"the dating game, "the newlywed game" and "the gong show." passing away. tributes pouring in from comedians around the world. sad news that we learned just a short time ago. who did not love chuck barris and those game shows of his. >> iconic game shows like "the gong show," "the dating game" and "the newlywed game" 27 hours a week. >> lying on the couch after school. watching "the dating game." he had so many. we begin with that battle over health care. president trump still facing resistance as he tries to get republicans to pass his plan. to repeal obamacare. vote is scheduled for tomorrow. the president lobbying hard today. our white house correspondent mary bruce with all the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. just one day to go till that

critical house vote and it is tight. republicans this morning still don't have the votes to get this done. this is the president's first major legislative test and it could be headed for an embarrassing defeat. with the clock ticking overnight president trump making a final plea to skeptical republicans. >> there really is a crucial vote for the republican party and for the people of our country. to finally repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare. >> reporter: the businessman president is trying to seal the deal. >> we had to go with the health care first and we're doing well. >> reporter: but the math doesn't add up. 22 republican no votes would kill the bill in the house and by our count this morning at least that many republicans are still not committed to supporting it despite the president's personal pitch. >> can you get the votes, mr. president. >> i think so. >> reporter: armed with optimism trump took his charm offensive to capitol hill tuesday. behind closed doors he used

sweet talk and tough talk to sway the hold-outs telling them they'd be fools not to support the bill. warning their next election is on the line. even telling one top conservative if he doesn't get on board i'm going to come after you. at the white house our jon karl ask something that a threat? >> are they going to pay a price if they vote against this bill? >> i think they'll pay a price at home. >> will he campaign against those republicans? >> he made it clear for those who go out and keep your word and support it, we'll make sure we remember those who stood by us. >> house republicans making changes to the bill to woo reluctant members giving states more flexibility over spending and promising to boost aid to older americans to buy insurance. it's still not enough. >> i have a reservation, as i said. >> i don't think it's consistent with what they sent us here to accomplish. >> reporter: this is far from over. the president will be working

the phones meeting face-to-face with the republicans trying to push this over the finish line. >> mary there's a chance of postponement. by thursday. maybe into the weekend or beyond. even if it passes the house. big trouble ahead in the senate. >> reporter: yeah, george, in the senate republicans can afford to lose just two votes if they want it to survive. right now this morning this current version of the legislation simply would not pass the senate. >> a lot of opposition. let me bring in jon karl now for a story just breaking on russia's ties to the trump campaign. the associated press reporting that trump's friend and former campaign chairman paul manafort secretly worked with the russian billionaire to advance it a decade ago. it was a $10 million contract with an oligarch. who had close ties to putin. >> reporter: the ap obtain documents that say it was directly involving supporting putin's interest. one memo written in 2005

manafort says we are now of the belief this model can greatly benefit the putin government. we will be offering a great service to refocus internally and externally the policies of the putin government. now, george, manafort has denied in the past including an interview last year with you that he had any contacts. whatsoever with the putin government. it's important to point out that this contract by the way was 2006 to 2009 so in other words, long before he went to the work for the trump campaign. we've just heard from manafort in a written statement on this saying, i worked with oleg deripaska almost a decade ago representing him on business and personal matters in countries where he had investments. my work for deripaska did not involve russian political interests. that would appear to be contradicted by the memo that manafort himself wrote in 2005.

>> his name came up several times i think more than two dozen times at that hearing of the house intelligence ties. to the trump campaign monday. the white house tried to distance themselves from manafort. let's watch. >> there's been discussion of manafort who played a limited role for a limited amount of time. >> reporter: george, that is a demonstrably false statement. paul manafort was the chairman of the trump campaign. he began working for the trump campaign back in march of 2016. stayed with the campaign all the way until august. he ran the convention for donald trump to say that he played a very limited role is not true. >> no comment from the white house this morning? >> reporter: no comment from the white house. i reached out to a senior official who said to me why would we comment on paul manafort's contracts? suggesting there would be no comment to come.

>> thanks very much. president trump's supreme court nominee also facing a battle on capitol hill. democrats grilling judge neal gorsuch for ten hours on tuesday in a high stakes hearing. abc's terry moran is at the supreme court and joins us now with the latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: day two they'll keep him on the griddle trying to portray him as too friendly to corporations, too tangled up in partisan republican politics and beholden to president trump but gorsuch very calmly and firmly says i'm my own man. after a second day of testimony, supreme court nominee neal gorsuch standing firm. that he's the man for the job. >> i'm a fair judge. i can't guarantee you more than that but i can promise you absolutely nothing less. >> reporter: senators wasting no time hitting him on president trump again. >> is the president's national security determinations, are those reviewable by the court?

>> senator, no man is above the law. >> reporter: and again. >> did he ever ask you to overrule roe v. wade? >> no. >> what would you have done if he asked? >> i would have walked out the door. >> how would you feel if he called you a so-called judge. >> when anyone criticizes the honesty, integrity, motives of a federal judge, well, i find that disheartening. i find that demoralizing. >> anyone including the president of the united states. >> anyone is anyone. >> reporter: but just hours later the president weighing in at a washington, d.c. dinner for gop lawmakers. >> somebody said i should not criticize judges. okay. i'll criticize judges. >> reporter: that is a first when a nominee is taking incoming fire not just from senators of the other party but from the guy who nominated them. so far it looks so far like judge gorsuch is emerging unscathed and on his way. >> terry moran, thanks very much.

now to breaking news overseas. north korea tried and failed to launch a new missile early this morning. just days after announcing it tested a new rocket engine amid rising tension over its nuclear threat and martha raddatz tracking all the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. had been watching the launchpad carefully and were expecting that test but failed within seconds according to u.s. pacific command. this is certainly reassuring but only momentarily. north korea promised an acceleration of its programs. as well as its nuclear program. this year kim jong-un had two successful launches which showed significant progress toward his goal of a nuclear tip missile capable of reaching the u.s., george. >> martha, we don't know the reason for this failure but there have been recent reports from "new york times" that obama administration in order for cyberwarfare to sabotage the launches from the north korean government. >> there's been numerous failed

