy in the world. joe jonas and his band energizing the crowd who dance for 46 hours straight all to raise money for kids with cancer and, of course, played "cake by the ocean" along with some of their other big songs and a few pop covers by britney and the spice girls and they raised more than $10 million. over the years, $136 million raised. thon is an amazing organization all for kids with cancer. we are -- >> penn state! >> there you go. >> thank you very much. >> that's "pop news." >> and you should be very proud of that. >> i am proud. >> you should. >> thank you so much to dnce for going and helping out and keeping everybody moving. >> i love that song "cake by the ocean." i love it. coming up, our exclusive interview with christina el moussa. the "flip or flop" star here live, but she's opening up about

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we are back now with a "gma" exclusive. christina el moussa, the star of hgtv's "flip or flop," is speaking out for the first time on live tv since she and her husband announced their split. her story is featured on the cover of "people" magazine and we'll speak with christina in a moment but first abc's mara schiavocampo has the latest. >> reporter: they're the couple who transform the neighborhood eye sore -- >> oh, my god. i'm so out of here. >> reporter: -- into a gem. >> this is what is going to sell the rouse. >> reporter: as the stars of

hgtv's hit show "flip or flop", no mess is too big for tarek and christina el moussa. >> the bigger the disaster, the better the makeover. >> reporter: but offscreen the couple announced in december they're calling it quits after seven years of marriage and two children, taylor and braden. >> we have a crazy, busy life and love flipping houses but nothing compares to spending time with our family. >> reporter: last may police responded to the couple's home after receiving a call of a possibly suicidal man with a gun. but the el moussas tell abc news there was no violence and no charges were filed. the latest in several public battles over the past few years. in 2013 tarek was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had his thyroid removed. the couple also reportedly struggling with infertility and they faced complaints surrounding their success path education real estate investment workshops. >> i stand by our product. it's our tools, it's our system, it's what tarek and i do.

>> reporter: now they say they are committed to co-parenting and finishing show production as scheduled, though many wonder what the future of one of hgtv's biggest hits will look like. for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> and we are happy to welcome christina to the show this morning. good morning. [ applause ] hey. and you've gone through so much over the past year, all in the public eye, so how have you been holding up? >> i mean honestly despite everything i'm doing really, really, really good. thank you. >> and you've been going through so much in such a short period of time. tarek's cancer, infertility. how have you both been able to hold it together? >> tarek and i met ten years ago at work and we went through a market crash. like you said, we went through cancer, infertility, you know, and now we're going through a very public divorce, but, you know, despite everything, you

know, our primary focus is and always will be our kids, and, you know, we continue to work together, and there's a lot of, you know, false stories and a lot of hype, but, you know, in the end we're just normal, nice people who just, you know, want to be the best parents and, you know, co-workers that we can be. >> and i know you posted quite a bit of pictures with your kids. you both together with your kids, so how is the co-parenting working out for you? >> it's honestly going really good. you know, our kids are amazing. our son, he's 18 months, he's like literally the happiest kid on the planet. i mean, he's just like always in a good mood and taylor, she's 6 and she's awesome. she actually just won an award at school for being joyful so it just shows our kids are transitioning well. tarek and i are friends and we have a lot of support from our family and, you know, despite everything, you know, that articles show -- >> so the kids are coping well. >> the kids are doing great, really great. >> fans of the show which i'm a

big fan of the show and i've watched it on marathon and fans of the show wondering what's going to happen with the show. we hear the show is going to continue. there may be a spin-off. >> right. >> what's going on with that? >> currently season 6 is on air and tarek and i are filming season 7 of "flip or flop" and we film together three, four days a week, and it's -- you know, we have a great crew. we have so much fun on set and we, you know, we look forward to continuing the show. >> but it's not strange or unusual to work with your spouse going through a -- >> honestly, tarek and i met at work, so we worked together before we ever started dating and it's just -- it's our normal. we also run a seminar company together, success path, and every five weeks we go to vegas together and we're on stage and have a great time and we'll always be working together. >> so, those seminars are going to continue, so that's all going to stay the same, as well? >> yeah, yeah. we have a seminar friday in newport beach. >> and you've also been working on a book and i know a lot of times when you work on a book, it kind of opens you up and you have to relive some things. >> right.

