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the brand riding high after the successful super bowl ad. ♪ i can be a little cocky but now facing some backlash for what their ceo said about snacks for women. and good morning, america. we are live for our viewers in the west. i guess it wouldn't be a super bowl without a little controversy. >> mm-hmm. >> yeah, it was somebody riding high after that super bowl, george. the philadelphia eagles quarterback nick foles, super bowl mvp celebrating his win at the disney parade of all places, of course, he even fist-bumped mickey. >> kind of a fist bump. >> it's flu season too so, you know, don't give mickey the flu, nick. >> that's right. he's got a big paw. it's been quite a wild ride for him. >> we'll start with the market opening now. back in positive territory after

record-breaking drop and the closing bell rang on monday the dow jones was down 1175 points. abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis starts us off. >> how quickly things can change on wall street. it's safe to say it's a fool errand trying to call what's going to happening minute by minute. the dow back up today at 230 points. this volatility is scary for investors. >> it is. if you look at the context, over time the markets still, even after the sell off in recent days, the dow jones industrial average is up over the last nine years 160%. if you look over the last year, even if you put your money into the 401(k) in the last year that money should still be in positive territory because the market is up 20%.

>> the economy is still very strong. >> we've been seeing that strength continue month after month. 88 straight months of job gains. in the month of january the economy created 200,000 jobs. wage growth growing at its fastest pace in eight years. the housing market -- some people will say could the be where the financial crisis was. we're in a very different place. today you have a housing market relatively strong. an improving jobs market. improving wages. for most people that's the thing that people care about. they want to know am i going to be getting paid more by my company in the future. the good news is we area seeing some of that. a number of companies have this year announced they'll be giving raises to their employees. that's where most americans feel the real economy, in their

paychecks. that's where we're seeing the improvements. >> and the market is up this morning. >> 225 points right now. >> as you said, it's a fool easter rand. you cannot time the market. >> as the average person, it's about the long term. >> historically we have these bounce backs. >> yes. >> rebecca i know you'll be keeping a close eye on it for us. >> absolutely. >> let's get over to george. >> thank you. overnight, several new developments in the russia investigation and i want to bring in jon karl. the big headline, president's legal team now taking a stand against robert mueller advising the president against a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel. >> reporter: there's a lot of negotiation going on here. mueller has made it clear he wants to talk to the president. his legal team is trying to negotiate to have simply a written q & a. they've told the president it would be a bad idea to go into a full-range interview with the special counsel. a very risky thing.

and, george, i've got to tell you, i have spoken to some of the president's closest outside advisers. they say it would be a disaster but believe ultimately he will not be able to avoid sitting down with the special counsel. >> chris christie on "gma" said he didn't think the president should testify either. and in the meantime, we're seeing the president's former chief strategist, steve bannon, he's not going to appear before the house intelligence committee today. >> reporter: there's a lot of back and forth. he had been before the committee earlier and refused to answer any questions about his interactions with the president in the white house or during the transition. now bannon is saying he's not going to come unless the terms of the interview can be worked out. a lot of negotiating going on there. but i can tell you this, george, bannon has told others that he knows that although he can play this game with the committee, there is no way that he can avoid answering all questions with the special counsel. executive privilege works with congress. it doesn't work when you're sitting down with the special counsel. >> meantime, the controversy over that house intelligence

committee memo dealing with the wiretapping of the former foreign policy adviser carter page continues. the democrats, they have now voted to release the democrats' memo as well. that's on the president's desk. >> reporter: it is. it was a unanimous vote. all the republicans. all the democrats voted to release it. now the president has five days to decide whether or not he wants to block it. advisers tell me he's inclined to allow it to be released. we'll see. >> okay, jon karl, thank you very much. we're joined by the man at the center of this memo controversy, carter page. thanks for joining us. you say this republican memo that was released shows the abuse of your civil rights was worse than you imagined. why? >> it just -- there is no basis for it. if you think about our constitution, you know, due process rights, freedom of, you know -- first amendment rights, it was just shredded, the constitution. >> as you know you can't get a warrant like this, a wire-tapping warrant like this unless they can demonstrate probable cause that you were

working as a foreign agent. and you actually had been on the fbi's radar for working for russia for several years. the target of a russian recruitment effort back in 2013, the fbi interviewed you about that, correct? >> it was a witness to a case that they were doing. so i was supporting the fbi. >> you gave documents to someone they charged with espionage. >> this is sort of spin. i was gave them -- i was teaching a course down broadway here at nyu. i told them a couple of things i was talking about in my i gave them a couple of my notes from or the documents that i gave my students, so in terms of -- it sounds when you say giving documents to a quote/unquote spy -- >> it does sound -- >> it sounds a lot worse than reality. but that's reality. >> you also wrote just a couple months after that in september 2013 to an academic press -- this was reported by "time" magazine -- over the past half year i've had the privilege to serve as an informal adviser to

the staff of the kremlin. you were recruited at one point by a russian agent. then you wrote yourself that you were an informal adviser to the kremlin so that leads people to believe is this guy working with russia? >> well, you know, first of all it's the g20 summit was in st. petersburg that year, and they were bringing people from around the world. so a lot of people were from literally australia, uk -- >> these are your words. i served as an informal adviser to the staff of the kremlin. you're advising the kremlin. >> there was a lot of people advising. we were part of an informal group. meeting in geneva. in paris. we had a meeting in the new york stock exchange. the first meeting was in the new york stock exchange. the center of capitalism. right? >> you can understand how that would raise questions and lead to probable cause on the one hand. at one point you say you're an adviser to the kremlin and then you're an advisor

trump. >> the probable cause based on all the evidence that keeps dripping out and now has been further substantiated with the friday first memo is it was based on that dodgy dossier which was, you know, a political stunt which is unfortunate, which is false evidence. so if you talk about obstruction of justice, that's real -- >> the democrats have said it was not based just on that dossier. they said there were other reasons. this was an application that was renewed at least three times by people who worked for president trump as well by judges appointed by republican presidents. >> well, it'll be interesting. i appreciate "the new york times" putting in their request for the -- >> they want all the underlying documents. >> i look forward to -- i hope they get it. >> what do you think that will show? >> i have no idea. what i have seen thus far is complete ridiculousness. the fact that this dodgy dossier, and news reports -- when the same paper, "the new york times" was pitched this information by mr. steele and they said, you know, no way. >> but you've been under surveillance from the court since october of 2016. since that time have you ever spoken to donald trump? >> i never spoke with him

since. i never spoke with him any time in my life. >> you have never spoken to donald trump in your life. >> no. >> no e-mail, no text, nothing like that. >> never. >> carter page, thanks very much. >> thanks, george. >> over to michael. >> thank you, george. now to that winter blast leading to massive pileups across the midwest, killing at least 13 people. a "dancing with the stars" tour bus in one of those. thankfully no one seriously injured. but now, a new storm is moving in. alex perez is in chicago with more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. complicating things underneath all of this fresh snow in many areas there's a dangerous layer of ice. once this snow started falling, it kept coming, creating some massive problems. this morning, the deadly blast of winter weather being blamed for 13 deaths across the midwest. snow, ice, and whipping winds leading to a string of crashes along highways like i-35 in iowa. where this massive pileup left at least one person dead.

