good morning, america. breaking news for viewers in the west. fox news reporting its founder and former ceo roger ailes passed away this morning at the age of 77. his wife and former colleagues are speaking out. we'll have the very latest as we come on the air. >> breaking news. a new report about the trump campaigns contact about russia. a special counsel takes over the investigation. former fbi director robert mueller now in charge. both republicans and democrats praising the decision. but the white house blindsided. the president bracing for a battle. >> you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. >> stocks plunge and the market facing its biggest drop since trump took office. now as he prepares for his first trip abroad, a top republican joins us on "gma."

good morning, america. we want to get right to the breaking news for our viewers in the west. reports that former fox news ceo roger ailes has died. let's go right to our chief national correspondent tom llamas with the latest. >> reporter: at one time one of the most influential and powerful personalities in politics and the media created a new way americans talked about and debated important issues and had one of the most public downfalls in modern history. roger ailes the godfather of conservative media was as bomb bastic as controversial. >> i'm in ratings, we're winning. >> fair and balanced. >> reporter: fox news, powerful was in many way as reflection of ailes himself. >> we want the star of the network to be the news and ailes

wanted the stars of this network to be the stars. >> reporter: with millions watching every day and night and the top rated cable news network ailes succeeded turning fox news into a force of nature establishing a network of stars like bill o'reilly, sean hannity and megyn kelly. >> roger invented fox news and for 20 years has been fox news. there is nothing at the network that he has not single handedly created, developed, grown and produced. >> reporter: last year after 20 years at the helm ailes forced to step down after a series of accusations of sexual misconduct and racial discrimination at the network. gretchen carlson, the first woman to come forward after claiming he made sexual advances towards her. ailes denied the allegations but fox news settled the case for $20 million. megyn kelly host of her own show

went on the record stating ailes had engaged in the same behavior with her. fox news firing ailes and even after his departure the culture of fox news called into question. bill o'reilly forced to resign after accusations of sexual harassment. ailes a medium maverick earning his reputation early on. serving also as a debate coach including to the current president donald trump who always considered him a close friend and defended him until the end. ailes wife released this statement. we want to read a portion. it writes i am profoundly sad and heart broken to report my husband roger ailes passed away this morning surrounded by his family. roger was the most wonderful loving husband and father to our son. condolences.

including sean hannity. his cause of death unknown. roger ailes robin was 77 years old. >> tom, thank you very much. a very busy thursday morning and that other huge headline overnight. former fbi director robert mueller is investigating the trump campaign. >> from the capital to the stock exchange, a lot of people have their eyes on wall street. >> that drop had come before we found out about robert mueller and tracking from washington this morning including president's reaction of a special counsel to take over the investigation. that investigation will confirm no collusion, he did nothing wrong. deputy attorney rod rosenstein will brief the senate on what he knows about president's decision to fire james comey. as for comey, he's been invited to speak to the senate and oversight committees. we'll pespeak to that chair in moment. >> mueller has a long history with the fbi and served as

director from 2001 to 2013 beginning his first term of week before the september 11th attacks and confirmed under both president george w. bush and president obama and when he required in 2013 he was the seconded longest serving fbi director behind j. edgar hoover. >> covering the from the announcement. pierre thomas starts us off. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a stunning week and stunning 24 hours with events that have enormous implication for the white house. word of a special counsel to investigate whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. the dramatic announcement, there will be a special counsel investigating those with ties to president. the man leading this new investigation, bob mueller, a former fbi director in some ways a unique figure in washington. last confirmed by the senate 100-0. his ten-year appointment as fbi

director extended by additional two years. >> nobody who has a better reputation than bob mueller for being a dogged investigator and fair prosecutor. >> this will be a full scale investigation with mueller exercising power. >> somebody in the role of special counsel will have authority they need to carry out their mandate including grand jury power. >> reporter: hours before president spoke at the academy. >> no politician in history and i say this with great sheerty, has been treated worse or more unfairly. >> reporter: the white house says they were not aware of the special counsel decision until 25 minutes before the news was made public. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein who took over the investigation after jeff sessions took the dramatic step of appointing mueller writing based upon the unique

circumstances, the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command. a special counsel is necessary in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome. rosenstein's independence questioned because he supported comey's firing. the white house suggesteding that the president's decision to fire comey was rosensteins and later acknowledging it was president's idea from the beginning. rosenstein's hand was forced after news broke comey wrote a memo suggesting that president tried to get him to go easy on michael flynn who resigned over the controversial discussion. the revelation created more pressure for a special counsel. >> on the underlying issue of the trump campaign a new report saying they were at least 18 undisclosed contacts between the

campaign and russia. >> it may be the result of the fbi was starting to do. they went back and looked at all the phone calls and communications the russian ambassador had during the campaign and after the election and they should have transcripts of those conversations that could be critical george. >> according to the reports still no evidence of any improper collusion. thanks very much. our chief legal analyst now dan abrams. tell us more about the power he has in that role. >> he has basically 60 days now to create a team and a budget. he's going to have his own investigators, his own lawyers, his own independent crew to look into this and then the question is does he believe there's enough evidence to bring -- to try to seek indictments in front of a grand jury. if he does he would then go to the grand jury, try to get those indictments and people could get indicted. the issue that people need to remember, though, is in the end, he still reports to the attorney general. now, when i say reports to means

not in the day to day context of his investigation but in the end the attorney general can fire him. and in the end the attorney general could decide they don't want to accept his recommendations and effectively overrule him. that doesn't mean that he reports to the attorney general. it's going to be independent. but unlike previous independent counsel laws, this special counsel in the end has to do whatever the attorney general says in the final decision. >> and he will also be investigating these meetings between the president and fbi director comey. what would it take for him to demonstrate obstruction of justice in a case like this. >> you have to be able to show intent. corrupt intent, that the goal there was to impede the investigation, that it was to attempt to influence the investigation and they're not just going to be looking at those comey notes but the totality of the circumstances here. it's all about they're going to look at trump's public statements. they're going to look at claims that he demanded loyalty from