attempts largely with their mobile missiles and "the new york times" did that extensive investigation into which found that over the last few years the pentagon had stepped up its cyberattacks on the missile program but it is really unclear whether that's the cause of the failures. >> martha raddatz, thank you very much. >> george, now to new details about that electronic ban on flights heading to the u.s. from eight countries. abc news learned the ban was sparked by new intelligence about possible terror plots. our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with new reporting on that good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we have disturbing new evidence as isis may be evolving designing new capacities to target commercial airlines. sources tell abc news the latest restrictions for electronics on certain u.s. bound overseas flights are based on new intelligence associates are developing technology to target commercial airliners with bombs that look like everyday electronics but secretly contain explosives. >> i've spoken a couple of times in the last week with the

department of homeland security about a new aviation threat. >> reporter: congressman smallwell would not offer details but abc news learned the new threat came in several weeks ago and u.s. authorities have been vetting it ever since even conducting a series of tests to see how viable the threat is. the conclusion, it can be done one source said. >> we know that our adversaries terrorist groups inside and outside the u.s. seek to bring down a u.s. bound airliner, one of their highest value targets. >> reporter: they're concerned isis is trying to assert itself in targeting airliners in the same way that al qaeda has long been associated with. developing creative bombs in printer cartridge, even shoes and underwear. homeland security officials warn this week efforts by terrorists to bring down an airplane are, quote, intensifying. my sources are deeply concerned about isis now become players in sophisticated bombmaking. michael. >> thank you. pierre. that dangerous storm tearing through the south bringing hail,

flooding and damaging winds and abc's steve osunsami is covering it all. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. the winds were howling last night enough to bring down this tree on to oncoming traffic. two women were hit and were lucky they were able to walk away without a scratch. the story was not so positive in jefferson county georgia where a tree struck a home killing a person. who was inside. the winds were strong enough to move a tractor-trailer into traffic on top of a car and at one point last night more than 170,000 people were without power including yours truly. that number is down to 40,000 this morning and a great deal of hail. we have pictures of the pool in tennessee that looks like the inside of a agitated washing machine. the power crews are repairing the lines. michael. >> amazing images. ginger will have much more on a new storm in a moment, robin.

thank you. now to a startling new health alert. the fda finding that breast implants are linked to a higher risk of a rare form of cancer. our chief women's health correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here with those details. what is the fda saying? >> this is about a link between breast implants and a low but increased risk of a rare type of cancer called large cell lymphoma. take a look at these numbers. over the past six years there have been 1.8 million implant surgeries done in the country and the fda tracked 359 cases of implant associated lymphoma that included nine deaths. most seem to be in the texture or gummy bear variety of the implants but when you look at these increased risk of a rare event is still a rare event. >> as we know this isn't the only risk associated with breast implant. >> no such thing as zero risk. possible complications with regular breast implant surgery, bleeding, infection, leak or rupture of the implants. scar tissue.

when you talk about the signs and symptoms of this implant associated lymphoma talking about pain, swelling, a lump, asymmetry but overall the vast majority of women do very, very well. >> so what do they need to know? >> educate, educate. if you have an implant or getting one, know the type of implant it is. there is no need for women who have implants right now to alter their routine follow-up based on this report. but it is a reminder if you have silicone implant, mris recommended. >> it is great to have you back. you've been in our thoughts and prayers. >> michael. >> thank you, robin. now to that manhunt for former teacher accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl. we're learning more about what he was searching for online before the disappearance and eva pilgrim is in tennessee with more. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. elizabeth thomas' family is giving us insight saying she was bullied here at school in the days after her former teacher

was suspended saying she felt isolated. shunned and was keeping to herself. >> reporter: this picture of a tennessee teacher and the student he's accused of kidnapping. >> everything we learn does nothing to calm our fears. and our concerns for her. >> reporter: after tad cummins was suspended from school accused of having an inappropriate relationship with 15-year-old elizabeth thomas the married father and grandfather began researching teen marriage online specifically the age of consent. authorities say he was also looking to see if certain features on his nissan rogue could be used by law enforcement to track him and if his suv was good for camping. sources telling abc news that cummins even watched a tv show about living off the grid. thomas was last seen getting dropped off at a restaurant in columbia, tennessee. earlier that morning before she

left her sister saying elisabeth woke her up with a message. >> she said if i'm not back by 6:00, you need to come find me or call the cops. >> reporter: that was nine days ago. the last clue of the pair's location a cell phone ping the day they vanished across state lines in decatur, alabama. >> felt like it was my fault. i felt like maybe if i would have done something to bring her back to us, we have a family that needs her and you have a family that needs you and we just cannot handle a day without her anymore. it's really hard. >> reporter: what's so frustrating for law enforcement is they haven't had a single credible sighting of the pair and say they have no clue where they could be. >> wow. >> really gone underground. thank you. amy is here with the other top stories. new worries on wall street. >> could be another rough day for stocks after the dow suffered its worst day of the year plunging 237 points overnight. global stocks followed with heavy losses in asia.

analysts say uncertainty about the future of president trump's health care and tax policies is one major factor. and sears says it may not be in business much longer, the company warns there is, quote, substantial doubt about its future after losing more than $10 billion in recent years. hollywood is mourning the loss of the man who once called himself the king of daytime television and gave us plenty of laughs as the host of "the gong show." >> if ella fitzgerald married darth vader, she'll be ella vader. >> chuck barris paved the way for reality tv more than 50 years ago hosting "the gong show" and creating other hits, you might have heard of them, "the dating game" and "the newlywed game" and at one point he supplied the networks with 27 hours of programming each week. he produced 17 tv shows and composed 17 soundtracks and

songs including the 1962 hit palisades park and authored seven books including "confessions of a dangerous mind" in which he claimed to be a cia assassin turned into a movie. directed by george clooney. chuck barris was 87 and says he would love to be remembered as an author but on his tombstone it would say gonged at last. >> oh. >> creative until the end. >> absolutely. >> i'm just imagining how you said after school you would be there on your couch watching. >> kind of wasting time. >> never a waste. let's go to ginger tracking the next storm coming this way. >> that's right. talking about the storms blowing through off into the ocean. more than 187 severe reports and a new storms starting thursday night through friday night. dallas to houston. damaging winds the primary threat. let's get to the cold cities.

good morning, i'm abc 7 news meteorologist, and thunders and shower are best early today, isolated at best in the evening hours, gusty winds, a friday storm, dry tomorrow and saturday. that's a twist from yesterday. no green dots this afternoon. temperatures are 59-63. patchy fog in the valleys, colder tonight, and the coming up, our exclusive with wyclef jean. after he was handcuff and

