good morning, america. protests break out overnight after the white house rolls back transgender bathroom rights. [ chanting ] >> reversing president obama's guidelines. now this morning jackie evancho, the 16-year-old whose voice soared at trump's inauguration calls for a meeting with the president to stand up for her transgender sister. both speaking out right here on "gma." fire and ice. those record highs from colorado to pennsylvania now heading to the northeast. temperatures nearing 90 degrees down south. people laying on the beach in february and boating in wisconsin. but now the heat making way for a dangerous storm as the upper midwest braces for a big blizzard. voice of a killer. chilling new audio of the man police say murdered those two

teenagers in indiana. >> down the hill. down the hill. >> one of the victims captured this voice and the picture of the main suspect heroically hitting record on her phone in the last moments. they hope the clues will help catch the killer. ♪ and just one ticket, that massive $435 million jackpot, only one winner with those winning numbers somewhere in an american college town. who won one of the biggest powerballs ever? the search to find the luckiest person in america this morning. ♪ just keeps on giving ♪ what is this i'm feeling and good morning, america. happy thursday. it is a good morning for one person in this country. at least one person. >> at least. we'll take a live look at lafayette, indiana. not only that but imagine being a college student who won over $400 million.

>> probably a little early in the week. >> i would be like rodney dangerfield in "back to school." >> i'd hope i was your friend then. more on that in a moment. first we want to get to protests happening over the white house's transgender rights decision and hear from the inauguration singer jackie evancho and her transgender sister in just a moment but first abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the very latest on all of that. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. donald trump campaigned on being a friend of the gay community but so many this morning saying that late night move from the white house here sets back protections for transgender people. overnight, protesters taking their battle cry for transgender rights directly to the white house. [ chanting "shame on trump" ] >> reporter: accusing the trump administration of delivering a major blow. in a late night decision the white house reversed guidelines

issues under president obama, public schools no longer require to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. >> the president has made it clear throughout the campaign he is a firm believer in states' rights and certain issues like this are not best dealt with at the federal level. >> reporter: some calling it just plain wrong and saying civil rights are not confusing. ♪ by the dawn's early light >> reporter: jackie evancho, who sang at president trump's inauguration and whose sister is transgender tweeting, you gave me the honor to sing at your inauguration. please give me and my sis the honor to meet with you to talk transgender rights. the issue even pitting two key members of the president's cabinet against each other. secretary of education, betsy devos, saying, we have a responsibility to protect every student in america. this is not merely a federal mandate but a moral obligation. while attorney general jeff sessions said the department of

justice has a duty to enforce the law adding it remains committed to its protections for all students, including lgbtq students. stuck in the middle, students like gavin grimm, born female, his virginia school district banned him from using the boys bathroom. his case now headed to the supreme court. >> we will not be beaten down by this administration or any. >> reporter: big protests overnight and this includes language requiring schools to protect transgender students from bullying, but, george, this is being viewed as a major setback for transgender rights. >> thanks, cecilia. let's get more from jackie evancho and her transgender sister juliet. thank you both for joining us this morning and, jackie, let me begin with you. we saw your tweet in cecilia's piece. have you heard back from the president. >> i have not heard back that i know of but i'm hoping soon. >> if you get that meeting, what do you want to tell him?

>> i guess i just want to enlighten him on what my sister, i've seen her go through every single day in school and people just like her, what they deal with, the discrimination, it's terrible and i guess i kind of just want him to relook at that. >> and, juliet, what does the president need to know about what you go through every day. >> basically that being at a high school where the policies on the bathroom are unclear, i as jackie has said, i kind of live it every day going through discrimination, i've had things thrown at me. i've had people say pretty horrible things and the unsafe environment is just very unhealthy, so i feel like donald trump needs to know that being in such an unsafe environment

won't do any good for not only the transgenders and the lgbt community but as well as everyone as a whole. >> did your life change when the guidelines came out from the president, juliet? >> so far luckily nothing is very much changed for me. of course, when i heard about it i was very disappointed and i realized that we would need to take action in order to enlighten the administration on everything. >> but has your school overall been protective of you? >> overall, yes. >> and, jackie, of course, you did sing at the inaugural. the president was a big fan. would you sing again? >> most definitely, because the reason why i did sing for the inauguration was not politics, it was for the honor and the privilege to perform for my country and that will stay the

same, i think. >> okay, let's hope you hear from the president, thank you both very much. >> both: thank you. >> let's get more on this from our chief legal analyst dan abrams right here. what's the practical impact of what the president has done? >> instead of viewing this as a civil rights issue, a fundamental question of discrimination where the schools don't have any choice it's now going to go back to them to be able to decide what they want to do but keep in mind there's already a nationwide temporary injunction in place which effectively means this directive from president obama isn't being executed right now anyway. so when it comes to what happens today, is there a difference today, no. is there going to be a difference in the future, yes. >> and eventually this whole issue of transgender bathroom rights almost certain to be decided by the supreme court. >> it's already in front of the supreme court. there's a case, the gavin grimm case which is supposed to be a big case. the problem is that the lower courts were deciding that case based on the president obama directive.

that became an important point, so if you don't have that directive anymore and you don't have the administration defending it in that way you've got a fundamentally different case and so the question now is is the supreme court going to say, wait a sec, if this if the administration's position we're going to send it back to the lower courts and not hear this case that we were supposed to decide till next month but i think in the end it will eventually end up there in some way, shape or form to answer the fundamental question, is this a title 9 violation? is this a civil rights case? if you have different rulings coming from different circuits in the country you're probably going to end up in the supreme court. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. now to republican lawmakers facing angry voters in town halls across the country but the white house dismissing some as professional protesters. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has more on all of that. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, amy. members of congress are home for their first full week of recess

since the president took office and are getting an earful. from their constituents. raucous crowds confronted republicans across the nation from louisiana. >> we are not your enemies. we know you know that you work for us. >> reporter: to new jersey. >> and i'd like to know how you will mobilize the other republicans to push back against this man when he makes delusional statements. >> reporter: anger vented at republicans in congress and president trump over health care and immigration. >> i could tell you three members of my family including me that would be dead, dead and homeless if it was not for aca. >> reporter: in iowa senator joni ernst faced a similar scene protesters following her to her car and in kentucky the top republican in the senate was the target.