james comey. there's going to be a number of factors. >> dan, thanks very much. the latest from our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, you're on the scene in those moments late yesterday. the white house so clearly blindsided by this blow. >> reporter: the white house got no heads-up. just a 20 to 30 minute warning before the department of justice released this news publicly after the doj called the white house and alerted the white house counsel i'm told that the entire senior staff, the president's entire senior staff went into the oval office to talk this over with him, everyone from vice president mike pence to kellyanne conway to reince priebus. i hear the president's reaction at that time was measured. he was not angry. that was a surprise to some in the room. but that was then. today the president is tweeting and he is clearly not happy. he said this is the single greatest witch hunt of a

politician in american history saying with all the illegal acts that took place in the clinton campaign and obama administration there was never a special counsel appointed. this is a huge shift in tone from just last night when the president released a statement saying quote, a thorough investigation will confirm that what we already know, there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. president trump has a press conference with the president of colombia. he is not answering any questions but that was well before the president started tweeting this morning. now who knows what will happen. >> the appointment getting reaction both from republicans and democrats overall have responded positively. mary bruce tracked down some of those top lawmakers. >> reporter: this is a victory for democrats and shift for republicans who for weeks argued

a special counsel wasn't necessary but now both sides are agreeing on the appointment of mueller. a rare moment of bipartisanship here. both democrats and republicans describing him as a pro with solid credentials even those saying this wasn't needed aren't objecting. >> pretty much they're in agreement over this and also in agreement that they need to hear from james comey. >> reporter: yeah. now, three separate congressional committees have asked comey to testify and want to hear his side of the story and see the memo he wrote documenting his conversations with the president. the concern here of course, even from republicans is that if these allegations are true, it could amount to an obstruction of justice and lawmakers simply want all the facts. >> george. >> thanks let's get more on the chair of congressman cha fets.

you said in a tweet mueller is a great selection, should be widely accepted. yet you also think he shouldn't have been appointed. explain what you mean. >> i don't know that a special counsel is warranted at this point. i have no seen the director full evidence of an actual crime and i believe that the career officials at the fbi are true professionals, have done a great job and they should be allowed to continue to do that job. with that said, i think director mueller is probably the best possible choice they could have made. >> i guess with the acting attorney general rod rosenstein said these are unique circumstances, assuming he was referring to the fact that former director comey was leading the investigation, was fired by the president and now we know about these notes from comey as well. >> yeah, and we like to see those notes. there was a new york times article and even the reporter has not seen those.

we have asked the department of justice to see those documents. i've said if we need to subpoena them we will. we do need to see the full content of these materials and then also talk to director comey. >> you have set a hearing for next wednesday and want director comey to testify at that hearing on wednesday. have you heard from him yet? >> i haven't. you know, his telephone number changed since he left government service. i do believe he has my telephone number. i hope to chat with him. but to comply with house rules, i set the date for next wednesday, 9:30 a.m. eastern time and hopefully we can have the hearing then. >> is there a conflict that a special counsel has been appointed where you might see former director comey say we're going to give our materials over to the special counsel rather than testify to congress? >> well, look, the house representatives have its own equities and own interests in this and because there's work being done at the department of justice doesn't excuse the

congress from doing its own work and getting to the bottom of things. that's hardly an excuse that has worked in the past and not going to work moving forward. >> you see nothing that would prevent former director comey testifying before your committee? >> i really don't. i want to have the conversation with him and allow us to share that information but no, i do think in the light of day, in a public setting, he should be able to tell us about not only the materials if they're there and i question whether or not they're there, but if they're there and how did he take that -- >> why do you question that? nobody has seen them and even the reporter hasn't. nobody i know of, even the reporter has not seen these documents. >> but we know that director comey had a history of taking notes of conversations. >> yes. >> we have seen his testimony to congress before. >> yes. clearly we're taking this very seriously. and i'm believing what's in there but you know, i want to have some skepticism and not going to presuppose the

conclusion either. i want to look at the information and hear from the person that wrote it. it's the fair way and republicans and democrats can question him in the light of day in a public set. >> "the new york times" is reporting president trump's team new flynn was investigation and yet the president hired him anyway. does this raise questions? >> general flynn should have never taken money from turkey or from the russians. you just can't do that unless you seek permission and get it. he didn't get that. that's why we referred the matter to the department of the army for the final determination. >> thanks for joining us. >> thanks george. >> in the midst of all this president trump is preparing for his first international trip tomorrow. martha raddatz has more. in light of all these recent events how does this impact the president's upcoming trip? >> president trump debuts under

a cloud of suspicion with world leaders have no idea how this will end. he starts the trip in saudi arabia with an ambitious goal bringing together leaders from around the world and announcing what the white house is calling a arab nato to put pressure on iran. but he will walk into those meetings with everyone there knowing he shared information with the russians about the islamic state which reportedly has put at risk the life of a source who is helping in the fight against isis. it will be a very complicated trip. robin. >> martha, thank you. michael. >> and wall street is reacting to all the uncertainty in washington. stocks took a nose-dive plummeting nearly 373 points. the worst drop since president trump took office and our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning to you, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, michael. stocks are off to a volatile

start and started lower across the board and now reached some positive territory and slightly higher. what traders tell me they're watching here on wall street is washington. the number one thing that has taken stock since election day up 12.5% is the promise of the trump agenda. lower taxes, deregulation and infrastructure spending and the biggest concern here on wall street is that all this chaos in washington potentially either derails that agenda or worse, delays it for a long, long time. robin. >> a check of the weather with ginger. >> deadly tornados today. this video is in barton county, kansas. that e-f 3 tornado. along the same dry line and similar areas, wichita kansas, high risk for strong tornados this afternoon and evening.