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welcome back to "gma." that is ed sheeran's chart-topping hit "shape of you" and the question this morning, could you get in trouble for covering it? that happened to one fan and now ed sheeran is weighing in. we'll tell you all about it coming up on the big board. >> yeah, facebook cracking down. also the south is bracing for more severe weather after that deadly storm overnight that knocked out power to more than 70,000 in georgia and in the west major storms hitting the coast this morning. and the republican health care bill scheduled for a vote tomorrow that could kill it. president trump will spend the day speaking with reluctant lawmakers trying to strike a deal and attend a women and health care panel. that incident that caught so many people's attention with grammy winner wyclef jean. he was caught on camera handcuffed by the l.a. sheriff's department mistaken for a criminal on the loose. he is now calling for an investigation into racial profiling. we're going to speak exclusively with wyclef in a moment but

first abc's kayna whitworth has those details for us. ♪ lifestyles of the rich and famous ♪ >> reporter: monday night grammy winner wyclef jean claiming he was a victim of racial injustice handcuffed and detained by the los angeles county sheriff's department. >> y'all see the police have handcuffs on me. they just took off my haitian bandanna. that's what's going on right now with wyclef in l.a. right now. >> reporter: deputies responding to what they're describing as a violent crime. pedestrians saying they were pistol whipped in west hollywood. jean was found nearby in a dark hoodie and bandanna matching the suspect's outfit. riding in a vehicle fitting the suspect's car. the rapper was then handcuffed and detained for six minutes. writing, i was treated like a criminal. i'm sure no father wants his sons or daughters to see him in handcuffs especially if he is innocent. authorities telling abc news as they approached the vehicle the driver and passenger almost

simultaneously began to exit the vehicle. approaching the trunk even though they say they told them not to. >> as soon as we found out he was not the suspect he was not the person we were looking for he was released. >> reporter: the sheriff's department apprehending the actual suspects later found just four blocks away. this 26-year-old male and 30-year-old female both now being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. jean's spokesperson says he was subject to police brutality, racial profiling and police bias. for "good morning america," kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to kayna, wyclef is here with us. >> thank you. >> thank you for sharing your story. tell us what happened. >> first of all i just want to thank everybody, you know, all of the kids out there and for me this is bigger than a black and white issue, so let's start off by the sheriff's report. what this sheriff report says there is a car which is tailored

2008 with a paper license plate. so, that's what the suspect -- that's what the people saw. my car was stopped and it had no paper plate license plate. that's the first one. after i got out the car, automatically the minute i got -- i have my backpack on, i'm coming from the recording studio. i'm automatically rushed. when i'm rushed guns are drawn which is the part that you don't see. after the guns are drawn i'm pulled over. the minute this happens, i say, you know, i'm going to sue the lapd because i don't know what's going on. i'm in shock and awe. i'm not even -- no one says this is the sheriff's department and i fully understand that and goes a step further. i say my name is wyclef jean then i'm taken and put in handcuffs in the back and i'm explaining. they said do you have an i.d. i said my hotel is right here basically you stopped me in

front of my hotel. i can go in. absolutely nothing, no form of conversation. >> no communication with you and why you were being stopped. >> no communication, yes. i understand still because i have family in law enforcement so i'm still with you. so then i'm taken inside of the police car so now i'm detained in the back of the car with handcuffs 100%. now, the video that you saw, i told people basically start rolling and at the same time there was other people rolling. the point that i want to make and the racial profile point is that basically i feel that i was targeted as a black man. it's clear and it was obvious because when i was getting out of the car and the way that the cops rushed me, the conversation that i was having with them, it was a silent and a deaf conversation so as a citizen, i feel that it's only right that if i'm telling you my name and

who i am, it only takes a second with the technology that we have to basically press a button and google and say, you know this, is wyclef jean. so, i stepped up in the sense of at the end of the day i have family on both sides of the lens, but i got a chance to see what happens with a citizen versus a police firsthand and i have to tell you i was scared for my life to the point where i could have acted different and if i acted different, something else would have happened. >> we have seen that in the past and i know you were saying about the license plate, but the car itself was similar to what they were looking for. >> yes. >> two passengers, those things were similar. did you do anything? do you do your actions in any way cause for the police for concern to think you could possibly be that that suspect? did you go -- they said they told you not to go to the trunk. did you do that? >> it would be impossible for wyclef jean for the cops to tell

me not to go to the trunk for me to go to the trunk. but once again, it shows you like the judicial power of one person versus another. so basically i'm alive to tell my story, right. and my story is not a citizen versus police or police versus a citizen. it's the idea of how can citizens trust police, so in order for citizens to trust the police, yes, we must apply the law but in applying the law we have to find judicial which is fair for the citizen so if i'm telling you my name and i'm saying to you that i am not that person, once you put me in cuffs what do you think happens when my daughter sees me in cuffs and i tell her when the police stop you, this is how you have to act. you have to be civil. you cannot curse and she sees her dad doing all of this on television and at the -- >> you were civil the whole time. >> that's right. i was civil the whole time. you saw me. i was very civil in the conversation. >> let me -- we have a legal

analyst, dan abrams and i want to bring him in and ask a question. dan, the police, they say they were just following due process. >> yeah, i mean, look, the facts become critical here but let's be clear on something. wyclef has every right to be upset. every right to be outraged. he was pulled over wrongly for something that had nothing to do with him. but now let's evaluate it through the police prism, right. you have a gold car that they're looking for. an older gold car with a female driver and a passenger, male, wearing some sort of bandanna, the actual suspects are captured four blocks away. does that mean that they got it right? no. but does that mean that what they did was improper? also no. i think one of the critical factors and i'd like to know from wyclef when he was pulled over in those six minutes, did they tell him why? what they were investigating? because i think that's crucial in terms of police procedure.