>> they're broken down and not getting what you need. if you can answer any of that i'll sit down and shut up like elizabeth warren. >> reporter: some held their own meetings asking questions to cardboard cutouts and empty chairs. president trump dismissed it as so-called angry crowds planned out by liberal activists and referred to so-called angry crowds at these town halls. is he suggesting this is manufactured anger? this is not real anger and real concern? >> i think there's a hybrid there. i think some people are clearly upset. but there is a bit of professional protester manufactured base in there. just because they're loud doesn't necessarily mean there are many. >> reporter: no question liberal groups are encouraging these raucous town halls, moveon.org dubbed this week resistance reset and published the lists of address and times and places for these town hall meetings, but,

george, at several of these town halls you see constituents holding up their driver's licenses to prove that, yes, they are constituents and they are from the local area. >> okay, jon karl, let's talk about this with our chief global affairs anchor, martha raddatz. one of the big issues at the town halls is immigration and the secretary of state and secretary of homeland security down in mexico ahead of protests there, as well. >> that will be a very tough meeting, george. mexico has already said they don't want to be pushed around by america. we can't stress enough how important this partnership is with mexico. third biggest trading partner and have mexico saying we don't want that wall built and we're certainly not going to pay for it so this will be a tough meeting. i think success could be defined by them just coming out and saying they'll try to work together. >> and talk some more in the future. we talked yesterday about the fact that the president asked for a battle plan against isis next week. right now major advance for the iraqi troops backed by american forces there. >> backed by american forces and

have apparently retaken the airport in mosul. that is a huge deal. if you have the airport, you really have the advantage there. but we've got months ahead of us as they try to go into western mosul and we have now learned that there are more americans involved closer to that battle line and, in fact, we have had some wounded. >> we had one general on the ground say he wants even more american troops closer. >> yeah, what they do is gradually go towards the front line, they're with the battalion now, about 700 iraqi forces and they can gradually get closer and help call in air support and feel it's important to have more americans closer. >> okay, martha raddatz, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. we turn now to those storm watches across the midwest while millions enjoy record heat and ginger is outside in times square to fill us in on that. >> good morning. a mild times square this morning. temperature already 44. we're going to tack on 20 degrees, an average high is 43 so already past that.

madison, milwaukee and green bay all hit all-time february record highs yesterday and look at this. the mild air is not done with us. we could see our first 100 of the season in texas. a lot dealing with the mild but don't worry, winter is coming back with a lot of wind and snow parts of nebraska, iowa, south dakota, minnesota have snow on the way and severe weather threat big tomorrow afternoon for indianapolis, detroit and over to cleveland. we'll have much more on that coming up. but, michael, we head back in to you and amy. >> thank you. i know everyone here has been waiting for the 60s. >> i have my day totally planned out. exactly, all right. now to that fiery showdown over the dakota access pipeline and police arresting protesters who refused to leave by the deadline and opponents say they are not giving up their fight and phillip mena has the latest. >> reporter: ten pipeline protesters behind bars this morning. officers taking them down and arresting them wednesday for

refusing to leave this north dakota campsite. >> are being forced out of our home right now. >> reporter: officials warn the area will soon flood and trash and debris left behind will become a hazard to nearby rivers. >> people need to leave for their own safety and it's also about keeping pollution out of the river. >> reporter: since last april the land has been the epicenter in the fight against that 1,200 mile dakota pipeline that will run oil from north dakota to illinois. opponents say the pipeline will disturb sacred native american sites and pollute the water supply but the pipeline company says it's safer and cheaper than using trucks or drains. at its peak it drew thousands of activities including celebs like susan sarandon and pharrell williams. this morning less than 100 protesters defiantly remained. >> i'm not trying to get arrested and i'm not a criminal. >> reporter: the deadline passed at 2:00 p.m. wednesday. by then some had begun torching

their camp. one of those fires burning out of control injuring a 7-year-old boy and teenage girl. the next moment will come later this morning when officers will again attempt to clear the campsite and police say they hope to make that happen without anyone else getting hurt. george. >> let's hope so. okay, phillip, thanks very much. >> an off duty officer fires a gun at teenagers. good morning kayna. >> reporter: the entire thing captured on cell phone video and going viral. prompting hundreds of demonstrators to gather to protest the violence, even vandalizing the officer's house and calling for his arrest. overnight protesters taking to the streets at anaheim, california. clashing with officers. at least two dozen arrested in

demonstrations after this video showing an off duty police officer firing a shot near a group of teens. the video begins with an argument in progress. police reporting that there have been ongoing issues between the officer and the teens who walk on his property. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the man in the plaid shirt in the midst of a confrontation with a teenage boy. as the two struggle with arms locked, the crowd is gathering when two teens step in, one pushing the officer over some hedging. >> just saw a guy holding a little kid. i wanted to help the kid. >> reporter: the officer reaches for his weapon. and fires a shot. no one was injured but the boy's mother spoke out about the incident to kabc. >> what if that bullet would have been -- i don't know. a couple inches closer? >> reporter: police arrive on the scene and begin questioning the officer and teen. >> during that confrontation a