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welcome back to "gma." you're looking live at the white house hunkering down after that new bombshell that former fbi director robert mueller has been named to lead the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia. rod rosenstein will brief the senate on what he knows about the president's firing of fbi director james comey and why he made the decision to appoint a special counsel. right now the plains are bracing for another tornado outbreak. five twisters were reported, in three states this morning, texas, oklahoma are on alert. ginger, of course, tracking it all and as we head into summer experts are projecting a record travel season and the tsa is adding more agents and canine teams across the country to help keep passengers safe and moving through those lines quickly. more than 234 million people are

projected to fly this summer. >> that's a lot. >> try to keep everybody in a good mood. >> pack a lot of patience? we always say that. >> a lot of people and there are a lot of eyes that are on the royal family because they're gearing up for pippa middleton's wedding. she served as her sister kate's maid of honor six years ago. >> she got a lot of attention. >> now she's really going to get it. it's her turn to tie the knot this weekend and prince george and princess charlotte are playing a big role. we have all the details coming up in our big board looking forward to those photos. >> yes, happy stuff. we'll move on to more on that looming showdown between president trump and the fbi director. he fired james comey. it will play out with the special prosecutor on capitol hill. the course of this at stake and tom llamas here with a closer look at how the relationship unraveled. good morning, tom. >> george, good morning to you. we spoke with people who know both men very well and who predict a fight is coming. also that neither will back off or back down. the battle between president

trump and former fbi director james comey heating up and setting up what could be a washington showdown for the ages. >> he's become more famous than me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: at first trump seemed to like comey. >> it took guts for director comey to make the move that he made. >> reporter: but then comey testified before congress describing the moment the bureau had to re-open the clinton e-mail investigation just days before the election. >> it makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election but honestly, it wouldn't change the decision. >> reporter: just days later comey was out. >> he's a showboat. he's a grandstander. >> reporter: now with comey likely to testify again about president trump allegedly telling him to lay off flynn, the two powerful men are pitted against each other. >> one thing i can tell you about donald trump, he's very tough and it's always a mistake to underestimate him. >> reporter: the president close friend and one-time adviser

roger stone says comey is out for retribution. >> i think this memo he put forward is kind of the classic washington bureaucratic revenge play. if mr. comey thought the president was trying to obstruct justice why didn't he say so at the time? >> reporter: but those that know the former fbi director say that he is one tough customer, unafraid to go into battle even with the president. >> james comey is going to survive this. he has survived many different hard controversies in his career and i think comey's integrity and legacy are completely intact. >> reporter: in his testimony before congress, james comey said he wished he could just spend time by the waters of connecticut with his invitation to testify again this time about his conversations with president trump, he'll be back by the potomac, george. >> joining us corey lewandowski, thanks for joining us again right now. you were spotted in the west wing i think on tuesday this week. you've been talking fairly

regularly to the president. how would you describe his state of mind right now? >> look, the president is here to do the people's business and he's very focused on that. he has an aggressive agenda as you know, he already laid out an agenda to repeal and replace obamacare and propose the largest tax cut in our nation's history and talked about getting a transportation infrastructure bill done which will rebuild our roads and bridges for america so he's continuing to do the people's business and continuing to change washington for a fundamental way that things have not worked and that's why he was elected and that's why he's here. >> that's certainly his hope right now but as you know, everything is stalling. these dizzying revelations over the last several days. do you think he understood what kind of trouble he was buying when he fired james comey? >> look, the president has the privilege of firing james comey. james comey has said that. and decided that james comey was no longer up for the task of being the director of the fbi. there's nothing wrong with that. >> right, but did he know he would get this kind of backlash?

that's what i'm asking. >> i don't know the answer but as you know when you were in the white house your boss fired the fbi director in the first six months of his administration as well. >> there was a difference. that director was under investigation for ethics violations. he wasn't investigating the president. it was a firing that was widely accepted in washington. i want to move on to what's happening inside the white house. there's a big story in "the washington post" this morning saying the worst job in washington right now working for trump and some pretty stunning off the record comments from aides saying it's always been full of leaks to the news media. the latest waves have shifted from warring aides bickering with each other to bickering among themselves to staffers training their frustrations on the president as well. those who remain fully loyal report a growing sense of isolation. it talks about quietly rolling gripes among the staff with the president. >> look, george, i don't know but what i do know is this and i've said this many, many times and it's worth repeating. any person who serves in this administration whether in the white house or some other department that isn't fully

supporting the president's agenda shouldn't be there. it's very simple. if you don't think the president's agenda is the right one then you have the prerogative as a staff member to leave at your earliest convenience and you should be fired if you're speaking to the press outside the course of the individuals authorized to speak to the press. this president was elected to bring change to washington. there are many who don't want to see that happen. there are many people who have been in d.c. for a long time who didn't support the president but want jobs in the administration. it's simple. one agenda that needs to move forward, it's the president's agenda, it's what 63 million voted for to bring him to washington to change the country and for the first time in nine years when you ask the people is the country on the right track or the wrong track they're finally telling you the country is on the right track. that's where we should be going. >> is there a loyalty problem inside the white house right now? >> i can tell you there are a number of people who the president is next to who are exceptionally loyal. if anybody isn't they shouldn't be there. i know the president well. there's no question i'm loyal to the president and want to make sure his agenda is getting done. if anybody doesn't have that they shouldn't be in the administration. >> are you going to go into the white house.

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back now with that revelation from gisele bundchen saying her husband, patriots qb tom brady played with a concussion last year but nfl records state the team never reported that, so it raises some questions. abc's paula faris is here with more on all this. good morning, paula. >> good morning, robin. a whole lot of questions. gisele says tom suffered a concussion last year but the problem with that is the nfl has no documentation so either it was not reported which could be punishable or it didn't happen but, remember, this information is coming directly from his wife who knows him better than anyone else. >> it's not the most like let's say an aggressive sport, right. football like he had a concussion last year.