>> you heard did they tell you why. >> yeah, definitely, so, the number one -- >> what did they say? >> the number one thing is when i was pulled over, and when i got out the car i was not told why, so if i'm not told why and guns are drawn on me, how am i supposed to react? that's one. number two is also when i'm handcuffed now i tell the officer my name, absolutely no reactions. then i'm put inside of the car, not until i'm put inside of the car and i'm in cuffs six minutes i'm told, okay, there an investigation and -- >> that's when they told you. >> can you imagine like what could have happened within that six minutes if you roll up on me and i don't know what's going on so at the end of the day i do believe in law enforcement doing their jobs. this is not a conversation about wyclef versus the police at all but it's a conversation about treating citizens rightly, so was the police doing their job,

yes, the police was doing their job but the part of the job that they did not do right is the idea of me being a citizen and the idea of putting me in cuffs. yes, i don't only have the right to be upset, i have the right to basically challenge the judicial system as a citizen. >> yeah, and you answered dan's question and, dan, also you realize there was a broader issue here. >> yep, there's no question. this is part of a broader discussion that needs to continue to be had in this country. but i think that as we have that discussion, let's talk about the lines, right? let's not just say because someone is pulled over and it was a mistake as it turns out therefore police did wrong or did bad. let's talk about exactly what happened. let's talk about the procedures exactly as we are having right now which is exactly, for example, the police are saying that there were certain actions that he took that made them uncomfortable. police do put people in cuffs sometimes very much temporarily as they try and sort something out.

that's not necessarily bad procedure. that's not necessarily wrong. and furthermore, i'd say imagine someone being pulled over and saying i'm wyclef jean, that could be considered a joke by some people, you got to verify it. you got to be able to confirm it. >> and to dan's point, definitely i verified that who i was and the other point of what's going on that i want dan to understand is at the end of the day, i'm not saying that the police were wrong. the part of the issue and the long conversation that we have to have, how do we establish real relationships with the police and the citizen so wyclef is alive so as a person is alive i got out of the car, dan and i'm telling you i did nothing wrong, i kept my backpacks, my hands were down. i was cuffed. i never went in the trunk so whoever tampered with that information and said wyclef was in the trunk, i mean this is l.a.

there's cameras so the sheriff's department have to also be very careful about the information they're saying. >> there is going to be a formal investigation. thank you for having this very important discussion. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. ant discussion. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. ition] uh-- wha-- woof! eeh-- woof! wuh-- [silence] [engine roars to life] [dog howls] ♪ dramatic opera music swells from radio ♪ [howling continues]

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and we are back with new details on that heist of tom brady's super bowl jersey. the new tape captures all the action. from brady taking off the jersey to the moment it was taken off with. we're learning more about what he could face and abc's matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: this morning, the man seen on so many cameras on super bowl sunday is now out of sight. authorities say this is mauricio ortega, the former editor of "la prensa" newspaper blending in with bill belichick's posse as he enters the locker room moments after tom brady led his team to an historic fifth super bowl title. jersey and handing it to a

league employee. then see that employee carrying the jersey and brady's pads through the tunnel to the locker room. that is when authorities say ortega goes from strolling into the locker room to trolling for a split second there's this shot crisp hd images of his face. he sips some water and has that black shoulder bag. but when he leaves the locker room just minutes later there's a black plastic bag under his arm. authorities say containing this priceless jersey. >> did someone take my jersey? >> reporter: mexican authorities confiscated the loot last week and since not a peep from ortega so tracked him down at his home. we'll see if he's willing to talk to us. senior ortega -- his housekeeper says she'll ask. we wait, buzz again and nothing. mr. ortega, matt gutman from abc news, i know you're inside. i just want you to come out and tell your side of the story.

no charges filed against him so he's a free man. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, mexico city. >> i'm not sure i'd go outside either. >> not shocking there. >> you know who is showing up we're showing up in our big board. that's what we'll do and find out could you get in trouble for covering an ed sheeran song? let's talk about that in two minutes when we come back. i hope not because i sing it in the shower all the time. because i sing it in the shower all the time.

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>> a little tribute to ed sheeran. >> sounds pretty good. why are they cracking down? >> we reached out to facebook for comment. they don't want to comment on the record but trying to protect artists like ed sheeran. they get paid on a per streaming basis. every time someone covers it and puts it on a facebook like profile or platform they don't get paid and so i think what facebook is trying to do is in talks with music industry experts trying to solve this copyright infringement problem. which is really what this is. >> are they worried they could get sued? >> they are worried they can get sued, yes. if you think about it, they have this notice and takedown program but youtube paid the music industry 1 -- over $1 billion in 2016 for these licensing rights so facebook really has to figure out a way to get on that program. >> yeah, because a lot of artists who are discovered or put their stuff up on youtube and are big stars.

what does the star of this, ed sheeran, have to say. >> i don't have a british accent but he says it definitely has nothing to do with me. i bloody love seeing people cover my songs so he's certainly supportive of this young artist but does have everything to do with him because he's not getting paid every time someone covers one of his songs and puts it on this kind of platform. >> bloody doesn't sound as good without the accent. >> i know. i wanted to try it but i was going to butcher it so i left it alone. >> a lot of big stars started on youtube, justin bieber, ariana grande. facebook cracks down on this you may miss out. >> facebook has 1.97 billion monthly users worldwide. these companies are becoming media companies and have to get these licensing rights and then everybody makes money and everybody is happy. >> got to figure out a way to make it happen. she lost her account for three days. >> they will figure it out. >> at that age you lose it for three days that's a lifetime. >> a crisis. coming up we have a big

bachelorette baby decision. why kaitlyn bristowe is freezing her eggs plus our pasta taste test. do you have to spend a lot to get a great plate? our italian grandmothers are dishing about that this morning. >> what was the other story? >> robin, stop it. coming up, "gma's" concert series is presented by belvita breakfast biscuits. the delicious way to fuel your morning. morning. at petsmart, we'll give a meal any to a pet in need. food

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. critical vote. the president making a final push for his health care plan. will he seal the deal and the new headline this morning about the president's former campaign chairman's ties to russia. ♪ taking control. the former bachelorette, kaitlyn bristowe, revealing she's freezing her eggs. >> it was emotionally hard but a good experience, and i couldn't be happier that i did it. >> the real reason she's doing it and what her fiance shawn is saying about her decision. ♪ here we go also this morning, we've been told to walk 10,000 steps a day to improve our health. but should it really be 15,000? the new research revealing why that all-important target number is increasing right now. ♪ how do you like me now and who really knows the best pasta? forget about the fancy chefs, it's time to trust grandma. from the high end to the delicious discounts, which pastas taste the best for the best price? our three italian grandmothers are revealing their favorites