>> probably 20 or 30 cars started piling up. >> reporter: the collision involving almost 50 vehicles including a tour bus carrying some of the cast and crew of "dancing with the stars." only minor injuries were reported. prompting last season's winner jordan fisher to send out this tweet, thanking god for the safety of our crew. down this stretch of missouri highway, overturned semis and cars left entangled. the icy asphalt on nebraska roads leaving vehicles without traction, some spinning out of control. in massachusetts, this school bus slammed into a home. this car in chicago losing control on a busy highway spinning across multiple lanes before crashing into the median. across the midwest, the morning commute is expected to be a mess and we're not in the clear just yet. another more widespread storm is already on the way. michael? >> all right, thank you, alex. you're right.

a new storm is forming in the south targeting the northeast. ginger, you have been tracking all of that. >> we've got advisories and watches from sherman, texas to rumford, maine. and you can see why this storm is going to make its way. it started in parts of the rockies and now it will bring ice. and i'm talking ice from northern arkansas right through, say, paducah, kentucky. and the timing is today through tomorrow morning then the low is right here. it could be a very messy start from washington, d.c. right through new york city, guys, it's not just the snow, in some places 6 to 12 inches but ice on top of it. in some areas you could see up to a half inch. michael? >> thank you, ginger. >> always the ice. >> the ice is the one thing you kind of misjudge sometimes as a driver. >> you're right about that. now to the nationwide flu epidemic. one of the deadliest in years experts say it will get worse before it gets better. one school district in georgia hit especially hard. at least 50 school bus drivers are recovering from the flu. abc's adrienne bankert is here with the latest. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning.

the harsh reality is that schools all over the country aren't just having their campuses disinfected but after some young children and in a recent case a teacher died, they'll have grief counselors on hand to comfort students and staff. this morning, heather holland's family in shock. the beloved second grade teacher dead after complications from the flu. >> everybody talked very highly of her. so, it's really tough. >> reporter: holland had been sick less than a week. admitted and then released from a hospital. two days later rushed back by paramedics. but it was too late. she leaves behind a husband and two young children. also in north texas in ft. worth brian herndon barely survived the flu and pneumonia hospitalized over four weeks on a breathing tube. >> one minute you've got the flu and the next minute you're septic. >> reporter: his organs shut down. blood clots forced doctors to perform multiple amputations. 7-year-old savannah jesse of columbus, indiana, died suddenly

after testing positive for the flu just one day after being rushed to the hospital. >> everybody is devastated. you never expected it to happen to you. >> reporter: in new york city two children confirmed dead from flu-related illness. one 8-year-old emily baez who lived here in queens. >> i feel bad for her parents. >> reporter: nearly 15,000 have been hospitalized for flu-related illnesses, double the number from last season. the highest ever seen. according to the cdc, at least 53 children have died from the flu across the u.s. doctors say the best defense is still a flu shot. so even if you already have the flu, but didn't get vaccinated, the cdc recommends you get a flu shot once you're better since you could still come down with a different strain of the flu. very dangerous this season. >> i know, they keep emphasizing it's not too late to get the shot. okay, adrienne. we move on to newly released 911 calls from that train crash in south carolina. it reveals the chaos on board as the train barreled onto the wrong track. abc's steve osunsami has the latest.

>> everything is everywhere. we wrecked on a train. >> reporter: these were the calls from the train for someone to come help and to come fast. >> there's babies on here bleeding out their heads. it's a lot of people are hurt. >> reporter: it's just moments after an amtrak train on its way to miami crashed head on into a freight train sitting on the tracks in south carolina. federal investigators say that the train engineer realized the rail switch was set wrong, sending his train to the track where the freight train was parked. but by the time he put on the brakes, it was already too late. >> that switch should have been lined so that that amtrak could have continued southbound as planned. >> reporter: amtrak says that csx was controlling the switches on that track manually. and that late saturday or early sunday, after they moved one of their freight trains from the main line, the switch was not flipped back. when amtrak 91 arrived, it, too, was shifted onto that same sidetrack and in less than 700

feet slammed into the parked freight train at more than 50 miles an hour. >> how many are injured? >> i cannot count right now. i cannot walk through because the car is bent. >> the seats came up off the floor, glass came out all over the train. just bodies laying everywhere on top of one another. >> reporter: the trains are running normally this morning. people are getting on their way at the train station directly behind me. two people were killed. and more than 100 hurt. we're told that switch was locked with a padlock. george? >> oh, my goodness. thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now to the world's most powerful rocket getting ready for liftoff. you're looking live at the massive falcon heavy, spacex is planning to launch it towards mars this afternoon. victor oquendo joins us now from the launch site in titusville, florida. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. there is that falcon heavy rocket. today is the big day for spacex. founder elon musk will launch not one, but two of his babies

into space. the rocket with one of his cars inside. inside will be a cherry red roadster, a little bigger than this matchbox car. take a look at this animation video released by spacex that will show the mission. the falcon heavy rocket is massive. it is larger than anything that has launched since the saturn 5 mission that nasa used for the apollo moon landings. the goal here is to orbit mars. this is an unmanned mission aside from the test dummy. i'm sure you heard it there. this mission comes complete with a soundtrack appropriately set to david bowie's "life on mars." abc news got access to the rocket on the launchpad. so much history here. now a new generation of rocket just about ready for liftoff. launch is scheduled for 1:30. people have come from all over the world to see this. even harrison ford is here after all, the falcon heavy was named after the millennium falcon in "star wars."