13-year-old male made a threat to the off duty officer that he was going to shoot him. >> reporter: this morning the l.a.p.d. placing the officer on administrative leave while they investigate. tensions in the community remaining high as many protest the incident. >> and this morning we're learning the mother of one of the boys says that her son threatened to sue the officer for grabbing him, not shoot him. los angeles police chief says he plans on reviewing this case himself. george. >> all right everybody. now to that big news. about that $435 million powerball jackpot. one lucky winner matched all six numbers and the winning ticket was sold at a gas station in lafayette, indiana, which is the seventh largest jackpot in powerball history and if the winner chooses a lump sum payment what do you think they get? $250 million. yes, you can see it.

you spoiled it. $250 million is not bad at all and the odds of winning are 1 in $292 million. >> if some student quickly changes their major to finance maybe that will be a clue. >> it could be them. >> or runs out of town. >> or drops out of school. there's that too. we've got a lot to talk about weatherwise. a big snowstorm headed to the midwest. >> i know what this guy would do. he would fix his house. look at this. a landslide brought snow shoving it into his home, but it is that storm amy was just mentioning watching not only for the blizzard potential but hefty accumulation, could be one of the biggest of the season. relative snow drought in the great lakes and midwest. you could see locally a foot or more. i wanted to quickly hit on this again. damaging wind and rotating supercells could be in there. ft. wayne, you're in there.

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size of earth have been spotted surrounding a dwarf star. at least three are believed to be able to support life. very exciting. >> not that far away. >> 40 light-years. >> we'll get more on that. >> 40. that sounds farther away. >> okay. in scientific terms that's really close. >> we move on to a new development in the case of the two teens killed. while hiking in indiana. police have released a recording from the cell phone could be the killer's voice. alex perez has the story. >> down the hill. >> reporter: the voice is chilling and this morning indiana investigators believe it could help them track down whoever murdered 13-year-old abby williams and 14-year-old libby german. >> down the hill. down the hill. >> reporter: that distinctive voice, police say, is the killer ordering the girls to move down a hill. authorities are playing the short clip in a loop. here's another listen. >> down the hill, down the hill. down the hill. >> we think there is enough there someone would recognize

that voice and we want that person to call us. >> reporter: the girls' bodies were discovered valentine's day at the foot of a hill near the nature trail in delphi and authorities have been hunting for this man who they call the main suspect in the case. investigators revealing the new audio and that image came from libby's phone. it's unclear if the voice belonged to that suspect or another man. in her last moments libby managed to hit record? she is a hero because she had the presence of mind to -- she didn't feel comfortable about something and turned on her video camera. >> reporter: they disappeared february 13th after a relative dropped them off for a hike. libby even snapchatting this pic of abbey on a railroad bridge near the trail and investigators hoping libby's valiant effort to record her alleged killer will lead to a tip and an arrest. >> you see even with technology we need human intelligence, in other words, we need you. >> reporter: tributes to the girls turning up across the town. back at that bridge a makeshift memorial now growing as this

community waits for an arrest. >> it's just very frightening. kids just can't go out and be kids anymore. >> reporter: for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news, delphi, indiana. >> thanks, alex for that and bring in nancy grace and brad garrett, former fbi special agent. nancy, let me begin with you. boy, what presence of mind for libby to be able to hit that record button. >> you're absolutely right and, remember this, i know that they are saying there could be another accomplice but think about it. when she sees this guy coming across that train trestle as i call it's the same train trestle where she snapped her friend and posted it on snapchat. she had to be suspicious of him because she took a picture then. she took that picture. that's where it came from. and we hear that muffled down the hill. down the hill. why was it muffled? because i think she put it in her pocket. now, they're only releasing a portion of it? why? there's something on there they

don't want us or the perpetrator to hear. for all i know it could have been the attack on the girls or their murders. they are not releasing to spare the family but there's more proof on that video. >> but, brad, investigators do want the public to hear that voice. >> they do, george. >> they certainly do and it loops over and over. >> they do, george, because they got to humanize the case as much as possible. this is an awful crime. there are people out there that have pieces of information, an aunt, an uncle, a relative and trying to hook them to make a call. >> i don't think it's a relative, george. i'll tell you why. because if i've seen the picture and i've heard the voice and you've seen the picture and you've heard the voice, certainly her family has. her friends have. schoolteachers, the community, certainly if it was connected to her, if they knew them and don't hear the perps say their name in the audio they would have identified this person. so that leaves us with this.

this is a town of about 3,000 people, about 75 miles southwest of indianapolis. who would be there on foot? what other ways can you get into that forest? are there cameras? is there a way to determine if this person is a transient walking through? and did they go straight from the train trestle down the hill to their deaths? i think that they did. >> brad, does your gut tell you this was a targeted killing or chance encounter? >> you know, if you listen to the state police yesterday, george, the inference was they think at the very least he spotted them, followed them and did his thing or i should say they. there is the possibility, i suppose, it's another person and that even may be the other person's voice we hear down the hill. >> okay. brad garrett and nancy grace, thanks very much. amy. coming up, the former team usa gymnastics doctor being called a monster charged with assaulting female athletes for years. one of his alleged victims is speaking out next on "gma."