from "a" to "ziti, and they're saying -- >> both: good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ a little carbo loading this wednesday morning. good morning, america. happy wednesday. we got a nice, excited crowd here this morning. >> i love those grandmas. >> i know. you want to pinch their cheeks. wonderful having them here. >> i'm used to them pinching my cheeks. >> if they can reach you, michael. >> yeah, because you're going to be dishing out their best italian dishes. >> which means there's food on set. which i like. that's good. >> yeah. look at that. >> there you are. >> so, we're going to have food and we are going to have some laughs because dax shepard is here. [ cheers and applause ] him and his wife kristen bell are always, always off screen, on screen, always laughing, always having a great time. he's going to give us some

behind the scenes stories from the new movie that he wrote, directed and is the star of it. one of my favorite shows growing up, "chips." he's going to talk about that. >> looking forward to that coming up in a little bit. first a little news. amy has the morning rundown. >> all right, good morning, guys. breaking news from london. a session of britain's house of commons has been suspended as witnesses reported hearing sounds like gunfire nearby. the common speaker suspended the session as police responded to the incident. journalists have said they were told to stay in their offices and the press association news agency is reporting that two people were seen lying within the grounds of parliamentment police had no immediate confirmation. we will keep you updated. in other news an explosive new report about president trump's former campaign manager and his alleged ties to russian government. an investigation by the associated press suggests paul manafort secretly worked for a russian billionaire to advance the interests of vladimir putin

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600. >> "k." [ buzzer ] >> no. >> no. naked was not the word they were looking for. unfortunately, for the poor contestant named kevin, the next contestant correctly guessed "m." but pat sajak said he's rather see kevin's play. >> yes. >> i saw that yesterday and everybody thinks i watch a lot of tv. i don't. i saw that yesterday and i thought, wow. >> unbelievable. >> you heard the crowd say the same thing when they found out. >> a streetcar naked desire. >> sounds like there were two ideas married in his head. one you can take the kids to, one you can't. >> not at all. >> can we take the kids to see "pop news"? >> always. [ applause ] time now for "pop news." it may be march but mariah carey is already in the christmas spirit. remember this.

♪ all i want for christmas ♪ there is just one thing i need ♪ >> love this song. >> well, the singer has announced her hit "all i want for christmas is you" will be adapted into an animated film called "all i want" said to be released just in time for the 2017 season. the 1994 song is her most popular song ever. mariah making the announcement with this image saying every holiday season there are traditions we can't live without, the tree, the stockings, the presents and mariah carey. that's how i finish every instagram post too. [ applause ] that always reminds me of "love actually." >> my favorite movie. >> favorite movie. >> so, you don't watch a lot of tv. >> that -- [ laughter ] don't judge me. >> it's a movie. >> no, i know. it's a lot of screen time. >> it's a movie but i do watch tv when it comes on, she's right. >> next up more ed sheeran news for you this morning. this adorable 2-year-old isla walton getting lots of people

thinking out loud for her uncanny resemblance to the singer. her aunt stacy walton has taken to calling her baby sheeran for her fiery red hair and lots of chatter on twitter about this. one person asking why does this baby look more like ed sheeran than ed sheeran does? >> well, that is scary. >> that is. ♪ i'm in love with -- >> i thought you were going to put a little beard on her. >> how cute is she? someday she'll be saying, you know, they didn't call me a cute fat baby. they called me a grown man. she's a little girl and looks like him as an adult. she's cute. don't get in between a boy and his dog. this right here is 11-month-old oliver and his golden doodle leo. oliver's mom captured her baby in the midst of a paw-er nap and the little boy trying to get comfortable by using the dog as a pillow over and over again climbing all over him. leo is the whitlow family's first baby and as any log lover can attest, this can be a tough

transition. but when oliver was born the pet accepted it with open paws and now the pair are inseparable. now, as -- [ applause ] as a dog lover i know you, robin, have been with your dogs and my little baby trixie was my first dog so i went through a lot of research figuring out how to welcome the baby in and have a picture representing their first -- the first stare-down of the relationship. we're getting -- making progress. trixie doesn't like alec the way that dog likes his baby but this is close. they share the same chair and i don't want to ever move one out for the other so they've taken to getting up there together. >> the chair like ah. >> did you bring the little baby cap home ahead of time. >> i did. i brought the onesie and left it in trixie's bed and always had his scent but she kind of takes it out of her bed and goes back. it's very telling. so, we're working on it. [ applause ] >> thanks for sharing, sara. thanks for sharing. coming up, is gourmet pasta worth the price tag? we're putting it to the test

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"the bachelorette," but marriage and kids might have to wait. >> i think a lot of women feel pressure to have kids especially when you get engaged and when is the wedding and when are you going to have babies and for me i'm like i don't want that pressure on myself. >> reporter: the 31-year-old announced on twitter that she's choosing to freeze her eggs saying, "i'm taking control of my future. this puts my mind at ease for when i'm ready." >> this is kind of a backup plan for us and for us to feel comfortable. it's kind of like insurance. >> reporter: her fiance shawn booth by her side posted this photo on instagram of kaitlyn napping after the procedure. >> i think shawn's role in this was crucial for me. i don't know what i would have done without you. >> thanks, babe. >> really. >> reporter: bristowe is just one of a growing list of celebrities who are freezing their eggs. some of her co-stars have done it, olivia munn and joanna krupa. according to the society for assisted productive technology, women choosing to freeze their eggs has increased from under

500 in 2009 to nearly 4,000 in 2013. >> freezing eggs is something they can do for themselves right now that will actually open up their reproductive options for the future, so i think it's a very empowering process for women to go through. >> reporter: while they haven't set a wedding date yet, kaitlyn and shawn say this is an investment in their future together and their future children even if they're still deciding exactly how many they want. >> yeah. we always say we want to have probably five, but we'll talk after we have one. >> yeah, that's what we say every time. >> reporter: now kaitlyn said it wasn't an easy process. it may not be for everyone but for her it was worth it for the peace of mind and she will definitely need that peace of mind because they're thinking of having up to eight children. >> what? >> yeah. >> eight kids. >> i'm the emoji with the big eyes right now. >> though shawn did throw this, let's have the one and then we'll renegotiate that whole deal. >> you know what, best of luck to both of them and thank you, diane. coming up, nonna knows test. we're putting these italian