>> reporter: this morning gisele bundchen's surprise revelation that her new england patriots quarterback husband tom brady had a concussion during his 2016 super bowl winning season has many nfl fans wondering if true, why wasn't it reported? >> if tom brady had a concussion during the regular season, that's a big problem. >> reporter: in an interview with cbs "this morning" on wednesday, the former supermodel says brady has had several concussions. >> that kind of aggression like all the time, that cannot be healthy for you, right? >> reporter: but during the 17 seasons with the patriots, brady's never been listed with a concussion. even after being sacked 137 times in the past 4 seasons. the nfl telling abc news "there are no records that indicate that mr. brady suffered a head injury or concussion or exhibited or complained of concussion symptoms." but they add they're working with the nfl players association to gather more information from the club's medical staff and

mr. brady. according to the league's concussion protocol, concussions sustained during the regular season must be reported to the league, but not concussions occurring during the preseason or the super bowl. brady who turns 40 in august has not missed a game due to injury since 2008. he says he plans on playing till he's 45 though he says his wife wants had him to retire now. >> if it was up to my wife she would have me retire today. she told me that last night three times. >> when gisele says something like this about her husband you have to pay attention. if all this is true i would expect there would be fines. >> all right, this morning no comment from the new england patriots or brady's camp but this is significant because the league requires injuries to be reported regardless of whether a player is expected to miss playing time. why? because they want to protect the integrity of the game and i know, michael, the story is right in your wheelhouse so we'll send it over to you. >> espn's stephen a. smith is going to join us now.

stephen, this is coming from one of the closest people in his life, his wife. should we assume it's true? >> yes. >> if so, is it possible that the team just chose not to disclose it. >> it's possible. you would know that better than anybody. there's no question it's possible but at the same time it's also very, very possible that tom brady did a tremendous job disguising it. you have a football player which you know better than me, you do not want to come out of a game. you want to play, particularly with games that matter and we know new england's history, most of their games matter because they're usually winning. if you are tom brady you don't want to come out of a game but stay in it and if you can disguise it fine but the doctors, the athletic trainers, no one picked up on it in his entire career. the nfl and nfl p.a. will be looking into it. >> gisele said it -- >> i'm going to go with the wife. >> okay, you can disguise it from everybody but not your wife. i'm pretty sure about that. all the headlines they've made

over the last few years how does this affect them going into the season. >> it doesn't affect them in terms of what the nfl is going to do because at most he'll probably get a fine because you won't be able to pinpoint what lies may have taken place. tom brady can take the bullet and say, hey, i didn't let them know. it could be as simple as that. in the end spygate, deflategate and then something like this comes up, it's another element where the patriots find themselves in a position where their integrity is being questioned. you're supposed to report these things to the league. there are going to be people out there that question and it's going to be the nfl, questioning whether or not the patriots will own up to this regard but football players historically try and lie about concussion issues. they always have and they always will whether you're broke or rich. successful or not. >> nfl wants to make the game safer. that's one of the biggest things. concussions is the biggest issue as far as safety is concerned in the public eye. you think the nfl just a little fine or doesn't say anything or -- >> no, no.

>> they have to do something. >> how can -- what are you going to do, 2000, did you have a concussion in 2009? what about when you lost to the giants? how about when you beat seattle? what happened in atlanta? when exactly did you have these concussions? i'm trying to be here for you. >> i appreciate that. >> what are you going to do? you can't pinpoint when the truth was told and when lies were told. in the end that's why it's going to come down to a fine because there's nothing -- there's nothing concrete. as a matter of fact i'd be surprised if there was an actual fine. he could say, hey, they didn't know. i couldn't tell them. the wife was right. >> you think the patriots respond to this? do you think brady >> tom brady responds and the patriots will say we have no knowledge whatsoever. we thought he was absolutely fine. we received no indication that he had this issue. and who is going to deny it? what, did he have a concussion in the super bowl? when he threw for 466 shots, came back from a 28-3 deficit. please, last time i checked if

he had a concussion, a whole bunch of quarterbacks should have concussions. >> well, you know what -- >> just the truth. >> oh, stephen a. smith, stop it. stop it. well, you know what, gisele says she wanted him to retire. he says she wants him to retire now. this kind of maybe puts a little pressure on him. >> he's not retiring. stefon gilmore, you retain malcolm butler, you're the reigning super bowl champions and still have bill belichick coaching. tom brady is not going anywhere unless an injury takes place. he said the wife wants him to retire but last time i checked he's still playing. i don't think he's going anywhere any time soon. >> you're not going anywhere either. stephen a. smith, thank you. robin. >> we always know where he stands. coming up on the big board everything you need to know about princess kate's sister pippa middleton's big day. we are back in two minutes. kate's sister pippa middleton's big day. we are back in two minutes.

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complete with lavish loos, toilets, complete with these amazing glass marquees and, of course, this is fit for royalty. >> she could get a job as a wedding planner. that is really good. >> seems like you set it all up. it all sounds so fancy. you mentioned the royal family will be there. who else is on the guest list? >> reporter: absolutely, michael. it is a royal affair. the duke and duchess of cambridge will be there along with their kid, prince george and princess charlotte, prince harry will be there and expected to be on his arm is his girlfriend, meghan markle, which would be a huge endorsement and despite the reports that pippa has enforced this no ring, no bring policy. if you don't have a ring on your finger you're not coming to the ceremony. >> what? >> bride and groom's family. >> back up with that. >> reporter: we are expecting -- >> what is that even mean? >> reporter: yeah, those are the rumors. can you believe it?