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we are back with that shocking gymnastics scandal. a longtime team usa doctor now charged with sexual abuse allegedly targeting multiple young gymnasts and abc's paula faris is here with that. good morning. paula. >> good morning. these sexual assault charges are rocking the gymnastics world. larry nassar was team usa's doctor in four olympics treating the sports' biggest stars and now the former michigan state doctor is now being called a monster and could spend the rest of his life behind bars. this morning larry nassar a top sports doctor who treated olympic athletes is facing 22 criminal charges of sexual abuse. >> young women athletes who came to him for medical treatment instead dr. nassar preyed on these young girls. >> reporter: nassar is now accused of assaulting nine female gymnasts in michigan, two under the age of 13. >> this guy is despicable.

this guy is disgusting and he's a monster. >> reporter: nassar who was already facing multiple other child abuse charges was the team usa gymnastics physician. he treated some of the sport's biggest stars. you can see him here helping kerri strug in this iconic moment after she injured her ankle vaulting in the '96 olympics. dozens of female athletes going back to 1996 say he abused them behind closed doors under the guise of medical treatment including 2000 bronze medalist jamie dantzscher. >> when he first did the procedure we'll call it i was either 13 or 14. >> reporter: she says she went to dr. nassar for help with back pain when she says he assaulted her. >> i never questioned dr. nassar's treatment. so for me i get upset because i don't -- i look back and i don't know how i wasn't uncomfortable but just being a kid and being a little girl and being in such an

intense environment i trusted dr. nassar. >> nobody questioned it because he was a doctor and the girls looked at it and said, well, he must be doing the right thing because everybody tells me he's a world renown doctor. >> reporter: dantzscher says the high-stakes culture of gymnastics is partly to blame under the leadership of bella and martha karolyi named in a separate lawsuit by a gymnast who alleges dr. nassar abused her at the karolyis' famed training ranch. in text. texas. >> they created an atmosphere with intimidation, fear and control, you know, we weren't really allowed to talk. they controlled what we ate. >> reporter: the karolyis telling "gma" they denied the existence of a toxic environment, in addition, the karolyis were never aware that dr. nassar would be performing any procedures which are now the subject of the present litigation. questions now arising about how this doctor had access to some

of the most elite young athletes in the country for so many years. >> yes, usa gymnastics won all these olympic gold medals but what are they worth if this is how they were abused and treated? >> what were they worth? the michigan attorney general says they'll seek the longest possible sentence against larry nassar, just to give you a sense, each charge is punishable by up to life in prison. he is expected to be arraigned this morning, not commenting on the latest charges but has pleaded not guilty to prior charges of sexual abuse. usa gymnastics says they are outraged by the allegations and cooperating fully with the authorities. >> it is a horrific story and unfortunately, stories like this usually produce more victims than originally thought. is that what authorities are anticipating? >> they certainly are and the michigan attorney general is urging others to come forward. jamie dantzscher says it's part of the healing process to come forward. we want to effect positive change but michigan authorities say they're investigating 80 claims. that number is growing. every passing moment to give you a sense of where we are.

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the passenger pays a small fee and they will take them from point a to point b and this is something that they've been testing out. now they're expanding the program and it's definitely something that uber has to think about right now because waze has 80 million users on a daily basis who are using their app and might think it is a good idea for them as well. >> what kind of damage could this do, google's ride-sharing service do to uber's bottom line. that's the big question. >> everybody wants to know. uber has been this exponentially company. if you look at the prices, it's a lot cheaper to take the waze app than the uber app. from a trip from california from oakland to san francisco it runs you $10.57. the same trip from oakland to san francisco using waze is $4.50. now, those prices as we -- as this app rolls out in a bigger way they could change a bit but it's cheaper to use waze than it is to use uber but waze points out this is a different service.

this is commuters using their services, not professional drivers. >> that is a pretty big difference and comes at a time when uber is under fire including the sexual harassment allegations. >> the delete uber campaign. this is certainly an opportunistic time for google to use waze to get bigger into the market but keep in mind google invested very early in uber so they definitely want uber to succeed as well. as far as that investment is concerned. >> they win no matter what. >> exactly. they're a winner on both sides of this, exactly. >> all right, thank you. and, you know, next up we'll talk about "planet earth." it is back and more stunning than ever. the new installment of the groundbreaking nature series, "planet earth ii" is snagging record-breaking ratings with its revolution technology capturing mind-blowing images and its executive producer is joining us now. mike, we have to say congratulations first off and, second, this is incredible, incredible achievement by you and your team.

how hard was it to capture all this footage to make this film? >> well, you say three years. it's more like five years. i think when you add all the time up. it is hard because you just have to go to the four corners of the planet. you can't show things that people have seen before. they want to see new things. that means real endeavor, real ambition so i think it was about 50 different countries, 47 different countries, about 140 different filming expeditions and thousands and thousands of hours, days in the field waiting for animals to do what we want them to do. we don't use scripts. >> what's so hypnotic you get it from the animal's perspective so often. it's got to be so difficult to get that close. >> well, the real breakthrough i suppose has been the technology we've been able to apply to the series and that's often what drives the innovation and the revelation in these shows. we got very excited about some new technology which is kind of miniaturization and take the

cameras off the tripod and get them down in the world of the creatures and that sometimes means putting them in the hands of a hang gliding pilot and snow leopards were running for 16 months but only having that technology you can get both close and that sort of super intimate immersive experiential view. >> 16 months trained on the snow leopards. that's incredible. >> yeah, well, we had to use -- only way to film that is using these remarkable remote cameras because if you put a cameraman close, the snow leopard would just disappear and they're so secretive so we had to find particular places we knew they'd come and put cameras out and the snow leopards film themselves. once they come into the range of the camera the camera switches on and then films them and if you get the positioning right you get amazing footage and extraordinary stories of their lives. >> sounds like a great exercise in patience to say the least but for you, mike, what was the most

incredible moment of -- i'm sure you watched a lot. what's the most incredible moment for you in this six-part series? >> that's always hard. like trying to choose your favorite children. obviously the snakes and iguana filmed in the galapagos was amazing. i've done this for nearly 30 years and never saw that amount of natural drama. i think actually if i had to choose one today anyway would be the snow leopard, they are a kind of holy grail and so difficult to film because they're so secretive, so remote. and to be able to show the audience the world that these animals live in, the struggles they face and the wonderful biology of them and natural history of them i think that's got to be one of the great achievements. david who is the narrator doing it for 60 years says he's written snow leopards into his script dozens of times and always had to cross it out. >> you opened up the world for a lot of us. thank you very much, mike. and "planet earth" airs on bbc