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according to the reports, the man appears to be wielding a knife. some other reports saying that at least five people have been mowed down by a car. the entire area is on lockdown. a security perimeter put in place. police moving in quickly to try to secure the area. at least one air ambulance helicopter landed in the area. we understand scotland's yard is calling it a firearms incident in this investigation. this is quite early on in the investigation tom. >> and this comes at a heightened sense of a terror alert in various parts of europe including paris and london and brussels. one of our producers is at the scene of where the scene is unfolding. the west side of the house of parliament. what are you seeing and hearing? >> reporter: tom, this is a scene of intense serious

activity. i just seen three cars past me. sirens blaring at high speeds. i'm about 300 or 400 yards on the west side. the house of parliament is full. but the police are moving us back another 200 yards for our own safety. we are walking backwards as we speak away from the house of parliament. i can see the area has been cordoned off. various police activities. heavily armed, the police. it is difficult to know what the focus of this incident is from where i'm standing but it is clear that police are in a very active and i would say confused series of maneuvers to try and get people away and deal with the incident in question. there goes another car towards the -- >> talk to us about this area of

the city. it is a heavily trafficked area and we're seeing caring stopped on the bridge and many tourists visit every day. >> reporter: yes, of course. this is the very heart of london. the iconic houses of parliament, westminster abby next door. i can see west hits the bridge which leads to the house of parliament. they have got buses and ambulances backed up on it. at this time of day there would be intense traffic and people around the area. i was on my way to a school next to the houses of parliament where my daughter is at school. i have no idea if they have been evacuated or not. it's possible they have been. [ inaudible ] so the backup of people has created confusion. no clarity as to what has happened here, tom. >> yeah. if you're tuning in right now, breaking news out of london

right now. as you can see a very chaotic and massive scene. ambulances all over the house of parliament where we understand there has been some type of shooting incident. we have an eyewitness to what happened on the phone right now. right outside there by the house of parliament. if you can talk to us and tell us what's going on. >> yes. i'm a correspondent for a newspaper and we were at the overlook and the garden below big pben and heard lots of screaming and commotion and several gunshots and lots of police rushing across below big ben which is inside a security quarter. we believe that's where the police officer was and the person who has been shot dead. it's inside -- [ inaudible ] by ambulance. right below big ben.

>> okay. tom, our correspondent for the independent joining us live. if you're tuning if we're following breaking news out of london. a shooting incident outside the house of parliament. we'll stay on top of this story on abcnews.com and on "world news tonight" and we'll return to scheduled program for you and for some now return to "good morning america." >> agood morning america." >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. >> which is the least expensive. >> you chose the least expensive? >> yes. very good, you know. >> i think if it's good enough for nana it's good enough for all of us right? [ cheers and applause ] >> and we're all hungry. a couple of tips. next time you're shopping for

pasta, hold it up to the light and want your pasta to have rough texture and opaque quality. translucent, also not good. all about getting the sauce to stick. robin, if it's good enough for nana it's good enough for all of us. >> excellent. excellent. el dente. that's what it was. [ applause ] >> adam rappaport. i love you adam. i know you are a pasta purist but there are alternatives. do tell. >> for those in the gluten-free lifestyle or sometimes you don't want to be as full and filled up as regular pasta, right, you like the gf stuff. correct? >> i like the chickpea. >> you like the banza. >> so good. >> you got to know your gluten-free pastas because they all cook and react differently. we have quinoa and black bean and chickpea. and all three are going to have different cooking times and found quinoa four to five, chickpea, eight to nine. a lot of water, well salted and fuse it and stir it.

>> so it doesn't get gooey. >> all, taste them as you go. the last thing you want to do is overcook them and get mushy or undercook and gritty in the middle. taste them, put them in another minute and taste them again and go. >> i'm not a stockholder but i'm telling you i -- i'm just telling you because it's not -- there's also, adam, what you pair with them. >> yeah, and what i like about the gluten-free pastas like the quinoa and chickpea, they have an earthy flavor to them and go nice with earthy ingredients of here we have with wild mushrooms and crispy prosciutto. >> ah. >> i mean, eh. why not. here we got spicy sausage. some sauteed escarole, and, yeah, so they bring the flavor and like i said, you can pair them -- the important thing is when you take the pasta out of the water, put it in the pan with the sauce. >> okay. >> you want to toss and toss and toss and even a little pasta water, that helps sort of emulsify the sauce and bring it all together. >> you never drain the pasta. >> do not drain the pasta. >> do not drain the pasta. >> i'm not going to name one of

your producers but she said she rinsed the pasta. >> you never rinse it. >> no. >> can we talk to some nonnas. maryanne, romana, thank you so much. [ applause ] love getting the grandmothers. there was a third grandmother in the piece but she's with her grandson on the west coast so that's why we had the two of you here. you have your favorite dishes. >> this is mine. >> can you tell us a little about it? >> it's fresh grape tomato, shallot, garlic, crushed red pepper and capers. >> don't forget the parmesan. >> and, yes. that's after. >> i don't know why i wore a white shirt today when i'm tasting the red sauce pasta. an amateur move. >> romana, how are you? you have your granddaughter. i know your english is a little -- can you describe that dish for us. >> this is nonna romana's classic baked ziti. >> baked ziti, so does she have a secret? >> i'm going around. can i go around. >> yes, please, please.

>> i'm getting in on this. >> we can't tell you the secret. i can't tell you. you want to tell? what's the secret? >> nothing. you got to cook al dente. you pour over and you got to finish the cooking. [ applause ] it is good. you know? >> wonderful. >> thumb's up. >> i know. >> stay clean. >> wore the white shirt and pasta. >> i know. >> thank you. thank you, thank you. i know, i love it too. >> i love it. >> yes. the april issue of "bon appetit" on newsstands now. coming up, dax shepard is here live. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. good morning, north bay, get

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>> made it back. in plenty of time. back here to "gma." wonderful crowd that we have here with us. everyone is excited for our next guest. he got his start playing tricks on fellow celebrities in "punk'd" and now bringing the '70s show "chips" to the big screen. give a big welcome to dax shepard. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. hi. how are you? hello. [ cheers and applause ] >> yes! >> oh. >> for those of you who have not hugged michael, it's an experience. >> it is. >> it's a workout, right? >> it's like hugging your refrigerator. you really got to get out there. >> that wasn't a fat joke, michael. >> no, no, no. >> i'll be standing on the corner giving out hugs later. >> that was a muscle mass joke. >> i don't think he's insecure about that.