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking news for our viewers in the west. fox news founder roger ailes passing away this morning at the age of 77. his wife's tribute. his former colleagues are speaking out. >> the latest as we come on the air. blindsided. that major bombshell in the russian investigation. the white house taken by surprise as the special counsel is appointed to take over the inquiry. former fbi director robert mueller now in charge. stocks plunge in the biggest drop since trump was sworn in. what a top republican investigating the president is telling "gma" this morning. electronic screen syndrome. could your kids have it? what you don't know about how all those devices could be affecting them. what our family challenge revealed about kids, devices and their lives. our psychiatrist shows how you could help hit reset when it comes to your child's brain. ♪

dwayne johnson to the rescue. what he's saying about getting in shape, following the hawk and running for president. we're one-on-one with the rock, and he is saying -- >> good morning, america. there it is, they told me to smile. happy? good morning, america. nice big smile from him. happy thursday to everyone. welcome to all of you. >> or like we say, happy friday eve. happy friday eve. one more alarm clock. it's thursday so that means tory johnson is here. she has big deals. "deals & steals" for your home and -- she's going to help us out with pizza. >> we could be eating pizza this morning. >> we could help her out with that pizza. >> it's a pop-up week on "gma," and we could pop up anywhere. we got together with linkin park and hundreds showed up. wait till you see what happened next. this pop-up series has been great.

really love the reaction. >> uh-huh. and then more serious going to start getting nice out. we have got the truth, and we're going to talking about what is the truth behind these spf numbers. we know about them. what number is the right number to get? a new report breaking down which ones work, which ones do not work. you don't want to miss it. >> a lot coming up and the news keeps pouring in. amy with that. we have more now on the breaking news. roger ailes, the founder of fox news has died at the age on 77. cause of death has not yet been confirmed. ailes was ousted as the head of fox last summer after women accused him of sexual harassment. his wife released a statement saying roger was a loving husband, also a patriot profoundly grateful to live in a country that gave him so much opportunity during a career over five decades, his work affected the lives of many millions and

even as we mourn his death we celebrate his life. the other big story this morning. president trump lashing out at robert mueller. the president tweeting today even though the white house said he would not be commenting on this cecilia has the latest. >> reporter: amy just a few hours ago overnight right here at the white house officials told me this is something the president would not be talking about. that was then. this morning the president is calling this quote, the single greatest witch hunt of a politician of american history and says quote, with all of the illegal acts that took place in the clinton campaign and obama administration there was never a special counsel appointed that is quite a shift in tone from yesterday when white house officials told me president trump had a measured response to this news of this special counsel that he was not angry, he is clearly very angry now. the president had a press conference at the white house

with the president of colombia. i had been told he would not be answers questions about this topic. we shall see. >> thank you. the white house was reportedly warned about the man who has become the figure of the russia investigation michael flynn. "the new york times" says he warned the trump team that he was under investigation for his work as a paid lobbyist for turkey but was appointed as national security adviser. both democrats and republicans say robert mueller is the right man but the chairman of the committee questioned whether an outside prosecutor is needed. >> i don't know that a special counsel is warranted at this point. i have not seen the direct full evidence of an actual crime and i do believe that the career officials at the fbi are true professionals. they have done a great job and should be allowed to continue to do that job. with that said, i do think director mueller is probably the best possible choice they could have made.

>> chaffetz says he wants comey to testify next week but no word yet from comey. a woman in texas is warning parents about the dangers about fij it spinners. her 10-year-old daughter had to undergo surgery after choking on a piece of the toy. an x-ray showing the round metal bearing stuck in her esophagus. several schools has banned those spinners. finally, one woman's craving for girl scout cookies got out of hand. a troop leader accused of stealing $26,000 worth of cookies and inflating her troop's sales numbers and forming bogus scout troops so she could take the boxes for herself. she even set up so much just to get this done, she was indicted last week and on the run now. it is unclear if there was anyone who tagged along. >> oh!

[ applause ] >> oh, boy. >> i love a tagalong. >> i love a thin mint. >> i'm a samoa fan. >> i got to say, amy. we just wait for it with you. wait for it. wait for it. that was a good one. that was good as always. >> i'm proud of you my friend. listen closely to "pop news." i'm coming after you. >> you got it? >> i have one or two. not as good as the tagalong. i'm just going to say it right now. but we have a lot of news to talk about. [ cheers and applause ] >> let's get to it. >> good morning, everybody. happy friday eve, as robin roberts calls it. time for "pop news." the reigning king of the netherlands has been living a secret life for the past two decades. this isn't a part of a joke. this is real. 50-year-old willem alexander has just revealed he has spent the last 20 years not only reigning his country or for his country working as a fill-in pilot for klm airline wearing the uniform. >> get out. >> yeah, walking through the airports, totally unrecognized giving passengers weather reports. trying to give them positive

news about the arrival time from the cockpit. a monarch to 17 million people is an experienced pilot who says flying has allowed him to leave his real-life responsibilities on the ground and focus only on his passengers and that brings him joy. >> never recognized him. >> no. >> i could see that. >> the reason he's coming out is he has to train -- he has to train on a boeing 737 i believe now. the kind of plane he was using klm is retiring, so in order for him to train on the larger plane, he has to go through a process and he has to reveal himself, so it's only coming out because of that. hopefully he stays safe but just nice that he's able to sort of have that double life and live like a real person. >> that's great. >> wanted to share that with you this morning. also in "pop news," ever since the eagles announced they would be hitting the stage this summer for the classic east, classic west festivals in july, fans have been wondering, how could they possibly ever replace the late great glenn frey?