>> victor, what's the total cost here? >> reporter: well, there's a big number to that. $90 million. elon musk is spending a whopping $90 million to send his red car to the red planet. >> all right. victor, thank you. back to ginger. there's heavy rain in the south from that new storm. >> yes, they need it so there are pockets of extreme and severe drought from anywhere from mississippi through alabama and georgia. with this cold front going to come two to three inches of rain. your local weather in 30 seconds. good morning i'm "abc 7

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alexa, how far is mars? >> how far is mars? how am i supposed to know? i never been there. this guy want to go to mars. >> welcome back to "gma." that's amazon's super bowl ad ranked a top commercial during the big game. >> number one. >> number one. but now, many are digging into part of it. they're really looking for a clue where they ask what the weather is in austin wondering if that's where amazon is going to put their next headquarters. mmmmmmm. amazon said it's not but i'm sure we'll be doing a story here on this show once they do. >> reading the tea leaves. other headlines. a lot of focus on the stock market this morning after that big drop on monday. the dow posting its largest one-day point drop ever. closing 1,175 points down.

the dow is still up 21% compared to a year ago. and the midwest cleaning up from those deadly storms sparked multiple pileups including this one in iowa that involved a "dancing with the stars" tour bus. thankfully they only suffered minor injuries. >> thank goodness for that, you're right, george. that claim at the center of a 15-year-old battle between uma thurman and director quentin tarantino. thurman saying this crash left her permanently damaged. now tarantino is responding. abc's linzie janis is here and has that story. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, robin. uma thurman spoke to "the new york times" about the misogynistic culture she endured during her years working for harvey weinstein and director quentin tarantino. she told the paper weinstein sexually assaulted her. but in a separate claim, she says tarantino coerced her into driving that car that she believed to be faulty. quentin tarantino is speaking out for the first time about uma thurman's claim that when she was starring in "kill bill" tarantino insisted she drive this blue convertible instead of a stunt person, even though she says she told him she thought the car was broken.

thurman says the accident left her neck permanently damaged, calling the experience dehumanizing to the point of death. tarantino tells "deadline hollywood" the decision to put his star behind the wheel was heartbreaking, beyond one of the biggest regrets of my career. it is one of the biggest regrets of my life. check out this split screen. the final film cut on the left, the raw material on the right. watch as thurman appears to struggle, losing control of the car, crashing off the side of the road. immediately clutching her head. the crew including tarantino rushing to the scene. tarantino says he test drove the route ahead of time and thought it was just a straight shot. i was very happy thinking she can totally do this. it won't be a problem. uma's response was, okay, because she believed me. because she trusted me. he says i didn't force her into the car. she got into it because she trusted me. thurman opened up to "new york times" columnist maureen dowd about the toxic environment she

says she experienced as a woman in hollywood. especially in the miramax universe where director quentin tarantino and harvey weinstein reigned supreme. thurman says weinstein tried to force himself on her in his hotel room in london. he pushed me down. he tried to shove himself on me. he tried to expose himself. she says she later met with weinstein to confront him telling him if you do what you did to me to other people, you will lose your career. weinstein admits to making an awkward pass at thurman once, but denies he ever assaulted her. tarantino says he became aware of weinstein's predatory behavior after his girlfriend at the time, mira sorvino, experienced it firsthand. shortly after sorvino confided in him, thurman told tarantino weinstein also attacked her. while we were getting ready to do "kill bill" uma tells me he had done the same thing to her. that's when i realized there was a pattern in harvey's luring and pushing attacks. tarantino said he demanded that

weinstein apologize to thurman or he wouldn't shoot "kill bill." he also says for some reason now he feels that that was wrong. but back in 1999, he said it was easier to chalk it up to this mid '60s "mad men" era of an executive chasing a secretary around the desk. he says it's hard to imagine why that was ever okay. >> the '90s aren't the '60s. we move on now to that strange missing persons case connected to "the bachelor." a mother reported her daughter missing and found out she was away taping episodes of our abc show. linsey davis here with the story. that's some way to hide, on a tv show. >> in plain sight. her mom thought she was m.i.a. but all along, she was trying to get her m.r.s. you get it? you will later. this past season of "the bachelor" filmed weeks ago. during several of those weeks, one of the contestants managed to also appear on the humboldt county california missing persons list. she's a front-runner on this season of "the bachelor."

seemingly winning over bachelor arie luyendyk jr.'s heart week after week. >> i'm so excited. >> reporter: so why has bekah m., full name rebekah martinez been on the missing persons list in california for the last three months? the mystery started back in september. martinez posted this cryptic message on instagram. i'm giving up my phone and social media for the next several weeks. so if you need to contact me, well, tough luck. one month later, the 22-year-old's mom filed a missing persons report telling police she hadn't been able to contact her daughter for a week. police say they tried to reach her daughter for her but were unsuccessful. officials say in december they learned martinez's mom had connected with her daughter. but officers still could not make direct contact with her to confirm her whereabouts. that is until a tip came in from an unlikely source -- a "bachelor" nation superfan turned supersleuth. >> i just googled "the bachelor" contestants 2018 and i found

that online. then when i got to her picture and it was the same name, then i was 100% sure. >> reporter: martinez reacting on social media friday, mom, how many times do i have to tell you, i don't get cell service on "the bachelor "? posting this photo-shopped picture of herself on a milk carton. >> bekah has been a front-runner since the season began. she came in and she had this amazing short haircut that really made her stand out from all the other girls. >> reporter: bekah's race car romeo spoke out about the confusion on monday. >> i think the psa for that is call your parents. >> reporter: right. exactly. i think he summed that up best with this is why, folks, you got to call your parents so you don't end up on a missing persons list. some are speculating she's the winner. and that that's why she had to go so underground. >> oh, more tea leaves. >> did i see that correctly in your piece, if her mom would have just googled her daughter's name -- >> she would have seen her come up on "the bachelor." >> a little lack of communication there. a little bit. but, you know, you'll be back in our last half hour.