>> no, no, no. >> well, we got the -- we have the bike right there. "chips" big '70s show. were you a big fan when you were a kid? >> well, i was 2 when it came out and what i was a fan of, it was motorcycles in california and john and ponch, those were appealing to a 2-year-old into 8. i think it went off the air when i was 8. look at these guys. look at them. tearing up the pavement, yeah. obviously poncharella, ponch was one of the premiere sex symbols i think of a decade, right? do we agree? erik estrada. >> absolutely, yeah. >> you fancied yourself a bit of an estrada, i bet, when you and your brother were riding bicycles. you probably played ponch. >> all the time. >> is that fair to say? >> just get 'em. >> who were you, michael? >> i don't know. nobody looked like me on that show. [ laughter and applause ] >> your beautiful wife kristen

bell is in the movie. did you really make her audition? >> no, no, no. that was like a funny or die -- no, in fact -- but i did not want her to play the role because my wife in the movie is a terrible human being, and my wife is such a wonderful, as you just squealed. so, she plays a real jerk, and i didn't think of her naturally but she read it and thought it was funny and she wanted to do it and she's the boss, so she did it. >> smart man. >> she could have played ponch really if she -- >> if she would have asked for it. what is the secret, though, man? you guys do so much together. always laughing together. you make it work at home and make it work on the set. what is the secret to all that? >> to sell refrigerators. we did not get along then we started selling those refrigerators and i'm telling you now it's symbiosis morning, noon and night. i don't know. i don't know what the secret is. well, i'll tell you this, we went to therapy early on to

learn what our pattern of our arguing was and where we needed to stop that. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> it's great too. you go to the therapist and he listens to you talk for 30 seconds and he's like, i got it. you used to be a [ muted ], yeah. so you always feel like you're in trouble, great. when you phrase stuff like that, he thinks he's in trouble. he doesn't deserve to feel bad because he's a good guy. i think they wait until it's exploding before they see a professional. i thought an ounce of prevention this go around would be advisable. >> in addition to therapy because it's a great formula -- >> our sex life, thank you for bringing that up. also, very healthy. very, very healthy. >> the king of segues, people. we have a dating expert, james, revealed what the most important thing is to a successful marriage. do you know what that is or what do you think aside from the first two choices you just gave us? >> well, i would say to not have

contempt for one another. that's where you're done. >> that's a start. >> yeah, you're done. >> he actually said not quite as deep but best sense of humor. like if you share a sense of humor. >> oh, okay, i'll buy that. >> and i'm imagining that's how you've always landed the ladies. >> how dare you. i'm so tall and handsome. no, i just look at girls and then i walk away like dream on and then they run after me. but, no, i can dance. >> funny people. >> it took more than comedy. i can also dance really well. those are the two elements i had to have in my repertoire as a super gangly awkward teen. >> but you didn't -- >> you didn't even have to dance or be funny. i don't even want to hear your opinions. what are you doing next friday? >> you said -- you're brilliant. though, you finished at the top of your class at ucla. >> well, thank you. >> wow! [ cheers and applause ] >> now -- >> this is a flatter fest. i love it. >> anthropology. >> yes, sir.

look at michael. that wikipedia was on fire this morning. there was smoke coming out. magna cum what? no, this is a mistake. he added this to wikipedia. there's no -- >> change that computer. we'll get another computer. >> you want to see a bit of "chips"? you want to see a bit of the movie? [ cheers and applause ] >> here it is right now. >> what? >> no, no, you're a better shot than me. >> like jimmy -- take it. >> man up, john. >> i'll do it. i'll do it. okay. oh. >> jesus, john. john. >> okay, okay. you got to aim ten degrees to the left. okay, go. >> oh. >> are you aiming ten degrees to the left? fire. >> ooh. [ cheers and applause ] >> i know.

>> whoa! >> good morning. >> everybody is going to love seeing you on that. i mean, a lot of scenes on the bike. >> yes, i'm a big, big motorcyclist. it's my number one hobby and so this movie was purely an excuse. oh, yeah, i was born atop a motorcycle. and, yeah, this whole movie was an excuse to ride that thing around. that's me with the camera on the front of the motorcycle. >> and to justify it to kristen, it's work, baby. i can get paid for this. >> it's paying the bills, all right. putting bacon on the table. >> but the first time we met he pulled up on a bike and i was like, that's a cool guy. >> at a dinner party. we've dined together, yes. >> yes. >> almost as thrilling as hugging you. so why don't you -- >> the second after we get off the air you're getting another hug. you know what, everybody, make sure you check it out. "chips" hits theaters on friday. thank you, dax. fun. coming up, the new book with

relationship advice from the original couple, adam and eve. >> i know ali.

back here on "good morning america," i had a little fun behind the scenes. my group from arkansas is excited with dax. that's actually a snapchat filter. you too can pretend you're in the movie "chips." i can't promise you dax will be there but it's fun. do that on snapchat today.

check out this, all right, all of you are saying it's so coal. you're from arkansas. you're from florida. look at the finger lakes in new york. that ice is pushing up and creeps. you can hear it. you can hear that ice just creeping and creeping as we see the melting and refreezing all spring. whoo! you hear it now? it's like glass up on the edge of that lake. all right. thanks for sending that in. let's get a check of good morning, chance of downpours fades, scattered showers at noon, barely at 4:00 and dry at 7:00. temperatures in the 50s. the ca this weather brought to you by state farm. are you guys ready to get back to florida? >> yes. >> i say so. you're missing the coldest air tomorrow. michael. >> thank you, ginger. and now to relationship advice from the original couple, best-selling author bruce feiler is known for his provocative

takes on big life issue. he's now turning to the bible for secrets to long-lasting love. we're going to talk to him in just a moment but first here is david wright and couples who have already drawn lessons from adam and eve. >> reporter: we all remember "when harry met sally." >> sally, this is adam burns. >> reporter: but do we remember when adam met eve? author bruce feiler sees adam and eve as the original star-crossed lovers. this is the definitive not unhappily ever after story. >> i think it's about forgiveness. it's about resilience. they must stay together. >> reporter: feiler's new book out this week has even inspired an adam and eve approach to couples therapy looking for answers in the book of genesis to the ultimate question. how do you make love last? >> embedded in the story is the meaning of love. >> reporter: marriage counselors ellyn and peter gathered a few couples. >> adam and eve, you're on a team and, you know, win or lose, you win or lose together.