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. protests break out overnight. now the 16-year-old whose voice stunned at the inauguration stands up for her transgender sister and calls for a meeting with president trump. bitter battle. lisa marie presley faces off with her estranged husband in court and where are their 8-year-old twins? why her mom priscilla has taken temporary custody of elvis' granddaughters. are you a morning person or a night owl? the new link revealing how when you eat could help you be healthier and lose weight. is it time to shift things up? ♪ and are you ready for the oscars? the secrets you can steal for planning the perfect sunday bash. how to roll out the red carpet

for your guests without breaking the bank. all that and tory johnson is here with big discounts on her oscar inspired "deals & steals" to turn you into a star. and they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america. >> good morning, everyone. good morning, america. good morning to all of you right here. welcome. welcome to our home on a thursday morning. [ applause ] >> and we are counting down to oscar sunday all week long. tory is here helping us get red i with her "deals & steals" that are all up to 70% off. >> wearing nice jewelry. one of our favorite pre-oscar tradition, the nominees before they were stars, everybody. remember this clip. ryan gosling and justin timberlake performing together on "the mickey mouse club."

both nominated and both at the big show on sunday. >> they're wearing their father's clothes, right? >> we've got more great before they were star moments coming up. that was just one. a lot of star, a lot of tape. going -- i don't know if they'll be embarrassed by it but we don't care. >> they're like, look at me now baby. we've been hinting at this all week. yesterday we were all can we, can't we? we are throwing our first ever post-oscars party. it's a live tv event. really exciting like never -- anthony anderson will co-host it with me. i'm so excited. he is so funny and somehow we have secured the place that every single star goes to with their academy award, the governors ball and will be right outside. hopefully not a glass of champagne or two.

tex to the bar getting great interviews so you do want to check it out after the oscars on sunday night, i cannot wait. >> that's going to be so much fun. >> the secret is -- >> are you going to be on "good morning america" the neck morning? >> and "good morning america," we get up -- the show starts at 4:00 a.m. so the after-party begins and you'll see me hallucinating on "gma." >> it'll be a great "pop news" that morning. >> yeah. >> many pops. >> we have to get the morning rundown. >> we know you can do it. good morning, everybody. we do begin in california where a major protest erupted overnight. at least 24 were arrested during the demonstration against an l.a. police officer who opened fire on a group of teenagers. nour, the dispute in question happened here outside the officer's home. police say a 13-year-old threatened to shoot the officer but the boy's mother says her son threatened to sue him, not to shoot him.

nobody was hurt but a criminal investigation is under way. and the other big story this morning protests outside the white house after president trump rolled back federal protections for transgender students. this morning, a woman who sang at the president's inauguration is speaking out on this particular issue and our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has more. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: paula, good morning to you. this move by the white house reverses guidelines that allowed transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice. now, overnight those protesters here called this a major blow to equality but the white house says this is an issue that should be decided by individual state, not by the federal government. earlier on "gma," the teen who sang the national anthem at president trump's inauguration joined her transgender sister appealing to the president to reconsider. >> i guess i just want to enlighten him on what my sister, i've seen her go through every single day. >> donald trump needs to know that being in such an unsafe

environment won't do any good for not only the transgenders and the lgbt community but as well as everyone as a whole. >> reporter: the move requires schools to protect transgender students from bullying but this is being called a major setback for transgender rights. >> certainly is, cecilia, thank you for your reporting from the white house this morning. also this morning, more anger at town halls held by republican lawmakers. crowds booing demanding to know what will replace obamacare it's repealed. the white house says paid protesters are behind some of this. iraqi forces have reportedly seized control of the airport in mosul. this is a major step in recapturing the city from isis. mosul is the last isis stronghold in that country. and in medical news the state of your health might depend on whether you're a

morning person or night owl. a new study found night owl, if you are one you consume more fat and sugar and tend to have less consistent meal times which could lead to weight gain and other problems. finally a warning for men that strenuous exercise may indeed ruin your sex life. this is a new study and it finds that frequent high-intensity workouts can lead to lower libidos. researchers don't yet know how much exercise is too much so the best advice might just be to skip one or two or maybe all of the workouts and spend more quality time with your significant other. this is why so many women love the dad bod. >> are you taking notes, michael? >> no, no, no. i'm erasing the workouts off my calendar. >> guys just -- >> michael, don't do that. you're the exception, michael. >> paula, you dug into that story with such relish.

>> yes. my husband loves to go to the gym but i think he's the anomaly in this study, guys. >> whoa. >> tmi thursday. >> thank you, paula. your edition of "pop news" now. [ cheers and applause ] >> something new every day on "gma." we'll begin with rihanna. she turned 29 earlier this week. happy birthday and landed her 30th top ten hit on the billboard hot 100 and now she has secured an even bigger honor. harvard announced they will give her their humanitarian of the year award and well deserved. the institution -- congratulations. really impressive reading about rihanna and all she's done recognizing her for several philanthropic deed, the construction of a state-of-the-art oncology and nuclear medicine hospital in her

home country of barbados, paid for it and created a scholarship for many students from the caribbean attending schools here in the u.s., pays for it and she has supported a program that advocates for the education of girls in developing countries around the world so well done. [ applause ] >> she really is a phenomenal person. >> she really is. >> all the good she's done and only 29. >> 29 and 30 top tens. more to come. also in "pop news" this morning, michael, i know you're a big fan of -- >> coldplay. >> so you'll love this story. you guys like coldplay? chris martin? he's been on "gma" many times. the chainsmokers have come up with another catchy pop tune that will surely be a hit due in large part to their partner and that would be coldplay and brought down the house at the 2017 brit awards performing it