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washing them or using hand sanitizer? abc's gio benitez is here with a closer look. what you got, gio? >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. you know it, most flu is spread in the air. it's hard to do anything about that. the part that's easier to control getting flu off a surface. and this morning, we ask, what's the best way to get the flu off you? >> reporter: this morch -- morning with the worst flu on record in at least a did he indicate and 53 child deaths across the country, experts are zeroing in on simple hygiene saying it can help curb the spread of the virus. >> so, frequent hand washing, so not just, kids, wash your hands before dinner. but wash your hands pretty frequently during the day. >> reporter: hand washing and hand sanitizer, both ways to fight flu. let's show you how well they work. in a lab we coated some volunteers' hands with a liquid containing germs then pressed their hands to petri dishes and put the dishes in an incubator for two days to watch what grows from germy hands.

then we tested two different sanitizers, one with 60% alcohol and one labeled natural containing no alcohol. the results dramatic. just look at this. the alcohol-based sanitizer showed far fewer germ colonies than the samples taken without any cleaning at all. the formula without alcohol, just look at how many germs are left behind compared to no sanitizer at all. but doctors say if you can get to a sink, washing with soap is tried and true. but you have to do it correctly. when we tested a five-second wash, just look at those germs it didn't remove. you have to wash for a full 20 seconds to really get the bugs off. and when it comes to hand sanitizers, experts say alcohol-based products work much better because the alcohol kills off the bacteria and viruses, doing it quicker. but if you're using enough sanitizer it should take about 15 seconds for your hands to dry. >> wow. all right. very simple. we'll bring in dr. jennifer ashton and, dr. jen, we think we

know how to wash our hands but how do we properly wash our hands? >> so technique really matters, you guys. that's the thing. that people often don't do it correctly. so number one, you have to use warm or hot water. that's really important. you have to use a lot of soap. you have to really use good friction because that destroys the bacteria and the viruses and as we've heard sing "happy birthday" twice so 15 to 20 seconds. and the key is drying well. now, follow me on the this one. when you wash your hands, and you touch the faucet, your hands may be clean. but then they're contaminated. so we used this harmless powder, glo-germ, and i want you to see. under a black light our producer touched these surfaces. all of that that has -- that is light upping, those are germs. if you are in the bathroom with me, michael, which i know you're not -- >> well, not on purpose. >> you'll see that i take

literally tissues and i touch the door handle on my way out with tissues. i do this on airplanes and on doorknobs because it's very important. >> can you do that on the faucet itself? >> absolutely. i do not touch the faucet with my hands and you know what, fun fact, in the operating room in the hospital setting when we do surgery our first scrub of the day is with soap and water, the old-fashioned way. after that it's all hand sanitizer and then we air dry. drying is just as important as washing. >> this is year round, not just flu season. >> correct. >> this is year round just for germs in general. >> all germs. >> all right. thank you, doc. >> you bet. coming up, that clash over the doritos crunch. got to wash your hands after you eat some doritos. the firestorm over what the company's ceo said about the way women snack. any's ceo said about the way women snack.

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>> they don't like to crunch too loudly in public and, you know, they don't lick their fingers generously and they don't like to pour the little broken pieces and the flavor into their mouth. >> reporter: during a freakonomics podcast, indra nooyi, who has led the company since 2006 as its first female ceo was asked about developing products geared towards women. >> it's not a male and female as much as other snacks for women that can be designed and packaged differently and, yes, we are looking at it and we're getting ready to launch a bunch of them soon. and how can you put it in your purse? because women love to carry a snack in their purse. >> reporter: the phrase lady doritos is trending across facebook and twitter. >> right now especially for a brand to attempt to create a product for women where -- for a product that's typically gender neutral is incredibly difficult. >> reporter: overnight the brand tweeted we already have doritos for women.

they're called doritos and they're loved by millions. >> they're good. >> that's right. and pepsi also told us overnight the reporting on a specific doritos product for female consumers is inaccurate. and at the same time, we know needs and preferences continue to evolve. we're always looking for new ways to delight our consumers. >> can't they make a more quiet bag? >> that might be put in the suggestion box. >> you're eating the breakfast of champions here. huh? >> we're apparently -- >> notice the ladies are eating. the two women -- >> very unladylike. >> the campaign is working. [ laughter ] >> i do want to point out, lady doritos is not real thing. >> it's not a real thing. >> made up by the critics. >> george, you're in trouble after that. >> you really are. >> maybe it should be a real thing. >> oh, boy. i'll read this. we have a "gma" health alert coming up. new warning about burning hot tea and coffee. tea and coffee. ip back to the doctor's office, just for a shot. but why go back there, when you can stay home, with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection,

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one-on-one interviews and the hilarious moment that meryl couldn't stop giggling. one month till oscar and look who is saying -- >> good morning, america. i guess those were cheetos. good morning, america. great to have you here. >> you had "the right stuff." you can't do it now? you were doing the running man. >> there you go. >> all right. do a little roger rabbit. there you go. okay. >> she's got it. >> we got a talented crew here. we have a talented crew. as you probably know, it is black history month and we have a very special guest joining us, want to see mini michelle obama this third grader dressing as her hero. she caught the attention of the former first lady and we can't wait to talk to her about it. >> great story. >> first we start with breaking news for our viewers in the

west. the dow plugging more than a thousand points, rebecca jarvis is back with us and, rebecca, it great to see you. >> michael stocks down about a quarter of a percent. they've been in positive territory and negative territory already this morning. at one point down as many as 500 points. the last few days have reinforced the notion that the chi and stock market are two different things. the economy is in great shape. what set off this sell off. concern that is the federal reserve will start hiking interest rates faster than expected. once the fed starts hiking interest rates that gets more expense for people to borrow. people borrow less. it's not unusual to see a pull back like we're seeing.

this volatility is not in the context of the bigger picture going to hit the 401(k) that hard. over the last year the market is still up 20% even after this sell off, guys. >> thank you. >> thank you. we go to the white house. new twist in the russia investigation. president trump has said many times that he wants to testify to special counsel robert mueller. now his lawyers are advising against it and want to bring in jon karl for more on that. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. special counsel mueller wants to interview the president. the president's lawyers are advising their client that an in-person interview would be a bad idea and should be avoided. they are trying to negotiate instead for a written q&a and something that certainly will not fly with the special counsel and i'm not so sure it would fly

with the president himself. he has told me twice that he is willing to be interviewed by mueller. the first was an emphatic 100% answer, yes, he would back in june and then just two weeks ago i asked him about it again. >> i would do it under oath. i would do it -- i'm looking forward to it actually. >> reporter: there is clearly some negotiating going on here. if he is ultimately to sit down for an interview, his lawyers want it to be very limited in scope. right now, though, they're negotiating and they do to the want an in-person interview. >> it's a little hard to know what leverage they would have if mueller really wants the interview. jon, thanks very much. i love this next story, it combines two of my favorites, the saints and be the match. new orleans rookie austin carr was in college at northwestern when he made the decision to become a bone marrow donor, just swabbing of the cheek and got the call to donate from be the match when he was a junior and he was. so even though he would miss precious time on the field he knew it was the right thing to do. the reason we're showing you this, he didn't make it to the super bowl but you know who he met there, his recipient. scored a big win. got to meet the man whose life he saved, 59-year-old roy coe.