>> you learn some things that you didn't realize you learned. you're working on a book now. anything that stood out that you've learned? >> so i'm in the very early stages. i'm actually like going to get more in depth in the next couple of weeks. i'm so excited. it's going to be just about all the lessons i've learned along the way. everyone has troubles and a lot of people go through divorces and situations, so i just want to let you know the thinks that i've gone through and what's helped me cope. >> well, it doesn't seem like you two have shied from being out in the public with your central naffs and all those things. how has reaction been from your fans aside from what people read in the media, how is the reaction of your fans? >> it's been positive. i get so many nice messages from people that have gone through similar situations and like just the positive outreach has really helped me get through this. >> you know what, we wish you luck and thank you for coming. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> "people" magazine hits newsstands friday and you can see more with christina on the

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back here on "good morning america," you know it's summer in australia, so look at this video. you know, they had a hailstorm. the thunderstorm brings hail and he says, you know what, i'll just go ahead and jump in it. can't feel that good. i wanted to show you this video. so sweet from the national zoo. this is actually live. that's bao bao, the panda, who is leaving today for china just hanging out in a hammock eating some bamboo. awe, right? i heard you guys go awe. hello i'm abc7 news. showers and breezes. we have them this morning they'll weaken this afternoon. now, wednesday through friday, some cool nights. 30s and 40s and dry days. wet weather coming for saturday, sunday and monday. look at today, though. we pulled back the storm impact scale to just one, light. my biggest concerns this morning are urban flooding and power

outages and river flooding. once we get past this afternoon, look at >> right now our exclusive look inside "the bachelor" and "bachelorette" house. you may not realize that the place where all the romance, those rose ceremonies happen is actually a real family's home. abc's nick watt got an exclusive tour inside with the people who live there. >> reporter: ooh. the rose ceremony. that's what this room is for. yeah, but nine months of the year it's also where brothers nick and marshall jr. play pool. yep, a regular family lives here when "the bachelor" or "bachelorette" aren't filming, and they're regular fans with favorites. >> i love chad. >> tell chad this is your house. >> yeah, that's probably the only reason he'd talk to me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: twice a year they move out and stay in a hotel. >> we move everything out. pack it up. >> reporter: everything? >> everything. >> reporter: and their home transformed into this. ♪

>> you're a trouble maker. >> i know. >> i mean, i wouldn't want 25 frisky people staying in my house. >> well, apparently some of them aren't frisky. >> reporter: maybe he hasn't seen some of the pool scenes. >> he's not looking for a girl like that. >> right in front of the -- >> do they drain the pool for you before -- i mean, i hope so. >> no, it's not contaminated. no. >> reporter: marshall also claims he doesn't know who nick chooses this season. i don't believe him. marshall and his wife designed the place over a few bottles of red wine. he is a contractor. built it himself. i'd be tempted to build myself another house and then just use this as a film set, wedding venue. >> got the dirt next door and i've got the plans. i just haven't built it yet. >> reporter: i'd probably come to a bachelor-themed weekend. >> you'd stand right here. >> is this where -- >> you'd be the bachelor. okay. you're standing there and looking at all these beautiful women.

>> reporter: tourists do show up, try to get in. shocked to find it's taped, not live and real people are living here. >> sometimes he's not having it and we got to turn them around. >> wow, we went there. >> how many times, he said, come on in. >> reporter: sometimes he lets fans take a dip in the pool but only sometimes. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, somewhere just outside los angeles. >> thank you, nick. and you can see a new episode of "the bachelor" monday night at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc. and coming up, we've got that big "dancing with the stars" announcement. and we're going inside the legging lab cracking the code to the best pants. stay with us, everybody, on "good morning america." stars" announcement. and we're going inside the legging lab cracking the code to the best pants. stay with us, everybody, on "good morning america."

good morning, it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui. a stunning story out of the south bay. above los lagos where rescuers are searching for members of a homeless encampment. flood waters overflowed. there are reports as many as 40 people got trapped by the water. so far three have been rescued. of course, we'll continue to watch that breaking news. right now, we'll see what the traffic looks like. hi frances. >> a lot of delays out there. a new crash reported in oakland at 23rd. traffic is jammed and approaching both directions.

that north 80/88 stretch is now 51 minutes. that's almost a 30-minute delay.