called "something just like this." take a listen. ♪ throw me a rose ♪ but i'm not the kind of person that -- she said where do you want to go ♪ >> that voice is just mesmerizing. >> i listened it to this morning. >> already downloaded it this morning. the hit making deejays and chris martin put on quite a colorful show and jumped into the crowd that brought the house down and single and performance were kept under wraps until they dropped the song which again added to the element of surprise. what a party. and then finally, for those of you men out there who don't have a lot of hair, want to remember, in japan there is honor in baldness. [ applause ] i see a big smile. >> the man. >> and i want you to know, i want you to look at this. completely smooth head is

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and we are back with the latest on lisa marie presley's divorce. she's facing off with her soon-to-be ex-husband in court. mara schiavocampo is here with the story. good morning, mara. >> reporter: good morning. that split is getting very nasty. the couple ending their marriage after ten years. now they're squaring off in court. he's asking for spousal support and she's saying no way and their kids are caught in the middle. this morning, a california judge ordering lisa marie presley to pay part of her estranged husband's legal fees. in this photo taken by dailymail.com. presley is seen leaving court answer after that judge ordered her to pay michael lockwood $50,000 in legal fees. half of what he was seeking and the judge postponing a ruling on spousal support as the couple

battle it out over money. lockwood wants the couple's postnuptial agreement tossed and is asking for $40,000 a month. her lawyer reportedly telling lockwood to get a job saying he doesn't seem to think he has an obligation to earn money. >> he signed a postnuptial agreement when they got married that says that he waives, that means he gives up all support so now he is trying post facto to try to get a piece of her cash. >> reporter: there was no mention on wednesday of the brewing custody battle over the couple's 8-year-old twin daughters seen here with lisa marie and priscilla presley at a local graceland tribute. priscilla clarifying their whereabouts on her facebook page showing photos thanking fans for their support and saying the girls have been with me and will be until all this is sorted out. meanwhile, officials continue to investigate the explosive allegations made by lisa marie.

in court documents, she claims her estranged husband had a collection of hundreds of inappropriate photos of children and says as a result, he is now facing allegations of sexual abuse and neglect. >> right now it's only about money. there is a completely separate court case going on that is determining who should have custody. >> reporter: now, lockwood has not been charged with a crime but officials confirm they are investigating. his lawyers call presley's claims highly sensationalized and inaccurate. back to the money as for claims of wealth presley says she's in debt and has to borrow money from friends. >> that's a surprise. >> she has a big inheritance from the trust fund from elvis so a lot of money to be sorted through. coming up, "deals & steals." tory is here with a little oscar inspiration. [ applause ] ♪ to seven days, for free. you come in when it's convenient i know this because i'm from seven days in the future.

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good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> i'm natasha zuv es. >> good morning, and after a pretty quiet start we do have a couple issues to talk about including this one here. this is not frozen. that's stopped traffic westbound side of the richmond san rafael bridge. you can see emergency crews coming through as well. we have a crash reported right around the midspan. that's blocking the left lane right now. minimal delays on our drive times but those will be climbing quickly. >>

good morning. our freezing temperatures are over for today but they'll return tomorrow morning. 35 is as cold as we get in santa rose is a. we're 45 in oakland, san jose, san francisco, 44. showers along the coast will fade away be gone by 10:00. check this out, the entire bay area out of the drought. in fact, just a little pocket of severe drought down to our south. 66% of the state now drought free. my accuweather seven-day forecast. you'll see that we have a chance of light showers saturday, sunday and monday. >> mike, thank you. we'll have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app.

you can join reggie, mike, al alexis jessica and me. ♪lexis jessica and me. [ applause ] welcome back to "gma." welcome back to our great thursday morning audience. we have a lot to get to. >> we got a lot to get to and i i want to start out about talking what will happen in the future. george, if i knew that i would have won the lotto, okay. so how many of you have ever been to a fortune teller? anybody up here? >> i've been to a tarot card reader. same -- >> i'm afraid to go. >> you're afraid to go? >> i'm with you. >> it's very interesting you say that because there was a study published in the psychological review that most people think that ignorance is bliss. >> yeah, i do. >> people do not want to know the future. >> i wouldn't want to know like what's the destiny or --

>> is there something i can do about it? then i would want to know. >> i do read my horoscope every day. >> i do. >> i will admit that. that's just like what's going to happen today. >> i stopped reading horoscopes when i got married. >> the way you said that like i just gave up. >> no, no. >> he got what he was looking for. >> but i'm curious, is there anything you would like to know the future about? >> oh, gosh, that my kids would be okay. happy and healthy. >> you are wanting to -- would you want to know regardless? you don't know if -- >> right. then i would be dreading it. >> i only want to know if i can do something about it. >> exactly. >> that's a great answer. >> yep. >> 85% to 90% of people wouldn't want to know about upcoming negative events. only 1% of people consistently wanted to know what the future was going to be, and it goes to

show that 88% say they do not want to know when they're going to die. 87% don't want to know if their marriage is going to end in divorce. you know, even 90% say they don't want to know when their partner is going to die. like people don't care about the future. >> no, any of that. >> it sounds very bleak. but it's really not. >> the one i love the most, 77% of people didn't want to know the outcome of a football match. [ laughter ] >> well, that's not practical. you could bet on it. >> if you did know the future there's something you can change like "back to the future," you think you would try to change it? >> we all know from that movie, you're not allowed to. >> that's true. >> all right. >> how about this, how many of you all dread cleaning up after your kids? yes, right. okay, so all of us do. >> why do we all do it is the question. >> that is something a mother is