he suffered from non-hodgkin's lymphoma but is now cancer-free. i get chills because on college campuses they do have -- in fact, at my alma mater at southeastern they did a swabbing for robin. you just swab the inside of the cheek and college students for some reason are the sweet spot. they end up being the donor so many times. good that he followed through on be the match. >> that's better than winning a ring anyway. >> that's great to take time off from the field to do that. paid off. great to see. coming up turning a super bowl loss into a teachable moment. how gisele is helping her kids cope with their dad's defeat. important tips for every parent. we go inside the secret facebook book supporting black fathers changing perceptions and, lara, what is going on upstairs? >> well, michael, good morning. we cannot wait to meet the third grader you just talked about who got an a plus from michelle obama dressing up like the

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] we were just having -- i don't know. >> just our little morning love. >> i haven't seen her yet this morning. i was very excited. welcome back to "gma," everyone. great to have you. how about "pop news," lara. >> yes, absolutely, good morning to you, guys, and to you. we begin by celebrating actor john mahoney, listen up. >> all right. you want me to dry that sponge? i'll dry that sponge. give it about a minute. >> classic.

he is -- he was the cranky, the lovable father, marty crane on "frasier," brilliantly taking the wind out of his two pompous sons played so beautifully by kelsey grammer and david hyde pierce. he was only 52 when he was cast as their father back in 1993 passed away sunday after a battle with cancer. five years ago mahoney was on "good morning america" and said "frasier" was the role of his lifetime. the emmy-nominated actor was 77 years old. >> you know the dog that he had on the show, eddie, that's why i had my k.j. because i loved eddie in the character and had him for 17, 18 years. wonderful series. >> there was a wonderful tribute to him this morning that said he was sort of the unsung hero, the glue of that show.

>> his timing, comedic timing. >> wasn't he the dad in "say anything"? >> i believe he was. one of the greats. well, he will be missed. >> yes, he will. also in "pop news" this morning, ryan murphy and his partners are at it again working on a new comedy for netflix. they just got a two-season deal right to series. it's called "the politician" and check out this epic triple-threat dream cast. >> wow. >> tony winner ben platt, gwyneth paltrow and the one and only barbra streisand reportedly in negotiations to co-star in ryan's latest effort. the lead in this satire is a wealthy politician from santa barbara and each season revolves around i different political race. "deadline" reporting that streisand may direct some episodes in the deal and the show is expected to have musical numbers in every episode. this would be the first tv regular series for all three of these actors and it just goes to show you once again tv is the place to be. [ applause ]

>> how do you negotiate with your fiancee over the role? >> very carefully. >> how do you negotiate with your fiancee? you give her whatever she wants. >> you hear that, gwyneth? what do you do if you can't make it to the luncheon celebrating this year's academy award nominees and you're one of them. you send a cardboard cutout, of course. at least that's what 89-year-old french filmmaker agnes varda. she and street artist j.r. who is pictured with the cutout are nominated for best documentary for their film called "faces places." she is the oldest nominee ever -- sorry, she had other plans, people, attending another awards event in france and sent along the cardboard version which was a hit with greta gerwig and meryl streep who thought they had seen it all. the most creative annual class picture in oscar history, there

it is, we'll have so much more on this special oscars luncheon coming up later in the show with mr. chris connelly. >> always great. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks for that. our cover story is gisele bundchen trying to turn the super bowl loss for her husband tom brady into a lesson for their children and will talk about good sportsmanship. adrienne bankert with that. >> you know what, the eagles' win meant a lot of disappointed patriots fans. no one perhaps as sad as tom brady's household. mom gisele made it a moment to teach her kids about winning and losing. >> and time runs out. >> reporter: 41-33. a painful loss to the eagles becomes a lesson in being a good sport for none other than tom brady's family. >> i mean losing sucks, but that's part of it. you show up and you try to win and sometimes you lose. that's the way it goes. >> reporter: it wasn't just tom who was upset.

two of his three children seen crying after the game according to "usa today" reporter josh peter. the wife gisele posted video of daughter vivian dancing after the final score, the 5-year-old was inconsolable. >> at one point daughter vivian blurted out the eagles won the super bowl. >> reporter: gisele wiping away her daughter's tears. >> gisele said the eagles have not won in a million years. >> reporter: mom comforts her children with stats. her husband's multiple championships compared to the eagles' first ever super bowl title. >> and she said, this is their first super bowl and daddy has won five super bowls. so, maybe she thought that would take some of the sting out of it for the kids. >> reporter: gisele a role model for good sportsmanship by posting her congrats to the team on instagram. experts at the mayo clinic say by age 13, if kids feel their

performance doesn't meet their parents' expectations, they'll want to quit. if young children are taught that supports are all about winning, it could cause them to give up. >> losing teaches some very valuable lessons and builds character and can sometimes make them work very hard and it gives them a goal to shoot for. >> reporter: in brady's latest project "tom vs. time," the mvp shares his pressure to compete. >> i know that that box was full of all the people that loved and supported me and i always want to go out and do the best i can do for them. [ applause ] >> the expert we spoke to said there are four basic ways to teach good sportsmanship, model the good behavior you want your child to exhibit and encourage a positive attitude while playing a game whether sports or any time of game and correct bad behavior right away. >> taking advantage of that teachable moment, all right, adrienne, thank you. now a "gma" health alert. could your hot cup of coffee or tea be linked to cancer? a new study may make you pause before you take that first sip. dr. jen is back.