well, there's nothing quite like following in your father's footsteps, is there. the band is now saying welcome to the hotel california to deacon frey, the late front man's 24-year-old son. he will perform in his dad's spot. don henley says that deacon is very talented, totally up for the task and says that deacon has been rehearsing nonstop to ensure fans get the kind of frey experience his dad would have given them. most fans agree the eagles aren't the same without frey. now they get the next generation. >> wow, that's sweet. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> makes me want to go even more actually. >> root for him. >> yeah, really rooting for deacon. good luck to you. and then finally, i talk about dogs a lot as you know. this one is for all you cat lovers out there. today a little equal opportunity. a lot of opportunity if you will. a lot to love with omar. that is the world's longest cat you're looking at. >> that's a cat? >> little frisky fellow weighs 38 pounds.

stretches out more than 3 1/2 feet. i think it's the fur. he's a manecoon cat bigger than their collie. it was a real surprise when they adopted him as a little teeny tiny kitten. he eats five scoops of cat food for breakfast and raw kangaroo meat for dinner. i think he's part lion. i'm just going to say it. it is huge. the guinness world record's team is verifying the title, making sure there is not a zipper on that suit. official or not this one has us saying, omar, gosh. that's a big cat. >> that's what you did there. >> that's "pop news." happy thursday, everybody. [ applause ] >> well done. that look she gives us. coming up, we have a parenting alert. do your kids have electronic screen syndrome and what you should do about it. and that new report about sunscreen, and the truth about

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covert mission in progress. >> sneaking what? >> the devices. >> reporter: 5-year-old taylor and her brother, 8-year-old jackson are desperate to play on their devices. >> guys, i told you only ten minutes of device time. >> reporter: their mother, autumn, says their kids' use of electronics is out of control. >> i never get tired of my device. >> no, you can wait to check on your youtube. >> the first thing out of their mouth is, hey, mom, what do i have to do? do i have to read, do this? frustrating. >> reporter: there are meltdowns at home. >> please. >> reporter: and on the go. >> so here's jackson throwing a fit because he can't play with the games. >> is there some sort of test or experiment a parent can do to see if their child does have a problem with this? >> number one is it negatively impacting their lives, their school, academics beginning to suffer? are they socially isolating more or sleep getting disregulated.

>> reporter: autumn says she's had enough. >> we have to find some kind of control in here. >> reporter: abc news connects the family with child psychiatrist dr. victoria dunckley author of "reset your child's brain" coined a name for kids' obsession with devices, electronic screen syndrome. >> the child goes into a state of hyperarousal, and the brain just starts to malfunction so you see problems with focus, behavior and mood. >> jackson, it's difficult for him to focus. i would say my daughter, she has more behavioral issues. >> reporter: dr. dunckley convinces the family to do a four-week electronic fast. >> do they still have attention symptoms? are they misbehaving as much? we'll actually have no devices for four weeks. and we're going to see what happens. >> reporter: mom locks the devices in storage. and as the days go by, the kids start to try some new things. >> when the kids come home and

they just go outside which is not something they had done before. >> reporter: and they join a class. >> well, me and taylor, we both joined jujitsu. >> reporter: at the end of the four-week fast, everyone is spending more time together as a family. >> i like to play with my sister even more than i did before. >> reporter: jackson is spending more time reading, dr. dunckley finds taylor's meltdowns decreased, and her attention span increased dramatically. >> it's easy to see when kids are too attached to their technology, but what's not so easy to see are all those other problems related to mood, behavior and focus. >> reporter: as for the future of those devices. >> there is a time and place for it. we're trying to find that balance. >> i think we all have to be really careful that we realize that social media does not replace the social experience. >> that's my girl.

>> now, autumn and chad say they are going to keep this electronic fast going as long as they can. they did the four-week fast. it has been three weeks since the end of the fast, and the kids have only asked for their devices two times, robin. when they do introduce electronics they plan to go slow. a little at a time, really limiting the time. >> how long did it take for them to settle down after taking them away? >> good question. taking them away, it was about two weeks of rough going in the family. any parent trying this, be aware of that that it could be rough. >> what other advice do you have if somebody wants to try at home? >> first off, the parents need to remove the devices from the home. the kids we saw at the beginning were sneaking around looking for then. take them out of the home. make sure your kids know that. you should not be on your phones or devices. set an example. try not to be on your own devices as well and the other thing we saw in the piece, plan a lot of activities in the first especially week or two weeks so that they're not screaming and going out of their minds. >> replace it with something. >> withdrawal. >> there is and you have spent so much time on this and go in depth on "20/20."

>> we are. we have a -- we spent a year embedding with several families with teenagers whose use of electronic devices has really gone way beyond what you just saw. they feel like they're addicted to it and stopped going to school. they are up all night. the house is in an uproar. families have had to take dramatic measures and spend a lot of time with the husband because the average gamer is 35 years old. >> goodness. all right. >> we have one man, his story. these families are brave to let us in because we see extraordinary things. >> thanks for sharing. we'll have more tomorrow on "gma" and then, of course, on "20/20" tomorrow night. coming up, that new sunscreen report, so come on back. when you have allergies, it can seem like triggers pop up everywhere. luckily there's powerful, 24-hour, non-drowsy claritin. it provides relief of symptoms that can be triggered by over 200 different allergens. live claritin clear.