posing saying embrace the mess. it destresses your life if you just allow your kids to destroy your house. she says just letting that happen is actually her key to sanity because we all have these pinterest perfect lives or pretend we do. the reality is it's exhausting to constantly be cleaning up. i have to admit, i am a crazy neat freak and so i did spend -- and my kids are older now. they make different kinds of messesk but i was one of those moms who was constantly trying to clean up and it's incredibly stressful. >> the mess is stressful to me. >> no fun until it's done. that's what i used to always say. is that bad? >> such a tough mom. >> come on, kids. >> clapping but everybody is like -- >> how is that working out? >> my kids learned something from this. i think there's something to it and they say kids learn better and play better when they can get messy. >> clean it up yourself. >> i definitely let the kids clean it up. >> you learn from kids about patience and about letting go. i think that's one thing i learned from my kids just kind of letting go and now they're

older, they clean up after themselves. i'm like you, george -- >> clean up, clean up, remember singing that song to your kids. >> it used to work. it doesn't work anymore. >> now they sing a different song back at you. >> again, tmi thursday. right here. [ applause ] getting closer and closer to the oscars. this is a lot of fun. this is part of throwback thursday. we're going to go back to the early days of some of the nominees before they were stars and the first one is a nominee for best supporting actor this year. let's see if you can guess. >> what makes you think there are more explosives? you heard that man. they're numbered. he would know if there were any more down there. >> there was an extra one. joey found it someplace. >> was there a timer on it with a kind of switch? >> yes, just like the ones in the boat. >> you guys know?

>> jeff bridges. >> i did not know. >> i didn't know. >> he was with his father too. >> lloyd bridges. >> with his father. so that kind of gave it away. >> he does look kind of exactly the same. >> those great eyes. >> let's take a look at the next one. the next one, best actress nominee this year. >> yeah, yeah, yeah why should we lose it ♪ >> is it natalie portman? >> no way. >> just at the end you could tell. >> wow. >> she's been working a long time too. that was a recycling psa. another best supporting actress nominee and this is a 2003 commercial. >> corn bisque or corn chowder. >> franks and beans or sloppy joe. >> so. >> so. >> so. >> what'll it -- >> what'll it be? >> sweet onion teriyaki. >> that is so funny. octavia spencer. >> octavia spencer. >> not that long ago.

no. >> my goodness. >> oscar winner. >> so good in that movie. >> amazing job. >> in that commercial, what do you think? >> she was. >> okay. i didn't even know this movie, the movie "remember the titans." denzel washington. we know he's nominated but there's another nominee in that movie, as well. >> bertia, no, huh. until that time we go to three a day practices. you continue to ignore each other we'll go to four a day practices. >> wow. >> he's guy number three. >> yeah. >> you know what, he's dancing in "la la land." ryan gosling. >> wait. what? >> oh, my gosh. >> there he is. >> he's dancing there. he's got his moves. these are fun. i love this. >> that's all we got. thanks, you guys. >> we will be back with mary-louise parker and "when we rise" creator dustin lance

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that's where my mom grew up so that's why i wanted to get you on there. dallas, texas, will be in the mid-80s. they have seen 12 days in the 80s. they haven't done that ever before in the winter and look how beautiful it is there at the dallas arboretum. that mild air is going nowhere. check out the highs for today. 20 plus degrees above average, detroit at 64. now with this, of course, comes that cold air behind and something we didn't get to mention when you have those two coming together, a lot of wind so the fire danger is high especially west of dallas out to oklahoma. not as nice but, you know, good stuff. all right. thank you good morning. check out all this sunshine. that will be a little bit cooler than average, low to mid-50s this afternoon. we should be in the low to mid-60s. even colder tonight with frost in the in this weather report brought to you by las vegas. lara. >> thank you so much, ginger.

>> we're here with mary-louise parker and executive producer dustin lance black, their powerful new abc miniseries "when we rise" traces the 50-year history of the gay rights movement. we're going to show you a clip right now and in it a social activist is calling her sister to share some wedding news. >> diane and i are getting married. i mean, depending on what the courts say. >> right. right. well, i'd like to come. >> so that was mary-louise parker as roma guy. congratulations. i heard you guys talk. you haven't seen the miniseries. >> i didn't see that part of it, no. >> how did this all come to be. four years in the making. >> yes. >> real passion project for you? >> very much so. i mean i will never forget the day that i heard abc was

interested in doing an lgbt history project. i mean, abc was the station i was allowed to watch unattended in my southern christian conservative home, right? it's the station that's always told family stories and i thought, oh, my goodness, this is finally a chance for me to be able to introduce my lgbt family to my southern family, and i figured it's about time. >> it's amazing. >> it is amazing and bragging on you a little bit, lance, you won an oscar for writing "milk." everybody, so, we've got some great writing chops here. >> my son last night said, he won an oscar? he looks awfully young to have won an oscar. >> yeah, agreed. agreed to your son. let's talk about roma guy, lesbian, social justice activist. what was it like for you to play her and to meet her? >> such a luxury to have her there and she was so generous with me and i feel so privileged to be a part of it and feel like this story -- this is such a remarkably moving show and the deep humanity of this handsome man comes across in every frame.