so tell us about this study. >> this was a very large study that appeared in "the annals of internal medicine" done in china and followed people for ten years and found people who drank at least one hot cup of tea a day, if they drank and smoked as well had a huge increase in their risk of esophageal cancer. here's the caveats. number one the study was done on association, not causation. that's the first thing. and i think it's also important to remember that hot is different to different people. they did not measure the exact temperature. they didn't put a thermometer in a cup of hot tea. >> what is it about the temperature that could trigger cancer? >> this has been controversial in the world of oncology for awhile, thermal injury. something that's very hot, whether it's from a burn or whether it's from a beverage can potentially damage a cell's dna but have to remember when you're talking about esophageal cancer there are other known risk factors, high alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity, reflux or heartburn, those are all known risk factors.

this right now is just association. >> so how hot is the average morning drink? >> listen, this is where common sense prevails. if it is so hot you can't touch the cup, you probably shouldn't be putting that cup to your lips. if you take a sip and it burns your tongue, let it cool off and the temperature here that has been associated with a possible increased risk is 149 degrees fahrenheit. most of us -- and you know i love my coffee -- are drinking beverages way below that. >> yes. >> so don't worry. >> i love the expression on this man. he was like 149? >> if you put your hand on this cup, it's hot. >> it is hot. >> all right, so if it's so hot you can't pick it up, then you shouldn't be drinking it. common sense. >> all right, as always, jen, thanks. how is it going with the water? >> i am hydrated like you can't imagine. >> i know. >> how are you doing? >> yeah. the side effect of drinking -- >> it cuts into the day. >> yeah, i know what you mean. >> but i feel better. i feel better.

i can already see the effect. >> getting lots of great commits on social media. >> thank you very much. by the way, caffeine dehydrates you. >> yes, it does. >> just put it all together. >> ginger. >> iced coffee it is for me today. how about we do your "gma" moment and this one -- there are enough dogs that don't know how to sled but dozer, the dog, not only sleds but then retrieves the sled and brings it back up the hill. how great is that? so dozer is from north carolina. i love it. such a little meatball. so enjoy as you get more snow and good morning i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist mike nicco. your accuweather highlights, maybe a sixth consecutive day of record high sunshine. cooler, and the weekend cooler also. today most of the record highs in the 80s, a few of us out there tonight 40s back for most

of us except for oakland san ma ta and now to our new series taking you inside secret groups on facebook. more than a billion people use these groups every month, offering communities of support. this morning we're taking a closer look at one for black fathers and paula faris is here with that. good morning. >> good morning again to you. these black fathers are from all over the world, from the united states to japan, israel and egypt. they're connecting to discuss the challenges of being a black father today, as well as the unfortunate misconceptions. >> i'm a black father. >> i am a black father? i am a black father. >> reporter: it's a community built of thousands of proud fathers. >> i have three children. >> i have one daughter. >> reporter: connecting through the experience of fatherhood and facebook. >> when i joined the group and got into the conversations, i found that i wasn't alone. >> reporter: this private group

is called black fathers and it's bringing them together to share their unique journeys. but it's also a safe haven for a population of dads who feel they're battling negative perceptions of black fathers. >> there are so many things that are said societally about men, black men in particular, selfish or just immature, and i don't find that to be the case. >> it is thought we were not in our children's live. >> when i go out with my kids, it's like people are staring in amazement like i'm some kind of unicorn. >> it's important to work to change people's perceptions. perceptions shape their realities. >> reporter: matt started this group in 2009. newly divorced and raising his sons as a single dad, he needed support and had no one to turn to. >> i felt isolated as a father but really wanted to create something that was, as i like to say, the brotherhood of fatherhood. >> reporter: nine years and 30,000 members later black

fathers has become an agent of change offering workshops and providing legal advice for members pursuing custody or visitation rights in family court. >> i'll never forget it. it was over almost 400 comments on the post. and it was the most support i ever received on facebook. >> reporter: gary scott reached out to the group after a bitter custody battle left him discouraged and broken. >> i reached out to black fathers and i told them that it wasn't a good day for me. and the level of support i got from those guys, i thank every one of you, brothers. the friendships that i have developed, it's been a godsend. >> reporter: one of those friendships came from fellow member angelo sims who reached out after reading his post. >> he sent me his phone number. i gave him a call and, man, we talked for like an hour. >> what we see in groups like

black fathers is the truth of what black fathers are which is loving, caring fathers for their communities. >> a lot of times it's said don't support each other as black men, but this is false. >> for me black fathers has been a friend. >> just seeing like other people's issues that are similar to mine. >> a love being a black father. it's the only kind of father i can be. >> those fathers are extraordinary. they're talking about literally everything. that dreaded encounter of meeting your daughter's significant other for the first time. >> uh-huh. that happens. >> taking your sons to college but they're also working on connecting in person. they're hosting an annual daddy/daughter tea party, pinkies up which you've done. >> i've done that too. i've done the daddy/daughter dance. this is great. this is a positive part of social media. >> love it. >> thank you so much, paula. we appreciate you bringing this to us. now we go to clinical psychologist dr. jeff gardere,

doc, how are you? good to see you. >> good to see you, michael. >> and we just saw in that piece these fathers opening up about things they face every single day. but what do you think is the most important thing for them to snow dash know? >> well, that they have a community that they can talk to other people who share a lot of their concerns and some of those concerns have to do with the inequities that black children still regrettably still face, we're talking about underfunded public schools, we are talking about possible conflicts with police officers. we're talking about historical unemployment rates. so those challenges are still there and those are real fears that these dads have. they want their kids to be able to be the best that they can possibly be despite these sorts of adversities. >> i think we saw in that piece a sense of what these groups, these facebook groups can do, how they help. >> the important thing is they're helping them fight that stereotype, that black fathers are not in the home.

the cdc shows since 2013 we have 2.5 million black fathers in the home versus 1.7 who are not so there are more black fathers in the home, many more concerned and so with this group they get the support that says atta, boy, you're doing it. keep on doing it. >> pretty shocking to see. people are surprised i'm in my kids' lives and that's hard to hear. >> dads need support. all dads do, but these black dads need the support because they keep getting that negative noise all the time about you're not there. you're not raising your kids. black fathers are there and they are raising their kids as i am, as you are as black fathers. [ cheers and applause ] >> very well said. and what can these fathers -- what can these fathers teach their kids about overcoming adversity. >> well, i think the important thing is to not become jaded by it. take that pain and turn it into power. have a positive self-concept. have a positive attitude about life. but most importantly keep that

self-esteem, that self-worth because you are going to face these challenges every day as a black child. >> yes, you are. [ applause ] now, outside of this facebook group what other resources would you suggest for fathers like this. >> well, there's a group i belong to called fathers incorporated. i'm on the board there and we work with our black children. we read to them. we talk to them about their self-esteem. we get them involved in educational activities and, you know, president obama said one thing, that all children should go to college. i would say all children should go to college but all children should also get some training to be certified to be the best they can be. >> you're right. dr. gardere, thanks.