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afternoon. clear and cool the next few nights if you can open the windows. summer heat will break next week which means it will be hottest this weekend. 70s around the bay and 80s inland. tonight temperatures in the low to mid-50s. 70s at the coast and 80s now to that summer sunscreen headline. "consumer reports" is out with their list of the best brands to protect your skin. let's take a look. >> reporter: with the official start to beach season almost upon us, "consumer reports" is releasing their list of the best sunscreens to keep your skin safe all summer long. their top three picks, laroche-posay melt-in sunscreen milk at 36. trader joe's spray spf 50 plus at $6, and equate sport lotion spf 50 at 5 dollars. according to "consumer reports"

those spf numbers aren't always a reliable indicator of protection. almost a third of their samples not matching the spf number. >> we tested 58 lotions, sprays and sticks and out of those sunscreens, 20 of them came in in our test at less than half the spf listed on the label. >> reporter: and while the personal care products council, a trade association that represents the sunscreen industry told them, it disagreed with their findings and that their methods aren't the same as required by the product manufacturers to assign the spf designation, "consumer reports" stands by their report. and we're here now with board certified dermatologist dr. whitney bowe. doctor, thank you for joining us. i use sunscreen, you know, obviously to protect my skin. >> good for you. >> and i'm just curious how much do i put on and what is the correct spf because that's always the issue. >> you want to aim for an spf of 40 or above and you got to look for the words broad spectrum. that means you're protected

against both uva and uvb. my rule of thumb, fill a shotglass worth of sunscreen. that's enough to adequately cover your face and your exposed areas but you got to reapply that same amount every two hours if the skin is dry or even more frequently if you get wet or you sweat. >> for me i mean a bigger shotglass. >> slightly. >> slightly. but also, doctor, so many sunscreens out there, protect, they say against pollution, the blue screen from your cell phone. from wrinkles. do they work? >> we used to think ultraviolet rays were the only type that could damage the skin. new studies are showing pollution, blue light from your cell phone and laptop, everything can do damage now so keep an eye out for new products, new ingredients. like iron oxide. keep an eye out. >> very interesting. we'll keep our eye out. ingredients. like iron oxide. keep an eye out. >> very interesting. >> we'll keep our eye out. we'll.

good morning, everyone. i'm jessica castro. alexis smith has a quick look at traffic. >> good morning. i want to take you out to the danville area. traveling northbound on 680 heading towards walnut creek we have a problem near stone valley road north of there. they pushed it off to the shoulder and blocking three lanes. decent backup on northbound side. and here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're backed up through the maze as usual. >> not much thinning but

hey, good morning. big temperature swing today. we are in the 40s this morning, some of us in the 80s. right now, just about all of us in the 50s except for antioch, already 65. mass transit, cool to warm. on the roads watch out for the glaring sunshine and the bay like glass at times today. light breezes there. let's focus on the weekend. mid-80s to mid-90s. hot, jessica. >> hot weekend to come. thanks. we have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes and always on the news app.

join us morning weekdays 4:30 to 7:00. the news continues now. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ welcome back to "gma," everybody. what a fantastic audience we have in times square. thanks for joining us, and, yes, you know what? i think we have found the next superstar singer. >> very own "american idol" right here. >> guess what. she's only 9 years old. yes. third-grader, annie zimmerman recently auditioned for the talent show and when she started to sing judges were not expecting this. take a look. ♪ don't you know why sitting round with my head hanging down ♪ ♪ and i wonder who's loving you ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> i can't believe she is in third grade. i'll tell you that. that video has more than 190,000 views and counting and annie is joining us live from little rock with her dad, mike, right now. hello, mike and annie. how are you? >> hi, guys. >> hi. >> hi, annie. annie, i'm going to start with you, can you hear me? >> yes, i can hear you. >> okay, great. so we just heard your voice. wow. you have some pipes. we know you love to sing in church. i was wondering who are your favorite singers? who inspires you? >> well, thank you. >> who inspires you? >> oh, who inspires me? well, i think there was this talent show when i was in pre-k and this girl sang "amazing grace" and i think i really picked up on that because the time i danced before then but

she sang "amazing grace" and i really liked that. >> what about -- [ applause ] >> i guess that's what -- >> i kind of see you as a young adele. do you like adele? who is your favorite famous singer? >> bob dylan. >> i was not expecting that. [ applause ] >> surprising. >> mike, when did you discover she had this incredible gift? >> oh, when did i discover or when did we discover? >> yeah. >> you know, she has always sang from the earliest time we can remember, she has sang. i was telling a story, we used to go to restaurants and she would get up from the table and start wandering among the tables singing and dancing and just draw everybody's attention to her. of course, people would throw money at us, which was great. [ laughter ]

but from the earliest time we can remember, she has just always been singing or performing in some sort of way. she is sort of a natural with it. >> can we hear a little bit of it? >> yes. >> electric personality. >> we know you have a song playing for us. you have all your classmates and friends behind you. are you ready to go? >> okay. >> take it away. ♪ when i had you i treated bad and wrong my dear ♪ ♪ and girl, since since you ran away ♪ ♪ don't you know i sit around with my head hanging down and i wonder ♪

♪ who's lovin' you >> wow! [ cheers and applause ] >> did you ever see a 9-year-old sing the blues? >> no. a 9-year-old has a blues like that. quickly before you go, annie, we also understand you do some impressions even a bernie sanders. can you do it? >> i do. >> do it. >> oh, okay. why, hello, my name is senator bernie sanders. i love pizza. now, i am a new yorker, as you know. i'm from new york. all new yorkers must love pizza. it's a priority, people. it's a priority. [ laughter ] new yorkers, i love pizza, deep dish, pepperoni, cheese and crust, people. cheese and crust. it tastes so good. now, i believe in -- i believe

in socialized pizza for everybody. i believe that. >> thank you, annie. congratulations. good luck with the talent show. you got it, kid. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> she's going to take over. [ applause ] >> who knew? who knew? speaking of acting just in time for summer, "baywatch" is back. the reboot of the hit show starring dwayne "the rock" johnson, not only is he rocking the beach but getting big laughs and paula faris back with him sat down to hear all about a possible run for president. ♪ >> welcome to "baywatch." >> reporter: the bodies are rock solid, and the red bathing suits are skin tight. >> our team is the elite of the elite. we're the heart and soul of this very beach. >> reporter: we're talking about "baywatch," the movie, dwayne "the rock" johnson stars as legendary lifeguard mitchell buchanan, the role made famous by david hasselhoff in the popular tv show. here you are stepping into that