>> at the end of the day the consequence is shared. >> because they're both put out of the garden at the end regardless of whose fault it was. >> adam and eve are alone. maybe that is what appeals to me that they were -- it's you and i, babe. >> reporter: knowing what they know now. >> there's no way i'd listen to the snake. >> i hate snakes. >> if i ate it and you ate it and god said, dan, you weren't supposed to eat that apple. would you say, well, michelle ate it. >> i'd take the fall for her any day. i would say i ate the apple. >> reporter: writing their own love stories side by side just like adam and eve. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, new york. >> and now i'm here with best-selling author of "the first love story," bruce feiler. hey, bruce. >> nice to see you. >> and interesting listening to those couples about adam and eve and why did you write this book and why did you think the story of adam and eve needed to be told again? >> it begins at my kitchen table and i have a working wife as you do, adolescent twin daughters

and we talk a lot about the changing way men and women are relating to each other and, you know, it's always about the new and the science and technology but is there nothing from the past and we were in the sistine chapel a few years ago looking up at adam and eve and thought, oh, my gosh, this has been at the heart of every conversation of men and women for 3,000 years. it must have lessons and got to go on the greatest garden of eden in iraq to the footsteps of the bible in jerusalem to rome, to hollywood and figure out what can they teach us today? and i think their lesson is unbelievably powerful. >> you went around the world for this. what is the most important thing you discovered from this story? >> i think, first of all, it's a love story. it is a success. they come together. they separate. she wants independence. they get kicked out. she comes back to adam. they stay together. they have children, it's a little challenging, they come back together and have more and so i think that this is a success story but here's what everybody in this room will know is that eve has been dumped on. eve is victim of the greatest character assassination the world has ever known and for

women especially who were struggling to have balance in their relationships, it matters that this story be a success because it's the example that all of us are resting on. >> and this story, you say, has a lot of great advice for modern couples, so we did a little survey and we asked these modern couples, is talking to each other, is communication a real challenge? and we had a little survey here. here's what they said. 67% said yes and 33% said no and what can adam and eve teach us and modern day about communication? >> so, here's what i learned. i went to write a book about adam and eve and i ended up writing one about love and relationships. and here's the number one lesson. love is a story we tell with another person. you've got your story. i've got my story. this is a story we tell together. they are the first we and it's an example that there are good times and bad times. when you hit a bump in the road, you add a new chapter so when you're in a relationship, basically you're constantly revising your own love story. you see it that way and it helps you get through the good and the

bad times. >> we have couples with relationship questions in our audience. dana and john, you've been married for 28 years and what is your question? >> yeah, hi, bruce. i was wondering how couples in a relationship can forgive, build trust and move on. >> so, i think that the number one thing we know is that resilience is incredibly important to relationships. adam and eve show that a lot. here's the thing about forgiveness. what the research shows is that you do it for yourself actually not for your partner, okay, because the hollywood version you make a choice about love and it's happily ever after but those of us in long-term relationships know you don't make the choice once, you make the choice almost every day over and over again. so, if you see it as an ongoing series of decisions, it will help you keep focused on the fact that we are called to a successful relationship. it's what actually we are asked to do in the bible because god wants us to succeed and to be happy. >> and great answer. great suggestion there. and we have one more question from chuck and sue. they've been married 40 year, two kids, and what is your

question? >> well, bruce, adam and eve went through a lot of adversity in their relationship as do modern couples. how can modern couples survive -- how do marriages survive through adversity? >> so, i think that it has a lot to do with balance ultimately is that one person cannot take the lead in every occasion. you sort of find the strengths that you have and you balance it and you keep moving forward because, you know, positive psychology has told us that happiness is other people. the first thing god says in the bible, loneliness, okay, god does not want us to be alone. we're called to be together. so basically what i'm saying here in general with "the first love story," michael, and to all of you if you want to strengthen and deepen your relationship, right, in this moment when we're being pulled apart, if you want to come together and appreciate the role of love and family, come on this great adam and eve road trip with me and i think you'll be surprised and learn something but in the end i think you'll be uplifted because their story is a success and reminds us that story is still the success, the role models that we

need today. [ applause ] >> and there's something for everyone of all ages to learn about love and relationships as well. >> we all can tell it to our daughters, you and i. >> we can all tell it to our daughters. don't date boys, that's what i'm telling mine. all right. bruce, thank you. "the first love story: adam, eve and us" is out now, and everyone in our studio, you're going home with a free copy of the book, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] and coming up, zara larsson and the one and only ty dolla $ign will perform for us when we come back. ♪ come back.

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"so good." "so good,: she is so good. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ so good so good so good so good ♪ >> good morning, america. ♪ so good so good so good so good ♪ >> how are you feeling today? ♪ my love is more potent than anything in the cup that you're holdin' ♪ ♪ one little taste will have you open aye i know you want some you want some too strong no limits ♪ ♪ it's not official so take your time with it ♪ ♪ it go straight to your head control your mind with it ♪ ♪ aye i know you want some you want some ♪ ♪ you know that i'm the only one that gets you higher gets you higher babe ♪ ♪ and you ain't gotta worry 'cause you know i got it know i got it babe ♪ ♪ you be stuck on it 'cause my love so good so you keep coming back to get some more ♪

♪ i got you in your feelings all emotional ♪ ♪ my love my love so good so good so good so good ♪ ♪ you know my love is so good so good so good so good ♪ ♪ you know my love is ♪ my love ain't running out got an endless supply there'll never be a drought ♪ ♪ i put you to sleep you'll never leave your house aye i know you want know you want some ♪ ♪ you know that i'm the only one that gets you higher gets you higher babe ♪ ♪ and you ain't gotta worry 'cause you know i got it know i got it babe ♪ ♪ you be stuck on it 'cause my love so good so you keep coming back to get some more ♪ ♪ got you in your feelings all emotional ♪ ♪ my love my love so good so good so good so good ♪

♪ you know my love is so good so good so good so good you know my love is ♪ ♪ girl your love so good girl got me coming back for seconds what's good girl ♪ ♪ got me clearing out my schedule trying to link up ♪ ♪ girl you know you about to get that thang when i pull up you know what i came for ♪ ♪ dolla ♪ put your body straight to sleep ♪ ♪ i got you waking up thanking me ♪ ♪ 'cause you be stuck on it 'cause my love so good you got me stuck on that your love so good ♪ ♪ you keep coming back to get some more got you in your feelings all emotional ♪ ♪ oooh yeah my love my love my love ♪ ♪ so good so good so good so good so good ♪ ♪ you know my love is yeah so good so good so good so good so good you know my love is ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much. give it up for ty dolla $ign. >> "gma's" concert series is presented by belvita breakfast biscuits.

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