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abc7news.com. you can join us . welcome back to "gma" and we have a wonderful audience here on this tuesday morning. >> we do. >> thank you, guys. waking up early and joining us. i'll need a little audience participant on this one. we have some trending topics from our newsfeed this morning and i'll bring you the first one with a question. is it okay to go up and talk to someone at the gym? hmm. yeah, this was it. a new article from "gq" said it's fine as long as you follow the cardinal rule you don't interrupt someone's workout. >> how do you go up to somebody in the gym and not interrupt their workout? >> i don't know, george. that's a very good question that i'm not equipped to answer. very good question so we'll do a

little quick lightning round with our audience. everyone has a red flag and green flag. i'll bring up some situations. if you think it's okay, you raise your green flag. if you think it's off limits you raise your red flag. you guys ready? >> all: yeah! >> let's go. is it okay to start up a conversation at the gym? yes or no? >> yes. >> it's kind of like a mixed bag here. a lot of people are in the gym. i'm here to work out. i don't want to talk to you. some are in the gym to be social, not to work out. i got you. >> there's nothing wrong d d trying, is there. >> i don't know about that. i know some women who go to the gym to have a conversation. >> okay. is it okay to start up a conversation on an airplane? >> captive audience. >> i'll be honest with you. i don't want to sit next to some of you. i want to get on there and

sleep. >> oh, michael. >> i want to sleep. i don't want to talk. how about at the doctor's office in a waiting room? >> no. >> hey, what are you in for? >> a lot of noes. >> i have one more. how about at the sink in the public bathroom. >> ooh. >> that's universal. are you saying yes? you're saying yes? >> security! [ laughter ] >> i know. >> people say it's about the body language. you know, someone maybes eye contact with you, you can kind of -- >> get a feel whether or not they're willing to have you approach. take the cues. >> not with this crowd. they're just going to -- >> that's it. >> thank you for your participation, by the way, i'm sorry, robin. thanks, you guys. [ applause ] >> it is black history month and we can't wait to talk to this inspiring little girl. third grader. alexandra dow decided to dress up like one of her her rows,

michelle obama. yeah. [ applause ] her project got the attention of the former first lady who tweeted, this just made my day. i may not be a third grade teacher but this gets an a plus in my book. >> no bias there. >> no pressure. we also think it's an a plus so alexandra and her mom audrey are with us live from california. got up early. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> wonderful to see you. thanks for getting up early before school. why did you want to do this project on michelle obama? >> i picked michelle obama because she's very smart and kind. and she always wants kids to stay healthy. >> yeah. [ applause ]

>> and she's got strong airports like alexandra. >> i know. she's got that too. >> and, audrey, how surprised were you when the first lady tweeted about your daughter? >> we were pretty excited. we definitely did not think that the first lady sees all of the tweets that she gets but the fact that she saw it and she took the time to reply and give alexandra an a plus was super exciting for us. >> fantastic. >> yeah. so -- [ applause ] what is it that you think makes her such a good role model, alexandra? >> i think that she's a good role model because she always wanted kids to learn and to stay smart and to stand up for kids when you see them being a bully. >> oh, yeah. [ applause ]

>> audrey, all those parents know it's important for our daughters to have powerful women as role models. audrey. sorry. you know, all of us parents know it's important to have powerful women as role models for our daughters. [ applause ] >> absolutely. we were so -- i was so excited that alexandra chose michelle obama as her role model for the project because it is important for our daughters to see people that look like them on a national stage promoting such good, positive messages, the fact that the former first lady was an attorney, an accomplished university administrator well before she became first lady is just the type of people that we want our girls to emulate so i couldn't be prouder of alexandra

for choosing michelle. >> alexandra, can you read -- [ applause ] can you read a little bit of your speech? just a little bit of the speech you wrote. >> my two favorite parts of the speech, the first -- i have two favorite parts of the speech. my first -- my first favorite part is when it says our motto is when they go low, we go high. [ applause ] >> i think that's a good place for us to end, alexandra. you did get an a plus because mrs. obama said you got an a plus. did you get an a >> i hope so. >> i hope she did. >> i hope she got an a plus. >> all right. i think so. >> she did. all right so let's move on to our oscar countdown. the biggest names in hollywood

gathering for the annual nominees luncheon at the beverly hilton monday and our chris connelly joins us now from l.a. with all the highlights. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, lara. the oscar luncheon is always a fun stress-free afternoon for the nominee, a chance to share a meal, swap stories and with a little nudging to reflect on their journeys. yesterday's 2018 oscar luncheon giving this year's nominees a first chance to connect with one another. >> aaron sorkin and octavia spencer and we had a great moment, look at us. >> i got to stand next to meryl streep for the photograph. it was just marvelous. >> well, i never in a million years thought that i would be at that luncheon. >> lady bird, is that your given name. >> yeah. >> being nominated for so many like "lady bird's" writer/director greta gerwig, a moment sweetly imagined since childhood. >> a friend of mine sent a

picture of me at 15 at my oscar party. i would be lying if i said this didn't mean a great deal to me. >> this is what you dream about but even when you dream about it it's like in your 40s or later, not now. >> this kind of recognition goes bigger than me, it goes bigger than us. >> when i was looking at everyone it was like, wow, and i just go how -- i don't know how we got here. >> you just come back. >> i will. >> reporter: new dreams sparked by "mudbound" cinematographer rachel morrison and by writer/director, dee rees. >> i'm the first black woman to be nominated for a screenplay, cause for reflection and celebration. why did it take 90 years to get here? >> the lifelong dream is amazing for someone used to being behind the camera out of the spotlight this is a bit of a doozy but i'm coming around. >> the thing we keep in there is in the front. >> reporter: "the shape of water"'s director guillermo del toro explained the connection.