iconic role. was it daunting at all for you? >> was it daunting? it was exciting and it's very daunting. it's so daunting you're like hold on a second. i need another cup of hoffee. >> a cup of hoffee. >> have you ever been a lifeguard? >> i have never been a lifeguard, no. but i've given many mouth-to-mouth. >> resuscitation in the context of saving somebody's life? >> no, i literally just made out with -- no. i'm only kidding. >> reporter: johnson plays a devoted life guard who butts heads with a new recruit played by zac efron. >> hey, one direction. are you here for the qualifications? >> i'm matt brody. i don't have to try out. i've got two gold medals. >> i love the dynamic between you two. some of the nicknames. high school musical. >> malibu ken. one direction. new kids on the block. sweetheart, cupcake. all those. he was the one coming up with all these names like, hey, call me high school musical.

>> feeding you the lines. the scene where you're flipping tires. carrying the refrigerators, doing chin-ups. you both are pretty ripped but i want to know before the movie who was working out more to get in shape? >> i don't get in shape. >> you are in shape. >> i stay in shape. >> c'mon, give me something. >> i just gave the rock rock. the rock also making headlines >> see that? >> reporter: the rock also making headlines recently in "gq" magazine. apparently it's not enough to say the bay. you want to save the world. should i start calling you president dwayne johnson? >> no, you should not. >> a lot of people are taking this seriously. yahoo said the rock might make a good president. that was the headline. >> it's been the most flattering thing. i mean, honestly. >> why do you think you would be a good president? >> i didn't say i would be a good president. you're so smart. i love you for that. >> why would you want to be president? >> i don't know if i would make a good president. i know that i have a certain skill set and i think it's in that skill set that people see and that people would want me to run.

also, and i also think that's reflective of them wanting to see a better leadership happening right now. >> and the slogan would be make america rock again. >> it would be right now for "good morning america," yes. >> reporter: but for now, johnson will continue to rock that red bathing suit. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, miami. >> wow. [ applause ] >> i like that i don't get in shape. i stay in shape. >> heard that. "baywatch" opens nationwide on thursday, may 25th. coming up, "deals & steals." >> yes. [ applause ] ♪

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good morning, america. superhero fans, the new "entertainment weekly" covering featuring "wonder woman," the movie. it opens june 2nd, and we have the whole cast tuesday. you saw that cover. we'll have them with us and we also have "gma's" pollen report brought to you by claritin. if you're sticking around you see that fuschia. that is not good. high in the northeast. let's go ahead and get a check good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. quick warming today will take us into the 70s away the coast by noon. 70s and 80s by 4:00 and this is just the beginning. check out the this crowd today, that heat is getting them fired up. michael? >> all right. thank you, ginger. we're getting fired up inside too with "deals & steals" with tory johnson, everything.

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>> linkin park was in grand central station. and jesse, you have more. >> they have sold more than 55 million albums, and they are popping up in new york's most famous train station, and we have the fans who got the shock of a lifetime. >> we're linkin park, and we're. popping up for grand central. >> reporter: it's our most anticipated yet. our crews working all day to transform a manhattan subway into a concert hall fit for rock royalty. commuters eventually seeing the writing on the wall. >> i'm a huge linkin park fan. >> reporter: word spreading on social media. one person posting, linkin park in grand central. it's about to go down. [ cheers and applause ] before long, hundreds of fans begin flooding the platform. and then, the big moment. >> we got to go to grand

central. >> reporter: their train pulling up to the station. >> let's go play a show. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: their sound check bringing some to tears. ♪ all that i needed >> all right. let's do this. ♪ ♪ i don't like my mind right now ♪ ♪ stacking the problems that are so unnecessary ♪ ♪ wishing i could slow things down ♪ ♪ i don't want to let go with this comfort and the panic ♪ ♪ and i drive myself crazy because i can't escape the gravity ♪ ♪ yeah, i drive myself crazy thinking everything's about me ♪ ♪ i'm holding on

♪ why is everything so heavy ♪ holding on ♪ there's so much more than i can carry ♪ ♪ i keep dragging around, but it's bringing me down ♪ ♪ if i could just let go, i would be set free ♪ ♪ holding on ♪ why is everything so heavy ♪ oh, yeah ♪ why is everything so heavy ♪ why is everything so heavy [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after an unexpected facetime call. >> hi, honey. i'm playing in grand central station right now. say hi. hi, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and a performance of one of their classic hits.

♪ let mercy come and wash away ♪ what i've done >> reporter: it was the fans that helped bring down the house. ♪ for all this, there's only one thing you should know ♪ ♪ i have put my trust in you, pushed as far as i can go ♪ ♪ for all this, there's only one thing you should know ♪ ♪ i tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it doesn't even matter ♪ ♪ i had to fall to lose it all ♪ but in the end, it doesn't even matter ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> we love new york city! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you, "gma." thank you, new york city. >> wow. that is such a cool scene. you know, lucky fans in grand central got to hear their current single, "heavy," and you can hear their new album when it hits stores tomorrow. >> so great, and we will be right back. o great, and we will be right back.

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good morning, everyone. you'm jessica castro. let's check in with milg mike nicco. grab the sunscreen. sunscreen? shorts? >> everything. protect yourself from the sun and the building heat. here it is, everybody. accuweather 7-day forecast, 70s at the coast. by saturday, mid-80s to mid-90s peaking saturday. cooler at the coast monday. the rest of us cooler by wednesday. >> you can see that bright sunshine on our san mateo bridge camera, as well. a quick check of drive times, as well. traveling on southbound 101, santa rosa to petaluma, in the green at 14 minutes. castro valley to the maze, 32 minutes and then 101, due to a motorcycle crash. >> thank you. we'll be back for the midday news. the reporting continues on the

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