all right. we're still dealing with some rain in parts of the south bay. could be heavy at times and morning showers to contend with, but it will start to clear up by this afternoon. just a slight chance in the evening and then we have three dry days ahead starting tomorrow. reggie? >> let the celebration begin,

frances. another abc7 news update in 30 minutes and always on our news app at nbc7.com. ♪pp at nbc7.com. all right, welcome back, everybody. i got to say we have a lot of kids. we have a great audience this morning. thank you, guys, for coming in this morning and sharing the morning with us. [ applause ] and we were all gearing up for the oscars. >> we are. >> getting the popcorn ready. so, i think we should do a little oscar trivia. see how well you guys know oscar history, okay? everybody can answer, by the way. this is a family here. >> please do answer. >> are you guys ready? i got just a few questions for you about the oscars. okay, a front-runner this award season, "la la land," is nominated for 14 awards, the most ever, but it shares this record with two other movies. can you name them?

>> i know one of them. >> "titanic." >> "titanic" is one of them. >> that's one. >> "forrest gump." >> nope. >> "forrest gump." >> should i tell you? it's "all about eve." >> oh, wow. >> okay. >> that's from 1951. ah, well. >> so if you can answer that, god bless you. and, okay, we all know -- >> you got it right? >> you got it right? >> i couldn't hear the question but -- >> you were cheating. >> what's the answer? >> chicago? >> oh wow, she already got it. >> don't do that. >> don't read my question. >> she's right. >> yeah, she's right. >> i didn't even ask the question. "la la land" the musical was the last musical that won best picture. there it is. i got one and don't you dare say anything. [ laughter ] lin-manuel is nominated for original song for "moana." he could be the next egot, emmy,

grammy, oscar, tony winner. >> whoopi. >> name other egot besides whoopi goldberg. >> i got it. i got egot. mike nichols is one. >> mike nichols is one. yes, he is. >> wait a minute. >> there are ten -- >> ten more? >> mel brooks. >> mel brooks is one. >> producer and all the stuff he did. >> all i'm going to say, george, the ladies got one each. come on, man. got to represent. >> eight more. i don't know. >> just throw out -- >> robert redford. >> robert -- no, there is one robert, named lopez but not -- audrey hepburn is another one. >> oh, wow. >> marvin hamlisch is another one. >> oh, i knew that. darn it. >> rita moreno. >> oh, there's the list right there. >> there's the list right there. scott rudin. >> john gielgud. >> here we go. >> mike nichols, yeah. >> here we go. >> more? >> i got one more. this is a good one. what was the first animated film to be nominated for best picture? >> ah. >> "fantasia." >> you are so good.

[ applause ] >> go get her, michael. get her, michael. get her. get her. you don't want to mess -- hold him back. hold him back. hold him back. sit down. it's okay. >> that's my generation. the renaissance disney period, i mean like, you know, "beauty and the beast," hmm, you know. >> okay. >> i was about to come over there and check you for a cheat sheet. >> when it comes to oscars, i don't play. i go serious. >> all right. >> we love that. >> we need you on the red carpet. >> are you local? do you live around here? >> yeah, i live in the city. >> okay, come back on monday for our big oscar show. >> if you invite me, i will come. >> you are coming back definitely. >> oscar twice. >> twice. don't have to ask me twice. >> oscar trivia. that's it. you guys did very well. i'm proud of you. >> thank you. >> great job.

>> i hope you love "dancing with the stars" as well. >> i do. oh. oh, my god. oh. laurie hernandez. >> every tuesday. >> we did give her a microphone, didn't we? >> yeah, we did. >> bring it to the table. we told you earlier that we're going to reveal two of our favorite "dancing with the stars" pros who are making a big, much anticipated return to the ballroom, and here they are. maks and peta. yes, yes. [ applause ] >> you know, we cannot talk "dancing with the stars" without ginger. i mean, we need ginger over here for that because i know you've been talking to peta a lot. >> especially with peta. i mean, post-baby, peta and i have been texting and had a couple of conversations and i am right there with her. i'm so proud of her for doing this. and you too, maks. you too, maks. >> peta, are you a little bit nervous? it's been some time since you've

been out on the dance floor, peta. >> yes, it's been some time. i'm definitely a little bit nervous, but i'm very excited to get back, you know. i've definitely missed the dance floor, and i haven't been able to, you know, defend my title with nyle, so i want to get back out there. >> i know you heard her, maks, and i know you're a little bit competitive. just a wee bit. >> i'm also at all not afraid of this one because i don't know if everybody remembers the history, but last time we were together on the same season, i won, so this guy is the champ in the family. ask how many balls she has. >> this is a fresh start. >> we'll see what happens. >> watching your instagrams, i know you two are rehearsing together and starting to get back night. peta, you look great, by the way. i only know -- yes, you do. >> thanks. >> i only know what it's like dancing after a baby because i never danced before that. what's it going to be like?