>> i see myself in the creature. a creature that is out of the water. that's the beauty of the movie about a bunch of lonely people coming together. >> there's nothing accidental in this movie. i think closest i'll ever come to being in a '40s hollywood classic. >> reporter: amid all the mingling some attendees didn't get to eat much so "gma" supplied one nominee with her favorite on-set snack. >> i ate it five times a day on the set. cheetos are my favorite thing in the world. i don't know what they're made of. we'll never know. we'll never know. >> that's the only challenge of the luncheon i guess. there are so many people for the nominees to talk with, i guess you can forget to eat. this is not a problem i normally have, guys. [ laughter ] >> as always, thanks, chris. we have the secret weapon that has changed so many lives and don't want you to miss that somebody that george and i know

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you. and talk about meditation and how the analogy to an ocean. >> well, first of all it's not me, it's the technique. the technique is what works but i appreciate that. i like to use when i describe transcendental meditation, i like to use the analogy of an ocean. we know an ocean can be very turbulent on the surface but by its nature an ocean is very silent and calm at its depth and the mind is the same. the surface of our mind is that active gotta, gotta monkey mind, all the millions of things we have to do and every one of us has a desire to have some inner calm. we like to have upper equanimity, equilibrium. is there such a thing as an inner and if so how did we get there and transcendental meditation is a simple, natural technique that gives effortless access to the stillness that lies within. >> you keep using the word technique. it captures your voice and the way you approach people and i think a lot of people may be watching at home and think, oh, transcendental meditation, that sounds like a religion.

i'm never going to be able to quiet my mind down but it's a technique. >> how did you feel? >> that's what i was like when you came to me. i'm not sure this is going to work for me. i don't want all this metaphysical cal stuff but would love to learn how to find some peace, some calm. >> i am by nature a very skeptical person. i don't -- i love science. i love practicality so in that way you would think i'm not your typical meditation teacher but i think that whole understanding of typical meditation teacher needs to be brushed aside. we're talking in transcendental meditation a medical tool that can just give anyone access whether they believe in it or not you can be 100% skeptical and anyone can learn it. how to allow the active thinking mind to just access calm and when that happens, your body according to research gains a profound state of rest. >> you say it's what the mind wants. >> yes. the nature of the mind, that's the interesting thing. there are many meditations that i think many think of, oh, i could never do it. i could never clear my mind of

thoughts. when i heard that, someone said clear your mind, i said, all right, i'll create peace in the middle east. but in transcendental meditation, we just effortlessly access these deeper quieter calmer levels that are already there and it happens effortlessly because the nature of the mind is to be drawn to something more satisfying and inside most satisfying. >> also like to have no expectations and everything in life, we have expectations and intentions but when we meditate it's just the opposite but one thing people are concerned about, time. the time, the amount of time. does it have to be the 20 minutes. >> i told this story, a man came into the office with his 14-year-old son and he was complaining, said, i want to do this but 20 minutes twice a day, once in the morning, once in the afternoon, who has the time? and his son who must have done the math said, dad, there's 1,440 minutes in a day. you don't have 40 minutes to take care of yourself? so kind of shut him up and

learned to meditate. you like it. you look forward to it. it's not hard work. >> i think it creates time. i think if you invest in 40 minutes a day you go through the rest of the 22 hours, whatever, 23 hours feeling more calm, more focused, more connected to everyone around you and that's invaluable. >> it's who we are when we're not stressed. stress is just -- sticks to us so you do this first thing in the morning, you get up 20 minutes earlier and people say, are you kidding? i need my sleep. >> you said that to me and i thought you were nuts. >> it's deeper than sleep. do it first thing in the morning. it's an investment. more resilient. have more energy, more focus, you get things done faster, more efficiently and you're enjoying it. >> it caughts you and energized you at the same time. it's the oddest thing. give us a quick little quiet time. >> so as i said, to learn transcendental meditation it's taught in personal instruction i wanted to say. one-to-one. i don't have the time to do that

here but the first thing that you have to do when you meditate is you close your eyes. there are many meditation techniques that tell you to push out thoughts, this isn't. so it's just a simple thing. close your eyes for a moment. >> everybody, do that. do that. >> and then just know when you learn this technique we will give you a mantra which is a word and sound and teach you how to access the deepest level of your own being and when you do that, your body gains profound rest and you come out energized so you can open your eyes now but just know that the simplicity of closing your eyes then you learn this technique from a teacher and it can transform your life. >> that is true. bob, thanks for coming in. [ applause ] >> offering for our crew to do this for us and we're so grateful. bring it home with you because "strength in stillness" is out now and we'll be right back.

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exciting to be back with a member of our "gma" family, linsey davis, who just wrote her first children's book, "the world is awake." welcome back. you did a story for us earlier. well k78 back. [ applause ] and the thing is, you've been covering all this breaking news at abc for over ten years and you decided to switch gears and white a children's book. why? >> well, the answer is sitting right in the front row this. is unbelievable that aidan, my son, was actually able to sit here. he's a shy guy. but aidan and i were in the car and he said out of nowhere he said does god open up the flowers? and i was pleasantly surprised by the question, one by his curiosity but also his ability to make the connection and decided if he can do that as a toddler as a 2-year-old then other kids can and so why not bring this meaningful and gentle introduction of toddlers to god

and just the world around them. kind of married to nature and the little things that excite kids every day. >> you said it's important also for children to see themselves in these stories as well. >> i read an unbelievable essay about windows -- window, mirrors and sliding glass door, the idea it is essential for every children's book to have a mirror so the child can see themselves reflected in the book, a window so they can peer out in an unfamiliar world and when that window is effective it's able to become a sliding glass door and transport them into this other world so it's so important for kids to see kids that look like them, kids that don't look like them and realize even with our differences there is a lot more that makes us similar. >> i love the title, "the world is awake." >> to me it just meant it's alive and for me it was a renewed sense because for me having a child, it reminded me of those little things that used to give us so much joy and excitement. rainbows and bunny rabbits and butterflies that we as adults often put the blinders on, another day and going through it

and seeing my son, so excited and say look at the butterfly is con tamgs. now i say look at the rainbow. look at this. >> and for you, real quick, what was your favorite children's book. >> so i love shel silverstein "where the sidewalk ends" i think is my all-time favorite. >> there's no doubt we'll love this too. and we got to say that "the world is awake" is out right now and we'll have more online with linsey as well so make sure you check that out. we'll be right back. i'm going to read to the kids. yes, we are. just look at the but what i see here never ceases to amaze me: change. i see it in their eyes. it happens when people connect with nature,

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