every frame. >> you have -- you said that one day mary-louise walked out on the set and you said who is this beautiful woman and another example of how you disappear in your roles. woof avenue seen it happen in "fried green tomatoes" and "weeds." is it true you didn't recognize her? >> this entire show she's wearing much shorter hair, right and she's gotten herself into this roma guy persona and then -- and i would show up and you were already ready to go. i would go home and you were going back to the trail story get undone so near the end of production, yes, you came walking -- i didn't even tell you this. you came walking towards me and i said, oh, my god, who is that gorgeous babe and i was like, wait. that's the actress i've had the privilege and pleasure of working with for the past few months. >> that's pretty nice. >> it was mary-louise. >> how is this different from anything we've even on tv? >> well, i just don't think

we've ever seen a popularized easily accessible version of lgbt history. and it goes beyond that. i mean that's how it's being pitched and discussed right now but you got to realize it's called we, not when lgbt rise, it's called "when we rise" because it goes beyond that. these are characters, these are real people who have worked for women's equality and black civil rights in this country and for the peace movement and they understand the interconnectedness of all social justice movements and i'll say this loud and clear, one good thing about the internet is we all know that we're minorities, everyone in here is a minority in one way or another. it just depends how you slice that pie. every single person in here has an investment in that we in making sure our neighbors are being treated equally. >> yep. [ applause ] >> it's just so remarkable to be a part of. >> it really was. i just feel so ridiculously

spoiled and i think honestly if it had happened and i wasn't a part of it, i would have just -- it would have just made me cry and to think -- >> i would have never let you not be a part of it. you were my dream actress for this role. >> remember when we did "long-time companion" and that seemed so monumentally ground-breaking it at the time and to think this is happening now and he had the wisdom and the perspicacity to put it in a venue like abc where people will see it and the lesbian story which really hasn't been told on certainly not the way it intersects with, you know, gay men and the aids crisis, it's just -- it's an event and i hope people will see it in any possible way -- >> i love what -- >> if they make it an event. sit down with your friends i feel like. >> i love what lance just said. it happens to be one sort of facet of the characters but that's a layer. these are stories about people. >> it's everyone. it's everyone. >> really looking forward to seeing it and you're getting married. >> yes.

>> to a diver. i was a diver. >> tom daley. >> that's right. >> when are you getting married? >> he got me this sweater. that's why i'm wearing this sweater. hi, tom. >> congratulations, we'll be rooting for you and rooting for this project and love seeing you as always. >> thank you so much. >> best to the kids, the family. and, everybody, please check it out, "when we rise" premieres monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. coming up, we'll tell you how to host a great oscar party

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love, oscar? yeah, so do we. tomorrow the oscar preparty is on "gma" with robin and lara live in hollywood, plus a secret first look at what they'll be wearing and wolfgang will be cooking things up. >> no one does oscar like "gma" and if they say they do, they're lying. ♪ we are back now on the road to the oscars and i get to give

you guys a front row backstage pass with the big winners come sunday. and ginger is going to be hosting an amazing party. she's got great tips to plan your own without spending big bucks. a party on your couch? >> that's right. you gallivant in your gowns and do your thing in l.a. i'll hold it down right here in new york city and you get to come. we'll do a facebook live but a diy party. you may want to do one of your own. i'll do the oscars a lot like you do from the couch, real comfy but i want a party and want to glam it up. a real oscar party. >> did someone say party? >> here to help is my friend francesco, design, entertainment, basically a life guru. first up, decor. >> you don't have to break the bank. good tip here, go into your holiday bags and get all that red and gold and seasonal stuff, gold charger, maybe some gold votives and, of course, floral. and i went in your cabinet and found gold cupcake wrappers. we're just going to press them on and turn them into

name card and every oscar party needs its own oscar. we got this action figures. all i did was rip the arms off this guy and you had a base underneath your sink. glued it on and a fresh base coat and voila. >> it's amazing. >> next we'll do a quick furniture flip by turning a dresser into a bar. >> so we'll layer it first like this. can never have enough shimmer at a oscar party and need glasses, add washy tape to make it festive. >> now time for savory snacks. this is where i think your genius shines. >> for "la la land," chicken on a stick. he wanted to open up a jazz club called chicken on a stick. belgian waffles and grilled chicken from the store and used chopsticks. >> "hidden figures." astronaut food, dried food. >> next, "manchester by the sea," there's smoked salmon on

there and then i did sriracha to make it spicy and want to make sure you serve it with tissue. if the spice don't get you, the tears in the movie will. >> this is dessert. you need a little sweet so this is oreo's new chocolate candy bar. who doesn't want a little chocolaty and yummy. perfect. no oscar party is complete without that red carpet. >> go to the party store, get a red table runner and sprinkle gold and glitter, roll and sparkle. roll and sparkle. red carpet, red zee. >> ooh. i like that. that's your social hashtag. every party also needs a hashtag and a place to take some photos. >> now we are ready to thank the academy for the best party ever. thank you, francesco. >> thank you. >> we did it all for less than 150 bucks. i cannot wait for my party with all of francesco's tips. you saw me trying these oreo chocolate candy bars. well, i brought some for you too. i'm not going to eat them alone. they're great for any occasion. go ahead and take one. you're eating them. what do you think? >> good. >> yeah, right.

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>> good morning, america. >> oh, and can't forget shaq. >> i'm not as beautiful as the other hosts but good morning, america. ♪ 24 karat magic >> all right. before we go we've got one more throwback thursday oscars clip so see if you can guess who it is. take a look. >> kevin bacon. >> that's kevin bacon. who is this young guy with him? >> wow. >> who is that guy? >> oh. >> casey affleck. >> casey affleck. you got it. >> yes. >> amazing. >> great job. >> we wish all of them the best. we're so excited for the oscars. michael, myself, robin will be on the carpet for the opening ceremony starting 7:00 eastern right here on abc on sunday. >> and, lara, you are heading out today. you'll bring us a special oscars preview tomorrow and monday morning we'll have a full wrap-up of the night's big moments and hottest red carpet fashions. >> late night sunday too. passions. >> late night sunday too.

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