any different dancing post-baby for you? do you have more movement? you're definitely a sexy mom. >> thank you, thank you. you know, i just want to be healthy and want my body -- it's going to take a little bit longer, i think, to get back up to the fitness that i was doing and had before. but i think it's going to be okay. i'm going to take it slowly and hopefully i have an awesome partner to go through this with so -- >> i know you will. >> yeah. maks, what have you been doing to prepare? dancing with your little baby boy? >> oh, man, it's definitely a special time. i, you know, was always wanting to have kids, never thought it would be like this. you just can't stop staring at this little person and, you know, every little -- you know how parents say every little fart and sneeze is like, my god, so -- just enjoying this. this is the only difficult part about coming back on the show. this time because, you know, it'll just take time away from

being with this dude, but like i said, i just want to make her coming back and winning as difficult as possible and, yes, somebody has to close the competition. >> we'll see about that. >> and i don't know if you guys have plans but i would maybe wait to bring shai to the ballroom. i don't know if you guys remember. we brought adrian straight off a flight from new york. it's great because you can see you in the background in some of these pictures overlooking poor adrian. i know they're going to be about the same age but baby is going to be fine. you guys take care of yourselves. it's going to be such a great experience. [ applause ] >> yeah, it's going to be fun to have him there. >> you can put the nursery right between the two rehearsal rooms. >> right. >> exactly. >> just keep him right there. >> i hope -- >> planning something like that. >> is uncle val helping a lot, i hope? >> no. [ laughter ]

uncle val is waiting for when he can use the baby as some sort of like attracting, you know, leverage. exactly. look, i don't have a puppy. i have a baby now. we got a dog and then he claimed that it was only his. let's hope he's not going to claim my son as his baby. >> no, no. >> i have pictures of that too. because he did that with my kid so i'll tell you it does happen. >> you guys look great. >> good to know. >> so happy for you and so happy that you're coming back to the dance floor. >> yes. >> thank you. >> thank you, guys. >> the new "us weekly" issue featuring maks and peta is on newsstands tomorrow. and we're revealing the full "dancing with the stars" cast right here on "gma" on march 1st. you don't want to miss that. >> next week. next week already. >> yes. >> she's going to come back for that too. >> forget about coming back. she can probably tell us who is on -- >> i bet. >> don't you do it. coming up, we're taking you into our leggings lab. which pair tops the list?

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we have a chance of scattered showers throughout the morning hours. the chance is going to taper as we head throughout >> all right. we're still working on our film out here. lara, we'll go up to you. >> get up here, ginger. that was great. now though we'll talk about some leggings. "good housekeeping" magazine recently did a spread with our anchors tackling our toughest home organizing challenges and now lori bergamotto, "good housekeeping's" style director is here to help us crack something else, the leggings code. >> yes. >> lori, a lot of women, myself included, get up and throw on leggings, whether they're working out or not. so, this is an important test. >> we have answered the call so the "good housekeeping" institute textiles lab tested almost 40 pairs. it takes about two months, and we're testing for things like

fabric durability, opacity. i'm going to show you moisture wicking, comfort and fit. >> we have two. >> so, this is moisture wicking. you know how when you're sweating, you want to feel like you're dry, right? so you see how this is dropping. spreading quickly and fast. that's moisture wicking. a bad example would be like this one, lara. you see how it's just beading up so think about that against your leg, these are obviously inside out, the fabric, just sitting against your leg. >> no fun. >> so we'll test for things like that. also i'm going to come around here. >> this is the stretch test. >> stretch test. so what does that mean? you know when you wear leggings a long time and you have to keep pulling them up? they lose their elasticity. so we do the stretch recovery test and take some -- a swatch of the fabric, measure it ten centimeters then stretch it to 160%. >> then see how it comes back. >> and then after an hour we measure it at 60 -- after two hours we measure it at 60 seconds and then 2 -- sorry then an hour to see how well -- it retains its shape. >> which one has the most recovery. so let's talk about the winners.

40 tested. lots of different tests like those. these are your top three. ready, guys? at number three. >> number three is athleta and what testers loved about these stealth leggings is they had sculpt tech. they felt flattering and kept everything in the right place and -- >> i like that. >> and looked firm. these did great in that. next up is lands' end. yeah, look at oohs and ahs. lands' end is actually a "good housekeeping" seal holder and what these leggings tested so well, lara, is the moisture wicking and the opacity, nice and thick. a couple years ago people were worried you could see through. >> there was a lot of talk about that. >> there was a lot of talk about that, so these tested really well. and they have a reflective design in there so they're great for cycling. >> and your winner, everybody. this is a happy surprise. >> yes, c9 champion at target. guess how much they are? $35 so -- >> won every -- >> they outperformed and people love that they had the mesh so felt trendy so beyond all of the comfort and the fit and all that, they looked really good too. >> right.

>> sometimes you can have something really practical but that looks really great for $35. >> awesome, thank you very much for those. what's happening here? >> if you're not in the tax tiles lab and you're just shopping, how can you find a great pair? you look for flat seams, lara, so this is an example of flat seams. this is an example of raised seams. you don't want these. raised seams can cause irritation and friction which you don't want when you're working out. >> there was one other thing too. >> gusset. look for a gusset. a gusset is this triangular or diamond like thing in the crotch area. good morning, america. but if you don't have that, it'll look something more like this, lara, and that can cause wedgies or things to ride up. >> oh, no. >> and the last thing is the opacity test that we're going to talk about. you can stand in the store and bend your knee really tight. if you can't see through it, it's probably a good indicator that they're opaque. now, if you want to wear leggings not for fitness but to go to work, we love this pair from spanx. just put them in a tunic, bell the waist and get that proportion there. >> great looks.

>> brittany looks great and so go out in american giant leggings, sam has a blousy top. you just want to make sure you're doing an elongated heel to keep the legs looking lean. >> so much great info. who knew? so much goes into leggings. lori bergamotto, we love you. get all the details on leggings on our website. and coming up, the ailey ii dancers. you do not want to miss them performing live on "good morning america." [ alarm weather.eping ] ♪

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you're in for a treat. we're back with one of the world's most talented dancers in ailey ii, the second company of alvin ailey dancers. we are celebrating black history month with a performance from their groundbreaking masterpiece "revelation" but let's talk to troy powell. welcome him. he's their artistic director. you know of what you speak. that was you. >> yes. >> for people who are not familiar with "revelations", tell them about it.

>> "revelations" is an american masterpiece created by by alvin ailey in 1960 at the cusp of the civil rights movement, and he wanted to create a work that celebrated the african-american heritage and the modern dance tradition and we're continuing to celebrate that tradition as well as his legacy all over the world. you can see the alvin ailey american dance theater and ailey ii perform "revelations" on our current national tour. >> tell us about these wonderful young dancers here. >> they are beautiful. they're young but very mature and unique thing about them when the curtain goes up, they're very passionate about telling their story and that's what alvin ailey is about. >> and still is. always. >> right. >> that was you. you were part of -- >> yes. exactly. >> it can happen. >> here is "rocka my soul" from "revelations." take it away. ♪ rocka my soul in the bosom of abraham rocka my soul in the bosom of abraham ♪ rocka my soul in the bosom of abraham oh

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our thanks again to the ailey ii dancers. thank you. and you can see them in "revelations" as part of their

tour through may and we'll keep the conversation going on facebook live. thank you. they did "rocka my soul." thank you. they did "rocka my soul." thank you.

good morning to you, it is 8:59. i'm reggie aqui. we just learned the rescue effort going on in san jose los lagos golf course is now over. five people from a homeless encampment got rescued from fast-rising flood waters after nearby coyoto creek overflowed. we are just done with this rain, frances. tell us there is light at the end of this tunnel? >> we're seeing heavier rain through the south bay and near san jose and the green and the yellow and orange. isolated showers this afternoon, breezy, as well, but drier tomorrow. all right for traffic, of we have had quite a few problems. we'll start with live shot of the bay bridge and accident on the lower deck. not causing too much delay but heavy traffic all around the bay

area with overturned crash on highway 4. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, star of the tv show "girls" and the new film "get out," allison williams. and from the animated film "rock dog," mae whitman. and a member of our studio audience will when a fistful of 50s as we continue our oscar countdown games. plus actor, writer, director, zach braff is kelly's cohost for the day. all next on "live"! ♪ >> announcer: and now, here are kelly ripa and zach braff! [cheering and applauding] ♪